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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341092 | Way cover improvements A way cover section is shaped with a continuous lateral arc by pre-stressing so that its top panel has a radius in its top panel from one side panel of the cover section to the other. A wiper at the leading edge of the cover sections that may also serve as a bumper.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325360 | Cable tensioner and window regulator equipped with a cable tensioner A cable tensioner includes two members, such as a pipe and a tube, that define a cable path. The members are helically mobile relative to each other. A retractable detent permits the relative movement of the members in one direction and prevents the relative movemen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314077 | Telescopic cover A telescopic cover which relieves impact caused when a cover member is stopped moving and which is less meandering. A braking mechanism is provided between one of two adjacent cover members of the telescopic cover and the other of the two adjacent cover members whic... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7232286 | Seal device and method for operating the same and substrate processing apparatus comprising a vacuum chamber The present invention provides a seal device comprising a sealing passage which allows communication between a first space and a second space, and evacuation lines individually connected to the first space and the sealing passage. A gas feed line for feeding dry gas... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7168856 | Wet cup throat seal and bearing assembly Wet cup throat seal (3) and bearing (2) combination is designed for use in a reciprocating piston pump where in the wet cup (1) is designed to hold the seal assembly thereby insuring proper displacement rod (5) alignment and maximizing se... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118046 | Sliding structure for shaft member with improved abrasion resistance and injector In a sliding structure in which a shaft member is retained slidably in a guide hole, the lack of an oil film caused by the edge contact of the shaft member to which a pressing load in the axial direction is applied is prevented. With the fact being taken into accoun... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097179 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing rubber-wrapped spiral wound gaskets A spiral wound gasket made of an elongate band with a portion of the elongate band jacketed by a resilient filler material, the jacketed elongate band wrapped in a plurality of overlapping turns to define a radially thick reinforcing member with the band in each tur... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7017916 | Shaft seal assembly and its associated method of manufacture A system and method of manufacturing improved wear ring assemblies and positive pressure shaft seals. The wear ring assemblies are made from stacked layers of flat metal. Different shaped component parts of the wear ring assemblies are cut from various sheets of met... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964521 | Compliant linear bearing A bearing outer shell encases a self-lubricating polymeric bearing pad material concentrically therein. A helical spring applies a force through from the outer shell, through the bearing pad material, and onto a shaft when the bearing is installed on a shaft. An ela... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6956310 | Motor bearing for submersible motors A submersible pump motor has rotor sections spaced apart from each other with bearings located between. The bearings support the shaft of the rotor within a stator. The bearing is stationary and has a cavity in its outer periphery. A metallic coiled member is positi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6926285 | Jacketed spiral wound gasket A spiral wound gasket made of an elongate band jacketed by a sealing material, with the elongate band wrapped in overlapping turns to define a radially thick gasket with an inner diameter for being exposed to a material to be sealed and an outer diameter, in which t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6805487 | Holder driving unit A holder driving device has: a holder holding a substrate, a shaft supporting the holder, a driver for driving the shaft reciprocatingly and linearly in the direction along the shaft, a bearing unit having mechanical linear motion bearings for supporting the shaft t... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6644430 | Integral bushing assembly for a rack and pinion steering gear A fluid power assisted rack and pinion steering apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a rack (40) connectable with steerable wheels of the vehicle, a housing (20) partially enclosing the rack (40) and defining a fluid chamber (39), a bushing (390 or 590) ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6585416 | Self-aligning shaft support A guide to support a shaft such as a pump pull rod (11) which is capable of both rotary and reciprocal motion. The guide prevents any misalignment of rod (11) damaging a seal, e.g. a stuffing box, held in space (24). Guide element (18) has central portion... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6467566 | Integral bushing assembly for a rack and pinion steering gear A fluid power assisted rack and pinion steering apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a rack (40) connectable with steerable wheels of the vehicle, a housing (20) partially enclosing the rack (40) and defining a fluid chamber (39), a bushing (90) encircli... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6330929 | Rack bushing for fluid power assisted rack and pinion steering gear assembly A fluid power assisted rack and pinion steering apparatus (10) includes a rack (24) connectable with steerable wheels of the vehicle. The rack (24) is movable in opposite directions to turn the steerable wheels in opposite directions. A housing (20) parti... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6155717 | Linear movement device and lubricant supplying device used therefor The present invention relates to a linear movement device, for example, a linear guide device, a ball screw, a ball spline or the like in which a track shaft and a slide member is engaged movably relative to each other via a rolling element of a ball, a r... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155375 | Bushing assembly for a rack and pinion steering gear A vehicle steering apparatus (10) comprises a rack (24) connectable with steerable vehicle wheels and a housing (20) partially enclosing the rack and defining a fluid chamber (50). The housing (20) includes an inner surface (30) and a radially extending e... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135638 | Linear motion guide unit with lubricating plate assembly A linear motion guide unit comprises a round track shaft and a slider surrounding around the track shaft for sliding movement along the track shaft. A lubricating plate assembly for self-lubrication may be simply installed in most prior linear motion guid... