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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096623 | Protection structure for outer shell of a hub A protection structure for outer shell of a hub comprises: a hub and an outer shell mounted at one end of the hub, the outer shell is provided at one end close to the hub with an enlarged flange, on an outer peripheral surface of the outer shell are annularly and sp... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7798575 | Hub and drum assembly including recessed shipping nut A hub and drum assembly includes a recess around one or more stud holes in the drum and a shipping nut threaded onto a stud and contained in the recess. The recessed shipping nut securely fastens the hub to the drum during shipping. At a destination facility, the sh... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780243 | Wheel hub The invention is directed to outside diameter piloting apparatus and method for concentrically aligning a disc rotor to a wheel hub. The pitch circle diameter of the annular piloting features is greater than the pitch circle diameter of the rotor mounting fasteners ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7607740 | Wheel assembly for vehicle having drive plates in which forces exceeding a level are not transferred to the axle A wheel assembly for a vehicle such as a tractor is disclosed. The assembly comprises a wheel rim (10) for supporting a tire, a nave plate (11) mounted to the rim, and a drive plate (21) mounted to an axle flange (26). A torque ring (1... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7437812 | Method for mounting an automobile rim on a motorcycle A method and assembly for mounting an auto rim and either motorcycle or auto tire as a motorcycle rear wheel. The assembly allows tires of different widths and diameters to be used on the rear of motorcycles that have single side swing arms and standard swing arms. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7347504 | Decorative self propelling spinner attached like a hubcap to the wheel of a vehicle The present invention is a decorative spinner which is attached adjacent the wheel of a vehicle so that it covers the wheel hub like a hubcap. The spinner has a base plate which covers the hubcap and by which the spinner is retained adjacent the wheel and a shaft ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281769 | Two-component wheel hub A wheel hub having two separable components. The wheel hub includes a sleeve rotatably mounted to a vehicle axle. A wheel-mounting flange for mounting a wheel of the vehicle is positioned substantially around the sleeve, and a bolting lip of a brake rotor (or brake ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270382 | Wheel with increased interior lip depth Disclosed are various embodiments of one-piece, and multi-piece wheels configured to provide increased interior lip depth. In one embodiment, an outer periphery of a curved center portion of a wheel is attached to a wheel barrel in an inboard region, and a portion o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7182410 | Bicycle hub assembly A bicycle hub cover assembly is installed on a bicycle hub to provide a hard, rigid protective cover for the bicycle hub. In one embodiment, the bicycle hub cover assembly has a hub shell cover, a first hub end cover, a second hub end cover and a pair of fasteners t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178413 | Wheel bearing with sensors Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking for... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7117600 | Process of manufacturing a corner assembly A process for manufacturing and assembling a corner assembly for a vehicle to achieve a perpendicular relationship between an axle of a vehicle and first and second braking surfaces on a rotor. In this process, after an inner race of a bearing is pressed onto a whee... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111909 | Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a h... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111911 | Wheel hub A wheel hub, especially a wheel hub for commercial vehicles, for receiving a brake disk, in which a neck section which is formed on the wheel flange for receiving the brake disk, the neck section being provided with a surface structure, preferably ribs, which increa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7051845 | Heat shield assembly for aircraft wheel and brake assembly A heat shield assembly for a wheel and brake assembly includes one or more torque bars that include a coupling device which cooperates with a portion of a heat shield (and more particularly heat shield sections) at a location axially outwardly remote from the inboar... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978866 | Wheel bearing with brake disk Wheel-bearing and brake-disk unit designed such that forces (deformations) when the rim is being screwed on largely avoid resulting axial run-out in the brake disk. The bearing flange to which the rim and pot-shaped part of the brake disk are attached has first fast... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969125 | Wheelend assembly with detachable outboard joint A wheel end assembly includes a bearing shaft having a wheel hub mounted onto an outboard end, and a detachable outboard joint mounted onto an inboard end. A wheel bearing is mounted onto the bearing shaft, and includes a knuckle flange having an inner diameter that... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938740 | Suitcase with stair roller and brake A suitcase includes a housing defining an interior chamber. The housing has a panel, which has a first end and a second end. The panel also has at least one wheel rotatably connected to the housing adjacent to the first end of the panel for enabling rolling movement... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935005 | Installation of, a hub/bearing assembly for an automotive vehicle A tool facilitates the installation of a hub/bearing assembly on a CV joint during the assembly of an automotive vehicle. The hub/bearing assembly has a housing, a hub provided with a spindle that projects into the housing, and a bearing between the spindle and hous... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921137 | Wheel-use bearing apparatus A flange face portion located radially outwardly of boltholes of a flange is formed as a tilting face so that a maximum oppositely-spaced distance α of the flange face portion from a disc rotor is preferably 10 μm. Thereby, minimization is implemented for convex d... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6892841 | Wheel structure A drum brake for braking a wheel disposed on the inside in the radial direction of an electric motor. The drum of the drum brake and an electric motor are disposed separate from each other, and thus wear powders of a brake shoe do not adhere to a permanent magnet of... