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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044614 | Sequential formwork system for concrete buildings A method of constructing concrete structures using reusable formwork comprising the steps of positioning and securing base portion formwork comprised of at least a pair of opposing panels; positioning and securing upper portion formwork on top of the base... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044615 | Device for supplying film to packaging machine A packaging machine has a roll supporting device with a support shaft rotatably supporting a film roll which extends in an axial direction, an elongated bag-forming film being wrapped around the film roll, a bag forming device which pulls out the film fro... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044616 | Method of operating machines with rotating units and machine with a rotating unit, in particular a packaging machine with a (folding) turret Method of operating machines with rotating units and machine with a rotating unit, in particular a packaging machine with a (folding) turret. Rotating units, in particular folding turrets (10) of packaging machines, must be supplied with oil as a lubrican... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044617 | Dough packing machine with tiltable spoons An apparatus for loading dough into a container through a container opening includes a support frame having a cam rail. An endless band is rotatable on the support frame and includes a plurality of tilting spoon assemblies mounted to the band. Each tiltin... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044618 | Machine for making up ready to use doses of animal semen and dose of semen made up by this machine A machine to make up doses of semen in a container comprising welded thermoplastics films that can be opened by hand without using instruments in order to insert therein an insemination probe includes a tubular needle having a nozzle over which is threade... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044619 | Reel slitting device and method Reel slitting device for a web that includes a web supply section, a longitudinal slitting section, and a reeling section, and method for packaging partial rolls in the reeling section of the roll slitting device. The device includes at least one propelli... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044620 | Drive-through strapping machine and method for securing a load A drive-through strapping machine for use in securing materials together on a pallet and for securing stacked pallets together and a method for securing materials together for shipment or storage and for delivering those materials to a location. The drive... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044621 | Zipper strip and method of positioning the strip transverse longitudinal axis A zipper strip for a reclosable bag or package includes a male interlocking profile and a female interlocking profile. The male interlocking profile includes a male interlocking member and a male web coextruded therewith. In like manner, the female interl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044622 | Method and apparatus for producing a package having a peelable film with a tab to facilitate peeling A packaging method and apparatus perform the steps of: a. providing a film including a first film component peelably adhered to a second film component; b. providing a support member for supporting a product thereon; c. forming a seal between the second film compon... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044623 | Method of and system for producing and packaging film A process for producing packaged products from a film roll includes the steps of detecting whether an elongate film is defective or not, detecting whether a spool is defective or not, detecting whether an assembled cartridge is defective or not, and detec... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044624 | Process and apparatus for producing (filling) bag packs for tobacco Process and apparatus for producing bag packs each having a portion (10) of cut tobacco or the like. For the purpose of producing bag packs with portions (10) of different weights, the portions (10) are compressed in the region of a pressing chamber (14) ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044625 | Method of preparing a hot melt adhesive A method for packaging a hot melt adhesive mass comprises providing a hot melt adhesive having a predetermined viscosity and finite size and shape, and encapsulating the hot melt adhesive in a polymeric shrink wrap which forms a hermetic seal thereon. An ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044626 | Chuck for capping machine A chuck (10) has a jaw bell (20), a lower bell portion (22) surrounding a plurality of jaws (40) and a hub (28) surrounding an upper portion of a jaw stem (60). A second portion of the jaw stem extends beyond a jaw bell hub (28) and is surrounded by a com... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044627 | Device for conveying plastic pots in the transverse direction at high speed A device for displacing articles from a first substantially rectilinear feed track (23) to a second substantially rectilinear feed track (24) forming an angle with the first track (23), comprises apparatus (26) for grouping articles in batches of at least... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044628 | Web sealing method and device, and packaging container producing method and packaging container producing equipment Featured is a web sealing device for controlling the sealing pressure so as to carry out a sufficient sealing while monitoring the sealing pressure directly acting on the web. Also featured is a packaging container producing equipment using the aforementi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044629 | Method of manufacturing resin bag In manufacturing a resin bag, a first resin sheet is disposed in a cavity of a mold, and a heat-resisting sheet smaller than the first resin sheet is overlaid on the first resin sheet to expose a periphery of the first resin sheet along the outer peripher... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044630 | Performance saddle A saddle is constructed around a tree designed using data points based on X, Y, and Z axes which correspond to the conformation of a horse's back. Two pair of torsion springs, attached with specifically placed rivets, sandwich the tree providing structura... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044631 | Cutting unit stabilizing mechanism A linkage for a reel mower cutting unit including upper and lower stop members which abut a yoke for restricting the movement of the yoke and cutting unit when the cutting unit is raised to a transport position.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044632 | Backup proximity sensor for a vehicle A backup proximity sensor for a vehicle includes a first passive infrared sensor (PIR) and a second PIR vertically mounted with respect to one another on a pivotal support member. The first PIR and second PIR are angularly directed such that the respectiv... