| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6609890 |
Impeller assembly for centrifugal pump |
August 26, 2003 |
| An impeller assembly for reducing blockage at the inlet of a centrifugal pump includes an impeller having an inlet side and a bearing hub, wherein the bearing hub extends axially outwardly from the inlet side of the impeller. A conical floating sleeve is mounted on the bearing hub and he |
| 6607196 |
Sealing washer |
August 19, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a device for sealing off a ring-formed opening between the rings in a ball bearing.According to the invention the device is designed like a washer (9) comprising an outer flange (10) and an inwardly protruding waist (11), which ends with a contact surface (12) arra |
| 6605786 |
Electrical switch single sliding/rotary actuator |
August 12, 2003 |
| An electrical switch assembly includes a dome-shaped switching element (100) that closes a switch when the dome center portion (118) is depressed against a terminal (104, 106), wherein an actuator member (36) has a lower portion (44) that extends through a hole (120) in the dome element |
| 6604864 |
Optic fiber connector spring retainer |
August 12, 2003 |
| A retainer (60) at the rear of each passage (14) that holds an optical fiber terminus (30), abuts the rear end (62) of a spring to normally retain the terminus while allowing its removal, with the retainer being rugged, easily manipulated, and of small diameter to allow numerous pass |
| 6597112 |
Photocathode for night vision image intensifier and method of manufacture |
July 22, 2003 |
| A method of manufacturing a photocathode includes forming a seed layer with a single crystal structure on a faceplate; forming a window layer over the seed layer; and forming an active layer over the window layer. The method can also include the step of cleaning the faceplate before the |
| 6590171 |
Hand control for machinery |
July 8, 2003 |
| A machine control (10) for controlling machinery, is disabled unless the hand (H) of a person grasps a handgrip (14) of the control, and thereby increases the capacitance at each of two electrodes (52, 54) lying within the handgrip surface and spaced about the handgrip axis (56). The han |
| 6584959 |
Thick walled convoluted tubing for use in fuel feed and return applications |
July 1, 2003 |
| A convoluted tubing assembly for use in essentially fluid-tight connection with a suitable connector body which includes a multi-layer or single layer tubing having an elongated cylindrical wall having an outer surface and inner surface parallel to the outer surface. The inner surface de |
| 6576904 |
Transition edge detector technology for high performance IR focal plane arrays |
June 10, 2003 |
| A microbolometer comprising a support substrate having an interrogation surface, a film of a temperature sensitive magnetic material is spaced from the interrogation surface a predetermined distance. An interrogation inductor is formed on the support substrate facing the film, and a read |
| 6572367 |
Horizontally oriented combustion apparatus |
June 3, 2003 |
| A combustion chamber for a chiller includes a burner and igniter which are maintained in the horizontal position. The horizontal positioning is implemented by a steel casting, which includes a thick flange portion. The thick flange portion is between the combustion chamber and the outsid |
| 6572273 |
Fiber optic connector with removable alignment sleeve |
June 3, 2003 |
| A fiber optic connector includes a plurality of alignment sleeves (50) that each lies in one of the passages (20) of a connector body (12), with each alignment sleeve being easily replaceable. Each alignment sleeve lies in a mount sleeve (80), with each mount sleeve having a front end wi |
| 6570147 |
Color night vision apparatus |
May 27, 2003 |
| There is disclosed a color night vision device, which employs a separate image intensifier for each primary color. Thus, the apparatus employs an image intensifier for red, an image intensifier for green and an image intensifier for blue. In one embodiment, each image intensifier produce |
| 6568960 |
Dual circuit card connector |
May 27, 2003 |
| A compact electrical connector can receive two different kinds of circuit cards, of the type that are thin and flat and have contact pads on an active face, such as a MICROSIM card and a MMC card. The connector includes a body (52) with an insulative frame (81) and two sets of contac |
| 6566619 |
Rocker switch with centering torsion spring |
May 20, 2003 |
