Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6088913 | Apparatus for and method of mounting electronic parts There are disclosed an apparatus for and a method of mounting electronic parts, in which uniaxial tables for positioning a board can be driven at high speed, and the speed of mounting of the electronic parts on the board can be further increased. A natura... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088914 | Method for planarizing an array of solder balls A method for mounting an integrated circuit includes a plurality of solder balls arrayed on the bottom surface of a package of the integrated circuit onto to a circuit board. These solder balls provide for surface mounting of the integrated circuit to a c... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088915 | C4-GT stand off rigid flex interposer method An integrated circuit package that contains an integrated circuit that is mounted to a bond portion of a substrate. The bond portion of the substrate is separated from a contact portion of the substrate by a flexible portion. The contact portion is attach... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088916 | Method of making a pump having relief valve seat free of direct structural restraint A pump includes a coaxially integrated pump bypass/relief valve element of high density polymer material seats against a hard metallic sleeve that is pressed into a first counterbore around the bypass flow channel with an interference fit. That axial end ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088917 | Method for making heat sink device and a heat sink made thereby A method for making a heat sink device comprises the steps of 1) forming a base from punching an array of mounting holes in at substrates; 2) forming a plurality of cooling fin strips from a material sheet; 3) aligning and assembling each of the cooling f... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088918 | Closed loop vehicle frame structure for laterally spaced suspension components A framing structure for the rear portion of an automotive, including a pair of spaced and generally vertically oriented suspension strut towers each tower fixed at lower and upper end portions to a lower cross beam and an upper cross beam respectively and... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088919 | Nail clipper retainer A nail clipper retainer for use with a convention nail clipper having jaws fixed together at a first end and having chain hole surfaces therein and chain connected thereto, a rivet slidably connected to rivet open surfaces formed in a second end of the na... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088920 | Cable cutter with insert blades A cable cutting tool with high hardness insert blades inserted between pivotably mounted levers. The levers are pivotably mounted to hand-grippable handles. The levers have jaws with a gap formed between inner facing surfaces thereof. The gap provides spa... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088921 | Can opener with a lid magnet The present invention is a can opener with a manual turning knob and a magnet. The can opener has a first cutting side, second turning side, an upper handle, and a lower handle. The manual turning knob comprises a wheel with indentations. The top of the w... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088922 | Method and apparatus for hydrostatical leveling A method and apparatus for hydrostatic leveling including a pair of liquid filled containers connected by a liquid hose for equalizing static pressure in the mercury pools in the indicating heads and a gas hose for equalizing the gas or vapor pressure wit... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088923 | Device and method for checking the geometry of a hole bored in a part A sensor arm (1) is inserted into a hole (3). The arm is mounted on a pivot (5) perpendicular to the arm axis so that it may be urged into engagement with the wall of the hole, e.g. by an air cylinder (12). The pivot (5) is in turn rotated about an axis p... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088924 | Machine for grinding a cylindrical piece in orbital motion A device for measuring and/or checking the diameter of a cylindrical part (2) moving orbitally about an axis (3) during a grinding process. The device comprises a measuring head (7) coupled to a holder (18, 22) which is provided with a member (26) for eng... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088925 | Capture feature tang seal defect measurement tool An apparatus for measuring seal defects on a seal surface of a rocket motor case field joint is provided. The apparatus includes a base mountable onto the rocket motor case field joint. The base is sweepable circumferentially along the field joint. An axi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088926 | Dryer section Dryer section of a machine for manufacturing a material sheet. The dryer section may include at least one dryer cylinder, a plurality of sheet guide rolls, a transport belt for guiding the material sheet in a meandering manner around the at least one drye... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088927 | Device for through-flow continuous processing of textiles or the like The invention describes a device for through-flow continuous processing of textiles, nonwovens, or paper in web form with a gaseous processing medium circulated in the device. The material rests on the outside of a permeable drum subjected to suction, sai... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088928 | Cloth dryer for a water jet loom To reduce the heating temperature and electric power consumption, maintain the quality of cloth and thoroughly dry the cloth, the cloth is heated and dried while it travels over a press roller, is wound round a surface roller through a pressure contact po... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088929 | Grain metering system for a grain dryer having improved grain column discharge opening and metering roll configuration A grain dryer which includes a grain column through which grain may flow is disclosed. The grain column includes a left lateral discharge sidewall, a right lateral discharge sidewall, a lower discharge surface and an upper discharge surface which collecti... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088930 | Convection-radiation system for heat treatment of a continuous strip In a heat treatment installation a strip moves continuously past infrared radiant elements and elements for blowing air onto the strip. The installation comprises a succession of blower elements separated from each other by at least one infrared radiant e... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088931 | Interstation infrared heating unit A dryer is disclosed in a compact design for interstation use on printing presses, particularly lithographic presses. High velocity air is combined with intense infrared radiation to heat, evaporate and scrub vapor from freshly printed substrates. Air und... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088932 | Efficiency clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a plurality of high energy lamps. The high energy lamps are mounted so as to emit high energy radiation toward a drying chamber. A blower is arranged to move air to the plurality of high energy lamps so as cool the high energy lamps. T... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088933 | Drive rod and clutch disk for a paint brush and roller drying tool An improved drive rod and clutch disk for a paint brush and roller cleaning tool providing the unique combination of a hardened steel clutch disk and chrome plated drive rod. Hardening virtually eliminates enlargement of the bow tie hole in the clutch dis... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088934 | Twin fluid nozzle and method A method for injecting a liquid directly into a fluidised bed and a configuration of at least one twin nozzle in which a gas is used to atomise the liquid and each nozzle permits a dispersion of liquid into a vessel containing the fluidised bed.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088935 | Waterproof shoe with an inner shaft extension A shoe structure includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft and a sole. The inner shaft includes at least one waterproof, water-vapor permeable functional layer and at least one layer of lining material which faces the inside of the shoe structure. An extens... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088936 | Shoe with closure system A shoe with closure system for provides enhanced support for feet and ankles. The shoe with closure system includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The upper has a toe portion, a top portion, a pair of lateral portions, an ankle portion, a heel ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088937 | Vehicle plow suspension system A vehicle plow suspension system designed for use with a large object such as a plow blade is disclosed. The suspension system is disposed between and connected to the plow blade and its associated positioning means, and comprises an expansion spring coax... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088938 | Implement adapter for an excavation tool assembly An implement adapter for providing improved excavation versatility that couples with and attaches to an excavation tool assembly for mounting a working implement thereon. The implement adapter comprises a frame for holding a working implement, wherein the... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088939 | Implement adapter for an excavation tool assembly An implement adapter for providing excavation versatility that couples with and attaches to an excavation tool assembly for mounting a working implement thereon. The implement adapter comprises a frame for holding a working implement, wherein the frame is... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088940 | Ironing press with movable ironing boards The invention concerns an ironing press including a base bearing an ironing plate, a sleeve board and an articulated arm for manoeuvring a heating plate, movable between two positions. In one position, the heating plate is pressed against the ironing plat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088941 | Transparency viewing apparatus Viewing apparatus including a viewing surface having a viewing area, back-lighting apparatus for selectably adjusting the back-illumination of areas of the viewing surface, the areas having a given extent, the back-lighting means including: an liquid crys... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088942 | Method and apparatus for retaining flexible material in a sign system A retention system for applying tension to a flexible sheet of material used in a sign system is shown. A support frame can be utilized to couple a material retainer which engages the flexible sheet of material. A tensioning member can be utilized to urge... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088943 | Decorative pop out card accessory for gifts A decorative accessory includes an adhesive attachment tab connected by formable wire segments to at least two cards. The formable wire may be formed into a desired shape by hand to extend outward from the attachment tab in a cantilever fashion. The adhes... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088944 | Simulated feeding decoy An apparatus for oscillating a flotation device on a body of water comprising attaching a rigid extension having a buoyancy container to the flotation device, placing the flotation device in the body of water such that the buoyancy container is filled wit... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088946 | Fishing pole holder and fish hooker A fishing pole holder and fish hooker (10) generally comprises a sleeve (20) for holding a fishing pole (100), a pivot (70) pivotally attaching sleeve (20) to a base (30), a biasing assembly (80), a latch (90), a tether (75) for retaining pole (100) in sl... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088947 | Member for fishing or sport tool In order to provide a member for a fishing or sport tool with light weight property and excellent exterior, the member is constructed by a body; a film formed directly on the body of the member or through an intermediate layer; and a single-color forming ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088948 | Method and a device for trapping rats, mice and the like A trap for catching animals like rats, mice and similar comprises an entrance compartment (3), a detection unit (7), an activator (8) a door (4) and a unit (2) with confinement chamber. The confinement chamber may be filled with carbon dioxide in order to... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088949 | Insect control apparatus and method A method and apparatus for attracting insects, especially black flies, sand flies and mosquitoes, in which the physical effects associated with the skin areas of prey-animals are simulated. Basic elements of a first embodiment of the apparatus include war... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088950 | Structural pest control system An insecticide method to control and kill insects in the exterior walls of architectural structures, and the apparatus for doing so. This method is particularly useful for stucco walls and involves cutting cavities in the stucco wall near the soil line ar... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088951 | Coupling system for twin-fin tubes used in radiation heating applications A coupling system for twin-fin tubes used in radiation heating for agricultural applications wherein a heated fluid, such as water, is passed through the tubes for the purpose of heating surrounding plants. The twin-fin tubes have a tubular portion from w... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088952 | Plant protectors The plant protector is designed to form a sleeve of triangular cross-section from a flat sheet 10 having a width of 285 mm by way of example. The sleeve is attached to a horizontal support wire 11 by folding a top securing flap 12 past and around the wire... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088953 | Collapsible protective plant cover A collapsible protective plant cover comprises a pair of vertically spaced and coaxial support rings of spring steel. A tubular wall made of highly flexible sheeting is connected between the rings for protection from weather and animals. The tubular wall ... | 07/18/2000 |
