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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6857335 | Shift device A manipulation lever can be manipulated to select a first mode for automatically changing the drive range of an automatic transmission or a second mode for changing the drive range by manually manipulating the manipulation lever. The manipulation lever is shifted be... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857336 | Electronic pedal assembly and method for providing a tuneable hystersis force An electronic throttle control pedal pivotally couples a lever arm to a pedal beam and biases the beam for resisting an applying force to the pedal beam and for biasing sliding surfaces together in frictional contact. A compression spring carried between a mounting ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857337 | Convertible clipless binding/unbound bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal having relative height variability between a clipless binding designed to engage a cleat recessed within a shoe sole, and a shoe supporting surface surrounding this binding, on both sides of the pedal. The relative height is sufficiently variable to ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857338 | High torque resistant and strong screwless plastic gear box A high torque resistant and strong screwless plastic gear box has a reduced thickness at its output shaft. The gear box and a reduction drive assembly therein may be used particularly, but not exclusively, in a slot machine with a spinning drum or hopper which holds... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857339 | Wrench structure A wrench structure includes a drive head formed with a receiving chamber and having an end face formed with a direction control recess. The end face of the drive head is formed with a spacing portion. Thus, the spacing portion is continuously extended through the en... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857340 | Driver, fastener and forming tool A device for use in a torque transmitting system including a driver having a specially configured driver end and a fastener having a specially configured recess for receiving the end of the driver, wherein the respective externally configured and internally configur... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857341 | F-type wrench structure A wrench structure includes a body, a rotation member, a drive rod, a press rod, and an elastic member. The rotation member is rotated relative to the body freely so as to adjust the included angle between the rotation member and the body arbitrarily. Thus, the oper... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857342 | Locking pliers A pair of locking pliers includes a first jaw, a first handle, a second jaw, a second handle, a toggle, an adjusting screw, a release lever, a spring, and a soft jacket. The first handle extends from the first jaw and includes a space defined therein. The second jaw... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857343 | Spring-loaded threaded fastener holder A threaded fastener holder holds a screw in place and then automatically disengages from the screw and withdraws axially in the proximal direction to permit the user to continue inserting the screw without interruption. The threaded fastener holder has a shaft havin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857344 | Grooving tool having coolant supply A grooving tool includes a spindle rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and having at least one coolant inlet port, a ramp portion, and a fluid flow path to the ramp portion; a tool bit moveably coupled to the ramped portion, the tool bit comprising one or mo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857345 | Brake positioning system A saw is disclosed having a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and a saw blade, and a brake adapted to stop the saw blade in response to detection of the dangerous condition. The saw further includes a brake positioning system ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857346 | Apparatus for removing the tips of tablet punches A machine for removing the tips of tablet punches includes a housing that contains a turret that is rotated about a substantially vertical axis and a cutting wheel. The turret supports a plurality of tablet punches in a substantially vertical position with the tips ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857347 | Safety guard for band saws The safety device for a band saw which includes a vertically displaceable guard which is slidably mounted to a housing of the saw and having a lower end adjacent the table of saw and wherein a pivotable shield is carried by the lower end of the guard. A locking mech... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857348 | Arrangement for clamping a saw blade An arrangement for clamping a saw blade (12) includes a retaining member (6) on which a blade (12) for clamping can be mounted. The retaining member (6) is lockable in at least two positions such that each of the two positions clamps the ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857349 | Method of producing chainsaw chain allowing to increase the effectiveness of the woodcutter in modifying the cutter links and some safety links A safety saw chain for chain saw and more particularly to the configuration of drive links and cutter links so as to get a high cutting power, to decrease the vibration, kickback, and the friction of the saw chain on the guide bar. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857350 | Appliance and process for reducing distortion of slit metal sheet A machine for slitting metal sheet with rotating knives has roller assemblies which present rollers against the metal sheet immediately beyond the knives. The rollers bear against both faces of the slit metal sheet and straddle the slits, all to reduce distortion ca... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857351 | Portable combustible fuel automatic drip coffee maker Portable combustible fuel automatic drip coffee making apparatuses use combustible fuels such as propane, butane, white gasoline, and kerosene to heat water which can be alternatively used to make drip coffee, or for other requirements calling for heated water, depe... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857352 | Appliance for preparing hot beverages An appliance for preparing hot beverages includes a brewing chamber having an essentially cylindrical outside and at least two chamber parts. One of the chamber parts is movable relative to the other chamber part between a closed position and an opened position. The... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857353 | Cartridge ejection device A device for ejecting a cartridge of a coffee machine having a jaw with a fixed part and a moving part, the jaw parts forming, in the closed position, a housing for the cartridge on the front of the said jaw, the moving part being mounted so that it can rotate on th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857354 | Coffee machine with a manually operated lid of an inlet for special coffee and a method for monitoring the position of this lid A coffee machine with an integrated coffee grinder and a powder chute, which serves the purpose of feeding ground coffee from the coffee grinder to a movable brewing cylinder, has an inlet with a manually operated lid for already ground special coffee. A sensor dete... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857355 | Filter-holder for espresso coffee machine A filter-holder includes a cylindrical cup (1), a filtering chamber (4) defined by the inner side wall (5) of the cup and a perforated base (6) provided with a grille (7), a vessel (9) collecting the infusion placed undernea... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857356 | Calender and process for operating a calendar Calender including a roll stack having a plurality of rolls that rest against one another in a press direction. At least one of the rolls has an elastic surface. A vibration recording device determines in an uninterrupted manner a vibration of at least one of the ro... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857357 | Rocker switch A rocker switch includes a drive member which is swingable about a fulcrum, a case supporting the fulcrum of the drive member, and an auxiliary switch. The drive member includes a main body, a push-section provided on the main body, a first stopper provided on the m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857358 | Device and method for marking cigarette packets The invention relates to a device and a method for marking cigarette packets, comprising a transport device for conveying at least one cigarette packet to a marking station for marking cigarette packets, and the following features: the transport device grasps a batc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857359 | Devices relating to rolled product A code applying device is provided which can efficiently manufacture an information recording paper roll having a code relating to the information recording paper. The code applying device includes a tubular body holding section which holds a tubular body and can ro... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857360 | Printer with type-bearing printing bands A printer (15) for hand-labeling devices (1) has printing bands (57) bearing print types (17). Each band is positively guided around a selector wheel (53) and around a counter-pressure element (55) spaced apart from the whee... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857361 | Method and apparatus for printing solder paste of different thickness on lands on printed circuit board A printing mask has protrusions having through holes defined therein for printing a solder paste on lands on a printed circuit board. The protrusions serve to increase the amount of solder paste filled in the through holes. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857362 | Pad printer cartridge and reciprocating table having bearing members An improved table and ink wipe cartridge for a pad printer consists of a table mounted to a base by a pair of parallel, nylon bearings. The bearings enable the table to slide back and forth easily without requiring conventional ballbearings and guides. The cartridge... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857363 | Modular printing machine system for printing on sheets A modular printing machine system for printing on sheets, including a first printing machine of satellite construction type having a central first impression cylinder and at least four printing devices assigned thereto, a second printing machine, and a coupling devi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857364 | Clutch for drive elements of a printing machine A device for locking, with respect to a first power transmission element, a further power transmission element that is lockable in a rotational position thereof, provides for the first and the further power transmission element to have a common working chamber with ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857365 | Method and device for producing a printing block To produce a printing block, a relief is introduced into a surface of a printing block blank. To form the relief, material of the printing block blank is removed along tracks by radiation. The relief regions may be formed at different depths along one and the same t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857366 | Printing press ink transfer mechanism and employment of same A printing press ink transfer mechanism includes a primary flow metering device to monitor the flow ink supply and a secondary flow metering device to monitor the return flow of the ink to the supply. The difference in ink flow between the supply and return is deliv... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857367 | Equipment for coating printing materials in a printing press, and method of operating the equipment A method of operating equipment for coating printing materials in a printing press includes providing equipment made up of at least one metering system and a circulating line system associated with the metering system for at least one liquid medium received in at le... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857368 | Device and method for supplying radiant energy onto a printing substrate in a planographic printing press A device for supplying radiant energy of a wavelength in the near infrared onto a printing substrate (14) in a planographic printing press, including at least one radiant energy source (10) whose light (12) impinges on the printing substrate ( | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857369 | Precision pyrotechnic display system and method having increased safety and timing accuracy A system and method are disclosed for controlling the launch and burst of pyrotechnic projectiles in a pyrotechnic, or “fireworks”, display. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857370 | Primer body A primer assembly including an ignition element assembly, a primer head assembly and a tubular body, is presented. The primer head assembly has an exterior diameter and an internal chamber containing the ignition element assembly. The tubular body has an open head e... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857371 | Two-payload decoy device The two-payload decoy device has a square outer case, containing a manifold/delay body assembly, a round payload assembly, and a square payload assembly. The square outer case is closed with an end cap. The manifold/delay body assembly is attached to the round paylo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857372 | Explosive ammunition with fragmenting structure The object of the invention is an explosive ammunition (1) having a fragmenting structure comprising an explosive charge (3) configured in a splinter-generating shell (2). This ammunition is characterized by comprising a case (7) e... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857373 | Variably curved track-mounted amusement ride A variably curved track-mounted amusement ride having at least one outside curve and at least one inside curve, each lying substantially within a vertical plane and each having an axis of symmetry which is substantially horizontal. Preferably, the top curve is an ou... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857374 | Guideway and vehicle for transportation system The guideway-based transportation system includes a guideway and a mating vehicle. The guideway includes a main guideway section that may branch at a branch point into two separate branch sections. The guideway has a suitable geometry to support and guide the vehicl... | 02/22/2005 |
