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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878912 | Cardanic cross joint with insulation A universal joint comprises first and second joint yokes, each joint yoke having axially opposite yoke arms, and inner and outer sides with respect to an axis of symmetry of the joint; first and second connection elements, each having transverse arms for connecting ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7497782 | Flexible shaft coupling A coupling for transmitting torque between a driving element and a driven element, one of which is rotatable about an axis an formed with an annular array or mounting holes centered on the axis, has an elastomeric ring centered on the axis and having a dished face c... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7390265 | Flexible coupling device A flexible coupling device for mounting on axially opposed rotatable shafts comprises a pair of opposing hubs, a flexible connecting sleeve, and a pair of opposing retainers. Each of the hubs has a plurality of hub engaging elements extending there from. The flexibl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303481 | Electrically isolated actuator output shaft An actuator for use in a fuel system. The actuator has a first metallic section adapted to be coupled to a motor, a second metallic section adapted to be coupled to a valve, and a nonmetallic section coupled to the first and second metallic sections for transmitting... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302741 | Hose clamp and spring liner An improved hose clamp having an annular band with an inner face, tensioning means, and an annular spring liner. The spring liner includes an outwardly projecting circumferential ridge; an inwardly projecting circumferential ridge on each side of the outwardly proje... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7263909 | Drive device The present invention is electronically driven locking device for a locking element of a motor vehicle. The device has a motor, a gear wheel including a gear ring, a hub, and an elastic intermediate element, and a control disk. The motor is linked to the gear ring v... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241117 | Motor shaft assembly and method A method for assembling a motor shaft with a bearing, a motor housing, and an impeller is disclosed. A motor shaft extension is used to retain the impeller axially on the motor shaft and allows the motor shaft to drive an additional component, such as an impeller, l... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217193 | Shaft coupling system and method A coupling assembly having an integral flange hub configured to bear against a flexible coupling element, and an external flange element configured to engage the hub to exert compressive force on the flexible coupling element. The assembly further includes a nut hav... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7121205 | Device for and method of coupling shafts, image formation apparatus, process cartridge, and belt unit A shaft coupling device for coupling a first shaft and a second shaft together includes a grip unit to be attached to the first shaft and including a grip portion configured to grip the second shaft, the grip portion having an end with notches of a length being para... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7017799 | Spindle sleeve with transponder The invention comprises a transponder moveably implanted into a pocket on an elastomeric spindle sleeve. The pocket comprises a plastic lining which is formed in the sleeve during cure or vulcanization. The transponder is inserted into the pocket once cure or vulcan... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993989 | Starting apparatus A starting apparatus includes a drive motor and a reduction gear having a planetary gear for starting an engine by the drive motor via the reduction gear. An internal gear of the reduction gear includes a locking projection projecting in an axial direction. A rotati... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976921 | Coupling The invention relates to a rotationally symmetrical coupling comprising an annular hub made of a rigid material, which is surrounded by an outer ring made of a rubber-elastic material. The coupling also comprises an outer contouring, which is located on the outer di... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932373 | Articulated pendulum steering system An articulated pendulum steering system for an articulated vehicle having a front vehicle section and a rear vehicle section, the system including a vertical bearing pin supported by at least one movable joint support, and a movable joint pin supported by at least o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6843727 | Flexible wrap-type shaft coupling A flexible coupling assembly adapted for mounting on the ends of a shaft in coaxial alignment. The coupling includes a pair of annular hubs. A plurality of radially outwardly opening receptacles are spaced around the circumferential edge of each hub. A molded flexib... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796739 | Torsional joint assembly and method of making same A torsional joint assembly and method of making same having members of formed of dissimilar materials bonded together at calculated angles to result in essentially singularity-free joints. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6773352 | Elastomer bearing Bearing for damping or decoupling vibrations between adjacent components. The bearing includes a spring body having face ends, a connection part coupled to at least one of the face ends, and a frictional damper coupled in a parallel manner with the spring body. The ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6702680 | Flexible coupling with retaining ring A flexible shaft coupling device having two hubs with jaws extending from each hub toward the other hub. A flexible elastomeric belt or cushions fill the gaps between adjacent pairs of jaws. A retaining ring is mounted around the belt or cushions to keep ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6682432 | Multiple shaft diameter flexible coupling system Compression exerted by a clamp collar integral to a molded plastic flexible shaft coupling accommodating angular shaft misalignment upon the circumferential outward surface of a radially compressible molded sleeve insert located in a shaft bore of the fle... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669569 | Coupling member in a torque-transmitting drive connection A coupling member (3) for the installation in a torque-transmitting drive connection comprises connecting parts (4, 5) for fastening to the driving and driven sides of the drive connection and an annular body (8) for torque transmission which is inserted ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6585445 | Split tube flexure This application describes the design of the split-tube flexure, a unique precision revolute joint that exhibits a considerably larger range of motion and significantly better multi-axis revolute joint characteristics than a conventional flexure. The deve... