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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6729129 | Exhaust gas purifying system An exhaust gas purifying system, at least including, on an exhaust gas passage for gas exhausted from an engine, a first HC-trap-catalyst arranged on an upstream side, a second HC-trap-catalyst arranged on a downstream side, and a heat capacitor arranged between the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729130 | Device in a subsea system for controlling a hydraulic actuator and a subsea system with a hydraulic actuator A device in a subsea system for controlling a hydraulic actuator (1) which is connected to a supply line (2) for supply of a supply fluid to the actuator (1) and a return line (3) for removal of a return fluid from the actuator. The devic... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729131 | Stirling engine A Stirling engine (10, 50, 72) comprising at least one working piston (52) and at least one displacement piston (4), wherein for a power control by the transmission of the linear movement of a drive part (2) into the linear movement of a ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729132 | Remotely and directly pedal operated hydraulic compact booster for bi-directional braking A bi-directional braking assembly for a vehicle includes a hydraulic booster assembly for applying proportional fluid pressure to a brake assembly and is actuated by a forward pedal. A master cylinder actuated by a rear pedal communicates fluid to the hydraulic boos... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729133 | Heat transfer system for a co-generation unit A heat exchange cooling system for an internal combustion engine co-generation plant, which allows exhaust recycled gas combustion while maintaining lower head temperatures to reduce thermal NOx emissions while delivering increased process/utility heat to... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729134 | Variable geometry turbocharger having internal bypass exhaust gas flow Variable geometry turbochargers include a turbine housing having an exhaust gas inlet and outlet, a volute connected to the inlet, and typically a nozzle wall adjacent the volute. The turbine housing includes a bypass exhaust gas flow port disposed internally therei... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729135 | Liquid fuel recirculation system and method A recirculation system for circulating distillate during gas fuel operation so as to reduce or eliminate distillate carbon formation. The recirculation system keeps the distillate's temperature below the carbon formation limit by circulating the distillate back to a... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729136 | Liquid metal/liquid nitrogen power plant for powering a turbine or any use device A power plant for a use device wherein liquid nitrogen and a heated transfer fluid are alternately used to expand and contract a liquid metal like mercury to drive a piston, a crankshaft, and subsequent drive apparatus. A control device is timed with operation of th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729137 | Miniaturized waste heat engine A closed loop vapor cycle generated by a special device formed by heat transfer and a vapor expander means it is utilized to convert waste heat from conventional power systems into additional thermodynamic work, thereby improving the overall power system efficiency.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729138 | Device and method for adjusting the power of a power pack driving a helicopter rotor A device for adjusting the power of a power pack driving a helicopter rotor, including a device for dosing the fuel feed rate. An electronic control device is further provided that acquires an input signal corresponding to the rotational speed of the rotor. A proces... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729139 | Engine control system A power turbine speed control system for a helicopter is disclosed which includes components for generating a power turbine speed signal based upon a demanded rotor speed, a high-order filter for filtering the power turbine speed signal by effectuating a rapid atten... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729140 | Electrical machine An electrical machine, such as a generator or motor, is incorporated in a gas turbine engine. The engine has compressor blades which are shrouded at. Beyond the shroud, an electrical machine is provided by rotor projections which run in a channel in flux cores, with... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729141 | Microturbine with auxiliary air tubes for NOx emission reduction Air tubes are circumferentially spaced around the outer liner of an annular combustor for a microturbine engine in proximity to and downstream of a dam extending into the combustion chamber for reducing the emission of NOX. The air tubes are dimensioned s... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729142 | Thermal turbomachine and process for igniting the thermal turbomachine In a thermal turbomachine with a housing, a combustion chamber, an ignition device, a fuel supply, and an air supply, the ignition device includes an ignition space and an igniter arranged in the ignition space. The fuel supply and the air supply open into the ignit... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729143 | Thermo-electric cooler for use in an optical assembly Optical assemblies of the type supported on an optical bench and comprising a one or more components such as lasers, lenses, filters, isolators and waveguides, are sensitive to movement variation. One of the causes of movement is temperature tracking. Previously, th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729144 | Compact refrigeration apparatus A compact refrigeration unit attachable to furniture, medicine cabinets, backpacks or other pre-existing objects. The compact refrigeration unit includes racks or shelves specifically designed to hold cosmetics or medicines includes a security mechanism to prevent u... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729145 | Process plant A process plant (1) for handling combustibles fluids, for example an oil production plant in which gaseous hydrocarbons are separated from oil and in which surplus gases or residual gases from uncontrolled build-ups of gas pressure in the process escape throu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729146 | Method and apparatus for storing tobacco-based products and packed beverages at the same time The invention provides for the private use of an apparatus to cool down bottled and similarly packed beverages (further to other food products, if desired) and, at the same time, to keep at optimum temperature and relative humidity values tobacco products, in partic... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729147 | Apparatus and method for controlling operation of compressor in refrigerator An apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a compressor in a refrigerator, which are able to prevent an explosion of refrigerant caused by leakage of the refrigerant by supplying or blocking power source to electric devices in the refrigerator after dete... