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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367744 | Stabilizer bar system for automotive vehicle A stabilizer bar system for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar having a circular cross section and a rigid sleeve applied to a section of the outer circumference of the stabilizer bar. The sleeve has a number of circumferentially extending grooves and l... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360778 | Traction device A traction device for a motor vehicle provides a rear support assembly positioned proximate to a rear axle and an adjacent portion of a leaf spring and a front rocker support assembly. The front rocker support assembly includes a front leaf spring bracket assembly a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353561 | Arrangement for fixing a wiper device which can be used to retract the drive shaft in the event of an impact An arrangement for fixing a wiper device for a motor vehicle includes at least one stand for guiding and fixing a drive shaft that extends axially in a substantially vertical direction. The stand includes a barrel in which the shaft is guided in rotation, and a hori... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338011 | Method making it possible to prevent vibration of a rudder of an aircraft and aircraft using this method A method for preventing vibration of a rudder of an aircraft may have, on a lateral aerodynamic surface of the aircraft's rudder, a protruding aerodynamic element capable of generating an aerodynamic effect tending to rotate the rudder about its articulation axis. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331627 | Lateral control rod for a cab suspension system A lateral control rod for use in a vehicle cab suspension wherein the control rod has an attenuation assembly imposed therein between the ends thereof which reduces the transmission of vibration and shock therethrough. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303366 | Three part blind fastener The current invention is directed to a three piece blind fastener comprising a mandrel 40, a tubular body portion of 10 and a radially extending flange 14, wherein the cylindrical body 10 is mounted on an elongate stem 42 of the ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7252469 | Rivet nut with machinable head and method of making a vehicle body A method of securing body panels to a space frame of a vehicle is disclosed. Body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or machi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229088 | Shackle assembly A shackle assembly is shown to include a shackle bracket, wear pads, a shackle stop, shackle plates and elastomer bushings. The shackle bracket includes legs forming portions thereof, which serve as contact surfaces for the wear pads and the shackle plates. By provi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7179039 | Vibration-damping ring insert arrangement and component connection arrangement incorporating the same Vibration-damping ring insert arrangement includes a vibration-damping ring. A hollow cylinder member includes a first end, a second end, and an inner surface that is connected to an outer surface of the vibration-dampening ring. One of an outwardly extending edge a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131809 | Body bolt absorber assembly The body bolt absorber assembly includes a lower body absorber made from rubber or a similar material with an undersized aperture, formed either during manufacture or by subsequent piercing, to slideably engage and capture a bolt. The lower body absorber further inc... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036249 | Tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and method for using same A tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and a method for using the same are provided. The system includes a tooth adapter having a first end operable to receive a removable tooth point and a second end having an upper blade and a lower blade, the upper ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032334 | System and method for coupling excavation equipment components In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, a system for coupling excavation equipment components includes a pin assembly configured to couple a first tool body to a second tool body. The pin assembly is configured to be received at least pa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011599 | Flexible connection system between a planet carrier and the stationary support in a speed reduction gear train A speed reduction gear train comprising a sun gear, an annular gear, and planet gears meshing with the sun gear and the annular gear and mounted in a cage having axial housings between pairs of adjacent planet gears. The cage is connected to a cage carrier having ax... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994486 | Functional element and panel assembly A method for placing a functional element, especially a fastening element, in an especially liquid-tight and/or gastight manner, on a metal part. The inventive method is characterized in that a functional element provided with a hollow head segment is pressed agains... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957825 | Trailer impact suppression apparatus A hitch receiving assembly for connecting a trailer to towing vehicle is disclosed. The hitch receiving assembly includes a first fixed elongate member mountable to a trailer and a second floating hitch receiving member that is separated from the fixed member by a p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6913412 | Multi-use flexible strap and base connector A flexible strap restraint assembly including a hollow tubular strap, a connector pin device for connecting the end of the strap to a suction cup base assembly. The connector pin includes an extent of reduced cross sectional area between the suction cup and the stra... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6602018 | Squeegee assembly having a non-destructive release mode A wiper assembly for surface maintenance vehicles has a non-destructive failure mode when impacting stationary objects, or otherwise becoming subject to instantaneous or rapidly increasing resistance to forward movement, due to an improved mechanical coup... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592285 | Vibration-damping connection arrangement for two components capable of being moved against one another A vibration-damping device is provided for removably connecting a first and second component. The device includes a holding arm adapted to be attached to the first component; a receiving element adapted to be attached to the second component; and at least... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6416244 | Furniture fitting The invention is directed to a furniture fitting that is detachably fastened to a furniture part. The fitting comprises a fitting body removably mounted on the furniture part, an expansion sleeve insertible into an opening arranged in the furniture part, ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6367819 | Shock absorbing skateboard truck assembly A shock absorbing skateboard truck assembly includes a resilient shock absorber member located between the assembly base of the assembly and the rest of the assembly for absorbing shocks encountered during use of the skateboard to which the shock absorbin... