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...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975835 | Shaker conveyor with elliptical gear drive system Scrap metal pieces are conveyed from a mechanical press by a shaker conveyor having horizontal and parallel spaced elongated trays supported for reciprocating linear movement above a compact drive unit attached to and supported by the press. The drive unit includes ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7546915 | Square shaft linear actuator A linear actuator is provided comprising a housing, a rectangular elongate shaft operably coupled to the housing, and a scraper assembly. The shaft has a hardened bearing surface in sliding engagement with a hardened bearing surface of the housing, thus providing a ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7422894 | Apparatus for use in vermiculture Apparatus for use in a vermiculture plant, the apparatus including a treatment receptacle having a treatment Apparatus for use in a vermiculture plant which includes a treatment receptacle having a treatment chamber therein and a base upon which material within the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7316307 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with continuous splash guard bearings An elongated plastic slide bearing (10) comprises a top (30), sidewalls (32, 34) depending from the top (30), and connecting to walls (36, 44, 48 and 38, 46, 50) that form laterally inwardly extending recesses (40, 42... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308916 | Beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser operates a cup holder to advance a cup holding portion holding a cup in which a beverage is filled from an inside of a cup port to an outside thereof to locate it above a cup mount, lower the cup holding portion from a above position by a predet... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290648 | Device for moving a heavy load Arrangement for moving a heavy load wherein the arrangement includes at least one actuating unit. The at least one actuating unit utilizes a support for supporting the heavy load. A plurality of jacks are coupled to the support. A first movable element is adapted to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290647 | Guide apparatus A guide apparatus has a standard end plate split into a pair of split parts that can be positioned with respect to each other with high accuracy and firmly secured to each axial end of a moving block body without fear of displacement during use. The guide apparatus ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284727 | Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be implemented using modular components that may be configured for comp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7243779 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with V-slats Fixed conveyor slats (12) in the nature of beams extend over a window in support framework (53, 100, 102, 116, 118) for the movable and fixed slats (10, 12) in a reciprocating slat conveyor. The fixed slats (12) support the movable slats ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228957 | Slip conveyor assembly A slip conveyor assembly (10) having a plurality of slip conveyors (11 to 16). Each slip conveyor (11 to 16) has a tray (18) providing a conveyor surface (20) along which product is delivered. The trays (18) ar... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219792 | Article carrying apparatus An article carrying apparatus for carrying, in a carrying direction, an article placed on a carry face of a carry section making use of a vibration, includes: the carry section provided with the carry face of which the carrying direction is linearly restricted; and ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207432 | Linear motion drive system and rail holder The linear motion drive system is capable of optionally changing a position of a linear rail with respect to a pedestal. The linear motion drive system comprises: a pedestal section; a linear rail arranged in parallel with respect to the pedestal section; a rail hol... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185755 | Slat conveyor having conveying slats and lifting/holding slats A conveyor comprises laterally spaced apart lifting/holding slats (12) and laterally spaced apart conveying slats (10) between the lifting/holding slats (12). The conveying slats (10) are advanced in a first direction for conveying a load... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165665 | Transfer line for transporting workpieces A transfer line for transporting workpieces from a first workstation to an adjacent second workstation comprises a frame with a depositing place for at least one workpiece. It further comprises a transporting beam, each end area of which having respective work suppo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132602 | Cable or the like clamp member for cable or the like protection and guide device The present invention provides a cable or the like clamp member 120 to guide and protect a flexible cable or the like. The cable or like guide and protection is flexible and the clamp member 120 is adaptable to adjust to the thicknesses, number, and la... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083042 | Pneumatically actuated beltless conveyor A pneumatically actuated, beltless conveyor assembly includes a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and at least one transport tray supported by the housing and operatively connected to the drive system. The drive system includes a seal-less pneumatic e... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083041 | Slat conveyor having conveying slats and lifting slats An inflatable bladder (50) is positioned between the top (24) of a lower slat (22) and the top (36) of an upper slat (20). An air supply/exhaust conduit (52) extends upwardly from a transverse manifold (76) to the inf... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080910 | Method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device A method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device is described. The system includes a screen, a lens to project images, and one or more mirrors to reflect the images projected by the lens to the screen. A mirror assembly... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070041 | Linear guide unit A linear guide unit has an elongated guide housing having a longitudinal axis and having walls bordering a guide cavity, with two side walls form a longitudinal opening of the guide cavity, a slider that is movably guided in the direction of the longitudinal axis on... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6968562 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus A disc recorder/player that prevents foreign matter such as dust or the like from adhering to a drive shaft for assuring a highly accurate position control of the movable write and/or read unit. In the disc recorder/player, an electromechanical transducer is used as... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942089 | Sealless reciprocating slat conveyor having vertically installable components The load supporting and moving surface of the conveyor is made up of longitudinal members called slats. The slats are edge to edge with small gaps between the edges. The slats are supported on bearing parts and bearing strips which are supported on longitudinal beam... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6905097 | Launch vehicle payload carrier and related methods A modular payload carrier for use in a launch vehicle includes at least one module configured to fit in a payload bay of the vehicle and attachable to at least one other module configured to fit in the bay. The module includes an outer wall contoured generally to fi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899218 | Pneumatically actuated beltless conveyor A pneumatically actuated, beltless conveyor assembly includes a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and at least one transport tray supported by the housing and operatively connected to the drive system. The drive system includes a seal-less pneumatic e... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6889819 | Reciprocating floor conveyor with splash guard bearings A plurality of hold-down bearings (12) are locked into position on longitudinal guide beams (12, 12′). Anti-splash bearings (10) are positioned on the guide beams (12, 12′) longitudinally between the hold-down bearings (12). Th... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6834756 | Conveying system and method A conveyor assembly having a conveying member made substantially of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene material. The conveying member can be provided with a support structure for supporting the conveying member. At least one biasing member and at least one sec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6786324 | Guide for reciprocally movable slats Guide for slats of a reciprocally moving floor of a transport or loading surface, stationary or mobile, such as a loading floor of a trailer, the slats being supported on locations that are spaced apart in slat direction, on rectangular tubular longitudinal profiles... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6766897 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit is disclosed in which a lower seal can be fastened easily, securely to a slider that travels relatively along a track rail. The slider is provided on a bottom surface thereof with a lug terminating in a hook that juts widthwise and extends... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6749057 | Sealing means for sliding unit With a sealing structure for the sliding unit disclosed here, a sealing member of foam rubber is disposed in a way closing a clearance left open between widthwise opposing covering shells installed on a track rail. A covering shell is composed of a covering side sec... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739447 | Multi-cell reciprocating conveyor slat and method of manufacture and non-continuous guide structure A pultruded slat for a reciprocating slat conveyor system comprises a slat body including a top portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, the first and second side portions depending downwardly from opposite lengthwise sides of the top portion; where... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6705456 | Feed indexing bar conveyor A conveyor between a log debarker and a flaker has three flat bottom plates which extend the length of the conveyor line, and two vertical side plates. Each of the five plates is driven to oscillate by a hydraulic piston. All five plates together move forward approx... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688460 | Cup transfer device for vending machine A cup transfer device of a vending machine can prevent the cup transfer device, peripheral objects or the device motor from being damaged, even when an abnormal case is encountered, thereby preventing the cup holder from rotating actively. The cup transfe... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679371 | Vehicle comprising loading and unloading apparatus A vehicle including loading and unloading apparatus, which includes a loading platform that can be moved by a driving mechanism. The loading platform includes an endless belt, which is passed over support rollers, and a head partition extending substantia... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6662934 | Transfer apparatus A rodless cylinder comprises a cylinder tube, and a slide table which is movable back and forth along the cylinder tube. A cover member is fixed to the cylinder tube in a state in which an attachment base is secured to the slide table. A dust-preventive m... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6637584 | Component carrying device A component carrying device has a simple constitution, and is capable of lining up components and carrying them in one direction with high reliability. The device comprises a guide groove for lining up components into one line and guiding them; a carrying... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6601695 | Differential motion conveyor drive A differential motion conveyor drive includes at least three pairs of drive shafts carrying eccentric weights that are selected to correspond to the terms of a Fourier series in order to achieve optimal conveying speed and efficiency. To approximate the F... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598733 | Article conveyor device The article conveyor employs two cams of different configuration. One cam imparts oscillatory motion to an output shaft; whereas the other cam imparts a reciprocating motion. The article conveyor moves in a conveying direction from a first position to a s... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598730 | Parts feed device A parts feeder for a robot has a selection zone accessible to the robot, a device for changing the orientation and/or the position of the parts stochastically, and a device with a parts recirculation element for recirculating the parts. The device for cha... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6585106 | Reciprocating slat conveyors Bolt fasteners extend through a bottom wall (38) in longitudinal guide beams (14), to secure the guide beams (14) to transverse frame members (70, 72). The guide beams (14) include sidewalls (40, 42) which extend upwardly from the bottom wall (30) to late... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550604 | Self-clearing vibrating article-transfer mechanism A self-clearing article-transfer plate for a conveyor system. The plate is disposed between an upstream article feeder, such as a conveyor belt supplying a stream of conveyed articles, and a downstream article receiver, such as a takeaway belt or an accum... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6520320 | Linear stage with seal band The present invention relates to a linear stage with a seal band, including a dustproof belt, wherein the dustproof belt is made of high-molecular material, so that the loss value of the power of the movement seat of the linear stage may be reduced. In ad... | 02/18/2003 |
