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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6363808 | Conveying device A conveying device in which a conveying arm assembly can be quickly set in a conveying position and can be rapidly stabilized in the conveying position is disclosed. The conveying device comprises a conveying arm assembly, a fixed shaft, at least one set ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363809 | Precision scanning apparatus and method with fixed and movable guide members An XY stage for precision movement for use in aligning a wafer in a microlithography system. A main stage supporting the wafer straddles a movable beam that is magnetically driven in a first linear direction in the XY plane. A follower stage, mechanically... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363810 | Arrangement for a steering mechanism Adjustable steering arrangement for a driver of a vehicle having an inner steering wheel shaft adapted to be connected to a steering wheel of the vehicle. The inner steering wheel shaft being arranged to be vertically adjustable and with respect to distan... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363811 | Parking brake cable operating mechanism Apparatus for selectively applying tension to a parking brake cable that includes a pulley for coupling to the cable and having a cable groove that is non-circular about an axis of the pulley. A lever is coupled to the pulley for rotating the pulley in on... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363812 | Mountain strap for a snowmobile A snowmobile includes a mountain strap for allowing a rider to shift his or her weight on the snowmobile to a greater degree in order to improve the handling characteristics of the snowmobile when traversing steep terrain or turning tightly at elevated sp... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363813 | Cover for a parking brake A cover for a parking brake has a tubular handle body that is arranged coaxial to a lever of the parking brake and is fixable to it by fastening dowels that are positioned at a back end. A finishing back ring nut is inserted onto the back end of the handl... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363814 | Attachment for motorcycle kick starter A sleeve formed from individual cylinder segments is connected to the distal end of a motorcycle kick starter lever by mechanical fasteners to resist slippage of a motorcyclists foot on the lever. The cylinder segments are disposed on opposed sides of the... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363815 | Transmission mechanism of vehicle with HST The invention provides a transmission mechanism for use in a vehicle including a vehicle body having one side toward a first direction along the length thereof and the other side toward a second direction opposite to the first direction, the vehicle compr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363816 | Process for opening a container with a push and twist cap and apparatus useful therefor Closed containers with safety caps having a push and twist opening system are opened by compressing the container between the cap gripping means and the base of the apparatus described more fully herein, rotating the base in a clockwise direction, discont... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363817 | Shock absorption system for a striking tool A system for absorbing shock including a resilient member positioned between a portion of the head and a portion of the shaft of the tool. The resilient member dampens and absorbs vibration travelling from the head to the shaft and reverberations travelli... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363818 | Fastener retaining nosepiece for screwdrivers A screwdriver nosepiece comprising an open-sided tubular member having a wall circumferentially about a central passageway extending therethrough and open at both ends, the passageway including: a cylindrical guideway extending about an axis and adapted t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363819 | Knockdown hand tool structure A knockdown hand tool structure. The structure includes a grip, a screwdriver stem, a fitting post and a socket. A front end of an elongated stem of the grip is formed with a central hexagonal fitting hole with a certain depth. A stop sleeve is fitted on ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363820 | Hand tool for driving a fastener about an axis A hand tool is used to drive a fastener about an axis, and includes a handle with an axially extending bore for receiving frictionally a fastener engaging member. The engaging member has an axially extending inner surrounding surface, and an inner periphe... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363821 | On-vehicle disk brake lathe A disk brake lathe has a pair of tool bits mounted to tool holders which are translatable parallel to a lathe axis to adjust the separation of the tool bits from a brake disk. A displacement gauge responds to changes in the separation between the tool hol... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363822 | Parallel arm scroll saw and drive mechanism with visual speed indicator apparatus An arm configuration used in a scroll saw that allows the two arms to move substantially independently of one another and having a retaining mechanism which isolates one of the arms if one arm becomes disengaged from the saw blade or the saw blade breaks.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363823 | Variable index drive apparatus A machine, for example machine for cutting discrete sheets of material from a web, which includes a web supply and a processing station such as a cutoff station, is provided with a variable index drive operating feed structure for moving the web intermitt... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363824 | Paper-wipe dispensing machine A wiping paper dispenser for hand towels and toilet paper includes a housing having a gantry which tilts relative to the housing and receives an idle roller in contact with a contained reel of paper material for ensuring a dual function of pressing and br... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363825 | Blade guide for a device for dispensing of paper sections The invention relates to a device for dispensing of paper sections, which has a rotatable roller (1) provided with a slot (4), and a blade (5) arranged in the roller (1). The blade (5) is arranged on a carrier (7) pivotable inside the roller (1) and can b... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363826 | Hole punch quick-change die assembly with pin strap and positioning system Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The d... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363827 | Method for producing saw bands In a method of producing saw bands and saw blades with improved dimensional and setting stability, a supporting band (2) with 0.2 to 0.6% carbon, 0.5 to 6.0% chromium and up to 3.5% tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium--individually or in addition to one ano... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363828 | Shock driven projectile device This invention relates to a device for accurately delivering a ballistically stable, monolothic projectile at repeatable velocities to a specified target using an explosive event without causing deformation or fragmentation of the projectile. In its most ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363829 | Drum seal for primer feed mechanism A system for sealing an indexing primer magazine and breech assembly of a barrel-type firearm to contain exhaust gases with the flow passage transfers the increased pressure into a sealing force between the insert and indexing primer magazine. Additionall... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363830 | Door structure for mine protection An improved blast shield for use on a wheeled military vehicle. The blast shield has at least a portion responsive to a blast under the vehicle that reacts in response to the blast to block the door of the passenger compartment whereby the occupants of th... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363831 | Device for locking a tilting barrel of a pistol This invention concerns a closing device for the barrel in semiautomatic and automatic pistols. The barrel (22) is equipped, in its lower rear part, with first lateral means (31) for interacting with the first complementary devices (28) at the sides of th... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363832 | Method and apparatus for minimizing loader frame stress A method and apparatus for minimizing the loader frame stress induced by the twisting action which results from unequal travel in the actuators. The method includes the use of electro-hydraulics in conjunction with feedback from actuators displacement sen... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363833 | Piston for hydraulic power assist rack and pinion steering system A hydraulic power assist steering system (10) for a vehicle having steerable wheels comprises a housing (14) and a rack (16). The system also comprises a fluid motor (20) for moving the rack (16). The fluid motor (20) includes a piston (10) fixedly connec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363834 | Multipurpose fryer The present invention relates to a multipurpose fryer that can be used for cooking various foods. The fryer is composed of; a heater arranged in lower portion in the fryer; a net screen arranged over the heater; and a control unit arranged at an upper por... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363835 | Grill device having self-adjustable upper cooking member to abut against entire grilling surface of a meat piece A grill device includes a lower grill unit with a lower cooking member, and a frame pivoted to a rear side of the lower grill unit so as to be turnable rearwardly relative to the lower grill unit. The frame has two lateral arms defining therebetween a rec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363836 | Rotisserie cooker unit A rotisserie cooker unit having a cooking chamber, control panel and convection heating assembly is provided. In one embodiment, a cooking appliance is disclosed having a cooking chamber configured for receipt of food articles and defining a cavity. A hea... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363837 | Juice extractor and beverage mixer apparatus A juice extractor module includes a cover and a juice extractor fluted dome and pulp filter which filters the extracted juice. A second module is formed by a pitcher. The juice flows into the pitcher through the pulp filter of the first module. A paddle d... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363838 | Apparatus for the mechanized preparation of pizzas The apparatus comprises a horizontal, extensible shovel which is driven step by step through a predetermined path by motorized means; a distributor of dough loaves arranged for dropping loaves at a first stop in the shovel path; a pizza moulder arranged a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363839 | Grill device with a connecting unit for preventing wobbling of an upper grill unit relative to a lower grill unit during movement from a closed position to an open position A grill device includes a horizontal upper grill unit with a rear side, a horizontal lower grill unit with a rear side, and a connecting unit. The upper grill unit is superposed on the lower grill unit. The connecting unit interconnects the rear sides of ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363840 | Fryer The present invention relates to a fryer that can supply suitable moisture for oil therein, as well as refine the used oil conveniently. The oil contained a frying vessel can keep sufficient moisture through two connecting pipes connected with both the fr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363841 | Roaster oven A roaster oven includes a rotatable frame and an oil tray. The rotatable frame consists of a left and a right rotatable disc member and a plurality of spits are provided between them. The right rotatable disc member has a plurality of recessed grooves for... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363842 | Indoor grill with filter A grill for indoor cooking includes a base which has a grilling surface on a top surface thereof and a stanchion which extends vertically from the base. The grill also includes a filter unit which has a hood having a downwardly-depending post which telesc... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363843 | Wire tie guide with tying device and method A tying device and method of using same wherein the tying device has a wire guide member adapted to be mounted on an upper platen of a baling press. The wire guide member includes a top wall and side walls depending laterally from the top wall to form an ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363844 | Mobile system to repackage compressible materials A device for the placement of bale ties, to effect repair of cotton bales which have been damaged as a result of bale tie failures. The device, which allows placement of multiple ties without individual bale movement, includes a base frame structure, an u... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363845 | Method of transferring a sheet through a working apparatus According to a method of transferring a sheet through a working apparatus, a first sheet is moved by feed rolls partially into a working area of the working apparatus, which is followed by moving a second sheet by the same feed rolls to allow the leading ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363846 | Screen printing apparatus having a camera apparatus A screen printing apparatus is configured to perform a printing operation and a checking and inspecting of the state of print on a substrate. A mask frame and a camera apparatus for checking and inspecting the print state are arranged along a direction of... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363847 | Method of applying adhesive material to parts mounted circuit board The invention greatly improves an efficiency of a whole of aparts mounting process. In a method of applying an adhesive material to a parts mounted circuit board, a recess portion surrounding a part of a circuit board in which the parts are already mounte... | 04/02/2002 |
