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Patent 6106334: Shielded cable connector
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : HAVING OR PROVIDING INDUCTIVE OR CAPACITIVE SHIELD : Having means for electrically connecting shield of shielded cable to connector shield member : Having laterally spaced prongs)
Patent 6106335: Crosstalk correction in electrical connectors
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH CIRCUIT COMPONENT OR COMPRISING CONNECTOR WHICH FULLY ENCLOSES CIRCUIT COMPONENT : Having only two duplicate contacts arranged bilaterally symmetric about longitudinal axis of engagement)
Patent 6106336: Computer system including a co-planar processor connector and thermal spacer
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH : Plural-contact coupling part : For coupling to edge of printed circuit board or to coupling part secured to such edge : Having elongated slot for receiving edge of printed circuit board : Plural slots for electrically interconnecting plural printed circuit boards : Lamp or electron tube socket or base)
Patent 6106337: Card edge connector having means for preventing overstress of contact elements
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH : Plural-contact coupling part : For coupling to edge of printed circuit board or to coupling part secured to such edge : Having elongated slot for receiving edge of printed circuit board : Contacts within slot engage opposite sides of printed circuit board : Separate mutually insulated contacts on opposite longitudinal sides of slot : Three or more such contacts)
Patent 6106338: Cable end receptacle connector having a device preventing excess molten material from flowing into the connector
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH : Plural-contact coupling part : Plural-contact coupling part comprises receptacle or plug : Coupling part comprises receptacle having internal screw-thread-coupling contact)
Patent 6106339: Connection terminal having a retaining portion for receiving a retaining force
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH : Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation : Secured by resiliently biased part latching behind shoulder or into recess : Latching part unitary with metallic connector or contact : Resilient socket contact for surrounding or engaging opposed surfaces of mating plug contact : Divided parallel to longitudinal engagement axis (e.g., formed of two casing halves))
Patent 6106340: Electrical connector with deflectable secondary
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : WITH INSULATION OTHER THAN CONDUCTOR SHEATH : Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation : Secured by superposition of insulating body parts : Latching part unitary with metallic connector or contact)
Patent 6106341: Electronic power distribution module
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS : METALLIC CONNECTOR OR CONTACT HAVING MOVABLE OR RESILIENT SECURING PART : Duplicate receiving means having independently operated securing means for joining plural conductors : Screw-thread operated securing means for each receiving means : For joining three or more conductors : Screw axis intersects axes of conductors joined parallel to one another)
Patent 6106342: Outboard motor
(MARINE PROPULSION : SCREW PROPELLER : With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit (e.g., tilting or steering) : Produced by combustion)
Patent 6106343: Shock absorbing arrangement for marine outboard drive
(MARINE PROPULSION : SCREW PROPELLER : With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit (e.g., tilting or steering) : Having fluid motor to move propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit : Rack and pinion)
Patent 6106344: Exhaust system for watercraft
(MARINE PROPULSION : MEANS FOR ACCOMODATING OR MOVING ENGINE FLUIDS : Means for handling exhaust gas : Tell-tale outlet)
Patent 6106345: Bodyboard
(BUOYS, RAFTS, AND AQUATIC DEVICES : WATER SKIMMING OR WALKING DEVICE : Foot attached)
Patent 6106346: Stabilizing fin for a water planing device
(BUOYS, RAFTS, AND AQUATIC DEVICES : WATER SKIMMING OR WALKING DEVICE : Having stabilizing surface : Spheroid or wheel-like device encircling walker)
Patent 6106347: Guidance pad for surfboard attachment
(BUOYS, RAFTS, AND AQUATIC DEVICES : WATER SKIMMING OR WALKING DEVICE : Having stabilizing surface : Spheroid or wheel-like device encircling walker)
Patent 6106348: Inflatable personal flotation device
(BUOYS, RAFTS, AND AQUATIC DEVICES : WATER RESCUE OR LIFE PROTECTING APPARATUS : Personal flotation device : For torso : With buoyancy means substantially encircling the torso : With hood)
Patent 6106349: Inflatable flotation device
(BUOYS, RAFTS, AND AQUATIC DEVICES : BODY SUPPORTING BUOYANT DEVICE : Convertible use article)
Patent 6106350: Method of insulating stem pins of a cathrode ray tube
(ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE MANUFACTURING : PROCESS : With assembly or disassembly : Generating gas or vapor from reactive compostion containing a reducing agent)
Patent 6106351: Methods of manufacturing microelectronic substrate assemblies for use in planarization processes
(ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE MANUFACTURING : PROCESS : With assembly or disassembly : Display or gas panel making :)
Patent 6106352: Method for fabrication of organic electroluminescent device
(ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE MANUFACTURING : PROCESS : With assembly or disassembly : Display or gas panel making :)
Patent 6106353: Method for manufacturing color cathode ray tube and manufacturing apparatus therefor
(ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE MANUFACTURING : PROCESS : With assembly or disassembly : Including electrode or getter mounting : CRT mask mounting :)
Patent 6106354: Operator-powered model aircraft with realistic simulated engine sounds
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : TETHERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT : Torso)
Patent 6106355: Flying saucer with throwing handle
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : AERODYNAMICALLY SUPPORTED OR RETARDED : Spinning disc (e.g., flying saucer) : And projector)
Patent 6106356: Toy locomotive transformable to a cannon
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : CONVERTIBLE FROM, OR SERVING AS DIVERSE ARTICLE : Including figure toy : Having ballast feature)
Patent 6106357: Deer call
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : OPERATED BY RELATIVELY MOVING FLUID OR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL : Including mouthpiece for blowing or sucking : Vibratory reed sounder : Including distinct means for enabling selection of pitch)
Patent 6106358: Biblical scripture doll
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : FIGURE TOY OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Having sounding means : And internal mechanism to move figure portion : Phonograph, tape, or wire : Including wheel-driven mechanism for moving figure portion or accessory)
Patent 6106359: Toy figure having weapon swinging action
