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- OT-2026-000003493
A device capable of adhering to a wall surface by suction by the pressure of an ambient fluid and treating the wall surface, which comprises a pressure receiver member and a partition defining a pressure reduction zone in cooperation with the pressure receiver member and the wall surface. In one aspect, the partition h
- OT-2026-000003492
The invention relates to article containment apparatus which is adapted to store articles such as vials on shelves disposed at different elevations by placing them on the successive shelves. In a known article containment apparatus including an elevating mechanism which drives a plurality of shelves, disposed at differ
- OT-2026-000003491
A vacuum pickup tool (11), capable of picking up components (26) having a wide range in size and weight, comprises a body (12) having shaft (14) extending therefrom. The end of the shaft furthest from the body has an orifice (18) surrounded by a sealing surface (22) adapted for contact with a planar surface (24) on the
- OT-2026-000003490
A windshield repair device for repairing imperfections, in the form of bull's eyes, chips or cracks, induced by road hazards. The device comprises a first vacuum device for repairing relatively large imperfections, a second vacuum device for repairing relatively small imperfections adjacent the windshield periphery
- OT-2026-000003489
A dual active selector valve is set forth. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a flange supporting a manifold body is attached to a pressure vessel. The passage through the flange has a selected diameter and the manifold body opens out to a larger diameter, sufficient to enable two valves to be connected side
- OT-2026-000003488
Extended-reach lift apparatus for remote accessing of low-clearance areas is provided. The apparatus includes a vehicle whose frame supports a vertically pivotable telescoping boom which is elevatable by means of hydraulic rams. An extended tilt head is provided on the free end of the boom which includes parallel upper
- OT-2026-000003487
A rotary and sealed connection for pressurized fluids is provided, including a first part that is secured, for example, to a fixed source of pressurized fluid and has a recess for communication therewith and through a second part, with a fluid-using rotary apparatus of revolution rotating about a shaft and extending th
- OT-2026-000003486
High-quality machine parts, e.g. machine supports, are manufactured of concrete polymer on the basis of methacrylate monomer polymerizing at room temperature and of aggregates. The monomer used has a dynamic viscosity of less than 10 mPas (10 cP) preferably of 1-10 mPas (1-10 cP). The admixed starter system comprises a
- OT-2026-000003485
A vacuum adsorption hand and a composite hand mechanism attachable to the arm or the like of a material handling industrial robot are disclosed. The vacuum adsorption hand includes a sponge-like element on the outer surface of a perforated plate defining a vacuum chamber to prevent the ports or perforations in the plat
- OT-2026-000003484
A shelf divider system comprising a divider wall mountable in a channel member secured to the front of a shelf. A spring-urged pusher member is slidably mounted on a track having a pair of rails integral with the divider shaft. In one embodiment, the operationally mounted divider wall is vertically oriented and the pus
- OT-2026-000003483
A magnetic holding device, comprising magnetically activable holding surface having pole members of different polarities, and at least a first and a second single-pole extension members for said pole members of opposite polarities. Each pole-extension member comprises a base portion fastened to a pole member and a mova
- OT-2026-000003482
A hydraulic system has a rotary valve which controls multiple hydraulic devices such as double-acting piston type actuators and which prevents deactivated devices from creeping. The valve has an outer housing and a rotatable inner member which form high pressure inlet, low pressure outlet, and control stages. The contr
- OT-2026-000003481
A magnetic gripping apparatus for gripping metal parts on machine tools, conveyor systems and the like. The apparatus comprises an external ferromagnetic yoke having a base plate and lateral walls; a first and at least a second pole unit, each unit comprising a main pole piece having an outer face defining a work-gripp
- OT-2026-000003480
An optical probe for measuring various parameters of bent pipe comprises a substantially U-shaped housing defining a sensitive area across which light is projected from within the housing toward first and second light sensors mounted to the legs of the probe and having fields of view directed toward the inner portion o
- OT-2026-000003479
A manipulator for handling objects within a sealed environment, such as an ultra-high vacuum chamber, is mounted on a port of the chamber so that an active portion of the manipulator terminating in a set of gripping jaws is located within the chamber, while an operating portion of the manipulator is located externally
- OT-2026-000003478
In a method of replacing a machine part (5a, 5b) of a machine installation whose essential interconnected machine parts are arranged on a common base plate (7) which is secured in the ground by individual supports (8), a purpose-built base plate (7b) is produced in a preparatory phase, on an adjacent foundation slab (1
- OT-2026-000003477
Drawing sheets for level/plumb indicator with tilt compensation, reproduced from the published facsimile. The written description is in the original document, which is linked above.
