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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467414 | Ignitor with printed electrostatic discharge spark gap An ignitor has an outer metal can containing a quantity of reactive material for initiating a pyrotechnic material. A circuit board has a first side that is in contact with the reactive material and a second side that is isolated from the reactive materia... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467415 | Linear ignition system A linear ignition system for a metal-sheathed linear explosive including in one embodiment the ends of two metal-sheathed linear explosives are connected by a non-electrically conductive sleeve leaving a gap between the ends, and a Pyrofuze.RTM. bridge co... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467416 | Combined high-blast/anti-armor warheads Dual mode warheads utilizing high-blast explosives (14) and a shaped charge liner (12) and a process for forming such warheads.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467417 | Vehicle table A foldable table for a vehicle provides a durable work surface suited for construction work and the like. The table includes a planar member, a mounting structure, a bracket and a support member. The mounting structure is provided to vertically position t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467418 | Tandem sewing machine and stitch A tandem sewing machine and the stitch it forms. The sewing machine includes a stand frame; a drive motor, a throatplate; and at least two offset needles. The offset needles have a needle stagger (ς) which, in combination with the needle spacing (D) prod... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467419 | Upper thread cassette and upper thread changing device An upper thread cassette includes a cassette member having a cassette body formed of synthetic resin material and a cassette cover that opens or closes the cassette body, a thread wound member mounting part that mounts thereon a thread wound member windin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467420 | Cloth having embroidery pattern and method for forming embroidery pattern A method for forming an embroidery pattern which comprises embroidering a cloth (1) for embroider by the use of an ordinary embroidery yam as a needle thread (2) and, as a bobbin thread (5), a yam obtained by twisting together an ordinary yarn used usuall... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467421 | Breach filling device A new breach filling device for plugging a hole in a structure, such as, for example, a boat. The inventive device includes a container having a plurality of reservoirs therein for holding components of a foaming material in the reservoirs. A flexible inf... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467422 | Hydrofoil device A hydrofoil device is useable as a hydrofoil wing, propeller blade, etc. In a water flow, a relatively lower pressure is generated on a second surface (94) of the device compared with a first surface (96). Near the trailing end of the first surface a prot... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467423 | Semi-weathervaning anchoring system A vessel includes at least two anchor lines connected respectively at a substantially fixed position near the bow and near the stern of the vessel. At least one of the anchor lines includes at least two branching anchor lines each connected with one end t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467424 | Submersible system for analyzing underwater habitat quality A submersible system is provided for isolating a volume of water located above an underwater substrate and for analyzing the volume of water. The system includes a tent having a shape enclosing an area of underwater substrate and a volume of water immedia... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467425 | Apparatus for internally coating a metal tube An apparatus for coating the inside of a metal tube with an electrically conducting material, including first and second electrode assemblies supported within the tube. The axially spaced electrode assemblies each include a main electrode. The main electr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467426 | Photomask correction device A secondary ion detector 130 senses defects on a photomask and outputs image information. The CPU 140 then displays this image information at a monitor 150. An operator then selects a pattern corresponding to a displayed defect from defect patterns record... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467427 | Evaporation source material supplier A supplier of evaporation source material. The evaporation system that uses the source material supplier includes an evaporation chamber and a vacuum extraction system. The vacuum extraction system is connected to the evaporation chamber. The source mater... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467428 | Filtered water and feeding system for pets A filtered water system for pets that includes two (2) gravity feed units, one (1) of which dispenses filtered water and the other which dispenses dry pet food. The filtered water gravity feed unit includes a breather tube such that when the water level d... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467429 | Variable dimension poultry feeder The present invention provides a feeder for poultry including a receptacle (20) having two chutes (21,22) of which one is made to be located inside the other chute, said chutes being able to assume different positions relative to one another, between one ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467430 | Apparatus for detecting estrus in livestock An indicator apparatus for use in indicating when an animal is in estrus. The apparatus is configured to be affixed to the rump of an animal to detect and indicate when the animal has been mounted and, thus, when the animal is in estrus. The apparatus is ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467431 | Fish feeding device A fish feeding device for automatically feeding fish at predetermined intervals. The fish feeding device includes a housing adapted for mounting to a side of a fish tank towards an upper rim thereof. A feeding wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing ada... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467432 | Poultry house litter implement A tractor-drawn implement for breaking up caked litter on the floor of a poultry house includes a stationary blade which passes beneath the surface of the litter and a rotary rake whose tines are flattened and are inclined at an oblique angle to radial pl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467433 | Vehicle-mounted animal enclosure A plurality of interconnected panels are pivotally mounted to a vehicle for use in forming a portable animal enclosure. The weight of the panels is substantially supported by the vehicle while being pivoted into a deployed position, making it easy for tho... