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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931742 | Motorized chalk line apparatus Chalk line devices are commonly used in the building and/or construction arts. The motorized chalk line apparatus is particularly useful for automatically reeling in a chalk line wound about a spool that is journaled by a pair of stub axles. A battery powered drive ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931743 | Chalk line with selectively adjustable tip An improved chalk line tip for a chalk-line. The tip having a string attachment portion, having a first end configured to receive a pivot pin therein and extending in a generally arcuately shaped configuration toward a second end, which is also configured to receive... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931744 | Portable brake pad measuring tool A brake pad measuring tool is disclosed and functions to provide a quick visual indicator for determining brake pad wear condition in motor vehicles. The brake pad measuring tool includes a plurality of rigid bars which are attached in a reciprocal and rotatable man... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931745 | Connection device associated with an arm of an articulated three-dimensional measuring appliance The invention relates to a connection device associated with an arm of an articulated three-dimensional measuring appliance, the device comprising a moving assembly and a fixed assembly, together with connection means for providing an electrical link between said tw... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931746 | Method and apparatus for leg length discrepancy measurement An apparatus and method for determining difference in leg height of a standing patient by making a first measurement while the patient stands on a first foot, making a second measurement while the patient stands on a second foot, and determining the vertical distanc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931747 | Tailoring guide system A tailoring guide is used for taking body measurements for garment fitting. The guide comprises an upright portion of a height at least as great as that of an individual of average height and a spread assembly which is adjustable in height relative to the upright po... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931748 | Riser and tubular inspection systems A system for measuring inner diameter of a tubular, e.g., but not limited to, a riser or a pipe, the system including at least one linear distance measuring device movable through a hollow tubular, a main body also movable through said tubular, the at least one line... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931749 | Apparatus and methods for measuring the pin diameter of a crankshaft at the place of grinding An apparatus for checking diametral dimensions of crankpins and main journals in the course of grinding is provided. The apparatus includes a head with a Vee-shaped reference device and an axially movable feeler that contacts the surface of the pin to be checked, an... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931750 | Template for making decorative holes in a piece of paper placed on top of the template A template includes a mouth defined in a side face of the template for receiving therein an auxiliary tool. A combining device is formed on a periphery defining the mouth for combination with the auxiliary tool and patterns are defined through a periphery of the tem... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931751 | Methods and apparatus for securing components for inspection A method enables a component to be secured for inspection. The method comprises providing a tool including a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to a guide rail assembly, fixedly securing the first clamping member to the guide rail assembly, s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931752 | Mechanism for aligning a waveguide type optical member and fiber arrays An aligning mechanism having stage mechanisms, each of which is composed of a first stage capable of moving in the direction in which a fiber array b advances to and retreats from a waveguide type optical member a, a holding section sustaining member 2 for th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931753 | End assembly for tape rule An end assembly for a tape rule is disclosed. This end assembly has a hooking member for attachment to a free end of the tape rule. The hooking member includes a plate section, an elbow section, and an abutment section. The plate section is for longitudinal alignmen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931754 | Freeze-drying apparatus A drying unit for removing solvent from moist material, and a method for drying moist material with the drying unit. The unit comprises at least one drying chamber (23) having at least one stand plate (2) for holding vessels (3), which are fille... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931755 | Dehumidifier as effected by moisture exchange A dehumidifier includes: a housing, a fan axially mounted in the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing, and a moisture-exchange device having a plurality of thin flat air-penetrable ducts radially disposed in the housing and having a dehydrating chamber f... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931756 | Combination dehydrator and condensed water dispenser A portable, atmospheric dehydrator and water condenser for dehydrating fruits and vegetables while producing pure atmospheric condensation from humidity found in the air and purifying the water for dispensing and drinking purposes. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931757 | Method for conditioning fibrous substances The invention relates to a method for conditioning fibrous substances, especially wood fibers that are dried in a dryer. In a substantially closed drying circuit (1) a vapor-gas mixture is guided in said dryer as a circulating gas (referred to as vapors) that... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931758 | Method of controlling moisture of material and apparatus therefore An apparatus for carrying out a method of controlling the moisture of tobacco material comprises a hollow rotating cylinder (6) having an inlet (4) and an outlet (8) for tobacco material, and a feeding device for supplying a moist air flow into ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931759 | Apparatus for sensing dryness degree in exhaust type clothes dryer and control method using same An apparatus for sensing a dryness degree in an exhaust type clothes dryer and a control method using the same, includes an electrode sensor for sensing a clothes drying state based on the humidity of the clothes in the drum, and a thermistor for sensing the tempera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931760 | Dryer control method and apparatus using the same A dryer control method provides for selection among a plurality of dryness levels so that the user may select a desired degree of dryness for any given type of laundry. The method includes steps of selecting one among a plurality of dryness levels; driving a drying ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931761 | Laundry dryer An entrance sealing assembly for a hinged door of a laundry dryer provides a complete sealing of all gaps between the essential components of the entrance sealing assembly. The laundry dryer includes a door frame, the door frame being provided with a door glass; a f... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931762 | Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear An article of footwear with a knit upper and a method of manufacturing the footwear are disclosed. The upper is formed through a knitting process to include a plurality of sections formed of different yarns and knits to provide the sections with different physical p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931763 | Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side and a second foam side. The insole includes a heel region, an arch region, and a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931764 | Footwear sole structure incorporating a cushioning component A cushioning component for an article of footwear is disclosed that includes a fluid-filled chamber and a covering element extending over a portion of the chamber. The chamber is devoid of internal connections, and the fluid within the chamber may be at a pressure t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931765 | Shoe cartridge cushioning system The present invention relates to a shoe sole, in particular for a sports shoe, where the sole includes a cartridge cushioning system that includes a load distribution plate arranged in a heel region of the shoe sole, at least one cushioning element for determining t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931766 | Footwear with a separable foot-receiving portion and sole structure The invention is an article of footwear having a foot-receiving portion and a sole portion that are separable. The foot-receiving portion includes a covering portion that is attached to a periphery of a supporting portion to form a volume for receiving a foot. The f... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931767 | Foot cover A foot cover comprising an elastically stretchable, homogeneous moulding having a foot-insertion opening which seals elastically to the leg above the foot in use. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931768 | Skateboard shoe with sole of varying hardness A skateboard shoe having a sole with four sole pads; each sole pad having differing durometer values: a lateral pad and a toe pad comprised of a low durometer value (Shore A) material, a medial pad comprised of a moderate durometer value (Shore A) material, and a he... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931769 | Snowshoe pivot axle pad A snowshoe has a frame and a pivot axle assembly extending across an opening in the frame for pivotally supporting a boot binding assembly for limited front and rear rotation, a resilient pad is disposed between the pivot axle assembly and the boot binding assembly ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931770 | Front equipment mount for a wheeled vehicle A front equipment mount for attaching a piece of equipment to a front end of a wheeled vehicle having an independent front suspension includes a longitudinal frame and a transverse frame member connected to the longitudinal frame. The longitudinal frame has a forwar... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931771 | Fold-down chute for snow blower A snow blower attachment for a skid steer loader has a tall discharge chute used for loading high vehicles such as trucks. The discharge chute is folded in the center, and has a strut to support it in its working position. The strut is releasable for folding the chu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931772 | Hydraulic shovel work amount detection apparatus, work amount detection method, work amount detection result display apparatus During transfer of a material by a hydraulic excavator, load computing means periodically computes the weight of the material in a bucket of the excavator. Average value computing means computes an average value of weights of the material including a currently compu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931773 | Display medium intended to be installed in a scrollable device The invention relates to a display medium (1) intended to be installed in a scrollable device, the edges of which can be guided laterally inside the scrollable device. The inventive medium includes several adjacent sections (2, 3, 4) which are reversib... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931774 | Smokeless cylinder for muzzle-loading revolver A replacement cylinder that enables the use of modern smokeless gunpowder in a black powder muzzle-loading revolver is provided. The cylinder includes a main cylinder body and a removable cylinder cap. The main cylinder body includes a number of chambers, each of wh... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931775 | Remote control module for a vehicle The invention is a remote control module for controlling the movement of a vehicle, the module for mounting on a rifle. The module includes a housing suitable for use as a forward handgrip for the rifle. A mechanism is included to mount the housing on the rifle in t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931776 | Apparatus for the section-wise autofrettage of gun barrels An apparatus for the section-wise autofrettage of gun barrels (22) by a hydraulic pressure generated inside the barrel. The apparatus (1, 1′, 1″) comprises a mandrel-shaped insert (2, 2′, 2″) inserted into the barrel (22) from the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931777 | Gun rest A gun rest has a first support mounted to a base and a support arm pivotally mounted to the first support. A platform for supporting a firearm barrel is mounted to the support arm. A manually-operable adjustment assembly couples the first support to the support arm ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931778 | Clamp for weapon mount A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-device adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931779 | Mounting device for attaching an auxiliary sight to a firearm A scope mount device for a firearm is featured. The scope is attached to an elongated base member that fits within the reveal of the rear sight for large caliber guns. The scope mounting device design is simple and rugged, thus providing reliability and mounting acc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931780 | Fishing lure recuperator A fishing lure recuperator comprised of a looped piece attached to a connector itself attached to a cord and which is slid down a fishing line in order to grab hold of a stuck fishing lure and pulling it up to the surface. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931781 | Fishing rod A fishing pole has a handle and a rod. The rod is carried by the handle. The rod has a base, an elongated coil spring, a first rod portion and a second rod portion. The elongated coil spring is mounted axially of the rod and adjacent to the base at a proximal end. T... | 08/23/2005 |
