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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113733 | System having a high axial stiffness swivel joint A system includes a support, an actuator and a swivel joint coupling the actuator to the support. The swivel joint includes a first base member, a second base member, and a spider positioned between the first and second base members. The spider includes a center sup... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8016509 | Robotic joint A driven joint for coupling two structural members is angularly adjustable in two polar or orthogonal dimensions and provides a pair of nonparallel, crossed axles, each having a middle section located between a pair of opposed side sections, wherein the pair of axle... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7802939 | High axial stiffness swivel joint A swivel joint is provided comprising a first base member, a second base member, and a spider positioned between the first and second base members. The spider includes a center support and first and second bearing support elements. Each bearing support element has a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7326100 | Marble building toy This application discloses a toy construction apparatus that can be used to make posable toy figures. The apparatus includes structural pieces, called “bones,” which can be connected to a plurality of other bones by joints that can be formed by a marble or simil... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305907 | Skateboard tool A multifunction tool according to the present disclosure is formed in a generally “Y” shape to provide leverage and control when the tools included in the first arm or the second arm are employed. The main stem includes a ratchet assembly for a male drive elemen... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278342 | Tool connecting device A tool connecting device includes a tool mount having a non-circular socket opening for receiving a non-circular spatial engaging member of a tool shank to allow the tool shank to be selectively tilted relative to the tool mount to different angular position. An anc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275332 | Multi-axis positioning apparatus An apparatus for supporting a platform (84) relative to a base (82), has first, second, and third flexible shaft couplings (80). Each flexible shaft coupling (80) is mechanically coupled between the platform (84) and the base (8... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243578 | Skateboard tool A multifunction tool according to the present disclosure is formed in a generally “Y” shape to provide leverage and control when the tools included in the first arm or the second arm are employed. The main stem includes a ratchet assembly for a male drive elemen... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241070 | Pivot joint A pivot joint has a first structure comprising a ball mounted in a receptacle, wherein the location of the ball is held with respect to the receptacle, and a second structure mounted on and movable with respect to the ball, wherein the second structure has at least ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234887 | Coupling device for an artificial model A coupling device for an artificial model includes a male joining part, a female joining part and an insertion member. The male and female joining parts have a base disk attached with a front positioning plate and a rear lock plate respectively. The insertion member... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219824 | Mechanism and process for compressing chips A chip compressing mechanism is provided. The chip compressing mechanism essentially comprises a loading component, a head component and a gimbal. The head component is disposed under the loading component, with a gap in-between. The gimbal is disposed between the l... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220075 | Coupling device A coupling device used for driving or in the drives of, agricultural implements or machinery, has a first universal joint (2) with a first outer yoke (3) a first inner yoke (4), a second universal joint (5) with a second outer yoke (6 | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209228 | Scanning apparatus A scanning apparatus includes a support frame and a laser scanner mounted to the frame. A five bar closed loop spherical linkage supports a clamping device for retaining an object. The linkage moves the object through a scanning beam about a spherical surface to fac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7180248 | Inductively coupled ballast circuit A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179009 | Connection between a steering mechanism and a steering column of a motor vehicle steering system The invention relates to a connection between a steering mechanism and a steering column (1) of a motor vehicle steering system. The connection comprises a steering coupling (2) which connects these two components, is attached by one end (3) to ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140969 | Overmolded yoke assembly A universal joint having a first yoke including a body portion and an overmold portion. The body portion includes a base and a pair of arms that extend from the base. A trunnion assembly is coupled to the first yoke and extends between the arms. A second yoke is cou... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097666 | Device for angularly coupling prosthetic components The present invention comprises an angularly adjustable coupler. The first and second ends are in an angularly adjustable mating engagement. The first end has a longitudinal axis and a base with an optionally concave and serrated surface, and can comprise a collared... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7052223 | Lockable key A lockable key comprises a handle, a flange, a shaft, a first spring, a second spring, and two depressible balls. The handle is connected to the top of said flange, and the shaft is connected to the bottom of the flange. The shaft provides two lateral appendages, an... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040033 | Six degrees of freedom precision measuring system The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for calibrating relative motions of moveable parts using plurality of balls, rods, and liner encoders which form configurations to measure multiple translational, angular and squareness errors simultaneously. | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025685 | Constant velocity universal joint and wheel bearing device using the same A constant velocity universal joint which can provide an improved strength in a stem portion by simple and effective countermeasure. The constant velocity universal joint include a bowl-shaped mouth portion and an outer joint member having the stem portion with a se... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014429 | High-efficiency, large angle, variable displacement hydraulic pump/motor A variable displacement hydraulic/pump motor has a yoke with a pair of shafts aligned to define a yoke pivot axis and connected to a valve plate therebetween having intake and discharge apertures. A rotatable cylinder barrel has piston cylinders open at one end to r... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7002102 | Toolholder for coupling a tool to a handling device The invention relates to a toolholder (10) for coupling a welding torch to an industrial robot (14), comprising a first fixing device (16) for fixing the welding torch (12) to the toolholder (10) and comprising a second fixing devi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976343 | Compressive flange sinusoidal structural member A sinusoidal structural member having a dual component flange is provided. In the preferred embodiment, the flange (both upper and lower) is comprised of at least two components. These two components can be produced by dividing the flange lengthwise; where the divis... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942415 | Shaft assembly safety mechanism A shaft coupling assembly comprising a coupling element including a shaft-receiving slot configured to receive a shaft. A retaining bolt is extendable through the coupling element adjacent the shaft receiving slot and to be received and retained in a bolt receiving ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6890120 | Hinge for docks This invention relates to a hinge for interconnecting sections of a floating dock and for interconnecting walkways with floating docks. This hinge protects docks from being damaged by stress exerted by the side to side or up and down motion of the wave, storm or hig... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860668 | Method and apparatus for improved stiffness in the linkage assembly of a flexible arm The invention includes linkage assemblies comprising coupled links with metallic contact surfaces with improved stiffness. The inventors found significant mechanical problems with all previous descriptions of metallic contact links sufficient to preclude their comme... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6773170 | Method and device for connection and adjustment of optical units: elements, modules, devices, and systems A device for interconnecting optical units includes three elements, namely a pair of carriers and an intermediate body having passages defining an optical path in the device. At least two of the three elements contains an optical unit. A hinge connects one of the ca... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758623 | High axial stiffness swivel joint A swivel joint according to the present invention includes first and second base members. A spider includes first and second arcuate surfaces which form joints with the first and second base members, respectively. Furthermore, the spider includes first and second pi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6709183 | Joint A joint having a metal or plastic core and a metal or plastic outer shell. The core has two studs extending in a direction of an axis of rotation and arranged vertically at 180° from each other. The outer shell consists of two half shells, each having a reinforcing... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698044 | Pediatric stirrup device and method A medical stirrup device includes a base adapted for fixed securement to an associated support member. The device further includes a gooseneck shaft member having a proximal end connected to the base and a distal end spaced from the base. The gooseneck sh... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672787 | System and method for bi-directional access to a fastening device The present invention is directed to a fastening system comprising a first mounting bracket rotatably attached to a first assembly, a second mount bracket rotatably attached to a second assembly and a rigid attachment between the first mount bracket and t... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6631653 | System for definable single lever control shift pattern joint A single lever control assembly that limits motion due to the inherent design of the assembly. In other words, no additional components are required to limit the motion of the single lever control assembly. The assembly includes two U-shaped members each ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6572480 | Polygon universal joint A universal joint adapted to interconnect a pair of rotating shafts at an angle relative to one another including a first member and a second member wherein the first member has a first longitudinal axis and includes an elongated semi-spherical head havin... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6565446 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint comprises a shaft with a pair of outer-diameter side engagement surfaces which are substantially parallel to each other at two positions on the opposite sides of the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction, a rotary member ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543955 | Multi-degree of freedom elastomeric joint An elastomeric joint (100) that comprises a wing plate (102) including a base plate (104) generally extending along a first axis and generally perpendicular to a second axis is provided. The wing plate further includes a mutually opposite first and second... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6379071 | Self aligning connector bodies Self aligning, blind mating connector bodies are provided for connecting to mating connector bodies. One embodiment of the connector body has an annular housing with two slots disposed 180 degrees apart. An inner body has two dowel pins disposed at locati... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6270418 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint comprises a shaft with a pair of outer-diameter side engagement surfaces which are substantially parallel to each other at two positions on the opposite sides of the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction, a rotary member ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6203063 | Safety athletic pole An athletic pole including a handle, a shaft, and a handle-to-shaft transition assembly, the transition assembly adapted for allowing the handle to articulate. The transition assembly includes an enlarged shaft base on the shaft, the shaft base including ... | 03/20/2001 |
