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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137136 | Electrical disconnect for hazardous areas An explosion-resistant connector has a receptacle having a female portion and a first outer portion. A plurality of leads extends through the receptacle into the female portion. An adapter has a hollow portion through which the leads also extend, the adapter attachi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8015823 | Endothermic cracking aircraft fuel system An aircraft system includes a heat source and a passage near the heat source for carrying fluid having a cooling capacity to cool the heat source. The passage includes a catalyst that endothermically cracks the fluid to increase the cooling capacity. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7946175 | In-situ monitoring device and method to determine accumulated printed wiring board vibration stress fatigue A monitoring system includes a calibrated micro-electro-mechanical structure (MEMS) matrix in communication with a controller. The MEMS matrix includes MEMS elements of various sizes which create a continuum of vibration-stress-resistant elements. The MEMS elements ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7891298 | Guided projectile A non-propulsive projectile and method of maneuvering the non-propulsive projectile. The non-propulsive projectile includes a divert system with a multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7861863 | Tray A tray for bakery items includes a floor and side walls extending around a periphery of the floor. The tray has a relatively thin upper edge with a bail member pivotably attached to the upper edge along at least one of the first and second pairs of side walls. The b... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857588 | Reinforced airfoils A reinforced airfoil includes an airfoil body including opposed walls that define a hollow interior space and a reinforcement member provided on at least one of the walls within the interior space, the reinforcement member increasing the thickness of the at least on... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7658968 | Method for making a film with improved wettability properties A method for making a film having improved wettability properties for use with a heat exchanger of a condensing furnace or an air conditioner. The film can be made of any thermoplastic film which bonds to metal. Polar particulates are mechanically are adhered to and... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7644792 | Motor cooling system A vehicle motor system includes a motor that receives cooling fluid flow from two different cooling sources. A control, such as a valve, selectively changes the cooling flow between the two cooling sources in response to an operational state of the vehicle. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7586204 | Permanent magnet alternator speed detection circuit with feedback at lower speeds A permanent magnet alternator is driven by a turbine engine to supply three phases of power to a control circuit for the engine. A shunt regulator delivers current to the control circuit, and a voltage supply is also included to deliver power for a period of time as... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7243623 | Velocity control of exhaust valve actuation An exhaust valve assembly includes a valve body supported on a shaft for rotation within an exhaust component. The shaft is coupled to a solenoid with a linkage assembly. A controller controls the solenoid to rotate the shaft via the linkage assembly. The solenoid i... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6571513 | Sealing a movable and an abutting fixed window pane of a motor vehicle A sealing arrangement for movable window pane and a fixed window pane of a vehicle, in particular, for a lowerable side window pane and a fixed triangular window pane in a rear door of a passenger car, comprises a profile element, arranged between the mov... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564666 | Gear motor for driving vehicle equipment with elimination of transmission line axial play A reducing motor including a rotor with an armature shaft, a reducer housing (2) containing a gear wheel (3) engaging a worm on the shaft, and a shock absorber (5) housed in the gear wheel and rotationally integral therewith. The unitary shock absorber ha... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560928 | System for assembling two components of a window regulator activation device on a support A system assembles an apparatus for activating a window on a fixed support. The apparatus includes a drum housing drum cover which has a cover body which is capable of being secured on the fixed support by a first securing member. The cover body includes ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6552465 | Electric motor equipped with means of automatically unlocking the supply brushes An electric motor comprising a coiled rotor whose windings are energized by way of a commutator, a stator comprising a cylindrical shell in which is disposed a brush-carrying ring and an end flange fixed to the shell, the ring supporting two electrical su... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550260 | Vibration detection in a transport refrigeration system through current sensing A current sensor positioned on a power line monitors current draw associated with an electrical motor driven shaft based device, such as a scroll compressor. Mechanical vibrations in the scroll compressor force stress on the motor shaft of the scroll comp... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543244 | Transport refrigeration unit A transport refrigeration unit is utilized to cool a transport refrigerated container. Air cooled by an inclined evaporator is drawn through the evaporator by an evaporator transverse fan and discharged in the refrigerated container. Air drawn through a c... | 04/08/2003 |
