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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213499 | Spacer for a boost unit A spacer secured to a dash panel offsets a boost unit of a brake system into an engine compartment. The spacer has a cylindrical body with a u-shaped space through which air from the engine compartment is communicated to the boost unit to effect a brake application.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7097004 | Pressure bleeding boot-type seal A boot-type seal having a seal and a valve. The seal has a first seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a first surface, and a second seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a second surface. The valve is coupled to the seal and is operabl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086300 | Large stroke linear motion flexural apparatus Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a linear motion flexural apparatus to provide friction-free linear travel for large stroke motion. In one embodiment, a linear motion flexural apparatus comprises a first member having a first surface, and a secon... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063331 | Mechanism for preventing intrusion of water or the like into boot for universal joint A middle portion 62 of a fitting portion 52A of a boot 52 for a universal joint is fastened to a flange-like portion 72 of a member to which the boot is attached and a front end portion 63 to which communicating paths 61A to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017436 | Boot assembly for a vehicle A boot assembly for a vehicle includes a retainer adapted to be connected to vehicle structure of a vehicle and a boot for surrounding either one of a shifter and parkbrake of the vehicle. The boot assembly also includes a seal connected to the boot and to the retai... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003964 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10) including a heat generator (15), a heat engine (26) supplied with heat engine working fluid (18) by the heat generator (15) having a heat engine cylinder chamber (34), a heat engine piston (32)... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994354 | Vibrationally decoupling gasket A gasket includes a fist sealing portion, a second sealing portion, and an elastic arm sealingly connecting between the two. The first sealing portion sealingly engages a first member and the second sealing portion sealingly engages a second member. The elastic arm ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6921091 | Sealing bellows, transmission joint equipped with same and method for fixing same A sealing boot intended to ensure the sealing of a transmission joint connecting two shafts. The sealing boot includes a boot body having a bead at each end to contact and seal the periphery of the shaft or an element of the joint integral with the shaft. Each bead ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883483 | Gasket with pushrod retainer In an engine having a rocker member adapted to rock about an axis intermediate the rocker member and a pushrod extending from a lower body to an upper body and engaging an end of the rocker member, a gasket for sealing the lower body to the upper body is provided. T... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883647 | Hydraulic brake lever for a bicycle A hydraulic brake lever for a bicycle, comprising a main body, a pull handle, and an adjusting mechanism. Thus, the hydraulic brake lever can be operated conveniently and smoothly, thereby facilitating the rider operating the hydraulic brake lever. In addition, the ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6811158 | Seal A seal for sealing an interface between a piston shaft (4) of an expander mechanism for a disk brake and an inner surface of a housing (5) of the brake in which the shaft is received is described. The seal comprises: a laterally outwardly disposed port... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6637837 | Vacuum booster air intake via engine compartment breather passage The problem of providing air from a vehicle engine compartment to a breather port of a vacuum booster mounted on a wall separating the engine compartment from the passenger compartment is solved by adapting the wall to provide an air passage, when the rea... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6550350 | Boot for a rack and pinion steering gear assembly An apparatus (10) includes a tie rod (151) for a vehicle steering system. The tie rod (151) has an axis (159), a first cylindrical portion (251) with a first outer surface (261) of a first diameter (271), and a second cylindrical portion (252) coaxial wit... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523428 | Shift lever boot A shift lever boot includes a top face having a shift lever hole face and including a plurality of crests and a plurality of valleys, and a bellow-like skirt continuously connected to edges of the top face. All ridgelines of the crests and the valleys are... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6267019 | Applicator for protective coatings Hydraulic cylinder rods on machines can be protected by applying a thin coating of protectant to the surface of the rod. The present invention provides a flexible, impervious sleeve having first and second ends and first and second edges connecting the en... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6084666 | Apparatus for multiple positioning of a planar sample at a repeatable distance and angle from a testing device An apparatus for rotationally positioning a disk on a stationary stage at a constant and repeatable distance and angle for a device to perform an operation on several positions of the disk surface is disclosed. The disk apparatus has a manipulating member... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019008 | Linear motion apparatus under ultra high vacuum A linear motion apparatus for moving an object in a vacuum chamber comprising an antenna or a telescoping shaft such as a fishing rod to effectively utilize space, and to avoid the need of a rear projection thereby achieving stability. The linear motion a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6003639 | Bicycle brake system A hydraulic brake system for a two wheel bike having handlebars, a master cylinder assembly mounted on the handlebar, the assembly including a housing, a tubular body mounted in the housing, a piston mounted in the tubular body, an overrating lever pivota... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5887692 | Hydraulic pressure cylinder with combined boot and spring A slave cylinder particularly suited for use in a hydraulic clutch release system for a motor vehicle. The cylinder includes a spring boot which serves as both a dust boot and a preload spring device. In one embodiment of the invention, the cylinder is an... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5879098 | Device for the tight crossing of a partition by a mobile member This device is for the tight crossing of a partition or bulkhead by a mobile member. The object of the invention is to supply a device permitting the transfer of simultaneous, complex mechanical movements through a tight partition, whilst maintaining the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5784925 | Vacuum compatible linear motion device A vacuum compatible linear motion device having a fluid bearing is contained within a vacuum chamber having a working pressure of significantly less than one atmosphere. The fluid bearing is contained within a vacuum enclosure within the vacuum chamber an... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5562005 | Protective bellows A protective bellows for protecting the steering mechanism of a motor vehicle body is shown. The bellows has a fixing collar for gripping the outside of the casing of the steering mechanism, and a fixing collar for gripping a mounting region of the steeri... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5540283 | Well pumping A method and apparatus for protecting a polished rod of a pumping unit so that the portion of the polished rod that passes out of the top of a stuffing box of a wellhead on the upstroke of the polished rod is protected from the environment surrounding the... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5499550 | Rack-and-pinion steering for motor vehicles A rack-and-pinion steering is presented, in which an at least partially hollow cylindrical rack is used to ventilate and evacuate the bellows and in which at least one evacuation groove is prepared in the connection pin of the ball joint housing. The evac... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5379856 | Rack and pinion steering gear assembly A rack and pinion steering gear assembly 10 includes a rack 14 which is movable relative to a housing 12 to turn steerable vehicle wheels. The rack 14 extends through a bellows 34 which is connected with an end portion of the rack 14 and an end portion of... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377950 | Platform mountings A platform is mounted by bellows, at least one for each degree of freedom (DOF) of the platform. The bellows may provide either an active or a passive mounting for the platform. By arranging a suitable number of such bellows in supporting relationship a p... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5287881 | Sealed bonnet for actuating a quarter turn valve assembly A bonnet is provided for operating a quarter turn valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing formed to include a fluid-conducting passage therein and a quarter turn valve moveable in the passage to regulate flow of fluid through the passa... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5269339 | Sealed bonnet for actuating a quarter turn valve assembly A bonnet is provided for operating a quarter turn valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing formed to include a fluid-conducting passage therein and a quarter turn valve moveable in the passage to regulate flow of fluid through the passa... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269492 | Actuator for a rotary valve A hermetically-sealed actuator for a rotary valve is provided in which a valve operator is operative to move a stem axially, axial movement of the stem, in turn, producing rotation of a rotary cam member that is operatively connected to rotate a valve spi... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5261678 | Dust-proof boot and method for mounting the same A dust-proof boot comprising an internal engaging ring extended from one end of an expansible bellows portion and an external engaging ring provided upwardly thereof and capable of being spread is provided at an extended base of the internal engaging ring... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5182956 | Protective boot A protective boot for preventing contamination of the oil in a hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly consists of an elongate flexible sleeve having a first end removably securable to the head of the cylinder and a second end removably securable to the distal... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5172999 | Fixing bracket for flexible tube A bracket for fixing to a prescribed member a flexible tube, such as the protective boot installed in an automobile suspension device, includes a stationary ring fixed on the prescribed member. A spacer ring is fitted to the stationary ring and provided w... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5165657 | Actuator for a rotary valve A hermetically-sealed actuator for a rotary valve is provided in which a first camming member is operative to move a stem axially, axial movement of the stem, in turn, producing rotation of a second rotary cam mamber that is operatively connected to rotat... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5161454 | Valve body guard A guard means for protecting a valve body extending from a hub of a servomotor. The valve body has a base with a plurality of openings therein through which mounting bolts attach the guard means to the housing of the servomotor, a bellows section having a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5152540 | Tubular member deformable into a bellows for sealing a reciprocating rod A tubular member comprises a tubular body made of rubber. The tubular body has a base portion, a head portion, and a plurality of annular grooves or annular projections formed in an inner wall of the body. The base portion is arranged to be secured to a g... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5126712 | Water cover arrngement for a solenoid apparatus A solenoid apparatus comprising a solenoid case (27) having an open end and a substantially closed end, a plunger (30) electromagnetically movably mounted in the solenoid case, and a substantially cup-shaped flexible water-tight boot (40). The cup-shaped ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5051105 | Resin rack boot A rack boot which is installed at the steering rack portion of an automobile comprises a small-diameter ring portion, a large-diameter ring portion, and a bellows portion interposed between the small-diameter portion and the large-diameter portion. An ang... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5048648 | Piston cap The present invention relates to a piston cap for a disc brake, comprising a brake motor consisting of a piston (24) sliding in a cylinder (26), this cap being composed of a flexible material ensuring sealing between the piston (24) and the cylinder (26) ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5046745 | Constant volume protective boot A protective boot formed of a resilient elastomeric material is provided having a housing with an opening therein through which the reciprocating shaft of a solenoid or like device projects with the shaft being axially movable relative to the housing of t... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5041748 | Lightweight, direct drive electromechanical actuator An actuator (10) comprises a housing having sections (11, 11') joined by a band clamp (12). A high torque, low speed motor (14) is provided in the housing and has a rotor (17) associated with a ballscrew rod (18) which is received in the hollow end of a b... | 08/20/1991 |
