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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300662 | Drug/drug delivery systems for the prevention and treatment of vascular disease A drug and drug delivery system may be utilized in the treatment of vascular disease. A local delivery system is coated with rapamycin or other suitable drug, agent or compound and delivered intraluminally for the treatment and prevention of neointimal hyperplasia f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7229473 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191711 | Shafting especially a cardan shaft and homokinetic bogie drive system for rail vehicles A shafting, particularly a cardan shaft for rail vehicles, has two cardan joints (4,5), each of which comprises two link forks (7–10) coupled to one another by a central part (6). The central part (6) comprises at least two partial elem... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134818 | Tool-holding system for high-accuracy calibration of holes The invention relates to the field of toolings for high-accuracy finishing through-holes and non-through-holes, such as for example for calibration, lapping operations. More precisely the invention refers to a tool-holding system for high-accuracy calibration of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6962489 | Moineau pumping device having a ball coupling A pumping device is provided which comprises a Moineau pump with a helical rotor inside a helical cavity of a stator, driver means, and a drive connecting rod coupled by a respective coupling to a driving shaft of the driver and to one end of the rotor. Each couplin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6578657 | Driveline angle reducer A driveline system for a motor vehicle includes at least two propeller shafts and a driveline angle reducer disposed therebetween for drivingly interconnecting the propeller shafts at a fixed operating angle. The driveline angle reducer includes a housing... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6440000 | Universal joint In order to provide a universal joint suitable as a small diameter joint capable of transmitting a large torque and having a high rotational precision and a high durability at a low cost, the universal joint is a kind of spring ring joints coupling a driv... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6368222 | Universal joint and parallel mechanism machine incorporating the universal joint A universal joint having two or three degrees of freedom in rotation is disclosed which exhibits a small size, great rigidity and satisfactory accuracy. An end of a first node is connected to a base through a rolling bearing. A plurality of circular-arc g... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6287206 | Limited angle universal joint A univesal joint, block and pin type, in which a carefully designed and sized center section will limit angulation of the joint at any angle desired up to, but not including an angle which will cause lockup.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6135743 | Rotary piston pump This invention may find use in applications such as pumps and other machines, it solves the problem of reduction of hydrodynamic resistance multiply and increases the capacity. The offered mechanim comprises of disc-shaped housing (1) with through hole (2... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6039652 | Universal joint angle driving tool A Hookes universal joint assembly which, in a preferred embodiment, comprises two series connected universal joints to produce an angle change of 60° to 70°. A rigid housing confines input and output rotating drive shafts. In a preferred embodiment the ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6011942 | Cylindrical rotating member having a support mechanism exhibiting little unevenness in rotation, and image forming apparatus It is desirable if the lengthwise center axis of a cylindrical rotating member such as a photoreceptor drum is aligned exactly with the center axes of the support shafts. However, as it is impossible to eliminate manufacturing errors in components, it is ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5964664 | CV drive shaft construction A shaft construction transmits power from a vehicle to a driven mechanism located on an implement. The shaft construction includes a first shaft having a first end coupled to the driving shaft of the vehicle. A second end of the first shaft is coupled to ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5951400 | Flexible coupling for use between two shafts A constant velocity flexible coupling for direct drive to the wheels of a low speed light duty wheeled vehicle or 4-wheel drive steer lawn tractor having discs which flexibly couple a drive shaft to a wheel flange.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5890965 | Dry coupling The dry coupling includes a typical shaft to shaft coupling, conformed to body the invention by inclusion of two hub parts (4) with hub flanges (5,5') bonded thereunto and also an intermediate tube (6) interconnecting the flanges with respective flanges (... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888140 | Torsionally stiff, flexible shaft coupling, especially one made entirely of steel A torsionally stiff, flexible shaft coupling, an all-steel shaft coupling for transmitting torques between shafts. Shafts with mutually offset axes, having one or two packs of plates (5) which are places on clamping bushes (6) and are clamped on the latte... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5860864 | Joint assembly having self-biasing mechanism to bias two shafts into coaxial alignment A joint assembly for connecting two spaced drive shafts, such as in a submergible pumping system. The joint assembly comprises a connecting shaft having enlarged bodies on each end thereof, a housing surrounding each enlarged body, each housing connectabl... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859947 | Positioning devices and a method and positioning device for aligning an optical fiber with an optical beam A positioning device (500) for positioning workpieces along translations and through angular rotations about two or more axes of rotation. In particular, the positioning devices (500) can be employed in method for aligning an optical fiber (510) with an o... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851150 | Flexible coupling with rectangular flex frame and uniform stiffness A flexible coupling comprised of one or more flex frames connected in series between end fittings has the legs of its flex frames so dimensioned as to provide the coupling with a uniform bending stiffness with respect to bending moments in planes at all a... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5833541 | Elastomeric joints having interlocking threaded portions An elastomeric joint that can be used, as part of an articulated coupling in a progressive cavity device, including using the articulated coupling for converting the complex motion of the rotor into simple rotation. The coupling includes two shafts couple... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5823881 | Universal joint having centering device A universal joint (150) includes a centering device (160) for maintaining the joint at constant velocity. Each shaft (101) of the joint (150) is connected to a centering device (160). Movement of one of the shafts (101) at an angle relative to the longitu... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5810669 | Coupling spring element for interconnecting shafts A coupling spring element is provided for which assembly without access and with no play, and a torsion-proof transmission of shaft revolutions is possible and has superior spring elastic properties to which, a plate-shaped element is provided with an ess... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5755622 | Centrifugally operated axial and torsional vibration reducer for a diaphragm coupling A vibration reducer for a diaphragm coupling is capable of suppressing axial vibrations as well as torsional vibrations. A diaphragm pack 3 is mounted between a diaphragm mount flange 2 provided on an intermediate shaft 1 serving as a drive shaft and a sh... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5711709 | Self-aligning rod end coupler A self-aligning rod end coupler including an outer housing having a first open end with an internally threaded portion and a second open end having a radially inwardly extending flange. A female adapter is provided having an externally threaded portion fo... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5700197 | Flexible shaft coupling having a plurality of driving side leaf spring members, a plurality of driven side leaf spring members and one relay member Leaf spring members (12a through 12d, 14a through 14d, 16a through 16d, 18a through 18d) are disposed on the rear surfaces of a driving side flange portion (2) and a driven side flange portion (4). One end of each leaf spring member taken in a circumferen... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697849 | Axially stiff link The axially stiff link provides a rigid connection linking two shaft segments (1, 2) of a shaft such that it can bend and or twist yet remain rigid with no slop for high tolerance positioning applications. The link is composed of two rolling elements (4) ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5669460 | Automotive torque transfer case with reduced angle forward output shaft A transfer case (10) having a drive shaft (12) on a bearing (18) to permit the drive shaft to be rotated with respect to the transfer case, the drive shaft having a free end portion (12a) which is adapted to drive an axle of a vehicle. The drive shaft pas... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660590 | Flexible coupling of metal alloy with integral strips separated by slots for rotary shaft A flexible coupling between two rotary shafts comprises a flexible metallic member rigidly connected to each of the shafts, the flexible member comprising connection zones interconnected by deformation zones which are traversed by slots perpendicular to t... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660591 | Flexible coupling device The present invention is directed to a flexible coupling device adapted to connect a first rotatable shaft with a second rotatable shaft. The coupling device generally includes a pair of opposing hubs, each of which is adapted to be secured to a respectiv... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5618234 | Constant velocity universal joint A constant velocity joint comprises two shafts with respective opposed ends carrying respective flanges whose external shape is part-spherical and in which respective part-cylindrical recesses are formed, the axes of which intersect at the geometrical cen... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5593351 | Axially stiff link The axially stiff link provides a rigid connection linking two shaft segments (1, 2) of a shaft such that it can bend and or twist yet remain rigid which no slop for high tolerance positioning applications. The link is composed of two rolling elements (4)... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5588917 | Coupling with dual torque transmission paths A coupling system provided with a dual torque transmitting arrangement to provide compensation for axial misalignment between a drive shaft and a driven shaft where a primary flexible coupling member transmits torque between the drive shaft and the driven... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573463 | Elastomeric drive line coupling for transmitting torque and simultaneously accomodating shaft misalignments and angular deflections An elastomeric drive line coupling. The coupling includes an input drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and terminating at one end with a housing and an output drive shaft having a longitudinal axis and terminating at one end with a ball. The housing ha... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569089 | Universal joint construction A universal joint comparable in construction to a ball and socket joint in that it comprises a ball member (14) attached to a first shaft (10) and a socket member (16) attached to a second shaft (18), wherein the ball member (14) and the socket member (16... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5564982 | Flexible coupling with quick-disconnect coupling hubs A flexible coupling having quick-disconnect coupling hubs for connecting a drive shaft to an adjacently-aligned driven shaft and transmitting torsion from the drive shaft to the driven shaft responsive to rotation of the drive shaft, while accommodating m... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551918 | Flexible composite coupling A flexible composite coupling (20) wherein a wound filament or roving is wound between two attachment members (22) and (24) and is fully or partially impregnated with a resin matrix such as urethane to form a flexible element (32). The attachment members ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5527220 | Articulatable joint with multi-faceted ball and socket An articulatable joint which is embodied within a coupling useful for transferring eccentric rotational energy and motion into concentric rotational energy and motion. The coupling is incorporated into a downhole drill string and applied to connect a moto... | 06/18/1996 |
