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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631410 | Snap-in floating hinge cap for portable computer A method of assembling a portable information handling system such as a laptop computer includes a chassis having a pivotally mounted top. The top and chassis are connected by a hinge. A hinge cap is releasably attached directly to the hinge and the hinge is mounted... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7503104 | Method of making ratchet screwdriver A ratchet screwdriver and method of making same wherein there is a handle and there are a ratchet gear and pawls inside the handle. An adjuster is inside the handle and is movable by a tool extending into the handle for positioning the adjuster relative to the gear ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7434304 | Method to assemble components using brackets and bracketed assemblies with bracket furniture components Unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture are disclosed. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging and receiv... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7421772 | Ratcheting driver with pivoting pawls and method of arranging same A ratcheting driver for rotationally driving a piece and having a handle and pivotal pawls engageable with a driven gear and being capable of ratcheting and driving in both rotational directions. A cap is rotatable relative to said handle and it has a web for pivoti... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418774 | Method of using an automatic rivet loading module An automatic rivet loading module which includes a pusher mechanism, a gripper mechanism, a mandrel receptacle, mechanisms for moving mandrels in the mandrel receptacle, and a tool activation device. The gripper mechanism receives a rivet, and a mandrel is moved thr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7397666 | Wedge lock Various apparatus and methods are disclosed wherein a wedge member and a support engage one another to lock a first structure and a second structure to one another along an axis. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7383634 | Method of assembling a cable routing system A telescoping cable trough section is provided including first and second U-shaped trough sections which are slideably received with each other. One trough section includes slots, and the other includes flanges received in the slots for mating the two trough section... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373708 | Method for manual adjustment of the length of a mop handle A locking device for two units (1), (3) displaceable one inside the other, such as the handle of an implement with variable length, comprising a locking member (4) arranged at one end of the outer element (3), said locking member (4 | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360291 | Method of manufacturing a recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge including: a reel, and gear teeth are provided at an inner side of a floor portion of a reel hub on which a recording tape is wound; a case which accommodates the reel, and an engaging projection is formed at a surface of the case opposing... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353603 | Method for mounting rotor blades to a rotor hub of a wind power installation A method of mounting rotor blades to a rotor hub which is connected to a pod of a wind power installation, includes the following steps: rotating the rotor hub into a predetermined first position, fitting a rotor blade, rotating the rotor hub by means of the rotor b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350286 | Rotational and axial power transmitting apparatus Threaded member assembling can be performed using a rotational/axial-movement-transmitting unit including an upper frame; a motor held by the upper frame; a female threaded member secured to the upper frame; a male threaded member assembled in the female threaded me... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339298 | Compliant motor driven variable electrical device A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable sep... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337701 | Sliding table for workbench The sliding table is used in conjunction with a workbench and includes a panel slidable along a path which is disposed normal to the longitudinal axis of the workbench. The panel has stop points in front and behind the workbench. At each stop point, the panel has an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334715 | Electric fastener driver A stationary annular abutting member 14E is provided with a first projecting section that operates as part of a ratchet mechanism. A rotational flange section is provided with a second projecting section that operates as part of the ratchet mechanism. The fir... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331094 | Method and device for positioning components to be joined together A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326338 | Low cost oil/grease separator A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325291 | Method for assembling a clutch system A method for assembling a clutch system on a drivetrain is proposed in which the clutch system is mounted on the transmission and in which the transmission is then connected to the engine block. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326010 | Motor spindle A motor spindle for machine tool. The motor spindle having a spindle housing mounted on a machine part, a work spindle supported in the spindle housing in axially spaced roller bearings, an electric drive motor the stator of which is fixed in the spindle housing and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318266 | Method of hanging an object A hammer hanger is useful for hanging objects off the ground. The hammer hanger includes a Slide hammer tube that impacts a stake to insert the stake into and remove it from the ground. The slide hammer comprises a slide hammer tube that is slidingly captured on the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308747 | Method of positioning a platform relative to a fixed frame and a small scale positioning device A small-scale positioning device employing a platform, a levering mechanism and a floating actuator device. The platform is movably attached to a fixed frame by a lever, a pair of levers, or more. The floating actuator device is coupled between at least one lever an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302745 | Method for locking a first tube member to a second tube member A locking arrangement includes an inner element (1) and an outer element (3), (302), where the inner element (1) is axially shiftable relative to the outer element (3), such as a shaft of a tool, one end of the outer element (3 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300073 | Fuel tank trailer A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary contain... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299531 | Telescopic measurement device A telescopically adjustable structure capable of defining or measuring an arbitrary three-dimensional volume and having twelve telescopically adjustable telescopic units, capable of maintaining a change in telescopic length and eight corner connection units for asse... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299663 | Washing machine The shaft axis of a detergent-solution pump in a washing machine is pivoted about a vertical such that, as seen in the forward direction, it forms an acute angle α with a perpendicular center plane running from the front surface to the rear wall of the machine hous... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296332 | Brake rotor assembly and method for making same A method for forming a brake assembly for a motor vehicle includes a wheel hub, a knuckle, and a brake rotor. The wheel hub includes a neck portion and a flange portion having a flange face. The flange face has a plurality of bolt receiving holes formed therein. The... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290800 | Telescoping steering shaft A telescoping steering shaft, especially an intermediate steering shaft, with an inner rod (1) and an outer tube (2), placed thereon in twist-proof fashion and able to slide lengthwise by means of a roller bearing unit (3), while the roller bear... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281620 | Self-retracting lifeline A preferred embodiment self-retracting lifeline (100) includes a centrifugal clutch assembly (121) having a pawl (128) and a spring (131). The pawl (128) and the spring (131), which do not require any fixed attachment to any... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281329 | Method for fabricating a roller follower assembly The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a roller follower assembly, comprising the steps of fabricating a lash adjuster body, fabricating a roller follower body, fabricating a leakdown plunger, fabricating a socket, wherein at least one of the lash... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281331 | Spindle assembly for machine tools and method of fabricating same A spindle assembly for a machine tool comprising a housing having at least one bearing seat, a bearing having inner and outer races mounted in the bearing seat, a sleeve disposed between a race of the bearing and the housing, adhesively bonded to the housing, and a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280345 | Case for desktop computer An object of the present invention is to provide a case for a desktop computer enabling enhanced use of an office area and enhanced utility of a desktop computer. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a case for a desktop computer for storin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272901 | Display arrangement A display arrangement 10 made of card with a pair of windows 18. A movable carrying member 30 is provided bearing two images 30 selectively viewable through the respective windows 18. The arrangement 10 is configured such th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272880 | Distributed load edge clamp An arrangement for clamping a flat plate to a flat surface includes juxtaposing the plate to the flat surface. An axially-movable wedging element defining a surface fitted with wedges is fixed against motion in other than a direction of elongation, and is forced to ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266875 | Joint restraint assembly A joint restraint assembly for connecting pipe ends together, or to other objects, which includes a body encircling the pipe. The body has a plurality of cavities adjacent to the pipe with a segment configured to fit into each cavity. One or more threaded bores are ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263755 | Method for the manufacture of fillings for utilization in the mechanical processing of aqueous paper fiber stock A method for fabricating fillings that are utilized in refiners for the purpose of refining paper fiber stock. The filling manufactured in accordance with the method of the present invention includes a base body, an overlay template on the base body and processing e... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260892 | Methods for optimizing turbine engine shell radial clearances A method facilitates the assembly of a stator assembly for a turbine engine. The method includes providing a cantilevered shell including a first end and a second end, and coupling a second member within the turbine engine. The method also includes coupling the shel... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260879 | Wheel bearing on an axle body for vehicles The invention concerns a method for mounting a wheel on an axle housing in the form of an axle tube for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles. The wheel is fixed with, for example, wheel bolts to a wheel hub, pivoting on the axle stub of the axle tube, and the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246715 | Reclosable container lid A reclosable lid 310 for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover 312 and a rotatable element 50 rotatably supported by the cover 312. The cover 312 has an opening 28 and a slot 30 located in a top wall | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243722 | Expander device Apparatus (9) for radially expanding an expandable member, the apparatus including a plurality of radially moveable fingers (22). The radially moveable fingers (22) can move between two positions; in a first position, the moveable fingers (22... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234210 | Post attachment device A post attachment device for connecting a helmet to a head and neck support. The device includes a post anchor having a base, a button, a resilient member, a post, a retainer and a catch having a slot with a larger first section connected by a channel to a smaller s... | 06/26/2007 |