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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6152268 | Rod clamp apparatus A rod clamp device having a rod clamp sleeve with a frusto-conical outer surface and an annular cam with a frusto-conical inner surface and an annular ball guide cage arranged to equalize movement of the bearing balls in circumferentially spaced paths alo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5795119 | Adjustable lock nut An adjustable lock nut comprising a one-piece annular body having an internally threaded axial bore extending between and faces of the body and a circumferential outer face. The body has a narrow annular internal groove that opens intermediate the ends of... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791230 | Rod clamping device for a linear fluid actuator A rod clamp device having a clamp sleeve and a cam member spring biased axially in a direction to actuate the clamp sleeve to a clamp condition, and a clamp release piston that is operable through a mechanical force amplifying mechanism to move the cam me... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5761984 | Braking device for a fluid power actuator A fluid pressure operated braking device for a piston rod. The braking device includes a clamp sleeve and a cam member spring biased axially in a direction to actuate the clamp sleeve to a clamp condition, and a fluid pressure operator that provides a hyd... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5634753 | Adjustable lock nut A lock nut comprising an internally threaded body having an internally threaded bore and one groove opening at the bore and a second groove opening at the outer surface, the grooves are axially spaced apart and configured to divide the body into first and... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5590870 | Universal holding system for a contoured workpiece A universal system for supporting and holding a workpiece having a contoured work holding surface is provided with a spaced array of work holding fixtures mounted on a base. Each fixture includes a work engaging head having a vacuum cup and three work eng... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5544968 | Lockable ball joint apparatus A lockable ball joint apparatus including a ball and a ball receiving cavity and at least one annular clamp ring in the casing extending around the ball. The clamp ring has a spherically concave inner clamping surface engaging the outer surface of the bal... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5540135 | Device for clamping an axially movable rod A device for clamping an axially movable rod comprising a housing having a cylindrical inner wall and end walls that slidably support the rod. A pair of annular rod clamp rings in the housing having inner clamping surfaces for engaging the rod and frusto-... | 07/30/1996 |
