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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467494 | Arrangement in a vacuum sewer system for preventing water entering a pneumatic controller through a breather line Arrangement and method for the prevention of water entering a pneumatic controller of a vacuum sewer system through a breather line. The proposed pneumatic controller is a non-bleeding controller preventing continuous flow of air from the breather line th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467495 | Apparatus and method for sealing a solenoid valve An evaporative control valve for a vehicle, the valve has a valve body for containing a solenoid that manipulates a plunger between an open position and a closed position, the plunger has a valve end and an adjustment end. The valve body also has a receiv... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467496 | Single-adjustment, dual-null pressure setting for an electrohydraulic valve pilot stage An electrohydraulic valve pilot stage for controlling differential pressure is disclosed. The electrohydraulic valve pilot stage has a housing for protecting the valve; a first and second inlet capable of connection to fluid supplies; a first nozzle and a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467497 | Buffer box for use in a vacuum drainage system A buffer box for use in a vacuum drainage system. The buffer box defines a reservoir of known effective size which provides substantially consistently sized slugs of liquid which may be efficiently pulled up a vertical lift. The buffer box includes an out... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467498 | City water flushing and sludge prevention control method For use with a city water system having a plurality of street water mains interconnected by branch water mains and having hydrants connected to the branch water mains, a city water flushing and sludge prevention method consisting the steps of: inserting a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467499 | Reel and hose covering device A reel and hose covering device including a cover member dimensioned for receiving a reel and hose interiorly thereof. The cover member has a generally cylindrical configuration defined by a substantially closed front wall, an open back, and a cylindrical... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467500 | Ball valve locking device A locking device for a ball valve of the type having an operating stem includes a post attached to the valve body with the post extending parallel but spaced axially from the valve stem and formed to receive a locking pin between the post and valve stem t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467501 | Fluid flow controller having axial needle valve for adjusting the flow rate A fluid flow regulator in which fluid is passed through an impeller chamber having a pressure differential-operated impeller piston for monitoring changing inlet and outlet fluid pressures to maintain a constant fluid flow rate. A needle valve mounted on ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467502 | Manifold and method of making same A manifold assembly and method of making the same is disclosed. The manifold assembly is preferably made of a polymer. A mold is used to make the manifold portion of the manifold assembly such that small diameter passageways and valve seats are formed ena... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467503 | Manifold and station for mounting steam/condensate responsive devices in a condensate return line A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line comprises a housing block having front and back faces, opposite end faces and top and bottom faces. The back face has a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467504 | N connection An "N" connection allows any cleaning device or pig to pass through pipe lines without interfering with fluid flow and without interrupting the flow in the branch line. In the "N" connection a branch line is connected to the main flow line through two con... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467505 | Variable pressure regulated flow controllers A flow controller having a first and second stages of regulation. The first stage is a pressure regulation stage that maintains the pressure within an intermediate chamber (formed by a series of interconnected passageways and cavities) within a predetermi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467506 | Cooling system fully visible tester An elongated clear fluid orifice device which includes a plurality of different exterior widths for accommodating the mounting of different sized hoses thereon while having a constant interior width. The device may be used in any liquid cooled engine havi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467507 | Clip for attaching a component to a plastic material mounting surface A clip for attaching a component to a mounting surface of a container has a generally tubular body with outwardly extending projections and a component retaining aperture. The clip and the container are formed from similar plastic materials with the conta... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467508 | Low precipitate polyamide based tubing Low precipitate polyamide tubing useful to transport fluids such as automotive fuel.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467509 | Fuel hose A fuel hose comprising a rubber layer and a fluororesin layer formed on the inner surface of the rubber layer, in which the adhesion to the fluororesin layer is improved by blending from 2 to 15 phr of a phenol-type resin with the rubber forming the rubbe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467510 | Pipe formed by bending rolls In a pipe forming process using bending rolls, load applied to an upper roll is reduced to suppress the deflection of the upper roll, thereby suppressing creation of large end gap at the longitudinal center of the pipe, thus enabling production of high-st... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467511 | Selvage yarn tensioning apparatus and method A mechanism to automatically control tension of supplemental yarns added to a weaving or knitting machine has a pivotal control arm, one end of which is influenced by the tension of the yarn being controlled, while a counteracting force is applied to anot... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467512 | Method for monitoring the cycle of the weft insertion into a weaving machine A method for monitoring the cycle of the weft insertion into a weaving machine. The weft yarn passes a yarn brake and a yarn force sensor and the force acting on the weft yarn is measured in a known fashion and the reaction force of the yarn is converted ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467513 | Method for packing catalyst and device therefor In a reactor in which reaction tube(s), cooling tubes, heating tubes or combinations thereof are provided, a method for packing a catalyst comprising a step of packing the catalyst in the space formed between the inner wall of the reactor and the outer wa... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467514 | Feed device intended for mounting in a fuel tank In a feed device with a filling-level sensor fastened to a wall of a baffle, the filling-level sensor has a lever wire for holding a float. A carrier for mounting the filling-level sensor to a wall of the baffle has a first carrier part connected to the b... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467515 | Gas container A gas container comprises a container including a main chamber for containing flammable gas. The container comprises a valve seat in an end thereof, the valve seat defining a chamber communicated with the main chamber. A cover is mounted to close the end ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467516 | Wood planing machine with an inclining unit A wood planing machine includes a work table, a workpiece guiding support and an inclining unit having a guiding seat secured to the work table, and first, second and third sliding members. The first sliding member is formed with a vertical groove and par... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467517 | Tire having sacrificial bridging The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having a tread portion comprising a plurality of axially spaced apart essentially longitudinal grooves separating essentially longitudinal ribs. On at least one of said ribs, transverse grooves or cuts repea... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467518 | Supporting membrane for a tread A toric membrane of reinforced rubber, used as a support for the tread of a tubeless tire and forming with the tire P and its mounting rim a rolling assembly, characterized in that, when inflated to a pressure p0 greater than the pressure p | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467519 | Tread-locking wheel A wheel system for securely mounting a tire thereon. The assembly includes a wheel having a rim with radially outward extending slots. A tire with radially inward extending protuberances mates with the radially extending members for securely mounting the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467520 | Tire with apex rubber containing in-situ resin A pneumatic tire having the apex area around the carcass ply turnup comprised of a rubber having 2.2 to 25 phr of the reaction product of a partially polymerized cashew nutshell oil resin and a methylene donor.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467521 | Apparatus for making damped composite structures with fiber wave patterns A method and apparatus of manufacturing a composite material which is light weight and highly damped against vibration. The composite material comprises fibers embedded in a resin matrix wherein the fibers are oriented in a waveform that is substantially ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467522 | Edge banding apparatus and method An edge banding apparatus (21) for adhesively securing banding material (28) to an edge of a board (27). The apparatus (21) includes a board support structure (22) formed to support a board (26) in a near vertical orientation with the edge (27) to be band... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467523 | Laminating apparatus The invention relates to a laminating apparatus for sealing or sealing in flat material with the aid of at least one plastic laminating film coated with an adhesive. The laminating apparatus includes a laminating unit and a deposition unit. Lamination is ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467524 | Tire filing method and apparatus adaptable to different sizes of tires A pneumatic tire filling station includes a support and seal arrangement on which one side wall of the tire is supported and sealed, and a tire filling bell that presses and seals against the opposite side wall of the tire and then supplies pressurized ai... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467525 | Gelatin coated sand core and method of making same In a method of making a molded article for use in a casting process, sand particles are mixed with protein and water to effect a coating of protein on the sand particles. Then, the protein coated sand particles are dried and blown into a pattern mold to f... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467526 | Method of making a jewelry ring in a vertical mold A method of molding a jewelry ring having a beveled or rounded inner diameter and a hollow portion in a vertical mold comprises utilizing a multi-piece plug and a soluble insert in a mold to define a mold cavity in the desired shape of the ring or a porti... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467527 | Pressure die-casting process of magnesium alloys A method for die-casting a magnesium alloy comprises the step of casting a die cast product free of any hot tearing, shrinkage tearing and shrinkage cavity starting from a magnesium alloy comprising i) 1 to 10% by weight of aluminum; ii) at least one memb... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467528 | Vertical die casting press and method of producing fiber reinforced die cast metal parts A fiber reinforced porous preform is positioned within a die cavity defined by upper and lower die members, and the lower die member defines a gate opening in the center portion of a water cooled shot sleeve which receives a vertically moveable shot pisto... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467529 | Apparatus for removal of sand from metal castings The removal of bonded sand, either core sand or mold sand, from a metal casting comprises placing the metal casting in a furnace chamber and subjecting the metal casting to the action of a high velocity heated gas stream (preferably above 3000 ft/minute) ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467530 | Apparatus for forming a pour hole and main sprue in an investment mold for lost wax casting Apparatus for forming a pour hole and main sprue in an investment mold for lost wax casting. A sprue having a flared base, a base member adapted to receive the flared base of the sprue for vertically supporting the sprue, and a flask for containing invest... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467531 | Method and apparatus for producing investment castings in a vacuum A gravity pour vacuum casting method and apparatus providing uniform set-up provisions for gas permeable molds regardless of mold size, shape, or mold type employed in accordance with the present invention. Apparatus includes a sprue-forming device that w... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467532 | Method and apparatus for counter-gravity casting of metal When casting e.g. aluminium alloy in a mould (2), that may be one of a string of moulds extending at right angles to the plane of the drawing, the pressure used for filling the mould (2) against gravity by a pressurizing device (4) is controlled according... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467533 | Machine and method for continuous casting of steel Among the slab-supporting guide roll pairs disposed in the region in which a liquid core exists within the slab, at least four consecutive guide roll pairs are disposed under such conditions that the roll axis-to-axis distances on the fixed side and loose... | 10/22/2002 |
