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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7125048 | Dampener A vibration dampener for a vehicle to militate against vibration which results in undesirable noise. In an embodiment, the dampener is used in a steering column in the vehicle to militate against the vibration being transmitted to the hands of a driver during operat... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111696 | Legged mobile robot In a legged mobile robot (10) having a motor (42) that rotates the ankle joint (26R (26L)) about a right-and-left axis of the robot (26RY (26LY)) and a speed reducer (58) that reduces speed of an output of the motor, ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7017591 | Particulate coated monofilament devices Disclosed are coated monofilament dental devices overcoated with biofilm-responsive particulate abrasives. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997254 | Method of making a centering device and centering device formed by that method A spring centralizer device for supporting a tubular member spaced from the wall of a bore is made from a single piece of boron steel material. The spring centralizer device has first and second collars spaced apart along a longitudinal axis. Spring bow portions ext... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6907889 | Non-crystalline saliva-soluble coatings for elastomeric monofilament dental tapes An improved dental tape treated with a substantive coating containing a crystal control substance, wherein said coating is: saliva soluble, substantially crystal-free, with a flaking value of less than about 20 and a release value of about 100. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6290296 | Anti-rattle pad A chair height control mechanism has a gas cylinder with a valve control finger extending from an upper end overlain by a tilting actuator. A resilient pad is adhered to the upper end of the gas cylinder surrounding the valve control finger and maintains ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5987726 | Programmable positioner for the stress-free assembly of components An apparatus for compliant positioning of an object during an assembly operation wherein the apparatus includes a base plate, a locator plate for mounting an object such as a clamp or a tool spaced from the base plate and a plurality of linear actuators c... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5366316 | Intermediate steering shaft assembly and method An intermediate steering shaft assembly for a motor vehicle includes a "counter phased" Cardan joint in the assembly. The "counter phased" Cardan joint includes forming an outer yoke of the Cardan joint with a yoke portion and a separate yoke shaft portio... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4469208 | Control for differential lock A control mechanism for a differential lock having a control pedal isolated from the operating mechanism for engaging the differential. A platform resiliently mounted on the vehicle allows relative movement between the platform and the chassis. A foot ope... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4307623 | Gearbox control arrangement for a motor vehicle An arrangement for controlling the gearbox of a motor vehicle includes a manually operable control lever and a linkage connecting the lever to a gearbox control shaft projecting from the gearbox casing. In order to prevent unintentional disengagement of a... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4282768 | Vibration isolation mount for gear shifter In an automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on the side of an automotive transmission and having a shift stick extending into the vehicle passenger compartment, vibration isolation means disposed between the transmission and the shi... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4183258 | Collapsible shaft assembly A collapsible shaft assembly forming part of a universal coupling, such as in the steering system of a motor vehicle, has outer and inner sleeves, a co-axial elastomeric sleeve in radial compression there between, a shaft rotatably coupled to and axially ... | 01/15/1980 |
