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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6276280 | Elevated train track support device An elevated toy train track is formed from multiple platform sections (12, 14, 16, 18) and a stabilizing ring (48) that are attachable together to form a ring-like structure (10). Each platform section has at least two lateral sides (34, 36), where one la... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276281 | Method and apparatus for control of a rail contaminant cleaning system An apparatus and method for clearing a railroad track of contaminants, such as snow, including a control system for providing control signals to a compressed air system mounted on a locomotive based on a plurality of predetermined conditions. A learning s... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276282 | Rail vehicle with engine and wagon A rail vehicle with at least one driving unit and at least one adjacent wagon body that is capable of tilting during operation, where the tilting is provided by an assembly mounted on a travelling gear. The driving unit and the adjacent wagon body have th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276283 | Railway truck wear plate A wear plate for a side-frame column surface of a railcar truck assembly side frame has corner relief at the corners of the surface in proximity to the bolster and the friction shoe in the friction-shoe pocket, which friction shoe is still operable to dam... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276284 | Side-by-side robot workcell A side-by-side robot workcell includes two tables each of which is movable from a work position to a load position. Linkages are connected to the tables and cause the tables to have a slow speed at the time the tables approach either the load or the work ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276285 | Barrel carrying device A barrel carrying device for preventing a barrel from rolling around and damaging a vehicle. The barrel carrying device includes a rectangular frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross members interconnecting the longitudinal members... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276286 | Compression device for feeding a waste material to a reactor A compression device for feeding a waste material to a reactor includes a waste material feed assembly having a hopper, a supply tube and a compression tube. Each of the supply and compression tubes includes feed-inlet and feed-outlet ends. A feed-dischar... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276287 | Iron compound catalyst for inhibiting generation of dioxin and incineration process of municipal solid waste using the same An iron compound catalyst for inhibiting the generation of dioxin of the present invention, comprise iron oxide particles, iron oxide hydroxide particles or mixed particles thereof having a catalytic activity capable of converting not less than 15 % of ca... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276288 | Headgear frame A headgear frame comprises: a cylindrical receiving frame adapted to be fitted in a headgear; and a holding band adapted to be wound on the outer side of the headgear for clamping the headgear between itself and the receiving frame. At least one of one en... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276289 | Device for cutting thread in a sewing machine and use of the device to pull down the upper thread A device for cutting of one or more sewing threads in a sewing machine, which operates with one under thread (15) and at least one upper thread (17), including a thread fetcher (18) which is displaceable to catch and bring with at least one of the threads... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276290 | Small watercraft having an improved structure of storage compartment A small watercraft includes expanded storage capacity so as to accommodate more of the type of articles that rider's typically what to carry on the watercraft. Such articles include, for example, towels, water skis, tow ropes, etc. One of the storage comp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276291 | Adjustable steering column An adjustable steering column for use with a personal watercraft. The adjustable steering column comprises a steering column base fixed to the watercraft, an upper steering column connected to the steering column base, the upper steering column being mova... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276292 | Foulant control system such as for use with large ships A method and apparatus for controlling foulant organisms on the hull of a resting ship that employs an enclosure material to enclose the ship's hull. Separation devices are attached in a grid pattern to the interior surface of the enclosure material to ma... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276293 | Skidplate having non-symmetrical hydrofoil profiles producing skid-opposing side force only during turn maneuver A skidplate projecting into a body of water from a marine craft hull has a symmetric wedge formation extending from the leading edge to differently profiled surfaces on opposite sides of the skidplate producing lift and side force during travel. No side f... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276294 | Arcuate-winged submersible vehicles Arcuate-winged submersible vehicles having improved hydrodynamic stability and maneuverability for use in, for example, underwater payload delivery and data acquisition. In one embodiment, a submersible vehicle includes a body having a pair of outwardly p... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276295 | Thermal reflow method employing microwave energy A thermal reflow system and method employing microwave energy to reduce the time required to achieve thermal reflow of a metal thin-film layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate at reduced temperatures while maintaining good gap-filling properties. The... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276296 | Hollow containers with inert or impermeable inner surface through plasma-assisted surface reaction or on-surface polymerization Plasma assisted polymerization and deposition of a very thin inner surface coating in a plastic or metal container without an undesirable increase in container surface temperature is provided to change the surface properties of the internal plastic surfac... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276297 | Method of and a device for disinfecting a milking machine and/or a cleaning device for the teats of an animal In a fully automated milking system, a disinfecting device that disinfects those parts of the milking equipment and of a cleaning device which contact the teats and also usually the udder of an animal to be milked. The disinfecting device comprises an ult... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276298 | Solar feeder A solar powered squirrel proof bird feeder delivers a mild shock to a squirrel without delivering a shock to a bird using the feeder. Two copper tubes extending adjacent a feed tray provide a perch for birds. However, a squirrel would normally come into c... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276299 | Combined container and drinking vessel A combined container and drinking vessel comprises (i) a closable container (10) adapted, in use, to contain a liquid and having two opposed major surfaces (11, 12), one of said major surfaces (11) being substantially planar and the opposed surface (12) contai... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276300 | Animal litter A litter composition including paper, sawdust, and zeolite molecular sieve is described. The composition is formed into pellets or discs having a size, soil-like consistency, and texture which is believed to be attractive to dogs. In addition, the litter ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276301 | Fish habitat structure A fish habitat package built up of old tire casings baled together to form a series of chambers into which fish can enter to provide habitat for those fish.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276302 | Aquarium An aquarium comprises a container, a dividing plate and a filtration system. The container includes a main cavity for containing water and live underwater creatures, and a bottom cavity below the main cavity. The dividing plate separates the main cavity f... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276303 | Aerator holder A holder (4) for retaining an aerator conduit (5) for placement on the bottom (6) of an aquarium tank (1). The holder has a trough with at least one side wall (11a,b) and a retaining means, such as channel (12), in the trough. The holder may be supported ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276304 | Ozone injection system A method and system for ozone injection into a confined area is described. Ozone is homogeneously transferred throughout the air in the building at levels considered safe by OSHA. Ozone thus affects a reduction in odor, dust, flies, and relative humidity,... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276305 | Compact dog leash A compact dog leash integral with a carrying pouch that can be attached to the collar of a dog. The pouch has front and rear walls, end walls, a bottom and a top. The top has a flap that extends partially over the front wall and is releasably secured ther... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276306 | Apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons from granular solids An apparatus (10) for recovering hydrocarbons or other volatile material from granular solids includes an infeed conveyor (20) that moves the mud, containing a mixture of particulate solids and hydrocarbons, into the fluid bed (40). The fluid bed fluidize... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276307 | Heating apparatus, housing and stand A boiler apparatus is provided with a forwardly-opening hinged door. To open the door, the top of the door is moved away from the housing and toward the technician. One or more hinges may be located at the bottom of the door. Since the door does not open ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276308 | Cooled-door boiler An improved boiler of the warm water or steam type includes a door with a water chamber to assist in cooling the boiler. Water moves from the boiler to the door chamber through a bottom pipe on the connected vessels principle. Water or steam exit the door... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276309 | Hot water heater containment system A hot water heater containment system holds, detects, and removes leaked water while also shutting off the water supply. The system additionally shuts off supply gas when leaking gas is detected, and sounds an alarm. A burner within the system is shielded... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276310 | Fuel additive dosing method and system for onboard vehicle use A fuel additive dosing method and system for adding additive to fuel in a vehicle monitors the fuel added into the fuel tank of the vehicle by using an onboard flow measuring device such as a turbine, a venturi, a rotary meter, or a thermal flow meter loc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276311 | Coolant overflow bottle A coolant overflow bottle is interposed between the centrifugal fan and the radiator for guiding air expelled by the fan toward the radiator. The bottle includes a top, a bottom, a pair of nested curved sidewalls, and a rear wall. The side walls are joine... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276312 | Thermal control cooling system vacuum valve A cooling system closure includes a closure apparatus adapted to mount on a cooling system and formed to include a flow passage arranged to receive fluid discharged from the cooling system and a relief valve positioned to move between an opened position p... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276313 | Microcombustion engine/generator A knocking-based, micro-combustion engine constructed in three layers of micromachined material. Two outer layers contain means for directing gases and fuels into and out of vents in a middle layer. The middle layer has machined in it two, linear, free pi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276314 | Drive for positioning a setting device A setting assembly in a piston-type internal-combustion engine includes a setting device connected to a component for adjusting its position; a power device; and a gearing having an input member connected to the power device for driving the gearing by the... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276315 | Valve opening and closing mechanism in engines When a valve 10 is opened, a locking ball 8 moves upward with respect to a rocker arm 3 and the locking ball is located between the rocker arm 3 and a push rod 5. The push rod 5 moves downward integral with the rocker arm 3 in a condition the push rod 5 i... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276317 | Control apparatus and method for electromagnetically driven valves In control apparatus and method, an ECU detects the positions of intake valves of cylinders when an ignition switch is turned off. Then, the ECU continues supplying exciting current to first electromagnetic coils corresponding to completely closed intake ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276318 | Solenoid valve actuating apparatus A solenoid valve actuating apparatus wherein an actuating circuit for controlling exciting currents to electromagnets for actuating a plurality of engine valves so that the engine valves will be opened and closed can be formed by a small number of switchi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276320 | Value mechanism of internal combustion engine In a valve mechanism of an internal combustion engine having a cylinder with a pair of air-intake valves, the number of operation modes of the air-intake valves in accordance with engine operation region is increased to improve combustion nature in a comb... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276321 | Cam phaser having a torsional bias spring to offset retarding force of camshaft friction A vane-type camshaft phaser wherein a coil spring under torsional compression or extension is disposed coaxially within an annular cavity formed in either the cover plate or back plate. A first end of the spring is connected to the cover plate or back pla... | 08/21/2001 |
