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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932064 | Capacitor discharge ignition A capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) system includes a trigger circuit that generates a trigger signal in synchronism with operation of an engine for discharging an ignition capacitor. A timing circuit is connected to the trigger circuit for controlling the timing o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932065 | Internal combustion engine ignition apparatus There is proposed an internal combustion engine ignition apparatus in which a switching circuit having no power supply terminal connected to a power supply such as a battery, and includes an output terminal connected to an ignition coil, an input terminal for receiv... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932066 | Engine's cylinder having a layer coated with nano-gold and nano-titanium to the inner wall thereof An engine's cylinder having a layer coated with nano-gold and nano-titanium to the inner wall thereof. An excellent catalysis can be achieved due to the fine structure and the surface effect of the nano-gold and the nano-titanium as catalyst. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932067 | Exhaust gas purifying system An exhaust gas purifying system of the present invention comprises a first catalyst which contains a noble metal and reduces hydrocarbons contained in exhaust gas, and a second catalyst which is disposed downstream of the first catalyst and contains β-zeolite. In t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932068 | Evaporative emission control system and method An evaporative emission control system includes a canister for collecting fuel vapor from a fuel tank, and a purge control valve disposed between the canister and the intake passage of the engine. A controller of the system determines a failure of the purge control ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932069 | Air fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine An air fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine can improve learning accuracy in the air fuel ratio control even if the air fuel ratio of a mixture detected by an air fuel ratio detection device shifts from an actual air fuel ratio thereof. The... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932070 | Bow press A bow press for use in stringing or repairing bows includes a base member, a vertical riser bar pivotally supporting a horizontal riser beam on which are adjustably mounted two handle rollers, left and right inclined spacer bars adjustably positionable along the bas... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932071 | Method for manufacturing ribbed archery bow limb portions and the ribbed archery bow limb portions produced thereby Typically a limb for an archery bow has a butt section or end attachable to a bow riser, a middle or hinge section and an opposing tip section or end. In a preferred embodiment, the present method and limb includes a rib section formed in the middle or hinge portion... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932073 | Power tool work table A work table includes a work surface having two generally parallel bars extending across and above the work surface. Two sleeves are slidably connected to the two generally parallel bars, each sleeve of the two sleeves positioned around each bar of the two generally... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932074 | Tile positioning device for a tile cutting machine A tile positioning device of a tile cutting machine includes a first piece slidably engaged with the gauge and a second piece is pivotably connected to the first piece. The second piece includes two protrusions and a right angle is defined between two surfaces of th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932075 | Blade angle adjustment device for a stone cutter A blade angle adjustment device for a stone cutter includes a framed base having a working table slidably disposed on the base including a vertical cutting groove and a slant cutting groove in upper surface, a tool plate and a support arm respectively secured to a l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932076 | Diamond circular saw blade An enhanced and improved diamond circular saw blade of an invention is disclosed. The invention includes welding and jointing of the periphery of a circular steel blade having an axle bore and a plurality of arc-shaped copper alloy metal-sheets. Each arc-shaped copp... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932077 | Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions and dicing apparatus A semiconductor wafer saw for dicing semiconductor wafers comprises variable lateral indexing capabilities and multiple blades. The wafer saw, because of its variable indexing capabilities, can dice wafers having a plurality of differently sized semiconductor device... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932078 | Bamboo grid for broiler A bamboo grid for a barbecue grill is introduced, which comprises a plurality of natural bamboo strips, a pair of end retainers and a grid mounting set having a metal frame and a pair of grid mounting plates for mounting the grid set. An arch-shaped bamboo grid set ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932079 | Radiant energy source systems, devices, and methods capturing, controlling, or recycling gas flows This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods that increase radiant energy output, such as by using the waste airflow of combusted gas and/or ambient airflow resulting from convection, or by reducing or avoiding cooling effects of such a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932080 | Arrangement of burner and heat exchanger, and air-heating apparatus Arrangement of a burner (2) and a heat exchanger (1), the heat exchanger (1) including a plurality of heat exchange elements (3) interconnected to each other with intermediate gaps, the heat exchanger (1) being arranged with an inl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932081 | Fire surround A fire surround for use with a substantially enclosed gas fire unit (34) comprises an outer fascia (12) securable, in use, to a chimney breast around a flue opening in the chimney breast, the outer fascia having an opening therein for receiving the gas... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932082 | Spacer or actuator for inertial removal of the non-respirable fraction of medicinal aerosols The invention comprises a medicinal inhaler spacer or actuator comprising a chamber having a proximal end closed by a proximal plate, a tangentially aligned inlet on the proximal end of the chamber, a tapered distal end, and an outlet extending through the proximal ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932083 | Housing for an inhaler There is provided a housing for a dispenser suitable for dispensing medicament, particularly for use in the treatment of respiratory disorders. The housing comprises a body; said body including a support for receipt of said aerosol container; a first outlet port con... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932084 | Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient A system including methods and apparatus for treatment of a medical disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea or congestive heart failure. The system involves applying a gain to flow rate of pressurized gas delivered to a patient during inspiratory and/or expiratory ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932085 | Second stage swivel regulator A second stage regulator and a method for using the regulator is provided. The second stage regulator has a unique design to facilitate rotation of the mouthpiece about the regulator. The mouthpiece is able to be configured and reconfigured to adapt to a plurality o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932086 | Support fixture for setting a fractured distal radius A support fixture for setting a fractured distal radius includes a pair of lower support plates extending in opposite directions and a central support bracket movable away from the support plates. The support plates are pivotable relative to one another. To set a fr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932087 | Mouthguards A method to form a mouthguard, said method including the steps of providing a mould (14) to which a mouthguard shell (16) is applied. A sheet member (21) of resilient material is applied to the shell (16) and plastically deformed by apply... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932088 | Suction-fitted mouthguard A mouthguard (10) has a U-shaped base (11) having an upper surface (16) and a lower surface (18). An inner wall (19) extends upwardly from an inner margin of the base upper surface. An outer wall (21) extends upwardly from a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932089 | Remotely controllable system for positioning on a patient an observation/intervention device A remotely controllable system for positioning on a patient an observation and/or intervention device, including a frame to which the device is bound with a number of degrees of freedom; flexible connection means, each of which is arranged between the frame and a po... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932090 | Motion sickness treatment apparatus and method Methods and apparatus are disclosed for treating motion sickness. In a preferred embodiment a method of the invention comprises operating eyewear having shutter lenses to open said shutter lenses at a selected operating frequency ranging from within about 3 Hz to ab... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932091 | Method for surgically restoring coronary blood vessels A method for surgically restoring a coronary artery having an atheroma, to more normal structure by making an arteriotomy incision over the length of the atheroma, extracting plaque, inserting stent into the coronary artery at the incision and closing the coronary a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932092 | Method for cleaning plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber using very high frequency energy A method for cleaning a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber. The method includes introducing a cleaning gas into the plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber, forming a plasma using a very high frequency (VHF) power having a frequency in a ran... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932093 | Methods and apparatus for washing gas turbine engine combustors A method facilitates washing a gas turbine engine combustor. The method comprises coupling a nozzle assembly against the combustor, wherein the nozzle assembly includes an inlet end, a discharge end, a hollow nozzle body extending therebetween, and a centerbody posi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932094 | Slurry tank autocleaner A slurry tank autocleaner for cleaning an empty slurry tank. A first pipe is inserted in the interior of the slurry tank, where the first pipe has an open end located inside the slurry tank. A first nozzle is disposed on the open end of the first pipe. A cover is us... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932095 | Crutch support system A crutch support system including a pair of crutches is disclosed. Each crutch includes a pair of support shafts. Each support shaft includes a plurality of hand grip adjustment holes and a seat support pin received in hand grip adjustment holes in each support shaf... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932096 | Modified crutch with three mode lower leg/foot support The present invention relates to an ordinary crutch modified with a straight support which may be formed from a solid, lightweight tubular member, said support connected at one end to near the bottom portion of the crutch and with a bicycle pedal-like cushion on the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932097 | Acoustic control of the composition and/or volume of fluid in a reservoir The invention provides a device for controlling the composition and/or volume of a fluid within a reservoir. The device includes a reservoir adapted to contain at least one fluid, a means for monitoring a characteristic of the fluid contained in the reservoir, and a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932098 | Apparatus and method for pressure fluctuation insensitive mass flow control A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932099 | Configurable valve-electrical box for underground conduit system to distribute water to landscaping An improved landscape watering system is provided that simplifies the installation and maintenance of multiple underground water control valves, that permits the on-site configuration of valve-electrical boxes, that limits egress of insects and other living creature... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932100 | Flapper type fill tube check valve A flapper valve for push-in snap-lock attachment to a spud to be welded to a fuel tank and attached to a flexible filler tube hose. The flapper has an annular flexible seal overmolded thereon, preferably of elastomeric material. The flapper has a pair of trunnions, ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932101 | Solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply and opening and closing gas supply with a regulation function generally includes a solenoid valve assembly having a housing, a diaphragm assembly, a first and second solenoid valves, a first and second valve bodie... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932102 | Device for regulating the flow rate and/or the pressure of a fluid The present invention relates to a device for regulating the flow rate and/or the pressure of a fluid transferred from a high-pressure reservoir (H) to a reservoir (S). A first valve (1) provided with a control (2) is mounted in a pipe (10, 11, 12 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932103 | Attaching structure for valve device A valve device is detachably attached to a functional component disposed at an upper inside portion of a fuel tank. An attaching device is fixed to the functional component for attaching the valve device inside the fuel tank. The valve device includes a connecting p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932104 | Field configurable shut-off valve A kit of parts for configuring and assembling a shut-off valve in the field has a valve body, a plurality of connection fittings, and a plurality of gaskets. The connection fittings each have a first end with a common configuration adapted to fit into any of three p... | 08/23/2005 |
