Bizarre Patents
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100122878 | Self-Setting Automatic Slack Adjuster With Increased Durability An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle, in which a one-way clutch assembly is arranged in the housing of the automatic slack adjuster housing such that a thin-wall region of the housing associated with the gear d... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100065350 | Kinematic Chain for an Electric Propulsion Vehicle A kinematic chain for an electric traction vehicle, the traction of the vehicle being provided by at least one rotating electric machine (3), acting on at least one wheel (2) of the vehicle by means of reduction means (5). The kinematic chain compri... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090220364 | Reciprocating-Piston Compressor Having Non-Contact Gap Seal A reciprocating-piston compressor having at least two working cylinders arranged in series, along a cylinder axis is described. The compressor includes a piston in each of the cylinders, guided in an axially movable manner, and a common axially actuated piston rod of th... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090101457 | WHEEL HUB FOR CAMSHAFT SERVICEABILITY A wheel hub includes a hub flange that extends about the wheel hub. The hub flange includes a removed section that is aligned with a camshaft assembly. An insert is used to fill the removed section. The insert is selectively removable from the hub flange to provide acce... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080128225 | Linkage Positioner for a Drum Brake A linkage positioner for a drum brake for adjusting braking-related wear, especially on brake linings, has an overload clutch and a one-directionally rotating or one-way clutch, including a ball ramp clutch, which is biased with the aid of a pressure spring, and a bevel... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070284856 | ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE An all-terrain straddle type vehicle includes, inside a wheel, a disc rotor that rotates as the wheel rotates, a caliper for clamping the disc rotor to brake the rotation of the wheel, and a scraper for scraping out dirt, mud, sand, snow and other debris deposited on a ... | 12/13/2007 |
