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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044777 | Composite metal safe and method of making A composite metal safe including separate inner and outer metal safe containers joined together in spaced-apart concentricity to form an endless pocket therebetween and wherein the inner container forms a hollow interior accessible through a front opening... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044778 | Method and device for picking up seedlings from seedling tray A method and a device for picking up seedlings from a seedling tray is capable of picking up seedlings by accurately arranging seedling storage cells in opposition to seedling pushing rods irrespective of the transporting tilt of the seedling tray. In the... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044779 | Multiple drop seed disc A multiple seed drop disc includes a disc member including a vacuum side and a seed side. The vacuum side includes a plurality of spaced-apart recesses formed therein. The seed side includes a plurality of clusters formed therein. Each cluster includes a ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044780 | Eyelet-buttonhole sewing machine A sewing machine has a table, driven in one plane and carrying the material to be sewn, a stitch-forming device and a cutting device for producing a buttonhole in the material to be sewn. The buttonhole is provided with an incision, is produced in the pre... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044781 | Eyelet buttonhole sewing machine A sewing machine with a table (9) driven by two motors (60, 80) in two directions (x, y) and receiving sewing material (36), with sewing implements and with a cutting device (34) for producing, in the sewing material (36), a buttonhole (28) which is provi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044782 | Bobbin holder for a sewing machine A holder for sewing machine bobbins containing thread which will be used with a serger. The holder has an aperture with a grommet therein that will fit the spindle on any brand of serger and will secure the holder on the serger. The holder also includes a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044783 | Method and apparatus for automatically finishing the end of a binding strip Prior to being introduced into a sewing machine, an elongated binding strip passes through a plow where it is folded lengthwise to create a recess into which the edge of an article to be bound is received. The strip is trimmed by a cutter to a length long... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044784 | Marine vessels A marine vessel comprises at least one hull stabilized by at least one pair of outboard sponsons and propelled by propulsion means carried by the sponsons or hull. One aspect of the invention is shown in FIG. 7, where a marine vessel (20) is provided with... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044785 | Sail banding device A sail banding device for preventing a furled sail, in particular a spinnaker, from filling until the sail is fully hoisted. The sail banding device includes a pair of flexible elongate anchor straps coupled together. The anchor straps each have a plurali... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044786 | Seismic cable retrieval system An apparatus supported by a vessel for removing a seismic cable and attached buoy from water. A clamp for gripping the cable and attached buoy is connected to a boom. The boom manuevers the clamp into engagement with the floating buoy, lifts the buoy from... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044787 | Ship and a method adapted to generate tensile stresses in a pull line extended between the ships and an object to which a pull is to be applied The present invention concerns a ship which is adapted to generate tensile stresses in a pull line extending between a ship and an object to which a pull is to be applied. The ship, which includes at least one line pull winch, includes equipment in the fo... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044788 | Water sports performance system and method Aerial characteristics in a wakeboard performance are improved with a vessel having a skeletal frame including starboard and port rigid vertical support structures fitted to opposing sides of the vessel with a horizontal bridging portion extending between... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044789 | Fabric skinned inflatable dory A rigid, inflatable dory and method for constructing the same. A pre-hull is constructed by attaching to a front end of a rigid, substantially, flat bottom a forwardly inclined stempost and, to a rear end thereof, a rearwardly inclined sternpost, and by a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044790 | Manual operating apparatus for an automatic transmission A manual operating apparatus for an automatic transmission is structured such that a first shift line (L1) and a second shift line (L2) corresponding to a shift direction of a shift lever (2) are disposed side by side and that the shift lever (2) can move... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044791 | Apparatus for determining the position of a rotary valve A position indicator for a rotary valve actuator has a stator of one color mountable on a housing for the actuator and a rotor of a contrasting color which is connected to the actuator output shaft for rotation with it. The rotor has inner and outer coaxi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044792 | Plasma CVD apparatus A continuous plasma CVD apparatus, characterized in that frequency of high-frequency bias is in the range of 50-900 KHz, a blocking condenser is provided between a thin film and a high-frequency source so that the product C.multidot.f of electrostatic cap... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044793 | Apparatus for automatically milking animals An apparatus for automatically milking animals provided with one or more automatic milking robots, teat cups and milking compartments. The teat cups are disposed on a carrier of a milking robot arm so as to be in their inoperative position, inclined relat... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044794 | Contoured and suspended pet bed A contoured and suspended pet bed includes a frame and a cover. The frame has a cover ring which has an oval shape and a frame which can have cantilever, or S-shaped suspension. The cover is slipped over the top of the frame and has two flaps which are re... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044795 | Automatic feeding system having animal carried transmitter which transmits feeding instructions to feeder An automatic feeding system includes a tag attached to a body of a pet; and an automatic feeding apparatus for automatically feeding the pet. The tag includes a receiving device for receiving an electromagnetic wave from the automatic feeding apparatus; a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044796 | Apparatus for separating seeds from husks Apparatus for separating seed from husks which consists of one or more separating units. Each separating unit includes a series of impact plates fixed at angles with respect to each other and to the vertical axis. In use, the seed and husks fall freely un... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044797 | Drinking bowl with agitator for household pets A drinking bowl for household pets having an agitator is disclosed to prevent the water in the drinking bowl from remaining stagnant when a household pet is not drinking therefrom. The agitator may be an aerating device such as an air pump, a rotating imp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044798 | Floating aquaculture apparatus A modular apparatus for cultivating marine animals caged within rearing units submerged in a body of water of the natural environment of the animals includes a row and column structure that floats at the water surface. The apparatus is moored by anchors d... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044799 | Lip member for an opening of a housing for a small pet animal such as a rodent and housing system A lip member for an opening of a housing for a small animal such as a rodent, or the like, includes a main lip member body made of synthetic resin. The main lip member body has an opening for the small pet animal to pass through. The main lip member body ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044800 | Dental care article for pets and process for producing the same There is provided an edible dental care article, that is so palatable to the taste of pets, clears residual food in the pet's mouth while chewed by a pet, thereby not only preventing adhesion of plaque and formation of dental calculus but giving a massage... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044801 | Lasso with release mechanism A lasso release mechanism including a lasso having a free first end and a second end having a eyelet formed therein. The eyelet is adapted for slidably receiving a remaining portion of the lasso thereby affording a loop. The lasso is slit to define a pair... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044802 | Veterinary recovery collar A veterinary recovery collar prevents an animal from licking or biting wounds, sores or stitches on its body and scratching its head with its paws. The collar has the shape of a round pillow with a central aperture. A shawl extends into the central apertu... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044803 | Vertical tube water heater apparatus A water heater apparatus is shown which includes a water heating tank having generally cylindrical sidewalls with upper and lower ends, each of which is closed by a transverse wall section to define a closed tank interior. The tank also has a water inlet ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044804 | Method and device for monitoring a feedwater supply to a steam generator A method for monitoring a feed-water supply to a continuous-flow or once-through steam generator, wherein steam temperature of evaporated feedwater is employed for determining a feedwater supply rate in the method, includes indicating an actual value of t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044805 | Wall protection from downward flowing solids A tube wall, division wall, or wing wall section for a circulating fluidized bed boiler with improved erosion resistant characteristics has a reduced diameter tube section adjacent the refractory covered by an abrasion resistant refractory tile. The refra... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044806 | Method and apparatus for detecting gaseous fuel leakage through a gaseous fuel admission valve within an engine A method of detecting leakage through a gaseous fuel admission valve of a dual fuel engine including at least one such gaseous fuel admission valve and a gaseous fuel shut off valve includes determining a liquid fuel rate when the engine is operating in a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044807 | Reverse rotation control apparatus for a two-cycle engine of a motor vehicle A reverse rotation control apparatus for a two-cycle engine of a motor vehicle which can be implemented inexpensively while preventing exhaust gas composition and ignition performance from degradation. The apparatus includes a variety of sensors for gener... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044808 | Electronically assisted thermostat for controlling engine temperature A temperature control system in a liquid cooled internal combustion engine including an electronically assisted thermostat for controlling flow of a temperature control fluid through the engine. The electronically assisted thermostat has a first state for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044809 | Method for controlling a vehicle engine coolant fan A method for controlling a vehicle engine coolant fan. Because operation of the engine coolant fan creates a power drain upon the engine, it is undesirable to operate the coolant fan when the engine is fueled. Conversely, a power drain upon the engine is ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044810 | Fan assembly including a fan guard having a void with an interior filler material disposed therein A fan assembly for a work machine includes a fan housing which has a fan guard and a fan shroud defined therein. The fan housing includes a rotationally molded, hollow exterior shell structure. The exterior shell structure is filled with a filler material... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044811 | Air guide casing for air-cooled engine There is provided an air guide casing for an air-cooled engine, characterized in that in an air-cooled engine, the air guide casing comprises an air guide member (11) (12) consisting of a synthetic resin molded product, which is fixed so as to connect wit... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044812 | Diesel engine, modification, and method The modification of the exhaust valve of a two cycle diesel engine in order to increase the amount of the valve stem travel and hence larger annular opening, without changing the total time period or degrees of crank shaft rotation during which time the e... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044813 | Electromagnetic actuator with detached lower collar to align with cylinder head bore An electromagnetic actuator is provided for mounting to a cylinder head of an engine. The actuator includes an actuator assembly including housing structure and an armature. A pair of electromagnets are disposed in the housing structure. An alignment coll... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044814 | Electromagnetically driven valve control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine A control apparatus for a valve of an internal combustion engine electrically opens and closes an intake or exhaust valve of the internal combustion engine with reduced power consumption while securing stable operating characteristics. The electromagnetic... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044815 | Hydraulically-assisted engine valve actuator A hydraulically-assisted engine valve actuator and method for assisting in the actuation of an engine valve includes a translatable pilot valve that is operably coupled to and controlled by a pilot valve positioning system. A servo piston is in fluid comm... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044816 | Variable valve control for an internal combustion engine In a variable control arrangement in an internal combustion engine including intake and exhaust valves, a valve operating mechanism with a first camshaft controlling the intake valve opening times and a second camshaft controlling the intake valve closing... | 04/04/2000 |
