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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631885 | Arborist limb lowering device and method An apparatus for the controlled lowering to the ground of a cut portion of a tree includes a rope and an anchor having an arrangement of guiding protuberances, each guiding protuberance including a bearing surface frictionally engaging and redirecting the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631886 | Winch housing with integral fairlead A winch constructed with a fairlead frame providing a mounting base for the winch and providing a rotational support for a cable drum. Loads exerted on a cable and through the fairlead rollers and cable drum are transferred to the unitary fairlead frame m... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631887 | Vertical fencing In self-adjusting vertical tube fencing, a rail and a method of assembling the fencing are provided. The rail comprises an elongated channel with a top wall and two side walls, each of the side walls being of substantial U-section with an outer part conne... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631888 | Battery operated fragrance dispenser A fragrance dispenser includes a container for holding and exposing a fragrance material, and a housing defined by at least one elongated shell and a cap including an elongated slider. Each elongated shell is slideably engageable with the elongated slider... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631889 | Diaphragm-type carburetor The present invention facilitates increased output, decreased size, and simplified design and manufacture for a carburetor system in which a metering pin, which moves on a throttle valve, controls the fuel flow rate for a single fuel system. A carburetor ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631890 | Packing for column Column packing elements comprise and preferably consist of two individual components, namely a strong and rigid "outside" cage, and an "inside" variable component preferably formed of a monofilament and/or mono-multi-filament fibers, which can be varied t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631891 | Volatile material dispensers Dispensers of volatile liquids have a liquid reservoir (10) feeding a downwardly extending dispersal screen (2) formed by spaced threads or groups of threads (20) down which the liquid (L) flows as it is vaporised the screen having a large thread; void ra... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631892 | Tray contactor with same direction liquid flow A vapor-liquid contactor includes a plurality of vertically stacked trays (151) within a containment column, the central downcomer (152) provides a liquid supply and removal area at the same location on each tray (151), so that the horizontal liquid flow ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631893 | Elastic bearing with hydraulic damping properties A pneumatically regulated classic bearing dampens hydraulically and decouples vibrations of a small amplitude using a freely displaceable element. The bearing can be engaged using a pneumatically activated control chamber, which has a miniature configurat... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631894 | Controlled-type liquid-filled vibration isolator In a vibration isolator, stable liquid filling and assembling is obtained by reducing the effect of press-fitting a switching admission pipe. The vibration isolator including a partition having a partition main member and a partition plate member, a main ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631895 | Method for controlling drive of actuator of active vibration isolation support system A method for controlling drive of an actuator of an active vibration isolation support system allows the waveform of the lift of the actuator to be freely set, while avoiding the generation of heat in the actuator driver and a corresponding increase in th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631896 | Finisher for an image forming apparatus A finisher for finishing papers sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of trays selectively movable to a single paper outlet. The finisher reduces a period of time necessary for designated one of the trays to reach the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631897 | Page binding support tray having vibratory page alignment A page binding support tray has vibratory page alignment. The tray has a floor having a lower-most corner at which two side walls of the tray converge. Previously edge-glued printed uniformly sized pages are received to form a stack upon the tray floor an... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631898 | Gripping arrangement for the stacker of a printing press A gripping arrangement for a stacker device or delivery tray of a printing press. At least one upper gripper arm and at least one lower gripper arm are provided, which have a first opened position and a second closed position. Sheets are located between t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631899 | Sheet feeding method and device and image forming apparatus using the device A method of feeding sheets includes the step of conveying the sheets between a feed roller and a separation member. The separation member is pressed against and into contact with the feed roller with a pressure applied between the feed roller and the sepa... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631900 | Paper sheet rotator (and combination inverter) device for an IOT An apparatus that can rotate a sheet 180° or invert the sheet, if required, includes a horizontal cylinder. The apparatus includes a horizontal cylinder. A front image output sheet wraps around the horizontal cylinder (turning counter-clockwise), enterin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631901 | Sheet-feeding device The present invention relates to a sheet-feeding device for delivering printed sheets produced by a printing press, having a plurality of grippers which grasp the sheets and transport them from the printing press in the direction of a stacking device, cha... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631902 | Media storage bin and method of using same A media storage bin including a floor and a pair of spaced apart walls specifically spaced to receive pieces of media and to retain the pieces of media in a stacked condition. A drop control flap is mounted to an individual one of the spaced walls for del... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631903 | Paper discharge apparatus and printer A paper discharge apparatus includes: a paper guide (6) for guiding paper (5) provided from a paper conveyance mechanism (1); a paper guide (7) disposed on a downstream side of the paper guide (6) for deflecting the paper (5) downward; a pair of rollers (... