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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467214 | Fishing line float The invention is a fishing float and method of using the same that permits a positive attachment to a fishing line and that provides secure, easy and rapid attachment of the fishing line to the float and that allows the weight of the float to be readily c... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467215 | Blood-sucking insect barrier system and method A method for attracting insects to control stations in a centralized system includes the steps of generating at the central node an acoustic wave, propagating the acoustic wave through the hollow tubing, and emitting the acoustic wave at the control stati... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467216 | Liquid gravity feed ant elimination system and method There is provided an insect attractant and elimination platform, the platform featuring an environment-tolerant, high volume, continuous liquid feed device and method for the eradications of ants, insects, and other pests. Preferably, the invention includ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467217 | System for domestic cultivation of exotic plants A system for cultivating tropic plants in a garden having a ground surface. A hole is initially dug to a depth of approximately three feet below the ground surface. A layer of ceramic tiles is established at the bottom of the hole, and is covered with a l... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467218 | Method of covering a potted plant A plant packaging method providing a tubular sleeve having excess material therein and attaching the sleeve to a potted plant via a bonding material.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467219 | Shutter rail to stile joint An improved shutter stile to rail joint that prevents cosmetic damage to the exterior edges of a shutter caused by the weeping of bonding agent. A bonding agent weeping conduit communicates excess bonding agent away from exterior edges of an assembled shu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467220 | Device for fastening a lock module on a vehicle door A device for fastening a lock module including at least one lock part, an actuating part, and a covering on a module support which is provided for a two-shelled vehicle door and supports the function modules of the vehicle door. A supporting arm which is ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467221 | Spacecraft sleeping berth The present invention provides an improved sleeping berth for space modules that can be expanded from a collapsed position to provide greater passenger comfort in a larger living space. The extension of the berth is accomplished using expandable gas infla... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467222 | Metal memorial monument markers and method of making the same The present invention is a metal memorial marker and a method of making the same. The invented marker is made of metal, preferably 1/8" to 1/2" thick, preferably with steel-chromium alloys, such as stainless steel, or a non-ferrous metals, such as aluminu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467223 | Composite concrete and steel floor/carrier for modular buildings A very strong lightweight modular composite concrete and steel floor that can be attached to; a light steel carrier for transportation, a foundation for a single story structure, or a light steel ceiling frame for a multistory ceiling/floor assembly, that... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467224 | Decking tile A decking tile is disclosed which is arranged to receive a plurality of slats in a side-by-side manner. The decking tile has a plurality of apertures for receiving fasteners to retain the slats to the decking tile and connector provided around the periphe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467225 | Glass sheet and glass window for vehicles The present invention provides a glass sheet having a hole for attachment of the sheet to a vehicle body. The hole includes a through hole and a thin part in contact with the through hole. A bolt is fitted so that the head of the bolt is fitted in the thi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467226 | Window frame, window frame assembly and method of fabrication An improved window frame is provided. The window frame utilizes one or more locking panels coupled to the frame body via a living hinge. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the window frame includes a plurality of frame segments ex... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467227 | FASTENING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE HOLDERS FOR HOLDING A GLASS PANEL, A PLURALITY OF GLASS PANELS, SUCH AS A BUILDING FACADE, HELD TOGETHER BY FASTENING DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE HOLDERS, AND A METHOD OF FASTENING A FACADE ON A STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BUILDING, WITH A FASTENING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE HOLDERS A fastening device for a glass panel on a wall, a building-side substructure, or similar object, such as a building facade, using a clamp fitting that grips the glass panel and a holder that is supported on the clamp fitting that it can move to a limited ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467228 | Hinged ceiling panel The invention is directed to a hinged ceiling panel, which is pivotally attached to a suspended ceiling grid structure to provide for a hinged ceiling panel that pivots to allow access to the area above the grid. The hinged ceiling panel includes a hinge ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467229 | Mortarless brick A building block is provided for stacking with other like building blocks to fabricate a wall. The building block has top, bottom, front, rear and end surfaces. The front and rear surfaces are substantially planar. The top surface is ridged and the bottom... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467230 | Interconnection device and method for securing a safety rail A structural interconnection device for attachment of an elongate member to a rigid frame includes at least one flange portion adapted for attachment to the rigid frame and a receiving portion. The receiving portion includes a locking mechanism for select... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467231 | Protective building structure system An interlocking wall and roof system for the protection of a building structure is disclosed. The interlocking roof and wall system is equipped with a plurality of supports that form downward facing open channels that are either already attached to the ov... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467232 | Method and apparatus for applying edge members to a window A fixture for and method of positioning an edge member on a sheet. The fixture includes a base, an arrangement to locate a sheet is provided to be supported on the fixture at a predetermined position relative to a plurality of datum points; and an arrange... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467233 | Wind tower A tower for a wind generator made up of a plurality of sections to which are affixed a plurality of transition rings, at least one being conical in shape, a plurality of L-shaped flanges and a T-shaped flange.