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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6276116 | Method and arrangement in connection with wrapping of a piece Provided are an arrangement and method for changing a film roll (R) in a wrapping machine, the wrapping machine comprising at least film distribution means (3) for supplying a wrapping film (F) in a continuous web from the film roll (R) around a piece (P)... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276117 | Adjustable pouch carrier for different size pouches and packaging machine having an adjustable pouch carrier An endless carrier for a packaging machine includes leading clamps which are mounted on one endless chain and trailing clamps which are mounted on another endless chain. The chains are independent of each other such that the distance between trailing clam... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276118 | Adjustable orthopedic saddle seat cushion and method for cushioning Disclosed is an orthopedic saddle seat cushion, and method for cushioning, to prevent the coccyx of a rider from touching the saddle, to prevent or eliminate lower back discomfort or injury. The cushion allows a substantial area of the rest of the buttock... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276119 | Apparatus for suspending a mower unit from a vehicle body This invention relates to a suspension mechanism for a front mower or a mid-mount mower. A mower housing is suspended from a tractor body through a support axis extending in a fore and aft direction, and a seesaw arm pivotable about the support axis. Hous... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276120 | Push-pull steel cable with coating of polyethylene terephthalate A push-pull steel cable (10) comprises a core (12) and an outer layer of filaments (16) twisted around the core (12). The cable (10) is provided with an external coating (20) of polyethylene terephthalate. The coating (20) gives to the cable (10) a good r... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276121 | Crimped yarn, textile fabric, and process for preparing the same Crimped yarns that comprise a conjugate multifilament yarn having unique surface texture, dry touch, and stretchability; woven/knitted products comprising said crimped yarn; and production methods of crimped yarn as a conjugate multifilament yarn comprisi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276122 | Apparatus for the guidance of thread in a spinning station The invention concerns an apparatus for the guidance of a spun thread in a spinning station, wherein, after the thread has been produced, it runs in its travel direction through a withdrawal device, a measuring instrument, and a traversing apparatus. The ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276123 | Two stage expansion and single stage combustion power plant A two stage expansion and single stage combustor compressed air energy storage cycle that employs a heat exchanger to raise the temperature of the compressed air before it enters a high pressure expander. A combustor heats the exhaust from the high pressu... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276124 | Bi-metallic tie-bolt for microturbine power generating system A microturbine power generation system includes an electrical generator, a turbine and a compressor intermediate the generator and the turbine. Rotating components of the turbine, compressor and electrical generator are secured together by a tie-bolt. The... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276125 | Pressure balanced poppet valve A valve is disclosed for regulating the flow of a pressurized working fluid through a nozzle having a nozzle throat. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the valve comprises a valve body defining a valve bore, a pressure inlet and a nozzle plenum. ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276126 | Axisymmetric, directable and adjustable turbojet-engine exhaust nozzle An axially symmetric turbojet-engine exhaust nozzle which is directable as a unit. The exhaust nozzle is situated downstream of an exhaust duct (1) fitted with a spherical wall (5). A single control ring (12) driven by linear actuators (30) allows regulat... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276127 | Noise suppressing mixer for jet engines The mixer has a circular forward end which is attached to the exit of a jet engine, or the core of a bypass engine. The mixer has radial lobes which increase in their radial dimension with increasing distance aft of the forward end. There are corrugations... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276128 | Method for monitoring the conversion rate of an exhaust gas catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for improved monitoring of the conversion rate of an exhaust gas catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine. To achieve this, the temperature values determined downstream from the exhaust gas catalytic converte... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276129 | Method for controlling air/fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine A method and system for controlling the air/fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine having a first group of cylinders and a second group of cylinders. The first group of cylinders is coupled to a catalyst and at least one oxygen sensor, which provides... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276130 | Internal combustion engine An engine where first combustion where the amount of the EGR gas in the combustion chamber is larger than the amount of EGR where the amount of production of soot peaks and a second combustion where the amount of EGR gas in the combustion chamber is small... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276131 | Apparatus for controlling internal combustion engine While the amount of intake air introduced into an internal combustion engine is being increased by an intake air quantity control unit, an ignition timing control unit manipulates the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine to converge the rotat... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276132 | Exhaust gas purifying system An exhaust gas purifying system for an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle. The exhaust gas purifying system comprises an exhaust gas composition regulating device for producing a low HC concentration reducing agent in a lean exhaust gas a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276133 | Pressure fluid supply and delivery apparatus An improved pressure fluid supply and delivery apparatus is disclosed that has a pressure compensating function and yet a reduced loss in pressure. The apparatus includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump unit(10; 60, 61) having a plurality of fluid ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276134 | Apparatus for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and a clutch An apparatus, for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and a clutch for driving a drive shaft, can prevent a speed change shock and a load slip of a hydraulic motor as well as making a structure simple. The apparatus includes: a first volume variab... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276135 | Self-contained hydraulic ESD system A hydraulic control circuit for a hydraulic actuator, including a high-low pilot valve having a sensing port for connection to a flow line. A single pressure line connects the high-low pilot to a hydraulic actuator. A second line connects the high-low pil... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276136 | Hydraulic pressure brake apparatus To provide an improved braking feeling in a hydraulic brake apparatus, the apparatus includes a pressure source, and a regulator for regulating pressure in the pressure source to a regulated pressure corresponding to the operation force of the brake pedal... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276137 | Brake master cylinder with dual check valve compensation through secondary piston A master cylinder provides separate flow paths through its secondary piston to provide greater fluid flow capacity from the reservoir to both the primary and secondary pressure chambers in response to the removal of brake fluid from the brake lines fed by... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276138 | Engine with direct turbo compounding A multi-cylinder Otto cycle internal combustion direct compound engine for motor vehicles with an exhaust-gas turbocharger providing direct turbo compounding upon the engine control module receiving a speed signal indicating that the vehicle is traveling ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276139 | Automotive engine with controlled exhaust temperature and oxygen concentration An arrangement of an internal combustion engine 7 is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the internal combustion engine 7 has at least one variable working and combustion chamber 12. A first passage 14 is provided for delivering air to the combustion cha... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276140 | Device to generate energy through a turbo engine An apparatus for the generation of energy by means of a fluid-flow machine is described, for the drive of which a compressor arrangement for compressing a compressible medium, preferably air, is provided, which medium, via a feed-line system, can be fed t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276142 | Cooled heat shield for gas turbine combustor A heat-shield component with cooling-fluid return includes an outer hollow body and an insert that can both be mounted on a supporting structure. The outer hollow body encloses the insert with a gap. The outer hollow body has a first bottom side which can... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276143 | External pressure building circuit for rapid discharge cryogenic liquid cylinder An external pressure building circuit for a portable cryogenic liquid cylinder which includes a tubular member disposed outside of the cylinder. The tubular member has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the tubular member is in com... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276144 | Cryogenic thermal switch employing materials having differing coefficients of thermal expansion A cryogenic thermal switch operates based on the principle of differential coefficients of thermal expansion of differing materials. A small gap is either closed or opened, dependant upon the relative dimensions of two pieces of differing materials. As th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276145 | Aerostatic CT suspension A CT scanner (10) for obtaining a medical diagnostic image of a subject includes a stationary gantry (12), and a rotating gantry (16) rotatably supported on the stationary gantry (12) for rotation about the subject. A fluid bearing (18) is interposed betw... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276146 | Method for controlling the purified water passage of a refrigerator with a water purifying filter A method for controlling the purified water passage of a refrigerator with a water purifying filter is disclosed. The refrigerator has a first valve for controlling water supply to the water purifying filter and a second valve for controlling water supply... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276147 | Air conditioning and refrigeration system using a concentrated polar solution A method of improving the efficiency of an air conditioning and refrigeration system, comprising introducing a concentrate into the system which comprises introducing a concentrate into the compressor of the system, the concentrate comprising a a met... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276148 | Boosted air source heat pump A boosted source heat pump (BSHP) is presented having a primary compressor, a booster compressor, an economizer, and a lubricant management system. At least the primary compressor is a twin-single compressor. The lubricant management system includes traps... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276149 | Air conditioner In an air conditioner having a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a four-way switching valve, an outdoor-side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor-side heat exchanger are connected in succession via pipes, the interior of an enclosed ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276150 | Chilling technique for dispensing carbonated beverage A system for dispensing carbonated beverage into an open container precisely controls the temperature of the carbonated beverages using an in-line zeroƊT chiller. The chiller preferably includes a flooded freon-bath heat exchanger in which an output temp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276152 | Chiller capacity control with variable chilled water flow compensation A method of controlling chiller capacity in a chiller system. The method comprises the steps of: measuring entering the fluid temperature of a fluid entering a heat exchanger; measuring the fluid temperature of the fluid leaving the heat exchanger; determ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276153 | Method and device for heating and cooling a compartment of a motor vehicle A method and a device for heating and cooling a compartment of a motor vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine are described. During a cooling operation, a medium in the circuit is guided through a compressor, an ambient heat exchanger, a throttl... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276154 | Two step metering device A two-step metering device for controlling the flow of an operating fluid to a variable capacity compressor is provided. The metering device includes a valve that defines a fluid flow path having a large orifice configured to allow a flow rate correspondi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276155 | Personal cooling apparatus and method A portable lightweight cooling apparatus for cooling a human body is disclosed, having a channeled sheet which absorbs sweat and/or evaporative liquid, a layer of highly conductive fibers adjacent the channeled sheet; and, an air-moving device for moving ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276156 | Air directing assembly for a room air conditioner According to the present invention, an air directing housing is provided for an air conditioning unit of the type having a basepan which supports indoor and outdoor sections. The basepan includes a vertical wall extending upwardly for a part of the height... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276157 | Air exhaust actuator for an air conditioner A room air conditioner of the type having a partition, which divides the indoor and outdoor sections of the air conditioning unit. The partition has an exhaust opening for exhausting room air into the outdoor section. An improved exhaust and control arran... | 08/21/2001 |