| A rocker switch with a shaft (30) that can be pivoted clockwise or counterclockwise from a neutral position, which reliably returns to the same neutral position without "play", and which is of simple design. A coil spring (25) which extends around the shaft, has front and rear opposi |
| 6564627 |
Determining centrifugal pump suction conditions using non-traditional method |
May 20, 2003 |
| A method for determining the suction pressure of a centrifugal pump including the steps of determining pump torque and pump discharge pressure at at least two different speeds, forming a first order wave curve as a straight line using said pump torque and pump discharge and determining |
| 6563064 |
Fluid flow switch sensing device having a test button |
May 13, 2003 |
| A fluid flow switch sensing device includes a switch, a pivotally disposed bracket assembly which activates the switch to a desired switch function, and a paddle assembly for causing pivotal movement of the bracket assembly in response to fluid flow in a conduit. A button assembly, coope |
| 6560029 |
Video enhanced night vision goggle |
May 6, 2003 |
| A man portable video enhanced night vision goggle comprised of a head mount assembly, an image intensified video camera, and a display. A thermal camera may also be provided and the images from the video camera and the thermal camera may be electronically fused on the display. |
| 6557903 |
Twist lock high pressure quick connector |
May 6, 2003 |
| A quick connector includes a male component in the form of a spool fixedly mounted to a fluid conduit and a female component in the form of a housing having a bore open at one end for receiving the male component therein. A latch is rotatably mountable on the spool and is movable relativ |
| 6556002 |
Wideband instantaneous polarization measurement |
April 29, 2003 |
| Apparatus and methods for measuring the polarization of a received signal. The horizontal and vertical signal components of the incoming signal are coupled to a plurality of channels operating in parallel, each channel having predetermined phase shift values and combining the phase-shift |
| 6554373 |
Motor vehicle hydraulic braking system |
April 29, 2003 |
| The present invention discloses a brake system for automotive vehicles including a vacuum brake power booster which is operable preferably by a solenoid irrespective of the actuation by the driver.In order to sense the actuating speed during actuation introduced at a brake pedal by the d |
| 6552287 |
Electrical switch with snap action dome shaped tripper |
April 22, 2003 |
| An electrical switch includes a snap dome tripper (36) whose center portion (37) snaps down when depressed by a predetermined amount, and a contact plate (44) with blades (50) that move down against terminals (26) to close the switch when the tripper snaps down, and to provide tactile fe |
| 6545630 |
Efficient beam steering for closed loop polarization agile transmitter |
April 8, 2003 |
| A solid state active aperture high power polarization agile transmitter, either single or dual polarization, employing nonreciprocal antenna elements, designed such that it can be used in an Electronic Warfare system that is more efficient and less expensive. Antenna beam steering is |
| 6545380 |
Method for assembling a windscreen wiper drive mechanism and a drive mechanism produced accordin |
April 8, 2003 |
| The invention relates to a windscreen wiper drive mechanism in which an output lever can be fixed on a gear wheel at a predetermined angle, the gear wheel adopting a position at a defined angle. Before assembly, the output shaft should be connected to the output lever in such a way that |
| 6544074 |
Electrical connector for smart card |
April 8, 2003 |
| A smart card connector includes an insulative support (52) with a horizontal card-engaging face (62) and contacts mounted on the support and having contact ends (102) projecting above the face to engage pads on the active face of a smart card. The pad-engaging ends lie within a conta |
| 6544073 |
Connector with fuse |
April 8, 2003 |
| A connector is described, with a receiver (11) at the rear end that receives and terminates to a cable conductor (12), with a contact (15) at the front end, and with an electrical fuse (16) between the receiver and contact. The fuse has front and rear fuse terminals (42, 43). A threaded |
| 6540924 |
Method and a device for treating liquids |
April 1, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a method and a device for treating liquids, such as wastewater. According to the invention the liquid is transported by help of a pump (10) from the lower area of a tank (1) through a vertically directed pipe (3) up to a 180 degree bend (5) located above the water |
| 6540263 |
