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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467454 | Spark-ignition internal combustion engine For a spark ignited internal combustion engine having at least two inlet valves per cylinder each with a separate inlet passage and with a fuel injection device which injects fuel directly into the cylinder. An air charger for generating an air charge int... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467455 | Four-stroke internal combustion engine A four-stroke engine constructed using a gear with a port synchronized to the crankshaft by a power gear, and channels to direct the intake gases from the crankshaft housing into the combustion cylinder and to direct the exhaust gases out of the combustio... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467456 | Engine ignition timing control system for outboard motors An engine ignition timing control system for outboard motor having a propeller connected to the engine to be rotated and mounted on a boat such that the boat is propelled forward or backward. The engine is equipped with a decompression mechanism and is st... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467457 | Injector actuating fluid check and methods A connector assembly and the actuating system including the connector assembly, the connector assembly for fluidly coupling an actuating fluid rail to a fuel injector, the actuating fluid rail conveying a quantity of actuating fluid, the fuel injector hav... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467458 | Start control apparatus for an internal combustion engine and fuel nature determination apparatus A start control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which guarantees excellent startability regardless of the nature of the fuel used. In addition, a fuel nature determining apparatus designed to prevent mistakes in the determining of the nature o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467459 | Fuel injection control apparatus To change a fuel injection quantity to follow a throttle opening change in a low load region. A first calculator calculates a basic injection time using a throttle opening and an engine rotational speed. A second calculator calculates a basic injection ti... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467460 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector, in particular an injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, has a fuel inlet connection piece for supplying fuel, a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator which is sealed with respect to the fuel by a seal, an... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467461 | Fuel control of direct-injection internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in particular in start operation A method of operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle supplying fuel by at least one supply pump with cyclically changing supply output into a pressure storage, injecting the fuel from the pressure storage under pressure by at least one i... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467462 | Fuel injection system for internal combustion engines For each cylinder of the internal combustion engine, the fuel injection system has one fuel pump, one fuel injection valve, and one line connecting the fuel injection valve to the fuel pump. To control the injection, a first electrically triggerable contr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467463 | Abnormality diagnosis apparatus for evaporative emission control system An abnormality diagnosis apparatus for an evaporative emission control system which includes a fuel tank, a canister for adsorbing evaporative fuel generated in the fuel tank, an evaporative fuel passage connecting the fuel tank and an intake system, a fi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467464 | Vacuum based fuel system A zero emissions fuel system includes a fuel tank fluidly interconnected with a fuel vapor containment and absorption canister. The canister is further interconnected with an engine intake manifold via a purge solenoid valve that controls the extent to wh... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467465 | Throttle body fuel injector adapter manifold A means for positioning one or more bottom fed-side ejecting fuel injectors at the inlet of an internal combustion engine, attachable to the air inlet duct or air cleaner assembly, with connected tubes that carry fuel ejected from the injectors through on... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467466 | Gas leakage detection and fail-safe control method for gas-fueled internal combustion engine and apparatus for implementing the same A method and apparatus is provided that can detect even small amounts of gas leakage and can perform a proper fail-safe operation when gas leakage is detected. When an engine is stopped and a gas shut-off valve is closed, the amount of decrease of gas pre... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467467 | Method and device for plasma-chemical reduction of gaseous and/or solid pollutants in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines A method for the plasma-chemical reduction of gaseous and/or solid pollutants in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines by using dielectric-barrier discharges is proposed, the dielectric-barrier discharges being carried out in the combustion space (... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467468 | Throttle position sensor that heats the throttle shaft The air intake system of the vehicle engine includes a flow body that allows for the flow of air through a flow passage to the vehicle engine. A throttle valve disposed in this passage controls the amount of air flowing to the vehicle engine. To avoid fre... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467469 | EGR valve position control system An EGR valve position control system includes an EGR valve manager responsive to an EGR valve command to drive an EGR valve actuator. The EGR valve manager is operable to schedule control gains as a function of valve actuation direction to provide for fas... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467470 | Method and system for refuelling cold-start fuel tanks The present invention relates to a fuel system as well as a method for controlling the same. More specifically, it relates to a fuel system of motor vehicles adapted to be powered by alcohol-containing fuels, and specifically by alcohol-containing fuels a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467471 | Air-fuel ratio controller for an internal-combustion engine Even when a reaction delay time of an A/F ratio detection device changes, an A/F ratio controller prevents an A/F ratio feedback control from being disturbed. The controller is programmed to calculate an A/F ratio feedback coefficient by proportional term... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467472 | System and method for improved sensing of exhaust pressure An exhaust pressure sensing system and method for an internal combustion engine. The system includes a pressure sensor positioned to sense exhaust pressure of an internal combustion engine. An attenuator reduces the relatively large pressure fluctuations ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467473 | Paintball feeders The present invention provides jam free paintball feeding systems for use with a paintball gun. Such paintball feeder systems include a feeder for feeding paintballs to a paintball gun which includes a first compliant moveable component, such as a rotatin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467474 | Portable barbeque grill This invention relates to a barbeque grill capable of being conveniently transported to remote outdoor locations.