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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8439566 | Wear pad adjustment assembly A cam assembly is provided for adjustment of a drill feed guide wear pad. The cam assembly has an eccentric bushing with a shank portion extending circumferentially about a first axis and defining a bore along a second axis. The second axis is generally parallel and... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8104962 | Adjustable linear slide and method of assembly In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus including: a longitudinally extending base member; a moving carriage assembly member adapted to move axial back-and-forth in the longitudinally extending base member; two bearing members extending sideways, on opposite sides, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7607835 | Linear guide device with preload-adjustment device A linear guide device has a guide rail system with at least one guide rail, a guide carriage guided on the guide rail system in a guidance direction and including a base unit and legs which partially enclose the guide rail system, the guide carriage being provided w... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7534043 | Linear unit with tolerance compensation A linear unit has a substantially rigid housing unit having an engagement slot, a rotor that is received in said housing unit so as to be movable back and forth in a travel direction, the rotor having at least one engagement device which engages the engagement slot ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7338126 | Vehicle seat suspension with omni directional isolator The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat suspension apparatus that is mechanically simple, inexpensive, occupies little space, and operates effectively with force inputs from any horizontal direction. The invention comprises a base, an isolator, and a plu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7275871 | Fluid dynamic bearing structure and method of adjusting bearing gap A bolt insertion hole is provided along an edge end portion on a flat surface of a plate-like member, and a tap hole is provided on an end face of the other edge end correspondingly to the bolt insertion hole. A bolt is inserted into the bolt insertion hole and scre... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243563 | Friction applying apparatus and linear guide apparatus having the same A friction applying apparatus and a linear guide apparatus having the same, according to the present invention can uniformly contact allover contacting faces of sliding members to the contacted members so as to reduce abrasion in the sliding members and the contacte... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207721 | Adjustable bearing An adjustable bearing composed of top plate, top seat, ball hinge, stud, locking nut, stud seat and locking screw, the adjustable bearing of the invention can be steplessly adjusted vertically and horizontally, making the installation, replacement and adjustment mor... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207432 | Linear motion drive system and rail holder The linear motion drive system is capable of optionally changing a position of a linear rail with respect to a pedestal. The linear motion drive system comprises: a pedestal section; a linear rail arranged in parallel with respect to the pedestal section; a rail hol... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156558 | Linear motion drive system The linear motion drive system is capable of automatically remove a clearance between a moving body and a linear shaft when the moving body and/or the linear shaft is abraded. The linear motion drive system comprises: the moving body linearly and reciprocally moved ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111549 | T-gib dynamic balancer weight guide A guide system is provided to slidingly guide a reciprocating dynamic balancer weight within a press machine. An elongate stationary guide rail is disposed within a vertical channel formed at one side of the balancer mass. In this configuration, the guide rail is ar... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104692 | Ball sleeve for use in the inner sliding rail of a hidden sliding track assembly A ball sleeve coupled between inner sliding rail and outer sliding rail of a hidden sliding track assembly is disclosed having four longitudinal rows of openings for accommodating balls, a narrow thin wall portion longitudinally extended on the middle between two di... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101083 | Device for holding linear guide rail A device for holding a linear guide rail R along a linearly extending vertical reference surface L formed on an installation surface f provided with a vertical counter surface F, including a pressing plate 5, and first and second pressure contacting piece ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070329 | Bush and a bearing structure applied thereof A bush and a bearing structure is provided wherein the bush slides along a guiding rod, and the bush is a circular body with an opening to cover the guiding rod over a semicircle. An included angle between the opening and the center of circle of the guiding rod is l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069794 | Radial expansion force measurement technology An apparatus for measuring force, particularly the radial expansion force or hoop force associated with a stent or other article. The apparatus includes an article engagement mechanism. The article engaging mechanism includes at least one stationary plate member; at... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036249 | Tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and method for using same A tooth adapter having an elastomeric clamp assembly and a method for using the same are provided. The system includes a tooth adapter having a first end operable to receive a removable tooth point and a second end having an upper blade and a lower blade, the upper ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032334 | System and method for coupling excavation equipment components In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, a system for coupling excavation equipment components includes a pin assembly configured to couple a first tool body to a second tool body. The pin assembly is configured to be received at least pa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001072 | Linear guideway with damping means A linear guideway with damping is provided mainly comprising a guide rail and a slider module, said slider module comprising a slider body, a plurality of roller balls, caps for roller balls to circulate and a damping block. The slider module is provided with said d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968612 | Line facility for producing structure A production line (1) is constituted of a sliding path (10) as a moving path provided along nine working step positions from a first step position (P1) to a ninth step position (P9), nine skids (20) as support-receipt plates slidab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6935784 | Slide system A slide system for machine tools is provided, comprising a base member, at least one guide rail held on the base member and extending in a longitudinal direction, and a slide on the guide rail with at least one guide carriage. The guide rail has a guiding area and a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915881 | Linear drive A linear drive comprising a housing and a rail, which is mounted on the housing such that they can move relatively. Drive elements on the housing and on the rail to produce relative movement between the housing and the rail. The housing has a braking device to inter... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6880974 | Linear guide A linear guide comprises a linear guide comprises a rail having a plurality of running tracks, a carriage having at least one sliding element positioned opposite at least one of the running tracks, and an adjuster positioned between the at least one sliding element ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6805488 | Linear guide rail holding device A pressure contact piece 5a including a pressure contact plate 6a having an engaging face 7 which can be brought into engagement with one side of a linear guide rail R by rotation of the pressure contact piece 5a, a c... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6666134 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the gib-slide clearance using a thermal treatment process A feedback control system for use in a press machine is adapted to monitor and adjust the clearance between the gib and slide. A connection bolt provides a connection between the gib and frame upright. A thermal applicator selectively heats and/or cools t... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6581527 | Adjustable side bearing for a railcar A side bearing for a railcar having a car body and a bolster. The side bearing includes a top member adapted to be located adjacent the car body of the railcar. The top member includes a downwardly extending projection. The side bearing also includes a ba... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6524092 | Slide guide device, knockout device, and press machine using the same A middle liner of a slide guide device for a machine press has a spherical shaped side which fits into a sliding gib attached to a slide. The middle liner slides along a fixed gib at first and second linear surfaces that are at an angle with each other. T... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6485178 | Linear unit with a sliding guide for a slide A linear unit (10, 10a, 10b) with a sliding guide (10) for a carriage (16, 16a, 16b) on a guide profile (12, 12a) is proposed. Slide elements (14, 14b, 14c, 14d) are fixable to the carriage (16, 16a, 16b). By means of a recess (50) in the carriage (16, 16... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6461046 | System for adjusting play in a linear guide A system for adjusting the play in a linear guide, the linear guide incorporating a slide provided with running surfaces and guided between guide surfaces of a guide element. The linear guide also includes bearing members that are disposed between running... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457864 | Omni-directional high precision friction drive positioning stage A high precision friction drive positioning stage system is described. The friction drive positioning stage system uses three special actuation systems, each having a tip in contact with the stage and being capable of generating directional elliptical mot... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6315450 | Diaphragm preload air bearing A preload hydrostatic bearing includes a pad, a diaphragm and an adjustable member. The pad has a bearing structure, an inlet manifold, and a plurality of orifices. The orifices direct a fluid, such as air, from the inlet manifold toward the bearing surfa... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299096 | Process and apparatus for renewing the bearing points of a traversing rod for forming crosswound bobbing Traversing rods in textile machines producing crosswound bobbins are often made of carbon fibers for the purpose of reducing the inertia force. These kinds of traversing rods are prone to wear at their bearing points. For this reason, the traversing rod w... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6179468 | Plain bearing brake-tensioner A plain bearing is slidably positioned substantially surrounding a guide rail for linear movement along the axis thereof. A slider assembly includes a housing, the plain bearing positioned in the housing and provided with an axially extending slit, and ad... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6119348 | Air gaging for setting gaps in hydrodynamic bearings A method for setting a gap at or near an optimum width in a hydrodynamic bearing defined between a shaft having end pieces, the end pieces having axially opposing exterior sides which are not parallel, the end pieces being adjustable axially, and a surrou... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113273 | Means for guiding the rolling or gliding movement of objects along a given path The guidance means (20) according to the invention is used for guiding the rolling or sliding movement of objects (10) along a predetermined or preset path or route, whose course is freely selectable within wide limits in space. The guidance means (20) ha... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5938340 | Slide puck adjustable bearing system A slide puck bearing system is provided comprising members which are intended to slide, move or rotate along or about one another. A slide puck bearing composed of a material such as acetal having a low coefficient of friction is adjustably fixed to a fir... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5788306 | Trailer slideout mechanism A trailer having a slideout mechanism for moving an extensible cabin between a retracted position wherein the cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The slideout mechanism... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5690431 | Guide system for guiding a movable element along a predetermined elongated path To prevent elongation of a covering tape or ribbon (25) extending over an elongated opening (34) in an elongated base body (2) over which a movable element (3) can slide, the tape or ribbon is retained at preferably both of its ends, by a reverse motion, ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5620224 | Trailer slideout mechanism with vertically movable cabin floor A trailer having a slideout mechanism for moving an extensible cabin between a retracted position wherein the cabin is substantially inside the trailer and an extended position wherein the cabin is substantially outside the trailer. The slideout mechanism... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617909 | Woodworking machinery jig and fixture system A woodworking machinery jig and fixture system includes a track which is attached to a separate plywood fence, auxiliary table or other workpiece support of woodworking machinery such as a table saw, a band saw, radial arm saw, miter saw, a drill press or... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5484210 | Sliding block with adjustable track positioning A sliding block with adjustable track positioning comprising a prismatic body, in one face of which there is a longitudinal recess arranged to receive a rail by way of rolling elements positionable in respective tracks, the body being essentially of C-sha... | 01/16/1996 |