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : FIGURE TOY OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Having mechanism or manipulatable means to move figure or figure portion : Fighting : Self-projecting)
Patent 6106360: Doll
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : FIGURE TOY OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Fabric-covered stuffed figure : Including support or manipulator extrinsic to figure (e.g., marionette))
Patent 6106361: Remotely controlled toy vehicle
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : ROLLING OR TUMBLING (E.G., WHEELED) : Remotely controlled : Including rolling element or sliding or pivoted retainer between rod and hoop or wheel)
Patent 6106362: Toy vehicle having an oscillating body
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: TOYS : ROLLING OR TUMBLING (E.G., WHEELED) : Remotely controlled : By radio signal : Vehicle having flanged wheel)
Patent 6106363: Brassiere with helical underwire
(FOUNDATION GARMENTS : BREAST OR CHEST, E.G., BRASSIERES : With stiffening strips, strands, or stays, e.g., wired : Strand-type fabric with thermoplastic fibers or filaments)
Patent 6106364: Process for torque free outer circumference grinding of a cylindrical journal
(ABRADING : PRECISION DEVICE OR PROCESS - OR WITH CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL : Computer controlled : Cyclic control)
Patent 6106365: Method and apparatus to control mounting pressure of semiconductor crystals
(ABRADING : PRECISION DEVICE OR PROCESS - OR WITH CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL : With indicating : Cyclic control)
Patent 6106366: Lens grinder
(ABRADING : PRECISION DEVICE OR PROCESS - OR WITH CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL : With indicating : And feeding of tool or work holder :)
Patent 6106367: Method and device for analysis of flip chip electrical connections
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : With feeding of tool or work holder)
Patent 6106368: Polishing method for preferentially etching a ferrule and ferrule assembly
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : With feeding of tool or work holder)
Patent 6106369: Polishing system
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : Glass or stone abrading : By blasting)
Patent 6106370: Pipe cleaning and burnishing tool and method
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : Ring, tube, bushing, sleeve, or cylinder abrading : Ball abrading)
Patent 6106371: Effective pad conditioning
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : With tool treating or forming : Deforming)
Patent 6106372: Tungsten electrode sharpener
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : With tool treating or forming : Deforming)
Patent 6106373: Multi-task grinding wheel machine
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : Combined abrading : Deforming)
Patent 6106374: Acoustically agitated delivery
(ABRADING : ABRADING PROCESS : Abradant supplying : Utilizing mounted rigid abrading tool only)
Patent 6106375: Apparatus for processing waste liquid and waste gas in polishing device
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Combined : With nonabrading means : Edging)
Patent 6106376: Bulk metallic glass motor and transformer parts and method of manufacture
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Sandblast : With nonabrading means)
Patent 6106377: Structure of a sand blast gun
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Sandblast : Sandblast nozzle structure : Multiple hopper)
Patent 6106378: Carrier head with a flexible membrane for a chemical mechanical polishing system
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Rotary tool : Rotary disk : Work rotating : Rotary work holder : Planar surface abrading : Having pressure plate : Including work support engaging work at opposite, axial ends; e.g., opposed "centers")
Patent 6106379: Semiconductor wafer carrier with automatic ring extension
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Rotary tool : Rotary disk : Work rotating : Rotary work holder : Planar surface abrading : Having pressure plate : Including work support engaging work at opposite, axial ends; e.g., opposed "centers")
Patent 6106380: Deterministic magnetorheological finishing
(ABRADING : FRAME OR MOUNT : Rotary tool supporter : Rotary disk tool)
Patent 6106381: Grinding device for sharpening the clothing of a carding cylinder
(ABRADING : ATTACHMENT : To textile machine to abrade card : Hand operated)
Patent 6106382: Abrasive product for dressing
(ABRADING : ACCESSORY : Dressing : Internal abrader)
Patent 6106383: Integral air gage for releasable cylindrical tool body
(ABRADING : CARRIER FOR RELATIVELY MOVABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY USABLE TOOLS : For radially movable tools : Including conoid or wedge tool moving member : Flexible flail tools)
Patent 6106384: Semiautomatic pig deboner and deboning process for pig thigh using same
(BUTCHERING : DEBONING : Skinning implement (e.g., hand tool))
Patent 6106385: Vent assembly
(VENTILATION : VEHICLE (E.G., AUTOMOBILE, ETC.) : Means for open window (e.g., deflector, etc.) : Pivoted window : Having plural air passages)
Patent 6106386: Air flow mixing apparatus
(VENTILATION : VEHICLE (E.G., AUTOMOBILE, ETC.) : Having inlet airway : Including unitary inlet and outlet housing)
Patent 6106387: Conditioned and controlled air vestibule for refrigerated warehouse
(VENTILATION : HAVING PROTECTING AIR CURRENT : Including plural, layered currents : Granular crop or corn ears)
Patent 6106388: Belt guide member
(ABRADING : MACHINE : Endless band tool : Belt tracking : Hydraulic driver)
Patent 6106389: Straw walkers having a supplementary separator
(CROP THRESHING OR SEPARATING : SEPARATOR : Straw walker : Multiple cylinders)
Patent 6106390: Dehusking apparatus
(CROP THRESHING OR SEPARATING : FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS : With cylinder and concave (for nongrain products) : With roller)
Patent 6106391: Inclined conveyor for agricultural harvesting machines
(CROP THRESHING OR SEPARATING : FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS : Endless separating conveyer : With roller)
Patent 6106392: Computerized pool cue and controller
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : In a game including a simulated projectile (e.g., bullet, missile, ball, puck, etc.) :)
Patent 6106393: Game machine
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : In a chance application : Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.) : Plural lots (e.g., keno, etc.) : Lot-to-lot combination (e.g., slot machine, etc.) :)
Patent 6106394: Random character selector device
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : In a chance application : Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.) : Plural lots (e.g., keno, etc.) : Lot-to-lot combination (e.g., slot machine, etc.) :)
Patent 6106395: Adaptive gaming behavior based on player profiling
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : Skill level adjustment (e.g., speed change, complexity, etc.) : Lot generator (e.g., card distribution, simulated dice, random number generator, etc.))