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467234 | Stairway system A prefabricated stairway module (10, 11) comprises a first step and a second step, each step (14) having a tread member (13) and a riser member (15). The stairway module further has fixing means (31) for fixing the module to a sloping surface on which it ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467235 | Method and apparatus for making a thick-appearing shingle A shingle and a method of and apparatus for making the shingle is provided, whereby patches of preselected granules or combinations of granules are provided, separated by transverse areas of different, preferably darker granules, having slots centrally th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467236 | Apparatus to assist in installation of drywall The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting and holding a building panel during installation onto an overhead building structure. The apparatus comprises a bar member for supporting at least a portion of such building panel. The bar member ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467237 | Large round baler A large round baler, designed as a non-stop baler, includes a mobile chassis supporting a lower baling chamber section, defined by a floor conveyor arrangement, and an upper baling chamber section. The upper baling chamber section, together with opposite ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467238 | Direct injection molded closure and method therefor A form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing a carton, molds a closure directly onto the carton. The machine includes a carton erection station adapted to receive a carton in a generally flat form and to erect the flat form car... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467239 | Method of packaging spring units A method of packaging spring units in which first and second webs of insulator material are fixedly located against the top and bottom surfaces of the spring units. The webs are folded around outermost coil springs along longitudinal edges of the spring u... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467240 | Pocket spring assembly and methods An exemplary pocket spring assembly comprises a plurality of elongate fabric tubes disposed adjacent each other. Each fabric tube has a plurality of pockets, with at least some of the pockets of adjacent fabric tubes being welded together at midpoints on ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467241 | System for setting up boxes Flat box blanks are set up into boxes by feeding a succession of the blanks one at a time to a setup station and gripping the blanks and pulling them one after another by grippers in a direction without stopping through the station. A plurality of setup t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467242 | Heat-sealing apparatus A heat-sealing apparatus includes a packing bag stretcher adapted to stretch open the mouth of the loaded packing bag, and a vacuum pump adapted to draw air out of the loaded packing bag before sealing the loaded packing bag.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467243 | Strapping machine with a strap tightening adjustment unit A strapping machine includes a machine body with a package-strapping space. A strap is fed to the package-strapping space. A spring-loaded swing arm is pivoted to the machine body, and is associated with a rotating shaft via a cam unit such that rotation ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467244 | Horse blanket A horse blanket is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a blanket is provided comprising a body of blanket material and a closure fastening assembly. The body of blanket material defines a major blanket portion, a wither/shoulde... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467245 | Universal vibratory roller unit A vibratory roller unit for replacement of a reel cutting unit in a multiple deck lawn mower for conversion of the mower into a greensroller. The vibratory roller unit has a frame, vibratory roller and a power train. The frame, vibratory roller and power ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467246 | Knife section having breakage holes A double knife section for a reciprocating sickle bar mower is provided with two knives. Each knife is provided with a base portion extending in the transverse direction and a knife portion extending in the longitudinal direction. The base portion is prov... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467247 | Rotor blade door and method A convenient user-friendly method to sharpen the rotary blade of a rotary cutter assembly without having to turn the rotary cutter assembly upside down. To this end, a rotary cutter assembly is provided with a special access door which is preferably secur... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467248 | Method for processing freshly harvested leafy vegetables and subdivided, peeled fruit Methods for processing freshly harvested leafy produce, fruits and vegetables comprising cutting such produce, fruits and vegetables from their growth sites, removing the cores of the produce as necessary, positioning the produce, fruits and vegetables to... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467249 | Hay making machine comprising at least one raking wheel articulated to a carrying arm A hay making machine, particularly a windrower for plant matter, comprising a structure carrying at least one raking wheel. The latter is connected to the end of a carrying arm in such a way as to be able to pivot about a first axis and a second axis. The... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467250 | Method for the manufacture of elastic twisted yarns A method for the manufacture of an elastic twisted yarn has at least one outer yarn wound or twisted around an expanded, elastic core yarn. In a first process step the outer yarn is wound around the core yarn with a winding speed providing less than the n... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467251 | Lightweight composite yarn A lightweight composite cut-resistant yarn having a core that includes at least one fiberglass strand and at least one wire strand, a sheath strand of high performance yarn wrapped around the core, and at least one non-metallic, non-high performance cover... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467252 | Nozzles for water injection in a turbine engine Precompressor and pre-booster water spray injection apparatus and methods are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of nozzles are configured so that water injected into the gas flow to the high pressure compressor provides substantially unif... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467253 | Nozzle structure for rocket nozzles having cooled nozzle wall The invention relates to a nozzle structure for rocket nozzles having a cooled nozzle wall comprising a large member of closely spaced cooling channels (2) extending from the inlet end of the nozzle to its outlet end. To facilitate the production of the c... | 10/22/2002 |
