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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402065 | Socket connector for carrying integrated circuit package A socket connector includes a metallic stiffener, an insulative housing, a load plate, a load lever and a plurality of washers. The stiffener defines a central opening in a middle portion thereof, the opening being surrounded by two pairs of inner surfaces. The hous... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7162841 | Spring clip and method of window installation A spring clip having integral, self-penetrating attachment tangs and an orientation tab can be manually installed in a window opening formed by a foam core sandwiched by a pair of OSBs. A first planar surface has a second planar surface attached along one lateral ed... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7111876 | Flange A split flange is provided. The split flange may be capable of being fitted firmly around the pipe having a flexible pipe body and a flared portion formed at an end portion of the pipe body. The split flange is provided with two or more arcuate flange members and tw... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7011482 | Molded washer A washer formed by two identical C-shaped sections having parallel upper and lower surfaces, two ends, an inside and an outside arcuate edge, the ends having a plurality of tabs and recesses that inter-digitate to form continuous surfaces. The outside arcuate edges ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 4932819 | Pin for fixing a panel A pin for fixing a panel to a support material is provided, having a shank (1) and a head (4), and a narrowed anchorage portion (5), a washer (2) for pressing the panel to be fixed against the support material and a guide (3) for limiting the penetration ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4898482 | Replaceable shim A shim is provided for a planetary gear arrangement of the type having planetary gears each of which is rotatably mounted to a frame by a shaft. The shim includes an elongated flat body having a generally U-shaped recess at one end and which is adapted to... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4775250 | Replaceable shim A replaceable shim is provided for a planetary gear arrangement of the type having planetary gears each of which is rotatably mounted to a frame by a shaft. The shim includes an elongated flat body having a generally U-shaped recess at one end and which i... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4570759 | Disc brake with caliper having releasably lockable reinforcements The caliper (52), in the form of a closed frame surrounding the fixed support (50), incorporates at least one axial reinforcing member (3) joining two axially separated zones (1, 2) of the caliper by passing through them and extending radially beyond the ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4490954 | Masking cover for a wall surface around a pipe which emerges therefrom A masking cover for a wall surface 16 around a pipe 15 which emerges therefrom, constituted by two circular concentric plates 10 and 11 each provided with a radial slot 13 having parallel edges which are connected together by a semicircular portion 14 hav... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4057000 | Mechanism for deep ocean instrumentation remote release A simple, quick, quiet load-release device which comprises a standard thred nut cut into three sections along its length. The three sections are held together by use of a heat meltable tape which is wrapped around the nut. A resistance wire is laid betwe... | 11/08/1977 |
