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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441979 | Ball and socket joint, for use in vehicles A ball and socket joint is provided, preferably for use in vehicles, especially in the area of the chassis of motor vehicles. The ball and socket joint includes a ball and socket joint housing having a joint opening, with a ball pivot, which is arranged in the ball ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438493 | Cross axis ball and socket joint with sealing ring for cross axis sleeve ends A ball joint, is provided in the form of a cross axis joint with a housing, a bearing shell in the housing and a ball sleeve. The ball sleeve includes a ball portion with a bearing surface cooperating with the bearing shell and a first pivot pin and a second pivot p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367743 | Ball joint and a component with ball joint A ball joint with a housing wherein the housing has a weld section, which allows it to be welded to a chassis component. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357725 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint A boot for a constant velocity universal joint, having an inner surface that is prevented from contacting an edge portion of an outer housing of a constant velocity universal joint regardless of the bend of the boot. The boot includes a large end portion, a small en... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357591 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a pivot pin accommodated rotatably and tiltably with a spherical joint area in a bearing shell. The bearing shell is in turn arranged in the recess of a joint housing. A closing ring fixes the bearing shell in the joint housing in the axi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7273205 | Positive pressure actuated aerator valve assembly A positive pressure actuated aerator valve assembly adapted to discharge compressed gas into the chamber of a bulk material handling structure. The aerator valve assembly includes a housing and positive pressure actuated valve. The housing includes a chamber adapted... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252059 | Closure assembly for a camshaft phaser A closure assembly for a camshaft phaser. A plug or a cap is provided with either a radially-sealing gasket seal or a face-sealing gasket seal, the seal being formed by insertion of the plug into a bore, or by installation of a cap over a neck formed in a cover plat... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244074 | Ball and socket joint with sealing bellows A ball and socket joint (1) is provided, for example, for a chassis bearing, with a ball (2), a pivot (3) originating from the ball (2), a housing (4) accommodating the ball, and a sealing bellows (5), which extends between ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241069 | Universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and a support arm or a console In a universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and an apparatus support console including a receiver element mounted to the console, a ball joint element projecting from the holder, a ball element for engaging the ball joint element and the receiver el... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237978 | Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face staticall... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192214 | Sealing bellows with snap-on connection A sealing bellows is provided having a jacket (1b) arranged between first and second edges (1a, 1c) of the sealing bellows. The edges (1a, 1c) of the sealing bellows are sealingly in contact with ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168879 | Plug-in coupling allowing for compensating movements A plug-in coupling for removably interconnecting a first structural member and a second structural member comprises a resiliently deformable female coupling part adapted to be inserted into a socket at the first structural member such that it is retained therein. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7128083 | Wet barrel fire hydrant flow preventer The present invention provides a fluid flow prevention apparatus for a wet barrel fire hydrant which is simple and inexpensive to install and effectively cuts off water flow while reducing water hammer. The fluid flow apparatus includes an in-line valve member for c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090424 | Ball-end pin with plastic flange A ball-end pin with plastic flange is employed in steering or suspension systems of automotive vehicles, manufactured in two discrete parts, namely, the ball-end pin itself and the flange. The flange is made of plastic material by injection process, one providing it... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070355 | Ball- and -socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a housing, a ball pivot (3) mounted pivotably in the housing, and a sealing bellows (1), which is fastened to the housing and is mounted on the ball pivot (3) slidably via a sealing ring (4) provided with two l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048265 | Two stage isolation mount assembly A mount assembly having a support structure mounted to a frame of a vehicle and a carrier mounted to a vehicle body. The support structure is displaceable relative to the carrier along a line of travel. An insulator is disposed between the support structure and the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6966559 | Sealing bellows with lubricant reservoir at axial end and assembly/installation method A process for forming the ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10), a bellows seal (10) and a ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10) is provided including a ball pivot pin (36, 38) with a connection piece (40). The sealin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942223 | Dual layer roll boot A molded boot having an inner layer and an outer layer made from different elastomeric material. Each layer is compatible with the fluid environment to which it is exposed. The dual layer boot provides longer service life with less degradation caused by chemical and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935803 | Joint, particularly a ball-and-socket joint for chassis parts in a motor vehicle A joint (1) with a joint housing (2) and with a joint shell (3) is arranged therein with a ball (4) having a pivot pin (5) protruding from the joint housing (2) and surrounded by a rubber bellows (6) with a protective... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908107 | Off-road vehicle safety cage structural member attachment apparatus and method A connector for securely attaching two or more structural members such as metal tubing without requiring welding upon installation and an off-road vehicle occupant protection superstructural framework that incorporates this connector and structural members. In a pre... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908251 | Tie rod end and ball joint combination Novel tie rod ends and ball joint combinations that are especially useful in racing vehicles in which high performance is desired. The devices provide a reduction in friction such that the required steering effort with regard to both the rotation and misalignment of... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901811 | Test device for femoral head prosthesis The invention concerns a device for testing, in a destructive or non-destructive manner, femoral head prosthesis having a blind hole for receiving the end of a femoral prosthesis rod. The device includes a frame provided with a shaft projecting from the frame, said ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866441 | Ball joint In a ball joint including a retaining ring to which a boot is mounted and which is press-fitted to a ball stud, the ball stud is formed with a press-fit portion to which a cylindrical portion of the retaining ring is press-fitted, and an annular projection having a ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834863 | Ball joint seal A ball joint includes a socket and a stud having a ball end portion received in the socket and a shank projecting from the socket. An annular seal has an intermediate portion extending between first and second end portions. The second end portion of the seal has an ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6739390 | Articulated seal An articulated seal for use with polished rod and rotary drive head assemblies is described. In particular, an articulated seal assembly or system 10 is described which seals a rotating drive head and polished rod between high pressure internal fluids within ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6739976 | Plastic boot for sealing double-tube driveshaft Boot systems and boot attachment methods are provided to protect a double-tube vehicle driveshaft from premature wear or corrosion. One boot system comprises a boot portion having annular folds, opposite ends, and collar portions. The collar portions adjoin the boot... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6582146 | Ball joint seal A ball joint (10) includes a socket (30) defining a pivot center (32), a bearing (38) in the socket (30), and a stud (40). The stud (40) has a ball end portion (42) received in the bearing (38) and a shank portion (50) projecting from the socket (30). The... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579187 | Shield for use in a constant velocity joint A barrier for use in a constant velocity joint wherein the constant velocity joint has a lubricant within an outer race and a boot secured to a boot cover. The barrier includes a shield wherein that shield is in contact with the outer race and the boot co... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6431782 | Corrosion-protected aggregate and method for producing such a component A corrosion-protected modular unit is disclosed with two components, of which a first metallic component exhibits a socket opening, into which a second component is capable of being inserted at least partially, and the second component is endowed with a s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6402104 | Suction cup-supported bathroom accessory A selected one of several bathroom accessories each having a different utilitarian front, such as a toothbrush holder, soap dish or the like, and a common uniform T-shape base which tracks in a T-shape recess of a suction cup support, wherein a position o... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6350075 | Bellows seal A bellows seal (1) on a ball-and-socket joint provided with joint ball and ball pivot (2), especially on a ball-and-socket joint of a chassis bearing, with an elastic bellows has a pivot-side opening and a joint-side opening and axially surrounds the ball... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6334620 | Bellows seal for pivot joints, especially in automobiles The invention relates to a bellows seal for pivot joints, wherein a first end of the bellows is tightly and rigidly connected to the joint housing. The second end of the bellow tightly and annularly surrounds a tappet and has a radial and sealing surface.... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6308959 | Elastic sealing element in the form of bellows An elastic sealing element in the form of bellows, which is used to seal the contact surface between at least two components movable in relation to one another is described, which has low-elasticity contact zones as well as a deformation zone whose elasti... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296413 | Mounting clip elements A clip element for removably attaching a protective cover to a linear bearing is disclosed. The clip element can be mounted on either the fixed support or the movable carriage of the linear bearing and comprises a resilient arm extending in spaced relatio... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244778 | Universal suction-based connection device A connection device for supporting one of a plurality of accessories with respect to a support surface includes a two piece suction cup. The two piece suction cup has an outer shell and a flexible inner member attached to a plunger which extends through t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6231263 | Adjustable adaptor An adjustable adaptor for fitting about various diameters of shafts thereby eliminating the need for various sized adaptors. The inventive device includes a first adaptor portion and a second adaptor portion that are adjustably connectable with one anothe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213685 | Mechanical boot system A mechanical type boot including a vertically positioned riser in a tubular configuration with an outwardly flanged upper end and an outwardly flanged lower end. Vertical bolt holes are provided through the ends. Vertical bolt holes are provided in a lowe... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171010 | Boot with spaced coupling portions A male coupling portion of a first split portion on one side of a split boot is coupled to a female coupling portion of a second split portion using a plurality of spaced male and female coupling portions. A worker can simply couple the split portions of ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6102604 | Booted seal for a ball and socket joint The invention relates to a boot seal for a ball and socket joint having a boot seal. The boot seal includes a bulb on a sealing lip. The bulb is compressed within a compression nest that is defined between cooperating radial notches that are formed on the... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5961244 | Expansion-joint system and belt An expansion-joint system (48) for forming a seal between a steam turbine and a condenser includes an expansion-joint belt (50, 51) having a width-wise cross-sectional shape with first and second knobs (62, 64) at respective first and second opposite ends... | 10/05/1999 |
