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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6694760 | Refrigerating cycle A refrigerating cycle is capable of performing both an operation in which the maximum cooling power is desired to be unleashed and an operation in which the most excellent performance coefficient is attained. A refrigerating cycle is configured such that a dif... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694761 | Cold air supply apparatus of refrigerator In a cold air supply apparatus of a refrigerator, by forming a cold air path for discharging cold air from the rear and side surfaces of a chilling chamber to distribute cold air from the rear and side surfaces of the chilling chamber selectively by using... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694762 | Temperature-controlled parallel evaporators refrigeration system and method A refrigeration system provides one or more compressors, a condenser, and a plurality of evaporator coils fed with the liquid refrigerant from the condenser. Each coil is disposed in a chamber to be held at a particular low temperature by blowing air over... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694763 | Method for operating a transcritical refrigeration system A method for operating a transcritical refrigeration system wherein a more optimal compressor parameter such as output pressure, pressure ratio or power consumption is determined using heat exchanger refrigerant inflow temperatures and/or outflow temperat... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694764 | Air conditioning system with electric compressor An air conditioning system using a refrigerant to control a temperature of a climate-controlled area. The air conditioning system comprises a refrigerant circuit and a compressor coupled to the refrigerant circuit. The compressor includes a compression me... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694765 | Method and apparatus for moving air through a heat exchanger A transport temperature control apparatus includes a refrigeration circuit and a heat exchanger having an air inlet and an air outlet in fluid communication with a conditioned space. An evaporator coil extends through the heat exchanger between the inlet ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694766 | Power generation systems with earth heat transfer A system for increasing efficiency of a closed-earth-loop heat pump system; for increasing heat pump efficiency by feeding relatively colder water to heat pumps when they operate in a cooling mode; and, in certain aspects, systems for using excess produce... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694767 | Work enclosure having article supports that obstruct access openings A work enclosure, and in particular a system for low temperature storage that includes a chest provided with a refrigerator unit. The chest has a top plate provided with a plurality of openings each suitable for allowing a support for at least one contain... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694768 | Non-frost deep-freezing gas dehydrator The present invention related to a refrigeration dehydration apparatus for efficient and cost-effective dehydration of a variety of gases, in particular natural gas to very low dewpoint without solid ice/gas-hydrate deposition. The present invention provi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694769 | Ventilation and air heating treatment installation in a building comprising several housing units An installation for ventilation and heat treatment of air in a building including housing units having living and functional quarters is provided, the installation including an air blowing unit for blowing air taken from outside the building into the livi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694770 | French door chiller compartment for refrigerators A chiller compartment is provided that secures to the inside of a refrigerator door. The chiller compartment includes a pair of French doors that are connected by a linkage that causes the doors to simultaneously open or close. The doors retract within th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694771 | Can receiving apparatus for refrigerator A can receiving apparatus for a refrigerator. The can receiving apparatus includes an inner case, possibly having a plurality of speed reducing ribs, of a door having ribs. A support member is retained by the door ribs, beneficially using U-shaped fasteni... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694772 | Absorption chiller-heater and generator for use in such absorption chiller-heater An absorption chiller-heater is driven by a high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from an external apparatus such as a gas turbine. The absorption chiller-heater includes an exhaust gas path for introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas serving as a he... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694773 | Condenser system with nondetachably coupled receiver A condenser system (20) includes a first header (26), a second header (28), and parallel tubes (30) extending between the headers (26, 28). A receiver (24), affixed to the second header (28), is in fluid communication with the second header (28). The rece... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694774 | Gas liquefaction method using natural gas and mixed gas refrigeration A gas liquefaction method which uses the pressure energy of a natural gas processing system to generate refrigeration for high temperature cooling of a gas, and uses a mixed gas refrigerant fluid to generate refrigeration for low temperature cooling of th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694775 | Process and apparatus for the recovery of krypton and/or xenon Krypton and/or xenon is separated crudely from a mixture comprising oxygen and at least one rare gas selected from the group consisting of krypton and xenon in a process comprising feeding said mixture or a mixture derived therefrom to a rare gas recovery... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694776 | Cryogenic air separation system for producing oxygen A cryogenic air separation system for producing oxygen wherein essentially all of the power produced by a gas turbine system is used to compress feed air for the cryogenic air separation, and wherein preferably a facilitating column is employed to enhance... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694777 | Setting A setting, in particular for decorative stones made of cut glass, is made of stamped sheet metal. It receives the decorative stone in the manner of a cup, the setting surrounding the stone in the area of its greatest diameter in the manner of a channel. A... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694778 | Cut design of diamond for ornamental use A cut design for diamonds having a crown of substantially a frustum shape and substantially a conic pavilion directly under the frustum part, the diamond being enhanced in the brilliancy and scintillation of its crown part, the brilliancy and scintillatio... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694779 | Napkin ring with interchangeable ornament A napkin ring is comprised of a loop with a first magnetic material embedded in a top end. First alignment members are arranged around the first magnetic material. A detachable ornament has a second magnetic material attached to a base thereof for mating ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694780 | Needle selector for knitting machine, and needle selecting module finger A needle selection module finger (30) is comprised of a finger member (31) and a finger holding member (40). The finger member (31) has a butt abutting portion (33) and a support (34). The support (34) has projections (35, 36) at its lower part. The finge... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694781 | Tow-deterrent lock for camping trailers A tow-deterrent lock for camping trailers includes a latch assembly and a latch bolt dock coupling with each other. The latch bolt dock has a transverse beam on one end that has an inner side bonding to a spherical shell which has a housing chamber with a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694782 | Commodity antitheft implement A commodity antitheft implement includes a box body including an opening portion for removing and inserting a commodity and a cover body attached to the box body through hinges to open and close the opening portion. Opening of the case is made difficult b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694783 | Locking cover plate arrangement A locking cover plate can be selectively locked in position on a stortz pipe end fitting or can be unlocked and removed for access to the open pipe end. The cover plate includes a sliding plate that is driven laterally outward into a deployed state by rot... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694784 | Steering wheel lock A motor vehicle steering wheel lock for mounting diametrically across the rim of the steering wheel and having an extended portion adapted to block complete rotation of the steering wheel has locking means which simplify and reduce the number of manual ma... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694785 | Automobile lock An automobile lock has a body, an ejecting shaft assembly, a retaining rod, a fixing seat and a lock body. When in using, push the assembly inwardly to make a locating pin of the retaining rod disengaged from the body, pull the retaining rod outwardly to ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694786 | Door locking handle assembly with built-in combination lock In the handle assembly, a combination lock (6) is opened by turning each dial discs (4) a given number of times to establish a combination of marks on the discs, and is incorporated in a handle (2) and disposed adjacent to a cylinder lock (13) in the hand... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694787 | Method of preventing persons from forgetting a door key and being locked out of a room A method of reminding a person from locking themselves out of a room or dwelling comprises the steps of hanging a key on a door frame adjacent a door opening having a door hingedly mounted thereon, in such a position that when the door is swung open with ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694788 | Lock core with a related key A lock core with a related key includes a core body and a housing and a related key. The related key is inserted in a keyhole of the core body and pushed inward to push a stop plate inward in the keyhole at the same time, with projecting ridges of the key... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694789 | Method and apparatus for controlling shot-peening device A system for shot peening that includes an enclosure in which are provided a workpiece W to be shot peened and a nozzle for projecting the shot particles. A memory stores data for maximizing the anticipated shot-peening intensity at the workpiece based on... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694790 | Mid plate process and equipment for the superplastic forming of parts from plural sheets Superplastic forming of sheet metal blanks is advanced both is quantity and quality with the utilization of a part separating and pressure distributing mid plate sandwiched between a pair of blanks. This arrangement is loaded between upper and lower die h... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694791 | Method of spin forming and part made thereof A method of cold forming a capped cylinder with geometrically spaced torsional engagement radial projections on an exterior side of the capped cylinder is provided. The method includes the step of striking a generally flat blank to form a drawn part havin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694792 | Substrate treatment process A substrate treatment process includes plural steps of delivering a long substrate with application of tensile force to the substrate, wherein the strength of the tensile force is changed at least between a first delivery step and a second delivery step. ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694793 | Process in joining In a process in roller folding a folding roller is moved against a workpiece. The urging force of the folding roller against the workpiece is resilient, and the folding roller moves in a path along the workpiece by means of a movement device provided with... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694794 | Draw-bending machine A draw-bending machine comprises a base frame (2), a bending head (3) movably in engagement with the base frame (2), a support and positioning device (9) for the bending head (3), and handling and locking means (51) of a pipe (6) to be bent. The support a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694795 | Crimping system A crimping system comprises a frame having a plurality of plates with a clamp adjacent to the lower end. Applicator mechanisms are adapted to feed crimpable components coupled together by and releasably coupled to a carrier. A crimping mechanism has an an... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694796 | Device and method for introducing a known dust concentration spike for calibrating particulate matter continuous emission monitoring systems An apparatus for calibrating a particulate matter continuous emission monitoring system includes: a feed unit that supplies particulate matter of a known mass flow rate; an eductor unit connected with the feed unit that receives particulate matter therefr... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694797 | Dial indicator calibration apparatus Calibration and resolution-determining apparatus for dial indicators is disclosed. In this apparatus, a dial indicator to be tested is rigidly mounted in an upper frame member, with a plunger of the dial indicator bearing against a movable gage block havi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694798 | Method for determining a friction value The invention is based on a process for determination of a coefficient of friction (μ) of a hydraulically activated coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) in a load-shifting transmission (1). It is proposed that a drive shaft (14) of the transmission (1) ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694799 | Method and apparatus for detection of particles The invention includes a particle detection system that detects bioparticles in a sample utilizing a sensor device that receives photoacoustic signals from a sample. The invention includes a system for distinguishing biologically active particles from non... | 02/24/2004 |
