Fallbrook Technologies Inc.

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Praxis Works LLC

Allen Ventures, LLC

David R Allen

Donald C Miller

Robert A Smithson

David M Earle

William A Hilgenberg

Ryan Kent Miller

Kyle Bennett

Jeffrey A Birchak

Rainer Pokorny

Derek R Allen

Dillon Allen

Ding-Jiun Lin

Shih-Min Lin

Fred A Galves

Michael David Machado

A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt out of the plane.

Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets

A method for shifting a segmented gear may include rotating a gear cluster including a first gear and a coaxial second gear using a power transfer mechanism (e.g., a belt or a chain). The power transfer mechanism defines a plane and is wrapped partially around the first gear. and wherein the first gear has a plurality of gear segments independently movable (e.g., pivotable or translatable) into and out of the plane. A plurality of radially transitionable sliders are rotated in tandem with the first gear, and each of the sliders is operatively coupled to a corresponding one of the gear segments of the first gear. In sequence, each segment of the first gear is moved out of the plane of the power transfer mechanism by urging the slider in a radial direction using a segment actuator, such that the power transfer mechanism wraps at least partially around the second gear.

A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane.

A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the chain, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the chain out of the plane.

Disclosed is a scanner for scanning fire tubes in heater treaters. A scanner may include a curved body. The curved body having an outside of a curve and an inside of a curve. At least one magnet is coupled to the outside of the curve of the curved body. At least one sensor is coupled adjacent the at least one magnet on the outside of the curve of the curved body. A data transmitter is coupled to the at least one sensor. At least one wheel is coupled to an edge of the curved body. A distance measurer is coupled to the curved body. A hook coupler is coupled to the curved body. A method of using the scanner for scanning a fire tube includes placing the scanner in the tube and pushing/pulling the scanner up and down the tube around the entire circumference of the tube.

Fire tube scanner and method of use

Disclosed are protective wraps for fire tubes in heater treaters which reduce corrosion of the fire tubes. A protective wrap for a fire tube in a heater treater having at least one sheet of corrosion resistant material bent around at least a portion of the fire tube, and wherein the sheet of corrosion resistant material is coupled to the fire tube. The protective wrap may be coupled to the fire tube through the use of bands, welding or the like. The protective wrap may be formed from a variety of types of stainless steel or other corrosion resistant material.

Fire tube wrap

A cassette for a bicycle may include a plurality of sprocket portions fused into a single unit. The cassette may include a cavity formed in the large end of the cassette. Spokes of an associated wheel may be at least partially disposed in the cavity. A related manufacturing method may include joining a first generally planar sprocket portion having a plurality of connector portions extending transverse to the plane of the first sprocket portion, to a second generally planar sprocket portion by fusing at least one of the connector portions to the second sprocket portion.

Cassette and bicycle wheel assembly

A system, software and method for electronically adjudicating a dispute includes selecting an electronic dispute adjudication level from multiple levels providing various extents of procedural options involved in the adjudicating of the dispute, and electronically processing the adjudicating of the dispute in accordance with the selected level. The multiple levels preferably include successive levels providing enhanced procedural options to parties involved in the dispute. The successive levels may correspond to increasing amounts in dispute and/or may be selected by one or more parties involved in the dispute.

On-line dispute resolution for e-commerce disputes

A continuously variable transmission is disclosed for use in rotationally or linearly powered machines and vehicles. The transmission provides a simple manual shifting method for the user. Further, the practical commercialization of traction roller transmissions requires improvements in the reliability, ease of shifting, function and simplicity of the transmission. The present invention includes a continuously variable transmission that may be employed in connection with any type of machine that is in need of a transmission. For example, the transmission may be used in (i) a motorized vehicle such as an automobile, motorcycle, or watercraft, (ii) a non-motorized vehicle such as a bicycle, tricycle, scooter, exercise equipment or (iii) industrial equipment, such as a drill press, power generating equipment, or textile mill.

Continuously variable transmission

A portable culling cart is disclosed comprised of a housing, a live well therewithin, a self contained means of filling the live well with water from a marine source, a self contained water circulation/aeration means, a self-contained power source for powering both the means of filling the live well with water and the circulation/aeration means, at least two wheels and a transportation handle. The cart is transported upon said two wheels by a user from site to site utilizing the transportation handle and utilizes powered filling of said live well from a marine source and powered circulation/aeration of water therewithin without need for outside power sources, pumps or manual filling of the live well. In a preferred embodiment, the cart includes at least one electric water pump, at least one electric battery having suitable voltage and amperage to power said at least one electric pump, a length of water pick-up hose having sufficient length to extend from the cart to a marine water source. In the preferred embodiment, the live well includes at least one water inlet and at least one water outlet mounted upon and providing fluid entry/exit to and from said live well. A water valve providing for and enabling control of direction of water flow to and from said live well is disclosed being especially configured to include at least two valve inlets, one valve outlet and three valve settings. The first valve inlet being in fluid connection with the water pick-up hose, the second valve inlet being in fluid connection with the at least one water outlet of said live well and the valve outlet being in fluid connection with the at least one electric water pump wherein. When the valve is placed in a first setting, the valve inlets and outlet are configured to connect the water pick-up hose with the at least one water pump and live well water inlet so as to enable filling thereof. When the valve is placed in a second setting, the valve inlets and outlet are configured to connect the live well water outlet with the at least one water pump and live well water inlet so as to provide circulation and aeration of water within the live well. When the valve is placed in a third setting, fluid connection amongst the at least one water pump, water pick-up hose and live well outlet are closed and sealed.

Multi-function fishing cart

A variable speed transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs is illustrated and described that provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The use of a planetary gear set allows minimum speeds to be in reverse and the unique geometry of the transmission allows all of the power paths to be coaxial, thereby reducing overall size and complexity of the transmission in comparison to transmissions achieving similar transmission ratio ranges.

An openable and closeable media case comprising a case with grooves on its interior sides that suspend a disk stored in the case, and a rotating cylindrical closure that secures a disk within the case. The case opens and by the rotating cylindrical closure. A slot in the cylinder comprising matching grooves guides disks into the case. A locking means on the cylinder holds the cylinder in a closed position.

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Fresno, CA, United States of America

David R Allen