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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6698345 | Method and apparatus for printing on a curved substrate An apparatus for, and a method of, printing a precise pattern on the inside radius of a curved substrate by the pivotal movement of a pendulum moving across the surface of a screen capable of receiving and transferring an ink, is disclosed.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698346 | Screen-printing material replenishing device A printing-agent replenishing device including a replenisher which has a container for accommodating a printing agent and a delivery nozzle disposed at one end of the container and which is operable to delivery the printing agent from the delivery nozzle,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698347 | Screen printing apparatus and method of screen printing Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698348 | Stencil clip for a curb A stencil clip is used to apply a pattern onto an extruded concrete curb having a curved cross-sectional profile. The stencil clip is made of stiff but resiliently flexible sheet material pre-formed to match the cross-sectional profile of an upper portion... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698349 | Screen printing machine A screen printing machine including a stencil sheet assembly having a frame member having outer peripheral sides for partitioning an outer configuration and inner peripheral sides for partitioning an opening and stencil sheet adhered to one face of the fr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698350 | Sheet perfecting apparatus for satellite-type printing press Sheet perfecting apparatus for a satellite-type printing press by which double-side printing is performed with a single satellite-type press and if sheet perfecting is not needed the sheet is printed on one side only. In the course of printing with a plur... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698351 | Double-sided printing press There is provided a double-sided printing press that includes a sheet-turning-over mechanism for turning sheets upside down at a sheet-turning-timing according to a set length of sheets, which has been previously set for the sheet-turning-over mechanism; ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698352 | Inking apparatus control means for rotary press An inking apparatus controller includes an oscillating roller rotatable in a circumferential direction and reciprocatable along an axial direction thereof; an oscillation-width adjustment mechanism for adjusting an oscillation width of the oscillating rol... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698353 | Apparatus and method for lithographic printing utilizing a precision emulsion ink feeding mechanism A control system for regulating the composition of an emulsion ink made from an oil-based ink and a water-based fountain solution using a mixing and dispersing apparatus includes a liquid level sensor, means responsive to the liquid level sensor for maint... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698354 | Method and device for producing a printing block To produce a printing block, a relief is introduced into a surface of a printing block blank. To form the relief, material of the printing block blank is removed along tracks. The material is removed by radiation to form recesses, between which plateaus w... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698355 | Patch measurement device and printing apparatus incorporating the same A patch measurement device which is capable of accurately detecting the position of a patch in a control strip is provided. In a patch measurement device 27, a data storage section 271 stores printed-image data containing a control strip printed on a prin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698356 | Axial spin method of distributing pyrotechnic charge in an initiator A method of axially spinning an initiator subassembly after the loading of a pyrotechnic charge therein, in order to distribute the charge.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698357 | Hydrocarbon warhead and method A gas-phase warhead for use against a hardened and deeply buried target containing a payload that is ignitable when combined with air. After the warhead is delivered near an air intake of a target, the payload is expelled from the casing of the warhead in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698358 | Machine for picking up ties of a track A machine picks up ties from a ballast bed of a track while advancing continuously in an operating direction. A machine frame carries a tie transport unit onto which a tie pick-up device transports the ties. The pick-up device has tie skids immersed in th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698359 | Data storage library rail anomaly recovery Operations along a track suffering some track anomaly are resumed by bridging the anomaly with a robotic device. The track supports operation of a plurality of robotic devices. The anomaly prevents the flow of electrical current from reaching an affected ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698360 | Nail caring table having vacuum purifier A table with a work board for nail care by a worker on a generally opposite customer is in combination with a suction member. The suction member has a hollow space, a pair of exterior surface portions on one side for supporting lower portions of a custome... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698361 | Foldable desk A foldable desk includes a top and a first leg and a second leg are respectively and pivotally connected to an underside of the top. Two rollers are connected to the underside of the top and one of the first leg and the second leg has two rollers connecte... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698362 | Cardboard pallet The pallet is formed from two sheets (1, 2) superposed underneath, an upper sheet (3) acting as a cover, and a series of legs (4) of inverted trunco-pyramidal configuration that are fixed on polygonal apertures (5, 5') established in the lower sheets. The... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698363 | Extendable table An extendable table comprising a frame having legs, and first and second table top portions movably attached to the frame. The first table top portion has an end defining a cut-out. The second table top portion has an end that is opposite to the end of th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698364 | Folding work station A folding work station includes a work surface and a frame supporting the work surface. The frame includes at least one rolling support and is selectively expandable to an open configuration, in which the frame supports the work surface in a working orien... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698365 | Apparatus for thermal treatment using superheated steam Material to be treated such as garbage is charged into a first rotary kiln 14 to be mainly dehydrated and charged into a second rotary kiln 18 to be carbonized. The first rotary kiln 14 has a first nozzle pipe 11 therein for spouting a first high temperat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698366 | Field planting shoes A field planting device 1 adapted to pass along a ground furrow into which plants are to be sequentially placed during a planting operation, the device including: a plant receiving tube 3 defining at least an upper portion of a tubular internal space 60 a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698367 | Device for diffusing in the soil volatile treating products A device is provided for diffusing volatile treatment products into the soil. The device includes a mount frame. Pumps are provided on the mount frame for pumping the products contained in storage compartments. Feeding circuits are arranged with the pumps... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698368 | Zone control for agricultural product application A method of applying a selected first combination of application rates of each of a plurality of crop inputs on a first zone in a field and applying a selected second combination of application rates of each of the crop inputs on a second zone in the fiel... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698369 | Embroidery machine An embroidery machine includes a plurality of heads installed above a working table and spaced apart from each other. A needle holder inside each head is slidingly movable up and down and includes a plurality of hooks at a lower part vertically opposite t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698370 | Hydrodynamic and supportive structure for gated ship stern A dualistic stern-appendant device comprises, in integrated form, at least two gate-supportive bodies and at least one flap-hydrodynamic body. The device is characterized by an alternating arrangement of bodies (totaling an odd number of at least three bo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698371 | Boat with personnel elevator apparatus The apparatus is a boat with a device for lifting a worker up to a location under bridges for maintenance or inspection. The preferred embodiment of the invention is an outboard motor propelled catamaran with a scissors type lift elevator or aerial boom l... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698372 | Turret mooring system and method for installation An improved turret for a turret mooring arrangement characterized by the turret including an upper section and a lower section which are coupled together by a flex joint. The turret mooring arrangement also includes a turret insert tube with a lower secti... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698373 | Methods and apparatus for hull attachment for submersible vehicles Methods and apparatus for hull attachment for submersible vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a submersible apparatus includes a hull having an elongated channel, a sliding member moveably disposed in the channel, and a mounting assembly attached t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698374 | Design for tugboat The invention relates to a tugboat. The design comprises a towing installation which can turn through 360° in the horizontal plane about a vertical shaft. Above the towing installation there is a pilot house, and beneath it there are one or more propelle... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698375 | Small waterplane area multihull (SWAMH) vessel A Small Waterplane Area MultiHull non-motorized vessel having an upper hull platform located above the design water line of the vessel which is maintained above the surface of a body of water by at least two cylindrical submerged hulls joined thereto by s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698376 | Device for launching and recovering an underwater vehicle and implementation method A device for launching and recovering an underwater vehicle comprises a submersible assembly comprising a lower chassis and an upper chassis, which are connected by a flexible connection so that the distance between them is adjustable. The flexible connec... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698377 | Whistle A dog whistle comprises a body formed in two parts (2,3) and provided with a mouthpiece (4) which communicates through an air passage (10) with a sound chamber (5) having a vent (6) provided with an air splitter (9), the air passage containing a ramp (8) ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698378 | Irreversible humidity indicator cards An irreversible humidity indicator card comprising an intermediate carrier member containing one or more holes, a clear, water vapor permeable first outer layer secured to the first side of the carrier member, a deliquescent material contained within the ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698379 | Installation for treating food products by immersion An installation for coating food products with a layer of coating substance, such as for coating a meat product or a vegetable product with a batter, comprises a container in which the coating substance can be accommodated, two endless conveyor belts loca... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698380 | Animal bed from cottonseed A method for improving the comfort, health, and grooming of an animal by providing a bedding material made of cottonseeds. A fragrance and/or a pesticide may be added to the cottonseeds.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698381 | Pet accessories A device for indicating the presence of an electrical path on a pet accessory includes a first contact disposed on a probe, and a second contact disposed in a spaced apart arrangement relative to the first contact. An activation device is responsive to th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698382 | Collapsible container A collapsible container having three generally rectangular panels each of which has opposed parallel side edges and opposed parallel end edges. The side edges of each panel are hingedly secured to one side edge of each of the other panels. Additionally, o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698383 | Method for disposal of excrements of animals kept in a stable and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a method for the disposal of excrements of animals kept in a stable, wherein solid manure is separated from liquid manure in the stable and separately removed from the stable and separately stored and/or subjected to further proce... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698384 | Automatic cat grooming, feeding, and litterbox apparatus An apparatus for grooming cats which includes a source of food located in an enclosure and a grooming brush assembly forming an adjustable aperture which is mounted between a portal formed in the enclosure and the source of food.... | 03/02/2004 |
