Celebrity Inventors
Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182382 | Pulley assembly for a start-stop belt drive Described herein is a pulley assembly for a start-stop belt drive, comprising a hub having an axis and designed to be connected to a crankshaft of an internal-combustion engine, a pulley, which is designed to co-operate with a belt of a belt drive and is connected i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157682 | Tensioner A tensioner comprising a base having a shaft, a pivot arm engaged with the shaft, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, an arcuate damping member frictionally engaged with a pivot arm inner surface, a torsion spring having a first end engaged with the pivot arm, the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8109850 | Drive pulley for elevators and method of manufacture thereof A drive pulley for elevators, with at least two sectors, wherein at least one sector is hardened and at least one sector is not hardened. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7988576 | Disengageable pulley device The disengageable pulley device includes a pulley mounted on an internal transmission element, and a free wheel provided with a plurality of wedges and with a cage for the wedges, said free wheel being designed to provide one-way engagement between the pulley and th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980977 | Power transmission apparatus A power transmission apparatus includes a pulley 1 having a belt attached thereto to transmit the rotating drive force, a hub 2 which connects the pulley to a rotating shaft of a driven device, a bearing 7 which rotatably supports the pulley, an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7722491 | Power shaft including a belt retaining geometry A power shaft including a belt retaining geometry is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The power shaft includes a shaft including a normal belt position portion adapted for receiving a belt and a reduced diameter portion formed on the shaft and l... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7485059 | Two piece stamped steel pulley A pulley is provided with first and second disks each having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a center hole with a center axis. Each disk has a hub formed at its center hole that extends outwardly from the disk outer surface. The inner side of each disk ha... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7431674 | Continuously variable transmission Continuously variable transmission provided with a primary pulley and a secondary pulley, around which a drive belt is arranged, clamped between two conical pulley discs of the respective pulley, a running surface of at least one pulley disc of the primary pulley an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7241117 | Motor shaft assembly and method A method for assembling a motor shaft with a bearing, a motor housing, and an impeller is disclosed. A motor shaft extension is used to retain the impeller axially on the motor shaft and allows the motor shaft to drive an additional component, such as an impeller, l... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204774 | One-piece drive pulley and belt guide In one-piece combination, a drive pulley and belt guide for a belt-driven machine. The pulley has a belt-driving section configured for engagement by the belt and a belt-guiding section integral with the belt-driving section. The belt-guiding section has a conically... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191880 | Over-running clutch pulley with increased surface microhardness The over-running clutch pulley (10) of a preferred embodiment of the invention includes a sheave member (20), a hub member (22) located substantially concentrically within the sheave member, and a clutch member (24), which cooperate to ro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180214 | Condenser fan motor dust shield A dust shield for a refrigeration condenser fan motor includes a shroud having an opening for a motor output shaft, and a hub extending from the shroud. The shroud forms an enclosure to prevent contaminants from interfering with operation of the motor. The hub inclu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171750 | Method of producing a torsional damper To provide a method of producing a torsional damper to prevent an annular rubber undulation in the pressing of the annular rubber between a hub and an annular mass, improve strain durability of the torsional damper, and decrease a press-in load in the press-in of th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159772 | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley A system for mounting an RF tag to a conveyor trolley wherein the tag is embedded in a block of material shaped to fit within an annular recess formed between the hub and outer rim of the trolley wheel. The shaped block is secured to the wheel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135082 | Method of making a power transmission belt/belt sleeve and belt/belt sleeve made according to the method A method of making a power transmission belt/belt sleeve having a body with a continuous length extending around an axis, an inside, an outside spaced radially from the inside, and at least one of a) a plurality of ribs extending lengthwise and b) a plurality of cog... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108623 | Fan idler pulley A fan idler pulley having a threaded hub for attaching a fan shaft. The pulley also comprises a receiving portion for engaging a bearing. The bearing is further engaged with a cup. The entire assembly is mounted by a pin press fit though the cup into a mounting surf... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7056247 | Pulley unit A pulley unit includes a pulley and a rotor concentrically disposed for relative rotation, a one-way clutch interposed in an annular space therebetween, rolling bearings provided on opposite sides of the one-way clutch, and a seal ring for sealing the annular space.... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7041020 | Deflection pulley for a traction mechanism drive The invention relates to a deflection pulley (1), intended for a traction drive, which includes a rolling-contact bearing as well as a ring body (4). A securing screw (8) as well as a spacer sleeve (9) serve as retaining elements. In orde... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028677 | External drive supercharger An external drive supercharger is described. The external drive supercharger includes an impeller, a multibelt pulley adapted to a drive source, an impeller pulley drivingly coupled to the impeller, and an external drive belt having at least one rib coupled to the m... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025928 | Method of flow forming a metal part A method of flow forming sintered metal parts. The first step is forming a round disk by conventional powder metal process. The disk can be a donut shape part with or without a flange on one side of its outer diameter. The disk can then be copper impregnated or used... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014035 | System for supporting an underside roller on a conveying belt A conveyor system having a conveying belt trained around guide rollers for movement in a travel path, a first roller which is mounted in an operative position on a support to bear against the conveying belt, and a roller support system. The roller support system has... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6941651 | Pulley and bearing assembly and a method and apparatus for inserting and fastening a bearing within a pulley A pulley and bearing assembly and a method of inserting and fastening a bearing within a pulley having an axially extending cylindrical hub portion with an axial bore forming an inner periphery of the pulley and a pair of opposite ends, an annular belt groove portio... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6881166 | Pulley A pulley consists of a pulley basic body which has a cylindrical outer circumferential surface. Sitting on this cylindrical outer circumferential surface is a tire which is of sandwich-like design with regard to its radial extent. This results in a plurality of ring... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6817959 | Chain wheel A chain wheel is described with a wheel body consisting of a wheel rim and a wheel hub which wheel body carries a transmitter ring with radially projecting shoulders for detecting various angles of rotation or ranges of angles of rotation. In order to provide advant... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6716125 | Pulley with belt-wiping surfaces A pulley plate, a pulley and a belt drive system are disclosed. Each include a pulley plate or a pulley having an inner surface adapted to be driven about an axis of rotation and having a perimeter. The inner surface additionally includes a plurality of belt-wiping ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6675672 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6500085 | Mechanical device for transmitting power A device includes a power-transmission pulley rotatably mounted on an automotive accessory housing, a drive plate fixedly connected to a rotating shaft of the accessory, and shear pins which connect the pulley and the drive plate. The shear pins each have... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6487928 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6389925 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6348020 | Internal spun hub and method of making same A hub having a bore, in accordance with the present invention, is spun-roll formed of a portion of an annular sheet metal disc. The hub is formed by radially displacing a portion of the annular sheet disc outward from the bore. The so formed hub that is i... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6336883 | Device for transmitting torque from an internal combustion engine to a compressor A device for transmitting a torque from an internal combustion engine to a secondary assembly, in particular the compressor of an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, with a hub for connection to the secondary assembly shaft and with a belt pulley ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6276227 | Bicycle shift control device A clamping apparatus for a shifting control device includes a clamping unit and a housing attached to the clamping unit. The clamping unit includes a clamp member structured to mount to a handlebar around a first axis coaxial with the handlebar, a clamp a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6224514 | Exercise apparatus Exercise apparatus has a base to which is pivoted one end of a rockable arm, the opposite end of which is coupled to one end of a force transmitting line by means of which the arm may be rocked from and to a rest position. Movement of the arm away from th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6165093 | Pulley with belt-wiping surface A pulley plate for use with an opposing pulley plate wherein the plates are configured so as to receive a belt therebetween. The pulley plate includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is opposite the outer surface and is adapted fo... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6141522 | Image forming apparatus using an endless belt In an image forming apparatus, such as an electrophotography-basis copying machine or laser printer, ribs are provided on and along both side ends of the inner surface of an intermediate transfer belt. Rib guides are provided on both ends of a drive roll.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6106422 | Power transmission member and material thereof containing carbon fiber, aromatic polyamide fiber and graphite with phenol resin A power transmission member is constructed by molding a resin material obtained by mixing a carbon fiber, an aromatic polyamide fiber, graphite, and talc with phenol resin. The preferred contents of the carbon fiber, the aromatic polyamide fiber, the grap... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068241 | Non-slipping pulley Disclosed is a pulley that comprises a metal bearing with an elastomeric material on its outer rim molded into a polymeric wheel, where the coefficient of thermal expansion of the polymeric wheel is at least 1.0×10-6 cm/cm/°C. greater than th... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6027778 | One piece capstan for a tape cartridge The present invention provides a novel one-piece capstan for a tape cartridge which provides good static dissipative properties and wear resistance. The capstan material of the present invention has a charge decay time of no more than 5 seconds as measure... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026709 | Device for damping oscillations of a crankshaft A device for damping crankshaft oscillation including a ring-shaped housing filled with viscous or elasticoviscous fluid and fixedly mounted on the hub, a flywheel located in the ring-shaped housing, and a torsionally elastic coupling for connecting a tor... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5947853 | Spun pulley with thick hub A pulley with an integral hub spun-roll formed of a disc of sheet metal where the hub has a thickness greater than the thickness of the sheet metal. The hub has a bore and external surface for attaching to other components.... | 09/07/1999 |
