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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412909 | Non-stage transmission and device having non-stage transmission The invention provides a non-stage transmission which shifts gear in response to a load without requiring any independent actuator for changing a change gear ratio, and can achieve a large change gear ratio on the basis of a small-sized and low-cost structure. | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395731 | Continuously variable planetary gear set A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377257 | Adjusting device In an adjusting device with a transmission, high gear ratios are frequently required. In the transmission, powerful lateral forces are frequently generated, which must be absorbed by correspondingly dimensioned bearings. The present invention proposes an adjusting d... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7275872 | Adjustable bearing A bearing that can be reoriented to move its center is disclosed. The center of the bearing is offset from the center of its outer housing. Should the shaft extending through the bearing need to be raised or lowered the outer housing is simply rotated in its recepta... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234369 | Continuously adjustable self-lubricating mill roll drive Described is an adjustable roll drive including a fixed drive cylinder having a fixed drive gear, a fixed intermediate gear rotated by the fixed drive gear, a movable intermediate gear rotated by the fixed intermediate gear, and a movable driven cylinder having a mo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228799 | Moving member fixing apparatus A moving member fixing apparatus includes a stationary gear, rotary gear, press member, and first and second flat inclined surfaces. The rotary gear is movably provided to the stationary gear. The press member presses the rotary gear to fix the rotary gear to the st... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225697 | Power transmission arrangement A power transmission arrangement includes a shaft, a first gear mounted on the shaft, a plate supported by the shaft and rotatable between a first position and a second position, a second gear supported by the plate and engaged with the first gear, and a third gear ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207232 | Continuously variable transmission, and a transfer case including a continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission including a drive element rotatable about a drive axis, an output element rotatable about an output axis parallel to the drive axis, and an adjusting mechanism with which the drive axis and the output axis can be laterally offset... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207233 | Mechanism for use in a power tool and a power tool including such a mechanism A mechanism comprises an input shaft (11) and an output shaft (32) which are co-planar. Between the input shaft and output shaft is an axis (20) orthogonal to both shafts about which mounting brackets (30) holding the input and output sha... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172473 | Rudder indicator A rudder position indicator apparatus includes a cam mounted on a steering linkage of a watercraft. The steering linkage is or an outdrive. When the rudder or an outdrive is in a straight position, the cam activates a micro switch, which in turn, supplies a ground f... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117832 | Device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle A device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a stator and a rotor fixedly connected to a camshaft and rotatable relative to the stator. A drive wheel is fixedly connected to the stator and is centered by the camshaft. The... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7028572 | Pitch transfer gear and transmissions A pitch transfer gear transmission which enables drive to be transmitted from a gear of having one modulus (42) to a gear having another modulus (46) includes at least two gears (12,16) which have a different number of teeth and which are able t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6948402 | Rotary work table with cycloidal drive gear system A rotary table or turntable includes a work supporting platform with a driven pin carrier attached thereto. The pin carrier includes a circular array of pins engaged with a driven cycloidal gear. The cycloidal gear is driven by a prime mover, such as a servomotor, a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6912926 | Gear transmission The invention relates to a gear transmission comprising a first shaft, an intermediate shaft which is parallel to the first shaft, a first cylindrical pinion and a second cylindrical pinion for coupling the rotation of the first shaft and the intermediate shaft, a t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6810760 | Gear train mating interface for separable mailing machine modules Methods and apparatus are provided for mating a first gear and a second gear, such as those utilized in drive mechanisms of mailing machine modules. A gear frame can mount a first gear on a first annular gear mount. A first end of a link can be pivotally mounted on ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6792823 | Gear drive mechanism for office products A gear drive mechanism for downsizing office products, which can be easily disassembled, by thinning the gear drive mechanism. The gear drive mechanism drives a plurality of shafts cantilevered from a base plate attached within a label writer, wherein gears are fit ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722221 | Adjustable cam shaft sprocket An adjustable cam shaft sprocket for allowing small adjustments to a cam shaft. The adjustable cam shaft sprocket comprises an inner member and an outer member, the inner member being placed concentrically within the first circular member and held in place by a fast... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6615683 | Gear drive A gear drive, including a first shaft, a first gear wheel on the first shaft, a second shaft a certain distance away from the first shaft, and a second gear on the second shaft. The second gear wheel engaged with the first gear wheel by way of helical gea... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547689 | Angular motion translator The angular motion translator is a device with direct mechanical coupling which allows a user to reliably and durably change the angular relationship between two elements in a rotating frame (i.e. two output shafts) by changing the angular relationship be... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6478031 | Ledger for cigarette making machine cut-off This invention is concerned with improvements to a ledger for a rod-making machine of the type comprising a rod supporting part (14, 16) which is pivotally mounted on two linear motion devices (10; 12) each comprising a fixed gear (A), a first orbiting ge... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6457446 | Phase control mechanism A phase control mechanism for adjusting the phase relationship between a cam shaft and a crank shaft and an internal combustion engine is disclosed, to enable variable valve timing within the engine. The mechanism is disposed between crank shaft (203) and... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6450053 | Device for ensuring correct tooth engagement during coupling of two gearwheels A device for ensuring correct tooth engagement during coupling of an adjustable, first gearwheel to a second gearwheel of a printing-material processing machine, includes a first adjustment device for adjusting the first gearwheel in a direction towards t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6298751 | Drive transmission apparatus for twin-screw extruder A drive transmission apparatus for a twin-screw extruder is provided which transmits a rotational driving force from a single prime mover to a first screw and a second screw disposed in parallel to each other, which comprises a transmission shaft, two idl... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6210281 | Phase-adjustment mechanism A pair of concentrically mounted drive shafts are rotatable with respect to one another. Each drive shaft engages and drives at least one endless chain upon which lugs are mountable. A driven power shaft directly drives one of the drive shafts. The other ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6122985 | Torque-dividing transmission, particularly for aircraft A torque-dividing transmission, particularly for aircraft, having a single nput pinion and a single output gear, both rotating about respective fixed axes; at least two gear assemblies, both interposed between the pinion and the output gear, and each for t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122984 | Shaft phase control mechanism A phase control mechanism controls phase relationship between two shafts. The phase control mechanism may be used to control various mechanical devices such as the pitch of propellers of aircraft and boats, the pitch of power producing windmills, opening ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6093009 | Apparatus and method for controlling angular relation between two rotating shafts The timing gear device or structure (26) has a pair of timing gears (28, 30) mounted on parallel rotating shafts (22, 24). Each timing gear (28, 30) has an outer gear portion (32) and a concentric interfitting inner gear portion (34). Outer gear portions ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6014907 | Adjusting device for providing changes of the angle of rotation between two rotary elements An adjusting device for the fine adjustment of the angle of rotation between two rotary elements (1, 2), which are driving and driven, respectively, comprises first and second gear units (6, 17). The second gear unit (17) comprises two eccentric gear comp... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5802920 | Double gear wheel of a turning device on printing presses A double gear wheel of a turning device on printing presses comprises an adjustment gear wheel (4). On the adjustment gear wheel a conical seat (7) is formed, which conical seat (7) is engaged in a conical recess (9) formed on the corresponding stationary... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5738055 | Adjustable camshaft timing device Apparatus especially useful in internal combustion engines for adjusting the timing and including a shaft having a longitudinal axis and mounted for rotation about said axis with a circular drive member carried by the shaft. An adjustable key assembly is ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5711318 | Trimming control device for cigarette manufacturing machine A trimming control device for a cigarette manufacturing machine is provided with a pair of rotatable trimming disks having pockets on their peripheral edges for trimming a shredded tobacco layer on a tobacco band, a detecting device for detecting a fillin... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5669266 | Coupling gear A coupling gear for transmitting rotation of a first shaft onto a second shaft has a first coupling wheel fixedly connected to the first shaft and a second coupling wheel fixedly connected to the second shaft. A third coupling wheel is driven by the first... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5651314 | Apparatus for circumferential and lateral adjustment of plate cylinder In a rotary printing press, an apparatus for adjusting the lateral and circumferential position of the plate cylinder is provided. The apparatus includes a sleeve having an inner surface with threads disposed thereon; a shaft disposed within the sleeve, a... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5569783 | Vicarious nucleophilic substitution to prepare 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene or 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene The present invention relates to a process to produce 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (DATB) or 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6,-trinitrobenzene (TATB) by: (a) reacting at ambient pressure and a temperature of between about 0° and 50° C. for between about 0.1 an... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5535675 | Apparatus for circumferential and lateral adjustment of plate cylinder In a rotary printing press, an apparatus for adjusting the lateral and circumferential position of the plate cylinder is provided. The apparatus includes a sleeve having an inner surface with threads disposed thereon; a shaft disposed within the sleeve, a... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5511874 | Drive transmission mechanism for biaxial extruder A drive transmission mechanism for a biaxial extruder includes first and second output gears respectively fitted with an axial displacement on first and second output shafts which are connected to first and second screws of a biaxial extruder. A first low... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5495776 | Cam shaft timing adjustment device Apparatus for permitting selective adjustment of the angular position of a sprocket or gear relative to a driven shaft for changing the timing of an internal combustion engine includes a circular sprocket carried on an end face of the cam shaft in axial a... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5355850 | Adjustable force transmission arrangement for a camshaft of a big diesel engine The invention relates to an adjustable force transmission arrangement in a big diesel engine for accomplishing force transmission from a crankshaft (9) of the engine by means of gear wheels to at least one camshaft (11). The arrangement includes a first g... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327795 | Ball screw apparatus A ball screw apparatus having a revolving position detector for detecting revolutions of a ball screw nut and a ball spline nut and a number-of-revolutions altering means for issuing a command to decrement or increment the number of revolutions of the bal... | 07/12/1994 |
