Robert Boschgmbh

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Credo Technology Corporation

Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.

University of California

John B Freese

Bjorn James Gunderson

Joel G Delman

Herb F Velazquez

Harald Krondorfer

Robert Coon

Clifford Krapfl

David S Pozgay

Debra Nell Welchel

Joseph D Mitchell

Jimmy-Quang Viet Doan

Christopher Petrick

Donna Ann Piacenza

Tim J Morton

Melanie L Andres

Robert H Bruno

Stephen C Oberheim

John DeCicco

Leslie Thomas Long

David W Kapiloff

Peter C Belafsky

Amar A Patel

David John McCutcheon

Kristopher Baker

Richard H D Bullock

The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a main housing having a longitudinal axis, a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main housing, an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and at least one controller accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board.

Articulating drill with integrated circuit board and method of operation

The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a head portion including a head housing, a bit holder rotatably positioned within the head housing, and a bearing member operable to transfer a first axial force from the bit holder to the head housing. A frame is rotatably connected to the head portion for placement in a plurality of positions with respect to the head portion and operably connected to the head housing for receiving the first axial force transferred to the head housing. The tool further includes an articulating gear system for transferring rotational force generated by a motor to the bit holder at each of the plurality of positions.

Method and apparatus for an articulating drill

A method for opening a portion of a passageway of a patient is disclosed. The patient has a first metallic structure attached to a portion of the patient's neck. The method includes obtaining a second magnetic structure, placing the second magnetic structure proximate the first metallic structure attached to the portion of the patient's neck, and pulling the second magnetic structure away from the patient's neck to thereby open the passageway.

Passage expansion device for patients

A K-base for a pole mounting system includes a central hub formed as a pentagon with legs extending from four of the five sides of the pentagon. The ends of the legs may splay to form clefts configured to receive a flat outer perimeter of the central hub so that the legs may be bolted to the central hub. The ends of the legs and the fifth unoccupied side of the pentagon may be formed to approximate a disk. In the central region of the central hub, on the top surface, an indentation may be formed to approximate an outer perimeter of a pole configured to be attached to the K-base. On the bottom surface, the central region may contain a depression sized to receive a washer and optionally a weight. Bolts extending through the washer and optionally through the weight may be used to connect the K-base to a pole. The washer may be formed to distribute stress from the bolts on the central hub.

K-base for a pole mounting system

A pole mounting system includes a pole having at least one channel, and a spike having a finger configured to be received in the channel of the pole. The finger is attached to a neck that is configured to extend out of the channel and connect to a connector. The connector may be configured in a number of different ways depending on the particular type of device to be suspended on the pole. For example, the connector may be configured to connect to different types of arms that may be used to hold a flat panel display, or may be configured to hold other things such as a table. The finger is elongate and configured to engage the interior of the channel when the weight of the flat panel display is placed on the spike. Optionally, a spring-loaded pin may be provided to temporarily hold the spike in place while the spike is screwed into place in the channel through the use of set screws. Wire management may be provided within the channel.

Pole mounting system

A hybrid router is disclosed that is capable of operating as a fixed or a plunge router wherein the preferred embodiment thereof comprises a motor assembly that has a housing containing a motor as well as operating handles attached to the housing and operating controls for operating the motor. The motor assembly can be removably installed in either a fixed base assembly or a plunge base assembly. The preferred embodiment has an adjustment knob that is located on the motor assembly that engages depth adjustment mechanisms of either the fixed and plunge base assemblies when the motor assembly is installed in the respective base assemblies.

Hybrid router

Display support pole

Flat panel display stand

A dispenser containing sheets, for example, dry sheets and premoistened sheets is provided. The dispenser is adapted to be releasably coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture, such as one that holds a roll of toilet tissue in a bathroom. The dispenser may include a cartridge which is positioned in the housing of the dispenser which holds sheets. The sheets dispense from the cartridge and the dispenser.

Dispenser for sheet material

Router handles

A preferred embodiment router is disclosed having a housing which supports a motor wherein the housing is vertically movable along a pair of spaced vertical guide posts of a base structure and wherein the router includes a flexible baffle which can vertically expand and contract as the housing is moved relative to the base structure and wherein at least one post has a coil spring located within the baffle which is configured to bias the housing away from the base structure, with the coil spring having a generally hourglass shaped configuration. The configuration has outer end portions with larger coil diameters, both of which transition to a center portion with a smaller coil diameter. The hourglass configured coil minimizes the possibility of the coil buckling which could result in a loss of spring force as well as a distortion of the shape of the baffle. Also, the amount of travel that is permitted by the hourglass spring is larger than would be achieved by a comparable uniform coil diameter spring made from the same material, because a number of coils can be telescoped together to produce a smaller compressed or solid height of the spring.

Plunge-type router having improved plunge return capability

A dispenser adapted for dispensing from a table top and convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser has a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets therein and a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom. The housing including arms which permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture. The arms are masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The arms are readily releasable to permit the housing to be releasably coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.

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Evanston, IL, United States of America

John B Freese