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874794 | Safety brake using bearings for in-line skates A braking system preferably for an in-line skate includes a brake pad mounted to a forward end of a skate frame and an elevated front wheel attached to the skate frame by two pivot arms. The pivot arms are biased forward which is in a clockwise direction with respec... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6676228 | Vehicle wheel end assembly with support tube A wheel end assembly includes an output shaft mounted to a wheel hub for driving a vehicle wheel. The output shaft is driven by a gear assembly mounted within a gear housing and operably coupled to an input shaft. The gear assembly includes an input gear ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672679 | Bearing unit for wheel and method of manufacturing the same At a surface opposite to a mounting surface 28 at a part of the mounting flange 13, a projecting part 27 is provided so as to surround the opening part of the mounting holes 23 for press-fitting each stud thereinto. A finishing process of the mounting sur... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666303 | Wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly is provided which can suppress brake judder. A film is disposed between the brake rotor-mounting surface of the wheel mounting flange and an abutment surface of a brake rotor to fill a gap therebetween to suppress the deformation ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6371569 | Dust cover for placement between a wheel and a brake assembly A dust cover for placement between a wheel and brake assembly for preventing dust from the brakes to fall upon the wheel rim. The dust cover for placement between a wheel and brake assembly includes a plate having a front side, a back side and a periphera... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6309110 | Wheel bearing assembly with brake rotor To prevent vibrations and uneven wear of a brake resulting from runout of the brake rotor, a reliable wheel bearing assembly with a brake rotor is proposed which needs no troublesome runout adjustment at a car assembling factory. The assembly includes an ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6250431 | Method of retaining a minimum running clearance between a rotor and friction pads A method to retain a minimum running clearance between the friction pads associated with a caliper of a brake and a rotor attached to a wheel of a vehicle. A bearing member associated with the wheel includes a plurality of rollers which axially move about... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247562 | Disk for a disk brake A disk for a disk brake which achieves an unusual vibration-damping capability and consequently a more comfortable ride comprises a braking ring and a bell having respective flanges clamped together with nut-and-bolt assemblies, as well as a plate clamped... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6216832 | Integral block for non-driven non-steerable wheels of an automotive vehicle An integral block for non-driven and non-steerable wheels of an automotive vehicle includes a brake drum, a wheel hub, an antifriction bearing, an axle journal, and an assembly base for non-rotating components of a drum brake. The latter include brake sho... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213561 | Integral tire and disc brake assembly for scooter utility vehicle A small utility vehicle, such as a motorized scooter, has an attached vehicle supporting wheel. This wheel includes a solid rubber or plastic tire removeably mounted to a central hub. The tire when mounted to the hub rolls on the ground at a peripheral gr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6102168 | Brake system for wheeled skates The present invention is a brake system for wheeled skates, and in particular in line skates. The brake system consists of at least one brake disk, but preferably two sets of interleaving disks. The first set of disks are keyed to a wheel's shaft, and the... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6059374 | Scalloped hub flange rotor A hub flange and rotor assembly, both having cut out openings or scallops, wherein the scallops aid in accessing the outward facing bolt heads of the bearing flange to knuckle bolts. This configuration allows the rotor to be machined after it is installed... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6033032 | Wheel hub bearing unit adapted for cold forming connection to the brake member A vehicle wheel hub bearing unit is disclosed, in which the outer race (10) of the bearing has a radial bearing flange (11) providing an axially protruding edge (12) adapted for being folded by rolling in a radially outer direction to secure for rotation ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6003954 | Aircraft wheel and beam key attachment A beam key and wheel assembly for aircraft brakes is presented. A beam key is pinned at one end to the aircraft wheel and is engaged proximate an opposite end to a pad on an outrigger flange of the wheel. The pad has a milled arcuate surface which is cong... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5988761 | Vehicle brake and hub attachment system and method A wheel end hub assembly for a motor vehicle incorporating mechanical retention features. The assembly accurately and positively orients the motor vehicle brake component, such as a disc brake rotor or brake drum with respect to its wheel hub. Accordingly... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5921633 | Wheel mounting with rotatable wheel flange having different plane attachments A wheel mounting for a vehicle, which includes a rotatable wheel flange connected by an antifriction bearing with a stationary part of the wheel mounting. The wheel flange has pluralities of first and second mounting regions circumferentially around the w... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918707 | Method and apparatus for correcting brake rotor runout A tape correction plate and method of using the correction plate to correct for lateral runout of a disc brake rotor is described. The tapered correction plate is installed between the hub and brake rotor of an automobile such that the thinnest portion of... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5884980 | Vehicle brake and hub attachment system and method A wheel end hub assembly for a motor vehicle incorporating mechanical retention features. The assembly accurately and positively orients the motor vehicle brake component, such as a disc brake rotor or brake drum with respect to its wheel hub. Accordingly... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5826684 | Brake drum having ribs on drum outer surface An improved structure for a brake drum adapted for use in a drum brake assembly includes a generally closed outer end, a generally axially extending cylindrical main body, and an open inner end. The closed outer end of the brake drum includes a centrally ... | 10/27/1998 |
