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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5239864 | Dynamic tester for rotor seals and bearings A dynamic tester (10) for testing vibration damping seals and bearings is constructed having a hollow shaft (12) extending through the seal or bearing, with the shaft internally supported at each end by fluid bearings (19, 21) on hollow bosses (18, 20) co... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239865 | Process for monitoring the coolant level in a cooling system A process for monitoring the coolant level in a cooling system, in particular in a motor vehicle in which the relative pressure and the temperature of the coolant are measured on the high-pressure side of the coolant circuit, using the measured pressure v... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239866 | Sensor for measuring a physical parameter A measurement sensor is disclosed having a frame, a support which is resiliently flexible under the influence of a physical parameter and is fixed to the frame, a mass connected to the support, a housing which is formed by the frame and surrounds the mass... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239867 | Method and apparatus for improving the fit of a pneumatic tire on a motor vehicle wheel In a method and apparatus for improving the fit of a pneumatic tire on a motor vehicle wheel rim, before a wheel balancing operation is carried out the wheel is accelerated to a maximum permissible peripheral speed and centrifugal force acting at the whee... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239868 | Angular rate detecting device An angular rate sensor detects an angular rate which is produced when a mobile body such as a motor vehicle moves. The angular rate detecting device comprises at least two angular rate sensors housed in a case perpendicularly to each other. The angular ra... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239869 | Acceleration detector An acceleration detector comprising a housing adapted to be rigidly secured to an object whose acceleration is to be detected and a transducer assembly disposed within the housing for detecting the acceleration of the housing. The transducer assembly comp... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239870 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor with reduced cross axial sensitivity A semiconductor acceleration sensor with a reduced cross axial sensitivity, which is easily manufacturable. In this semiconductor acceleration sensor, two sensor units are provided on two cantilever beams which have the identical shape and are arranged on... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239871 | Capacitive accelerometer An accelerometer has a capacitor detect plate defined on an electrically insulating substrate adjacent a capacitor source plate connector and has circuit paths on the substrate connected to the detect plate and source plate connector. A resilient metal pl... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239872 | Apparatus for the purpose of measuring the sensitivity of a subject to the perception of a vibration An apparatus for measuring the sensitivity of the subject to a perception of a vibration comprises a vibration emitter, a signal device which can be activated by the subject as a perception threshold is cross, and an electronic processing unit which inclu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239873 | Flexible seal removal resistance tester A method and apparatus for testing the force required to remove flexible seals from objects such as product cups is disclosed. The object, e.g., cup is held so that the seal defines a substantially horizontal plane and a portion of the flexible seal is at... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239874 | Method of monitoring the condition of a motor operated valve system A method of evaluating degradations throughout a MOV (i.e. motor operated valve) by establishing specific interrelationships between a power related parameter from the MOV motor (being, for an AC motor, preferably the motor load; and being, for a DC motor... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239875 | Torque limiting tool A torque-limiting tool which comprises a drive member and a driven member. A plurality of balls extends from one of the members; a corresponding plurality of cylinders extends from the other. The relationship of the drive member and the driven member is s... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239876 | Apparatus for determining the properties of a compactible material An apparatus for determining the properties of a compactible material in which the material is continuously conveyed through a measuring zone at substantially constant pressure is provided. The apparatus includes an auger type conveyor housed in a housing... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239877 | Gas emission sample container with internal mixing fitting A gas emission sample container includes first and second flexible sheets sealed at their peripheral edges to form a closed interior cavity. A plurality of spaced, discrete projections are formed in at least one of the sheets and extend inward to the inte... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239878 | Device for restraining bottles and supporting a bottle alignment mark reading system, in labeling machinery The device forms part of a bottle labeling machine, and is designed to restrain bottles (23), champagne bottles especially, by descending onto the corks, at the same time positioning an optical recognition device capable of reading a reference mark molded... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239879 | Simple stepless variables transmission A simple stepless variable transmission in which rotation of an input shaft (10) is translated into circular motion of an input stage arm (16) which is then converted into periodic rotation of an intermediate linkage (20) around a center of rotation that ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239880 | Load sharing right angle bevel gear drive A load sharing right angle bevel gear drive comprises a housing having a power bevel gear that meshes with two bevel gears that are mounted in the housing for rotation about a second axis that is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the power bevel ge... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239881 | Variable speed geared motor and a series thereof In a variable speed geared motor constructed by combining an inverter motor controllable in rotational speed by inverter drive with a gear reducer, the gear reducer is of a two-stage type, and a reduction ratio i of the gear reducer is suppressed so that ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239882 | Screw-nut device of rolling bearing type with adjustable clearance or preload Screw-nut device of rolling bearing type comprising a screw (V) and a nut (E) with multiple threads, of identical pitch. The consecutive threads (I, II) have, on the screw (V) and on the nut (E), intervals (a+δ, a-δ) varying in repetitive manner with a ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239883 | Modular robot wrist A mechanical joint includes a mechanism for effecting pitch and yaw, the effecting mechanism being attached to a housing support, a yaw drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support, a pitch drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support an... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239884 | Child's snowmobile handlebar arrangement A handlebar mounted to a snowmobile framework has an accessory bar secured spanning opposed legs of the handlebar, wherein the accessory bar is arranged to include a heating coil selectively operative to effect heating of an exterior sheath of the accesso... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239885 | Camshaft with a deactivatable cam A space-saving camshaft with at least one cam which can be deactivated includes a coupling bolt which slides back and forth transversely in the camshaft to connect and disconnect the cam and the camshaft. A compression spring in the camshaft urges the bol... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239886 | Stability high gain and dynamic stiffness servo axis drive system and method A high gain and high torsional stiffness servo axis drive system for machine tools is described as providing improved stability. This system includes a servo motor mounted on a base and connected to a C-Axis spindle drive arrangement via a toothed drive b... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239887 | Multi-stage speed-change gear The invention concerns a multi-step speed-change transmission. An intermediate transmission (9) is situated between an input group (7) and a main group (8). A double gear (28, 29) forms an additional overdrive. The speed-change transmission according to t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239888 | Steering-column body tube for a motor vehicle A steering-column body tube for a motor vehicle is provided from a blank cut-out of a single metal sheet with which is formed two front fixing lugs, two rear fixing lugs, and a tube. The elements of the blank cut-out are rolled over in such a manner as to... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239889 | Locking mechanism for a vehicle steering column A locking mechanism for locking an axially adjustable vehicle steering column. The locking mechanism comprising a steering column structure slidably attached to a break away mounting, the steering column structure being axially moveable relative to the mo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239890 | Shrunk teflon helix cover A motion transmitting remote control cable assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion in a curved path includes a conduit (12) and a core element (16) slideably disposed therein. The core element includes a plurality of long lay wires (24) wound in... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239891 | Cam follower variable ratio throttle linkage A cam and follower mechanism for connecting a vehicle accelerator pedal to an engine throttle body throttle valve for varying rates of movement of the throttle valve, including a washer-like cam operatively connected to the vehicle accelerator pedal by a ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239892 | Rotating device A rotating device possesses a fixed portion and a movable portion equipped with a rotary shaft, and is equipped with a rotor that can be fastened in an integrated manner to the rotary shaft via a fastening device. Said rotating device is composed of a dri... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239893 | W-mechanism and radial-plunger-type hydraulic pressure apparatus incorporating such W-mechanism A radial-plunger-type hydraulic pump or motor includes a W-mechanism comprising a first internal gear relatively rotatably mounted on a main shaft, an external gear rotatably mounted on a supplementary shaft and held in mesh with the first internal gear, ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239894 | Shift control system A shift control system for a vehicle transmission with multiple gear trains and a main shaft connected to an engine crankshaft through a clutch. The shift control system allowing shifting without disengaging the clutch. In conducting a shifting operation ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239895 | Engine control method and arrangement An arrangement and method for controlling a driving engine--in the sense of reducing the torque when changing, to a higher gear, a step-change gearbox located downstream in the force path,--generates a gear-change recognition signal for the recognition of... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239896 | Hydraulic servomechanism control system in automatic transmission Herein disclosed is a hydraulic servomechanism control system in an automatic transmission, for modulating the oil pressure of any hydraulic servomechanism to engage or release frictional engagement devices. The control system comprises: two pressure modu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239897 | Automatic selector device for a multi-gear change-speed gearbox An automatic selector device for a multi-gear change-speed gearbox permits selection of the gears by a respective gear apparatus, e.g., clutch or brake, which is actuated by a selector actuator. The operating pressure of the selector actuator is switched ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239898 | Adjustable wrench mechanism An adjustable wrench mechanism is provided which has the capability of imparting significant clamping force to the movable jaw of the wrench mechanism. An elongate worm gear rotatably positioned within the handle structure of the wrench is manually rotata... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239899 | Wrench with inclined drive faces A wrench for driving a nut utilizes curved drive faces. The drive faces are convex and protrude inward toward a center line between the jaw portions. Notches are formed on each drive face near the free end. One wrench is adjustable, having a positioner th... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239900 | Power screwdriver automatic loading apparatus An apparatus for feeding a plurality of associated screws to an associated power screwdriver having a chuck. The apparatus includes a main body that includes a shaft dimensioned and configured to engage the chuck of the associated power screwdriver. The m... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239901 | CNC lathe A CNC (computer numerical control) lathe includes a tailstock feed mechanism consisting of a feed hopper and an air cylinder for feeding a short workpiece, and a secondary tool turret having a feed chuck and a set of rear end cutting tools for processing ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239902 | Method and apparatus for processing sheets of material in register, in particular for making security threads The invention relates to a method, an apparatus and sheets of materials for producing marked security threads as are used to increase the protection of documents and parers of value against forgery. The inventive method is for processing, in particular cu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239903 | Device for severing and holding a torn web In an apparatus for severing and holding a torn web for a web processing machine and more particularly for a web feed rotary printing press, comprising a knife beam having a stationary knife and arranged across the conveying plane of the web, and furtherm... | 08/31/1993 |
