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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7009627 | Display apparatus, and image signal processing apparatus and drive control apparatus for the same A display apparatus includes a display panel having display devices arranged in a matrix layout and driven through a plurality of row wirings and column wirings, a scanning unit to scan the row wirings, and a modulation unit to supply a modulation signal to the colu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959621 | Wiping device A wiping device for wiping window panes on vehicles includes a wiping motor, a gear mechanism situated on a drive shaft of the wiper motor, a gear housing which surrounds the gear mechanism, a gear housing cover which is situated on the gear housing, a gear output s... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6684743 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6557205 | Wiper apparatus with rotary housing A wiper apparatus suitable to wipe the window pane of laterally elongated type, which is provide with a reversible wiper motor 2; a reciprocally rotating output shaft 2a; a circular shaped rotary housing 3 fixed to the output shaft; a stationary gear 4 di... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6336373 | Rotary electromagnetic actuator A drivig rotary shaft and a follower rotary shaft are rotatably carried in a housing of a rotary solenoid. Operating members fixed to the rotary shafts by clips are operatively connected to each other by gears, and a locked member is locked non-movably by... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6186018 | Binocular with rotation transmitting system A binocular includes first and second swingable bodies respectively accommodating telescope systems. The binocular further includes two drive rings respectively provided to the swingable bodies and an operation knob. A transmission unit is provided to tra... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182550 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6163992 | Motion toy A motion toy includes a frame structure covered with a decorated shell and a power drive controlled to move parts of the frame structure. The frame structure has two vertical upper side boards and two vertical lower side boards hinged together, a horizont... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6095007 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5987704 | Dual axis hinge apparatus with braking mechanism An improved hinge mechanism for use with a portable computing device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a hinge mechanism includes a first gear and a first deformable braking mechanism that is coupled to the first gear. The first deformable brakin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5918849 | Tree stand with a plurality of pivoting arms that each pivot about a vertical axis A base forms a receptacle for insertion of a tree trunk therein. A ring assembly is connected to a mouth of the base. A plurality of grabbing arms each have a pivoting end connected to the ring assembly and a free end. The grabbing arms are configured to ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5776033 | Chin-up bar A removable chin-up bar arrangement includes spaced body members situated at opposite ends of a chin-up bar extending therebetween, the bar being rotatable with respect to the body members. Opposed pincher members are swingably attached to each of the bod... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5721669 | Gear-driven docking apparatus for removable mass-storage drives A gear-driven docking apparatus for removable mass-storage drives comprises a guide rail, mounted inside a computer chassis, and a drive carrier, bearing a mass-storage drive. The drive carrier includes an alignment groove for slidingly receiving the guid... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5590851 | Luggage bins for the cabins of passenger aircraft In an overhead luggage bin for the passenger cabin of an aircraft, the bin has an opening with at least two hinged doors being provided at the bin opening. The bin includes at least one telescopically extensible spring strut device. In such a device a spr... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5558487 | Transporting system for an article In an article transporting system, a first linear moving arm and a second linear moving arm are juxtaposed to each other so as to be moved linearly while keeping a parallel positional relationship with each other. First end portions of the linear moving a... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5517205 | Two axis mount pointing apparatus An antenna pointing device for use in a satellite tracking system, including a satellite tracking system mounted on a moving body. The tracking system has at least one sensor that generates a signal indicating the orientation of the moving body relative t... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5504961 | Electric toothbrush with drive release An electric toothbrush includes a handle section having a motor drive and a drive shaft coupled to the motor drive by a translating device, and a brush section having bristle assembly and a transmission shaft unit coupled to the drive shaft and driven by ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5461325 | Probe clamp assembly An assembly suitable for use as an overclamp assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base having a shaft inserted therethrough. The shaft rotates about an axis relative to the base. A center block is pivotably coupled to the shaft for arcuate moveme... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5444880 | Bed with emergency head release and automatic knee down A manual CPR release for a hospital bed mechanically releases the head section from the head drive motor to quickly lower the head section to a flat position. When the head section reaches its lower limit, a switch is actuated which produces a command sig... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5417126 | Selector lever arrangement for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A selector lever arrangement for an automatic transmission, comprising a lever (10) in a housing (2) pivotable about a horizontal transverse axle (9), wherein the housing (2) is dome-shaped with side walls (4 to 6) and is covered by a member (14) and a co... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5277076 | Reactionless scan mechanism Pivotal platform apparatus (10) includes a frame member (12), a platform member (14) being pivotally attached to the frame member and having a first rotational inertia, and a reaction member (20) being pivotally attached to the frame member and having a s... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5259262 | Non-involute gear A non-involute gear used in a gear pair. A first gear has a plurality of radially extending, circumferentially spaced teeth, each with a generally cylindrical, arcuate shaped end surface. A second gear has a plurality of spaced, non-involute shaped teeth.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5218876 | Control device for a tiltable mounting head A control device for a tiltable mounting head, such as the mounting head for a camera, has a three element pantographic linkage including a rigid control arm of which an intermediate point is constrained to move along a horizontal path. One end of the arm... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5201234 | Support A support for holding and adjusting the vertical position of medical apparatus comprises a bearing housing (10), a pivot arm (11) which is preferably vertically pivotally hinged on the bearing housing (10) and is formed to carry an electromedical apparatu... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5180276 | Articulated arm transfer device An articulated arm transfer device employs a rhomboidal link structure defined by two separated pairs of forearms pivotally joined at the elbows and at the wrists. Each wrist supports a holding structure and the elbows are driven in mirror-image semicircu... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5172542 | Spinning machine for pneumatic false-twist spinning In a spinning machine for pneumatic false-twist spinning, a plurality of spinning points are provided which are each equipped with one drafting unit. Two air nozzles are connected behind a pair of delivery rollers of the drafting unit and are pivotable ar... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5150627 | Control device for a tiltable mounting head A control device for a tiltable mounting head, such as the mounting head for a camera, includes a pantographic-type linkage. The angular position of an arm (24) supporting the mounting head (26) is controlled relative to a locating arm (12), whose remote ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5147175 | Wafer transfer device for a semiconductor device fabricating system A semiconductor wafer transfer device includes a rotary member, a driving member which rotates coaxially with the rotary member, a driven member which is driven by the driving member and a frog leg linkage having a first link with an end fixed to the driv... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5086890 | Engine braking system A brake mechanism wherein a bracket is attached to a small engine. The bracket comprises two rotating arms, a spring, a brake pad and cable attachments. When an operator of a small engine releases a cable attached to the brake assembly, the spring rotates... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5040644 | Engine braking system A brake mechanism wherein a bracket is attached to a small engine. The bracket comprises two rotating arms, a spring, a brake pad and cable attachments. When an operator of a small engine releases a cable attached to the brake assembly, the spring rotates... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5033793 | Extendable elevating leg rest for a wheelchair An extendable elevating leg rest assembly for a wheelchair includes a support tube connected to the wheelchair. A first gear member is fixed to the support tube. An extendable strut, which includes a hollow upper strut member pivotally connected to the fi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4995658 | Door locking devices A door locking device wherein first and second field magnets are disposed at respective stationary positions opposite to each other through an axial air gap; the first field magnet has 2P (P: an integer of at least 2) contiguous poles of alternating N and... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4911268 | Torque or force linearizing device The invention disclosed herein provides a device which a non-linear force/distance relationship of spring or other device and linearizes it in a range of interest. In accordance with the invention, the device comprises a first gear section and a second ge... | 03/27/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4776416 | Control assembly for powered wheelchair A control assembly for an electric powered wheelchair having a forward steering column (13) on which a handle bar (14) and a control lever (119) are mounted, said control lever adapted when pressed forward to move the chair forwardly, and when pressed rea... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4749330 | Transport mechanism A transport mechanism for silicon wafers comprises an elongate four arm linkage and a wafer support arm which is secured to the linkage through a gearing system. One of the short arms of the linkage is fixed, and as the linkage is rotated, the gearing sys... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4744260 | Apparatus for turning over a workpiece Apparatus for turning over a workpiece, such as a metal stamping, including a turnover shaft. A pneumatic piston and cylinder rotates the turnover shaft in a cammed rate of motion from an initial position to a final position. A vacuum-operated workpiece s... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4732048 | Wiper device for vehicle A wiper device for a vehicle, has a sub-arm turnably supported by a vehicle body through a supporting shaft provided in a base end thereof. An arm shaft is turnably provided in a tip end of the sub-arm and a base end of a wiper arm is fixed to the arm sha... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4729253 | Wrist actuator The present invention includes a robot wrist actuator having a cylindrical housing with first and second housing wall portions coaxially disposed with respect to each other. First and second gimbal assemblies are included within the housing for pitch and ... | 03/08/1988 |
