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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631605 | Use of a multilayer film in a high-speed pouch forming, sealing and filling machine, and method of operation The multi-layer film structure having an inner sealing layer (36) which comprises metallocene resin, a core (38) which includes polypropylene copolymer and an outer layer (37) and wherein the multi-layer film structure has a thickness (X) within a range b... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631606 | System and method for accommodating atypical customer requirements in a mass customization manufacturing facility A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the com... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631607 | Zero turn tractor with front mounted engine A riding lawn mower having zero turn capabilities has the engine mounted on the front of the frame. A drive system includes first and second hydrostatic transmissions for use in driving the back wheels. A grass bag may be mounted to the back portion of th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631608 | Extendable tool attachment mechanism for a lawn care vehicle A lawn care vehicle with a tool attachment such as spiral-bladed mowing units arranged in front and underneath the lawn care vehicle in offset fashion. A tool frame to which the tool attachments are mounted is received within rails for allowing the tool f... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631609 | Method and stranding device for producing a cable or a cable element A method for producing a cable or cable element from individual elements is provided. The method comprises heating the individual elements before or during a stranding process until they are at least close to plastification and cooling the individual elem... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631610 | Consumable port cover for ducted integral rocket-ramjet engine In an integral rocket-ramjet engine the air intake ports are covered with a port cover made of a laminate of Pd and Al. This port cover is rapidly consumed in the brief period between the end of the rocket mode and commencement of the ramjet mode to allow... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631611 | Methodology of robust initialization of catalyst for consistent oxygen storage capacity measurement A method of initializing the catalyst converter for monitoring the conversion efficiencies of a catalytic converter by measuring the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the converter. The measurement of the OSC indicates the degree of health of the converter... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631612 | Device for eliminating particulates in exhaust gas and method for eliminating the particulates A device to eliminate particulates contained in exhaust gas ejected from motors, such as diesel engines for ships, surface transportation vehicles and overland fixed diesel engines, and a process to eliminate particulates contained in the exhaust gas are ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631613 | Buoyancy engines for utilization of excess compressed gas by industry A Buoyancy Engine utilizing a gas collecting wheels disposed in a vessel filled with a liquid. Excess compressed air or gas from industrial processes is injected into the vessel and is directed into the gas holding spaces of the wheel. The gas imparts buo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631614 | Gas turbine combustor A gas turbine combustor, in which plural pre-mixers that inject fuel into swirling air passages are arranged to surround a pilot burner, and a pilot flame, guided by a pilot cone in the shape of a flaring pipe and provided at the rear end of the pilot bur... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631615 | Storage pressure and heat management system for bulk transfers of cryogenic liquids A system for transferring and conditioning a cryogenic liquid includes a replenishing tank containing a supply of cryogenic liquid, a bulk tank and a pump positioned there between. The pump causes a stream of the cryogenic liquid to flow from the replenis... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631616 | Cryopreservation system with controlled dendritic freezing front velocity A biopharmaceutical cryopreservation system includes a container having an outer surface area with the container being adapted to contain a biopharmaceutical material for freezing and thawing therein. The container may be received in a cryocooling enclosu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631617 | Two stage hermetic carbon dioxide compressor A two stage hermetic compressor which uses carbon dioxide as the working fluid. A pair of modules individually housing compression mechanisms are located at opposite ends of a module housing an electric motor. The modules are secured to one another when t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631618 | Method and device for testing and diagnosing an automotive air conditioning system Test and diagnosis of an automotive air conditioning system (2) is performed by a device which comprises: temperature-sensing means (3) for sensing the ambient temperature, pressure-sensing means (4,5) for sensing the high and low side pressures of the sy... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631619 | Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus, being able to download operation control information through a network, wherein a remote controller of the air-conditioner is structured, so that it can indicate the operation information download, and is provided a function... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631620 | Adaptive refrigerator defrost method and apparatus A method and apparatus for defrosting an evaporator of a refrigeration system including a defrost heater and a controller operatively connected to the evaporator and a defrost heater is provided. The method comprises initiating a defrost cycle to energize... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631621 | Cryogenic temperature control apparatus and method A method of temperature control in a cryogenic temperature control apparatus comprises providing a heat exchanger in thermal communication with an air-conditioned space. The heat exchanger includes an air inlet and an evaporator coil having an outlet. The... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631622 | Demand side management of freezer systems The invention provides a freezer system having a freezer, a thermoelectric device, and a controller. The freezer may include a compressor and a compartment, where the compartment may store subfreezing air. The thermoelectric device may be a temperature se... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631623 | Condensate drain coupling and method of use thereof A condensate drain system has a condensate tube into which flows the condensate from a condensing device such as an air conditioner unit. The condensate then flows through the condensate tube and the tube is connected to a wastewater disposal system. A co... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631624 | Phase-change heat transfer coupling for aqua-ammonia absorption systems An improved process for operating an aqua-ammonia absorption cooling system or heating and/or cooling system for supplying cooling to an indoor space, the system including a heat exchange assembly having a first heat exchanger exterior to the indoor space... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631625 | Non-HCFC refrigerant mixture for an ultra-low temperature refrigeration system Methods and apparatus for a refrigeration heat exchanger section useful in circulating a substantially non-HCFC refrigerant mixture which comprises: a compressor means, an auxiliary condenser, a first condenser, a second condenser, a third condenser, a su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631626 | Natural gas liquefaction with improved nitrogen removal Natural gas liquefaction system employing a zeolite adsorbent for removing nitrogen from pretreated natural gas.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631627 | Differential pressure process for fabricating a flat-panel display face plate with integral spacer support structures and a face plate produced by such process A process for fabricating a face plate for a flat-panel display such as a field emission cathode type display is disclosed, the face plate having integral spacer support structures. Also disclosed is a product made by the aforesaid process.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631628 | Method of purifying natural or synthetic silica, and application thereof to depositing purified natural or synthetic silica on an optical fiber preform Natural or synthetic silica is deposited on a preform set into rotation in front of a plasma torch which moves back and forth substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the preform, a first feed duct feeds the plasma with grains of natural or s... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631629 | Anti-theft product tag with ball clutch An article surveillance includes a pair of components that are detachably connected together having a releasably grasping device engaging with an article intended to be protected. The device is coupled between the two components with a selected one of the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631630 | Hydroforming of composite materials The present invention provides an apparatus and a method which use hydroforming to shape complex structures from materials such as sheet metal or composites. In particular, an apparatus and a method for shaping complex structures using composites such as ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631631 | Two-roll rounding machine and method for rounding sheet-metal blanks On a two-roll rounding machine, in addition to a compressively elastic guide roll and a compressively rigid rounding roll, one or more compressively elastic rolls are provided which have both a rounding function and a supporting function for the rounding ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631632 | Intake air oxygen concentration sensor calibration device and method An intake air oxygen concentration sensor calibration device is provided with an oxygen concentration sensor that detects a concentration of oxygen contained in intake air, intake passageway pressure detection means, stable condition determination means t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631633 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a variable force solenoid A variable force solenoid valve assembly generally includes a coil, magnetic pole, armature, and one or more variable size air gaps that are disposed within the solenoid. The solenoid may be calibrated by first energizing the solenoid coils and determinin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631634 | Initialization method for an automotive evaporative emission leak detection system An on-board evaporative emission leak detection system and method that detects leakage from an evaporative emission space of a fuel system of an automotive vehicle. A test includes an initialization, or stabilization, phase during which a differential bet... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631635 | Fault diagnostic apparatus of evaporation purge system To obtain a fault diagnostic apparatus of an evaporation purge system by which a fault detection of a purge vent valve can accurately be performed with no wrong judgment. There are included: a tank internal pressure detecting means for detecting an intern... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631636 | Device for testing the presence of small or minimal leaks in the hydraulic system of vehicles There is described a device for testing the hydraulic brake system of motor vehicles for the presence of small and extremely small leaks. To improve the performance while achieving the smallest possible overall size, the loading rod comprises a non-rotati... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631637 | Sensor mounting assembly for a vehicle tire A vehicle wheel sensor assembly (22) includes a pressure sensor (24) and a counterweight (26) mounted to a band (28). The band (28) is of a length to extend around the inner diameter of the wheel rim (12) such that the pressure sensor (24) is mounted 180 ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631638 | Fluid flow sensor A flow sensor for determining the velocity and direction of a fluid flow including a substrate, a heat source located on the substrate, and a first and a second heat sensor located on the substrate to detect at least a portion of heat generated by the hea... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631639 | System and method of non-invasive discreet, continuous and multi-point level liquid sensing using flexural waves A non-invasive system and method for measuring liquid level in a vessel utilizes a pair of ultrasonic transducers mounted spaced apart externally on the vessel wall. One of the transducers excites a single pulse of sonic energy that produces a flexural, o... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631640 | Method and apparatus for measuring dynamic balance A method and an apparatus for accurately measuring an initial imbalance deviating from a predetermined imbalance, when the predetermined imbalance is to be left in a body of rotation. In the method and apparatus, data relating to the predetermined imbalan... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631641 | Device and method for determining frequency and amplitude of an oscillating structure, especially for measuring acceleration or rotational rates A device for determining the frequency and/or the amplitude of a vibrating structure includes a vibrating element (2) and a pair of position sensors (10, 11) for the determination of the deflection of the vibrating element (2). The position sensors (10, 1... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631642 | External force detecting sensor When a cavity accommodating movable portion of an external force detecting sensor has a narrow structure, the external force detecting sensor is influenced by air damping, and therefore the cavity should have a wide structure. However, when a top surface ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631643 | Accelerometer The accelerometer is linear having a substantially planar plate-like proof mass (9) mounted by four or more flexible mounting legs (8) each co-planar with the proof mass (9) to a substantially planar plate-like support (10) fixedly mounted relative to the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631644 | Differential pressure pickup A differential pressure pickup with a small hysteresis volume which has a sensor element, two pressure measuring chambers adjacent thereto, two pressure receiving chambers closed off by separating diaphragms and two overload chambers separated from each o... | 10/14/2003 |
