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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677539 | Force control strut A force control strut including a housing having first and second ends and an internal chamber, a rod member having an inner end reciprocally movable inside the housing and along the internal chamber, a guide member forming a bushing allowing reciprocation of the ro... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7357380 | Anti-vibration element In order to reduce the formation of inherent vibrations in the coil spring in an anti-vibration element, in particular for a manually operated tool such as a chainsaw, a parting-off grinder or similar device and having a coil spring, an additional mass is positioned... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331255 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331254 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311124 | Method of producing a spring wire and wire thus produced Method of producing spring wires shaped as a cylinder. The wire includes at least one first plurality of layers of wound fibres, the layers being disposed on top of one another and impregnated with a matrix. The first plurality of layers includes at least two stacke... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309357 | Prosthetic spinal discs A prosthetic spinal disc uses a stiff spring or springs for resiliency between two plates that attach to adjacent vertebrae. When the disc has multiple springs, they may be adjacent, concentric or nested. Multiple springs may be spaced around the periphery of the pl... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7261286 | Two stage hood lift spring assembly A lift spring assembly has a compression spring rod with a housing having a longitudinal axis and axially opposite ends, and having a rod member coaxial with the axis and having an inner end in the housing and an outer end axially outwardly of one of the opposite en... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7145768 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7066455 | Self-centering mechanical strut A self-centering mechanical strut has first and second housing members. The second housing member telescopically receives the first housing member. Spring assemblies are mounted within each of the housing members. The spring assembly in the first tube is compressed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055812 | Canted coil springs various designs A coil spring includes a plurality of primary wire coils and a plurality of secondary wire coils, the primary and secondary coils being contiguous and differentiated from one another by a dimensional size in order to provide variable force and variable deflection. | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047581 | Stranded mattress spring A mattress construction with a stranded wire spring is disclosed. The stranded wire spring can be designed with the same performance characteristic as a conventional single strand coil spring, but at a lower manufacturing and material cost. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026574 | Wire gripper for a drive unit of a wire feeder A gripping device for a set of pinch rollers used in a wire feeder that supplies a welding operation with a consumable welding wire. The welding wire passes between the pinch rollers whereby the pinch rollers engage the wire with a gripping force and incrementally r... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010412 | Method for calculating parameters in road design of S-type clothoid, complex clothoid and egg type clothoid The present invention relates to a method for calculating parameters in a road design of a S type, a complex type and an egg type clothoid, and in particular to a method for calculating a parameter value capable of determining the size of a clothoid that is inserted... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6923300 | Driveshaft brake assembly A driveline brake assembly for use on trucks as either a primary braking system or a secondary braking system. A camshaft connected to the driveline carries a number of cams thereon. Each cam has associated therewith a pair of pressure glides which ride on the cam f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6773002 | Compression spring rod A compression spring rod for relatively displacing elements attached to end mounts of the rod assembly comprises a housing having a rod member moveable between extended and retracted positions relative thereto, and a first compression spring in the housing surrounde... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6688587 | Method for the adaptation of a machine support A method is provided for adapting or adjusting a machine support where the weight of the machine is accommodated exclusively by a main support. For a differentiated adaptation of the machine support to secondary forces, such as oscillating inertial forces... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6612556 | Multihelical composite spring A single spring unit includes a multi-helical spring formed of composite material. The single spring unit includes multiple layers of composite material disposed in a first helical configuration, and multiple layers of composite material in a second helic... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6565073 | Electromagnetic suspension system A suspension assembly for a motor vehicle includes a wheel assembly attached to the frame of a motor vehicle for movement in response to uneven roadway surfaces. A first inductive coil attached to the frame is mounted along an axis, and a second inductive... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550859 | Backrest device for a vehicle seat Backrests for vehicle seats are disclosed including a support attached to a frame including a plurality of resilient springs and a corresponding plurality of stroke limiters for permitting the resilient springs to move through a predetermined stroke and a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547227 | Torsional vibration damper and helical compression spring for a torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper comprising at least two components which can be twisted against the resistance of at least one energy storage element, spring coils extending along its longitudinal axis. The components have forced-application areas for compre... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6382607 | Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6264183 | Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an ins... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6220586 | Multiple torsion spring and methods of use A multiple torsion spring assembly according to the present invention may be provided with a coiled helical torsion spring. The spring has first and second end coils, and a plurality of intermediate coils between the first and second end coils. The first ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6158725 | Device for storing energy in spring storages The device serves for storing energy. A spatial work range is defined by a displacement path upon compression of at least one spring of the spring storage. Along the work range in the working direction, at least two springs are arranged which are impinged... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5882264 | Spring damper device suitable for use in lockup clutch of torque converter A spring damper device includes cylindrical outer coil springs and inner springs inserted in the outer coil springs, respectively. The cylindrical outer coil springs are held in the form of arcs of a circle at angular intervals therebetween by a retainer ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5823516 | Torsion damping device having metallic seats for its springs, especially for a motor vehicle A torsion damper is of the kind in which the springs bear against thrust inserts or spring seats. The anterior part of each spring seat has a circular perimeter, the diameter of which is smaller than the internal diameter of the outermost spring of the as... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5803442 | Torsion damping device having tiltable spring seats of composite structure, especially for motor vehicles A torsion damping device, in particular for inclusion in a clutch friction wheel of a motor vehicle clutch, includes springs which are in end thrust engagement on thrust inserts or spring seats which are mounted for pivoting movement in the friction wheel... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5775619 | Roller for winding and unwinding a protective cover equipping a machine tool or the like A roller comprises: a support shaft bearing at either opposite end a bush supporting an external tubular element containing the shaft and destined to be a support element of a cover fixed thereto by one end; a motor to recall the roller by setting the tub... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5692737 | Helical spring amusement device and stress reliever A helical spring device used for amusement or for stress relief having a plurality of concentrically positioned helical coil springs each extending between two endpieces. The helical coil springs each are highly flexible with a low spring stiffness to mas... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5562275 | Radially and longitudinally indeformable flexible spindle A flexible spindle suitable for transmitting a torque as well as an axial thrust is constituted by a plurality of helical spirals of wire all of the same length. Each spiral has opposite winding directions to the winding direction of the adjacent spirals ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5551674 | Adjustable resilient support device A resilient support device for installation on seat or wheel fork supports of light vehicles, such as bicycles or motorcycles, for the comfort of the rider. The invention achieves arbitrary and discretionary adjustment of support stiffness with a high deg... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5486667 | Rating module unit for high ampere-rated circuit breaker This invention relates to a high ampere-rated circuit breaker which meets the electrical code requirements of the world market. The operating springs controlling the CLOSED state of the circuit breaker contacts are contained within a module unit which can... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482261 | Nested spring assembly The invention is a nested spring assembly. The assembly comprises a first spring and a second spring, and both the first and second springs have an inner and outer surface. The second spring is nested within a cavity formed by the first spring, and the se... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482258 | Shock mitigating tether system A shock mitigating tether system includes a helical coil spring mounted within a tubular housing between opposing retention plates. A first cable is folded in half and journaled through the longitudinal axis of the spring such that a loop end projects fro... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5468383 | Fluid filter holder This invention is a device for holding a flexible fine mesh fluid filter 30 in a container 12 while a fluid, such as paint, is being drawn from the container by spraying equipment 8. More specifically, the invention comprises a ring of flexible material 2... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5464197 | Torsion spring having an adjustable spring rate A helical torsion spring is provided having an adjustable spring rate. The torsion spring includes a main spring formed from a coil of wire having a first end and a second end. The wire extends away from the first end to form a first arm and away from the... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5360123 | Gantry stabilizer An apparatus and method for stabilizing a gantry. Powerful springs in the apparatus allow small deviations from a perpendicular configuration of a boom and beam arrangement. The springs resist larger deviations, thereby increasing the structural integrity... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5339930 | Constant tension device for railway car handbrake A constant tensioning device in the form of an elastic member interposed in the handbrake chain between a railway car handwheel and a handbrake lever of the railway car brake apparatus for maintaining tension in the handbrake chain in accordance with the ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5306252 | Catheter guide wire and catheter A catheter guide wire which, despite its reduced diameter, exhibits improved strength and resistance to corrosion by body fluids and medicines. The catheter guide wire 10 is composed of a stainless steel core wire 11, a winding of a low carbon duplex stru... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5224689 | Shock absorbing device allowing reducing the vehicle weight A shock absorbing device is disclosed, allowing reducing the vehicle weight at least by half. The device includes a tubular housing (TH) and within it a resilient shock dampening assembly (SDS) elastically axially movable is secured, through one or more i... | 07/06/1993 |
