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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6776245 | Electrical hand-held power tool with an electropneumatic percussion mechanism An electrical hand-held power tool including a percussion assembly (3) with a percussion mechanism (2) and displaceable, substantially vibration-free, in an outer housing (6) provided with a plurality of aeration openings (4) and at least... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776246 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously locating a fixed object and tracking a beacon A portable area monitoring system for use with a horizontal directional drilling machine and adapted to produce a composite of the positions of a beacon and a fixed object. In a preferred embodiment the sensor assembly is supported by a hand-held frame and adapted t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776247 | Stabilizer tool block wear pad assembly The present invention is for a drill string stabiliser tool (18) used in borehole drilling. The tool includes a symmetrical body (20) with a plurality of external recesses (22). The recesses (22) have internal opposite surfaces (23... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776248 | Four wheel drive motorized carrier A four wheel drive carrier having a frame and a carrier body secured to the frame. The carrier body has brake and movement control apparatus secured therein. A pair of wheels and a pair of wheel tracks are secured to the frame for forward and reverse propulsion. A d... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776249 | Industrial truck steered by a tiller An industrial truck has a tiller that can pivot around a horizontal axis and a traction drive motor that can be controlled by an operator by a traction drive switch. The maximum speed of travel of the industrial truck can be set by an electrical control unit as a fu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776250 | Straddle-type four wheeled all terrain vehicle A straddle-type four wheeled all terrain vehicle include a vehicle body with a seat which a rider straddles. A handle is placed forward of the seat for being steered by the rider straddling the seat to operate the vehicle body. A container is provided at a portion o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776251 | Device for locking a steering column of a vehicle A device for locking a steering column of a vehicle has a force-loaded locking member and a control device for adjusting the locking member relative to the steering column between a locking position preventing rotation of the steering column and a release position a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776252 | Steer-by-wire system and method for actuating road wheels of a vehicle The present invention involves a steer-by-wire actuating system and method of actuating road wheels of a vehicle with the steer-by-wire actuating system. The system includes a steering linkage assembly including an input shaft, an output shaft, and a gear unit linki... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776253 | Electric power steering apparatus Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus in which an electric motor for producing a steering assist force is provided in a steering column. Vibration from the electric motor is transmitted to a member such as a knee protector, for example, supported on the ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776254 | High-efficiency tubular electrical steering servo The invention relates to a steering servo for motor vehicles, with a drive unit arranged coaxially with the rack arrangement, which comprises a combination of a tubular electrical motor (9, 10, 12), with a recirculating-ball spindle drive. A particularly comp... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776255 | Methods and apparatus of suppressing tube waves within a bore hole and seismic surveying systems incorporating same Methods and apparatus for attenuating waves in a bore hole, and seismic surveying systems incorporating the same. In one embodiment, an attenuating device includes a soft compliant bladder coupled to a pressurized gas source. A pressure regulating system reduces the... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776256 | Method and apparatus for generating seismic waves A method of generating seismic waves in a rock mass surrounding a well comprises the steps of: (a) providing a packer and a fluid withdrawal line within the well, wherein the packer is located below the weathering zone and defines the upper limit of a working... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776257 | Sound-attenuating muffler having reduced back pressure A muffler for an internal combustion engine having: (a) a housing including: (i) an inlet opening formed for a flow of exhaust gas into the housing, (ii) an outlet opening formed for a discharge of exhaust gas from the housing, and (b) inner workings disposed within... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776258 | Acoustic blanket system An acoustic blanket system for use in attenuating acoustic energy. The acoustic blanket system including an acoustic blanket and apparatus for mounting the acoustic blanket to a structure. The acoustic blanket includes first and second cover materials heat-sealed ar... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776259 | Adjustable safety cable The disclosed safety apparatus for the erection of structure and method for erection thereof comprises a first substantially vertical support, a second substantially vertical support and a supporting cable extending between said first and second supports, wherein sa... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776260 | Safety net A safety net (1) for an opening (11), eg. an open stairwell in a construction site, where the safety net (1) comprises a plurality of straps (2) in a grid arrangement. The straps (2) consist of seat belt webbing or a similar materi... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776261 | Lubricant monitoring system An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring characteristics of a fluid lubricant contained within a lubricant chamber formed in a wheel hub mounted for rotation about a stationary wheel axle. The apparatus includes an annular bearing spacer configured for mounting on t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776262 | Oil feeding device for vehicles An oil feeding device for vehicles is disclosed. This oil feeding device is designed to draw oil from an oil pan through a plurality of suction branch pipes placed in depressions formed at the corners of the oil pan's bottom. Therefore, the oil feeding device reliab... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776263 | Elevator system for the vertical transport of loads in an aircraft The invention is directed to an elevator system for the vertical transport of payloads in an aircraft. The object of the invention, to find a novel possibility for the arrangement of an elevator system for the vertical transport of payloads in an aircraft which perm... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776264 | Method for allocating landing calls The object of the invention is to achieve a new solution for allocating landing calls to the elevators in an elevator group so that the control call received by each elevator changes as seldom as possible. This is achieved via genetic allocation by using the allocat... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776265 | Device for indicating the total load in the case of brake disks made of carbon-fiber-reinforced ceramic material A device can indicate the total load of a brake disk made of carbon-fiber-reinforced ceramic material. In order to create such a device, which can be used for brake disks and other friction elements made of carbon-fiber-reinforced ceramic material, an indicator elem... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776266 | Smart digital brake stroke sensor A brake stroke sensor is disclosed. In particular, a digital brake stroke sensor capable of indicating a position of pushrod linear displacement is disclosed. The brake stroke sensor includes a prism attached to the pushrod. The prism includes a number of markers to... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776267 | Brake device for cycles having spring supporting seat A brake device for cycle includes two brake arms pivotally secured together, and each having a brake shoe attached to one end for braking purposes, a brake cable coupled to the other ends of the brake arms for forcing the brake shoes to brake the cycle, and a spring... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776268 | Unitized railcar brake equipment A unitized railcar brake equipment can have a relatively small, integrated air supply and can be controlled electronically. The equipment can have a brake cylinder portion and a control valve portion. The brake cylinder portion can have a brake cylinder housing a pi... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776269 | Twin piston shock absorber A two-stage piston has a twin piston design where one piston produces a high damping force and the second piston produces a low damping force. At specified positions along the pressure tube, by-pass passages are formed to allow fluid flow around the high damping for... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776270 | Piston-cylinder unit and method for the manufacture thereof A piston-cylinder unit, in particular a gas spring, comprises a substantially cylindrical casing with a central longitudinal axis, the casing having a first end with an edge that is bent inwards, a closed second end, and an interior space that is filled with a worki... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776271 | Traveling case with erectly expanded case body The traveling case with an erectly expanded case body consists of one case body, one adjustable shaft pair, one positioning and binding base and one wheel and foot base. The outer shaft of the adjustable shaft pair passes through the shaft installation hole on the p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776272 | Friction clutch, especially a torque converter lockup clutch for a hydrodynamic torque converter A slipping friction clutch which has at least on a pair of wet-running friction areas, especially a slipping converter bridging clutch for the hydrodynamic torque of a motor vehicle automatic transmission. In the state under the action of pressure, the two friction ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776273 | Starter having braking member for one-way clutch A starter having a one-way clutch connects with an output shaft via helical spline. A braking member is provided in a bearing portion of a center case adjacent to an end of the center case away from the motor. The clutch moves toward the rear via a lever when the st... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776274 | Assembly for vehicle driveline components An assembly for use in a vehicle driveline comprises a housing with an inner surface and an outer surface for a vehicle driveline component, a retention element disposed in the housing, and at least one deformation formed on the inner surface operatively in contact ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776275 | Drive system for an all-wheel driven motor vehicle Drive system for an all-wheel driven motor vehicle having a first and a second driven axle (3, 9), which drive system has a differential-speed-dependent clutch (6) for driving the second driven axle, and an at least partially lockable differential (... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776276 | Wet friction material and its manufacturing method A wet friction material and its manufacturing method are provided. The wet friction material has a substrate having a surface and a very superficial layer. The very superficial layer is provided on the surface of the substrate and contains resin and fibers. The resi... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776277 | Conveyor device for transporting and expelling material to be conveyed The invention relates to a conveyor device for transporting and expelling material to be conveyed, especially flat postal items. The inventive device comprises vertically pivotable conveying modules that are arranged one behind the other. The aim of the invention is... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776278 | Egg transfer apparatus with converging guides that facilitate even distribution of eggs on a moving conveyor An egg transfer apparatus is configured to distribute eggs substantially evenly with reduced breakage on a moving conveyor. The egg transfer apparatus includes a conveyor having opposite first and second ends and a plurality of elongated, flexible guides extending b... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776279 | Unit for automatic container returns systems The invention described here concerns a unit for automatic container returns systems, with a conveyor device for transporting the containers in the direction of their longitudinal axis, with two rotary-driven rollers arranged along the conveyor path and which can be... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776280 | Guidance unit for conveyor belt The present invention relates to a belt guidance unit for centring a conveyor belt, which during operation is susceptible to lateral displacement away from a neutral position in its longitudinal direction. According to the invention the belt guidance unit can be emp... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776281 | Combination display and storage box and picture frame The present invention relates to a jewelry box, and more particularly to a jewelry box that may be used as a display and storage case by a retailer, and then converted into a picture frame which holds photographs or pictures by a customer. A storage box is provided ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776282 | Compact disk storage case The present invention relates to a case for storing and retrieving a disk such as an optical compact disk and accompanying printed material. More particularly, the invention relates to a compact disk case (CD case) from which the disk can be extracted using only one... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776283 | Portable display and storage case A case for storing and displaying spools of thread is disclosed. The case comprises two trays preferably connected by a plurality of hinges. Inside each tray are elongate spines that extend longitudinally. Pins connected to the spine extend in a direction perpendicu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776284 | Resealable sectional breath strip case A releasable case for oral breath strips having a base including a cavity, a cover closing the base but having an opening in a top surface for accessing the cavity, and a lid for opening and closing the cover, with the cover closing the base in a non-easily openable... | 08/17/2004 |
