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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6988603 | Disc-packet unit that can be mounted and method for mounting the same A disk-packet unit comprising a pre-tensioned disk packet for mounting on guide elements in a transmission component. The packet comprises at least two adjacent elements that form frictional surfaces, which can be intercoupled in a frictional engagement by means of ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988604 | Friction clutch pack having a motor driven ball ramp operator An electromagnetic clutch especially adapted for use in motor vehicle power trains includes a multiple plate friction clutch pack acted upon (compressed) by a ball ramp operator. The ball ramp operator includes two adjacent plates having opposed pairs of arcuate ram... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988605 | Method and device for operating a clutch A method and device for operating a clutch between an internal combustion engine and at least one driven wheel of a vehicle, a torque being transmitted between the internal combustion engine and the driven wheel by pressing the clutch together via an application for... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988606 | Coin processing machine and method for discriminating coins of varied composition, thickness, and diameter A coin discrimination sensor having an excitation coil and two detector coils arranged to detect eddy currents in a passing coin. The excitation coil is provided a composite waveform formed by adding a low frequency signal (30 KHz) with a high frequency signal (480 ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988607 | Equipment for monitoring the space in front of escalators and moving walkways by high-frequency sensors Sensing equipment for monitoring the space in front of escalators for the control of the drive has sensors arranged in handrail inlet caps of the escalator balustrades. Each sensor consists of a transmitter and a receiver and operates with high-frequency waves. The ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988608 | Drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors A drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors having a plurality of steps and pallets, respectively, is provided. The drive system includes at least one driving chain including links and joints connecting the links. The driving chain has a chain pitch such ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988609 | Work measurement apparatus A work measurement apparatus 1 comprises a base 2 and a conveyor table 3 which is slidably disposed on the base 2 and includes a work receiving opening 6. A guide plate 4 is fixedly disposed on the conveyor table 3. A... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988610 | Conveyor belt inspection system and method Systems and techniques for detecting and reporting conditions of a conveyor belt by receiving image data from at least one camera structured and arranged to capture an image of a portion of a conveyor belt, detecting an object in the portion of the conveyor belt bas... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988611 | Pneumatically actuated beltless conveyor A pneumatically actuated, beltless conveyor assembly includes a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and a transport tray also operatively supported by the housing. A drive system includes a seal-less pneumatic engine which acts to drive the transport tr... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988612 | Device for transferring/holding sheetlike member and its method In a component mounting work area, two electronic circuit boards are placed in a zigzag manner and components are mounted independently on each board. Two sets of working their drive units, board conveying/holding devices recognition cameras and so forth are also ar... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988613 | Composition for IVF A solid, stable composition containing a meiosis activating substance can be prepared by adding a protein or a phosphoglycid in the presence of an atmosphere having a low content of oxygen, for example in vacuo. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988614 | Folded fast food tray A disposable folding food tray having container ports for mounting to a beverage container. The disposable tray is mounted to the beverage container such that the consumer need only hold the bottom portion of the container in one hand in order to support the food tr... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988615 | Appliance shipping package A shipping package for household appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, compact ice makers and air conditioners for movement by clamp lift trucks. The appliance can be mounted on recycled high density polyethylene skids attached to the bottom of the appliance. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988616 | Tool box with a pivotable part A tool box includes a base having two first holes in two sides thereof, a pivotable part received in the base and having two arms on two sides thereof and each arm having a second hole, and a cover having two lugs located between the two sides and the two arms. Each... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988617 | Bottom locking carton A wrap-around carton for carrying a plurality of containers, with each container having an indentation in the bottom with the carton having open ends with means to secure the tops of the containers from falling out of the open ends and a locking tab struck from the ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988618 | Child resistant blister pack dispenser with locking side tabs The child resistant multiple dosage blister pack dispenser includes a main housing bottom component for supporting and securing a blister pack. The bottom component has a first spring lock member for interaction with a second spring lock member located on a top comp... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988619 | Medicinal product package for eradication therapy The object of the present invention is to provide a medicinal product package which is suitable for microbe eradication therapy and with which the patient's compliance is increased and thus the result of therapy is improved. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988620 | Container with an adjustable inside dimension that restricts movement of items within the container A container for packaging items such as semiconductor wafers has a restraining portion with a changeable dimension at an open end that facilitates using conventional loading techniques while also more securely containing the items to avoid undesirable movement of th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988621 | Reduced movement wafer box The semiconductor wafer containment device or wafer box includes a base with a planar floor and a cylindrical wall arising therefrom. A double concentric wall structure includes slots which receive body chip wafer pins which extend into the space formed between the ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988622 | Venturi-driven flotation separator for chili peppers Mechanically harvested chili-pepper plants are sized into chunks and introduced into a water flotation system. Water is added at the top of a flotation vat and, for the most part, is withdrawn at the bottom using a venturi unit. The balance of the water is recovered... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988623 | Beneficiation of sulfide minerals Froth flotation processes, useful for beneficiating base metal mineral values from metal sulfide ore, utilize a collector comprising N-butoxycarbonyl-O-butylthionocarbamate. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988624 | Vibrating screen with a loading pan The vibrating screen has a frame, a screen box, two pairs of springs supporting the screen box over the frame and a driven eccentric shaft mounted under the screen box. The vibrating screen is characterized by a loading pan affixed to the upper end of the screen box... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988625 | Fluid filter with low-cost housing A fuel-water separation filtration system for filtering fuel and for separating water out of the fuel includes a housing assembly, a filter element assembly, and a closing lid. The housing assembly includes a unitary molded housing, a plurality of flow connection fi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988626 | Computer component rack mounting arrangement A rail mounting arrangement for supporting a computer component, such as a server, in a rack includes a pair of support rails and slide rail assemblies supported by the support rail. The support rails are identical and include a pair of mounting regions on either si... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988627 | Storage tray devices and methods of storing and accessing items Storage devices and methods for storing and accessing items that are adapted to support an item in at least two positions, a stored position and an ejected position. In the stored position, an item may be aligned with adjacent items to allow a user to view a perimet... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988628 | Closet storage system A closet storage system including a storage component and an adjustable and lockable engagement member. The engagement member engages the storage component to secure the storage component in position within a closet. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988629 | Hollow plastic article including a view stripe The side wall portion of a plastic article, as a plastic container, is opaque and includes a transparent portion, as a view stripe. The opaque portion limits viewing the inside of the article, whereas the transparent portion permits viewing the inside of the article... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988630 | Storage container A storage container which is opened and closed by horizontally rotating a lid body with regard to the container body, having a rotating torque such that the lid body has a suitable resistance feel when rotating, and at the same time, makes a technical issue of the s... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988631 | Covered dishware A covered food container or serving platter incorporates a cover stand as part of the structure of the container. The cover may be temporarily stored on the stand while the user obtains access to the container. In one embodiment a central support extends from the se... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988632 | Deployable bag for a vacuum box A deployable bag for a container embraces a containment web and a deployment system. In one embodiment, the deployment system embraces an inflatable bladder system that provides a plurality of ribs attached to or integrally part of the web that assist in deploying a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988633 | Blow molded article with retaining feature and method of creating same A blow molded article includes an outer wall and an article retaining feature projecting outwardly therefrom. The article retaining feature includes a distal wall and a side wall connecting the distal wall and the outer wall of the blow molded article. The side wall... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988634 | Cartridge for dispensing pill - or capsule-form medications in desired doses A system for dispensing pill- or capsule-form medications (61) in desired doses (60). The system comprises a dispensing device (35), which includes a cartridge (20, 40) rotatable relative to a housing or frame (10) and provided wit... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988635 | Absorbent sheet products dispenser having interchangeable face plates A napkin dispenser has a container body for holding a stack of napkins, and a pair of interchangeable face plates each connectable to the container body. One of the face plates has a first elongated dispensing opening exposing a bottom region of the napkin stack, fo... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988636 | Food tray with drawer A carrier especially for fast food comprising a tray section secured to the top edge of a frame section. The frame is made preferably of heavy paper to facilitate printing of advertisement thereon. The tray section is a a thermoplastic panel with depressions for rec... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988637 | Apparatus and methods for a customer to produce and dispense automobile appearance care products An apparatus may be used to dispense a plurality of automotive appearance care products. The apparatus may include a plurality of storage containers. Mixing systems may be coupled to the storage containers. The mixing systems may combine raw materials with a carrier... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988638 | Toothpaste dispensing figurine A dispensing figurine formed in the image of at least a portion of a being or some other non-cap object. The dispenser figurine of the present invention preferably includes a body, at least a portion of which has an outward appearance in the form of a portion of a b... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988639 | Bottom draining tank with disposable liner and method The portable tank defines a chamber within which is disposed a liner having a sealing interface with a tank discharge assembly. The features of the sealing interface of the liner with the discharge assembly and this discharge assembly itself virtually eliminate any ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988640 | Drip pan for a liquid containing drum An annular pan for mounting over a drum lid containing a liquid, the drum top having a hole for a pump conduit and an air hole. The annular pan has multiple parallel elongated walls increasing in height from the pump conduit to a portion of the pan containing a drai... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988641 | Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing device, at least one valve that distributes a diluent, a concentrate pump that distributes concentrate, a support structure that supports the foregoing components and exterior cladding attached to the support str... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988642 | Tamper-evident dispenser bottle A dispenser bottle and associated closure has a sifter disposed in the neck thereof, either in the form of castellated vents formed in the interior peripheral edge of the neck or a separate sifter element. A rotatable cap is positioned over the sifter. The cap has h... | 01/24/2006 |
