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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367086 | String type air damper A string type air damper includes a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof, a piston, which moves in the cylinder, a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder, and a string member... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7163220 | Slider mechanism for a vehicle A slider assembly provides a connection between a vehicle body and a vehicle suspension. The slider assembly includes a frame and a locking mechanism attached to the frame. The locking mechanism s a locking pin that is connected to an extension spring, a pivot arm t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158857 | Method and apparatus for aligning a cassette An alignment tool, method and system are provided for aligning a cassette handler to a robot blade in a workpiece handling system, in which the tool comprises a frame or fixture adapted to be supported by the cassette handler support surface, in which the frame has ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7007894 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for enhancing the stability of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the system, device, and method provide a passiv... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6935277 | Lead with ergonomic handgrip A lead (10) with ergonomic handgrip comprises a casting (11) containing a winding device for a cord or strap (12), a handgrip (14), as well as devices for the temporary blocking and rapid rewinding of said cord or strap (12); said ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6345583 | Bi-directional dampening device and method therefor A bi-directional shock absorbing apparatus for attenuating undesirable dock movement, wherein two independent rods, one associated with a dock and the other with a fixed object, receive forces from the raising and lowering of the dock and transfer these f... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6062157 | Yieldable tackle for tension elements such as cables A spring apparatus for use with hauling elements such as mooring ropes. The apparatus has a spring element (1) in the shape of a tension screw spring which has an intermediate section having a diameter considerably larger than that of its end sections (3)... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5483911 | Elastic anchor rope A hollow braid woven anchor rope having an elastic core, of tubular latex, occupies a major portion of rope length. Ends of the elastic core are secured to the rope proper by rings, one each, located on rope end segements. A snap assembly at one end of th... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5277406 | Hydraulic tension regulating device for elongate tension bearing member A device for limiting the tension in a rope or the like comprises an anchorage plate (8) and a gripping unit (10) containing two piston and cylinder units (34), two gripping members (14) and a hydraulic control circuit which controls the gripping of the r... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4672908 | Hydraulic tensioning device for sailing vessel A hydraulic tensioning device for tensioning the rigging of a sailing vessel comprises first, second and third components which are telescopical with respect to one another. A cylinder of the first component and a piston of the second component form a fir... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4515100 | Attachment for sail vehicles to automatically compensate for varying wind pressure A device for use in a sailing vehicle for automatically adjusting the angular position of a boom supporting a sail in response to varying wind pressures is disclosed. A pulley and an adjustment block are mounted for slidable movement inside an elongated t... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4191503 | Device for releasably securing one unit against a second unit A device is provided for use in releasably securing one unit (e.g., the rear end of a truck vehicle) against a second unit (e.g., a loading dock). The device comprises an elongated member mounted for controlled endwise movement relative to a locking assem... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4022450 | Line tensioning device A line tensioning device for maintaining a resilient sinuous bend in an elongated flexible line includes a pair of opposed semi-circular sections forming a rigid tube clamped coaxially about a portion of the length of the line and a pair of parallel elong... | 05/10/1977 |
