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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6279200 | Hinge with levers for fastening to a piece of furniture A hinge for furniture comprises a bowl (11) intended for being flush-recessed into a piece of furniture. Close to one side (20) of the bowl, arms (12) for hinge articulation are pivotally mounted. The bowl is provided with wings (13) having fastening dowe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279201 | Device for distributing particles Apparatus is disclosed for separating particles disposed in a carrier gas being delivered from a distributor to a moving web including a roller, a supply conduit for supplying the particles dispersed in the carrier gas substantially tangentially to the ro... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279203 | Two-piece cable tie with coined locking wedge A two-piece cable tie including a strap and a locking head forming a strap accepting channel with a metal locking wedge positioned within the channel and mounted to the locking head including a groove formed by coining on the embedded end of the metal loc... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279204 | Hang-a-chip A combined clip retaining bracket and bag retaining clip. Several channels are formed in the bracket each having a lower opened slot extending the length of the bracket. A clip with two legs pivotally connected together at one of their ends is inserted pi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279205 | Cord lock and adjustable securing device A frictional cord lock for use in locking one portion of a single length of cord relative to another. A first embodiment includes a cylindrical, barrel-shaped member having a cylindrical wall substantially surrounding a longitudinal axis, has a first cord... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279206 | Apparatus for dismantling a weather strip from the door opening of a disused automobile The present invention relates to an apparatus for dismantling a weather strip from the door opening of a discarded automobile. The apparatus comprises a main control body, a working arm pivotally mounted on the main control body, a weather strip remover m... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279207 | Fasteners with increased holding power This invention discloses fasteners characterized by the use of barbs to secure a primary object in place. More particularly, the barbs which are used are critically shaped barbs resulting in considerable increase of the holding force without sacrificing t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279208 | Clip for pole or cable A clip is disclosed for securing an object such as a tent fabric to an elongate support such as a pole or cable in a manner does not slide along the support but that can be easily engaged and disengaged. The clip includes a hook and a cam-shaped clamp tha... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279209 | Color slide fastener and method and apparatus for fabricating the same A color slide fastener and a method and apparatus for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of a tape arranging step for arranging a support tape of a slide fastener on a mold having a capacity having a plurality of unit fasten... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279210 | Element for securing a body into a wall An attachment element for a body in a wall. The attachment element has a substantially tubular rigid region for receiving the body, and a flexible region for adaptation to a non-flat contour of the wall. The two regions are joined to one another via at le... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279211 | Method for continuous conditioning of a blanket for a compressive shrinkage apparatus A method for continuous conditioning of a rubber blanket such as the type used on compressive shrinkage apparatus is described. The blanket includes an inner bearing surface defining a bearing face and an outer surface defining a web-contacting face. The ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279212 | Cremation and record burial system A two-piece container for burial of a deceased's remains and personal artifacts. A first container holds the deceased's remains. A second container holds the papers and belonging's that document that person's life. A cylindrical, waterproof tube of metal ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279213 | Device for holding and centering textile yarn tubes A device (6) for holding and centering yam tubes (3) for processing while in a vertical orientation on transport disks (2), e.g., for removing a yam remnant (4) at a tube cleaning station. During such processing, the tubes are fixed in place by means of a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279214 | Moisture seal for composite sabot with depleted uranium penetrator Coating composite material sabot parts for reducing depleted uranium corrosion and sealing the surface of a machined composite sabot commences with cleaning the composite material sabot parts. Rinsing the composite material sabot parts, drying the machine... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279215 | Automatic wire cutting and terminating apparatus In an automatic wire cutting and terminating apparatus having a clamping mechanism (60) that grasps a wire (W) when it is returned from a terminal crimper to a cutting and stripping unit, the clamping mechanism (60) is formed by a first support (63), and ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279216 | Pin extraction tool A tool for extracting a press fit pin from a pin field in a backplane of an electronic system. The tool includes a shaft having first and second ends, with a chuck mounted to the first end and an abutment mounted to the second end. The chuck has a plurali... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279217 | System and method for manufacturing a railcar body A system for assembling a railway car body includes an openable-and-closeable rotating cage for receiving and aligning car components, and rotator mechanism coupled to the rotating cage for selectively rotating the rotating cage and components therein. Th... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279218 | Magnetic striker fixture A magnetic striker alignment fixture for aligning a striker with a latch on a door jamb, and a method of use therefor, is described. The fixture includes a substantially planar base of rigid material having an area defining an aperture sized to tightly re... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279219 | Roller turret including rollers mounted on support portions of roller shafts, which are eccentric with respect to stud portions fixed in holes in turret body, and method of manufacturing the roller turret A roller turret including a turret body having a plurality of mounting holes formed therein such that the mounting holes are arranged in a rotating direction of the turret body, a plurality of roller shafts each including a roller support portion and a st... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279220 | Automatic assembling method and apparatus for assembling photographic cassettes Automatic assembling method and apparatus using a plurality of pallets on a conveyer belt for assembling photographic film cassettes, or the like. Each pallet has a secondary work holder and a primary work holder. Parts of a secondary assembly are sequent... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279221 | Vehicle driveshaft A vehicle driveshaft 10 having first and second splined members 12,16 which are manufactured of aluminum, which are anodized, and which respectively include relatively long and wide respective spline portions 14, 18, thereby cooperatively forming a relati... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279222 | Manufacture of brake pads A method of manufacturing a brake pad comprising casting a back plate in a mould. The plate is formed with at least one integral projection which overhangs an adjacent surface of the plate. The mould is formed from frangible material and has a recess in t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279223 | Method for fabrication and testing of a magnichanical sensor A method for fabrication and testing of a magnichanical sensor for proper operation in detecting the presence of a snap ring during manufacture of an object having the snap ring for clasping a bearing. The magnichanical sensor is comprised of a magnetic f... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279224 | Battery assembly dual workstation An apparatus having at least two separate workstations to which workpieces are alternately advanced to provide at substantially all times, in at least one workstation, a workpiece ready to be worked on by a tool carried by a shuttle which transfers the to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279225 | Apparatus for handling packaged IC's Apparatus and methods are provided for handling packaged integrated circuits (IC's), particularly for inserting packaged IC's in and removing packaged IC's from low-insertion-force (LIF) sockets. The apparatus includes a precisor having a chip precisor fe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279227 | Method of forming a resilient contact structure An interconnection contact structure assembly including an electronic component having a surface and a conductive contact carried by the electronic component and accessible at the surface. The contact structure includes an internal flexible elongate membe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279228 | Method of making a leading edge structure of aircraft airfoil A leading edge structure of an aircraft airfoil comprises an outer skin, a front wall extended in the spanwise direction of the leading edge structure in a front section of the space defined by the outer skin so as to form an anti-icing duct together with... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279230 | Method for fabricating a wheel cover A wheel cover is formed to include a wrap around the circumference of the wheel cover. The wrap is an aesthetic portion of the wheel cover and not a part of a mechanical lock. It is formed in the wheel cover by spinning the wheel cover about its central a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279231 | Device for axial attachment A method for securing the outer ring of the bearing in a runner shell wherein the radius of an edge defining the seat for the bearing varies in a predetermined manner around its circumference, the steps comprising, positioning an outer ring of the bearing... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279232 | Apparatus for removing eggshell The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing an eggshell, which provides a body and handle for holding an egg softly by linkage between them, a removing plate for breaking the eggshell with the handle, an operating device for expanding the r... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279233 | Self contained feeding spoon A transparent self contained spoon which includes a food storage tank and a manually operable food dispensation valve and which allows food to be dispensed into the bowl of the spoon conveniently and without spillage. The feeding spoon has a flattened bow... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279234 | Hair-cutting system including a hair-cutting apparatus and including a comb section whose angular position is continually adjustable with respect to the hair-cutting position In a hair-cutting system (1) including a hair-cutting apparatus (2) and including a comb device (3) at least the comb teeth (10) of the comb device (3) are connected to holding means (14) of the hair-cutting apparatus (2) with the aid of connecting means ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279235 | Filament trimmer head A filament trimmer has an improved trimmer head. The trimmer head includes a spool having crush ribs on its core to prevent contraction of the filament line from warping or otherwise damaging the spool. A slot shaped exit aperture is provided in the head ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279236 | Can opener A household electric can opener operable by vertical movements of a control button. The can opener has an easily removable assembly that includes all of the exposed operating parts, including a cutting blade, a can drive wheel, the control button, and a l... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279237 | Sharpener A sharpener (1) contains a housing (5) with a blade (13) which is screwed on said housing and forms a tangent to a hollow-conical region (6b) of a guide channel (6) for the pencil (2), said hollow-conical region adjoining a hollow-cylindrical region (6a),... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279238 | Carpenter's pencil sharpener A carpenter's pencil sharpener for sharpening carpenter's pencils is disclosed. The pencil sharpener comprises a housing having both a vertically oriented oval shaped bore and a horizontally oriented oval shaped bore extending therethrough. The oval shape... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279239 | Device and a method for sizing odd parts of drywall for placement on ceilings and walls An integral apparatus having laser sighting means embodied in a pocket sized device, for use in determining end points along ceilings and wall perimeter edges to more accurately size drywall pieces to be installed in generally non-rectangular perimeter se... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279240 | Extensible carpenter's level The present invention is an extensible carpenter's level that is adjustable between a collapsed position and a fully-extended position. The level may be manufactured in a variety of sizes. A preferred embodiment of the level is comprised of an innerslide ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279241 | Thickness gauge The present invention relates to a thickness gauge which comprises a plurality of metallic sheets made to have standard thickness, a U-shaped frame and a screw which adjusts tightness of the metallic sheets. The present invention is characterized in that ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279242 | Intrinsic gauging for tube fittings An intrinsic gauging device for a ferrule type tube fitting of the type having a coupling nut, a coupling body and at least one ferrule, includes a precisely formed marking on the coupling body that is visually perceptible when the coupling is in a finger... | 08/28/2001 |
