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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6601280 | Method of converting a mold A tread pattern having at least one circumferential groove and transverse grooves extending from the circumferential groove defining tread blocks there between. The tread blocks include sidewalls limiting the longitudinal groove laterally and projections ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601281 | Method for molding substance on substrate and device formed thereby A method for molding a molded substance to a substrate is provided. A substrate connected to a fixing portion by a connecting portion is prepared. The substrate is placed in a mold, wherein a portion of the fixing portion is protruding from the mold. The ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601282 | Method and apparatus for positioning and locking a glue roll for a single facer in operative position A glue machine for a corrugator single facer utilizes a system of simultaneously operated linear actuators to move the glue machine from an idle position adjacent the single facer to a locked position on the single facer, and then to a running position wi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601283 | Method for manufacturing flexible and rigid handle containers Preforms or parisons are blow molded from synthetic resin into hollow articles including a neck region and a body area, the hollow articles having hooks and recessed areas formed into their outside walls. Flexible strings are molded below the neck region ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601284 | Composite brake drum and method for producing same A composite brake drum for use in a drum brake assembly includes a one-piece mounting flange and shell and a liner cast integrally in a shell portion thereof. The method for forming the composite brake drum of this invention includes the steps of: (a) pro... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601285 | Impact tool cartridge with fixed cutting blade and retractable seating table An impact tool for use by telecommunications personnel for the insertion of communications wires in a terminal block. The impact tool includes an impact tool cartridge having a seating blade and a cutting blade. The seating blade is retractable against a ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601286 | Device for producing a distributed wave winding A device is provided for producing a distributed wave winding. To improve the currently used method for producing a distributed wave winding the device provides for a relative indexing to be carried out between a template and a coil receiver after a first... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601287 | Motor including embedded permanent-magnet rotor and method for making same An electric motor including a permanent-magnet rotor having embedded magnets held in place by several segments. The embedded magnets are secured by segments including non-circular openings near their centers. Several non-magnetic, non-conductive bars exte... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601288 | Production of dynamo-electric machine stator coils having leads at final attachment points before insertion into a stator core Methods and apparatus are presented that improve the efficiency of stator production by connecting stator coil leads to final attachment devices before the coils are inserted into a stator core. After coil insertion, the final attachment devices are merel... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601289 | Manufacturing process of superconducting wire and retainer for heat treatment It is an object to provide a process for producing a superconducting wire without defects, such as deterioration of characteristics and deformation, in which a superconducting wire having a length of 1 km or more and a high critical electric current densi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601290 | Terminal applicator having a retractable cam A machine (10) for terminating a conductor to an electrical terminal (34) of a partially assembled connector (16) includes a frame (12) and an anvil (20) supported by the frame arranged to receive the partially assembled connector. The connector has an in... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601291 | Apparatus and method of producing a core board product A core board forming apparatus includes a feeding apparatus for sensing and dispensing tubular cores at predetermined dispensing positions. A compression apparatus receives and detects the tubular cores and flattens and secure at least two flattened tubul... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601292 | Method for the connection and repair of flex and other circuits A method for making and repairing connections between first and second circuits, such as flex circuits. An article 10 includes: a flexible dielectric substrate 12 having first and second edges 14/16, and a plurality of conductive circuit traces 18 arrange... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601293 | Method of making an electromagnetic interference shield device A method of packaging a device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate including a common voltage plane and a mounting region is provided, with the device mounted to the mounting region. An electrically conductive dam structure is disposed on the sur... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601294 | Method for making a packaged semiconductor device A semiconductor package with thermally enhanced properties is described. The semiconductor package includes a substrate upon which a die is affixed. The die and the substrate each have contacts which are respectively connected with each other. A heat sink... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601295 | Method of producing chip-type electronic devices Chip-type electronic devices are produced by providing a base board which is later to be cut into rectangular substrates, forming longitudinally and transversely aligned throughholes through the base board, forming electrode patterns on the base board, at... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601296 | Multi-shot injection molding process for making electrical connectors and three-dimensional circuits A method of making an article, such as an electrical connector includes an injection-molded plastic substrate and a pattern of injection-molded metal conductors supported on and mechanically interlocked with the substrate, wherein one of the substrate and... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601297 | Method for producing micro-openings The invention concerns methods for the production of micro-holes in semi-finished components (300) for printed circuit boards (200), consisting of several layers of electrically conductive materials (21,22) and dielectric materials (20), wherein micro-hol... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601299 | Tapered fin and method of forming the same A method of forming an extended surface heat transfer fin by differentially rolling a metal strip having a wedge-shaped profile. The method includes linearly stretching the thicker edge of the metal strip to a greater degree than the thinner edge.