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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6283004 | Shoelace A shoelace having a center core, and a braided fabric formed by weaving together several base threads and several stopper threads and covered on the periphery of the center core, the stopper threads having a greater diameter than the base threads and form... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283005 | Integral ship-weapon module A modular launching system is disclosed that reduces the reinforcement needs of mating a launching system to a ship, while at the same time reduces stress concentration and foundation movements created by the modular launching system launching launchable ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283007 | Regulating cylinder and piston unit and method of utilizing the same A cylinder and piston unit, which can be utilized to select the gears of and/or to shift a change-speed transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle, has a housing provided with two internal chambers and internal stops and receiving a reciprocable a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283008 | Shock-proof hydraulic cylinder The invention relates to a shockproof hydraulic cylinder that has a cylinder housing (1), in which a plunger (4) that is driven via a plunger shaft (10) is arranged to move axially, and optionally a hollow-cylinder damping plunger (11). Using different em... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283009 | Swash plate type hydraulic unit In a swash plate type hydraulic unit for use as a swash plate type hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, a plurality of block plates 41 to 45 being divided at split planes extending orthogonal to a cylinder block axis X are soldered ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283010 | Piston rod-less pneumatic cylinder In a piston rod-less pneumatic cylinder, the sealing tape (5) sealing the lateral longitudinal slot (3) from the inside on either side of the piston (2) is held by an outer band (6) covering the longitudinal slot (3) from outside with the cylinder interio... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283011 | Cylinder with an elastic device for returning a working piston unit to a neutral position This cylinder, which may be entirely pneumatic, has two working pistons 26 and 27 linked to a working rod 28, slidably mounted on which are two small auxiliary pistons 37 and 38 which can be displaced in an auxiliary chamber 35. The latter, being permanen... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283012 | Compressor piston and method for coating piston A compressor piston that smoothly slides in a cylinder bore and a coating method for manufacturing such pistons. Coating material is applied to a piston to form a coating layer. The principal components of the material include fluororesin and a binder. Th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283013 | Tea steeper for coffeemaker This invention relates to a tea steeper that enables an automatic drip coffeemaker to brew tea as well as coffee. The tea steeper comprises a cylindrical body having perforated side walls, a perforated bottom wall, and an open top surrounded by a support ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283015 | Steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing rice cooker A steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing device which can control the pressure in a cooking vessel and simultaneously can prevent the pressure in the cooking vessel from excessively increasing during the cooking operation. In the steam exhaust s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283016 | Unwinding machine An unwinding machine (10) with forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) has bearing blocks (26, 27) in which the forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) are supported. The bearing blocks (26, 27) are disposed in recesses (32) of partition walls (25, 25a) of the unwinding ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283017 | Apparatus for tying and binding bales of compressed materials A mechanism for tying a bale of compressible material comprises a housing, a gear rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and a drive mechanism operable for rotating the gear. A twister pinion is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and is... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283018 | Method of embossing a web and cleaning deposits from embossing roll A method of cleaning an embossing roll used in an embossing process. The method includes steps of passing a paper web between a pair of embossing rolls and preventing or cleaning deposits from the surface of at least one embossing roll. Pressurized air is... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283019 | Method for engraving printing cylinders In a method for engraving printing cylinders for rotogravure in an electronic engraving machine, at least two engraving lanes with predetermined lane widths lying side-by-side in an axial direction of the printing cylinder are engraved with a respectively... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283020 | Stencil printing apparatus The stencil printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a stencil making section for perforating each stencil sheet with a desired image pattern, a porous structure printing drum incorporating an ink supply mechanism and coming to have a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283021 | Stencil making and attaching method of printing device According to the stencil making and attaching method of a printing device of the present invention, independent of variations in the detection of the stencil sheet set position detection sensor and variations in the clamped state due to curled stencil she... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283022 | Apparatus and method for direct rotary screen printing radiation curable compositions onto cylindrical articles An apparatus and method for decorating cylindrical articles using direct rotary screen printing of a UV radiation curable composition in various predetermined patterns and registrations. A rotary screen printing assembly is arranged in either a horizontal... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283023 | Inking system for inking a printing cylinder of a rotogravure printing press In an inking system of a rotogravure printing press there are included an ink reservoir, an ink doctor blade device and an ink catch reservoir. All of these components of the inking system are height-adjustable with respect to the formed cylinder of the p... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283024 | Quick change print station for central impression presses A central impression printing press (20) utilizes a plurality of quick change print stations (100, 200, 300) to increase safety and print quality. The print stations (100, 200, 300) include movable carriages (102, 202, 302) which mount anilox rolls (40) a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283025 | Multicolor sheet-fed printing press A printing machine which allows for the economic production of multi-color prints and allows for automation of the printing process is provided. The printing machine according to the collect-run principle in which the multicolor prints are collected on a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283026 | Device for automatically blocking air passages in cylinder, specifically for support cylinders and compensation mantles The present invention relates to an automatic closing device for air passage holes in a support cylinder, or compression sleeves used in printing applications. The automatic closing devices of the invention are inserted into the thickness of the wall of t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283027 | Varying profile cylinder blanket A blanket that has a varying profile and a method for its use is disclosed. By varying the profile of the blanket cylinder and/or blanket, either in terms of its material properties or its thickness, the blanket, when placed about a blanket cylinder, corr... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283028 | Offline tubular blanket washing system An offline tubular blanket washing system includes a tube washer for cleaning blanket tubes removed from a printing unit. A storage rack receives the blanket tubes cleaned in the tube washer and stores the blanket tubes for installation in the printing un... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283029 | Direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor A direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon an image-receiving layer, the image-receiving layer being formed from a dispersion comprising: an inorganic pigment comprising silica ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283030 | Imaging a lithographic printing plate A substrate is coated with a first material which is soluble in a first solvent, whereupon a second material which is strongly adherent to the first material and insoluble in the first solvent is selectively applied by an ink jet printer. The substrate is... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283031 | Solid-ink printing original plate and a process for producing the same A solid-ink printing original plate which comprises a substrate and an image comprising ink dots formed on the substrate, and which is produced by a process comprising the steps of: melting a solid ink that is a solid at a room temperature; and jetting th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283032 | Projectile with controlled decomposition and integrated charge in the area of the effective mass A smoke-generating projectile has a decomposable effective mass, the mass including a quick-burning deception component for generating spontaneous smoke, and a slow-burning concealment component for generating persistent smoke. The projectile includes an ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283033 | Multiple effect pyrotechnic shell A multiple effect pyrotechnic shell (20), having a lift chamber (22), primary break (24), secondary break (26), and a tertiary break (28) has a desired weight distribution to inhibit tumbling. The secondary break weight is less than the primary break weig... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283034 | Remotely armed ammunition A firearms safety device in the form of remotely armed ammunition includes a firearms cartridge for use in a use with a conventional firearm having a trigger-actuated hammer with a firing pin. The cartridge includes a firing circuit that is operatively as... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283036 | Variable output warhead This invention involves a hard target penetrating warhead designed to produce a variable explosive discharge. A standard warhead casing is divided into several compartments with each compartment separated by a shock-absorbing shield. Explosive fill in con... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283037 | Non-lethal shot-gun round The present invention is a non-lethal shot gun round. The round includes an outer plastic hull inserted into a metal base to form a round casing. Inside the base is a propellent charge. Positioned over the propellent charge is a wad. Above the wad is an e... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283038 | Profile rail joint A profile rail joint for use for example in light crane systems has connecting ends of profile rails to be joined, provided with jointing sleeves arranged on side surfaces of the rails, the sleeves comprising through holes for locking devices of the joint... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283039 | Conveying system using linear motor An inexpensive conveying system using a linear motor permits accurate stop positioning and controls generation of dust. The conveying system has a unit including a passive moving assembly and a plurality of sets of fixed coils to perform sending, non-ener... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283040 | Adjustable height rail car A railroad car with adjustable floor and roof sections that allow a user to convert the car from a bi-level to a tri-level car. The overall height of the car can be reduced, which results in reduced costs because the need to stockpile bi-level and tri-lev... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283041 | Table support apparatus and exposure apparatus On a sample stand having a chip levelling mechanism for amending the exposure plane of a wafer in relation to the image plane of a projection lens, a dynamic damper is provided for assigning to a holder table the appropriate rigidity in the moving directi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283042 | Highchair tray attachment An attachment for a highchair tray provides a clamping bracket adapted to be fixed to a depending front flange of the tray or other desired loacation, characterized by an extended arm with a declined mounting plate remotely positioning a food server so as... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283043 | Trader desk A knock-down trader desk including a frame having at least two upright frame members and at least two horizontal beams. The beams releasably interconnect the upright frame members to form a freestanding knock-down rigid frame. A plurality of vertically or... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283044 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly includes a top deck formed of plastic which has a first opposing surface having a plurality of first flanged portions projecting downwardly therefrom. The pallet assembly the top deck has a substantially planar upper surface upon which a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283045 | Foldable table A tabletop has a plurality of panels connected by rope-type connections and pole-shaped legs that can be folded up by way of links. Bars with grooves are provided to maintain the tabletop panels in an outstretched position. Connectors provided on the legs... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283046 | Furniture with foldable leg members A piece of furniture includes a body portion, a plurality of leg members, a plurality of sleeve members, and a plurality of spring members. The body portion has a bottom side, and a plurality of projections projecting downwardly from the bottom side. Each... | 09/04/2001 |
