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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6715349 | Fluid-gauging systems and methods An aircraft fuel-gauging system has multiple ultrasonic gauging probes providing fuel height outputs at several locations within a tank. The output of an inertial sensor is used to compute the attitude of the fuel surface with respect to the tank. The system uses th... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715350 | Automatic tank gauge systems A level sensor mechanism for detecting liquid levels in storage tanks. A conduit is provided having an upper portion and a lower portion. The conduit may be adapted to receive a cable therein, may be substantially rigid and adapted to resist deflection. A sensor ass... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715351 | Wheel balancer data acquisition arm A improved vehicle wheel balancer for a wheel assembly including an adjustable wheel data acquisition arm configured to transition from at least a first operating position adapted for use with vehicle wheels having a first range of inner diameters, to at least a sec... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715352 | Method of designing a flexure system for tuning the modal response of a decoupled micromachined gyroscope and a gyroscoped designed according to the method For a decoupled to gyro to have high sensitivity to angular rate, it is necessary to have the design flexibility to achieve all the critical frequencies in the design. The geometry of the gyro is first estimated and is followed by a performance analysis to maximize ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715353 | MEMS gyroscope with parametric gain A microelectromechanical (MEMS) gyroscope has one or more proof masses mechanically coupled to a substrate by springs. A motor force drives the proof masses at their resonant frequency in one direction, 180 degrees out of phase with each other in the case of a dual ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715354 | Flaw detection system using acoustic doppler effect A flaw detection system using acoustic Doppler effect for detecting flaws in a medium wherein there is relative motion between the medium and system includes a transducer, spaced from the medium to be inspected, for introducing to and sensing from the medium an acou... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715355 | Pressure monitoring system and inflation valve using same A pressure monitoring system has a first chamber (11) and a second chamber (12) separated by a diaphragm. The diaphragm carries respective SAW devices on the respective sides thereof, the SAW devices having different resonant frequencies. Variations in... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715356 | Pressure sensor having metallic diaphragm seal mount A pressure sensor that is particularly suitable for the food industry and the measuring accuracy of which is stable over a long time, having a diaphragm seal with a separating diaphragm on which a pressure to be measured acts and having a ceramic measuring cell whic... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715357 | Hermetic pressure transducer A port fitting is formed with a closed, pedestal end forming a diaphragm on which a strain gauge sensor is mounted. A support member is received on the pedestal end and is formed with a flat end wall having an aperture aligned with the sensor. A portion of a flexibl... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715358 | Lead iron tungstate capacitive transducer, relaxor material therefor and method of manufacture of said relaxor material The present invention discloses a relaxor material lead iron tungstate which has been synthesized in doped and undoped conditions by single and two step heat treatment. The relaxor material is seen to exhibit almost negligible hysteresis and a transducer made thereb... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715359 | Pressure sensitive surfaces A position sensor comprises a substrate having an array of pressure sensors and a membrane overlying the substrate. The membrane includes physical parameters which vary with position. The membrane may include discontinuous regions and protrusions which affect the wa... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715360 | Gauge pressure sensor for hazardous applications Methods and apparatus for sensing a gauge pressure use a pressure gauge pressure sensor that includes a housing and a gauge pressure sensing element having a first pressure inlet and a second pressure inlet. The first pressure inlet is associated with a pressure to ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715361 | Screwer test bench comprising a thin disk brake A screwer test bench includes a coupling designed for connection with the head of a screwer and connected to a controlled braking unit and a sensor unit for detection of mechanical magnitudes transmitted between the coupling and the braking unit. The braking unit in... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715362 | Screwer test bench comprising a braking device for resisting torque simulation A screwer test bench including a coupling designed for coupling with the head of a screwer and a controlled braking unit. A sensor unit detects mechanical magnitudes transmitted between the coupling and the braking unit. The braking unit includes a brake with carbon... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715363 | Method and apparatus for strain amplification for piezoelectric transducers A method and apparatus for mechanical strain amplification for enhanced piezoelectric transduction. The device consists of a piezoelectric element elevated above the neutral axis of a supporting, micromachined, photoetched substrate by use of castellations on the su... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715364 | Method for determining the elasto-plastic behavior of components consisting of anisotropic material, and application of the process In a method for determining the elasto-plastic behavior of components consisting of anisotropic material, in particular of gas turbine installations, at high temperatures, in which method, first of all, the linear-elastic behavior is determined and, on the basis of ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715365 | System and method for the detection and propagation measurement of flaws in a component or structure A system 10 for continuously monitoring the integrity of a structure 14 includes a sensor pad 16 having a surface 18. The surface 18 is provided with a set of first channels 22 and interspersed second channels 24. Sur... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715366 | Clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter A clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter has a pair of ultrasonic transmitting-receiving devices. Each device is composed of a ultrasonic propagating element in the form of wedge having a bottom surface and a slanting surface extending from one edge of the bottom surface at ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715367 | Univer plus mass air flow meter Improvement in a mass air flow meter having an elongated hollow body having a venturi member therein, the improvement comprising channels formed in the outside surface of the venturi member, lands defined by such outside surface which bear against the inside surface... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715368 | Rotation sensor A contact type rotation sensor includes a contact brush having a contact and an electrical resistor disposed for sliding motion relative to the contact. The contact brush provided at a side face of an arm portion with a projecting piece has asymmetric shape and asym... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715369 | Hybrid pipette A hybrid pipette including a pipette casing (11) and a slide shaft (22) vertically movable in response to the operation of a pushbutton (23). A plunger (31) is disposed below the slide shaft and urged upwardly by a spring (33, 34).... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715370 | Method of inspecting district heating pipes A method of inspecting district heating pipes consists in introducing into the pipe a vehicle including an uninflated balloon and a pulley in which a cable is inserted. The vehicle is immobilized in the pipe by inflating the balloon. A sensor is moved in the pipe by... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715371 | Method of testing an airbag module The present invention relates to a method of testing an airbag module for a vehicle and, particularly, but not exclusively, to a method of testing an airbag module for a motor vehicle such as a car. A method of testing an airbag module is provided in which said modu... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715372 | Method and device for testing machine tool On a machine tool in which a first element intended to support a machining tool, and a second element intended to support a workpiece, are mutually movable, a special test arrangement may be placed between the first element and the second element . During a mutual d... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715373 | NoFoam system for testing a foam delivery system on a vehicle A NoFoam system which permits the testing of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle's foam delivery system. The NoFoam system includes the piping, valves, and connecting elements to interface with the fire vehicle's foam delivery system, while minimizing the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715374 | Starter motor having leaf spring for driving pinion gear A pinion gear of a starter motor is driven into engagement with a ring gear of an internal combustion engine by a driving lever having a leaf spring upon energization of an electromagnetic actuator. The leaf spring of the driving lever is coupled to a connecting mem... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715375 | Electro-mechanical torque control-acceleration of return motion A method of returning an electro-mechanical axial setting device, wherein the axial setting device includes two setting rings centered on a common axis, one of which is axially held, and one of which is rotationally fixedly held in a housing. The two setting rings e... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715376 | Structure for transmitting power of a motorcycle engine, and a method for assembly of said structure A structure for transmitting the power of a motorcycle engine includes an intermediate shaft arranged between a crankshaft and an input shaft of a transmission, and a method for making the structure. The structure and the method have the objective of shortening the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715377 | Drive system A drive system comprises a movement mechanism comprising a spherical holder (1) and a spherical bowl which, one inserted into the other, are rotatable relative to each other about an X-axis and a Y-axis, which axes lie in a plane substantially coinciding with... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715378 | Connecting device for control cable A device for engaging or disengaging an end fitting of a control cable to or from a lever in a drum brake or the like is arranged to be shorter but to have a large lever ratio for the lever. A shoe is engaged with one end of a strut, and the lever is pivotally journ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715379 | Power transmission device of all terrain vehicle and all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle comprising a V-belt continuously variable transmission and a gear-type transmission, being capable of transmitting drive torque from an engine with controlled engine braking but without loss of the torque, thereby giving a rider an improved dr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715380 | Power-driven screwdriver An angle type power screwdriver having a housing comprising a main housing is disclosed, within which a drive, a reduction gear coupled therewith and a spindle driven thereby are received. An angle head comprising a tool spindle arranged at an angle to the spindle a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715381 | Adjustable reaction arm for torque power tool, and torque power tool provided therewith A reaction arm is connectable to a torque power tool and has a distal portion adapted to abut against an outside object and a proximal portion connectable with a tool housing and provided with a second engaging formation formed so that in an operative position the s... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715382 | Control assembly for a ratchet tool A ratchet tool includes a head having a hole for receiving an engaging member therein and a recess is defined in an inner periphery of the hole so as to receive a pawl which is engaged with the engaging member. A passage is defined through the head and communicates ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715383 | Wrench with angled function end A wrench includes a shank and two jaws located at an end of the shank and each jaw includes a root portion which is located at a same plane as the shank, and an angled portion which extends from the root portion at an angle relative to plane on which the root portio... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715384 | Multi-functional fastener driver device A multi-functional fastener driver device 10 that is capable of providing rotational force to fasteners having different configurations (hexagonal, flathead, wingnut or hook screw, for example) to urge a preselected fastener into a workpiece. The device 10... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715385 | Combination tool for assembling and dismantling a lock nut of a bearing of a wheel axle of a wheeled vehicle A combination tool for assembling and dismantling a lock nut of a bearing of a wheel axle of a wheeled vehicle includes a middle column, a first clamp block, a second clamp block, a regulating threaded rod, and a support rod. The first clamp block and the second cla... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715386 | Turning method The novel turning method on a lathe or a machining apparatus uses a tool head which is traversable for the machining and can be rotated mechanically in a receiver with a rotary axis D in the course of the machining. The rotary axis D of the tool head lies within an ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715387 | Producing method of film with through-holes A film is made of an elastic material. The film is stretched in at least one direction in parallel to a surface of the film. Then, through-holes are punched in the film be means of needles, in a state the film is stretched. After the punching is completed, the stret... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715388 | Adjustable splitter and anti-kickback device for power saws A device for laterally positioning a splitter downstream of a saw blade. The rotatable splitter holder is fastened behind a circular sawblade. The splitter keeps cut lumber or other material from becoming misaligned or pinching the back of a circular saw blade. Adju... | 04/06/2004 |
