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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6698305 | Linear module A linear module having a housing with a holder being secured against rotation and having an element for axial adjustment relative to the housing. The holder is surrounded by a sleeve proximate the housing, with the sleeve being provided with an external t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698306 | Multishaft index table This multishaft index table comprises: a drive shaft having a plurality of worms arranged in series in its axial direction; a plurality of worm wheels respectively meshed with the worms; at least one motor; and at least one rotation transmitting member fo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698307 | Electronic shifter for a bicycle An electronic shifter for shifting a bicycle gear mechanism between a plurality of gears and using a relative shifting method. The shifter includes a stationary member mountable on a handlebar of the bicycle and a rotatable member rotatable with respect t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698308 | Shift device for a motor vehicle transmission A shift device for a motor vehicle transmission includes a steering-column shift lever which is movable in two directions arranged orthogonally to one another, the steering-column shift lever being capable of being transferred along the first direction in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698309 | Direct drive adjustable pedal assembly A pair of first (14) and second (34) pedal levers is pivotally supported for rotation by a support (12). A pair of adjustment mechanisms (21, 41) interconnect the support (12) and the respective pedal levers (14, 34) and include rods (28, 48) for adjustin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698310 | Sleeve for a vehicle handbrake lever A sleeve for a vehicle handbrake lever has a stationary tube (21) adapted to mount on the handbrake with a button and a movable tube (22) rotatably and slidably mounted on the stationary tube (21). The movable tube (22) has a limit block (222) protruding ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698311 | Steering wheel In order to provide a steering wheel in which the strength of a wooden member is enhanced and the appearance of the wooden member is improved, a steering wheel comprising: a substantially annular metal core; and a wooden member comprising a plurality of w... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698312 | Torque disconnect mechanism with brake interlock A vehicle transmission has first and second shafts rotatable in a housing, a spring applied, pressure released brake mechanism for preventing vehicle movement, and a torque disconnect mechanism for controlling transmission of torque from the first shaft t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698313 | Dual motor gear drive unit A gear drive assembly comprises two drive motors, each individually driving one propulsion element. The assembly accommodates transaxle-type mounting on a vehicle.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698314 | Air brake slack adjusting tool An air brake slack adjusting tool for pushing in the locking collar on a slack adjuster bolt. The air brake slack adjusting tool includes a first elongate member having a handle portion and a slack adjuster portion; and also includes a second elongate mem... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698315 | High torque wrenching system A high torque wrenching system is provided having a wrench with asymmetrical torque transmission capability. The wrench includes a plurality of protuberances and a plurality of recesses around a central axis. The fastener also includes a plurality of prot... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698316 | Asymmetrical fastening system Disclosed is an asymmetrical fastening system comprising (1) a fastener having asymmetrical loosening surfaces and tightening surfaces formed in a single fastening periphery, and (2) a wrench comprising asymmetrical loosening surfaces and tightening surfa... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698317 | Multi-purpose plumbing tool A multi-purpose plumbing tool includes first and second tubular sockets. A first end portion of each of the tubular sockets has four notches therein, extending inward from a first end of the tubular socket and spaced from each other on 90° centers, for r... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698318 | Wrench set A wrench set includes a hollow body containing a tray. The tray includes a plurality of different size wrench heads held in a nesting relationship within said tray. The tray is easily removed from the hollow interior allowing a wrench head to be removed. ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698319 | Tool retaining device for retaining various tools A tool retaining device includes a shank having two ends selectively engaged in a barrel and having tool members detachably secured to the ends for being selectively used to act onto the objects or to drive fasteners. The shank includes an end shaft havin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698320 | Retainer ring for securely retaining a first object to a second object A resilient retainer ring comprises at least two pressing sections and at least one engaging section. Each pressing section presses against a bottom wall defining an annular groove in a receiving compartment of a screwdriver shank when the retainer ring i... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698321 | Pipe shaver The present invention a pipe shaver a pipe shaver for removing a uniform layer of material from the outer diameter of a pipe, the pipe shaving includes a housing including a longitudinal axis; a cutting blade including a blade guide for positioning a fron... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698322 | Supported shear with reversible drive and method of operating same A reversible linear hydraulic drive system for a bidirectional supported shear having an adjustable stroke length. A method for improving the quality of the tube ends after shearing using a reversible partial orbital path is also disclosed.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698323 | Apparatus and method for detecting when a web is not being perforated The present invention provides a web perforating apparatus which includes a system for detecting and indicating when a blade in the apparatus is broken, dull or otherwise not perforating the web. The apparatus is typically used with rewinders or other sim... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698324 | Punch unit for punching a hole in a soft metal sheet A punch unit (1) is provided with: a punch (2), which is reciprocally driven in a punching operation; and, a die (3), which cooperates with the punch (2) in punching a hole in a soft metal sheet (i.e., workpiece not shown). In this punch unit (1): punch g... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698325 | Machine for skiving or splitting nonmetallic planar workpieces A machine for skiving or splitting nonmetallic planar workpieces, in particular plastic-coated paper-like workpieces, is disclosed. The machine has a motor-driven moving knife, in particular a bell knife or hoop knife, whose cutting edge moves around a cl... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698326 | Lock-up system for cutting mat A lockup device for securing cutting mats to a rotary anvil comprises a base portion, one sidewall, and a wedge portion, and is adapted to be inserted into the channel of the rotary anvil such that the sidewall of the lockup device is adjacent a wall of t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698327 | Frame saw apparatus and method A frame saw for sawing a relatively thick piece of wooden feed stock simultaneously into a plurality of thinner pieces of wood, and including a feed assembly for continuously feeding the stock from an upstream input position to a downstream output positio... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698328 | Mitre box A mitre box having a base and a saw holder assembly pivotally mounted for angular movement over the base. The saw holder assembly is adapted to hold a saw and is capable of being locked at a predetermined angular position over the base.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698329 | Method for replacing a fuse casing A method for replacing a fuse casing (4), which is riveted to the casing (2) of an active component (1) containing an explosive charge (3). The new fuse casing (4) laser-welded to the remaining rivet parts (5) of the active component casing (2). Welding f... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698330 | Infrared friend or foe identification system The present invention resides in an infrared identification system for identifying military vehicles as friendly or hostile. The infrared identification system includes a seed introduction system, in each friendly vehicle, that introduces trace quantities... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698331 | Use of metal foams in armor systems In a multi-layer armor system (10), useful for military vehicles, a metallic foam is provided as the shock energy-absorbing element. In a typical arrangement, the metallic foam shock-absorbing element (12) is sandwiched between a high strength strike plat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698332 | Device for extracting a substance for the preparation of a drink The present invention relates to a device for extracting a substance for the preparation of a drink. This device includes a first, fixed piece and a second piece that is movable relative to the first about an axis of rotation lying at the rear of the two ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698333 | Cartridge for the preparation of whipped beverages A cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the cartridge comprising an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, a compartment containing the ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698334 | Chafer A chafer comprising a support frame, a food service pan, a cover, a cover pivoting assembly, a cover mounting assembly and a cover damper assembly. The cover has a peripheral edge and is pivotably mounted on the support frame by the cover pivoting assembl... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698335 | Gas fired outdoor cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus enables a user to cook bu boiling, steaming or frying food items. The apparatus includes a burner having a base that is specially shaped to cradle a pot. The pot has a valved flowline that enables the user to drain any fluid that was u... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698336 | Baking dish for cooking, serving and storing food A baking dish includes a generally shallow platter made of ceramic material suitable to withstand a baking environment and having a baking surface defining a supporting plane on which a baked product can be made. A substantially upright continuous wall in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698337 | Air core cookware An Air Core™ cooking vessel has an outer shell, an inner shell disposed inside the outer shell forming an inner space between the outer and inner shells. The inner space formed between the outer and inner shells by interlocking the outer edges of the to... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698338 | Domestic machine for making, cutting and shaping pasta The machine comprises a pair of risers and a head comprising a plurality of operating roller units with rollers supported on the top and between the risers. According to the invention, the machine comprises a cover pivotally mounted by a pin with respect ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698339 | Baling chamber having adjustable cross section A baler is provided with a baling chamber for producing parallelepiped bales. The baling chamber has an upper part that can be repositioned in height by servo motors. The baling plunger is constructed of upper and lower parts that can also be adjusted ver... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698340 | Calender and process to treat a material web Calender and process for treating a web with a roll stack that includes a plurality of rolls having two end rolls and several intermediate rolls arranged between the two end rolls. The plurality of rolls are arranged such that adjacent rolls, including a ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698341 | Calender roll and process for operating a calender roll A process for operating a calender roll that cooperates rotatingly with at least one other calender roll of a roll stack, at least one calender roll of the roll stack being provided with an elastic cover. The process includes operating the calender roll; ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698342 | Method for a multi-roll calender as well as a multi-roll calender A method for a multi-roll calender and a multi-roll calender for controlling the moisture gradient of a fibrous web and for enabling the manufacture of high quality paper grades, such as WFC, LWC-roto and SC-A by on- and off-line calendering. An on- or of... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698343 | Baling chamber having adjustable cross section A baler for the production of parallelepiped or slab-shaped bales is provided with a baling chamber whose cross section can be easily repositioned in height by servo motors that operate to adjust one part of the baling chamber relative to an overlapping s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698344 | Self-inking hand stamp A self-inking hand stamp with upper stroke inking. The stamp (1) comprises a supporting plate (5) for fixed stamp characters (7), and this supporting plate has a central aperture (8) in which further stamp characters (9) provided on a separate, supporting... | 03/02/2004 |