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132096 | Bearing bush and method for the production thereof A bearing bush (1) having a groove (7) which has a curved contour and is located inside an annular bead (2) projecting outwards with respect to the bush body (6). A sealing member in the form of an o-ring (4) may be inserted into the groove (7). The bead ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6086255 | Hydrostatic bearing and fluid collection system A hydrostatic bearing assembly and fluid return system is provided for collecting and returning hydrostatic fluid which exits the bearing assembly to a remote location. The bearing assembly and fluid return system includes a hydrostatic bearing which is c... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6006778 | Device for sensing the amount of oil in oil pans A valve stem sealing device used for preventing oil from entering a combustion chamber through a gap formed between a valve guide and a valve stem is disclosed. The valve stem sealing device comprises an annular oil seal surrounding a valve stem and an an... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5772259 | Slide assembly with telescoping fluid conduits with improved sealing arrangement An actuating slide assembly for an automatic assembly machine, wherein the slide assembly includes telescoping fluid conducting conduits interconnected between the slide body and associated end block mounted for relative reciprocal movement relative to th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5695288 | Linear motion rolling bearing of the rolling bearing with lubricant insertion holes in end seals A linear motion rolling bearing which, together with enabling lubricant to be supplied inexpensively and reliably, allows maintenance relating to the occurrence of lubricant clogging and so forth to be performed easily, while also enabling the supply of l... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5669716 | Linear ball bearing A new ball circulating system for a linear ball bearing that greatly simplifies the manufacturing process of the ball bearing. The linear ball bearing includes an outer sleeve, a ball retainer, several ball tracks and two snap rings. Each ball track inclu... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5622434 | Linear bearing structure A linear bearing structure comprises a bearing bush, a plurality of annular ball retainers each holding a plurality of bearing balls, circumferentially and a pair of annular endpieces respectively removably secured to ends of the bush to confine the ball ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5590966 | Self-aligning shaft support This invention relates to a support assembly which is to be used in association with a sealing arrangement to support a member which is movable with respect to a base element.... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5538366 | Accelerator ring A wear ring constructed for use with a pneumatic tube system carrier of a type having two spaced apart wear rings positioned near the axial ends of the carrier. The wear ring is comprised of a rigid, yet flexible, annular support member having an outer cy... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5379480 | Device for clearing iron chips produced during a mechanical working process A device is provided for clearing iron chips produced during a mechanical working process and includes a plurality of telescopic housings. A fastening member is securely attached to an underside of an upper plate of the telescopic housing and has a first ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377379 | Device for clearing iron chips produced during a mechanical working process A device is provided for clearing iron chips produced during a mechanical working process and includes a plurality of telescopic housings. A fastening member is securely attached to the underside of an upper plate of the telescopic housing. A recess havin... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5299677 | Guide-tube with integral sealing for motor vehicle gearbox clutch release bearing The invention relates to a guide-tube with integral sealing for motor vehicle gearbox clutch release bearing, comprising a tubular sleeve able to be engaged axially around the input shaft of the gearbox and having a radial bearing surface made from one pa... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5207113 | Sleeve for aligning two discrete structures having adjoining bores A sleeve which may be used to align a reciprocable member with operations performed in structurally discrete abutting members. The sleeve has coaxial axially extending diametral portions each having different diameters. The juncture of the diametral porti... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5181581 | Rack bushing with integral seal A bushing and a seal member are disposed within a tubular housing partially defining the fluid chamber of a fluid power rack and pinion vehicle steering gear. The steering gear rack is axially movable within the chamber and extends axially through the sea... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5129733 | Device for preloading a guided machine part The invention contemplates use of a suction bell to enhance the loading with which a guided machine part is gravitationally supported on its guide. In application to a machine in which the machine part is movably supported on air bearings, the suction bel... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5129623 | Linear EGR tri-bearing An exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly for controlling the recirculation of exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine having a base with an exhaust gas chamber formed therein, a valve assembly having a valve member mounted within the exhaust gas c... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5112140 | Seal assembly for reciprocating members A seal assembly for use in establishing a seal between the pump rod of a down the hole pump and the upper end of a bore casing. The seal assembly having a stuffing box supported by a body through which the pump rod extends. The stuffing box being mounted ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5098071 | Die spring apparatus A compressed gas and a liquid are contained in a cylinder. A liquid chamber containing the liquid and a gas chamber containing the gas are divided by a metallic bellows. The liquid chamber is situated on the side of an open end of the cylinder. A rod is i... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5058232 | Scraping arrangement for telescopic steel covers The invention relates to a scraper construction for telescopic steel covers comprising a metal carrier strip and an elastic scraper body. The cross-sectional configurations of the scraper body and the carrier strip are such that the latter is accommodated... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4995275 | Device for supporting pinion shaft of electric motor for starting engine A device for supporting an overhang type slidable pinion shaft of an electric motor for starting an engine comprises a bearing for supporting the pinion shaft, the bearing including an inner ring having a groove provided in its inner peripheral surface. A... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4961480 | Pin guiding and/or damping sleeve for floating-caliper spot-type disc brakes The present invention relates to a pin guiding and/or damping element for floating-caliper spot-type disc brakes, the brake comprising a brake carrier (8) as well as a brake housing (10) which is axially slideable thereto and which straddles a brake disc ... | 10/09/1990 |
