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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441493 | Sealing device for a radial swivel motor Swivel motors have a large number of tightness problems on the inside, in particular in a broad operating temperature range. Therefore, to improve the tightness over a temperature range of −40° C. to +130° C., a sealing device (20) is provided with an inn... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419134 | Valve actuation assembly A valve actuation assembly includes a housing and a vane connected to a shaft. The vane is at least partially disposed within the housing. The valve actuation assembly further includes a valve assembly connected to the housing and a feedback device connected to at l... | 09/02/2008 |
| 6769386 | Adjusting element for a rotary piston The invention concerns a rotary piston adjuster for adjusting the angular position of the camshaft of an internal combustion engine, said adjuster comprising an outer rotor having at least one hydraulic chamber, and an inner rotor comprising at least one pivoting va... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6701878 | Variable valve timing device A variable valve timing device includes a rotation transmitting member rotated integrally with a rotation shaft of an engine, a rotor member disposed in the rotation transmitting member to be rotated relative to the rotation transmitting member and rotate... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6520068 | Actuator with sealing assembly Disclosed herein is a rotary vane actuator device with sealing assembly. The device includes a housing and a sealing assembly. The housing has a center opening defining a chamber. The housing includes opposing end plates for surrounding a stator. The stat... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511040 | Pneumatic actuator Disclosed is a pneumatic actuator which includes a housing comprised of two halves and having at least two passages defined therethrough, including a "loop" groove defined in an inner peripheral wall of the housing into which a seal member is inserted. A ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6393965 | Pivot motor For a pivot motor with frame-like sealing elements which are situated in grooves of its vanes, the invention proposes a design in which the frame has an encircling channel which faces its interior and in which an inner sealing insert engages by means of i... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6318701 | Pneumatic actuator Disclosed is a pneumatic actuator which includes a housing comprised of two halves and having at least two passages defined there through, including a "loop" groove defined in an inner peripheral wall of the housing into which a seal member is inserted. A... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6289787 | Vane actuator The vane actuator according to the present invention is capable of operating effectively at a working pressure greater than 100 psig. The vane actuator comprises a vane shaft rotatably extending through a casing and a vane disposed within the casing defin... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5410944 | Telescoping robot arm with spherical joints A telescoping robot arm with singularity-free three degrees of motion freedom spherical joints is disclosed. The telescoping section and spherical joints are hydraulically operated to achieve a high power-to-weight ratio and use conventional seals of the ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5386761 | Rotary valve actuator A valve actuator with an arcuate piston disposed within a housing including a side wall having a partition and two end plates whereby when joined, the housing forms a first and a second compartment. An arcuate piston travels between the compartments via a... | 02/07/1995 |
