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Examiner: Laub, David W.


Primary examiner statistics: 16 patents; average approval time: 624 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 298 patents; average approval time: 542 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
5386740 Rotary feed mechanism
5385062 Signal light oscillating mechanism
5372051 Shift lever assembly for power transmission of automotive vehicle
5370010 Drive gear for a shuttleless loom having weft thread insertion de...
5370014 Gear change for a vehicle with recovery of the axial play due to ...
5370012 Linear actuation roller bearing nut
5370011 Positioning actuator
5367916 Drive gear for a motor vehicle
5363718 Control device for a remote-controllable actuation device
5363717 Bearing mount of the steering column tube of a telescoping steeri...
5363716 Tilt-telescope steering column
5363713 Quieted servoactuator
5361646 Locking mechanism
5358459 Mechanic drive apparatus
5355741 Failsafe limit switch with automatic reset for rolling fire door
5353659 Mechanism for converting oscillatory rotation of input shaft to ...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5551929 Differential traction drive transmission
5417620 Loading device for continuously variable transmission
5367915 Automatic pressure control device for a ball screw
5363710 Impact sensing apparatus
5359908 System for reversibly transforming rotary motion into self-guided...
5355982 Starter drive for internal combustion engines
5355742 Device for avoiding flank blacklash in gear trains
5351572 Adjusting drive for axially adjustable steering columns in motor ...
5351568 Rotary speed changing apparatus
5351567 Motion arrester for a conjugate drive mechanism
5351565 Engine starter
5351566 Drive apparatus and method
5351571 Ergonomically symmetric pedal control system
5349879 High-accuracy discrete positioning device
5347881 Damper assembly for shift lever mechanism
5345832 Drive apparatus
5345834 Velocity-reduced drive system
5345835 Fitting for shutting off a flow
5343773 Device for generating and decoupling different movements in clean...
5341697 Shift lever supporting device for starter motor
5341700 X-Y movement mechanism
5339706 Latchable steering column tilt mechanism
5339703 Transmission for a vehicle
5337626 Laminated gear and method of forming a laminated gear
5338268 Toroidal-race rolling-traction type transmission
5333513 Averaging half-nuts
5333512 Multistage transmission with an automatic load-shift spur gear
5331860 Throw limiting device for a starter head of an internal combustio...
5331863 Manual Transmission for vehicle
5330396 Loading device for continuously variable transmission
5328112 Transmission apparatus between two relatively rotating members
5327794 Device for driving a tool positioned on a pivotable part
5325732 Motion-transmitting combination comprising a castable, self-lubri...
5321987 Cranking arrangement with brake device
5321993 Transmission shift control apparatus
5317934 Variable speed linear actuator
5317933 Starting device of compact construction
5315889 Iris drive mechanism
5316526 Transmission of the toroidal-race rolling-traction type
5313852 Differential linear actuator
 
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