Patent 6106396: Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : Access or authorization (e.g., game selection, security, etc.) : Pool amount (e.g., jackpot, etc.))
Patent 6106397: Positioning device
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.) : Audible)
Patent 6106398: Control apparatus
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.) : Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.) : Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.) : Object priority or perspective)
Patent 6106399: Internet audio multi-user roleplaying game
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES : INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.) : With communication link (e.g., television broadcast, etc.) : Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.) : Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.))
Patent 6106400: Support member for supporting ends of elastic members in a damper mechanism
(ROTARY SHAFTS, GUDGEONS, HOUSINGS, AND FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS FOR ROTARY SHAFTS : TORQUE TRANSMITTED VIA FLEXIBLE ELEMENT : Coil spring : Plural : Perpendicular to shaft : Between axially spaced plates : Spring detail : With particular seat :)
Patent 6106401: Fiberglass dasher board system
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES : SURFACE OR ENCLOSURE FOR ATHLETIC OR EXHIBITION EVENT (E.G., ARENA, TRACK, COURT, PLAYING FIELD, ETC.) : For foot-attached gliding vehicle (e.g., ski slide, ice skating surface, etc.))
Patent 6106402: Automatic leveling system
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES : SWING : Motor operated : Coiled type)
Patent 6106403: Portable enclosure for toys and sand
(AMUSEMENT DEVICES : SANDBOX TYPE : For plural occupants)
Patent 6106404: Bowling lane ball return capping
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : BOWLING : Ball)
Patent 6106405: Apparatus for golf ball set-up
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Ball feeding means and tee : Pivotal arm ball feed : Electrical)
Patent 6106406: Golf practice device
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Anchored (e.g., tethered, etc.) projectile : Force or direction indicator associated with projectile moving around a vertical axis : Linear spring indicator)
Patent 6106407: Golf practice and analyzer system
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with swingable implement : With electrical sensor or electrical indicator : Sensor integral with projectile addressing surface : Audible indicator)
Patent 6106408: Golf stance training device
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Body movement or position indicator (e.g., stance aids, etc.) : Swingable implement swing path indicator)
Patent 6106409: Multi-section golf practice mat
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Practice projectile addressing surface (e.g., driving mat, etc.) : Engaged with hips, torso, or waist)
Patent 6106410: Golf club iron head having lift-off sole
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Club or club support : Club set : Particular correlated head characteristic : Plural barriers, horizontally spaced apart)
Patent 6106411: Golf club design and construction
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Club or club support : Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity : Particular correlated head characteristic)
Patent 6106412: Golf club head
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Club or club support : Head and shaft connection : Having longitudinal recess or projection)
Patent 6106413: Tubular body
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Club or club support : Shaft : Including nonmetallic material or vibratory wave modifying feature : Filament (e.g., fiber, etc.) or sheet wrapped about shaft longitudinal axis : Integral with or attachable to swingable implement head)
Patent 6106414: Three-layered solid golf ball structure
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Ball : Particular unitary or layered construction : Containing metal : Diverse layer between spherical core and cover : Nonwound layer)
Patent 6106415: Multi-layer structure solid golf ball
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : GOLF : Ball : Particular unitary or layered construction : Diverse layer between spherical core and cover : Diverse layer between spherical core and cover)
Patent 6106416: Sponge ball game
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : PLAYING FIELD OR COURT GAME; GAME ELEMENT OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR OTHER THAN PROJECTOR OR PROJECTILE, PER SE : Having at least two different types of game elements used in same game : For game using field or court having dividing means thereon for separating opponents (e.g., for tennis, volleyball, table tennis, etc.))
Patent 6106417: Lightweight tennis racket having high frequency
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : PLAYER HELD AND POWERED, NONMECHANICAL PROJECTOR, PER SE, FOR PROJECTING AERIAL PROJECTILE BY STRIKING; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Racket or paddle; accessory therefor (e.g., a tennis racket, tennis racket press, etc.) : Having dimensional characteristic or other parameter specified by a number, numeric variable, or mathematical formula (e.g., location of center of gravity, elastic modulus of a string, weight of racket, etc.) : Plural fiber compositions)
Patent 6106418: Contoured grip for a racquet
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : PLAYER HELD AND POWERED, NONMECHANICAL PROJECTOR, PER SE, FOR PROJECTING AERIAL PROJECTILE BY STRIKING; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Racket or paddle; accessory therefor (e.g., a tennis racket, tennis racket press, etc.) : Handle or grip structure : Having hand or finger conforming contour, through-hole for finger, portion overlying back of hand, projecting hand stop or positioner spaced from butt, wrist strap, or nonstandard transverse cross-section : Hoop or the net, pocket, or support structure therefor)
Patent 6106419: Ball and a method of manufacturing a ball
(GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE : PROJECTILE, PER SE; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Having hollow core or bladder enclosed within cover (e.g., basketball, soccer-ball, tennis ball, etc.) : And having intermediate layer between core and cover or having core or cover composed of plural layers)
Patent 6106420: Continuously variable transmission
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : CONTROL FOR FORWARD AND REVERSE : Cyclical or sequential (e.g., machine controlled, etc.) :)
Patent 6106421: Uncoupled belt pulley
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : RESILIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN PULLEY OR GUIDE-ROLL RIM AND MOUNT : Plural belts in series via countershaft)
Patent 6106422: Power transmission member and material thereof containing carbon fiber, aromatic polyamide fiber and graphite with phenol resin
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : AUXILIARY ENDLESS BAND FOR GUIDING BELT OR HOLDING BELT ENGAGED WITH PULLEY : And severance lines for separable rim sections diametrically opposite each other)
Patent 6106423: Dual tensioner system for balance shaft drive
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : MEANS FOR ADJUSTING BELT TENSION OR FOR SHIFTING BELT, PULLEY OR GUIDE ROLL : Load responsive tension adjuster or shifter : Sensor includes rotatable belt-engaging surface)
