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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5636867 | Rollover protective structure and method A rollover protective structure (ROPS) for use with construction machinery includes a base, four upright posts attached to the base and cross members attached between the posts to define generally a box-like structure. Two of the posts define a forward si... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5622311 | Apparatus and method for transferring exhaust from a tractor unit to a trailer unit A vehicle assembly includes a tractor unit having an exhaust system and a trailer unit having a duct system. The vehicle assembly further includes a hitch assembly for connecting the trailer unit to the tractor unit. Moreover, the vehicle assembly include... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5586784 | Rollover protective structure and method A rollover protective structure (ROPS) for use with construction machinery includes a two-post frame having upright posts attached between a base and canopy and cross members attached between the posts. The posts are constructed from a pair of angled post... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5575251 | Deck plate for an internal combustion engine A cylinder liner assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The assembly includes a cylinder head, a cylinder block defining a top deck surface and a cylinder bore extending from the top deck surface, and a cylinder liner mounted in the cyli... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5566548 | Exhaust manifold joint An exhaust manifold joint includes a number of like exhaust manifold segments mounted to a corresponding number of cylinder heads of a large diesel engine. The exhaust manifold segments slip relative one another to accommodate thermal growth differentials... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5529342 | Rollover protective structure and method A rollover protective structure (ROPS) for use with construction machinery includes a two-post frame having upright posts attached between a base and canopy and cross members attached between the posts. The posts are constructed from a pair of angled post... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5521354 | Method for arc welding fault detection A method for sensing and controlling the weld quality of gas metal arc welding employs sampling of the welding current and voltage signals and making determinations of the weld quality state based on information embedded in those signals. The signals are ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5470253 | Engine wiring system A wiring system for use with an engine or power module having a number of electrical systems includes a first electrical device of an electrical system, a second electrical device of the electrical system, and an electrical connector connected between the... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468030 | Tube clamp and coupling A coupling assembly is disclosed for connecting a tube to a housing member. Preferably, the coupling assembly includes a tube end having a pair of spaced apart annular beads defining a groove for receiving a resilient seal ring seated therein and a housin... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467747 | Noise suppression enclosure for an engine Most existing noise reduction enclosures used with engines and engine driven equipment have failed to meet the reduced noise emission requirements of today and of the future. A few of the present enclosures meet the reduced noise emission requirements of ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5460138 | Engine barring system An engine barring system is disclosed that includes a barring device having a drive shaft manually engageable with the flywheel of an engine to rotate the engine crankshaft. An electric motor is coupled to the drive shaft of the barring device and increme... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5454646 | Journal bearing for use with high speed shafting A journal bearing for use with a turbocharger includes a free floating bushing rotatable between a shaft and housing. In one embodiment, a single oil feed passage is provided at an angle in the housing, and a number of radially disposed oil transfer passa... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5421359 | Engine valve seating velocity hydraulic snubber Adjacent an axially displaceable engine poppet valve (12) is a fluid pathway (36). Within the fluid pathway (36) is a snubbing valve (14) including a snubber (48) movable between first and second locations within the pathway (36) and a snubbing passage (5... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5417727 | Noise attenuating air cleaner assembly for an internal combustion engine A noise attenuating air cleaner assembly for an internal combustion engines or the like operating in a dusty environment. The air cleaner assembly having a silencer assembly arranged concentric inside an air filter cartridge assembly and a noise attenuati... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5409350 | Water pump bearing and seal cartridge A water pump for use mounted on an internal combustion engine includes a pump housing, a shaft rotatably disposed in the pump housing, a pumping element attached to the shaft, and a removable bearing and seal cartridge disposed in the pump housing. The re... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5399064 | Turbocharger having reduced noise emissions Turbocharger compressor wheels rotate at high speeds resulting in noise which is emitted therefrom. To widen the performance band of turbochargers certain efficiency improvements have increased the noise emitted therefrom above the normal level of accepta... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5383439 | Air inlet aftercooler mounting and sealing system An aftercooler mounting and sealing system for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed including an intake manifold, a distribution manifold disposed downstream of the intake manifold, and an aftercooler clamped between the intake manifold and... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5375565 | Flame arrestor and method of manufacture A flame arrestor is disclosed for use with an intake of an internal combustion engine, comprising a cylindrical housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of honeycombed passageways extending between the inlet and the outlet, wherein each of ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373897 | Underground fluid recovery device A pneumatic underground fluid recovery pump is disclosed that includes a power actuated inlet valve and a power source, independent of the static fluid pressure head in the well, for actuating the power actuated inlet valve between open and closed positio... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5343837 | Cylinder head sealing system and method A thermally conductive sealing system for the cylinder head joint of an internal combustion engine is disclosed comprising a spacer plate clamped in direct contact between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and a plurality of discrete fluid gaskets ... | 09/06/1994 |
