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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7317269 | Low voltage electronic motor wire termination The present invention provides a simple and robust design implementing an easily accessible external terminal connection point for supplying drive current to an AC motor. An embodiment of the invention is directed to an insertion plug and a conductor formed within t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7187305 | Encoder for a motor controller An encoder in a motor system measures radial movement and translational movement of a disk with a single integrated sensor disposed on a microprocessor chip. The encoder measures position information and eccentric movement of the disk by the integrated sensor. The m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7105973 | Highly efficient permanent magnet brushless motor The present invention provides a highly optimized motor design enabling an increase in torque compared to a similarly sized motor of traditional design. Additionally, the present invention enables motors that provide smooth, ripple free, operation at low speeds. The... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6917049 | Autotuning method and system based on the bilinear-quadratic filter A built-in autotuning system of a motor control system provides an autotuning of the motor control system based on BQF. The system measures the effective inertia and determines whether there exists a high-frequency resonance. If there is a high-frequency resonance, ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6622099 | Frequency domain auto-tune for an internal motor controller A built-in auto-tuning system of a motor control system provides an auto-tuning of the motor control system. The built-in tuning system generates and applies a random noise test signal to the controller. In response to the test signals, the tuning system ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6577036 | Design for frameless cartridge motors A system and method is disclosed for the construction of a frameless cartridge motor. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention a frameless cartridge motor is provided such that the motor's rotor is aligned with the motor's stator, a feed... | 06/10/2003 |
| 5407622 | Process for making metallized plastic articles Molded, one-piece articles having selected surfaces suitable for adherent metallization, molded, metallized, one-piece articles and processes for making the articles are disclosed. The molded one-piece articles may be formed by: molding into a first mold ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5365364 | Optical scanner and printer An optical system including a scan disc having concave reflectors thereon. As an optical printer, positioned adjacent to the scan disc are a corrector lens, a strip mirror, and a primary mirror. Positioned adjacent to the image plane are a field mirror an... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5319437 | Handheld portable spectrophotometer A handheld portable spectrophotometer is provided including keys for input of instructions by a user, an illuminator for illuminating a sample, and a spectral analyzer for separating light reflected from the sample into spectral components to produce a si... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5268749 | Apparatus and method for providing uniform illumination of a sample plane A conical illuminator for use in colorimetry, spectrophotometry, densitometry or sensitometry. In a preferred embodiment, light from a source such as a pulsed xenon lamp is integrated within a integrating chamber. The light source may be placed in a secon... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5194786 | Linear current source amplifier for brushless DC motor There is provided a linear current source amplifier for brushless DC motors with linear characteristic and low noise at high currents. A servo current loop for comparing a desired current with the actual winding current is provided to produce a global err... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5179423 | Gain stabilized self-scanning photo-diode array A method and apparatus for stabilizing the gain of a self scanned photo-diode array is provided for use with spectrophotometers and other light measurement equipment. A gain stabilizer light emitting diode (LED) constantly illuminates the array so that ph... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5144183 | Flat motor of reduced length There is disclosed a flat motor of reduced length and maximized power output and which is suitable to being disposed in a limited space configuration and a close tolerance within other objects which may be present in such limited space.... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5091646 | Integrated thermal imaging system A totally integrated thermal imaging system has a dewar housing including imaging optics, a scanning mirror and a curved detector array. The imaging optics constitute a meniscus lens and a spherical focusing mirror. The scanning mirror scans the image, an... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5051634 | Motor stator heat spike An electric motor includes a heat spike within the stator slots which extends radially inward from the stator back iron into the slot between the stator teeth. The heat spike, placed within the stator slots, reduces the heat path length and increases the ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5015998 | Null seeking position sensor A position sensor includes of two primary sense windings for establishing a forward or drive field, two secondary sense windings in which a voltage may be induced in the presence of the drive field, and at least one conductive screen capable of blocking t... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4986124 | Screened inductance sensors, especially sensors for level measurement In a screened inductance sensor having a drive winding, a sense winding, and a conductive screen for varying the induced voltage in the sense winding by reason of the eddy currents generated in the conductive screen in the presence of the drive field, a p... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4981331 | Low reflection optical reticle and method of making same An improved optical reticle having a high degree of reflection suppression is provided. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention a fused silica reticle substrate is optically contacted with a fused silica cover plate to yield a sandwic... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4972050 | Wire scribed circuit boards and methods of their manufacture The invention concerns an interconnection board for connecting electronic, electro-optical and/or optical devices and methods of manufacturing such boards. The interconnections are formed by scribing electrially or optically conductive filaments to form a... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4954739 | Servo motor with high energy product magnets A dynamoelectric machine having a large magnetic gap between the rotor and the stator includes a slotless stator windings located within the large magnetic gap, and a mgnetic assembly consisting of radially aligned permanent magnets separated by non-magne... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4954185 | Method of applying adherent coating on copper A method of applying a coating to the inner layers of multilayer boards made of copper. The cured coating is capable of maintaining adhesion without outgassing for at least 10 seconds at 250° C. It can be adhesion promoted for adherent electroless metal ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4947348 | Densitometer method and system for identifying and analyzing printed targets A hand-held battery operated densitometer for identifying and analyzing printed targets is provided which automatically determines whether an unprinted substrate, a solid black, a muddy magenta solid, an overprint, a solid color, or a halftone has been de... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4943760 | Control systems for variable reluctance electrical machines In a control system for a reluctance motor driving a load, the output of a reference waveform generator is applied to a power converter through a current controller. The output of the generator is determined by rotor position, as detected by a sensor. The... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4937637 | Dual reading head transmission/reflection densitometer A dual reading head transmission/reflection densitometer is disclosed which offers superior performance and reduced manufacturing costs. The invention employs two separate measuring heads, each containing their own collection optical system mounted in a s... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4935080 | Protection and bonding of neodymium-boron-iron magnets used in the formation of magnet assemblies A method of preparing corrosion resistant neodymium-boron-iron magnets is provided. The cleaned magnet is coated with zinc phosphate which neutralizes surface effects of contaminants and rinsed with chromic acid. A relatively large surface area having num... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4930201 | Method for manufacturing a composite sleeve for an electric motor In an electric motor having a plurality of magnets bonded to a rotor hub, a composite sleeve is disposed over the rotor hub and magnets. The composite sleeve may be wound directly upon the rotor hub, or the composite sleeve may be wound upon a mandrel and... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4927742 | Multilayer printed wiring boards A multilayer printed wiring board is described having (1) an inner layer conductive pattern on an organic insulating base material, (2) a poly(vinyl acetal)-phenolic resin coating containing an amine substituted organic zirconate or titanate coupling agen... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926063 | Square root digital-to-analog converter A twenty four bit digital-to-analog converter comprising three eight bit digital-to-analog converters. The outputs of the two least significant converters are proportioned and summed together into one amplifier to form a sixteen bit converter. The most si... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4919752 | Bath solution and process for the removal of lead/tim, lead or tin coatings from copper or nickel surfaces The invention relates to a stripping solution for the removal of lead/tin, lead or tin coatings applied to copper or nickel surfaces. The caustic solution consists of nitric acid and contains one or several inhibitor(s) such as block copolymers of propyle... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4912381 | Adaptive control system A real time adaptive control capable of maintaining stable operation with changing inertia. The controller utilizes a pseudo-derivative feedback (PDF) type control wherein dynamic adjustment is achieved by adjusting only a single variable. The variable ca... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4908939 | Method of making coaxial interconnection boards In making coaxial interconnection boards according to this invention coaxial conductors are scribed onto a circuit board substrate. The coaxial conductors are preformed and affixed in a predetermined pattern on the substrate using an adhesive. A conductiv... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908242 | Method of consistently producing a copper deposit on a substrate by electroless deposition which deposit is essentially free of fissures Electroless metal plating solutions are formulated and controlled to provide high quality metal deposits by establishing the intrinsic cathodic reaction rate of the solution less than 110% of the intrinsic anodic reaction rate. Methods are provided to for... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4887465 | Transducers for hostile environments A screened inductance level transducer has a drive winding for setting up a drive field, and a sense winding in which voltage is induced in the presence of the drive field. A conductive screen, which may be of stainless steel, is mounted on a float for mo... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4880512 | Pulsed light selective photolysis process for treatment of biological media and products made thereby A novel irradiation process and products made thereby. The process treats biological media such as blood fractions, genetically engineered protein products and vaccine preparations. The process photolyzes nucleic acids in preference to proteins in the med... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4868970 | Method of making an electric motor A method of making an electric motor with the stator winding inside a slotless cylindrical stator shell.... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868468 | Screened inductance sensors for brushless d.c. motors In a screened inductance sensor for a brushless d.c. motor, a sensor rotor carrying conductive screens is mounted on an extension of the motor shaft. A single solenoidal drive winding on a stator of the sensor establishes a drive field, when energized, wh... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4820961 | Linear motion screened inductance sensors In a screened inductance sensor system having a drive winding energizable to set up an alternating magnetic drive field, a sense winding links the drive field and a screening element modulates the spatial distribution of the drive field, when in the vicin... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4814197 | Control of electroless plating baths Methods of analyzing and controlling an electroless plating solution are described which provide for real time control of the electroless plating solution, e.g., an electroless copper bath whose main constituents are copper sulfate, complexing agent, form... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4804575 | Multilayer printed wiring boards A multilayer printed wiring board is described having (1) an inner layer conductive pattern on an organic insulating base material, (2) a poly(vinyl acetal)-phenolic resin coating containing an amine substituted organic zirconate or titanate coupling agen... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4795254 | Durable working matte/glossy color standard and method of making same A color reference standard and method of making same are disclosed. A transparent film having a matte surface and a spectral optical modulator are selected. The spectral optical modulator, preferably a glossy pigment, is coated onto the film surface oppos... | 01/03/1989 |