Rapid-action coupling for hoses or rigid lines in motor vehicles |
April 1, 2003 |
| A rapid-action coupling for hoses or rigid lines with a coupling box, a plug-in nipple and a locking element. The coupling housing has a recess and an opening that extends essentially vertically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the recess. The plug-in nipple and the coupling |
| 6539853 |
Smart card connector with retain and eject means |
April 1, 2003 |
| A press that includes a push rod (12) that can be pushed downward to cut and mold miniature components, has a small size and a minimum number of components, and can be easily and precisely controlled. The push rod has a largely upwardly-facing shoulder (140) that lies in a chamber that c |
| 6539231 |
Mobile radio device having adaptive position transmitting capabilities |
March 25, 2003 |
| An Adaptive Position Transmission Algorithm (APTA) for mobile radio device where position information is required, using any transmission medium such as high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF), Satellite Communications (SATCOM), etc. A mobile radio devi |
| 6538601 |
Hybrid system for position determination by a mobile communications terminal |
March 25, 2003 |
| A mobile unit includes a network receiver, such as a GSM telephone, for communication with a wireless network, and a navigation receiver, such as a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for receiving navigation signals. The navigation receiver includes a vector delay lock loop (VDLL) |
| 6530801 |
Blind mating high density fiber optic connectors |
March 11, 2003 |
| Front and rear optical fiber connectors (12, 14) can be mated and unmated from the front, while the rear connector and the rear portion (54) of the front connector can be removed for cleaning and replacement from the rear. A jackscrew (30) with a handle (32) at the front, extends through |
| 6528125 |
Corrosion resistant powder coated metal tube and process for making the same |
March 4, 2003 |
| A corrosion resistant tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface. A zinc layer is electrostatically bonded to the outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of powdered zinc, powdered zinc nickel alloys, powdered zinc cobalt alloys, and powdered |
| 6526642 |
Method for clamping a pipe with a hose or a pipe with the aid of a compression sleeve |
March 4, 2003 |
| The invention proposes a method for clamping a pipe with a hose or a pipe with the aid of a compression sleeve, in which the influence of dimensional tolerances of the components on the quality of the compressed connection is significantly reduced. In the method according to the inve |
| 6525610 |
Dual plane microstrip power amplifier |
February 25, 2003 |
| A high power microwave amplifier implementation comprised of a conductive substrate defining first and second parallel planar surfaces and an edge surface extending substantially perpendicular to said planar surfaces. Output transistors are physically mounted adjacent to said edge surfac |
| 6522176 |
Low spurious direct digital synthesizer |
February 18, 2003 |
| A direct digital synthesizer for generating an output signal within a frequency band. The direct digital synthesizer comprises an input section for receiving a phase differential value and generating a phase angle value. A phase-amplitude converter generates an amplitude value in res |
| 6520808 |
Anti-crosstalk connector |
February 18, 2003 |
| A connector with at least two pairs of contacts is provided, wherein crosstalk between first and third contacts, which are separated by a second contact, is reduced by a lateral extension of the third contact. The lateral extension includes a suppressing section extending parallel an |
| 6520546 |
Quick connector release tool |
February 18, 2003 |
| A release tool for a quick connector with a radially displaceable retainer has a pair of arms extending from a collar which are normally disposed on axially extending surfaces of the housing of the female component of the quick connector when the release tool is mounted on the housing. A |
| 6519101 |
Precisely adjustable optical device having vibration and temperature stability |
February 11, 2003 |
| An adjustable optical device including an optical element, a housing having an adjusting post fixed thereto, the optical element mounted to the housing, the housing adjusting post having a plane of movement, and an adjustment mechanism, the housing flexibly connected to the adjustment |
| 6518927 |
PC card for electronic devices |
February 11, 2003 |
