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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958797 | Turning device Turning device (24) for turning the drive train (1) of a wind energy system or at least of partial sections of same, whereby the drive train (1) is mounted to rotate in a machine frame (2), whereby the drive train (1) comprises a f... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7322249 | Mounting for a probe sensor A robust, easy to mount probe sensor includes an elongated body enclosing a sensor element and an integral flange extending away from the body. The body and flange are formed of material having a relatively low characteristic yield point. First and second generally ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322545 | Structural mechanism for unlocking and engaging a controllable surface on a hinged platform (wing) A structural mechanism for an aircraft includes a support, a hinged surface, and a hinge assembly joining the hinged surface to the support. An actuation system includes an actuator shaft engaged to the hinges and lying coincident with a hinged-surface hinge axis an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258378 | Structure of improved pneumatic gripper assemblies The invention relates to a pneumatic gripper assembly structure which comprised a supporting body (11, 111) composed of at least two wall elements or symmetrical half-shells (15, 115), realized and finished individually using a forming process and then... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7185852 | Actuator with helical cam guides The invention is an actuator assembly for actuating a door or aerodynamic surface of an aircraft. In detail, the invention includes a housing having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis. The housing center portion further includes first and second helical s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185675 | Reduced gain thrust control valve A reduced gain thrust control valve for use in a rocket engine has a housing with a fluid inlet and a piston and cylinder unit for controlling a fluid output of the control valve. The fluid inlet is formed by at least one metering element formed in the housing. The ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168664 | Assist rod and basket assembly A railroad switch assembly comprises a basket that directly actuates a torsional assist rod. The basket is located at a lower elevation than the assist rod, preferably in a hollow tie and preferably between the switch machine and the running rail. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156406 | Anti-roll bar for the chassis of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising an actuator (3), which is mounted between anti-roll bar halves (1, 2) and which rotates these about a rotation axis in opposite directions as necessary. The curve... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114408 | Drop away leaf pivot unit A drop away leaf pivot unit for use with a clamp in a manufacturing environment. The drop away leaf pivot unit includes a body having a plurality of orifices therethrough and a chamber defined therein. A base member is connected to the body at one side thereof. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101403 | Vibration-absorbing device for an artificial lower limb A vibration-absorbing device for an artificial lower limb includes a knee-connecting tube attached to a prosthetic knee unit, an ankle-connecting member attached to a prosthetic foot and ankle unit, and an upright connecting rod having an upper end disposed movably ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100622 | Pipe scarifier A scarifier for scarifying an interior surface of a sewer pipe, which includes an elongated frame having spaced apart upstanding frame elements at either end forming a plurality of guide surfaces on each side. A first track extends from one end of the frame to anoth... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080942 | Bimetal thermometer The bimetal thermometer according to the invention comprises a bimetal helix arranged inside a protective tube, one end thereof being attached to the protective tube and the other end thereof being connected to a pointer shaft to which a pointer arranged inside a ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6966545 | Chain block A chain block with a drive motor (2) with a motor shaft (11), which is connected at the take-off side via a slip clutch (50) to a transmission input shaft (14), having a first gear (18a) and mounted in a housing (1) b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6837029 | Method and apparatus for closing open end of carton blank A carton closure method wherein heated end side walls of the open end of a carton are initially infolded to partially close the open end of the carton and thereafter subjected to capture between a backup pad and a pressure pad by a linearly reciprocative cam to whic... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6698688 | Apparatus and methods for actuating rotatable members Apparatus and methods for actuating rotatable members are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly for actuating a rotatable member includes an extendible actuator having a first end and a second end, and a drive member having a first portion pivotally c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669614 | Method and apparatus for closing open end of carton blank A carton closure system including a cam having a rear face and a camming surface opposite the rear face, the cam being mounted for linear reciprocation between a position wherein there is applied pressure against partially infolded portions of the end sid... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647815 | Slide positioner A slide positioner for moving a structural member from an inoperating position to a working or operating position has a square shaft for supporting the structural member. Two bearing assemblies are adapted for supporting the sliding shaft. The two bearing... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6474184 | Tilt and swivel positioning device A tilt and swivel positioning device for positioning a servo flap in a rotor blade. The device contains a tilt element and a bearing element. The tilt element is swivellably attached to the bearing element. The bearing arrangement has a convex roll-off su... | 11/05/2002 |
