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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988072 | Water sprinkler with water motor A sprinkler apparatus comprises a water wheel that is configured to be alternatively driven in a first wheel direction by a first fluid flow and a second wheel direction by a second fluid flow. The water wheel drives a water tube having at least one fluid outlet. Th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988067 | Water sprinkler with spray coverage adjustment mechanism A sprinkler apparatus comprises a spray tube configured to move between a first side position and a second side position. The sprinkler apparatus also comprises a first side adjustment mechanism and a second side adjustment mechanism. Each adjustment mechanism compr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987918 | Electric hand-held power tool An electric hand-held power tool has a housing, a double-shelled handle attached axially to the housing, a selector ring pivotably located in the housing, and an actuating element supported by the selector ring and swivelable manually. The housing and the handle hav... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987839 | Method to determine a fuel composition The invention concerns a method to determine the composition of a fuel from the components ethanol and gasoline of an internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel is supplied to the internal combustion engine by a fuel supply unit and via two fuel distributor rails;... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987732 | Ultrasonic measuring unit having integrated humidity analysis An ultrasonic measuring unit and a method for detecting ultrasonic signal run-times, in which the ultrasonic measuring unit has two ultrasonic transducers for coupling ultrasonic signals into a flowing medium. Analysis electronics are provided to be accommodated on ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987671 | Master cylinder comprising a helical resupply groove Brake master cylinder (10) for a motor vehicle, of the type which comprises a substantially axial body (12) inside a bore (14) of which is slideably mounted at least one axial piston, of the type in which the bore (14) comprises two seals... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986065 | Sealed rolled pole housing for an electric motor A rolled pole housing for an electric motor includes a sealed enclosure formed by a frame body, a flange and an end cap. Therefore, the rolled pole housing may be used in both sealed and unsealed applications. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984734 | Router table with mechanical drive A router table comprises a table top, a bit mount, and a drive train. The bit mount is configured to hold a router bit such that the router bit extends from the table top defining a bit axis. The drive train is positioned under the table top and is operably connecte... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984611 | Hydraulic control system A hydraulic control system for controlling preferably at least two consumers, has a pump with an adjustable delivery quantity supplying pressure fluid, an adjustable metering orifice with which the consumers are each associatable, a power beyond connection to which ... | 07/26/2011 |
| D642210 | Surveillance camera | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983834 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one mass flow line and a cooling device for cooling the mass flow in the mass flow line, as well as a bypass, having a bypass valve, that bypasses the cooling device. When the bypass v... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983250 | Method and communications system for transmitting information in a motor vehicle A communications system for a motor vehicle, including a plurality of electrical components, a data bus structure to which the components are connected in order to transmit information among the components, and a power line structure to which the components are conn... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983206 | Integrated system and method for interactive communication and multimedia support in vehicles An integrated system for interactive communication and multimedia support in a vehicle. The system includes a plurality of peripheral devices and a central control unit. Each of the peripheral devices is configured to be installed in the vehicle. The central control... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982860 | Distance measuring device and method for determining a distance The invention is based on a distance-measuring device having a transmission unit (20) for generating a transmission signal (42) having at least one measurement frequency (f1, f2) which is desired for detecting distance information... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982597 | Device for detecting current-impressed signals in security systems A device and method for detecting current-impressed useful signals, added to a DC supply current, for a digital alarm line security system are described. To operate the alarm system using high DC supply currents on the alarm line without significantly affecting the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982333 | Voltage regulator having overvoltage protection A voltage regulator having overvoltage protection which is situated in a vehicle electrical system between the generator that is situated in a first voltage level and a battery that is situated in a second voltage level. A generator is used as a generator whose cont... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982157 | Method for machining a workpiece A method for machining a workpiece which includes a conductor which carries a time-variable current along its longitudinal axis and is guided by an upper guide and a lower guide. A magnetic field is produced between the guides, the upper guide being located at a dis... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981308 | Method of etching a device using a hard mask and etch stop layer A method of etching a device in one embodiment includes providing a silicon carbide substrate, forming a silicon nitride layer on a surface of the silicon carbide substrate, forming a silicon carbide layer on a surface of the silicon nitride layer, forming a silicon... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980505 | Method for calculating the diameter of a continuous-material reel on a roller, and a reel-control system In a method for calculating the diameter of a continuous-material reel on a roller, with which the roller is mounted on a swivel arm that is swivelable about a swiveling axis; the roller rotates at a changeable winding speed, and the continuous material is unwound f... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980325 | Rotating shaft locking mechanism A locking mechanism for a rotary power tool that includes an elongated locking member that is retained by, and is at opposite first and second end portions within, at least one of a motor housing and a gearbox end casting and being slideable between unlocked and loc... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980269 | Control valve assembly for load carrying vehicles A control valve assembly for a load carrying vehicle that includes a storage space and a dumping mechanism that is movable between an open position that allows access to the storage space and a closed position that inhibits access to the storage space. The control v... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980126 | Method for operating hot-film air-mass sensors A method is provided for operating a hot-film air-mass sensor, which can be used especially for measuring air mass flows in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine. The hot-film air-mass sensor has a sensor chip having a sensor frame and a sensor diaphragm... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980125 | Sensor system for determining a parameter of a fluid medium A sensor system for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing in a main flow direction has at least one sensor situated in the fluid medium, for determining the parameter of the fluid medium, and at least one grating situated transversely to the m... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980072 | Apparatus and method for energy recovery An apparatus for energy recovery is provided. The apparatus comprises a hydrostatic machine and at least one hydraulic storage component. The hydraulic storage component is connected to the hydrostatic machine via a working line. A valve device is provided for influ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979989 | Handheld power tool A handheld power tool includes a housing (12) and a foot plate (14) for guidance on a surface of a workpiece. A pump unit (16), preferably located in the foot plate (14), drives a coolant and/or lubricant flow (18) for cooling and/... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979730 | Method and device for synchronizing cycle time of a plurality of TTCAN buses based on determined global time deviations and a corresponding bus system A method, a device, and a bus system for synchronizing at least two TTCAN buses having at least one bus user, there being cycle times of the basic cycles in the TTCAN buses, a global time being determined in each TTCAN bus and the deviations of the global times of t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978666 | Node control in wireless sensor networks Network node control is described that includes node wakeup scheduling that reduces the energy consumption of levels of nodes and reduces the delay of information transfer through the network. The node wakeup scheduling includes a crossed ladder pattern that combine... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978087 | Fire detector A fire detector operating by the scattered radiation principle is described, having at least one radiation transmitter and at least one radiation receiver, whose beam paths form a scattering volume. The fire detector includes, in addition to at least one first radia... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978040 | Winding element for a coil winding and transformer arrangement The invention relates to a winding element (200) for conducting current, forming a component of a coil winding (132, 133; 408, 409), especially of a (welding) transformer winding, comprising fixing means (205) for fixing the winding element (... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978039 | Semiconductor module for connecting to a transformer winding, and transformer arrangement A semiconductor module (500) for connecting to a transformer winding (132, 133; 408; 409) includes a semiconductor component (501) that is disk-shaped and disposed between two contact plates (502). One of the contact plates (502) i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977902 | Method and apparatus for pinch protection for a motor-driven closure system The invention relates to a pinch protection method and device for a motor-driven closing system. The method comprises the following steps: detecting a reduced motor speed, switching off the motor, analyzing a sensor signal for detecting a pinch situation, deciding w... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977856 | Spark plug incorporating a folded packing situated on an outer circumference of a housing for position-oriented installation A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes a ground electrode, a center electrode, an insulator, a housing, and a folded packing which is situated on an outer circumference of the housing. The folded packing has: a hollow profile in cross section; a fre... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976892 | Method for producing a conductive coating on an insulating substrate In a method for producing a conductive coating on an insulating substrate, at least one surface of an electrically insulating substrate is equipped, in selected regions, with a coating of an electrically highly conductive first metal; the coated surface is cleaned; ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976689 | Gas sensor The invention relates to a gas sensor for determining the oxygen concentration in a gas mixture, especially in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines. Said gas sensor comprises a pump cell having an outer pump electrode, exposed to the gas mixture, and an in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976364 | Dust-collection container The invention relates to a dust collection container for a hand-held power tool, especially an electric sander, having a dust extraction connection (12). Said dust collection container has an inlet connection (17) configured to be slid onto the dust ex... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976363 | Dust container of a hand-held power tool The invention is based on a dust container of a portable power tool for receiving machining residues of a portable power tool (2), comprising a container (8) predetermining a receiving volume (14). It is proposed that the container (8) ha... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975825 | Stop module, in particular for automated machining and conveyor devices In a stop module, in particular for automated machining and conveyor systems, a stop element for objects moving in a direction of motion in a movement plane is located on a base body, and the stop element is movable by an electrical rotary drive between a first term... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975798 | Method and device for controlling automatic emergency braking A method and a device for controlling automatic emergency braking of a motor vehicle to reduce the severity of a collision of a vehicle with an object, the position and/or speed of the object with respect to the host vehicle being determined via an object detection ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975777 | Cellular foam bumper for nailer A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a drive channel, a cylinder opening at an end portion to the drive channel, a microcellular polyurethane elastomer (MPE) bumper fixedly positioned at the end portion of the cylinder, the MPE bumper includi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975539 | Method and device for reducing vibrations during the shutdown or startup of engines, in particular internal combustion engines A method and a device for reducing vibrations during the shutdown or startup of an engine, in particular an internal combustion engine, in which the vibration behavior of the engine is determined at least during shutdown and/or startup, a control signal is applied t... | 07/12/2011 |
