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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6266859 | Power steering pump pulley removal tool A power steering pump pulley removal tool has a pair of jaws mounted by mounting fasteners on opposite faces of a hub which has a threaded passageway extending axially therethrough. The jaws are in longitudinal alignment with one another and the passagewa... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266860 | Puller for removing a pulley from a shaft A puller useful in removing a pulley assembly from a crankshaft is provided by the present invention. The puller is particularly useful for removing a multiple pulley assembly where the pulleys may be damaged as a result of too much force on the outer par... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266861 | Device for mounting bearings onto a shaft A device for mounting a bearing onto a shaft includes a tube connected to the shaft and having an open end. Three grooves are defined longitudinally in the tube and communicate with the open end. A pushing member has three wings extending radially outward... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266862 | Weld seam opening regulator for cylindrical tank building process A weld seam opening regulator for use in constricting cylindrical structures, including a frame, first and second wheels for riding on a first edge of a band of metal, a third wheel for riding on a first edge of a cylindrical portion of the structure, and... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266863 | Method of fabricating for prefabricated emergency shelter A method of fabrication of an emergency shelter to be used under the floor of a residential or commercial structure. In the preferred embodiment, a prefabricated acrylic shelter is sized to accommodate at least one individual in a crouching or sitting pos... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266864 | Method for fabricating a needle assembly Methods and apparatuses for fabricating a needle assembly which includes a blunt in a cannula of a needle. In one example of a method, at least one blunt is collected in a cutout of a blade from a set of blunts and a fluid is passed across said cutout. An... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266865 | Method of punching a composite plate A novel method is provided for forming a clear hole through a composite plate. At least two plates can be joined together to form a wall of a trailer. The following steps are taken to perform the method: A punching apparatus is advanced through an extensi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266866 | Frog insert and assembly and method for making frog assembly An improved cast insert for a railway frog has two extensions extending in substantially the same direction away from the body portion of the casting and the end of each of the extensions has a cross sectional profile corresponding to the profile of the h... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266867 | Method of making a relay A method of manufacturing a relay wherein the relay has a coil body that is formed by plastic injection molding. The method further includes the step of embedding into the coil body injection mold a contact spring terminal pin and a number of fixed contac... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266868 | Method of manufacturing a combination thin film magnetic head In a method of efficiently and promptly mass-producing a combination type thin film magnetic head having accurately defined short throat height, apex angle, and MR height or the like and capable of reducing the saturation and leakage of magnetic flux even... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266869 | Method for assembling components The present invention provides an assembly system employing at least a robotic or automated assembly apparatus to manipulate the components to be assembled and at least a first vision alignment system to align the components prior to their assembly. An ad... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266870 | Wire positioning mechanism for a terminal attaching apparatus The invention is directed to a wire cutting and stripping and terminal attaching apparatus and, in particular to an improved wire positioning mechanism for positioning the stripped end of an insulated wire in an open barrel terminal. After the insulated w... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266871 | Multiple fastener application Multiple fasteners are fed to a workpiece from a flexible carrier tape (2) in which the fasteners are mounted. The carrier tape passes through a guide and indexing means to bring a fastener into axial alignment with a plunger and, optionally, a die. The f... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266872 | Method for making a connection component for a semiconductor chip package A method of making a microelectronic assembly includes providing a connection component including a dielectric element with electrically conductive parts, providing a fugitive material in contact with the dielectric element and providing a curable materia... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266873 | Method and apparatus for mounting electronic components Method and apparatus for mounting electronic components in which components are efficiently fed and transferred for enhancing productivity is provided. Tray draw-out device (6) is disposed at a component feeding unit (4) for pulling out a tray (3) accommo... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266874 | Methods of making microelectronic components having electrophoretically deposited layers A method of making a microelectronic component by providing a conductive element, providing a resist at selected locations on said conductive element and electrophoretically depositing an uncured dielectric material on the conductive element, wherein the ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266875 | Method for connecting a wire to a press-connecting terminal A press-connecting punch (3) for press-fitting the sheathed wire (40) into a slot between each pair of opposed press-connecting blades (33) of the press-connecting terminal (30), supported on a bed (1), is moved downward to act on the sheathed wire (40) p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266876 | Method of gap filling a conductive slip ring In a wrapped ring manufacturing process for slip ring assemblies, the assembly is heated to expand a gap between ends of the slip ring. A conductive material is then used to fill the expanded gap, to assure compression of the conductive material and to el... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266877 | Method of determining the minimum number of securing points required on an electronic isolation shield to sufficiently secure the shield to a circuit board An electronic isolation shield mounts on a circuit board, around an electronic component to provide a minimum amount of shielding over a set period of time. The shield has a body made from a shielding material that is sized and shaped to fit around and co... