"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806374 | Cable grommet The invention relates to a cable grommet that consists of two parts that can be intimately joined. The inventive cable grommet has at least one continuous passage in which at least one single-piece strain relief is disposed which is mounted in a base body of high co... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7421258 | Compact temperature transmitter with improved lead connections A compact industrial process transmitter is provided having an electronics module that includes a top surface with a plurality of lead attachment points thereon. At least one of the lead attachment points disposed on the top surface of the compact temperature transm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7325997 | System, clamping element and counter-element for the connector of profiled elements System for connecting profile elements includes a separate clamping element having a clamping plate and at least one protrusion and a separate locking element having a base plate and at least one protrusion. In an assembled state, the locking element butts against t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7178789 | Fixture for hanging wire fence The apparatus is a fixture for mounting wire fence on posts. The apparatus is a channel formed with slots across the web of the channel and the slots angled into the channel walls to form finger like tabs. Holes in lengthwise flanges on the channel sides or holes in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162790 | Fastener and method for supporting elongated material A fastener for mounting elongated material, such as cables and wires, to a supporting structure includes a major body portion having an aperture for receiving elongated materials of various dimensions, and at least one anchor bore through which an anchor is inserted... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153064 | Pipe sleeve for a floating dock A pipe sleeve assembly includes a base plate and a sleeve portion. The base plate includes a base portion defining a longitudinal axis. The base plate further includes a first flange extending from the base portion in a first direction generally normal to the longit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7032867 | Cable clamp The cable clamp is mountable to a supporting structure and includes a base and a cover mountable to the base. The base is longitudinally elongated and has a channel extending longitudinally therethrough with longitudinally spaced, elongated, somewhat bubble shaped r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007900 | Cable hanger A cable hanger for securing multiple cables to support structures including antenna towers and poles. The cable hanger has a hingeably-coupled pair of shell halves with recesses that, when folded, establish a pair of cable passageways. Gripping arms provided on each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968864 | Rotary holder for corrugated tube A rotary holder for a corrugated tube is structured such that an inner rotary body containing a corrugated tube is received in an inner portion of an outer fixing body, and an outer peripheral sliding surface of the inner rotary body slides along an inner sliding su... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6860455 | Connecting device A connecting device for securing a down pipe to a wall comprises a first part fixable to the surface and a second part attachable to the first part and forming an at least partial enclosure for the pipe, the attachment of the second part to the first part being sele... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6588714 | Cable protector and support A safety valve incorporated in a tubing string has a diameter considerably larger than that of the rest of the tubing string. A cable protector is fastened onto the tubing string at the lead in to the safety valve to ensure that cables extending along the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 5752807 | Jet pump sensing line repair A remotely installable piping support attachment employs a T-bolt type of blind fastener for clamping a relatively smaller instrumentation pipe, e.g., the jet pump sensing line, to the wall of an adjacent structure, e.g., the inlet mixer diffuser. The att... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752680 | Spring loaded straight line dead end clamp A clamp for a line includes a body having a first portion for engaging the line and a keeper having a second portion for engaging the line. A pivoting assembly is coupled to the body and the keeper for pivotally coupling the keeper and the body, and inclu... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5425518 | Cord/wire holder Strings of Christmas lights are usually suspended from nails or hooks which are often formed of metals which corrode when exposed to the atmosphere. A simple cord or wire holder for use with the strings of lights includes a flat base with holes for receiv... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5370344 | Pipe anchor Self-locking pipe anchors for anchoring pipes to structural members and particularly for anchoring air lines and other train pipes to structural members in the underframes of railway cars. Each pipe anchor includes a pair of interlocking members for clamp... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5303887 | Universal pipe support and hanger A universal pipe support and hanger system comprising a single support member of generally I-shaped cross-section elongated in a first direction between a proximate end and a distal end, and comprising an elongated central web integrally connected with mi... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5195704 | Neutral conductor clamp A clamp for suspending a conductor from a support structure includes a body and a cover, each provided with a conductor-supporting surface having a trough and a set of upstanding tabs lining the sides of the trough and protruding from the conductor-suppor... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5054741 | Multiple size tubing hanger A tube hanger for selectively supporting at least two different sizes of tubes from a mounting surface comprises a unitary body of flexible, resilient material having a body portion sized to extend transversely across a tube to be supported by the hanger.... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4946117 | Mounting clip for supporting pipes in upright orientation A clip for supporting pipes or the like in a generally upright orientation comprising a pair of generally transversely spaced longitudinal plates each having opposite ends, a pair of generally longitudinally spaced transverse plates each spanning the long... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4823752 | Engine speed control cable clamp A clamp for fixedly mounting the lower end of a remote speed control cable that controls the speed of a small internal combustion engine. The clamp includes a flat base plate having a first fastener receiving opening formed therethrough, a clamp plate spa... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4653481 | Advanced spine fixation system and method An advanced spine fixation system includes a plurality of screw clamp assemblies preferably inserted through the pedicle and vertebral body at the vertebra. Each screw clamp includes a removable saddle assembly composed of two halves and each provided wit... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4616794 | Air comb arrangement for jet dyeing machine Apparatus for the application of liquids to moving material, such as patterned application of dyes to moving textile material, including a liquid applicator positioned above the material path of travel for continuously discharging liquid in a row of plura... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4595162 | Device for clamping a tubular member The invention relates to a clamping device including a pair of recessed semicylindrical resilient gripping bodies each embedded with a resilient member of harder material than the gripping bodies. The cross section of each resilient member is shaped like ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4273465 | Pipe clamp An apparatus for clamping two side-by-side pipes together comprising two recessed holding bodies receiving the pipes therein, two clamping elements having the holding bodies therebetween and a screw interconnecting these four members. Interlocking project... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4270250 | Clamping ring for tubular members An improved clamp for hoses and other tubular members includes two rigid clamping members having semi-circular recesses, one or more annular wedge-shaped grooves in the recesses, and fasteners. An elastomeric insert, or a pair of inserts, has one or more ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4131257 | Stacking cable clamp Cable clamp with laterally spaced pairs of "pigeon hole" jaws at interfaces of top, bottom and intermediate clamping blocks assembles into a stacked array by a threaded bolt. Each jaw comprises a notched, preferably V-notched, male portion interfitting lo... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4102524 | Pipe anchor bracket A pipe anchor bracket member is disclosed. The pipe anchor bracket, when engaged with a like member, forms a means for attaching pipes to other structures. The bracket member has a body section with a portion thereof curved to accommodate the outside surf... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4063334 | Spring-type fastener A fastening arrangement is provided which includes a spring clip or fastener and a retaining strap. The fastener is secured to a support member and has a plurality of outwardly extending shaped spring fingers. The retaining strap has a loop portion surrou... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3997138 | Securing devices and structures This invention relates to a securing device specifically having application in correcting certain forms of physical deformity and in other surgical techniques. The device includes a screw threaded component and a releasable clamping member carried by the ... | 12/14/1976 |