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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6076467 | System for attaching and separating satellites System for attaching and separating satellites which comprises an open ring or metal band (1) which has a channel formed in its inner perimeter, in which jaws are integrated in a discontinuous way, which can slide in the said channel, two end pieces (5) f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076468 | Solid propellant/water type hybrid gas generator In order to fill an inflatable safety restraint device such as an air bag, a relatively small pyrotechnic charge is used to pressurize a chamber of water or other suitable liquid and force the liquid out of the chamber and through a conduit in a manner wh... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076469 | Control circuit for operation of pneumatically propelled vehicles The improvement in a control circuit for the operation of pneumatically propelled vehicles consists of a propulsion duct formed by a guideway (1) and power propulsion units (3) with flow control valves (4) located at intervals along the guideway (1). Atmo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076470 | Central frame of a connecting corridor bellows subdivided in two halves The subdivided bellows of a connecting element is provided between two articulated vehicle components. The halves of the bellows are coupled at their ends to a vehicle component, and a middle frame (1) has a device for guiding supply lines (100), e.g. tub... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076471 | Tank car manway cover assembly A manway cover assembly to cover an opening of a tank car, defined by an upstanding manway nozzle. The manway cover assembly comprises a manway cover housing, a safety vent and a manway nozzle gasket. The safety vent includes a body mounted on the manway ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076472 | Collapsible table A collapsible massage table includes two folding table pieces hingably connected to each other so that when the table is set up it has four corner regions. Each corner region is supported by a leg that is connected to the table via a folding link. Each li... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076473 | Table for accommodating the components of a computer A table for accommodating the components of a computer, particularly of the type known as personal computer. The table comprises a working surface, which is supported by legs, and has a first compartment which is designed to accommodate the fixed componen... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076474 | Freestanding furniture system A freestanding support for supporting a worksurface and an overhead storage unit and the like in an open office environment includes at least three legs where each leg has a bottom portion adapted for resting on a floor, a top horizontal support adapted f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076475 | Divisible shipping platform apparatus A divisible shipping platform apparatus for supporting and transporting loads, in which the apparatus is easily divided into multiple independent shipping platform units for subsequent transporting and handling loads. The divisible shipping platform appar... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076476 | Method of and apparatus for preventing emission of dioxins in incineration facility An apparatus for preventing the emission of dioxins in an incineration facility including an incinerator having a boiler, and an exhaust gas treatment facility for treating exhaust gas discharged from a flue of the boiler. This apparatus further includes ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076477 | Hook system for sewing machine A hook system for a sewing machine having a hook assembly with a first operating axis, a bobbin basket assembly which is mounted to the hook assembly for movement relative to the hook assembly around the first operating axis, and a bobbin case assembly wh... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076478 | Apparatus for raising and lowering boats Apparatus for raising and lowering boats in water. The apparatus consists essentially of at least one float that is attached to the hull of the boat and is guided along the surface of the hull of the boat at least partially below water level when a force ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076479 | Device to observe the sea bed from the deck of a vessel A device to observe the sea bed from the deck of a vessel is formed by a cubicle that has attachment points to attach it to the structure of the stern of the vessel. This cubicle has a vertical wall that forms a sealed block on the bottom wall of which ar... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076480 | Fuel storing water ballast tank internally structured for reducing retention of water and overboard discharge of fuel A tank within a ship providing for both fuel storage and water ballast, has external walls enclosing compartments formed between internal intersect walls having flow regulating openings therein that are located and sized to establish separate interfaced... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076481 | Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method One or more mismatching portions in which a characteristic impedance of a high frequency transmission cable of a cathode electrode is changed in a traveling direction of an incident wave of the high frequency are provided on the cathode electrode for use ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076482 | Thin film processing plasma reactor chamber with radially upward sloping ceiling for promoting radially outward diffusion The invention contours the chamber surface overlying semiconductor wafer being processed (i.e., the chamber ceiling) in such a way as to promote or optimize the diffusion of plasma ions from their regions of origin to other regions which would otherwise h... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076483 | Plasma processing apparatus using a partition panel A plasma processing apparatus has a plurality of annular permanent magnets arranged concentrically with the same polarity in the circumferential direction at the atmosphere side of a second electrode arranged opposite to a stage on which a specimen is pla... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076484 | Apparatus and method for microwave plasma process The invention provides a microwave plasma process apparatus in which an antenna having a tubular member curved in a C shape or a spiral shape and including a slit is disposed on a sealing member for sealing a chamber, so that a microwave can be emitted th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076485 | Pet carrier A collapsible pet carrier of lightweight construction is disclosed. The endwalls are foldable onto the bottom, with the sidewalls foldable around the endwalls, allowing the straps to hold the bundle together when not in use. The carrier can be quickly ass... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076486 | Animal chew toy and holder This invention relates to an apparatus which may be used to secure and position animal chew toys. An animal chew toy is secured by various means in an elevated position so as to alleviate the need for manipulation by the animal, thus increasing access and... