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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6435030 | Measurement of propagating acoustic waves in compliant pipes A pipe 16 having a produced fluid 18 (liquid an/or gas) and at least two acoustic pressure sensors 20-24, is provided with a cylindrical sleeve 30 attached to the pipe 16 at two locations around a sensing region where the sensors 20-24 are located, the sl... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435031 | Position detecting device for hydraulic cylinder, and industrial vehicle equipped with the position detecting device An anti-vibration member is provided on an inner wall of a cylinder tube of a lift cylinder. The anti-vibration member is formed into a cylindrical form, and an outer circumferential surface thereof is formed along an inner circumferential surface of the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435032 | Air supply pressure regulator with supply tank pressure gauge and air supply port An improved regulating and gauging device for attachment to tank fed breathing apparatus used in such endeavors as scuba diving or fire fighting. On the body of the device are components which concurrently function to provide the diver or other user with ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435033 | Process for manufacturing a microsystem with a flexible membrane for a pressure sensor A process for manufacturing a microsystem for a pressure sensor includes the steps of deposit and forming a first conducting layer on a support. Deposit and forming a layer of sacrificial material covering the first conducting layer. Deposit and forming a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435034 | Piezo-electric stretching detector and method for measuring stretching phenomena using such a detector The present invention relates to a piezo-electric stretching detector which is used for measuring the positive and negative stretching on the surfaces of rigid structures using electric signals, wherein said detector can be attached by a force connection ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435035 | Chain tension monitoring apparatus and method A chain tension monitoring apparatus and method includes a conveyor drive having a fixed frame and a floating frame. The floating frame supports a conveyor drive unit and is biased against the fixed frame by a compression spring to oppose forces generated... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435036 | Vortex flow meter A vortex flow meter includes a measuring tube in which a fluid is carried, a vortex generator provided in the measuring tube for developing a Karman vortex in the fluid, a magnetic field generator generating a magnetic field across the measuring tube down... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435037 | Multiplexed phase detector A method for detecting a phase difference is provided. The method includes selecting first and second input signals from a plurality of pairs of input signals. The method further includes modulating a duty cycle of first and second intermediate signals fr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435038 | Ultrasonic flow velocity measuring apparatus An ultrasonic flow velocity measuring apparatus measures a transit time under the condition a synchronization of an ultrasonic signal having a modulated frequency by PN (pseudo noise) code of a diffusion band at a transmitting side is locked at a receivin... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435039 | Method and device for continuous gravimetric assaying An apparatus for continuous, gravimetric metering and mass flow determination of flowable materials includes a metering device that is configured to determine instantaneous mass flow at an anticipatory control point ahead of a delivery point at which flow... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435040 | Inertial flow sensor and method A transmitting electro-mechanical transducer is energized by electric pulses at a low frequency (typically several hertz to several kilohertz) to provide corresponding pulses of movement in the fluid. The fluid movement displaces a volume of the fluid in ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435041 | Device useful for measuring the flow rate of cryogenic liquids flowing through a tube The present invention relates to a device useful for measuring the flow rate of cryogenic liquids flowing through a tube, which comprises two coaxial tubes integrated at both ends by means such as plugs, the space between the coaxial tubes being air-free ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435042 | Device and process for installation of encoder receiver transmitter on a gas meter A process and device for installing an encoder receiver transmitter (ERT) (30) onto a gas meter (20) prevents incorrect installation that otherwise requires meter (20) replacement. The device is a guide bracket (10) having a slot (14) for guiding an input... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435043 | Impaction substrate and methods of use The present disclosure relates to a method of collecting particles in a gas sample comprising impacting particles in the gas sample on a porous material, as well as to impactors wherein an inertial impactor includes a porous substrate.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435044 | Axle measuring device and method A device and a method for axle alignment, in which an angle between a wheel of a vehicle and a reference direction is determined, the angle being determined using a transducer, which contains at least one rotation speed sensor. The transducer is set so th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435045 | Apparatus and method for automatically changing the probe head in a four-point probe system Provided is a test system and method that permits automatically interchanging a plurality of tools to seamlessly perform various functions on a sample. Each tool is mounted in an assembly and the sample is mounted on a chuck. A path is defined in a plane ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435046 | Monitoring device for a container A device for monitoring a container such as a manway in conjunction with an analytical probe utilizing a shield. The shield covers the manway opening. The shield also includes a plurality of passages to permit communication of gases between the outside an... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435047 | Shoe for swash-plate type compressor A method of manufacturing a shoe including cutting a columnar raw material to a given length to provide a disc-shaped raw material, forming on one end face of the disc-shaped raw material a spherical sliding surface which is to be disposed in sliding cont... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435048 | Multi-leg telescopic linear actuator A compact telescopic leg assembly includes a generally cylindrical drive motor mounted axially within the inner leg and coupled to a drive collar by a pedestal mount. A drive screw is threadably coupled to a first drive collar which is attached to the inn... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435049 | Transmission shift control method A method of controlling, in response to a shift command, a commanded shift of a powershift transmission of an engine-driven vehicle includes monitoring speeds transmission component selected according to the commanded shift and monitoring a speed ratio th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435050 | Steering gear for motor vehicle A rack and pinion steering gear including a housing, a rack bar having a rack gear thereon, a pinion gear rotatably supported on the housing, and a rack bearing which slidably engages the rack bar and resiliently thrusts the rack gear against the pinion g... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435051 | Driving cam of geneva mechanism A driving cam of a Geneva mechanism includes a core member coupled to the driving cam, and including a circular arcuate portion to correspond to a circular arcuate concave of a driven cam and a groove formed along a peripheral surface of the circular arcu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435052 | Gearshift lever with locking bar A gearshift lever (1) for an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle is provided with a knob (4) arranged at the top end of the gearshift lever member. A locking bar (2) is guided axially on the gearshift lever. A manually movable mechanism (5, 7) actua... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435053 | Actuating arrangement with interlock to prevent unintended actuation when in a non-operating position An actuating arrangement (14) for a front end loader or the like is provided with a locking bar (52), an adjustable carrier (46) and an interlock (44). The interlock (44) is activated upon movement of the carrier (46) out of an operating position and prev... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435054 | Shifting device for a manual gear transmission A selector device for a change-speed gearbox. The selector device includes a remote selector rod for selecting the gears, a flexible-actuating linkage for changing over between the gears, and a coupling linkage for accepting reaction forces which are prov... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435055 | Dual operating system for controlling a brake An educational car is provided in which the driver-student is provided with a conventional braking pedal and the passenger-teacher is provided with a braking stick to override the driver-student braking pedal in order to effect a braking operation. Furthe... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435056 | Cable assembly having an interlocking device and an adjustment device A cable assembly (11) has a conduit (12) and a core element (14) passing through the conduit (12). A terminal assembly (15) is secured to one end of the core element (14). The subject invention incorporates both an interlock device (46) and an adjustment ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435057 | Transmission structural unit A gear constructional unit with a gear housing is provided. In order to make the effective diameter of the inner gear elements greater, as well as to ensure a simple assembly and exchangeability of the individual gear elements, for example coupling arrang... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435058 | Rotary drill bit design method A method for use in designing rotary drill bits comprises determining locations in which cutters are to be provided, determining likely wear rates for cutters positioned at those locations, and using the likely wear rates to chose between relatively high ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435059 | Light-weight striking tool A striking tool having a handle with a head attached thereto. The head having a striking surface. The head being constructed of titanium or titanium based alloy so that the tool can be swung with a higher velocity than a striking tool having a heavier ste... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435060 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a handle and a head. The handle has a motor accommodated within. The head is provided with a ratchet mechanism having a rotary tightening member which is to be rotated by drive power from the motor. A pin extends in a transverse ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435061 | Ratchet screwdriver A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle, a main body, a shank, two check plates, a shifter, a position confining plate, and a tubular housing. The check plates are provided with an inclined edge, a reinforcing edge and a protruded edge. The inclined edge ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435062 | Ratchet wrench having easily assembling structure A wrench includes a driving head having an opening and a chamber and a cavity for receiving a gear and a pawl and an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the pawl with a spring for moving the pawl to control the operating direction of the gear. A spring b... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435063 | Box end wrench An improved box end has substantially no projected manipulation element in a trigger member. A channel in the head is in communication with a central opening with a notched member disposed therein and a slope between the head and the handle. The manipulat... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435064 | Frost proof sill cock extraction tool A frost proof sill cock extraction tool for removing a broken sill cock. The frost proof sill cock extraction tool includes a bar. The bar is elongate and has a distal end and a proximal end. A peripheral wall extends between and is integrally coupled to ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435065 | Tool handle for storing bits A bit-storing tool handle is provided that includes a surface of the handle defining a channel adapted to retain the bit, and a fulcrum point contained within the channel for rotating the retained bit out of the channel. The bit-storing tool handle may al... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435066 | Cutting apparatus for window covering and methods therefor A method of cutting a window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis to a specified length includes providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface. The cutting ap... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435067 | Apparatus and method for registering articles during a web processing operation A trim press article handling apparatus includes a punch plate, a die plate, a plunger, and a receiver. The punch plate has a punch, and the die plate has a die cooperating in relative movement with the punch plate to sever articles from a thermoformable ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435068 | Cutting mechanism with floating spring-biased blade A mechanism for cutting an elongated material, such as insulated wire or fiber optic cabling. The cutting mechanism includes a stationary blade housing that includes a recessed blade receptacle. The blade receptacle receives an insert blade that is biased... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435069 | Rotary die cutting cover A cover for a rotary die is centrifugally cast with multiple layers to substantially eliminate stress when the cover is cast in an arcuate shape for use in a die cutting system. A locking mechanism attached to ends of the cover is designed to be convenien... | 08/20/2002 |
