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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6668580 | Chiller compressor circuit containing turning vanes Turning vanes are located in the suction and discharge line elbows of a refrigerant circuit and at the entrance to the condenser.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668581 | Cryogenic system for providing industrial gas to a use point A system for providing industrial gas to a use point in relatively small quantities that would otherwise require the use of high pressure gas cylinders, wherein industrial gas is generated from a feed, liquefied using refrigeration generated by a refriger... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668582 | Apparatus and methods for low pressure cryogenic cooling Methods and apparatus for cooling an object using a heat transfer fluid are presented. One of the methods comprises the steps of contacting the object with a heat transfer fluid comprising helium as a major component, the object traversing through a heat ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668583 | Single-piece helical connector for adjustable or fixed length jewelry using cord-type construction A single-piece connector which can be used as a clasp for jewelry items using cord type construction with a stop element, whereas the cord being any and all materials having the flexible proprieties of cord (i.e. string, rope, monofilament, leather, etc.)... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668584 | Housing for setting a stone in jewelry A housing for setting a stone in jewelry having a bottom barrel shaped tube that may function as a locking element over any product. The bottom barrel shaped tube fits into a hole no larger than the diameter of the barrel tube waist and no smaller than th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668585 | Multi-faceted combined cut gemstones The multi-faceted combined cut gemstone has the most facets in the history of gemstones. The King David cut with 104 facets makes the most brilliant, sparkling and eye-pleasing gemstone at the time it was developed. The Queen Batt-Sheva cut with 128 facet... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668586 | Method for producing glass tiles, glass borders, ornamental panels made from glass or the like A method of producing glass tiles, glass borders, ornamental panels made from glass or the like, the rear side of which is structured to form a relief, involves the following steps: trimming the glass slab to the desired size, applying an adhesive laye... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668587 | Method for the production of glass substrates for magnetic recording mediums A method for the production of a glass substrate for magnetic recording mediums is herein provided and this method is characterized in that the final cleaning step is performed in two stages, in which scrubbing and dip-cleaning steps are carried out after... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668588 | Method for molding chalcogenide glass lenses A method for molding a chalcogenide glass lens includes providing a mold. A preformed lens of chalcogenide glass is placed within the mold. The lens has a top surface and a bottom surface. An amount of chalcogenide glass is deposited within the mold and o... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668589 | Method of shaping sheet glass A suction mold has a central suction chamber having a flat shaping surface area and a pair of opposite side suction chambers disposed one on each side of the central suction chamber and having respective curved shaping surface areas. First, a vacuum is de... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668590 | Forced convection heating furnace and method for heating glass sheets A furnace (10) and method for heating conveyed glass sheets within a housing (12) includes forced convection heaters (24) spaced along the direction of conveyance both below and above a roll conveyor (20). Each forced convection heater (24) includes a gas... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668591 | Liquid cooling of glassware molds A system for cooling molds in a glassware forming machine includes a pair of mold arms mounted on a hinge post for movement toward and away from each other, and at least one mold part carried by each mold arm and adapted to cooperate with each other to fo... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668592 | Optical fiber drawing furnace having adjustable partitions A furnace for drawing an optical fiber provided with a muffle tube (10) and inner tubes (5,5') connected to the upper end of the core tube, wherein a preform (1) supported by a dummy rod (2) at the upper part thereof is disposed inside the muffle tube (10... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668593 | Knit wear neck part knitting method and knit wear A knitwear (1) is knitted from its bottom hem to its shoulder, during which a flechage knitting that a body (2) is knitted so as to be forked into a right side and a left side of a neckline (10) and also the stitches around the neckline are sequentially r... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668594 | Tubular fabric plating method using four-bed flat knitting machine A plating method for knitting a tubular fabric by using a four-bed type flat knitting machine comprising a first lower needle bed and a second lower needle bed which are arranged in pair in front and back and a first upper needle bed and a second upper ne... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668595 | Weft knitting machine with transfer mechanism There are provided a transfer jack (6, 102) which is structured so that when a loop retaining portion (48, 122) is advanced to an advanced position over a needle bed gap (42) between front and back needle beds (2a, 2b), the loop retaining portion can be h... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668596 | Method for producing a multiaxial structure out of multifilament threads The invention relates to a method for producing a multiaxial structure out of multifilament threads which are superimposed with different orientations. The threads of the 0° position run in a direction of production and are inserted between the remaining... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668597 | Crochet hook assembly and method of making same A crochet hook assembly has first and second hook bodies, an elongate flexible center, and a swivel. The flexible center has a first end coupled to the first hook body and a second end coupled to the second hook body to form a double hook subassembly. The... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668598 | Warp knitted fabric The present invention provides a warp knitted fabric containing a latent crimp fiber but no elastic fiber, and showing a stretchability of 60% or more in both the warp and weft directions, and a residual strain at 60% elongation recovery of 15% or less in... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668599 | Washing machine The objective of the present invention is to provide a washing machine capable of removing earth/sand, waste thread, dust and the like stuck to the washing. In order to realize the objective, the washing machine is constituted so as to be operated as foll... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668600 | Distribution device for a device for dewatering pulp A device for washing and dewatering a fiber pulp suspension. The device has two hollow, circular-cylindrical screen members that contain evacuation chambers for conducting away liquid. The screen members rotate towards each other for the purpose of formin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668601 | Locking device A locking device is provided which is configured to mount to a frame having a locking bar receiving surface therein, which includes a housing for an enclosure with a door opening and a door and having a lock for locking the door to the enclosure about the... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668602 | Flush mounted latch A latch assembly having a latch housing and handle that are substantially or near flush with the surrounding outer surface of the door in which they are mounted when the latch assembly is in its closed position. The latch assembly utilizes a locking cylin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668603 | Door locking handle assembly Although a door locking handle assembly is small as a whole in thickness, it permits through a computerized personal management system of users a plurality of persons or users to have access to instruments contained in a box provided with the door locking... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668604 | Automobile lock An automobile lock has a body, an ejecting rod and a retaining rod. When in using, use a key to rotate a lock core to withdraw the ejecting rod inwardly to make the retaining rod disengaged from a locating pin and urged outwardly by a spring to form a gap... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668605 | Anti-theft device for cycles The invention relates to an anti-theft device for cycles comprising one or more frame tubes and a pedal crank housing attached thereto, characterised in that a through drilling is arranged in the middle of the pedal crankshaft as well as of the fixing scr... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668606 | Electronic token lock core A lock system comprises a lock core and a token having an access code. The lock core comprises a core body, a lock actuator coupled to the core body for rotation about an axis, a blocker movable between a locking position in which the lock actuator is pre... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668607 | Lock core A lock core includes a lower and an upper lock cover and a lock plate. The upper lock cover has the recessed hollow provided with a plurality of recessed holes respectively fitted therein with at least one steel ball. Thus, when a burglar employs an elect... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668608 | Valet key ring holder A dual-sided key ring holder that allows a key ring to be released from one end. The device uses a real or equivalent shell casing, and a real or equivalent shaped bullet member that fits in the mouth of the shell casing. The bullet member includes a hole... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668609 | Press and vibration severity die certification system A press die certification system for certifying a press die including a vibration severity monitor operationally connected to the press die to be certified, the monitor creating output containing vibration severity data and press run speed data. Software ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668610 | Method for continuous tension leveling of aluminum strip An aluminum alloy sheet of the AA 6000 series is subjected to a continuous tension leveling procedure. The sheet is passed through a set of pull rollers and a set of brake rollers and subjected to a longitudinal tension between the two roller sets. Also w... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668611 | Aluminum or aluminum alloy extruding die There is disclosed an aluminum or aluminum alloy extruding die, which comprises Co-group alloy, Ni-group alloy, Cr-group alloy or like high temperature wear-resistant alloy coating applied by thermal spraying on a required die surface portion having been ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668612 | Device for holding a sheet metal blank in a forming press A device is provided comprising a guide mechanism used to position and securely hold a sheet metal blank in a sheet metal forming press that is operated at high temperatures. A sheet metal blank is initially positioned in the forming press by resting the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668613 | Hydraulic compression tool and hydraulic compression tool motor A transmission for connecting a rotary motor output shaft to a rectilinear actuator which is moveable rectilinearly along an actuator axis of translation. The transmission comprises a frame, an eccentric, and a rectilinear guide. The frame has a bore form... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668614 | Capacitive type physical quantity detecting sensor for detecting physical quantity along plural axes A control signal generator transmits a first signal to a movable electrode and a fixed electrode to detect a change in a capacitance formed between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode during a normal physical quantity detection timing interval. ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668615 | Method and apparatus for the automatic setting of injectors An adjusting apparatus and method for automatic setting of injectors are disclosed. The setting is carried out via accurate adjustment of the distance between an actuator and a lever element. In the process, an injector to be set is provided in the correc... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668616 | Carbon monoxide sensor A carbon monoxide sensor having a fast response performance without leakage of object gas to an exterior atmosphere is presented. The sensor includes: a proton conductive electrolyte film; two electrodes having catalysts and being disposed at opposite sid... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668617 | 02 Sensor filter A method of filtering an oxygen sensor signal is provided. The method includes obtaining the oxygen sensor signal from the oxygen sensor on a periodic basis. The oxygen sensor signal is then compared to an average oxygen sensor signal value. If the oxygen... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668618 | Systems and methods of monitoring thin film deposition Systems and methods of monitoring thin film deposition are described. In one aspect, a thin film deposition sensor includes an acoustical resonator (e.g., a thin film bulk acoustical resonator) that has an exposed surface and is responsive to thin film ma... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668619 | Pattern matching for real time leak detection and location in pipelines A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and locating leaks in a pipeline. Pattern match filtering is used to reduce false alarm rate, increase sensitivity and improve leak location accuracy, while quickly detecting leaks by the acoustic signal ge... | 12/30/2003 |
