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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123429 | Reinforcing bar A reinforcing bar comprises a shaft extending along a portion of the length of the bar and a termination extending along an end portion of the bar. The termination incorporating an engagement face incorporating locking formations thereon arranged to interfit with a ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7325776 | Suspensory fastener for piping This invention's suspensory fastener for piping is characterized in that the fastener is arranged from the two members of a long band and short band, a coupled state maintaining means, which maintains a state wherein a bolt of a bolt-and-nut set that is provided at ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7234781 | Anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation An anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation is installed on an axle hub hinged on the top end of tripod legs which rest on the floor. The axle hub has a longitudinal axle hole to hold a screw post fastened to the bottom of a stool. The axle hub ha... | 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 |
| 7168486 | Apparatus comprising expandable bistable tubulars and methods for their use in wellbores A technique for connecting expandable tubulars. The technique comprises an expandable connector system that facilitates the connection of tubular components, such as tubulars used in wellbore environments. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7128734 | Apparatus and method for reverse tunneling a multi-lumen catheter in a patient An apparatus and method for tunneling a distal portion of a multilumen catheter tube in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus includes a connector having a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end includes a first coupling portion for selective connection to ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118299 | Reinforcing bar connection and method A high strength reinforcing bar splice uses a contractible jaw assembly bridging the bar ends to be joined. The jaw assembly includes interior teeth designed to bite into the projecting ribs or deformations on the outside of the bar ends which form the overall diame... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063921 | Photomask, in particular alternating phase shift mask, with compensation structure The invention relates to a method for the production of masks, in particular for the production of alternating phase shift masks (1), or of chromeless phase shift masks or phase shift masks structured by quartz etching, respectively, as well as to a mask (... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6908253 | Split slitter A mating arrangement for a split slitter, anvil, spacer or any other similar device provides for precision alignment of the two halves of the split slitter in both the axial and radial directions. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6814523 | Connecting device Connecting element for joining two support members (2, 3) absorbing tensile forces, which connecting element (1) comprises at least a first and a second casing body (5, 6) with a through-hole (7) for receiving the respective support membe... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6758624 | Coupling device incorporating a security feature Presented is a trailer incorporating a device that allows the detachable coupling of the ball coupler and safety chains of a trailer for remote storage of these items, while incorporating a security feature that allows only the original ball coupler and safety chain... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6719478 | Reinforcing bar connection and method A high strength reinforcing bar splice uses a contractible jaw assembly bridging the bar ends to be joined. The jaw assembly includes interior teeth designed to bite into the projecting ribs or deformations on the outside of the bar ends which form the overall diame... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6406213 | One-piece window connector A one-piece window connector assembly, or clip, is disclosed. The window clip is inserted into adjacent window spacers to permanently connect the spacers that form a window frame and space multiple panes of glass. The window clip includes a central base h... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6176472 | Element for connecting and covering a joint and handrail or the like comprising at least one such element A connecting and covering member for a joint, as well as a handrail or the like embodying the same, wherein the connecting and covering element extends between and interconnects two contiguous aligned portions of the elongated structure. The connecting an... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5926961 | Tree trimmer with telescopic rod A hand-guided working tool has a telescopic rod with a first and a second end. A drive motor is connected to the first end of the telescopic rod. A working tool, connected to the second end of the telescopic rod, is driven by the drive motor. The telescop... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5569090 | Universal joint comprising a pair of crown gear elements confined within a slotted casing A universal joint comprises a driving gear and a driven gear each provided with a respective crown gear cluster, and a slotted casing confining the driving gear and driven gear in meshing engagement. The casing comprises a slot through which the driven ge... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5474501 | Maze A maze including a plurality of posts, a plurality of stretching members for inserting into longitudinal slots on the posts to reinforce the structural strength of the posts, a plurality of coupling members end matched between either two posts, and a plur... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5361917 | Drawbar bearing block A drawbar bearing block for a slackless drawbar system which connects adjacent ends of a pair of railway cars in a semi-permanent manner. Such bearing block includes a top portion supported and retained in a hemispherical recess which extends partially ar... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5310274 | Lock structure for flexible line A lock structure for a flexible line in which one looped end and a contiguous intermediate section of the line are fitted in approximately V-shaped grooves formed in a pair of approximately trapezoidal lock halves. The lock halves are of synthetic resin a... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5285614 | Concrete pole splice The present invention relates to a device for joining concrete pole sections. The joining or splicing device is a tapered sleeve which is cast integrally with an upper concrete pole section and placed over a lower pole section which is tapered to receive ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282394 | Low pivot steering column tilt mechanism A tilt mechanism for a steering column is pivotally attached to vehicle structure including a bracket member attached to vehicle structure, a collar disposed within the bracket member and adapted to receive the steering column, and structure disposed betw... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4940357 | Torsion spring coupling A torsion spring coupling for repairing broken torsion springs including at least two mating semicylindrical segment members securable around a torsion bar. The segments are secured between opposing end segments of a broken torsion spring to form a cylind... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4829675 | Electrical appliance and handle for same An electrical appliance (10) including a motor assembly (12) and a switch assembly (14). A handle assembly (16) spans between the motor and switch assemblies (12 and 14, respectively). Lower handle (16a) includes a free end (22a) and upper handle (16b) in... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4646487 | Plastic gutter A plastic gutter is designed with a longitudinally extending bead (5) under an outwardly facing lip (4) and a corresponding longitudinally extending bead (5) on the inside of the rear part. At least at the end of each length of gutter the longitudinally e... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4645228 | Coupler for assembling segmented skis A pair of plates each having an internally threaded boss in its base and upturned flanges along its sides are fixed to the upper surface of adjacent segments of a segmented ski. A pair of lips formed on a rigid slide bracket loosely engage axially aligned... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4508409 | Insulation piercing coaxial grip splice device The present invention relates to a device for splicing two insulated electrical wires or cables. More particularly, the device includes two or more elongated members cooperating to form a cylindrical, cable receiving body with tapered outer surfaces adapt... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4493134 | Rope clamping device A cable, wire or rope clamping device including a pair of plates having surfaces defining serpentine grooves to receive and retain segments of the article to be clamped. The plates are moveable between an open position for insertion of the segments and a ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4466756 | Drive coupler A drive coupler uses a first and a second U-shaped coupler half of similar configuration with each coupler half having cutouts in the ends of the legs of the "U" forming half of a pair of holes for accepting peripheral grooves adjacent to the ends of a pa... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4408926 | Axial crimp connection device The present invention relates to a device for connecting the ends of cable, wire or other cylindrical objects together. More particularly, the invention includes an elongated jaw assembly with openings at each end adapted to receive the objects to be join... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4362423 | Coupling for coil-thread rebar This coupling device locks together overlapped lengths of coil-thread rebar by positively interengaging segments of the device with the threading of the respective rebar rods, and positively interengaging the segments themselves for alignment, and to comp... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4333218 | Method of repairing a box beam A method of repairing a box beam is disclosed in which a cracked or broken portion of a box beam may be repaired and the strength returned to normal by forming a pair of plates that fit snugly about at least one half of the box beam, the plates being weld... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4069638 | Structure of lightweight bars and connector means therefore A lightweight bar comprising a hollow, elongated member having channels within and extending along its faces, said member being composed of sheet material formed into the required configuration of the member and having a pair of edges joined together to c... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4062636 | Elongate cylindrical members securement The present invention comprises an inter-fitting, two-part securing means which holds a flanged end of an elongated cylindrical actuating cable guidance tube in its operative position on a support in a vehicle. The securing means comprises a pair of gener... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3982779 | Clamps for joining tubes or tubular structural members A clamped assembly comprising one or more clamps securing tubes or tubular members together has the clamp or each clamp formed of two parts securable together, the clamping parts having a regular array of surface singularities, e.g. protruberances, which ... | 09/28/1976 |