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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172195 | Foundation adapter system A tiedown system foundation adapter system provides greater flexibility in spotting equipment on a support surface. An adapter module includes a plate assembly that drops into a slotted track system and is slid along the track system until it fits into an attachment... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7891634 | Adjustable support rails for jet ski and motorcycle trailers and associated method A trailer rail assembly includes a base plank with a planar top surface raised above a horizontal plane and extending along an entire longitudinal length of the base member. Such a base plank has a U-shaped cross-section. The assembly further includes a cylindrical ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7584935 | Stand for a machine A stand for supporting a machine includes a mounting support having legs, at least one wheel unit having a wheel holder connected to one leg by a pivotal shaft thereof and a caster or wheel connected to the wheel holder, an actuating member connected at a first pivo... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581708 | Apparatus for carrying medical equipment A patient care apparatus is disclosed for use with a patient. The patient care apparatus is configured to support equipment for care of the patient. An illustrative patient care apparatus has a suspension system and a pair of modules that are coupleable together to ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7334606 | Valve tester suspension enhancements A valve tester assembly is disclosed that includes an articulated arm assembly having a first end and a second end, with the second end of the articulated arm assembly being movable away from and toward the first end such that when the first end of the articulated a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325777 | Portable articulating tool support A portable multiple-component articulating support apparatus for engaging, moving, orientating and manipulating a hand-operated power tool within and throughout a three-dimensional workspace. The apparatus includes a clamping device for demountable engagement with a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316280 | Method for producing earth boreholes In a method for producing and widening ground bores or for the destructive replacement of buried lines with the aid of a tool arranged at the end of a rod driven by a boring device, the rod is built up from individual sections which are to be connected to one anothe... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7255355 | Portable collapsible stand A portable collapsible stand includes first, second, and third support frames, a work surface frame, and a telescoping strut pivotably connected to the first and work surface frames. The second frame projects perpendicularly from a lower portion of the first frame. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216382 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment support system has a first telescoping arm and a second telescoping arm. The arms are pivotable relative to a room wall about a generally vertical axis and are extendable and retractable along respective generally horizontal axes. A first equipment supp... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7165751 | Support for a radiator The support for a radiator of the mobile type comprises ja frame which has means for connecting to said radiator and retractable means for supporting the radiator on a floor. The support means are suitable for taking up a working position outside of the shape of sai... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128479 | Telescoping camera crane A telescoping camera crane has mechanical drive and camera platform leveling systems, allowing for water resistant or submerged operation. Telescoping sections of the crane arm are driven by a hydraulic system, for smooth and near silent extension and retraction mov... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108098 | Engine subframe mounting arrangement A subframe arrangement is configured for a mobile vehicle chassis assembly to enhance isolation of the subframe platform and drive mechanism from flex in the chassis assembly caused by dynamic forces associated with operation of the chassis assembly. The chassis ass... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100709 | Feed table pivot pin constraining device A restraining arrangement for limiting the separation of a feed table having a pivot pin and a positioner block of a mobile track drill. The restraining arrangement includes a first constraint device positioned on the positioner block and a second constraint device ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093366 | Ground supported portable tool guide A tool guide enables the earth or other surfaces to support the weight of a portable tool without using wheels or casters while providing a unique combination of adjustments positioning portable tools such as hedge trimmers to trim hedges or shrubs accurately. A fir... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073765 | Apparatus for carrying medical equipment A patient care apparatus is disclosed for use with a patient. The patient care apparatus is configured to support equipment for care of the patient. An illustrative patient care apparatus has a suspension system and a pair of modules that are coupleable together to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6988579 | Power unit mount structure for vehicles A vehicular power unit mount structure having a first mounting member for attachment to a power unit and a second mounting member elastically connected to the first mounting member for attachment to a vehicle body. The mount structure includes an elastic waterproofi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6897580 | Anti-vibrational holding device for an electric motor The invention relates to an apparatus for vibration-insulated mounting of an electric motor (20), in particular a blower motor, having a first housing part (10), which encloses at least one pole ring (22) and magnets (24) of the electric ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896234 | Rail system for supporting and moving a patient gantry A rail system for supporting a patient gantry including a fixed rail assembly mounted on a support surface and a service rail assembly releasably securable to the fixed rail assembly. Each rail assembly includes a bar and a top rail. An alignment device is provided ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6871504 | Turbine power plant, installation process and removal process of the turbine power plant A turbine power plant comprises power generation apparatuses divided a plurality of modules, a common base mounting thereon the power generation apparatuses and a supporting apparatus for supporting the common base, and is characterized by a construction of the comm... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6729595 | Trailer lock An anti theft device for a trailer comprising a bracket attached to a side of the trailer, a pipe flattened at one end thereof such that the flattened end is adapted to be received in the bracket, the pipe when received in the bracket and disposed in a vertical rela... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6659706 | Lift dolly for use in conjunction with stand-mounted power tools and the like A lift dolly is provided for lifting and transporting stand-mounted power tools and the like, with little effort. The dolly includes a pair of platforms and a wheel system having at least three castors extending downwardly from the platforms. The dolly is... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6343601 | Mobile medical supply device A mobile medical supply device with a supply apparatus, especially an anesthesia apparatus, with a plurality of supply and drain lines. To make simple handling possible in connection with the moving along of the supply and drain lines during the movement ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6182932 | Flexi-rail assembly A flexi-rail assembly for supporting and positioning tools for inspecting a nuclear power plant steam generator. The flexi-rail assembly includes a housing; at least one lock assembly carried by the housing for coupling the housing to a support structure;... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5967251 | Bearing arrangement for an internal combustion engine A bearing arrangement for an internal-combustion engine forms a unit with a transmission and is mounted transversely in a body of a vehicle is held on the vehicle body by way of at least one bearing and at least one torque support.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5884885 | Cradle assembly A transverse cradle assembly comprises at least one pair of a set of cradle assemblies. The set of assemblies is mirror imaged. Each assembly comprises an upper cradle and a lower cradle having a slot therein for mutually and opposedly securing a slidable... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873560 | Gimbal support system with uni-directional roll stiffness The present invention is a gimbal system for an apparatus supported in a frame. The gimbal system includes at least two parallel flexible beams positioned on either side of the apparatus. The apparatus is attached to the beam near a center of the beam to ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5833205 | Vibrator mounting arrangement A mounting arrangement is provided for removably mounting a vibrator to a structure to be vibrated. The mounting arrangement includes a bracket, adapted to be attached to the vibrator, having a front surface and rear surface. A mounting sleeve formed from... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5588633 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket comprises a base and an attachment device for loosely attaching the bracket to a support wherein the bracket is allowed to move relative to the support.... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573222 | Method of manufacturing engine cradles A method for forming a structural member, the method comprising the steps of placing a first sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dimension in a press, placing a second sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dim... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5560582 | Foldable stand for threading machine A foldable wheeled stand is provided for supporting a motor driven pipe threading machine during operation thereof and for transporting the machine from one location to another. The stand includes a scissors-type leg assembly having lower ends which engag... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5538216 | Support device of a laying vehicle, especially of a track-laying vehicle A support device of a laying vehicle such as a track laying vehicle includes a vehicle pan providing a support surface, the support surface having a central plane, a support shield for engaging the ground, a first guide element hingedly connected between ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5243893 | Mechanism for positioning a material working machine A mechanism for positioning a cutting and punching machine relative to a fixed conveyor for feeding material to be processed in a fixed horizontal route into the machine. The positioning mechanism comprises a carriage which supports the machine for back a... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5236213 | IV utility pole coupling and towing device A towing device for connecting an IV pole or other instrumentation to a medical transporter, such as a wheelchair or gurney, so as to allow one person to transport a patient easily and safely in a medical transporter when passing through narrow doorways a... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5165277 | System and process for determining properties of a moving sheet of material A sheet-gauging apparatus for determining properties of a moving sheet of material includes a frame having parallel upper and lower horizontal supports extending above and below the sheet in a direction transverse to the direction of travel of the sheet. ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5090502 | Connecting structure for connecting a power unit of an automotive vehicle with the body of the vehicle A connecting structure for connecting a power unit of an automotive vehicle with the vehicle body, in which the power unit includes an engine and a transmission, and in which the engine has a cylinder block formed of an upper block and a lower block, in w... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5039109 | Portable mounting stand apparatus The portable mounting stand apparatus of this invention is adapted to receive a ball return apparatus for the like thereon and provide means for ease of movement from a portable transport condition to a rigid usage condition. The portable mounting stand a... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5008804 | Robotic television-camera dolly system A robotic camera dolly system includes a motorized dolly which rolls freely across a studio floor under computer control, the dolly carrying a camera. Targets are provided on the floor at various locations from which camera shots are to be taken. The doll... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4959798 | Robotic television-camera dolly system A robotic camera dolly system includes a motorized dolly which rolls freely across a studio floor under computer control, the dolly carrying a camera. Targets are provided on the floor at various locations from which camera shots are to be taken. The doll... | 09/25/1990 |