- OT-2026-000003476
A vacuum cup construction designed to support large items includes a planar outer plate, and a planar, generally coincidentally shaped inner plate which is smaller than the outer plate. A generally flat coincidentally shaped compressible unmolded, non-preformed sealing member, which is larger than the inner plate, is r
- OT-2026-000003475
An aerial lift includes a bucket mounted at the outer end of an articulated boom assembly having upper and lower booms. A hydraulic cylinder is provided for extending the upper boom relative to the lower boom, and a rotary actuator is provided for varying the rotational position of the bucket relative to the upper boom
- OT-2026-000003474
A vacuum chuck apparatus operable in both gas and liquid includes a liquid-gas separating membrane which allows passage of gas molecules but prevents passage of liquid. The liquid-gas separating membrane is disposed between an inlet hole of the chuck and a manifold which is connected to a pneumatic system. The pneumati
- OT-2026-000003473
A suction holder for workpieces comprises a suction plate of flexible material which is open towards the workpiece on which it is to be placed. A connector extending away from the workpiece from the central part of the suction plate contains a suction duct opening into the suction chamber so that the latter may be conn
- OT-2026-000003472
A flow selector device makes use of an annular plate having a plurality of flow control orifices spaced about its perimeter. The plate is rotatably received within a housing that includes a first fluid conduit formed therein. The plate is selectively rotated to bring any one of the orifices therein into alignment with
- OT-2026-000003471
A gripper head for connection with a suction device includes an air permeable suction plate having selected portions covered by a readily replaceable cover mask so that only the uncovered portions of the suction plate are suctionally active. The uncovered portions of a perforated object to be gripped by the gripper hea
- OT-2026-000003470
A laser-actuated depth sensor for an excavator, including a laser receiver, an inclination sensor assembly and indicators to inform the operator of the position and inclination of the excavator stick, is completely self-contained in a housing that may be mounted to the stick of an excavator. The indicators, which are e
- OT-2026-000003469
An apparatus and method for measuring a cross-sectional dimension or deviation from a predetermined shape of an elongated moving object. The apparatus is rotated about the object and includes a light source and photo-diode array. By continuous rotation of the apparatus about the object, deviations in the cross-sectiona
- OT-2026-000003468
Suction device for handling a semiconductor wafer comprises a handling section having a plurality of suction ports opened in the same plane as the surface of the wafer and located within an area smaller than that of the surface of the wafer, a pressure reduction device connected to the suction port, an opening acts to
- OT-2026-000003467
A robot arm usable for an industrial robot adapted to freely bend to realize a pattern of movement having a high ability of movement, excellent reachability and high accuracy by virtue of a comparatively small amount of rotational movement and a comparatively large amount of translational movement. The robot arm has cy
- OT-2026-000003466
A direct-drive-type multi-articulated robot comprising: a stationary support shaft (14), a cylindrical rotary casing (16) surrounding the stationary support shaft (14), a first robot arm (18) joined to the upper end (16a) of the rotary casing (16), a second robot arm (20) pivotally joined to the extremity of the first
- OT-2026-000003465
Provided is a compact first arm (12) of an industrial robot having articulated horizontal arms, which first arm has a direct drive motor (19), an electromagnetic brake (25), and a rotary encoder (34, 36) disposed close to each other concentrically between the first arm (12) and a base post (10) supporting the first arm
- OT-2026-000003464
A feed apparatus employs a vision controlled robotic manipulator in which components are dispersed into a single layer with a random orientation. The dispersing mechanism comprises a vibratory feed plate having an input hopper which receives components to be dispersed. The feed plate is controllably vibrated such that
- OT-2026-000003463
A cylinder type hydraulic clamp having a clamping mechanism is adapted to be actuated by means of a hydraulic cylinder, and has a piston rod projected through the cylinder body of the hydraulic cylinder and is equipped at its leading end portion with the clamping means. The clamping means is arranged concentrically wit
- OT-2026-000003462
A gear coupling adapted to be capable of absorbing torsional shock loads between a power driven shaft 1 and a power drive shaft 2 comprises a drive member 3 and driven member 4 which extend from two sides into, and engage with, hollow intermediate member 5 so that the three members rotate in unison. The driven member 3
- OT-2026-000003461
Drawing sheets for level/plumb indicator with tilt compensation, reproduced from the published facsimile. The written description is in the original document, which is linked above.