Patent 6106424: Hydraulic tension device for a traction mechanism
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : MEANS FOR ADJUSTING BELT TENSION OR FOR SHIFTING BELT, PULLEY OR GUIDE ROLL : Tension adjuster or shifter driven by electrical or fluid motor : Sensor includes rotatable belt-engaging surface)
Patent 6106425: Single assembly phased chain
(ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : POSITIVE DRIVE BELT : Belt formed of rigid links : Including separate locking member for retaining link-connector in laterally aligned openings through adjacent links : Plural links having laterally aligned groove-forming surfaces)
Patent 6106426: Arrangement for a double shaft extruder
(PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT POWER SOURCES : Plural outputs : And electric motor input)
Patent 6106427: Continuously variable transmission
(PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : FLUID DRIVE OR CONTROL OF PLANETARY GEARING : Fluid pump and motor in one of plural paths to or from planetary gearing : Speed responsive control : Pressure controlled)
Patent 6106428: Compact dual mode continually variable transmission
(PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : NONPLANETARY VARIABLE SPEED OR DIRECTION TRANSMISSION COMBINED WITH PLANETARY TRANSMISSION : Nonplanetary transmission is belt or chain gearing : Plural planetary units combined with differential)
Patent 6106429: Thrust washer for a planetary gear assembly
(PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : PLANETARY GEARING OR ELEMENT : Plural planetary units)
Patent 6106430: Rotary vibration damping device for damping rotary vibrations in a drive train
(PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : PLANETARY GEARING OR ELEMENT : Floating or flexible coupling or support : Nonmetallic or resilient)
Patent 6106431: Toroidal type continuously variable transmission
(FRICTION GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS : FRICTION GEAR INCLUDES IDLER ENGAGING FACING CONCAVE SURFACES : Toroidal : Ratio change gearing and nonratio change gearing)
Patent 6106432: Output power control apparatus for internal combustion engine of motor vehicle
(INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL : TRANSMISSION CONTROL : Transmission controlled by engine : Shift from neutral shock control : Change to neutral idles engine)
Patent 6106433: Control system of automotive automatic transmission
(INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL : TRANSMISSION CONTROL : Transmission controlled by engine : Engine (coast) braking : Pressure controlled)
Patent 6106434: Apparatus and method for controlling gearshifts in response to gradient, vehicle speed and busy shift areas or engine brake areas
(INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL : TRANSMISSION CONTROL : Transmission controlled by engine : By acceleration : Electric valve control)
Patent 6106435: Tie-up decision device for automatic transmission, and gearshift control apparatus employing the same
(INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL : TRANSMISSION CONTROL : Transmission controlled by engine : By input manifold pressure or engine fuel control : Servo motor timing : Downshift : Speed responsive control : Electric valve control)
Patent 6106436: Exercise device and method to simulate kayak paddling
(EXERCISE DEVICES : HAVING SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL FEATURE :)
Patent 6106437: Neck therapy exercise apparatus
(EXERCISE DEVICES : FOR HEAD OR NECK : Monitors exercise parameter)
Patent 6106438: Bi-directional torsion spring wrist hand and forearm exerciser
(EXERCISE DEVICES : HAND, WRIST, OR FINGER : Horizontal bar)
Patent 6106439: Combination foot stepper and bench press device
(EXERCISE DEVICES : INVOLVING USER TRANSLATION OR PHYSICAL SIMULATION THEREOF : Grip)
Patent 6106440: Wheelchair exercise system
(EXERCISE DEVICES : INVOLVING USER TRANSLATION OR PHYSICAL SIMULATION THEREOF : Bicylcling : Out of water type)
Patent 6106441: Height adjustable foot anchoring wheel assembly
(EXERCISE DEVICES : INVOLVING USER TRANSLATION OR PHYSICAL SIMULATION THEREOF : Bicylcling : Out of water type)
Patent 6106442: Cross country skiing skate trainer
(EXERCISE DEVICES : INVOLVING USER TRANSLATION OR PHYSICAL SIMULATION THEREOF : Alpine or towed skiing : Rolling)
Patent 6106443: Punching bag
(EXERCISE DEVICES : STRIKING : Handheld jump rope)
Patent 6106444: Exercise device
(EXERCISE DEVICES : USER MANIPULATED FORCE RESISTING APPARATUS, COMPONENT THEREOF, OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR : Utilizing weight resistance : Including stationary support for weight : Body part of user utilized as weight :)
Patent 6106445: Ergonomic, passive exercise chair with passive exercise headrest
(EXERCISE DEVICES : SUPPORT FOR ENTIRE BODY OF USER (E.G., BENCH, SLANT BOARD, ETC.) : User interface element)
Patent 6106446: Automatic tool changing machine
(TOOL CHANGING : INCLUDING MACHINE TOOL OR COMPONENT : Reciprocating tool machine tool (e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.) : Direct tool exchange between tool support and matrix)
Patent 6106447: Press jacket and roll with a press jacket of this kind
(ROLL OR ROLLER : ROLL COVER, PER SE : Cloth or fabric member)
Patent 6106448: Package material processing machine
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : CONTROL MEANS ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATOR STIMULATED BY CONDITION SENSOR : Responsive to work material, the product or means engaging the work material or the product : By use of photocell condition sensor : Responsive to mark or indicia on work :)
Patent 6106449: Vacuum insulated panel and container and method of production
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : CONTAINER MAKING : Rigid container (e.g., box, carton, cap, cup, etc.) : Assembling of distinct members : Liner : Premade liner and premade container : With venting or vacuumizing of container to allow assembly with liner : With indeterminate length work supply)
Patent 6106450: Apparatus and method for set-up of a non-rectangular container from a knocked-down-flat (KDF) precursor
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : CONTAINER MAKING : Rigid container (e.g., box, carton, cap, cup, etc.) : Folding : By plunger : Expandable or contractable plunger or reaction member : Folder driven by stationary cam)
Patent 6106451: Method and apparatus for forming spirally wound rectangular cross-section tubes of thermoplastic cardboard strips
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : TUBE MAKING : Spiral winding : Orbiting work supply reels : During relative rotation between work and severing means about work axis)
Patent 6106452: Machines and methods for making cushioning dunnage products by crumping paper
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : BENDING : Crushing or crumpling : Of longitudinally moving work)
Patent 6106453: Method using punching and scoring tool for production of scored punched parts
(MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB : TOOL OR TOOL SUPPORT : Plural tools or tool supports : Of longitudinally moving work)
Patent 6106454: Medical device for delivering localized radiation
(SURGERY : RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE APPLIED TO BODY FOR THERAPY : Radioactive substance placed within body (e.g., inhaled, implanted, injected, etc.) : Body movement (e.g., head or hand tremor, motility of limb, etc.))
