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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167003 | ORVR compatible refueling system A refueling system including a nozzle configured to dispense fuel through a fuel path thereof into a vehicle tank. The nozzle includes a vapor path configured such that vapor recovered from the vehicle tank during refueling is passable therethrough. The system furth... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8123205 | Universal locking mechanism for a clamp A manual locking clamp is disclosed. The manual locking clamp includes a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The manual locking clamp also includes a locking lever connected to the handle. The locking lever including a first locking orifice and a seco... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105119 | Flat plunger round barrel test probe A spring probe utilizing a flat plunger and a round barrel having a compression spring positioned within the barrel and a wiper for internal contact between the plunger and the inside of the barrel. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096598 | Auto-release venturi with vacuum switch A material handling system has a vacuum cup assembly engagable with an object and movable to move the object using a pressurized air source, a vacuum cup, a venturi device and a vacuum valve and auto-release valve. The venturi device is in fluid communication with t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070362 | Sliding radial bearing A sliding radial bearing assembly for use on a rotating shaft in machinery where a fluid lubricant passes through the assembly to provide a lubricant film between stationary and rotating parts of the assembly. Any gaseous phase is allowed readily to escape from the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066024 | Emergency shutoff valve for use in a fuel dispensing system An emergency shutoff valve includes a fluid conduit having a frangible area defined therein, a valve member operatively coupled to said conduit upstream of the frangible area, an expansible chamber having the frangible area defined therein, a movable member defining... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8037012 | Software method to select, evaluate, and recommend optimal rod pumping system design used in the extraction of fluids from a downhole well A method to select, evaluate and recommend optimal rod pumping system design for a downhole well. The method includes the steps of selecting at least one downhole rod type as a setup preference, selecting at least one pumping unit type as a setup preference, and sel... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8022595 | Asymmetric composite acoustic wave sensor A composite acoustic wave device provides improved protection from environmental factors while maintaining high electrical characteristics and dynamic range is provided. The device comprises a rigid protector plate having high quality acoustical characteristics and ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020576 | Emergency shutoff valve for use in a fuel dispensing system An emergency shutoff valve is provided that includes a housing defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a fluid flow passage extending therebetween. The valve includes a valve element disposed within the housing and releasably latched in an open position by a latc... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013276 | Precision soldering tweezers with arms having adjustably positional distal ends A pair of soldering tweezers having a first arm having a distal end that is adjustably positionable in a direction parallel to its central longitudinal axis and a second arm having a distal end that is adjustably positionable in a direction perpendicular to its cent... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7940023 | Geometric end effector system A geometric end effector system for use on a robot. The system includes a platform and a frame secured to the platform. At least one base is arranged at a predetermined position on the frame. The system also has an anchor mount secured to the base and a component co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936110 | Lateral excitation of pure shear modes Circularly polarized resonant structures are obtained utilizing piezoelectric resonators made of materials and orientations selected in accordance with the teaching provided herewith. Further provided are radially polarized structures. Furthermore, the utilization o... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919909 | Integrated coupling structures An integrated package provides contactless communication through a coupling mechanism embedded in the package. Package types include Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology, and dual-in-line integrated circuit pressed ceram... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915785 | Reflective and slanted array channelized sensor arrays Reflective and slanted array channelized sensor arrays having a broadband source providing acoustic energy to a reflective or slanted array that reflects a portion of the incident signal to one or more sensing films wherein the response is measured. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891619 | Telescoping clamp assembly A telescoping clamp assembly for a material handling system includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, a clamping device, and a retaining element. The inner shaft has a longitudinal guide portion along an outer surface of the inner shaft. The outer shaft has a bore ad... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886575 | High sensitivity acoustic wave microsensors based on stress effects Acoustic sensing utilizing a bridge structure coupled about a portion of at least two sides of said bridge to a base substrate, wherein said bridge includes a piezoelectric section and has at least one active acoustic region proximate said bridge. A sensing material... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883094 | Offset stacked sealing system The invention is a sealing system that employs a unique array of offset components, including multiple seal rings, to provide an improved seal with enhanced functionality. In the preferred embodiment, a groove contains two canted-coil springs that are located in a s... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845855 | Integral tilting pad bearing There is disclosed a bearing to support a rotating shaft. The bearing includes a cylindrical housing defining a central opening. A plurality of bearing pads integrally coupled to the housing with each bearing pad having a circumferential surface defining a portion o... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878492 | T-slot clamp A T-slot clamp including a base and a bar member pivotally connected to the base. A link pivotally connected to the bar member. A handle pivotally connected to the link, wherein the handle is rotatable about an axis of the handle. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878044 | Sensor, system, and method, for measuring fluid properties using multi-mode quasi-shear-horizontal resonator A system and a method for providing information on two of the three variables, density (ρ), viscosity (η), and elastic modulus (c) of a fluid, such that independent knowledge of one variable allows the remaining two variables to be measured by a single sensor. The... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7862391 | Spring contact assembly A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862239 | Tilting pad thrust bearing A tilting pad thrust bearing is described including a substantially solid flat carrier body, a plurality of bearing pads, and an intermediate component which is disposed in the assembled bearing between the bearing pads and the carrier body, the intermediate compone... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7855564 | Acoustic wave device physical parameter sensor An acoustic wave sensor employs an electromagnetic device (EMD) to transduce and amplify the response of an impedance element to a physical measurand. A measurand is defined as a physical parameter being quantified by measurement. One embodiment uses a magnetic fiel... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7819238 | Heavy duty slide A heavy duty slide for use in a manufacturing environment. The heavy duty slide includes a base and a rail support secured to the base. The heavy duty slide also has an inverted rail arranged on a bottom surface of the rail support. A removable bearing system is arr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806133 | Fluid level controller A controller and method of using same are disclosed. Preferably, the controller includes a pilot cartridge housing supporting an invertible pilot cartridge assembly (“cartridge”). The cartridge preferably includes a cartridge body supporting a number of pneumati... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798546 | Material handling device with level indicator A material handling system includes a support assembly, a cup assembly comprising a cup and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a post extending from the cup, and a mounting collar movably attached to the post and adjustably attached to a support arm... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7712807 | Vacuum cup with relief port and method of moving and releasing an object A method utilizing a vacuum cup for a material handling system including a body portion and a perimeter seal that functions to substantially seal against an object. Engaging the vacuum cup with an object to substantially seal the cup perimeter against the object. Su... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695286 | Semiconductor electromechanical contact A compliant electrical contact assembly for interconnecting a lead or terminal of an integrated circuit having two cantilever beams positioned within a slot in a housing arranged such that a portion of the beams slide along a portion of one another and within the ho... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690406 | Hazardous waste transfer port system and storage container A hazardous material transfer system for the transfer of waste from a containment cell through a transfer port to a storage vessel. A port door in the containment cell is movable between a open and closed positions relative to the transfer port. The port door has a ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686286 | Variable thickness pin clamp A pin clamp for use in a manufacturing line. The clamp including a body and a pin arranged on one end thereof. The clamp having a hook arranged within the pin. A first torque arm is connected to the hook and contacts a spring. A second torque arm contacts the spring... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669840 | Hook clamp unit A hook unit for use with a clamp in a manufacturing environment. The hook unit includes a base and a sliding member arranged therein. A hook extends through the base and sliding member. The hook and sliding member form a barrier for the clamp. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667369 | High sensitivity microsensors based on flexure induced frequency effects Acoustic sensing utilizing a cantilever structure coupled about at least one side of said cantilever to a base substrate, wherein said cantilever includes a piezoelectric section and has at least one acoustic wave device on a portion of the cantilever, wherein a fle... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7633206 | Reflective and slanted array channelized sensor arrays Reflective and slanted array channelized sensor arrays having a broadband source providing acoustic energy to a reflective or slanted array that reflects a portion of the incident signal to one or more sensing films wherein the response is measured. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7611286 | Journal bearing arrangement A tilting pad journal bearing, an annular housing for an array of arcuate bearing pads resiliently mounted by spring means which biases the pads against heads of restraining bosses that limit radial displacement and cause the bearing pads to define a shaft space. Th... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609020 | Geometric end effector system A geometric end effector system for use on a robot. The system includes a platform and a frame secured to the platform. At least one base is arranged at a predetermined position on the frame. The system also has an anchor mount secured to the base and a component co... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7578308 | Emergency shutoff valve for use in a fuel dispensing system An emergency shutoff valve is provided that includes a housing defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a fluid flow passage extending therebetween. The valve includes a valve element disposed within the housing and releasably latched in an open position by a latc... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7569971 | Compensation of resonators for substrate and transducer asymmetry An in-line SAW resonator employs an asymmetric adjustment of the Bragg frequencies of the left outer reflector and right outer reflector where the degree of periodicity shift and the relative direction of the frequency shift are calculated to move the peaks of the a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7540309 | Auto-release vacuum device A vacuum device for a material handling system includes a vacuum device body and a sealing element. The vacuum device body has a vacuum passageway in which a vacuum is generated in response to activation of a pressurized air supply that forces pressurized air throug... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7451789 | Tank car loading control and monitoring system and method A system and method for automatically maximizing the quantity of a fluid which can be placed within a tank car having a maximum product weight based on the lesser of either an industry maximum product weight limit and a maximum calculated product weight at 2% outage... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7437815 | Systems adapted to cooperate with an aperture forming tool and methods Systems and methods are provided wherein a tube insert is at least partially disposed within the end portion of a tube. An alignment fixture can be used to assist in forming an aperture through the wall of the tube at a predetermined location that is aligned with at... | 10/21/2008 |
