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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6276322 | Valve timing regulation device When a rotor and a case are formed from different materials, deformation and early wear due to insufficient strength of an engagement hole of a lock means which locks the relative rotation of the rotor and the case can be prevented. Furthermore it is poss... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276323 | Valve drive mechanism for DOHC engine A valve drive mechanism for a DOHC engine which leaves sufficient installation space for a functional part (16) to be located at a central portion of each of cylinder bores (15) even if each cylinder bore is relatively small. When viewed from the top, two... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276324 | Overhead ring cam engine with angled split housing An overhead cam engine with a drive train including a crankshaft, connecting rod, and piston assembly for reciprocating the piston within the cylinder bore of a cylinder block. A cam ring rotates on the same axis as that along which the piston reciprocate... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276325 | Glow plug connection for model engines A glow plug (10, 150, 170, 190, 250) is provided for use in a model engine 12 and for connecting to a glow plug clip (30). The glow plug (10, 150, 170, 190, 250) includes a coil (38) having spaced apart first and second ends (42, 44), a first conductor (3... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276327 | Engine layout for outboard motor An improved arrangement of an outboard motor reduces the size of the outboard motor and improves a lubrication system of the outboard motor. Intake and exhaust passages are located along a side of a cylinder body. A crank case lubricant return passage is ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276328 | Diesel air intake shut down devices and methods An air intake shut down device which utilizes variations in the ratio of air pressure and vacuum during load and no load conditions in different locations of a turbo charged engine air intake to influence movement of a pair of diaphragms which are linked ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276329 | Rotary machine A rotary machine, usable as an engine or as a pump, has a toroidal cylinder (25) which is swept by continuously rotating disc-like piston (34). The cylinder has a double disc valve arrangement (42, 44) at one point, so that it can be divided into a compre... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276330 | Air/fuel induction system for developing swirl motion of an air/fuel mixture An air/fuel mixture induction system for an internal combustion engine having a pair of intake valves, an intake air/fuel mixture flow passage communicating with each valve, a primary mask surrounding a portion of the perimeter of one of the intake valves... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276331 | Method and apparatus for fail-safe controlling internal combustion engine with electronic controlled throttle system The apparatus comprises two accelerator position sensors and two throttle position sensors, and when one out of said two accelerator position sensors or said two throttle position sensors fails to operate, a limitation is added to the increase in accelera... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276332 | Electronic airflow control A system and method for controlling a powertrain using multiple position sensors for electronic airflow control include comparing values corresponding to position signals generated by each of the sensors to upper and lower thresholds to determine if each ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276333 | Throttle control for engine A throttle actuator varies an actual throttle valve opening degree for an engine in response to a control signal independently of driver's accelerator operation. An engine control unit determines a target torque (or a variable quantity representing the ta... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276334 | Premixed charge compression ignition engine with optimal combustion control A premixed charge compression ignition engine, and a control system, is provided which effectively initiates combustion by compression ignition and maintains stable combustion while achieving extremely low oxides of nitrogen emissions, good overall effici... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276335 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve for high-pressure injection of fuel from a central high-pressure line into combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine, which includes a switching valve with a valve seat and a valve ball; the valve ball in the opened state... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276336 | Pressure reservoir for fuel supply systems A pressure reserve for a common rail fuel supply system has outlet connections communicating with injection valves. The outlet connections are disposed in end pieces connected to an elongated hollow body. This disposition of the outlet connections assures... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276337 | Common-rail fuel-injection system A common-rail fuel-injection system is disclosed for finding controlled variables such as an initial quantity of fuel injected in accordance with a start-delay time and adjusting the controlled variables to their desired value to thereby help ensure the r... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276338 | Direct fuel injection for engine A direct fuel injected engine includes an improved construction for preventing a fuel injector from holding considerable heat therein. A cylinder head of the engine has a cavity opened to a combustion chamber. A fuel injector is placed within the cavity a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276339 | Fuel injector spring clip assembly A spring clip assembly for connecting a fuel injector to a fuel rail in an internal combustion engine comprises a substantially circular ring having a circumferential outer surface, to which are attached a first and a second plurality of elongate fingers.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276340 | Engine injection control An outboard motor engine includes a plurality of cylinders. A fuel injector is disposed to inject a charge of fuel into an intake system. The fuel injector can form a portion of a direct injection system or a manifold injection system. The engine includes... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276341 | Internal-combustion engine control system An internal-combustion engine control system is able to suppress the occurrence of problems such as changes in air-fuel ratio. The internal-combustion engine control system is equipped with intake pressure detecting means for detecting intake pressure in ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276342 | Fuel supply system A fuel supply system for a motor vehicle has two feed units arranged in a fuel tank. The feed units in each case feed fuel out of baffles to an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle and to suction jet pumps. This ensures a reliable supply of fue... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276343 | Leak diagnostic system of evaporative emission control system for internal combustion engines In a leak diagnostic system of an evaporative emission control system for an internal combustion system, which utilizes a change in internal pressure in a predetermined fluid-flow passage ranging from a fuel tank via a canister to a purge control valve, i... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276344 | Evaporated fuel leak detection apparatus An evaporated fuel leak detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine that has a fuel tank, a canister with an opening to the atmosphere, a charging passage that causes the fuel tank to communicate with the canister, a pressure adjustment valve in... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276346 | Fuel conditioning assembly A fuel conditioning assembly, structured to be positioned between a fuel supply and a fuel combustion assembly, and including an elongate tubular housing having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a flow through passage extending therebetween. The inlet end ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276347 | Systems and methods for delivering atomized fluids A method for causing a very fine atomization or vaporization of a liquid or liquid-like fluid, where the resulting atomized or vaporized solution is entered into engine, instrument or area for the fluid to be in mixed. The ability of the near supercritica... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276348 | Ignition coil assembly with spool having ramps at both ends thereof An ignition coil assembly adapted to be mounted directly in a plug hole of an internal combustion engine. The coil assembly includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The spool upon which the secondary coil is wound is cylindrical in shape and has ramp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276349 | Cylinder-selective control of the air-fuel ratio Cylinder-selective control of the air-fuel ratio in a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine is provided, wherein a lambda probe arranged in the exhaust pipe system generates a voltage signal corresponding to an air-fuel ratio. The voltage signal is su... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276350 | Variable angle target launcher The throwing arm for a clay target launching machine is designed with an adjustable leading edge or target-engaging edge of the throwing arm. This edge is separately, pivotally mounted on a main body member, which in turn is pivoted to launch the targets.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276351 | Take-down archery bow An improved take-down archery bow is provided which is easy to assemble and disassemble and which has minimal parts. The invention is a take-down archery bow which comprises a first limb and a second limb. The first limb comprises a first abutment surface... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276352 | Bowfishing arrow rest An arrow rest for bowfishing which is comprised of a frame (3) which is a piece of 1/8 inch stainless steel rod with a 90 degree bend in the center and two 45 degree bends to form a symmetrical triangle with 11/16 inch distances between bends. The joined ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276353 | Projectile launcher A projectile launcher is provided for propelling impact-safe foam projectiles. The projectile launcher includes a launch tube sized and configured to accommodate insertion of an impact-safe projectile with substantially little or no friction between the l... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276354 | Gas powered gun and assemblies therefor An improved air gun for firing paint balls, pellets,, consisting of a passively venting and freeze resistant regulator, a pressure differential trigger mechanism, and a muzzle break with angled sidewalls. The freeze resistant regulator regulates incoming ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276355 | Cutting method and apparatus for sectioning multilayer electronic devices The slitting assembly includes a grinding wheel with a wide flat grinding face for first cutting a multilayer sheet of soft and compressible, electronic device material, such as lithium-ion polymer material for a uni-cell battery, to a first depth and inc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276356 | Portable gas grill A portable gas grill features a combination of quick heat up and quick cool down in a compact and truly portable self contained grill for camping, tailgating, and other activities. The gill includes a lower housing containing a multilayer metal foil insul... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276357 | Cooktop with a cooktop frame A cooktop includes a cooktop frame with at least one decorative frame strip, which entirely surrounds a one-piece cooktop panel, and with at least one decorative separating strip disposed on a top side of the cooktop panel and separating an operating area... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276358 | Vertically adjustable ventilation hood system for a cooking appliance A ventilation system for a cooking appliance includes one or more slidable vent hoods arranged in a tabletop extending above a heating surface of a cooking appliance to exhaust gaseous byproduct developed during a cooking operation performed on the heatin... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276359 | Double reflecting solar concentrator A double reflecting solar concentrator utilizing a primary parabolic reflective surface which reflects incident light toward a secondary surface. The incident light reflects off the secondary surface away from the primary parabolic surface's natural focus... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276360 | Medicated nasal dilator Nasal dilators and methods for improving the breathing of individuals are provid. The dilator includes an elongated substrate having top and bottom surfaces and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on the bottom surface. The elongated substrate can be m... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276361 | Diver protective guard A protective pad device mounted onto the regulator valve assembly of a scuba tank to protect the diver's head from injury or annoyance from contacting the valve assembly with the back of the diver's head, the pad having a flexible, compressible main body ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276362 | Diving snorkel A diving snorkel having a mouth portion and a main pipe molded from thermoplastic materials. There are two extending folding pieces and two matching recesses on the upper end. After the two folding pieces are pressed into the recesses by the external forc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276363 | Portable emergency safety resuscitator A resuscitator having a collapsible bag with an inlet for attachment to a source of oxygen. The collapsible bag has a major outlet and a minor outlet. The major outlet is connected to a first arm of a three-armed connector. The minor outlet is attached to... | 08/21/2001 |
