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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225693 | Slide drive device for a press A slide drive device for a press changes a slide stroke without a changing either a top or bottom dead center position of a slide. The slide drive device allows stroke adjustment without a loss of left-right balance in the slide drive device. An adjusting mechanism ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212825 | Network communication system using a single reservation request made with randomly generated information to identify a node A network communication system is provided for communication between network nodes, including individual nodes and a central control station node. In the network, signals are transmitted from the central control node to identify specific timeslots in which individua... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209748 | Network communication system using a single reservation request over one or more assigned frequencies to identify a node A network communication system is provided for communication between network nodes, including individual nodes and a central control station node. In the network, signals are transmitted from the central control node to identify one or more frequencies that the node... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200406 | Network communication system using a single reservation request made from a node to transmit its data A network communication system is provided for communication between network nodes, including individual nodes and a central control station node. In the network, signals are transmitted from the central control node to identify specific timeslots in which individua... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7011469 | Piston joint A joint for positioning between first and second elements includes an outer member and an inner member. The first and second elements are arranged for linear motion along a common axis. The outer member is configured for movement relative to the first and second ele... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6978712 | Variable displacement piston type pump A method of providing variable pumping rate from a piston type pump at a constant drive speed, comprising providing a connecting rod connected to the throw of a crankshaft on one end and to a connecting pin on the other end, constraining said connecting pin to move ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6925973 | Piston engine assembly A variable compression piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, a transition arm coupled to each of the pistons, and a rotating member mounted for pivoting movement to slide along an axis of the drive member. Movement of the rotating member relative to the d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915765 | Piston engine assembly A variable compression piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, a transition arm coupled to each of the pistons, and a rotating member mounted for pivoting movement to slide along an axis of the drive member. Movement of the rotating member relative to the d... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913447 | Metering pump with varying piston cylinders, and with independently adjustable piston strokes A metering pump includes an actuating mechanism, and a plurality of piston cylinders coupled to the actuating mechanism. A first of the cylinders has a working volume that differs from a second of the cylinders. The actuating member is centrally located and the cyli... | 07/05/2005 |
| 4691932 | Four-wheel steering system for automotive vehicles A four-wheel steering system for an automotive vehicle includes a linkage drivingly connected at its front end to a front wheel steering mechanism, and a connecting mechanism assembled in combination with a rear wheel steering mechanism to drivingly conne... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4619164 | Orbital stripping device A cable cutter and stripper uses fixed and moving plates, each having aligned orifices. The moving plate orifices have sharpened edges and are orbited in a plane parallel to the fixed plate to cut through the cable insulation. The radius of orbit is adjus... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4444142 | Sewing machine control assembly for adjusting stitch length A control assembly for varying the transmission ratio between a sewing machine driving shaft eccentric for feed dog transverse movement, and thus the feed and stitch widths, of a sewing machine which includes an oscillating lever mounted for oscillation a... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4418586 | Swash plate drive mechanism A swash plate drive mechanism for an axial piston machine is disclosed comprising a pair of yokes with intersecting longitudinal axes and intersecting cross-axes and a swash plate drivingly connected with the pistons and pivotally connected between the yo... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4345491 | Transmission utilizing velocity control mechanism A mechanism for controlling the velocity of a tool platform in a manner causing the platform to follow a moving product at product speed while machine operations are performed on the product. The mechanism comprises a platform reciprocally driven by a rol... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4280368 | Devices for producing vibratory forces The device for producing vibratory forces shown in the drawings comprises a pair of plates mounted on a structural frame. There are three rows of gears on each plate which are intermeshed so that all may be driven from a drive input to one of the gears in... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4255989 | Converting rotary motion into variable-amplitude reciprocation For transferring a rotary drive to a movable member in order that the latter may be reciprocated with a variable amplitude stroke, a mechanism is disclosed which comprises two parallel shafts, each carrying an arm or a disc, a peripheral pin on each disc ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4235130 | Adjustable stroke piston and crankshaft assembly The invention relates to an adjustable stroke piston machine assembly wherein the stroke is adjustable steplessly from zero to full displacement. Two connecting rods are provided and a pivotal joint between the rods is guided by an arc shape path of a gui... | 11/25/1980 |
