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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478799 | Railing system A railing system having a thin profile balustrade for minimum obstruction of the view therebeyond. The railing system includes spaced parallel upper and lower rails which are supported in conventional fashion from upright posts. The balustrade is made of a plurality... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478800 | Anti-back-streaming carburetor valve A valve for sealing a carburetor inlet of a first diameter, includes a valve element having a curved surface for sealing the inlet opening, and a through hole of substantially the first diameter extending through the valve element, and a translation mechanism for ro... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478801 | Vehicle loading dock fender assembly The invention relates to a loading dock fender unit (12) which is adapted for attachment adjacent a dock leveller (11) of a loading dock (10), the fender unit comprising a mounting plate (13), an elongate track (19) fixed to and pr... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478802 | Pivoting bearing A pivoting bearing for chassis components of motor vehicles has a tubular joint housing (8), which forms a cylindrical interior space and in which a metallic internal part (1) and an elastomer body (5) are accommodated. The elastomer body (5 | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478803 | Compact shock absorption, vibration, isolation, and suspension device A compact shock absorption, vibration, isolation, and/or suspension device is provided having long life and increased performance in a compact design. The device of the present disclosure is both less expensive and simpler to manufacture. In addition to being able t... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478804 | Paper feeding apparatus, image formation apparatus with paper feeding apparatus and storage medium storing control program thereof The paper feeding apparatus includes a manual feed tray, a spindle, a rotation lever, a cam, an operation shaft, a projection portion, an operation arm, and a stopper. The paper feeding apparatus is able to switch to/from automatic and manual paper feeds for stable ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478805 | Device for paper separating and guiding A device for paper separating and guiding is provided for separating a first paper sheet from a plurality of second paper sheets, and guiding the first paper sheet into a paper-feeding apparatus. The device includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined sur... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478806 | Apparatus for conveying a sheet through a printing machine An apparatus for conveying sheets through a printing machine allows continuous monitoring of the position of a sheet with regard to a guide element over a long time period. There is provided a circulating conveyor element with grippers in which the sheet is held at ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478807 | Method for conveying a sheet and apparatus for carrying out the method A method for conveying a sheet includes guiding an electrically charged sheet pneumatically along a desired path, continuously detecting a charge distribution on the sheet, and reducing a positional deviation of the sheet from the desired path by actuating at least ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478808 | Jogging device for a mail processing machine In a mail processing machine having a receive deck for receiving a stack of mail items for printing, jogging means for jogging the stack of items against a reference wall, selection means for extracting mail items for printing one by one from stack of items, and pri... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478809 | Apparatus for transporting a sheet into a reading position An apparatus for transporting sheets into a fixed image reading position has a drive roller and a pad. The pad has a lower layer made of a flexible material and an upper layer provided on the lower layer and made of rigid material in the form of film with a kinetic ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478810 | Rotary feeder with cam actuated claw members In a rotary feeder for conveying enclosures, in particular into conveying compartments of an enclosure-collating path, during operation, shocks within the gear mechanism of the drive unit of the feeder drum on account of gear mechanism play are avoided and the level... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478811 | Wave driven gaming apparatus A wave actuated gaming wheel is described as a device for entertainment. In a basic form, the invention includes a wave generator, a wave tank or pool, a wave energy captured device, and a specially adapted gaming wheel. The wave energy capture device is mounted in ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478812 | Game system A game apparatus with: (a) an indicia selecting means including a rotatable wheel (1) having a plurality of selectable regions (20, 21, 22 etc), each region (20, 21, 22) associated with paying card indicia (31, 32, 33 respectively); (b) a... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478813 | Device for holding and viewing playing cards A device for holding and viewing playing cards is herein provided and discloses an apparatus that allows the viewing of playing cards that are placed down on the device for those who have limited use of their hands or would benefit from such a device. The invention ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478814 | Game having shredder for operation by children A game includes a game board, a paper shredder; and a plurality of shreddable cards having various visually-identifiable indicia. The game board, the paper shredder and the shreddable cards are arranged in a box. A method of playing the game includes shredding a fir... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478815 | High-pressure sealing assembly A high-pressure sealing arrangement is provided for sealing a gap (26) between two concentric machine parts (4, 5) which can be moved relative to each other, of which a first machine part (4) comprises a groove (3) and a second machine pa... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478816 | Seal stiffener Apparatus for increasing stiffness in a seal are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a first flexible member having a curved sealing surface and a second flexible member adjacent to a retainer side of the first flexible member. The second flexible member is co... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478817 | All-terrain hostile environment vehicle An all-terrain vehicle equipped for quick exchange of its functional components and aid units includes a frame having a mounting platform which includes a plurality of spatially positioned open surfaces, a functional unit having a quick release connector adapted to ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478818 | Creeper without side rails A creeper (10) includes a first frame portion (11) and a second frame portion (12). The frame portions (11, 12) are connected to each other only by longitudinally extending rails (13). Each frame portion (11, 12) is generall... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478819 | Forced extension caster assembly A novel caster assembly with a horizontally orientated arm is attached to a base plate of a rack during a travel state and a stored state. A leveling foot with a flat portion and a non-flat portion is inserted through a slot on the arm and a hole on the base plate s... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478820 | Torsion beam suspension apparatus An axial-direction intermediate portion (21) of a torsion beam is pressed so as to have a substantially V-shape cross section. The axial direction intermediate portion (21) includes an outer wall (21a) and an inner wall (21b... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478821 | Pintle hitch adaptor for drawbar or DMI bumper A pintle hitch adaptor enables a vehicle equipped with a drawbar or DMI bumper to tow trailers having different towing components. The pintle hitch adaptor comprises a sleeve that fits over arid is held to the drawbar. A pintle hitch is mounted to the sleeve. Aligne... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478822 | Steering gear pinion bearing assembly for use in a rack and pinion steering apparatus A steering gear pinion bearing assembly adapted to support a pinion in a rack and pinion steering apparatus comprises a pinion support member including a first end, a second end and a stepped body portion; and a bearing assembly carried by the pinion support member,... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478823 | Drawbar clevis assembly A drawbar clevis assembly includes a drawbar with a greater offset between the upper inboard member and the lower outboard member. The clevis assembly also includes a strap which is mounted to the drawbar and which has an opening in a mid portion. The strap is slid ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478824 | Drawbar hammer strap assembly with pin trigger A vehicle drawbar hammer strap assembly may be coupled to an implement tongue with a drawbar pin. A cross pin with a lever arm is operable to releasably hold the drawbar pin. A trigger is engagable with the tongue and the cross pin, and is pivotal from a latched pos... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478825 | Frame with telescopic closure, particularly for pushchairs or the like A frame with telescopic closure particularly for pushchairs or the like, comprising two front posts and two rear posts that are connected in a downward region to respective wheels and are kinematically connected to each other, the frame being provided in an upward r... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478826 | Airbag module flaps Disclosed are embodiments of an airbag cushion and related airbag modules including a plurality of flaps that may be used to secure the airbag within a module housing. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second flaps are connected with the airbag cushion. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478827 | Laminated backing for containing fragments of a fractured trim cover during deployment of a passenger restraint A trim cover (14) fabricated of synthetic material that has a temperature-sensitive fragmentation characteristic fractures as a passenger restraint is deployed through a wall of the trim cover. A laminated backing (16) disposed on a back face of the tr... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478828 | Safety arrangement for motor vehicles A vehicle seat arrangement having a motor vehicle seat, in which arrangement it is possible to control the kinematics of the motor vehicle seat and/or of a vehicle occupant situated thereon, in such a way that, in the event of a crash, there is as small a relative m... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478829 | Side airbag and method of folding A method and apparatus for providing a side airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable cushion for deployment from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The inflatable cushion is positioned behind a headliner of the vehicle in an un-inflated s... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478830 | Generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The generator support includes at least one fastening area for fastening a gas generator to the generator support and at least two horn c... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478831 | Airbag module for a motor vehicle An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes an airbag, an inflow orifice, a continuously running marginal region, a gas generator, a generator carrier having a base and emerging from an output orifice, a surface defined by the marginal region, and a continuous run... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478832 | Knee bolster bracket structure of vehicle A knee bolster structure of a vehicle, capable of effectively protecting knees of a driver in an accident, has two bracket members triangular shapes a lower end of the first knee bolster bracket configured to move coupled to the member is coupled to the cowl cross b... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478833 | Volume-filling mechanical structures for a bolster system A volume-filling mechanical structure for modifying a crash includes a bolster system defined by an outer bolster and an inner bolster, a honeycomb celled material expandable from a dormant state to a deployed state, the honeycomb celled material disposed intermedia... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478834 | Movable concrete pump comprising a distribution boom A movable concrete pump comprising a structural frame (14) that is mounted on a truck undercarriage (10) of a truck chassis (12), a boom stand (22) which is disposed on the structural frame (14) and can be rotated about a vertical ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478835 | Travel unit for mobile machines The invention relates to a mobile unit for mobile machines having extensible support devices comprising a first, continuous rigid support on which travel devices and some of the support devices are arranged and on which a further continuous support or divided suppor... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478836 | Seat belt arrangement A seat-belt arrangement including an energy-absorbing force limiter. A first component, for example in the form of a retractor reel spool is movable relative to a second component, for example the frame-work of the retractor. The spool carries with it elements prese... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478837 | Elastomeric book cover A book cover (20), which may be formed or molded from an elastomeric polymer material, has pocket portions for receiving the covers (20) of a book (10). The pocket portions may form an elliptically shaped access slot (25) that eases inser... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478838 | Quick-connect fitting A fitting for sealing against the inner surface of an inlet includes an elongate mandrel and one or more resilient bushings supported on the mandrel. The fitting has a first condition wherein the resilient bushing can be received within the inlet. The fitting can be... | 01/20/2009 |
