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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306362 | Food processor with a transmission device A food processor includes a drive unit, a food processing tool driven rotatably by the drive unit, a rotary support, and a transmission device. The transmission device includes a first transmission unit driven rotatably by the drive unit and defining a first drive a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6923273 | Well system The drilling system includes a work string supporting a bottom hole assembly. The work string including lengths of pipe having a non-metallic portion. The work string preferably includes a composite coiled tubing having a fluid impermeable liner, multiple load carry... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6862958 | Flexible drive shaft A flexible drive shaft extension for hand tools comprises serially nested, socket-ended Shaft components of polygonal cross-section which have freedom of universal motion from axial alignment limited to about five degrees of arc and which are forcibly retained in co... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6508714 | Split spool type flexible coupling A coupling between a drive and a driven shaft includes a rigid tube to which are attached in axially spaced apart relation at least two flexible rings of elastomeric material; the outer periphery of each ring is attached to a flange of a connecting hub wi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6467565 | Shaft drive type power transmission A joint is sub-assembled on a front wheel propeller shaft side of a vehicle by integrally fitting one end of the joint to one end of the front wheel propeller shaft and covering the connection portion with a boot. This arrangement provides a shaft drive m... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464589 | Transverse cylindrical engagement tripartite flexible shaft coupling A flexible shaft couple has two terminal components and one medial component. Each terminal component has a shaft bore open to a nether end face and a transverse extension of an opposed adjacent end face possessing an external substantially cylindrical su... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6283869 | Toothed coupling The invention relates to a toothed coupling, especially a double toothed coupling, for rail vehicles, essentially consisting of a coupling housing (2) and at least one coupling component (3, 4) fitted inside the coupling housing (2), the coupling componen... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6179716 | Eccentric shaft coupling The present invention provides an eccentric shaft coupling having a high durability, capable of dealing with a great torque load and transmitting correctly rotational movement. Two pairs of protrusions of cylindrical boss flanges secured to extremities of... | 01/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5924504 | Suspension drive unit assembly for an electrically driven vehicle An automotive vehicle suspension unit assembly located near the sides of a vehicle includes a driving axle shaft, a gear box, an electric motor, and a suspension beam. The driving axle shaft, which drives a wheel hub of the vehicle, defines an axis of rot... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5816926 | Ball and socket double cardan motion universal joint A compact double Cardan motion universal joint has a substantially cylindrical housing having an input end and an output end, with an input shaft and ball joint and an output shaft and interengaging ball joint, respectively; each ball joint consisting of ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5682956 | Dual member pipe joint for a dual member drill string A dual-member pipe joint having an outer member and an inner member which is disposed coaxially within the outer member. Both the outer member and the inner member have a pin end and a box end. The pin end of the outer member is threadable to the box end ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 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 |
| 4692127 | Device for a force transmitting connection between two shafts An intermediate shaft is provided which achieves a sliding connection between an outer part (17) and an inner part (18) inserted into the outer part. Two Cardan joints are formed of axial bores (22, 31). The joint heads (48, 49) are inserted into the axia... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4553949 | Universal joint with clearance elimination elements A universal joint comprises a housing receiving an input assembly and an output assembly. The assemblies include bearing shoes rotatable within the housing and a pair of wedge-like elements are engageable with the housing and the bearing shoes to accommod... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4516958 | Flexible shaft coupling device A flexible coupling is provided transmitting torque and thrust loads between parallel misaligned shafts, but does not permit any nonparallel misalignment between the shafts. The coupling comprises members that are attached to the shafts, each of which has... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4395246 | Universal joint A universal joint 10 includes an input assembly (12), an output assembly (14) and a housing (16) which is rotatable with the input and output assemblies. A pilot assembly (70) is carried within the housing (16) on the input assembly (12) and output assemb... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4303004 | Snap ring assembly for two bodies For an assembly of two bodies wherein one of the bodies has a part-ball portion and the other has a part-ball formed hollow seat of complementary surface, a slot is provided in the body with the hollow portion and the ball formed portion of the other body... | 12/01/1981 |