"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950331 | Narrow slot roller and guide system for high density mobile storage systems A narrow slot roller and guide system for high density mobile storage systems having a plurality of storage units. The roller and guide system includes a longitudinally extending axial guide defining a first slot in a floor and a drive rail parallel thereto defining... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7137172 | Suspension arrangement The invention pertains to a hanger for guiding an element suspended from a rail so that the element can be moved back and forth. To create a hanger which forms a compact and visually attractive unit and which occupies the least possible amount of space without sacri... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7028618 | Rail system for suspension crane and profile for such rail system The invention concerns an overhead crane track which includes at least one crane track rail (1) and at least one carriage (2) guided on the crane track rail (1). The crane track rail (1) is composed of a plurality of portions of a hollow ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028855 | Hanger spacer and transport assembly utilizing same An apparatus for receiving and separating a plurality of hangers having respective necks. The apparatus comprises a body of a substantially rigid material extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of longitu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014036 | Cathode linear conveyer assembly The present invention provides a linear conveyer assembly for cathode plates comprising a continuous timing belt provided with cathode plate conveying assemblies attached thereto and having cam rollers running in a pair of channels running along either side of and p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994145 | Motorized drapery pull system A quiet drapery pull system includes an elongated track that receives a master car and auxiliary cars. The track defines a pair of curved surfaces for nested receipt of roller members of the cars to facilitate linear tracking of the cars. The cars preferably include... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6935403 | Motorized drapery pull system A quiet drapery pull system includes an elongated track that receives a master car and auxiliary cars. The track defines a pair of curved surfaces for nested receipt of roller members of the cars to facilitate linear tracking of the cars. The cars preferably include... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6499588 | Conveyor system A conveying system for conveying items along a conveying line (1, 2) includes a guide device (3) extending along the conveying line and at least one conveying element (5) movable along the conveying line and guided by the guide device (3). The guide devic... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6425469 | Device for aiding a movement of a current collector trolley in and out of an elongate plastic profile of a sliding contact line A device for aiding a movement a current collector trolley in and out of an elongate plastic profile of a sliding contact line accommodating current conductor rails, includes a funnel, and a sleeve embracing the elongate plastic profile in a form-fitting ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6269944 | Channeled beam extruded of aluminum alloy for crane or conveyor A beam extruded of aluminum alloy for use in cranes and conveyors is formed with a channel having runs that straddle an open bottom and are strengthened by pin receivers formed in C-shapes with material integrally extruded under the runs. An upper region ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6138574 | Overhead trolley--rail system for conveyors An overhead trolley track system has extruded aluminum track sections having tubular portions, adjacent track sections connected end to end with plates attached to a central upright flange portions formed on each track section. Sealing tubular fittings ar... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6013129 | Production of heavily-doped silicon Provided is a method for the production of a heavily-doped silicon wherein an element X whose ionic radius is larger than Si and an element Y whose ionic radius is smaller than Si are added to a Si crystal growing atmosphere at an atomic ratio of X:Y=1:(1... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5134940 | Self-propelled platform car type conveying system A self-propelled platform car (SPPC) type conveying system for moving a platform car on a running surface along a predetermined path, which comprises a SPPC having at least three steerable wheels disposed respectively at the front and at the back of the S... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5027712 | Monorail train suspended from guideway A monorail toy train is suspended from an overhead guideway, which guideway is secured to a ceiling or other fixed support structure. The elongated tubular guideway includes a plurality of guideway sections connected together at a joint by a short tubular... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4568156 | Tracking apparatus for parabolic reflectors A parabolic reflector having support structure, mounted upon a rotatable track, for supporting a parabolic dish framework to which is mounted one or more support panels to which, in turn, are pivotally mounted a plurality of reflectors for focusing rays o... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4525893 | Curtain runner A curtain runner suited for use with a curtain box comprising a body containing a top wall, side walls, and a bottom wall, a sleeve fitted in a vertical bore of the bottom wall, and a rod fitted in the center hole of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed with ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4483045 | Self-cleaning, self-centering door track having an _integral mount A door track adapted for carrying a trolley supporting a door for rolling movement. The door track includes one or more single-piece track members having a first substantially planar surface and a pair of substantially identical spaced apart portions exte... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4212247 | Transit system A vehicle is supended on a pair of slotted rails of tubular shape. The vehicle has a plurality of support members sloping downwardly from the sides of the car and having running gear thereon engaging within the rails through the slots. The vehicle is pref... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4144817 | Trolley conveyor A trolley conveyor comprising a hollow guide rail within which an endless conveyor chain is centrally supported by guide rollers. A plurality of spaced U-shaped hangers supported by said chain extend through a longitudinal opening in one side of the guide... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4130858 | Lamp-moving device The present invention relates to a device for moving lamps used in clinical situations. The moving device has rails and a support which is movable on these rails. The rails are buried in the ceiling and the lamp is suspended from the support. The lamp is ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4085681 | Transportation system A transportation system in which vehicular elements are movably mounted on a track and are supported on the track during operation by an air cushion and are propelled along the track by a linear air turbine, cooperating elements of which are on the track ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 3987877 | Trolley busway housing A trolley busway housing has a generally T-shaped top portion which stiffens the housing to provide improved bending resistance and also provides a continuous top flange on which hangers can be clamped.... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3967560 | Bending beam and method of making same Bending beam arrangement for use in supporting elevated trains and the like, and method of making same. The profile member beam is formed as a composite structure having steel profilemember and a concrete profile member connected thereto. The concrete pro... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3965824 | Ball drive mechanism for load supporting hanger A mechanism for moving one or more first load supporting hangers through a predetermined path that is defined by the interior of a hollow longitudinally slotted first frame. Each hanger is rotatably supported from a first ball that is movably supported wi... | 06/29/1976 |