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729148 | Refrigerating cycle device for vehicle and controlling method thereof A vehicle refrigerating cycle device capable of preventing the air-conditioning from becoming inadequate and capable of improving vehicle fuel economy is installed in a vehicle having both, a vehicle engine capable of carrying out stratified combustion and a brake b... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729149 | Ejector cycle system In an ejector cycle system, a variable throttle is disposed at an upstream side of an ejector. When high-pressure side refrigerant pressure in the ejector cycle system is approximately equal to or higher than critical pressure of the refrigerant, the variable thrott... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729150 | Method of controlling multi-compartment type kimchi refrigerator A method of controlling a multi-compartment type kimchi refrigerator having a plurality of evaporators which are mounted in respective storage compartments to refrigerate the storage compartments, a compressor which supplies the evaporators with refrigerant, and val... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729151 | Heat pump fluid heating system A heat pump system for raising the temperature of a fluid includes a compressor for compressing a working fluid; a desuperheater heat exchanger provided with an inlet and outlet for a fluid to be heated and an inlet and outlet for the working fluid, the working flui... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729152 | Thermal shield for evaporator with plastic outer covering An evaporator assembly includes a support housing for mounting to an internal compartment of a delivery truck or trailer. At least one evaporator coil mounts to the support housing along with at least one cooling fan. Electric heating strips are attached to the bott... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729153 | Indoor unit in air conditioner Disclosed is an indoor unit in an air conditioner of which components are arranged symmetrically so as to enable a compact design. The present invention includes a case having an intake port and a blow outlet, a blower installed inside a central part of the case alo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729154 | Air conditioner An air conditioner having a dust removing device which enables dust having stuck to its filters to be automatically removed without fail and prevents the removed dust from sticking again to the filters is to be provided. It is equipped with a sliding device 6 | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729155 | Refrigerating and heating device A refrigerating and heat device has a compressor, a four-way valve, three heat exchangers, a switching component, and a plurality of pipes connecting these elements. The refrigerating and heating device can be used in multiple modes including at least a cold-hot syn... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729156 | Ram air duct for an aeroplane air conditioning system The invention relates to a ram air duct for an aeroplane air conditioning system having an inlet channel which can be closed by an inlet valve and in which at least one heat exchanger is arranged, having a blower arranged in a blower chamber and an outlet passage cl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729157 | Air conditioner with ejector cycle system An air conditioner with an ejector includes first and second interior heat exchangers for performing heat-exchange between refrigerant and air to be blown into a compartment. The second interior heat exchanger is disposed at a downstream air side of the first interi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729158 | Ejector decompression device with throttle controllable nozzle An ejector for a refrigerant cycle includes a nozzle having therein a refrigerant passage, and a needle valve provided in the refrigerant passage of the nozzle upstream from a throat portion of the nozzle. The needle valve is disposed in the nozzle to define therebe... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729159 | Interchangeable jewelry system Interchangeable Jewelry System for creating custom jewelry assemblies (20, 20′, and 20″). Custom assemblies of one or more interchangeable jewelry segments (22). Interchangeable jewelry segments can contain male (38) and/or female ( | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729160 | Apparatus and method for forming heated glass sheets Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729161 | Method of selectively reforming an inner part of an inorganic body An inorganic body containing rare earth and/or transition metal ions that has been irradiated with a pulsed laser beam in the manner such that a focal point of the pulsed laser beam is adjusted to an inner part of the inorganic body is disclosed. The inorganic body ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729162 | Electric furnace extension method and extension apparatus for optical fiber glass preform An electric furnace extending method and apparatus for an optical fiber glass body alignment when connecting the extension use body and pulling member and making it possible to immediately start the extension after the fusing of the connection portion. A centering m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729163 | Apparatus for over-cladding large diameter optical fiber pre-form using the same Disclosed is a high efficiency burner and an apparatus for over-cladding an optical fiber pre-form using the same. The high efficiency burner heating an optical fiber pre-form includes burner covers, burner bodies arranged between the burner covers, and fuel dischar... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729164 | Sporting stocking and knitting method thereof A sporting stocking is capable of fitting pads at respectively predetermined positions only by selecting appropriate size of stocking and is not required to fit the protector by means of the accessory, to insert the protector into the pocket or to engage with the en... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729165 | Heating apparatus in a color test machine A heating apparatus in a color test machine comprises a rotary tumbler seat, a rotating shaft for turning the rotary tumbler seat, a heater for heating the rotary tumbler seat, and tumbler recesses provided in the rotary tumbler. It is characterized in that solid mi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729166 | Combination lock construction By providing a shackle holding assembly mounted in controlling engagement with the termination end of the long leg of the shackle, movement of the shackle is controlled and accidental changes to the combination are prevented. Preferably, the shackle holding assembly... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729167 | Key safekeeping device A key safekeeping device for fitting into a hole in a door, wall or corresponding structure includes a first tubular element (10) that carries a first collar (12) on an outer end thereof. A lock cylinder (14) is detachably fitted to the first tu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729168 | Circuit for determining the number of logical one values on a data bus There is disclosed a circuit for determining the number of Logic 1 bits in a group of N data bits. The circuit comprises: 1) an input stage of 4:3 carry-save adders, each of the 4:3 carry-save adders receiving four of the N data bits on four input lines and generati... | 05/04/2004 |
