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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717410 | Smooth non-linear springs, particularly smooth progressive rate steel springs, progressive rate vehicle suspensions and method The invention solves the problem of designing and manufacturing springs made of elastic materials, particularly steel springs, with prescribed characteristic (dependence of flex on external load) given by a smooth (i.e. differentiable) non-linear function. The metho... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7410276 | Apparatus for securing a trim frame to a recessed housing member and a method of making thereof An apparatus is provided for securing a trim frame to a housing member in a recessed lighting fixture. The apparatus includes a spring associated with the trim frame having a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, and a bottom edge, a left portion, a right portion, an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404344 | Ratchet device for an electrical component which may be adjusted by rotation A ratchet device for an electrical component that can be adjusted by rotation, such as a rotary switch or a rotary potentiometer, is provided. The ratchet device includes a leaf spring, resting against a ratchet contour by means of spring pressure, whereby the ratch... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7354033 | Tape-spring deployable hinge A tape-spring shaped, articulating member used in deployable structures having a resilient, compliant hinge region and rigid non-hinge regions, thereby enabling a smaller fold radius and greater packaging efficiency. The increased compliance in the hinge region may ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7299960 | Mini desktop stapler A miniature spring-actuated stapler includes a tapered, flat power spring to store energy and eject staples. The power spring pivots at a rear of the stapler housing and includes three co-extensive arms terminating near the striker. As the L-shaped handle of the sta... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284308 | Method for manufacturing a leaf spring Leaf springs have improved durability in spite of using inexpensive spring steel such as SUP9 and SUP11 as materials. While a spring main body, made of the spring steel in which Brinell hardness is under 555 HBW and not less than 388 HBW (corresponding to a diameter... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7188831 | Flexure-type suspension system providing for three degrees of freedom and flexure-type positioning assembly based thereon Suspension system comprising a flat spring member having four legs. The legs are symmetrically arranged with respect to the center position of the spring member and each of the legs has a longitudinal axis and an end portion. A suspension frame is provided to suppor... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182571 | Variable stator vane actuating levers A variable stator vane actuating lever (50) for use in a compressor (20) of a gas turbine engine (10). The lever (50) comprises a first end (52) for pivotal connection to a stator vane actuator ring (36) and a second end ( | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175232 | Rocking chair A rocking chair comprises a base portion and a seat portion and includes a pair of C-springs for coupling the base portion to the seat portion. The C-springs flex to provide the seat portion with a desirably smooth and soft rocking motion while providing excellent s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159880 | Force connection strut A connection strut of a chassis of a passenger car or utility vehicle for the connection between the chassis and the wheel carrier, preferably an axle strut or a chassis control arm, with an elongated basic body and at least two mount supports arranged at the end fo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159857 | Multi spring ring A mechanical spring energized sealing device comprising in combination an elastomeric jacket and variety of resilient metallic springs inserted inside one uniform jacket casing, there are variety of energizer springs which are used for different needs in marketplace... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121493 | Magnetic tape cassettes, tape reels for use therewith, resinous leaf springs, and a process for producing them A magnetic tape cassette includes a case that is formed by joining an upper half and a lower half, one or more tape reels, a window and a reel urging member having a tape reel contacting portion which contacts an upper part of the tape reel(s), bent arms connected t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114764 | Mine and collision protection for passenger vehicle Many military land vehicles are not designed to withstand extreme forces concomitant exploding mines. A vehicle's capacity to protect its occupants is inventively enhanced by structurally augmenting the vehicle, in lower structural portions closely related to the ve... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111833 | Dual disc spring A dual spring includes a pair of conically-shaped spring sections, which are joined at a common fulcrum. One of the spring sections is disposed radially inward from the fulcrum and the other of the spring sections is disposed radially outward from the fulcrum. Both ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090895 | Flame retardant epoxy resin composition, semiconductor encapsulating material using same, and resin encapsulated semiconductor device An epoxy resin composition is provided, which includes (A) an epoxy resin with at least 2 epoxy groups within each molecule, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a foaming agent. This composition displays excellent flame retardancy and reliability and is suitable for use as ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7045940 | Holder for cathode ray tube and fabrication method thereof A holder for a cathode ray tube includes a stud engaging portion having an engaging hole in order to be engaged to a stud pin mounted inside a panel, a frame engaging portion engaged to a mask frame which supports a shadow mask, and a connecting portion for connecti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029017 | Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle with a transverse leaf spring A wheel suspension with a transverse leaf spring (1a–1c) which is articulated at both ends on wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring shaped symmetrically to the vehicle longitudinal axis (L) has a curved profile with a middle region... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994333 | Suspension device for a bed or seat base of the multielement type The invention provides an individual suspension device for a bed or seat base of the multi-element type, the device being for interposing between a platform determining a support surface and a padding element such as a mattress, and comprising a foot for fixing to a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983924 | Compliant, ortho-planar, linear motion spring An ortho-planar spring has a platform movably coupled to a base and being movable linearly with respect to the base along at least a portion of an axial direction perpendicular to both a base surface and a platform surface. A resilient and flexible connecting struct... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6935634 | Steam turbine packing spring A packing spring for a steam turbine comprising a flat, elongated spring body of specified length, width and thickness dimensions; a flange at one end of the main spring body; and at least one bend in the main spring body, located substantially midway along the leng... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6909766 | Production method for a nuclear fuel assembly support grid and a nuclear fuel assembly support grid produced by the same One object of the present invention is to provide a production method for a nuclear fuel assembly support grid that improves the corrosion resistance of welded parts without impairing the characteristics of the support grid so as to be able adequately withstand high... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6752458 | Rocking chair A rocking chair comprises a base portion and a seat portion and includes a pair of C-springs for coupling the base portion to the seat portion. The C-springs flex to provide the seat portion with a desirably smooth and soft rocking motion while providing excellent s... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6718655 | Footwear bottom According to the present invention, a cushion-action applying implement comprising a gutter-like receiver, a plate spring in which a flexing portion is inserted into the gutter-like portion, the flexing portion is provided in its both sides with embedded portions in... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695297 | Flexural device-based suspension having high compliance in a direction of travel and low compliance in a direction orthogonal thereto The flexural device-based suspension suspends a movable element with high compliance in a direction of travel and low compliance in a direction orthogonal to the direction of travel. The suspension comprises two flexural devices and a constraining element... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679488 | Armature spring for a relay The present invention relates to an armature spring (4) for a relay comprising a fastening section (3), a connected oblong spring section and a lever (7). The lever is located on the side of the longitudinal axis of the spring section opposite to that of ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675944 | Return apparatus for a clutch piston of an automatic transmission In order to minimize an effect of centrifugal force on a release operation of a clutch piston, this invention provides a return apparatus including a spring support rotating at a same speed as the clutch piston, and a return spring abutted at an end again... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658949 | Starter having resilient shift lever for driving pinion gear A starter for engines uses a leaf spring as a shift lever for advancing a pinion gear for engagement with a ring gear. The shift lever may be constructed with a plurality of layered leaf springs having respective front ends spaced apart one another to con... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6532925 | Stamped valve spring and retainer A bias element which urges the valves in an internal combustion engine into their closed positions and includes a pair of arms and a bight portion connecting the two arms. Each arm has an aperture therein with at least one arm having an aperture that is k... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6471151 | Reel spring for use of a magnetic tape cassette and a magnetic tape cassette The reel spring for use in a magnetic tape cassette comprises a fixing portion which is fixed to a boss of a cassette case by means of a boss hole, an arm portion which forces a reel in an axial direction of rotation and a bending portion provided between... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464089 | Adjustable spring-driven pusher device for a merchandise dispenser A spring-driven pusher device for a forward, side, top, or up feeding merchandise dispenser having an adjustment mechanism for setting a desired pushing force. The adjustment mechanism is utilized to increase and/or reduce the tension of the windings of t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457804 | Spring for latching a print cartridge in a carriage A spring for latching a print cartridge in a carriage in a facsimile printer mechanism. The spring is a cantilever that is doubled back on itself to obtain a long effective length is a short space.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453140 | Vibration inhibiting mechanism for scanner A vibration inhibiting mechanism for a scanner including a base installed in a chassis of the scanner for resiliently biasing a roller support formed with a roller assembling portion on the top thereof; a roller being mounted on the roller assembling port... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435485 | Composite bow mono-leaf spring A fiberglass composite monoleaf bow spring for use in a vehicle chassis system capable of multi-linear response when compressed. The fiberglass composite monoleaf bow spring extends longitudinally below a vehicle frame and is secured at each end of the ve... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6430050 | Mechanical loading of a land grid array component using a wave spring A method and substrate using a wave spring to clamp a component to the substrate. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to use a wave spring to clamp a component to a substrate. The method includes placing the component on the substrate, placi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427990 | Spring body A spring configuration of an individual-segment underspring configuration for furniture including a mattress. The spring configuration is formed of individual spring elements, each containing a supporting plate; a baseplate; a latch holder having latches;... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427552 | Rack and pinion steering gear with spring and relief pocket A rack and pinion steering gear (10). The rack and pinion steering gear (10) comprises a housing (12) having a chamber (18). A portion of the chamber (18) is a relief pocket (22). A pinion gear (26) is rotatably mounted in the chamber (18) of the housing ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6371463 | Constant-force pseudoelastic springs and applications thereof Pseudoelastic elements are subjected to pre-strains and restrained in order to form springs which exhibit relatively constant force levels over a major fraction of maximum deflection capacity during loading and also during unloading. Pre-straining of pseu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364293 | Fenders An elongate or continuous fender having a surface mounting meeting portion and a conjoined fendering body. The meeting portion includes one or more elongate or continuous mounting pieces located alongside the fendering body to create upper and lower shoul... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361032 | Composite leaf spring with improved lateral stiffness A method of increasing lateral stiffness in fiberglass composite leaf springs used in suspension systems. The increase in lateral stiffness is accomplished by introducing two carbon fiber inserts to the longitudinal side regions of a fiberglass composite ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357733 | Elastic spring element An elastic spring element includes a fiber-reinforced ceramic that is resistant to temperatures greater than 1,000° C. The fibers are in the form of endless fibers and the elastic spring element has a corrugated geometric shape. The elastic spring elemen... | 03/19/2002 |