| A PC card for insertion into a slot of a portable computer or other electronic device, has an antenna that allows the electronic device to send and receive data through radio waves. The antenna is moveable from a stowed position wherein most of the antenna lies in the PC card housing, |
| 6511341 |
Break-away device |
January 28, 2003 |
| A break-away apparatus for electrical and optical connectors (12) includes front and rear fittings (30, 32) with peripheries that have pairs of aligned fastener-receiving holes, and a plurality of fasteners (100) that each lies in a pair of holes and holds the peripheries of the fittings |
| 6508672 |
Joints for filter connector |
January 21, 2003 |
| A filter connector (10) that includes a grounded shell (12) with an axis (14), a plurality of contacts (20) extending parallel to the axis, and a pi filter coupled to the contacts, the pi filter including a pair of planar capacitors (40, 42) with holes (50, 66) through which the contacts |
| 6508269 |
Quick connector with one-way check valve |
January 21, 2003 |
| A quick connector with a one-way flow valve includes a bearing cage mounted in a bore of a female component housing and supporting a tip end of a conduit lockingly held in the housing by a retainer. A projection extends from one end of the bearing cage and spaces a flow ball movably moun |
| 6501036 |
Sealed board-mounted electrical switch |
December 31, 2002 |
| An electrical switch mounted on a circuit board and providing tactile feedback includes a domed tripper (18) and an elastomeric actuator (16) with a rod having an upper operating end (78) that can be depressed to snap down the tripper and close the switch. The actuator has a lower se |
| 6499179 |
Wiper arm for a window cleaning system |
December 31, 2002 |
| The invention is wiper arm for a device for the cleaning of a windshield on a vehicle with a retaining element attached to a drive shaft to which a wiper arm part is articulated such that it can be tilted onto and away from the windshield and which is pressed down in the direction of the |
| 6495783 |
Push actuated electrical switch |
December 17, 2002 |
| A miniature electrical switch is closed when a pusher (44) is pushed forwardly (F) to snap down a snap dome tripping member(36) and push a contact blade (50) against a contact part (28). Forward sliding of the actuator is converted into downward movement of the snap dome, by a rigid |
| 6494745 |
PC card that receives and guides chip card |
December 17, 2002 |
| A PC card of standard width and thickness (e.g. 54 mm and 5 mm) is constructed to receive a chip card of smaller width and thickness (e.g. 18 mm and 0.8 mm) so the PC card can used to connect contact pads of the chip card to an electronic device such as laptop computer into which the PC |
| 6492937 |
High precision range measurement technique |
December 10, 2002 |
| Electronic Warfare (EW) systems aboard aircrafts are used to protect them from guided missile by denying threat radar systems the ability to track the aircrafts. In a typical operation, a threat radar system transmits RF signals aimed at the target aircraft. The surface of the target ref |
| 6491529 |
Molded and plated electrical interface component |
December 10, 2002 |
| An electrical component includes an initial structure (40) molded of an insulative first material and having a plurality of regions (81, 82, 83) that each forms a passage (42), with the regions being largely separated to leave gaps (90, 92, 94) between them, but with the regions joined b |
| 6487903 |
Method and system for determining pump cavitation and estimating degradation in mechanical seals |
December 3, 2002 |
| A method and system for determining pump cavitation is disclosed. In accordance with the principle of the invention, changes in dynamic fluid pressure within a pump are monitored and compared to a determined cavitation alarm pressure. The determined cavitation pressure is determined |
| 6486831 |
Methods and apparatus for estimating accuracy of measurement signals |
November 26, 2002 |
| Range measurements useful for determining a device's position are screened to eliminate unacceptable measurements. A two-stage range measurement screening technique involves a coarse screening stage that includes comparing the range measurement to an estimated expected range and a fine |
| 6486592 |
Integral night vision tube contact assembly and method of making |
November 26, 2002 |
| A universal contact assembly for an image intensifier tube wherein the pin socket and flat are both parts of an integrally formed unit. The pin socket has a through hole for accepting a wire lead to be soldered. A method of making a universal contact assembly wherein the pin socket shell |