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6506120 | Flexible shaft coupling A coupling device includes first and second coupling members for connecting a rotary driving member to a rotary driven member. The first and second coupling members are generally semi-cylindrical and connectable together along there opposite edges to non-... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6381933 | Shaft coupling with tapered splines for a pull-type forage harvester The device consists of a tapered spline coupler for a drive shaft of a pull-type forage harvester. The first drive shaft and second drive shaft each have a set of tapered splines that are inserted into a tapered, internally splined coupler. A pair of reta... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6361443 | Shaft coupling The invention relates to a shaft coupling (1) comprising at least one elastomer transmission element (2). In order to meet continuously increasing requirements in terms of dynamic load capacity and long service life, and with a view to providing special p... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6342011 | Flexible shaft coupling with improved elastomeric element In a flexible coupling generally comprising a driving and a driven hub, each having axially extending teeth, and a slotted cylindrical elastomeric element positioned around the hub teeth so as to transmit torque from a driving hub teeth to the driven hub ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6283868 | Flexible shaft coupling element and flexible couplings incorporating same A flexible shaft coupling element comprising a sleeve shaped body having a central annular portion and a coupling receiving portion at each of two opposing sleeve ends. The coupling receiving portions include axially extending teeth on their inner surface... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273824 | Flexible diaphragm shaft coupling assembly A flexible coupling between drive and driven shaft members includes a diaphragm member having an offset base and outer periphery that is relatively more flexible than the radially inner base which is formed integrally with one of the shaft members or at l... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257985 | Global shaft coupling A global shaft coupling assembly includes first and second hubs adapted to be mounted on first and second shafts to be coupled. The first and second hubs each include a plurality of groups of axially-spaced and axially-aligned apertures. The coupling asse... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234906 | Airboat transmission vibration dampener and associated methods A vibration dampener for reducing vibration transmitted between an airboat engine and a downstream propulsion component and further for reducing a noise level created by an airboat includes a dampening plate constructed of an elastomeric material that has... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196926 | Elastomer coupling having cylindrical surface hubs Disclosed herein is an elastomeric coupling for transmitting torque between two shafts approximately aligned on a shaft axis, which coupling comprises a composite member extending arcuately about an axis and including an elastomeric center element having ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6168527 | Coupling combination of a compensating coupling and a torsionally elastic coupling A coupling combination (1) consists of a compensating coupling (2) and a torsionally elastic coupling (3), where the compensating coupling (2) comprises a coupling member (4) with a middle tube portion (5) and two end-face diaphragm portions (6, 7) formin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159102 | Flexible coupling A flexible shaft coupling device having two hubs with teeth extending from each hub toward the other hub. The teeth are in parallel alignment and spaced from each other. A flexible elastomeric belt fills the gaps between adjacent pairs of teeth. A retaine... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6142878 | Flexible coupling with elastomeric belt A flexible shaft coupling device having two hubs with teeth extending from each hub toward the other hub. The teeth are in parallel alignment and spaced from each other. There are projections on a flexible elastomeric belt which fill the gaps between adja... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6129477 | Composite torque tube for superconducting motor A rotor support for use in superconducting motors including first and second torque tubes secured between first and second rotor shaft ends and a rotor winding supporter wherein each tube consists of a thermally insulating composite conduit having first a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123481 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint of the present invention comprises an elastic member, a slide sleeve and a stopper. The elastic member is composed of an elastic material such as rubber, elastomer etc and held on an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119537 | Method and apparatus for rotary motion transfer into an isolated region An apparatus is provided for transferring rotary motion into an isolated region. The apparatus includes first and second angled drive shafts each coupled to an opposite side of a collar via one or more bearings. A flexible seal is coupled between the coll... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113497 | Elastomer engine coupler for drivelines A coupling assembly for coupling the flywheel of an internal combustion engine to a U-joint based driveline. The coupling member absorbs damaging torque and vibrational energy while maintaining driveline alignment and providing safety through securing of ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095924 | Elastic torque-transmitting coupling A torque-transmitting coupling between a driven flange and a driving flan which comprises a tubular portion having one end facing the driven flange, another end facing the driving flange and an axis extending between the driven and driving flanges, the t... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6080065 | Tearing configuration for flexible element of elastomeric coupling Disclosed herein is an elastomeric coupling for transmitting torque between two shafts approximately aligned on a shaft axis, the coupling comprising a composite arcuately extending member including a shoe having a first portion and a second portion exten... | 06/27/2000 |
