Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6279287 | Prefabricated building panel and method of manufacturing same A prefabricated building panel includes first and second side panel members. A thermally insulating core is disposed between those side panel members. A first panel end surface includes a pair of spaced projections defining a channel-way. A second panel e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279288 | Structural tubing members with flared out end segments for conjoining A rigid tubular member of variable length and rectangular cross-section adapted to be sized, flared and conjoined with at least one other rigid member to create a variety of tubular member frameworks for greenhouse construction, and the like. Each member ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279289 | Metal framing system A system and method are provided for framing at least a portion of a wide variety of structures. In each embodiment, the framing system includes a base, which may be attached to a foundation of the structure by conventional means, which preferably compris... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279290 | Roof beams with positive engagement between cross bar and lower capping A roof beam for constructing a conservatory roof comprises a glazing bar (10) and upper and lower capping (12, 14/50) thereon. The glazing bar has a cross bar (16) having trough formations (26) at each end, whereby there is a recess under the cross bar. T... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279292 | Insulated glass window spacer and method for making window spacer An integral metal spacer for insulated glass units and method of fabricating the spacer. The spacer defines a substantially closed cross-section contour having a bottom surface, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of generally abutting inner surfaces. A gap m... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279293 | Insulated roof panel An insulated roof panel comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced parallel web trusses secured to an inner sheathing and an outer sheathing. Each of the web trusses comprises at least one top cord, a bottom cord and a plurality of webs joi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279294 | Apparatus and method for charging canisters with a high pressure gas An apparatus for charging a closed metallic canister with a gas under pressure comprising means for forming a gas filling opening in the canister, and dispensing means for sequentially injecting a high pressure gas through the gas filling opening to charg... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279295 | Method for wrapping an article A wrapping machine is disclosed, for wrapping an article. The machine is designed for wrapping five surfaces of the article except the bottom thereof. The machine has detectors for determining the length of the front surface and the back surface of the ar... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279296 | Method for forming a cover about a flower pot A method of wrapping a potted plant in a decorative cover wherein the cover is a flattened sleeve. Upon opening of the sleeve, the sleeve has a bottom which may be closed, and the sleeve is sized to fit a pot. The potted plant is disposed within the inner... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279297 | Process for the production of a hermetic recloseable package of flexible material A process for the production of a hermetic re-closeable package suitable for various products, in particular food products (4), which consists in partly overlapping two (1,2) sheets of flexible material in order to define two longitudinal side edges (1a,2... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279298 | Fill-through-the-top package and method and apparatus for making the same A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending along a package top d... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279300 | Method of manufacturing air cell dunnage Different ways are disclosed for manufacturing air cell dunnage in which the variation in thickness of the individual bubble walls is significantly reduced. In one embodiment, the bubbles are formed from a plastic sheet having regions which vary in thickn... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279302 | Sheet-interposing device for automatic slicing machine A slicing machine that deposits foodstuff slices in a stack atop a support in a stacking station has a sheet-interposing device provided with a supply roll of sheet material and a feed roller for feeding a leading end of the sheet material in a direction ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279303 | Method of banding the mane of a horse and apparatus therefor A method of banding the mane of a horse is described as well as the apparatus for performing the method. The method of banding the mane of the horse is made possible by a staple gun having generally U-shaped staples provided therein which are stapled arou... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279304 | Crop pick-up having crop lifters incorporated in centering auger A large round baler includes a crop pick-up assembly which is wider than the baling chamber and equipped with right- and left-hand stub augers for centering the crop for delivery through the inlet of the baling chamber. In order to prevent the augers from... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279305 | Knittable yarn and safety apparel A cut-resistant, machine knittable, composite yarn that utilizes a yarn or fiber strand or component of normal strength (no greater than 10 grams per denier tenacity) liquid crystal polymer, to provide a composite yarn of comparable high cut-resistance to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279306 | Operator controlled spinning can transporter A spinning can transporter for a plurality of spinning cans disposed on a platform. The platform has a standing place for the operator or driver equipped with controls for steering the transporter. To make it possible for the operator/driver to exchange s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279307 | Tension control method using fluff control device The present invention introduces a yarn y that is unwound from a supply bobbin 1 into a control member 3 for controlling the propagation of twisting toward a supply bobbin, then introduces the yarn into a friction-disk-type false twister 4 to suppress flu... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279308 | Cooling steam control method for combined cycle power generation plants The present invention is characterized in controlling the amount of cooling steam supplied to high temperature parts 8 in accordance with the dynamic characteristics of exhaust heat recovery boiler 2 when the load on gas turbine 1C is changing, in a gas t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279309 | Modular multi-part rail mounted engine assembly A modular power plant apparatus, and method of power plant assembly. An inlet air module is provided on feet which are mounted on self centering rugged linear roller guides which are linearly displaceable along a track. When the fuel-air mixing module is ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279310 | Gas turbine starting method using gas and liquid fuels A method for starting a burner device for a gas turbine, where the burner device comprises at least one burner member (5), arranged to be supplied with a liquid fuel, and an ignition member (9), which is activated for igniting a fuel which is supplied to ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279311 | Combined cycle power plant A combined cycle power plant is provided that carries out mixing of steams heated to a high temperature by cooling a high temperature cooled part of a gas turbine. Other steam favorably, guarantees the safety of the alternating current apparatus, so that ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279312 | Gas turbine with solar heated steam injection system The energy generating installation comprises a gas turbine (10) which is operated by steam injected via a steam line (16). The outlet (18) of the gas turbine (10) is connected with the heat exchanger (21) of a waste heat boiler (19). The waste heat boiler... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279313 | Combustion liner for gas turbine having liner stops In a gas turbine combustion system, liner stops mount a combustion liner within a flow sleeve. The liner stops are mounted on the outer surface of the combustion liner and the inner surface of the flow sleeve in a symmentrical array of liner stops. The li... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279314 | Closed electron drift plasma thruster with a steerable thrust vector The thruster comprises, on a common plate, a plurality of main annular ionization and acceleration channels having axes that are not parallel and that converge in the outlet direction of the channels. A magnetic circuit sets up a magnetic field in the ann... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279315 | Pneumatic unlocking and closing apparatus A pneumatic unlocking and closing apparatus for doors has a soft braking phase at each end position. The apparatus includes a pneumatic piston-cylinder unit having a working chamber acting on a large piston area and a return chamber acting on a piston are... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279316 | Load suspension system A load arm suspension system for a load arm assembly with at least one hydraulic cylinder, which load arm suspension system comprises an accumulator which is connected to a first cylinder space of at least one cylinder. A tank for hydraulic oil is connect... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279317 | Hydrostatic drive with regeneration circuit The hydrostatic drive with regeneration circuit comprises a geroter flow divider which operates in conjunction with a two position three way valve and a check valve to provide regeneration flow for the hydrostatic drive when the valve is energized.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279318 | Heat exchanger for a heat engine A heat engine is constructed from sheet metal and the like. The heat engine has an outer container and inner container which contains a displacer and a power piston. A plurality of positioning members are provided to dimensionally stabilize the inner and ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279319 | Heat engine An apparatus has a heat engine and a power output member drivenly connected to the piston of the heat engine and having an output for supplying work. The displacer is driven by an adjustable drive member. An adjustable signal generator is provided for mod... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279320 | Turbocharging device for an internal combustion engine A turbocharging device for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust gas manifold receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and a first charge air distributor distributing charge air to the internal combustion engine. A first set of exha... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279321 | Method and apparatus for generating electricity and potable water The present invention 10 discloses a system for generating electricity and potable water 42. The system comprises an array of solar cells 12 which produce an amount of current. The solar cells have electrical connection means 14 to a bank of batteries 18.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279322 | Deswirler system for centrifugal compressor A deswirler system for a centrifugal compressor of a gas turbine engine that improves overall engine performance as a result of exhibiting significantly reduced friction losses. The deswirler system generally entails an annular-shaped manifold having an i... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279323 | Low emissions combustor A combustor includes outer and inner liners joined at one end to an annular dome. A swirl cup is mounted to the dome and includes a flare cone extending therethrough. The flare cone has an obtuse flare angle for discharging fuel in a wide spray from an ou... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279324 | Heat-regenerating type cryogenic cooling apparatus A heat-regenerating type cryogenic cooling apparatus 101 includes a cryogenic temperature generating part 10 having a heat regenerator 11; and a pressure generating device 30 connected to the part 10, generating pressure vibration of a working gas therein... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279325 | Stirling device There is disclosed a Stirling cycle refrigerator in which oil rising is prevented, and an adverse influence onto oil sealing bellows by a pressure rise accompanying the temperature rise of the crank chamber is prevented. The oil sealing bellows are dispos... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279326 | Transportable device for storing and supplying cryogenic fluid, more particularly medical oxygen A reservoir of the device supports, in its upper portion, a profiled flange forming a handling apparatus for the device and a trough to collect and discharge, via an opening, the water of condensation forming on a vaporization coil. The coil has turns of ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279327 | Flushing apparatus for drinking vessels A flushing apparatus for drinking vessels and/or for vessels suitable for the storage of liquid, in particular for glasses, is described, and provides a space to receive at least one drinking vessel and/or at least one vessel suitable for the storage of l... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279328 | Cooling method and system for a rotating drum A method and system for controlling a temperature of products in a rotating drum employs nozzles to deliver a heat transfer fluid in a more efficient manner. The heat transfer fluid nozzles which are positioned around the interior of the rotating drum del... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279329 | Flow director system A flow director system for transporting ice to a desired locale includes a conduit system and a gas flow gate assembly coupled with the conduit system for directing ice to the desired locale along a desired path defined by the conduit system. The gas flow... | 08/28/2001 |