Patent 6106455: Radioactive seed vacuum pickup probe
(SURGERY : RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE APPLIED TO BODY FOR THERAPY : Radioactive substance placed within body (e.g., inhaled, implanted, injected, etc.) : Injectors/holders for seeds or implants (e.g., capsules) : Fluid reservoir shielding (e.g., syringe))
Patent 6106456: Device for examining cavities using an endoscope
(SURGERY : ENDOSCOPE : With chair, table, holder, or other support : Implanted)
Patent 6106457: Compact imaging instrument system
(SURGERY : ENDOSCOPE : Having imaging and illumination means : Distal optical attachment : Plural)
Patent 6106458: Anesthetic laryngoscope with manual controlled oxygen ejection means
(SURGERY : SPECULA : Laryngoscope : With auxiliary channel for fluid transversing : With light intensity control)
Patent 6106459: Method and system for the entry protocol of an emergency medical dispatch system
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING :)
Patent 6106460: Interface for controlling the display of images of diagnostic or therapeutic instruments in interior body regions and related data
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING :)
Patent 6106461: Self diagnostic device for vaginal secretion
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body liquid by means placed against or in body throughout test :)
Patent 6106462: Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Using flexible catheter)
Patent 6106463: Medical imaging device and associated method including flexible display
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Using flexible catheter)
Patent 6106464: Apparatus and method for bone surface-based registration of physical space with tomographic images and for guiding an instrument relative to
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : With therapeutic device : Catheter structure)
Patent 6106465: Ultrasonic method and system for boundary detection of an object of interest in an ultrasound image
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106466: Automated delineation of heart contours from images using reconstruction-based modeling
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106467: Apparatus for ultrasonic diagnosis with variable frame rate
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106468: Ultrasound system employing a unified memory
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106469: Method and apparatus for reducing undesired multiple-echo signal in ultrasound imaging
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106470: Method and appartus for calculating distance between ultrasound images using sum of absolute differences
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106471: Procedure for an examination of objects by the means of ultrasound waves
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Having B-scan and Doppler)
Patent 6106472: Portable ultrasound imaging system
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning : Electronic array scanning : Hand-held unit)
Patent 6106473: Echogenic coatings
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Contrast enhancement : Blood flow studies)
Patent 6106474: Aerogel backed ultrasound transducer
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Structure of transducer or probe assembly : Blood flow studies)
Patent 6106475: Device for use in temporary insertion of a sensor within a patient's body
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Ultrasonic : Structure of transducer or probe assembly : Probe placed in vascular system or body orifice : CW Doppler)
Patent 6106476: Ultra miniature pressure sensor and guide wire using the same and method
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Cardiovascular : Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessel : Testing means inserted in body : Pressure in blood vessel)
Patent 6106477: Chronically implantable blood vessel cuff with sensor
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Cardiovascular : Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessel : Testing means inserted in body : Pressure in blood vessel)
Patent 6106478: Sphygmomanometer utilizing optically detected arterial pulsation displacement
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Cardiovascular : Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessel : Force applied against skin to close blood vessel : Electric signal generated by sensing means responsive to pulse or Korotkoff sounds : Pulse-induced pressure fluctuation in occluder generates electric signal : Tool (e.g., ablation, abrasion, cutting))
Patent 6106479: Breath simulator
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Respiratory : Heart)
Patent 6106480: Device to determine effective pulmonary blood flow
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Respiratory : Heart)
Patent 6106481: Method and apparatus for enhancing patient compliance during inspiration measurements
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Respiratory : Detecting body movement attending breathing : Detecting heart sound)
Patent 6106482: Reflex hammer
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Sensitivity to impact : Locating acupuncture points)
Patent 6106483: Apparatus for obtaining a cytology monolayer
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Sampling nonliquid body material (e.g., bone, muscle tissue, epithelial cells, etc.) : Locating acupuncture points)
Patent 6106484: Reusable automated biopsy needle handle
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Sampling nonliquid body material (e.g., bone, muscle tissue, epithelial cells, etc.) : Cutting : Motorized : Body pierced by tubular cutter or rod-type punch)
Patent 6106485: Guidewire with shaped intermediate portion
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Flexible catheter guide : Indicator)
Patent 6106486: Guide wire
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Flexible catheter guide : Indicator)
Patent 6106487: Exchange accessory for use with a monorail catheter
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Flexible catheter guide : Indicator)
Patent 6106488: Flexural rigidity profile guidewire tip
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Flexible catheter guide : Indicator)
Patent 6106489: Cable particularly for tracheostomy and retrograde-intubation techniques
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Flexible catheter guide : Indicator)
Patent 6106490: Torso exercise and traction machine with vibrational therapy pads
(SURGERY: KINESITHERAPY : KINESITHERAPY : Vibrator : Couch, chair, or body support : Produced by vacuum and compression)
Patent 6106491: Shaking device for treating Parkinson's disease
(SURGERY: KINESITHERAPY : KINESITHERAPY : Device with applicator having specific movement : Reciprocating : Electric drive means : Foot : Hand supported)
Patent 6106492: Universal carpal tunnel wrist splint
(SURGERY: SPLINT, BRACE, OR BANDAGE : ORTHOPEDIC BANDAGE : Splint or brace : Shaped or shapeable : By chemically reactive material (e.g., plaster cast) :)
Patent 6106493: Shoulder stabilizer
(SURGERY: SPLINT, BRACE, OR BANDAGE : ORTHOPEDIC BANDAGE : Splint or brace : Upper extremity : By chemically reactive material (e.g., plaster cast))
Patent 6106494: Self-contained fluid management pump system for surgical procedures
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Material introduced into and removed from body through passage in body inserted means : With aspirating or vacuum removing means : Deformable occluding tube valve)
