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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122620 | Screening, crushing or mixing bucket A screening, crushing or mixing bucket is formed into a bucket of an excavating machine or bucket loader. The bucket comprises a bottom plate, side walls, and at the back of the bucket working drums rotatable about their shafts, which screen, crush or mix the materi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112913 | Multi-purpose bucket Disclosed is a multi-configurable bucket for screening material comprising a blade having a bottom edge, a top edge and a connector therebetween for securing to a distal end of the arm of a earth moving equipment. The bucket has a bottom screen having front and rear... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8069593 | Excavator bucket top assembly An excavator bucket top assembly can be completed as an assembly before being attached to other components to form an excavator bucket. The top assembly includes a flat bottom plate and a top plate with two bends, each having relatively simple geometry for ease of m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8015734 | Machine bucket assembly A machine bucket may include an upper pin hole and a lower pin hole. The machine bucket may also include a bottom section. A distance between the lower pin hole and a tip of the bottom section may have a first length. The machine bucket may also include a top sectio... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7992329 | Single pointed ripper bucket excavation tool A single pointed ripper bucket excavation tool (SPRB) for use mounted to an arm of an excavation machine has a body mounted for rotation from the arm and a pair of generally flat, side plates mounted to the body and narrowing from a first width in a region of the bo... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992328 | Trench wall ripper apparatus An apparatus coupled to an excavation bucket for creating a trench sidewall having indentations formed therein. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7832128 | Ditch digging bucket A one-pass bucket includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls diverging forwardly from the rear wall to an open front end of the bucket, wherein the curved end walls extend convexly from the bottom wall to the top of the end wall at a fo... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7805866 | Stabilized float mechanism for material-moving implement A float mechanism for movably attaching an implement to a vehicle has a mounting frame that connects onto the vehicle and a fixed frame that affixes to the implement. A pivot bracket pivotally attaches to one of the frames and is slidably connected to the other to a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793443 | Soil fracturing tool A soil fracturing tool includes an excavator bucket having a first side, a second side, and a bottom surface defining a soil receiving portion. The bottom surface has a leading edge toward a front of the excavator bucket. A first blade and a second blade extend down... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762014 | Bucket debris guard A removable and attachable debris guard for a back wall of a loader bucket or a bulldozer blade is provided with a frame that is a generally inverted U-shape with outwardly tapering side legs, and has a strong mesh screen supported on the frame. The frame includes a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7730649 | Bucket with dust suppressing apparatus A bucket with a dust suppressing apparatus includes a bucket portion and a dust suppressing apparatus coupled to the bucket portion. The dust suppressing apparatus is adapted to operate during operation of the bucket. The dust suppressing apparatus functions to redu... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730650 | Loader bucket attachment apparatus The excavator bucket attachment apparatus provides an improved attachment of an existing excavator bucket to the existing lift arm and hydraulic cylinder. The apparatus replaces a plurality of attachment components, including 4 attachment pins, with a more basic ass... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712234 | Trench wall ripper apparatus An apparatus coupled to an excavation bucket for creating a trench sidewall having indentations formed therein. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7698839 | Material conveyor system container Molded polymer elevator buckets are reinforced by tapering the thickness of front and sidewalls and integral arcuate corner parts to improve bucket life without significant weight increase or reduced bucket capacity. Front lip wear indicators may be molded into the ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7631446 | Construction bucket A construction bucket comprising a rear wall, two side walls, a bottom plate, and two side arms. Each side arm comprises a first hydraulic cylinder, a metal tube and an extension. The extension fits into the metal tube, and each side arm is positioned directly on to... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624522 | Bucket cleaning apparatus Excavator bucket cleaning apparatus having an action plate hingedly interconnected to the interior of the bucket with a cable attached at one end to the excavator boom and, at the other end, to the free end of the action plate so that rotation of the bucket outwardl... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7596894 | Bucket with dust suppressing apparatus A bucket with a dust suppressing apparatus includes a bucket portion and a dust suppressing apparatus coupled to the bucket portion. The dust suppressing apparatus is adapted to operate during operation of the bucket. The dust suppressing apparatus functions to redu... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7559162 | Lip assembly including side portions with projections A lip assembly is disclosed and includes a lip having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a plurality of holes disposed between the front portion and the rear portion and extending from... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7475503 | Bumper for a backhoe boom A bumper for a backhoe boom includes a plate for mounting to the backhoe, two rods threaded at both ends that are cantilevered away from the mounting plate, and two stacks of rubber plates mounted on the threaded rods on either side of the mounting plate. The two st... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7438494 | Tool coupler/adaptor A coupling apparatus, or adaptor, releasably secures a tool such as a bucket to the linkage of a tractor such as a backhoe in a direction opposite the normal, rear-facing direction. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7380674 | Method of processing and sorting aggregate material A method of processing and sorting aggregate materials includes providing an aggregate material processing device which has aggregate material holding region having an opening over which may be pivotably and removably placed an aggregate material sorting device. The... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360624 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus includes a speed reducing mechanism for decelerating the rotation of a rotatable shaft in an electric motor and a converting mechanism for converting the output rotation of the speed reducing mechanism into the axial movement of ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360327 | Material moving pusher/bucket A pusher/bucket has back plate with wings pivotably mounted at either end, and a drop blade pivotably mounted thereto. The drop blade can be secured in a raised position where it is superimposed over the back plate; when in the raised position, the wings can be posi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344175 | Grabbing tool A multi-scoop grab, having at least one grab scoop (10) with at least one prong, wherein at least one wear element (16, 18, 20) is arranged at the at least one grab scoop (10) such that the main wear regions are covered by the at least one wear ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322133 | Multi-shank ripper A multi-shank ripper excavation tool has a body mounted from an arm, e.g. a dipper arm or a boom arm, and at least first and second shanks mounted to the body. Each shank is perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool, and each the shank includes a ripper tooth... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275338 | Edge protector assembly for bucket assembly An edge protector assembly is attached, via at least two connectors, to an edge of at least one wall surface of a bucket assembly. Each connector includes a first mating portion that is mated to at least one second mating portion of an edge protector of the edge pro... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266914 | Wear plate assembly A bucket assembly is provided with a kit that includes a base plate for permanent connection to a lower part of the bucket, and sacrificial, impermanent replaceable wear edge segments for the forward lip and corner leading edges of an excavator or loader bucket. The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260903 | Ejector mechanism for back hoe excavator bucket Ejector mechanism for the excavator bucket of a back hoe provides two laterally spaced ejector arms irrotatably carried on an ejector arm shaft journaled in horizontal orientation in the chamber of the excavator bucket to fit against the back and adjacent the sides ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219453 | Floatdown implement for small vehicles A small vehicle-mounted power assisted implement that employs an independent motor associated with or located on the vehicle. The implement features a floatdown system for applying a continuous bi-directional force to the implement and to the vehicle to improve grou... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191553 | Ditch digging bucket A one-pass bucket for digging a ditch by moving the bucket with its curved end down longitudinally of the proposed ditch, wherein the bucket includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a side wall diverging forwardly from the rear wall to an open front end o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7117952 | Automated attachment vibration system One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a system, including a mechanical arm, an attachment member, an actuator, a power system, an electronic control, and an operator interface. The attachment member is tiltably mounted on the mechanical arm about a piv... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104745 | Elongated front end loader attachment A front end loader attachment with a deck of exaggerated length, low height, and narrow width which remains constant in proportion from the front to the back. The attachment has a backplate that has a tool engagement comprising a mechanical quick coupler that facili... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066275 | Rock separator with beveled tines and removable grates An implement for removing rocks and preparing soil for landscaping or seeding includes a bucket attached to the lift arm of a skidsteer loader by an appropriate hitch mechanism. The bucket includes a frame mounted on the outer end thereof which supports removable an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066706 | Hydraulic earth-moving bucket with lateral tilting mechanism A laterally tiltable bucket for earth-moving equipment and the like is constructed with a flat plate of unitary construction attached to, and extending the full width of, the bucket, as a support for one or a pair of hydraulic cylinders whose axes are arranged paral... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014385 | Attachment coupling device for heavy machinery An attachment coupling device is designed to releasably connect a variety of attachments to an arm and a push link of heavy machinery such as hydraulic excavators. The attachment coupling device comprises a pair of mounting brackets fixedly secured to the attachment... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000339 | Demolition equipment having universal tines and a method for designing a universal tine A claw tine for demolition equipment includes an elongated claw tine pivotally movable about a pivot point between an open and closed position by a hydraulic cyliner. The total angular rotation of the claw tine is at least 75 degrees, generally between 75 and 100 de... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001137 | Arrangement for securing an implement to a lifting arm The invention concerns an arrangement for the securing of an implement to a lifting arm, particularly to a front loader, where the implement and the lifting arm can be fastened to each other by a movable locking bar, which can be moved between a locking position and... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001136 | Device for attaching an implement to a lifting unit The invention pertains to a device for attaching an implement to a lifting unit, in particular, to a front-end loader, wherein the implement and the lifting unit can be connected to one another by a movable bar that can be displaced from a locking position into an u... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969226 | Front end loader bucket discharge funnel and distributor A discharge funnel and distributor chute for sand and gravel or other disperse material which is removably attachable to the bucket of a front end loader. Funnel engaging hooks are attached along the front edges of the sides of the bucket and spaced upward from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952892 | Lip assembly A lip assembly is disclosed. The lip assembly comprises a lip having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front portion, and a rear portion. A plurality of holes is disposed between the front portion and the rear portion. The lip also includes support members. Each ... | 10/11/2005 |
