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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6857496 | Vehicle steering apparatus with anti-steer security device A steering apparatus (10) comprises a steering feel motor (14) that is operatively connected to a steering shaft (16) of the vehicle (12). A sensor (20) detects operator applied steering inputs to the steering shaft (16) and... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857497 | Rear structure of motorcycle To facilitating arrangement of a muffler and a rear fender without increasing the size of a motorcycle. A motorcycle includes a front wheel, an engine, and a rear wheel disposed on a vehicle body in this order from the front. An exhaust pipe extends rearwardly from ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857498 | Console with driver's interface A drive-by-wire control console for a vehicle has a transversely movable control module on a transversely movable, elongated beam which is supported on a longitudinally movable support column which supports the elongated beam. The control module includes steering de... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857499 | Transmission and gear position detector for all-terrain vehicle A transmission for an all-terrain vehicle includes: a variable-speed drive operatively connected to an engine, and a gear transmission mechanism operatively connected to the drive. The mechanism includes: a single shifting fork for selecting at least a forward high-... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857500 | Torque sensor A torque sensor apparatus and method for use with an automotive steering system is disclosed. The torque sensor apparatus includes a shaft having a primary shaft coaxially connected to a secondary shaft and a first substrate operably connected to the primary shaft o... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857501 | Method of forming parylene-diaphragm piezoelectric acoustic transducers A micromachined acoustic transducer comprising a parylene diaphragm piezoelectric transducer. The parylene diaphragm has far lower stiffness than the silicon nitride. The method for fabricating the parylene diaphragm acoustic transducer utilizes a prestructured disp... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857502 | Engine muffler and method of manufacturing the same This engine muffler has a sound absorbing material interposed between an internal tube and an external tube which is formed with a projection projecting toward the sound absorbing material along almost its entire periphery. When interposing the sound absorbing mater... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857503 | Convertible ladder A ladder having a first ladder section, a second ladder section, an adjustable hinge mechanism, an engagement indicator and a static hinge mechanism. The adjustable hinge mechanism is mounted with respect to the first ladder and the second ladder so that the adjusta... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857504 | Roof retaining apparatus The apparatus comprises a framework having two angled arms, one flat portion of each arm adapted to be fixed to a rooftop. An upright extends upwardly from each arm and top and bottom cross members extend between and are fixed to the arms. Multiple arms, uprights an... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857505 | Apparatus and method for utilizing an existing software application during operation of a convertible checkout terminal A method of operating a checkout terminal includes the step of detecting generation of a peripheral-request control signal. The peripheral-request control signal including instructions for operating a retail peripheral device. The method also includes the step of ge... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857506 | Elevator control method based on energy consumption An elevator group control method for allocating landing calls and car calls to elevators so that the objectives set are met. In the method, a car-specific energy consumption file is generated to describe the energy consumption occurring during each trip of the eleva... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857507 | Equipment for fine-positioning at least one deck of a multi-deck cage for a lift A multi-deck cage has a deck floor with a ramp drive for fine positioning. The deck floor is configured as a ramp rotatable about a rotary axle and is movable up and down by means of actuators of the ramp drive. A sensor, which locates a mark arranged at a story sil... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857508 | Elevator hoist machine installation apparatus An apparatus or tool for installing an elevator hoist machine to a support at the top of the vertically extending guide rails. The apparatus includes a carriage for imparting vertical movement to move the hoist machine to the upper end of the guide rails and then ho... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857509 | Braking unit A braking unit has (1) at least two brake shoes, each with a friction lining; (2) at least one brake disk rotor each of the outer surfaces of the brake disc rotor at least partially forming a friction surface of a ceramic-metal composite material for each friction l... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857510 | Forced air cooling system for vehicle driveline components A vehicle driveline component temperature control assembly utilizes compressed air or another fluid to cause air flow across an external portion of the driveline component. The airflow facilitates heat transfer or heat dissipation from within the driveline component... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857511 | Single handle rod based retractable handle assembly for wheeled luggage A retractable handle assembly of luggage comprises a single handle rod extended upward from a center at a joining edge of a top and a rear of luggage and having an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the rear; and a handle grip extended at a predetermined... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857512 | Selectively rotatable handle assembly for towable luggage A handle assembly for towable, wheeled luggage includes an axially elongated tubular member, which is extendably and retractably attachable at one end to the luggage, and a handgrip assembly rotatably mounted on the free end of the tubular member. A slidable collar ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857513 | Dual clutch transmission unit for a motor vehicle A dual clutch transmission unit for a motor vehicle is adapted to transmit the movement to an automatic gear change provided with two ranks of gears; the transmission unit has a rotary movement input member adapted to be driven in rotation by the engine of the motor... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857514 | Damper mechanism A damper mechanism is provided to suppress the enlargement of a prescribed angle in a damper mechanism. A clutch disk assembly 1 has an input rotary member 2, a spline hub 3, a damper section 4, a large friction mechanism 13, a fri... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857515 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch including a driver adapted to engage and be rotated by an input shaft, a drum adapted to engage a driven component, a plurality of shoes located between the driver and the drum, and a plurality of springs, each spring engaged with adjacent shoes... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857516 | Hinge rod retention clips in modular plastic conveyor belt edges An edge module for a modular plastic conveyor belt providing a self-closing retention system for retaining headless hinge rods in modular plastic conveyor belts. The edge module has an opening in an outer edge portion of the module that receives a rod retention memb... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857517 | Flexible conveyor The present invention relates to a flexible conveyor comprising a carrying structure and a conveyor belt where the upper side is defined by the loading surface of the conveyor belt. The invention provides a flexible conveyor comprising a carrying structure an... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857518 | Containers with additional functionality The present invention is directed to multipurpose containers in which a variety of items can be stored, such as eyeglasses writing instruments, pills, medicines, thermometers, rulers, note pads, to name a few of the nearly limitless number of items that can be store... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857519 | Jewelry box with earring booklet and necklace well A jewelry box has a lower section having a full drawer, a pair of half drawers, and a ring holder. A rear panel forming a necklace well between the rear panel and the drawers of the lower section defines a rear section. A plurality of necklace hangers attached to th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857520 | Storage package for coring reamer assembly A guide bushing for a coring reamer having a tapered member with its largest diameter at its first end so that the guide bushing frictionally engages an internal surface of the reamer with a line contact. The guide bushing has a passage sized to slidably receive a g... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857521 | Container and retaining device for packaging and unwinding coiled welding wire A low-cost totally recyclable container made of corrugated cardboard for packaging a large mass of coiled welding wire is disclosed. The improved container minimizes the costs of packaging and avoids the need of large volumes for transportation and storage of empty ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857522 | Genealogy information storage and retrieval system and apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for storage and retrieval, at a grave site, of genealogical information. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857523 | Method and apparatus for reducing contamination in a plastic container A method and apparatus for reducing contamination in a plastic container. A coating is provided for the container serving two functions. First, it causes the surface of the container to wet more easily. Second, it reacts with organic molecules emitted from the conta... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857524 | Tray for semiconductors A tray for semiconductors having a tray portion, a rail portion, and an intermediate portion. The tray portion has a plurality of chip recesses formed therein. The rail portion extends substantially around the tray portion. The intermediate portion interconnects the... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857525 | Filtration cartridges with metallic end members and method of manufacturing The filtration cartridge comprises a filtration element and a heat-resistant extension band having a first and a second longitudinal edge. The first edge of the extension band is attached along an edge of the filtration element. In a first embodiment, a metallic cas... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857526 | Revolutionary toothbrush holder A toothbrush holder comprising a polymer resin base and at least one pair of tapered receiving leads. The receiving leads are angled slightly upward in relation to the base, the toothbrush holder having an adhesive attachment strip on a backside thereof. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857527 | Tool rack with anti-theft, display, and try-on functions A tool rack includes a board, a number of tool holding members for holding tools, and a number of upwardly extending hooks. The tools can be simply hung up to the upwardly extending hooks when used indoors. The upwardly extending hooks not only prevent tools from fa... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857528 | Over door storage rack for base cabinet doors A storage rack which hangs on the upper edge of a base cabinet door. A pair of hanger brackets fit closely on the door edge and are constructed to accommodate the plain edge of a flush mounted door or the stepped edge of a recessed cabinet door. Hooks on the inside ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857529 | Pantographic device for conveying loads in vehicle assembly lines A pantographic device for conveying loads in vehicle assembly lines includes a horizontal assembled drive shaft on an upper frame and with the capacity to rotate, several parallel pulleys fixed to a drive shaft, two motors acting on the opposing ends of the drive sh... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857530 | Package of interengaging containers for companion products A package for companion products has two containers (102, 104), each comprising a mating formation (408, 502) protruding in a direction toward the other container and defining a mating surface facing at an angle to the direction of protrusion and engag... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857531 | Plastic container A plastic container with a self-supporting base, a body portion extending above the base and a neck portion above the body portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening. The body portion includes a substantially rigid sidewall portion with structural reinf... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857532 | Pallet container The invention relates to a pallet container with a thin-walled inner receptacle preferably made from thermoplastic material for the storage and transport of liquid or free-flowing goods, wherein the plastic container is closely surrounded by an outer cage jacket of ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857533 | Motorcycle storage assembly A motorcycle storage assembly for protecting a motorcycle from the elements of the weather and also from possible theft. The motorcycle storage assembly includes a base member having a top side and a bottom side and being adapted to support a motorcycle thereupon; a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857534 | Fuel tank and method for producing same A plastic fuel tank is formed by welding together an upper plastic shell (1) having an upper closing wall (8) and a lower plastic shell (2) forming a bottom (7). The two plastic shells (1, 2) are produced by the injection molding m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857535 | Container interlocking device An interlocking device for use with rectangular containers, such as metal ammunition containers having a top lid, is shown. The interlocking device comprises a substantially flat plate, coextensive with the top lid of the containers, and having a set of locking tabs... | 02/22/2005 |
