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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707903 | Actuator employing a standby mechanism An actuator includes a motor, an input rotation member driven by the motor, an input contacting portion formed on the input rotation member, a bush disposed so as to be relatively rotatable to the input rotation member, a first contacting portion and an engaging por... | 05/04/2010 |
| 4862989 | Two and four-wheel drive transfer device A two-wheel and four-wheel drive transfer device includes a reciprocating fork shaft having a shift fork engagable with a sliding dog clutch so as to reciprocate the dog clutch and provide either two-wheel and four-wheel drive operating conditions. A moto... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4811617 | Unidirectional to bidirectional angular displacement conversion apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for converting a unidirectional displacement to an angular displacement of selectable direction. The apparatus 10 has a rack gear assembly, which has two opposing rack gears 16 and 17 held in a parallel spaced relatio... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4612768 | Tide activated generator Apparatus for mechanical storage of energy derived from the rotation of a first shaft and for driving a rotatable main shaft associated with a power generator comprising, in combination, means for rotating the first shaft, connecting means for communicati... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4402526 | Landing gear actuator The legs of the landing gear of a semi-trailer may be automatically extended and retracted by a pneumatically operated actuator adapted to be connected to the crankshaft of the landing gear and adapted to rotate the cross-shaft of the landing gear selecti... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4258764 | Log splitting machine The specification discloses a wood splitter in which the ram for driving a piece of wood into a cutter can be selectively engaged or disengaged with a motor driven flywheel. The drive train between the motor and flywheel includes a clutch means which effe... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4136570 | Transmission gear for a wire guide of a winding machine The disclosure embraces a transmission gear for the wire guide of a coil winding machine and includes a rotary input shaft, a pair of electro-magnetic clutches, with each of the clutches having a toothed rack; each of the racks is connected to a rectiline... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4116315 | Landing gear actuator A pneumatic landing gear actuator is provided for use with an extendible and retractable landing gear assembly having an input member the rotation of which extends or retracts the landing gear foot in dependence upon the direction of rotation. The landing... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4078438 | Power transmission unit A power transmission unit which translates reciprocating motion to one-way rotary motion through a rack and drive gears connected through one-way clutches to a gear train.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3988936 | Conveyor indexing mechanism A fluid-operated cylinder operates a rack which is in constant mesh with a pinion gear. The pinion gear is mounted on the power input shaft of a fluid-operated jaw clutch, having toothed driving and driven elements, and arranged to engage only when the ra... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3981204 | Shock absorber drive unit A shock absorber drive unit for motor vehicles which translates the vertical reciprocating motion of the under carriage of a motor vehicle to one-way rotary motion through a rack and drive gears connected through one-way clutches to a gear train. Alternat... | 09/21/1976 |
