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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467174 | Combination scoring and marking apparatus for sheet goods and methods of use The present invention is a method and apparatus for scoring and marking sheet goods, particularly drywall or plasterboard. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a conventional T-square and consists of a clamp for locking the apparatus at a fixed posit... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467175 | Spoon The invention relates to a spoon for receiving soft or liquid food. Said spoon has a handle with an attached mouthpiece constructed of soft and flexible material. The aim of the invention is to significantly simplify the manner in which food is received b... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467176 | Hand-operated scroll sawing machine with a support surface that can be detachably clipped to a sawing table A handheld power fret saw (10) having a power fret saw blade (33), which can be clamped releasably between two arms (122, 222), on their ends, that are preferably formed of a U-shaped bracket (22) comprising tubing, the end of one of the arms (221, 222) c... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467177 | Reciprocating saw blade clamp A reciprocating saw, such as a compass (jigsaw) saw or similar saw, has a blade clamp for securely clamping blades having different dimensions. The clamp has a blade seat with bearing surfaces for at least two adjacent, axially extending surfaces of the s... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467178 | Method and apparatus for beam tool center point calibration A method and system for determining a tool center point (TCP) for a beam tool involves the use of a specially design aperture and light sensing device. The method and system oscillates the beam tool across an aperture assembly such that light from the too... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467179 | Measuring and drafting tool This Measuring and Drafting Tool relates to a new and useful type of measuring and drafting tool that may be used to accomplish a plurality of functions using a singular tool. These functions include application as a ruler, straight edge, T-square, square... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467180 | Measuring tape for determining bra size A tape measuring device for determining bra sizes has dimension and size markings on both the outer and inner surfaces of the tape. The dimension markings divide each surface by standard units and subunits of length--typically inches. The size markings on... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467181 | Device for measuring radius of grindstone in grinding machine A radius of a rotating grindstone is specified by a new means with a simple structure out of contact with the rotating grindstone. In a grinding machine that numerically controls a feed shaft (x-axis) of a wheel spindle stock, a device comprises a non-con... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467182 | Tape measure with braking system and movable drum A tape measure (50, 60) includes a take-up drum (51) around whose circumference a measuring tape (6) is wound, and a take-up spring (5) for supplying impetus to cause the take-up drum (51) to rotate in the direction of retracting the measuring tape (6). T... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467183 | Fractional-decimal vernier An attachment to a standard measuring rule includes a body securely supporting the measuring rule. Within the body a vernier is provided. The vernier divides twenty-four one-eighth inch divisions into twenty-five equal parts, enabling vernier measurements... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467184 | Measuring apparatus provided with a stylus A measuring apparatus is provided with a stylus (30), including a column (12), a carriage (14) slidably mounted on the column (12) and a stylus carrier (32). The stylus carrier (32) carries the stylus (30) and is secured to the carriage (14). The stylus c... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467185 | Potted timer and circuit board assembly for use in a regenerative desiccant air dryer A potted timer and circuit board assembly for use in a regenerative desiccant air dryer. The potted timer and circuit board assembly comprise a support member of a predetermined size and shape having a first surface and a second surface. A conductive patt... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467186 | Transferring device for a vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor A transferring device for a semiconductor wafer which transfers a wafer storing structure to a table and/or other positions within the vicinity of a vacuum processing apparatus and removes wafers from the wafer storing structure. The transfer devices main... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467187 | Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor A vacuum processing system, including a vacuum processing chamber for processing wafers, provides a controller for controlling a wafer processing mode and a cleaning mode for the processing chamber. The vacuum processing system further provides for a wafe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467188 | Centrifugal pellet dryer apparatus A centrifugal pellet dryer apparatus, lifter and rotor wherein the lifters can have a surface configured to deflect pellets inwardly and the rotor can have lifters attached in an arrangement designed to increase pellet impacts with lifters by providing a ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467189 | Method of transferring a material from first apparatus to second apparatus in the clean room and an assembly line A transport enclosure arranged between a first apparatus and a second apparatus, all located in a clean room, is shielded from the clean room and maintained a degree of cleanliness which is cleaner than that of the clean room. Accordingly, the volume of s... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467190 | Drying kiln A duct system includes an upper duct that supplies heated air to an upper plenum and a lower duct that supplies heated air to a lower plenum, and the upper and lower plenums provide the heated air to a kiln chamber. An intermediate plenum is between the u... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467191 | Air ventilation structure of shoe sole A ventilation structure of a shoe sole of the present invention includes the shoe sole (1) formed with a through hole (5) vertically passing therethrough. The through hole (5) is fitted with a ventilation part (6). The ventilation part (6) comprises a fla... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467192 | Method and apparatus for functionally covering footwear of various sizes and shapes A method and apparatus for functionally covering footwear of various sizes and shapes is provided. In one embodiment an overshoe, having an upper portion with an inside portion and a heel portion is provided. A first inwardly protruding deformable absorbe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467193 | Boot liner A boot liner basically includes a sole portion, an upper portion and a tightening device. A tongue is preferably mounted in a slit formed in the upper portion. The tightening device is coupled to the upper portion for drawing opposite lateral sides of the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467194 | Automated tightening shoe An automated tightening shoe with crisscrossed laces and a tightening mechanism which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the crisscrossed laces to tighten the shoe about a wearer's foot, and which can be released easily so that the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467195 | High boot with lace-tightening device A high boot having, on its bottom part that surrounds the foot, a lace-tightening device whose strands are alternatively crossed by means of returns, from one edge to the other of the upper to be adjusted on the foot. The strands of the lace are directed ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467196 | Spike ensuring stable kick during running and spike shoes The present invention provides a spike, which includes a base (2), a claw (4) formed on a tip end of the base (2) and having a trapezoidal tip end portion, and a recess (6) formed in a rear side of the base (2) and extending from the claw (4) to the base ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467197 | Shoe with arch reinforcement Disclosed is a shoe sole comprising an outer sole 1F, 1B, a midsole 2 and a reinforcement device 4 made of a resin plate. The reinforcement device 4 is firmly secured to the underside of an arch portion 2M of the midsole 2. At a medial side 11 and a later... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467198 | High flex grinding shoe Quick release grinding shoe device formed in its arch region with a fastener passage and a downwardly extending first locking element for complemental receipt of a quick release grinding plate formed its front extremity with a longitudinally projecting fa... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467199 | Hand-control for V-plows A hand-held control device for a V-blade plow in which left and right plow blade wings are pivotally mounted on a vertical pivot on a vehicle mounting frame and actuated about the vertical pivot by electric switch-controlled hydraulic actuators, there bei... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467200 | Shoe mechanism for an excavating wheel and associated method A shoe mechanism adapted for use on a dredging apparatus (10) to remove silt from under the surface of a body of water and associated method, the dredging apparatus being operative in both a forward and reverse direction of travel and including an excavat... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467201 | Trench-cutting machine with cutting head lock mechanism A self-propelled trench-cutting machine includes a chassis and a drive assembly mounted to the chassis for driving the machine along a surface to be cut. The machine includes a boom and a rock cutting wheel that is mounted on the boom for rotation about a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467202 | Dynamically active dipper door mechanism A dipper door pivotally mounted to a dipper is controlled as it pivots between open and closed positions. In one embodiment, the door is controlled by a brake pivotally linking the door to the dipper. In another embodiment, the door is pivotally mounted t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467203 | Removable tooth assembly retention system and method A tooth assembly for an excavating machine includes an adapter having first and second surfaces and first and second sides. The first surface of the adapter is generally tapered and converges toward a first end of the adapter. A tooth point is coupled wit... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467204 | Adapter assembly having multiple retainer pins An adapter assembly which includes an adapter having first and second adapter ends and first and second adapter sides. A removable tooth having first and second tooth sides is coupled with the adapter, and at least partially covers the first adapter end. ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467205 | Calendar cube apparatus A calendar cube is made of eight individual cubes, each cube having six equal cube sides. Single pliable sheet material covers selected individual cube sides. Double pliable sheet material covers selected adjacent cube sides, forming a hinge portion orien... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467206 | Multipurpose advertisement device The invention concerns a multipurpose advertisement device, with a carrier frame (1) comprising one or more border parts (2, 2') with an information carrying outer surface (2c) and with a primary information carrying means (4) for the displaying of charac... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467207 | Display apparatus with oscillation A display apparatus has a roll of film with multiple still images disposed along the roll of film. The roll of film is scrollable by one or more electric motors to display one or more of the still images on the roll of film at a visual display location. T... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467208 | Pivotable overhead lighted exit sign An overhead lighted exit sign and mounting includes a substantially rectangular box shaped sign housing with an electric light therein. A substantially cylindrically shaped two part hollow hinge is mounted on the top wall of the housing with one part fixe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467209 | Overhead media display system An overhead media display system for installation of signs and display elements on a suspended ceiling and other ceiling fixtures is disclosed. The present system includes a plurality of interchangeable display structures of different geometric shapes and... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467210 | Versatile picture frame A picture frame comprises a main body, at least one elastic member, and a press member. The main body is provided with a picture slot to accommodate a picture to be displayed. The picture slot is provided with two retaining grooves for retaining the elast... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467211 | Trigger lock A trigger lock for a firearm lock is disclosed comprising a trigger lock body having a trigger blocking portion. The trigger blocking portion has a head and a body for placement behind the trigger to prevent rearward movement of the trigger to a firing po... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467212 | Universal recoil pad system and method of installation A universal recoil pad system allows different recoil pads having different styles, sizes and degrees of softness to be interchangeably attached to a gunstock. The universal recoil pad system includes a recoil pad having a cavity and a rigid frame molded ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467213 | Method of providing a weapon barrel with an internal hard chromium layer A method of providing an inner surface of a weapon barrel with a hard chromium layer includes the steps of forming the hard chromium layer on the inner surface by galvanic separation; and thereafter heating the hard chromium layer beyond the re-crystalliz... | 10/22/2002 |
