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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6729209 | Rotatable tool driving head having spring lock device A tool includes a driving head rotatably secured to a handle, an actuator member rotatably received in the driving head and having a depression and one or more recesses of different depths. Two detent members are biased to engage with the depression and the recess o... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729210 | Driver for eyebolts and hooks A driver for eyebolts and hooks includes a body with a driver head bifurcated by a longitudinal slot to form a pair of side walls and a bottom wall. A hole through one of the side walls intersects the slot. A set screw installed in the hole releasably engages and se... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729211 | Ball socket driver bit A ball socket driver bit that includes a ball portion and a shank portion. The ball portion has a ball portion cross section; the ball portion cross section perpendicular to the bit axis is hexagonal. The shank portion has a cross section smaller than the ball porti... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729212 | Method for machining electrically conductive workpieces with a cutting tool In a method for machining an electrically conductive workpiece with a cutting tool, an electric circuit is applied between the cutting tool and the workpiece which is positioned electrically insulated from the cutting tool, when the workpiece is subjected to a machi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729213 | Manufacturing method of monolithic electronic components When the step of transferring a ceramic green sheet held on a chuck head having a holding surface with a plurality of vacuum ports distributed thereon onto a depositing table is repeated to obtain a laminated product, undesired deformation or damage is produced on t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729214 | Target shape portion cutting apparatus, robot equipped with the apparatus and target shape portion cutting method A metal sheet is formed with a target shape portion, a remaining portion surrounding the target shape portion and elongated portion(s) joining the target shape portion with the remaining portion. An apparatus cuts out the target shape portion from the metal sheet by... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729215 | Dicing machine In the dicing machine, a parallel adjustment process between a cut-line of a blade and cut-line images displayed on a monitor can be easily performed. In the dicing machine, at least one of the first and second cut-line images displayed on the monitor is electronica... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729216 | Sheet processing machine A sheet processing machine receives sheets from a sheet feeder. The sheets are inspected and their trailing ends are trimmed. Subsequently, the sheets are turned and are split into a plurality of partial sheets or sheet pieces. The now trailing ends of the sheet pie... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729217 | Device for breaking nicks connecting two edges of a cutting line This device comprises a frame carrying means for conveying blanks according to a substantially plane path and two parallel shafts (10, 11), which are mounted so as to be rotatable on both sides of the plane of said path and comprising tool supports (19... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729218 | Device for cutting potatoes or other vegetables into slices or sticks A device (1) for cutting potatoes (5) or other vegetables into slices or sticks, comprising a cutting member (2) with a supply tube (3) and a discharge tube (4) connected thereto. The device is designed for moving potatoes (5 | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729219 | Knife attachment for a sheet cutting system A knife attachment for a sheet cutting system which has a base with a hole with a mounting plate adjacent the hole and having extension with a slot that extends towards the base at an acute angle. The extension has a ledge above the slot. A utility knife is held in ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729220 | Spring loaded diamond arbor A spring loaded diamond shaped arbor for use in a saw blade. The arbor includes comprised of a diamond shaped plate having four peripheral side walls with four corners therebetween that separate the four side walls. The arbor has a central opening that is configured... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729221 | Scroll saw capable of sawing angle adjustment A scroll saw includes a work platform, a C-shaped frame, a blade unit, a blade holder unit, a motor unit, a transmission unit, a pivot unit, and a locking unit. The C-shaped frame has upper and lower frame portions disposed above and below a top side of the work pla... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729222 | Dart propulsion system for an electrical discharge weapon A wire-tethered dart cartridge for electrical discharge weapons or stun guns wherein the sudden force needed to propel the darts toward a remote target is derived from a source of energy other than expanding gas. The propulsive force is derived from potential energy... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729223 | Attachment device for observation means The invention relates to an attachment device for observation and/or scrambling or other effect means at the end of the cannon of an armored vehicle. It incorporates a rigid substantially parallelepiped body, one face of which is shaped to fit the outer wall ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729224 | Service brake actuator having a unitary pushrod assembly with a bushing therefor A service brake actuator (10) having a unitary pushrod assembly (42) in combination with a bushing (62) having a separable portion that permits the assembly of the service brake actuator without the need for the clevis (48) to be removabl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729225 | Connecting-rod apparatus of hermetic compressor In a connecting apparatus of a hermetic reciprocal compressor to convert a rotary movement into a reciprocal sliding movement by connecting an eccentric portion of a crankshaft and a piston, the connecting apparatus has a ball; a first connecting member having a sma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729226 | Multiple beverage preparation device A device for the preparation of many different beverages simultaneously in one machine. The device comprises a housing containing a primary reservoir for holding a liquid that is used to make a beverage. Disposed within the housing is a rotatable tray and a motor fo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729227 | Bread maker A bread maker having upper and lower rollers, a baking tray, a housing forming an oven chamber, a door attached to the front of the housing, a baking tray detachably mounted in the oven chamber, and a sensor. The sensor senses whether the baking tray is mounted in t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729228 | Devices for cleaning an ear of corn and methods A preferred device for cleaning an ear of corn including at least one of shuck and silk includes a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface. A cob cleaner aperture arranged in the platform is configured to receive the ear of corn therethrough. A cleaning m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729229 | Baler having pre-compression lid stops and method of operation A baler having pre-compression lid stops and method of operation where stops located on a pre-compression lid prevent rotation of the pre-compression lid into the pre-crush chamber to prevent impingement of a gatherer ram with the pre-compression lid. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729230 | Calendar roll cleaning apparatus The present invention relates to a calender roll cleaning apparatus for smoothing a surface of a magnetic layer of a magnetic recording medium passed through a plurality of calender rolls. The cleaning apparatus comprises a wiping cloth feeding apparatus that feeds ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729231 | Workpiece carrier positioning structure for auto printing and drying machine A workpiece carrier positioning structure used in an auto printing and drying machine for controlling positioning of a workpiece carrier fixedly carried on a carriage sliding in a track, for enabling the workpiece carrier to be positively maintained in a printing/dr... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729232 | Fluid-coated fanout compensator A fanout compensator for a printing press, which comprises a rotary body formation, which has foot sections and head sections alternatingly next to each other along a longitudinal axis. The foot sections and head sections form a wave-shaped surface in order to defor... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729233 | Sheet guide device in a rotary printing machine A sheet guide apparatus for use in a rotary printing press which is adapted for the smear and mark free transfer of sheets between two sheet holding and transfer systems, such as a pair of sheet-carrying cylinders or a sheet-carrying cylinder and circulating sheet c... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729234 | Actuation system in an imaging system In one embodiment, an imaging system and method for operating same are provided which includes a media support surface for supporting a printing plate during recording of an image thereon, a leading edge clamping mechanism for securing a leading edge of the printing... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729235 | Imaging apparatus and imaging drum having material clamp An imaging drum assembly is provided for use in an imaging apparatus for forming images on sheet material. The imaging drum assembly comprises a rotatable imaging drum having an outer surface adapted to attract sheet material to the imaging drum. A material clamp is... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729236 | Cleaning device in a printing machine and printing machine with a cleaning device A cleaning device in a printing machine includes a cleaning tool and a tilting clamp mechanism for holding the cleaning tool in different positions. The cleaning tool and the tilting clamp mechanism are coupled to, and can be decoupled from, each other by a coupling... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729237 | Device for removing image recording material A device for removing an image recording material is provided, which takes up little space and is used with printing plates and interleaf sheets set alternately in a cassette. An interleaf sheet and a printing plate are taken out simultaneously. In the midst of bein... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729238 | Printing of a conductive coating on an electric unit A method for printing a conductive coating on an electronic unit by means of tampon printing is provided. During the tampon printing phase, a tampon pad is moved in small movements in one or more directions in relation to the electronic unit. The movements are made ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729239 | Image recording device for correcting spatial recording error A printing device reads an image on a printing paper with an image pickup part. It image-processes obtained image data in a control part, and operates the positions of respective register marks (R1 to R4). It operates the quantity of displacement neces... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729240 | Ignition isolating interrupt circuit An ignition isolating interrupt control circuit (52) includes a main transition circuit (90) isolating a first activation circuit (84) from an ignition circuit (114). The main transition circuit (90) includes a source terminal (... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729241 | Aerial cableway system with at least one load-bearing and conveying cable moving between a valley station and a mountain station An aerial cableway system has at least one load-bearing and conveying cable that is moved between a valley station and a mountain station, which is guided over deflection pulleys in the stations, and transportation devices that can be coupled to the load-bearing and... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729242 | Adjustable retail store checkout stand, and arrangements A checkout console for use with a counter-top or conveyor belt point-of-sale checkout stand. The checkout console can support a cash drawer, printer, keyboard, and other such peripheral equipment, and can be mounted so that the top shelf is above a bar code scanner.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729243 | Table with self-storing leaf An extendable table having a stowable leaf member. The table includes a first table section having a first table surface and a second table section having a second table surface. The second table section is movably coupled to the first table section in a coplanar re... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729244 | Tubular-frame structure for supporting surfaces A tubular-frame structure for supporting surfaces comprising a supporting surface (12, 12′), a flat frame (13) and legs (14), in which said frame (13) is composed of tubular profiles (15) which can be combined in various ways, ch... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729245 | Fill door having angled movement A fill door for use on the angled surfaces of furnace shells and chemical containers. The door is pivotally coupled to a door frame integral with the angled surface and includes a rim that mates with a female channel in the door. A U-shaped latch is pivotally connec... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729246 | Interlinked synthetic garbage incinerator with a plurality of inlets A garbage incinerator comprises an incinerator body having an elongated incinerating chamber, which forms an angle with a horizontal plane. A plurality of inlets are provided on the incinerator body for feeding burnable construction garbage and house refuse, respect... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729247 | Mobile crematorium A method, and apparatus, for cremating the remains of a deceased being. The method comprises transporting a mobile crematorium to a location wherein the deceased is to be cremated. The mobile crematorium comprises a first combustion chamber, wheels and a trailer hit... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729248 | Low sulfur coal additive for improved furnace operation The present invention is directed to additives for coal-fired furnaces, particularly furnaces using a layer of slag to capture coal particles for combustion. The additive(s) include iron, mineralizer(s), handling aid(s), flow aid(s), and/or abrasive material(s). The... | 05/04/2004 |
