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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220248 | Flexible piston rod A flexible piston rod includes a piston and a row of elements, each having top, bottom, and lateral surfaces, the top surface of one element being connected to the bottom surface of an adjacent element by a hinge that allows the two adjacent elements to pivot from a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191696 | Rotary actuator assembly A rotary actuator assembly is provided. The assembly has a flexible member that is attached to a piston for linear movement. The flexible member is also attached to a pinion for pivotable movement. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165401 | Turbocharger with wastegate This invention relates to an actuator assembly for a turbocharger pressure control valve assembly and a method of assembling a pressure control assembly of a turbocharger. The assembly comprises an actuator coupled to an actuator rod which in use is coupled to the v... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7093361 | Method of assembling an actuator with an internal sensor A method of installing a piston position sensor proximate to a closed end of a hydraulic cylinder is provided. The sensor is attached to the face of a piston and that piston/sensor combination is inserted into the cylinder tube to position the sensor in the desired ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6988440 | Rotary actuator assembly A rotary actuator assembly is provided. The assembly has a flexible member that is attached to a piston for linear movement. The flexible member is also attached to a pinion for pivotable movement. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6925927 | Manually operated pump or compressor Apparatus comprising a pump or compressor operated by a pull-cord wound around a pulley (9), in which the pulley drives a shaft (11) which drives the pump or compressor, and the pulley is recoiled by means of a retractor type spring (32), torsio... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6860189 | Rotary actuator with cartridge and chain or cable An actuator which comprises a pair of elongated elastomer tubes (6,16), sealed by respective members (18, 20, 22, 24) at each end, the members at the one end (18, 20) being fixed and the members at the opposite end (22, 24) sliding in gui... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6684754 | Pneumatic muscle analogs for exoskeletal robotic limbs and associated control mechanisms Artificial muscle analog 1000 is located within hollow exoskeletal bone 10. Muscle 1000 comprises inflatable bladder 120, cable 130, roller 140, anchor point 150, and connection means 160 whereby said bladder may be inflated and deflated. Bladder 120 is a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659231 | Self-balancing synchronization assembly for a hydraulic elevator A self-balancing synchronization assembly has a support beam pivotally mounted on a guide rail adjacent a hydraulic elevator jack. A synchronization bracket is pivotally mounted at one end of the beam and a pair of synchronization cables is connected betw... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655258 | Rodless cylinder using a round stick type chain A rodless cylinder using a round stick type chain can be applied to a carrier for transportation of materials. The rodless cylinder uses a round stick type chain having the round stick type chain and the chain sprocket, which serve to guide the round stic... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6505543 | Pneumatic linear actuator A pneumatic linear actuator has a body (10), a chamber (14) in the body that is closed by the end heads (15), a piston (11) that is arranged in the chamber and moved by a fluid sent alternately to the ends of the piston, and a slide or carriage (13) that ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6474219 | Flexible piston rod A flexible piston rod for an injection device, which piston has the form of a helical spring made from a number of narrowly adjacent turns of windings. These turns provide an external thread fitting into the internal thread of a nut element. When the nut ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467394 | Oilless high pressure pump An oilless high pressure pump suitable for use in devices such as pressure washers and the like is described. The pump includes an eccentric assembly suitable for converting rotary motion of a rotating shaft to rectilinear motion. One or more straps coupl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409215 | Operating device for anti-skid devices for vehicles An anti-skid mechanism operating device includes an operating unit and an operating arm pivotally supported thereby and intended to carry a rotary anti-skid and to operate the latter between an active position and a passive position. The operating unit is... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397844 | Respiration apparatus A portable apparatus for ventilation support to persons with respiratory distress is provided with a compressed air pump. The pump may be connected to the mouth or the nose via a tube for generation of pressure pulses with an individually adaptable air vo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397728 | Linear stopping and positioning apparatus A linear positioning apparatus has a positioning actuator assembly including a cylinder and movable piston to be used for moving a workpiece or a moveable worktable along a rectilinear path or thrust axis. The apparatus includes at least one stop member a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6336389 | High-pressure pneumatic and liquid injection apparatus A pressurized working environment for a pneumatic device which permits emission-free utilization of the potential mechanical energy of pressure differentials within compressed gas systems is disclosed. The pneumatic device is contained within a pressure v... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6289788 | Semi-rotary hydraulic actuator An actuator for rotating a shaft includes a housing having a first port, a second port and a drive track. A first drive means is coupled to the first port and a second drive means is coupled to the second port. An array of balls which are spaced apart by ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6272972 | Rodless cylinder actuator A rodless cylinder actuator for moving a slide table in machine tools is disclosed. In the actuator, two pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders are parallely arranged to be directed in opposite directions. At least one pulley is rotatably mounted to the outside... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6148716 | Low noise high efficiency positive displacement pump A positive displacement pump is provided having a housing, a plurality of pistons and an eccentric drive element rotatably mounted about an axis on the housing. A rigid compression member connected to each of the pistons is reciprocatably moveable with th... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148713 | Elastomeric surface actuation system A system for deforming or actuating an elastomeric structure is described. he system includes a plurality of tubes joined to the elastomeric structure. The tubes extend in the direction of a desired strain to be applied to the elastomeric structure and are... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6070513 | Load transfer device for tandem mounted actuators A load transfer device for use with tandem mounted actuators. The load transfer device includes an actuator coupling assembly and a ground connection assembly. The actuator coupling assembly connects the first actuator to the second actuator and includes ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6007310 | Volumetric pump with sterility seal A volumetric pump for administering intravenous fluids to a patient includes a first housing having an elongate cavity therein with an open and a closed end. A resilient sheet of material having a centrally-located aperture covers the open end, and a pump... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007247 | Slot bearing A slot bearing assembly for a member moveable relative to a slot such as a carrier for a slotted rodless cylinder in which the slot bearing is allowed to float relative to the moveable carrier.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000675 | Tension-spring return rotary valve actuator A rotary valve actuator with movable actuator linkage maintained in a constant "pull-pull" tension, includes a sliding canister, rotatable lever, and a return spring substantially aligned in-line with each other. The linear motion of the canister in respo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992295 | Slide unit The slide unit includes a rodless power cylinder having a cylinder tube. End caps are attached to both ends of the cylinder tube. A slit extending in parallel with the axis of the cylinder tube is formed on the wall of the cylinder tube. A piston is dispo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992222 | High pressure pump system and method of operation thereof A pump system for producing high and exactly controllable pressure levels includes a piston pump which has a piston (32) connecting to a spindle shaft (22), a spindle nut (44) on said spindle shaft, a cylinder block (34) having a bore (36) for receiving s... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5868554 | Flexible plunger apparatus for free movement in gas-producing wells A flexible plunger apparatus includes an elongated flexible member having a pair of opposite end portions and a longitudinal length extending between the opposite end portions, with the flexible member being adapted to flex in transverse relationship to i... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5687632 | Hydraulic rodless cylinder type actuator In a hydraulic rodless cylinder type actuator, a piston is movable back and forth in a hydraulic cylinder. Housing elements are respectively mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder. Parallel output shafts are respectively accommodated in the housing ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5619899 | Rodless cylinder A rodless cylinder has a linear guide which primarily bears loads F1, F2, F3 applied to a slide table and a table guide which secondarily bears those loads F1, F2, F3. The table guide has a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5560275 | Drive of the fluid or electric type with a control The present invention relates to a drive of the fluid or electric type having a device for controlling an element for transmitting a driving force to a reciprocating or otherwise moveable or displaceable element and an arrangement for damping the driving ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5553872 | Seal for a reciprocally moving body A seal for a reciprocally moving body that has at least one essentially flat boundary surface extending parallel to its longitudinal axis includes a sealing member that has a first sealing lip formed of polymer material. The first sealing lip extends subs... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5483868 | Braking apparatus for a rodless piston actuated reciprocating carriage A rodless piston assembly has a carriage or trolley which is reciprocated on support structure through a band or cable connection between both ends of the rodless piston and the carriage Braking of the assembly is obtained by the use of braking cylinders ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5473971 | Rodless cylinder Disclosed is a rodless cylinder having a cylinder barrel with a slit formed axially therein. A piston is movably housed in the cylinder barrel. A mounting table is disposed movably along the external surface of the cylinder barrel and connected to the pis... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467685 | Rodless pneumatic cylinder having a pair of driven elements A linear actuator, adapted especially for picking up and transporting workpieces, comprises a pneumatic, rodless cylinder having a pair of driven elements mounted on opposite sides of its body. The first driven element is directly connected to the piston ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5443134 | Hydraulic actuating device for brakes and gearshifts of bicycles or the like A hydraulic actuating device for brakes and gearshifts on bicycles or the like comprises an actuating lever (1b), a transmitting cylinder (1a), a flexible pressure line (9) and a receiving cylinder (1). The receiving cylinder (1) is connected with a first... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5415379 | Pneumatic winch A winch includes a cylinder containing a movable piston to which are respectively mounted a fixed and a movable pulley assembly around which a line to be pulled is entrained. The pulley assemblies are located within the working chamber and the line enters... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5400696 | Fluid-operated drive The invention relates to a drive, particularly a push and pull drive, which has a cylinder with a cylinder inner chamber (Z) and a cylinder axis (F) and a piston movably arranged in the cylinder and to which is fixed a flexible force transfer means (U). F... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5394761 | Linkage actuator for effecting all rectilinear or rotative movements The present invention relates to a linkage actuator for effecting all rectilinear or rotative movements, acting on the elements (1 and 2) constituting the linkage, characterized in that it acts directly on the linkage axle (3) and in that it is preferably... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5347914 | Traverse apparatus The traverse apparatus of the subject invention is provided at the end of the main base 24 with a control box 38 having electromagnetic valves 57, 58, relief valves 59, 60, and manifold 61; and, one or more connectors 54 affixed at one end to sliding base... | 09/20/1994 |