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5706547 | Wiper device for vehicle A wiper device for a vehicle includes a pair of left and right pivot brackets. The pivot brackets are pivotably attached to a vehicle body through a pair of left and right elastic members at left and right mounting points, respectively. The wiper device h... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5443521 | Hydraulic control unit for prosthetic leg A prosthetic leg has a pivotal knee joint and a hydraulic fluid control unit connected to provide variable forces which dampen flexion and extension of the knee and also bias the leg to its extended position. The unit includes an aluminum housing lined wi... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5407289 | Connecting device between a glass and a glass-winder driving mechanism The device comprises a bearing (3) carrying the glass (1), a stud (6) extending throughout the bearing and fixed to a carriage (2) of the driving mechanism, and means for locking the bearing to the stud comprising an elastically yieldable member (7) adapt... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5275529 | Sandwich panel joint A fastener extends through a bushing in a panel for joining the panel to a stationary frame. The bushing includes a tubular plug extending through the panel which includes a head, a shank, and a distal end. The bushing also includes a tubular sleeve exten... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5255761 | Aircraft brake An aircraft wheel and brake assembly having an axle with a circular flange in abutting contact with an annular viscoelastic vibration dampening plate which in turn abuts an annular flange of a torque tube. The flanges are rigidly secured to the dampening ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248134 | Snap-in upper mount assembly and method of use An assembly and a method for quickly mounting a damper to a support structure in a vehicle includes an upper mount assembly mounted on a piston rod of a damper prior to assembly of the damper to a mounting tower. As the piston rod is guided through an ope... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5178433 | Vehicle body mount A vehicle body mount assembly comprising an upper sheet metal spacer member, a lower sheet metal spacer member, and a sheet metal clip member. The upper sheet metal spacer member includes a flange portion having a central aperture and a tubular portion ex... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5173000 | Flexible coupling A coupling 1, 50, 100 for joining adjacent frame members 2, 3 of a fish breeding enclosure 5 comprises a first mounting means 10, 52, 105, 106 for mounting to one frame member 2, a second mounting means 11, 53, 105, 106 for mounting to another frame membe... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5139294 | Latch bearing for blow-molded case, and method and apparatus for forming same A latch member of a case or similar container blow-molded from thermoplastic material is pivotally and permanently secured to the case by a bearing formed substantially simultaneously with and from the same thermoplastic material as the body of the case. ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5054562 | Vibration-isolated power tool A hand-held power-driven tool for operating a work member in conditions in which fairly extreme vibrations are generated is constructed of rigid parts isolated from each other by elastomer shock-absorbing material arranged between the parts in laminar fas... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4960009 | Noise and vibration damper for a transmission shift lever A noise and vibration damper for a shift lever assembly in a manually operable vehicle transmission is disclosed. The damper includes a hollow cylindrical housing having upper and lower pairs of aligned, transversely extending apertures. The upper end of ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4928964 | Reel driving device for use in the slot machine A reel driving device which comprises a drive disk having a drive shaft fixing boss for prohibiting the drive shaft from idling, and impact mitigating bosses for mitigating an impact force exerted by the motor, provided therein opposed to each other with ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4923164 | Post support and anchor Four orthagonally oriented rigid blades are fixed together along a side of each and taper to a common pointed bottom with a rigid top plate affixed across the top of the blades and a steel tube extends upwardly from the plate to receive and support a post... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4906036 | Pivoting adjustment screw A pivoting adjustment screw for mounting the bolt of a latch to provide vibrational damping along with increasing preload as the contact point of the adjustment screw to the mating structure shifts in a shock or vibrational environment. The adjustment scr... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4872361 | Shift rod for a manual transmission A shift rod for the manual preselecting and shifting of transmission gears is constructed in two rod segments. The two rod segments are connected with one another by means of a vibration-damping coupling joint. The coupling joint is housed in a damping bo... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4854766 | Slip bearing for a sway bar clamp A clamp is described for resiliently mounting a sway bar on an automobile frame. The clamp comprises a U-shaped bolt and plate, a split cylindrical rubber innerliner adjacent the plate, a split cylindrical elastomeric sleeve adjacent the innerliner for co... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4776217 | Coupling for vibration testing A coupling for vibration testing comprises a pair of connecting links to be attached to a shaker head and to a driven fixture, respectively. Each of these has an axial passage through it and a convex spherical distal bearing surface. These bearing surface... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4754991 | Method and buffer apparatus for preventing corrosion in dynamic load bearing assembly A method and buffer apparatus for preventing corrosion in a dynamic load bearing assembly. A resilient buffer material is compressively adjustably positioned between a pair of dynamic adjacent load bearing components in a machine such that the amount of e... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4704918 | Composite material force or motion transmitting member A light-weight push, pull and/or torsion rod includes a light-weight core, fittings on either end, pins protruding from the outer surface of each fitting, and a tubular strength member surrounding the core and overlapping much of the end fitting. The stre... | 11/10/1987 |
