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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7062984 | Vehicle powertrain with two-wheel and four-wheel drive ratios A vehicle powertrain incorporates a planetary gearset which is coupled with a front wheel drive mechanism and a rear wheel drive mechanism. The planetary gearset is controlled by two torque-transmitting mechanisms to establish an input member of the planetary gearse... | 06/20/2006 |
| 5652560 | Extended life solenoid A method and solenoid assembly for extending the wear life of the solenoid. These include: enabling rotation of the solenoid plunger within the solenoid housing to expose a new solenoid plunger surface when solenoid plunger surface reaches a failure mode;... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5402997 | Device for opening and closing a sheet-film cassette The device comprises a support element (6) arranged in parallel with the free end of a cassette lid (1b) which is to be opened. The support element is driven by a lever gear (7, 8, 9, 33, 34, 35) and, guided on arms (2, 3), can be lifted and lowered. Spri... | 04/04/1995 |
| 4774822 | Compact transmission for automatic washer A compact transmission for an automatic washer which converts unidirectional rotary motion to oscillating rotary motion without the use of gears is provided. An input shaft is rotatingly driven by an electric motor and has a reversing thread connection to... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4718258 | Reversing drive for triple action agitator A reversing drive for a triple action agitator is provided in which the agitator has an upper portion with helical grooves formed therein and a thruster barrel is received over the agitator upper portion. The thruster barrel has inwardly directed pegs whi... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4637459 | Anti rotational device for down hole hydraulic pumping unit An anti rotational device is illustrated for use in a down hole pumping unit operated by a sucker rod driven by a hydraulic pump, fixing the cylinder rod of the hydraulic pump while permitting rotation of the sucker rod driven thereby.... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4636761 | High reliability solenoid switch A fail-safe solenoid switching mechanism (11) uses a reciprocating switch (15) to establish make-or-break connections. In order to increase the effective life of shorting bars on the switch, the switch's reciprocating part 23 is rotated by a ratcheting me... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4154122 | Hand-powered tool A hand-powered tool in which a spindle for driving a tool attachment is driven by a bevel gear. The spindle is supported in bearings on both sides of the bevel gear and extends through an opening in a stationary transverse shaft on which the bevel gear is... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4122726 | Lever mechanism for a mixing valve The lever mechanism includes an easy-to-clean cowl which covers the end of a fixture containing a mixing valve. A generally cylindrical fulcrum bracket, attached to the valve body, forms the topmost static element of the fixture. The cowl has a central cu... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4067546 | Operating device for winch control valves An operating device for winch control valves, featuring that, in a construction wherein a valve of a clutch for winding up a winch, a valve of a clutch for winding down the winch, and a valve of a brake can be operated by a single control lever to thus si... | 01/10/1978 |
