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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614217 | Method and device for activating regeneration of a nitric oxide adsorber A method of activating regeneration of a nitric oxide adsorber (8) for treating exhaust gas produced by an internal combustion engine (1) of a vehicle, the method including the steps of determining the fill level (FILL) of the nitric oxide adsorber ( | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608953 | Alternator provided with improved means for removing electrostatic chargers The invention relates to an alternator including at least one concentration peak (80) for the accumulation of electric charges (90) which is formed on the external face (19) of a ease bearing stator and extending in relief in a direction of the ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607525 | Friction device for a clutch, in particular for a motor vehicle This device (10) comprises first (24A) and second (24B) friction lining members, substantially annular and coaxial, separated axially and delimited by opposing friction faces. The first friction lining member (24A) comprises a radially ex... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7592060 | Cellulosic article having increased thickness A method of preparing a cellulosic article includes a step of combining cellulosic material and binder resin to form treated cellulosic material. A mat is formed of a plurality of layers of the treated cellulosic material. The method also includes the steps of inter... | 09/22/2009 |
| D600819 | Door facing | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588005 | Dual intake valve assembly for internal combustion engine An intake valve assembly of an internal combustion engine. The intake valve assembly comprises a primary valve, a secondary valve mounted about the primary valve coaxially therewith, a primary valve spring for normally biasing the primary valve toward a closed posit... | 09/15/2009 |
| D600105 | Deck board fastener | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584520 | Windshield wiper arm and adaptor assembly A windshield wiper frame connector assembly for a windshield wiper assembly for motor vehicles which accommodates different size wiper arms, wherein the assembly accommodates connectors adapted to receive regular and large hook type wiper arms, pin type wiper arms, ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581695 | Aircraft with a modified gear, and method of producing the gear There is described a helicopter having a transmission for transmitting motion from a driving member to a driven member; the transmission has at least a first gear driven by the driving member, and a second gear meshing with the first gear and in turn driving the dri... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579540 | Beater holder with adjustment feature A beater holder apparatus for a bass drum pedal enables adjustment of the amplitude of swing of a drum beater with respect to a drum head, comprises a beater holder that is configured to for radial adjustment with respect to the beater shaft. The assembly comprises ... | 08/25/2009 |
| D598088 | Filter cartridge housing | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568743 | Handle, in particular for motor car doors The invention concerns a handle, in particular for motor vehicle strip doors, of the type fixed in the rear frame (20) of the window of each door comprising a gripping part (1a) capable of being manually actuated through a groove (2), as ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568569 | Friction clutch, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising differentiated friction means A clutch comprises at least one damper (22) having rotating input (24) and output (26) elements, elastic elements having a circumferential effect carried by the first (28) and second (30) guide washers connected in rotationally fix... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7561021 | Identification device for motor vehicle A device for identifying a motor vehicle comprising an identification unit carried by the user, a central onboard console (1) for verifying the user's identification data via an electromagnetic wave communication, through a resonant circuit having at least on... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553389 | Methods and apparatus for production of composite-coated rigid flat-rolled sheet metal substrate Methods and apparatus for producing composite-coated rigid flat-rolled sheet metal substrate in which thermoplastic polymeric materials are selected and combined for dual-layer molten-film extrusion presenting a first-contacting tie-layer and an externally-located f... | 06/30/2009 |
| D595426 | Door | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544038 | Tray stacking and unstacking corner grippers and handler The present invention is directed to a tray handler for stacking and de-stacking ophthalmic prescription trays. The tray handler includes a plurality of spaced clamp assemblies defining a stack area along a conveyor, a lift plate, and first and second actuators. The... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543861 | Lock for an opening on a motor vehicle, with a memory for unlocking locking The lock includes an opening lever and a locking lever capable of displacing a connecting rod between a first position, in which the opening lever can cooperate with the connecting rod to cause the opening of the lock, and a second position which prevents the openin... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7035444 | System for fingerprint authentication based of ridge shape A system comprising means, which stores, regenerates, or matches shape of curves, by using a specified group of data in length to express a shape of curve. The system uses a sequence of several measure points on the curve, which are determined so as to make the same... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7537289 | Vehicle wheel assembly with transition ring member A vehicle wheel assembly comprises a wheel having a central axis, an annular rim portion having outboard and inboard bead seats for mounting a pneumatic tire thereon and disk portion including a central hub portion provided with a plurality of lug mounting apertures... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536833 | One-piece injection molded door sill assembly A sill assembly includes an integral sill assembly having a sill base and an inclined threshold. The sill base is overmolded in an injection molding process onto the inclined threshold. A rail assembly is adjustably secured to the sill base. ... | 05/26/2009 |
| D593212 | Door facing | 05/26/2009 |
| 7463944 | Method of grooving and drilling an ophthalmic lens blank, machine programmed therefor, and computer program The present invention is directed to a method of controlling an edger device, and a machine programmed to edge a lens blank. A lens blank and an edger are provided. The edger device is capable of forming a groove in a peripheral edge of the lens, and forming at leas... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462012 | Stack transfer device A transfer device is disclosed for transferring a plurality of stacks of disk-like objects such as frozen hamburger patties, from a plurality of first trays having bottom walls angled with respect to horizontal to a horizontal support platform spaced from the trays.... | 12/09/2008 |
| D582051 | Door facing | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448195 | Lawn mower attachment for controlling discharge flow A lawn mower attachment for controlling lateral discharge of clippings expelled from a discharge chute of a mover is disclosed. The attachment includes a flap pivotably attached to the discharge chute, a control bracket secured to an exterior surface of the lawn mow... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435888 | Electronic drum pedal The present invention relates to an apparatus for triggering electronic drums having a pedal assembly and a striking assembly spaced therefrom. The pedal assembly includes a base, a first hub body rotatably connected thereto, and an extension extending outwardly fro... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428469 | Three-dimensional-information detecting system and three-dimensional-information inputting device A three-dimensional-information detecting system includes a switching portion that sequentially selects sensor coils of a three-dimensional-information detecting device. Electromagnetic coupling is used to perform signal transmission and reception between the sensor... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7399973 | System for medical diagnosis A system for medical diagnosis is provided. The system includes a gantry mounted on the base. The gantry has an annular support, which defines a cylindrical inner space. A detector head is fixed to the inner surface of the annular support. The annular support rotate... | 07/15/2008 |
| D570416 | Pen stand | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369238 | Lens blank alignment and blocking device and method A lens blocking device is disclosed that includes a frame, a light source mounted on the frame, a carriage having a first end and a second end mounted on the frame for sliding movement between first and second positions, a first mirror mounted on the carriage first ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368037 | Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369120 | Input pointer and input device An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two bottom-surface switches at the sides of the protrusion. The two top-s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360647 | Packaging system and method The present invention is directed to a system for packaging bottles having a neck portion. The system includes a tray unit and a bridge. The tray unit has a planar base, first and second opposite sidewalls, and first and second opposite end walls. The sidewalls and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350332 | Wall-mounted sliding door system and method A sliding wall-mounted interior door system that includes a telescoping door actuating mechanism that is attached to the upper portion of the door, and a roller assembly that extends horizontally from the wall and engages a track in the lower portion of the door. Th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339497 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 03/04/2008 |
| D562464 | Door facing | 02/19/2008 |
| 7307365 | Magnetic guiding device The invention concerns a magnetic guiding device (1) having at least one element (2) to be guided magnetically in the axial direction, e.g. a shaft or an actuation member that is movable in the axial direction, the element (2) having a radial fl... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307616 | Sensor for coordinate input device A sensor for a coordinate input device includes an x-direction loop coil group including a plurality of loop coils arranged in an x direction, each loop coil having at least two linear sections perpendicular to the x direction, and a y-direction loop coil group incl... | 12/11/2007 |
| D556015 | Multifunctional bracket | 11/27/2007 |
