Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6192681 | Hydraulic drive apparatus A differential pressure ƊPLS between a delivery pressure of a hydraulic pump 2 and a maximum load pressure among a plurality of actuators 3a-3c is maintained at a target differential pressure ƊPLSref by pump displacement control means 5. The target ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192682 | Charge pump and auxiliary pump for hydrostatic transmissions and integrated hydrostatic transaxles A hydrostatic transmission. The hydrostatic transmission generally comprises a sump containing hydraulic fluid, a charge pump in flow communication with the sump for creating high pressure hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid, a center section having ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192683 | Device for converting thermal energy into electrical energy In a known device for converting of thermal energy into electrical energy which consists of a working circuit (2) with a working fluid for driving a turbo-engine (1) and of a plurality of heat exchanges (10) alternatively cross-flown by a cold and hot med... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192684 | Mechanical actuator assembly A mechanical actuator assembly is disclosed. The actuator assembly comprises an actuator body with an element moveable with respect to said body to perform a function. In general, the moveable element is in the form of a piston or a rod. The actuator asse... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192685 | Master cylinder for motor vehicle electro-hydraulic braking installation A master cylinder (32) in a vehicle hydraulic braking installation uhydraulic-fluid supply device for actuating wheel brake cylinders (20). The master cylinder (32) being isolated from the wheel brake cylinders (20) by at least one shut-off valve (30). Th... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192686 | Exhaust gas recirculation system Past exhaust emission control systems fail to utilize exhaust gas recirculation during all operating parameters of an engine. The present exhaust gas recirculation system reduces the emissions emitted from an engine during all operating parameters of the ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192687 | Uninterruptible power supply utilizing thermal energy source Uninterruptible power supplies are provided that utilize a material to provide a source of thermal energy that may be converted to electrical energy to produce backup electrical power for a load. In some embodiments, a hot tank assembly is utilized to hol... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192688 | Premixing dry low nox emissions combustor with lean direct injection of gas fule Lean premixed combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel and air is combined with lean direct injection of hydrocarbon fuel and carrier fluid such as air or inert gas or a mixture of air and inert gas into a combustor downstream of the premixed reaction zone in ord... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192689 | Reduced emissions gas turbine combustor An optimized combustor cooperating with a compressor in driving a gas turbine comprises a cylindrical outer combustor wall having an upstream fuel entry region and a downstream turbine entry region. An array of mixing holes are disposed about the peripher... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192690 | Load bearing apparatus in NMR cryostat system The present invention relates to a cooling system for cryostats or transport containers for liquids incorporating a PTR cooler. The cryostat usually consists of several interior cylindrical or otherwise shaped vessels for storing liquids. In particular, t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192692 | Liquid powered ejector Continuous cooperative isobaric ejector method, process and apparatus are disclosed. The ejector compressor 10a is used as a primary compression source in a refrigeration system. The isobaric expansion is accomplished by centrifuging the liquid during the... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192693 | Ice system having sensor pocket An ice collection bin includes an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior chamber used to collect ice or other frozen particles. The level of frozen particles in the interior chamber is controlled by a level sensor assembly. Sensor p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192694 | Absorption type refrigerating machine In a double-effect absorption chiller wherein the vapor of a refrigerant produced by a high temperature generator is supplied to a low temperature generator 12 for condensation, and the refrigerant liquified by condensation is supplied to a condenser 11, ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192695 | Refrigerating cycle A refrigerating cycle with a by-pass duct 5 in which heat exchange for heating is arranged to be performed in an evaporator 4 without passing refrigerant through a condenser 2 is designed to perform an auxiliary heating mode suitable for the instantaneous... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192697 | System and method for determining heat transfer in an environment Systems and methods are disclosed for determining heat transfer in an environment. In one system, heat transfer is determined with a probe including at least one element, a power supply, an amplifier, a temperature monitor, a timing structure, and a syste... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192698 | Vehicle-air-conditioning system with cooling degree estimator for left/right temperature control In an air-conditioning system having two air-conditioning passages serving two different air-conditioning zones but having a cooling degree detector provided in only one of the passages to reduce cost, with the degree to which air is cooled in the other p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192699 | Variable capacity compressor A compressor includes a transpire passageway exclusively communicated with a suction pressure area, and a throttle constituted by a clearance gap between an inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the shaft hole adjoining a crankcase chamber and an ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192700 | Air conditioning system for a motor vehicle An air conditioning system for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprises a first heat exchanger (14) positionable outside the passenger compartment; a second heat exchanger (18) positionable inside the passenger compartment; a first fluid passa... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192701 | Sealed multi-chip module cooling system A cooling system for absorbing thermal energy from an integrated circuit device while preventing the formation of condensation thereon. The cooling system comprises a evaporator unit mounted on an integrated circuit device, housed within an airtight enclo... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192702 | Personal cooling device A PERSONAL COOLING DEVICE that may be slung about the neck of a wearer for providing personal cooling under various conditions and wherein the device may be stowed about the waistband of a garment of the user of the device when not used for cooling purpos... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192703 | Insulating vacuum panel, method for manufacturing the insulated vacuum panel and insulated containers employing such panel An insulating vacuum panel comprising a microporous, open cell silica foam or a precipitated silica insulating support member enclosed within a sealed, flexible polymeric envelope, the envelope comprising a heat-sealable barrier film comprising a multiple... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192704 | Absorber of absorption system refrigerator The absorber for use in absorption chillers of the present invention comprises a plurality of cooling water pipes 2 extending horizontally in the interior of the absorber chamber. A plurality of flat heat transfer plates 1 are spaced apart from one anothe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192705 | Reliquefaction of pressurized boil-off from pressurized liquid natural gas A process is disclosed for reliquefying boil-off gas produced by pressurized liquid natural gas. In this process, refrigeration duty is provided to a heat exchanger by means of a refrigeration cycle. Pressurized natural gas is cooled by the heat exchanger... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192707 | Cryogenic system for producing enriched air A system for producing enriched air wherein a multistage compressor is integrated with a cryogenic air separation plant and serves to compress feed air for the plant while also compressing both air and oxygen fluid from the plant to produce the enriched a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192708 | Finger ring insert A finger ring insert for use with a finger ring. The finger insert comprises a saddle shaped top portion, side portions, and rounded end portions that are seamlessly coupled to the saddle shaped top portion and the side portions. The finger ring insert in... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192709 | Quencher clamping operation using an electromagnet A method of embedding a magnetically attractable member (25) in a ceramic material (1) and a system therefor wherein there are provided a magnetically attractable member and a ceramic member capable of being placed in a molten state. The magnetically attr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192710 | Method and apparatus for bending sheet glass In a bending apparatus for glass sheets, at least some of distances between conveyor rolls are set so as to be unequal, forming glass sheets having good quality and free from optical distortion. For the purpose, the distances between conveyor rolls which ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192711 | Device for transport and cooling of glass panes A device for transporting and cooling hot glass panes (10) has a support wall (1) in which there are alternatingly stationary support ribs (3) and between two support ribs (3) at a time there are hollow chambers (4) with wall parts (11) which are adjustab... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192712 | Optical waveguide fabrication method A method for fabricating an optical waveguide, comprising the following steps. That is, forming an optical waveguide on surface of a substrate via an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (AP-CVD) method using a silica raw material containing an ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192713 | Apparatus for the manufacture of glass preforms A method and apparatus is disclosed for the manufacture of an optical fiber preform having incorporated therein a comparatively high concentration of rare earth dopant material, and which thus can be drawn and processed into an optical fiber having low nu... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192714 | Filament forming apparatus and a cooling apparatus for and method of cooling a filament forming area A filament forming apparatus and cooling apparatus for and method of cooling a filament forming area beneath a bushing is disclosed. The cooling apparatus includes a manifold with a cooling fluid channel formed therein, and a plurality of hollow cooling f... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192715 | Furnace for forming optical fiber An optical fiber drawing furnace capable of the prevention of entry of an ambient gas into an inner space thereof both effectively and economically, provided with a lower gas introduction portion through which inert gas is introduced into the inner space ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192716 | Method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine A method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposite needle beds, a needle bed displacing device and a stitch suspending-over device, has the steps of suspending over of both knitted parts in neighboring needles o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192717 | Method and tubular blank for making substantially seamless garments Multiple garments such as panties, briefs, bodysuits, teddys, and brassieres are produced from a single circularly knit fabric tube. Multiple garments of differing silhouettes can be produced from the same tube. The garment includes a tubular portion for ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192718 | Key lock and locking hasp assembly for a stored energy circuit breaker operator assembly A cylinder key lock and locking hasp assembly for use with a stored energy assembly, having a housing and an operator mechanism that may be manually actuated, for use with a circuit breaker assembly, the cylinder lock and locking hasp assembly comprising ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192719 | Snowboard locking device A snowboard assembly containing a snowboard attached to a locking device. The locking device is contained within an enclosure, which is attached to the snowboard. The enclosure contains a base hingeably attached to a cover; the cover and base may be readi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192720 | Locking structure The present creation is focused on providing structural improvements to the locking device by pivotable installing a windlass in the interior body of the lock for winding the steel cable, also installed at one lateral side is a single-direction ratchet ge... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192722 | Anti-theft device for office equipment An anti-theft device for securing a computer or office equipment component to a work surface. The device is adjustable for use with different sizes of components, and includes a base having first and second sections that can be moved relative to each othe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192723 | Gate lock A gate locking mechanism for receiving either a sliding or swing gate. The gate locking mechanism comprises a control lever with a two position slot for preventing its dead bolt from being forced opened. The lock mechanism comprises a receiving pocket tha... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192724 | Anti-theft brake or clutch pedal locking device A device to lock a brake or clutch pedal of a vehicle so as to deter theft of the vehicle includes a base for placement on the floor of the vehicle beneath the pedal of the vehicle being locked and beneath a pedal shaft supporting the pedal. The device in... | 02/27/2001 |
