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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061678 | Positive spring force actuator When locking a medical imaging device detector in position to generate a medical image, an articulating arm includes top and bottom portions, coupled to a gantry and to a distal portion that is coupled to a detector. The top and bottom portions each include an over-... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7431248 | Device for adjusting the attitude of an object An attitude adjustment system for supporting an object and allowing an adjustment of the attitude thereof. The system includes a distributor defining a distributor chamber therewithin. The distributor also has a distributor external surface. The distributor further ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7311338 | Remotely operated equipment coupler A modular chemical handling apparatus has a first component coupled to a second component. The first component is retained proximate to the second component by a locking mechanism. Fluid conduit connection devices and/or electrical connection devices in the first co... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7214007 | Composite track, column and other supports, including for machinery A drill assembly, for example for drilling or coring concrete, has a drill column formed from a composite material. A track for a wall saw or for supporting other structures for movement along the track is formed from a composite material. A composite column, rail o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7028970 | Adjustable position mounting device A skid has a pair of laterally disposed base members and a first and a second support member for mounting a first and second piece of equipment requiring horizontal axial alignment, for example, a pump and a motor. At least one of the first and second support member... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017868 | Fire sprinkler mount A fire sprinkler mount including a base (26), a bracket (46) and a rod (60) mounting the bracket (46) to the base (26). The base (26) includes a body (28) attachable to a beam (10) with two arms (38, 40)... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6196081 | Systems and methods employing a rotary track for machining and manufacturing The systems and methods described herein include hexapod systems, Stewart platform systems and other mechanical movement systems, in which a set of independently moveable trucks support legs that couple to a working surface capable of holding a machine to... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6062541 | Portable jackbolt positioning system and method A apparatus and method for moving and aligning objects such as machine components includes a plate positionable beneath and engageable with an object to be moved, a block engageable with the plate, and a bolt extending through a bore in the block. The bol... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5975480 | Motor mount A motor mount for a motor having an elongate drive shaft. The motor mount includes a base having a generally planar surface. At least one elongate rail is disposed at the surface of the base. A motor carriage plate has a generally planar bottom surface di... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971348 | Adjustable stand for a cantilevered load An adjustable stand is disclosed for raising and lowering a cantilevered load while reducing friction and preventing binding in the raising and lowering mechanism. A carriage for a cantilever arm, carrying the cantilevered load, rolls along a pair of para... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5890523 | Curved rail with tool support trolley for workstation A workstation is provided with a curved tool rail suspended above a work surface. The curved tool rail has a tool trolley slidably coupled thereto for movably supporting a tool or part above the work surface. In a preferred embodiment, the work surface is... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5779216 | Power tool torque and weight balancing apparatus An improved power tool torque and weight balancing apparatus for use in in-line assembly processes that require power tools, such as in the assembly of automotive engines. The power tool and weight balancing apparatus consists of a pivoting mounting frame... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5709362 | Actuation of semi-trailer support legs The present invention relates to semi-trailer support legs. In order to avoid damage to trailer support legs by failure to raise the legs when the trailer is coupled to a towing unit for movement, the present invention provides a pivotal foot at the end o... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5224682 | Drill holding mechanism An air drill holding mechanism has a support member, a workpiece mount, a drill mount, and a guide and feed means. The support member is mounted to a bracket for mounting the support to a work piece, and supports an air drill in position for drilling into... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5148716 | Plane motion mechanism In a plane motion mechanism, a table is mounted on a top planar surface of a base for movement thereon in plane motion. One end portions of respective first, second and third power transmitting elements adjacent respectively to one ends thereof are wound ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4863569 | Support for a device for cleaning the doors of a battery-arranged coke furnace A device for cleaning the doors of battery-arranged coke furnaces is provided. The device is suspended at four points from steel cables which pass along a pulley and are joined at its other end to a counter-weight. The cable is joined to the counter-weigh... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4792110 | Tooling support apparatus with linear boom A tooling support apparatus in which a linear tooling boom has one end adapted to support a tooling member and its opposite end connected to a scissors-lift apparatus for adjusting the height and horizontal position of the tooling boom.... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790507 | Tool for the precise movement of machines A tool for the controlled, precise movement in the horizontal plane, for machines such as electric motors, gear boxes, compressors and the like, for the purpose of achieving an accurate alignment between two or more machines. The tool, comprising of a bod... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4690520 | Apparatus for use in transporting a photogrammetric microscope from a first position to a second position A slide mechanism for use in transporting a stereoscope along a horizontal support arm of a photogrammetric instrument includes a member slidably mounted to a pair of support tracks cantilevered to the support arm. A clamping mechanism is used to lock the... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4604027 | Manipulator of articles and methods of moving articles over an extended distance Apparatus (11), which includes two adjacent wafer treating facilities (21 and 22), features an overhead positioning mechanism (20), the operation of which is controlled by a control module (48) to handle articles, such as semiconductor wafers (16), in a p... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4344598 | Motor support In a motor support having a slidable carriage on which a motor with a pulley, carrying a belt connected to a pulley on a piece of machinery, is mounted, springs engage the carriage to provide a spring loading for the carriage and a fluid pressure arrangem... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4320887 | Tool support for concrete pilings A core drill stand for orienting and holding a core drilling apparatus for sampling concrete pilings, comprising an elongated column having a support collar fixed at right angles to the elongated column for engagement with the top of a concrete piling, gr... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4234155 | Tool stand A tool stand for orienting and holding a tool such as a core drilling apparatus for sampling concrete or earth formations, comprising a base, an elongated column projecting from said base, a carriage means supported by enclosing the column, the carriage m... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4234275 | Method and apparatus for mounting an engine block boring machine A method and apparatus for positioning a boring machine relative to an engine block or the like has a base plate suitable for arrangement upon a deck surface of the block, the plate being formed with openings above each of the cylindrical bores as well as... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4226191 | Remotely controlled roller platform for use in a visual aid system A remotely controlled tri-level roller platform assembly including a base portion, an intermediate portion and a top support portion. The intermediate portion is reciprocally operable in a first linear plane, atop and independently of the base member, by ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4182506 | Load-leveling base A base characterized by a substantially horizontally oriented plate adapted to receive a load, a vertically oriented post disposed beneath the central portion of the plate supporting the plate for pivotal motion about a plurality of horizontally oriented ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4094593 | Instrument base for ophthalmological instruments A base for ophthalmological instruments includes a housing within which is mounted a guide plate to which an ophthalmological instrument may be attached. The guide plate extends through an opening in the side of the housing and is mounted on bearings whic... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4076195 | Adjustable mounting assembly An adjustable mounting assembly includes a supporting member having a load bearing surface and an anchoring element extending outwardly from said surface, a variably positioned member having an opening and a plurality of threaded passages, the opening hav... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4012020 | Automobile air conditioning system An air conditioning system for a Dasher or Audi-Fox automobile wherein a compressor is mounted on a bracket bolted to tapped holes in the right side of the engine block.... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4012021 | Multi-adjustable electric motor support An adjustable support for an electric motor to enable the alignment of the latter. The support is made of two pairs of superposed beams transversely disposed relative to each other. The motor rests on the top beams and is displaced in the direction of the... | 03/15/1977 |
