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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832741 | Vehicle support system The disclosure is generally directed toward vehicle support systems. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second support assemblies can be pivotally coupled to a base. A control mechanism can couple the first and second support assemblies together and be co... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7425004 | Vehicle support system The disclosure is generally directed toward vehicle support systems. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second support assemblies can be pivotally coupled to a base. A control mechanism can couple the first and second support assemblies together and be co... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7404566 | Floor suspension system A caster suspension system that employs a linkage between the two casters constraining one to rise when the other falls while keeping moment internal to the system such that there is no tipping of the load carried by the caster suspension system. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7322435 | Snowmobile suspension system To enable a rider to control in real time the type of ride he desires, a snowmobile is equipped with a suspension system that includes at least one fluid actuated device which can be adjusted in real time to control the relative distance between the body of the snow... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318595 | Variable ride control A skid steer vehicle has a chassis with four drive wheels suspended from the chassis that are damped by four damping cylinders. An electronic controller varies the damping of the cylinders in an automatic mode, based on certain operational parameters of the vehicle,... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7273117 | Vehicle suspension apparatus A trailing arm suspension unit for use on a vehicle including a ring bearing, a trailing arm, a spring and damper for providing large vertical wheel travel in a jounce and rebound suspension condition. The ring bearing may include external threads for rotationally c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7234291 | Drive train for a header of a harvesting machine A drive train for a header of a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine has a main frame on which a feeder house is mounted. On the front face of the feeder house a mounting device is provided which is pivots with respect to the main frame about a fore/aft extend... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208896 | Electric jack load balancing method and device An electric jack load balancing method and device for reducing the difference in load carried by each jack of a pair of electric jacks while adjusting the attitude of a platform. The device includes a controller configured to reduce the difference in load carried by... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199534 | Electric jack stroke limit detection method and device A method and device for detecting the stroke limit of an electric motor-driven jack while the jack is being used to adjust the attitude of a mobile platform. A controller is programmed to detect when an electric jack motor has driven a jack to a jack stroke limit by... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198278 | Vehicle support system The disclosure is generally directed toward vehicle support systems. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second support assemblies can be pivotally coupled to a base. A control mechanism can couple the first and second support assemblies together and be co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195258 | Mobile thick matter pump comprising a support construction and a pneumatic air-cushioned wheel axle A mobile viscous matter pump comprising a hydraulically operated support construction, a distribution boom (16) and a pneumatic cushioned trailing axle (42). To ensure stability during the pump operation, the trailing axle (42) can be lifted by ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193381 | Electric jack ground contact detection method and device An electric jack ground contact detection method and device for detecting ground contact of an electric motor-driven jack as the jack is being extended to adjust the attitude of a mobile platform. The device includes a controller that monitors the electrical power d... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7070244 | Road milling machine This invention is road milling machine with a chassis (13) having at least four wheels of which the front four wheels (14) are assigned to a parallelogram steering axle (23). The parallelogram steering axle (23) guides the front wheels ( | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040428 | Chassis structure for a forest machine The invention relates to a chassis structure for a working machine moving on a terrain, the chassis structure comprising a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels supporting the frame, and a controlled frame joint between the frame parts, when the frame is co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6966502 | All terrain vehicle chemical applicator An all terrain vehicle chemical applicator includes an elongate frame having at least six independent support wheels positioned along opposed sides of the frame. Suspension is provided for each of the support wheels including a support pivotally mounted to the frame... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948722 | Apparatus and method for automatically leveling an object An apparatus for automatically leveling a vehicle is provided. Having a plurality of legs, a sensor and a controller. The sensor is mounted to the vehicle to sense pitch and roll of the vehicle relative to a reference level plane. The sensor produces an orientation ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6443687 | Excavator-hoist An excavator-hoist including a chassis for supporting an operator's cab, a drive assembly, and a boom with a working tool supported at the free end of the boom, two pairs of projecting pivotable arms connected to opposite end sides of the chassis, respect... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6299181 | Vehicle having steerable wheels A log hauler having a wheeled tractor and one or more wheeled log trailers with support wheels which are individually steerable to permit the log hauler to travel in a serpentine manner through a tree harvesting area. The support wheels are vertically adj... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6279925 | Sled with independent steerable skis that simultaneously move in three distinct directions A method and apparatus for providing a sled having independently steerable skis is provided. The apparatus provides a sled having skis that move in three distinct directions in response to a single control input. Each of the skis is independently controll... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6073946 | Trailing arm suspension The invention is a trailing arm suspension with a steerable axle assembly having a caster angle controlling the direction at which the axle steers. A lift axle suspension or a lockout device is provided to lift the wheels from a ground engaging position o... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5913525 | Vehicle leveling system with actuation signal A system for leveling a vehicle such as a recreational vehicle or the like includes three jacks in the form of hydraulic cylinders mounted to the vehicle frame. A series of manually actuated switches, oriented in a diamond pattern, are located within the ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5890721 | Vehicle leveling system with excess slope indicator A system for leveling a vehicle such as a recreational vehicle or the like includes three jacks in the form of hydraulic cylinders mounted to the vehicle frame. A series of manually actuated switches, oriented in a diamond pattern, are located within the ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5215403 | Machine for transferring paving material A three-wheeled machine carries a hopper positioned to receive paving material from a dump truck immediately in front of the machine, the hopper being emptied by a conveyor oriented transversely to the path of the machine. A left front wheel, a left rear ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5033762 | Suspension system for a sidecar motorcycle A suspension system for a sidecar-type motorcycle which operates to maintain the motorcycle in a level, vertical disposition irrespective of uneven terrain being traversed by the motorcycle. The sidecar wheel is mounted on a beam which is pivotally mounte... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4750751 | Pivoting axle for a hillside combine In the forward undercarriage of a self-propelled hillside combine, all components for support and control of the transverse equalizing or balance beam, are below the floor level of a forward portion of the combine's separator body. In a compact structure ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4736965 | Vehicle suspension A vehicle suspension wherein hydraulic fluid is delivered to or from each spension unit via a pilot-operated shuttle valve. Each shuttle valve is controlled by the pressure within the suspension unit, such that suspension force is maintained during jounce... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4714140 | Multi-axis articulated all terrain vehicle A remote controlled multi-axis all terrain vehicle includes front and rear lugged driving wheels, with front and rear wheels steerable about a vertical axis, and pivotal about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The vcehicle is remotely controlled and inc... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4602800 | Tractor A tractor having a wheel (15) on the end of each of a pair of pivot arms (13) having a comon central pivot axis (12). A hydraulic cylinder (16) is attached to each arm (13) intermediate the pivot axis (12) and the wheel (15) and to a centrally located bra... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4568095 | All terrain vehicle control system A system for controlling two wheels at one end of a skid steer vehicle. The wheels are mounted at the distal ends of a pair of downwardly extending pivot arms; the pivot arms are mounted on the vehicle body about a common transverse axis. Two hydraulic cy... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4230341 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension system is provided for a vehicle (10) which has a frame (12) and a plurality of ground engaging wheels (18,20,22,24). The suspension system (26) includes apparatus (26) for connecting the wheels (18,20,22,24) to the frame (12) and mai... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4099733 | Off-the-road vehicles An off-the-road type of vehicle which is adapted to travel on the rough terrain has a pair of frames distributed longitudinally of the vehicle, these frames, for example, forming a cab frame which is adapted to accommodate an operator of the vehicle and a... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4090723 | Tandem roadwheel leveling system for construction vehicles A construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, comprises a frame having a pair of tandem roadwheel assemblies mounted on each lateral side thereof. Each roadwheel assembly comprises a pair of tandem roadwheels each rotatably mounted on an outer end of a ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4046211 | Wheel-support structures for vehicles A balance suspension system for three-wheel vehicles wherein such system is applicable in particular to the oppositely-reciprocating related wheels of the vehicle. The system is designed such that the vehicle tends to maintain an essentially horizontal po... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3964563 | Wheel-support structure in vehicles A balance suspension system for three-wheel vehicles wherein such system is applicable in particular to the oppositely-reciprocating related wheels of the vehicle. The system is designed such that the vehicle tends to maintain an essentially horizontal po... | 06/22/1976 |
