Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231841 | Operating mechanism for reciprocating component An operating mechanism for a reciprocating component includes a moving member having a mounting section for attaching the reciprocating component, and a base with a guide. The guide has a backward path guide section and a forward path guide section that faces the ba... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7114407 | Actuator assembly An actuator assembly (10) including a motor (1) having a body portion (14) and a drive shaft (16), the drive shaft being drivably connected to a pinion (18), the pinion drivingly engaging an array of gear teeth (20) of a gea... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7010883 | Window winding arm device for motor vehicle A window lifter has a first lever arm pivoting about a pivotal axis, an output element having a toothed segment with toothing and an opening extending along the toothing, the toothed segment pivoting about the pivotal axis and fixedly connected to the first lever ar... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971206 | Opening movement control device of a sliding door for a vehicle An opening movement control device of a sliding door on a vehicle body. The sliding door having an outer panel connected to an inner panel to define a space therebetween, with a window glass slidably supported between the panels. A link mechanism disposed in the spa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6626055 | Rack and pinion type swing actuator A rack and a pinion respectively have stoppers constituted by a flat surface in both sides of tooth portions thereof. The stopper of the pinion is brought into contact with the stopper of the rack at both oscillating stroke ends of the rack, whereby a bac... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6389753 | Window lift mechanism A window lift mechanism for raising and lowering a window in a vehicle door includes a support bracket mounted to the window and a motor supported on the support bracket. A vertical rack is mounted to the door and is positioned immediately adjacent the wi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6341536 | Actuating mechanism for motor vehicles An actuating mechanism for a motor vehicle, wherein a first element can be fastened to a vehicle; and a second element, which is connected to the first element so as to swivel around at least one axis of rotation, exhibits a mounting for a manipulatable m... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6155129 | Positioning device for shifting gears in a transmission having an output component capable of two types of motion A positioning device for an output component for automatically shifting gears of a motor vehicle transmission that undergoes two types of movements comprises a plurality of drives. The movement of each drive can be transmitted via a transmission mechanism... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6142031 | Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion A yoke assembly for a rack and pinion steering system includes a bearing disc member having a pair of bearing surfaces for slidingly supporting and urging the rack toward the pinion. The bearing disc member is kinematically supported by elastomeric member... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6073395 | Window lift mechanism A window lift mechanism for raising and lowering a window in a vehicle door includes a support bracket mounted to the window and a motor supported on the support bracket. A vertical rack is mounted to the door and is positioned immediately adjacent the wi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6032548 | System and method for creating movement utilizing a servo mechanism with a self-aligning clutch A system for providing self-alignment of an appendage or other movable part comprising an input device, a self-aligning clutch, a processor, a feedback sensor, and a timer. The input device drives a set of gears including a partial output gear. The self-a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5979261 | Positioning device for shifting gears in a transmission having an output component capable of two types of motion A positioning device for an output component for automatically shifting gears of a motor vehicle transmission that undergoes two types of movements comprises a plurality of drives. The movement of each drive can be transmitted via a transmission mechanism... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5845532 | Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion A yoke assembly for a rack and pinion steering system includes a bearing disc member having a pair of bearing surfaces for slidingly supporting and urging the rack toward the pinion. The bearing disc member is kinematically supported by an elastomeric mem... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5802919 | Yoke apparatus for rack and pinion A yoke assembly for a rack and pinion steering system includes a bearing disc member having a pair of bearing surfaces for slidingly supporting and urging the rack toward the pinion. The bearing disc member is kinematically supported by an elastomeric mem... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5657664 | Transmission for an actuating drive having a spring return feature A transmission for an actuating drive having a spring return feature includes a drive pinion (2) associated with the actuating drive; an intermediate pinion (5) meshing with the drive pinion (2); an output shaft (3) having a clutch (4 for a final control ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5535642 | Foot operated variable resistance electrical control with switch A foot operated electrical control has a generally rectangular housing for protectively enclosing operating components, formed by a base and a treadle-type cover that have overlying sets of opposed side walls. A mounting shaft extends through aligned hole... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5113056 | Stored-spring-energy actuator mechanism for a high-voltage circuit breaker The stored-spring-energy actuator mechanism (210) for the high-voltage circuit breaker (218) has a spiral spring (216) which can be loaded by means of the loading device (212). The high-voltage circuit breaker (218) can be switched on once and off once wi... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4961353 | Gear structure Disclosed herein is a gear structure which comprises a sectoral base member of metal plate; and an arcuate flange portion integrally formed on an arcuate flange portion integrally formed on an arcuate peripheral portion of the sectoral base member. The ar... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4878396 | Control mechanism for a mechanical coupling device A control mechanism for a machine element of the type including a fixed part and a movable part movable between two limit positions, e.g. an automotive vehicle clutch. A spring biasses the movable part to one of its limit positions. The control mechanism ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4862764 | Suspended table A table suspended from a room ceiling has a table top that is positionable between a retracted first position against the ceiling and a second position extended from the ceiling toward the floor. Extension and retraction occur through a pivotal arm assemb... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4828093 | Device for controlling a coupling mechanism such as a clutch Motorized control device, suitable for a motor vehicle clutch, comprises a motor which activates a shaft and a lever by means of a connection mechanism associated with a force moderator arrangement incorporating a spring; according to the invention, this ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4669328 | Feed mechanism A feed mechanism for moving a read/write head in a disk drive unit includes a pinion drivable by a motor, a rack held in mesh with the pinion, a support on which the rack is pivotally mounted and which is movable with the rack in a linear direction, and a... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4650056 | Power actuator for a machine element such as a clutch The power actuator comprises a housing in which are mounted a motor-driven worm gear and an actuating shaft for controlling the operative condition of a machine element. Rotary motion of the worm gear is transmitted to the actuating shaft by one or more g... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4295169 | Cassette loading and unloading device A cassette loading and unloading device has a guiding element for positioning a cassette either in an ejected position or in an inserted position, a spring for urging the guiding element towards the ejected position and a locking element for locking the g... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4237742 | Electrically controllable setting device An adjusting device for controlling the position of a gas lever in a motor vehicle in cooperation with a speed controlling servo-mechanism arranged in the vehicle for delivering a control signal, comprises an electromotor energized by the control signal, ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4071859 | Tape cartridge positioning and ejection device A tape cartridge positioning and ejection device for use in a magnetic tape recording and reproduction apparatus in which a rack and pinion combination is employed for positioning of the tape cartridge in the correct recording and reproduction position up... | 01/31/1978 |