- OT-2026-000003460
An air suction, or vacuum, lifter for moving goods in non-rigid packaging such as sacks or the like; it consists of two air suction compartments, the smaller of which is contained within the larger one. Such chambers are open on the side which comes into contact with the package to be lifted and the lower edges of thei
- OT-2026-000003459
A supporting device including a first member which supports a springy means for resiliently supporting a second member. The supporting device includes a detection for detecting displacements of the springy with respect to the first member in accordance with the movement of the second member and a biasing which applies
- OT-2026-000003458
Any external fixture for bone synthesis is provided with at least one bridge member, a plurality of holders are orientable and screw clampable on this bridge member by clamping surfaces. The holders have cylindrical holder openings which are closable by an operating screw and thereby serve as clamp holders, each for on
- OT-2026-000003457
The present invention relates to a process and a device for applying tensile forces, with no contact with solid walls, to glass sheets, in particular at high temperatures, wherein a gas or vapor is blown between the glass sheet and a wall closely approached, and parallel, to said glass sheet. Between the glass sheet an
- OT-2026-000003456
The present invention relates to a device for determining the inclination of a plane with respect to a theoretical horizontal plane, including a box-like body defining a base plane. An inclination detector element is rotatably associated with the box-like body; light detectors determine the position of the detector ele
- OT-2026-000003455
Camshaft assemblies are disclosed with methods for making them by the expansion of tubular shafts into prelocated cams, journals and other elements, if desired. Features of the camshafts include trilobe or polylobe element openings, preferably splined or serrated for low energy filling and high torque capacity and High
- OT-2026-000003454
A vacuum lifting device is attachable to a crane and operates to lift and subsequently release a sheet of material. The device comprises a support assembly including an eyebolt at its upper end for attachment to the hook, a threaded rod and a coupling nut securing the eyebolt and rod together. The lower end of the rod
- OT-2026-000003453
A quick-attaching mechanism for mounting an implement to the remote end of a boom or the like includes a mounting structure provided at the end of the boom and a receiving structure provided on the implement. The mounting structure and receiving structure are provided with upper pivotable engagement means defining an u
- OT-2026-000003452
A display unit capable of being both vertically and horizontally arranged to achieve a wide variety of modular configurations comprising a plurality of substantially similar shelf members, a plurality of elongated support members, a plurality of socket cavities associated with the upper and lower portions of each of th
- OT-2026-000003451
Elastically deformable suction plates are provided for lifting and transporting delicate goods such as "fresh" concrete interlocking paving stones. In said suction plates, the total suction space is divided into numerous separate suction chambers which are totally enclosed. The design of such a suction plate an
- OT-2026-000003450
A device comprising a main body and vibration generating means mounted on the main body. The vibration generating means imparts a force in a direction away from a wall surface and a force in a predetermined direction along the wall surface to the main body of the device. As a result, the main body is moved along the wa
- OT-2026-000003449
A rotatable coupling having a male member (2) and a female member (4) each rotatable about central axes α and β. The male member has lobes (16) and the female member cavities (50) for mutual engagement. The male lobes terminate in wedge-shaped portions (18), the edges of which lie in a common plane. The female terminat
- OT-2026-000003448
A process and system for vacuum impregnation of a fiber reinforcement, such as carbon cloth, with a resin to produce a resin-fiber composite. Liquid resin enters in arrangement or system comprising a fiber reinforcement layer on a tool or mold and is directed via a system of flow paths to impregnate the fiber reinforce
- OT-2026-000003447
An adjustable monitor stand for pivoting a monitor about a horizontal axis which is relatively simple to operate and which does not require great effort to adjust is provided. The stand includes a base, a platform for holding the monitor, and a hinge interconnecting the base and the platform. The hinge includes a torsi
- OT-2026-000003446
A suction lifting device for lifting and laying a layered plurality of individual slabs, bricks, stones and the like in unison to provide an exterior paved surface of a road, walk, roof or the like. A plurality of vacuum pucks are supported by the vacuum plenum of a frame through flexible tubular members which operably
- OT-2026-000003445
A programmable bed is provided for machine tools and the like, such as routers, boring tools, and other powered cutters and shapers. The programmable bed has a platen shaped to support differently sized workpieces thereon, and includes a plurality of retractable stops slidably mounted in the platen. The stops are selec
- OT-2026-000003444
A pneumatic vacuum gripping assembly for attachment to a suction gripper device is coupled by way of a fluid flow link to a venturi for controlling the vacuum of the suction gripper device comprises an integrated housing assembly having a venturi and a pneumatic fluid-flow control valve unit. The valve unit controllabl