International Business Machines Corporation

Actuant Corporation

Bw Elliott Mfg. Co., LLC

James Ralph Case

Michael James Cummings

Michael Vito Longo

John Michael Griffin

Richard Ronald Hall

Joseph Duane Kulesza

Gerald Andrew Kiballa

Kevin G Shaw

Michael A Shuman

David Clifford Long

Charles Hampton Perry

Glenn A Pomerantz

Keith C O'Neil

Thomas P Moyer

John E Kozol

Kevin M Hause

Laszlo Kando

A system for mechanically transmitting power from a common rotational drive shaft of a seeding implement to a geared outer periphery of a seed meter. The system includes a first transmission that connects to common rotational drive shaft, a flexible drive shaft coupled to the first transmission, and a second transmission coupled to the opposite end of the flexible drive shaft. A clutch assembly connects to a flexible drive shaft assembly to selectively allow power to be transmitted from the first transmission to the second transmission. The second transmission connects to the periphery of the seed meter. The seed plate of the seed meter includes a circumferential gear along a periphery to be driven by the second transmission.

Seed metering device drive system and method

An apparatus for transmitting power from a drive shaft () to a seed meter shaft of a seed metering device includes a transmission (). A transmission housing () has a first housing section () and an identical second housing section (). The first housing section () and the second housing section () together define a first internal passageway () and a second internal passageway (). The transmission further includes a first transmission element () rotatably supported by the first housing section () and the second housing section () in the first internal passageway (). The first transmission element () connects to one of the drive shaft () and the seed meter shaft. The transmission further includes a second transmission element () rotatably supported by the first housing section () and the second housing section () in the second internal passageway (). The second transmission element () engages the first transmission element () and connects to the other of the drive shaft () and the seed meter shaft.

Reversible seeder transmission and seeder drive apparatus

A cutting apparatus and method wherein a blade holder includes two blades which are each designed for cutting web material (e.g., dry film photoresist) in a reverse manner prior to application of the material to a substrate (e.g., dielectric-conductor structure) designed for eventual usage as a printed circuit board or as part thereof (e.g., if laminated up with other, similarly formed substrate members).

Method for cutting movable web material

An improved polishing apparatus having a dampening system to prevent fluctuations between the planar head polishing device and the circuit panel. The dampening system includes a load actuation arm having a hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder which is controlled by an connected dampening circuit.

Chemical planar head dampening system

A cutting apparatus wherein a blade holder includes two blades which are each designed for cutting web material (e.g., dry film photoresist) in a reverse manner prior to application of the material to a substrate (e.g., dielectric-conductor structure) designed for eventual usage as a printed circuit board or as part thereof (e.g., if laminated up with other, similarly formed substrate members).

System for making a printed circuit board

A method for reverse cutting with material wherein a blade holder includes two blades which are each designed for cutting web material (e.g., dry film photoresist) in a reverse manner prior to application of the material to a substrate (e.g., dielectric-conductor structure) designed for eventual usage as a printed circuit board or as part thereof (e.g., if laminated up with other, similarly formed substrate members).

Method for making a printed circuit board

A method for testing the integrity at least two test objects, each object is made of a plastically deformable material, by a. contacting a moving means with the objects at a first point in time, the moving means at a first position and the objects at a first position, the moving means having a shaped portion; b. shifting at least a portion of the objects to a second position at a second time, subsequent to the first time, wherein at least a portion of the objects were displaced during the interval between the first time and the second time; c. evaluating the objects after the shifting in step b. 22.

Method and apparatus for the testing of plastically deformable objects

The present invention provides a differential pressure apparatus that transports a component to a receptacle and activates a positive air flow that nutates component about the receptacle until properly aligned so that a negative air flow or gravity forces engagement of the aligned component into the receptacle. The present invention also provides a method of assembling a connector assembly using a differential pressure apparatus.

Method of assembling keyed components

Back-to back hydraulically linked pistons are mechanically coupled to contact probes and measurement sensors. The pistons are hydraulically linked by small diameter flexible conduits which enable the contact probes and the measurement sensors to be mounted and moved independently of each other without affecting the ability of the measurement instrument to simultaneously measure a plurality of points on a selected predefined surface, such as a human tooth. The present invention overcomes the problems associated with the complex mechanical linkages heretofore required in such instruments.

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Brackney, PA, United States of America

James Ralph Case