Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171814 | Transmission system and method for performing a gearshift A transmission system and method for operating the transmission system, where the transmission system includes a selector assembly arranged to select between gear ratios instantaneously without substantial power interruption. The selector assembly includes first and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8020461 | Travel drive system for hybrid vehicle and method using same A travel drive system for a hybrid vehicle includes a thermal engine with an engine output shaft carrying a clutch, a driven shaft connected to said clutch and linked to a speed variation means, at least one electric machine with a rotor, and a motion transmission c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7555968 | Transmission device between a primary drive shaft and an output shaft and a vehicle equipped with such a device A transmission device between a primary drive shaft and an output shaft includes a housing inside of which is housed at least partially a reduction gear mechanism that consists of an engine-driving element, meshed with a driven element, adapted to be coupled to or u... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7409886 | Twin clutch transmission with coaxial drive and output The invention relates to a twin clutch transmission of high efficiency which is compact in every dimension. This twin clutch transmission can be used particularly in vehicles having a longitudinally installed engine. For this purpose, the transmission input shaft an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7306216 | Power transmitting apparatus, power switching apparatus, and driving apparatus of multi-function machine using the same A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrie... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290964 | Drilling/tapping/unscrewing apparatus A drilling/tapping/unscrewing apparatus including a transmission shaft of a power source on which a drilling ratio gear, a tapping ratio gear and an unscrewing ratio gear are mounted for transmitting the power of the power source to a bit. The apparatus further incl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282826 | Driving device for sprocket wheels of chain drives A drive system for chain sprockets 1 of chain drives, more particularly for driving chain scraper conveyors or chain-drawn ploughs for underground mining, with a drive assembly formed of an asynchronous motor and a gear mechanism 4, the gear mechanism ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7131928 | Differential transmission apparatus A differential transmission apparatus. The differential transmission apparatus includes a base, a fixed gear, a rotating member, an output shaft, a reduction gear, an acceleration gear, a shifting device, at least one transmission shaft, at least one first gear, at ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083196 | Height-adjustable support for semitrailers or the like A height-adjustable support for semitrailers, having a stationary outer support tube, an inner support tube, which is arranged in a longitudinally displaceable manner therein, and a gearbox output shaft, on which is seated in a rotationally fixed manner a bevel whee... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055859 | Landing gear and method of assembly Landing gear for selectively supporting a semitrailer and a method of assembly of the landing gear is provided. The landing gear includes a leg having an upper section and a lower section telescopingly received in the upper section. A lead screw extends and retracts... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021659 | Semi-trailer landing gear ratcheting apparatus A manual cranking apparatus for the landing gear of a semi-trailer. The cranking apparatus includes a rotatable mechanism that is permanently connected to the cross-shaft of the landing gear. The rotatable mechanism is adapted to be folded such that, in storage posi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6926305 | Air, electric and hydraulic landing gear jack A trailer landing gear drive system in which pneumatic, hydraulic and electric motors, as well as the traditional hand crank, are easily interchangeable. The landing gear jack mechanism is disposed to easily connect to any one of these drive motors. The system can u... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6802234 | Transmission mechanism of drilling/milling tool Transmission mechanism of drilling/milling tool, including a motor capable of forward and backward rotating. The motor has a transmission shaft for transmitting the power to the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism further includes a movable slide gear... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6684726 | Support device for articulated vehicle trailer Landing gears of support devices for articulated vehicle trailers are frequently left in neutral position while the articulated vehicle is being driven. The vibrations which occur during driving can cause the landing gear to descend unintentionally, touch... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655226 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission for a vehicle having a plurality of gear trains provided between an input shaft and an output shaft, comprises a hollow shaft coaxially including the input shaft, a forward drive gear rotatably mounted on the hollow shaft, a forw... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6637283 | Control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission An apparatus for extending the drive ratios and versatility of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes an enclosure which houses parallel input and output shafts journaled to front and rear walls of the enclosure. The input shaft receives rota... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6513402 | Multi-speed automotive transmission using paired helical gearing A multi-speed transmission suitable for automotive-type use employs paired helical gears. For each speed of the transmission, at least one pair of helical cut gears is mounted on an input drive shaft for engaging and mating at least one pair of helical cu... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505527 | Remote-controlled toy car forward/backward steering control mechanism A forward/backward steering control mechanism installed in a toy car and coupled to a power drive and controlled by a remote controller to move the toy car forwards/backwards. The forward/backward steering control mechanism uses a remote controller-contro... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6457381 | Reversing device for vehicle A shifter motor is provided as an actuator for shifting between a gear for reversing a vehicle by a starter motor and a mode for starting an engine with the starter motor. A switch panel is provided adjacent to a handle grip, and a starter/reverse switch ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6401559 | Differential for dolly, particularly for shooting in the TV and movie field A differential for dolly , particularly for shootings in the TV and movie fields, comprising a first inlet axis, coupled with a selection and control bar, provided on the dolly, for the selection of one of the two steering wheels, four steering wheels or ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6374689 | Continuous load balancing gear sets Apparatus for balancing loading in a direct drive transmission in which the power input to the transmission is divided between and among intermediate drive shafts and delivered to the output of the transmission, and wherein balancing mechanisms are in con... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370977 | Constant-mesh transmission for a vehicle A transmission for a vehicle including first and second rotating shafts which are rotatable by the torque transmitted through a clutch. Each shaft includes several transmission gears. A resisting member can be disposed between a gear and its corresponding... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6189395 | Change gear transmission device and scanner employing such device A change gear transmission device for a scanner comprises a motor, a first gear, a second gear and a third gear. The second gear and the third gear are movably arranged within the scanner and can be moved in axial direction. The first gear is coaxially co... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189397 | Multi-speed automotive transmission using paired helical gearing A multi-speed transmission suitable for automotive-type use employs paired helical gears. For each speed of the transmission, at least one pair of helical cut gears is mounted on an input drive shaft for engaging and mating at least one pair of helical cu... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6105450 | Speed change device for power tool A speed change device, preferably for a power tool, may include a first drive gear and a second drive gear mounted on a drive shaft, and may include a first driven gear and a second driven gear mounted on a driven shaft. When the second drive gear is in a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6076416 | Reverse gear transmission A motorcycle reverse gear transmission that precludes inadvertent shifting into a forward gear when in reverse and inadvertent shifting into reverse when in a forward gear. The reverse gear transmission requires the forward ratio gears to be in neutral be... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5983741 | Reverse gear assembly of a transmission A manual transmission for use in motor vehicles is disclosed. The transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and a plurality of constant-mesh gearsets that can be selectively engaged for establishing corresponding forward gears therebetween. I... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5910190 | Transmission and clutch assembly The transmission and clutch assembly including a conventional casing, a slidable input shaft directly engageable to the drive member for high gear, and further including an output shaft which is rotatably engaged in the open end of the input shaft, and fu... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5490433 | Semi-continuous transmission A transmission subunit with an intermediate shaft having continuous gears of progressive pitch diameters interposed between pairs of conventional gears. The geometry of the continuous gears permits input gears, output gears, and/or idler gears to freely a... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5245892 | Transmission of the farm tractor A transmission generates the travelling and PTO outputs of a farm tractor. The transmission can easily generate the travelling output of a 15-step forward movement and a 9-step backward movement and the output of a 4-step PTO by fractionalizing the number... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5239887 | Multi-stage speed-change gear The invention concerns a multi-step speed-change transmission. An intermediate transmission (9) is situated between an input group (7) and a main group (8). A double gear (28, 29) forms an additional overdrive. The speed-change transmission according to t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5238266 | Landing gear for semitrailers A landing gear for semitrailers includes a two speed double reduction gear assembly having fewer, smaller, and simpler parts, resulting in a compact double reduction gear assembly housed in a relatively small gear box or entirely within one of the landing... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5044218 | Apparatus for transmitting the turning force of a capstan flywheel for video cassette recorders An apparatus for transmitting the turning force of a capstan flywheel for video cassette recorders by which the turning force of the capstan flywheel driven by a capstan motor is transmitted to the reel disk selectably at high speed and low speed. The apa... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038881 | Reverse-shift mechanism for snowmobiles The present invention provides a snowmobile with a reverse-shift lever. A shift cable extends between a transmission which is shiftable from a forward condition to a reverse condition and a lever means of the invention. The lever means is mounted on the s... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4898423 | Device for changing the inclination of the back-rest of a vehicle seat An apparatus is provided for adjusting a vehicle seat having a movable support member. The apparatus includes a first frame member and a second frame member pivotably articulated to the first frame member. A backrest is desirably mounted on the second fra... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4823632 | Gear box assembly A toy vehicle transmission assembly unit having a drive gear that is nonrotatably mounted on a driven axle, and a multiple gear train that establishes a driving connection between the drive gear and a driving gear mounted on a shaft outwardly extending fr... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4800769 | Transmission dual idler reverse drive mechanism A manually operated automotive transmission includes an input cluster shaft that carries a reverse input pinion, a countershaft rotatably mounted parallel to the input shaft, a synchronizer clutch including a clutch sleeve defining reverse output gear sli... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4727768 | Transmission for agricultural tractor A transmission for an agricultural working vehicle is provided which includes a gear type forward speed changing mechanism and a wrapping connector backward driving mechanism selectively operable to connect an input shaft and an output shaft. The input sh... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4726260 | Shiftable transmission with assured input-output relationship A shiftable transmission drive with assured input-output relationship includes a drive motor-transmission mechanism wherein a drive motor drives an output shaft at different rates through a shiftable transmission, and wherein the output shaft is always co... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4643037 | Gear change mechanism A gear change mechanism for a machine tool in which shifting forks with sliding gears and constant mesh gearing using clutch and/or brake shifting is eliminated. A shiftable gear mechanism is presented in a gear train for meshing engagement with any one o... | 02/17/1987 |
