Did You Know...
...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181344 | Engine and method for improved crankcase fatigue strength with fracture-split main bearing caps The present invention provides reduced fatigue stress levels in a stressed area of an engine crankcase by lowering the outer edges of the crankshaft bearing cap fracture-split lines without changing the central axis location of the crankshaft in the crankcase. This ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8079143 | Method and apparatus for engine piston installation by use of industrial robots A method and apparatus for engine piston installation in which robots are used for the entire engine piston installation process. A first robot equipped with a stuffing gripper and force control picks up a piston with a connection rod, detects the piston ring presen... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7958633 | Engine block casting and method of manufacture A block casting for an internal combustion engine and method of its manufacture provide reduced engine block size and weight, and/or increased engine displacement, through cylinder-forming walls that decrease in thickness from minimal explosion-resistant thicknesses... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7930823 | Cell for automated assembling operations and assembling line including a plurality of these cells A cell for automated assembly operations, in particular for the assembly of parts of multicylinder internal-combustion engines, has manipulator members that are designed for simultaneous assembly of a plurality of elements on a work piece and that are adjustable for... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7469471 | Work assembling auxiliary apparatus and work assembling method A work-assembling auxiliary device for carrying out the matching of phases in the spline-coupling of a main shaft Sm of a transmission T to a crankshaft Sc of an engine E includes an output shaft 40 radially movably connected through an Oldham coupling 41 | 12/30/2008 |
| 7409754 | Apparatus for closing fluid passages of engines An apparatus for closing fluid passages of engines is disclosed. Preferred apparatus of the invention are able to automatically recognize inlets of several fluid passages, which exist in each engine at different positions depending on the engine model, and rapidly a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7353790 | Sealing arrangement and process for producing such sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for attachment to the contact surface of a device which is to be sealed includes one area opposite the contact surface containing at least two stiffening elements which are arranged in overlapping relation to one another at least at one point a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350619 | Auxiliary power unit exhaust duct with muffler incorporating an externally replaceable acoustic liner Methods and apparatus are provided for an exhaust duct having an externally replaceable acoustic liner. The exhaust duct includes a forward section that is configured to be axially coupled with a bulkhead collar on the aircraft, a body section that is coupled to the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349754 | Providing component-specific performance characterization data for an assembly or subsystem A method for fabricating a motor vehicle including an engine and automatic transmission includes generating first data containing information representing a performance characteristic of a solenoid and a serialized solenoid number, affixing to the solenoid a first b... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334305 | Bearing and seal installation device and method An installation device and method for installing engine components, such as bearings and seals, on an engine. The device including a first connection member that couples to an engine and a second moveable member configured to translate relative to the first connecti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331319 | Cam hub mounting assembly A cam hub mounting assembly for a camshaft having a cam cover rotationally mounted within a cam cover retainer with a bearing retainer ring therebetween having a plurality of slots, each slot rotationally maintaining a ball bearing positioned in a smooth U-shaped gr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322249 | Mounting for a probe sensor A robust, easy to mount probe sensor includes an elongated body enclosing a sensor element and an integral flange extending away from the body. The body and flange are formed of material having a relatively low characteristic yield point. First and second generally ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305763 | Hydroformed port liner A cylinder head (10) for an internal combustion engine has hydroformed port liners (18) positioned within selected ports, either exhaust and/or intake ports (14, 16). The hydroformed port liner (18) includes an air gap (24) for an ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293349 | Inspection device for engine room Various models of engines and transmissions can be installed in an engine room model in a relatively easy manner. As a result, efficiency of inspecting the engine room is optimized by using the engine room model and various potential problems which may occur in a ma... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293358 | Core element fastening and assembly method Core sand elements are rapidly and reliably retained in an assembly by driving one or more smooth surface fasteners, such as staples, nails or brads, into the core elements. Such an assembly method comprises positioning at least two core elements in a core assembly,... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290391 | Charge air cooler designed for tier 2 locomotive diesel engine A charge air cooler is composed of a framed heat exchange core which is sealably attached in a selectively removable manner with any suitably shaped inlet and outlet ducts, and is, at the other sides thereof provided with cover panels which collectively necessitate ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290335 | Drive chain assembly restraint An apparatus for and method of installing a drive chain (201) uses one or more restraints (101) that do not interfere with drive chain function in an operating engine nor fall off during installation. One or more restraints (101) near a sprocket... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284528 | Crank shaft support assembly A crank shaft support assembly for increasing stiffness and reducing thermal mismatch distortion in a crank shaft bore of an engine comprising different materials. A cylinder block comprises a first material and at least two crank journal inserts are insert-molded i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252066 | Integrated drive sprocket and gear for balance shaft An idler shaft assembly for an internal combustion engine provides significant cost savings eliminates processing and assembly steps, and provides accurate orientation of components. The idler shaft assembly includes a shaft adapted for rotation about a first axis. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243426 | Method for the manufacture of a combustion chamber of a gas-turbine engine This invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a gas-turbine combustion chamber which consists of individual wall sections produced by casting. To make up the combustion chamber, the wall sections are joined by laser welding. Preferably, the individual wa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204218 | Sealing arrangement and cylinder head cover with such sealing arrangement The invention relates to a sealing arrangement with at least one hole through which the sealing arrangement is adapted to be attached to the contact surface of a device which is to be sealed. One area of the sealing arrangement around the hole containing a stiffenin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200910 | System and method of disposing a substrate in a housing A method of making a gas treatment device, the method includes projecting a laser line onto a side of substrate from a laser line generator angled away from a viewing source; projecting a laser dot onto the substrate from a laser dot generator located above the view... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178488 | Device comprising at least one functional unit of a camshaft adjusting device In an arrangement comprising at least one operating unit of a camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, the operating unit and at least one ventilation unit of a ventilation device are combined in an assembly module. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174868 | Resin cylinder head cover A resin cylinder head cover includes an attaching portion and a sleeve. The attaching portion is formed of resin, and is a portion of the cylinder head cover to which the oil control valve is to be attached. The sleeve is embedded in the attaching portion. The sleev... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165311 | Method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate An apparatus and a method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate are disclosed. The substrate includes a plastic layer and the apparatus includes an anvil, a needle and a swaging tool movable relatively to the anvil. The method includes the steps of penetr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156079 | Diesel engine A diesel engine 1 of the present invention comprises: a camshaft 13 with a cam 21; a fuel injection pump 12 having a plunger 84; a tappet for driving the plunger 84; and a slide portion 2b. The tappet includes ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152502 | Bolted pilot web with precision machined bearing stop An improved differential carrier and pilot web for a vehicle comprises a carrier and a separate pilot web. The pilot web is attached to the carrier by at least two bolts. At least two bolts are each covered by a bushing. The carrier and the pilot web each preferably... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146724 | Method of Assembling an internal combustion engine This invention provides a method of assembling a modular internal combustion engine. The modular engine includes a cast crankcase having an open top and a closed bottom, a mid-plate, and an extruded cylinder bore block. A pre-assembled crankshaft with bearings, conn... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134202 | Structure for transmitting power of a motorcycle engine, and a method of assembly of said structure A structure for transmitting the power of a motorcycle engine includes an intermediate shaft arranged between a crankshaft and an input shaft of a transmission, and a method for making the structure. The structure and the method have the objective of shortening the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134361 | Flywheel and mounting method for same In order to suppress axial vibration in a crank system, prevent knocking sound, and reduce vibration noise, a flywheel (1) which is mounted onto the crankshaft of an engine (E) is made into a spoked form having an uneven number of spokes (5). This prev... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128423 | Illumination apparatus, and image capturing apparatus and projector apparatus using this illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus comprises a plurality of luminous bodies as light sources, luminous body drive portions configured to drive to light each of the plurality of luminous bodies, an optical member configured to lead and apply light exiting from a luminous body... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124588 | Combustion chamber of gas turbine with starter film cooling A combustion chamber of a gas turbine includes starter film cooling of a combustion chamber wall 4 and several circularly arranged burners 7 with local maxima and minima in the intensity of the starter film 3 being provided around the circumfere... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114475 | Air cleaner, valve cover and intake manifold assembly An air cleaner, intake manifold, and valve cover are integrated together for attachment to a vehicle engine. The air cleaner is positioned directly between the intake manifold and valve cover to provide a compact induction module. The induction module is mounted to ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108092 | Front grill impact-absorbing structure for a vehicle A front grill impact-absorbing structure has a load-transmitting member (90) which retreats together with a front grill (30) when a collision force (F1) acts on the front grill from the front. By the load-transmitting member retreating together ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086232 | Multihole patch for combustor liner of a gas turbine engine A liner for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including a shell having a first end adjacent to an upstream end of the combustor and a second end adjacent to a downstream end of the combustor, wherein at least one discrete region is subject to distress from imping... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7052637 | Manufacturing of components for valve mechanisms for internal combustion engines A method for fabricating components such as rocker arms (4), cam followers (3) or cams for valve mechanisms for combustion engines, in which a billet of an MMC material (Metal Matrix Composite) containing 10–70% ceramic material by volume in the form... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043835 | Method for centering a workpiece on the cylindrical axis of a bore A method and system for precisely centering a workpiece within a cylindrical bore such that the center of the workpiece is coaxial with the central axis of the bore. An arbor is used within the cylindrical bore to sense and calculate the location of the central axis... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040274 | Process for attaching the oil sump to an engine block of a combustion engine For attaching the oil sump (10) to the engine block (30) of a combustion engine, a seal is made between the engine block (30) and the oil sump (10) by means of a curable composition (20). The adhesion of the composition (20)... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024913 | Adjustable stroke mechanism An adjustment stroke connection for a mechanical press includes an eccentric bushing disposed within a press connection member and an eccentric crankshaft member disposed within the eccentric bushing. A rotatable crankshaft is connected to the eccentric member. A me... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022940 | Combustor linear and method for making thereof A combustor liner is provided having first and second annular bands which define an overlapping circumferential joint area, wherein a weld is disposed in the joint area encompassing substantially all of the axial length of the joint area. A method for producing such... | 04/04/2006 |
