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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331435 | Continuously blockable arresting device A continuously blockable arresting device includes a housing and a shaft having an end received in the housing and which may be externally acted upon causing rotation thereof. The housing has a fluid-filled working space and two subchambers which can be connected to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6622829 | Rotary Damper A rotary damper for use in an automotive vehicle. The rotary damper includes an outer casing having a main chamber and a pair of piston orifices, the main chamber and the piston orifices being filled with a damping fluid, a pivotable cam located in the ma... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6609597 | Dampening apparatus A dampening apparatus for dampening an actuating member over a wide array of temperatures. The present invention provides a fluid filled housing having a first chamber, a second chamber, and a passageway therebetween. A first piston is slidably received w... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6296090 | Rotary damper A rotary damper for use in an automotive vehicle. The rotary damper includes an outer casing having a main chamber and a pair of piston orifices, the main chamber and the piston orifices being filled with a damping fluid, a pivotable cam located in the ma... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5385218 | Rack and pinion pneumatic actuator with counter-pressure control and damping device A pneumatic, rotary, rack and pinion actuator with counter-pressure actuated damping device. The actuator comprises first and second rack and piston assemblies reciprocable inside corresponding pneumatic cylinders, which engage on the opposite sides of a ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5373923 | Rotary motor with counterbalanced torque arm A rotary motor with a counterbalanced torque arm adapted to be mounted within an auger housing. The torque arm is mounted on the stationary cylinder block of the motor which extends radially outwardly from the access of the cowling and is attached to the ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 4858736 | Shock absorber for a hydropneumatic vehicle suspension element Shock absorber (31) for a hydropneumatic vehicle suspension element, comprising a disk (32) fastened in an outer casing having ports (30, 38) for the passage of the hydraulic fluid, first elements (48, 49, 37a, 37b) allowing this passage in only one direc... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4779560 | Rapidly opening peak-clipping valve for a hydropneumatic suspension for a heavy vehicle The valve comprises a hollow body (36, 37, 40) provided with a first inlet or outlet opening (38) and a second outlet or inlet opening (41) for a hydraulic fluid, and the following elements: (a) a hollow slide (58) slidably mounted inside a hollow sleeve (56) ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4679464 | Shaft-mounted planetary speed-reducing gear unit featuring a balanced, self-aligning and self-distancing ring gear In the speed reducer disclosed, the gear ring (12) of the planetary gear train is connected via a pair of diametrically-opposed appendages (13) with a corresponding pair of vertically disposed and parallel double-acting hydraulic cylinders (14) suspended ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4511013 | Rear suspension system for motorcycles A rear suspension system mounted on a motorcycle having a body frame, a rear wheel and a rear wheel supporting member which is pivotable together with a vertical movement of the rear wheel. The system comprises a pivotal damper disposed on the body frame ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4433851 | Front suspension system for motorcycles A front suspension system for a motorcycle, including an upper fork member supported by a vehicle body frame, a lower fork member which supports a front wheel and a link mechanism connecting between the upper and lower fork members. The system includes a ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4431204 | Front wheel suspension system for motorcycles A front wheel suspension system for motorcycles which cooperates with a front wheel suspension including an upper fork supported by a motorcycle frame and a lower fork supporting the front wheel. The system includes a rotary lever type damper operatively ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4367863 | Torque limiter means for controlling rotary motion A torque limiter means for controlling rotary motion is disclosed, comprising a casing, a shaft rotatively mounted in the casing, a pulley fixedly secured to the shaft and a coaxial rotor also secured to the shaft. The rotor has an odd number of radial ca... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4352514 | Shock absorbing device A shock absorbing device comprising a pair of fluid containers (1A, 1B) interconnected by a restriction passage (5), each of the fluid containers being provided with a piston (3A, 3B) which is slidably mounted to the respective fluid container, in a fluid... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4091897 | Hydraulic counterweight and shock-absorbing system A hydraulic counterweight and shock-absorbing system for unbalanced loads comprises a hydraulic cylinder having a reciprocable piston attached to a rod which controls the position of the load. The hydraulic cylinder is filled with a hydraulic liquid and i... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3965798 | Adaptive actuator system An adaptive actuator system comprising a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to a torque biasing means for biasing the rotational direction of the shaft, and also operatively coupled to a counter torque developing means for sensing the rotational bias of ... | 06/29/1976 |
