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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112563 | Arrangement comprising a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip connected thereto An arrangement including a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip connected thereto, where the second semiconductor chip is additionally connected to electrical loads and drives these electrical loads on the basis of a timing which is prescribed to... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100797 | Method for forming a tilting zone on a transverse element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission A method for forming a convex tilting zone (23) at a main body-surface (11) of a transverse element for application in a push belt for a continuously variable transmission comprises the step of applying a die (30) that is placed against the main... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7996123 | Device and method for controlling the engine speed and the slip of the clutch of a ship's propulsion system A control unit and a method for influencing the speed of an engine and the slip of a downstream clutch of a transmission of a ship's propulsion system via an electronic control unit in response to a manual control-signal generator to select the sense of rotation and... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7810636 | Conveyor chain A conveyor chain has outer and inner first link plates which run on the same side of the conveyor chain and second outer and inner link plates which run on a second side of the conveyor chain, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the outer first li... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7734394 | System and method for sensing soil-and curb-tripped rollover events A method and a system of controlling a restraint device in a vehicle during a crash. The method includes sensing a lateral condition, classifying the crash, sensing a roll value, comparing the roll value with a plausibility region, and activating the restraint devic... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7719411 | Method and system of transmitting a plurality of movement parameters of a vehicle via a two-wire interface A system of transmitting a plurality of movement parameters of a vehicle. The system includes a supply terminal, a plurality of sensing elements, a modulation circuit, and a return terminal. The supply terminal is coupled to a power source to receive power. The sens... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7707680 | Drive device for window wipers with a parking position switch The device comprises an output gearwheel (6), a gear cover (4) having a plastic sleeve open toward the output gearwheel (6) and a park position switch having first contacts mounted for rotation and second contacts fixed to the gear cover (4 | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705499 | Device for maintaining the position of a rotatably or displaceably mounted shaft Device for maintaining the position of a rotatably or displaceably mounted shaft, particularly an armature shaft (11) of an electric motor (9), wherein a gripping body (26) is arranged around the shaft (11), and said gripping body is impi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698988 | Brake booster for a hand brake The invention relates to a brake booster intended to transmit handbrake commands. This booster essentially comprises a plunger (3) able to move axially under the command of the control rod (1). An enclosure (2) contains a working chamber (21 | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694623 | Tandem pneumatic brake booster The invention relates to a tandem pneumatic brake booster (1) for a vehicle. The objective is to prevent a blocking of a booster thrust rod (4) in the maximum travel position. The blocking appears following a sealed adhesion of a first plate skirt (... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677153 | Booster and brake control device fitted with this booster A device including a master cylinder driven by a control member, an enclosure for a pneumatic booster having a rear chamber separated from a front chamber by a piston, first and second balancing valve elements place the rear chamber in communication with the front c... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676339 | Apparatus and method of compensating a seat offset for a load applied to the seat A method of compensating a measurement. The method includes determining a zero-point, determining a rate of change of the zero-point, and compensating the measurement based on the rate of change of the zero-point and/or the zero-point. In one embodiment, the compens... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675215 | Electrical drive unit The present invention relates to an electrical drive unit with an electric motor and a transmission, wherein the motor has a rotor shaft (6), to which a rotor (10) and a commutator (11) are fitted in a manner fixed against rotation, wherein a co... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673554 | Tie rod-type booster comprising a reinforced sealing ring Pneumatic brake booster (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a moving internal partition (14) provided with a cup (38) covered by a sealing diaphragm (42) connected to the inner periphery of the casing (12), of the type in which th... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669276 | Wiper lever comprising a wiper arm and a wiper blade which is connected to the same in an articulated manner A wiper lever (10) with a wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (14) linked to it to clean windows of motor vehicles in particular is proposed, whose wiper blade is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (22)... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7644483 | Method for reproducing a wiper blade, device for carrying out said method and wiper blade produced according to said method The invention relates to a method to manufacture a wiper blade (10) as well as a device to perform the method and a wiper blade (10) that is manufactured accordingly, wherein the wiper blade (10) features at least a basic body (56) featur... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7603741 | Wiper lever with a driven wiper arm and a wiper blade linked to it for cleaning the windows of motor vehicles in particular The invention relates to a wiper lever (10) with a driven wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (16) linked to it to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles, which is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element ( | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600803 | Windshield wiper, especially for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one drive element (16) having an output shaft (28), which drive element is to be fastened to the vehicle body (26), and at least two fastening elements (2... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7588019 | Procedure to operate an internal combustion engine Methods and devices of operating an internal combustion engine, especially a gasoline engine with direct gasoline injection, in a controlled self-ignition. The internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber, at least one intake valve and at least one exhau... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584642 | Procedure to calibrate a signal supplied by a lambda sensor and device to implement the procedure A procedure for the calibration of the lambda measuring signal supplied by the wideband lambda sensor, which is disposed in the exhaust gas area of an internal combustion engine, and a device to implement the procedure are proposed. During the procedure, a correctio... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581280 | Wiping device for windows of motor vehicles The invention relates to a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles, comprised of a non-articulated wiper blade with a wiper strip, a wiper lip arranged thereon and a coupling part that can be connected to the wiper blade for a detachable connection with a swivela... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7561953 | Method and system of controlling a vehicle in the presence of a disturbance A system and method of controlling a towing vehicle adapted to be connected to a trailer at a hitch. The method includes sensing a plurality of vehicle conditions indicative of at least a movement of the towing vehicle, and an angle of the towing vehicle, determinin... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7546916 | Curved band conveyor The invention relates to a curved belt conveyor comprising: a supporting frame (1); at least one guide rail (2, 2′) fastened to the supporting frame (1); a conveyor chain (3) guided inside the guide rail (2, 2′), and; a conveyo... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7542838 | Method of adjusting a motor vehicle electronic stability program The invention relates to a method of adjusting an electronic stability program (ESP) for a motor vehicle. This method comprises various steps, including in particular: establishing the curve of the consumption values (Cesp) as a function of time, said curve being re... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520734 | Electrically driven air pump and method for the production thereof A method to manufacture a secondary air pump for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, wherein the air pump features a housing, in which a pump mechanism with at least one fan wheel as well as an electric motor driving the at least one fan wheel are ar... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509704 | Wiper blade The invention starts from a wiper blade (20) of a windshield wiper with a wiper strip support (22) and wiper strip (24), which feature end caps (28) on their ends, whose inner cross-sectional profile is adapted to the cross-sectional prof... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7493672 | Adapter hingedly connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm An adapter (38, 66) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (24) to a wiper arm (10) using the sidelock system, wherein the adapter (38, 66) has an essentially cylindrical longitudinally slotted bearing element (40, 68), wh... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7479083 | Gear mechanism Gear mechanism (10), in particular for adjusting moveable parts in a motor vehicle, comprising a spur wheel (14) which is provided with external teeth (16) and meshes with an internal gear (18) that is provided with internal teeth (20 | 01/20/2009 |
| 7464518 | Package heat seal quality indicator using UV visible thermochromic ink A method of verifying seal quality of a packaging material includes providing packaging material, and applying a thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material. The method also includes applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging mate... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464433 | Wiper blade to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles A wiper blade is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper blade is arranged with a rubber elastic wiper strip (24) on the one band surface (22) of a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7451520 | Wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles A wiper blade is proposed with which to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441408 | Fixing of a brake-fluid reservoir The invention relates to a brake fluid reservoir comprising at least two lateral mounting lugs (10, 11) designed to be placed either side of a central mounting lug (20) of a brake master cylinder. Collinear holes (12, 13, 21) traverse these lugs... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425119 | Electrical charge air compressor provided with an integrated air cooling system The invention relates to a device to compress combustion air, in particular a device to compress combustion air for a combustion engine of a motor vehicle, with a housing (12), with at least one compressor impeller (30) arranged in a compression area (... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420346 | Drive arrangement for a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles The invention relates to a drive arrangement of a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles with at least two swivel-mounted wiper arms (18, 20) that are connected to one another via a crank mechanism, wherein one of the wiper arms (18) is directly co... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418333 | Method of adjusting a motor vehicle electronic stability program The invention relates to a method of adjusting an electronic stability program (ESP) for a motor vehicle. This method comprises various steps, including in particular: establishing the curve of the consumption values (Cesp) as a function of time, said curve being re... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7394354 | Trailer presence detection system and method A system and method of detecting a vehicle trailer. The method includes sensing a first vehicle condition that indicates a movement of the vehicle, and sensing a second vehicle condition that indicates an angle of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| D564955 | Portion of a windshield wiper | 03/25/2008 |
| D564434 | Portion of a windshield wiper | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343681 | Porous plain bearing with continuous variation of the borehole compression The invention pertains to a plain porous bearing for motors and transmissions with a circular bearing bore that displays, distributed alternatingly across the bearing bore, highly compressed at least approximately closed-pore areas and slightly compressed, open-pore... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337900 | Packaging for widescreen wipers of motor vehicles A package (25) for wiper blades (10) features a folded box (26) as well as an insert (32). In order to prevent the wiper blades (10) from abruptly relaxing during removal from the box (26), the insert (32) is embodied... | 03/04/2008 |
