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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6189443 | Pruning baler A device for compressing stacks of branches or twigs pruned from trees or shrubs into compact bundles includes a winch having an elongated tubular shaft terminated at one end thereof by a hand crank, and rotatably supported by a pair of longitudinally spa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189444 | Press having a dosing system A press has a press ram actuated by a drive apparatus and a dosing system to be actuated by the drive apparatus for lubricating at least the drive apparatus.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189445 | Heating device for an installation producing corrugated cardboard A heating device (1) for a corrugated cardboard installation includes several heating plates (3), arranged successively in the direction of advance of a corrugated cardboard web (2). Heating device (1) also includes at least one pressure unit (5), consist... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189446 | System for the secure destruction of compact disc data An apparatus and process for the rendering unintelligible of data stored on digital and analog recording media employs a means for embossing the media and a means for driving the media to traverse a path defined by the means for embossing. In one embodime... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189447 | Method of making composite printing band There is disclosed an endless flexible printing band and method of making such printing bands. A wide endless band having columns and rows of raised printing characters is molded onto a sheet having columns and rows of visually readable characters corresp... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189448 | Dual image stencil apparatus having stencil including sections with curled edges A stencil for a printer used to print a substance onto a substrate using a blade that passes over the stencil during printing. In embodiments of the invention, the stencil includes a first section having a first printing pattern formed thereon, a second s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189449 | Width adjusting device and method for a paper web, and rotary lithographic press having same A web width adjusting device comprises a pressure force applying unit for applying pressure force to one side surface of a paper web which is successively traveled through two or more printing sections. Further the web width adjusting device may also incl... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189451 | Stamp for providing imprint on bulging surface A manually actuable stamp provided with first and second housing sections, one section being provided with stamping platen movable into engagement with a bulging surface and provided with a stamping surface conforming to the bulging surface when in engage... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189452 | Apparatus for loading and unloading plates to external drum devices having movable clamps A system for loading and clamping one or more plates onto the cylindrical surface of a rotatable drum, such as used in a platesetter for printing, and for unloading the plates from the drum. The system is characterized by clamps that are movable over the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189453 | Structure of a smoke generator An improved structure of a smoke generator including a housing and a pump accommodated in the housing. The pump pumps a chemical solution in a container via a solution duct to a heating vaporization device. The heating vaporization device includes two opp... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189454 | Inert practice round with solid body An inert practice round has an elongated, solid body of aluminum having an external outline with the contour and size of a live round of a predetermined caliber. In one embodiment, the round comprises a unitary, one-piece, cavityless body. In another embo... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189455 | Transport apparatus An easily carried and assembled apparatus for use in moving materials between two elevated locations, such as windows of spaced building, that includes a sending assembly positionable across a window in a first building, and a receiving assembly positione... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189456 | High capacity axle for railway freight cars An improved railway car axle having a shaft body with a pair of wheel seats and a pair of journals respectively disposed adjacent to opposite ends of the axle. A dust guard seat may be located between each wheel seat and the associated journal. Also, fill... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189457 | Support bracket for domestic containers for railroad transportation A support bracket for domestic containers for the transportation of cargo on railcars is provided for giving support, to the attachment blocks which are used by cranes and loaders to pick and manipulate such containers, as well as to the framework members... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189458 | Collapsible table holder for attachment to a trailer hitch of a motor vehicle A collapsible holder having a first end to be detachably connected to a conventional trailer hitch at the rear of a motor vehicle and a second end to be detachably coupled to a folding table. The collapsible holder has a pair of outer arms that are pivota... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189459 | Collapsible auxiliary instrument shelf for use in surgical operating rooms An auxiliary shelf that can be attached to existing operating room carts to provide additional sterile space upon which instruments may be placed for access during surgery. The auxiliary shelf is located above the main shelf area of the cart. The auxiliar... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189460 | Combustion system for sooty smoke generating facilities A combustion system for reducing an amount of air polluting substances in a combustion exhaust gas produced in a combustion furnace comprises a combustion furnace configured to produce a combustion exhaust gas upon combustion of a combustible material, wh... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189461 | Burning apparatus and method for restricting the occurrence of dioxins An incineration apparatus which can suppress the generation of dioxins, including a combustion furnace (11) for burning a combustible in combustion air within the furnace, chlorinated aromatic compound measuring device (12) for measuring an amount of a ch... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189462 | Burning/melting method of waste melting furnace Waste material containing combustible waste substances and incombustible waste substances along with carbonic massive combustibles are feed for passage in a furnace in the form of packed layers. Lower stage tuyeres feed burning support gas in the burning ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189463 | Methods and apparatus for incinerating combustible waste material such as farm animal biomass Farm animal biomass, such as the waste and shredded carcasses of poultry and hogs, and/or animal bedding, is incinerated by being delivered to the inlet of a duct. During a processing period the biomass is heated uniformly to a temperature while advanced ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189464 | Pulverized coal combustion burner and combustion method thereby A combustion method utilizing a pulverized coal combustion burner which is provided with a pulverized coal nozzle for jetting a fluid mixture of pulverized coal and air and an air nozzle for jetting air. In the method, a combustion flame formed by the pul... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189465 | Field marker control system for agricultural planters A control system is provided for automatically deploying the field markers on an agricultural planter in an alternating manner without requiring operator input. The control system utilizes a proximity sensor to determine whether the tool bar is coming fro... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189466 | Noxious weed control by soil solarization A method of controlling noxious weeds, particularly nutsedge (Cyperus spp) by soil solarization, comprising covering the soil with an effective thickness of a transparent, thermoplastic IR retentive film for a sufficient period of time to either kill or s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189467 | Sewing machine having a display device In a sewing machine, a CPU reads a color display data of an embroidery pattern selected by a user from a ROM and generates a subtractive color data by subtracting colors included in the color display data. The CPU then writes the subtractive color data in... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189468 | Support for cap embroidery frames with tension member A cap framing gauge for supporting a cap as the cap is mounted on an embroidering cap frame wherein the frame is subsequently mounted on automated embroidery equipment. The cap framing gauge includes a cap tensioning member pivotally attached to the cap f... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189469 | Strip matter cutting device for sewing machine A strip matter cutting device for sewing machine is provided which is mainly employed in automatically cutting a tape or rubber sewed on the shoulders of a T-shirt. It is arranged such that the whole of a cutting part which comprises a rotary cutting blad... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189470 | Automatic pillow sham sewing machine An arrangement of sewing successive edges of material which extend in two directions. The arrangement comprises a stationary sewing table having a prescribed sewing area. The sewing table supports a carriage. A sewing machine is supported by the carriage.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189471 | Sailboats and methods The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one exemplary embodiment, a sailboat comprises a hull and a deck that is operably attached to the hull. The deck has a longitudinal axis extending along its center. A mast is ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189472 | Craft with tilting sail A single or multi-hulled sailing craft has a stub mast 5 upstanding from the hull. A sail 10 has a luff edge 11 secured to a luff boom 20 and a foot edge 12 secured to a foot boom 21 which is connected to the lower end of the luff boom. Part way along the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189473 | Contour-following apparatus for cleaning surfaces A modular apparatus for supporting and guiding a tool such as an ultra-high pressure water jet along a work surface, including a contour following assembly attached to a motorized lift vehicle. The contour following assembly includes a gimbals assembly wi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189474 | Self-contained ship's hold cargo recovery and cleaning vessel and method A self-contained floating vessel is configured as a self-propelled or barge-like floating hull. It is equipped with a vacuum exhaust unit configured to pull an air-stream vacuum, by means of pipe and hose lines, from ship cargo holds which contain residua... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189477 | Marine advertising vessel A marine advertising vessel comprises a floating member with superimposed deck supporting a display frame for mounting an advertising message or display well above water level to be readily visible along a shoreline. One or more vessels may be employed fo... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189478 | Boat carrier with retractable wheels A boat carrier 1 having a transverse frame 2-2a with adjustable width for a range of boat widths, a gunwale clamp 10 at each end of the frame, a seat 11 in the middle of the frame, and a wheel 5 attached to each end of the frame by a strut 6-6a. The strut... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189479 | Method and apparatus for detecting a temperature increase in an electrical insulator The present invention provides a heat-sensitive warning device and a related method for visually detecting an increase in the temperature of the outer surface of an electrical insulator, which may indicate the unsafe flow of leakage electrical current thr... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189480 | Analog gauge pointer A pointer assembly (12) is disclosed, which is mounted to a conventional gauge assembly (14). The assembly includes a pointer (20) having an elongated tapered body (70), with the body (70) having a proximal end (76) and a distal end (78). Illumination fro... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189482 | High temperature, high flow rate chemical vapor deposition apparatus and related methods The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for depositing titanium films at rates up to 200 Å/minute on semiconductor substrates from a titanium tetrachloride source. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a ceramic heater ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189483 | Process kit The present invention provides an HDP-CVD tool using simultaneous deposition and sputtering of doped and undoped silicon dioxide capable of excellent gap fill and blanket film deposition on wafers. The tool of the present invention includes: a dual RF zon... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189485 | Plasma CVD apparatus suitable for manufacturing solar cell and the like A substrate is disposed in a reactor kept to be a vacuum state, a material gas is supplied into a space in front of the substrate, high-frequency electric power is supplied to the material gas to generate plasma based on electric discharge excitation in t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189486 | Apparatus for and a method of performing an animal-related action regarding at least a part of the body of an animal An apparatus for and a method of performing an animal-related action regarding at least a part of the body of an animal is proposed. The apparatus includes a cleaning tool (15), adapted to be brought into contact with the part of the body, a support (16, ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189487 | Heated animal bed A heated bed for dogs, cats or other animals which can provide a selected amount of heat to the animal depending upon environmental temperatures. The bed includes a hollow blanket casing within which is disposed at least three layers of foam insulation ma... | 02/20/2001 |
