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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6283092 | Method for controlling engine during malfunction of coolant temperature sensor Disclosed is a method for controlling an engine during the malfunctioning of a coolant temperature sensor. The method includes the steps of determining whether the coolant temperature sensor is malfunctioning by using information supplied from various ele... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283093 | Method and apparatus for determining the ignition angle for an internal combustion engine with adaptive knocking A method for determining the ignition angle for an internal combustion engine with adaptive knocking control, in which the occurrence of knocking is reduced by a controlled adjustment of the ignition angle in the retarded direction. The current values for... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283094 | Pressure valve A pressure valve for installation in a feed line between a fuel injection pump and an injection site of an internal combustion engine to be supplied. The valve has at least one movable valve member, embodied as a valve ball, which can be brought by a rest... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283095 | Quick start fuel injection apparatus and method A method and apparatus creating a two stage input to an integrated fuel pump of a fuel injector. The fuel pump has a reciprocating assembly for generating a fuel pulse and an actuating coil which induces linear motion of the reciprocating assembly. A nozz... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283096 | Combustion control system for diesel engine A combustion control system for a diesel engine provided with a fuel injection system and a sensor for detecting an ignition timing. The combustion control system comprises a control unit which is configured to control the ignition timing to be restored t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283097 | Automotive evaporative emission leak detection system A leak detection system for detecting leakage from a portion of a vapor confinement space which is upstream of an inlet of a canister purge valve relative to an engine. During a test, an electric-motor-operated air pump pumps atmospheric air through a flo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283098 | Fuel system leak detection A vehicle fuel system has on-board diagnostics for leak testing with correction for different operating conditions. An electronic control unit (ECU) is arranged to carry out a periodic two stage leak test, when the engine is running. Stage A includes evac... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283099 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a crankcase (2) and a fuel injection system (21) supplied with compressed air, whose piston compressor (12) has a piston (15) guided in a cylinder (18) and a driving crankshaft in operating connection with the engine cran... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283100 | Method and system for controlling a compression ignition engine during partial load conditions to reduce exhaust emissions A method and system for controlling a compression ignition engine in railroad locomotives and other land or marine-based large propulsion or power generation equipment operable in a selected one of a plurality of engine throttle notches is provided. Each ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283101 | Method of controlling exhaust recycling in an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine. Known methods provide for a control unit which generally controls the exhaust gas recirculation rate via a throttle and a stop valve in accordanc... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283102 | Fuel identifier algorithm A method for identifying high driveability index fuel for use in a motor vehicle engine includes the steps of determining an engine rotational speed after the engine has started, measuring an elapsed time required for the engine rotational speed to increa... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283103 | Methods and apparatus for controlling spark duration in an internal combustion engine An ignition system, of the type having ignition coils supplying energy to spark plugs in an internal combustion engine, includes apparatus to measure an electrical characteristic indicative of spark duration and generate a representative spark duration si... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283104 | Ignition system for internal combustion engine A current on the primary side of an ignition coil is subjected to repeated conduction/cutoff control in accordance with an ignition control signal of an ECU to thereby generate a high voltage for ignition twice or more in one combustion stroke. In such a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283105 | Single-cylinder 4-cycle engine In a single-cylinder 4-cycle engine including an oxygen concentration sensor provided at a location upstream of an exhaust emission control catalyst, the influence of pulsation of the exhaust gas is eliminated to enhance the detection accuracy by detectin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283106 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An air/fuel ratio controller/method learns the deviation from a target air/fuel ratio and stores that learned value in a backup memory except when engine compartment temperature is ecessive.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283107 | Methods and apparatus for measuring atmospheric pressure and exhaust back pressure An engine including, in one embodiment, a pressure sensor utilized for determining both barometric pressure and engine exhaust back pressure is described. More specifically, and in the one embodiment, the engine includes an electronic control unit (ECU) i... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283108 | Fuel injection control arrangement for internal combustion engine with abnormality detection function therein A control arrangement for an internal combustion engine which includes a fuel supply system, an air/fuel ratio control system, an abnormality diagnoser which diagnoses a possible abnormality in the fuel supply system, when the pressure of the pressurized ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283109 | Stabilizers for an archery bow The invention relates to a stabilizer for an archery bow, a crossbow or similar weapon where vibrations occur, and which is formed by a housing which is provided with a coupling at one of its ends in order to enable releasable interconnection of the stabi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283110 | Cutting saw machine A cutting saw machine has a motor arranged to be installed in a table frame which is used for supporting the cutting table and the coolant tray instead of mounted on the cutting head, so that the cutting head thereof can be made of light material to reduc... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283111 | Wire saw cutting method and apparatus therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a wire saw cutting method that is a method for cutting a plurality of silicon monocrystal ingots into wafers with a wire saw, wherewith high-precision cutting processing is possible, reducing wafer thicknes... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283112 | Saw member, link of saw member and a method of producing a saw member A cutting member for cutting hard materials such as rock, concrete, etc., includes a support unit in the shape of a wire. The free ends of the wire are joined together to form an endless unit. Cutting elements are provided at regular distances from each o... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283113 | Strip separation tool A tool is provided herein for separating stacked strips of semiconductor structures held by a magazine, which strips have become attached together. The tool is made up of first and second elongated members in side-by-side relation, each member defining a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283114 | Tented gas burner for grill A grill having a bi-level tent configuration, a burner assembly and a grill shell. The lower, first tent has an "I"-shaped configuration. The upper, second tent has a plurality of openings. The burner assembly is formed from stamped metal. The upper piece... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283115 | Modulating furnace having improved low stage characteristics An improved, induced-draft, gas-fired furnace which is adapted to operate at any of a high, medium and low firing rate. A pressure sensing assembly generates differential pressure signals that vary in accordance with the pressure across a heat exchanger a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283116 | Trigger for a portable heat pack A triggering element for a portable heat pack having a sealed bag capable of transferring heat and a sodium acetate solution that generate a crystallization heat contained in said sealed bag. The triggering element comprises a thin, flexible strip of stai... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283117 | Casing of a kitchen range hood A casing of a kitchen range hood includes a quarter-sphere casing which has a first semi-sphere circumference from which a flat surface is defined on the casing and a hole is defined through the flat surface so as to be connected with a pipe, and a second... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283118 | Ultrasonic nebulizer An ultrasonic nebulizer having a control button on the outside, a storage chamber on the inside, a medicine cup positioned in the storage chamber to hold a liquid medicine, a cover covered on the storage chamber, the cover having a spray output port throu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283119 | Breathing aid apparatus in particular for treating sleep apnoea A compressor driven by a motor sends to a nasal mask a breathable gas at a low positive relative pressure whereby the motor is controlled to maintain the pressure in the delivery pipe of the compressor substantially equal to a set point, independently of ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283121 | Manual pump and Ambu bag An improved manual pump is disclosed. The manual pump comprises a pair of side plates (10), a flexible cylindrical wall (15), a pump chamber (21), an axial shaft (11), a coil spring (12) and a pair of handle bars (16) secured to the side plates (10). When... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283122 | Exhalation valve for respirator An exhalation assembly which includes a hollow flow-through body, having an air inlet port and an air outlet port. The inlet port is arranged to receive air for supplying to a patient, and the air outlet port is arranged to provide air to a patient. The d... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283123 | Hyperbaric resuscitation system and method A hyperbaric resuscitation system (10) includes a hyperbaric chamber (20) having a volume sufficient to enclose a human patient (1) and at least two operating personnel (60). The system (10) also includes a device for pressurizing the hyperbaric chamber (... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283125 | Sterile drape A sterile drape serving to preserve the sterile integrity of an operating field is disclosed. The drape has a rigid optically clear window which allows a visible light beam, such as a laser beam, to exit a targeting device without refraction or distortion... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283126 | Hand shield A hand shield for a patient comprising an element of flexible but stiff material adapted to be rolled into an open ended generally fustro-conical shape The element has a wrist wrap at the smaller end thereof. Cooperative releasable fastening means are dis... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283127 | Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures The invention provides devices and methods for performing less-invasive surgical procedures within an organ or vessel. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides a method of closed-chest surgical intervention within an internal cavity of a patient... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283128 | Hair roller A hair roller has a multi-layer construction, with all layers being soft and comfortable to allow the user to wear the hair rollers during sleep. The hair roller has an inner cellular foam layer, a compressible intermediate layer made of d-suede or velvet... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283129 | Cosmetic case A cosmetic case includes a push piece integrally formed to a tray in order to reduce a number of parts and to simplify the assembly thereof. The tray 14 for containing a cosmetic material P is received within a storage cavity 12c of a case body 12. The tray 14... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283130 | Plasma cleaning method and placement area protector used in the method In a vacuum processing system used in a semiconductor device manufacturing process, a plate-shaped placement area protector made of a dielectric material having a surface of dimensions and shape matching those of a surface of a substrate or an area for su... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283131 | In-situ strip process for polysilicon etching in deep sub-micron technology A new method of patterning the polysilicon layer in the manufacture of an integrated circuit device has been achieved. A polysilicon layer is provided overlying a semiconductor substrate. The polysilicon layer may overlie a gate oxide layer and thereby co... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283132 | Anesthesia spirometer absorber circuit cleaner and method Disclosed for cleaning an anesthesia spirometry absorber circuit is a cleaning and drying apparatus which includes an adapter for introducing fluids into the exhalation valve after the exhalation valve dome has been removed, a proportionating disk, to be ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283133 | Method for cleaning heavy hydrocarbon scale adhered to heat exchanger and piping structure for cleaning The present invention relates to a method for cleaning heavy hydrocarbon scale from a shell and tube heat exchanger or other such equipment incorporated in a device in a petroleum refining plant or the like that processes petroleum hydrocarbons as a raw m... | 09/04/2001 |
