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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D601773 | Surface configuration of a forklift, toy, and /or other replicas | 10/06/2009 |
| D600186 | Tailpipe for a vehicle | 09/15/2009 |
| 7549848 | Device for adjusting the pumping capacity of a lubricant pump for an internal combustion engine A system for controlling the pumping capacity of a lubricant pump for an internal-combustion engine, having a vane cell pump (2) which has a rotor body (4), rotor blades (10) which can be radially displaced in the rotor body as well as a lifting... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7516691 | Hydraulic linear drive, particularly a hydraulic transmission actuator A hydraulic linear drive, particularly a hydraulic transmission actuator, having a piston/cylinder unit, in which an actuating piston longitudinally displaceably arranged in the cylinder housing divided into at least two pressure chambers which can be acted upon by ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509950 | System for ventilation of an internal-combustion engine crankcase as well as a V-shaped internal combustion engine A ventilation system of an internal-combustion engine crankcase, in which the blow-by gases can be removed by bores integrated in the cylinder head and ventilation pipes connected thereto. The ventilation pipes are connected to a vacuum source such as a suction pipe... | 03/31/2009 |
| D589674 | Surface configuration of a forklift, toy, and/or other replicas | 03/31/2009 |
| D587825 | Headlight for a vehicle | 03/03/2009 |
| 7455042 | Suction system with a device for avoiding the ingress of water A suction system for an internal combustion engine has a device for avoiding the ingress of water and includes a switch-over valve between a primary intake line and a secondary intake line. To provide improved protection against water ingress, the switch-over valve ... | 11/25/2008 |
| D580841 | Front face of a vehicle wheel | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448674 | Device for absorbing lateral forces in a side impact in a motor vehicle To effectively absorb a side impact in a motor vehicle, a transverse modular unit is provided in the vehicle. This unit includes a beam element and profile parts arranged on ends of the beam element. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447581 | Procedure for controlling the light width of a motor vehicle In a method for traffic dependent light width adjustment of light width for headlights in a motor vehicle, at least two image capturing units are provided whose pictures are forwarded to a control unit for evaluation. A control unit for controlling the light width o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445540 | Guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle A guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle which is equipped with an electric motor and can be operated on a road surface with a guide groove, engaging with a guide plate in the guide groove via a vertical axis of rotation on a chassis of the toy vehicle by me... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438347 | Air guiding system for a vehicle An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, is arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and has a main air guiding element that can be displaced from a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Viewed in the longitud... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438157 | Muffler for an exhaust gas system A muffler for an exhaust gas system of an internal-combustion engine has an exhaust gas inlet and a first flow pipe arranged inside the muffler and completely penetrating the muffler. A shut-off device is arranged in the first flow pipe, for the shutting-off and ope... | 10/21/2008 |
| D579168 | Surface configuration of a forklift, toy, and/or other replicas | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431560 | Turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with adjustable turbine geometry A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger having an adjustable turbine geometry is provided having a carrier ring on which are mounted adjustable guide vanes for regulating the boost pressure and having a cover ring for the guide vanes, whereby the carrier ri... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431398 | Adjusting mechanism for a rear seat of a vehicle An adjusting mechanism for a rearward vehicle seat has an adjusting gearing including a controlling kinematic lever which, on the one side, is restrictedly guided in a frame element and, on the other side, is restrictedly guided in a stationary anchor plate. By disp... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431382 | Air guiding system for a vehicle A vehicle air guiding system in a rear area of the vehicle has a central air guiding element displaceable between a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Lateral air guiding elements, which are displaceable together with the central air ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431367 | View blocking element for a luggage compartment of a vehicle as well as tailgate having such a view blocking element A view blocking element for a vehicle luggage compartment for a vehicle luggage compartment has a carrier and a flexible flat structure held thereon in a mounted condition. The view blocking element is constructed such that the carrier has a base from which, at leas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429204 | Toy vehicle having an electric drive A toy vehicle with an electric drive is provided that is suitable for operation on a racetrack, and has a chassis with a rear-axle unit, including an electric motor, and a front-axle unit. In order to optimize the toy vehicle with respect to the type of construction... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422002 | Method and apparatus for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle A method and a device for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, whereby the internal combustion engine has a common rail, a high-pressure pump, a flow control valve for controlling the fuel delivery rate of the hig... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576533 | Front face of a vehicle wheel | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422222 | Transport protection for cable ends on compression struts Transport protection is provided for cable ends on compression struts of motor vehicles in which the cable ends protrude from hollow piston rods. In order to create transport protection which protects a cable end from damage, a pipe section is provided on the end of... | 09/09/2008 |