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076487 | Internal combustion system using acetylene fuel An environmentally clean dual fuel for an internal combustion engine, comprising acetylene as a primary fuel and a combustible fuel, such as one or more fluids selected from an alcohol such as ethanol, methanol or any other alcohol or alcohols from the gr... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076488 | Cooling device for a construction machine A radiator (12a) and an oil cooler (12b) are disposed separately from an engine (11) of a construction machine and cooled by a cooling fan (15). The oil cooler (12b) is located downstream from the radiator (12a) with respect to the air flow generated when... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076489 | V-type internal combustion engine arrangement For a compact arrangement of a relatively large number of cylinders, the specification discloses a V-type engine having first and second rows of cylinders which are arranged relative to each other so as to form a V-shape, with a third row of cylinders loc... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076490 | Electromagnetic assembly with gas springs for operating a cylinder valve of an internal-combustion engine A combination of a cylinder valve of an internal-combustion engine with an electromagnetic assembly for operating the valve. The electromagnetic assembly includes an electromagnetic actuator having first and second electromagnets supported in a spaced rel... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076491 | Valve control mechanism The valve control mechanism is suitable for use in a valve train which transmits lifts from a cam (11) located on a camshaft (10) of an internal combustion engine to a cylinder head valve (217) of the internal combustion engine and which has a first abutm... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076492 | Cylinder head for variable valve timing A variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine wherein the camshaft is supported at one end by a combined bearing and valve body member that is detachably connected to the supporting engine body. The connection is such that fluid from... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076493 | Glow plug shield with thermal barrier coating and ignition catalyst A glow plug shield centrally receives a glow plug which, typically, has a silicon nitride surface. The shield and plug are spaced radially from a fuel injector disposed centrally of a cylinder head. The shield and glow plug extend into a combustion chambe... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076494 | Internal combustion engine and method for manufacturing same In an internal combustion engine, especially a multi-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine with split cast crankcase comprising two half-shells (1a, 1b) clamped together by fastening studs, with the joint plane running in the direction of the crankshaft and ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076495 | Bearing arrangement for vertical engine A crankshaft bearing support arrangement is disclosed for an engine arranged such that the crankshaft is vertically oriented. The crankshaft rotates within a crankcase chamber defined by the cylinder block and a crankcase cover connected thereto. First we... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076496 | Captive bag engine pre-oiling apparatus The present invention relates to pre-ignition lubrication mechanisms for internal combustion engines, and more particularly to a pressurized pre-combustion oiling mechanism for use with internal combustion engines. The present invention provides an accumu... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076497 | Pressurized containers using phase change system The present invention relates to a method of providing nearly constant pressure during operation of a device incorporating a pressurized container and more particularly pre-ignition lubrication mechanisms for internal combustion engines, pressurized pre-c... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076498 | Direct-injection spark-ignition four-stroke internal-combustion engine A direct-injection spark-ignition four-stroke internal-combustion engine includes a combustion chamber defined by a piston, a cylinder with a cylinder head, an intake pipe associated with an intake valve, an exhaust pipe with which an exhaust valve cooper... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076499 | Intake system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation In an air intake system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation, particularly a Diesel engine, including an intake duct with a throttle valve wherein the intake duct is connected to an intake manifold of the engine an... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076500 | Method and arrangement for controlling the torque of the drive unit of a motor vehicle The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling the torque of a drive unit of a motor vehicle. The desired torque or the actual torque of the drive unit is set into a relationship with a pregiven maximum permissible torque and the... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076501 | Min/Max speed governor for an internal combustion engine A two speed governor for an internal combustion engine includes a flyweight assembly rotatably mounted in a housing. The riser is positioned in the housing and operably connected to the flyweight assembly. The riser is moveable between a retracted positio... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076502 | Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines An exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines, comprising an exhaust gas recirculation passage for recirculating a part of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into the engine; an exhaust gas recirculation contro... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076503 | Electronically controlled carburetor The present invention involves a carbureted fuel system for an internal combustion engine for small utility implements. The engine includes a crankcase with a cylinder bore. The crankcase rotatably supports a crankshaft having a flywheel and a magnet disp... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076504 | Apparatus for diagnosing failures and fault conditions in a fuel system of an internal combustion engine A fuel system includes a pair of electronically controllable high pressure fuel pumps operable to supply high pressure fuel from a lower pressure fuel source to a high pressure fuel collection chamber having a pressure sensor associated therewith. The fue... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076505 | Fuel injection arrangement for a multicylinder internal combustion engine In a fuel injection arrangement for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine including an engine block with a cylinder head defining combustion chambers and a cylinder head cover wherein the cylinder head has cavities receiving fuel injectors which ext... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076506 | Piston for use in an engine A piston is provided for use in a free-piston engine and includes a crown portion having a predetermined thickness, a plunger connection portion having a passage extending therethrough along the axis of the piston and being connected to the crown portion,... | 06/20/2000 |
