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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6434989 | Method and device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles A method and a device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles acted upon by a high fluidic pressure in an internal high-pressure forming tool. Dome-like secondary shaped elements are formed outwards in a radial direction from this hollow profile by ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434990 | Hose fitting and die for preparation A system and method for hydroforming hose fittings (10) for use with hose assemblies (30).... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434991 | Flow-forming method and apparatus A method for flow-forming a part having an inner collar and an outer collar surrounding the inner collar, including clamping a workpiece having a radial section to a spinning tool in a flow-forming machine, splitting a first material off the radial sectio... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434992 | Fillet rolling support roller The present invention provides a support tool for supporting a crankshaft journal during machining. The support tool includes a support housing having an opening and a support roller having a central portion received in the opening. The central portion is... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434993 | Bending machine for bending threadlike material such as tubes, rods profiles or metal wire A machine for bending threadlike material such as tubes, rods, profiles or metal wire comprises a machine bed, having parallel guides movably supporting a carriage for feeding, rotating and angularly locating the tube, the machine bed having a T-shape, th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434994 | Roll-forming machine A roll-forming apparatus is provided with a plurality of roll-forming stations adapted to facilitate the formation of either a C-shaped component or a Z-shaped component from a sheet of material. The roll-forming stations have forming rolls that make cont... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434995 | Method of bending small diameter metal pipe and its apparatus There is provided means for bending a small diameter metal pipe capable of accurately finishing all of bending operation by a single bender even when a linear length of a pipe distal end portion is short. A method of bending a small diameter metal pipe fo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434996 | Punch assembly for forming a base in a metal beverage can A bottom forming station for forming a metal can having a sidewall and base portion is provided. The bottom forming station comprises a punch sleeve. The punch sleeve comprises a body having a sidewall that defines a bore for securely receiving a punch no... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434997 | Method and apparatus for metal container manufacture A method and apparatus (2) for providing at least a bead (4) on a side wall portion (10) of a metal container (8). The apparatus includes a mandrel (16) over which side wall portions (10) of the container are disposed. The mandrel (16) has reaction member... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434998 | Pressing pincer A pressing apparatus with an associated, exchangeable pressing tool. The pressing apparatus has a drive unit and a connection unit for connection to a pressing pincer. The connection unit has two holding plates. The pressing pincer with its two T-shaped c... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435000 | Method for calibrating sensitivity of acceleration sensor The present invention provides a method for calibrating the sensitivity of an acceleration sensor device, which can suppress the sensitivity thereof in the direction of each of orthogonal axes other than that thereof in the direction of an orthogonal axis... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435001 | Steering column impact test process and apparatus An apparatus and method for impact testing of vehicle components at a sub-system level includes a mobile unit and a vehicle sub-system. In an exemplary application, the vehicle sub-system includes a steering column and steering shaft. The vehicle steering... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435002 | Assessment of the condition of fruit and vegetables An assembly for measuring the condition of fruit and vegetable is disclosed which comprises an expandable resilient bellows arrangement (10) having a passive sensor (22) mounted therein. In use, the bellows (10) can be expanded so as to bring the passive ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435003 | Method of identifying a gas and associated apparatus A method for identifying an unknown gas using a diffusion limited sensor providing an electrical signal output when exposed to the gas. According to the method, a sensor is disposed in a chamber of fixed volume and having a gas input and gas output throug... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435004 | Apparatus and process for aerosol size measurement at varying gas flow rates A measuring system and process for measuring the size distribution of particles in an aerosol with a time-varying flow utilizing a measuring instrument that utilizes a time-invariant flow rate is provided. The process includes employing a vacuum source to... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435005 | Heater patterns for planar gas sensors A heater pattern for a heater of a gas sensor in which a temperature profile is manipulated utilizes a thermistor element arranged in an electrically serial configuration and disposed on a substrate. The thermistor element is arranged so as to define an e... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435006 | Method for the pneumatic measurement of lengths The invention relates to a method for measuring lengths pneumatically. According to the invention, the medium used for measuring is conducted through a front nozzle and a measuring nozzle, onto a deflection plate. The distance of the deflection plate from... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435007 | Materials breakthrough monitoring sensor system A sensor system that monitors agent breakthrough through a vapor barrier and related test process. The system includes a substantially airtight test chamber for retaining the vapor barrier, which may be formed of one or more layers of one or more material... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435008 | Apparatus and method for determining porosity The present invention is related to an apparatus and a non-destructive method for determining the porosity of an element, particularly a thin film, formed on a substrate, said substrate being positioned in a pressurized chamber, said chamber being at a pr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435009 | Portable multi-function system for testing protective devices A multi-function device for testing masks such as NBC masks used in civilian and military applications. In its preferred form, the device is self-contained and can be readily transported to field sites by one or two individuals. The device includes a prot... