Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Tuttle
  • Patent number: 6478413
    Abstract: An object of the present invention to make it possible to bring precision-machined electrodes close to liquid filaments being injected through orifices, and manufacture a charging plate easily and at low cost. An unrounded edge on which a work surface on an upper surface intersects with one side surface is formed on a substrate made of non-conductive substance, and a plurality of electrodes are disposed, with the distal ends thereof aligned with the edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Motegi, Ryoji Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6477880
    Abstract: A flanging or hemming device (1) is provided with an external flanging unit (6) and/or an internal flanging unit (7) as well as a clamping device (3). The clamping device (3) has one or more leading pressing and clamping elements (71) which are movable or deformable and can be adjusted in accordance with the place or time and/or force with which they act on the workpiece or work-pieces (9). The pressing and clamping elements (71) are notably elastically deformable. They can also comprise a spring (72) or be fluidically pre-stressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH
    Inventor: Ernst Zimmer
  • Patent number: 6478758
    Abstract: A splint system (10) is provided with a hinged splint device (11) with hinge levers (16, 17), which are connected via a hinge device (18), and with securing elements (12, 13, 14, 15) arranged on the hinged splint device (11) for fixing the hinged splint device (11) to body parts. The securing elements (12, 13, 14, 15) form units, which can be handled independently of the hinged splint device (11) and can be fixed at least in the longitudinal direction of the hinge levers (16, 17) at chosen securing sites within a securing region (59) of the hinge levers (16, 17) via a connecting device (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventor: Andreas Hassler
  • Patent number: 6474187
    Abstract: The device for shifting an automatic transmission for motor vehicles has a selector lever, which makes possible an automatic uplifting and downshifting of the transmission in a first position as well as an additional arrangement on the steering wheel for manual downshifting or upshifting; this additional arrangement 2 is integrated within the steering wheel rim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Vollmar
  • Patent number: 6474697
    Abstract: An exhaust elbow (1) is provided with a single exhaust outlet (2) with an outlet mounting flange (3) and at least two exhaust inlets (4, 5, 6) with an inlet mounting flange (7) for fastening on the engine block of a motor vehicle. The exhaust guiding of the exhaust elbow (1) between the inlet mounting flange (7) and the outlet mounting flange (3) is formed by a single-walled sheet metal hood (8) forming a collection line. The sheet metal hood (8) surrounds all exhaust inlets (4, 5, 6) together, without individual pipes being formed. Such a simple sheet metal elbow can be manufactured at a low cost and with low weight and nevertheless has sufficient ability to function, is dimensionally stable and can be used in a versatile manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nording, Thomas Hauber, Tassilo Adam, Uwe Gräss
  • Patent number: 6474488
    Abstract: An electrical contact coupling (3) is provided for automatic center- or central buffer couplings for rail vehicles, more particularly for claw couplings with protective arm, rotatable claw and fall bar of the “AAR” or “Janney” type or with two rigid claws and claw bar of the “Willison” type. The coupling has a contact carrier (8) secured to the coupling head and guided so as to be displaceable longitudinally in the longitudinal direction of the center buffer coupling. An economic and flat-construction solution, indicated for a center- or central buffer coupling of the aforementioned type, for the design and arrangement of an electrical contact coupling (3) and an air line coupling (12) is achieved wherein the longitudinally displaceable contact carrier (8) is arranged underneath and on a supporting unit (1) which for its part is elastically supported on and secured to the coupling head underneath the said coupling head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Scharfenbergkupplung GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: John Sullivan
  • Patent number: 6475129
    Abstract: A buckle folding machine is provided with a device with which the folding rollers (W1 through W5) can be automatically set to different folding gap widths as a function of the measured or calculated thickness of a sheet of paper or stack passing through the folding gap (F1 through F4). The folding rollers to be adjusted are mounted on pivoted levers (22), which are mounted coaxially in pairs and which be pivoted against permanent restoring forces under the effect of electrically controllable adjusting members (S1 through S5). The adjusting members are actuated by an electronic process computer, which calculates the folding gap widths to be set in the particular case according to a preset working program from measured and/or manually entered paper thicknesses or stack thicknesses and/or fold types. The adjusting members (S1 through S5) comprise a plurality of pneumatic working cylinders, which are arranged in a row in a cascade-like pattern, and whose working strokes mutually add up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Mathias Bäuerle GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Lehmann
