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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6363768 | Precision bucking bar A precision bucking bar comprising a unitary rigid structure having a bucking surface thereon and a sidewall extending from the bucking surface such that, during a spreading operation, the bucking surface cannot contact the workpiece, thus producing a squ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363769 | Method and apparatus for calibrating personal air samplers A method for calibrating a personal air sampler. A desired flow rate is set, the actual rate measured and recorded through a plurality of runs, the results are automatically averaged and compared to the desired flow and the pump is automatically adjusted ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363770 | Apparatus for measuring the contents of foreign matters in a flowing liquid Apparatus for measuring the contents of foreign matters in a flowing liquid, in particular a buoyant apparatus, which has a housing (1) of which at least one wall section (2) is intended to be brought into contact with the liquid, and has a preferably sph... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363771 | Emissions diagnostic system An emissions diagnostic system is used with a compression ignition engine having an exhaust gas stream directed into an SCR catalyst capable of reducing NOx in the exhaust gas stream. The system comprises a tank for storing a solution of urea, ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363772 | System and method for detection of a biological condition A system and method that allows for early detection of biological conditions, such as a disease, through analysis of appropriate gaseous samples. The system and method are particularly amenable to the early screening for diseases, such as lung cancer, thr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363773 | High-sensitivity instrument to measure NVR in fluids A real time nonvolatile residue (NVR) monitor operates to efficiently detect molecular contamination in a given environment. The present NVR monitor utilizes surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators in a controlled environment which efficiently promotes dep... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363774 | Method and apparatus for brake leak detection A vehicle brake leakage detector installs between a vehicle brake pedal and a reference point such as a steering wheel, for testing vehicle hydraulic brake systems, and, specifically, for detecting brake fluid leaks. A brake contact at one end of the dete... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363775 | Double wall flume containment system with pressurized leak testing A double walled flume and leak detection system includes a flume with a liquid containment wall with an outer surface and an inner surface. The flume is designed to contain a liquid therein. A secondary wall has a first and second edge which are spaced ap... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363776 | Pile testing reaction anchor apparatus and method A novel apparatus and method are disclosed for testing piles for load bearing capacity. The novel means and method of the present invention include applying a static compressive force on a pile or group of piles to be tested for load bearing capacity, rec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363777 | Glide test head assembly with enhanced signal output A glide test head assembly glide test head assembly in which the mounting orientation of the piezo element has been modified. The glide test head assembly mounts the piezo element with one of its major surfaces coincident with the surface of the laterally... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363778 | Engine misfire monitor A misfire monitor for detecting cylinder misfires in an internal combustion engine. The monitor has a light detector that senses infrared light signals emerging from combustion gases through a window inserted on an exhaust pipe or manifold. Characteristic... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363779 | Pressure sensor for an internal combustion engine having an intake tube A pressure sensor that is mounted on an intake tube of an internal combustion engine which prevents icing of the pressure connection. The pressure sensor of the invention has a stublike pressure connection, which extends from an inner wall of an intake tu... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363780 | Method and system for detecting the longitudinal displacement of a drill bit The present invention is a system and method for generating an alarm relative to effective longitudinal behavior of a drill bit fastened to the end of a drill string driven in rotation in a well by a driving device situated at the surface, using a physica... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363781 | Dynamic rain gauge assembly A rain gauge assembly has a collection cylinder situated within a vertical support housing. The lowermost portion of the collection cylinder comes to a point which rests upon the bottommost surface of the support housing. The uppermost portion of the coll... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363782 | Twin check valve water meter A twin check valve water meter having a water register and being connected between a source of water (e.g. a fire hydrant) and a water receptacle (e.g. a tanker truck) so as to measure the volume of water flowing between the source and the receptacle. In ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363783 | Alternative liquid environment measurement system and method Determination is made of the amount of liquid housed within a vessel subject to intermittent dynamic forces wherein the liquid in the vessel may be being discharged intermittently. The fluid in the vessel has a liquid level above which is a vessel headspa... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363784 | Fluid detector The present invention relates generally to a fluid level detector 1 designed to be mounted in a vessel which is arranged to contain a liquid which may be hazardous such as a petrochemical. The liquid level detector is mounted within a port 2 in a wall 3 o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363785 | Relative location detection sensor In one embodiment, a relative location detection apparatus including a detection unit having a support board having a plurality of spaced reed switches mounted along a lengthwise axis of the support board. Each of the reed switches has a longitudinal axis... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363786 | Dynamically enhanced fiber optic particle motion accelerometer A fiber optic particle motion accelerometer has a housing with a mid-section mounted therein such that the mid-section flexes in response to acceleration along a sensing axis. A proof mass is mounted to an outer edge of the mid-section. A first spiral-wou... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363787 | Apparatus and method for measuring the thickness of a coating An apparatus and method for measuring the thickness of a coating adhered to a substrate. An electromagnetic acoustic transducer is used to induce surface waves into the coating. The surface waves have a selected frequency and a fixed wavelength. Interpola... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363788 | Noninvasive detection of corrosion, mic, and foreign objects in containers, using guided ultrasonic waves Ultrasonic energy in the form of guided waves (plate waves or Lamb waves) is launched into the wall of a container. The guided wave propagates around the circumference of the container from a transmitting transducer to a receiving transducer. Analysis of ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363789 | Acoustic pressure load conversion method to vibration spectra A method is provided for testing structural-acoustic systems using a shaker table. The method includes subjecting a panel structure design to a computational acoustic load and a computational vibration load. The method then computes the ratio of the panel... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363790 | Pressure sensor The invention is concerned with a pressure sensor which avoids temperature hysteresis effects caused on account of heat-induced expansions as a result of stresses between a ceramic pressure-measuring cell and a metallic housing. The inventive pressure sen... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363791 | Pressure sensor A capacitance pressure sensor that prevents leakage from outside the sensor to the reference pressure cavity, has a structure that can decrease defects due to leakage compared to conventional technology. An electrode comprising a thin metallic layer is fo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363792 | Ultra high temperature transducer structure A hermetically sealed high temperature pressure transducer assembly including: a sensor wafer that includes a plurality of sensor structures and contact areas selectively interconnected and formed on a surface thereof is provided. A first header assembly ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363793 | Compressive Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor A Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor 10 comprises a sensor housing 30 having a sensor chamber 32 therein. A first end 34 of the sensor housing 30 has a plurality of pull rod holes 36 therein for acceptance of a plurality of pull rods 60. A Villari eff... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363794 | Method and apparatus for Coriolis flowmeter having an accuracy enhancing balance bar A single tube Coriolis flowmeter having a flow tube and balance bar vibrated in-phase opposition. Material flow through the vibrating flow tube induces Coriolis deflections in the flow tube which, via brace bars, induces in-phase Coriolis like deflection ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363795 | System and method for generating signal changes when determining an amount of fuel dispensed from a fuel pump unit A system including a pulse-generating device can comprise of at least one analog sensor and at least one unit for signal-processing is arranged to detect the analog signal and to generate signal changes having a higher frequency. When generating signal ch... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363796 | High resolution pressure-sensing device having an insulating flexible matrix loaded with filler particles A high-resolution pressure-sensing device is disclosed. The device includes an insulating flexible matrix having a plurality of filler particles. Application of a force to the matrix causes compression of the matrix. This results in the filler particles o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363797 | Rotational angle detecting device torque detecting device and steering apparatus A rotational angle detecting device includes a rotating member and a target which is provided on the rotating member. The target has a variable inclining portion to be detected is continuously changed as the rotating member rotates, and at least one detec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363798 | Method and device for measuring forces The device of the invention is intended for measuring a loading force and a friction force in a tribological tester. The device consists of two deformation-sensitive sensors for simultaneous equal deformation in two opposite directions for eliminating mis... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363799 | Bearing device and method for measuring axial force There is disclosed a bearing device in which a double row angular contact ball bearing is mounted to an outer periphery of a hub wheel, a caulking portion is bent diametrically outward and caulked on an end face of an inner ring of a bearing, thereby prev... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363800 | Coating to enhance the efficiency of a particle impact collector Apparatus and a method for separating particulates from a fluid in which the particulates are entrained. An impact collection surface is coated with a material that improves the efficiency with which the particulates are separated from the fluid and colle... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363801 | Apparatus and process for selecting and positioning particles An embodiment of the apparatus comprises a hollow tubular body (a) of a cross-section size larger than the diameter of any single particle but smaller than twice the diameter to accommodate passage of a single particle at a time through the hollow tubular... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363802 | Apparatus for aspirating liquid from a vessel Apparatus for precisely aspirating small volumes of liquid, e.g., a blood sample, contained in a vessel, e.g., a test tube or vial, includes a mechanism for sensing that the tip of an aspirating probe is contacting the bottom of the vessel during the aspi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363803 | Vehicle mounted soil sampler A vehicle mounted soil sampler is provided. The soil sampler is designed to be mounted inside the vehicle proximal the operator. A mounting plate secures the soil sampler to the interior of the vehicle. A opening is provided in the floorboard underneath t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363804 | System and method for conversion of gravity into mechanical energy using two sub-systems Two similar gravitational transducer sub-systems connected with one another to maintain rotational energy caused by gravity as a result of the interaction between the two sub-systems. Each of the two sub-systems viewed independently employs a method and s... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363805 | System and process for controlling an automatically shifting transmission A system and a process are provided so that a transmission, which is automatically shifting per se, can be operated a driving position switch for a first automatic operating mode and a switching rocker for a second operating mode influenced by the driver.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363806 | Shift control method for pneumatic shift system A shift control method for a pneumatic shift system including the steps of determining if a gearshift lever is positioned in a neutral range after receiving gearshift lever position signals, controlling a first magnetic chamber of a magnetic valve assembl... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363807 | Variable speed gearing system A variable speed gearing system includes two clutch units 30, 50 placed side by side in the axial direction and provides a plurality of transmission gear ratios in response to the state of engagement of clutches 31, 51 of the two clutch units 30, 50. Axia... | 04/02/2002 |
