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Patents Published on 11/21/2000


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6148642Method and machine for the production of knitted garments comprising a body section and legs, in a single production stage and in a single piece
The machine comprises in combination: two side units (1, 3) each having its own fabric forming cylinder (1C, 3C) with a plurality of needles and needle operating elements (1F, 3F, A1-A8), the cylinders being parallel with each other and close together and...
11/21/2000
6148643Knitted-in slide fastener
The present invention intends to provide a knitted-in slide fastener having a flexibility and capable of securing a desired coupling strength, in which a trace of the fastener element row is unlikely to be made by ironing. A basic structure of knitting of...
11/21/2000
6148644Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct
A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5° C. to about 100° C. and a pressure range of about 1...
11/21/2000
6148645Detergent injection systems for carbon dioxide cleaning apparatus
A system for the controlled addition of detergent formulations and the like to a carbon dioxide cleaning apparatus comprises: (a) a high pressure wash vessel; (b) an auxiliary vessel; (c) a drain line connecting the auxiliary vessel to the wash vessel; (d...
11/21/2000
6148646Washing machine
A washing machine includes a washing shaft for rotating agitating blades disposed in a dewatering tank, and the washing shaft is disposed coaxially on a hollow dewatering shaft for rotating the dewatering tank. The washing shaft is connected to the output...
11/21/2000
6148647Drum type washing machine
A drum type washing machine includes an outer cabinet, a water tub elastically supported in the outer cabinet, a drum type rotatable tub provided in the water tub to be rotated about a horizontal axis, a rotatable tub shaft extending outward from a centra...
11/21/2000
6148648Machine for multiple-pass dyeing of cord fabrics
A machine is provided for the multiple-pass dyeing of cord fabrics. The machine includes a dyeing vat containing at least two Overflow or Jet units or funnels, arranged adjacent to each other and associated with at least two reels straddling at least two ...
11/21/2000
6148649Washing machine with a device for eliminating hydrophobic substances contained in washing water
Disclosed is a washing machine having a device for eliminating hydrophobic substances contained in washing water, such as oil or hydrophobic groups of detergent. The device comprises a part for generating bubbles by spraying washing water, a part for sepa...
11/21/2000
6148650Bolt unit and frame arrangement
This invention relates to a bolt unit and frame arrangement. In particular it relates to a lockable bolt unit having a slidable bolt, typically for securing two moveable panels together or for securing one moveable panel to a fixed frame....
11/21/2000
6148651Motor vehicle door lock
Motor vehicle door lock having a means of locking/unlocking the lock from the outside and an electric actuator (50) for controlling the means of locking/unlocking from the outside. In particular, the means of locking/unlocking from the outside is a centra...
11/21/2000
6148652Picking tool for a disc tumbler lock
A lock picking tool for a high security four-track disc tumbler lock, the tool probing all four tracks simultaneously....
11/21/2000
6148653Rolling apparatus and a rolling method
The present invention aims to provide a rolling system and a rolling method capable of avoiding the occurrence of a pinch fold by effectively preventing the zigzag movement of a rear end portion of a material to be rolled. The rotational speeds (rolling s...
11/21/2000
6148654Convertible roll forming apparatus
A convertible roll forming apparatus for forming flanges on a strip of material in which a roller assembly is supported on a support stand and disposed to move the strip material in a material feed direction. A pivotal support assembly supports a knuckle ...
11/21/2000
6148655Method for calibrating ultrasound devices and contrast agents and system therefor
A method for calibrating ultrasound equipment and ultrasound contrast agents are provided that utilize polystyrene microspheres as a broad-band in vitro calibration tool. In accordance with the method a suspension of polystyrene microspheres is provided i...
11/21/2000
6148656Real-time on-road vehicle exhaust gas modular flowmeter and emissions reporting system
An on-board vehicle emissions testing system includes an instrument module adapted to be detachably connected to the exhaust pipe of a vehicle to provide for flow of exhaust gas therethrough. The instrument module includes a differential pressure probe wh...
11/21/2000
6148657Method and apparatus for analyzing a breath sample
Method and apparatus for analyzing a breath sample provide user-friendly operation and analysis. The method and apparatus provide for automatic operation and coordination of operation of and absorbent sample tube, including desorbing means, a chromatograp...
11/21/2000
6148658System and method for isotope ratio analysis and gas detection by photoacoustics
A system and method are set forth for photoacoustical analysis of isotope and other compounds having telltale absorption wavelengths between 1700-2500 nm. The system and method includes a Co:Mg F2, optical parametric oscillator (OPO) or diode l...
11/21/2000
6148659Gas concentration monitor having a bridge configured flow system
A gas concentration monitor has a pneumatic bridge having two parallel flowpaths containing a first conduit leg and a second conduit leg connected to an input line. Each leg has an entry orifice and an exit orifice through which a portion of the gas sampl...
11/21/2000
6148660Glow sensor-ceramic tip
A glow sensor which combines functions of a diesel engine glow plug with an ion sensor for sensing engine combustion initiation and characteristics includes a ceramic rod retained in a supporting ceramic sleeve carried by a metal shell mountable in an eng...
11/21/2000
6148661Method of separating and rapidly analyzing a sample
A method of separating and analyzing slightly volatile cations and/or anions contained in a sample immediately and simultaneously. The sample is injected into a chromatography device in liquid phase co-operating with at least one stationary phase likely t...