Patent 6106495: Methods and apparatus for delivering antibiotic powders into the femoral canal for the reduction of orthopaedic sepsis during total hip
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Solid dissolved in liquid)
Patent 6106496: Balloon inflating device
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Having means inflated in body (e.g., inflatable nozzle, dilator, balloon catheter, occluder, etc.) : Including means forcing inflation fluid into inflatable means : Solid loaded into injector through opening in side wall of plunger housing)
Patent 6106497: System and method for preventing an air embolism in a surgical procedure
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Having means for eliminating and/or preventing injection of air into body : On piston type injector or aspirator)
Patent 6106498: Disposable cassette for connection to a liquid drug infusion pump
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Treating material forced into or out of body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., pressure infusion or aspiration, etc.) : Material impelled by pump : Deformable resilient chamber type : Piston impelled by gas or vacuum pressure)
Patent 6106499: Unidirectional blunting apparatus for hypodermic needles
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Body piercer, obturator rod, or stylet axially movable within body entering conduit while latter is disposed in body : Having blunt tip on stiffening element or elongated rod : Means in conduit to produce fluid tight seal between conduit and element only when element is located within conduit and passing through seal means)
Patent 6106500: Hypodermic needle assembly
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Means moved by person to inject or remove fluent material to or from body inserted conduit, holder, or reservoir : Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.) : Having cover or protector for body entering conduit : Portion of body entering conduit stored in material receiving syringe reservoir : And impelling material conduit into body)
Patent 6106501: Injection device
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Means moved by person to inject or remove fluent material to or from body inserted conduit, holder, or reservoir : Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.) : Having means for metering material flow to or from body : Including means for controlling piston stroke length : Septum piercing conduit attached to injector by turning one component relative to another (e.g., thread, bayonet type connector, etc.))
Patent 6106502: IV sets with needleless fittings and valves
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount : Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.))
Patent 6106503: Catheter valve
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount : Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.))
Patent 6106504: Drip chamber for medical fluid delivery system
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount : Drip meter : Specific structure of means connecting body entering conduit to syringe)
Patent 6106505: Triclosan-containing medical devices
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.) : With body soluble, antibactericidal or lubricating materials on conduit : Mounted in material reservoir)
Patent 6106506: Method and apparatus for delivering a colonic lavage
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.) : Nozzle insertable into body orifice : Specific structure for preventing coring of body tissue)
Patent 6106507: Ostomy appliance faceplate with barrier layer, extended covering layer, and unitary protective release sheet and method of making
(SURGERY : MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) : Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom : Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.) : Mounting ring or annulus around body opening : With external collector or support means)
Patent 6106508: Sealable ostomy pouch
(SURGERY : MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) : Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom : Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.) : Mounting ring or annulus around body opening : Bag attached to seal ring : Guard or guide)
Patent 6106509: Closed circuit autologous sequestration reservoir system
(SURGERY : CONTAINER FOR BLOOD OR BODY TREATING MATERIAL, OR MEANS USED THEREWITH (E.G., NEEDLE FOR PIERCING CONTAINER CLOSURE, ETC.) : Bag type : Plural compartments or bags : Pad holding or suspending device)
Patent 6106510: Extruded guide catheter shaft with bump extrusion soft distal segment
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin : Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body : Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.) : Flexible catheter or means (e.g., coupling) used therewith : With reinforcing structure : Providing varying degrees of flexibility along longitudinal axis : Removable plug)
Patent 6106511: Methods and devices for positioning a surgical instrument at a surgical site
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS :)
Patent 6106512: Numeric keypad simulated on touchscreen
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS :)
Patent 6106513: Opthalmological surgery technique with active patient data card
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Light application : Ophthalmic :)
Patent 6106514: Laser method for subsurface cutaneous treatment
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Light application : Dermatological : Cataracts or glaucoma)
Patent 6106515: Expandable laser catheter
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Light application : Applicators : Placed in body : With optical fiber :)
Patent 6106516: Laser-assisted liposuction method and apparatus
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Light application : Applicators : Placed in body : With optical fiber :)
Patent 6106517: Surgical instrument with ultrasound pulse generator
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cyrogenic application : Applicators)
Patent 6106518: Variable geometry tip for a cryosurgical ablation device
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cyrogenic application : With coolant supply : Tip or other cooling concentration means : Mirror)
Patent 6106519: Capacitively coupled electrosurgical trocar
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Tip or other heat concentration means)
Patent 6106520: Endocardial device for producing reversible damage to heart tissue
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Tip or other heat concentration means)
Patent 6106521: Apparatus for thermal treatment of tissue
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Applicators : Coagulation)
Patent 6106522: Systems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elements
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Applicators : Coagulation)
Patent 6106523: Implements with composite coating
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Applicators : Cutting : By needle)
Patent 6106524: Methods and apparatus for therapeutic cauterization of predetermined volumes of biological tissue
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Electrical application : Applicators : coagulation : Bipolar electrodes : With formable electrode)
Patent 6106525: Fully implantable bone expansion device
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Orthopedic instrumentation : External fixation means : Pin connector : Cyclable or incrementable)
