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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182646 | Substrate and rubber composition and method of making the composition This invention provides a product comprised of a substrate with a rubber composition attached to the substrate by at least one interlayer of a polysilsesquioxane composition having phosphate cross-linkages. The at least one polysilsesquioxane layer having phosphate ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177929 | Method of making an embossed metal gasket A metal gasket formed from a suitable iron-nickel chromium alloy includes at least one embossment that exhibits essentially full functional recovery at temperatures exceeding 1000° F. and including in the range of 1100° F. to 1600° F. or more and which is made fr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174381 | Mobile energy management system According to an aspect of the disclosure, an energy management apparatus for a mobile energy management system and method includes detecting an availability of at least one network device at a site, displaying a proximity control selector within a graphical user int... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166955 | Fuel vapor separator with evaporative emissions chamber and marine fuel system and engine therewith A unitized fuel vapor separator and evaporative emission device; marine fuel system, and marine engine therewith are provided. The device includes a fuel vapor separator and evaporative emissions chamber having a common wall separating the fuel vapor separator from ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164241 | Extension-type spark plug An extension-type spark plug includes an upper terminal stud and a lower terminal stud axially spaced from one another in electrical communication with one another. An upper tubular insulator having a through cavity surrounds at least a portion of the upper terminal... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157156 | Powder metal friction stir welding tool and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacturing a friction stir tool that has an axis of rotation and a welding tip that is made of powdered metal material. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157063 | Noise attenuating friction assembly A brake pad assembly (10) comprising a molded material (26) affixed to a backing plate (12) having opposed faces (14, 16), one or more non-circular extrusion openings (24, 38) through its thickness, and tab-like extensions (22 | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152380 | Sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction A sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction therefor includes a woven inner portion bonded to an injection molded elastic outer portion. The inner portion includes a first yarn of lubricious yarn material and a second yarn of material that is different than... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151781 | Flexible ignitor assembly for air/fuel mixture and method of construction thereof An ignitor assembly constructed in accordance with one aspect of the invention has an upper inductor subassembly coupled to a lower firing end subassembly for relative pivot movement between the subassemblies. The upper inductor subassembly includes a tubular housin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151433 | Method of making disc brake pads The subject invention provides for disc brake pads and a method of designing disc brake pads. The brake pads include a backing plate and a friction pad having a center section, an outer edge, an inner edge and a friction surface. The method includes the step of deve... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141824 | Method and device for piloting an aircraft about a piloting axis The flight-control device (1) makes it possible, by offsetting part of a flight command according to a particular flight path, to obtain the same control as is obtained with usual flight control, but without flexible excitation that generates discomfort in th... | 03/27/2012 |
| D654384 | Surveying stake cap | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109660 | Globe deployable LED light assembly An L.E.D. light emitting assembly (20) includes a heat sink (50) defined by independent elongated sections (52) upwardly from a base (26) in parallel relationship. L.E.D.s (72) are disposed on a mounting surface (60) and fin... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100048 | Pinless piston and connecting rod assembly A piston extends along a central axis with an upper crown and a boss depending from the crown. The boss has opposite sides extending along opposite sides of the central axis to a free end and an annular pocket extending laterally into at least one of the sides. The ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093456 | Transgenic cover plants containing hemicellulase and cellulase which degrade lignin and cellulose to fermentable sugars The present invention provides transgenic cover crop plants which after harvest degrade the hemicellulose and cellulose therein to fermentable sugars which can further be fermented to ethanol or other products. In particular, the transgenic plants comprise cellulase... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079136 | Method for forming layered heating element for glow plug A monolithic, multi-layer heating element forms the high temperature tip of a glow plug assembly. The heating element includes a conductive core which is surrounded by an insulator layer, which in turn supports a resistive layer. An optional conductive jacket can su... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8057644 | Process and apparatus for plating articles A process and apparatus utilizing at least one conformable anode (40) in a plating process to apply a plating to an article (10). A wire or other material suitable for an anode is shaped to conform to the approximate shape of a region of the article to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044561 | Ceramic electrode, ignition device therewith and methods of construction thereof A spark plug, a center electrode therefore and method of construction is provided. The spark plug has a generally annular ceramic insulator extending between a terminal end and a nose end. A conductive shell surrounds at least a portion of the ceramic insulator and ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042272 | Method of aligning a thrust bearing A thrust bearing assembly includes an upper thrust bearing and a lower thrust bearing for an engine assembly of a vehicle and which, are preferably, identically configured. The thrust bearings each include an arcuate bearing shell with a concave inner surface and a ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037569 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking member A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation tow... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029714 | Radial seal and method of making A method of manufacturing a radial shaft seal assembly. The method includes the step of stretching an inner diameter of a ring-shaped polytetrafluoroethylene seal radially outward from an axis with a mandrel to a first stretched condition on a mold core element. The... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029521 | Anastomosis apparatus and methods of deployment and manufacture A method and apparatus for making an anastomosis between a tubular duct and a vessel has an annulus having a longitudinal axis, a first set of fingers and a second set of fingers. The first set of fingers extend axially from the annulus in one direction and the seco... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026654 | Ignition device having an induction welded and laser weld reinforced firing tip and method of construction An ignition device for an internal combustion engine and method of construction therefore includes a housing with an insulator secured therein. A center electrode is mounted within the insulator. A ground electrode extends from the housing with a portion of the grou... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645883 | Piston lower crown | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021051 | Sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction A sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction therefore has an inner portion constructed from a plurality of yarns to provide a journal bearing surface for receipt of a journal for relative movement therein and an elastic outer portion injection molded at lea... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020530 | Piston and internal combustion engine therewith and method of constructing the piston A piston and internal combustion engine therewith constructed in accordance with the present invention has a piston body with an upper crown having a substantially cylindrical outer surface depending from a top surface along a central axis. At least one annular ring... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013502 | Small-diameter spark plug with resistive seal A spark plug (10) includes an intermediate connecting pin (54) disposed in the central passage (28) of an the insulator body (12). The connecting pin (54) seats in an intermediate taper section (72) within the central passag... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011926 | Polymeric dental implant assembly A dental implant assembly (20) including an anchor (26, 126, 226) and a support ring (52, 152, 252) disposed about the anchor (26, 126, 226) and with a ring top end (54, 154, 254) engaging the bottom of the tooth-replicating device... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003888 | Electrical junction assembly for wiring harness An electrical junction assembly for a wiring harness (10) couples one or more branch wires (18) to a main trunk line (12). The junction assembly includes a housing (16) having an internal cavity into which is received first (34) an... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997127 | Electric fuel pump testing method and apparatus A system and method for testing the operation of fuel pump is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pressure measurement portion, a flow measurement portion, an electrical diagnostic portion, and a fault simulation portion, where a user can simulate a number of potent... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996952 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking catch A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation tow... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993758 | Slide bearing composite material The invention relates to a slide bearing composite material which comprises a support layer from a copper alloy and a bearing coating applied to said support layer. The copper alloy may comprise 0.5 to 5% by weight of nickel, 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of silicon, ≦0.1... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992249 | Wiper arm assembly having locking arms A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992248 | Spoilerless flat wiper blade assembly A wiper blade assembly has a resilient wiper element with a crown having lengthwise grooves and a tip for wiping a window. An arcuate metal flexor has inner edges disposed in the grooves of the crown and outer edges. An elongate cover has an upper wall and a pair of... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985794 | Starch-polyester biodegradable graft copolymers and a method of preparation thereof A starch-polyester graft copolymer and chemically modified starch-polyester graft copolymer composition comprising a chemically modified starch or chemically modified starch-nanoclay product is described. The composition can be produced continuously in a twin-screw ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979950 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its lon... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971468 | Part transfer system and method A transfer assembly (22) for moving a work-piece (26) between stations of a hydroforming and/or hydrotrimming assembly. The transfer assembly (22) includes left and right posts (40, 42) spaced from and parallel to each other and extending... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971313 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking tab A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969268 | Ignition coil with spaced secondary sector windings An ignition coil configured for electrical communication with a spark plug of an internal combustion engine has a primary spool and a secondary spool. The primary spool has a bore and an outer surface with a low-voltage winding supported thereon. The secondary spool... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969078 | Spark ignition device for an internal combustion engine and sparking tip therefor A spark ignition device is provided having an electrode sparking tip constructed from an AuPd alloy with the addition of at least 3 wt. % of a precious metal element selected from at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium and ruthenium. The gold counteracts oxidati... | 06/28/2011 |