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467475 | Stove for cooking food with a viewing window, and a viewing window for household appliances, such as cooking stoves or ovens The invention relates to a stove for cooking food with a viewing window, and a viewing window for household appliances, such as cooking stoves or ovens, which window can be mounted in a wall of the housing of the stove for cooking food or the household ap... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467476 | Liquid dispensing apparatus and methods The invention provides methods and apparatus for nebulizing liquids. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided which comprises a thin shell member having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of apertures extending therebetween. The... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467477 | Breath-based control of a therapeutic treatment A system and method for providing a therapeutic treatment, such as a flow of breathing gas, to a patient at variable treatment levels. A respiratory cycle monitor detects the patient's respiratory cycles and a control unit incrementally adjusts the treatm... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467478 | Gas mixing apparatus for a ventilator The gas mixing apparatus provides the components of a breathing gas for mixing at approximately ambient atmospheric pressure, and regulates the pressure of a selected gas to approximately ambient atmospheric pressure for mixing with air at ambient atmosph... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467479 | Method and apparatus for delivering a measured of a gas The present invention uses a ventilator and a series of valves to deliver a special gas into a patient. The present invention finds use in the field of MRI imaging. Attached to the tube extending from the ventilator to the patient is attached a first valv... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467480 | Procedure and device for the movement and volume measurement of fluids and gases and device for the implementation of a respiration A device and method for movement and measurement of fluid volumes involves defining a fluid volume in a measuring chamber of a rotation vessel by at least first and second pistons movable within the measuring chamber, with the first and second pistons sep... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467481 | Stackable filter device A stackable filter device for filtering an input to a source of suction comprises: a substantially hollow filter pad having first and second filter walls constructed of a filter material, the periphery of the first filter wall being sealingly engaged to t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467482 | Respiratory assistance apparatus According to the invention, the respiratory assistance apparatus comprising a chamber (3), provided with a respiratory-gas inlet and a respiratory-gas outlet, and an inflatable flexible bladder (11), intended to bear sealingly on a part (9) of a patient, ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467483 | Respiratory mask A respiratory mask having a flexible, mask seal portion for engagement with the face of a user, a gel forehead cushion and a rotatable elbow coupling having integral exhaust ports. The mask seal portion has a thin section which permits the mask to more ea... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467484 | Device for preventing stertorous breathing or snoring and for preventing abrasion of the teeth during sleep Device for prevention of sterotorous breathing or snoring and adapted to be fixed in a person's upper part of the mouth and being characterized in comprising a non-rigid and flexible transverse girder for fixation in the upper part of a person's mouth, pr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467485 | Anti-snoring device and method An apparatus that inhibits snoring includes a handle and a distal free end that is disposed at an angle relative to the handle to facilitate placing the distal free end against the soft pallet at the back of a throat. A flexible material such as a sheet o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467486 | Extricating device for persons with spinal injuries An extricating device for persons with spinal injuries including a support board positionable on the back, neck, and head of the person. The support board is conformable to the back, neck, and back of the person. The support board includes a main section ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467487 | Holding device for wrist/shoulder arthroscopy and surgery A device for holding and immobilizing the hand of a patient for wrist and shoulder arthroscopy and/or surgery, the device comprising a threaded upright tower bar for moving up and down in an operating room table, and an horizontal arm for moving back and ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467488 | Method for cutting the tie-leaf on bundled leaf tobacco A method is provided for cutting tying elements of successive tobacco leaf bundles, wherein the butt ends of the leaves of each bundle are grouped and secured together by a transversely extending tying element disposed in surrounding relation to the group... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467489 | Chemiluminescent article A finger nail cap having a casing of plastics material having a transparent upper side, a lower side shaped to fit onto a wearer's nail, and a cavity with a chemilunminescent chemical therebetween, and frangible means holding a catalyst in isolation in th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467490 | Process for using a high nitrogen concentration plasma for fluorine removal from a reactor A process of removing fluorine from a chemical deposition reactor includes the step of injecting a gaseous mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen into the reactor, the volume ratio of nitrogen to hydrogen in the gaseous mixture being in the range of from 1:1 to... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467491 | Processing apparatus and processing method A pretreatment chamber 120 is disposed within a vacuum transfer chamber 102 of a processing apparatus 100. The pretreatment chamber 120 is equipped with an orienting mechanism 128 and a UV lamp 124. The orienting mechanism 128 orients a wafer W through ro... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467492 | Corrosion inhibitors A method of preventing corrosion in pipelines comprising draining pipeline of all residual compounds, blowing through with nitrogen and rinsing with a corrosion inhibiting rinsing agent.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467493 | Apparatus for washing and cleaning dirty roller bearings An apparatus for cleaning dirty roller bearings having inner and outer rings finds particular applicability for on the spot washing of bearings used on sports and leisure equipment such as, for example, skateboards and inline skates, after being dismantle... | 10/22/2002 |
