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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113480 | Frame support for wind turbine A support for a wind turbine having rear frame extending from a bedplate, where the support includes at least one tension member extending between the rear frame and the bedplate. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7896308 | Mounting structure and method for heat accumulation tank A mounting structure for a heat accumulation tank is provided with an elastic member that wraps around a tank main body, and a heat accumulation tank mounting member which wraps around the outer peripheral surface of the elastic member and holds the tank main body b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7784763 | Transmission mount An automotive transmission mount comprises a top bracket, a bottom bracket and a polyurethane material overmolding to top and bottom brackets. The top bracket is attachable to a tail shaft of a transmission housing. The bottom bracket is attachable to a cross member... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7681858 | Preloading and flex resistant support board for a mechanical machine A preloading and flex resistant support board for a mechanical machine comprises a support board body and at least one preloading bar. The support board body is formed with at one preloading groove in the side subjected to the compressive stress. The preloading groo... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7490808 | Stackable jack stands The stackable jack stands have a base defining a central opening, a support bar centrally disposed above the base, and a plurality of legs connecting the open base to the support bar. The support bar has a length less than the length of the central opening in the ba... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7364128 | Methods and apparatus for support mechanism assembly Methods and apparatus for a support mechanism are provided. The support mechanism includes an engagement pin including an engagement surface and a latch surface wherein the engagement pin is coupled to a base. The support mechanism also includes a pawl that includes... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346959 | Hinge A hinge for a door is disclosed. The hinge comprises a receiver assembly having a slot, a door leaf having a retaining spring biased away from the door leaf, the door leaf being dimensioned for insertion into the slot and a retaining device associated with the recei... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341246 | Truss manufacturing apparatus The machine has stopper pins for locating two or more truss members to be connected in respective predetermined design positions and a press head adapted for movement from a pre-pressing position in which one or two nail plates may be loaded for pressing to a range ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339795 | Structure for fastening a circuit board on a case A structure for fastening a circuit board on a case includes a strut which has one end coupled on the case and other end coupled on the circuit board, and a coupling member which has two distal ends with surfaces not parallel with each other. One distal end is coupl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316381 | Articulated bearing supports for laser resonators In a bearing support (10) for a laser resonator, adjacent support sections (11a, 11b) are directly and undetachably connected to each other by an articulated deflectable joint (12). An additional vertical safety on the beari... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301457 | Security system and perimeter beam tower A solar powered perimeter beam security system comprising a plurality of spaced towers. The towers have detection beams extending between them for detecting an intruder when at least one of the detection beams is interrupted. Each of the towers communicates with a r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293756 | Engine fastening structure An engine fastening structure in which a crankcase and a cylinder body are provided as separate units, so that the crankcase and the cylinder body are connected together with connecting bolts, characterized in that the crankcase 2 is constructed in such a man... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264220 | Gimbal system A gimbal system. The gimbal system may include space-saving features configured to accommodate one or more payload components, thus increasing the payload capacity of the gimbal ball without necessarily increasing the outer dimensions of the gimbal ball. Alternative... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261274 | Vibration isolation system for dagger mounted equipment A vibration isolation mount, a vibration isolation system and a method of resiliently mounting a device, and particularly a device that is mounted in a cramped space with the vibration isolation mount including a dagger plate having an elastomer secured thereto to p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253545 | Vibratory screening machine with single motor mounted to produce linear motion Disclosed within is a fist bracket comprising a base and a circumferential portion extending from the base in which the circumferential portion comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the outer surface comprises a curved section and a planar section. Als... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240892 | Securing device for a turbocharger The invention proposes a securing device (26) for securing a turbocharger (12) comprising a turbocharger casing (14) to a base (28). The securing device (26) has a first foot (30) which can be fixed in the base (28) a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240891 | Blower support device for utility vehicle A blower support device for use on a utility vehicle includes a generally horizontally oriented platform and a vertically oriented support member. A mounting channel is provided and extends laterally away from the vertical support member for pivotably mounting the s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234675 | Vertical guide unit and stage system with the same unit A vertical guide unit is built in modular construction in which a wedge guideway member has raceway grooves cut directly in guideway member while a slider fits over the guideway member for relative movement in a sliding manner. The guideway member has an upper surfa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232005 | Power plant mounting apparatus A power plant mounting apparatus includes a mount member that enables a side member of a vehicle to support a power plant. The mount member has a supporting member whose one end is fixed to the power plant. The supporting member has a shaft portion at the other end ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223055 | Structure for supporting the spindle in a machine tool and method for the manufacture thereof A support structure or sleeve for the spindle of a machine tool consists of a tubular casing, preferably made of sheet steel with a high modulus of elasticity, in contact with a layer of agglomerate obtained by casting inside the casing a mixture formed by a granula... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198245 | Engine-driven work machine An engine-driven work machine is attached to a pipe frame, and has a structure suitable for lifting. The engine-driven work machine has a transportable constitution attached to the pipe frame, and includes a collapsible sling fitting that is rotatably connected to t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168260 | Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber storing foods and a machine room; a base plate installed a lower portion of the main body and mounting a compressor; a lifting unit installed between the base plate and the ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124992 | Tool support unit A tool support unit includes a first portion that is attached to a tool, such as a power saw or the like, and a second portion that is attached to a support, such as a table or the like. A telescoping connection between the two portions of tool support unit permits ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114693 | Stable cell platform A stable platform supports a cell, the stable platform comprises a lower mainframe, an upper mainframe, and a dampener system. The upper mainframe includes a plurality of recesses. Each recess is configured to receive a cell. The dampener system connects the lower m... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104169 | Machine tool and bed structure thereof A machine tool includes X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis moving units for producing relative movements between a tool and a workpiece; a C-axis drive unit for rotating the workpiece about a C-axis parallel to the Z-axis; and a B-axis turning unit for turning the tool abou... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100525 | System and method of finishing ruffled gussets/borders A system for forming and attaching pillowtop attachment gussets and borders to panels, with the gusset or border material being fed from a supply into a sewing station. The gusset or border material is passed through a folder assembly that directs the gusset or bord... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077375 | Frame for supporting telecommunications equipment Disclosed is a frame for telecommunications equipment having a number of plates made slidable so as to be adjustable along the frame's length. The frame also has removable feet which suspend the frame above the floor and a number of strap receiving pins (or rings) t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063662 | Supply unit for accommodating medical instruments The present invention pertains to a supply unit for accommodating medical instruments. A middle part, which is located at an instrument (12) and is equipped with lateral guide surfaces (3), engages a height-adjustable middle part of the supply unit ( | 06/20/2006 |
| 7043915 | Turbocharger mounting system A turbocharger mounting system pivotally mounts a turbocharger on an internal combustion engine. The turbocharger mounting system has a turbocharger unit connected to a mounting mechanism. The turbocharger unit has a first flange and a second flange. The mounting me... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038342 | Fan motor support A fan motor support bracket has a central body portion and first and second end portions upwardly offset from the central body portion. First and second transition portions extend respectively between the first and second end portion and first and second ends of the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032425 | Folding support assembly The apparatus is a support assembly for attaching a heavy tool on the side of a truck and for unfolding it from a storage position into a horizontal work position. At least one foldable support assembly is constructed from two channels, an extension channel pivoting... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000883 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing payloads, including airborne cameras Methods and apparatuses for stabilizing payloads, including airborne cameras, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus employs a gimbal system in which the camera is mounted, together with suitable motors for pointing the camera by actuating this gimbal syste... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994043 | Method of forming a mattress A method of forming a mattress, with a reduction in the number of sewing operations required, in which a border and gusset or an extended portion of the border will be integrally formed and attached to a mattress panel, with a flanging material also being attached a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992450 | Active mass damper The invention provides an active mass damper by use of which a machining apparatus can be downsized. The active mass damper includes a support unit for supporting a weight movably and horizontally, a motor for driving the weight, and a controller for controlling the... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968794 | Presser foot control system A presser foot control system for a sewing station for sewing heavy gauge or thick materials includes an actuator for selectively applying and relieving an additional compression force to the presser foot of the sewing station for compressing and feeding the materia... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957950 | Compressor with compact screw connected housing and adjustable mounting means According to the invention, a compressor having a threaded screw connection portion formed directly on a fitting portion of the housing is provided. Since no through bolt or the like for connecting two-parts of the housing is used, the diameter of the housing can be... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6954558 | Method and apparatus for phase shifting an optical beam in an optical device An apparatus and method for high speed phase modulation of optical beam with reduced optical loss. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first region of an optical waveguide disposed in semiconductor material. The first region has a first conductivity type. The... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913237 | Apparatus for multi-axis adjustment A multi-axis adjusting apparatus includes a base seat, and an adjusting seat, a sliding seat and a rotating seat installed in a sequence on the base seat. A plurality of worm and worm gears are used to control the adjusting seat, and guiding slots and guiding pillar... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877710 | Power unit mount structure vehicles A vehicular power unit mount structure (33) having a first mounting member (51) for attachment to a power unit and a second mounting member (52) elastically connected to the first mounting member for attachment to a vehicle body includes at leas... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6801128 | Perimeter beam tower A security system employs a plurality of towers for detecting an intruder. A detection beam extends between adjacent towers, and a breach in the detection beam detects the presence of intruders. The solar tower includes a solar panel, a solar mounting bracket, a swi... | 10/05/2004 |
