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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6267067 | Nurse receiver and header for air seeders A nurse receiver header for an agricultural planting implement is cooperable with a nurse mechanism that conveys a stream of seeds entrained in an air stream from a central hopper. A receiver is positioned at the planting mechanism to receive the seeds en... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267068 | Reinforced stitched seam for high-tensile woven fabrics The invention concerns a stitched seam for high-tensile woven fabric sections, in particular dryer screen fabric for paper machine clothing, wherein the warp yarn loops (6) located at the end of the two woven fabric sections (1, 2) to be interconnected ar... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267069 | Composite Tanks for storing and/or transporting liquid organic and inorganic chemicals and the like A maritime vessel is disclosed. The maritime vessel includes a hull and at least one cargo tank associated with the hull and having a multi-layered side wall construction. The side wall construction includes a first layer providing a corrosion barrier for... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267070 | System for towing equipment at sea A system for towing equipment at sea comprises a main vessel adapted to tow the equipment in a given direction of movement. At least one active deflector is disposed behind and on each side of the main vessel for pulling at least part of the towed equipme... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267071 | Adjustable helm seat and actuating apparatus of same An apparatus for providing vertical and horizontal adjustment of a helm seat in the cockpit of a boat. The apparatus can be mounted on a wall of the cockpit, without requiring any floor-based support, thereby providing better access to the floor area bene... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267072 | Indicating instrument An indicating instrument includes a generally straight illumination lamp or cold cathode fluorescent lamp and a light conducting plate which are disposed on the back of a dial plate. The dial plate has plurality of trans-illuminous gauge or meter patterns... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267073 | Apparatus for preparing patterned confections An apparatus and process for preparing chocolate coatings having a marbled appearance, and confectionery products having a component provided with a chocolate coating having a marbled appearance thereon.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267074 | Plasma treatment systems A plasma treatment system comprises a plasma treatment section in which a plasma treatment space is formed and a plasma producing section in which plasma producing spaces are formed, the plasma producing section being affixed to or formed as a single piec... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267075 | Apparatus for cleaning items using gas plasma A plasma cleaning apparatus for cleaning lead frames or other items comprised of a chamber adapted for containing a plasma, a magazine positioned in the chamber for holding the lead frames, a first active electrode positioned in the chamber on one side of... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267076 | Gas phase planarization process for semiconductor wafers A gas phase planarization process for semiconductor wafers. The present invention comprises a system and method of dry planarization for a semiconductor wafer. For instance, the present invention includes a system adapted to effectively remove all, or a p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267077 | Cleaning implement for cleaning with a rinsing liquid at least part of a milking machine A cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning components of automated milking apparatus which includes milking machines which are automatically connected and disconnected to the animals being milked. A rinsing liquid supply line supplies water through a pr... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267078 | Portable cat litter case and travel kit A portable cat litter box and travel case wherein the portable box is comprised of two separate side compartments. One of the side compartments defines the litter box, and the second side defines a compartment within which various items necessary for prop... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267079 | Fish cage A fish cage having a frame structure defining an enclosure with a top and a bottom and an intersecting side. The frame is adapted to rest on the bottom of an outdoor body of water and is covered with a first netting on the top and side but not the bottom.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267080 | Outdoor recreation enclosure for pets An enclosure for pets mounted on a single axle with two large wheels and a handlebar, and attached to side frames that provide support in the stationary position. The enclosure is large enough to install lounging platforms and climbing devices for the pet... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267081 | Safety restraint and release leash A slip leash for dogs and other small quadrupeds has a head loop portion and a handle portion, configured generally to resemble a figure-eight. In the preferred embodiment, both the head loop portion and the handle portion are rigid along part of their re... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267082 | Portable dog ramp A sturdy, portable, relatively light weight ramp is provided for assisting an animal in inclined walking between two different levels. The ramp comprises two relatively narrow alignable ramp sections which are centrally hinged and designed to cause their ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267083 | Animal support garment Disclosed is a unique spinal support garment for use by dachshund dogs and other four-legged animals having elongated spines. The garment is in the form of a flexible body wrap that is provided with a plurality of removable longitudinal support pieces tha... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267084 | Apparatus for curing retread tire assemblies An apparatus for curing retread tire assemblies includes an autoclave in which retread assemblies are placed and a heated water system for heating the autoclave. The heated water system provides heated water under pressure to the autoclave to achieve heat... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267085 | Water heater with sediment agitating inlet bushing A water heater has a cold water inlet bushing which screws into a threaded boss in the side wall of a hot water tank near its bottom. Cold water is injected through a pipe into the inlet bushing. A blind passageway is formed within the inlet bushing which... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267086 | Fuel system A fuel system comprising a unit pump/injector and a cam actuated plunger pump arranged to supply an auxiliary fluid to the injector, wherein the plunger pump is located adjacent the unit pump/injector.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267087 | Water-cooled engine A water pump is provided on one lower side of a crankcase and connected to a water jacket on the rear surface of the cylinder block through a water hose. The outlet section of the water jacket is connected to the thermostat case near this connecting secti... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267088 | Two-stroke engine having an air scavenged transfer channel The invention relates to a two-stroke engine which operates as a drive motor in a portable work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw. The two-stroke engine has a combustion chamber (3) which is formed in a cylinder (2) and is delimited by a piston (... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267089 | Appliance for modifying the timing of gas-exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, in particular hydraulic camshaft adjustment device of rotary piston type The invention relates to a hydraulic camshaft adjustment device of rotary piston type, which consists of a driving wheel in drive Connection with a crankshaft and of an impeller which is torsionally connected to a camshaft. The driving wheel has a hollow ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267090 | Internal combustion engine with rotatable rocker arm shaft for friction reduction An internal combustion engine includes a housing; a camshaft rotatably carried by the housing and having a plurality of cams; a rocker arm shaft rotatably carried by the housing and rotatably driven by the camshaft; and a plurality of rocker arms rotatabl... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267091 | Rotary valve assembly and engine induction system using the rotary valve assembly A rotary valve assembly for controlling flow passing through substantially parallel passages, is disclosed. A wall has a cylindrical bore extending transverse to the passages. An elongated rotor is rotatably supported at opposed ends thereof within the cy... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267092 | Suction apparatus of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A suction apparatus of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a suction manifold disposed in a direction parallel with a row of cylinders at one side of a cylinder head. The suction apparatus includes a plurality of independent suction passages o... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267093 | Bonded composite intake manifold A plastic air intake assembly comprising, for example, upper and lower housing members with the upper member underside and the lower member upper side having a continuous 3-dimensional perimeter mating surface. The upper member mating surface being formed... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267094 | Oil pump module with filter in particular for internal combustion engine lubricating oil The invention concerns an oil pump module (11) for assembling in one structural unit, an oil pump (18), an oil cooler (37) and an oil filter (43). Said module has a base element (12) capable of being produced in the form of a plastic housing. An oil pump ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267095 | Internal combustion engine control apparatus and control method A disclosed control apparatus and method is applied to an internal combustion engine that is capable of switching between a stratified combustion and a homogeneous combustion, and which also has an EGR device prevented from performing EGR immediately afte... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267096 | Three-valve cylinder head system A three-valve cylinder head system for a direct-injected spark-ignited (DISI) internal combustion engine. Two inlet ports are positioned in opposite quadrants of the cylinder head, with the fuel injector directing fuel spray into a third quadrant and the ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267097 | Compression self-igniting gasoline engine Stroke cycles of a self-igniting gasoline engine (10) comprising an intake stroke, compression stroke, power stroke and exhaust stroke are performed sequentially by a piston (12), and self-ignition of the fuel mixture is performed by compression of the fu... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267098 | Valve operating system having full authority lost motion A valve actuation system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system includes two hydraulic plungers (master pistons) that are selectively hydraulically coupled to a slave piston. The hydraulic motion from one of the hydraulic plungers may ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267099 | Throttle valve control device for an internal combustion engine A control device for an internal combustion engine is configured to switch over at least one of fuel injection amount and ignition timing to an emergency traveling mode in the event that an electric actuator for driving a throttle valve malfunctions, at w... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267100 | Device for suppressing engine knocking in internal combustion engines A device for suppressing knocks in internal combustion engines, in which the ignition firing point is adjusted after knocking has occurred, and this knock control is only activated in response to specifiable thermal conditions in the internal combustion e... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267101 | Device for preventing unbalance between respective engine cylinders of a motor vehicle A device for preventing unbalance between respective engine cylinders of a motor vehicle adapted to adjustingly control the fuel amount supplied to each cylinder of the engine, and the injection time, according to engine revolution changes to thereby redu... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267102 | Carburetor with displaced idle flow A single needle diaphragm type carburetor has a throttle valve in a mixing passage with a venturi, an idle fuel nozzle downstream of the throttle valve when in its idle position, a high speed fuel nozzle preferably disposed within the venturi upstream of ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267103 | Fuel delivery unit A fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The fuel delivery unit has a fuel pump (5) which is clamped in between a retaining part (1) and an elastically configured pump-retaining means (6) which is clipped on the retaining part (1). The retai... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267104 | System intended for pressure supply of liquid fuel to an internal-combustion engine A system intended for pressure supply of liquid fuel to at least one combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine, includes a tank (1) intended for pressure storage of the liquid fuel, injectors (2) for pressure injection of the fuel into at least ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267105 | Electronic pressure reducer for liquid petroleum gasses An electronic pressure reducer for liquid petroleum gasses comprises a heat exchanger (2,3) located upstream of an evaporation chamber (4) connected to a pressure reducing valve (5); the chambers (13,14) of the reducing valve (5) are separated by a passag... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267107 | Squishinduced turbulence generating colliding flow coupled spark discharge in an IC engine An improved ignition-combustion system for internal combustion engines comprising a compact combustion chamber zone (4) in the engine cylinder head (6) mainly under the exhaust valve (8) and with large air-squish zones (124a, 124b) formed at the edge of t... | 07/31/2001 |
