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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4382834 | Rotating cutter and stitcher for severing material from a body In a machine for covering a toroidal body with layers of elastomeric material wherein a cutting and stitching apparatus is provided for severing a scrap portion of a sheet of material (32) from a portion of the sheet that has been applied to a toroidal co... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4371410 | Method for applying, stitching and severing a tape on a body A tape-applying apparatus (10) is advanced toward a body (15) upon which a strip of tape (16) is to be applied to urge a plurality of stitching rollers (72,74) against the body (15). Further advancing of the apparatus (10) will move an applicator roller (... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4351202 | Engine A balancing mechanism in a conventional, multicylinder engine consisting of a mass linked to the static portion of the engine and dynamically linked to the engine crankshaft in such a manner as to establish an arcuate oscillation of the mass on rotation o... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4343101 | Scraper bowl structure A scraper bowl structure (11) for use in a scraper vehicle (10) having a rear wheeled support (12) and a wheeled tractive unit (15). The bowl structure (11) is defined by sidewalls (16,17) pivotally mounting a front apron (22) and a rear blade (25). Posit... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4340126 | Overspeed control for a vehicle drive system A vehicle drive system including a wheel (16) to be driven, a suspension (18) having multiple relatively movable parts (24,26,28) and mounting the wheel for rotation and translation on a vehicle frame, a hydraulic rotary output motor (12) connected to the... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4334415 | Universal coupling spider bearing and yoke A universal coupling (40) for joining two rotatable shafts (42,43) in driving relation includes a pair of opposed yoke members (48,49) connected together by a multi-legged spider element (51). The ends of the spider legs (52) are journaled within bearing ... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4327694 | Unit fuel pump-injector with overfuel capability and timing retardation In fuel injectors of the type which include a rotating plunger (12) having a double helix, or "double scroll", control edges (62, 64), a control edge configuration is disclosed which improves the starting characteristics of certain internal combustion eng... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4325319 | Air flow system for the charging conductor in an electrostatic painting system An electrostatic painting system has a charged conductor (22) extending along the path of travel of article carriers (11) through a coating zone (15, 16). A plenum (33) with a perforate wall (25) extends along the length of the charged conductor and is co... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4324535 | Slant axis rotary piston mechanism with fixed sinuous partition in grooved rotor A slant axis rotary piston mechanism including a shaft (42) having an angularly offset eccentric (44) and a housing (10) defining a general spherical chamber (22) journalling the shaft and containing the eccentric. A peripheral, generally sinuous partitio... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4320725 | Puffing swirler A puffing swirler for use in an internal combustion engine. The puffing swirler causes the air and vaporized fuel mixture to have a controlled high velocity swirling action within the piston cylinder of the engine to provide improved high efficiency combu... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320813 | Differential lock control A control (51, 151) for automatically effecting a lock-out of an interaxle differential (14) of a wheeled vehicle (10). The control is arranged to sense a deflection of one of the axles (22) of the wheeled vehicle utilizing a springy beam (24, 124) mounti... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320694 | Hydraulic manifold assembly A hydraulic manifold assembly includes a body (20) having an end face (28). Bolts (26) and a flange (22) are employed to mount the body (20) within a sealed chamber (14) in nominally aligned relation with an enlarged opening (30) from the chamber (14). Ex... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4318283 | Torsional vibration damper assembly A torsional vibration damping assembly including plates (14,16,18) between which is interposed friction material (30). The plates are held in an assembly and limited against motion by unthreaded reaction pins (38) supported at both ends. The friction mate... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4318333 | Bidirectional, multiple speed hydraulic actuator A bidirectional, multiple speed hydraulic actuator, including a differential piston (10, 24, 26). First and second ports (28, 30) are respectively in fluid communication with opposite sides of the piston and there is provided a pressure fluid supply line ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4318571 | Automatic brake control for tilting operator cab A vehicle (10) having an operator's cab (12) which may be tilted to gain access to parts of the vehicle located beneath the cab, has a braking mechanism which automatically brakes the vehicle (10) when the cab (12) is tilted so that maintenance and tests ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4317588 | Rain deflector for door A door latch mechanism (15) having a rain deflector (17) for preventing passage of rain water and the like past the latch mechanism into the space (18) selectively closed by the door (13) carrying a portion of the latch mechanism. The deflector includes p... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4308475 | Solenoid pump adapted for noiseless operation A solenoid-actuated fluid pump having reciprocable armature operable by a magnetic circuit and with structure in the flux path at the upper and lower air gaps to substantially change the reluctance across the air gaps as the armature moves beyond a predet... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4305228 | Operator for a casement-type window An operator for a casement-type window having a frame and a sash mounted by a slider adjacent an edge of the sash for rotational opening and closing movement about a slider pivot axis with linear movement of the slider. The operator has a first sector gea... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4305618 | Vehicle safety belt with retractor lock device A vehicle safety belt system with a retractor lock device which includes a retractor (40), a belt (50) terminating in a male buckle member (52), a female buckle member (60), and a retractor lock device (20). The retractor lock device (20) includes a lock ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4304077 | Mounting assembly for hydraulic conduits of a mobile apparatus A mobile apparatus (20) has a hydraulically operated pivoted boom (22) and a hydraulically operated pivoted arm (24) and on the free end of the arm is a hydraulically operated mechanism (26) for handling heavy loads in ways that cause torsional and bendin... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4304419 | Bounce and lope dampening for tractor scrapers A tractor-trailer unit (10,26) including a trailer (26) having wheels (30) at its rear and adapted to have its front supported by a hitch (16) to a tractor (10), a draft assembly (20) having spaced elongated arms (24) extending from the front rearwardly a... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4304282 | Apparatus for preventing the separation of a tire from a drop center wheel A drop center wheel for use with tubeless tires having a pair of spaced, circumferential, radially outwarding extending bead retention flanges (16) on opposite ends of respective circumferential bead seat surfaces (14). An intermediate, circumferential, d... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4304125 | Method and apparatus for measuring fuel flow A fuel flow rate measuring system including an inlet (30) for receipt of liquid fuel, a flow meter (34) connected to the inlet for measuring and indicating fuel flow, and an outlet (44) for connection to a fuel consuming apparatus. A fuel flow recirculati... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4303038 | Teat cup with air inlet A teat cup has an inflation with an intermediate portion sealed against the shell, defining a space adjacent the bottom of the shell, separate from the pulsation space. Holes through the shell and the inflation wall below the intermediate seal admit air t... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4296917 | Contoured cable roller A log skidder (10) has a fairlead (26) with a main guide roller (54) having a special contoured surface (60) to prevent grooving of the surface of the guide roller (54), to prolong cable life, and to assist in evenly winding the cable (32) on a winch drum... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4297687 | Leak detection apparatus A leak detection apparatus (18) is provided in a pressurized assembly (10) to signal a loss of pressure or vacuum downstream from a source of pressure or vacuum. A rod (60,160,260) is carried on a valve (62,162) and a diaphragm (38,138) which seals the so... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295306 | Window clip retainer A window assembly (10,110,210,310,410,510) wherein a frame (16,116,216,316,416,516) carrying a window pane (15,115,215,315,415,515) is resiliently mounted to a wall portion (14,114,214,314,414,514) by a seal (20,120,220,320,420,520). A retainer (21,121,22... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4295691 | Mounting grommet A mounting grommet intended for use in bores having sharp corners. The grommet includes a sleeve of hard material and a tubular, elastomeric element extending about and along the length of the sleeve. The element includes a cylindrical shank terminating a... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4295916 | Tape brake for tape wrapper A tape-applying apparatus (10) is advanced toward a body (15) upon which a strip of tape (16) is to be applied to urge a plurality of stitching rollers (72,74) against the body (15). Further advancing of the apparatus (10) will move an applicator roller (... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4294218 | Differential timing altering mechanism for fuel injectors A power plant including an internal combustion engine having a rotary output, a fuel injection pump having a rotary input adapted to be driven by the rotary output in timed relation thereto, and structure interconnecting the input and output including fir... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4293020 | Tire changing apparatus A tire changer including a base having a lower extremity to support the base on an underlying surface, a tabletop having wheel grippers, a pivot mounting the tabletop on the base for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis between a generally h... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4293050 | Transmission-differential combination A rotating drive wheel which drives a pair of output shafts. The driving of each of the output shafts proceeds via a mechanical transmission which delivers rotary motion from the drive wheel to the output shafts. A drive ratio delivered by each of the tra... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4289047 | Differential gear positioning means PCT No. PCT/US79/01010 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 13, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 13, 1979 PCT Filed Nov. 13, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO81/01450 PCT Pub. Date May 28, 1981 A differential gear assembly (10) wherein the tooth face loading is utilized to maintain the drive... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4289207 | Fire extinguishing system In a fire extinguishing system including a pressure vessel (10) filled with a non-solid fire extinguishing material (12) having a vapor pressure that fluctuates with temperature, a controllable outlet (14, 16, 18) for the vessel, and a pressure sensing de... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288128 | Self-aligning thrust bearing PCT No. PCT/US79/00804 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 1, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 1, 1979 PCT Filed Oct. 1, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO81/00898 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 1981 Self-aligning thrust bearing means (23a, 24a and 26a; 23b, 24b and 26b; or 123a, 124a and 126a; 123b,... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4286505 | Oil cooled piston PCT No. PCT/US79/00259 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 23, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 23, 1979 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/02308 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 30, 1980 Substantial heat is generated at the crown portion (18) of a piston (10). Cooling fluid has been ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4286777 | Mount to absorb shocks PCT No. PCT/US79/00681 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 31, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 31, 1979 PCT Filed Aug. 31, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO81/00606 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 5, 1981 This invention relates to a shock-absorbing apparatus (12) for mounting a platform (13) or the lik... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4286133 | Bi-rotational microwave oven turntable/rotisserie A bi-rotational microwave oven turntable/rotisserie having a turntable which is moved in a closed path within the oven cavity while being concurrently rotated about a central axis of the turntable. A rotisserie device is associated with the turntable and ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4285213 | Coupling for a test stand A coupling for use in test stands having dynamometers for coupling the dynamometer to a drive sprocket of a vehicle to be tested and including a housing adapted to be rotated about an axis and having elongated guides in a plane generally transverse to the... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4283607 | Cam control mechanism A cam operated control mechanism wherein a cam follower is caused to move from a first position to a second position by a biasing spring upon completion of a preselected amount of relative movement between the cam follower and cooperating cam. The control... | 08/11/1981 |
