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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950321 | Hydraulic system A hydraulic system includes a master cylinder having a housing, a piston axially movably disposed in the housing, and a piston rod, the piston bounding a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, the piston upon actuation of the master cylinder being axially m... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7908962 | Compressor A compressor is provided that includes a supplementary torque providing part that reduces a speed of a piston compression of refrigerant and increases the speed of the piston in drawing of the refrigerant. This structure reduces a compression rate of the refrigerant... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7354248 | Elastomeric bearing elements for droop stop mechanisms An elastomeric bearing element having an outer race, an inner race, and at least two elastomeric segments secured between the inner and outer races is provided. The elastomeric segments are spaced from one another by a corresponding number of expansion segments. The... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7292893 | Apparatus and method for the treatment of infectious disease in keratinized tissue The invention provides methods for the treatment of keratinized tissue infected with a pathogen. The invention utilizes electromagnetic energy, particularly microwave energy, as a treatment means to reduce the amount of or eliminate the pathogen from the keratinized... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273022 | Concentric piston for variable compression ratio directly based on the combustion chamber pressure This invention produces a variable compression ratio in internal combustion engines, based on a sliding concentric piston which moves up by an internal spring and down by the different changing pressures over the concentric piston head, within the combustion chamber... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7188563 | Piston arrangement of a hydraulic actuating device on motor vehicles A piston arrangement for master and/or slave cylinders of a hydraulic actuating device for clutch and/or brake systems on motor vehicles is disclosed. An insert is inserted into a recess of the piston up to a first stop, the insert having a ball seat and an expandab... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156212 | Piston for cylinder and piston unit of disc brake A piston (30) for a cylinder and piston unit (24) of a disc brake (10), with a novel capability of damping the vibrations induced by a braking action, comprising a body (32) and a head (34) designed to come into contact with a pad ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134846 | Radial piston pump with eccentrically driven rolling actuation ring An hydraulic head features two or three individual radial pumping pistons and associated pumping chambers, annularly spaced around a cavity in the head where an eccentric drive member with associated outer rolling actuation ring are situated, whereby a rolling inter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124678 | Apparatus for preventing abrasion in reciprocal compressor An apparatus for preventing abrasion in a reciprocal compressor, including a cylinder, a reciprocal motor having a stator and a mover, and generating a linear reciprocation driving force, a piston inserted into an inside space of the cylinder to be linearly movable,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090474 | Diaphragm pump with overfill limiter A diaphragm pump which overcomes the problem of diaphragm failure due to overfill of the oil transfer chamber. An overfill preventive element in the form of a mechanical stop, a fully closed coil spring, or a valve system, or alternatives are provided. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052250 | Reciprocating compressor A reciprocating compressor, being small-sized and compact, for compressing hydrogen gas to be used in a fuel-cell car, has a crankshaft, to which an end of a connecting rod is connected. The other end of the connecting rod is connected to a crosshead. To the crosshe... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004729 | Compressor with pot-shaped housing and housing sealing cover A compressor, in particular for air conditioning systems in motor vehicles, having a housing, a housing sealing cover, a drive shaft with bearings and a drive device for pistons that are displaced back and forth. The drive device transfers the rotational displacemen... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945062 | Heat pump water heating system including a compressor having a variable clearance volume A heat pump water heater system includes a compressor that has a variable clearance volume that can be selectively controlled to control the mass flow rate of refrigerant from the compressor. Under higher ambient air temperature conditions, the variable volume is in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932197 | Gimbaled pad support A disc brake assembly is disclosed which is attachable to the wheel supporting portion of the frame of a cycle and which allows the orientation of the planar braking surface of the brake pad assembly to be infinitely variable within a defined range The disc brake as... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6779987 | Pressure washer having oilless high pressure pump An oilless high pressure pump suitable for use in devices such as pressure washers and the like is described. The pump includes an eccentric assembly suitable for converting rotary motion of a rotating shaft to rectilinear motion. One or more straps couple the eccen... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6758129 | Collapsible pushrod for a power brake of a vehicle A collapsible push rod for a brake booster in a vehicle is provided, having first and second telescoping members, and retractable locking means for selectively locking the first and second members together against telescoping. During a frontal impact collision, the ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6640541 | Master cylinder for use in power trains of motor vehicles A master cylinder for use in the power train of a motor vehicle to actuate the brakes or the friction clutch is designed to avoid the generation of screeching noise and/or the transmission of stray movements to the piston rod in response to shifting of th... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6595105 | Reciprocating compressor Reciprocating compressor including a connecting rod for converting a rotating movement of a crank shaft into a linear reciprocating movement, a piston for making a linear reciprocating movement inside of a cylinder block by the connecting rod, and resonat... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6494039 | Force-controlled hydro-elastic actuator Provided is a force-controlled hydro-elastic actuator, including a hydraulic actuator, having a connection to hydraulic fluid and including a mechanical displacement member positioned to be mechanically displaced by fluid flow at the actuator. A valve is ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492748 | Reciprocator and linear suspension element therefor A linear suspension element having preloaded legs that reduce fretting and maximize stroke within allowable stress limits. Also, a reciprocator and suspension including the linear suspension element.