Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6192559 | Shoelace fastening apparatus A shoelace locking apparatus. The apparatus comprises a body attachable to a first end of a shoelace and a cup. The body defines a laterally opening locking passage therein for receiving a second end of the shoelace. The cup may be integral with the body ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192560 | Method and device for transferring a yarn sheet from a yarn winder onto a winding beam The yarn sheet (1) of a finished yarn winding (2) for example on a warping machine is with the help of a transfer means (8) transferred onto a winding beam (3) for example of a beaming machine. The transfer means with this has a suspension rod (9) which p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192561 | Cartridge case former and method A cartridge case former and method includes a front arbor plate, a rear arbor plate and a plurality of arbors extending between the front arbor plate and the rear arbor plate. The cartridge case former also includes a plurality of rotatable roller dies di... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192562 | Method of producing piezoelectric component A piezoelectric component prevents development of a short circuit between separate electrodes of a piezoelectric element and provides a high level of connection reliability. The piezoelectric component includes a piezoelectric element utilizing a longitud... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192563 | Apparatus having improved cycle time for removing a PC board from a panel A system having improved cycle time for removing PC boards from a connected panel. In accordance with the present invention, a pair of walking clamps are used to receive a panel from a subsequent processing system, and a movable receiving nest is used to ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192564 | Surface cutting apparatus for hot-rolled steel products In the present invention, in cutting the top and bottom surfaces of a hot-rolled sheet by the rotation of milling cutters holding the sheet therebetween in the thickness direction of the sheet in the running process of the hot-rolled sheet, the cutting re... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192565 | Automotive seat assembly having a rectractable headrest An automotive seat including a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back pivots relative to the seat cushion for movement between a seating position and a folded position. A headrest is mounted to the seat back and is moveable between a deployed positio... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192566 | Brake single or dual piston pusher tool A piston pushing tool for use in piston disc brake assemblies having a caliper housing with at least one piston receiving bore open at one end and closed at its opposite end in which an hollow cylindrical piston having a closed end adjacent to the open en... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192567 | Repair system for damaged transmission housings A process for repairing a defective opening in an automotive transmission housing includes the steps of (a) providing a drilling jig sized to fit closely within the servo bore chamber, the drilling jig having an alignment aperture concentric with the open... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192568 | Method of making an intravenous catheter assembly A method is provided for making a combination hub and catheter. A material is molded in a mold into a body having at least a first hub, and at least a first nose extending from the first hub. The first nose is then elongated into a catheter by moving firs... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192569 | Process for manufacture of a top for a container with a detachable cover reusable as a cap The invention relates to a process for manufacture of a top 1 intended to be attached on a container or a flexible tube 50 and comprising a neck 3 the opening 7 of which is connected by a tearable ring-shaped part 10 to a cover 20 serving as an impervious... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192570 | Method for the remanufacturing of a sealed module A system and method is provided for opening a sealed engine control module in which the module includes a substrate bent around and sealed to a central housing. In one aspect of the invention, the housing is machined around its perimeter, without damaging... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192571 | Apparatus and method for forming stiffening means An apparatus and method for forming re-enforced stiffening means such as panels for use in palletainers, re-enforcement being provided by ribs in which said ribs are shaped, folded and secured to a panel.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192572 | Machine-tool for high speed machining adopting an ergonomic arrangement for functional parts thereof A high speed machining machine-tool including a mechanical module having a machining station and a driving station and an equipment module with "n" number different parts located up line. The module bases are connected to a common supporting frame, with t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192573 | Method of preparing oxide superconducting wire An oxide superconducting wire having a circular or substantially circular sectional shape and exhibiting a high critical current density comparable to that of a tape-shaped wire is provided. The oxide superconducting wire consists of a plurality of filame... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192574 | Method of manufacturing and attaching a coil to an electric circuit using a circuit fixture A method of manufacturing a coil and attaching the coil to contact points of an electric circuit. One end of a winding filament is brought in a stretched state to a first position in a winding machine, the filament is wound to provide a coil, and the fila... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192575 | Dual action indexing system and method for a die assembly A dual action indexing system and method for relatively rotating a lamina and a partial lamina stack in a progressive die assembly. The dual action indexing system includes a mechanical indexer which provides a large indexed rotational movement to correct... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192576 | Mechanism for loading a respective fuzz button into each of a high number of button holes within an IC contactor The present invention is a method and apparatus for efficiently placing a respective fuzz button into each of a high number of button holes on a fuzz button contactor while also efficiently filtering out defectively shaped fuzz buttons. The fuzz buttons a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192577 | Method for shielding of electronics In a method for shielding electronics, a plurality of components to be shielded are arranged on a part of an assembly base to be shielded, each of the plurality of components having a first side including a first contact surface connectable to a common ea... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192578 | Method for electrically coupling bond pads of a microelectronic device A method and apparatus for electrically coupling bond pads on the surface of a microelectronic device. The apparatus can include a microelectronic device having at least two bond pads with a conductive member extending between the bond pads, external to t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192579 | Tape carrier and manufacturing method therefor There is provided a tape carrier in which the degree of freedom of a fine wiring pattern is enhanced by reducing the diameter of a via pad so that the pitch of the wiring pattern can be made fine, and a metallic ball can be positively joined to the via pa... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192580 | Method of making laminate printed circuit board with leads for plating A laminate printed circuit board of the present invention includes wirings respectively extending from terminals provided on the front and rear of the board. The wirings are each connected to an intermediate layer via a respective blind through hole. A wi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192581 | Method of making printed circuit board A printed circuit board has: a base material layer having a first via hole; and an insulating layer having a second via hole, the insulating layer being provided on one surface of the base material layer, wherein a cross-sectional area of the second via h... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192582 | Assembled multi-layer shafts A method of making a hollow shaft having multiple functional elements arranged along the axis of an inner shaft tube is provided. Several multiple shafts equipped with functional elements may be joined by expansion using probes inserted into the shafts an... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192583 | Heat exchanger tube and method of manufacturing same A heat exchanger tube is composed of a metal outer tube having an inner profile and a metal inner tube having an outer profile, wherein the profiles are in an undercut engagement with each other so that the inner and outer tubes are in rigid abutment and ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192584 | Method for manufacturing a structural member for collison impact A method for manufacturing a structural member (1), especially a vehicle assembly member serving to absorb collision energy and forces by direct or indirect collision impact, for the purpose of obtaining a deformation body which is processed from an extru... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192585 | Ball nut and method of high volume manufacturing of same A ball nut has at least one internal bearing race with a first end and second end, and at least one recirculating crossover passage for connecting the first end with the second end of the bearing race to form a continuous recirculating path for a pluralit... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192586 | Dispensing razor blade cartridges used with a handle A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges including latches that retain cartridges in predetermined positions permitting connection to a handle connecting structure on a handle as the handle is moved toward the cartridge, each latch having a latch ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192587 | Auto-aligning ribbon splitter An auto-aligning ribbon splitter which can be used on any size optical fiber ribbon made by any manufacturer. The auto-aligning ribbon splitter centers an optical fiber ribbon over a first splitting edge so that it can be split into two sub-units each hav... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192588 | Wire stripping tool In order to give the device proposed for preparing electric wires and/or cables for installation a sensitive feel, it is designed with two outer grips (1,2) disposed opposite each other and at least one inner arm (3,4) mounted on one of the outer grips (1... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192589 | Utility knife A utility knife that includes a main body, a blade holder assembly movably mounted within the body and a manually engageable member slidably mounted on the main body. The blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to mount a blade within the main b... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192590 | Hairdressing scissors A pair of hairdressing scissors has a pair of handles, and a pivot fastening the handles pivotally. Each handle has a through hole receiving a U-shaped connection block. The U-shaped connection block has a slot and an opening. A protruded bar is disposed ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192591 | Ceramic cutlery and process for production thereof Densely sintered piece of cutlery, which is produced of a high performance ceramic oxide in an injection molding process and which exhibits a decoration based upon metal oxide, which is fired in at a temperature of between 600° C. and 1,700° C., as well... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192592 | Cutting guide device A cutting device is disclosed, comprising a rail attachable to a workface and defining a translational axis when attached thereto; a carriage mounted on the rail and adapted for constrained movement along the translational axis; a turret assembly attached... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192593 | Internal shoe sizing apparatus and method for sizing shoes There is disclosed an internal sizing apparatus comprising a pneumatically activated probe that moves axially within a shoe and non-destructively measures the interior dimensions of the shoe. A linear pneumatic actuator is mounted between a heel piece and... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192594 | Fraction ruler An educational apparatus used for the teaching of mathematical operations that use fractions. A triangular shaped ruler prism has three different side surfaces that are joined together at three common edges with four different numerical value measuring fr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192595 | Gauge for use with an instrument for measuring the pitch of an oar blade The gauge has a first template-like cavity and a first straight edge bordering the first cavity. The first template-like cavity is adapted to enclose an end of an oar blade, and the straight edge is usable for steadying a pitch meter against the oar blade... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192596 | Active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making The present invention is an active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making, both relying on having (a) at least one inner thin sheet; (b) at least one outer thin sheet; (c) defining at least one first sub-assembly for performing at least o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192597 | Device for treating a fibrous pulp web as well as a sealing device for a device of this kind Device for treating a fibrous pulp web that includes at least one support face, which is one of moving and stationary. The fibrous pulp web may be guided over the at least one support face. The device also includes at least one sealing device positioned o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192598 | Microwave and millimeter wave method and apparatus for controlling insects in stored-products A method and apparatus for disinfecting granular material using microwave energy in an applicator that mixes the material with air for consistent and effective insect mortality rates.... | 02/27/2001 |
