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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350965 | Industrial mixer stand A Stand for Industrial Mixers is disclosed. The stand includes a tiltable cradle for securely holding a mixer while a worker conducts maintenance on it. The stand further has an integrated seat to accommodate the worker. Furthermore, the stand provides a convenient ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7207918 | Continuously variable transmission A mechanical continuously variable transmission in which the power roller is in “line contact” with the counter roller instead of conventional “pinpoint contact”. By utilizing line contact of the power roller and the counter roller, the pressure force betwee... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7096782 | Driving apparatus in printing press A driving apparatus in a printing press includes a plate cylinder driven by a printing press motor, an inking device drive-coupled to the plate cylinder, and a driving connecting/disconnecting mechanism. The mechanism connects and disconnects transmission of driving... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6350317 | Linear drive system for use in a plasma processing system A linear drive assembly for moving a body associated with processing a substrate is disclosed. The linear drive assembly includes a first gear and a second gear, which is operatively engaged with the first gear. The linear drive assembly further includes ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5784870 | Power lift mechanism for mower deck A mower deck lift mechanism which includes a friction disk selectively pivotable into engagement with first and second pulleys of a double pulley jacksheave. A linkage coupled between the friction disk and the deck raises the mower deck when the friction ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5407399 | Variable speed friction transmission A variable ratio friction transmission is described in which one element is a straight sided cone and the other a roller or wheel. The two are in frictional engagement. The roller or wheel moves over an element of the cone to change the speed ratio, and a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5042239 | Power transmission and steering apparatus for vehicles A power transmission and steering apparatus for vehicles includes an engine coupled for rotating a pair of coaxial, spaced-apart driver wheels formed of a low durometer plastic material. A pair of discs are positioned in an opposed, spaced apart relation ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4572027 | Motion converter Apparatus for converting multi-directional input to uni-directional output having a plurality of drivers rotated by the input and moveable to alternate positions with respect to opposed surfaces on the output driven member for frictional drive of the driv... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4397197 | Reversible rim drive mechanism A reversible mechanism including a driven member with a rim having drive surfaces on its opposite sides. An elongate driving member is flexibly engageable with either of these surfaces at a predetermined position. The mechanism is useful in conjunction wi... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4271378 | Toy with reversible driven hoist A simplified reversible drive especially adapted for models and toys, utilizing two parallel and spaced apart drive discs with opposing faces rotating together in tandem, a third reversibly driven disc disposed between and perpendicular to the pair of dis... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4062284 | Friction press A friction press which has a support frame and a screw bar vertically threaded through the support frame. A ram member is connected to the bottom of the screw bar and is in slidable contact with the frame. Two support arms, opposite each other with the sc... | 12/13/1977 |
