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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5083478 | Four-wheel vehicle drive system A four-wheel vehicle drive system, comprising an engine having an output shaft in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a power transmission gear unit including transmission input and output shafts having axes of rotation parallel with the engine output sha... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4827787 | Mechanical transmission locking mechanism In order to lock a drive system from operation during maintenance procedures, while providing a positive mechanical engagement regardless of index position, a locking mechanism includes a sector gear associated with a rotatably mounted shaft. The rotatabl... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4827789 | Linear actuator A linear actuator includes a single drive gear that engages two driven gears of the same pitch diameter, which in turn drive a spindle and a sleeve, respectively. The sleeve is internally threaded to receive the spindle, which is externally threaded. The ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823634 | Multifunction tactile manipulatable control A multifunction human digit control includes a rotating cylinder journalled in a movable bar slidable in a groove in a deflectable support track. Rotation of the cylinder by a thumb or finger generates a first motion signal and movement of either or both ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821600 | Linear actuator take-off and release apparatus A controlled liner actuator shaft that may be used to open and close hydraulic valves is tapped to control a second valve or the like by an actuator shaft housing selectively lockable to the actuator shaft. An adjustable sleeve on the housing pivotally su... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4817465 | Rotary table for bakery product slicer A rotary table for a bakery product slicer in which mechanism is provided that for a given length of crank throw can be adjusted to rotate a turntable through selectably adjustable angular increments.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815328 | Roller type orbiting mass oscillator with low fluid drag A cylindrical rotor is mounted for rotation in a raceway formed in the inside wall of a housing, the outside diameter of the rotor being only slightly less than the inside diameter of the raceway so that the rotor substantially fills the housing. One or m... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813293 | Rotary drive, in particular for vehicle doors Rotary drive, particularly for vehicle doors, in which the piston motion of a piston-power cylinder-unit 5 is converted into a rotary motion by means of roller pairs 14 which engage into oblique slots 10, 11. The oblique slots are provided in cylinders 4,... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811619 | Motorized control for mirror mount apparatus A motorized control and automatic braking system for adjusting mirror mount apparatus is disclosed. The motor control includes a planetary gear arrangement to provide improved pitch adjustment capability while permitting a small packaged design. The motor... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809565 | Hydraulic control system for automatic transmission A hydraulic control system for a 4 drive speed automatic transmission, comprising: (a) a hydraulic control system for a 3 drive speed automatic transmission, including two shift valves and two solenoid valves associated with said two shift valves, respect... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4807487 | Mass-compensation oscillating drive for oscillatory machines Mass balance for a screen oscillating drive is provided mounting the eccentric or crankshaft assembly on extensions of the links supporting the working frame. The axis of the suspended mass m2 is spaced by a distance a2 from the pivo... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803898 | Apparatus for detecting a neutral state of a transmission gear of a vehicle engine system An apparatus for detecting a neutral state of a transmission gear of a vehicle detects an engine rotational speed, a vehicle speed, and a condition in which the engine output power is transmitted to the transmission gear through a clutch. The apparatus ju... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4803892 | Manually operable device for displacing movable stages A manually operable device for displacing movable stages includes first and second assemblies each comprising a main handle and a sub handle. A first pinion shaft is extended through both the handle assemblies and its lower end is fixedly secured to a sub... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4802387 | Reversible unidirectional transmission A transmission is provided which has unidirectional output rotation in response to multidirectional input rotation. A reversing member is provided for changing the direction of rotation of the output member. A first mechansim rotates the output member in ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802376 | Variable phase and oscillatory drives A device for impulsively varying the timing of the rotation of a camshaft (1) relative to a driving sprocket wheel (14) mounted on a stubaxle (102) comprises followers (119,110) rotatable with respective follower shafts (103,104) mounted on the sprocket w... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4800772 | Locking plate for gear change rods A plurality of control rods (41, 43, and 42, 44) extend transversely of a locking plate (3) through which at least three of the control rods are locked in a neutral position by cammed displacement of the locking plate in response to axial displacement of ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800768 | Power transmission apparatus A transmission means for transmitting power between input and output drives in which a rack and pinion gear assembly and a cam adjacent the pinion cooperate with the drives to provide a variable gear ratio therebetween. The gear assembly includes inner an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4799397 | Control device for a motor vehicle gearbox A control device for a motor vehicle gearbox in which a gear lever movable with a selection movement and a gear engagement movement drives an actuator member, located at the input to the gearbox, through a transmission including a longitudinal bar and a p... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4798099 | Control mechanism for operating a vehicle In order to more easily control movement of a vehicle such as a tractor, an operator's left hand can twist a directional actuating member or a juxtaposed speed actuating member about an outstanding axis. These actuating members are rotatably mounted on a ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798102 | Crank arm assembly for windshield wiper device A reverse-to-park windshield wiper crank arm assembly. The assembly includes a hub on the wiper motor shaft, a control member around and rotatable relative to the hub, an intermediate link having one end pivotally connected to a crank pin on the hub and i... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4796736 | Control mechanism for applying a brake and neutralizing a transmission of a vehicle A control mechanism for operating a vehicle has a housing assembly mounted for swinging movement about an upstanding axis, and a brake actuating member is mounted on the housing assembly for swinging movement about a second axis. A push-pull control rod a... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4796489 | Speed ratio control for a step-lessly variable vehicle transmission A control system for controlling a steplessly variable power transmission device for a motor vehicle. The speed ratio of the transmission mechanism is based upon vehicle operating conditions, and particularly upon the vehicle speed and the engine load, ei... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4796478 | Non-linear rotary drive apparatus Rotary drive apparatus includes a rotatable member secured to a pivoting arm and another rotatable member having an axis of rotation offset from the geometric center of the member to produce a non-linear rotation. Two embodiments are shown, one in which t... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794811 | Helical gearsets A new design for helical gearsets is disclosed in which the new gearsets meet all applicable ratings and standards of the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA), and yet allows very substantial cost savings over prior similar gearsets having an eq... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794807 | Tractor transmission A transmission for a tractor comprising a propelling line for transmitting an engine output to drive wheels, and a power takeoff line for transmitting the engine output to a working implement attached to the tractor. The transmission further comprises a t... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794808 | Transmission control A device for accurate and precise selecting of gear ranges in an automatic transmission system. The device has a lever which is movable to several positions each corresponding to a different gear range, a member for correctly positioning the lever in a se... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794810 | Linear actuator A linear actuator has a screw threaded shaft member and an internally screw threaded member, the threadform of the shaft member corresponding to that of the internally screw threaded member but of smaller diameter, whereby the member may be skewed relativ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4793198 | Fluid flow motion reduction system A fluid flow motion reduction apparatus capable of a very small and reduced movement in one and two dimensions. The motion reduction apparatus applies the principles of Couette flow to a set of stacked plates, the plates being separated from one another b... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793217 | Method and apparatus for controlling power transmitting system for automotive vehicle, including continuously variable transmission and auxiliary transmission A method and apparatus for controlling a power transmitting system for an automotive vehicle, including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an auxiliary transmission which is connected to the CVT and which is automatically shifted from one of t... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793209 | Four-wheel-driving system having a continuously variable sub-transmission An improved four-wheel-driving system transmitting driving power to front and rear wheels which includes a viscous coupling, a sub-transmission of a continuously variable type coupled to one of the driving axles, and an actuator variably controlling the c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793212 | Differential gear assembly for motor vehicles A differential gear assembly particularly for motor vehicles having a rotatably supported differential housing, a driving gear attached to the differential housing, at least two rotatably supported differential bevel gears and a pair of output bevel gears... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793196 | Gear coupled, counter-rotating vibratory drive assembly A gear coupled, counter-rotating vibratory assembly is described for producing a fine tuned accurate linear vibratory motion without any twisting force component. The assembly has two parallel shafts that extend through a gear casing with cantilevered end... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4791831 | Gearmotor, housing and associated method A motor and associated gear system share an extended shaft axial with the motor. A rotor and a driving gear are attached to the shaft. Such an integral gearmotor concept minimizes coupling and sealing problems associated with prior art coupled motors and ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4791823 | Voltage detector apparatus A mount is secured to an end of a cylindrical housing with a front side facing outward thereof. A knob is provided having a stem extending from one end and a gear secured to and extending radially outward from the end of the knob. An aperture is formed th... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790213 | Planetary gear assemblies A planetary gear assembly (10) having a stationary housing (18) and co-axial input and output shafts (12, 14) having the same diameter and spline formations of the same cross-sectional form on their adjacent end portions (12a, 14a). First and second sun g... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4791327 | Drive mechanism for a domestic vibration apparatus A drive mechanism for a domestic vibration-type apparatus is provided, in which the rotor shaft (19) of a single-phase synchronous motor drives a cam-and-follower mechanism which converts the rotary motion of the rotor into a vibratory motion, the rotor a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790217 | Line pressure control system for automatic transmission An automatic transmission has a transmission gear mechanism for transmitting the engine output power by way of a plurality of power transmission paths, and friction engagement elements which are operated by a line pressure from a control valve to change t... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4788891 | Planetary gear having non-circular gears A planetary gear device using non-circular gears comprising a casing, an input shaft rotatably supported in the casing and driven for rotation by a drive source, a carrier fixed on the input shaft, an output shaft rotatably supported in the casing, a rota... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4788873 | Portable walking beam pump jack A portable walking beam pump jack for use in pumping liquids from an oil well having an elongated frame and an axle with wheels thereon mounted transversely on the frame for providing rolling transportation. Stabilizer pads are provided for securing the f... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4788876 | Device for controlling transmission dog clutches Device for controlling transmission dog clutches, has a single actuator (1) having at least one control pin (2, 3) which cooperates with control forks (4) having two positions, one of these positions corresponding to a clutching and the other position cor... | 12/06/1988 |
