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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444893 | Booster actuator A booster actuator 10 may be positioned between the solenoid 12 and a valve 14, and increases the energy output from the solenoid to activate the valve. The booster actuator 10 may include a force input member 28 and a force output... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7316299 | Brake device for chain saw A brake device for a chain saw is provided, wherein a driving shaft, which passes through a brake block, a torsion spring, a driving block and a chain wheel, is assembled with a driven gear, and two ends of the torsion spring are respectively fixed to the brake bloc... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308843 | Spring-biased brake mechanism for power equipment Woodworking machines are disclosed having cutting tools for cutting workpieces. The machines include a detection system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool. The machines also include at least one brake component a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287595 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7231842 | Actuating device An actuation device for adjusting a powered control device opposite the adjusting direction. The actuation device comprises an actuation element axially displaceable in a housing by a feed device at least in the adjusting direction. The actuation device includes an ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210707 | Belt assembly A belt assembly for securing the sitting and standing positions of an occupant of a vehicle has two lap belts which can be coupled to the vehicle and are brought together at an abdomen-side central buckle and which are swingable in parallel relation to the occupant'... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207522 | Safety device trigger for activating a safety device An emergency floatation system for a helicopter includes a safety trigger device for inflating at least one raft during the course of an emergency. The safety trigger device includes a plurality of handles such that pulling any one of the plurality of handles trigge... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195197 | Techniques for controlling a fin with unlimited adjustment and no backlash A fin control assembly includes a housing, an arm configured to couple to a fin and to steer the fin relative to the housing, and a locking member disposed within the housing. The locking member is configured to (i) lock the arm in a substantially fixed state to inh... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182144 | Fire-fighting robot Provided is a fire-fighting robot that can quickly start to fight a fire occurring at a hazardous location, which firefighters cannot access, and extinguish fires occurring at any location without receiving a supply of fire extinguishing water. The fire-fight... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168677 | Motor-operated valve apparatus When a fluid flow channel is interrupted while an electronic circuit unit 50 including a microcomputer 51 and the like receives electric source power, a flow control valve is displaced to a predetermined position closer to a first end of both ends of a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152615 | Earthquake actuated horizontal valve with micro switch An earthquake actuated device includes a flapper-valve adapted to block a gas flow and a micro switch for closing or opening a circuit. A seismic sensor responds to accelerations characteristic of an earthquake. The sensor cooperates with a magnet in a flapper arm t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137326 | Translation stop for use in power equipment Woodworking machines are disclosed having cutting tools movable into a cutting zone for cutting workpieces. The machines include a detection system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool, and a reaction system adapte... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137450 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137595 | Flight lock actuator with dual energy sources A flight lock actuator that can be powered by two sources of stored energy when aircraft power has been switched off. A mechanical energy storage means and an electrical energy storage means provide a fully redundant energy storage system that stores sufficient ener... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125058 | Locking device with solenoid release pin A locking device with a solenoid release actuator includes a housing, a plunger axially slidable within the housing, a biasing member for biasing the plunger in a first direction, one or more locking balls, and the locking balls disposed in an aperture in the housin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121605 | Glove box with sensor A door assembly for an interior component of a vehicle includes a door body movably attached to an interior component of a vehicle. A sensor is adapted to generate a signal that is a function of a desired position of the door body. An actuator is selectively coupled... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108116 | Clutch actuator A clutch actuating apparatus for engaging a clutch on an engine, such as an engine that drives an oil or gas well pump. The clutch actuator includes a first prime mover for rotating a clutch operating shaft in one direction toward a clutch-engaging position, but whi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100483 | Firing subsystem for use in a fast-acting safety system Cutting machines with high-speed safety systems, and firing subsystems used in high-speed safety systems, are disclosed. The cutting machines may include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a cutting tool and a person. A reaction syste... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021166 | Booster actuator A booster actuator 10 may be positioned between the solenoid 12 and a valve 14, and increases the energy output from the solenoid to activate the valve. The booster actuator 10 may include a force input member 28 and a force output... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009130 | Switching device A switching device changes over breaking and closing of an electric current by opening/closing a contact portion. An electrically-operated motor generates energy for closing a contact and energy generated by the rotation of the electrically-operated motor is accumul... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998724 | Power generation system A system for generating an electrical power output from a subsea installation that includes at least one flowline, wherein the system includes a turbine that is operatively connected to the flowline, the turbine being rotatable by fluid flowing through the flowline,... