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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946781 | Assembly and method for retaining a fastener An assembly for connecting a component having a base to a surface includes a fastener and a retainer having a clamp portion for capturing a shank of the fastener, and for aligning the fastener and an optional gasket with the base. The retainer automatically separate... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7670076 | Multi-sided shaft tapered locking hub apparatus A multi-sided shaft and locking hub apparatus, wherein the locking hub includes an inner hub having a multi-sided inner surface extending around a center hole for receiving the shaft for preventing rotation therebetween, the inner hub including a tapered outer surfa... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7396182 | Non-explosive device for releasably securing components An arrangement for releasably securing or connecting together at least two components includes a securing element that interconnects the components and that can be melted, thermally decomposed or otherwise separated by applying heat thereto. The securing element is ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7309187 | Releasable keyless bushing assembly A releasable self-centering keyless bushing assembly connects two machine elements, such as a hub to a shaft. The assembly includes an outer ring having two tapered inner peripheral surfaces, wherein each of the tapered surfaces has a different taper angle, and an i... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281528 | Method and apparatus for a mechanically driven supercharger The present invention provides a method for mechanically driving a supercharger and a combination harmonic pulley system and supercharger mounted on a powered vehicle including a crankshaft, the supercharger having a supercharger driveshaft and adapted to provide bo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261038 | Low shock separation joint and method therefor Methods and apparatus are provided for a low shock separation joint. The separation joint comprises a male member, a female member, and an explosive device. At least one projection is formed on the male and female members. Surfaces of the at least one projection on ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243759 | Tapered coupler for coupling a motor to a hoist machine There is disclosed a coupling arrangement for coupling a motor to a hoist machine. The coupling arrangement comprises a first drum flange comprising an outer body having a first end and a second end, and an inner wall surface defining a cavity of substantially circu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240810 | Flexible supply tube with weighting mechanism for use in spray bottles A spray bottle having a pump, flexible tubing, a housing and a retainer for clamping the tubing to the housing. The pump pumps fluid to be sprayed from inside the spray bottle. The flexible tubing is attached to the pump, extends into the spray bottle, and communica... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237976 | Key-engaging part structure A key-engaging part structure which realizes an efficient formation of a key-engaging part in an axial-hole member is provided. A key-engaging through hole is formed in a key-engaging part of an axial-hole member while both and portions of the axial-hole member leav... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231982 | Perforating gun quick connection system A connection system to be used in conjunction with a perforating gun comprising a top sub formed to receive one end of a gun body of a perforating gun, a circumferential groove disposed on the outer surface of the gun body, and a collet secured to the top sub. The c... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7203067 | Apparatus for securing a modular component in a chassis An apparatus for securing a modular component comprises a jointed cam arm including a first portion and a second portion pivotally connected to the first portion. A flexible member is included on the first portion. A pivot limiting catch is included on the second po... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201529 | Retaining device for a connection device, decoupling system equipped with such a device A retaining device is designed to retain a portion of an assembly device. The portion of the assembly device is released during failure of the assembly device. The retaining device includes a fixed part, a mobile part capable of sliding with respect to the fixed par... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7127994 | Low shock separation joint Methods and apparatus are provided for a low shock separation joint. A first member couples to a first structure and includes surfaces to prevent separation under compressive and tensile force placed on the separation joint. A second member couples to a second struc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125272 | Modular case handle positioning device A modular case handle positioning device including: the handles are able to angular rotate about the respective shaft pins as axis, and a force is applied to protruding portions of slots on two sides when the handles are rotated th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111523 | Rotational power transmitting drive component with improved acoustic and assembly characteristics A structural power transmitting component embodies a shaft and a gear or pulley held threadedly positioned on the shaft by four nuts while interconnected by a torque transmitting wedge and key. The shaft is especially configured to establish structural interrelation... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6992900 | Board unit To provide a board unit having an insertion-extraction handle locking structure with which a desired locking force can be easily generated and the locking force is hardly lowered, and which is low in production cost. An insertion-extraction handle 5 is rotata... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6935876 | Power supply releasing device A power supply releasing device is a one-piece plate which includes a handle and a fulcrum part on one side of the plate and an engaging piece extends from one of two ends of the plate. A protrusion extends from one surface of the plate. A hole and a curved slot are... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936768 | Plate and electric device A support hole, screw holes, and eleven orientating holes are formed in a plate. The orientating holes are each positioned asymmetric to any other thereof about a center of the plate. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925939 | Low shock separation bolt The invention is a low shock detachment device that includes an expandable latch with a plurality of fingers. The anterior surface of each finger has a stud-mating mechanism. A mechanism for repositioning each finger from a closed position to an open position is pro... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918345 | Watercraft lifts and cable tie-off device for watercraft lifts Novel cable tie-off devices for watercraft lift assemblies are disclosed and claimed herein. In certain embodiments, the cable tie-off devices are mounted onto the vertical pilings of the watercraft lift assembly without the use of bolts or other fasteners that dire... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6853697 | Hermetically sealable transfer cask An apparatus, transfer cask, system, and method for defueling a nuclear reactor and transferring spent nuclear fuel from a spent nuclear fuel to a storage cask for long terms storage. In one aspect, the invention is an apparatus for use in transferring a canister of... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6662922 | Shaft-hub-connection A shaft-hub-connection has a shaft with an external face portion seating in a first bore portion (6) of the hub (3). A tensioning screw (19) is provided with a head which is supported on a support disk (11). The disk is non-movably held in an axial direct... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648540 | Rabbet plate for coupling rotors A locating plate for locating a first piece of rotary machinery relative to a second piece of rotary machinery is provided. The plate has a first periphery surface for mating with a first receiving surface of the first piece of rotary machinery and a seco... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6599052 | Hub and shaft coupling system A technique is disclosed for removably coupling a shaft and hub to one another. The hub includes a pair of tapered regions near ends of its inner peripheral surface. The shaft may be tapered in a region designed to contact one of the tapered surfaces, or ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6581251 | Drop wire clamp A drop wire clamp comprising a shell, a wedge, and a shim, for securing a cable to a fixed object. The shell is an elongated open ended member that is tapered in length and is formed with a U shaped cross section, sized to receive the wedge in sliding eng... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6530719 | Gripping and maneuvering apparatus A gripping and maneuvering apparatus is disclosed that includes a housing and a drive unit. The housing includes a plurality of jaws and may be positioned such that the jaws operatively grip a member. The drive unit is coupled to the housing and may be po... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6461089 | Interchangeable part for workpiece fixture A workpiece fixture for gear cutting machines and an interchangeable part for said workpiece fixture are adapted to each other. One end of the interchangeable part is used for fixation to the workpiece fixture and has on the one hand a face with at least ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6406210 | Captivated jackscrew design A novel captivated jackscrew structure is characterized by the formation of both an internal cavity (15) within one of the two bodies that are to be connected together and an access passage (17). One end of the cavity, located at one end of the body is op... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6357101 | Method for installing fasteners in a workpiece An apparatus for installing rivets or other fasteners through a workpiece includes an automated machine disposed on one side of the workpiece and a hand-held tool that is manipulated by a single worker located on the opposite side of the workpiece. The au... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6298534 | Chamber component removal system, apparatus and method The present invention generally provides an apparatus and a method for separating components of a processing system which are mounted to one another and may adhere after being subjected to processing conditions. In one aspect, the invention provides a rem... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6257792 | Retaining ring The invention is directed to a retaining ring for securing components along a shaft by transferring the compression load between the components, thereby preventing the adjacent components from separating. The retaining ring includes a pair of arcuate inte... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6039497 | Method for coupling and a coupling device A first shaft provided with a flange having a through bore is coupled to a second shaft provided with a flange having a blind bore aligned with the through bore in the flange of the first shaft using a coupling device including an adapting bolt having an ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036452 | Device for coupling a short-axle type motor with a pump A device is provided for coupling a short-axle type motor with a pump, wherein the motor has a first side and a second side, and a short axle rotatably extending through the first side of the motor. The coupling device includes a large disk having a first... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5816735 | Female part that can be locked in selective positions on a round rod The present invention teaches a female part that can locked in selected positions on a round rod. The female part includes a hollow passageway into which a locking screw can be screwed in a generally radial direction into engagement with the rod. When see... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5735626 | Separating rail assembly A thrusting rail-joint assembly for joining and rapidly separating two host structures is disclosed. Each of the two host structures may include a fairing structure, and is connected to a latching member, which may include a rail segment. An outer latchin... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5678945 | Detent mechanism A detent mechanism that acts between two components that rotate with respect to one another to control rotation from a first set position to at least a second set position. The detent mechanism (10) comprises at least one rotating cam (23) positioned betw... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5628377 | Goods-handling cart with stabilizing wheels This invention relates to a goods-handling cart having chassis provided with a drive and steer wheel together with two swivelling stabilizing wheels, and at least one spring-effect element which acts on both of the stabilizing wheels via a mechanism that ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5607247 | Tool for manipulating multiple rotatable balanced bodies A device for steadying a first balanced rotatable member relative to a second balanced rotatable member. A steadying tool is applied to the first balanced rotatable member while another tool precision torques the second balanced rotatable member. An eleme... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5373636 | Bearing removal system Device for removing a bearing assembly from a shaft including a tapered adapter for securing a bearing assembly to a shaft that includes a radial opening therethrough extending along the length thereof and further defines a groove extending about at least... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5370472 | Cone-type clamping arrangement The cone-type clamping arrangement is arranged in the intermediate space between the external circumference of a shaft and the internal circumference of the bore of an external member. It comprises a double-cone member, a cone ring arranged on the first c... | 12/06/1994 |
