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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033748 | Pivoting arrangement An arrangement for the articulated connection of wagons of a multiple-element vehicle with the aid of joint having spherical bearing faces, wherein comprising a radial pivoting bearing having an inner ring with a convexly curved spherical bearing face and an outer r... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7985034 | Ball joint and bearing shell A ball joint for a wheel suspension in a vehicle is disclosed. The ball joint includes a bearing shell, a ball, and a housing. The ball is supported in the bearing shell, with the shell being subdivided by slots into lip elements. The slots are preferably arranged i... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7441978 | Ball socket with film backing A bearing shell for a ball and socket joint has a core made of plastic, which is jacketed by a film at least in some areas. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7393152 | Cone adaptor for ball joint studs, tie rods, sway bar links and the like A ball joint assembly (28) for a vehicular steering or suspension application includes a cap-like housing (42) in which is captured the articulating ball portion (32) of a stud (30). A shank (34) extends from the ball portion (3... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7357591 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a pivot pin accommodated rotatably and tiltably with a spherical joint area in a bearing shell. The bearing shell is in turn arranged in the recess of a joint housing. A closing ring fixes the bearing shell in the joint housing in the axi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357067 | Spherical joint of a hydrostatic piston machine A hydrostatic piston machine having a cylinder block with several cylinders, in which are slidably mounted pistons in load engagement with a reaction member via transmission members, each transmission member is connected to at least one of the piston or the reaction... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357590 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint, for example for use with an articulated support in an automobile, includes an essentially ring-shaped or cup-shaped joint housing and a bearing shell disposed in an interior space of the joint housing. The ball of a ball pin is slidingly rec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341070 | Shelter support and method A shelter support includes a canopy and four legs each attached to and extending downwardly from the canopy. Each of the legs has an open bottom end. A plurality of couplers is provided and each is configured to releasably attach one of the legs to a ground support ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338442 | Crank retractor handle The present invention relates to an apparatus for adapting a non-cylindrical serrated surgical retractor blade handle to the cylindrical bore of a universal joint. The apparatus includes an adaptor housing having a retractor handle passageway, at least a portion of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331733 | Rocker pendulum with integrated ball and socket joint A rocker pendulum for a motor vehicle, has an elongated, especially hollow basic body (1). The basic body (1, 11, 21, 31) has at least one section (1a, 11a, 21a, 31a), which forms or has a bearing... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322769 | Ball and socket joint A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, and especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, with a ball-and-socket joint housing is provided with a joint opening (6), in which housing there is arranged a bearing shell (5). The ball-and-socket joi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318686 | High-performance ball socket A bearing shell for a ball and socket joint made of plastic as well as the ball and socket joint per se, wherein the bearing shell has first areas, which are subject to higher mechanical loads than the other areas of the bearing shell, wherein the material of the be... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306393 | Elastomer joint An elastomer joint, in particular for chassis parts of motor vehicles, comprising a housing (6), an elastomer body (2) arranged in the housing (6), and a joint body (1) that is arranged in the elastomer body (2), is characterized i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296771 | Separable ball and socket assembly for electronic device mounts Embodiments of the present invention provide a mounting assembly (100) for mounting an electronic device (D) to a surface (S). The mounting assembly (100) generally includes a base (102) including a mounting ball (110) and a socket assemb... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7261488 | Ball socket ring seal A ball socket ring seal for use with a ball joint assembly eliminates the need for a boot or bellows to protect the ball joint against the environment. The ball socket ring seal of the invention is positioned between the ball and the socket at the point of contact b... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249893 | Rolling bearing and rod end bearing A rolling bearing and a rod end bearing are provided with a tilt mechanism and a rotary mechanism that are mutually independent. The tilt mechanism has a non-lubricated type spherical sliding bearing structure. The rotary mechanism has a rolling bearing structure wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7235016 | Universal joint lubrication A universal joint has a ball retainer having a retainer body made of a structurally rigid material and a relatively soft elastomeric seal bonded to the body at an axial end in a recess so as to wipe lubricant back on the ball that is retained by the body. Cavity pla... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226234 | Arrangement and method for connecting a rod end to a headed pin A connection for a rod and pin includes a two piece housing molded from hard plastic which defining a cavity enclosing a soft elastomeric isolator on one end of the rod. The housing pieces also define a pin receiving cavity with retention prongs which engage and hol... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219867 | Mount assembly for electronic devices A mounting assembly for portable electronic devices includes a mount (12) with a mounting ball (16) that mates with a socket assembly (22) formed in a housing (18) of an electronic device (20). The socket assembly includes an orifi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204497 | Steering post for recreational vehicle A steering post for use with a recreational vehicle, particularly a snowmobile or ATV, is described. The steering post includes a steering shaft having upper and lower ends; at least two steering arms, the two steering arms being positioned at an angle to a longitud... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195416 | Ball-and-socket joint and ball-and-socket bearing shell A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles provided, with a joint ball and a pivot pin, a housing part formed of a shaped metal tube having a top end with an opening and having an opposite end with a pivot pin opening through which the pivot pin protrudes and with a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188563 | Piston arrangement of a hydraulic actuating device on motor vehicles A piston arrangement for master and/or slave cylinders of a hydraulic actuating device for clutch and/or brake systems on motor vehicles is disclosed. An insert is inserted into a recess of the piston up to a first stop, the insert having a ball seat and an expandab... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168879 | Plug-in coupling allowing for compensating movements A plug-in coupling for removably interconnecting a first structural member and a second structural member comprises a resiliently deformable female coupling part adapted to be inserted into a socket at the first structural member such that it is retained therein. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163958 | Nitrosated nonsteroidal antiinflammatory compounds, compositions and methods of use The invention describes novel nitrosated nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and novel compositions comprising at least one nitrosated NSAID, and, optionally, at least one compound that donates, transfers or re... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159486 | Joint arrangement for a gear shift mechanism A joint arrangement in a shift mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a coupling element cooperating with a gear shift lever, a mounting element joinable to a gear lever carrier, and a damping element arranged between the coupling element and the mounting element. T... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153055 | Ball-and-socket joint The invention relates to a ball-and-socket joint which is intended especially for vehicle chassis. The inventive ball-and-socket joint comprises a joint bolt (1) which is provided with a ball joint (1.1), and a plastic joint housing (2) into whi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143897 | Water filter A showerhead having a replaceable water filter assembly. The showerhead having a compact body with releasably coupled pivotable element connected to the water filter assembly. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134801 | Ball joint and method of manufacturing housing therefor There is provided a ball joint provided with a ball stud having a spherical head portion in an end portion, a ball seat to which the spherical head portion is slidably fitted, thereby pivoting the ball stud universally, and a housing receiving the ball seat, the hou... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125192 | Joint A ball-stud joint having a flange on a stud thereof, the flange having a sloping side for making it easy to locate centrally the stud relatively to a lower die jig. The ball stud is comprised of a ball fit for pivoting movement into a major body, a stud having a pla... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090425 | Balljoint The present invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint, especially for steering mechanisms and/or wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a ball pivot (1), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell (4) w... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090384 | Headlamp adjuster with expandable member for accommodating retraction of an adjuster output member A headlamp adjuster which includes a housing, an expandable member on the housing, and an adjuster member which is extendable and retractable relative to the housing. One end of the adjuster member is engageable with a reflector of a headlamp assembly, and the other... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086802 | Knuckle to tie rod damping system A steering assembly is provided that incorporates a system for controlled damping of vibration between a steering knuckle and tie rod end. A bushing formed from a damping material is inserted within an aperture formed in a tie rod arm of the steering knuckle. The sh... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073970 | Ball and socket joint A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for a rocker pendulum of a motor vehicle, is provided with a housing (1), which is open on at least one side and into the interior space (2) of which a bearing shell (3) is inserted, which ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063480 | Ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, is provided, wherein the ball-and-socket joint has a ball-and-socket joint housing (4) provided with a joint opening (6) as well as a ball pivot (3). T... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059009 | Windshield wiper drive linkage arm with grooves This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible member to account for compression loads in excess of a predetermined load, such as 30 percent greater than a maximum load for the flexible member. The system utilizes a flexible p... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056125 | End connection device for an operating cable, with system for ensuring correct assembly The device, suitable for connecting one end of an operating cable to a control member, particularly a control lever of a vehicle gearbox, includes: an outer body to be attached to the operating cable, having a through opening; and a bush arranged to be inserted into... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051635 | Ball-lock insert assemblies The invention provides a ball-lock insert assembly adapted to be mounted axially in a mount opening formed in a holder plate having a desired thickness. The ball-lock insert assembly comprises an insert body having an axis and an elongated interior recess extending ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048463 | Bolt element comprising a shaft part and a spherical head, assembly component and method for producing a bolt element Bolt element (10) having a shaft part (12) which is designed at a first end (14) for a rivet connection (16) to a panel element (18), in particular to a sheet metal part, is characterized in that the shaft part (12) has a sp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040833 | Ball joint A ball joint includes: a ball stud having a spherical ball part and a shank part extending from the spherical ball part; a bearing cupping the spherical ball part of the ball stud; and a housing holding the bearing therein. The housing is provided with a recess in a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040812 | Bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly A bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly exposable to transmission fluid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a bearing housing (2) having: a base; an annular wall (11) upstanding from the base having an inner (6 | 05/09/2006 |
