| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE35180 |
High frequency thermode driven device employing one-turn-secondary transformers |
March 19, 1996 |
| A high frequency thermode-driven device for use in hotbar soldering has a unitary metal support frame which is used as part of .[.for.]. .Iadd.as part of .Iaddend.the secondaries of four individual transformers. The support frame also serves as the structural member to which the tran |
| RE35027 |
Pick and place method and apparatus |
August 29, 1995 |
| A turret assembly is movable in X and Y and a turret of the assembly is rotatable to position a selected one of a plurality of spindles at a transfer station of the turret. The selected spindle is telescopic to pick a component from a supply point and to place the component at a placemen |
| D565044 |
Kiosk |
March 25, 2008 |
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| D534935 |
Netting product chute for automatic and/or manual packaging operations |
January 9, 2007 |
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| D530350 |
Netting product chute for automatic and/or manual packaging operations |
October 17, 2006 |
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| D513164 |
Safety grip |
December 27, 2005 |
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| D510944 |
Netting product chute with ribbed floor for automatic and/or manual packaging operations |
October 25, 2005 |
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| D508931 |
Netting product chute for automatic and/or manual packaging operations |
August 30, 2005 |
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| D505239 |
Enclosure for lift control |
May 17, 2005 |
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| D473593 |
Car wash entry station |
April 22, 2003 |
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| D473022 |
Spray arch for vehicle washing machine |
April 8, 2003 |
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| D472932 |
Car wash entry station |
April 8, 2003 |
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| D472359 |
Lift control enclosure |
March 25, 2003 |
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| D471238 |
Car wash entry station face plate |
March 4, 2003 |
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| D448839 |
Fume extractor |
October 2, 2001 |
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| D442749 |
Spray arch for vehicle washing machine |
May 22, 2001 |
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| D422230 |
Coaxial test probe |
April 4, 2000 |
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| D400811 |
Test probe plunger tip |
November 10, 1998 |
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| D368534 |
Interlocking thermal breaker extrusion |
April 2, 1996 |
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| D338142 |
Design for welding torch |
August 10, 1993 |
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| D333994 |
Pitot tube type sensor |
March 16, 1993 |
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| D326594 |
Plasma torch |
June 2, 1992 |
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| D314903 |
Handle for a clamp |
February 26, 1991 |
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| 7611286 |
Journal bearing arrangement |
November 3, 2009 |
| A tilting pad journal bearing, an annular housing for an array of arcuate bearing pads resiliently mounted by spring means which biases the pads against heads of restraining bosses that limit radial displacement and cause the bearing pads to define a shaft space. The pads have associated |
| 7609020 |
Geometric end effector system |
October 27, 2009 |
| A geometric end effector system for use on a robot. The system includes a platform and a frame secured to the platform. At least one base is arranged at a predetermined position on the frame. The system also has an anchor mount secured to the base and a component connected to an end of |
| 7578308 |
Emergency shutoff valve for use in a fuel dispensing system |
August 25, 2009 |
| An emergency shutoff valve is provided that includes a housing defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a fluid flow passage extending therebetween. The valve includes a valve element disposed within the housing and releasably latched in an open position by a latching mechanism. An |
| 7569971 |
Compensation of resonators for substrate and transducer asymmetry |
August 4, 2009 |
| An in-line SAW resonator employs an asymmetric adjustment of the Bragg frequencies of the left outer reflector and right outer reflector where the degree of periodicity shift and the relative direction of the frequency shift are calculated to move the peaks of the acoustic standing w |
| 7540309 |
Auto-release vacuum device |
June 2, 2009 |
| A vacuum device for a material handling system includes a vacuum device body and a sealing element. The vacuum device body has a vacuum passageway in which a vacuum is generated in response to activation of a pressurized air supply that forces pressurized air through a venturi device |
| 7451789 |
Tank car loading control and monitoring system and method |
November 18, 2008 |
| A system and method for automatically maximizing the quantity of a fluid which can be placed within a tank car having a maximum product weight based on the lesser of either an industry maximum product weight limit and a maximum calculated product weight at 2% outage. The system includes |
| 7437815 |
Systems adapted to cooperate with an aperture forming tool and methods |
October 21, 2008 |
| Systems and methods are provided wherein a tube insert is at least partially disposed within the end portion of a tube. An alignment fixture can be used to assist in forming an aperture through the wall of the tube at a predetermined location that is aligned with at least one cavity in |
| 7424775 |
Captive wired test fixture |
September 16, 2008 |
| A method for wiring a test fixture comprised of two parallel fixture plates wherein the wires are wired randomly from locations on one plate to locations on a second plate using a system of software algorithms and positioning apparatus to control the motion of one plate relative to the |
| 7407090 |
Dispensing of currency |
August 5, 2008 |
| Among other features, a cash dispenser includes a paper path arranged between an opening in a money box through which currency can be withdrawn for dispensing to a customer at a dispensing location that is spaced apart from the opening in the money box, the paper path including rotat |
| 7387838 |
