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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6135680 | Boring tool with staggered rotary cutting inserts A boring tool is provided with rotary cutting inserts which rotate as a result of the forces which act on the inserts as the tool bores a workpiece. The inserts are positioned on the tool so that the cutting point of each insert is located in a different ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6094793 | Intelligent fixture system An intelligent fixture system has the ability to clamp and machine a family of nonidentical parts without requiring the use of separate dedicated fixtures for each part. A first part sensing system identifies a part to be machined and configures the clamp... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6062778 | Precision positioner for a cutting tool insert A cutting tool insert is mounted on a flexure member that is mounted on the end of a boring bar. The construction of the flexure member is such that it is compliant along a radial axis perpendicular to the direction of tool advancement, but relatively sti... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5595279 | Sortation conveyor A sortation conveyor includes elongated slats, of rectangular configuration, travelling in pairs along an endless path. The conveyor is characterized by unique diverters, and mounting assemblies therefor. The diverters are formed of a durable plastic, wit... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590758 | Slat sorter A slat sorter includes a plurality of platens each supported by two slats. The slats are driven by hollow pin chain and are fastened to the chain by a ball detent pin which passes through the hollow pin of the chain into the slat end. The head of each bal... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5501315 | Unscrambling conveyor An unscrambling conveyor includes two side-by-side sets of rollers arranged in a herringbone pattern on either side of a central axis. The rollers of the two sets are positioned at different angles with respect to the axis and the drive speeds for the rol... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5400896 | Unscrambling conveyor An unscrambling conveyor includes two side-by-side sets of rollers arranged in a herringbone pattern on either side of a central axis. The rollers of the two sets are positioned at different angles with respect to the axis and the drive speeds for the rol... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5273030 | Chest-mounted breathing gas terminal block assembly A pneumatic terminal block assembly worn by a Pilot couples breathing gas from a regulator to the pilot's breathing mask. An emergency breathing gas supply attached to the pilot's seat remains with the pilot during ejection and supplies high pressure brea... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5263477 | Chemical and biological warfare filter injector mechanism An injector mechanism uses breathing system gas to entrain cabin air to demist and defog the hood and visor of an aircrew chemical and biological warfare ("CBW") suit. The injector includes a needle valve for flow rate adjustment and an aneroid for altitu... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5240157 | Backpack harness and cinch A harness assembly for a backpack includes a pair of straps, a pair of right angle cinch rings, and a buckle. The right angle cinch rings allow the straps to be tightened on the chest of the wearer by pulling on the strap ends which are around the wearer'... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5192224 | Connector backshell for use with flexible conduit with an internal strain relief clamp A finger is provided on the backshell extension of a heavy duty multi-pin connector to provide an attachment point for a strain relief band. The strain relief band prevents strain on a conductor bundle in response to flexure of a protective hose which is ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5170814 | High altitude G-valve A high altitude G-valve produces a pressure signal in response to altitude and G-load without a connection to an external altitude sensing device. Bleed path pressure regulation by an aneroid valve and a G-sensing valve control a pilot valve which in turn... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5152700 | Printed circuit board connector system A printed circuit board connector includes a daughterboard connector and a pin header. The daughterboard and pin header contacts are secured in their respective housings by interference nibs which are mounted on resilient portions of the contacts. Various... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5130827 | Display cell having active and passive areas An LCD has both active and passive display areas. The active areas are presented by selective energization of dichroic liquid crystal, and the passive areas are created by a mask. The LCD cell includes a sealed cavity containing the dichroic liquid crysta... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5127233 | Humidity control system for a controlled atmosphere container Moisture is removed from the compressed feed air to a separator and collected in liquid form in a reservoir. The humidity in a controlled atmosphere container is monitored and moisture is taken from the reservoir and added to the container in order to pro... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5071366 | Circular IDC connector A circular connector comprises an array of IDC contacts and an insulated disk which fits over the contact array. A threaded backshell advances the insulating disk onto the contacts as it is screwed onto the connector body and the insulating disk forces an... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5071453 | Oxygen concentrator with pressure booster and oxygen concentration monitoring In an oxygen concentrator which is intended for aircraft use, a booster compressor is used to increase the pressure of the product gas from the concentrator in order to increase the amount of the gas which can be stored in a plenum. The booster includes t... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5018822 | Environmentally sealed multichannel fiber optic connector A multichannel separable fiber optic connector includes two-part splice fixtures which are retained in the center body of the connector. A keying arrangement between the splice fixture halves and the center body insure that the fixture halves are always m... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4989013 | Multifrequency antenna having a DC power path A plural frequency antenna includes a plurality of antenna segment pairs, one for each frequency which is to be transmitted. The segment pairs are serially connected to one another and form a conductive path for DC current which charges a capacitor used t... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4981453 | Emergency transmitter buoy and bracket assembly An emergency position indicating radio beacon is controlled by an annular switch ring which rotates to ON, OFF, SET, and TEST positions. In the SET position, the buoy transmitter automatically turns on in response to removal of the buoy from a mounting br... