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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7908961 | Locking device for linear actuators The invention relates to a locking device for linear actuators, in particular for fluid-actuated adjusting devices, with a piston rod mounted in an axially displaceable manner relative to a receiving device. The object of the invention is to provide a locking device... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7363848 | Rotating or pivoting device and connection module for a rotating or pivoting device The invention relates to a rotating or pivoting device (110) comprising a housing (12), at least one working piston (14) which is mounted in the housing and subjected to a pressure medium, and a pivoting part (20) which is rotatably mount... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350526 | Disposable toothbrush assembly A disposable toothbrush with a built-in toothpaste applicator mechanism, the toothbrush mainly comprising a multiplicity of bristles, a plurality of apertures located between the bristles, a hollow compartment for containing a quantity of toothpaste, a bore connecti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343846 | Actuator having external load supporting member A hydraulic actuator is provided for supporting a load. The actuator includes a cylinder, a lower end closed by a base, and an annular side wall connected between the base and the upper wall. A piston is disposed partially within the cylinder, and includes a rod ext... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337636 | Anti-theft device An anti-theft device including a shaft divided into first and second brackets and a locking mechanism. First bracket defines first 300a and second 320a edges, second bracket defines first 300b and second 320b e... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287376 | Hydraulic cylinder, in particular slave cylinder for a hydraulic clutch actuation system for motor vehicles A hydraulic cylinder comprises a piston assembly with a piston and a piston rod, a cylinder housing with a housing bottom, a pressure chamber in the cylinder housing delimited by the piston and housing bottom, a spring element which prestresses the piston assembly a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246617 | Inhalers An inhaler comprises a pump 17, a drug dosing device 15 and a cyclone 1 which delivers an aerosol of powdered medicament from the drug dosing device 15 into a chamber 11 when the pump 17 is activated. The aerosol is inhaled ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216581 | Piston locking actuator A locking actuator may be locked in an extended position. A piston with a first and a second end defines a recess that originates proximate to the first end. A strut is adapted to at least partially nest within the recess and the strut is adapted to hold at least on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216752 | Hydraulic cylinder A hydraulic cylinder (10) is disclosed comprising a cylinder housing (12) with a housing bore (14), a piston (16) held longitudinally displaceably in the housing bore, a piston rod (18) allocated to the piston and a fixing element ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195613 | Injection device Injection devices are known for the self administration of medicament by patients, in which the medicament is typically contained within a cartridge located within the injection device. It is a problem that injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jack... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170592 | Method of inspecting a sphere without orienting the sphere The present invention is directed to a method of inspecting a curved object comprising the steps of acquiring inspection image data of a curved object using a detector, generating adjusted image data by adjusting the inspection image data, and comparing the adjusted... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7080589 | Hydraulic cylinder The invention relates to a hydraulic cylinder comprising a piston rod bearing at least one tool receiving element. Said hydraulic cylinder is characterized by an automatic disconnection device which is controlled in a hydraulic-mechanical manner, with a medium for t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055363 | Method of calibrating a detector and calibration sphere for the same A method of calibrating a detector using a calibration object having a rounded surface and indicia is disclosed. The calibration object, when coupled with a detector and analyzer, assists in minimizing image distortion caused by misalignment of the detector relative... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044047 | Cylinder mounted stroke control A series of thin shims with concave profiles matching the cylinder rod is supported from the cylinder. A carrier mechanism attached to either the rod end or cylinder barrel supports a plurality of shims that can be pivoted between storage positions and stop position... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6971351 | Valve timing adjusting device A region including an engaging hole is given surface treatment such as partial quench hardening by induction hardening for improving surface hardness of the region. The partial quench hardening by induction hardening provides the region with satisfactory mechanical ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945156 | Device for switching and locking moving points components The invention relates to a device for displacing and locking movable switch parts (1), comprising a hydraulic piston, which is formed by a rod (6) and cooperates, via coupling or locking members (8), with an axially displaceable sleeve (5... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923509 | Cargo trailer anti-terrorist and anti-theft system A remotely activated electro mechanical device is mounted in the dual chamber brake system of a vehicle or trailer. The device includes a solenoid valve and a receiver decoder which controls the valve in response to a coded signal ideally available only to law enfor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6782799 | Double acting hydraulic cylinder with axial locking device A double-acting hydraulic actuator with an axial locking device has a cylinder chamber defined by two coaxial cylindrical walls of different diameters interconnected by a frustoconical wall. A guide piston sliding in the smaller-diameter cylindrical wall is fixed to... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772672 | Actuator holding structure for vehicle An actuator holding structure for a vehicle has: a first retainer attached to the housing; a second retainer attached to the piston rod; and, a plurality of protruded engaging portions formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, wherein the piston rod is ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6698114 | Lift arm support and storage construction for small loader A lift arm assembly for a small or "mini" loader is pivotally mounted onto a self propelled frame for movement between a raised and a lowered position. In the raised position, a support strut is provided that fits over an extended rod of the lift arm oper... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691606 | Hydraulic device with piston and actuating rod, with temporary range-of-travel end stop for purging The invention proposes a hydraulic device of the kind including a cylinder in which a piston is mounted for sliding in leaktight fashion in the body of the cylinder so as to delimit at least one hydraulic chamber intended to be linked to a hydraulic circu... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6640688 | Actuator assembly An actuator assembly comprising at least one prime mover, a shaft having a first end and a second end, the shaft being operatively connected to the prime mover for reciprocal movement, a frame, the shaft being reciprocably movable in the frame, and linkag... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612221 | Piston-cylinder device with piston rod locking means A pressure medium activated piston-cylinder device comprises a cylinder with two end walls both having pressure medium communication ports, a piston movably guided in the cylinder and connected to a piston rod which extends out of the cylinder through a s... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6544005 | Diaphragm for a diaphragm pump A diaphragm for a diaphragm pump is in the form of a vehicle tire. The vehicular tire has a first mounting face, a second mounting face and a circumferential tread portion positioned between first mounting face and the second mounting face. A first sealin... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6520067 | Hydraulic piston locking device A device for locking a piston rod of a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly in an extended condition. The locking device is placed in interposed relation to a hydraulic cylinder and an opposing bearing point to prevent retraction of the piston rod. The ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6508161 | Simplified piston pump A simplified piston pump which is featured in that the number of components for the assembling thereof can be minimized, that the assembling thereof can be simplified, and low in manufacturing cost thereof. This simplified piston pump comprises; a cylinde... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497560 | High volume low pressure air pump A high-volume low pressure hand operated air pump comprised of a tube body with a plunger shaft inserted into one end thereof and a check valve at the other end thereof with a floating seal secured to the internal end of the plunger shaft comprised of a c... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6474215 | Actuator with approach pre-stroke and working stroke for operating a tool The invention concerns an actuator (21) comprising a pre-stroke rod (29) which can be fixed to the tool body, for example soldering pliers. Thus by pressurising the pre-stroke chamber (27) the working rod (34) for closing the pliers can be brought into an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470788 | Apparatus for moving an operating element An apparatus for moving an operating element has a guide surface along which the operating element may be guided. A drive means provides a driving pulse exerted on the operating element for the movement of the operating element along the guide surface. A ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460449 | Automotive actuator retaining construction A retaining unit 8 is constituted by a first retainer 25 and a second retainer 26. The first retainer 25 and the second retainer 26 are mounted, respectively, on a bleeder screw 7 of a cylinder body 11 and a projecting portion of a piston rod 19. While th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6453795 | Locking mechanism for a spring-actuated device A spring-actuated output drive device is used for example in medical aerosol therapy for a miniaturised high-pressure producing device for atomising a small dose of a liquid medicament. A locking-stressing-mechanism for such an output d rive device is to ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450082 | Shot pin A fluid device includes a rotationally oscillating piston within a sector-shaped chamber, a reciprocating ram for performing work and a link pivotally connected to both the piston and the ram. The piston moves the ram through the link to an extended posit... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6402261 | Cargo trailer anti-theft system In a theft deterrent security device for trailers and like equipment having a dual chamber brake system that operates with compressed air an electro mechanical device, such as servomotor or a solenoid, is mounted within the interior of the dual chamber br... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382078 | Attachment structure for brake-equipped cylinder Disclosed is an attachment structure for a brake-equipped cylinder, comprising a through-hole-equipped bolt formed with a through-hole penetrating therethrough in an axial direction, for integrally joining a main cylinder body and a brake section by being... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343538 | Multiposition self-locking cylinder A self-locking cylinder capable of restraining substantially infinite force including: an angular or conical surface; a locking part; a release part; a force surface for establishing locking forces; a plurality of cylindrical or spherical parts such that ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6318237 | Arrangement for a lock cylinder for a blocking cylinder The invention relates to an arrangement for a fluid-driven lock cylinder for the actuation of moving parts such as slides, cores and corresponding units on press tools and injection moulding tools for metal or plastic materials. A piston is accommodated i... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6234062 | Telescopic piston A telescopic piston assembly comprises a housing 1 containing an inner component 2, an intermediate component 3 and an outer component 6, all telescopingly interfitted together. The inner component 2 comprises a fluid outlet at one end, the intermediate c... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6109165 | Piston retention device for combustion-powered tools An improved combustion powered tool for driving fasteners into a workpiece includes a main housing enclosing a cylinder body and an adjacent combustion chamber. The tool includes a workpiece-contacting nosepiece attached to the housing at the end opposite... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105484 | Lockout device for valve actuators A lockout device is used to prevent linear movement of a piston rod in a pneumatic cylinder actuator used for controlling the position of a valve flow control member or other applications. The lockout device includes a locking plate having a piston rod ho... | 08/22/2000 |
