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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6244068 | Coolant container and its method of manufacture The present invention provides a low cost coolant container that is easy to produce without decreasing its ability to maintain a coolant. The coolant container 1 comprises an outer container 11 and an inner container 12 wherein the cylindrical members 111 and ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244069 | Apparatus for producing solid carbon dioxide An apparatus (10) for producing carbon dioxide blocks is disclosed having a formation unit (14) which forms carbon dioxide blocks from carbon dioxide pellets conveyed to the formation unit (14). The formation unit includes a cylindrical hopper (17) having... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244070 | Lean reflux process for high recovery of ethane and heavier components A simple, efficient, and cost effective process for separating components of a feed gas, e.g., containing methane and heavier hydrocarbons has been devised. First, feed gas is condensed to provide a vapor component and a liquid component. The vapor compon... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244071 | Process for purifying a cryogenic fluid containing N2O, CnHm and/or NOx impurities A process for purifying a cryogenic fluid, especially argon, helium or oxygen, containing N2 O, Cn Hm or NOx impurities, in which the impurities are removed by bringing the cryogenic fluid to be purified into co... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244072 | Air separation Air is separated in a double rectification column comprising a higher pressure column and a lower pressure column, the latter operating at pressures of less than 2 bar absolute. An oxygen product is withdrawn from the column by a pump. A first vaporous ni... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244073 | Body jewelry cap A cap for body piercing jewelry has a retention member for resisting passage through a pierced passageway. The retention member is composed of a plastic material. An enlarged end of a shank is anchored into the retention member with a threaded stud extend... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244074 | Method of manufacturing glass plate with light-transmissive colored film There is provided a method of manufacturing a glass plate with a light-transmissive colored film using a coating solution including a metal salt and a metal alkoxide, the light-transmissive colored film having a coloring effect due to a metal oxide which ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244075 | Blower for lifting insulation pack Apparatus for manufacturing fibrous insulation includes a porous conveyor mounted for transporting fibrous material in a machine direction in the form of pack. A pack lift blower is positioned beneath the porous conveyor, in a direction transverse to the ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244076 | Optical position monitor for knitting machines An optical position monitor for determining the position of a latch needle (104) in a knitting machine is provided that comprises: at least one fiducial (102) at a known fixed cation on the body of the latch needle; a fiducial imager that produces at leas... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244077 | Multilayer knitted structure and method of producing the same A multilayer knitted structure includes two knitted webs which are interconnected by a third thread system. The two knitted webs are held together by at least one bundle of warp threads, and is suited for use in producing semi-finished structures for fibe... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244078 | Drive system for washing machine Bearing fretting conditions are eliminated in washing machines by providing a drive system in which the bearings are not loaded during the spin mode. The drive system includes an input shaft and first and second hubs rotatively mounted about the input sha... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244079 | Brake assembly of a washing machine A brake assembly of a washing machine is comprised of a brake drum rotating together with a spin basket, a brake band disposed on an outer side of the brake drum, and a brake lever for driving the brake band. A brake spring elastically pushes the brake le... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244080 | Antitheft lock assembly With an antitheft lock assembly, the extreme anchor section projecting from the lock main body of the lock assembly is inserted into the corresponding engaging slot of an object to be protected against theft and the cylinder lock of the lock assembly is o... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244081 | Security device for luggage A security device, for a backpack 51, comprises a cover in the form of a wire netting 50 that is held snugly to the backpack by a draw line 53. The draw line is taughtened and locked tight with a locking mechanism 54. The cover prevents tampering with or ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244082 | Portable computers lock A locking arrangement for securing portable computers and the like against theft including a cable (40) with a cable head (36) extended by a first stem portion (42), a collar portion (38) and a free end second stem portion (44) all in axial alignment. A p... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244083 | Anti-theft device for vehicles with twist grip throttle control The present invention relates to an anti-theft device for scooters, motorvehicles, snowmobiles, outboard motors, helicopters and other vehicles provided with a fuel control twist grip, which affects the fuel control twist grip. This twist grip is realised... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244084 | Remote control lock device The present invention is a remote control lock device that is used with any type of rotating lock typically associated with residential homes, offices, or the like. This device can be a singular unit utilized with a dead bolt mechanism, a key operated loc... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244085 | Pressing tool A pressing tool for connecting pipe-shaped work pieces wherein the pressing tool has a fork-shaped receiver and a clamping tool interchangeably held in the receiver by a connecting bolt. The pressing tool has two clamping jaws which can be moved toward ea... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244086 | Hand tool alignment device and method An alignment device to assist a user in the functional application of a hand tool. The hand tool can take a variety of forms but is preferably a dent removal tool. The alignment device is preferably retrofitable onto existing hand tools by use of a base b... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244087 | Swaging machine A swaging machine (1) comprises hammering units (5) vertically movably guided in radial recesses (4) of a forging box (3) rotatably and drivably mounted about the axis of movement (A) and pressure members supported on a coaxial supporting ring (8) surroun... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244088 | Ridge rolling tool for pipes A roller tool for forming an outwardly projecting ridge in a pipe, which tool is usable with the chuck or power head of a conventional pipe working machine, and a carriage suitable for mounting the roller tool and other tools on the pipe working machine. ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244089 | Embossing device for embossing the edge of round blanks A device for embossing the edge of round blanks, in particular coins, has a forming wheel which is provided with roll-forming segments. The forming wheel has associated abutment elements which may likewise be mounted on forming wheels. A positioning devic... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244090 | Roll mill with bending means for the working rolls A roll mill comprising a retaining stand with two distant stanchions (1, 1b), at least two working rolls (2, 2') each rotating respectively in two chocks, and means for applying bending loads to each end of both working rolls, said means comprising, for b... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244091 | Apparatus and method for forming cup-shaped members Apparatus and method for forming cup-shaped metal members from a flat metal sheet in a press having a ram which moves a cut edge, draw horn and draw pad towards a base holding a blank and draw die. The draw pad is formed with an annular tapered relief are... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244092 | Bending mandrel A bending device for bending tubes, especially composite tubes. The bending device comprises at least two bending mandrels that each include a main part movable at most in the axial direction of the tubes. Each bending mandrel also includes a string of el... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244093 | Method and apparatus for calibrating an air monitor using a flow matching valve The present invention is directed to a new and improved apparatus and methods for calibrating environmental air monitor. A new calibration kit comprising a gas cylinder containing calibration gas, a preset regulator valve, a flow matching valve and tubing... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244094 | Closed loop calibrator and process of calibrating a liquid metering device in a closed atmosphere A closed loop calibrator and process for calibrating a liquid metering device in a closed atmosphere such that the liquid being metered is not exposed to the atmosphere. In one embodiment, a calibrator is disclosed which comprises a body member containing... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244095 | Angular velocity sensor The present invention aims to present an angular velocity sensor having a self diagnosis function. An angular velocity sensor of the present invention includes a driving part for stably vibrating a driving part of a sensor element having a driver part and... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244096 | Trace level detection of analytes using artificial olfactometry The present invention provides a device for detecting the presence of an analyte, wherein said analyte is a microorganism marker gas. The device comprises a sample chamber having a fluid inlet port for the influx of the microorganism marker gas; a fluid c... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244097 | Method for measuring without combustion the heat value of fuel gas The fuel gas or a substream of the fuel gas is passed through a volumetric flowmeter and the volumetric gas flow is measured. In addition, the pressure, temperature and the proportion of at least one inert gas as well as the density and the dielectric con... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244098 | Methods and apparatus for monitoring water process equipment Methods and apparatus are provided for detection of leaks in boilers containing a temperature control liquid which is supplemented with feedwater and removed as blowdown, main steam and sootblower steam. In a preferred embodiment, the boiler has an automa... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244099 | Draw furnace sealing assembly and method An apparatus and method for sealing the bottom of an optical waveguide draw furnace is disclosed. The apparatus includes an assembly constructed and arranged to mate with the bottom of the draw furnace to form a seal, and a leak detection system communica... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244100 | Temperature compensation for automated leak detection An apparatus for detecting a leak in an isolated segment of a pipe with a known fluid: The apparatus includes a mechanism for producing a pressure pulse in the pipe. The producing mechanism is adapted for connection to the pipe. The apparatus includes a m... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244101 | Photoacoustic method for measuring concentration of chemical species The present invention is a transducer for photoacoustic detection having at least two piezoelectric elements wherein at least a first piezoelectric element has a first frequency and at least a second piezoelectric element has a second frequency. The impro... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244102 | Method and system for examination and optimal compaction of soil enbankments A method for evaluating the compaction, by means of a vibrator compaction device having mass Mvib and a bearing area F, of a preselected soil layer, for which a predetermined degree of compaction is desired, at a preselected depth l in a soil b... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244103 | Interpolated height determination in an atomic force microscope A method and apparatus associated with an atomic force microscope (AFM) to more accurately measure the height of a microscopic feature in a substrate, particularly one having a sloping face. The probe tip is sequentially positioned at a number of vertical... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244104 | Method for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire for the quick bonding of an electronic monitoring device A method for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire and adhering an electronic monitoring device to the innerliner includes the step of providing a patch having a cover and a layer of uncured rubber. The patch is placed at a selected area of the inne... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244105 | Tire uniformity machine In a tire uniformity machine in which a tire is mounted between upper and lower spindles via upper and lower rims, a rim holding apparatus 10 is composed of a parallel spindle 1 which is in parallel with the axis of tire uniformity machine, a taper collet... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244106 | Electrical power cable underground laying depth measuring method The underground-laying depth of an electric power cable is obtained on the basis of temperature data of the electric power cable laid underground, ambient temperature data of a place where the electric power cable is laid underground, calorific power data... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244107 | Push-on bracket A gauge mounting assembly (10) for mounting a gauge (12) to a vehicle instrument panel (18) includes a gauge (12) disposed within an annular gauge housing (14) and an annular gauge bracket (16) for securing the gauge (12) to the instrument panel (18). The... | 06/12/2001 |
