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Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
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5,564,628 | Mechanical | 1996 | Process and Apparatus for Controlling High Vegetative and Brush Growth | Sue A. Hall, Donald J. Gardner | Agro Statics, Inc. | 10/15/1996 |
7,416,169 | Mechanical | 2008 | Hoisting-Cable Drive Comprising a Single Bottom-Hook Block and Two Winches | Ingo Noeske, Alfons Weckbecker, Axel Beckmann | Terex Demag GmbH | 08/26/2008 |
7,770,705 | Mechanical | 2010 | Forged Piston Plate Drive Lugs | Craig Kneidel | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 08/10/2010 |
7,363,833 | Mechanical | 2008 | Method for Referencing a Control Device of a Shift Actuator of An Automatic Transmission and a Control Device | Klaus Kuepper | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 04/29/2008 |
7,934,997 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Limiter and Method for Assemblying a Torque Limiter | David C. Avins, Mark Graf | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/03/2011 |
7,788,836 | Mechanical | 2010 | Device and Method for Hanging Photographs or Cards | Thomas Vincent | Umbra LLC | 09/07/2010 |
7,330,306 | Mechanical | 2008 | Interchangeable Microscope Stage Drive Assembly | Jasna Roeth, Scott W. Parks, Russel Bonaventura | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 02/12/2008 |
7,387,602 | Mechanical | 2008 | Apparatus for Centrifuging a Slurry | Raymond Kirsch | Derrick Corporation | 06/17/2008 |
7,022,002 | Mechanical | 2006 | Modular Counterweight Apparatus for an Orbital Abrading Machine | Mark Lampka, Bryan D. Decker | Dynabrade, Inc. | 04/04/2006 |
8,062,029 | Mechanical | 2011 | Method and Radiant-Heating Device for Heating An Industrial Furnace | Horst Graf v. Schweinitz, Wolfram Schupe | Elster GmbH; LOI Thermprocess GmbH | 11/22/2011 |
4,964,241 | Mechanical | 1990 | Blade Sharpener | Norman T. Conklin | 10/23/1990 | |
5,906,051 | Mechanical | 1999 | Height Adjustable Anti-Gouging Ground Guide System for Vegetation Trimmer | William G. Nannen | 05/25/1999 | |
7,634,954 | Mechanical | 2009 | Device for Creating An Especially Large Transmission Ratio for Actuating Devices or Actuators | Jeffrey Hemphill | Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 12/22/2009 |
6,021,985 | Mechanical | 2000 | Clamping Mechanism for Keyboard Support | Christopher T. Hahn | Weber Knapp Company | 02/08/2000 |
5,299,481 | Mechanical | 1994 | Carrier Arm Seal for a Microtome of Ultramicrotome | Reinhard Lihl, Anton Lang | Leica Aktiengesellschaft | 04/05/1994 |
5,970,640 | Mechanical | 1999 | Integrated Shelf Talker and Method of Making Same | David L. Farrow | Moore U.S.A. Inc. | 10/26/1999 |
5,701,991 | Mechanical | 1997 | Clamping Mechanism | Eugene Helmetsie | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 12/30/1997 |
4,947,716 | Mechanical | 1990 | Punch and Die System | S. Arthur Whistler | S.B. Whistler & Sons, Inc. | 08/14/1990 |
7,033,483 | Mechanical | 2006 | Fluoride-Sensitive Electrode | Alexander Pinkowski, Michael Wittkampf | Prominent Dosiertechnik GmbH | 04/25/2006 |
6,382,580 | Mechanical | 2002 | Keyboard Clamp Tray Assembly | Michael G. Wisniewski | Weber Knapp Company | 05/07/2002 |
5,576,520 | Mechanical | 1996 | Checkweigher Having Variable Weigh Platform | David Waterman, John Lindstrom | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 11/19/1996 |
8,448,307 | Mechanical | 2013 | Hook with Magnetic Closure | Lucy A. Mitchell | 05/28/2013 | |
8,062,027 | Mechanical | 2011 | Industrial Burner and Method for Operating An Industrial Burner | Horst Graf von Schweinitz, Andreas Munko | Elster GmbH | 11/22/2011 |
7,788,009 | Mechanical | 2010 | Transmission Control System and Method for Compensating Plant Changes in a Transmission Control System of An Automatic Vehicle Transmission | Michael Schuhen, Klaus Henneberger, Marc Hauptmann | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 08/31/2010 |
5,251,608 | Mechanical | 1993 | Air Canopy Ventilation System | Cameron Cote | 10/12/1993 | |
7,044,114 | Mechanical | 2006 | Efficient Fuel Dispersion Device | Douglas G. Scouten | 05/16/2006 | |