Patent 6106526: Member for stabilizing cervical vertebrae
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Orthopedic instrumentation : Internal fixation means : Spinal positioner or stabilizer : Cyclable or incrementable)
Patent 6106527: Vertebral fixing device
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Orthopedic instrumentation : Internal fixation means : Spinal positioner or stabilizer : Cyclable or incrementable)
Patent 6106528: Modular intramedullary fixation system and insertion instrumentation
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Orthopedic instrumentation : Internal fixation means : Intramedullary fixator : Cross-fastened : With forceps or tweezers)
Patent 6106529: Epicondylar axis referencing drill guide
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Orthopedic instrumentation : Means for use in bone reperation : Osteotomy jig or fixture : Knee or knee joint : Having separable and distinct plate elements)
Patent 6106530: Stent delivery device
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : ARTERIAL PROSTHESIS (I.E., BLOOD VESSEL) : Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.) :)
Patent 6106531: Retrieval shuttle
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Means for inserting or removing conduit within body : Means for use in bone reperation)
Patent 6106532: Device for retrieval of defect closure devices
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Means for removing suture, clip, staple or ligature : By severing)
Patent 6106535: Apparatus and method for harvesting a bone-tendon-bone ligament graft
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cutting, puncturing or piercing : Cutter carried on elongated probe-like member : Recriprocating or oscillating cutter : Removable)
Patent 6106536: Surgical Reamer
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cutting, puncturing or piercing : Rotary cutter : Cylindrical)
Patent 6106537: Skin prickers
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cutting, puncturing or piercing : Lancet : Cylindrical)
Patent 6106538: Method for forming an internal coronary bypass
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cutting, puncturing or piercing : Punch : Spring driven or biased into cutting position)
Patent 6106539: Trocar with removable, replaceable tip
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Cutting, puncturing or piercing : Puncturing or piercing : Spring driven or biased into cutting position)
Patent 6106540: Dilator and introducer assembly
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) : Puncturing or piercing)
Patent 6106541: Surgically implantable nasal dilator
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) : Nasal dilator : Nose or throat)
Patent 6106542: Surgical forceps
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Forceps : Head)
Patent 6106543: Medical instrument driving member and end effector connection
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Forceps : Head)
Patent 6106544: Cutaneous harness for sutureless wound closing
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Sutureless closure : Combined with another device)
Patent 6106545: Suture tensioning and fixation device
(SURGERY : INSTRUMENTS : Suture retaining means (e.g., buttons) : Organic material containing)
Patent 6106546: Inducing vasodilation
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Light application : Laser application : For body member)
Patent 6106547: Hot/cold dual-mold skin treatment apparatus
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Thermal applicators : Solar (Natural) light applicator)
Patent 6106548: Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : ARTERIAL PROSTHESIS (I.E., BLOOD VESSEL) : Stent structure : Stent penetrating natural blood vessel)
Patent 6106549: Modular graft assembly
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : ARTERIAL PROSTHESIS (I.E., BLOOD VESSEL) : Including means for graft delivery (e.g., delivery sheath, ties, threads, etc.) : Helically wound)
Patent 6106550: Implantable attaching ring
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : HEART VALVE : Annular member for supporting artificial heart valve : Adjustable)
Patent 6106551: Communication method for implantable medical device
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : CORPOREAL ARTIFICIAL HEART, HEART ASSIST (E.G., IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP, ETC.), CONTROL REGULATOR, OR POWER SUPPLY THEREFOR, OR METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR : Including condition responsive means : Flexible chamber or diaphragm dirrectly compressed by pressurized working fluid)
Patent 6106552: Corneal prosthesis device having anterior and posterior annular skirts
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : EYE PROSTHESIS (E.G., LENS OR CORNEAL IMPLANT, OR ARTIFICIAL EYE, ETC.) : Corneal implant : Lens connected to distinct attachment means : Rotary pump)
Patent 6106553: Intraocular refractive correction lens
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : EYE PROSTHESIS (E.G., LENS OR CORNEAL IMPLANT, OR ARTIFICIAL EYE, ETC.) : Intraocular lens : Multiple lens : In series along visual axis : One lens is natural crystalline lens :)
Patent 6106554: Intraocular lens implants for the prevention of secondary cataracts
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : EYE PROSTHESIS (E.G., LENS OR CORNEAL IMPLANT, OR ARTIFICIAL EYE, ETC.) : Intraocular lens : Material characteristic of lens : Lens has specific coating : One filament)
Patent 6106555: Method for tissue fixation
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS : Implantable)
Patent 6106556: Tendon and ligament repair system
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS : Ligament or tendon : Including an outer sheath : Removable : One filament)
Patent 6106557: Reconstruction system for vertebra
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS : Bone : Spine bone : Having opposed bone-plates which moves relative to one another : One filament)
Patent 6106558: Neuro decompression device
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS : Tissue : Having textured surface : Including natural bone tissue)
Patent 6106559: Socket coupler for a prosthetic limb
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : LEG : Socket holder : Foot covering or support)
Patent 6106560: Hydraulic knee joint
(PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR : LEG : Knee : Brake or latch : Weight or position responsive : Including sleeve around stem member)
Patent 6106561: Simulation gridding method and apparatus including a structured areal gridder adapted for use by a reservoir simulator
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING NONELECTRICAL DEVICE OR SYSTEM : Fluid : Well or reservoir :)
Patent 6106562: Apparatus and methods for predicting physical and chemical properties of materials
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING NONELECTRICAL DEVICE OR SYSTEM : Chemical : Well or reservoir)
Patent 6106563: Method and apparatus for extracting parameters for an electrical structure
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : Chemical)
Patent 6106564: Method and apparatus for realizing a keyboard key function on a remote control
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : Computer or peripheral device : Including logic)
Patent 6106565: System and method for hardware emulation of a digital circuit