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6453545 | Compact inflatable device for applying localized pressure to turbine generator armature bars Radial pressure is applied to a turbine generator armature bar using a simple hand held device that can be readily manipulated by a single human operator. A retainer platform has two wedge shaped portions with handles, and by the operator sliding the wedg... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6347518 | Pedal simulator using spring with non-linear response A pedal simulator utilizing springs to provide a brake pedal with a non-linear, progressively increasing response characteristic for pedal travel versus force exerted on the brake pedal similar to a conventional hydraulic braking system. In a preferred em... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6272971 | Connecting rod for hermetic refrigerating compressor The invention concerns a connecting rod for a hermetic refrigerating compressor, in which the connecting rod forms the mechanical connection between a crank and a piston. The purpose of the invention is to reduce wear in the crank bearing of the compresso... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6164188 | Reciprocating pump/compressor with self-aligning piston A reciprocating pump or compressor has an alignment adapter for providing a self-aligning piston rod. The alignment adapter and a clamp couple the piston rod to a crosshead extension rod. The alignment adapter provides compensation for misalignment of the... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6113304 | Coupling for high pressure fluid pump assembly A coupling for a high pressure fluid seal assembly is shown and described. The coupling includes a first member having first and second opposite ends and capable of motion along a first axis extending between the first and second ends. The first member ha... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5996468 | Piston-cylinder unit A piston-cylinder unit for a hydraulic system, especially for the actuation of clutches in motor vehicles, comprises a housing with an axially stepped bore hole in which a piston fastened to a tappet is guided so as to be axially displaceable. The piston ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992222 | High pressure pump system and method of operation thereof A pump system for producing high and exactly controllable pressure levels includes a piston pump which has a piston (32) connecting to a spindle shaft (22), a spindle nut (44) on said spindle shaft, a cylinder block (34) having a bore (36) for receiving s... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5944627 | Piston with two piston members for transmission servo assembly A replacement mechanism or servo assembly for applying a band to an input member of an automatic transmission includes a housing in which an apply piston is located and to which an apply pin is connected. The piston is sealably movable in the housing and ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5938416 | Liquid transfer apparatus having a plunger pump and a diaphragm pump for cleaning the plunger during its reciprocating motion A liquid transfer pump includes a housing having an inner space, a cross head disposed in the inner space of the housing and attached to a driving mechanism to reciprocate inside the housing, a plunger attached to and held by a plunger holder of the cross... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5842405 | Eccentric arrangement for a reciprocating piston pump The present invention relates to an eccentric arrangement for a reciprocating piston pump, having a drive shaft drivable by a drive device, an eccentric part of a rubber-elastically deformable material is disposed on the drive shaft in a manner fixed agai... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839349 | Noise-abated pump unit, in particular for controlled brake systems A reduced noise radial piston pump with a driving motor for a controlled brake system. The noise reduction is primarily accomplished by locating and orienting the motor/pump bearings with respect to the pump pistons.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5657682 | Hose piston for transporting external objects along a flexible hose A hose piston is disposed inside a flexible hose which is filled with fluid and movable in any direction upon hydraulic pressure. The rollers of an external device are engaged on the exterior surface of the flexible hose and are located adjacent to the mi... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5522214 | Flexure bearing support, with particular application to stirling machines The use of flexures in the form of flat spiral springs cut from sheet metal materials provides support for coaxial nonrotating linear reciprocating members in power conversion machinery, such as Stirling cycle engines or heat pumps. They permit operation ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520154 | Fuel injection device according to the solid-state energy storage principle for internal combustion engines The invention pertains to a fuel injection device operating according to the solidstate energy storage principle, whereby a rotor element carried in a pump housing of an electromagnetically driven reciprocating pump is accelerated almost without resistanc... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5499570 | Piston with piston rod being latchable through a retaining member Retaining element fixed within the piston opening which avoid any inadvertant extraction of the piston rod from the piston. The design provides a safe and easy to assemble means for fastening the piston rod within the piston which is capable of absorbing consi... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485777 | Abrasion preventing device for hermetic reciprocating compressor An abrasion preventing device for a hermetic reciprocating compressor. The device releases the impact generated between the slider and the shell of the compressor, thus to prevent possible abrasion of the contact part between the slider and the shell as w... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5460077 | Linear thruster with compliant head A linear thruster (10) comprises a thruster assembly (15) and a compliant head assembly (100). Thruster assembly (15) includes a housing (20), a pair of guide rods (30) supported by bearings (29) in housing (20), a thrust plate (40) attached below housing... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5442993 | Self-aligning piston A self-aligning piston assembly has a piston member having a sidewall for slidable displacement within a bore, the piston member having an inner curved surface, the piston assembly having an inner race member having means to attach to a connecting member,... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5386760 | Brake booster with reaction disk retainer An improvement of a recess formed in one end of an output shaft of a brake booster is disclosed. At its one end, the rear extremity of the output shaft is formed with a flange-like stop, which is formed of an annular sheet material. The engagement of the ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5345855 | Reaction disc for a brake booster A reaction disc used in a brake booster, in particular, an improvement of an air vent formed in the outer periphery of the reaction disc is disclosed. The reaction disc is provided with a circumferentially discontinous bulge on its external peripheral sur... | 09/13/1994 |
