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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927049 | Wheel lug nut management device A multifunction wheel nut cap is used on motor vehicle to indicate loosening and rotation of a lug nut. On large trucks on which the lug nuts have to be frequently torqued to prevent the lug nut from loosening and turning until it drops from the wheel bolt, the indi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7891923 | Locking device to prevent loosening of two screw action connections A metal wire is configured to provide a diagonal interconnecting part extending tangentially between first and second coils which are sized to fit around respective screw action connectors. First and second wire end portions extend tangentially from the respective f... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7281571 | Radiator for vehicle use A heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of tubes in which a heat exchanging medium flows; tank members to which both end portions of these tubes are connected; and a female screw portion, into which a nut for attaching another member to the tank member is incorpora... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7005951 | Screw-fixing implement A screw-fixing implement which is low in cost and has a high reliability, a resonator device having the screw-fixing implement and having a characteristic adjusting function, a filter, an oscillator, and a communication device each containing the resonator device, a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6784597 | Self-locking nut for stud shaft and stacked wheel assembly for the rotor of a rotary machine Stacked wheels of the rotor of a rotary machine are axially coupled to one another by tie bolt assemblies. Each tie bolt assembly includes a stud having forward and aft ends. The aft end of the stud includes a self-locking nut to thereby lock the stud/nut assembly a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6450746 | Screw retention device having serrations A screw retention device is disclosed for maintaining at least a pair of screws in a substantially static position. The screw retention device preferably includes at least two clamping portions, each clamping portion defining a recess therein for receivin... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5174702 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug nut onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off the stud.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5056974 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug nut onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off of the st... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4971495 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off of the stud. ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4767371 | Inflatable buoyancy oilskin jacket A garment to be worn conveniently and comfortably over the upper body of a seagoing person to gain protection from rain, wind, and/or cold, which includes an interior deflated fluid tight enclosure, i.e. a bladder, to be very quickly inflated inside the g... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4329097 | Adjustable positive means for locking studs and nuts having critical prestress value A pair of nut locking cups are engaged on the external surfaces of a pair of nuts and are constructed so that the outside radius of a cup is equal to one-half of the distances between adjacent studs to allow the cups to be placed on the nuts regardless of... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4219386 | PWR Integral tie plate and locking mechanism A locking mechanism for securing an upper tie plate to the tie rods of a nuclear fuel bundle. The mechanism includes an upper tie plate assembly and locking sleeves fixed to the ends of the tie rods. The tie plate is part of the upper tie plate assembly a... | 08/26/1980 |
