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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6666034 | Hydrogen storage and transportation system A hydrogen storage and transportation system is composed of hydrogen storage alloy, a storage tank, a control valve unit and a heat exchange system, wherein the hydrogen storage alloy stores hydrogen in a solid state, the storage tank is loaded with hydro... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666035 | Method and system for cooling and effecting a change in state of a liquid mixture A method and system for cooling and effecting a change of state of a liquid mixture, wherein the liquid mixture is atomized to form an atomized liquid mixture, which is cooled to change its physical state, the cooling being performed using substantially g... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666036 | Freezer Moisture in a refrigeration circuit is absorbed by means of a polyvinyl ether oil that has hygroscopicity and serves as a refrigerating machine oil. Therefore, even if a compressor comes to have an elevated temperature attributed to the employment of a re... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666037 | Absorption refrigerator control method An object of the invention is to enable heat sources to be surely utilized in accordance with order of priorities and to prevent a overshooting of a temperature of cold water supplied from an evaporator even when a load is immediately changed. A flow of e... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666038 | Air conditioning system including liquid washdown dispenser and related methods An air conditioning system may include an indoor heat exchanger to be positioned within a building including a refrigerant for exchanging heat with air inside the building, and a outdoor unit to be positioned outside of the building. The outdoor unit may ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666039 | Aircraft air conditioner In an air conditioner, air extracted from engine is fed through a main air flow path into cabin after being cooled by a cooling device. This extracted air is fed into the cabin through an auxiliary air flow path. The air within the cabin flows out through... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666040 | Efficient water source heat pump with hot gas reheat A five element refrigeration system whereby heating and cooling functions of the system can be accomplished as in a reverse cycle system without needing to reverse the flow of the liquid through the system. The system comprises a refrigerant compressor, a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666041 | Refrigerator with cyclone liquid gas separator A refrigerator comprising evaporator (1), cyclone separator (21), and supply pipe (8) between condensator and evaporator (1). The evaporator (1) is connected to an upper part of the cyclone separator (21) via delivery pipe (3). The cyclone separator (21) ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666042 | Sequencing of variable primary flow chiller system To provide chilled water, a variable-primary-flow system includes two variable speed pumps that pump water through a first chiller and a second chiller. A control energizes the second chiller in response to a cooling demand exceeding that what can be met ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666043 | Dewfall preventing device of refrigerator There is provided a dewfall preventing device of a refrigerator for preventing dew from forming on the contact portion of a refrigerator case and a door, the device comprising a heat exchanger for concentrating the waste heat generated from a compressor w... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666044 | Self-contained silicone-gel insulated container A self-contained insulated container for maintaining an item at a predetermined temperature. The container has an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, which are spaced apart from each other and closed off to define an insulating chamber therebetween. The... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666045 | Kimchi refrigerator A kimchi refrigerator which is capable of effectively using an interior storage space. The kimchi refrigerator includes a cabinet with two or more storage compartments provided in the cabinet storing kimchi and a machine room which is located in the cabin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666046 | Dual section refrigeration system A refrigeration system particularly useful with a multicomponent refrigerant fluid wherein the refrigerant fluid is cooled in an upward leg of a first vertically oriented heat exchanger section and further cooled in a downward leg of a second vertically o... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666047 | High pressure polarizer for hyperpolarizing the nuclear spin of noble gases The invention relates to a polarizer for noble gases comprising a glass sample cell and a pressure chanter in which the sample cell is located. High pressure and accompanying broadband or narrow-band lasers can be similarly provided in an optimal manner. ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666048 | Variable capacity fluid mixture separation apparatus and process In order to boost production of a product (A) of an existing separation plant (X, 1), an additional plant (Y) is integrated with the original plant so as to enable the original plant (X) to produce more of that product (A+B), whilst the additional plant m... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666049 | Method for operating a cryogenic plant A method for operating a cryogenic plant using an online real-time monitoring and diagnostic system that continually compares actual versus expected plant key performance indicators, alerts operating personnel to any significant performance shortfall, ass... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666050 | Apparatus for conserving vapor in a carbon dioxide dry cleaning system A method for conserving carbon dioxide vapor in a carbon dioxide dry cleaning system employing a liquid carbon dioxide cleaning solution to clean articles, where the method includes removing carbon dioxide vapor from a wash tank to a vapor tank, storing t... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666051 | Guarding lock for camping trailer A guarding lock for a camping trailer and particularly an anti-theft guarding lock for a camping trailer to prevent the trailer from being stolen and hauled away illegitimately mainly includes a lock having a semispherical dome located thereon. A U-shaped... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666052 | Automobile pedal lockset with vertical entry An automobile pedal lockset with vertical entry includes a lockset and a locking rod; a hollow primary and a secondary locking pipes being provided to the lockset; two slipways on opposite inner sides of the two locking pipes; two retainers at the lower e... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666053 | Reversible spring-loaded lock slide A reversible spring loaded lock slide assembly for use in locking a door latch is provided. The assembly includes a spring loaded slide case. A lock slide is in sliding engagement with the spring loaded slide case and has a first and second cavity. The lo... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666054 | Remote-controlled door lock A remote-controlled door lock has a case body provided with a battery base, a circuit board and a braking device therein. A latch-bolt assembly has a through hole and a slide slot extending from the through hole and having a width smaller than a retaining... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666055 | Sequentially unlocking expansion slots A lockout apparatus for a number of expansion slots in a printed circuit board includes a lockout mechanism for the expansion slots. Each lockout mechanism includes a lockout member movable between a first position in which its respective expansion slot i... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666056 | Internal locking device for use on magazine doors An internal locking device adapted for use with the magazine doors of a weapons storage facility to lock the magazine doors and secure the facility. The internal locking device use a single key and key guide for key insertion and for reduction of key brea... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666057 | Lock with a fixable key A lock with a fixable key includes a shell, an upper half core, a lower half core, an elastic member and a fixable key. The upper and the lower half core contained in the shell respectively have a lengthwise passageway for a flexible moving member of the ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666058 | Method and device for manufacturing a surface-structured pipe conduit element A method for producing a, in particular thin-walled, pipe conduit element with a surface structure reinforcing the pipe conduit element is proposed wherein the pipe conduit element continuously passes by at least one embossing element guided about the per... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666059 | Method and device for rotating and machining bar material A method and device for rotating and machining bar material which comprises holding a disc-shaped rotor rotatably around a horizontal axis, providing a pair of rails which are radially opposite to each other and have chord-shaped sliding surfaces in paral... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666060 | Roller head for a planetary rolling mill A roller head for a planetary rolling arrangement, said roller head comprising a housing, inside which housing there is rotatably arranged a hollow outer axis and means for rotating said outer axis, as well as inside said outer axis, in a manner that tran... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666061 | Apparatus for deep rolling of recesses and radii of crankshaft journal bearings An apparatus (5) for the deep rolling of recesses (4) and radii of crankshafts (1). The deep rolling is accomplished with the aid of deep-rolling rollers (8) which, during revolution of the crankshaft (1), penetrate into the recesses (4) or radii of the c... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666062 | Pipe preparation device A device for preparing pipe segments for joining with mechanical pipe fittings in a piping network is disclosed. The device has a fixed support with support surfaces engageable with the pipe segment, and a movable support, facing the fixed support, on whi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666063 | Process and system for producing metal sheets A process system and produces metal sheets, including electric sheets, and uses at least one sheet machining unit, particularly a notching device. One or more linear transfer devices or more one sheet stacking devices, one or more sheet feeding unit and o... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666064 | Portable hydraulic crimping tool A hydraulic tool having a frame, and a movable adapter. The frame defines a workspace with an anvil adapter at one end and a substantially flat face guide surface on one side of the workspace. The movable adapter is used for working a piece in the workspa... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666065 | Probe tip alignment for precision liquid handler A probe drive system of a precision liquid handler sequentially inserts probe tips of a multiple probe array into a locator well at a known position on a locator bed. The position of each probe tip is determined by driving the probe tip into contact with ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666066 | Device for examining friction conditions The aim of the invention is to provide a device for measuring friction conditions enabling precise measurement and displaying high reproductibility, using simple means. According to the invention, this is achieved by connecting the point of application of... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666067 | Visual gas show identification method The abundance of methane, from a rock sample recovered from a subsurface formation, is determined by submerging the rock sample in a container with aqueous acid solution for release of natural gas from the rock sample and then determining the amount of re... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666068 | Vapor trap system and associated method for detecting volatile organic chemical vapors A vapor trap for detecting VOCs includes a housing, having a first end portion, a second end portion and at least one opening for receiving gas vapor. The housing is at least partially buried in ground with a vapor containment mechanism detachably connect... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666069 | Method and device for analyzing a signal from an ion current sensor in an internal combustion engine A method and a device for analyzing a signal from an ion current sensor of an internal combustion engine. At least one torque quantity characterizing the torque produced by the internal combustion engine is determined on the basis of a signal from the ion... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666070 | Method for testing the integrity of DPFs A method for inspecting the integrity of diesel exhaust filter by introducing air under pressure through one end of the structure and detecting the presence of air flow at an opposing end surface. The diesel exhaust filter is tested green.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666071 | Method and apparatus for leak testing plastic containers A method and apparatus for leak testing moulded plastic containers in which the containers are conveyed seriatim along a linear path. Each successive container is pressurized at a first station along the path and then sealed to maintain pressurization whi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666072 | Evaporative emission control system and method for detecting leaks therein In an evaporative emission control system, when an engine is running, a negative pressure generated in an air intake pipe of the engine is introduced into a fuel tank through a negative pressure intake line. When the engine halts, a purge valve provided o... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666073 | Apparatus for process line testing The invention relates to an apparatus and method for testing the properties of chemicals in a reaction flow stream. In the method, chemicals from the reaction flow stream are directed to the apparatus for testing the physical properties of the chemicals, ... | 12/23/2003 |
