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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386359 | Device and method for testing machine tools and production machines A test device and a test method for testing a machine tool or production machine are disclosed. A control and monitoring unit processes at least one predefined instruction sequence and generates control commands for operating the machine controller in order to test ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378809 | Controller for controlling an electric machine A controller for an electric machine, in particular for a linear motor, is disclosed. The electric machine or linear motor includes a first machine section with windings and a second machine section with permanent magnets. The controller includes a memory which can ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372253 | Magnetic field sensor for measuring the rotational speed of a turboshaft A sensor for measuring the rotational speed of a turboshaft of a turbocharger includes a sensor housing and a sensor element which is positioned in the sensor housing and which senses a variation of a magnetic field caused by the rotation of the turboshaft. In order... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372030 | Method for representing a front field of vision from a motor vehicle A method for representing the front field of vision from a motor vehicle on a display panel of a display includes sensing, by an infrared camera system, the field of vision and feeding corresponding infrared data to a data processing unit. The infrared data is modif... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370640 | Fuel feed unit The invention relates to a fuel feed unit (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising a volume flow reducing valve (13, 14) that is mounted in a pump fluid line (11, 12) leading to a suction jet pump (5, 6). Said volume flow reducing valve (13... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370603 | Pointer instrument A pointer instrument for a motor vehicle includes a pointer drive for deflecting a carrier body. A pointer which is visible in an indication is provided on the carrier body. An optical waveguide element is arranged on that side of the carrier body which is remote fr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369938 | Navigation system having means for determining a route with optimized consumption A navigation system of a motor vehicle has an input unit, a position-determining unit, a central processor unit (CPU) for calculating a route between a first and a second location by reference to map data which contains information for determining a predicted fuel c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364020 | Measuring device for an electromechanical brake A force sensor for an electromechanical brake has a closed ring having a C-shaped profile that is open inwardly. Force is introduced along the inner circumference of the ring. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365465 | Securing assembly of bandages for synchronous motors with outer permanent magnets A rotor structure for an electric motor includes a cylindrical rotor core assembly and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed on an outer circumference of the rotor core assembly. Wrapped around the rotor core assembly is a bandage to secure the permanent magnets... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362029 | Fuel pump comprising an electric motor The invention relates to a fuel pump which comprises an electric motor. Said electric motor is provided with carbon brushes (11) that cover a plurality of lamellae (17) of a collector (9). Grooves (7) in an armature (6) include sec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361854 | Operating element for a multi-media system in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a rotating actuator/pressure actuator (13) comprising a ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) consisting of an inner ring and a rotary ring with a handle (1) and which can rotate around the inner ring about an axis (z) and w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362027 | Electric machine with a laminated rotor core An electric machine includes a shaft and a rotor core mounted onto the shaft and formed of a plurality of stacked laminations. The rotor core has opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an axial deflection of the laminations in t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354181 | Cockpit module The cockpit module of a vehicle has a cup holder which has an opening for receiving a drinking vessel, and an illumination device for illuminating the cup holder. The cockpit module also has a printed circuit board on which the illumination device is arranged. A mot... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355307 | Rotary transformer for supplying electric power to a superconducting rotor A device for supplying electric energy to at least one superconductor, with the superconductor being cooled in a cooled region to at least one predetermined temperature for achieving superconductivity, includes at least one electric energy source, and a transformer ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350509 | Delivery unit The invention relates to a delivery unit (2) comprising a swirl pot (5), a fuel pump (6) placed therein, and a filter, which is placed on the bottom (7) of the swirl pot (5) and which is radially flowed against. This filter is form... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352099 | Electric machine An electric machine includes a stator having slots of substantially rectangular cross section. The slots are subdivided into pairs of slots, with each pair of slots configured with parallel flanks, wherein teeth are formed between the slots and have alternating rect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345399 | Motor for a fuel pump An electrically commutated motor for a fuel pump having a rotor connected to a shaft and having plastic-bonded ferrite, with a fuel-resistant shaped body formed by the plastic-bonded ferrite, and a magnetic return element adjustable in relation to the shaped body. | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339295 | Electric machine with improved temperature monitoring system An electric machine includes a heat-generating machine component, and a temperature radiation detector for contactless determination and/or measurement of heat radiating from the machine component for ascertaining an absolute and current temperature of the machine c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339293 | Electric machine with a wrapped winding cooled to a low temperature An electric machine has a rotor that is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and an especially superconducting winding which is to be cooled to a low temperature. The winding is enveloped by a securing means with a wrap. The outer contour of the wrap of the securing... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339796 | Electrical circuit having a multilayer printed circuit board An electrical circuit includes a multilayer printed circuit board and a housing which shields against electromagnetic interference. A portion of at least one outer layer of the printed circuit board are in the form of contact areas which are connected to a respectiv... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331477 | Method and device for determining a swinging motion of a load suspended from a lifting gear A method and a device for determining the rotary oscillation of a load suspended from a lifting gear are disclosed. The lifting gear includes a trolley equipped with a camera that can be oriented towards the load. The load includes at least two spaced apart markers,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332839 | Electric machine having a laminated core with a portion jutting from the outer surface to form a gap for a flux sensor An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor interacting with the stator, wherein the stator and/or the rotor has/have a conducting device for guiding a magnetic flux. The conducting device includes a gap which is provided in a path of the magnetic flux, and a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327110 | Drive circuit for braking a motor during a malfunction A drive system with an electric motor is described, which includes an integrated armature short-circuit brake and a mechanical brake. If the electric motor cannot be controllably slowed down, a control signal is applied at an activation time to the integrated armatu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327053 | Electronic power circuit An electronic power circuit includes at least one power semiconductor whose control inputs are connected to a trigger device and a power supply which, on the output side, is connected to terminals of the trigger device and, on the input side, is connected to an acce... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323974 | Method and arrangement for suppressing incorrect messages in monitoring systems The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for eliminating false messages in monitoring systems for electronic devices, especially for sensor circuits in motor vehicles. According to the inventive method, error messages increment a counter and an alarm ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318692 | Spindle for a machine tool with improved tool ejection feature A spindle unit for a machine tool includes a drive unit having a drive shaft and a spindle head assembly constructed for receiving a tool and having a hollow spindle head shaft driven by the drive unit. Arranged for axial displacement in the hollow spindle head shaf... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319910 | Method and device for controlling a movement of a movable machine element of a machine tool or production machine A method and device for controlling a movement of a movable machine element of a machine tool or production machine with at least two drive axles are disclosed. At least one mechanical characteristic frequency is determined for each drive axle of the machine, and th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317976 | Operating element for motor vehicle components An operator control element for motor vehicles includes a fixed base body, a handle which is mounted so as to be capable of rotating about an axis in the base body, display windows which are arranged radially around the axis, and an illumination device for illuminat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317270 | Electric machine with transducer system An electric machine includes a stator, a rotor, an electrically insulated bearing unit for supporting the rotor, a transducer system, and at least one torque support for connecting the transducer system to the rotor and the stator. In order to prevent a potential eq... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313861 | Electric drive for a shaping die A driving mechanism for operating a shaping die to join stacked plates by a deep-drawing and swaging operation is implemented as an electric drive, such as a linear motor or a rotary motor, which is operatively connected to the shaping die. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312927 | Head-up display A straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in the mouth of a bottle is presented. The holder includes a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across the mouth of a bottle. The straw support portion includes an aperture designed to receive a straw there... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308337 | Crane installation, in particular container crane A crane installation, especially a container crane, for moving a load, especially a container, includes a first stored-programmable control unit which, if required, receives signals resulting in a safety-related control command to one or several electric or electro-... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302302 | Method for controlling a production machine, in particular a machine tool, with the controller associated with a production machine A production machine has a controller and a plurality of components that include link addresses associated with a memory region of a separate computer that can be connected with the controller via a computer-to-computer link. Parameter data for the components are st... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301736 | Method and device for shutting down a drive with a matrix converter during a power outage A method and a device for shutting down a drive during a power outage are disclosed. The method and device include a matrix converter, several commutation capacitors on the power line side, a switch unit on the power line side and a resistor unit. During a power out... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296956 | Machine-tool or production machine with head-up display A machine-tool production machine is disclosed, with a workspace that can be viewed by an operator through a window or transparent pane, whereby the window or transparent pane can be used with a projection unit as a head-up display for displaying information for the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299108 | Method for guiding the movement of a movable machine element of a numerically controlled machine tool of production machine by determining inertia matrices for support points using acceleration and torque coefficients The invention relates to a method for guiding the movement of a movable machine element (8) of a numerically controlled tool machine or production machine on a predetermined movement path (s) of the machine element (8). Supporting points (32) ar... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289876 | Container crane, and method of determining and correcting a misalignment between a load-carrying frame and a transport vehicle A container crane includes a movable trolley and a load-carrying frame pendantly connected to the trolley and comprised of a spreader and a head block, for transfer of a container from or to a transport vehicle. Plural optical detectors are mounted on the trolley fo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285883 | Drive system for linear and rotary movements A drive system includes a rotary drive unit for rotating a shaft and a linear drive unit for moving the shaft in a linear direction. To improve efficiency and shelf life, an energy storage is mechanically connected to the shaft for biasing the shaft to seek a linear... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271509 | Polygonal structure of a linear motor with ring winding A linear motor includes a primary having lamination stacks, which are arranged to realize a polygonal configuration of the primary, and winding coils having windings wrapped about the lamination stacks in parallel relationship to an outer periphery of the primary. E... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270547 | Adapter for car radios An adapter for electrical connections of a car radio has a plastic part containing integrated electrical plug-in connection arrangement and mechanically fixable to a car component that does not have any electrical connection with the adapter. ... | 09/18/2007 |
