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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6351045 | Croyogenic rotary transfer coupling for superconducting electromechanical machine A cryogenic rotary transfer coupling for a superconducting electromechanical rotating machine delivers supply flow from a cryogenic cooler to a rotor so as to cool the superconducting coils. The flow is then returned to the cooler and recirculated through... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6264003 | Bearing system including lubricant circulation and cooling apparatus A bearing system includes a lubricant circulation apparatus to provide a continuous supply of a cooled lubricant fluid to a bearing device. The bearing device may be a hydrodynamic sleeve bearing having a bearing housing defining a sump for maintaining lu... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261687 | Oxygen plasma resistant polymer for electrical devices In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a substrate for an electrical device including a coating, wherein the coating comprises an oxygen plasma resistant polymer prepared from a mixture containing a polymerization material and a polycondensat... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6257310 | Method for making heat sink vacuum A method for forming a heat transfer apparatus wherein a conduit construct is formed between first and second construct ends and is disposed in a mold cavity with the first and second ends extending from the cavity, air is removed from the construct, body... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257368 | Rotating shaft assembly A rotating shaft assembly includes a housing that defines a bore that extends from an area exterior to the housing to an area interior to the housing. A shaft is rotatably disposed in the housing about an axis of the bore. The shaft extends through the bo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253640 | Gear reducer with improved housing configuration A gear reducer housing includes rotating assembly supports in a housing shell, and fixturing pads disposed about the periphery of the housing shell. The fixturing supports are formed in the casting blank from which the housing shell is machined. The pads ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237752 | Method and apparatus for detecting a misaligned conveyor A misaligned conveyor belt detection assembly is provided to determine when a conveyor has become misaligned. Specifically, a conveyor belt is placed in contact with a contact apparatus that produces indications, such as heat and/or vibration that, when m... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6223504 | Package with base plate A base plate for a package to inhibit an object's inadvertent displacement when the plate and object are positioned within a shipping container. The plate is composed of a rectangular sheet of paperboard or sheet form material folded at least once, and pr... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224979 | Oxygen plasma resistant polymer for electrical devices In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a substrate for an electrical device including a coating, wherein the coating comprises an oxygen plasma resistant polymer prepared from a mixture containing a polymerization material and a polycondensat... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6218749 | Electric motor having rotor-embedded sensor An electromechanical device comprises a stator and a rotor which is capable of rotating relative to the stator. The rotor has a sensor embedded therein. In a preferred embodiment, the sensor is disposed within a plurality of laminations that are stacked o... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202285 | Electric motor having electrostatic shield arrangement An electromechanical machine includes a stator fixed with respect to a housing structure and a rotor fixed with respect to a driven shaft. The stator includes a magnetically permeable core having a plurality of parallel winding slots containing conductive... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6202507 | Support housing for a shaft-mounted speed reducer A gear reducer housing includes mating front and rear shells, each formed with supports for bearings and rotating assemblies. The supports are located along a centerline of the housing shells and at two offset mirror image locations on either side of the ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6200036 | Take-up frame system and method with force feedback A take-up frame assembly is instrumented with a sensor for detecting tensile or compressive loading on the assembly during adjustment. A visual readout of the loading is provided as feedback to an operator in making system adjustments. The readout may be ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196057 | Integrated multi-element lubrication sensor and lubricant health assessment A multi-element fluid sensor system having a distributed sensor configuration for determining the health state of a fluid. The sensor system includes at least two sensors for collecting data relating to a particular parameter (e.g., pH, temperature, elect... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198186 | Thermally self-protected electric motor An electric motor includes a stator having a plurality of conductive windings radially spaced about a central axis. A rotor is located radially inward up the stator and is rotationally fixed with respect to a shaft along the central axis. The rotor and th... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198050 | Conduit box assembly for large electric motor An improved conduit box assembly for a large electric motor permits placement of busbar units and other such components at various locations therein. The conduit box has a main box in which fixed mounting bases are installed. Preferably, four L-shaped mou... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6177748 | Interleaved laminated core for electromagnetic machine A core configuration for use with an electromagnetic machine including first and second pluralities of laminations, each of the first and second pluralities having different properties and/or operating characteristics, the first and second pluralities int... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177750 | Rotating assembly construction for high speed induction motor A shaft or shafts are connected to a rotor core of a dynamoelectric machine without the need for a central hole in the laminations of the core. The shaft is connected to the core by attaching the shaft to a rotor end plate (or forming the shaft and the en... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177744 | Seal arrangement for an electric motor A technique is provided for sealing a bearing cavity in a rotating machine such as an electric motor. The bearing cavity is defined by annular elements on either side of an antifriction bearing set. Seals are provided on the sides of the bearing cavity an... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6172436 | Seal arrangement for an electric motor A technique is provided for sealing a bearing cavity in a rotating machine such as an electric motor. The bearing cavity is defined by annular elements on either side of an antifriction bearing set. Seals are provided on the sides of the bearing cavity an... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169119 | Metal oxide sols and process for making the same In one embodiment, the present invention relates to metal oxide sols comprising a liquid and a polycondensation product of about 2 to about 5,000 monomers of a partially hydrolyzed chelated metal oxide precursor. In another embodiment, the present inventi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6169353 | Method for manufacturing a rotor having superconducting coils A method and apparatus for manufacturing a rotor for use with a rotating machine is provided that employs a superconducting coil on the rotor. An adhesive is applied to an outer surface of the rotor body, which may include a groove disposed within an oute... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159600 | Oxygen plasma resistant polymer for electrical devices In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a substrate for an electrical device including a coating, wherein the coating comprises an oxygen plasma resistant polymer prepared from a mixture containing a polymerization material and a polycondensat... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157109 | Dynamoelectric machine with ferromagnetic end winding ring A dynamoelectric machine such as a motor or generator has an end winding ring of ferromagnetic material in an area of the end winding portions of the stator and/or rotor winding. The end winding ring improves the overall power density of the motor by redu... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6147619 | Instrumented dead shaft for pulley assemblies and the like An instrumented dead shaft is provided for a rotating machine system, such as a drum pulley. The shaft includes bearing support regions for receiving bearings for supporting a rotating element. The shaft also includes at least one sensor assembly, and pre... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6147423 | Electric motor having improved rotor assembly, and method by which the rotor assembly is made A rotor assembly for an induction motor has cast end rings located at each axial end of a magnetically permeable core. The end rings electrically connect conductor bars extending through conductor channels in the core to provide a squirrel cage arrangemen... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146021 | Method for making a corrosion resistant bearing A corrosion resistant bearing includes a bearing insert and a housing supporting the bearing insert. The bearing insert includes an outer ring, an inner ring and a plurality of rolling bearing elements disposed between the rings. At least one of the beari... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129952 | Stator core resin remover and method A system for removing resin from the stator core of a stator of a motor involves means for removing resin (1) from an inner circumferential surface surrounding the bore of the stator core; (2) from the outer circumferential surface of the stator core; and... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129477 | Composite torque tube for superconducting motor A rotor support for use in superconducting motors including first and second torque tubes secured between first and second rotor shaft ends and a rotor winding supporter wherein each tube consists of a thermally insulating composite conduit having first a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126748 | Stator core resin remover A system for removing resin from the stator core of a stator of a motor involves means for removing resin (1) from an inner circumferential surface surrounding the bore of the stator core; (2) from the outer circumferential surface of the stator core; and... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125717 | Close-connected shaft adapter assembly, jack shaft assembly, and power transmission assembly using same An adapter assembly for rotationally joining a first rotational member to a second rotational member is provided including a first adapter, a first bearing within the first adapter, a second adapter, a second bearing within the second adapter, and a conne... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119825 | Motor brake having improved torque adjustment mechanism A motor brake apparatus includes an improved torque adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism includes an adjusting nut having a outer ring groove aligned with an inner ring groove defined in a receiving bore of the brake housing structure. A snap ri... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6121707 | Electric motor and electric motor stator and method for making same A technique for forming stator coils for an electric motor is disclosed. The technique includes forming D-shaped or generally trapezoidal coils having a closed loop defining a long side and a short side joined by end portions. The coils are installed in a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116089 | Method and apparatus for identifying defects in a rotating machine system A system for detecting defects in a rotating machine system includes a sensor such as an accelerometer coupled to the machine system for detecting vibrations of a rotating element. Output of the accelerometer is transmitted, preferably via a network data ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109333 | Method of manufacturing electric motor housing frame and foam pattern therefor Housing frames for use in electromechanical machines may be advantageously produced using a novel pattern form in a lost foam casting process. The pattern form is made from a cast dissolvable material, and is configured to permit easy modification prior t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107567 | Water-resistant conduit box for large electric motor, mountable in a plurality of orientations A water resistant conduit box has a main box portion with open ends capped by respective cover plates. The main box portion has a perimeter flange structure extending outwardly around the perimeter of one open end. One end plate is removably attached to t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6098472 | Device and method for inspection of electrical laminations A device and method are disclosed for inspecting core laminations of an electrical machine, such as an AC induction motor. The core laminations define inner diameter and outer diameter slots preferably in a predetermined orientation with respect to one an... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098263 | Apparatus and method for blocking shaft of large scale rotatable assembly The rotatable shaft of a large machine is blocked using a plurality of preloaded springs held by a collar member secured to the housing of the machine so as to prevent the roller bearing supporting the non-drive end of the shaft from being damaged during ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6097286 | Steer by wire system with feedback A system provides feedback to an operator of a steer-by-wire system. In steer-by-wire systems, there is no direct mechanical connection between the vehicle steering wheel and the steering gears. The present invention utilizes a sensor to sense torque valu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089758 | Molded polymeric bearing housing and method for making same A molded polymeric bearing housing is formed of a moldable polymer base material in combination with a glass fiber reinforcing component. A foaming agent is added to the base material to create a fine structural foam within interior regions of the housing... | 07/18/2000 |
