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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6056429 | Method for processing high molecular weight elastomers A process and apparatus for melting and processing a high molecular weight elastomeric material for a gum base or chewing gum product is disclosed. The solid elastomeric material, which preferably is polyisobutylene, is heated and melted into a liquid mat... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056430 | Plasticating apparatus having a multichannel wave screw with a cross channel solids transition A multichannel wave plasticating screw having a feed section, barrier melting section, and metering section wherein solid material is transitioned from the trailing side of the primary flight to the push side of the primary flight at the terminal end of t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056431 | Modified passive liquefier batch transition process A method and apparatus for blending consecutive batches of photographic emulsions which includes two modified passive liquefaction apparatus, each capable of independent batch melt production. Each modified liquefaction apparatus has a metering pump assoc... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056432 | Watch housing for a wrist watch A watch housing has a mechanism carrier, an upper part and a base part which are installed on the mechanism carrier by screws which directly connect the upper part and the base part. Furthermore, sealing members are provided in order to make the watch hou... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056433 | Method and apparatus for infrared pyrometer calibration in a thermal processing system A calibration instrument for calibrating a temperature probe, such as pyrometer, uses a stable light source and a filter to simulate a blackbody of a known temperature. An alignment tool aligns a light-emitting surface of the calibration instrument to the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056434 | Apparatus and method for determining the temperature of objects in thermal processing chambers The present invention is generally directed to a system and process for accurately determining the temperature of an object, such as a semiconductive wafer, by sensing and measuring the object radiation being emitted at a particular wavelength. In particu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056435 | Ambient and perfusion normalized temperature detector A body temperature detector is particularly suited to axillary temperature measurements of adults. The radiation sensor views a target surface area of the body and electronics compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperatur... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056436 | Simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain using optical sensors Cascaded waveguide sensors with different sensitivities to temperature and strain produce independent temperature and strain measurements. In one embodiment a first sensor is formed of a first optical material having a corresponding first sensible thermom... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056437 | Methods and apparatus for imaging system detector alignment The present invention, in one form, is a system which, in one embodiment, determines an x-ray beam z-axis profile and properly positions a detector array. Specifically, in one embodiment, signals intensities from the detector array are used to determine t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056438 | Geotextile container and method of producing same An improved geotextile container of the type for maintaining fill material includes a geotextile fabric configured into a tubular shape and having stitched, multi-layer, flanged seams with the stitched flange disposed inside the container. Due to this con... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056439 | High flow/volume valve for flexible packaging A package including a degassing valve for holding a material, e.g., a particulate material, within the package isolated from the ambient atmosphere. The degassing valve is mounted on the wall panel and basically comprises a cap, a base, and a flexible dis... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056440 | Sift proofing membrane for bulk lift bag and method A membrane having dimensions slightly larger than the dimensions of a bulk lift bag is inserted into the bag, so that the membrane may expand as the bag is filled without tearing. The membrane may be secured to the bag at a flange, without perforating the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056441 | Tire track roughened orifice compensated hydrostatic bearing An orifice compensated hydrostatic bearings wherein a roughened surface area retards the hydrostatic fluid flow exiting the hydrostatic bearing reducing the whirl frequency ratio while increasing the bearing stiffness and life.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056442 | Roller supporting device A roller supporting device comprises a pair of supporting arms, a supporting shaft attached between the pair of supporting arms in a non-rotatable manner, and a roller having an inner hole in the central part thereof, the roller being disposed between the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056443 | Guide bush and method of forming film over guide bush A hard carbon film (15) is formed directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion over an inner surface (11b) and over a portion (11h1) of an end face (11h) of a guide bush 11 adjacent to the end of the inner surface for holdin... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056444 | Track roller bearing with stud The track roller bearing with stud according to the present invention is to provide a track roller bearing with stud that has a low production cost and offers easy handling in which lubrication work can be performed from either end surface of the stud and... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056445 | Resin coated bearing A resin coated bearing has an arrangement wherein the outer circumference of a resin coat piece is partially projected from a circumferential groove extended along the outer circumference of an outer ring of the bearing so that variations of the outside d... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056446 | Clutch release bearing The invention concerns a rolling bearing for a release device of a friction clutch. The rolling bearing (1a) includes a rotating outer bearing ring (12) and a rotationally fixed inner bearing ring (2). Rolling elements (15) are guided in an inner space (1... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056447 | Covariant optical module An optical module is disclosed wherein the thermal stress induced therein is substantially minimized so as to reduce the interference with the alignment of the optical component(s) enclosed therein. The optical module includes a housing having an assembly... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056448 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser array packaging A vertical cavity surface emitter array package for compiling optical data signals through an optical coupling connector is presented. The package includes the laser array that is mounted on a backing plate that has alignment holes in it, which receive al... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056449 | Frame assembly for supporting a camera A frame assembly for supporting a portable video or other camera. The assembly comprises a rigid frame, having a front, and a rear. A pair of shoulder rests are connected to the frame and constructed to rest on the shoulders of an operator. A pair of hand... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056450 | Camera support device with telescoping pole and monitor A camera support device for elevating a camera above its operator. The device provides a stable support and allows the operator to manually control the camera's field of view. The device comprises a support base, a rotatable telescoping pole and a tiltabl... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056451 | Photographic film processing apparatus A photographic film processing apparatus for processing long developed film (10b) formed by joining photographic films with a splicing material (13). The apparatus includes a first transport device (40a) for transporting the long developed film. A region ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056452 | Method for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The method comprises the step of processing a color silver halide photographic material by a processing apparatus having the first processing tank in which t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056453 | Method of manufacture of an electrostatic writing head having integral conductive pads A method of manufacturing an electrostatic writing head automatically bonds conductors that form the writing electrodes of the head to a head member in a spaced parallel relationship according to the desired pitch of the writing head. The writing head inc... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056454 | Method and apparatus for printing on a continuously moving sheet of work material In an apparatus for printing on a continuously moving sheet of work material, a frame is provided and defines a work supporting surface over which a sheet of work material is advanced in a first coordinate direction longitudinally of itself. An elongated ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056455 | Programmable print head and multi-level encoding of print head data A printer has a print head with multiple nozzles and an encoder to encode print head data into firing bits used to determine various firing patterns of the print head nozzles. A decoder is integrated on the print head to decode the firing bits into firing... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056456 | Keyboard device An expandable and retractable keyboard permits alteration of an overall size thereof by permitting relative sliding movement of keys mounted to a keyboard case. Switch groups each includes at least two key switches arranged along a longitudinal direction ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056457 | Keyboard in which metal plates of varying thickness may be installed The present invention provides a keyboard comprising a cover plate, a base plate, a metal support, and a thin layer membrane. The cover plate comprises a plurality of supporting structures with a plurality of key caps installed on top and is movable in an... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056458 | Computer keyboard with Z-axis input means A computer keyboard with Z-axis input means is characterized in that at least one scrolling means compatible with that of a mouse, a cursor moving means and at least one mouse button are integrated on a keyboard with or without multimedia hotkeys. The nov... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056459 | Balance device for key A balance device for key comprises two balance rods each arranged on the front side and rear side of the cap of the key. The two balance rods are arranged in a forficiform arrangement. The base plate of the key and the cap being provided with pivoting par... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056460 | Printer A paper discharging apparatus comprising a printing means to perform a predetermined printing on a paper, a cutting means to cut the printed paper at a predetermined length, a paper discharging means to discharge the printed and cut paper through a paper ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056461 | Device for feeding a recordable paper in an ink jet printer Disclosed is a device for feeding a recordable paper in an ink jet printer. The device according to the present invention is designed such that a recordable paper stacking plate is upward shifted by a reciprocal movement of a carriage to be positioned at ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056462 | Writing instrument with grip rubber A writing instrument with a grip rubber, in which a hole is provided in the grip rubber layer formed in outer periphery of a barrel cylinder body, and a protrusion for catching a cap provided in the barrel cylinder body is protruded from the hole to outsi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056463 | Aqueous ballpoint pen refill and process for producing the same There are provided an aqueous ballpoint pen refill which can produce tasteful writings or drawings with a plurality of colors and which gives an attractive impression, since the inks in the ink reservoir constitute an interesting pattern and also a proces... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056464 | Pen ornamentation device A novelty attachment for a pen or pencil is formed as a hollow shell with sounding beads therein. The shell is formed of a hollow member with a cylindrical extension and a generally cylindrical cap member having a flange with a circular recess for receivi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056465 | Lipstick case An improved lipstick case having an outer tube with a spiral trough formed thereon, an inner tube fastened rotatably within the outer tube and having a handle at a bottom end thereof, a tube sheath affixed at the top end of the inner tube, an end cover pi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056466 | Toothbrush with a refillable toothpaste chamber A toothbrush with a refillable toothpaste chamber which provides for the storage of toothpaste of choice within the handle section is disclosed. The toothpaste tube mates with a matching threaded connection on the lower surface of the handle to allow fill... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056467 | Assembly for dispensing a liquid product through a product dispensing member The invention relates to an assembly for dispensing a product which comprises a container containing a product to be dispensed, a product dispensing member in communication with the container, and a cover which is equipped with a cap that covers the appli... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056468 | Eraser for whiteboard marker An eraser for erasing markings on a white board has a body having a pair of arms for engaging a marker and a wiper blade connected to the body and extending therefrom to wipe along a surface of a whiteboard for removing dried ink thereon. The eraser alter... | 05/02/2000 |
