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A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6446600 | Sensor arrangement and engine management device for a combustion engine A sensor arrangement and engine management device for a combustion engine, the engine management device including the sensor arrangement for detecting variables indicative of engine load, a mechanism for determining engine load on the basis of measured va... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6343417 | Process of manufacturing an air-gap-insulating exhaust elbow of a vehicle exhaust system A process for manufacturing an air-gap-insulated exhaust elbow of a motor vehicle exhaust system achieves in a simple manner a manufacturing of space-saving air-gap-insulating exhaust elbows which is reliable with respect to the process and can be precise... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6315353 | Body segment for a vehicle A body segment for a motor vehicle in the area of a side panel has the following characteristics: An open, particularly C-shaped profile part of a constant cross-section which was produced by roll profiling and which extends in the longitudinal direction ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6295000 | Method for assessing actuations of the accelerator by a vehicle driver to detect nervousness A method for assessing actuations of the accelerator by a vehicle driver to detect the nervousness of the driver, the cumulative path covered by the accelerator, in terms of amount, being evaluated within a predefined time window when the change in veloci... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279938 | Vehicle frame A vehicle frame which enables a lowering of the saddle coupling with improved stability for this, and recesses at the upper side of the lengthwise girders of the vehicle frame extending across the entire width of the frame are proposed. The saddle couplin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6278911 | Method for recognizing a spontaneous demand by a driver of a motor vehicle for a dynamic response A method for recognizing a spontaneous demand by a driver of a motor vehicle for a dynamic response, the extent of the actuation of an operating device being compared to a threshold value, and the demand for a dynamic response being recognized when the ex... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273222 | Brake unit including brake disc and brake lining A brake unit including a brake disc of a material having a high thermal loading capacity and a brake pad that cooperates with it in tribological fashion. The brake disc is essentially made of a short-fiber reinforced ceramic material, whose thermal conduc... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267209 | Brake unit with a non-metallic brake disc made of ceramic and a hub made of another material A brake unit having a brake disc of ceramic and a hub of a different material, which radially overlap one another with their mutually facing rims and are mechanically joined by a wreath-type rim of mounting bolts that axially penetrate the overlapping rim... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6265071 | Brake unit including brake disc and brake lining A brake unit includes a brake disc of a ceramic material and a brake pad that cooperates with it in tribological fashion. The brake pad is made of a sintered metal material or of an inorganically bound material having a ceramic binding phase and metal par... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254142 | Exhaust manifold flange for an internal combustion engine An exhaust manifold flange for an internal combustion engine, for sealably connecting at least one stub pipe of an exhaust manifold to a wall of the engine, the flange has a basic part made of sheet steel provided with a bead which extends substantially a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250693 | Device for connecting two tubular pipe sections A device for connecting two tubular pipe sections. A sealing device is arranged between the pipe sections. At their ends, the pipe sections in each case have a flange-type end piece. The pipe sections are held together by a spring device using a pre-tensi... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6239738 | Signal processing method in a motor vehicle radar system and radar system therefor A signal-processing method for a motor-vehicle radar arrangement is specified, which method provides more extensive information on the traffic situation in observation direction by evaluating echo signals deflected at the road surface.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6216068 | Method for driver-behavior-adaptive control of a variably adjustable motor vehicle accessory A method for driver-behavior-adaptive control of a variably adjustable motor vehicle accessory. One or more parameters indicative of driver behavior are sensed and a pertinent driver behavior is ascertained therefrom. Accessory adjustment is performed var... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6188954 | Internal combustion engine with electronic components controlled from a central unit An internal combustion engine with electronic components controlled from a central unit, where electrical leads as conductive connection for power transmission and data transmission between the electronic components of the internal combustion engine are a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6179345 | Device for connecting two tubular piping parts A device for connecting two tubular piping parts, in particular piping parts in a motor vehicle exhaust system, has two connector pieces with a sealing device being mounted between the connector pieces. The connector pieces are stressed against each other... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176215 | Method for operation of a direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine A method for operation of a direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine operated over large areas of the characteristics map with stratified charge by way of fuel injection during the compression stroke. In order to guarantee reliable mixtu... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6175647 | Method and system for three-dimensional spatial position detection of surface points A method for the measured spatial 3D position detection of surface points of an object in a photogrammetric online system, in which a surface measurement point is touched by a probe tip. The spatial 3D position of the probe tip at the instant of touching ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6144911 | Method for performing gear-change operations in an automated mechanical transmission, in particular for diesel engines A method for performing shifting operations in an automated, mechanical transmission, which is coupled via an automated clutch to an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine. The setpoint engine torque (MDsoll) is essentially predefinable... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6129064 | Liquid-cooled cylinder head for a multicylinder internal combustion engine A liquid-cooled cylinder head for a multicylinder internal combustion engine. The cylinder head has a coolant chamber in which gas exchange passages running in the direction of a transverse engine axis and at least one chamber for a spark plug and/or an i... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6125691 | Method for determining an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine A method for determining an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine. An ionic current signal curve at a spark plug of the internal combustion engine is measured for a number of ignitions as a function of time. The measured signal curves are t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122988 | Braking force distribution linkage for a manually actuated parking brake system A braking force distribution linkage for a muscular energy-actuated parking brake system of a motor vehicle, in which the braking force is transferred at least via control cables both to one gear of the vehicle's transmission and to the wheels of at least... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113517 | Motor vehicle with a power train having an automated clutch The power train of a motor vehicle has an automated clutch which can transmit torque from a prime mover to a transmission in response to signals from an electronic control unit. The latter causes the clutch to transmit a constant torque during a first int... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110268 | Sintered brake lining and method for its manufacture A friction-type member, which is suited, in particular, as a brake pad for a brake member of fiber-reinforced ceramic, and a method for manufacturing such a brake pad. A mixture is initially prepared from at least carbon particles and metal particles, if ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109218 | Apparatus for regulating the coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine An apparatus for regulating the coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine is equipped with a radiator and a heating system heat exchanger, a water pump, and a thermostat valve which makes possible two circuits in the warmup phase of the engine or ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109629 | Subframe for motor vehicles A subframe for motor vehicles, in particular for the front axles of passenger cars, which includes side parts running in the longitudinal vehicle direction that are joined by upper and lower cross elements running in the transverse vehicle direction to fo... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6102002 | Method for adjustment of a throttle valve and/or injection quantity A method for adjusting the throttle and/or injection quantity of a motor vehicle combustion engine at the command of a vehicle driver, an adaption being made to the vehicle driver's driving style, the curve of angle throttle position and/or injection quan... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098589 | Direct-injected four-cycle internal combustion engine and method of operating same Direct-injected, four-cycle internal combustion engines can be operated advantageously with charge stratification, with the fuel being injected into the combustion chamber during the compression stroke of the piston in the cylinder as a conical fuel strea... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6100511 | Method of bonding insulating wire and device for carrying out this method A method and device for electrically connecting enameled wire ends with contact surfaces. The enameled wire is stripped and pressed against the contact surface. The wire is charged with at least one of an electromagnetic and an acoustical energy. The enam... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098518 | Piston with piston rod The piston (1) has a ball receptacle (14) for the rod head (4) of the piston rod (2) of a swash plate compressor. For absorbing particularly high pressures the rod head (4) has a relatively large diameter, so that the ball receptacle (14) extends close to... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089512 | Track-guided transport system with power and data transmission A track-guided transport system with power and data transmission and used for conveying goods. The transport system is provided with a transport element having drive and track-guide elements; storage, input and output units for goods; and a data processin... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089314 | Cooling body for cooling power gates The invention concerns a cooling body having at least one cooling duct for receiving a cooling medium which is fed to the cooling duct at a predetermined speed, the cooling duct comprising a plurality of stall centers.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089018 | Method of controlling a VTG exhaust gas turbocharger A method for controlling a variable turbine geometry of an exhaust gas turbocharger which supercharges an internal combustion engine for driving a motor vehicle. The turbine geometry is set as a function of the operating load of the internal combustion en... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082073 | Profile for a truck floor The present invention is directed to a profile for a truck floor, particularly for a bridge or troughed floor, that comprises at least one web with a lateral surface facing toward the load, whereby at least a region of the profile adjoining the lateral su... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6043567 | Vehicle electrical system A new vehicle electrical system has a first lower voltage level and a second higher voltage level. The new vehicle electrical system comprises an ignition switch, a generator having an exciter circuit and a voltage controller, and a multi-chopper having s... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039114 | Cooling body having lugs The invention relates to a cooling body comprising a heat-conducting insulator and having lugs that are attached in the interior of the cooling body.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038981 | Two-wheeled bogie for track-guided vehicles A two-wheeled running gear for a track-guided vehicle comprising a running gear frame; a wheel carrier; first and second wheels coupled to opposite sides of the wheel carrier; first and second vertical pivot pins, the first vertical pivot pin coupled to t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6035675 | Electromagnetically actuated lock The apparatus is an electromagnetically actuated lock which has a movable part, which is prevented from rotation or displacement by a barring bolt that extends into a recess of the movable part. Locking pins extend into the barring bolt and which locking ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029784 | Vehicle having an automatically actuated clutch In a vehicle having an automatically actuatable clutch arranged in the drive train between engine and transmission, the clutch is released or maintained released in the event of a brief interruption in the power supply to the clutch control device while a... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029792 | Friction clutch with spring compensating the change in pressure force due to wear A friction clutch whereby the operating force characteristic is made largely independent of the wear of the clutch disk. The friction clutch is characterized in that in the engaged position of the clutch, the initial position of a clutch plate correspondi... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6022505 | Process for manufacturing ceramic metal composite bodies, the ceramic metal composite body and its use A process for manufacturing a ceramic metal composite body in the case of which a dimensionally stable and porous sacrificial body is produced from ceramic initial products and is filled at a filling temperature with a softened metal, particularly under a... | 02/08/2000 |