7,591,981 | Mechanical | 2009 | Apparatus and Method for Cryosubstitution and Embedding of Biological Specimens | Ludwig Edelmann | Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH | 09/22/2009 |
7,387,590 | Mechanical | 2008 | Motor Vehicle Gear Device as Well as Method for Control of a Motor Vehicle | Felix Dreher | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 06/17/2008 |
4,978,320 | Mechanical | 1990 | Surface Effect Ship Engine Mount System | John B. Chaplin, Robert G. Moore, John M. Ryken | Textron Inc. | 12/18/1990 |
6,805,324 | Mechanical | 2004 | Alternate Methods of Parachute Construction | Vladimir Drozd | Irvin Aerospace Canada Ltd. | 10/19/2004 |
11,274,570 | Mechanical | 2022 | Oil Tank Filling System | David A. Edwards, Clare L. Bewick, Samuel W. White, William A. Malewicz, Sebastian Ray, Christina Diaz Garcia | Rolls-Royce plc | 03/15/2022 |
6,533,457 | Mechanical | 2003 | Sack | Dieter Schwenke, Robert Oster | Chronos Holdings Limited | 03/18/2003 |
6,311,574 | Mechanical | 2001 | Device for Fine Positioning of a Component | Johann Engelhardt, Klaus Kierschke | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 11/06/2001 |
10,881,561 | Mechanical | 2021 | Shiftable Assembly for a Platform Wheelchair Lift | Gerald James Hildom, Keven Crawford, Sean Clinton Fenton, Scott Ivan Fenton | Fenton Mobility Products, Inc. | 01/05/2021 |
5,295,291 | Mechanical | 1994 | Clutch Installer and Remover Tool | Earl C. Harris | 03/21/1994 | |
6,540,124 | Mechanical | 2003 | Support Scaffold for Vehicle Storage Compartment | Charlie Thomas, Jr. | 04/01/2003 | |
8,197,202 | Mechanical | 2012 | Precast Grooves for a Stator Blade Assembly | Steven Olsen, Jens Muehlhausen | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 06/12/2012 |
7,146,925 | Mechanical | 2006 | Apparatus for Varying Vessel Hull Geometry and Vessels Made Therewith | Geoffrey D. M. Wilkie | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 12/12/2006 |
7,621,145 | Mechanical | 2009 | High-Pressure Freezing Device, Automatic Apparatus for Loading Specimens into a High-Pressure Freezing Device, and Method for Loading a High-Pressure Freezing Device | Heinz Plank, Andreas Hallady | Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH | 11/24/2009 |
8,096,339 | Mechanical | 2012 | Ultrasonic Welding Tool with Fluid Drive | Volker Aust | Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG | 01/17/2012 |
7,817,262 | Mechanical | 2010 | Device for Measuring Positions of Structures on a Substrate | Tillmann Ehrenberg, Uwe Goetz, Guenter Schieferstein | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 10/19/2010 |
4,303,011 | Mechanical | 1981 | Automatic Platen Press | Ralph E. Reiner | 12/01/1981 | |
11,014,022 | Mechanical | 2021 | Diesel Dehydrator | Bradley R. Gates, Kevin W. O'Neal, Sean R. Jackson, Brandon Schwartz | Power Drives, Inc. | 05/25/2021 |
8,201,675 | Mechanical | 2012 | Torque Converter Reverse Clutch System and Method of Operating a Reverse Clutch System | Gregory Heeke | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 06/19/2012 |
8,042,839 | Mechanical | 2011 | Joining Arrangement for Connecting a Pipe to a System | Thomas Rammhofer, Urban Panther | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 10/25/2011 |
7,906,978 | Mechanical | 2011 | Device for Measuring or Inspecting Substrates of the Semiconductor Industry | Tillmann Ehrenberg | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 03/15/2011 |
6,524,307 | Mechanical | 2003 | Smoke Evacuation Apparatus | Christopher A. Palmerton, Daniel R. Palmerton, Ernest R. Moehlau, Robert O. Dean | Medtek Devices, Inc. | 02/25/2003 |
5,048,300 | Mechanical | 1991 | Microtome Cooling Chamber and Method of Adjusting the Cooling Chamber Temperature | Reinhard Lihl | Reichert-Jung Optische Werke A.G. | 09/17/1991 |
8,057,285 | Mechanical | 2011 | Comfort Grip for An Orbital Abrasive Hand Tool | Mark Lampka, Matthew Giles | Dynabrade, Inc. | 11/15/2011 |
7,784,393 | Mechanical | 2010 | Drive Unit with An Interior Drive Unit and An Exterior Drive Unit | Steffen Lehmann | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 08/31/2010 |
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
Nikola Tesla