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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7628560 | Support for the joint hinge of wiper blade A support (30) for the joint hinge of a wiper blade (10) at a hook-shaped end (20) of a bar (18) in a windshield wiper. Owing to an open hub on part of its periphery (28), the support can be slipped on a bearing shank of the wiper ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7370868 | Cam bolt assembly A cam bolt assembly for use in a vehicle's suspension system. The cam bolt assembly is used to adjust the vehicle's wheel alignment. The assembly has a threaded fastener defining a pair of longitudinal channels, a first cam plate is coupled to the threaded bolt, a s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367740 | Mechanically lockable universal joint and structures employing such joint An adjustable support stand for an article such as a camera employs a plurality of elongated links connected to one another at their ends by lockable universal joints. Each joint consists of a pair of complementary knuckles, each joined to a link end by a splined co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350258 | Extendable improved cleaning system and method A system for cleaning includes a handle and a head having a cleaning surface. The head is connected to the handle and is extendable to selectively widen or narrow the cleaning surface. A gear is fixedly connected to the handle and rotatingly connected to the head, s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331548 | Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces Systems and methods for implementing control linkages that may be employed to produce synchronous motion in two adjacent controlled devices controlled by a common input. In one example implementation, a semi-rigid modified constant velocity (CV) joint control linkag... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331589 | Dual axis bushing assembly and method for camber and caster adjustment A dual axis bushing assembly for engagement between an axle arm and an upper ball joint of a vehicle. The dual axis bushing assembly includes an inner skewed bushing engaged in and rotatable in an outer skewed bushing. The dual axis bushing assembly includes a zero ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318621 | Structure for securing a protector to a vehicle body To easily attach a protector to a vehicle body panel and to prevent the protector from being shifted after securing the protector to a vehicle body by absorbing an error in position between clips provided on the protector and locking holes formed in the vehicle body... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318623 | Bicycle seat post A bicycle seat post and clamp for mounting in the seat tube of a bicycle frame and clamping to the bicycle seat rails. The seat post has a straight section to insert into the seat tube and a preferably toroidal section that is clamped by the clamp. The clamp include... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303240 | Fitting structure of vehicle wheel cover A fitting structure for a vehicle wheel cover, having an open loop formed by a curved bar, an elongate connecting cover, an adjusting nut and a plurality of fitting seats mounted to the loop. The loop has at least one end terminated with a bent portion and the other... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284801 | Steel ring adjustment structure of a wheel cover A wheel cover has several equidistant securing parts near to an edge, which each have a detained portion on an outward side thereof; a first one of the securing parts has an inwards-facing protruding portion; the first securing part has several holes on each of two ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7246413 | Magnetic safety knob for a cabinet door A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246544 | Rotary wrench A rotary wrench including a working head and a handle. The handle has two arms defining a holding space in which the working head is installed. The two arms are respectively formed with a first thread hole and a second thread hole with different spiral directions an... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234910 | Bucket for pin grabber coupler A bucket has a pair of longitudinally parallel and spaced apart pins for attaching to a pin grabber quick coupler. The pins may require removal from the bucket for repair or replacement if the pins are damaged. One or more windows are formed in the side of the bucke... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223766 | Bi-cyclic pyrimidine inhibitors of TGFβ Compounds in which a pyrimidine nucleus is bridged at the 5 and 6 position and are further substituted at positions 2 and 4 with substituents comprising aromatic moieties are useful in treating subjects with rheumatoid arthritis ameliorated by inhibition of TGFβ ac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210187 | Set of parts and an article for cleaning assembled therefrom The disclosure relates to an article for cleaning, such as a toothbrush. The article includes a hand grip part, with a screw-threaded spigot projecting from one end of the hand grip, and a cleaning part having a plurality of screw threaded sockets in each of at leas... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204656 | Arrangement pertaining to an implement attachment The arrangement is for coupling an implement attachment to a working arm of a working machine. The arm is connected to the implement attachment through the medium of fastener sleeves and fastener pins. The attachment includes two side-plates which each carry two bus... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193760 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a light source, a pre-deflection optical device for applying a predetermined characteristic to a light beam irradiated from the light source, a light deflection device for deflecting the light beam having a predetermined character... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186047 | Method and apparatus for releasable fastening and for modification of the relative positions of two components with respect to one another An apparatus for releasable fastening and for modifying the relative position of two components (1, 1′, Bf, G; 2, 2′, Bk, Br), which have a common connecting surface forming a contact surface (5, 5′), comprises two screws (3), which... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162857 | Scraping adaptor A scraping adapted for attachment to the raking head of a conventional rake includes a substantially elongated adapter body defining a body first longitudinal edge, an opposed body second longitudinal edge and a pair of substantially opposed body longitudinal ends. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7132952 | Security system for a portable article The combination of a portable article and a security system. The security system has a flexible element/tether with a length. The flexible element/tether is connected between the portable article and a support to confine movement of the portable article within a ran... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7093401 | Light gauge metal truss system and method A truss system wherein the structural components and fixtures are formed from light gauge metal. The trusses are fabricated from roll formed truss chord members and truss web members. The truss chord members are roll formed to have a generally U-shaped cross-section... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080574 | Crank structure for bicycle pedal A crank structure for a bicycle pedal. A front outer thread of a cylindrical sleeve has a same rotary direction as an inner thread hole of the crank, and the rear outer thread has the opposite rotary direction to that of the front outer thread. The inner thread rota... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7044151 | Piston-activated valve and methods and apparatus for restraining free play in a device Apparatus and methods for fitting mechanical parts to minimize prevent free play are described. An apparatus having a piston is designed so as to restrain the piston before actuation, and so as to allow the piston to gain momentum before striking an object. The desc... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979144 | Optical part linkage device and optical module using the same An optical part linkage device in which a threaded portion and positioning protrusions are formed at the outer periphery of a lens barrel that holds a lens. A threaded portion that can be screwed to the threaded portion of the lens barrel is provided at the inner wa... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978516 | Apparatus for controlling various movements of a door Apparatus for controlling various and different movements of a door, said apparatus having a door hinge assembly with a hinge pin having a plurality of bearing surfaces to reduce stress and wear on a hinge pin housing, a torque mechanism for pre-torquing and torquin... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966722 | Adaptor for reducing and locating bolt hole in a larger opening An adaptor for reducing the size of an original hole in a frame member to an adaptor hole sized to receive a selected bolt and which permits adjustment of the relative location of the adaptor hole relative to the original hole and the frame member. The adaptor compr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959666 | Corner joint particularly for modular cages A corner joint particularly for modular cages, which is monolithic and has a substantially L-shaped body that comprises abutments inside the corner region, the transverse cross-sections of its arms being substantially H-shaped. Two channels with curled-in edges for ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938514 | Connector assembly for mounting an implement to a prime mover A connector assembly for attaching an implement to a prime mover having spaced connecting pins, the connector assembly including a pair of spaced plates, each of the plates carrying a first receiver to receive a first of the connecting pins and a second receiver ada... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6848853 | Positioner and image diagnostic apparatus For the purpose of stably securing an apparatus to be installed by a simple process, a positioner for securing to a floor an apparatus having positioning holes for receiving therethrough anchor bolts implanted upright in the floor, the positioning holes having a dia... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6740197 | Apparatus for ultrasonic processing of workpieces An apparatus for ultrasonic processing of workpieces is described. The apparatus comprises a converter plate, at least one feed unit mounted on said converter plate, at least one vibratory structure being coupled to said feed unit and having a converter, a sonotrode... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6719481 | Connection element A connection element for at least two mounting rails (1, 2, 30, 33, 38) and including a base member (4, 20, 28, 34) at least one attachment member having at least one connection opening (6, 39), and connection elements (7, 35, 36) for rea... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685385 | Versatile guide rail clamp A guide rail clamp comprising a first clamp half and a second clamp half, which when fastened together form a slot therethrough adapted to fit a cylindrical support rod or a flat rectangular support bar is disclosed. The two halves of the clamp may be hel... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682250 | Position-adjustable fastening apparatus and method A position-adjustable fastening apparatus capable of maintaining a position of a first member with respect to a second member includes a cam receiver disposed in a bore of the first member, a cam disposed in a bore of the cam receiver, and a fastener disp... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668940 | Cultivator point assembly A cultivator point assembly includes an adaptor having a front and a rear end, and intended to be mounted to a cultivator machine at an upper end and having a foot projecting from a lower end. A cultivator point is adapted to be engaged with the adaptor a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6662681 | Connector assembly for mounting an implement to a prime mover A connector assembly for attaching an implement to a prime mover having spaced connecting pins, the connector assembly including a pair of spaced plates, each of the plates carrying a first receiver defining a transverse adapted to receive a first of the ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6641325 | Plate unit mounting system utilizing spring clips for adjustably and detachably mounting items System for connecting a first element to a second element comprising a base plate adapted to be adjustably attached to the first element. The base plate comprises a mechanism for allowing the base plate to move with respect to the first element substantia... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640380 | Wiper blade connector A connector for connecting a wiper blade assembly to a wiper arm. The connector includes first and second side walls spaced from one another to define a channel therebetween as well as a central bridge and rail interconnecting the first and second side wa... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6602017 | Connector device assembly A connector device assembly of the add-on type and suitable for securing a second member, such as a metal tube, as a branch extending from a position between the ends of a first member, such as another metal tube, without the need to slide components alon... | 08/05/2003 |
| 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 |
