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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5595430 | Resilient retainer for vibration sensitive components A vibration sensitive component is mounted within a housing. The mass of the housing is supported by a damper which absorbs a portion of the shock to the component. In addition, a low profile resilient retainer provides a centering force to keep the compo... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5573304 | Active dynamic seat An active dynamic seat has a base, an intermediate piece linked to the base and a seat part linked to the intermediate piece. The seat part can tilt in all lateral directions and is linked in an essentially fixed manner in the vertical direction to the in... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5523933 | Shock-dampening and vibration-isolation mount for vehicular lighting assembly A shock-dampening and vibration-isolation mount for a vehicular lighting assembly. The mount comprises a receptacle for a replaceable bulb, a body portion for rigid attachment to the lighting assembly housing, and a pair of arm portions extending between ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5482259 | Pipe restraint A pipe restraint having a helical isolator (I1) coupled to a housing (16) and including a central cylinder (4) coupled to a central rod (2). Connecting rods (34, 36) are located at opposite ends of the restraint to attach the restraint between ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5441243 | Wire cable isolator and energy absorbing restraint A wire cable isolator and an associated energy absorbing restraint is provided for connecting between a device subject to movement due to dynamic loads and possibly thermal deflection, and an adjacent structure, such as a building or a support member. The... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5374012 | Suspension device for linking an on-board equipment item to the structure of a vehicle The invention relates to a suspension device for linking an item of on-board equipment item to the structure of a vehicle, such as a rotary wing aircraft. Advantageously, it comprises first (5) and second (6) elements shaped at least approximately as plat... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5368358 | Composite spring support for bicycle seats A bicycle seat support comprising a bicycle seat providing a seat surface to support a rider during use. The bicycle seat is coupled at a bottom side to a telescoping shaft for insertion within a larger, hollow shaft forming a part of a bicycle frame. A n... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5360210 | Pipe restraint A pipe restraint having a helical isolator (I1) coupled to a housing (16) and including a central cylinder (4) coupled to a central rod (2). Connecting rods (34, 36) are located at opposite ends of the restraint to attach the restraint between ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5277394 | Coaxial isolator device A coaxial isolator provides for damping in a longitudinal direction. A pair of elongated frame elements have a shockabsorbing element mounted therebetween. The first frame element is provided with a central aperture into which a central pedestal formed in... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275371 | Absorber tuning block retainer apparatus A springy, low dielectric retainer device in the form of a rod, a triangle, an ellipse or whatever, is used in a compressed condition to hold RF energy absorber blocks in position juxtaposed "energy leaky" RF circuitry. The absorber blocks are held in pos... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5240232 | Pipe restraint Helical isolator (I1, I2) in a turnbuckle frame (10) on a central rod (2) with connector rods (34, 36) of opposite handed threads, are for mounting between a pipe and an adjacent structure. The wire energy absorbing rope bights (32) ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5227956 | Spring mounting of multi-layered electronic assemblies A method and apparatus for spring mounting of multi-layered electronic assemblies including a top cover; a bottom cover; first, second, and third mounting supports; a printed wiring board in contact with and supported by the first, second and third mounti... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5169110 | Force-damping energy-removing isolator An isolator includes flexural elements for resisting transmission of shock and vibration forces between structures, and also includes conductor elements for conducting energy such as heat and/or electricity from at least one of the structures. Each elemen... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4736932 | Segmented tubular cushion springs and spring assembly A spring (10) includes a tube (12) having an elliptical cross section, with the greater axial dimension (22) extending laterally and the lesser axial dimension (24) extending vertically. A plurality of cuts (20) in the form of slots passing through most o... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4640105 | Automatic washer suspension system This invention relates to centrifuging machines, and more particularly to vertical axis washing machines, wherein improved vibration-isolating devices are provided to prevent unbalance-caused vibrations of the movable mass from being transmitted to the su... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4607492 | Linear adjusting device A linear adjusting device, especially for cryogenic temperatures and under vacuum conditions, having an adjusting body being adjustable on a carrier body along a linear adjusting path and supported by more than one bending springs placed between said carr... | 08/26/1986 |
