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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340890 | Hydraulic apparatus with return to neutral mechanism A control mechanism for a hydraulic drive apparatus such as a transaxle having a hydraulic pump and moveable swash plate mounted in a housing including a control arm for moving the swash plate between forward and reverse positions and a unidirectional return to neut... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331548 | Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces Systems and methods for implementing control linkages that may be employed to produce synchronous motion in two adjacent controlled devices controlled by a common input. In one example implementation, a semi-rigid modified constant velocity (CV) joint control linkag... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329199 | In-line actuator apparatus and method An actuator having an electric motor with a rotor shaft engaged with a gear set within a housing is provided. As an example, the gear set may be a planetary gear set. The planetary gears are engaged with a disk. The disk is fixed to a shaft rod or other force transm... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7260902 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249394 | Vehicular wiper device having motor and internal space A vehicular wiper device includes a wiper motor secured to a crank arm, a first pivot holder rotatably supporting a wiper arm and a first pivot lever, a second pivot holder rotatably supporting a wiper arm and a second pivot lever, and a link structure connected to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229046 | Servo mounting system for direct drive of an aircraft control surface This invention is a servo mounting system, which allows a servo with a rotating output shaft to directly power an aircraft control surface. A specially designed servo mount securely positions the servo with the central axis of its rotational output shaft on, and axi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228650 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7124871 | Disengaging systems A lever system for actuating a clutch or a brake for a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle. The actuating force for the clutch or transmission brake is changeable by displacing a fulcrum with respect to a lever. An energy storage mechanism may act at one end portion of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7103995 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096754 | Nested sector gears A sector gear is formed as one of a pair of mirror image gears (12, 14). Each of the sector gears has an arcuate portion (16) having a series of teeth (18) on an outer periphery thereof, and a V-shaped base portion (20) having a first leg... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063246 | Brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism for use in a brittle material scribing and/or breaking apparatus A brittle material rotating and aligning mechanism including a bearing, a rotary table, and a driving mechanismU, and installed in the worktable of a brittle material scribing and breaking apparatus; carries brittle material, for example, a semiconductor wafer for s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059463 | Release mechanism for enabling manual manipulation of a motorized C-arm A drive system for an imaging device having a curved arm. The drive system includes a carrier that engages the curved arm such that the arm can be moved along the carrier. The drive system includes a belt extending through the carrier and a motor, a drive shaft rota... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7009752 | Actively-supported multi-degree of freedom steerable mirror apparatus and method A steerable mirror assembly, the assembly comprising a mounting plate and a mirror with a mounting surface and a reflective surface. The assembly further comprising at least one flexible connector coupled between the mounting plate and a peripheral portion of the mi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968963 | Grappler control system for a gantry crane A system and process are provided for controlling motion of a grappler of a gantry crane to avoid damaging an object to be lifted. In an embodiment, a speed of grappler movement is automatically reduced when in close proximity to the object. Furthermore, the grapple... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926663 | Lifting apparatus for patient support surface An infant support for use with an incubator or a warmer or a combination thereof comprises a support surface having a head end and a foot end and a driver engageable with the head and foot ends. The driver comprises a first elevator and a second elevator. The first ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6718838 | Rotary drive mechanism and appliance timer/sequence switch utilizing same A rotary drive mechanism for use with a timer/sequence switch in an appliance is presented. The mechanism converts linear motion from a cam tracker following a programmed cam track to rotary motion to drive a vent damper in an appliance. The rotary motion output is ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6612192 | Scanning apparatus and method that avoids unwanted reactions A high frequency mechanical scanning assembly which is capable of one or two dimensional scanning comprises an actuator assembly, a base assembly, a coil assembly and a sensor assembly. The actuator assembly includes an upper resonant system and a lower f... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6439071 | Transmission mechanism for transforming a continuous rotating motion into intermittent rotating motion and a device for transporting sheets of laminar material which is provided with such a device The transmission mechanism comprises a lever (12) which can rotate around an eccentric shaft (11) of a rotating disk-crank (10). The lever (12) is guided in its movement by cam means (15a) and acts upon an arm (19) which is attached for joint rotation to ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422102 | Wiper drive mechanism with a reversible gear motor A wiper drive (10, 12, 14) with a reversible geared motor (16) is fastened to a motor mounting plate (18). The driven shaft (22) of the wiper drive supports a crank (28, 30, 32), which is connected by means of at least one joint (34, 36, 38, 40) to a leav... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401564 | Shift switch control device for selection lever units of automatic transmissions A shift switch control device for selection lever units of automatic transmissions is disclosed. The shift switch control device has a selection lever for selecting a desired range within a transmission pattern during the automatic transmission mode and p... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6357954 | Vehicle steering system A connector for a vehicle steering system for attachment between a steering link such as a track rod and a steering arm on a wheel to accommodate vertical movement and swivelling of the wheel in use. Such connectors are usually provided by ball joint conn... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6279411 | Linear drive mechanism A linear drive mechanism comprising a moveably guided output member (12). The output member (12) is guided on a supporting device (15) in a supporting area (13) of the housing (1). A position determining device (54) protrudes laterally from the output mem... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6266844 | Vehicle windshield wiper assembly incorporating cable and pulley drive system and remote positioned electric motor A windshield wiper assembly for use in a motor vehicle. An electric motor is operatively connected to and powered by an on-board electrical supply provided by the vehicle. The motor forms a part of a housing mounted within an engine compartment of the veh... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6205873 | Transmit motion via flexures A linkage couples a pair of rotatable shafts so that the rotation of one the shafts causes rotation of the other said shaft about the some axis. The linkage includes a pair of thin flexure strips disposed in parallel between the pair of parallel rotatable... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192808 | Folding table with latching linkage A folding table includes a folding table top and a framework typically mounted on casters or rollers. A linkage provides for folding of the table top between a use position wherein the table top is substantially horizontal and a storage position wherein t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6112336 | Hinged cover lifting and lowering device An apparatus for manipulating a cover or lid between horizontal and upright positions. A foot-actuated device is connected by a first cable to a lift mechanism positioned about the lid's pivot. The first cable lies over the profile of an oblong cam in the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6067869 | Actuating assembly for motor-vehicle door latch A motor-vehicle door has a latch assembly having a door latch having a release lever displaceable to unlatch the door and a horizontally displaceable outside door handle. A transmission member rotatable about an axis is connected to the handle such that h... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6016715 | Harmonic drive In a harmonic drive arrangement for the displacement of one component relative to another, a ball cage with cavities and balls movably disposed in the cavities is associated with one of the components and a transfer structure with conical recesses is asso... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5934147 | Linkage arrangement A linkage arrangement supports an implement such that the implement is movable relative to a support member which is also movable relative to a structure. Movement of the implement and support member is limited by mechanical and/or mechanically operated l... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931244 | Cable steering system A steering system in an all-terrain four-wheeled vehicle with independent suspension wherein necessary forces for steering control are supplied by cable and pulley actuators with the cable running parallel to the suspension arm between vehicle frame and w... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924331 | Cable control system having stored energy fail-safe mechanism A cable control system is constructed to isolate a controlled member from uncontrolled motion upon sudden breakage or disconnection of cables in the system. The control system has an input mechanism connected to the controlled member by a control circuit ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5907971 | Device for returning reciprocating mechanism to predetermined position A device for returning a reciprocating mechanism to a predetermined intermediate position of reciprocating motion, comprises a reciprocating link movable in accordance with a predetermined reciprocating motion, a pair of positioning members provided at bo... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5890256 | Screen wiping apparatus for a motor vehicle, having an improved mechanism for orientation of a drive spindle A motor vehicle screen wiper apparatus comprises a screen wiper mounted on the upper end of a drive spindle, the apparatus including means for varying the inclination between the spindle axis and a reference axis which is substantially at right angles to ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5871221 | Driving apparatus for bicycles and the like An improved bicycle driving apparatus structured to generate driving power including a driving assembly to generate driving power, a tracking assembly to transmit the driving power to the rear wheel, a speed-shifting assembly structured to permit changing... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5857633 | Cupholder with engaging rings A cup holder for holding receptacles such as cans, bottles and the like includes a housing and a pair of receptacle holding rings rotatably mounted on the housing for movement in different planes between a retracted position in which the holding rings are... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5823471 | System for controlling a control surface articulated to a structure of a vehicle A system for controlling a control surface articulated to a structure of a vehicle about a first axis includes a tab articulated to the trailing edge of the control surface about a second axis parallel to the first axis, an elastic link provided between t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809610 | Motor vehicle window wiper device A motor vehicle window wiper device with a wiper arm at the top end of a drive shaft rotatably mounted in a fixed bearing by means of two ball joints of which at least one is off-center relative to the axis of the drive shaft so that the angle of the driv... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5765405 | Agitator for a clothes washer having a vertically reciprocable rod for preventing entanglement of clothes A clothes washing machine includes a washing basket and an oscillating agitator disposed at a bottom of the washing basket. The agitator includes a plate having radial blades, and an upward guide fixed at a center of the plate. A reciprocable member is mo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765443 | Joint mechanism and robot having the joint mechanism A robot having a joint mechanism including a first arm member; a second arm member supported to the first arm member so as to be rotatable about a first axis; a swinging member supported to the second arm member so as to be rotatable about a second axis i... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5764478 | Portable apparatus having ejector for ejecting pack device A portable apparatus comprises a housing including a pack receptacle having an insertion port. The pack receptacle has a first connector facing to the insertion port. A circuit board is contained in the housing. The circuit board is positioned between the... | 06/09/1998 |
