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An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033020 | Locking a wheel for rotation with a shaft A marinating machine rotates a drum containing the food to be marinated. The drum is positioned on a pair of rotatable shafts only one of which is drivingly engaged to a motor rotating the drum. The drum is rotated by a drive wheel that is mounted on the rotating sh... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020300 | Cast-in-place torsion joint One embodiment of the invention includes a product including an annular portion including a frictional surface and a first flange portion extending from the frictional surface, wherein the first flange portion comprises a first face, a second face, and a third face;... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015708 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing tonewheel for vehicles A method and apparatus for manufacturing a tonewheel for vehicles. The method includes machining a material into a tonewheel shape, manufacturing a semi-finished tonewheel product having a sensing part in which a plurality of sensing holes is formed at regular inter... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7712220 | Method of a double starwheel unit in multiple rows with a multi-hole manner, an instrument and the like A method of a double starwheel unit in multiple rows with a multi-hole manner, an instrument and the like are disclosed. The double starwheel unit has a sleeve and two starwheel parallel-arranged and connecting the sleeve. The instrument has a plate-like assembly fi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703206 | Universal wheel pylon A wheel pylon includes a tubular mounting shaft that slidably receives a tubular support shaft. A helical spring is disposed within the shafts and a stop, formed from a resilient material, is mounted upon an end of the support shaft. The wheel pylon extends axially ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7415766 | Method and apparatus for processing/machining a vehicle wheel/rim preform A method of processing a vehicle wheel/rim preform with a centersection/spider and an annular wall extending around a first rotational axis and having an annular surface defining axially spaced, annular inboard and outboard bead seats. The method includes the steps ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7325712 | Electrical drive-in tool having two component flywheel An electrical drive-in tool includes a driving ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12), and a motor-driven drive flywheel (32) for driving the driving ram (13) and having a first component forming at least a circumferentially arranged rim a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7276002 | Surface texture configuration for CVT pulley A pulley engageable with a belt for use in a continuously variable transmission includes first and second pulley halves rotatable about an axis and relatively moveable in a direction of the axis. The pulley halves include truncated conical portions symmetrically opp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7140055 | Lightweight mobile lift-assisted patient transport device A lift-assisted device having a patient support structure, a base, and an undercarriage. The device can be powered by a pneumatic cylinder and a compressed gas source. The undercarriage can be a scissors linkage having at least one first member being slidably connec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134361 | Flywheel and mounting method for same In order to suppress axial vibration in a crank system, prevent knocking sound, and reduce vibration noise, a flywheel (1) which is mounted onto the crankshaft of an engine (E) is made into a spoked form having an uneven number of spokes (5). This prev... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080573 | Hybrid composite flywheel rim and its manufacturing method A composite flywheel rim has multiple fiber layers in each of a plurality of radially contiguous zones. The layers in the intermediate zones each have a mixture of carbon fiber tows and glass fiber tows. The ratio of carbon fiber tows to glass fiber tows in each lay... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7053589 | Long-life vacuum system for energy storage flywheels The invention, intended primarily for use in a steel flywheel power source (30), provides a vacuum system and a method of maintaining a vacuum inside a flywheel chamber (32) for the life of the power source (30). The vacuum system combines the u... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036224 | Method of making fluid sensor probe A fluid sensor probe such as a temperature probe uses heat shrink tubing to seal and provide strain relief at a proximal end of the probe. The heat shrink tubing uses a layer of hot melt adhesive along its inside surface to form a strong bond and hermetic seal. The ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036227 | Process for making ratchet wheels A process for manufacturing ratchet wheels including the steps of: forming a cylindrical forging billet by hot or cold forging, the forging billet having a thru hole of inter-communicating recesses which are pre-formed in a forging die; providing a broach having tee... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6857187 | Method of manufacturing a measuring wheel for wireline operations A method of manufacturing a measuring wheel for wireline operations includes the step of machining a metal wheel to achieve a first outer radius. The metal wheel is positioned within a ceramic ring having an inner radius that exceeds the first outer radius by an amo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848158 | Device for inserting and extracting a support ring in a tire The device comprises a base for positioning a tire and a lever pivoted on a support and able to move and be fixed in position along a plane which is radial with respect to the center of the base. An active end of the lever, located on an L-shaped bend at an end of t... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6745468 | Method of manufacturing a boat steering wheel with finger grip indentations A formed stainless steel steering wheel is produced by a process that includes starting with a linear stock of round tubing which is then formed into a generally circular shape with an oval-shaped cross-section. The two ends of the curved tubing are then welded toge... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688704 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. T... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6498475 | Performance sensor ring with reduced mass A sensor ring and method for forming same is provided in which the ring has a stamped configuration bent into a final configuration. The stamped configuration has a flat, annular sensor portion extending from a cylindrical hub portion and the sensor porti... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488067 | Two-part device for producing a toy wheel from cylindrical playing blocks composed of a hard foam A two-part device for producing a toy wheel from cylindrical playing blocks composed of a hard foam, the device has a cutting device having a trough for insertion of a playing block and a guide for a separating tool extending at an angle to the trough, a ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6418620 | Method of making bearings for use in torsional vibration dampers The centering unit for the primary and secondary flywheels of a torsional vibration damping apparatus for use in the power train of a motor vehicle employs a radial bearing with a sleeve which is or can be a press fit on or in one of the flywheels, and th... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6392405 | Rotation detection sensor ring and method of making the same A sensor ring is coaxially mounted on a free end portion of a rotating element for detecting rotations of the rotating element. The free end portion defines an axially extending cylindrical surface and a radially extending stop surface for mounting of the... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378207 | Flywheel for reciprocating-piston engine In a flywheel assembled from a plurality of parts and having greatly reduced noise proportion for reciprocating-piston engines, especially hand-cranked diesel engines, a first part (17) comprises at least one steel plate, which is joined to at least one f... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6301995 | Flywheel assembly and a torque converter A flywheel assembly 1 includes a flywheel 2, a flexible plate 3 and a dynamic damper 4 to reduce the noise of an engine during acceleration of the speed of the engine. The flexible plate 3 connects the flywheel 2 with a crankshaft 5 so as to be able to os... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6282788 | Vehicle wheel and method for producing same An improved vehicle wheel and method for producing the same includes a wheel rim and a wheel disc joined together by a weld. The wheel disc includes a generally centrally located wheel mounting portion which defines a vertical axis and an outer annular fl... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6254503 | V-belt driven pulley and continuously variable transmission using the same A pulley for use with an endless metal belt, including pulley halves rotatable about an axis. The pulley halves include truncated conical portions symmetrically opposed to each other and outer surfaces disposed on the truncated conical portions so as to b... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6119549 | Flywheel assembly and a torque converter A flywheel assembly 1 includes a flywheel 2, a flexible plate 3 and a dynamic damper 4 to reduce the noise of an engine during acceleration of the speed of the engine. The flexible plate 3 connects the flywheel 2 with a crankshaft 5 so as to be able to os... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6029350 | Spiral woven composite flywheel rim A fiber reinforced composite flywheel for energy storage has a plurality of disks in the form of a coil produced of continuous hoop and radial fibers, each disk having a mix of fiber types in the hoop direction, relatively strong fibers disposed about an ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5864951 | Method for mounting a free wheel assembly on hub of a bicycle rear wheel A free wheel body is inserted within the hub of a bicycle rear wheel while the pawls of the free wheel are temporarily held in their retracted positions by an auxiliary tool facilitating the mounting operation. The tool is constituted by a bush having a p... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5829136 | Method of making a vehicle wheel and associated method of making a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel having a hand hole extending from a first surface to a second surface. The hand hole has a zone of a minimum dimension intermediate the first surface and the second surface. The hand hole is preferably tapered from the first surface to the... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5758419 | Method of assembling a flywheel mechanism The present invention includes a flywheel assembly having a first flywheel, a second flywheel, a viscous damper mechanism 3 disposed therebetween, and a boss member 5. The second flywheel is supported on the first flywheel so as to be relatively rotatable... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5729903 | Methods of making an anisotropic flywheel Flywheel-based energy storage devices are provided along with methods for their use and fabrication. The devices have the capacity to store electric energy as kinetic energy and to generate electric energy from the stored kinetic energy. Preferred devices... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5561895 | Method of manufacturing a friction member A method of manufacturing a brake pad wherein a clamping force of a mechanical joint formed between a friction member and a metal backing plate by a rivet is specified and controlled such that noise developed during a brake application through vibration i... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5538329 | Wheel for a motor vehicle and method of making same A rim for a motor vehicle has several radial hollow spokes in a wheel disk which is manufactured in a die tool and is connected with a rim well. The cast wheel disk is connected with a deformed rim well by friction welding in the area of a rim flange. On ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5226756 | Disk assembly A disk assembly is comprised of a circular plate having an outer flange portion extending in the radial direction and a plurality of tongues each of which is pressed out in the axial direction and an annular member whose inner radius is equals to that of ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5210948 | Method of making a low inertia wheel A method of making a low inertia wheel for a track laying vehicle. The method includes securing together two center metal discs provided with peripheral offset portions that form a continuous groove when the discs are secured together. Annular wall portio... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5195236 | Weight-inserting mechanism for brake disc rotor-balancing machine For machine used to balance disk brake rotors having radial walls defining tapered recesses by inserting tapered weights into selected recesses, a magazine holds a stack comprised of a controlled number of the weights and permits the weights to exit indiv... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5167167 | Rotor trim balancing Rotating machinery construction employing one or more split balance rings within a rotating element the circumferential position of a ring being adjustable through associated casing structure without disassembly of the machinery to permit rebalancing or t... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5138757 | Process for manufacturing a vehicle brake drum Manufacture of brake drums having an annular brake ring and a drum back for mounting the ring for rotation about an axis defined at least in part by one or more openings in the back. Radial runout of the brake ring is measured, and the mounting openings i... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5095640 | Method of producing bucket wheel bodies and bucket wheel body produced by the method A bucket wheel body includes a supporting body having a frustoconical region, a radially outer circumferential region, and a radially inner circumferential region. The frustoconical region forms a carrier body; the radially outer region forms a rounded an... | 03/17/1992 |