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : EMULATION : Software program (i.e., performance prediction))
Patent 6106566: Upgradable electronic module and system using same
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : EMULATION : Compatibility emulation : I/O adapter (e.g., port, controller))
Patent 6106567: Circuit design verification tool and method therefor using maxwell's equations
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Testing or evaluating : Design verification (e.g., wiring line capacitance, fan-out checking, minimum path width) :)
Patent 6106568: Hierarchical scan architecture for design for test applications
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Logical circuit synthesizer : PLA, PLD, FPGA, OR MCM)
Patent 6106569: Method of developing a software system using object oriented technology
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) :)
Patent 6106570: Network computer, and file transfer method applied to network computer
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE UPGRADING OR UPDATING : Including multiple files : Remote)
Patent 6106571: Relocatable instrumentation tags for testing and debugging a computer program
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Testing or debugging : Including analysis of program execution : Using breakpoint)
Patent 6106572: Forward and reverse hierarchical page level debugger
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Testing or debugging : Including instrumentation and profiling : Using breakpoint)
Patent 6106573: Apparatus and method for tracing microprocessor instructions
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Testing or debugging : Monitoring program execution : Tracing :)
Patent 6106574: Computer-implemented object-oriented method for relating objects in a compiler to locations in the source program and to inlined call
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Translation of code : Compiling code : Using program flow graph)
Patent 6106575: Nested parallel language preprocessor for converting parallel language programs into sequential code
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Programming language : Parallel : Syntax based)
Patent 6106576: Adjustable massage bed assembly with handheld control unit having automatic stop safety feature
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : SUPPLIED OR CONTROLLED BY SPACE-TRANSMITTED ELECTROMAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY (E.G., BY RADIO) : Power- or motion-transmitting mechanism)
Patent 6106577: Use of a composition containing a film-forming polymer dispersion and non-melanic pigment for temporarily dyeing human or animal hair
(BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF TEXTILES AND FIBERS : FUGITIVE DYE COMPOSITION, PROCESS OR PRODUCT :)
Patent 6106578: Hair dye compositions and method of thickening the same
(BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF TEXTILES AND FIBERS : DYEING INVOLVING ANIMAL-DERIVED NATURAL FIBER MATERIAL (OTHER THAN SOLELY WOOL OR SILK), E.G., LEATHER, FUR, HAIR, FEATHERS, ETC., COMPOSITION, PROCESS, OR PRODUCT : Hair dyeing : Oxidation dye :)
Patent 6106579: Compositions and methods for dyeing and safe decolorizing of fibers, especially hair, and multi-part kit for repeatedly changing dyed fiber
(BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF TEXTILES AND FIBERS : DYEING INVOLVING ANIMAL-DERIVED NATURAL FIBER MATERIAL (OTHER THAN SOLELY WOOL OR SILK), E.G., LEATHER, FUR, HAIR, FEATHERS, ETC., COMPOSITION, PROCESS, OR PRODUCT : Hair dyeing : With fluid treatment, e.g., bleaching with dyeing, etc. : -S-S- bond disruption, e.g., use of thioglycolates, etc. : Nitrophenylenediamine dye)
Patent 6106580: Black dye mixtures of fiber-reactive azo dyes and use thereof for dyeing hydroxy--and/or carboxamido-containing fiber material
(BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF TEXTILES AND FIBERS : REACTIVE DYE COMPOSITION, PROCESS, OR PRODUCT : Thiosulfato group containing dye : Silica or calcareous substrate, e.g., glass, etc.)
Patent 6106581: Ozone stability of dyed and undyed polyamide-containing material
(BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF TEXTILES AND FIBERS : ORGANIC ADDITIVE FOR DYE COMPOSITION, DYE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ORGANIC ADDITIVE, PROCESS OR PRODUCT; OTHER THAN EMULSIFIER, PH ADJUSTER OR STARCH OR GUM PRINT PASTE THICKENER : Carboxylic acid or salt thereof : Tannins or tannic acid : Acyclic)
Patent 6106582: Apparatus and method for positioning an object at multiple positions within an enclosure
(METAL WORKING : BARRIER LAYER OR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MAKING : Means for opening or separating a pack)
Patent 6106584: Additives for oil compositions
(FUEL AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS : LIQUID FUELS (EXCLUDING FUELS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY MIXTURES OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS) : Containing organic -C(=O)O- compound (e.g., fatty acids, etc.) : The single bonded oxygen is bonded directly to an additional carbon, which carbon may be single bonded to any element but may be multiple bonded only to carbon (i.e., carboxylic acid esters) : Nitrogen attached indirectly to the -C(=O)O- group by nonionic bonding : Mono- di-, or polyester of polycarboxylic acids)
Patent 6106585: Process for making diamond and cubic boron nitride cutting elements
(ABRASIVE TOOL MAKING PROCESS, MATERIAL, OR COMPOSITION : WITH INORGANIC MATERIAL : Metal or metal oxide :)
Patent 6106586: Air filter for clean room
(GAS SEPARATION : WITH MEANS SECURING OR RETAINING SEPARATING MEDIA : Unit or cohesive sheet-like media in flow line or frame : Gasket or sealing means : With additional transversely arranged members)
Patent 6106587: Process for separating tin as well as, if required, copper from scrap melts, in particular, tinplate melts or metallic melts
(SPECIALIZED METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREIN, CONSOLIDATED METAL POWDER COMPOSITIONS, AND LOOSE METAL PARTICULATE MIXTURES : PROCESSES : Producing or treating free metal : At 300 degrees C or greater (e.g., pyrometallurgy, etc.) : Iron(Fe) : Melting Iron(Fe) or treating molten Iron : Injecting gas or nonmetalliferous liquid which gasifies into, onto, or through premelted Iron(Fe) or slag layer thereon : And adding solid agent, slag, or flux to premelted Iron(Fe) or slag layer thereon : Loose elemental Carbon(C), coal, or coke (e.g., carburizing, etc.) : With addition of steam to reformer (e.g., Armco process, etc.))
Patent 6106588: Preparation of metal matrix composites under atmospheric pressure
(SPECIALIZED METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREIN, CONSOLIDATED METAL POWDER COMPOSITIONS, AND LOOSE METAL PARTICULATE MIXTURES : PROCESSES : Producing or treating free metal : At 300 degrees C or greater (e.g., pyrometallurgy, etc.) : Nonferrous : Aluminum(Al) : Treating molten Aluminum(Al) : Adding solid : And solid)
Patent 6106589: Method for treating noble metal complex ions
(SPECIALIZED METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREIN, CONSOLIDATED METAL POWDER COMPOSITIONS, AND LOOSE METAL PARTICULATE MIXTURES : PROCESSES : Producing or treating free metal : Below 300 degrees C : Using nonmetallic material which is liquid under standard conditions (e.g., hydrometallurgy, etc.) : Utilizing organic reducing agent : Noble metal recovered as free metal)
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