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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6070666 | Fracturing method for horizontal wells A method for fracturing a horizontal well at a plurality of locations along the length of the horizontal portion of the well by plugging previously fractured downstream fracture zones with a mixture of a proppant and a slump-inhibiting material.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070667 | Lateral wellbore connection Apparatus and methods are provided for achieving a lateral wellbore connection in a subterranean well. In one described embodiment, a deflection device is rotatably attached to one orienting member and conveyed into a cementing shoe positioned in a parent... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070668 | Blowout preventer spanner joint with emergency disconnect capability A spanner joint assembly for connecting between an upper riser and a conventional dual bore tubing hanger in a subsea well. The spanner joint assembly includes upper and lower spanner joint portions connected to each other through an emergency disconnect ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070669 | Adjustable wellhead connector An adjustable wellhead connector is secured to the lower end of a BOP and riser assembly and has a housing which surrounds a groove profile on the upper outer surface of a first wellhead housing. The housing has a window on its inner surface which contain... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070670 | Movement control system for wellbore apparatus and method of controlling a wellbore tool A wellbore motion control apparatus for controlling the motion of a tubular wellbore string (in one aspect with an additional item and/or apparatus connected thereto) in a wellbore extending from a surface down into the earth has been invented which has, ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070671 | Creating zonal isolation between the interior and exterior of a well system A method is provided for creating zonal isolation between the exterior and interior of an uncased section of an underground well system which is located adjacent to a well section in which a well casing is present. The method includes inserting an expanda... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070672 | Apparatus and method for downhole tool actuation In an oilfield wireline tool string, a self-contained downhole power unit is positioned at a designated working location and mechanical jars cut shear pins retaining an activating mandrel so as to displace a valve seat and open a mechanically actuated val... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070673 | Location based tractor control A global positioning system (GPS) based soil tillage system is disclosed herein. The system includes an agricultural implement such as a plow having electro-hydraulically controlled plow elements which may include plow points, furrowers, ripple coulters, ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070674 | Modified cage member for an impact mechanism An impact mechanism having a rotating cage member that supports at least one hammer for imparting impacts upon an anvil. More particularly the present invention relates to a cage member of an impact mechanism wherein each hammer pin is supported in a part... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070675 | Gear shiftable planetary transmission A gear switchable planetary transmission for an electric hand power tool has a transmission housing, a hollow gear which is axially displaceable for a gear shifting and provided with a peripheral groove, a gear shifting member for an axial displacement of... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070676 | Dual location handle and trigger for a hand-held power tool An operating handle system for a hand-held power tool comprises an operating handle including first and second courses enabling it to be gripped in first and second orientations, respectively. A trigger is movably attached to the operating handle for move... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070677 | Method and apparatus for enhancing production from a wellbore hole An apparatus for enhancing production from a wellbore hole may include a body member having at least one cutting assembly. Each cutting assembly may have an upper, middle, and lower cutting arm. The cutting arms are hingedly connected to one another. An u... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070678 | Bit retention system A substantially tubular retainer member is provided, having a bore of substantially uniform internal diameter which can slip over the retention shoulder of the percussion bit, whether that shoulder is solid or threaded. Pins are then driven through holes ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070679 | Powered utility cart having engagement adapters The present inventive device generally allows a user to easily engage and push or pull heavy and unwieldy object(s), most notably a line of nested shopping carts, effectively and without undue strain. The cart is designed specifically with universal utili... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070680 | Control system for a hybrid vehicle for improving regenerative braking efficiency while avoiding engine stalls during regenerative braking A control system for a hybrid vehicle including a traction motor with a regenerative braking function. In order to increase the efficiency of regeneration, engine brake during regenerative braking is reduced by lowering the rotational speed of the engine ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070681 | Controllable cab suspension A controllable secondary suspension system (20) for vehicle cabs (18) and the like which flexibly suspends and controls movement of the vehicle's cab (22) relative to the vehicle's frame (24). The system (20) includes at least one flexible support (26), w... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070682 | Automatic deceleration control system, vehicle-to-obstacle distance control system, and system program storage medium for vehicle Automatic acceleration/deceleration control for an automotive vehicle is provided which may be used in an automatic deceleration system and a vehicle-to-obstacle distance control system. The automatic acceleration/deceleration control determines a brake pressu... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070683 | Power transmission system An arrangement for removably attaching a drive shaft of a track belt to an output shaft of a transmission allows the drive shaft to be mounted and removed easily and rapidly with respect to the output shaft. A driving pulley of a V-belt transmission is mo... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070684 | Automatic steering system for vehicle A vehicle is prevented from being moved in an unanticipated direction at a target position or a moving direction reversing position on a locus of movement based on an automatic steering operation. When a vehicle has been moved from a start position throug... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070685 | Four wheel drive system for automotive vehicle In a four wheel drive system for an automotive vehicle, a detected value ƊVW of difference of rotating speed between the front and rear wheels is compared with a threshold ƊVW0 determined in accordance with a pseudo vehicle speed V... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070686 | Steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle An adjusting device for a steering wheel in which the steering wheel can be displaced in a direction approximately parallel to the steering column on which the steering wheel is mounted.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070687 | Vehicle occupant restraint device, system, and method having an anti-theft feature A vehicle occupant restraint system (10) has an anti-theft feature. A restraint device (e.g., 12) of the system (10) is actuatable for restraining a vehicle occupant. The restraint device (12) has an identity associated with the system (10). A central con... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070688 | Semitrailer with anti-theft protection A semitrailer (1) with anti-theft protection, which prevents the parked semitrailer (1) from being hitched to a tractor-trailer (2) by unauthorized persons, has a latching device (7) with a securing element (8), which element can be moved by an actuating ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070689 | Mid-engine vehicle with engine and driver's seat located laterally on either side of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle A driver's seat and an engine are disposed side-by-side to maximize the advantages of a mid-engine vehicle layout. A driver's seat is offset leftwards with respect to a center line of a vehicle body in a one-seater vehicle, and a power unit integrally pro... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070690 | Cruise bar and method of driving a zero turn lawn tractor A cruise bar is provided for use with a lawn tractor. The lawn tractor includes a frame, a driving device for use in driving the lawn tractor, a first drive wheel for use in driving the lawn tractor, a console that is operatively connected to the frame, a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070691 | Self-aligning hydraulic steering system A self-aligning steering system for a vehicle having a steering wheel and a plurality of front wheels. The invention has a hydraulic fluid circulation means responsive to the steering wheel and a left and a right hydraulic cylinder for maneuvering the fro... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070692 | Electric power steering control system An electric power steering control system in which the steering "feel" is improved, having a steering force detector an electric motor for producing an auxiliary steering force, a motor current detector and a control unit for deciding the motor current va... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070693 | Hearing protector against loud noise The invention relates to a hearing protector for attenuating, selectively or not, noises that can have an intensity of up to 190 dB, designed to be inserted in sealing fashion into the auditory canal. The hearing protector includes a flexible cylindrical ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070694 | Loudspeaker assembly A loudspeaker assembly with a transducer capable of being swiveled to direct the sound to a convenient point thereby allowing the listener to select the optimal direction of sound. The assembly comprises a unique design which prevents the transducer from ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070695 | Silencer A silencer comprising an outer sleeve made of a aluminum or an aluminum alloy, an inner sleeve made of a iron or steel, and acoustic material inserted between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. An end cap for closing a downstream end of the silencer c... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070696 | Adjustable leg support assembly An adjustable leg support assembly that includes a cross brace slidably mounted on a center support and projecting laterally therefrom to opposed ends spaced from the center support. An upper clevis is slidably mounted on the center support above the cros... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070697 | Rotating lubrication applicator and methods for using same A rotating lubrication applicator is provided for metered lubrication of machine parts including parts of drive mechanisms. The preferred applicator includes an inner hub and an outer lubricating portion. The outer lubricating portion is made out of a sol... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070698 | Air line oiler A lubrication system for furnishing an atomized lubricant from a liquid supply into a working air line delivering compressed air to a pneumatic tool includes a liquid reservoir subjected to the combined air line dynamic and static pressures and having an ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070699 | Hydraulic platform lift, especially for motorcycles The present invention relates to a hydraulic platform lift, in particular a motorcycle platform lift, comprising a parallelogram chassis in which on one of the two parallel lifting arms a hydraulic cylinder, supported on the sub-frame, is articulated. The... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070700 | Operating system for elevator doors An operating system placed on the cabin door is shown with a continuous line in rest position and with a dotted line in working position. An arrow marked with a (Y) indicates a horizontal movement undertaken by the operating system in the Y-direction and ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070701 | Wheel device for a baby walker A wheel device for a baby walker provided on the bottom surface of a chasis of the baby walker, it is comprised of a first semi-sphere provided with a fixing portion fixed on the bottom surface of the chasis; a second semi-sphere exactly closely covering ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070702 | Portable storage device A portable device for the storage of items within a frame with two open ends. The two open ends may be removably closed with covers removably attached to the frame. A first storage device moveable between a first position and a second position is configur... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070703 | Adjustable contact shoe assembly for a train A contact shoe assembly for a train movable along a support track having an electrically-energized power rail extending substantially parallel with the support track. The contact shoe assembly includes a support member with two spaced-apart guide channels... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070704 | Torque converter A torque converter having a converter housing which is coupled to a driving unit, a turbine wheel which is arranged in the converter housing and is rotatable with respect to the converter housing about an axis of rotation and has a turbine wheel shell and... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070705 | Device for overload protection and braking of a machine part driven by a motor A device for overload protection and for braking a machine part driven by a motor (2), in particular, a tool driven by a cam gear in a stamping and/or bending machine, comprises a module (3), an overload clutch (4) disengaging after exceeding a torque thr... | 06/06/2000 |
