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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6076346 | Twisting apparatus To provide a twisting apparatus in which one of a pair of twisting rollers t1 and t2 is a hollow rubber roller t1, while the other is a hard cylindrical roller t2 in which a rubber band t16 is installed. Twisting efficiency is improved compared to the con... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076347 | Turbojet engine thrust reverser having scoop doors and movable upstream visors A thrust reverser for a turbo-fan type turbojet-engine includes hollow, scoop-type pivoting doors (3) which, in the forward-thrust mode, are integrated into the engine and fan cowling and which, in the reversed-thrust mode, constitute scoop type flow defl... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076348 | Engine operating system for maximizing efficiency and monitoring performance of an automotive exhaust emission control system An engine operating system includes an exhaust aftertreatment device and a fuel delivery system for providing fuel to the engine so as to cause the engine's air/fuel ratio to vary on a periodic basis. The exhaust aftertreatment device has a window of maxi... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076349 | Hydrostatic automotive or high speed steering system A full fluid-linked steering system, especially for use in on-highway steering, in which the system includes a fluid controller (21) including a fluid meter (65) operable to provide follow-up movement to controller valving (87,89), in response to the flow... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076350 | Hydrostatic drive system for a vehicle A hydrostatic drive system is provided for a vehicle, in particular an industrial truck, with a hydrostatic traction drive system (16), a hydraulic work system (13) and a hydraulic steering system (9). The invention provides a drive system that is compact... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076351 | Power braking system with improved hydraulic reaction A boosted braking system for a motor vehicle having a master cylinder (200) equipped with a main hydraulic piston (30) for causing an increase in pressure (P1) of brake fluid and a pneumatic booster (22) which is controlled by the application o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076352 | Supercharging pressure control device According to the supercharging pressure control device of the present invention, a supercharging pressure of a supercharged engine for an aircraft is controlled by adjusting an opening of a waste gate valve (WGV) of an exhaust gas turbocharger. The contro... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076353 | Coordinated control method for turbocharged diesel engines having exhaust gas recirculation A method of controlling the airflow into a compression ignition engine having an EGR and a VGT is disclosed. The control strategy includes the steps of determining the engine speed and fueling rate and, retrieving desired values for the intake manifold pr... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076354 | Power generator driven by environment's heat If rotor blades have such form that between them are formed channels which have between their inlets and outlets a narrow cross section, then when the rotor rotates a fluid flowing from the inlet into the narrow cross section accelerates reaching there an... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076355 | Vapor force engine A vapor-driven piston-type engine having multiple stages that may be constructed as a single block or unit. Each stage has its own separate vapor power source and the fluids in each stage are different and have different heat/temperature characteristics s... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076356 | Internally heatshielded nozzle A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine of an aircraft has an inlet fitting, a fuel nozzle, and a housing stem fluidly interconnecting and supporting the nozzle on the fitting. An internal heatshield assembly comprising an internal fuel conduit extends i... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076357 | Thermoelectric cold trap A compact, portable, thermoelectric cold trap for capturing certain gaseous species for analysis in gas chromatographs is disclosed. The U-shaped heat exchanger and T-shaped cold block for holding the adsorbent tube and heater allow the unit to operate ov... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076358 | Cryocooler regenerator assembly with multifaceted coldwell wall An improved integral cryogenic refrigerator, or cryocooler, for cooling an electronic device to cryogenic temperature includes a regenerator sleeve having a cylindrical base portion and an integrally formed cold well tube. The cold well tube includes a th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076359 | System and method for controlled delivery of liquified gases Provided is a novel system and method for delivery of a gas from a liquified state. The system includes: (a) a compressed liquified gas cylinder having a gas line connected thereto through which the gas is withdrawn; (b) a gas cylinder cabinet in which th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076360 | Control method for a cryogenic unit Apparatus and methods for improving efficiency of a temperature conditioning system which employs a cryogenic liquid. A vapor powered ventilation motor is normally powered by vapor from the low pressure end of the evaporation coils. However, supplemental ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076361 | Method and apparatus for the production of frozen, composite food products In order to produce a frozen, composite food product including at least two components, a continuous flow of pieces of the first component is advanced along a mixing tank in which the pieces are simultaneously tossed and a continuous flow of at least one ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076362 | Process and apparatus for cooling a continuously inflowing liquid in vacuo A process for cooling a continuously inflowing liquid, in particular a dispersion, in vacuo which comprises subjecting the liquid to a flash evaporation in a separator.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076363 | Recreational vehicle refrigerator heat control system A heat exhaust system for installation in the space behind the refrigerator of a recreational vehicle for disposal of heat that builds up behind an RV refrigerator from the operation thereof. The system operates automatically to turn on a fan to dissipate... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076364 | Ship with snow making capabilities utilizing seawater A ship with snow making capabilities utilizing seawater including a ship capable of floating in sea water. The ship has bridge controls to control all functions of the ship. The bridge controls are in communication with substation controls, navigation con... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076365 | Valve assembly and airconditioning system including same A valve assembly for controlling the flow of a fluid between a plurality of ports including at least one high pressure port and one low pressure port, includes: a base mounting the plurality of ports; and a valve member rotatable to a selected operational... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076366 | Refrigerating cycle system with hot-gas bypass passage A decompressing device for decompressing refrigerant that is discharged from a compressor is provided at an inlet of a hot-gas bypass passage. The refrigerant flows in the hot-gas bypass passage after being decompressed by the decompressing device to bypa... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076367 | Variable speed liquid refrigerant pump The invention entails the use of a positive displacement pump (41) magnetically coupled to a drive motor (42) located in a conduit arrangement (60) which is parallel to the liquid line (22) of the refigeraton system as in FIG. 5. This parallel conduit arr... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076368 | Electrically operated fluid control device A device for use in regulating the flow of a working fluid, such as a refrigerant, includes a body defining an axial opening, and a piston received within the axial opening. The piston is moveable in the body and has first and second ends. An actuator, wh... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076369 | Evaporative concentration apparatus for waste water The present invention provides an evaporative concentration apparatus for waste water having an evaporating vessel 2 for evaporatively concentrating waste water and a heater 3 for circularly heating an in-vessel liquid in the evaporating vessel 2, in whic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076370 | Snap fit filter for an air conditioner An indoor grille for an air conditioning unit is provided with a horizontal slot through which a substantially rectangular filter element is adapted to be installed. The filter receiving slot is provided with latching structure thereon which is adapted to... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076371 | Frozen beverage storage and dispensing apparatus Improved apparatus for storing and dispensing material, such as a beverage, in at least a partially frozen state. The apparatus includes a tank in which the material is stored under pressure and a manually operable valve for controlling the dispensing of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076372 | Variable load refrigeration system particularly for cryogenic temperatures A method for generating refrigeration, especially over a wide temperature range including cryogenic temperatures, wherein a non-toxic, non-flammable and low or non-ozone-depleting mixture is formed from defined components and maintained in variable load f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076373 | Apparatus and method for bending glass sheets The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a shaping sheet including a support frame and a shaping rail supported on the frame. The shaping rail has a sheet shaping surface that conforms in elevation and outline to a final desired shape of... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076374 | Bending mold for bending glass sheets A bending mold for bending glass sheets is provided. The mold comprises a frame having longitudinally parallel side walls and a bottom. Support devices having support surfaces are connected between the side walls. An elongated member is provided on the bo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076375 | Apparatus for delivering a glass stream A method and apparatus for delivering a glass stream comprising a first inner layer and a second outer layer, comprising a generally vertical orifice, and delivering glass from a second source such that the glass from said second source provides an outer ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076376 | Method of making an optical fiber having an imparted twist An optical fiber is rolled by a swing motion of a swing guide roller in order to impart a predetermined twist to it effectively, and its polarization dispersion is suppressed equivalently as in a perfectly circular concentric optical fiber. A method of ma... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076377 | Warp knit fabric for a clear zipper A warp knit fabric for a clear zipper has imaginary longitudinal axes arranged in parallel. First knitting yarns are respectively lapped around the imaginary longitudinal axes to form respective longitudinal series of crochets. Second knitting yarns are r... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076378 | Filter for a washing machine A filter for a washing machine is disclosed. The filter includes a check valve fixed to the lower side of a rear panel of a pocket type filter for confining the flow of the washing water introduced into the pocket type filter. The check valve has a fixing... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076379 | Tunnel washing machine with lateral clothes transfer Washing tunnel comprising a drum (16) with a horizontal axis, partitioned lengthwise to form successive adjacent compartments between which loads of laundry are transferred while undergoing prewash, washing and rinsing operations. The partitioning is achi... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076380 | Tractor trailer air hose coupling locking device A locking device to fit over a tractor trailer or container carrier air hose coupling consists of a rectangular cage of cut tubular steel with perpendicular welded flange and adjacent hole into which fits an angle flange with welded pin. Alternatively the... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076381 | Bicycle locking system Disclosed is a novel bicycle locking system for bicycles of all makes which embodies a conventional key and tumbler arrangement coupled to a cam and locking pin. The locking assembly of the system is installed on the steering column of the bicycle's frame... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076382 | Steering lock drive A steering lock device including; a fixed housing, a cylinder body mounted to the housing, a rotor disposed in the cylinder body and made rotatable by an inserted key, a steering shaft having an engagement recess defined in a portion of a circumferential ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076383 | Emitter and power drive system for an electronic lock A self powered lock is powered by a manually driven generator. The data input to the lock is entered by rotating the dial and stopping and waiting a predetermined amount of time when a desired number is displayed on the lock display. The drive of the powe... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076384 | Closure for a switchgear cabinet door, machine case or the like A closure for a switchgear cabinet door, machine case or the like, having a safety device. A lock is attached to the switchgear cabinet door, machine case or the like with a first locking element, and a second locking element is attached to the door frame... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076385 | Security door lock with remote control An electrically operated, strong, security system comprising a lock with remote control installed in a wall adjacent to a door frame. The lock comprises rods which extend into the door when the door is closed and in a locked state. In an unlocked state an... | 06/20/2000 |
