Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6647792 | Ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic receiver and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An ultrasonic probe which does not require electric wiring to a large number of microcomponents and does not induce increase of crosstalk and electric impedance. This ultrasonic probe comprises an optical transmission path array incorporating a plurality ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647793 | Sensor module having a housing which can be fitted on a wall A pressure sensor of a pressure-sensor module is connected to a wet space in a vehicle door by a through-passage channel of a sealing cushion and a connecting branch, which is guided with sealing action through a partition. A housing of the sensor module ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647794 | Absolute pressure sensor A barometric pressure sensor including a base layer, a sensor layer and a reference layer. The base layer has a passageway between a pressure inlet and a mounting face. The sensor layer is bonded by an insulating bond to the mounting face and includes a c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647795 | Capacitive physical load sensor and detection system A capacitive physical load sensor includes a substrate, which has fixed electrodes, and a diaphragm, which has movable electrodes. The diaphragm is located across a gap from the substrate, and retaining parts for the diaphragm are formed around the diaphr... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647796 | Semiconductor nitride pressure microsensor and method of making and using the same An integrated microsensor includes a bowed micromachined membrane coupled to a substrate to define a microcavity therebetween. An integrated strain sensor is coupled to the micromachined membrane to generate a signal responsive to (deformation of the memb... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647797 | Strain gauge strip and applications thereof A strain gauge strip (10a) of the type that can be mechanically applied to a support (1) subject to deformation, is made of Samarium sulphide and provides optimum performance in terms of precision and sensitivity, without being affected by temperature and... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647798 | Bearing load measuring system using double-cylinder type cartridge The bearing load measuring system of the present invention is a bearing load measuring system which uses a bearing cartridge as a load cell to measure the bearing load, wherein the abovementioned bearing cartridge is constructed as a double-cylinder type ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647799 | Soil strength measurement for site-specific agriculture An apparatus and method are provided for continuously measuring the soil strength on-the-fly and at different depths. The apparatus includes a downwardly extending probe having an impedance sensor mounted on a leading edge thereof so as to be impacted by ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647800 | Temperature insensitive fiber-optic torque and strain sensor The present invention provides a simple design for a temperature-insensitive extrinsic polarimetric strain sensor. The sensing element is a thin sheet of photoelastic material that is bonded to the test object. It is illuminated with linearly polarized li... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647801 | Method, apparatus and support for testing poles A pole support for ground poles, such as telephone poles and power poles, is disclosed. The support can be driven into the ground next to the pole. It has a pair of spaced apart longitudinal end plates which are interconnected intermediate their ends by a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647802 | Creep testing fixture and method A creep testing fixture and method for applying a precise amount of constant tensile stress to a creep test specimen to allow for precise measurement of creep in the test specimen. The fixture includes first and second mounting grips for holding opposite ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647803 | Operating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machines A machine, and operating procedures for a machine, for automatically threading, swaging and packaging surgical needles. A first mechanism is used to suture the needles and to pull test the needles to determine if certain maximum and minimum pull test requ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647804 | System and method for flow measurement in a pipe Fluid flow in a conduit is measured with an acoustic Doppler system installed in an opening in the pipe. The Doppler system may include transducers and driving circuitry to produce narrow beam pulses of acoustic energy. The transducers may be coupled to a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647805 | Transit-time difference type ultrasonic flowmeter A transit-time difference type ultrasonic flowmeter comprises a pair of ultrasonic transducers mounted on a flow tube at an upstream side and a downstream side respectively, a switching device for switching the operational mode of each of the transducers ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647806 | Turbulence conditioner for use with transit time ultrasonic flowmeters An apparatus for determining fluid flow in a pipe. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic flowmeter adapted to be placed with the pipe for measuring fluid flow in the pipe. The apparatus includes a turbulence-reducing flow conditioner adapted to be disposed... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647807 | Coriolis mass flow/density sensor with single straight measuring tube A Coriolis mass flow/density sensor is provided. The sensor includes a measuring tube for conducting a fluid. The measuring tube is fixed in a support and may be coupled to a pipe via an inlet tube and an outlet tube. The sensor further includes an excita... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647808 | Position-detecting apparatus An air is fed from an air supply source to a detecting nozzle via a first fixed throttle section. The air is jetted from the detecting nozzle to the workpiece W to obtain a nozzle back pressure for detecting a position of a workpiece W. A first diffuser s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647809 | Silicon carbide high temperature anemometer and method for assembling the same A high temperature anemometer includes a pair of substrates. One of the substrates has a plurality of electrodes on a facing surface, while the other of the substrates has a sensor cavity on a facing surface. A sensor is received in the sensor cavity, whe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647810 | Force sensor The force sensor according to the invention has a support, a first pressure-sensitive layer, arranged on a first side of the support and connected to a first conductor track, a first force-introduction part with a first contact area which is bounded by ed... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647811 | Seat belt tension sensor with overload protection A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor includes a housing attached between the vehicle and the seat belt. A limit structure is located in the housing. A sensor is attached to the limit structure fo... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647812 | Starter motor having intermediate gear A starter motor includes an intermediate gear engaging with and driven by a pinion connected to an output shaft of an electrical motor. The intermediate gear is coupled to the pinion by means of a retainer to be shifted in its axial direction together wit... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647813 | Flexible rod transmission A drive mechanism for converting rotary movement to an oscillatory movement for operating switches, valves, pumps and light implements wherein the oscillating member is a flexible rod having a curved profile from which to attach output levers positioned i... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647814 | Selective drive mechanism A selective drive mechanism comprises a driven drive shaft (2), a drive nut (4), locking means (6) and an operable control arm (10). The drive nut (4) is disposed about the drive shaft (2) and is adapted to be selectively driven by the drive shaft (2). Th... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647815 | Slide positioner A slide positioner for moving a structural member from an inoperating position to a working or operating position has a square shaft for supporting the structural member. Two bearing assemblies are adapted for supporting the sliding shaft. The two bearing... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647816 | Electrically actuated synchronizer for a vehicle transmission A synchronizer assembly for a vehicle transmission, where the synchronizer assembly is electrically actuated during a shift. The assembly includes a sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface. A rotor is rotatably mounted to the outer surface of ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647817 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission including an input shaft, an output shaft, a main clutch for transmitting a power of an engine to the input shaft, and synchromesh mechanisms for automatically changing over a plurality of shift gear trains, comprises an intermed... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647818 | Gear A gear includes a gear body which includes a rim integral with a plurality of teeth at an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a boss disposed concentrically inside the rim. The gear further includes at least fitting section which is formed from a materi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647819 | Transmission assembly for a ceiling-mounted TV support A transmission assembly for a ceiling-mounted TV in a vehicle has a series of gears mutually mated with each other so as to move the moving plate with respect of the fixing plate of the support. A biasing spring is added in between the series of gears so ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647820 | Variable position hand control mount for operator controls A mounting system for an operator control implement comprises a manipulation tube which defines a first axis and upon one end of which an operator control implement is adapted to be mounted. The manipulation tube extends through a housing within which a f... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647821 | Transmission shift lever assembly A transmission shift lever assembly has a manually operated shift lever that can be moved in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction. The shift lever operates upon transmitting elements in order to transmit information to the vehicle gearbo... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647822 | Vehicle shifter A vehicle shifter and method in one form involves tilting a shift lever relative to a steering wheel as the steering wheel is tilted and also raising and lowering the shift lever respectively as the steering wheel is raised and lowered.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647823 | Bicycle control device A bicycle control device is disclosed having a control lever that is operable in a first direction to operate the brake control mechanism, a second direction to operate the shift control mechanism in the pulling direction and a third direction to operate ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647824 | Gear indicator for a bicycle A gear indicator for use on a bicycle is provided remotely from the shift operating device. The gear indicator is coupled to a shift operating device via an indicator cable. The gear indicator basically includes a housing with an indicator member slidably... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647825 | Hand brake device A hand brake device for a wheeled cart includes a pivot pin, and a brake lever including a lever portion, a front lower portion with a rounded integral projection, and a curved slot unit for receiving the pin slidably. Upward movement of the lever portion... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647826 | Bicycle pedal The bicycle pedal includes a pedal shaft, a pedal body and an abrasive sheet coupled to a shoe engagement surface to enhance engagement of the pedal with a shoe. The pedal body is rotatably coupled to the second end of the pedal shaft. The shoe engagement... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647827 | Lightweight wave gear drive A wave gear drive has a wave generator with a hub and rigid cam plate formed of titanium alloy. Heat-dissipating fins are provided on both sides of these parts, and heat-dissipation is further increased by plating the surfaces with a material having a hig... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647828 | Hard/soft spoon products A process for making a combination food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness, particularly a spoon. A skeleton or backbone of the utensil is constructed of a hard material such as polypropylene to provide structural rigidity... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647829 | Striking tool with weight forward head The present invention provides a hand-held striking tool that has a head disposed forward of the centerline of a handle. The hand-held striking tool of the present invention may further include a flange positioned beneath the head of the tool, the flange ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647830 | Advanced tool systems A tool has a pair of elongate housings adapted to be joined together in a housing assembly for enclosing and supporting a flexible drive mechanism entrained about a pair of rotatable elements. Each of the rotatable elements is disposed on the housing asse... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647831 | Adaptor device for a wrench An adaptor device includes an adaptor and a retainer. The adaptor includes a first end removably mounted in a box end of a wrench and a second end releasably engaged with an object such as a tool bit. The retainer is fixed to the first end of the adaptor ... | 11/18/2003 |
