Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D634845 | Medical rod cutter | 03/22/2011 |
| D631546 | Medical rod cutter | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810817 | Holder for replaceable tools A holder for replaceable tools and having a body with an opening along a longitudinal axis for snugly and individually receiving various tools. Two balls are on the body for engagement with the tools, and there is a projection into the opening for contacting the too... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7740249 | Holder for replaceable tools A holder for replaceable tools, including a body with an axial opening extending along an axis and for releasably receiving the tools and having two radial openings with balls therein extending into the axial opening. Two ramps are movable on the body and they engag... | 06/22/2010 |
| D604584 | Support for a rod cutter | 11/24/2009 |
| D582811 | Rod cutter gauge | 12/16/2008 |
| D566271 | Combined distractor and compressor medical instrument | 04/08/2008 |
| D565380 | Screwdriver T-handle | 04/01/2008 |
| D553464 | Screwdriver handle | 10/23/2007 |
| 6996886 | Method of making a torque tool handle A torque tool handle for releasably holding a driven shank, such as a screwdriver bit. The handle is elongated and has an opening with a sleeve therein carrying a detent and an actuator which is slidable on the sleeve for alternate locking and release of the detent ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997084 | Ratcheting driver with pivoting pawls and method of arranging same A ratcheting driver for rotationally driving a piece and having a handle and pivotal pawls engageable with a driven gear and being capable of ratcheting and driving in both rotational directions. A cap is rotatable relative to said handle and it has a web for pivoti... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6807883 | Torque tool handle for releasable shank A torque tool handle for releasably holding a driven shank, such as a screwdriver bit. The handle is elongated and has an opening with a sleeve therein carrying a detent and an actuator which is slidable on the sleeve for alternate locking and release of the detent ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6799480 | Screwdriver with torque measuring scale and method of making same A screwdriver with a spring and a torque measuring scale and a limit stop, useful in the medical arts. A connector provides attachment to a workpiece tool and to a screw which, when fastened, non-rotatably holds the connector which in turn pilots a handle for the dr... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6783004 | Kit of medical tools for removing screws A kit of medical tools for removing screws from a patient in surgical procedures, including both the kit and the method of arranging the kit and its bits and tools. There are two removable trays in a container, one for the bits and one for the tools, and the trays s... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769329 | Releasable socket ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench with a releasable socket which is rotatable in a handle circular pocket and the socket extends on the wrench for only the thickness of the handle and does not protrude beyond the handle. The socket is symmetrical in its configuration and is therefor... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752810 | Instrument and method for pulling and twisting a tie onto two separated items An instrument and method for applying a suture of stiff but bendable material, such as wire, to broken bone for closing and holding the break. Also, the instrument and method are for pulling and holding two items together with a tie. The instrument has two parts mov... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739068 | Pliers with jaw spacing and load measuring readings A pliers with two handles and two jaw portions, all pivoted together. Two readable combinations, each having a scale and a pointer, are on the handles to respectively reveal the amount of pivot and the force applied to a workpiece. A parallel linkage assembly can be... | 05/25/2004 |
| D488229 | Combined bone compression and distraction instrument | 04/06/2004 |
| 6679363 | Ratcheting tool with spring-urged pawls and method A ratcheting tool, such as a screwdriver, having a handle with gear and two pawls movable into selective driving engagement with the gear by movement of an actuator on the handle. A spring is anchored on the handle and extends into contact with the two pa... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6640674 | Screwdriver having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive A screwdriver of the type having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive with a handle having a cavity and a drive bit disposed in the cavity. Over-ride drive members are disposed in the cavity and a spring exerts a force on the drive members for transmi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640369 | Multi-function painter's tool A painter's tool having multiple tool elements of a paint brush comb, a paint roller scraper, a scraper blade, and a container cover remover. One end of the tool has a hook for suspending the tool from a horizontal support and to thereby support a paint c... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6589017 | Aircraft airfoil assembly and method An aircraft rotatable airfoil assembly in the nature of a helicopter machine and having two airfoils diametrically disposed about an axis of rotation. Air baffles are mounted on the radially inner and radially outer ends of the airfoils and for blocking t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575042 | Beam-type torsion applying and measuring tool A beam-type torquing and measuring tool having two telescoping members rotationally attached together at a first end of each, and they are relatively rotatable at the other end. One member transmits torque to the workpiece and has a pointer thereon, and t... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564680 | Hand-manipulated torque tool A hand manipulated torque tool, such as a screwdriver, having two handle portions pivotal between two modes of a straight relationship and a right angle relationship which forms a T-handled tool. A lock mechanism is operative between the handle portions t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6551316 | Selective compression and distraction instrument A selective compression and distraction instrument useful in manipulating bone, such as a person's spine during surgery. There are two handle sections and one jaw section. One handle section produces a compression action and the other produces a distracti... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543317 | Screw holder and torquing tool A screw holder and torquing tool having a one-piece body with a cavity for receiving a screw in a sturdy and stable condition. The screw can be applied in stabilizing bone, and the tool can apply sufficient torque though it is of a relatively small overal... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6502835 | Collet holder with rotation mechanism and method A work piece holder with clamping and rotation mechanisms in a support. A holder or brake exists next to a collet and sleeve assembly to restrain the assembly from rotating. Hydraulic pumps and connections operate on the mechanisms for the clamping and ro... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6446829 | Paint brush holder and wiper unit A unit comprised two sections of a paint brush holder and a paint brush wiper. Those two sections are together in one integral unit and are releasably attachable to a conventional paint container. The unit can be made of plastic which is sufficiently stur... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6273602 | Culinary whisk with coated wires and handle A culinary whisk and method of making same, including a handle and wires forcibly attached thereto by a frusto-conical insert and a screw extending axially of the handle. The entire whisk is coated with an elastomer, including the wires which have their r... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253533 | Lawnmower reel and drive motor assembly A lawnmower reel and drive motor assembly with a mower frame and a reel and post supported by the frame. The motor has an opening which receives the post, and the motor is supported by the post in mounting the motor on the frame. The post has a slot there... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6221077 | Human spine fixation template and method of making same A method and template for making a rod to be implanted into a human for affixing the patient's spine. The template and the method consist of a metal rod covered by a flexible sleeve and end plugs which are cemented into the sleeve ends to fluid tightly en... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6179302 | Adapter for a driver of a rotary tool and method An adapter for a driver of a rotary tool, and including a pin and slot combination effective between an adapter body and an adapter collar which is slidable on the body. A pin and slot combination guides the sliding and a spring urges the collar with its ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6179313 | Motorcycle exhaust pipe heat shield and method of making same A motorcycle exhaust pipe heat shield arranged for protecting the footwear, clothing, and the foot of the motorcycle passenger. The shield is attachable to the motorcycle in a location intermediate the engine exhaust pipe and the floorboard for the passen... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176084 | Hydraulic system for propelling a vehicle A hydraulic system for propelling a vehicle, and with the system arranged with a pump and vehicle drive motors and valves and pilot lines. The operator can select an all-wheel drive or a lesser number of wheel drives. Also, there is a system automatic res... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6161626 | Sand trap conditioner A sand trap rake arranged particularly for use on a golf course and with fingers which penetrate the sand for plowing the sand. There is an adjustment relative to the plowing fingers which permits the fingers to be angulated so that they can be dragged th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6138963 | Paint cup and brush holder A paint cup and brush holder configured in an uprightly disposed conical shape having a compartment for containing paint and an adjacent compartment for holding a brush. A doctor exists between the two compartments and at a level lower than the upper edge... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138069 | Utility vehicle with work-performing attachment A hydraulically driven utility vehicle which supports and powers work attachments. An electronic system is incorporated in the vehicle for having the vehicle traverse the ground at a selected speed and for operating the attachment at a selected speed so t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131379 | Reel-type lawn mower and tractor assembly and method for reducing lateral tilting moment on the mower A reel-type lawn mower and tractor assembly which includes a pivotally-mounted lift arm on the tractor. A lawn mower is pivotally attached to the laterally extending end of the lift arm and is caster-connected relative to the lift arm by a device of an in... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6105660 | Oil cooler movably supported on a vehicle and method for same An oil cooler movably supported on a vehicle, and being in combination with a radiator supported preferably on a tractor. The two exchangers are in tandem position, relative to air flow, and each has it own vertically clear space, and the oil cooler can b... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095020 | Hand tool having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive A hand tool of the type having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive with a handle having a cavity and a drive bit disposed in the cavity. Over-ride drive members are disposed in the cavity and a spring exerts a force on the drive members for transmitt... | 08/01/2000 |