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266878 | Process for producing variable displacement compressor pistons having hollow piston bodies and integral actuator rods Variable displacement pistons are produced wherein hollow piston bodies are integrally formed with associated actuator arms to ensure proper alignment of the bodies and rods. The process utilizes a two-axis press to first form a pair of actuator arms by w... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266879 | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents and method for its manufacture A container having a container body, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body initiates an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical reaction to heat its contents when auser actuates the therm... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266880 | Process for producing a material and heat exchange device A process for producing a heat and material exchange device including a stack of fixed ventilators to promote gas mixing, each ventilator being constituted by four deflectors whose mean normals are inclined and generated one after another by rotation abou... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266881 | Method of making a cooling device of a planar light source A cooling device of a laser diode array includes a stacking of a plurality of metal plate members formed with a branched groove pattern or apertures acting as a cooling water path, by a chemical etching process.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266882 | Fin collar and method of manufacturing A method for forming an heat exchanger fin collar for a plate-fin heat exchanger having close tolerance dimensions for achieving greater contact area on the tube. The fin collar includes an elongated fin portion for dissipating heat and a leg connected wi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266884 | Triple blade safety razor A blade cartridge including three or more blades fixed between a platform member and a cap member. The present invention provides improved triple blade geometry where five contact surfaces with the skin are considered, including the edges of each of the b... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266885 | Collapsible barbecue tools A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266886 | Hydraulic punch A hydraulic punch (1) having a hydraulic ram (2) and a hydraulic pump (3). The hydraulic pump having a body (4) and a reservoir having a longitudinal axis (XX) being secured to the ram and equipped with a manual operating lever (12). The ram is articulate... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266887 | Hacksaw and method for making the same The present invention relates to hacksaws. One aspect of the invention relates to a hacksaw with an overmolded frame member wherein the overmolded material has an I-beam configuration. Another aspect of the invention relates to an improved blade tensionin... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266888 | Reaching razor A reaching razor is provided having a head portion, a handle and an elongated, flexible neck having a head attachment end opposite a handle attachment end, In this manner the head portion is affixed to the head attachment end and the handle is attached to... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266889 | Device and method to define angles on a workpiece A device for laying out an angle to form a borderpiece for a roof from a standard workpiece. The device includes first and second members, contact elements extending from each member. The contact elements contact opposing edges when the device is disposed... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266890 | Drill director An assembly for accurately and easily drilling holes at a desired angle relative to a work piece. The assembly includes a housing having a rotatable drill guide therein. The drill guide includes a tang extending out from a side of the housing so that it c... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266891 | Method of and apparatus for bonding component A bonding apparatus for bonding a component on a board at a predetermined position thereon has a displacement mechanism for displacing a board holding unit for holding a board and a component holding unit for holding a component relatively to each other t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266892 | Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric A device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric, such as a vacuum head device for removing liquid from carpet, includes an elongated base plate to be moved across the carpet. The vacuum head has a tapering cross section with a wider upper end and a n... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266893 | Inverted bonnet hair dryer The inverted bonnet hair dryer is comprised of a bowl with a closed end and an open end. The bowl is pivotally supported on a stand and is rotatable to a position with its open end facing upward. The bowl is comprised of a hemispherical concave inner wall... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266894 | Liquid/gas/solid separation vessel apparatus A process and an apparatus for processing a charge of a solid material under conditions which include high mass flow rate of gas through the apparatus and which produce liquid from the solid material is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vessel having (i... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266895 | Apparatus for the drying of moist particulate material in superheated steam An apparatus for the drying of particulate material in superheated steam in a closed vessel (1) has a number of upwardly open, elongated and substantially vertical processing cells (2) which are placed around a central part with a heat exchanger (3). The ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266896 | Shoe sole of lightweight A shoe sole including a shoe sole casing and a polyurethane foam body encased by the shoe sole casing. The shoe sole casing is made of a material having a high specific gravity. The shoe sole casing has a top layer and a bottom layer with a plurality of t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266897 | Ground-contacting systems having 3D deformation elements for use in footwear The present invention discloses a ground-contacting system including 3D deformation elements having interiors filled with either a compressible fluid, such as a gas, or filled with other materials such as liquids, foams, viscous materials and/or viscoelas... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266898 | Air-circulating, shock-absorbing shoe structures A structure for ventilating a toe region of a shoe includes a body including in its heel zone two major walls and a resilient element having a multitude of voids arranged in a pumping chamber to urge the two walls apart against the action of external forc... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266899 | Sports boot A sports boot that includes an upper, an outer sole and at least one fastening member adapted to cooperate with an associated fastening member of a sports article, such as a snowboard, ski, or skate. The upper is provided at its lower end with a continuou... | 07/31/2001 |