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631904 | Game for two people in a relationship and method of play A game to promote communication and understanding between couples. The game involves assigning points to a number of activities to be performed by one person, for example, the man, for the benefit of the second person, the woman. When the man performs an ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631905 | Game apparatus and method for teaching basketball skills A basketball skill teaching game apparatus and method for one or a plurality of players playing in a determined order. The apparatus features a game mat placed upon a playing surface and having a plurality of individual game squares arranged sequentially ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631906 | Supplemental wager for Pai Gow poker A method for providing a supplemental wager for a base game, such as Pai Gow Poker, in which a quantity of card are dealt to a banker and player and the dealt cards are arranged into at least two sub-hands. Each player places a supplemental wager. Should ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631907 | Nitride-plated piston ring for internal combustion engines According to an embodiment of the present invention a piston ring for internal combustion engines for use with a piston and a cylinder, is provided that has an external circumferential sliding surface adapted to slid against the internal wall of the cylin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631908 | Compression piston ring A compression piston ring includes a ring gap defined by facing first and second end faces; a ring back situated diametrically opposite the ring gap; first and fourth quadrants extending from opposite sides of the ring gap and second and third quadrants e... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631909 | Flat gasket Flat gasket for sealing a sealing gap between sealing surfaces of machine components which are pressable against the flat gasket, the flat gasket having a gasket plate formed by several sheet metal layers and provided with at least one elastomeric sealing... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631910 | Elastic metal gasket with offset projecting parts The open circular section gasket is not deformed under flattening while nevertheless ensuring the leaktightness of the two spaces to seal. Each contact surface (16) is slightly inclined and has a slightly offset projecting part (15) such that the summits of th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631911 | Combined structure of a sports shoe and an in-line skate A combined structure of a sports shoe and an in-line skate mainly comprises an in-line wheel device buried in the shoe bottom of a sports shoe. The in-line wheel device comprises a base, whereon a linkage set, a position plate, a wheel position mechanism ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631912 | Vehicular snow ski steering keel bar A vehicular snow ski steering keel bar having a recessed surface portion extending at least partially along the length in the side surfaces of the bar. A lower side surface portion below the recessed surface portion includes lateral extensions extending b... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631913 | Detachable interchangeable skateboard The evolution of this vehicle makes this a new form of skateboard that can be broken down: into two parts to be carried with ease. The upper platform can be removed and substituted for another; this allows the rider to replace worn parts for another such ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631914 | Vehicle suspension device A suspension system is provided with a suspension cross member 12 for rear wheels, a suspension member supported on the suspension cross member 12, elastic mounts 19 to 21 for mounting the suspension cross member 12 on the vehicle body, the elastic mounti... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631915 | Bicycle fork travel limiter A bicycle fork travel limiter that limits the maximum extension of the fork, but permits the fork to function as a shock-absorbing unit. A ratchet rod with teeth on the side thereof connects to the upper member of one leg of the fork. A shuttle is slidabl... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631916 | Guidance system for pull-type equipment An improved equipment guidance system and assembly is described comprising a top plate in releasable engagement with a drawbar of a towing vehicle, a supplemental or ancillary drawbar pivotable about a forward location and movable to an offset position le... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631917 | Trailer hitch support body Bodies for hook lift shuttles and other roll-off loaders are fitted with trailer towing hitches, such as fifth wheels and hitch balls, so that when one of these bodies is loaded onto a shuttle or loader, the shuttle or loader can be used temporarily as a ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631918 | Gliding board, such as a ski, and a gliding board equipped with a boot-retaining assembly An alpine including a longitudinal beam having front and rear ends and a central zone, the beam being formed by a main core covering a running surface, a stack of gliding and reinforcing layers with two lateral running edges, the core itself being covered... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631919 | Wing-shaped leg support for a highback A highback includes a wing-shaped leg support adjustably extending therefrom that cooperates with a rider's leg to transmit forces from the rider's leg to the highback. The support is movable between a plurality of positions relative to the highback so th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631920 | Airbag module An airbag module is shown for an occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle. The airbag module has a housing in which a folded inflatable airbag is accommodated. A part of the housing is designed as a covering which is movable into the vehicle interior ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631921 | Air-bag arrangement An airbag arrangement in a motor vehicle, the air bag arrangement comprising an inflatable element including fabric and a gas generator component adapted to inflate the inflatable element in response to the sensing of predetermined conditions. The inflata... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631922 | Apparatus and method for airbag cushion modularization A system and method for enhancing the interchangeability, cost effectiveness, and protective capacity of side impact, inflatable curtains is disclosed. An inflatable curtain module may have multiple cushions attached together by a separately manufactured ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631923 | Airbag and method of forming the same An airbag, particularly for the knee or head region of a vehicle occupant, has a substantially cylindrical main region. The airbag comprises a substantially cylindrical fabric tube whose lateral ends are stitched after folding the tube into a predetermine... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631924 | Shock absorbing type steering column apparatus A shock absorbing type steering column apparatus including a collision energy absorbing mechanism for absorbing a secondary collision energy of an occupant upon a collision of a vehicle, comprises an energy absorption quantity adjusting device for changin... | 10/14/2003 |