| D575923 | Surface configuration of a forklift, toy, and/or other replicas | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416214 | Motor vehicle with a movable roof and an extensible rollover protection element A motor vehicle has a roof which can be adjusted between an opened and a closed position, and which has a roof skin. A rollover protection element can be moved out from an inoperative position into a protection position. For improved rollover protection, when the ro... | 08/26/2008 |
| D575205 | Front bumper for a vehicle | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412970 | Cylinder head for a direct injection internal combustion engine A cylinder head for a direct-injection internal-combustion engine, has injection valves accommodated in openings in the cylinder head and secured in pairs by a respective fastening element formed as a hold-down device on the cylinder head. The hold-down device has t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407201 | Cover locking device for a vehicle A folding top clamp for a vehicle has a connecting-link-controlled locking hook which can be displaced by guiding devices from a closed position to an open position. The locking hook interacts with at least one hook guide which is in an operative connection with a m... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404387 | Intake system for an internal combustion engine An intake system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinder bank rows, each being assigned an intake bend having individual tubes leading to the cylinders, where the intake bends are interconnected in terms of fluid flow via a distributor tube ( | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404579 | Arrangement for the step-by-step height adjustment of a holding or deflecting fitting of a seat belt on a hollow body part of a motor vehicle An arrangement for step-by-step height adjustment of a holding or deflecting fitting of a seat belt on a hollow body part of a motor vehicle, particularly on a B-column or a C-column, includes a guide rail mounted on the body part, and a carriage which can be displa... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401956 | Trim and lamp or lamp cluster for motor vehicle A motor vehicle, in particular an automobile, has a trim that constitutes an end section of the motor vehicle on which at least one cooling air opening and one lamp or one lamp cluster are provided. At least one elongated fin is arranged on the at least one cooling ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399025 | Wind deflector for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a wind deflector A motor vehicle wind deflector contains a stretching bow mounted to be pivotable around a first fixed pivot axis running transversely to the vehicle. A flexible flat structure which is rollable onto and unrollable from a rolling axis parallel to stretching bow axis ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399026 | Air guiding system for a vehicle An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, that is arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and has at least one central main air guiding element displaceable from a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Lateral aux... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399156 | Turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry is provided, having a support ring to which vanes are fastened which are adjustable for controlling the charge pressure, and having a covering ring for the vanes. The support ring and ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392619 | Method for controlling the movement of a window of a side door of a motor vehicle A method and apparatus for controlling the movement of a vehicle side window. The side window is movable by way of a window lifter, of a side door of a motor vehicle. The side window is automatically moved by the window lifter into a predetermined intermediate posit... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389730 | Track-guided toy vehicle A toy vehicle is operated as a track-guided vehicle and cooperates with a metallic current rail device of the track via one or more current consumers. A magnet is installed in the toy vehicle which is moved by an electric motor to optimize the traction between the t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387330 | Air guiding system for a vehicle An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and having at least one central main air guiding element that can be displaced from a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Lat... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387331 | Air guiding system for a vehicle An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, is arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and has at least one central main air guiding element that can be displaced between a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| D570758 | Front face of a vehicle wheel | 06/10/2008 |
| D570575 | Forklift, toy and/or other replicas | 06/03/2008 |
