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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6279243 | Apparatus for indicating correct or faulty back posture The invention relates to a device (1) for placing on a person's head (2) to indicate correct or incorrect upright posture during the performance of various activities in a standing or sitting position. The device comprises a balance element consisting of ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279244 | Fancy sizers The present invention is a demonstration set for sizing rings to an individual and to provide a solution to rings which can pass the wearer's knuckle, but rotates easily when secured to the finger. The demonstration set includes a holding apparatus having... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279245 | Ball controller for checking the diameter of a golf ball A ball controller (10) is in the form of a rigid mat having a central cavity (12) for the reception of a golf ball (11) for checking the diameter of a golf ball (11), the ball controller (10) having sectionally (13, 14, 15) differing wall thicknesses (a, ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279246 | Device and method for determining the position of a point The invention concerns a method for determining the position of a point, in which use is made of a holder (1) with a measuring point (6) and at least three reference points (2, 3, 4), where said measuring point (6) is placed against the point which it is ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279247 | Combination relief vent and dipstick apparatus for an oil filled pin joint The implement linkage of a work machine comprises at least one oil dilled pin joint. During operation of the linkage, pressure can build up in the pin joint, thus causing damage to the pin joint. It is desirable to vent this pressure without allowing oil ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279248 | Digital measuring system having a multi-row encoder disk The present invention is embodied in a hand held caliper with a hand movable slide, whose motion is transformed into rotation of an apertured multi-row encoder disk, a radiation source and a radiation detector. The present invention accurately measures a ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279249 | Reduced particle contamination manufacturing and packaging for reticles A method of transporting a reticle is disclosed. The reticle is placed in a reticle carrier that has an ionizer. Moreover, the reticle may be attached with a pellicle. The pellicle consists of a pellicle frame and a pellicle film stretched over the pellic... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279250 | Apparatus for enhanced solvent recovery from solvent extracted material Apparatus and method for desolventizing particulate material having a solvent carried thereby wherein an upper indirect heating zone and a lower direct heating zone is provided. Each of the zones has a plurality of spaced apart horizontal trays for receiv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279251 | Self-adjusting shoe A shoe that includes an expansible inner lining that snugly conforms to the wearer's foot and that permits the wearer's foot to grow at least one shoe size, and preferably approximately two shoe sizes. The shoe may optionally include a midsole disposed be... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279252 | Support device, particularly for shoes A support device, for shoes to be associated with a sports implement such as a ski, a roller skate or an ice skate, includes a rigid shell which partially surrounds the shoe laterally, to the rear and in a lower region and can be interposed between the sh... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279253 | Self-masking transparency viewing apparatus A viewing apparatus (11) for transparencies or the like masks any display areas (20) not covered by transparencies (505-508) by generating masks without moving parts, and adapts the luminance level of the image under study and of other display areas to th... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279254 | Fan advertising device A fan advertising device has a portable barrel with a fan, a pivotable or tiltable stand and a modified exterior fan housing. Metal fittings on the inside of the barrel, near the output end of the fan, allow for connection of metal inserts for accessories... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279255 | Banding and tagging methods and products The method of simultaneously banding and tagging merchandise involves forming a plurality of stretchable merchandise marking articles, each being formed to have an endless stretchable elastomeric band and a non-elastomeric flexible water-resistant plastic... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279256 | Label holder The present invention relates to a label holder for use with T-shaped supports, which includes a substantially horizontal elongated cross-piece on a supporting arm and a label holder, wherein the label holder has a clamp for clamping onto the cross-piece ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279257 | Flush mounting security frames and hardware Picture frames and frame bases attached to pictures that are able to be mounted flush against a wall are described. Special recessed areas and frame connections make contact with one or more wall brackets. The wall brackets are anchored into the wall and ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279258 | Short bolt rifle A short bolt rifle that enables increased barrel without an increase in weight. A longer barrel increases bullet velocity, which increases the range and accuracy of the weapon and the bullet impact energy. In this action, the bolt is simply pulled back an... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279259 | Rifle scope adjustment mechanism The invention comprises a rifle scope having an adjustment sighting mechanism, the mechanism itself, and methods of making and using the rifle scope and adjustment mechanism. The rifle scope includes an inner and an outer tube, the outer tube mounted on t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279260 | Fishing lure flasher A fishing flasher including a plurality of notches or holes at the trailing end, any one of which may serve as the temporary securement to the line. Removable plugs, secured to the line, are inserted into one of the notches or holes to be pulled free when... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279261 | Thermal pest control In a process for thermal pest control, a fuel-operated heater with separate flue gas routing is used to heat up a space to be treated. Fumigants may be additionally introduced into the air of the space to be treated, especially if the combustion chamber 1... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279262 | Hand-held device for catching and trapping insects A light-weight, easily manipulatable, hand-held sanitary device for snappily catching and/or trapping both airborne insects or bugs as well as crawling or stationary ones, comprising, in combination, in at least one preferred embodiment of the present inv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279263 | Artificial cultivating room and method for cultivating plants An isolated artificial cultivating room includes a number of cultivating frames each having a number of vertically spaced growth plates for plants. A cultivating device is provided for each cultivating frame and movable under automatic control for supplyi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279264 | Method of containing a pot or floral grouping in a sleeve with expandable sidewalls A method of covering a pot with a sleeve having a base portion with side gussets for allowing expansion from a flattened position to enclose the pot. The sleeve may comprise a detachable upper portion, a skirt portion and a bottom gusset.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279266 | School bus window with single-action split-sash release mechanism A school bus split-sash window with a latch release bar than can be pushed with the upward motion of one thumb. In the preferred embodiment, two normally-extended spring loaded release pins are retracted by tension on cables which are pulled around fixed ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279267 | Vehicle door assembly An assembly for use with a vehicle sliding door 12 which includes a first wheel 24, which is movably disposed within a first track 40 located on the vehicle and having a ramped portion 44, and a second wheel 32 which is movably disposed within a second tr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279269 | Window regulator for a vehicle According to the present invention, on the through opening edge portion, the flange portion is formed, and by arranging the outer surface of the axle portion to slide and rotate on the inner face of the flange portion, the first and second equalizer arms ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279271 | Under-deck water shedding system This invention comprises a grid structure that with the addition of panels and panel holding components, and the further addition of a gutter and downspout provides an effective under-deck water shedding system where the grid and panel components generall... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279272 | Full coverage vent pipe flashing A vent pipe flashing system includes a lower flange, a resilient boot portion and a matching sleeve portion. According to a first embodiment, the lower flange is plastic or metal, the resilient boot portion is plastic or rubber, and the sleeve portion is ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279273 | Termite shielding structure of underfloor portions of a building A termite shielding structure of underfloor portions of a building wherein a floor mold slab 3 and a berm 31 of reinforced concrete are integrally formed on sleeve crowns of underground beams 12 of mat foundations 1 made of reinforced concrete, wherein a ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279274 | Cast-in fittings for concrete components A shoe for use with a fitting such as a lifting anchor or ferrule adapted to be cast into a reinforced concrete component, the shoe serving, in use, to locate tie-in bars relative to the fitting. The shoe comprises a body portion slidably received on a sh... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279275 | Foundation wall construction having water impervious drain panels A water impervious panel assembly for a foundation wall. A series of rigid, extruded thermoplastic panels are mounted in side-by-side relation to the outer surface of the foundation wall. Each panel has inner and outer faces connected together by a series... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279276 | Protective assembly for loading docks A protective system for overhead doors on loading dock platforms for use in connection with a pair of pipe bollards permanently erected at each of the sides and in front of the door. The system includes a pair of net securing devices each having a mountin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279277 | Spiral ring-type construction with a single spiral central stairwell A building comprises a plurality of multi-story building sectors, each building sector having a trapezoidal horizontal cross section and the building sectors forming a polygonal ring enclosing an inner courtyard, a staircase housing in the inner courtyard... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279278 | Top cap arrangement for upright wall panel A top cap arrangement for an interior space-dividing wall panel arrangement which mounts on and projects upwardly from a floor for dividing a floor area into a plurality of smaller working areas. The panel arrangement is defined by a plurality of individu... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279279 | Aerated flooring system The invention relates to an aerated flooring system for use in athletic arenas or gymnasiums. The flooring system includes a top layer that provides a surface for the activities to be conducted on the floor. The system also includes at least one ventilati... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279280 | Aesthetic security doorway An aesthetic security doorway is made up of a door with a support structure and a number of crossbars which are shaped and arranged to take on an aesthetically pleasing design, and a doorframe surrounding the door with ornamentation that continues the des... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279281 | Concrete forming system Disclosed is a concrete forming system for constructing an upper wall for a bridge or a building, including: a plurality of beams, each having a flange; a plurality of steel bars arranged between the two opposing beams; a plurality of slabs on the steel b... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279282 | Screed A screed device (41, 42) formed by an elongated straight rigid member (54) that includes a pair of spaced threading assemblies (62) extending through member (54) between its rounded front side (47) and its back side (57). Each assembly (62) includes a scr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279283 | Low-profile wall tie A veneer anchoring system discloses a low-profile wall tie for use in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer facing wythe. The wythes are in a spaced apart relationship and form a cavity therebetween. A combination of a wall anchor and a low-profile wa... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279285 | Insulated concrete wall system An insulated concrete wall structure having a concrete wall with opposing wall surfaces. The concrete wall has several vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties imbedded within the concrete wall and extending between the wall surfaces. Positioned betwe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279286 | Fastening member for vertical board siding, vertical board siding using the fastening member, and vertical siding structure constructed using the fastening member A fastening member for the vertical board sidings, which comprises a flat substrate; first and second upright portions formed at the upper and lower end portions of the flat substrate, respectively and extending in the horizontal direction; a third uprigh... | 08/28/2001 |