  • Patent number: 6474624
    Abstract: To facilitate an operation for feeding a jack part into a desired position. A jack part 2, which extends when pressure oil from an oil pressure supply and discharge part 1 is supplied, and contracts when oil is recovered to the oil pressure supply and discharge part 1, is a pantograph type, and a wheel 5 is held in front which is one end in a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kyozi Sawano
  • Patent number: 6474960
    Abstract: A radial compressor is provided for respiration purposes. The sound emissions generated by deflections and separations of the gas flow in the compressor wheel and the housing of the radial compressor and by the high-speed motor of the radial compressor are reduced. This is achieved with a specially shaped passage channel (4) for the volume flow, which exerts a stabilizing effect on the volume flow utilizing the Bernoulli principle of flow. Additional sound reduction is provided by using a separate mass (8) arranged between the motor (6) and the housing (3), which absorbs the sound energy generated by the high-speed motor (6). Also sound reduction is provided by suspending the radial compressor with membranes in a closed capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dräger Medizintechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Ulrich Hansmann
  • Patent number: 6475380
    Abstract: A hydraulic fluid tank for motor vehicles has a fluid filter (1). The fluid filter (1) is inserted into a filter housing (3) present in the hydraulic fluid tank (2). The filter housing (3) may have a two-part design. The filter housing (3) may have an upper part (4) and a lower part (5), which are connected by a lock-in or snap connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fangmann, Dieter Gröger
  • Patent number: 6471200
    Abstract: A gripper includes a body, at least two jaws (11, 11′), which can move linearly on the body in opposite directions and at least one fluid-type piston (12, 12′) that is arranged in the body and is intended to control the movements of the jaws. The jaws are supported and guided on said body with the interposition of at least one cylindrical bolt (26, 26′) arranged in facing semicylindrical slots (27, 27′) provided on one side of the jaws and in an adjacent part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Gimatic S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Maffeis
  • Patent number: 6471295
    Abstract: A headrest arrangement (22) for a vehicle seat is provided with at least one backrest (10) and a headrest device (14). A mechanical transmission device is included for transformation of a deformation of the backrest (10) into a movement of the headrest device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignees: F.S. Fehrer GmbH & Co. KG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Manfred Messner, Roland Kluehspies, Wolfgang Popp, Friedrich Scheller, Thomas Leneis, Franz Tobisch
  • Patent number: 6468059
    Abstract: A hose cassette (1), for a peristaltic pump (2), includes a cassette housing (3) and a flexible hose (4) extending through cassette housing (3). The hose (4) is guided in the cassette housing (3) along a circular segment. The cassette housing (3) has a cutout (5) for the engagement of a roller wheel (6) of a peristaltic to pump (2) into the interior of said circular segment. The hose cassette has connection elements (7), (8) for connecting the cassette housing (3) to the peristaltic pump (2). At least one hose leg (9), (10) to be connected to the circular segment is displaceably held between a mounting position and an operating position in the cassette housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Haser, Peter Zentner, Gotthilf Mehner
  • Patent number: 6467184
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided with a stylus (30), including a column (12), a carriage (14) slidably mounted on the column (12) and a stylus carrier (32). The stylus carrier (32) carries the stylus (30) and is secured to the carriage (14). The stylus carrier (32) is provided with a bar (42) and a support (44). The support (44) is secured to one of the ends of the bar (42). The stylus (30) is secured to the support (44). The carriage (14) is provided with two supports (54, 56) arranged longitudinally on one of the sides of the slide (52), one at each of its ends. The two supports (54, 56) are in contact with one of the faces of the bar (42). A locking member (58) is formed of a lock (74) and cooperates with the other face of the bar (42). A spring (78) generates a blocking force (F) which applies the lock (74) against the bar (42). The force (F) is oriented along an axis passing between the two supports (54, 56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Schnyder & Cie S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Wüst, Jacques Schnyder
  • Patent number: 6463792
