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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6729089 | Post anchor A one-piece post anchor for securing a post to a support structure including four identically shaped side members, each member comprising a curvilinear planar member having a concave shape extending from a top edge outwardly to a bottom-edge. The four side members a... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729090 | Insulative building panel with transverse fiber reinforcement An insulative panel with transverse fiber reinforcements is provided and which is adopted for use with a plurality of building materials such as concrete to create a lightweight, high strength building panel having superior insulative properties. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729091 | Floor element with guiding means Floor element (1), which is mainly in the form of a board with triangular, quadratic, rectangular, rhomboidal or polygonal shape as seen from above. The floor element (1) is provided with edges (2), a lower side (7) and a decorative upper... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729092 | Joint cover The invention relates to a joint cover comprising a base section to be fixed onto a support; a covering section; and one or more intermediate parts designed to receive the covering section by clipping, the intermediate part or parts defining a cavity for receiving a... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729093 | Prefabricated concrete panel for industrialized building with high thermal and/or acoustic insulation A prefabricated concrete panel for industrialized building, with high thermal and/or acoustic insulation, comprising a first sheet and a second sheet which are embedded in the concrete body of the panel and face each other on planes which are parallel to the planes ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729094 | Pre-fabricated building panels and method of manufacturing A prefabricated concrete panel for use in forming the walls, floor, roof, ceiling, and/or foundation of a building is provided. The prefabricated concrete panel includes a concrete slab, a metal mesh embedded in the slab, an insulating panel adjacent to a surface of... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729095 | Refined assembly structure of hubbed door leaf installed with glass The present invention relates to a refined assembly structure of hubbed door leaf installed with glass, which comprises a first door skin with an opening, a second door skin with an opening, a top lacing material, a bottom lacing material, a left lacing material, a ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729096 | System for installing suspended ceiling A system for installing suspended ceilings in large commercial buildings employing t-shaped main and intersecting branch ceiling joists. The main joists are suspended from the purlins of the building by upper brackets that secure to the purlins and by lower brackets... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729097 | Hollow building panel having an angled support member and method of making same A hollow building panel is provided having a first member, a second member spaced apart from the first member, and at least one support member disposed between and interconnecting the first and second member. At least one groove is formed in the first member exposed... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729098 | Adjustable height corner fitting An adjustable height corner fitting for a shipping container including a substantially hollow rectangularly shaped block having a bottom wall, end walls and side walls is disclosed. An elongated aperture is located in the bottom wall and is adapted to cooperate with... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729099 | Concrete embedding anchor, fitment for the same and method of manufacturing concrete molded piece using the same A concrete embedding anchor includes. An anchor including an anchor body having a head at one end of the shank and a stopper at the other end, a fitment concentrically mounted to said head and having an external thread and easy breaking portion formed on the round b... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729100 | Main tee splice A connector for a main tee of a suspended ceiling grid that has improved self-aligning and connection force properties. The connector has an end tab with a forward portion bent at a lead angle and a receiving pocket with an outwardly flared entrance that, with an op... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729101 | Adjustable roofing bracket There is provide an adjustable roofing bracket having a base, a platform support and a rotating brace. The base includes a frontal portion and a rear portion. Opposing sidewalls extend upwardly from the rear portion of the base. A plurality of angular channels are d... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729102 | Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729103 | Continuous circular motion case packing and depacking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for continuously transferring articles from a pickup station to a release station using a circular, continuously rotating turret is disclosed which includes a plurality of transfer arms carried in a circular motion wherein pickup heads carrie... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729104 | Pneumatic crimping and capping handheld tool A hand-held, power-operated or power-assisted, crimping/er or decapping/er tool (60), for container closures, such as vial caps (C), has a hollow handle (50), housing a (pneumatic) piston-in-cylinder actuator (12, 13), with an external trigger (... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729105 | Unit for packaging products In a unit by which groups of cigarettes are packed in rigid type packets, the single packet is fashioned from a flat diecut blank folded around the group. An assembly consisting of one blank and one group is directed along a predetermined path and conveyed ultimatel... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729106 | Orbital pallet wrapping machine and method A stretch-wrapping machine consists of a revolving ring with a packaging material dispenser mounted to it. The ring revolves about a horizontal axis to dispense the stretch wrap material around a load that is supported by a forklift. The revolving ring is mounted on... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729107 | Method for manufacturing a suspension bag with suspension hole Introduction of a reinforcement strip into the folded edge area in the method for producing a bag with introduced goods to be packaged and with a suspension with suspension hole, wherein the goods to be packaged are introduced into a foil semi-hose which is supplied... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729108 | Method for manufacturing flexible bags and vertical type forming, filling and sealing machine A vertical type forming, filling and sealing machine according to the present invention includes a film shaping mechanism for forming long lengths of film into tubular shapes, a vertical sealing mechanism for heat sealing the edges of the film formed by the film sha... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729109 | Method and apparatus for making flat bottom bags A flat bottom bag or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a flat bottom bag from a single sheet of packaging film by creating two vert... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729110 | System for inflating packing material A dunnage bag includes a sealed, flexible bag, and a rigid valve assembly connected in fluid communication to the flexible bag. The valve assembly has a rigid collar which mounts in an opening in a wall of a container to receive an exit end of a fill nozzle of an in... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729111 | System for palletizing screws and other headed elements A machine for palletizing elements having a head, a shank and a tip. An auger has a first portion having a variable pitch and a second portion having a constant pitch. A plurality of the elements are directed onto the auger and retained on the auger. A transfer arm ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729112 | Tubular bagging machine A tubular bagging machine in which expanding elements projecting away from the fill pipe are provided in order to create bags with welded edges. A separate longitudinal welding device for welding of an area adjacent to the edge of the tube is provided. It is thus po... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729113 | Lateral sealing mechanism for bag making and packaging machine, and bag making and packaging machine A lateral sealing mechanism for use in a bag-making and packaging machine includes movable rotary shafts. The movable rotary shafts are driven by a lateral drive mechanism so that the distance between the shafts is controllable. Support mechanisms are mounted on and... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729114 | Electric drive mower with trailed auxiliary power source An all-electric riding greens mower includes a frame which is supported for movement upon a plurality of ground engaging wheels and upon which are supported a modularly interchangeable power source and a plurality of reel lawn mowers. An electric motor provides driv... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729115 | Mower with combined steering an brake levers A twin-lever drive wheel steering mower for a sitting operator with each lever independently controlling a brake and the speed of each drive wheel through a separate hydraulic pump and motor transmission. A brake assembly positioned on each drive wheel; a pair of pi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729116 | Height adjustment apparatus and method An apparatus and method for adjusting the height of a wheel, particularly a caster wheel, in relation to a structure such as a mower deck of a lawnmower includes a frame member, a hollow guide member, a transverse element, and a lever. The frame member is interconne... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729117 | Spindle assembly for rotary mower A spindle assembly for a rotary mower comprises a spindle that is drivingly connected between an output shaft of a hydraulic motor or other rotary power source and a horizontal blade assembly, and a spindle housing that rotatably supports the spindle for rotation an... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729118 | Non-stop large round baler A non-stop, large round baler is provided with transversely spaced side walls having peripheries which are not connected to any structure or to the chassis and mounted so as to be adjusted transversely to increase or decrease the width of a bale forming chamber form... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729119 | Robotic loader for surgical stapling cartridge A means and method for inserting drivers into a surgical stapling cartridge, including a pallet that holds the cartridge firmly. The pallet has a central slot and laterally positioned lip members that are biased toward the slot. The cartridge is positioned in the sl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729120 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having an engine control unit and an exhaust-gas catalytic converter. In the invention, the engine control unit is used to switch off the internal combustion engine in an idling mode and/or in a... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729121 | Adsorbent deterioration determining apparatus An adsorbent deterioration determining apparatus can accurately determine a deterioration of an adsorbent in a relatively simple configuration. The adsorbent deterioration determining apparatus determines a deterioration of an adsorbent arranged in an exhaust system... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729122 | Exhaust gas purification system of internal combustion engines An exhaust gas purification system of internal combustion engine having a branch pipe coupled to the exhaust pipe through a flange and having a first cylindrical case constituting a bypass exhaust gas passage and a second cylindrical case constituting a main exhaust... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729123 | Exhaust purification device for intracylindrical injection-type spark-ignition internal combustion engine When an internal combustion engine is in a cold state (S12), fuel is injected during compression stroke with burn air/fuel ratio controlled so as to produce a slight lean air/fuel mixture equivalent to or slightly leaner than a stoichiometric air/fuel mixture... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729124 | Method and arrangement for operating an internal combustion engine A method and an arrangement serve to operate an internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust-gas turbocharger. An after-injection takes place with the overlapment of the opening angle of the inlet and outlet valves of a cylinder. The after-injection leads to ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729125 | Exhaust gas purifying system An exhaust gas purifying system for an internal combustion engine mounted on an automotive vehicle. The exhaust gas purifying system includes an exhaust gas component concentration regulating device disposed in an exhaust gas passageway of the engine, for regulating... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729126 | Internal combustion engine having variable valve control system and NOx catalyst An apparatus is provided which includes an internal combustion engine of a lean-burn type, an NOx catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine so as to remove nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gas emitted from the engine, and a variable valve control sys... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729127 | Exhaust cleaning system for motor vehicles, especially diesel-powered utility vehicles An exhaust cleaning system for motor vehicles, especially a diesel exhaust cleaning system for medium to heavy utility vehicles. The exhaust cleaning system has an exhaust muffler (1), a catalytic converter (2) and an exhaust particle filter element ( | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729128 | Emission control apparatus and emission control method Carbon-containing suspended particulates in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine are collected by a heat-resistant filter, and are burned on the filter. It is determined whether there is a need to increase the temperature of the heat-resistant filter. If i... | 05/04/2004 |
