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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6056469 | Toothbrush with toothpaste dispensing casing A combined toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser is described which is adapted to store toothpaste in a reservoir in the casing of the brush and to deposit a controlled quantity of the stored toothpaste directly onto the brush surface. The toothbrush compri... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056470 | Side-push type of container Disclosed is a side-push type of container appropriate for use for instance, in a cosmetic applicator, permitting application of a cosmetic liquid material such as varnish to selected parts of a human body such as nails without using both hands for holdin... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056471 | Multiple necked-down break-away coupling for highway or roadside appurtenances In a break-away coupling for a highway and road side appurtenance, a controlled breaking region is provided which has at least two axial spaced necked-down portions co-axially arranged between the axial ends of the coupling which are configured to be atta... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056472 | Versatile coupling member for injection molding ejector system A coupling member for interconnecting a hydraulic ejector cylinder, of injection molding equipment, with a mold ejector system to insure that the mold ejector system of the mold is properly activated and returned to its fully retracted position prior to c... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056473 | Changing device for shaft/hub connections A changing device for shaft and hub connections, comprising a shaft end, a hub part surrounding the shaft end, and a conical clamping bushing disposed therebetween. There is also provided -means for retaining the clamping bushing on the end of the shaft i... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056474 | Height control mechanism for strike-off plate of an asphalt paver screed assembly A height control mechanism for a strike-off plate of an asphalt paver screed assembly is disclosed. The screed assembly is pivotally connected to a pair of tow arms of an asphalt paver and has at least one main screed unit and at least one screed extensio... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056475 | Ski assembly for a screed A power screed sled apparatus is provided including a power screed including an elongated frame with a pair of ends. Also included is a pair of skis each coupled to an associated end of the frame of the power screed for transporting the same.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056476 | Near off-bottom cultivation of kelp forests A combination of old and new features to cultivate seaweed on the sea bottom comprising the steps of cultivating in a laboratory sporophytes and fixing them on lines, setting anchors on various water bottoms, installing near off-bottom artificial substrat... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056477 | Waste disposal site A waste disposal site according to the present invention is provided with water-impermeable properties by water-impermeable materials covering a bottom surface and a sloped side surface of the waste disposal site. The waste disposal site is provided with ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056479 | Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles are formed of woven textile. The textile is formed from at least two, and preferably three, components. The first component, or load bearing member, is a high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation mono- or m... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056480 | Support for underground mining and tunnel construction There is a support for underground mining and tunnel construction, comprising an outer tube and an inner tube, which can be pushed into each other in a telescoping manner. A piston acted upon by a hydraulic pressure medium is located in the outer tube. Th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056481 | Method and device for monitoring the load on hydraulic powered shield supports for underground mining According to the invention, monitoring the load on hydraulic powered shield supports in underground use is performed by using the controller (13) serving for extraction control, which is equipped with microelectronics for load monitoring and load control,... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056482 | Cable bolt head A plurality of designs for mine roof bolts is disclosed. Each mine roof bolt includes a flexible multi-strand cable having a first and second end with a drive head formed on the first end, the drive head having a plurality of driving faces on an exterior ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056483 | Powder coating material feeding apparatus In a powder coating material feeding apparatus, a lid section is mounted onto an opening of a metal drum containing powder coating material, and a support unit holds the metal drum in its upside-down or tilted position. An air distribution panel supplies ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056484 | Device and method for adjusting the position of cutting inserts mounted in a cutting tool Both a device and method for adjusting the position of a cutting insert relative to the body of a cutting tool such as a milling cutter are provided. The device includes a cantilevered wall integrally connected to the tool body, that forms a portion of th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056485 | Ramp plunge and feed milling cutter A ramp, plunge and feed milling cutter having a cylindrical body with cutting ribs protruding beyond the length of the cylindrical body to define a cavity. The integral single-piece construction of the milling cutter permits the fabrication of small diame... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056486 | Cutting tool point The invention is directed to an improved cutting tool point. In the preferred embodiment, the cutting tool is comprised of a marginal end portion (15), adapted to selectively removed material from a work piece when the tool is moved relative to the work p... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056487 | Compact, high through-put gear machine A compact high through-put gear cutting machine collects stress transmitting structure adjacent to the work piece significantly reducing the weight and cost of the machine while providing a high degree of rigidity. This structure is positioned so as not t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056488 | Locking winch bar A locking winch bar having a locking mechanism for securing the winch bar in a winch sprocket so that the bar does not accidentally exit the sprocket. The winch bar has an elongated shaft with a grasping end and a tapering bend at the other end. The shaft... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056489 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel including a cylindrical, at least regionwise expandable dowel body (2) having a plurality of axial slots (22) opening at a front, in a setting direction(s), end (24) of the dowel body, and a bore (21) which tapers in the setting directi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056490 | Anti-rotational fastening system An anti-rotational fastening system consisting of a primary bolt or screw that is fabricated with an axial passage at the center of the drive head extending through the entire length. The threaded end has a tapered counterbore that is sectioned to provide... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056491 | Screw having cutting teeth formed on threads thereof A screw includes a straight portion and a cutting screw-in portion tapered toward a pointed end. A cutting thread is provided on the tapered screw-in portion. The cutting thread has several cutting teeth spaced apart thereon, and connects threads of the s... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056492 | Book having a removable bookmark and method of making a book having a removable bookmark In order to provide a bookmark for a book, a method of making a book includes the step of applying a releasing adhesive to an inner surface of a front or rear cover having an initially greater width. The outer portion of this cover is then folded inwardly... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056493 | Desktop book binder having means for aligning sheets to be bound with a preformed binding material A simplified desktop book binder method and apparatus wherein the sheets to be bound are accurately aligned by the binder tape itself. In particular, the conventional binder tape is formed into an L-shape. Alignment is achieved since the inside corner of ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056494 | Photo album page and fabrication apparatus and method Disclosed are photo album pages made by adhering two sheets of transparent plastic to a piece of paper with adhesive material to all attachment lines running horizontally. A plurality of compartments are created for the storage of photographs. The newly d... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056495 | Spiral coil insertion apparatus and method An automatic spiral binding apparatus for edge binding a book of sheets with a spiral coil includes a book supporting table that is indexable between loading, coil insertion, coil crimping and book discharge stations. The apparatus can accommodate a wide ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056496 | Cart loader and method of loading The present invention comprises a cart loading machine that provides for improved operating efficiencies, and includes a cart loading station, an infeed conveyor, a pattern forming area, a carrier sheet and wiping mechanism, and a fork loading apparatus. ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056497 | Unloading method and dump wagon for potted plants A dump wagon for transporting potted plants from one location to another and for unloading the potted plants. The dump wagon includes a wagon bed that tilts between a horizontal transport position and a tilted or inclined unloading position. A pusher at o... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056498 | Apparatus for retrieving conical roadway warning markers An apparatus which automatically retrieves conical highway warning markers from the roadway and transports the cones to a support vehicle for storage. The apparatus, which is attached to a vehicle, comprises a clamping plate disposed at the end of a lifti... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056499 | Lifting device and end effector for holding a circuit board test fixture An end effector assembly is provided which allows for transport of test fixtures between storage locations and testing locations. The end effector assembly includes a pivotable frame, a pair of loading arms which can be separated or drawn together, and a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056500 | Vacuum hoisting device having a vertically suspended lifting tube The invention relates to a vacuum hoisting device of the kind having a vertically suspended lifting tube (4), which is extensible and contractible depending upon the air pressure in the lifting tube, and which at its lowest part is provided with a suction... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056501 | Axle tilt control apparatus for industrial vehicles An axle tilt control apparatus for forklifts is disclosed. The forklift includes a rear axle pivotally supported by a body frame and a front axle rigidly fixed to the body frame. A mast is supported at the front portion of the body frame to tilt forward a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056502 | Reinforcing frame structure for a tractor A reinforcing frame structure for coupling a front loader (6) to a front region of a tractor body (5) and a working implement to a rear region thereof. The reinforcing frame structure (8) includes right and left frames (13) arranged laterally of the tract... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056503 | Material handling vehicle A material handling vehicle comprising a structure having ground engageable propulsion means and a material handling means comprising a boom mounted on the structure for raising and lowering swinging movement relative to the structure and driven for said ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056504 | Adjustable frog-leg robot An adjustable length frog-leg type wafer handler is provided. The wafer handler has two arms each having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion may extend between a normal position and an extended position, and/or the upper portion may ex... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056505 | Cooling circuits for trailing edge cavities in airfoils An airfoil having a trailing edge cavity formed by a leading wall and a trailing edge connected by a pair of side walls which converge at the trailing edge to define a cooling passage of substantially triangular cross section; a plurality of guide vanes a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056506 | Pump assembly for jetted tub A pump casing comprises an inlet conduit, a volute and a flow directing chamber. The inlet conduit has a first interior cross-sectional area. The volute has a hollow interior adapted to house a pump impeller. The flow directing chamber is positioned inter... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056507 | Article with brazed end plate within an open body end A method for preparing a Ni base superalloy inner wall surface of a body open end, such as an end of a turbomachinery blade, and an end plate, such as a blade tip cap, for brazing together at a rim of the end plate includes electrochemically removing oxid... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056508 | Cooling system for the trailing edge region of a hollow gas turbine blade In a cooling system for the trailing edge region of a hollow gas turbine blade, there extends from the blade root (1) to the blade tip (2) a duct (3) through which the flow passes longitudinally and which, in the region of the blade body (4), is delimited... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056509 | Contra-rotating bearing device for contra-rotating propeller A hollow portion is provided on the core of an inner shaft (2) to form an oil feed port (3), a plurality of oil feed holes (4) which are connected with both of the outer peripheral face of the inner shaft (2) within a range (L) of the bearing surface of t... | 05/02/2000 |