Low loss glass-ceramic materials, method of making same and electronic packages including same |
June 17, 2008 |
| A glass-ceramic is provided having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range of 3-6 ppm/.degree. C., a dielectric constant that is less than 5 and a Quality factor Q of at least 400. The glass-ceramic consists essentially of SiO.sub.2 in a range of 45-58 wt %, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in a r |
| 7387236 |
Dispensing of currency |
June 17, 2008 |
| Among other features, a cash dispenser includes a paper path arranged between an opening in a money box through which currency can be withdrawn for dispensing to a customer at a dispensing location that is spaced apart from the opening in the money box, the paper path including rotat |
| 7374524 |
Method, system and program product for enabling rapid connection of automated tools to a device |
May 20, 2008 |
| A tool changer includes a tool attachment mechanism and a changer electronics module. The changer electronics module implements a tool changer node on a device network for the tool changer and a tool plate node on the device network for a tool plate of an automated tool that may be l |
| 7367713 |
Journal bearing arrangement |
May 6, 2008 |
| A tilting pad journal bearing, an annular housing for an array of arcuate bearing pads resiliently mounted by spring means which biases the pads against heads of restraining bosses that limit radial displacement and cause the bearing pads to define a shaft space. The pads have associated |
| 7316551 |
Vane pump with integrated shaft, rotor and disc |
January 8, 2008 |
| A rotary vane suction pump that includes a housing that defines a pump chamber. A shaft is rotatably mounted to the housing. A rotor is fixed to the front end of the shaft to rotate in unison with the vanes. The vanes that form the fluid cavities, into which the fluid is drawn into and |
| 7314214 |
Power clamp |
January 1, 2008 |
| A power clamp for use in a manufacturing environment. The power clamp including a base and an extruded body secured to the base. The power clamp also includes a cylinder having a rod secured to the body. A shaft is rotatably supported by the body of the clamp. The clamp also includes |
| 7311445 |
Tilting pad bearing assembly |
December 25, 2007 |
| A tilting pad bearing assembly consists of an array of bearing pads each supported on a rigid carrier by way of an intervening pivot ridge extending from the pad or carrier. The individual pad surfaces are able to tilt or rock to a limited extent about a pivot or fulcrum ridge. A pad |
| 7311301 |
Hook pin unit having weld slag protection |
December 25, 2007 |
| A hook pin unit for use in a manufacturing environment. The hook pin unit includes a pin having an orifice through a surface. A base having an orifice with the pin arranged within the orifice of the base. A hook arranged within the pin and moveable between a first and second position. |
| 7309089 |
Vacuum cup |
December 18, 2007 |
| A vacuum cup for a material handling system includes a body portion and a perimeter seal that functions to substantially seal against an object. The vacuum cup may transport the object when a partial vacuum is applied to the vacuum cup to retain the cup to the object. The vacuum cup |
| 7290480 |
Swing cylinder |
November 6, 2007 |
| A swing cylinder having a body and an end cap on each end of the body. The cylinder also has a piston arranged within the body. The cylinder has a rod engaged with the piston and has an arm attached to one end thereof. A guide is arranged on the opposite end of the rod. The guide is also |
| 7281739 |
Adjustable mount for vacuum cup with offset mounting post and swivel |
October 16, 2007 |
| A material handling device includes a vacuum cup pivotally attached to a receiving collar and pivotable to engage a surface of an object to be picked up by the material handling system. The receiving collar includes a support post and a mounting collar that is movable along the support |
| 7259356 |
Temperature self-regulating soldering iron with removable tip |
August 21, 2007 |
| A soldering iron with a removable tip, including: a soldering iron, including: a shaft; a ferrite bobbin disposed on the shaft; a magnetic coil wrapped around the ferrite bobbin; and a removable tip with a heater element disposed thereon, wherein the heater element is dimensioned to be |
| 7256593 |
Electrical contact probe with compliant internal interconnect |
August 14, 2007 |
| A compliant electrical interconnect having a first component and a second component interlockingly engaged with the first component. Each component has two cantilever arms lockingly engaged and continuously biased against each other. Contact springs are captivated by the cantilever arms |
| 7255136 |
Packing vent recovery system and method |
August 14, 2007 |
| A gas recovery system designed to recover vent gas emanating from a gas processing system and return the gas to the processing system. The gas recovery system includes a pressurized motive gas that is directed through a vacuum generating apparatus. The vacuum suctions the vent gas in |
| 7252071 |
Fuel rail |
August 7, 2007 |
| Embodiments include a fuel rail and method for making the fuel rail. Embodiments of the fuel rail include an elongate tubular body with a wall defining a lumen, the elongate tubular body formed with a thermoset composite material, and a pressure port having a lumen in fluid communica |
| 7243675 |
Drop tube segments adapted for use with a liquid reservoir |
July 17, 2007 |
| A drop tube segment is adapted for use with a liquid reservoir. The drop tube segment includes a conduit with an end portion and a sidewall including a sidewall portion at least partially defining an interior housing area. The drop tube segment further includes a valve assembly compr |
| 7213848 |
Spring open latch clamp |
May 8, 2007 |
| A manual pull action clamp is disclosed. The manual pull action clamp includes a base and a handle including a first and second portion. The handle is pivotally connected to the base. The clamp further includes a pin arranged between the first and second portions of the handle. The c |
| 7213610 |
Drop tube segments adapted for use with a liquid reservoir and methods |
May 8, 2007 |
| Drop tube segments are provided. Each drop tube segment may be attached to another drop tube segment of a drop tube assembly. The drop tube segments include a wall with a fastener receiving structure that is devoid of any opening extending between inner and outer surfaces of the wall. Me |
