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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6535050 | Hybrid power MOSFET for high current-carrying capacity A hybrid power MOSFET having a low blocking-capability MOSFET and a high blocking-capability junction FET is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, this cascode circuit has at least two high blocking-capability junction FETs which are electr... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6515629 | Dual-band inverted-F antenna A dual-band inverted-F antenna is disclosed. This dual-band inverted-F antenna comprises: a substrate with a first surface and a second surface; a ground plane located on the second surface of the substrate; a first radiating metal line located on the fir... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6489854 | Electronic apparatus for automatically detecting the length of network transmission lines An electronic apparatus for automatically detecting the length of network transmission lines. The electronic apparatus essentially comprises a detection device, an analog/digital (A/D) converter, a microprocessor, a frequency compensator and a transmissio... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6487505 | Method for evaluating characteristic values of piezo-mechanical systems For diagnosing coupled piezo-mechanical systems, methods are used which utilize electrical characteristic curves of the piezo-element that is contained in the piezo-mechanical systems. These electrical characteristic curves contain information about the m... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6486778 | Presence detector and its application The presence detector has a passive infrared sensor for detecting the presence of persons in a room, an image sensor operating in the visible spectral range and an electronic evaluator for the evaluation of signals from these sensors. The signal from the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481492 | Heat exchanger tube, a method for making the same, and a cracking furnace or other tubular heat furnaces using the heat exchanger tube A heat exchanger tube, having at least one twisted baffle therein, each of said twisted baffles extends in the inside of the heat exchanger tube along the axis thereof, said twisted baffles extends as long as at least a part of the entire length of said h... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476915 | Method of measuring the quality properties of paper and/or board on moving webs A method for measuring the quality properties of paper and/or board on moving webs is disclosed. The present invention utilizes a staged evaluation method in which the basic properties of the paper or board and further properties are determined via multi-... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6476422 | Electrostatic discharge protection circuit with silicon controlled rectifier characteristics An ESD protection circuit based on a modification of conventional silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) for preventing integrated circuits from ESD damage. A first N-well, which has a second N-type doped region and third P-type doped region, is formed in a P... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6473716 | Three-dimensions measuring method and surveying equipment using the same The present invention aims to provide a lightwave range finder and a measuring method or the like, which are capable of computing arbitrary three-dimensional coordinate positions, distances and areas or the like from distance and angular data, etc. The pr... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473714 | Inclination measuring apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide an inclination setting rotational laser apparatus and so on for use with a laser surveying instrument. According to the present invention, there is provided an arrangement in which a laser projector project... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473658 | Process and device for identification or pre-calculation of parameters of a time-variant industrial process A method for identifying or predicting process parameters of an industrial process, in particular a primary-industry plant, having especially quickly varying process parameters or disturbances affecting the process, with the process parameters to be ident... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473166 | Automatic surveying equipment and three-dimensions measuring method The present invention relates to a non-prism type automatic surveying apparatus and a three-dimensions measuring method or the like, which measure a distance to an object to be measured without using a reflecting prism or the like. A lightwave range finde... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463914 | Regulating member for controlling an intensification of pressure of fuel for a fuel injector The regulating member according to the present invention is arranged in a pressure line in a fuel injector with a pressure intensifier and has an actuator, a valve chamber and a spring-loaded valve piston arranged moveably in the valve chamber. The valve ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462462 | Non-line piezoelectric material and method for determining a distribution of characteristic moduli A product comprised of a non-linear piezoelectric materia, in which a plurality of reference points are defined. The product is exposed to a distribution of an electrical field and is characterized by a distribution of characteristic linear moduli over th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6456897 | Control method and numerical control for motion control of industrial machine tools Control of machine tools and industrial robots is usually implemented in a cascade structure, having not only numerous advantages but also the fundamental disadvantage of lower dynamics in the response to set point in comparison with a single control loop... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6456516 | Provision of a low-inductive rail for three-point phase module A low-inductive busbar arrangement for a three-point phase module of a polyphase three-point power converter is provided. At least one turn-off semiconductor switched being provided for each switch of this three-point phase module and at least one diode b... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6456379 | Optical smoke detector operating in accordance with the extinction principle and method for compensating its temperature drift A detector device for detecting the presence of airborne particles such as smoke includes a light source, an optical bridge, a measurement path, a reference path, a measurement receiver and a reference receiver. The optical bridge, in addition to the ligh... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6452355 | Control method and numerical control for the vibration-reduced acceleration of a movable machine element The present invention is a control method and numerical control for the vibration-reduced acceleration of a movable machine element of a numerically controlled industrial processing machine, in which a path of movement of the machine or machine element is... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440490 | Method of providing the surface of base bodies of displacement or angle measuring systems with magnetizable material A method for providing the surface of base bodies of displacement or angle measuring systems with magnetizable material. Hard ferrite powder or materials comprising rare earths are preferred components of the magnetizable coating material. The composition... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6438790 | Windshield wiper system A windshield wiper system for motor vehicles includes two wiper blades which rotate in the same direction and are driven by a crank linkage mechanism. The wiper system is arranged to enable independent positioning of the two wipers and which is economical... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6438443 | Method and device for pre-setting the planeness of a roller strip A method of presetting the roll nip profile of a roll stand for rolling a rolled strip is provided. The roll nip profile is influenced by output values for the roll nip profile and the tensile stress distribution being set over the roll nip profile. The o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435449 | Method and device for continuously cutting during hot rolling A method and a device for cutting a rolled strip which runs out from a hot-rolling mill train, especially at particularly high speed, is described. The rolled strip is cut by shears arranged downstream of the hot-rolling mill train, a driver having two dr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434019 | Method for reducing losses during the commutation process The invention provides a method by which losses are reduced during the commutation of a free-running, driven power converter valve (T2) of an invertor phase (2) to a current-accepting power converter valve (T1) of said invertor phase (2). The current-acce... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6419756 | Process and equipment for pickling a metal strip Process and equipment for pickling a metal strip, in particular a rolled strip, by means of a pickling plant, through which the metal strip passes and in which the metal strip is pickled using a pickling liquid, the pickling result being a function of pic... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6407937 | Active overvoltage protection apparatus for a bidirectional power switch in common collector mode The present invention relates to an active overvoltage protection apparatus for a bidirectional power switch which has two back-to-back in series connected semiconductor switches in the "common collector mode" topology. The overvoltage protection apparatu... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6396534 | Arrangement for spatial monitoring Included in an arrangement for spatial monitoring or surveillance are an image sensor (5), a presence/movement detector (6), and control and evaluation electronics (2) with a processor stage (4) for evaluating signals from the sensor (5) and detector (6) ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396398 | Method and apparatus for safe single-channel evaluation of sensor signals For the safe evaluation of sensor signals, singular further processing is permitted by producing a redundancy signal in accordance with a prescribed algorithm when the sensor signals are actually generated. The redundant single-channel nature is made poss... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6380882 | Motion detector based on the doppler principle A motion detector based on the Doppler principle contains a microwave module for emitting a microwave signal containing at least two frequencies into a room under surveillance and for receiving the radiation reflected from the latter. An evaluation stage ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6377174 | Intrusion detector having a sabotage surveillance device An intrusion detector has a housing with an infrared device disposed therein, an infrared sensor, a detector window provided in the housing wall for the passage of infrared radiation from the external space onto the infrared sensor, an element for focusin... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6373557 | Method and apparatus for picking up a three-dimensional range image A method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional range images of spatial objects, wherein a short-time illumination of the object is performed, for instance using laser diodes. An image sensor is used that has a high light sensitivity, pixel resolu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371075 | Method for reactivating a cylinder of a multicylinder internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders to which electromechanically actuated charge cycle valves are assigned. After interruption of the actuation of at least one charge cycle valve of one cylinder the latter is first operated with red... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369376 | Conveyor device A conveyor is described which includes, for example, a bucket wheel arranged on a jib for reducing especially compressed stockpiles or, respectively, for piling up bulk goods, conveyor is constructed so as to pick up or pile up piled-up bulk goods. The co... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367400 | Stabilization apparatus for ship movement A stabilization apparatus for ship movements has adjustable stabilizers, drive devices by means of which the position of the stabilizers can be adjusted, a control device by means of which control signals corresponding to the required positions of the res... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367350 | Method and apparatus for stroke transmission A stroke transmission apparatus includes a displaceable stroke element, a drive element and at least one lever, which is respectively seated on the drive element and can be applied to the stroke element and to a bearing, so that with a simultaneous seatin... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363297 | Method and circuit for predicting and regulating a paper winding parameter in a paper winding device When winding a paper web, in order to achieve a constant reeling layer thickness, which represents a significant quality parameter in the production process of paper, the line force or the web tension of the paper is corrected as an influencing force. Usi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358511 | Inhibitors of HIV infection The present invention is directed to novel inhibitory compounds which are capable of reducing, eliminating, or preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. These compounds may be polypeptides or peptides comprising particular sequences that in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357301 | Method and device for measuring the tensile stress distribution in a metal strip A method of measuring the tensile stress distribution in a metal strip between two roll stands, between a roll stand and a coiler, within a blooming stand, or upstream or downstream from a deflection roller, with the metal strip being deflected and the de... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349627 | Electropneumatic positioner Electro-pneumatic positioner with a pneumatically driven dual-chamber actuator having a pneumatic main air intake valve and a pneumatic main air discharge valve attached to a pressure pipe of the actuator. The positioner may also include a further main ai... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6333855 | Device for the spaced mounting of a printed circuit board on an electrically conducting carrier A mounting device for supporting a printed circuit board on a carrier includes a spacing element attached onto the carrier and an electrically conducting mounting element coupled to the spacing element for forming a mechanical and electrically conducting ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6319677 | Globulin protein 11s, usable as a seed impregnation marker during germination The present invention relates to a protein which is induced in the course of the soaking of mature seeds of plants belonging to species of the families chenopodiaceae, compositae, labiatae and cucurbitraceae, and to its use as a molecular marker of a seed... | 11/20/2001 |
