Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006578 | Apparatus and method for a high speed rotation-to-rotation oscillation converter for surgical use A converter for use in a high speed rotationally oscillating surgical burring device comprises an output shaft, and a rotationally oscillating secondary drive rotor coupled to the output shaft. The secondary drive rotor is arranged and configured with a size and mas... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7185558 | Geared segments with variable gear ratio A variable gear ratio device featuring geared segments with variable gear ratio adapted for inclusion into mechanical machines, motors and pumps where there is a constant requirement for a variable transfer ratio for the variability and optimization of the load of t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7017850 | Wire manipulator methods and apparatus for dynamo-electric machine coil winding The present invention concerns solutions for disposing the wire leads of a wire coil along trajectories that have predetermined positional references relative to the dynamo-electric machine component. The present invention proposes to provide a wire lead manipulator... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976650 | Winding cores with stratification motion A winder and system for winding wire onto core supports of dynamo-electric cores with translational, rotational and radial motions with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the dynamo-electric core is provided. The radial motion may preferably be provided by an... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6446294 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush is provided which includes an elongate body having an interior cavity, a power source mounted within the cavity, an elongate drive shaft driven rotatably by the power source, a camwheel mounted on the drive shaft, a yoke with projec... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5974615 | Rotary electric toothbrush with stroke-type bristle movement An electric toothbrush (1) is described which incorporates a handle (2) and a brush attachment (3). The handle (2) houses an electric motor (8). Protruding from the handle (2) is a shaft (20), which is coupled to the electric motor (8). The brush attachme... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5448792 | Toothbrush A tooth-brush is provided which has a brush shank (4) adapted to be driven electrically by a drive (2) and provided with a brush-head (5) having bristles (6), which brush-head performs movement (8), for example, a loosening movement whose frequency is hig... | 09/12/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5121646 | Driving mechanism of multi-action doll The invention relates to the driving mechanism of multi-action doll. The driving mechanism comprises an eccentric roller, a cross-shaped driving component and several driving gears. The cross-shaped driving component has a rectangular hole which accommoda... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5005805 | Lift-turn valve and actuator assembly A lift-turn valve actuator is provided for tapered plug valve and slip assemblies that accomplishes vertical movement of the plug and retraction of the slips from sealing engagement with the valve body prior to rotation of the plug member 90° to its open... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4974278 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush has a gear driven by a motor. On the face of the gear is an eccentric pin upon which a sliding member is located. The eccentric pin engages with a socket in a lever which is securely connected to a brush rod. The lever is moved up a... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4807452 | 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... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4756202 | Transmission gearing A transmission gearing in which an eccentric cam includes first and second eccentric cam parts and a cam follower has contact faces abutting these eccentric cam parts so that, when a driving source rotates either in normal or reverse direction, the gearin... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4695209 | Helical guide apparatus usable for a gear shaper The helical guide apparatus includes a main spindle, a male pattern, a first female pattern and a second female pattern which are operatively associated with one another. As the main spindle adapted to reciprocably move in the axial direction and rotate i... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4641542 | Swing mechanism for winder nozzles A crank 6 is connected to a prime shaft 8, a differential gear unit is coupled to the prime shaft 8, nozzles 13 and 14 for passage of wires W1 and W2 for winding are mounted to a tube 12, a rotation stopper 15 is coupled to one of facing gears of the diff... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4627461 | Self cleaning valve A self-cleaning valve has its closure member rotated against a valve seat during closing, by an externally threaded spindle rotated by an actuator. The spindle has a threaded portion screwed through an internally threaded collar which is pressed by a spri... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4601213 | Mechanism to reciprocate and rotate a ram A device for rotating and reciprocating a ram by rotating the ram at the end of each reciprocation. The device includes a pair of supports for the reciprocating means and a pair of supports for the rotating means. Each pair of supports has a set of perpen... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4598815 | Powered roller diverter A diverter assembly, for diverting baggage from a main belt conveyor to an intersecting conveyor, includes a single row of diverter rollers pivotally mounted therein. The diverter rollers are continuously rotated with power mechanically derived from the m... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4436280 | Valve actuator mechanism for lift-turn type valves A valve actuator mechanism for a lift-turn type valve having a valve element that is operated by first linear unseating movement, rotational repositioning movement and linear reseating movement. First and second actuator stems are supported by an actuator... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4361056 | Apparatus for producing compound axial and rotary movement of a shaft A housing supports a hollow shaft for both axial and rotary movement and also supports a drive input rotor for rotation on an axis perpendicular to the axis of the hollow shaft. The rotor carries an eccentrically located planetary gear which engages a sur... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4320777 | Actuator mechanism for lift-turn valves An actuator mechanism for lift-turn type valves such as tapered plug valves and cam energized plug and slip assemblies includes an actuator housing structure that is adapted to be connected to a valve body. An actuator element that is adapted for intercon... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4169681 | Liquid stirring apparatus An apparatus for stirring a liquid, having a stirring blade which is not only capable of rotating, but simultaneously moving in a vertical direction. The number of rotations of the stirring blade during one stoke of its vertical movement may be altered to... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4158314 | High speed stator winder A reciprocating and oscillating ram for a winding head is reciprocated and oscillated at high speeds by a single drive shaft and a rotary to reciprocatory and oscillatory movement mechanism including a carriage, adjustable Scotch yoke drive means reciproc... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4016768 | Traversing probe system This invention comprises a rotatable annular probe-positioner which carries at least one radially disposed sensing probe, such as a Pitot tube having a right-angled tip. The positioner can be coaxially and rotatably mounted within a compressor casing or t... | 04/12/1977 |
