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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6371336 | Electrically operated cartridge dispensing appliance The electrically operated dispensing appliance comprises a gear motor which is connected to the main shaft by a first gear and a first shifting sleeve in order to operate the advance and the relieving stroke under high loads, and for the operation at smal... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5562556 | Continuous cable rotary drive apparatus A rotary drive apparatus has a drum with a first plurality of generally parallel grooves spaced a predetermined distance apart. A capstan adjacent the drum has a second plurality of generally parallel grooves spaced the same predetermined distance. The ca... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553509 | Three degree of freedom robotic manipulator constructed from rotary drives A three degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator is constructed from three rotary drives. The rotary drive consists of a relatively small diameter cylindrical driving member coupled to a larger diameter cylindrical driven member. The driven member of a secon... | 09/10/1996 |
