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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6189232 | Blow-suction box or equivalent for a paper machine or board machine The invention concerns a blow-suction box or equivalent for a paper machine or board machine, which box comprises at least a pressure chamber and which box is placed in the vicinity of a cylinder, roll, or equivalent, from which cylinder, roll or equivale... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189233 | Dryer section Dryer section of a machine for at least one of producing and processing a web of material. The dryer section includes at least one heatable drying cylinder having a circumference, at least a part the circumference adapted to be surrounded by the material ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189234 | Continuous flow fluid bed dryer A continuous flow fluid bed dryer has a dryer housing having a drying chamber and a plenum chamber located beneath the drying chamber. Moist product to be dried is introduced to the drying chamber at a product inlet and proceeds through the drying chamber... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189235 | Grain flow regulator for a grain dryer An apparatus for controlling grain flow within a column of a grain dryer is disclosed. The grain dryer includes a metering roll positioned to contact grain advancing out of a discharge opening of the column. The grain dryer further includes a regulator me... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189236 | Process for drying a reactor system employing a fixed bed adsorbent A method of reducing the purge gas consumption, dry-down time, or both required for start-up and operation of a gas phase fluidized bed reactor system. The method involves contacting a stream of cycle gas having water and/or a polar hydrocarbon with an ad... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189237 | Process for drying a web Process and device for drying a moving web. The process includes vaporizing moisture in the web, creating a blanket of compressed air along a first surface of the web, and the blanket of compressed air directing the vaporized moisture in a direction from ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189238 | Portable purge system for transporting materials A portable purge system for transporting materials, such as semiconductor wafers used in the manufacture of ICs, comprises a carrier having compartments for releasably receiving and enclosing the materials therein. The carrier is flooded with an inert gas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189239 | Articulated footwear having a flexure member A article of footwear is disclosed having a flexure member in the sole to facilitate abduction bending to provide footwear that is easy to don and doff. The footwear includes a split upper having a forefoot upper portion and a rear upper portion. A closur... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189240 | Shoe and related display A novelty shoe embodying a caricature of the head of an animal includes a sole and an upper which cooperate to form a foot-receiving compartment therebetween. The sole and the upper are configured such that a mouth of the caricature defines an entry for t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189241 | Cushioned in-line skate shoe A cushioned in-line skate shoe comprises: an in-line skate shoe body, including: an outer side wall which has an outer lower edge, an inner side wall which has an inner lower edge, a sole provided on a bottom of the shoe body and connected between the out... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189242 | Shoe for bicycle A shoe for a bicycle includes an outsole having a depression for receiving a board and having an opening for receiving a coupler. The board has a recess for receiving a fastener plate. One or more fasteners are engaged through the coupler and the board an... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189243 | Dredging method and dredging apparatus A dredging method and a dredging apparatus which can efficiently suck large quantities of sand and gravels deposited on the bottom of dams, rivers, harbors, etc., convey them with as much saved energy as possible, and can prevent diffusion of turbid water... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189244 | Self-cleaning narrow ditch trencher and flexible tile installer A narrow-trench earth trencher and flexible tube installer, including a relatively large diameter narrow driven sprocket connected by a chain with attached earth cutters to a relatively small drive sprocket. The trencher includes a carriage frame adapted ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189245 | Steam iron soleplate with separate steaming and drying areas A steam iron soleplate divided into at least one steaming area having a plurality of steam outlets and at least one drying area having one or more grooves but free of steam outlets. The grooves are arranged in a network of furrows defining a pattern of ra... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189246 | Three dimensional advertising billboard A versatile three-dimensional billboard capable of remote control operation, animation, and color accentuation. The billboard includes a board defining a plurality of holes arranged in a matrix. A plurality of rods are slidably mounted in the holes. At le... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189247 | Adjustable length, elongated hook label holder A product identification and information tag of sheet material for overlying an elongated support hook, wherein the mounting portion of the tag is frictionally engaged over projections on a saddle member carried by the hook itself. The length of the tag c... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189248 | Snap-on mounting bracket for electronic label holders A mounting bracket for securing an electronic label to the front of a store display shelf. The bracket is a one-piece metal sheet formed to provide a central body portion with clips for securing the electronic label. An upper support member extends rearwa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189249 | Security tag device A tamper-proof seal assembly for discouraging and detecting tampering of containers onto which the tamper-proof seal assembly is installed. The container includes a closure assembly. The closure assembly defines an opening. The tamper-proof seal assembly ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189250 | Magnetic picture display device A magnetic picture display device is described. The invention includes a horizontal ground surface, a planar item to be displayed, a first support element and at least one front surface-contacting member. The display item has a front surface, a rear surfa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189251 | Art tapestry environmentally stabilized with a honeycomb board rigid foundation A wall-hanging art-tapestry comprises, for example, a Giclee print of original art reproduced with extreme high fidelity on a textured watercolor paper mounted on a honeycomb board. Canvas is used to cover the back of the board and upholstery velvet edgin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189252 | Picture frame corner connecting element A frame having the appearance of a Hicks frame or moulding is disclosed. The frame comprises four mitred frame elements with grooves cut into the mitred surfaces so that when the frame is assembled, a connector can be inserted into the grooves of adjacent... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189254 | Magazine cartridge loading device In order to simplify manually loading cartridges into a magazine, a device is provided for use with a magazine that receives a plurality of cartridges in stacked relation through an opening against a force biasing the cartridges toward the opening. The de... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189255 | Hollow telescopic fishing rod A hollow telescopic fishing rod has a fishing rod body which includes a plurality of fishing rod body sections made from fiber-reinforced resin. The fishing rod body has an inner surface, an internal path for a fishing line and line-holding protrusions ma... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189256 | Method and apparatus enabling remote release of hooks and hook assemblies to free fishing lures A fishing method and apparatus is provided comprising a lure module enhanced with circuitry that is capable of releasing hooks upon detection of a signal sent from a user operated, remote device enhanced with circuitry to send the signals causing hook rel... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189257 | Array of clustered fishhooks remaining tangle free in use and in storage A fishhook adapted to be used in a clustered arrangement, with each hook of the cluster mounted for pivotal movement so as to be able to minify the chance of entanglement with weeds or trash. The novel fishhook array made possible in accordance with this ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189258 | Fishing line container A container formed as a clear cylindrical tube having a weighted base is dimensioned to pull stripped line into the tube and stack the line in neat coils using the weight of the line to provide a guiding pull. A removable handle may be provided for carryi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189259 | Insect bait-and-switch delivery apparatus An insect bait-and-switch liquid delivery apparatus for the control of insects. The apparatus includes a reservoir defining a first chamber containing liquid bait attractive to an insect and a second chamber containing liquid active toxic to an insect, a ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189260 | Compressed mixtures of coconut coir pith and peat moss and processes for the preparation thereof Compressed mixtures of coconut coir pith and peat moss are prepared from decompressed coconut coir pith and peat moss. The compressed mixtures are capable of being decompressed to form fluffed plant growth media having improved fluffed yield and enhanced ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189261 | Flexible floral arranging grid A flexible grid for use in guiding a person to arrange flowers, and the like, includes a number of openings formed therein by woven-together fluffy fabric-coated, flexible wires. The flexible grid may be supported on, as by being bent around, or in an ope... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189262 | Method of treating industrial waste water Modular cubes with numerous cylindrical cavities include a rooting medium and tree in each cavity, whereby a long and narrow root system is established for each such tree within the confines of the respective cylindrical cavity. Individual cavities are pr... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189264 | Hurricane storm panel and method of installation The invention encompasses a storm shutter system. The system utilizes a track above an opening, a shutter that is held by the track that covers the opening, a retainer that in conjunction with the track acts to hold the shutter in place, a means for retai... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189265 | One- or two-leaf sliding door, swinging door or pocket door A one-leaf or two-leaf sliding door, swinging/sliding door or pocket door, particularly for vehicles, has an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic drive. A nut is attached to the at least one door leaf and a spindle extends through the nut. A drive for moving ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189266 | Safety brake mechanism for overhead sectional door The mechanism comprises a bracket, to which are mounted a fixed roller shaft and a rotatable brake shaft. The roller shaft has a roller which runs in the door track. A cylindrical torsion spring is positioned on the brake shaft. One end of the spring is a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189267 | Door module with outside door handle A vehicle door includes inner and outer panels defining a cavity therebetween. The outer panel has an opening therein for receiving a door latch operating handle. An outside door handle assembly includes a housing and an operating handle movably mounted o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189268 | Modular office furniture system The Village Wall system utilizes furniture, equipment, components, and accessories in the creation of unique office designs. Two parallel rails are attached to existing walls and support fixed tackboards and rolling accessories, e.g., markerboards, shelve... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189269 | Thermoplastic wall forming member with wiring channel A thermoplastic wall forming member is provided with rails for securing a wiring channel interiorly of a hollow structure to be formed by the wall forming member and other wall forming members.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189270 | Panel wall construction A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189271 | Building systems A building system which uses a plurality of interlocking members which can be used to construct an unlimited number of structures which can be assembled, disassembled and used by children and adults. The building system requires no tools, fasteners or adh... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189272 | Multi level vehicle service system A multi-level vehicle servicing system includes site-erectable units each with four levels, to facilitate vehicle repairs by several technicians at the same time. Each unit includes vertical structural members, horizontal supports, flooring, tool storage,... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189273 | Connector clip for drywall reveal A drywall reveal and retaining clip for assuring proper alignment of abutting drywall reveal sections. The retaining clip comprises a generally U-shaped channel that engages the rear of two abutting ends of similarly shaped drywall reveal and by engagemen... | 02/20/2001 |
