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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6408719 | Differential mechanism A differential mechanism comprises a differential case assembly having a casing body connected to a source of drive force and a cap member coupled with the casing body to cover one opened end of the casing body, a plurality of input blocks housed in the c... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408720 | Offset hydraulic runner apparatus A runner apparatus is disclosed herein that is used alone or in combination with or incorporated into an existing torque wrench. The runner apparatus has a motor positioned offset from end operatively engaging a threaded member so that the runner apparatu... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408721 | Wrench having a retractable handle A wrench includes a wrench body, an elongated shank mounted on the wrench body, an elongated retractable handle telescopically and slidably mounted on the shank, and an adjusting device mounted between the shank and the retractable handle for adjustably s... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408722 | Ratchet wheel mounting arrangement for wrench A ratchet wheel mounting arrangement for wrench is constructed to include a wrench body with a box at one end, the box of the wrench body having a top inside annular locating groove and a bottom inside annular locating groove, a ratchet wheel mounted in t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408723 | Insulating composite shaft tool with interchangeable heads and method of construction thereof An electrically insulating hand tool is comprised of a two-piece shaft formed by a tube and a rod received by the tube, a handle connected to the rod, an insert received in an end of the tube opposite the rod, and a work engaging head detachably coupled t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408724 | Self-adjusting plier-type locking tool An adjustable locking pliers-type tool has a first handle provided with a fixed jaw, a movable jaw pivotally connected to the first handle, a second handle pivotally connected to the movable jaw, and a toggle linkage system cooperatively connected between... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408725 | Pliers Slip-joint pliers of the present invention comprise, in one embodiment, a pair of compound handles pivotally attached to jaw means being upper and lower jaw members having a manually adjustable slip-joint therein for providing at least two different maxim... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408726 | Sheet metal work center with a movable lower die operative as a stopper and an upwards forming tool The invention relates to a sheet metal work center whose lower tool is mounted in a transfer device which is movable in the vertical direction in relation to the body in a way that the lower tool can optionally be moved by the transfer device to at least ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408727 | Paper cutter using a blade lifting mechanism A printer mechanism includes a single motor turning a system drive gear in a paper feeding direction, and in a cam driving direction, opposite the paper feeding direction. When the system drive gear is turned in the paper feeding direction, a paper feedin... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408728 | Punching apparatus for stamping and method for producing the same A stamping punch of a punching apparatus for stamping comprises a grip member which is provided with crosspieces formed between long grooves on side walls of a rectangular parallelepiped, and a plurality of punch members which are formed integrally with t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408729 | Steel rule for scrap material ejection die Improved steel rule for use in a cutting die for cutting fixed patterns in a single or plurality of stacked material layers according to the shape of the steel rule. The improvement in the rule assists in the removal of small pieces of scrap material thro... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408730 | Separating device with cutting chain for processing sandwich panels A cutting device for tooling sandwich plates has as its cutting tool a cutting chain (5) with cutting elements in the form of chain links (27, 28, 29) and a chain guide as the guide mechanism, wherein the chain links (27, 28, 29), lying one behind the oth... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408731 | Liquid disrupter with reduced recoil The disrupter (16) includes an elongated hollow barrel (18) having a cylindrical inner chamber (20), a closed rear (26) end and an opened front end (22), the latter closed with a front frangible seal (38). A channel member (46) partly surrounds an interme... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408732 | Climbing net A net and related method employs weft and warp members arranged in an alternating diagonally disposed pattern such that portions of each weft and warp member are made to turn ninety degrees through nodes such that each member at one point makes up at leas... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408733 | Ceramic armor apparatus for multiple bullet protection Armor apparatus comprising a non-oxide ceramic element bounded to an aramid fiber composite baking. A special ceramic and a novel aramid fiber substrate are combined in a unique arrangement that permits a single armor system to provide protection against ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408734 | Composite armor panel The invention provides a composite armor plate (4) for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity, armor-piercing projectiles, as well as from soft-nosed projectiles, the plate comprising a single internal layer of high density ceramic pe... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408735 | Actuator An actuator having a piston member slideable within a cylinder, the piston member defining with the cylinder a first chamber and a second chamber, the effective cross-sectional of the piston member exposed to the fluid pressure within the first chamber be... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408736 | Synchronizing cylinder assembly with equal displacement hydraulic cylinder A closed circuit synchronizing cylinder assembly for synchronously moving at least two external devices such that the devices move at the same rate and maintain essentially the same level within a small deviation. The synchronizing cylinder assembly has a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408737 | Control method for a hydraulic drive, and a control device corresponding thereto A position control branch for a hydraulic drive is prescribed a desired position. The hydraulic drive is moved to an actual position via the position control branch. It is determined whether the hydraulic drive has come to a standstill. On detection of a ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408738 | Assisted braking system with emergency braking function The brake force booster 1 with panic brake function includes a control valve, which is arranged in a control housing and operable by way of an input member, for controlling the boosting pressure in a working chamber, the said control valve including an at... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408739 | Pneumatic cylinder with internal liquid dampening means A pneumatic cylinder having internal hydraulic dampening device for cushioning the motion of a pneumatic piston (44) at its end of stroke. The hydraulic device includes a pair of hydraulic pistons (50, 52) cooperating with a pair of hydraulic cylinders to... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408740 | Three position cylinder A three position cylinder assembly having an outer cylinder connected between two bases defining a cap end and a head end. A stationary tubular member is secured to the cap end of the outer cylinder at a port to provide fluid access into the outer cylinde... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408741 | Hydraulic control device for motor vehicle clutch A hydraulic control device for a motor vehicle clutch, comprising at least a control cylinder (10) wherein the cylinder (10) comprises a substantially tubular cylinder body (17) wherein a piston (20) slides axially defining a cylindrical hydraulic chamber... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408742 | Spit rod assembly for rotisserie oven Enclosed rotisserie including a countertop resting box enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and out of the enclos... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408743 | Curved-surface printing method applicable to member exposed to high-temperature closed atmosphere and lamp unit having same applied thereto A curved-surface printing method applicable to a member exposed to a high-temperature closed atmosphere and a lamp unit to which such a method is applied. A transfer film formed by printing a transfer ink on a water-soluble film is floated on water in a w... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408744 | Compact ink-jet franking machine with manual insertion This machine for postage metering a flat object (6) such as an envelope or a label comprises a horizontal opening for inserting an object, leading to two stops (8, 9) at right angles, a device for holding the object by gripping it between a fixed upper ce... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408745 | Variable height print table arrangement for a screen printing apparatus A variable height print table arrangement for a screen printing apparatus which includes a plurality of rotatable lower level outwardly extending spider arms which support corresponding support pallets or tables on which apparel or other textile substrate... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408746 | Printing unit A printing unit of an offset printing press utilizes a plurality of forme cylinders, transfer cylinders and at least two counter-pressure cylinders. In one mode of production all of the transfer cylinders engage one of the counter-pressure cylinders. In a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408747 | Offset printing unit An offset printing unit includes at least one cylinder pair with a form cylinder and a transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinder cooperates with an impression cylinder in such a way that ink can be applied to a printing material web guided between the tran... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408748 | Offset printing machine with independent electric motors The invention relates to the drive of a printing machine. Cylinders and functional groups are to be driven with low technical expenditure. To this end, all form cylinders (1.1, 1.2) in a printing unit, for example, are driven respectively by separate elec... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408749 | Gear transmission for driving a printing press A gear transmission for driving a printing press, with a plurality of gear pairs formed of mutually meshing gearwheels disposed operationally in a power-flow, at least one of the gear pairs being more heavily loaded than the rest thereof during operation,... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408750 | Printer capable of cutting margins A color thermosensitive recording sheet extends two-dimensionally in main and sub scan directions perpendicular to each other. In a thermal printer for use with the recording sheet, two cutters remove front and rear margins from the recording sheet by cut... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408751 | Multi-color, multi-process automatic ink leveler An automatic multi-process ink leveler for open-fountain printing presses includes a duct with four chambers extending over the width of the ink fountain. In the case of a split ink fountain, which is typically used in newsprint presses wherein the ink tr... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408752 | Mounting printing plate cylinder to rotatable drive shaft A printing plate cylinder has a linear bearing press-fitted into its axial bore with the linear bearing having a ball-bearing surface for engaging a cylindrical rotatable drive shaft to permit axial and circumferential adjustments as needed.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408753 | Flow coating process for manufacture of polymeric printer and belt components A polymeric printing member for use in a printing machine is provided. The polymeric printing member-includes a substrate and a coating applied to the substrate. The coating is applied to the substrate by rotating the substrate about its longitudinal axis... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408754 | Flexographic printing apparatus A flexographic printing apparatus for printing a moving web is provided with a rotatable ink roller, a roller support that rotatably supports the ink roller, an ink source associated with the ink roller which provides ink for the ink roller, a rotatable p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408755 | Method for erasing a lithographic printing master A method is disclosed for removing ink accepting areas of a printing surface of a lithographic printing master by treatment with an atmospheric plasma. Preferably, the plasma is directed to the printing surface as a plasma jet while the printing master is... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408756 | Printing unit with printing cylinder having simplified removal and locking A printing unit with removable printing cylinder, comprising two outer shoulders which are adapted to constitute a supporting frame for a printing cylinder, a first pair of arms and a second pair of arms which are pivoted at an upper end of each one of th... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408757 | Paper roll braking device A paper roll braking device for rotary presses, in which a web is paid off from a paper roll supported between frames, caused to travel, and printed in a printing unit, comprising rotors provided on supporting members for supporting the paper roll, brakin... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408758 | Photoetched-filament pyrotechnic initiator protected against electrostatic discharges The present invention relates to the field of electropyrotechnic initiators comprising a thick-film multifoil circuit. The electrical circuit is photoetched on an insulating support (16). It consists of a resistive first foil having a central part (17) of cons... | 06/25/2002 |
