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Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

David L Brock

Ronald Scott Friend

Robert Aaron Allex

Brian McElroy

Christopher L Rexroat

A fuel tank mounting system for allowing mounting of a fuel tank to a vehicle during assembly of the vehicle. A movable base moves along tracks on an assembly line and supports a fuel tank adjacent to a vehicle. Movable fastener drivers move to align with corresponding fastener apertures on the vehicle and drive fasteners to attach the fuel tank to the vehicle. Because the fastener drivers are movable, the system may be reconfigured to mount different fuel tanks to different vehicles needing differently aligned and/or differently angled fasteners.

Fuel tank mounting system

An implant placement locator instrument includes an elongated handle member that has a first end and a second end, at least one of the first end and the second end being an operative end. The operative end includes a base having a footprint of an implant post. The base has a hollow center, and the hollow center is adapted to hold a punch. There is a punch located on the instrument at the operative end and inside the hollow center of the base, the punch having a pointed tip for piercing bone. The punch may be one end of the handle, and has a first position relative to the base, being a retracted position wherein it is retracted within the hollow center, and has a second position relative to the base, being an extended, piercing position wherein it is at least partially extended out of the hollow center. There is a spring connected to the base and the punch so as to enhance movement of the punch from one of its first position and second position to the other of its first position and second position.

Implant placement locator instrument

The present invention is directed toward a handheld dental instrument which automatically regulates the pressure at which the working end of the instrument engages a person's teeth or gums. The instrument includes a probe that is spring biased into a set position. The bias of the probe is predetermined, and is designed to yield to a preset minimum force. The deformation of the instrument's spring bias keeps the force of the instrument consistent against any object. This consistent pressure assures that the instrument will work in the same manner, and give the same results, time after time. Additionally, the consistency of the instrument will result in more accurate results and increase in the dentist's confidence while using the instrument.

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Long Valley, NJ, United States of America

David L Brock