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972388 | Power circuit breaker A power circuit breaker includes a switching pole enclosure for accommodating at least one switching pole, whose switching contacts, when closed, rest against one another on a predetermined contact plane. It further includes a switching shaft for transferring drive ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968852 | Shock actuated responsive mechanism with improved dual safety means to prevent over-rotation of the valve reset mechanism and to provide easy access to the reset knob A shock responsive fluid valve assembly capable of automatically closing a fluid valve in response to earthquake forces or other shock forces of a predetermined magnitude. The shock responsive valve assembly has a flow control mechanism having a cradle that holds a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949043 | Eccentric drive reduction gear for a transmission component winding drum An eccentric reduction gear for a vehicle window winder system has a ring gear, a planet pinion that is eccentric relative to the ring gear, a drive component that drives the planet pinion and the ring gear so that they roll relative to each other, and a winding dru... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939073 | Releasable locking mechanisms In the aerospace field spacecraft components are held together by separation systems until a specific time when they must be separated or deployed. Customarily a threaded joining bolt engages one of the components to be joined, and a threaded nut is placed on that b... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932301 | Buckle for kites and the like Described is a device that releaseably couples a person to kites and other like sports equipment. The device for coupling to kites and other like sports equipment comprises a releasable hook mechanism attached to a spreader bar, said releasable hook mechanism compri... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926025 | Shock actuated responsive mechanism with improved leveraged valve closing activation means for vertical fluid valve assemblies A vertical shock responsive fluid valve assembly capable of automatically closing a fluid valve in response to earthquake forces or other shock forces of a predetermined magnitude. The vertical shock responsive valve assembly has a flow control mechanism having a cr... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920966 | Remotely releasable support strut Methods and apparatus are provided for locking and releasing ends of a support strut coupled between a mounting platform and a load. In a preferred embodiment, the strut comprises a damping section coupled between the ends and having a gap therein when the strut is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917006 | Spring-driven mechanism for rectilinear displacement circuit breaker An operating mechanism for a rectilinear motion circuit-breaker, for performing an open-close-reopen cycle, and operating on an operating rod of the circuit-breaker and including closing and opening springs. The opening spring operates on the operating rod. The clos... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917004 | Earthquake actuated micro switch An earthquake actuated micro switch includes a ball which falls into a micro switch actuating position when disturbed. The ball normally resides in a shallow ball seat. A sufficient disturbance causes the ball to escape the ball seat, and fall into a switch seat. Wh... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902188 | Cushion mount with slide device A restraint apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant in a side impact or rollover event. The restraint apparatus includes a deployment guide that includes a housing having a channel with a substantially smoothed interior and longitudinal slot. A guide member is s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6838629 | Energy accumulator for a sequence switch A force-storing unit for a tap changer has an output shaft journaled in a support and a pair of parallel guide rods fixed on the support, defining a longitudinal direction, and spaced parallel to the shaft. A force-storing slide and an output part are displaceable l... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6785930 | Windshield wiping method This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible member to account for compression loads in excess of a predetermined load, such as 30 percent greater than a maximum load for the flexible member. The system utilizes a flexible p... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6745994 | Device for repositioning a rotating element A device for restoring a rotary member into a defined normal position, with a spatially stationary fixed catch, which predetermines the normal position, and a driver catch, which is coupled to the rotary member and can be moved past the fixed catch, each of which ha... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6747541 | Spool assembly with integrated link-wire and electrical terminals for non-explosive actuators used in electro-mechanical structural separation devices An improved spool assembly for non-explosive actuators used in electro-mechanical structural separation devices. The spool assembly includes two spool halves each having external surfaces and a generally flat internal surface, a unitary and integral internal member ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6722216 | Booster actuator A booster actuator 10 may be positioned between the solenoid 12 and a valve 14, and increases the energy output from the solenoid to activate the valve. The booster actuator 10 may include a force input member 28 and a force output... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6579028 | Connecting rod for knuckle joint device and knuckle joint device comprising said rod The connecting rod (1) for a knuckle joint device with three parallel axes comprises a substantially U-shaped center part (2), whereby the lower transversal branch (3a) thereof constitutes a third articulated axis (X3) of a release device and said branch ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6450064 | Resettable separation mechanism with anti-friction bearings A self-aligning release assembly for a separation mechanism is provided. The separation mechanism has a protective housing for selectively releasably securing a fastener. The protective housing is mountable to a structure. The release assembly comprises a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446519 | Electric actuator An actuator for actuating a control mechanism by axially moving an actuating member against a force comprises a housing in which a reversible drive is arranged with a first rotatable part and a second rotatable part engagable with one another and acting o... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6334366 | Driving device for a rollover bar A driving device for a rollover bar for motor vehicles has a piston-cylinder unit that, in a crash situation, extends the rollover bar out of a rest position into a supporting position. A further or second piston-cylinder unit is provided as an additional... | 01/01/2002 |
