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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395578 | Joint device for wiper arm of car windshield The present invention relates to a joint apparatus of car windshield wiper arm, which comprises a gripping cabin and a chassis; wherein, said gripping cabin having a hollow opening perforates through at the junction of the top surface and the front side; a vertical ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371027 | Fastening tool and fastening bolt In a fastening tool in which fastening members may be inclined as they are threadedly inserted together whereby almost no displacement load is applied to the members, a member having a bolt through hole with a tapered seat surface, and a fastening bolt that includes... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367610 | Method and apparatus for assembling a component to a panel A component is adapted for assembly to a panel at a desired location. The component includes a body and at least one fastener threadingly received in the body, the fastener having a head and a threaded shaft, the head extending outwardly from the body a predetermine... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360318 | Apparatus for aligning female connector in fixture for use in reconditioning of articulated connector An apparatus for aligning a female articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car in a reconditioning fixture is disclosed. The apparatus is a centering tool having a generally annular cylindrical arc shape for placement against t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354216 | Grease seal cup to retain lubrication for life extension in existing splined joint A grease seal cup for a splined joint between a drive shaft and a driven shaft comprises a cylindrical portion adapted to form a seal with the outer surface of the drive shaft and a seal with a sealing member, such as a spanner nut, of the driven shaft. The grease s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353561 | Arrangement for fixing a wiper device which can be used to retract the drive shaft in the event of an impact An arrangement for fixing a wiper device for a motor vehicle includes at least one stand for guiding and fixing a drive shaft that extends axially in a substantially vertical direction. The stand includes a barrel in which the shaft is guided in rotation, and a hori... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347478 | Structural fastening variable slip bushing A variable slip bushing is disposed within a bore of a first structure for closing a gap between the first structure and a second structure. The variable slip bushing includes an axial bore for receiving a fastener therethrough. The variable slip bushing also includ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341245 | Sway bar bushing and system A bushing member includes a hinge portion enabling improved assembly and, in some embodiments, an optional flange and a seal design that limits moisture entry also ensures an improved fit when secured with a matching bracket compressing the bushing in a beneficial m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337489 | Joint assembly of a car windshield wiper arm An upper cover body has left and right grooves between a solid core and left and right sides; a round groove near a front side; a rear facing receptacle across a rear of the solid core; the left and right sides including left and right ribs extending to the rear end... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337564 | Loader coupler or other attachment with adjustable stops A loader coupler or other attachment includes first and second roll-back stops located on opposite lateral sides. The stops include a mounting location such as a boss, a bumper or stop member releasably secured to the mounting location, and optionally one or more sh... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328858 | Shower head for kitchen sink A shower head for a kitchen sink, comprising a first insert and a second insert for water conveyance, the second insert being provided with elements for coupling to the enclosure, which comprise at least one tab that is adapted to enter, as a consequence of motion i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329066 | Solid shank pawl pin with redundant locking system Apparatus comprising and methods relating to a quick disconnect pin having a locking member, a first body segment and a second body segment wherein the first and second body segments are rotatably coupled to each other, and relative rotation between the body segment... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325996 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325819 | Skateboard A skateboard apparatus wherein a torsion bar containing an inner pipe, outer pipes and flexible, rubber inserts therebetween assist the user in determining the direction and speed of the skateboard. The torsion bar is connected to platforms on which the user places ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318747 | Board mounting structure A board is easily and securely mounted on a panel. Projecting parts are formed on the panel, and arc open grooves which are inserted onto the projecting parts are formed in a bulb board. The open grooves of the bulb board each are inserted onto the projecting parts,... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318676 | Thrust bearing comprising a spacing member An axial bearing having at least one axial runner disk which has a radially extending portion and an axially extending annular flange. A plurality of rollers roll along the radially extending portion of the axial runner disk. A detachable spacing member of annular s... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316203 | Collapsible cage A collapsible cage, which comprises a bottom that is surmounted by, and associated with, grid-like walls mutually connected by connection comprising, for each corner, a corner joint constituted by a main element, with a concave corner body in which positioning seats... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311579 | Block set for assembling a solid creation and apparatus for fabricating block for assembling solid creation A block set for assembling solid creations uses at least two types of cylindrical blocks. The cylindrical blocks are a thin cylindrical block and a thick cylindrical block. The thick cylindrical block may include a hole on a side face thereof for receiving the thin ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290683 | Secure surface mounted dispensing system Flush mount dispensing bottle and apparatus includes a bracket having a mounting flange and a bottle having a flat back with an embossment for receiving the flange and enabling the flat back to flushly contact a surface supporting the bracket. A button attachable to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281289 | Automatic pressure release toothbrush A toothbrush operable by a user has a handle having a distal end, a head having a proximal end extending from said handle's distal end and bristles extending generally in a first direction designated “forward”. The head has a first orientation relative to the ha... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273224 | Tray device for stroller A tray device for a stroller comprises a tray body as well as, at each end of both ends of the tray body, a slider movable relative to the tray body, an operating unit for pushing away the slider, and an elastic member for pushing back the slider. When the operating... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272204 | Method and apparatus for clamping a riser brace assembly in nuclear reactor An apparatus and method are provided which are designed to structurally replace welds that attach a riser brace assembly to a jet pump riser pipe. The riser brace assembly may include an upper clamp assembly, a lower clamp assembly, and a plurality of mechanical fas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270040 | Cutting head mounting and support ring system A cutting head mounting and supporting ring assembly having an interlocking joint arrangement for mounting the cutting head on a food slicing machine. The ring assembly includes a support ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending flange... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267313 | Retaining device for the floating mounting of a flat screen and electronic display device comprising a flat screen and a retaining device A retaining device includes bearing units (1111, 1112, 1121 1122) that float-mount a flat screen (2000) and that are preferably each provided with at least one elastic-positioning element (11210) and a vibration damping element (11220). T... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267030 | Bicycle crank assembly A bicycle sprocket crank assembly is comprised of first and second crank arms joined to a spindle. One of the crank arms and the spindle may be fabricated as a unitary structure, or both cranks arms may be formed as separate structures and joined together. In either... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258383 | Vehicle body A vehicle body includes a first structural component and a second structural component that form the outer shell of the body. The structural components are joined in the area of equidirectional flanges, are locally detachably connected to each other, and delimit a j... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246965 | Method of assembling a link to a support, and a vibration-damping device manufactured by said method A method of assembling a link to a support, the link comprising a body that is elongated along a longitudinal axis between a first sleeve and a second sleeve that are part of the body, the first sleeve surrounding an inner strength member mounted to move relative to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241413 | Method for producing a hollow handle for a teeth cleaning device The invention relates to saucer-type handle components (5, 6) that pertain to a hollow handle and are produced in several steps. Said handle is used for a toothbrush. Said components are joined together and are inserted into an injection mould (25). A ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231695 | Apparatus for automatically locking the ship container An apparatus for automatically locking ship containers. The apparatus has a housing having a pair of housing halves which are symmetrical to each other, an operating element having a pair of operating element halves which are symmetrical to each other and assembled ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210427 | Portable livestock panel system A portable livestock panel system for effectively containing livestock in a humane manner. The portable livestock panel system includes a plurality of posts each having a plurality of receiver apertures and a plurality of fastener apertures, a plurality of cross mem... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207416 | Reinforcement pad for protecting a swimming pool liner from becoming damaged by a swimming pool ladder A reinforcement pad for protecting a liner of a pool from damage caused by a user ascending and descending a pool ladder having two upper ends and two lower ends. The reinforcement pad has a substantially oval pad base and a substantially cylindrical socket extendin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208050 | Direct drive industrial carpet cleaner An interface assembly for interconnecting respective housings and output and input drive shafts of a power plant and a vacuum blower by hard mounting, the interface assembly including: an adapter plate secured to a housing of the power plant in rigid and rotationall... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207532 | Boom stand A boom stand is constructed from a base, extensible stand, pivotal boom support, and boom. The base has arcuately segmented massive anchors that form a perimeter. The arcuately segmented massive anchors are shaped and sized to fit within the perimeter of like bases,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188699 | Axle assembly with cooling pump An axle assembly with a cooling pump. The cooling pump includes a disk-shaped wheel with a plurality of radially-spaced ducts formed therein. The wheel is positioned in proximity to the axle assembly and rotated, allowing the ducts to draw air therethrough and direc... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186127 | Nut seal assembly for coaxial connector An integrated seal assembly and a connector incorporating the seal assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded port. The seal assembly includes a bellows-type seal having an elastically deformable tubular body and a plurality of sealing surface... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182301 | Mounting bracket for electronic device having dimensional inserts A mounting bracket and insert for use in mounting mountable devices to a mounting pole including a first section and a second section, each of said first and second sections having a concave surface, each concave surface having at least a one longitudinally extended... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182546 | Coupler components and coupling System for front-end loader A female coupler portion includes first and second vertical ribs arranged in a spaced-apart relationship. The ribs comprise first and second hooks and first and second ears, respectively, wherein each of the first and second ears includes at least one shoulder proje... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7161476 | Electronic tire management system An electronic tire maintenance system is provided for measuring a parameter of a device at a first location. The system includes a sensor for measuring the device parameter and generating a data signal representing the measured parameter. The system also includes a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152710 | Self-powered, heat-activated LED vehicle exhaust tip assembly A self-powered, heat-activated LED exhaust tip assembly (10) that is comprised of three major elements: a cylindrical enclosure (12), a heat conducting sub-assembly (80) and an electronics circuit (130). The sub-assembly (80) consi... | 12/26/2006 |