    Abstract: The invention relates to a probe device for determining the concentration of highly volatile components in liquids and/or gases, with a probe body (1) comprising a probe core (2) and a probe finger (3) being permeable for the highly volatile components, in the area of probe core (2) or of probe finger (3) a sensor (4) for the highly volatile components being provided, and comprising a protective tube (5) enclosing probe finger (3) and having passage openings (7). The invention teaches that protective tube (5) is configured as a piston (5) of a sluice device (6) having a measuring position and a servicing position of piston (5), and that passage openings (7) of piston (5) are disposed such that piston (5) has in addition the function of a slider valve sleeve, with probe finger (3) being connected over passage openings (7) in the measuring position to a measuring space (8) and in the servicing position to a servicing space (9) separated from measuring space (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Biotechnologie Kempe GmbH
    Inventor: Eberhard Kempe
  • Patent number: 6463669
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for checking the shape of a part having a portion which is a cylinder of revolution around an axis and a reference end face. The apparatus includes a base and a support arrangement mounted on the base for receiving the cylinder portion and comprising two V-shaped pieces. A positioning arrangement is provided for positioning the part axially with respect to the reference end face. A mechanism is provided for driving the part in rotation about the axis. The positioning arrangement comprises a rectilinear portion with an hemispheric end providing an abutment for the end face. The rectilinear portion is mounted slidingly on the base along a direction which forms, with respect to the axis, an angle corresponding to the half of the angle of the V-shaped pieces. An adjustment means is provided for adjusting the position of the rectilinear portion in a manner which maintains the abutment point of the hemispheric end with the end face on the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Rollomatic S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Rollier, Pierre Tschampion
  • Patent number: 6463841
    Abstract: To facilitate assembling work of a check valve to improve workability at the time of assembling a lift cylinder. In a lift cylinder, a check valve 4 disposed in a shaft center part of a piston 2 has a valve seat member 41, a poppet valve, a bias spring 43 and a spring receiver 44, whereas a cushion ring 21 movably held on the piston 2 is placed in contact with an open end of the valve seat member 41 to thereby prevent it from slipping out of a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Kouiti Kanematsu
  • Patent number: 6462922
    Abstract: The electrophoresis apparatus comprises rectifier (A) which rectifies an AC current from a universal AC power source and outputs a rectified wave, an electrophoresis cell and an electric controller which applies an electric output from the rectifier (A) to a carrier disposed in the electrophoresis cell, the elastic controller comprising a controller (3) for indirectly controlling, in accordance with external inputs, a driving section (6) which controls an electric output from the rectifier circuit. The electrophoresis cell unit defines a recess for receiving the electric controller, and a cover is positionable over the electrophoresis cell unit. The cover includes a cover terminal, where the cover and cover terminal are shaped to electrically connect an output terminal of the electric controller to an input terminal of the electrophoresis cell unit when the cell covers the electrophoresis cell unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Ooike, Kouichi Kudo, Eizo Sugimoto, Masato Murakami, Hiromu Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 6457273
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for setting the angle of the stock for shotguns. It includes a fixed plate (11) for fixing to a part of the stock body, a mobile plate (12) for fixing to another part of the stock, a vertical guide element (13) anchored above the fixed plate (11) that can be positioned at least in one transverse direction and be associated to a memory element. The mobile part is connected to the guide element and can be moved in several directions and angularly on and with respect to the same for the positioning of one part of the stock on the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Fabbrica d'Armi P. Beretta S.p.A.
    Inventor: Ugo Gussalli Beretta
  • Patent number: 6457574
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a handling device (36) for one or more clamping frames (14) for components (3), especially shells of vehicles, in processing stations (1). The handling device (36) has one or more rotatably driven connecting rods (10), which are mounted in a carriage (5) that can be moved by a motor along a transfer line (2) at one of their ends and have a holding device (13) for receiving the clamping frame (14) at their other ends. Two connecting rods (10), which are arranged in two coupled carriages (5) in the manner of a four-bar chain and are rotatable around parallel axes (11), are preferably present. The handling device preferably generates a feed movement of the clamping frames (14) which is essentially linear and is directed at right angles to the transfer line (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Semmlinger, Botho Kikut, Gerhard Kraus, Günther-Eberhard Tauchen