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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6209454 | Multicolor rotogravure rotary press with first and second side printing towers In a rotary rotogravure printing press for accomplishing the multicolor printing of first and second sides of a material to be printed, first side printing units and second side printing units are arranged in an alternating form. Dryers are located betwee... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209455 | Plate cylinder and printing plate having a friction reducing layer therebetween To facilitate the attachment and adjustment of a printing plate on the outer surface of the plate cylinder of a printing machine, a layer of friction-reducing material is applied to the underside of the printing plate or the outer surface of the plate cyl... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209456 | Web- and sheet-fed printing unit using various ink types, particularly water-based inks A printing unit of a rotary printing press for using various ink types, particularly water-based inks, is provided. The printing unit includes an inking mechanism, a print cylinder, and a blanket cylinder. The inking mechanism and the cylinders are mounte... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209457 | Method and preformed composition for controlled localized heating of a base material using an exothermic reaction A method and an exothermic composition for controlled localized heating of a base material, said composition comprising an exothermic mixture material, a binder material, and optional filler and starter materials, said exothermic mixture material having a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209458 | Inflatable plugs for charging blastholes A device for locating and inflating a blasthole plug comprising; (i) a shroud adapted to enclose at least part of a deflated plug as the deflated plug is passed along a blasthole, (ii) an ejection means for removing the deflated plug from the shroud into a des... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209459 | Method for etching characters on bullets and bullets made by the method A method of marking bullets and bullets marked by the method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises coating the bullet of a cartridge with at least one coating material whose surface appearance contrasts with the surface appearance of the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209460 | Propelling material formed in strips for use in large caliber guns The invention provides an improved propellant system for firing projectiles in large caliber guns. Strips of energetic propellant are placed in the cartridge case so that the lengths of the strips are parallel to the length of the cartridge. Preferably, t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209461 | Non-lethal projectile The present invention relates to a non-lethal projectile. The projectile (1) comprises a longitudinal body (5) having internally a longitudinal striker (55) suitable for perforating a container (47) of fluid under pressure in controlled manner, in particu... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209462 | Machine with ballast scarifying device A crib ballast clearing machine comprises a machine frame supported on undercarriages adapted to support the machine frame on a track comprised of rails fastened to ties defining cribs therebetween, and a ballast scarifying device comprising a revolvable ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209463 | Medical examination table A medical examination table having an apparatus for support and securing the backrest to an inclined position, self-adjusting drawers having a resilient extension fixedly connected to at least one of two side panels of the drawer, wherein the drawer is sl... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209464 | Indexed pallet A pallet includes a rectangular support deck having a substantially planar upper supporting surface including a plurality of channels formed therein extending across the pallet. The deck includes support members extending from an underside of the deck tha... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209465 | Stabilizing arrangement A stabilizing arrangement for use with a table, includes a support structure which is mountable to a table top. Four feet are mounted on the support structure so that a line drawn between a first pair of the feet intersects a line drawn between a second p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209466 | Two piece seed boot for a seeding machine A two piece seed boot for a seeding machine has a upper cast portion and a lower cast portion. Both the upper and lower portions are provided with aligned seed passages which received metered seed from the seed tube and discharge the metered seed to the p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209467 | Pattern data reading apparatus for sewing machine In a sewing machine, a reading device reads embroidery or pattern data provided from outside of the apparatus and writes the read data into a memory, and a cancel device cancels the reading of the data during the reading of the data. Therefore, even if th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209468 | Method and apparatus for sewing handles on a strip of material A method and apparatus are provided for sewing handles lengthwise on a strip of mattress border material or other elongated strip of material. A fold is formed and aligned on a leading end of handle stock and is advanced to a sewing head where the fold is... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209469 | Apparatus and process for producing pillow shams An apparatus and method are provided for converting one or more rolls of material into a pillow sham. In one embodiment, three rolls of material are overlapped and fed to a sewing and cutting system. The materials are sewn along their vertical edges and t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209470 | Stable semi-submersible surface effect ship An improved multi-operational mode marine vessel is proposed that has blower pressurized air cushions that are utilized during high speed operations disposed in one or more secondary supporting hulls wherein said secondary supporting hulls are connected t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209471 | Door structure Disclosed is a door structure including a door, a door opening in a bulkhead portion and a stiffening member extending peripherally in the door opening. The door is hingedly attached to a bulkhead portion and is movable between a position substantially co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209472 | Apparatus and method for inhibiting fouling of an underwater surface A system for inhibiting marine organism growth on underwater surfaces provides an electric current generator which causes an electric current to flow proximate the underwater surface. A source of power, such as a battery, provides electrical power to the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209473 | Treatment of an underwater surface A method of removing fouling from an underwater surface (16) coated with an antifouling paint involves generating, by means of at least one treating member (9, 10) spaced from the underwater surface to be cleaned, turbulence within the water surrounding t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209474 | Transporter for heavy objects at sea A transporter for heavy objects at sea comprises an oblong structure with a U-shaped cross section and a prismatic enveloping surface, and comprises two long sides, an intermediate underside, an opposite open top side and two short sides. Ballasting chamb... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209475 | Anchor connection An anchor connection and retrieving device is disclosed. The device is adapted to be interposed between an anchor and one end of an anchor line, the anchor has a shank, a crown and a plurality of tynes or flukes. The device has a locking assembly includin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209476 | Pneumatic boat with an inflatable keel A pneumatic boat comprising a generally U-shaped float open towards the rear and made up of at least one pneumatically inflatable tube, the rear ends of which are braced by a rear board, a rigid floor disposed at least transversely inside the float and a ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209477 | Power retractable top for a boat The present invention provides a boat comprising a retractable top, at least one strut having a first end attached to the top, and motor driven retraction device attached to the boat. The electrically driven device is attached to the boat and operatively ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209478 | Garage door with opener and parking position indicator A garage includes a garage door which can be opened and closed by a garage door opener or by hand. A pendant suspended from a cord is movable from a raised position when the garage door is closed to a lowered position when the garage door is open. In the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209479 | Apparatus for coating tablets A non-fluidized bed apparatus for coating tablets has a base plate of which a portion of the upper surface is inclined towards an upward directed two-fluid or three-fluid nozzle. Ducts through the base plate around the nozzle produce jets of process gas i... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209480 | Hermetically-sealed inductively-coupled plasma source structure and method of use A multi-zone high-density inductively-coupled plasma source includes a first individually controlled RF antenna segment for producing a plasma from a process gas. A second individually controlled coil segment is included in the ICP source for producing a ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209481 | Sequential ion implantation and deposition (SIID) system A system for coating a surface of a substrate with a material includes a vacuum chamber and a vacuum pump configured to maintain a vacuum in the vacuum chamber. One or more ion source(s) are configured to implant ions of the material into the surface of a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209482 | Large area microwave plasma apparatus with adaptable applicator A microwave apparatus for sustaining a substantially uniform plasma over a relatively large area. The microwave apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel for sustaining the plasma in a plasma region thereof. The apparatus further comprises a nonevanescent micro... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209483 | Apparatus and method for removing silicon dioxide residues from CVD reactors CVD reactors can be cleaned at surprisingly high rates using Non-Green House gases by employing the Non-Green House gases at high temperatures and with relatively high fluorine free radical concentrations so long as high concentrations of oxygen are also ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209484 | Method and apparatus for depositing an etch stop layer A method and apparatus for depositing an etch stop layer. The method begins by introducing process gases into a processing chamber in which a substrate is disposed. An etch stop layer is then deposited over the substrate. An overlying layer is then deposi... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209485 | Method of automatically milking animals and a fully automatic milking machine suitable for performing same A method and apparatus for automatically milking animals which are allowed individually to visit a milking compartment associated with a milking robot for automatically milking animals therein. An animal visiting the milking compartment is milked by the m... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209486 | Pet bed for incontinent animals An elevated pet bed is disclosed which consists of a frame, supported a predetermined height from a base surface through the use of legs. A sleeping pad is affixed to the frame, thereby suspending the sleeping pad, within the frame, above the base surface... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209487 | Pet feeding system An improved elevated animal feeder apparatus that provides food at an elevated position to provide a more comfortable and healthy feeding position for animals. The animal feeder apparatus includes a support structure having removable feeder vessels. The s... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209488 | Hay ring attachment A hay ring attachment device includes an enlongated vertically extending member having a top portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, wherein an upper hay ring receiving assembly is fixedly secured to the top portion. A hay spear receiving assembly... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209489 | Swing-out feeder A swing-out animal feeder is disclosed comprising a feed container having a filling aperture in a top portion thereof for filling with feed and having a feeding aperture in a lower portion thereof for allowing an animal to feed therefrom. The feed contain... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209490 | Living quarters container for cats or ferrets A preferred embodiment has a generally rectangular solid shaped housing to allow side-by-side and stacked arrangements of a plurality of housings and provide for good floor space utilization, with connected interior compartments for feeding and watering, ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209491 | Pet entertainment apparatus The pet entertainment apparatus comprises an open three dimensional framework which is covered with releasably secured material configured to provide a hammock within a top of the apparatus and an interior compartment covered by swingable flaps which depe... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209492 | Method and apparatus for a mobile cart for herding livestock A livestock herding cart with a chassis having forward and rearward wheel assemblies that allows movement upon a raised track. Connected to the chassis is a seat and moveable gate. The seat is positioned above the chassis and the gate extends below the ch... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209493 | Internal combustion engine kit with electrolysis cell An electrolysis cell and internal combustion engine kit including an electrolysis cell is disclosed. The cell includes a sealed plastic body having an inlet and an outlet. The plastic body includes a first terminal located at the top of the body, a second... | 04/03/2001 |
