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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4821205 | Seismic isolation system with reaction mass An active inertial isolation system is disclosed generally for any inertial body, and also for bodies subject to structural resonance, and further particularly for a microlithography system (2) for processing semiconductor wafers (4) subject to a submicro... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4819503 | Low frequency structureborne vibration isolation mount A low frequency structureborne vibration isolation mount includes an annu disk pad of vibration damping material which is sandwiched and bonded between two similar light but rugged annular disks. The annular disk pad and the two annular disks have equal ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4805868 | Isolation bracket assembly for engine cooling fan and motor Corrugated coring of the inside of an isolator grommet forms radial fingers which engage the outer surface of a metallic spacer which provides an attachment for the arms of a bracket to upper and lower tie bars so that the isolator will provide a high spr... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4805359 | Method of applying floor vibration-damping work and vibration-damping floor device A method of applying a floor vibration-damping work and a floor vibration-damping device supporting horizontally displaceably respective supports points of the floor structure on a fixed floor and supporting the other respective points of said floor struc... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4802648 | Adjustable engine mount An adjustable engine mount for shielding a vehicle body from oscillations of a drive unit, in which the magnitude of the damping and of the spring rate is controlled as a function of control signals of an electronic control unit. For adjusting the damping... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4799571 | Motor vehicle transmission mounting system A vehicle axle transmission is located between inwardly protruding wall indentations of a chassis trough-shaped bodywork of the vehicle structure and is retained by acceptance elements which are mounted to and inserted from the outside into these wall ind... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4796721 | System for displacing a power pack from a vehicle A system used in a vehicle having a ground-engaging attitude to effect the displacement from a compartment in the vehicle of a power pack adapted for driving the vehicle. The system elevates the power pack from a vehicle driving position within the compar... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4796849 | Anti-vibration mounting device for a compact disk player An anti-vibration device for attaching a compact disk player to an automobile is disclosed whereby the player is positively retained in place and is not subjected to the shocks and vibrations of the vehicle during its normal operation. The device has a ge... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4783986 | Anti-vibration mounting for shock-or vibration-producing machinery An anti-vibration mounting for shock-or-vibration producing machinery, having leaf springs (1) whose straps (3) fit into recesses (6) of a bed plate (4) of the machine and ends (7) of every leaf spring (1) rest on a separate support (9) at a height H abov... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783968 | Vibration isolation system for a linear reciprocating machine A two mass vibration isolator particularly suited to a linear reciprocating machine. Vibration into and out of the machine is attenuated by an isolator placed between the machine and its mounting frame. The isolator is an elastomer with a damping ratio of... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783038 | Isolator apparatus An improved isolator includes a bar of elongated base-forming members adapted to be mounted to a supporting surface and an elongated load-supporting bar adapted to support the load connected to, and supported above, the base-forming bars by a pair of arch... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4779834 | Engine displacement limiter A three-point torque strut connected between an engine and support resists rolling of the engine by reactive torque thereon while inducing with a portion of the reactive torque force from the engine a bending moment in the support that counteracts against... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4777807 | Cryostat assembly A cryostat asssembly comprises at least one substantially heat insulating wall surrounding a cooled region for restricting heat flow into the cooled region. A refrigeration system is provided having a heat absorbing portion coupled with the wall to enable... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776573 | Spring element A spring element comprises an elastomer block (5) interspersed with at least two sets of cylindrical or prismatic channels (1) which in turn intersect cavities (2) formed in the elastomer block (5), the greatest inside cross-section of which cavities in t... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773624 | Method of using a material based on a caoutchouc-type mixture for producing hard rubber in order to fabricate engine components, and engine components manufactured from such material Into a material based on a caoutchouc-type or caoutchouc-containing mixture for producing hard rubber, there is incorporated a pre-mix containing high-strength organic fibers and a liquid hardenable plastic material. The high-strength and temperature resi... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773820 | Buffer device for the spiral housings of water turbines and like machines A buffer device for the spiral housings of water turbines wherein the housing includes an extension located along the axis of the inlet conduit into the housing and wherein a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly is disposed between the extension and a f... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4771858 | Shear wave vibrator vehicle isolation system Two tracks are mounted between a vibratory source of shear, or horizontally travelling, wave siesmic energy and its transport vehicle. The tracks are parallel to each other in the direction of horizontal movement of the source when vibrating. One track is... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768925 | Support of a fuel pump in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle A support of an intank pump at a pump support, which includes webs of elastic material that extend from the pump to the pump support in a direction deviating at an angle from the radial which is determined by the longitudinal axis of the fuel pump... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766587 | Electrical apparatus such as a disc-record player, comprising a mounting device for a drive motor An electrical apparatus such as a disc-record player, comprises a mounting device for a drive motor (7). The motor housing (6) is resiliently suspended on fixed motor supports (4) in the housing (1) of the apparatus so as to be in a radial direction with ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4763869 | Vibration isolating apparatus A vibration isolating apparatus comprises an upper bed which is placed with an object thereon, a lower bed which directly receives a vibration caused by an earthquake, a support mechanism for supporting the upper bed so that the upper bed is relatively di... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4763483 | Cryopump and method of starting the cryopump The refrigerator of a cryopump is positioned within an insulating vacuum and the two stages of the refrigerator are selectively thermally coupled to first and second stage cryopanels. After initial rough pumping by an air ejector, rough pumping is complet... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4757980 | Parametrically controlled active vibration isolation system A parametrically controlled active vibration isolation system comprises a damper having a servovalve fluidically coupling a load supporting actuator to an accumulator. The servovalve includes a variable orifice arrangement which regulates the flow thereth... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4754827 | Battery mounting structure for an automotive vehicle A battery mounting structure for an automotive vehicle, wherein a battery is held in an elastic relationship with respect to the vehicle body so as to be free to vibrate relative to the vehicle body while being prevented from accidentally coming loose. Th... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4753023 | Power transmission through a shaft subject to orbiting A shaft subject to orbiting motion as it is driven in rotation is directly connected to the prime mover driving the shaft so that the prime mover follows the orbiting motion of the shaft. The housing associated with the prime mover is connected to a fixed... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4752058 | Shock-absorbing support rail A shock absorber support rail is formed of an elongated, stiff, but springy, plastic extruded strip that is M-shaped in cross-section. The M-shape is turned on its side and its legs are substantially parallel. The converging legs of the V-shaped center po... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4749163 | Means for supporting the frame of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus on a positioning surface, and support for such means A means for supporting the frame of a recording/reproducing apparatus on a positioning surface includes a plurality of supports of an elastic material. Each support is constructed as an elastic socket, an outer portion adjoining the bottom of the socket. ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4747360 | Condenser integrated turbine support A support system for a marine turbine power plant may include an integral condenser. The support system comprised of plate girders and welded plate steel cover may envelop the condenser within the structure in order to save weight in the ship's payload. C... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4745761 | Vibration damped cryogenic apparatus A vibration isolated cryogenic apparatus mounted as a mass in a series of mass/elastomer/mass springed system.... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746092 | Apparatus for supporting an electric blower of a vacuum cleaner Disclosed is an apparatus for supporting an electric blower of a vacuum cleaner, comprising a front supporting member positioned between the front surface of the electric blower and a housing of the vacuum cleaner and a rear supporting member positioned b... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744539 | Vehicle mounting arrangement An engine mounting arrangement includes a laminated elastomeric member interposed between an engine mounting bracket and a cross member of the vehicle frame for supporting the front end of the engine. The laminated elastomeric member is composed of a plur... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4730541 | Non contacting electro-pneumatic servo for vibration isolation A sensing system for a vibration isolation table. A sensor responsive to the position of the tabletop is spaced apart from the tabletop and provides an output corresponding to the position of the tabletop. The output is modified to provide a control signa... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4726161 | Earthquake isolating support Apparatus to isolate an object or equipment from earthquake motion comprises: (a) rollable bearing means supporting such structure for lateral motion generally parallel to a support; (b) and other means including interengaged bowl and roller elements to y... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4720088 | Optical system supporting device An optical system supporting device which comprises: a pair of first leaf springs which are in parallel with the optical axis of the optical system, but non-parallel to each other, and each one end thereof is fixed to a main body; a pair of second leaf sp... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718631 | Foot isolating An antiskid shock and vibration isolating foot is formed with an annular circumferential recess about midway between its top and bottom and made of a resilient elastomer. A threaded stud is bonded to the top of the elastomer. The upper portion above the a... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4713714 | Computer peripheral shock mount for limiting motion-induced errors A disk drive shock mount is provided which attenuates shocks and vibrations to a disk drive (1, FIG. 1). The mount comprises a cradle 20 which is affixed to the disk drive housing, and a mounting plate 10 which may be used to suitably secure the disk driv... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711423 | Shock and vibration mount A shock and vibration mount for mounting a supported device to a supporting device comprises a first electric member between two rigid members such as to be strained only in compression under loads along a first orthogonal axis, and to be strained only in... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711135 | Vibration damping structure of shift lever retainer Disclosed herein in a mount structure where a shift lever retainer for spherically supporting a shift lever is mounted through a vibration damping member to a transmission case by a bolt, a vibration damping structure comprising a stopper means for preven... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709908 | Stabilizer device for automobile suspension systems There is disclosed a stabilizer suspension device of the type which operates in conjunction with an airbag. The stabilizer device is characterized by having a housing or cage for containing the airbag which housing comprises a top annular seat member and ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4706923 | Resilient mounting of a centrifuge A resilient mounting of a centrifuge that is a pneumatic one is made in a stand between the subsurface and supporting frame of the centrifuge by means of at least three vibration insulating units, each of which is provided with at least one pneumatic spri... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4705257 | Shock and vibration isolation mounting Shock and vibration isolation mounting apparatus for releasably mounting a computer disk drive, or the like. Two pair of mounting assemblies are used for attaching to the drive and to respective ones of opposed surfaces between which the drive is disposed... | 11/10/1987 |
