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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156624 | Apparatus and method for stringing aerial cables using aircraft Apparatus and method for stringing aerial cables through tower structures using aircraft without requirement that a person be present on the tower while the aircraft is performing the stringing operation are described. An elongated needle-like threading member to wh... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8141219 | Tool for assisting in cutting the conductors of an electrical cable to a precise length A tool for assisting in cutting the conductors of an electrical cable to a precise length includes a body, the body being pierced with a channel which is orthogonal to a reference face and which is equipped with a shoulder. The distance between the shoulder and the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8091194 | System for separating two equipment items each having a chamber tightly linked to that of the other one The system according to the invention allows the separation of two equipment items of an installation in a confined environment, without interrupting the confinement inside this installation. It primarily comprises a confinement flange (10) placed tigh... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8042242 | Mechanical device for spreading flanges apart The device is based on using a thrust bolt in a modified C-clamp design to push a pressure plate to pry apart two intersecting flanges of a profile. The device is primarily used for on-boat repairing of aluminum extrusion profile boat toe rails that have segments of... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7748095 | Brake piston system A brake piston system for pushing a brake piston into a brake caliper includes a housing including a handle section and a main section is coupled to the handle section. The handle section is graspable by a person. A backing plate is coupled to a front end of the hou... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7484283 | Circular workpiece separation device When a separating plate 9 is lowered by the actuation of a cylinder unit 11 from the condition in which the far right C-shaped clip W of a group of C-shaped clips W touches a step section 15 of the separating plate 9 and stops, a wedge se... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7398880 | Scalpel blade remover A single-use scalpel blade remover (1) removes a blade (33) from a tang (32) of a scalpel (30) and captures it, in a single-handed operation. The remover (1) comprises a housing (2) having a detent (16), and an actuat... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380324 | Gear puller jaw Apparatus and methods for removing a gear from a shaft. In one embodiment, the invention includes a slotted gear puller which engages the web of a gear and can be used to pull the gear from the shaft based on engagement of the gear puller with the gear in the area o... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353578 | Cap tip detaching apparatus for welding machine A cap tip detaching apparatus for a resistance welding machine that detaches a cap tip fitted to a shank of the resistance welding machine. The apparatus includes a pawl portion including a fixed pawl and a movable pawl. The fixed pawl extends in a direction orthogo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334307 | Disposable set screw system A disposable set screw system which comprises inserting the set screw to the desired depth, removing the excess shank portion, and multiple methods for removal of the set screw when desired that in turn improves efficiencies over fixture setup of prior art. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318502 | Fluid passage layout for integrated motorcycle brake and suspension system An integrated motorcycle brake system has a brake line, and an inside brake assembly having an inside piston. The brake line connects to the inside brake assembly, and the inside brake assembly integrally forms a fork leg. The outside brake assembly has an outside p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7292701 | Filter manipulator, filter, holder for a number of filter manipulators, and system comprising a filter manipulator and a holder for a filter manipulator A wax filter manipulator, wax filter, holder for a number of wax filter manipulators, and system comprising a wax filter manipulator and a holder for a wax filter manipulator, the system comprising a wax filter manipulator and a holder for a wax filter manipulator, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275469 | Planetary tubing cutter The planetary tubing cutter of the invention provides a gearing assembly having a pair of ring gears and a number of pinions with a blade affixed to each pinion. The ring gears are parallel to one another and are individually driven. The pinions are rotatably mounte... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7222403 | Pad gripping and removal apparatuses Apparatuses and methods for gripping a pad are disclosed. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213797 | Deck board straightener A deck board straightener is taught which is comprised of a main rod part connected to a handle at one end and a flat steel plate at the opposing end. The flat plate is comprised of two shoulders that consist of the bent edges of the flat plate but could also be sho... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210361 | Device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt A device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt comprises a hilt, an insertion tube, a frame, a retaining piece and an engaging piece. The hilt is provided with a transverse handle, a sleeve and a retractable axle having a section of a screw thread. The ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194948 | Secondary pump of brake An adjustor for a secondary pump of a brake includes a stationary plate attached to the secondary pump, a cylinder attached to the stationary plate, a piston movable in the cylinder, a rod extended through the cylinder and connected to the piston, a handle connected... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7162782 | Spring retainer and installation aid The invention relates to faucet assemblies having removable components such as hand sprayers and spray heads. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for retracting removable components of faucet assemblies. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162783 | Forming elements from concrete pipe An apparatus for removing a forming element from a concrete pipe includes a support member and a removal device including first and second elements. The first element is attachable to the forming element and has a stop. The second element is supported by the support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159288 | Clamping assembly An adjustable clamp assembly (600) includes an elongated connection member (640) and a gear assembly (650). The gear assembly includes a rotatable first gear member having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155792 | Hand ratchet quick release brake pad spreader tool A hand ratchet quick release brake pad spreader tool that is a hand tool for spreading a disc brake pad connected to a piston in a caliper housing, thereby compressing the piston into the caliper housing. The hand tool consists of a shaft having a ram affixed onto a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155791 | Connecting rod cap separator system A connecting rod cap separator system comprising a housing having a pair generally side components each with an inside face and an outside faces adapted to fit inside the circular aperture of a connecting rod; a pair of support screws; an activation shaft with a thr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134651 | J-clamp for woodwork and method of use An angled clamp is capable of holding one wall at an obtuse angle relative to another wall. Alternatively, a conventional clamp may be modified with a clamp attachment having a jaw engaging piece and an opposite clamping surface with at least two flat portions formi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127814 | Method and device for machining annular-shaped workpieces A method and a device for machining workpieces having an annular-shaped section that is to be provided with a split bore. The device includes: a fracture-splitting device for fracture-splitting the annular-shaped workpiece section and for creating fracture-split wor... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117586 | Pallet dismantler A method and apparatus for at least partially disassembling a pallet, the pallet having a plurality of deck board support interfaces, includes providing at least one cutting device that is positionable at any one of the board support interfaces and selectively posit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114228 | Motor vehicle suspension spring compressor A spring compressor comprising an actuator with a body and a rod that are telescopically movable relative to each other and two jaws each comprising an attachment portion (2) for attachment to the actuator and a working portion (3) for engaging a turn ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089641 | Adhesively mounted clamp device An adhesively mounted single-sided clamp-like device for producing a compressive force or tensile force includes a body, a plunger movably connected with the body, and a double-sided stretch releasing adhesive attached to at least one of the body and the plunger. Th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076850 | Dual piston disc brake caliper compressor A tool for spreading dual piston brake pads and for compressing the dual pistons of a dual piston disc brake assembly of the type including a disc brake caliper housing for the pads and pistons. The tool includes manually operated handles which drive a bracket assem... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062833 | Method and instrument for unlocking a device having two axially latched bodies The method includes the step of positioning the device on a sheath (94) having, for each latching tab (7), a portion adapted to be housed between this tab and a cylindrical wall of the device; the step of making the sheath enter between each tab and th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059223 | Tool to replace motorcycle brake pads A tool to replace motorcycle brake pads is used for back seating disc brake pistons into their bores to make room for replacement of old brake pads with new brake pads. The tool comprises a pair of curved elongated substantially flat members wedged at both ends that... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043809 | Head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs The head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs includes an automatically adjusting shaft grip assembly and an automatically adjusting hosel stop at the club head retaining bracket. The device comprises a base with a frame extending substantially normal thereto. A ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044147 | System, apparatus and method for contaminant reduction in semiconductor device fabrication equipment components A system, apparatus, and method for reducing contaminants of semiconductor device fabrication equipment components, featuring a manifold having a passageway in fluid communication with to a plurality of inlets and for providing a purge fluid to removably connected c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000299 | Shaft extractor A shaft extractor for removing a golf club head from a golf club shaft without causing side-loading to occur comprising: a central body piece having two split screw portions threaded in opposite directions, at opposite sides of a split central hex nut section. The t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6959473 | Woodwork removal device Disclosed is a device for removing woodwork and trim from the interior or exterior of buildings. Its function is such that damage to the woodwork, and to the wall from which it is removed, is minimized or eliminated. In operation, the device is first driven between ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951051 | Fuel damper removal tool A tool is provided for removing a component from a fuel rail in an automotive fuel system. The tool has a pair of jaws connected to a pair of pivoting handles, which allow the jaws to be opened and closed. The jaws have an inner cavity shaped to conform to an outer ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941633 | Tooling provision for split cases An apparatus for separating two flanges, comprising a first prying grip having at least one flange contact member, a second prying grip having at least one flange contact member; and means for separating the flange contact members. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935620 | Railroad e-clip removal system A railroad e-clip removal system for efficiently and safely removing railroad e-clips from a railroad track. The railroad e-clip removal system includes an outer tube with an outer cutout, an inner tube slidably positioned within a lumen of the outer tube, an inner ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935309 | Throttle plate manipulator A throttle plate manipulator, for allowing an engine to operate that has a throttle plate, the throttle plate having a gas mixer having cross-hairs including a main opening and vertical and horizontal bars extending across the opening, the throttle plate having a bu... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916013 | Device for exerting pressure on a door or on any other vertical planar surface A device for exerting thrust from external abutment points (1, 2) onto a door or any other vertical plane surface (3) such as a partition, the device being characterized in that it includes: a preferably hydraulic actuator (4), an intermediate s... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910254 | Method of installing door of car and door hinge assembly jig Positions of attachment of door-side hinge arms (2) of doors (Df, Dr) are previously determined. At a temporary door-fixing step (b, c) before coating, positions of hinge positioning and retaining means (30fa, 30fb; 30ra | 06/28/2005 |
