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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712581 | Transmission having a sealing baffle A transmission having a sealing baffle is disclosed. The transmission further includes a transmission case, a torque converter housing and a torque transfer member. The transmission case has a drive sprocket and a driven sprocket mounted for rotation therein. The to... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7445088 | Differential and differential case A differential for a wheeled motor vehicle comprises a differential gear unit, and a differential case for housing therein the differential gear unit. The differential case is rotatable about its rotation axis in normal and reverse directions at a position above an ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7421921 | Parallel axes type automatic transmission A parallel axes type automatic transmission including a first input shaft having m or more (m is an integer not less than 2) wet multiplate clutches and drive gears rotatably mounted, a second input shaft having n or more (n is an integer greater than m and not less... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7331423 | Transmission of working vehicle An oil supply system for a transmission includes a transmission casing; a transmission shaft disposed in the transmission casing; a plurality of gears relatively rotatably fitted on the transmission shaft; an oil passage axially formed in the transmission shaft; a t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7299792 | Centrifugal compressor with improved lubrication system for gear-type transmission A centrifugal supercharger includes a case presenting a compressor chamber and a transmission chamber. An impeller in the compressor chamber is mounted to a shaft that extends into the transmission chamber. The impeller shaft is drivingly connected to a power input ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7244096 | Curved blade oil scoop Disclosed herein is a rotating radial scoop used to move fluid from a larger radius to a smaller radius, comprising a blade at least partially circumscribing a central axis from an outer radius of the scoop to an capture radius of the scoop, wherein the inner surfac... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195103 | Oil supplying device An oil supplying device (34, 36, 38) for a vehicle transmission (2) having one transmission housing (4, 6) with gears (10, 12, 16, 18, 22) situated upon shafts (8, 14, 20) and having teeth, bearings in which gears (10, 12, 16, 1... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7124857 | Rotating shaft scavenging scoop A bearing scavenge system comprises a scavenging passage extending axially through a rotating shaft supported by the bearing assembly. Oil and air are drawn from an oil cavity of the bearing assembly and evacuated through the rotating shaft as the shaft rotates.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121249 | Lubrication system and method, and engine incorporating same An improved lubrication structure is provided in an engine by optimizing the structure for recovering scooped oil for enhanced oil recovery efficiency. The oil, which has been scooped up and scattered by the rotation of a clutch, is captured within a concave groove ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118324 | COcompressor A CO2 compressor for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is suggested having a sealing device, assigned to the driveshaft of the CO2 compressor, which is implemented as a sliding ring. The CO2 compressor features a lubrication devi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6938731 | Drive axle assembly with insert A drive axle assembly is provided which includes a gear housing and differential gear set. An insert is provided which is disposed in a lubricant reservoir of the gear housing. The insert directs lubricant away from the reservoir upon rotation of the differential ge... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913438 | Pump lubrication system including an external reservoir A circulating lubrication system for a centrifugal pump, or other rotating equipment utilizing an oil sump, is disclosed. The lubrication system includes an external reservoir located distant from the main lubrication chamber, so that lubricating fluid from the main... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6802700 | Oil supplying apparatus for opposed type reciprocating compressor An oil supplying apparatus for an opposed type reciprocating compressor comprises oil kickers which are mounted on spring supporting plates coupled to armatures of respective reciprocating motors, or oil valves which are mounted on oil paths formed on a cylinder and... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6644440 | Lubricating structure for output shaft bearing portion in transmission An output shaft bearing portion which is provided in an extension housing to be attached to an outside of an end wall portion of a casing main body of a transmission casing is lubricated by lubrication oil which is supplied to lubricating portions inside ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616427 | Vacuum-assisted pump A self-priming centrifugal pump including a supplementary vacuum pump and a float valve. The vacuum pump serves to draw liquid to the pump for priming and the float valve shut of flow to the vacuum pump when liquid reaches a predetermined level to prevent... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6561315 | Lubricating system for OHC engine A scraper is provided in a large end portion of a connecting rod in an inclined type of overhead camshaft engine to lubricate a timing system by dipping a lubricating oil stored in a lower portion of a crank case up. The scraper includes a bottom wall and... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6460656 | Dilating lubricant flinger A lubricant flinger, for providing lubricant fluid to bearings on a horizontal shaft within a wet-sump bearing housing, has a rotationally balanced body with portions extending radially sufficiently to reach below a lubricant level in the wet-sump. The bo... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6454051 | Vibratory compactor bearing lubrication An oil lubricating system mounted on a vibrating plate compactor has a center chamber and outer chambers in the housing partitioned by a pair of bearings on the left and the right axially attached to the rotor shaft in the housing, and the oil in the hous... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439208 | Centrifugal supercharger having lubricating slinger A centrifugal supercharger includes a case presenting a compressor chamber and a transmission chamber. An impeller in the compressor chamber is mounted to a shaft that extends into the transmission chamber. The impeller shaft is drivingly connected to a p... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6374951 | Gear isolation shroud for transmission An improved splash-type lubrication system (100) for a change-gear transmission (102). A closely fitting gear shroud (104) is provided with upper openings (106, 108, 110) allowing the countershaft and main shaft gears to mesh and directs splashed lubrican... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6299561 | Device for controlling level of gear lubricant as a function of speed An device for controlling a level of lubricant in a gear housing of an automotive vehicle that has a sealed interior portion containing lubricant. A gear is rotatably mounted in the housing and rotates through the lubricant. The housing includes at least ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6220216 | Four-stroke reciprocating internal combustion engine The invention is directed to a reciprocating internal combustion engine including a four-stroke engine. A longitudinally movable piston drives a crankshaft via a crank drive and a connecting rod. The crankshaft is journalled in a crankcase containing a lu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6186277 | Front axle differential bearing cap and lubrication/cooling method An apparatus for lubricating a cooling rotary components in a vehicle drivetrain. The apparatus is defined by a single component bearing cap having integrally formed lubricant deflectors to direct lubricant flow to lubricant-starved side bearings in a dri... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6161650 | Lubricating system for a vibratory apparatus A wheel case for a vibratory device. A vibratory device for vibrating aggregate material includes a frame and a rotating shaft extending transversely across the frame, with the shaft being rotatably supported on bearings and having a wheel moveable throug... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6135241 | Axle housing with a deflector A deflector for an axle housing to deflect circulated oil towards the oil galleries. Preferably, the deflector is formed as an indentation of a cover plate of the axle housing and is positioned adjacent the ring gear of a differential. When the ring gear ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6109393 | Gear type of manual transmission for automotive vehicle An output reduction gear type of manual transmission having a reduction gear chamber formed by partitions disposed on opposite sides of a reduction gear unit, an oil inflow structure comprising an oil inflow passage formed at a lower end of the reduction ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5904427 | Unitized wheel hub and bearing assembly with lubricant distributing vanes A wheel hub and bearing assembly for use on the ends of a stationary axle and particularly on tractor and trailer axles. A wheel hub, a pair of bearings, a bearing spacer and seals are assembled and installed on the axle end. The bearing spacer is positio... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5842380 | Shift yoke A shift yoke (10) defining contact pads (18, 20) for axially engaging contact surfaces (22) on a relatively rotating clutch member (12). Inlet ramps (34, 36) are provided at the upstream ends of the contact pads to provide an inlet (36) for directing lubr... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839327 | Drive axle assembly with lubricant cooling system A drive axle assembly has a gear housing, two axle tubes extending outwardly of the gear housing, a lubricant reservoir in the gear housing and a gear assembly rotatably mounted in the gear housing that has a rotatable ring gear that is partially disposed... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5810116 | Bearing lubrication mechanism The present invention provides a lubrication mechanism for collecting and directing oil from a gear assembly to a bearing supporting a first component for rotation relative to a second component. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a beari... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5797362 | Combustion engine with adjustable cam and lubrication means A combustion engine with adjustable cam and lubrication mechanism including a cam shaft with a plurality of threads formed therein. At least one cam has a threaded bore formed therein for allowing the cam to be adjustably coupled with the threads of the c... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5725072 | Speed change gear device with lubricating auxiliary vessel In a speed change gear device having a gear shaft (30 in FIG. 1), bearings (32A, 32B), and a housing (21) which accommodates the gear shaft and the bearings therein; lubricating auxiliary vessels (50, 60) are mounted within the housing (21) so as to catch... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5699877 | Oil-slinger device provided with a projection engaging a mating receiver formed in a transmission housing An oil-slinger device (60) is proposed for a bearing (36) of a shaft (32) in a transmission housing (34) of a motor vehicle (2). On the oil-slinger device (60) projections (72) are provided which cooperate with intakes (74) in the transmission housing (34... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5634530 | Lubricating device for power transfer system A lubricating device lubricates various parts of a power transfer system for a vehicle. The lubricating device comprises a gear interconnected with an output shaft and splashes lubricating oil in an oil chamber. The splashed oil is received by a cover mem... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5630481 | Radial sleeve bearing and associated lubrication system An improved sleeve bearing and associated lubrication system for the rotor shaft of a steam turbine. The bearing is lined with a metallic-polymeric composite, and is fixedly supported within a housing defining a reservoir containing a supply of liquid lub... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5609073 | Camming differential with oil pump means A differential mechanism (10) having two output cam members (16, 17) rotatable about an axis (A) each cam member having an annular cam surface of undulating form comprising pairs of mutually inclined surfaces (24, 25; 26, 27). The inclined surfaces are en... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601155 | Journal bearing using disk for transporting lubricant A journal bearing is lubricated with a disk on the shaft which sweeps through oil in a sump for picking up oil and transporting it upwardly in the direction of rotation of the disk to above an oil inlet for a bearing where it is scraped off the disk and c... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5558180 | Bearing lubricating apparatus for rotary machine A bearing lubricating apparatus for a rotary machine has a rotary shaft rotatably supported by a rolling bearing, and an oil receiving portion which receives lubricating oil picked up by a pick-up member. The oil in the oil receiving portion is sucked by ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5529146 | Oil applying device for a machine An oil applying device includes a housing having a base for receiving oil and includes an upper oil tank. A lower roller is rotatably supported in the base and a middle roller is rotatably supported above the lower roller such that the lower roller may ap... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5467667 | Epicyclic change-speed gearbox casing with a spiral partition wall In a gearbox casing for an epicyclic change-speed gearbox, a region of the casing interior accommodating the rotating gearbox parts is partitioned off by a casing inner part configured as an intermediate wall from a region of the casing interior enclosed ... | 11/21/1995 |
