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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044736 | Rotary bar loader with braking and positioning device for automatic lathe A rotary loader for feeding bars to lathes comprises a stepped rotary drum (11) and supporting guides (13) for sliding of the bars. A flange (16) coaxial and integral with the drum supports peripherally braking surfaces (17) such as pins arranged with a p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044737 | Stator of and arc shaping method for brushless motor A new type of stator design and arc shaping method that is used in a diametrically wound and diametrical air gap type of brushless motor. After arc shaping, the stator of this brushless motor has an external profile composed of a central arc and two modif... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044738 | Method for removing wires from bales of compressible material A method for removing wires from a bale of waste cardboard and paper material that is compacted in vertical layers with wires running at right angles to the layers and in vertical planes. A cutting blade is moved downwardly through the wires and bale of w... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044739 | Food material decurling apparatus and method An apparatus for decurling food material, such as slices severed from a food material supply, while the slices are being moved toward a transfer member includes a constriction positioned in close proximity to the slicing station and in general alignment t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044740 | Push stick A push stick for use with stationary power tools including table saws and shapers. The push stick has a flat base plate that can ride on the surface of the power tool thereby providing stable operation with a resulting increase in safety for the operator ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044741 | Unitary tray and blade guide mount for a food processing machine A unitary tray and blade guide frame including longitudinal members extending from rigid, integral attachment with a back tray. An end frame member transversely, rigidly mounts to the longitudinal frame members and the back tray. A blade guide mounts to t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044742 | Die holder mounting structure Pin insertion holes 25, and 26 are adjustable relative to each other and are arranged such that one is on a die holder 6 which is mounted on an alignment plate 7 of a lower turret 2 and the other one is on the alignment plate 7 itself. A mounting pin 11 i... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044743 | Scroll saw A scroll saw with an adjustable tensioning mechanism includes a housing having an inner surface and a pivoting arm having a rearward end disposed within an opening in the housing. A first blade clamp is disposed at the forward end of the pivoting arm and ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044744 | Fiber optic cable sheath removal tool A cutting tool (10) for making precise circumferential and longitudinal cuts in an fiber optic cable (12) includes a rotary-driven cutting wheel (18) that extends partially into the top of a housing (24) having an open bottom. The housing receives a pair ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044745 | Seabed enclosures The disclosure relates to an enclosure for weaponry, listening, identifying, recording, communications equipment or the like for use in or on the seabed. The enclosure comprises an outer cylindrical container (10) having a buoyancy chamber (34) to render ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044746 | Projectile propulsion assembly that limits recoil force The present invention relates to a projectile propulsion assembly of the type comprising a chamber housing a pressure source. The chamber which houses the pressure source communicates with at least one pipe placed inside the launch tube and having bores d... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044747 | Sharpshooters rifle rest A firearm rest connectable to a tripod having vertically and longitudinally adjustable front and rear rest mounts and pivotally and longitudinally adjustable arm rests. The front and rear rest mounts and arm rests are selectively connectable to a base pla... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044748 | Breech bolt assembly for a firearm Reliability of a multi-lug breech bolt is improved by modifying the bearing relationship between the bolt lugs and the matching lugs within a gun receiver. This procedure is applied to a gun that has a receiver housing a breech bolt and an extractor. The ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044749 | Pneumatic brake booster with improved valve A pneumatic brake booster having a casing (10) which is divided in a leaktight fashion by at least one movable wall (12) into a front chamber (14) and a rear chamber (16). A pneumatic piston (20) attached to the movable wall (12) has a tubular rear part (... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044750 | Brake booster with electromagnetic actuation unit A brake booster (10) for a vehicle brake system comprises a housing (12) which is divided, by means of at least one movable wall (14), into a vacuum chamber (18) and a working chamber (16). A control valve arrangement (20), which is associated to the brak... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044751 | Variable displacement compressor A variable displacement compressor including a housing assembly, a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing assembly, a cam plate provided at a generally center thereof with a through hole, through which the drive shaft extends, and provided in a wa... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044752 | Hydraulic cylinder unit An inner cylinder 6 is disposed in an outer cylinder 5, and the interior of the inner cylinder 6 is defined into an upper chamber a and a lower chamber b by a piston 3. A space between the outer cylinder 5 and the inner cylinder 6 defines an oil passage c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044753 | Brewing system with movable dispenser urn mounting apparatus and method A brewing system with a brewer (30) and urn support member (64A) for movement of the urn (66) between a first position (FIG. 4B) in which the urn is aligned beneath the brewer (30) for receipt of beverage from the brewer (30) and a second position (FIG. 4... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044754 | Coffee maker filter holder system The filter holder (9) is fitted on its inner wall with a plurality of equiangularly arranged radial bolts (12), preferably three, whereas the fixed support (2) is in turn fitted with respective spiral slots (13) in which the bolts (12) play, wherein when ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044755 | Ice cream cone making machine Prior ice cream cone baking machines were manually raised and lowered, causing the cone to be sometimes overcooked or burnt. The present invention automatically raises the upper cooking plate after a pre-set cooking time, and maintains the baked cake at a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044756 | Vacuum pot capable of showing vacuum status A vacuum pot capable of showing the vacuum status comprises a container and a cover body. The cover body comprises a seat, a top lid, an air-pumping unit, and an indicating unit. The top lid connects with the seat. A groove is installed on the top edge of... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044757 | Removable end cover for cylinder shaped food rolls An end cover for detachable connection on the end of a cylindrical shaped food roll. The end cover has an end plate with an external side that displays information such as advertising or marketing indicia. A retaining member extends from the end plate and... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044758 | Configurable lap desk A desk unit is presented which is adaptable for multiple convenient and effective uses by a user in seated or reclining position by placing the desk over the user's lap. The desk is fully portable and foldable, yet light weight and sufficiently sturdy to ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044759 | Screen registration device A registration system for aligning a printing screen frame with an image platform includes a plurality of arms, rotatably secured to a lower surface of the image platform. The rotatable arms have retractable registration elements mounted on the outer ends... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044760 | Reversing device with a linear drive for a sheet-fed rotary printing press A reversing device for a sheet-fed rotary printing press, having a sheet transport device for accepting a sheet, that has been printed on one side thereof, at a leading edge thereof from an upline sheet-guiding cylinder, reversing the sheet by turning it ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044761 | Coating plate for use in lithographic and other types of printing presses A coating plate is provided for use in applying a coating material over selected areas of printed material produced in lithographic, flexographic, letterpress, or other types of printing presses. The coating plate is formed of a light-transmitting sheet-f... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044763 | Device and procedure for the marking of stacked sheet stock A device including a receiving device for a stack formed by sheets of stock material that move by gravity along the receiving device toward a marker and which includes positioning elements for positioning a sheet to be marked with respect to the marker, a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044764 | Printing method and printing press While a transfer sheet 3 including a water-soluble base sheet on which a print layer is provided is floated on water, an adhesion is applied after the base sheet is dissolved, thereby to form a semi-fluidal print layer. An object is pressed against the pr... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044765 | Method for increasing the probability of impact when combating airborne targets, and a weapon designed in accordance with this method The present invention relates to a method and a device for combating aircraft (4). According to the invention, use is made of a projectile which rotates in the trajectory (5) towards the target (4) and which is provided with a direction-sensing proximity ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044766 | Playground carriage In accordance with the present invention, a playground carriage (10) is provided for moving people (100) from one play area to another. The playground carriage comprises a rotatable support pipe (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). The supp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044767 | Slotless electric track for vehicles An improved track and vehicle system are provided for model electric vehicles. The track system includes a number of interconnectable panels having alternate portions of negative and positive polarity conductor strips defined on a top surface thereof. The... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044768 | Apparatus to aid movement in a gravity free environment A support for aiding a person, robot or material-moving member in a gravity free environment. The support comprises a platform having slots therein with releasable securing means disposed on either side thereof which cooperate with a wheeled member dispos... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044769 | In-pipe work apparatus An in-pipe work device comprising at least two movement mechanisms connected with each other in a longitudinal direction of a pipe by a flexible tube, and a control device for controlling the movement mechanisms, the movement mechanisms including a body c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044770 | Integrated high speed MAGLEV system An integrated MAGLEV (Magnetic Levitated Vehicle) system consists of permanent or preferably superconducting vehicle-mounted magnets which interact with both active and induced track-based currents. The magnets on the vehicle which are used for propulsion... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044771 | End structure assembly for hopper car A transition section for a railway hopper car carries structural loads from an endmost hopper of the hopper car into the hopper car end structure, whence the loads are transferred to and from other cars via the coupler, and into the rail car truck. The si... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044772 | Game controller stand A video game stand facilitates utilization of a control mechanism (such as a steering wheel and steering column connected to a controller), making it easier to play the video game, and in some situations making a home video game much like an arcade game. ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044773 | Work station for holding objects A work station for holding objects is provided. The work station includes a frame and a slide block that is displaceably guided in the frame. Holding pins are insertable into upwardly open holes that are provided in the block and in the frame.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044774 | Padded table top corner protector system A table top corner protector comprising a cord with a central extent and a pad of a triangular configuration located over the corner of a table. The pad is formed from an initial sheet to form a composite fabric with parallel long edges and parallel short... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044775 | Portable bench A folding bench for supporting objects is described. The folding bench comprises a platform with two legs attached to the platform. Each leg comprises a cross member comprising a locating pin and a pin receiver. A first support is attached to the cross me... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044776 | Modular security safe with offset security bolt box and method of manufacturing same The modular security safe with offset security bolt box is provided. A method of manufacturing panels and assembling the safe is also provided. The modular safe includes a number of modular panels which serve as the top, bottom, and sides of the safe. The... | 04/04/2000 |
