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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6247497 | Rotary channel-selector valve A rotary channel-selector valve is provided, which includes: a valve-seat plate covering one end of a cylindrical valve housing and provided with low and high pressure ports and two switching ports all connecting the inside and the outside of the valve; a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247498 | Hydraulic valve for a camera dolly An improved hydraulic valve for a camera dolly includes Teflon inserts around a valve pin to reduce vibration and noise. The ratio of movement between the boom control, which controls the up and down movement of the arm on the camera dolly, and opening an... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247499 | Pipe wrap corrosion protection system A system for protecting pipe, tubing, or associated apparatus in high acidic and/or high temperature environments includes a non-woven polyphenylene sulfide fabric saturated with a mixture of bisphenol A liquid epoxy and a cycloaliphatic amine curing agen... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247500 | Conduit systems A modular conduit system comprises elongate conduit elements (50, 51) and conduit fitting elements (30, 37) longitudinally divided and provided with tongue and groove joints configured such that identical conduit halves or identical conduit fitting halves... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247501 | Clip-on stirrup mat A clip-on stirrup mat for a concrete reinforcement cage comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of resilient clips attached to the stirrup mat and extending outwardly therefrom in the direction of application of a mat to a cage. The clip has a r... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247502 | Method of weaving a multi-colored web, web produced according to this method and warp assembly thereof The present invention relates to a method of weaving a multi-colored web (5,6,7) with various colored wrap threads (1,2,3,) and weft threads (4). According to the invention wrap threads having preferably three different colors, namely blue, red, and yello... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247503 | Drive for a mechanical loom A drive for a mechanical loom. The drive includes a main drive shaft (2) that is mounted in a machine frame (1) and is driven by a drive motor (5) which is disposed coaxially to the main drive shaft (2) and directly connected thereto. The main drive shaft... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247504 | Device for tensioning and drawing back warp yarns coming from a creel to a weaving machine A device for tensioning and drawing back warp yarns brought from a creel to a weaving machine. The tensioning and drawing back device keeps tension and if necessary draws back warp yarns (2) led from a bobbin (1) to a weaving machine. A supporting body (6... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247505 | Terry fabric or velour fabric and method for the production thereof This invention is aimed at providing a terry-cloth or velours fabric, and a predictably economic process for its production, whereby it is possible to optimally adapt the fabric to different purposes. The proposed approach is a process for producing a ter... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247506 | Method for manufacturing a fabric with rib structure, and fabrics manufactured according to this method Method for manufacturing a fabric with a rib structure, in particular a false boucle fabric, whereby a backing fabric is woven out of binding warp threads (7), (8) and weft threads (1), (2), whereby pattern warp threads (5), (6) are alternately interlaced... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247507 | System for processing and packaging milk and other beverages A system and process for packaging fluid products such as milk and other beverages is disclosed. The fluid product is produced when required and in response to a customer order. For example, milk is received and stored in a raw milk storage silo and separ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247508 | Vapor recovery system and method with leakage and air flow sensing A system and method for recovering a gasoline vapor/air mixture from a vehicle tank during the dispensing of a gasoline from a storage tank into the vehicle tank, according to which a flow line is established for the flow of the mixture from the vehicle t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247509 | Automated replacement of transmission fluid Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247510 | Apparatus for the control of a transfer device The transfer device of an agricultural harvester, in particular a self-propelled forage harvester, is controlled to avoid crop loss and improve operating efficiency. The harvested crop is transferred from the agricultural harvester to a transport receptac... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247511 | Method and apparatus for cutting wooden plates A rotatable roll is provided under a planing cylinder rotating at a fixed position. A front feed unit and a rear feed unit having an upper and a lower roll for gripping the plate are provided upstream and downstream of the planing cylinder with respect to... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247512 | Tire having tread portion with rubber to control wear A tire comprising a pair of beads; a carcass ply having ends, each ends anchored to a respective bead; at least one belt ply extending circumferentially around the tire and disposed radially outward of the carcass ply; and a tread portion disposed radiall... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247513 | Pressure indicating tire inflation valve A tire inflation valve stem comprises a stationary, radially outer stem part (3); a movable, radially inner stem part (4) slidable axially within the outer part; a compression reaction spring (20) extending between the core parts; and a flexible barrier (... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247514 | Tires with high strength reinforcement A strip of tire ply stock is reinforced with steel cords wherein the steel cords are constructed of high strength wire filament having at least a tensile strength of -2000×D+4400 MPa where D is the filament diameter in mm. Tires are constructed with the ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247515 | Unit for supplying a strip to a user machine A unit for supplying a strip to a user machine, the unit being located along a supply path of the strip, having an input for a first strip of a running-out reel and for a second strip of a new reel, and having two splicing rollers located downstream from ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247516 | Tire changing apparatus and method An apparatus for and methods of dismounting and mounting tires onto vehicle wheels without removing the wheels from the vehicle. The apparatus includes driving elements for rotating a tire contacting the same, held in a body and operated by a power source... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247517 | Roll-up overhead door for sanitary applications A roll-up overhead door assembly which is selectively moved up and down to open and close an opening and which is guided along sides of the opening by columns, the door having an open position, a closed position and a cleaning position. The door includes ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247518 | Window cover system for vehicles An automotive window cover system comprises a windshield shade having a plurality of panels which jointly cover the extent of the windshield. Fastener strips are releasably joined along the joints between the adjacent panels so as to maintain the panels i... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247519 | Preform for magnesium metal matrix composites A process for preparing a preform for use in a metal matrix composite, particularly for a magnesium metal composite, and a metal matrix composite, typically made by squeeze casting, using the preform. In the preform the reinforcing material typically is s... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247520 | Pouring table die block positioning device for an uphill vertical continuous casting machine The invention relates to a device for positioning a die block (5) of a casting table (1) of a continuous vertical ascendant casting machine for pipes (T) with respect to a vertical axis of extraction (X--X), the die block (5) of the machine being fed by m... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247521 | Pressure difference control method for filling a cavity with melt A melt filling pressure difference control method controls a pressure difference used to supply melt from a holding furnace to a cavity of a casting machine by generating a pressure difference between an interior space of holding furnace and the cavity fo... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247522 | Heat exchange members for thermal storage apparatus A thermal storage apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus uses a group of heat exchange members immersed in a phase change medium to store coolness by freezing the heat exchange medium. The heat exchange members each include tubular passageways to carry a h... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247523 | Exhaust gas heat exchanger An exhaust gas heat exchanger includes exhaust gas tubes through which exhaust gas generated by a combustion flows and cooling water tubes through which cooling water for cooling exhaust gas flows. Plural segments of offset fins are disposed within each e... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247524 | Thermal switches and methods for improving their performance The invention provides a thermal switch, including a frame made of electrically insulating material, defining the perimeter of a cell fillable with liquid crystal (LC); first and second plate-shaped electrodes, each having an inside surface and an outside... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247525 | Vibration induced atomizers A preferred embodiment of an atomizing apparatus incorporates a source of heat transfer fluid and an atomizing surface adapted to receive a droplet of the heat transfer fluid thereon. A driver also is provided which is configured to control a vibration of... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247526 | Cooling device with arrangement of centrifugal fan A cooling device for cooling a heat radiation member disposed in a sealed space includes a heat exchanger in which high-temperature air within the sealed space exchanges heat with low-temperature air outside the sealed space, and first and second centrifu... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247527 | Fin array for heat transfer assemblies and method of making same An improved fin array for use in a heat transfer assembly, such as a condenser for a vehicle air conditioning system, and a method of making the improved fin array, are disclosed. The fin array comprises an elongated one-piece fin member having top and bo... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247528 | Plate heat exchanger The present invention concerns a plate heat exchanger for at least two heat exchanging fluids. The heat exchanger is permanently joined and includes at least one core of plates with corrugated heat exchanging plates (1-4) creating plate interspaces betwee... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247529 | Refrigerant tube for a heat exchanger A refrigerant tube for a heat exchanger, comprising: a generally flat tube 10 having generally flat upper and lower walls 12/14; a plurality of reinforcing walls 16 connected between the upper and lower walls 12/14, the reinforcing walls extending along a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247530 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle In a vehicle air conditioning apparatus where temperature of air blown toward a front seat side and temperature of air blown toward a rear seat side of the passenger compartment are independently controlled, a switching door for generally partitioning a d... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247531 | Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system A temperature control unit for independent control of a number of independent channels, as can exist with a cluster tool used for semiconductor fabrication, has high efficiency, long term life and reliability, and requires only a small floor area. To thes... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247532 | Apparatus for establishing branch wells from a parent well A method and apparatus for creating multiple branch wells from a parent well is disclosed. According to a first embodiment of the invention a multiple branching sub is provided for placement at a branching node of a well. Such sub includes a branching cha... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247533 | Utilization of energy from flowing fluids A fluid powered downhole vibration tool used in a well bore having fluids under pressure. The tool includes a resonant chamber with a through passage in communication with the fluids under pressure wherein the chamber vibrates as the fluids pass through t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247534 | Wellbore cable system The present invention, in certain embodiments, discloses a method for moving a conduit, e.g. a cable, in certain wellbore operations, the method, in certain aspects, including a method for introducing cable into a wellbore, the method including providing ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247535 | Orienting and locking swivel and method In a broad aspect, the invention is an orienting and locking swivel including: a locking ratchet housing having a longitudinal bore; a first tubular member partially disposed within the longitudinal bore of the locking ratchet housing; a second tubular me... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247536 | Downhole multiplexer and related methods In a broad aspect, the present invention is a downhole hydraulic multiplexer, which is comprised of one or more piloted shuttle valves, and method of using. The invention takes one or more input signals from a surface control panel or computer, said signa... | 06/19/2001 |
