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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8366320 | Running roller carriage of a running roller guide A running roller carriage of a running roller guide. The running roller carriage has a carrying body and two running roller pairs which are formed by running rollers. The two running rollers of a running roller pair are arranged one behind the other in the running d... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8132964 | Bearing for follower or cam A bearing includes an inner race member having an end surface. An outer race member is disposed about the inner race member. The outer race member has an internal shoulder for engaging the end surface of the inner race member. The inner and outer race members are co... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7918604 | Linear guide A linear guide comprises a rail with profiled elements on two opposite sides, and a roll unit. The roll unit and the rails can be displaced in relation to each other in the longitudinal direction of the rails. The roll unit comprises at least two rolls which can run... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7484890 | Rolling slide member There is provided a rolling slide member coming in contact with a mating member in a rolling or sliding manner, wherein a plurality of grooves having an inclination of 0 to 30 degree and a groove depth of 0.5 to 15 μm are formed in a circumferential direction at th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7270481 | Plain bearing feeding mechanism for food slicer A removable, lubrication free plain bearing plate constructed food-table is assembled on the food slicer to reduce the operating friction while increasing the unique quality of the sliced food product as well as labor-efficiency. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195105 | Lift truck A lift truck includes a guide member secured to a mast of the lift truck and a guided member secured to a carriage vertically movable along the mast. The guided member engages with the guide member to resist twisting moments acting on the carriage and enable the car... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7118318 | Wire protector and retainer An apparatus for protecting and retaining a wire includes a molded body forming a passage adapted to receive and retain the wire between the molded body and a mounting structure. The apparatus also includes at least three apertures through the molded body where at l... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6997502 | Convertible hard cap A rigid convertible hard cap for open bed vehicles (18) made of rigid material and of the type having an arched shape of individual sections (24, 26 and 28) with fixed or movable sides and top or roof that communicate at the base and top with tr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976462 | Double roller cam follower A double roller cam follower includes a longitudinal beam having a first end and a second end, a cam roller rotationally mounted on the beam for engaging a cam lobe and a valve stem roller rotationally mounted on the second end of the beam for engaging a valve stem.... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948401 | Linear guide In a linear guide for transmitting a torque between a tubular housing, rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a shaft, received in the housing and movable in the direction of the axis in relation to the housing, a plurality of axial rolling bearings are received i... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932684 | Reciprocal blade lapping machine A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6752532 | Positioning device with a solid cylindrical pin A guide apparatus (1) slidably supports a shaft member (2) and a column (3) relative to each other. The column (3) has a through hole (3a) formed therein and the shaft member (2) penetrates the through hole (3 | 06/22/2004 |
| 6679631 | Linear guide mechanism An angle θ, which is formed by an axis of a horizontal roller rotatably attached to a slider and an axis of an inclined roller, is about 60°, and a load-bearing capacity of the horizontal roller is about a half of that of the inclined roller. Accordingl... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648509 | Friction-drive stage An xy stage assembly having an xy stage supported by support shafts and having preload shafts applying a load to the xy stage. The support shafts or the preload shafts can be drive shafts that drive the xy stage in the x direction. The support shafts and ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648508 | Linear guide A linear guide comprises a traveling carriage (1) having track rollers (11) for support and for rolling along a guide rail (5), said track rollers (11), each of which rolls on the guide rail (5), being mounted in pairs for rotation on a first support (7) ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6634515 | Lifting apparatus for implementing a rectilinear movement of a handling device A lifting apparatus includes two parallel longitudinal members interconnected by at least one connecting element. A lifting beam is movable by a drive mechanism along the longitudinal members and supports, directly or indirectly, a handling device. Extend... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626387 | Rolling element for guiding a hub filler in a tape drive An arrangement for loading a tape from a removable tape cartridge into a take-up reel has a hub filler that is frictionlessly guided from a removable tape cartridge to a take-up reel utilizing a roller element attached to the bottom of the hub filler. The... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623163 | Medical C-arm device provided with an improved bearing block The invention relates to a device that is provided with a C-arm 7 for carrying medical devices 5, 6, which C-arm is adjustably attached to a carrier 4. The carrier is provided with a bearing block 11 that is provided with at least one row of roller elemen... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604258 | Caster roller for cargo handling system A cargo handling system for a narrow body freighter aircraft employs caster rollers. The cargo handling system includes a horizontal panel disposed along a deck surface of the aircraft, and a plurality of caster rollers having a narrow body roller plane h... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599017 | Medical C-arm device provided with reinforced running surfaces A device that is provided with a C-arm 2 for carrying medical devices 5, 6, which C-arm is attached to a carrier 3 so as to be adjustable along its circumference, which carrier is provided with a bearing block 7 that is provided on both sides with at leas... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6568853 | Guide device for relative movement between ram and column formed of splittable members A guide device includes a shaft member and a column. The column has a through hole formed therein and the shaft member penetrates the through hole of the column. A plurality of pockets are formed on an inner circumferential surface of the through hole of ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6467366 | Yoke bearing assembly for hydraulic power assist rack and pinion power steering system A rack and pinion steering gear assembly (10) for a vehicle comprises a housing (12) having a rack chamber (24) and a bearing chamber (35). The housing (12) has opposed slots (40, 42) opening into the bearing chamber (35). A rack (14) is movable in the ra... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6450687 | Linear rail system having preload adjustment apparatus A linear rail system having an apparatus for adjusting the preload on the individual rollers of the slider body which provides a linear rail of the type having upper and lower parallel raceways through which a slider body having a number of rollers attach... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450689 | Roller and method of producing the same A roller is structured such that one or more grooves are recessed on an outer peripheral surface of an outer race in a bearing. A part of a synthetic resin tire is integrally adhered to the outer race of the bearing and is inserted and welded within a gro... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6347887 | Linear guide to support a sliding element A longitudinal cavity is defined in the fixed longitudinal support (2) preferably presenting a square section (7) within which a main sliding cursor (6) is held to which at least one auxiliary cursor (10) is associated, the two cursors together are suited... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6321859 | Blasthole drill with bi-material roller for supporting a load A roller is designed for adaptation into a blasthole drill and is specifically designed for use in conjunction with a rotary carriage to allow the carriage to move up and down a blasthole drill mast as needed. The roller is made of a substantially non-def... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6200032 | Seat suspension with dual roller assembly A roller and guide assembly for use in an actuating seat suspension having a roller assembly comprised of a first and second roller that articulate on upper and lower guide surfaces formed by a channel. The first roller rotatingly engages the lower guide ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6149308 | Linear rail system having preload adjustment apparatus A linear rail system for adjusting the preload no the individual rollers of the slider body provides a linear rail of the type having upper and lower parallel raceways through which a slider body having a number of rollers attached thereto is adapted to a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6145395 | Side load compensated linear actuator An internal side load compensation device for use with a linear actuator comprises at least one cam beam affixed to the actuator housing pre-loaded to a known side load to influence at least one cam roller affixed to the primary driver of the linear actua... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112917 | Moveable file storage supporting apparatus A large capacity mobile storage system having a plurality of storage units and a plurality of interconnected support assemblies for rolling movement. Each of the support assemblies includes a frame and a pair of spherical shaped hardened steel support whe... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6030127 | Guider assembly for rotary component A guider assembly for a rotary component idles about a given point on a shaft, and the shaft has a race at both sides of an idling space in which the rotary component is turned. A guider of the assembly has tension ribs held in the race for allowing the r... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6007248 | Device for drawing out heavy loads A device for drawing out heavy loads including at least one drawing-out rail having a I-shaped cross-section and a vertical central plane of symmetry, running rollers provided on opposite sides of the drawing-out rail, and a pair of stationary rails or a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5983742 | Rack and pinion steering device with split roller rack bar support A steering gear for a motor vehicle includes a housing, a rack bar, a pinion, a support yoke, a spring, a split roller, and a plurality of bearings. The rack bar is slidably supported within the housing for transverse displacement therein along an axis. T... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5946859 | Safety problem solution with movement control system A motion control system controls the linear motion of a safety gate or other object, to prevent its skewing or binding, by two inter-connecting (meshed) gears, which also connect with (are respectively meshed with) two spaced apart, parallel, linear gear ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915840 | Linear guideway arrangement A linear guideway arrangement is provided by upper and lower guide bars held in a spaced apart parallel relationship by a series of locator blade pieces having end contours engaging the inside surfaces of the guide bars. Upper and lower rollers sets are m... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911801 | Torque wrench This wrench comprises an outer body (2) of elongate shape in which the head (1) of the wrench is articulated about a pivot (12); a plunger (3) that can move axially in the outer body and is urged towards the head by a preloaded spring (4); and at least a ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906439 | Mechanism for maintaining linear motion of mechanical arm A mechanism is composed of a seat, an air or oil cylinder, a connection seat, and a guide rod for maintaining the linear motion of a mechanical arm which is fastened with the connection seat. The guide rod is provided with a slot extending along the direc... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5845865 | Yarn guide assembly for laying yarn at a plurality of work stations In textile machines that produce cross-wound bobbins, especially open-end spinning machines, the yarn is laid onto the cross-wound bobbins with yarn guides. The yarn guides are commonly reciprocated with a driven traversing rod. All the yarn guides of the... | 12/08/1998 |