| 5925385 | Motion transfer mechanism The invention provides a motion transfer mechanism for transferring motion between a first and second component, the mechanism comprising an elongate track mounted to the first component, the track having a polar axis and an external actuation surface alo... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5899112 | Rotary/linear converter A rotary/linear converter comprising a reciprocator having a main axis (A) and being adapted for reciprocating movement in the direction of the main axis (A) and a rotator adapted for rotating movement about the main axis (A), the converter further includ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5681595 | Motion transfer mechanism A motion transfer mechanism has an elongated track upon which ride transfer mechanisms, to translate relative movements of the track into precise actuation of one or a plurality of transfer mechanisms. The track is of substantially unlimited length, in re... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5595225 | Mechanism for rotating a tree-felling implement and tree-felling implement therewith The mechanism is used for rotating a tree-felling implement rotatably connected to a distal end of a boom of a logging vehicle by an implement pivot. The mechanism comprises a pinion coaxial with the implement pivot and fixed in rotation with reference to... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5526760 | Tufting machine needle bar shifter The present invention provides a tufting machine having a needle bar movable between at least two transverse locations in response to a control signal, a motor, a yarn supply, a backing cloth feed, a stitch drive, looper drive, yarn feed roller and all ti... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5461744 | Dental device attachable to an electric toothbrush drive A dental device for an electric toothbrush drive having a drive shaft, the dental device including a housing, a motion converter arranged in the housing and including a rocker arm, a rotary oscillation plate having an eccentrically arranged plug-in openin... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5349879 | High-accuracy discrete positioning device An article (30) is controllably and precisely positioned at one of three discrete locations defined by a linkage. The positioning apparatus includes two independently driven cranks (34, 42), with a link (50) pivotably connected between the two cranks (34,... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5295405 | Device having a plate with multiple cooperating moving parts injection molded thereon A technical device, in particular an electromechanical running gear for the movement of information carriers, such as magnetic tapes or discs, having a carrier plate (1) made of metal at which movable functional parts (5, 7) made of synthetic resin are fo... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5247846 | Quick disconnectable screw device A quick-disconnectable device with a screw piece, a first threaded part and a second threaded part, the threaded of which fits with the first threaded part, wherein the screw piece has a straight guide for the first threaded part, and the screw piece has ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5213434 | Work device shaft for the electric drive mechanism of a toothbrush A plug-in connector for an electric toothbrush drive mechanism, including an electric motor and a movement converter which is arranged between the motor and a plug-in shaft and sets the plug-in shaft in radial and longitudinal movement, the motor and conv... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5181430 | Fine adjustment control mechanism for orientation and/or positioning of a pay load A mechanism for finely adjusting the orientation and/or the position of a payload, characterized in that it comprises: a resilient mechanism constituted by at least one continuous ring (10); a payload support device (15) suitable for transforming deformat... | 01/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5065637 | Adjusting device and adjustable textile fiber carding apparatus Textile fiber carding apparatus is provided with an adjusting system for carrying out linear adjusting movements which are at least esentially independent of friction, and free from jerks and oscillations. The system includes a carrier (20) for the object... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5058946 | Hinged trailer and boat cover A hinged cover is provided for mounting on a trailer including a front end, a back end and opposite sides. The cover includes a body with a front end, a back end and opposite sides. A hinged assembly hingedly interconnects the trailer and the cover body a... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5031892 | Apparatus for removing blanks from a pile and conveying them onwards A stack of blanks is guided between pile guides. Disposed on a support are holding members which can be laid against an exposed blank in the stack in order to grasp it and to be moved, with it, away from the stack. In the course of this, the support is mo... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4977817 | Motion modifier method and apparatus A displacement apparatus for allowing relative displacement between two reciprocating members such that a predetermined output motion profile of one of the members may be obtained relative to the motion of the other of the reciprocating members.... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4973145 | Flexure mechanism A flexure mechanism, the basic elements of which comprise a foundation plate, and a mounting plate which is desirably mounted generally parallel to the foundation plate and which is secured from the foundation plate by a series of flexible support element... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4945779 | Ball screw rotary actuator A linear to rotary ball screw actuator which includes both helical grooves and straight grooves longitudinally spaced apart on the outer surface of the shaft. Matching helical grooves and straight grooves are formed on opposed inner surfaces of first and ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4912994 | Linkage device A linkage device connectable between adjacent ends of a tubular support member and payload member is adapted to rotate the payload member through approximately 180° about the end of the support member between inoperative and operative positions by moveme... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4905528 | Electric actuator An electric actuator, in which the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the output rod through a pin mounted on a gear connected to motor through the other gears. A stopper is formed on the output rod connected to a door knob, and a pivotal arm mounted... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4889008 | Apparatus for driving an oscillating spout A driving apparatus for an oscillating spout is presented which includes a control mechanism which directs a control arm to perform the movement required by the spout and a transmission device which acts to transmit the control arm movement and reproduce ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4882970 | Motion translator A motion translating device for receiving a force input from one direction nd translating it mechanically by combined linear and rotational components into a resultant motion is a different direction. The apparatus consists of a slotted frame member having... | 11/28/1989 |
