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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7293763 | Retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device A retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device. A shank has a plurality of circumferential grooves perpendicular to an axis of the shank. A thrust bearing surrounds the shank and is supported by the hoisting device. A split retaining collar having a plurality of ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278799 | Hub assembly and method for adjustable mounting on shaft A hub for removable mounting onto a shaft uses a locking ring having an inner diameter that surrounds the shaft and frictionally engages the shaft to fix the locking ring against the shaft axially and rotationally, a first annular hub component that is mounted to th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275734 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225523 | Method for coupling and expanding tubing An expandable tubing assembly comprises a tubular connector defining overlapping longitudinal slots, the connector comprising end portions and an intermediate portion. The slots extend over the whole length of the connector, but the only slot overlap occurs in the i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210974 | Slip-on linkage A linkage for coupling to at least one rotatable shaft of a high voltage circuit breaker has an elongated body having a central body portion and opposed end portions. At least one of the end portions comprises a pair of parallel side walls and a bottom wall extendin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7118300 | Shaft coupling In a shaft coupling having a pair of complementally shaped, detachably joinable coupling sleeve halves (11, 12) which can be clamped together by means of clamping elements to form a split coupling sleeve provided with at least one seat (14) for a first... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7010889 | Riser support clamp for pipe riser or conduit A riser clamp mateable with a riser, wherein the riser clamp supports a column of the riser as material passes therein, and the riser clamp further covers or seals the opening in the partition formed through which the riser passes. The riser clamp comprises a pair o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007432 | Balanced, multi-stud hold-down A hold-down for securing first and second support members in a portion of a building to an anchoring device extending from another portion of the building. The hold-down may include a first flange having securement apertures therethrough configured to receive fasten... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000905 | Retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device A retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device. A shank has a plurality of circumferential grooves perpendicular to an axis of the shank. A thrust bearing surrounds the shank and is supported by the hoisting device. A split retaining collar having a plurality of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997364 | Locator bracket for the lower frame assembly of a blanking tool A bracket for properly locating a lower blanking tool with respect to a pull-out frame during a blanking operation in a carton die cutting machine. The bracket is mounted on the inner side of a side rail for the lower blanking tool and includes a projecting spring m... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979151 | Timber pile connector A timber pile connector for splicing timber pilings together comprising a section of pipe having a continuous sidewall and a hollow bore, a pair of opposing slots through the sidewall, and a bar passing through the slots. A first end of the bar has a first cut there... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974276 | Connecting part for mounting rails A connecting part for attachment on a mounting rail has a fastening part with an at least approximately rectangular cross-section. The fastening part has legs and surrounds when mounted a mounting rail on all sides by having a matching cross-section formed by the le... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957518 | Two-plate splice connection assembly A two-plate splice connection assembly for connecting the lower end of an upper tubular pole member to the upper end of a lower tubular member which eliminates the need for having an individual positioned on the outside of the tubular pole member and an individual p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6863462 | Apparatus for optimizing the stiffness of an axle An apparatus including a stiffening structure for stiffening a portion of an axle with a first diameter. The apparatus further includes a set of elements, wherein each of the set of elements includes a semi-circular longitudinal channel of a pre-determined length, a... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860672 | Reinforcing bar coupling A reinforcing bar coupling is provided for simply and quickly applying to a mechanical butt joint of two bars in the concrete constructions. The reinforcing bar coupling is consisted of a cylindrical sleeve (2) formed an uneven inner surface (22) to ma... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6824471 | Motor and pump shaft connecting assembly with shaft locating jack ring A coupling assembly for connecting a drive shaft in axial alignment with a motor shaft includes a coupling sleeve configured to engage an end portion of each of the motor shaft and the drive shaft. The coupling sleeve extends in the axial direction from a forward en... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6561723 | High tensile tie rod connector A high tensile rod connector is provided that includes a first section having an internally threaded surface and a second section having an internally threaded surface. The threads of the first section mate with the threads of the second section. A pair o... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6394464 | Sealed passage device A sealing device for installation between a partition and at least one cable or conduit passing through a hole in the partition, includes two half-shells together forming a cylindrical body which completely surrounds the cable or conduit and is fixed to t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390721 | Multi-mount clamp for a structural member A one-piece, unitary clamp for a longitudinally extending structural member, such as a tube, is provided which can be mounted to a mounting surface such that the structural member received in the clamp is either parallel to or perpendicular to the mountin... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6350077 | Swivel connection The present invention relates to a clamping joint for joining a ramification line (15) to an anchoring wire (13), comprising a clamping mechanism comprising two halves (18) split in the longitudinal direction of the wire, which clamping mechanism clamps a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6325687 | Overheat indicator for strut bearing and stern tube bearing For monitoring the temperature of a water-cooled bearing mounted in a strut on an engine-driven water vessel and supporting the vessel's propellor shaft, a heat sensor on the strut for sensing the bearing temperature, and visual and/or audible indicator m... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6287045 | Splice sleeve for guide rails A guide rail splice sleeve provides for adjustable housing, gripping, and connecting of sequential guide rail segments. The device includes an elongated central member, first and second tension bars detachably connected to the central member at opposite e... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6273634 | Connector for an expandable tubing string A connector for interconnecting a pair of adjacent sections of an expandable tubing string includes a plastically expandable sleeve that is arranged co-axially around or inside the ends of the interconnected tubing sections and a series of circumferential... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250841 | Splice sleeve for guide rails A guide rail splice sleeve device provides for adjustable housing, gripping, and connecting of sequential guide rails. The device includes an elongated central member, a first and second tension bar detachably connected to the central member at opposite e... | 06/26/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6109817 | Driveshaft coupler A coupling device joins and axially aligns segments of a driveshaft or other shaft to form one, continuous length, shaft for use in a machine press.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6058868 | Furling element A roller furling element for installation on a head stay of a sail boat, the element including two longitudinally extending hollow outer extrusions in an end-to-end abutting relationship. A two piece splice assembly joins the extrusions together and provi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053654 | Splice sleeve for guide rails A splice sleeve device provides for adjustable housing, gripping, and connecting of sequential guide rails. The device includes an elongated central member, a first and second tension bar located on opposite ends of the central member, and a first and sec... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053652 | Apparatus for performing jet pump riser pipe repairs Apparatus for supporting the lower riser assembly of a jet pump in a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of a nuclear reactor. In one embodiment of the apparatus, the clamp assembly provides structural rigidity to the lower rise assembly. The clamp assembly inc... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6010273 | Suspension system for a seismic cable array A suspension system (10) for mid-span connection of a paravane (P) or other article to a cable (C1) of a towed cable array (A) includes first and second hanger assemblies (20a,20b) connected to the cable (C1) in an axially spaced relationship. In particul... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5980149 | Sampling arm coupler A sampling arm coupler device comprises a coupler comprising a rectangular tructure or bar, having a cylindrically hollow bore therethrough. The bar has internal threading along the hollowv bore, and internally threaded holes through opposite sides of the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5966992 | Collapsible snow probe A collapsible snow probe includes a tip and a plurality of elongate tubular members each of which has an interior bore. A cable is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to the tip. The cable extends through the interior bo... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5896820 | Closing wheel attachment mechanism The disclosed invention is an improved closing wheel attachment mechanism which has longer wear life than that of the typical attachment mechanism. The closing wheel arm on an agricultural planter has installed thereon an improved grease bushing assembly ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5661946 | Pole top extension A pole top extension assembly (10) for mounting a wooden extension bayonet (37) having a rectangular cross section to the flattened top of a cylindrical wooden utility pole (21). The pole top extension assembly (10) comprising a pair of bracket members (2... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655692 | Dispensing mechanism with quick-connect auger shaft coupling A quick-connect coupling facilitates the connection of an auger of a dispensing mechanism to the drive shaft of the dispensing mechanism so as to firmly lock the auger from radial, axial, or rotational movement with respect to the drive shaft while inhibi... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5615968 | Hand rail coupler system A staging system has a hand rail coupler system with an inner coupling tube which interconnects two coaxially aligned hand rail sections. A pair of opposed coupler clamps are aligned over the interconnected hand rail sections. A studded knob extends throu... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5599131 | Plate fastener with bolts preassembled A belt fastener having an upper plate and a lower plate with holes which align with holes in a pair of belt ends, and bolts are inserted through the aligned holes of the plates and the belt ends, and nuts screwed onto the bolts, to connect the belt ends. ... | 02/04/1997 |