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435010 | Leak detection system A leak detection system includes a valve assembly having poppet valves disposed in a valve body for selectively closing internal ports for sequentially pressuring a test part from a pressure source, isolating the test part, determining the leakage conditi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435011 | Method and apparatus for determining if brush seals are defective One method empirically determines a stiffness value for each of two or more different subsets of the bristles of a brush seal, then calculates a variation in stiffness, and then identifies the brush seal as defective if the calculated variation in stiffne... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435012 | Method for determination of chromatographic media parameters in packed beds of hydrophobic polymer particles An improved method for measuring the chromatographic properties, such as excluded volume, of hydrophobic polymer substrates is disclosed. Use of 0.05-1 micron sized crosslinked ionically-charged polymer particles, especially emulsion-form or ground polyme... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435013 | Ferromagnetic particle sensor A ferromagnetic particle sensor includes a housing having a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet attached to the interior surface thereof. A mass sensitive surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor is disposed between the electromagnets. The sensor is ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435014 | Method for determination of surface texture Method for determination of surface textures by a specified quantification of a maximal height of profile parameter (Rz) and a profile mean wavelength parameter (RSm).... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435015 | Scanning probe microscope A scanning probe microscope having a cantilever probe is provided with a probe supply mechanism for supplying cantilever probes to a probe attaching portion of the microscope. The cantilever probes are held by the probe supply mechanism by an elastic mate... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435016 | Head gimbal assembly, test device and slider for use therewith A slider for use during production of a rigid memory disk comprises a rigid body fabricated from a single phase material having a fracture toughness greater than 4 MPam0.5. A head gimbal assembly and a test device are also provided. The head gi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435017 | Snap-fit sensing apparatus A snap-fit sensing apparatus (20) for use in automotive applications including a housing (22) having a pair of flexible arms (30), a top portion (24), and a bottom portion (26), the flexible arms (30) extending from the top portion (24) to the bottom port... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435018 | Vehicle abnormality diagnosis system Either a specified point Q or a specified area Ar, at which an operating condition of a vehicle becomes a specified operating condition, is set beforehand from among points or areas on a travel route along which a vehicle travels. Then, an operating param... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435019 | Portable on-board system for measuring vehicle exhaust particulate emissions The invention is directed to an improved mass emissions measuring system (15) for an internal combustion engine (17). In the preferred embodiment, the system is comprised of a particulate monitor (16), four sensor (18, 22, 23 or 29) which may be temporari... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435020 | Method for allocating tire pressure control devices to wheel positions in a tire pressure control system of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for carrying out the allocation of tire pressure control devices (4a to 4d) to wheel positions in a tire pressure control system of a motor vehicle. Each tire pressure control device (4a to 4d) transmits, at certain time ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435021 | Process for verifying the effectiveness of drilling fluids in stabilizing oil well walls Process for measuring the effects on the mechanical proper-ties of shales due to interaction with drilling fluids, which comprises: (a) preparation of a shale sample; (b) measurement of the transmission velocity of ultrasonic waves through the sample (a), (c) ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435022 | Partial stroke testing system A partial stroke testing system for online testing of emergency shut-off valve, said system is designed for implementation on an emergency shut-off valve with a main solenoid with manual reset, main solenoid valve, quick exhaust valve and a pneumatic actu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435023 | Heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus A heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus is provided with a couple of heating resistors placed at the positions where those resistors may each interfere thermally with respect to an air flow, and a couple of driving circuits for driving t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435024 | Method and apparatus for determining the level of particulate material in a particulate material collection vessel A method for determining a level of particulate material in a particulate material collection vessel and a level indicator particulate material collection vessel.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435025 | Apparatus for determining a physical variable of a liquid or solid medium The object of the present invention is to propose an apparatus for determining a physical variable of a medium (2) in which the formation of deposits or buildups of the medium (2) on a subelement (4) of the apparatus (1) which comes into contact with the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435026 | Liquid level indicator A magnetically operated liquid level indicator of the kind having a magnetized float which moves as the level of liquid changes is disclosed. The indicator has a plurality of magnetized indicator elements disposed one above the other and past which the ma... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435027 | Wheel balancer with lateral force variation measurement A wheel balancer is provided that includes a shaft adapted for receiving a wheel/tire assembly, the shaft having a longitudinal axis and being rotatable about the axis so as to rotate a wheel/tire assembly removably mounted thereon, a sensor assembly for ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435028 | Acceleration sensor The size reduction of an acceleration sensor having an acceleration detecting chip (ACa) and a signal processing chip (SCa), can be attained with an improvement in arrangement of both chips. Specifically, the acceleration detecting chip (ACa) is disposed ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435029 | Low metalization creep sensor Performance-enhancing, reduced-area metalization adhesion areas in force-sensing transducers are described.... | 08/20/2002 |