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044633 | Control apparatus for rotatable gearbox on crop harvester A crop harvester having a wheeled frame with a tongue pivotally connected to the frame in the vicinity of a longitudinal centerline. The tongue, rotatable about a first generally vertical pivot axis, is swingable between extreme left and right positions o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044634 | Pivoting grass catcher attachment to self-propelled power mower A grass catcher for attachment to a power mower. In certain embodiments, the grass catcher is mounted to a self-propelled power mower so that the catcher is pivotable about two substantially perpendicular axes simultaneously.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044635 | Feeder shaft structure for a cotton harvester A vine shield for a finger-type header with feeder shafts includes a plurality of curved channel-shaped bars having upper ends releasably secured to supports extending transversely over the stripping fingers. A shaft support structure mounts two timed fee... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044636 | Corn harvester A farm implement for harvesting corn (sometimes called maize). The harvester is usable with a farm type combine and is particularly designed to be used in fields that have been planted either by a broadcast method at ground level or from the air, or in cl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044637 | Bedknife adjustment linkage A bedknife adjustment device includes a double legged bracket which supports a threaded rod, and a compression spring abuts one leg of the bracket for removing play from the linkage at both ends of the threaded rod. A nut positioned between the legs of th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044638 | Fruit harvesting tool A universal hand held tool for harvesting fruit and nuts. Harvesting is accomplished by a plurality of specially shaped spring wire tines. Tines are covered with plastic to minimize fruit and tree damage. Passing through a guide bracket secured to a handl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044639 | Flyer assembly for roving frame An automatic spinning start-up flyer for a roving frame which has on a flyer arm a swingably-mounted pressing finger comprised of a pressing finger bar and a pressing finger arm with a pressing finger blade. The pressing finger assembly is mounted on a pi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044640 | Process and installation for cooling air The present invention refers to a process and installation for cooling combustion air of gas turbines, in which the humidity contents of the air is first reduced in a dehumidifier (7, 7') by means of a first external fluid (4), or the discharge gases of t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044641 | Locking system for an aircraft jet engine thrust reverser door including a plurality of locking devices arranged to prevent deformation of the thrust reverser door A locking system is disclosed for an aircraft jet engine thrust reverser door that is movably connected to an engine cowling so as to be movable between a forward thrust position and a reverse thrust position, the cowling having a reverse thrust opening t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044642 | Direct fuel injection engine A direct injection engine including, an ignition plug projected into a combustion chamber, an injector for injecting a fuel directly into the combustion chamber, a catalyst provided in an exhaust gas passage for cleaning an exhaust gas, a temperature seni... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044643 | Engine control system and method An engine control system comprising: a mass air flow sensor in an air intake path for a vehicle engine and providing a first input signal indicative of mass air flow through the mass air flow sensor; an air pump unit having an inlet coupled between the ma... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044644 | Close coupled catalyst A stable, close-coupled catalyst, an article comprising the close-coupled catalyst and a related method of operation. The close-coupled catalyst comprises a catalyst support and a palladium catalytic component. Preferably and optionally, there are stabili... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044645 | Flow control for oil in transit A power transmission has a hydraulic control from which oil is distributed to various transmission components, a cooler and reservoir. A flow direction control valve is disposed in the distribution system to direct oil in transit to the reservoir during c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044646 | Micro cilia array and use thereof A micromechanical actuator having the ability to move in two directions. The actuator can be manufactured in planar arrays using semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The planar array of actuators can be used as a microcillia array. The actuators are for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044647 | Transfer system for cryogenic liquids A cryogenic liquid transfer system, for servicing a use device, releases stored cryogen from a bulk storage tank to a gas supply tank and a dispenser tank. The liquid cryogen in the gas supply tank is circulated through a circuit that includes a heat exch... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044648 | Cooling device having liquid refrigerant injection ring A cooling device for rapidly cooling items, such as biological samples. The cooling device includes an enclosure having a chamber and an air circulation path at least partially within the chamber. A fan is operatively connected to the chamber for circulat... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044649 | Air conditioner An air conditioner comprises a refrigeration cycle consisting of a compressor, a heat exchanger, a throttling device, a dryer provided with an adsorbent, a connection piping and a refrigerant. The refrigerant contains a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant, the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044650 | Insulated storage/shipping container for maintaining a constant temperature A container is disclosed for storing and transporting vessels containing a liquid composition susceptible to physicochemical alteration upon changes in temperature above or below a specified temperature. It comprises an enclosure having a lower portion, a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044651 | Economy mode for transport refrigeration units An process and method for monitoring and selectively implementing an operator selected economy mode in a transport refrigeration system is disclosed. The system includes a microprocessor control which, in response to operator selection of the economy mode... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044652 | Multi-room type air-conditioner This invention aims to provide more comfortable air-conditioning and save energy by exerting capacity of an air-conditioning system responsive to requested capacities from plural rooms through the following process: first, establish a refrigerating cycle ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044653 | Automotive air conditioner having condenser and evaporator provided within air duct An automotive air conditioner which conditions air making use of radiation of heat of a condenser and absorption of heat of an evaporator effectively. The evaporator 207 and the condenser 203 are disposed in a duct 100. A bypass passageway 150 is provided... | 04/04/2000 |
