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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6652404 | Device for assembling a push V-belt The device for assembling a push V-belt for a continuously variable automatic transmission wherein the push V-belt consists of a plurality of push elements (1) movably interconnected that form an endless belt and of two ring sets (2, 2') has a centering r... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6071354 | Methods of cleaning treadmills An elongated fluid applicator is used to manually apply a fluid such as a lubricant or a cleaning fluid to the belt and/or belt supporting surface of an exercise treadmill. The applicator is optionally included in a kit containing one or more desired flui... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5902664 | Adjustable skimmer belt An improved adjustable skimmer belt having a belt of two layers at least one of which has an outer surface of non-absorbent oleophilic-oriented hydrophobic loop-type fibers, vertical and horizontal stitching creating a repeating pattern and used to attach... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5857814 | Apparatus for controlling tapping-drilling machine An apparatus for controlling a tapping-drilling machine is disclosed in which holes can be formed by means of drilling tools, and threads can be formed by means of tapping tools. A worm is elongately formed on a spindle, and a worm wheel which is meshed w... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5836843 | Brace for outer ends of variable pulley drive A pulley brace for mounting between a variable diameter driving pulley which is belt-coupled to a variable diameter driven pulley, the pulley brace consisting of an elongated body having first and second body ends and a central body portion therebetween, ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5807194 | Toothed belt A synchronous power transmission belt with a belt body of cast urethane belt material, belt teeth formed of the body, a wear-resistant fabric reinforcement disposed along peripheral surfaces of the belt teeth, and a tensile member of helically spiraled co... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5792017 | Video cassette recorder incorporating therein a belt pulley set enabling a timing belt to be mounted thereover without belt slack A video cassette recorder comprises a power transfer apparatus provided with a timing belt, a capstan motor pulley and a driven belt pulley. The capstan motor pulley includes a first contact body fixed to a capstan motor shaft of a capstan motor and adapt... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789052 | Method of seam closure for sheet transfer and other paper processing belts Methods for closing a seam in a paper processing belt having a coating of polymeric resin material require the covering of the seam on the uncoated side of the belt with an encapsulating material, so that the seam will have compression properties substant... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782714 | Bicycle chain guide A bicycle drive chain (1) guide to prevent the drive chain (10) from derailing off the inside of the inner chain wheel. The chain guide is a simple one piece device which can be easily attached to the bicycle frame during manufacturing.... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5752893 | Driving force transmitting apparatus for headphone stereo mechanism An improved driving force transmitting apparatus for a headphone stereo mechanism capable of reducing the number of parts necessary for transmitting the driving force is disclosed. The apparatus provides an idler engaged to a motor-side gear for increasin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5728019 | Belt drive A drive system, especially a belt drive for a multi-axial vehicle running gear, has a drive drum about which the belt is looped and provided with a ring with entrainers which engage teeth on the belt when there is slip between the belt and the drum. Limit... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5690572 | Driving belt A driving belt formed from a textile belt with plastic catch elements injection molded onto the belt. The catch elements have equal spacing from each other in the longitudinal direction of the belt. The belt has several parallel strips, which include non-... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5690573 | Apparatus for assembling belt of variator A belt of a variator is automatically assembled into a pair of pulleys. The pulleys are held by a pulley holding unit which has a pair of holding members for holding the pulleys such that axial lines of the pulleys become parallel to each other. The pulle... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5411443 | Dragchain substitute A dragchain substitute in the form of a line guiding assembly comprising at least one line receiving channel for receiving at least one line loosely disposed therein. At least one of the channel walls of each line receiving channel is designed in projecti... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5401216 | Belt tightening device A belt tightening device, wherein a basic end of a first belt located at one lengthwise side of the belt tightening device is fixed to a windup shaft driven by operating an operating lever, a wind-in member and a fixed rod are provided at the other length... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5391120 | Transmission belt with incorporated mounting tension indicator Two guiding marks constituted by two parallel transversal marks are borne on the back of the belt, a number between said marks being indicated giving the length of the spacing required by the two markers when the belt is installed so that this belt is sub... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5322480 | Dragchain substitute A dragchain substitute in the form of a line guiding assembly comprising at least one line receiving channel for receiving at least one line loosely disposed therein. At least one of the channel walls of each line receiving channel is designed in projecti... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5273495 | Front gear for bicycle with chain restoring device A multistage front gear apparatus for a bicycle having a device for restoring a chain having fallen off which includes a shelf portion (51) extending axially of the rotary shaft, a chain engaging portion (52) extending from a free end region of the shelf ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4887991 | Drive assemblies for chain-driven mining machinery A plough drive employs a plough box mounted face to face on a side plate or intermediate plate of a machine frame of a scraper-chain conveyor. A rotatable chain wheel is disposed in the box for driving a chain coupled to the plough. A chain stripper seats... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4793457 | Snap-on dust shield for automotive compessor clutch A shield for an automotive compressor clutch assembly comprises a resilient hollow part that attaches to the rotatable clutch pulley by means of an annular lip located along the inside of the hollow part and an annular groove located along the outer rim o... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4741548 | Bicycle chain hanger A bicycle chain hanger comprises a unitary member molded from a polymeric material and including a disc-like base portion having a concavely curved internal surface adapted to bear against the wall of the seat stay and a generally L-shaped hook portion ex... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4637268 | Planer drive A planer drive includes a sprocket wheel for a planing chain, the sprocket wheel having a secondary chain ring, and a driveshaft has a primary chain ring. On at last two circles juxtaposed at a predetermined distance, the primary chain ring has radial hol... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4626230 | Device for sensing damage to a cogged belt A pulley has evenly spaced grooves. A belt is formed with evenly spaced teeth which mesh with the grooves on the pulley. A device senses deformation of the belt resulting from damage to at least one of the teeth on the belt. The device may sense an openin... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4578941 | Load carrying device An overload detection and safety arrangement for a load carrying link chain, including a fuse link having link plates connected by a fuse bar of a tensile strength less than the tensile strength of the remainder of the load carrying chain, the fuse link b... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4509767 | Bicycle chain hangar A chain hangar for a bicycle seat stay tube comprising an elongated body having a driving head and a drill bit at opposite end portions, an intermediate portion with self-tapping external screw threads sized to engage a bore made by the drill bit, and a s... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4509937 | Power transmission chain A power transmission chain for a sprocket drive is constructed of at least two types of toed links, one engaging sprocket teeth with their outside flanks and the other engaging sprocket teeth with their inside flanks. The links are assembled as uniform se... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4470824 | Drive pulley, in particular for the distance recorder of a cycle or motor-cycle The pulley of moulded plastics material is mounted adjacent to the outer side of the bicycle wheel flange, concentrically with this flange. The pulley comprises a grooved ring around which extends a belt for driving a distance recorder. From the periphery... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4459123 | Driving method for auxiliary machinery of a vehicle Around an engine-body of a vehicle, several auxiliary machinery such as an air-conditioner and a power steering-pump are disposed. Pulleys of said auxiliary machinery are driven by means of an endless belt or endless belts by a driving pulley of the engin... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4445877 | Adjustable length drive belt for vehicle belt pulley system An adjustable pulley drive belt, comprising a flexible elongate band having a male end and an opposite end, which includes a receiver mechanism for receiving the male end; releasable securing mechanism mounted on the receiver mechanism for movement betwee... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4445878 | Chain stripper devices and assemblies for mining machines A machine frame for a scraper-chain conveyor employs a housing or `plough box` containing a chain wheel for driving a haulage chain. A stripper device is provided in the housing to separate the chain from the chain wheel. The stripper device is composed o... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4429624 | Stirring arrangement This arrangement provides the stirring of the contents of a container. The motive force for the stirring action is supplied by connection of the stirring means to a selected pulley shaft of a pulley arrangement on which an alloy belt of nickel and titaniu... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4324147 | Variable cross section V-belt My invention relates to a method of power transmission using a new type belt drive. This belt drive will supply both axial motion with a speed reduction or increase and will also change a rotative force into a reciprocating force. All of this would be acc... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4059023 | One-piece sintered pulley hub construction A one-piece sintered pulley hub construction formed of powder metal is provided with a pair of radially outwardly extending hub pulling flanges. The hub has a generally tubular-shaped body with front and rear end faces and a cylindrical bore extending axi... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4056014 | Sintered pulley hub construction and method of making same A sintered pulley hub construction for mounting on a bottom wall of a sheet metal pulley cup. A pair of tubular members is pressure formed in a green compact state from a metal powder mixture. One of the members has a cylindrical body which terminates at ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3963115 | Apparatus for monitoring the operation of a drag chain conveyor With a drag chain conveyor there is, for a timely warning of malfunctioning, associated a monitoring apparatus. The drag chain conveyor has a conveyor chain assembly which includes an endless conveyor chain trained about a drive sprocket and a return spro... | 06/15/1976 |
