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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046850 | IN-VEHICLE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS An in-vehicle image display apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided which includes a state detecting device that detects a state of surroundings of the vehicle; a shape detecting device that detects a three-dimensional shape of an object to be detected in the surroun... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046783 | METHOD FOR TRAINING A ROBOT OR THE LIKE, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD A device for training a robot adapted to carry out automated tasks in order to accomplish various functions, in particular at least one of processing, mounting, packaging or maintaining tasks, using a specific tool on a part. The device includes a way for displaying the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045945 | COMPONENT WITH INNER AND OUTER TEETH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COMPONENT A component with inner teeth (3) and outer teeth (6). The component (7) comprising a basic body (2) provided with the inner teeth (3) and a sheet component (5) provided with the outer teeth (6). The sheet component (5<... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045943 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission comprises planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples drive shaft (1). The carrier of set (P1) couples shaft (3) which can couple... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045942 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION The multi step transmission comprising gear sets (P1, P2, P3, P4), eight shafts and six shift elements. The sun gear of set (P1) couples the drive shaft, the carrier of set (P1) couples shaft (3) which couples a housing v... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045941 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission comprising planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of set (P1) couples the drive shaft. The carrier of set (P1) couples housing (G), via shaft (3) and brake (... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045940 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission comprising gear sets, shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of set (P1) couples drive shaft (1). The carrier of set (P1) couples shaft (3) which couples, via brake (03), housing (G). Shaft (3) couples... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045939 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi-stage transmission comprising planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples housing (G), the carrier of gearset (P1) couples shaft (3) which couples housing... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045938 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission comprising planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (4) which couples housing (G) via brake (04). The carrier of gearset (P1 | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045937 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission comprises planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (4) which couples housing (G) via brake (04), the carrier of gearset (P1 | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045936 | MULTI STEP TRANSMISSION A multi step transmission with comprising gear sets (P1, P2, P3, P4), eight shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of set (P1) couples the drive shaft. The carrier of set (P1) couples shaft (3) which can couple the housi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043058 | ELECTRIC MOTOR The electric motor (10) of the rotary type comprises a circular peripheral frame (11) inside of which a stator (12) is mounted, and the stator (12) comprises electrical coils (13) having each an armature (13a) and a windi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041514 | THERMAL FLUX GENERATING DEVICE WITH MAGNETOCALORIC MATERIAL The thermal flux generating device (10) with magnetocaloric material comprises an external cylindrical shell (11), made out of metal or any other adequate material, which delimits the inside of the device (10). Inside this shell (11), a rotor... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039650 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO OUTPUT SHAFTS A transmission device with at least two output shafts and at least two multi-shaft planetary gearsets that are actively connected with one another. A shaft of a planetary gearset can be actively connected with an output shaft. In addition, a shifting mechanism, located ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038665 | STRUCTURAL UNIT A structural unit having a tube (2) which is provided on at least one end with an internal thread (1) which is formed in a first direction of rotation. An adjustment sleeve (3) is screwed into the first end of the internal thread (1) of the t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036672 | ELASTIC CONNECTION ELEMENT WITH VARIABLE RIGIDITY An elastic connection element with variable rigidity for coupling together components that are spaced from each other. The connection element is a tubular component with coupling points which fix the components to the element. The rigidity of the element, in the state o... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036186 | LOAD-SHIFTABLE PARALLEL SHIFT TRANSMISSION AND DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION A power shift parallel shift transmission with parallel torque transmission branches, the input sides of which have an intermediate element which can be connected by an associated power shift element to a common input element, and the output sides of which can be connec... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033741 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AND STORING ENERGY A method and a device for producing and storing electrical energy using iron complexes, using an iron +III molecular complex as well as a photoreduced iron +II complex, both complexed chemically by a ligand of the benzoic hydrazide type.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033230 | JOINT AND/OR BEARING ARRANGEMENT A joint and/or bearing arrangement (1) having at least two connecting rods (2, 3) which come together in a receiving region (4) and accommodate a joint (5) or bearing in the receiving region (4). The joint or bearing (5) compris... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031963 | INDUCTIVE SENSOR FOR SPEED, ROTATIONAL DIRECTION AND POSITION MEASUREMENTS IN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RANGE An inductive sensor with coils arranged substantially in layers on a flat circuit-carrier. The edges of the flat circuit-carrier are metallized obliquely so that an upper side, a lower side, an intermediate layer and/or a plurality of intermediate layers of the flat cir... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031423 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE FLUID VOLUME FLOW A hydraulic control system for controlling a variable fluid volume flow to a consumer (6, 60, 94, 126, 146, 162), for example a flow of cooling oil to a wet-operating clutch, with a hydraulically pilot-controlled control valve connected to a fluid supply. The fir... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030494 | DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY RELEASE OF AN OUTOMOTIVE PARKING INTERLOCK The mechanism for emergency release of a parking lock of an automatic transmission. The mechanism comprises and is connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, with the selector shaft (1) of the shifting device of the transmission. A lever (2), which is posi... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030488 | DOUBLE CLUTCH WINDING TRANSMISSION A double clutch winding transmission, having two sub-transmissions (T1, T2), coaxial transmission input shafts (1, 19), which are each coupled to a clutch (K1, K2), at least one counter shaft (2, 22) and a transmission output sh... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027105 | OIL PUMP FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THERETO A transmission oil pump for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. The speed of the oil pump can be shifted by a transmission (2), that is arranged between the drive motor of the motor vehicle and the transmission oil pump, to a fast-running mode or a slow... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027013 | BALL JOINT A ball joint for a motor vehicle. The ball joint has a housing, a ball pin that is supported within the housing in a rotatable and pivotal manner, and a bellows seal. The bellows seal rests with a first bellows seal edge in a sealing manner against the ball pin, and wit... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024394 | BORE WELDING DEVICE WITH WORM DRIVE AND ADJUSTABLE CLAMPING SPINDLE A bore welding mechanism comprising a casing having spindle bushings rotationally and axially supporting a rotatable and axially translatable spindle for supporting a bore repair mechanism in alignment with a bore. The spindle has an axially extending keyway and a worm ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING A BUILD UP OF SNOW OR DUST An apparatus for preventing a build up of snow or dust. The apparatus includes a plurality of air nozzles positioned around a periphery of a target area to be kept clear of snow or dust. Each of the nozzles directs a stream of air away from the target area. A deflector ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021315 | SHIFT CONTROL METHOD IN AN AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION A shift control method for an automated gearshift transmission arranged in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, between a drive motor and an axle drive, which is provided with unsynchronized gear clutches and whose input shaft can be connected to the driveshaft of the drive... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021313 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE A method for operating a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having in the force flow direction and in the following order an internal combustion engine, a clutch, an electric motor, a transmission and an axle gearset, or an internal combustion engine, a clutch, an electric m... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021303 | INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE OF A DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE An infinitely variable transmission device (4) for a vehicle drivetrain (1) which includes a variator (8) and a gearshift transmission device (9), which produce gear ratios in a plurality of ratio ranges with continuous variation. The device ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018534 | DIAGNOSABLE HALL SENSOR A measuring device for determining the strength of magnet fields using a Hall probe and a method for evaluating the function of a Hall sensor. The measuring device comprises a sensor having a Hall probe and an electric diagnosis conductor which is galvanically isolated ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018181 | ELASTOMER COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE PRESTRESSED BY PRESSURE MEANS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Elastomer components (104), which are to have an elastomer volume with a sufficiently large prestress, as is required, for example, for use in wind energy plants. The elastomer components (104) are substantially based on the incorporation and integration o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017534 | METHOD FOR LOAD POINT DISPLACEMENT DURING HYBRID OPERATION IN A PARALLEL HYBRID VEHICLE A method of load point shifting in the hybrid operation of a parallel hybrid vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, at least one electric machine and an energy accumulator, in which at least one limit curve (A1, B1, C1, D1) is defi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011531 | METHOD OF PLASMA PREPARATION OF METALLIC CONTACTS TO ENHANCE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INTEGRITY OF SUBSEQUENT INTERCONNECT BONDS A method of removing oxidation from certain metallic contact surfaces utilizing a combination of relatively simple and inexpensive off-the-shelf equipment and specific chemistry. The method being a very rapid dry process which does not require a vacuum or containment ch... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009229 | MULTI-STAGE GEARBOX A multi-stage transmission comprising planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts, and shift elements. Gearsets (P1, P2) form a front -mounted gear gearset and gearsets (P3, P4) form a main gearset. The carriers of... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009228 | MULTI-STAGE GEARBOX A multi-stage transmission comprises planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts and shift elements. The carriers of gearsets (P1, P2) couple via shaft (4) which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3). The ring gear ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008214 | PURIFICATION ASSEMBLY HAVING CATALYSTS FOR GASES AND COMBUSTION FUMES FROM SOLID FUEL HEATING APPARATUS An assembly for purifying the gases and combustion fumes from a heating apparatus, particularly from a closed chimney furnace of the type using a catalyst device (7) in the gas and combustion fume exhaust duct (5). The assembly has an electrically powered ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006889 | TRANSMISSIONS FOR VEHICLES A motor vehicle transmission with at least one sensor (15), associated with the motor vehicle transmission, for picking up measurement signals at the motor vehicle transmission and transmitting them by a wireless unit to a transmission control unit (12) of... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERROGATING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS An apparatus for interrogating an electronic circuit supported by a substrate includes a tester external to the substrate and comprising an tester transceiver. A testing circuit is supported by the substrate and connected to the electronic circuit. The testing circuit i... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005886 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A FRICTION CLUTCH DEVICE AND TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE FORMED BY THE SAME An actuating device for applying actuating forces in a friction clutch device for engaging and disengaging a friction clutch assembly of the friction clutch device. The torque transmission device comprises the actuating device for transmission of torque between a drive ... | 01/13/2011 |