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601300 | Method of manufacturing fuel injector for internal combustion engine In a fuel injector, a valve unit consisting of a valve body and an injection plate is connected to a bottom end of a cylindrical housing. The valve unit is connected to the fuel injector after other components are assembled to the fuel injector. In the pr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601301 | Jewelry formed by sections of multiply colored elements and process for making the same Process for making jewels such as necklaces, bracelets or the like with different colors on at least two of their faces in sight so that a user can choose to put on the necklace or jewel so as to show one face or the other of the jewel according to the wi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601302 | Shaving systems and adjustable trimmers therefor By providing a separate and independent hair trimmer or trimming assembly which is incorporated into a shaver system and is controllably movable directly into a variety of alternate positions for providing enhanced cutting of hair fibers, a substantially ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601303 | Safety razors A safety razor blade unit has a guard structure (5) which includes a strip (10) of elastomeric material e.g. with projections such as fins (12) or tubes (35), and a backstop (13) disposed between the elastomeric strip (10) and the edge (20) of a leading b... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601304 | Hairdressing scissors having a detachable connecting block A pair of hairdressing scissors comprises two cutting members pivotally connected together. Each cutting member comprises a handle at a first end thereof and a blade at a second end thereof. A receiving groove is defined in a side of at least one of the h... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601305 | Circular saws having blade angle adjusting mechanisms A portable circular saw includes a base and a saw unit having a circular saw blade. The saw unit is coupled to the base, so that the saw unit can laterally incline relative to the base. The saw unit can be fixed in a lateral inclining position relative to... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601306 | Tool and connection therefor between working portion and handle portion thereof A cutting device includes a cutting blade formed of metal and having a forwardly disposed toothed portion and a rearwardly disposed tapered shank portion being tapered in shape and having outwardly extending projections, and a handle portion formed of pla... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601307 | Angle measuring system and method of mounting it An angle measuring system that includes a stator and a rotor for measuring an angular position between a stationary first object and a second object, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. A coupling couples the stator to the stationary first objec... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601308 | Ambient light collecting bow sight An ambient light collecting bow sight having a light collecting filament, wherein the light collecting filament is preferably a scintillating fiber optic filament of sufficient length to enable extensive wrapping or winding of the fiber optic filament aro... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601309 | Apparatus for marking by light planes a corner angle in a work area A system for marking a corner angle in a working area with the aid of light planes, wherein a straight, elongate guide is disposed on each respective side of a planar working surface in the working area. Each guide carries a carriage that can be moved to ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601310 | Transfer apparatus of testing master block for measuring machine A transfer apparatus of a testing master block for a coordinate measuring machine which enables a testing master block to be transferred on to a measurement table of the measuring machine quickly without human intervention and can be easily attached to an... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601311 | Method of calibrating a scanning system A method of calibrating a scanning system comprising a machine and a measuring probe, includes the steps of error mapping the system statically and qualifying the stylus tip so that the system will provide accurate measurements, determining the positions ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601312 | Method and apparatus for universal shape cutting of pipes The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for obtaining templates used in pipe end cutting essential in fabricating saddle and mitered pipe connections. The template is made by an array of z-shaped pins arranged radially to form the shape o... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601313 | System and method for detecting position of semiconductor wafer To prevent process defects and wafer damage caused by improperly positioned wafers, a system and method for detecting a position of a wafer determines whether the wafer is properly positioned before executing a process. The system includes a chuck plate p... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601314 | Method of manufacturing alignment mark A method for manufacturing a highly reliable alignment mark in which by-products do not form at an aligning mark position during patterning. In this method, an intermediate layer is disposed on an upper layer of a first wiring to protect the first wiring.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601315 | Combined fluidized bed dryer and absorption bed A combined fluidized bed dryer and absorption bed allows an absorbant to be dried to remove any moisture therefrom immediately followed by treating a product material with the dried absorbant, all in the same vessel, such that the absorbant is at its opti... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601316 | Selectively joined hair drying apparatus and method for drying hair A hair dryer in which a first air blower (12, 82) having a mating member (44, 128) selectively engages a second air blower (14, 84) having an opposing mating member (52, 134), each air blower (12, 82) and (14, 84) having a fan motor for operating a fan an... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601317 | High-efficiency drying kiln particularly for wood-like material A high-efficiency drying kiln, particularly for wood-like material, constituted by an internal chamber, which is covered with thermally insulating material and is provided with at least one opening for loading and extracting the material to be treated; tw... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601318 | Dryer unit A drier unit (10) for drying printed products has a plurality of drier rails (12), which comprise in each case a supporting body (14) manufactured from a hollow section (16). The clear outer contour of the cross-sectional area of the supporting bodies (14... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601319 | Article of footware including shortened midsole construction An article of footwear of shortened midsole construction includes a heel wedge member that extends forwardly from the rear portion of the article a distance of about three-fourths the length of the article, thereby to increase the flexibility of the artic... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601320 | Orthotic assembly having stationary heel post and separate orthotic plate A two-piece orthotic insert assembly. A post member is fixedly mounted in the heel end of a shoe, and has a generally concave bearing surface. A separate plate member is placed in the shoe so that the heel end thereof rests in the post, the heel cup of th... | 08/05/2003 |
