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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931984 | Feature disablement controlled brewer A beverage brewer (10) with a controller (14) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a preselected quantity of brew by mixing the brew ingredient (1... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931985 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel that combines the functions of a grill and an oven. The vessel includes a cooking chamber having an upwardly arched ceiling comprised of fire brick. A cooking surface is located within the cooking chamber. A pull-out mechanism is attached to the coo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931986 | Strapping machine automatically adjusting the strap tension A strapping machine automatically adjusting the strap tension includes a sensor to interact with two sense members fixed on a subordinate wheel of an advance and retreat device, which consists of a main wheel and the subordinate wheel. The sensor and the sense membe... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931987 | Vertically retractable door system for a stamping press A vertically retractable door system for a stamping press includes a pair of vertical mounting plates having generally vertical opposing door guide channels with inwardly curved lower portions. A door with windows extends between the plates and includes support bloc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931988 | Rotary head pad printer A rotary head pad printer includes a frame, a head mounted to the frame for rotational movement on the frame so as to define a plane and at least one pad assembly mounted to the head. The pad assembly reciprocates between an extended position and a retracted positio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931989 | Print characters selector of printing endless band in printer and printer of printing endless bands A device for selecting print characters of endless printing bands in a printer that, when restricting the rotation of endless printing bands for preventing fouling of display characters, can avoid excessive rotational force from acting on the endless printing bands ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931990 | Stamper A stamper with a metal plate positioned between a platen and a stamp die is disclosed. The metal plate results in an improved imprint by providing better support to the stamp die. The stamper further comprises a removable ink pad and a rotatably reversible platen wi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931991 | System for and method of manufacturing gravure printing plates A method of operating a laser drilling system to manufacture gravure printing plates without etching or the use of hazardous chemicals includes activating a laser drilling system, including a picosecond laser, light valves, and a mechanism adapted to rotate a gravur... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931992 | Combined ablation and exposure system and method An exposure system is provided that surrounds a photopolymer on a rotating cylinder ablation system. The exposure system linearly follows the ablation source and operates to expose the ablated (masked) plate with high intensity illumination from all sides so as to c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931993 | System and method for a flameless tracer / marker for ammunition housing multiple projectiles utilizing chemlucent chemicals Small, medium and large caliber ammunition housing multiple projectiles are traced by means of a tracing/marking system utilizing chemlucent chemicals. The tracing/marking system also provides target marking when using small, medium and large caliber ammunition. Mul... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931994 | Tandem warhead A tandem warhead for destroying a target, the tandem warhead including a kinetic energy rod section with a plurality of lengthy individual projectiles, a blast fragmentation section deployable proximate the target, and a guidance subsystem for deploying the projecti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931995 | Train maintenance automating system An automation system for train maintenance that performs operations related to train maintenance without human intervention is provided. The automation system for train maintenance comprises a refuse reservoir (10), a sewage tank (20), a water tank ( | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931996 | Conveyance system A pair of rail members have upward wheel supporting surfaces and inward roller guide surfaces, respectively. A fixed path includes linear path portions and a branching-and-joining path portion. Linear-side guide members extending along the linear path portions and a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931997 | Drive unit for a motor vehicle with curved teeth coupling Angular and axial offsets between the motor vehicle rotor (3) and transmission pinion (6) are intended to be compensated by a coupling which can be mounted in an easy manner. According to the invention, a curved teeth coupling (9) is mounted bet... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931998 | Table and mounting combination A table and mounting combination includes an apparatus for removably mounting a tray on a railing that has an upper railing, a lower railing and a plurality of vertical members extending between the upper and lower railings. The apparatus includes a panel having an ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931999 | Table with integral receiving members A pivotable folding utility table includes a table top having a pair of support pedestals pivotally attached thereto. A first pivotal support brace including a distal end and a proximal end attached to the first support pedestal. A second pivotal support brace inclu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932000 | System for feeding combustion air in a soda recovery boiler A method and a system for feeding combustion air of a soda recovery boiler to a furnace. The air is fed to the boiler furnace as primary air jets and auxiliary airjets, which are substantially shorter than the primary air jets. At least one primary airjet is placed ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932001 | Refuse burning container A container for burning refuse including yard waste, household waste and the like. The container has a cylindrical portion that defines a burning chamber. The cylindrical portion includes a plurality of ventilation apertures and inwardly protruding flanges. The cont... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932002 | System and method of processing solid waste A system and associated method of processing solid waste via a waste gasification process results in usable by-products. The method utilizes a rotary kiln heated to a temperature of at least 800° F. and a reduction chamber, heated to a temperature of at least 1800Â... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932003 | Mobile furnace and method of facilitating removal of material from workpieces A method for removing foreign material such as paints and coatings from workpieces using a mobile furnace. The workpieces are flash heated so that only the surface is heated to remove the coatings without heating the core of the workpieces. Deformation of the workpi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932004 | Hose constraint for planter apparatus An apparatus for use with an agricultural assembly including at least one rigid support member and a plurality of power cables that traverse along trajectories generally aligned with a cable trajectory adjacent a mounting segment on a mounting side of the support me... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932005 | Frame movement command devices for embroidery machine In a frame movement command device for an embroidery machine, which device can control the movement of an embroidery frame based upon signals that are outputted from a frame drive means when a frame movement command switch is operated, the frame movement command swi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932006 | Anchoring and design placement device for home embroidery machines A device for fixing the position of home embroidery machine hoops to facilitate placement of a design on the fabric or garment to be embroidered. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932007 | Variable pattern making jig for a quilting machine A pattern making jig for a quilting machine of the type having a sewing machine moveably mounted on a table includes a pair of jig rails securable to the table and a jig body selectively moveable along the jig rails. A stationary gear is fixedly connected to the jig... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932008 | Quilting table for a sewing machine A quilting table (20) includes a frame (22) having box channel rails (50, 52), a first carriage (212), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension (30) of the frame (22), having wheels (224) engaged with the box cha... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932009 | Thread tension adjustment device of multi-needle sewing machine A thread tension adjustment device of multi-needle sewing machine including: a fixing rack fixed on a housing of the sewing machine; multiple frame bodies side by side fixed on the fixing rack; multiple thread tension adjustment units mounted on the frame bodies, ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932010 | Sailboat with offset boom A sailboat comprising a hull with a mast has a rotatable strut that supports a continuous boom and holds the boom far enough away from the mast to allow clear air flow over the sail on either tack. The support for the boom at the end of the strut is tubular to allow... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932011 | Rear grip apparatus for a personal watercraft A two-piece rear grip apparatus 22 for a personal watercraft includes a body member 23 having either a U-shaped or an H-shaped cross-sectional shape. The body member includes a recessed portion 28, which opens upwardly. The apparatus also includ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932012 | Multi-hull surface vessel with drag reduction on lateral hulls A marine surface vessel having a main hull and at least two lateral hulls disposed respectively on opposite sides of the main hull. The vessel includes an engine disposed in the main hull producing exhaust gas and cooling air, microbubble injectors disposed in subsu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932013 | Maneuvering of submerged waterjet propelled sea craft The stern hull portion of a sea craft through which main exit flow channels extend to projecting jet propulsion nozzles, is provided with facilities for controlled maneuvering of the sea craft, including steering, stopping, negative thrust backing and docking withou... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932014 | Mooring pad for watercraft A mooring pad for watercraft that provides a protective shoreline pad to support and protect the hull of a watercraft. The mooring pad comprises a waterproof pad having a density greater than water. At least one flotation member is connected to the pad side edge. | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932015 | Mooring arrangement Arrangement for mooring, loading and unloading of a vessel, comprising: a stationary inner tower with a lower end fixedly anchored to the seabed, from where the inner tower extends upwards through the sea to an upper end over the sea level, which inner tower at leve... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932016 | Vortex-assisted pressure control at inlet of underwater launch system A vortex-assisted pressure control system is provided for controlling fluid flow into an inlet formed in a vehicle where such fluid flow into the inlet occurs during vehicle movement. Vortex generator(s) is (are) positioned forward of the inlet with respect to forwa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932017 | Control system for positioning of marine seismic streamers A method of controlling a streamer positioning device (18) configured to be attached to a marine seismic streamer (12) and towed by seismic survey vessel (10) and having a wing and a wing motor for changing the orientation of the wing. The metho... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932018 | Manual hydrofoil and spar truss assembly for wind powered watercraft A simple, lightweight, manually-controlled device for stabilizing and increasing the performance of small, sail-assisted watercraft, containing a single moving part and comprising a curved spar or iako (1) joining a main hull and a single outrigger hull or am... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932019 | Gunwale clamp, attachments, and support structures An apparatus of mounting items to a gunwale of a boat is provided. The apparatus includes a clamp comprised of at least two clamp parts. Each clamp part include a nose part and a shoulder portion. A fastener may extend through each nose part. The nose part of a firs... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932020 | Boat boarding device A boat boarding device for use in combination with the side or transom of a boat, the device hingedly connects with the boat, can be pivoted downwardly into the water, adjusted by an adjustment device for maintaining its horizontal stability, and in addition, floata... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932021 | Dock swivel step A dock swivel step is attached to a dock pole by clamps. The swivel step has vertical outer and inner tubes. The vertical tube is clamped to the dock pole. An inner L shaped tube slides inside the outer tube. Attached to the horizontal part of the inner tube is an o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932022 | Save a ski A visual device placed on a water ski that enables easy detection of the ski in various water and weather conditions. A reflective red flag attaches to a flexible spring that is attached to a rotator. A second spring attached to the rotator is connected to a counter... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932023 | Collapsible shade for feeder assembly A feeder assembly has a collapsible shade to selectively shield a feed container. The shade is operable from an extended position to a collapsed position and positioned such that, when extended, the shade substantially covers the feed container thereby limiting the ... | 08/23/2005 |