11/21/2000
6148662High-sensitivity strain probe
The present invention is a high-sensitivity strain probe used in high-sensitivity sensor elements of force type. By the use of semiconductor process and wire bonding technology as well as integrated forming method, the fabricated elements include: a probe...
11/21/2000
6148663Device for measuring the amount of a flowing medium
A device for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, with a temperature-dependent measurement element that substantially reduces measurement errors due to a pulsating flow that is characterized by means of flow fluctuations. The device has a measurement c...
11/21/2000
6148664Method and apparatus for shutting in a well while leaving drill stem in the borehole
A drill stem has a testing tool and a drill bit. To drill, the drill stem is rotated and weight is applied to the bit from the surface. To test a formation, the drill stem is left in the borehole. Compressed gas purges mud from the drill stem. The testing...
11/21/2000
6148665Arrangement for establishing and/or monitoring a predetermined filling level in a container
An arrangement for establishing and/or monitoring a predetermined filling level is described, in which a fixed phase difference (Ɗ$c;R), which is independent of the oscillation quality of the arrangement, exists between a transmission signa...
11/21/2000
6148666Method and device for liquid transfer with an analysis apparatus
A liquid transfer device for an analysis unit includes a transfer needle having a tip, and a capacitive liquid level detector for detecting immersion of the tip of the needle into an analysis liquid by detecting a change in capacitance between a signal el...
11/21/2000
6148667Pressure vessel isolation carriage
A carriage assembly provides for holding a pressurizable vessel used in delivering fluid to a processing system, the pressurizable vessel having an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end. The carriage assembly includes:...
11/21/2000
6148668Gas grill tank scale
An apparatus for indicating the amount of fuel in a fuel tank for a barbecue grill is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first housing member having indicator marks on an indicator wall thereof, a second housing member slidably engaging the first housing...
11/21/2000
6148669Acceleration sensor with a spherical inductance influencing member
An acceleration sensor (100) includes a spherical chamber (104) accommodating a spherical member (106) made from an inductance influencing material. The member is inductively coupled to one or more coils (110) outside the chamber. A force on the sensor pu...
11/21/2000
6148670Apparatus and method for multi-axis capacitive sensing
A device for detecting with differential capacitors accelerations in more than one orientation through time-division multiplexing. A micromachined mass is movable along or about any axis in response to a force. The mass forms the common electrode of a set...
11/21/2000
6148671Acceleration sensor and triaxial acceleration sensor
An acceleration sensor capable of restraining a reduction in output thereof due to an electrostatic capacity between acceleration detecting electrodes and output electrodes. A low-dielectric layer is arranged between a connection line and a piezoelectric ...
11/21/2000
6148672Inspection of pipes
An apparatus and a method for inspecting elongate members, especially pipes, using Lamb waves. The apparatus and method provide for the propagation of an axi-symmetric Lamb wave of a single mode in one direction along the pipe. A receiver is provided to r...
11/21/2000
6148673Differential pressure sensor and method thereof
A differential pressure sensor (10) has a sensor die (30) eutectically attached to a mounting flag (14). The mounting flag has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion to the sensor die. The eutectic attachment provides a hermetic seal between the mount...
11/21/2000
6148674Shielded capacitive pressure sensor
A capacitive pressure transducer which is shielded so that water or another fluid with a relatively high dielectric constant can be measured more accurately, as the sensor is unaffected by the relative tendency of the fluid to influence the measured capac...
11/21/2000
6148675Method of measuring strain
Strain of an object is measured by a bridge having, in one arm thereof, a strain gage for producing a resistance change depending on the strain developed in the object, and having resistors in the respective remaining three arms thereof. The resistors hav...
11/21/2000
6148676Tensile testing machine
Tensile testing device, which measures the strain for a tensile testing specimen (24) by means of the relative displacement of the fastening means (2, 14), as a result of that the attachment of the tensile testing specimen (24) is performed in such a mann...
11/21/2000
6148677Gas flow area measurement
The effective flow area of a restriction in a gas flow passage, such as that of a gas turbine nozzle or vane, is determined by use of a large reservoir containing pressurized gas which is discharged through the passage in a blowdown operation in which the...
11/21/2000
6148678Furnace waste gas sampling
A probe for analyzing furnace waste gas comprising a water-cooled outer tube containing an inner tube which is not water-cooled and which has a filter at its end. One end of the outer tube is sealed. Waste gas is drawn into the probe through the unsealed ...
11/21/2000
6148679Sample flow control member
The invention relates to a sample flow control member to be used particularly in a continuously operated analysis of liquid or slurry-like materials, said control member being provided with members for selectively conducting the sample flow to an analyser...
11/21/2000
6148680Sample injector for a high-pressure liquid chromatograph
A sample injector for a high-pressure liquid chromatography system that has an injector needle, which is freely movable within a three dimensional sample space. The needle is attached to a means of transport, which moves in the Y-, Y- and Z-axes. The need...
11/21/2000
6148681Level probe with modular connection
A process seal assembly adapted for installation to a process vessel opening. A probe with a probe connector connects to a rod inside a passageway of a housing adapted to be sealingly mounted to the process vessel opening. The rod has a first end coupled ...
11/21/2000
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