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979904 | Grounding disc A grounding disc which provides a common ground for an array of electrical contacts in a cylindrical connector includes a pattern of press fit holes which match the array of electrical contacts. Each press fit hole grippingly engages an electrical contact... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4980661 | Diplexer for coupling RF signals, as well as a DC sawtooth signal, to an antenna A diplexer couples a plurality of RF signals and a strobe signal to the antenna of an emergency transmitter buoy. A plurality of filters in the diplexer each pass a preselected signal to the antenna and block other signals from being reflected into the si... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4955821 | Method for controlling connector insertion or extraction sequence on power distribution panel A coupling guard insures that a plurality of plugs are coupled to plural receptacles in a desired sequence. An array of cam rings which rotate in unison with the rotation of mating plugs are designed to be locked against rotation unless the rings are rota... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4925353 | Drive fastening system A fastening system for securing an article to a base uses a conventional drive fastener. A reaction surface on the article contacts the bearing surface on the underside of the fastener head causing the fastener head to tilt relative to the body of the fas... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4879998 | Balanced exhalation valve for use in a closed loop breathing system A closed loop breathing system includes a face mask, a pressurized bottle of oxygen-rich breathing gas, and an exhalation hose and an inhalation hose both coupled to the face mask. Flexible breathing bags smoothen the flow of expired gas through the syste... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4870960 | Backup breathing gas supply for an oxygen concentrator system A backup breathing gas supply is used with an oxygen concentrator system in which breathing gas is derived as an oxygen enriched product gas from the oxygen concentrator system and delivered to a breathing regulator. The backup breathing gas supply includ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4834662 | Method and arrangement for the connection of a multipole connector to a circuit board The method and the arrangement for the connection of a multipole connector to a circuit board (1), specifies that the circuit board (1) is provided with a plurality of blind holes (3), equivalent in number to and matching the location of terminals (4) ext... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4815812 | Alignable single channel fiber optic rotary joint An alignable single channel fiber optic rotary joint for effecting and maintaining accurate axial alignment of the input and output optic fibers maximizing optical throughput comprising, inner and outer housings rotatively joined at a bearing, ferrules lo... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4806103 | High density edgecard connector system A high density edgecard connector system includes a first row of cantilever contacts and a second row of cantilever contacts which are longer than those of the first row. The edgecard includes first and second rows of contact pads which are located differ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4779318 | Multiple spindle machine having independently variable speed and feed rates A multiple spindle machine includes a plurality of spindles mounted in a spindle assembly which sequentially indexes workpieces through a plurality of spindle stations by rotating the spindle assembly around its axis. The control and drive system for the ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4774942 | Balanced exhalation valve for use in a closed loop breathing system A closed loop breathing system includes a face mask, a pressurized bottle of oxygen-rich breathing gas, and an exhalation hose and an inhalation hose both coupled to the face mask. Flexible breathing bags smoothen the flow of expired gas through the syste... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4717344 | Connector for circuit boards A daughterboard connector (6) has a polarity key formed by two walls (14, 15) on either side of a recess (12). A lateral contact (8) mounted in the recess engages a bus bar (3, 4) which is mounted in a pair of slots (20) in the end of a motherboard connec... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4713720 | Fast acting solid state AC circuit breaker A fast acting solid state AC circuit breaker includes a power transistor module in series with a load. Load current is continuously monitored and compared with threshold current values which define maximum current for equipment turn-on and steady state co... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711520 | Fiber optic connector backshell A fiber optic connector backshell surrounds and protects one or more fiber optic pairs which are joined together by fiber optic couplers. The backshell includes a cylindrical body and a sleeve. A clamp seals and secures the body to the outer jacket of a f... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4710131 | Limited rotation twist capsule A twist capsule includes a rotor and a stator which are rotatable relative to one another. Two portions of a flexible cable are fixed to the rotor and the stator with an intermediate cable portion therebetween. The intermediate cable portion is arranged i... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709575 | Fluidic oxygen sensor monitor A fluidic bridge for determining the partial pressure of a gas has a positive pressure inlet for a reference gas and a sample gas and an ambient pressure outlet. The reference gas and the sample gas pass through a capillary passage and an orifice passage,... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4699027 | Cable stripping apparatus A cable cutting and stripping machine has a primary and a secondary cable drive mechanism, both driven by stepper motors. The primary drive mechanism includes two driven gripper belts which contact the cable along the top and bottom surface to eliminate s... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4693505 | Robot gripper A gripper mechanism has opposed parallel fingers which open and close while remaining parallel to one another. The gripper mechanism is driven by a reversing electric motor which rotates a drive screw. A pair of arms support the fingers and are driven by ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693527 | Rolling loop twist capsule A twist capsule conducts signals between an input and an output which are rotatable relative to one another through one or more flat cables which are fixed to both the capsule rotor and the capsule stator. Each flat cable is folded over onto itself to for... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4599601 | Absolute incremental encoder An incremental angular encoder includes a device for the selected setting of an absolute zero reference pulse. The device consists of a reduction mechanism 16, which is connected on the input side to the shaft 11 of the angular encoder and, on the output ... | 07/08/1986 |