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467434 | Cattle handling system and method of installing same A cattle handling system comprises a plurality of stall dividers positioned side by side and extending generally parallel to each other. Brackets for mounting the stall dividers are connected directly to a concrete slab and allow for connection of the sta... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467435 | Animal control system An improved animal control system for controlling the movement of an animal includes a transmitter/control unit for generating a frequency modulated transmit signal, an antenna defining an area and for radiating the transmit signal, and a battery-powered ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467436 | Pet collar device A pet collar device (100) incorporates a body (117) and a reciprocating plunger (109) extending through the body. A flexible band (101), attached to one end of the plunger, extends from the body when a knob (111) of the plunger is depressed by a palm or t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467437 | Dog training lead A dog training lead includes first and second sound-producing strips or members. An elastic member is interposed between the first and second strips, and is connected at the opposite ends thereof to and in a coaxial manner with the lead. The elastic membe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467438 | Circulating bed reactor A circulating fluidized bed reactor is provided, based on a multi-inlet cyclone, comprising an elongated riser channel (5; 25), which has a lower portion (4; 24) and an upper portion, whereby solid matter and fluidization gas can be fed into the riser thr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467439 | Steam generator tube support grid array An array grid includes a plurality of interlocking elongate strips. The strips are structured and configured to provide sufficient lateral support for steam generator tubing while minimizing the risk of attack by stress corrosion cracking to the steam gen... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467440 | Two stroke internal combustion engine A two stroke internal combustion engine, comprising one or more power cylinders with intake and exhaust ports and a source of scavenging of the power cylinders, with improvements, including use of double-sided cylinders with upper and lower cavities used ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467441 | Electromagnetic actuator for the actuation of the valves of an internal combustion engine An electromagnetic actuator for the actuation of the intake or exhaust valves of an internal combustion engine in which an oscillating arm has a first end hinged on a support frame secured to the engine head and a second end in abutment on the upper end o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467442 | Direct injection variable valve timing engine control system and method A method for controlling mode transitions, such as from stratified to homogeneous mode, in a direct injection engine adjusts an intake manifold outlet control device, such as a cam timing, to rapidly control cylinder fresh charge despite manifold dynamics... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467443 | Valve operating device of internal combustion engine A low speed cam is disposed on a cam shaft. A low speed sub-rocker arm actuated by the low speed cam is pivotally connected to a main rocker arm. A connecting member is supported by the main rocker arm. The connecting member has both a first condition whe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467444 | Valve operating system in internal combustion engine A valve operating system in an internal combustion engine includes an associative-operation switchover means capable of switching over the associative operation of a pair of rocker arms disposed adjacent each other and the releasing of the associative-ope... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467445 | Deactivation and two-step roller finger follower having a slider bracket A roller finger follower. includes an elongate body having first and second opposing sides each having respective inside surfaces. First and second grooves are defined by the respective inside surfaces. A slider bracket includes a top plate having a top s... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467446 | Variable valve timing system for vehicle A variable valve timing system for a vehicle includes an intake camshaft for operating an intake valve, an exhaust camshaft for operating an exhaust valve, an intake cam sprocket mounted on the intake camshaft, an exhaust cam sprocket mounted on the exhau... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467447 | Spark plug boot keeper assembly A sparkplug boot keeper assembly interconnects between a heat shield and an ignition wire boot of a spark plug. A spring clip is pre-assembled internally to the heat shield which then engages a bottom portion of the spark plug after the spark plug is thre... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467448 | Remote engine starter system A tachometer apparatus of a remote vehicle starting system for providing tachometric information. The apparatus includes an antenna disposed proximate to the engine compartment of the vehicle and adapted to pick up an RF signal generated by the firing of ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467449 | Composite intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine and method for producing same A composite air intake manifold assembly adapted for use with an internal combustion engine includes an upper half shell formed from a polymer, a lower half shell formed from a polymer and joined to the upper half shell to define a housing having an inter... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467450 | Radial combustion motor A radial Combustion motor is provided that includes a compression section, or a combustion section, or both. Each of the combustion section and the compression section includes a cylindrical rotor that rotates in a cylindrical chamber. An inner wall of ea... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467451 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine, especially for a motor vehicle, is described which is provided with a combustion chamber into which fuel can be injected in at least two operating modes. A control apparatus is provided with which a switchover can be made be... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467452 | Method and apparatus for delivering multiple fuel injections to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine A fuel injection control system and method for delivering multiple fuel injections to a cylinder of an engine during a fuel injection event based upon engine operating conditions, the control system including an electronic controller coupled to an electro... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467453 | Method of producing a mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine In a method for forming the mixture in a combustion space of an internal combustion engine, fuel is injected into the combustion space with a varying fuel mass flow during an operational cycle of the internal combustion engine. In one embodiment at least ... | 10/22/2002 |
