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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6282963 | Numerical optimization of ultrasound beam path In dual line ultrasound beamforming, an ideal transmit beam should have two peak locations, each following one of the receive beams. Dual beam steering by apodization creates such transmit beam; however, the resulting beam is optimized for only a single d... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282964 | Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) inspection of cracks in boiler tubes An EMAT device for non-destructive inspection of the surface of a tube for cracks using acoustic surface waves includes a pulsed magnet having an active surface for facing the surface of a tube to be inspected. A receive emat coil is on the active surface... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282965 | Method and apparatus for detecting washing machine tub imbalance A method and system for detecting an imbalance condition in a rotating washing machine tub includes receiving an indication of the actual tub rotation speed, comparing the actual tub rotation speed to a predetermined desired rotation speed to calculate a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282966 | Pressure sensor apparatus with separation membrane held between sensor and measuring cell housing bodies A pressure sensor unit 1 is provided, specifically for automotive engineering applications. A pressure measuring cell 5 is disposed within a main body housing 3, the main body housing having a recess 17 holding a pressure sensor 21 and a pressure transmis... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282967 | Apparatus for measuring the throughput of material on a conveyer Apparatus measures the throughput of material being conveyed through a conveyer, wherein the conveyer blades carrying the material (in particular, cereal grains) are continuously moved in a conveyer shaft and a photoelectric device is mounted perpendicula... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282968 | Steering sensor unit Disclosed is a steering sensor unit which can highly accurately detect the rotational angle of a steering wheel, can be easily mounted on a steering shaft, and ensures satisfactory operability after mounted on the steering shaft. A rotor of a steering sen... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282969 | Optically clear housing and reduced cure time potting compound for use with object sensor A vehicle exterior object detector apparatus includes a transceiver carried within an optically clear housing and mounted by a holder to a support on the vehicle. A potting compound surrounds the transceiver within the optically clear housing, the potting... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282970 | Locking drive nut for screw drive systems A screw drive mechanism connectable to at least one of a first machine portion and a second machine portion for moving the second machine portion relative to the first machine portion from a first position to a second position. The mechanism has a base fo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282971 | Ball screw A ball screw comprises a screw shaft formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof with a spiral ball rolling groove, a nut member having an inner peripheral surface on which a spiral loaded ball rolling groove corresponding to the spiral ball rolling gro... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282972 | Ball screw mechanism When balls 3 are discharged from a nut 102 in accordance with relative axial movement of the nut 102 and a screw shaft 1, in order to prevent the balls 3 from contacting with thread grooves 102a and 1a of the nut 102 and the screw shaft 1 at three points,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282973 | Selector for a vehicle transmission as well as switch module therefor A selector for a vehicle transmission, includes a selector lever which is movable in two shift gates. In the first shift gate, automatic positions of the transmission can be selected using the selector lever, while gear ratios can be selected sequentially... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282974 | Operating apparatus for automatic transmission An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprises: a select lever connected to the automatic transmission end; a first rotation supporting point provided at a middle position of the select lever and supporting the select lever in such a mann... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282975 | Mounting bracket for automatic transmission shift control A one-piece mounting bracket (30) for mounting an automatic transmission shift control in the cab of a truck has a top wall (34) and laterally spaced apart side walls (36, 38) depending from the top wall and extending rearward into covering relation to la... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282976 | Discontinuous mechanical advantage front shifting for bicycles A rotatable handgrip twistshifter (10) mountable coaxially about a bicycle handlebar (20) that abruptly or discontinuously increases the mechanical advantage when shifting a front derailleur from a smaller to a larger chainring. A control cable (86) is sl... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282977 | Tilt adjusting-type steering apparatus A tilt lock mechanism of a tilt adjusting type steering apparatus comprises a fixed gear mounted on one of a lower column member and an upper column member, a movable gear supported to be freely rockable by the other of the lower column member and the upp... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282978 | Tilt-lock device for tilt-type steering column A clamp is fixed to a robust portion of a vehicle body. The clamp is formed with spaced first side walls which define therebetween a recess for passing therethrough a jacket tube of a steering column. A distance bracket is formed with spaced second side w... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282979 | Adjustment assembly for an integral shifter cable interlock An adjustment assembly (10) for an integral shifter cable interlock is provided. The assembly includes (10) a cable assembly (11) having a conduit (12) defining an axis and a core element (14) disposed within the conduit (12) movable along the axis. A ter... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282980 | Self-adjusting parking brake actuator A self-adjusting parking brake actuator for a vehicle is provided having an eccentrically-mounted self-adjust cam assembly. The cam assembly is mounted eccentrically to the lever axis to provide a variable mechanical advantage during actuator stroke. The ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282981 | Handlebar height adjustable device for a skate cart A handlebar height device for a skate cart includes a head tube through which a handlebar column extends. The head tube has a top section and a lower section which has an enlarged inner diameter. A steerer tube is inserted into the lower section and has a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282982 | Steering wheel A method of manufacturing motor car steering wheels with an external shell made of composite materials, which comprises preparing a pile of sheets of composite materials, hot molding thereof for obtaining respective half-shells with a shape corresponding ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282983 | Connecting rod structure and attachment to wrist pin An engine or other machine has an improved configuration for a connecting rod a wrist pin cradled and fastened on a saddle of the rod. The improved configuration allows fluid flow through the rod to the interior of the wrist pin while reducing the tendenc... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282984 | Bicycle pedal assembly with two identical anchoring frames for engaging and retaining a cleat unit on the top or bottom of the pedal body A bicycle pedal assembly includes a one-piece pedal body having a front pair and a rear pair of left and right walls, and front and rear anchoring frames pivotably mounted on the front and the rear pairs of the left and right walls, respectively. Each of ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282985 | Multi-function bottle opener An improved multi-function bottle opener includes a hollow body (10), a piston (20), a helical coil (30), and a collar (40). The hollow body has a bore (12), a counter bore (14), a shoulder (18) formed between the bore (12) and the counter bore (14), and two o... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282986 | Method and apparatus for removing a closure from an opening in a drum lid A method and apparatus for removing a closure from a center-fill drum opening. The apparatus includes a clamping mechanism and a load transfer assembly coupled to the clamping mechanism and including a drive element engageable with the closure and movable... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282987 | Contact bar assembly for a tattooing device A contact bar assembly for a tattooing device having a spring saddle frame comprising an arcuate contact arm supporting a contact screw for making electrical contact with the contact spring. The proximate end of the contact arm is slotted for adjustment i... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282988 | Retrofittable device to render a hammer head magnetic An attachment is retrofittably attachable (and detachable) to a conventional hammer to render the hammer head magnetic for purposes of starting a metallic fastener such as a nail. The attachment includes a cup-like housing within which is disposed a magne... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282989 | Power valve wrench A power valve wrench includes a power drive assembly having a motor and a speed reduction device driving an annulus which defines a large center opening and a plurality of lugs or recesses on the interior wall of the annulus. The opening in the annulus re... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282990 | Flat head power ratchets A low profile substantially flat head power ratchet comprising a pair of spaced shells joined together to for a housing which is tubular at one end for attachment to a pneumatic motor and flat at the other end for operating use in confined areas, said rat... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282991 | Biasing arrangement for a pawl of a reversible ratchet-type wrench A reversible ratchet-type wrench includes a handle and a head extended from the handle and having a hole. A web is defined between the handle and the head and includes a first cavity communicated with the hole. The web further includes a compartment commu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282992 | Biasing arrangement for a pawl of a reversible ratchet-type wrench A reversible ratchet-type wrench includes a handle and a head extended from the handle and having a hole. A web is defined between the handle and the head, and a cavity is defined in the web and communicated with the hole. The web further includes a compa... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282993 | Ratchet mechanism for a ratchet tool A ratchet tool a shank and a head which has a hole and a recess is defined in an inside of the hole. Two identical plates are respectively connected to two sides of the head and each plate has a ring portion engaged with the hole. A ring member with a too... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282994 | Socket A socket includes an outer periphery formed with a contact surface for increasing friction on the outer periphery of the socket. In such a manner, when a small torsion is required to operate a workpiece such as a nut and the like, the socket can be fitted... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282995 | Plier tool having quickly attachable tool members A plier or shear tool includes a pair of handles having one end rotatably secured together with a tube and each having a pole. One or more tool members each includes a pair of levers having a middle orifice for receiving the tube and each having an apertu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282996 | Multipurpose locking pliers A folding multipurpose tool including adjustable locking pliers with an over-center locking mechanism to retain the jaws in a gripping condition. The jaws of the locking pliers can be folded into the handles of the tool to produce a compact folded configu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282998 | Fastener-driving accessory for rotary driving tool Being useful with a rotary driving tool powered electrically or pneumatically, a fastener-driving accessory comprises a collar-mounting stem and two interchangeable collars, each being mountable coaxially and removably on the stem and being secured remova... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282999 | Plumbing part installation and removal tool A plumbing tool is constructed for installing and removing plumbing parts such as tub and sink drains that are engaged together by conventional right-hand threads, one within another. The tool can also be constructed to remove or install left-hand parts. ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283000 | Fluid actuated, magnetic bar stock puller A magnetic bar stock puller for a CNC type, numerically controlled turret lathe, the magnetic bar puller configured to engage and pull bar stock for positioning same. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bar puller has a body having a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283001 | Facility for cutting fabric, facility for feeding fabric and method for cutting fabric An apparatus for cutting fabric includes at least one fabric wind-off device (1, 1') for one fabric bolt (7), a conveyor belt (5) for conveying the unwound fabric, and a cutting device (3) which cuts a piece of fabric to a given shape from the length of f... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283002 | Table saw apparatus A table saw apparatus includes a table, a saw blade, a motor, a belt-pulley mechanism, a bracket mounted pivotally on the table and connected to the motor, a saw frame mounted pivotally on the table and including a tubular seat which is connected to the s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283003 | Knife attachment for a sheet cutting system There is provided a knife attachment that is interchangeable with a saw attachment for a sheet cutting system. The knife attachment has a base plate to which is attached a cutting head that carries a blade holder. The blade holder is adjustable for depth ... | 09/04/2001 |
