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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661733 | Door reinforcing device A door reinforcing device includes a pair of first and second spaced-apart plates. A locking device has a center lock, a main lock rod extending from the center lock and engaging the first plate and a retractable lock rod selectively extendable from the center lock ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650654 | Transfer device A transfer device includes a first sheet portion having an outer side and an inner side and a second sheet portion having an outer side and an inner side, with the inner sides arranged so that they are facing each other. The outer sides each have a high coefficient ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631907 | Locking device for vehicle The present invention realizes a locking device for vehicle free from the occurrence of rattle at the portion where the striker is locked. When a lock plate 5 and a latch plate 4 are brought into a locked state and a latch-side recessed portion 4 | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625020 | Vehicle door lock control A door of a vehicle is opened and closed by a handle mounted to the side of the door. In the door, a vehicle door lock control connected to the handle comprises a base plate on which an operating lever and a release lever are pivotally secured. The release lever is ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614669 | Interchangeable lock operable in fail safe or fail secure modes One embodiment of an electric door lock according to the present invention is interchangeable between fail safe and fail secure modes and comprises a housing for receiving the internal components of the door lock. A latch bolt is mounted within the housing and is mo... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607180 | Convertible seating furniture A seating furniture assembly that is convertible from a first position to a second position has a seat member and a back member pivotably connected to the seat member. The back member is pivotable from a first position in which the back member extends upwardly from ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603729 | Patient lift and transfer device A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcib... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604266 | Spindle assembly for use in a door handle assembly A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion, the shank having a first opening. A door latch mechanism has a rotatable actuator, the rotatable actuator having a second opening. A spindle as... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600280 | Patient table In order to make it possible for a patient to easily and safely mount a patient table in a manner which requires little effort, at least one, especially extendable and retractable and/or fold-up and fold-down step is integrated into a patient mounting aid in the inv... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596822 | Apparatus and methods for lifting bed mattresses and/or tucking in bed covers The invention discloses differing embodiments of apparatus, and methods for their use, which are designed to aide in lifting bed mattresses and tucking in bed covers. In some embodiments, kits are disclosed which include wedge apparatus for lifting bed mattresses, a... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597365 | Gravity operated locking mechanism for containers The present disclosure relates to automatic gravity actuated container lid locking mechanisms for bulk trash containers, wherein the mechanism comprises a counterweighted actuator arm pivotally attached to a first housing affixed to a first sidewall of the container... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597364 | Door handle device for vehicle The invention provides a vehicle door handle device, which can fix a harness of an electric component to an arm of a grip without enlarging the arm. The invention also has a configuration in which an arm insertion hole which allows the arm of the grip to be inserted... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7587770 | Therapy table The article of manufacture is a therapy table. The table has a head rest, arm rests and two cushions that are shaped similar to the human body. The head rest and arm rests are adjustable to fit a person either lying in a supine or prone position. The head rest and a... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588272 | Door handle assembly A door handle assembly comprises a handle mount having an opening therethrough and a manually engageable handle rotatable about an axis, the axis aligned with the opening positioning structure is fixed relative to the handle mount. The positioning structure has a pl... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585006 | Household appliance, namely a machine for washing and/or drying laundry, with a door block/release device that can be actuated electrically A household appliance comprises a cabinet, a door and a door block/release device. In normal conditions, the device is actuated by electrically powered actuator means whilst in case of need the device can be actuated by means of a release system. The device comprise... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581267 | Method of using a side sleeping pillow A pillow is shaped to encourage a sleeper to sleep on a side, rather than on the back. This is accomplished by providing a pair of arms extending forwardly from a head support. The arms are spaced apart less than the width of the sleeper's shoulders so it is uncomfo... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7568742 | Anti-theft security device for information storage media An anti-theft security device has a case having a front case and a rear case pivotably connected to each other and receiving information storage media in a space formed between the front case and the rear case, a hub formed at a center of an inner surface of one of ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7562917 | Door latch system for automotive vehicle A door latch system for an automotive vehicle uses a push-pull cable linked to a lock cylinder and to a latch to move the latch assembly into the locked position while simultaneously blocking the latch's lock/unlock lever from moving into the unlocked position. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562914 | Handle opening device for a door of an electric household appliance, in particular a refrigerator or freezer An opening device with a handle for a door of an electric household appliance, which door rotates about a hinge axis between an open position, and a closed position wherein the door rests, with the interposition of a peripheral seal, against a front edge of a door o... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7500634 | Unwinder device for reels of web-like material with temporary accumulator members for the material unwound in the phase of reel substitution and relative method The unwinder device comprises: unwinding members for simultaneously unwinding a first reel (B1) and a second reel (B2), a splicing device (151) for splicing together a first web-like material (N1) coming from said first reel (B1) a... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7472858 | Line magazine A line magazine for a supply line on a semimounted trailer with a king pin and a wedge connector pivoted on the king pin is described. The underlying problem of the invention was to provide a line magazine which prevents the supply line from hanging down in a mechan... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7469853 | Seatbelt retractor, seatbelt apparatus, and vehicle with a seatbelt apparatus A retractor of a seatbelt apparatus to be installed in a vehicle is structured such that a motor is accommodated in a hollow cylinder portion of a spool and such that the correlation among the volume V1 of the motor housing of the motor, the volume of the cyl... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461808 | Splicing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for splicing tapes dispensed from a tape dispenser. According to one embodiment, a first, running or unwinding roll of tape is provided with a first splicing element secured to its trailing end portion. A second, stationary or standby roll of... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461722 | Elevating transport apparatus An elevating transport apparatus for elevating and transporting a body to be transported, with an elevating section connecting a transport path and a transport path positioned at different heights. A first support shaft in the horizontal direction and a second suppo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455151 | Elevator roller guide A guiding device (30) for an elevator system (20) facilitates guiding a cab (22) along guide rails (24). The guiding device (30) includes a roller mount (34) that supports rollers (36) such that the rollers remain a f... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455257 | Motorized self-winding reel for divers An automated reel for use by divers comprises a battery-operated motor in communication with a take-up reel through a gearing arrangement, where the activation/de-activation of the motor is controlled by a tension-sensing mechanism. In operation, when the mechanism ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455256 | Seatbelt retractor having a cushioned sensor actuator A seatbelt retractor assembly (10) has a seatbelt retractor (14) and an actuator (26) for locking and unlocking the seatbelt retractor (1). An inertial sensor mass (30) detects changes in vehicle speed. The mass (30) has a g... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448570 | Unwinding apparatus for reeling off coiled material An unwinding apparatus for reeling off coiled material includes a take-up device for supporting the coiled material. The take-up device has a plurality of spaced-apart arms extending radially in a plane, with at least one of the arms swingably mounted in the plane. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445177 | Bobbin and especially a bobbin wound with a yarn A bobbin for receiving a yarn store comprising a winding zone for the yarn and a standing area for the bobbin is described. Here, the winding zone is embodied as conical and the standing area is provided with at least one retaining element for fixing the yarn end. | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445175 | Method and apparatus for wrapping cord around a reel An apparatus for drawing a flexible cord into a wrapped configuration around a reel. The apparatus has a housing and a reel that is movable around a first axis relative to the housing. The apparatus further includes a spring system through which a rotational force i... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441723 | Rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine A rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine comprises a frame disposed on the fabric rolling machine, a transmission axle rotatably coupled to a sidewall of the frame, two lumps, two stoppers corresponding to the lumps and each having an end pivotall... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441682 | Wire feeding apparatus The wire feeder apparatus according to the invention has a carrying body (12), tubular guide elements fixed in the openings on the two opposite sides of the body determining a straight-line path for welding wire, further, two spatially separated feed rolls ( | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438251 | Web tensioning device with plural control inputs A web tensioning device utilizes a dancer arm which can be positioned by a controlled servo motor. In a preferred embodiment, the controller for the servo motor receives an input signal based on the acceleration (positive or negative) of the dancer arm and implement... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438253 | Spool support system A base of a spool support system has a central extent with a first leg and a second leg. A cylindrical rod is secured to the second leg and has a free end facing toward the first leg. A spool retention component supported on the rod has an interior end adapted to co... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434758 | Construction kit for a spring-driven cable drum A construction kit for a spring-driven cable drum includes a pre-assembled drum core, the housing of which constitutes a winding surface for the cable and containing at least one spiral spring and at least one spring anchor hub. The pre-assembled drum core is provid... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429013 | Unwind for printer Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind or unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web r... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429012 | High performance tightener A self stopping seat belt retractor is provided with a belt shaft for winding a seat belt thereonto and unwinding a wound seat belt therefrom and a housing rotatably supporting the belt shaft and having a locking device that includes a locking means for the belt sha... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427044 | Webbing retractor In the webbing retractor, a lock plate is supported by a circular axis so as to be circularly movable freely by a resin support portion of a gear case by insertion of the circular axis of the lock plate in a support hole of the gear case. Even at times when great lo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427043 | Tape cartridge with multiple keying features A combination includes a family of cartridge drives (12) including a first cartridge drive and a second cartridge drive, and a family of cartridges (14) including a first cartridge and a second cartridge. The first cartridge drive includes a first prot... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424986 | Belt spool retractor A seatbelt pretensioner mechanism (10) for use with a seatbelt retractor (11). The retractor (11) has a spool (16) configured for winding a seatbelt webbing thereon. The pretensioner mechanism (10) includes a movable actuator membe... | 09/16/2008 |
