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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938534 | Spring hinge between a bow and a bow cheek of a pair of spectacles A spring hinge between a bow cheek and a bow of a pair of spectacles is described, having two hinge parts (3, 4), each associated with one of these spectacle parts (1, 2), one of which forms a bearing fork (6) having a hinge axis (5) for ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938414 | Auxiliary frame, particularly for motor vehicles The invention relates to an auxiliary frame (1) for multi-link rear axles of motor vehicles, comprising two lateral auxiliary frame parts (B) which are embodied at least approximately in a V-shaped manner in such an arrangement that the vertexes (6, 7)... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937980 | Drawing machine and method for drawing an elongated workpiece A method for the drawing of a longitudinal workpiece wherein drawing forces required for the drawing are applied by means of at least a sprocket chain comprising link plates wherein the drawing forces are introduced from the workpiece via the link plates into the sp... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937069 | System and process for switching between cell phone and landline services A system and a method for determining which type of telephone communication service to use. The system can include at least one base station, and at least one telephone communication system in communication with the base station. There can also be at least one compu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934988 | Gaming apparatus and gaming apparatus control method A gaming apparatus which is equipped with a basic game and bonus games and is improved in entertainment value by means of adoption of new type of game development. The gaming apparatus has a display having a plurality of display areas on which areas are symbols are ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934957 | Connector with circuit board mounted ground portion A connector is mountable on a circuit board and matable with a mating connector inserted from a front end of the connector toward a rear end of the connector. The connector has a plurality of contacts, a holder for holding the plurality of contacts so that the plura... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934482 | Liquid-cooled composite piston The invention proposes a liquid-cooled assembled piston (1) having an upper part (2) and a lower part (3), wherein the upper part (2) and the lower part (3) are connected to one another by means of a radially outer annular support ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934455 | Sub-caliber projectile A sub-caliber projectile is described for insertion into a projectile receptacle (8) having a projectile head (1) and a tail unit (2) forming guide vanes (4), which engages in a cavity of the projectile head (1). To provide advanta... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934411 | Gas or heat detector, gas or heat generator, smoke gas generator, and method for the testing of a gas detector or a heat detector and method for the testing of a smoke gas detector Inspecting gas detectors is difficult if the gas detectors are arranged in a place which is difficult to access. The provision of a test device which is in an operational connection with the gas detector or the heat detector facilitates the testing considerably.... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637069 | Caster | 05/03/2011 |
| D637054 | Pliers | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931805 | Membrane filter unit and method for the production of the membrane filter unit The invention relates to a membrane filter unit for liquid or gaseous media, comprising a bundle of capillary membranes which are open on at least one front surface side and which are cast in an area which is close to the end of the open membrane ends, in a sealing ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927136 | Connector with shielding connecting portion and press-crimping member A connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire and a shielding wire includes a contact having a terminal portion to be connected to the core wire, an outer conductor having a shield connecting portion to be connected to the shielding wire, and a housing h... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927122 | Connector assembly having an improved connection mechanism A connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector includes a first contact having a first contact portion and a first housing configured to hold the first contact. The second connector includes a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925375 | Storage machine for objects A machine for storing objects includes a compartment system with a plurality of compartments and having at least one closure mechanism which can be moved relative to a central, predefined access orifice in the machine housing to permit or prevent access to a specifi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924537 | Miswiring circuit coupled to an electrical fault interrupter The disclosure relates to an electrical fault interrupter comprising at least one electrical fault sensor which is configured to detect an electrical fault condition, at least one miswiring circuit configured to detect the improper connection to the electrical fault... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922735 | Device for cutting the cornea of an eye The invention relates to a device for cutting the cornea of an eye to correct the refractive power thereof, having a frame that comprises a fixation ring, which may be drawn onto the eye, as well as a receptacle, which may be coaxially displaced relative to the fixa... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922466 | Radial fan The invention relates to a radial fan (1), preferably a high-speed radial fan, comprising a blower wheel (8), a housing (2) which receives a rotor (6) and a stator (5) of an electrical drive (4) of the blower wheel shaft ( | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921903 | Heat exchange system A heat exchange system for electronic devices, preferably data processing devices which include high-performance processors or have a high processor density, includes essentially a primary cooling circuit and a secondary cooling circuit both being thermally associat... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921555 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production A piston for an internal combustion engine has annular cooling passage arranged in the vicinity of the piston crown and radially on the outside, which, in those regions of the pin bosses which lie close to the boss holes, has boss cooling passages which are connecte... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919935 | Brightness sensor An electroluminescent (EL) element is connected to the power supply and is intermittently operated as a lighting device and as a brightness sensor. For this purpose, the processing unit induces the controlled AC voltage source to reduce the voltage for a short perio... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918995 | Filter device for water tank A filtering device for an aquarium which can easily perform maintenance, inspection and repair of a pump is provided. The present invention is directed to a filtering device for an aquarium to be installed outside an aquarium 1. The device includes a casing | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918680 | Rotatable lampholder with securing elements A lamp holder device for holding a light, the device comprising a body and a plurality of contacts disposed in the body. There is at least one rotatable top rotatably coupled to the body. In addition, there is at least one spring clip disposed in and secured to the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915839 | Method and electronic control system to compensate for the aging-related brightness loss of an electroluminescent element The invention relates to a method for compensating the ageing-related loss of luminosity of an electroluminescence element, according to which the cumulative electrical energy supply, i.e. the integral of the supplied electrical power over the period of operation, i... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914329 | Card connector A card connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a frame, a shell and a locator. Each of the plurality of contacts comprises a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914293 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for electrically connecting conductive portions formed on edges of connection objects, respectively. The electrical connector comprises an electrode sheet and a press member. The electrode sheet comprises an insulation sheet and an electrode ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911746 | GFCI with self-test and remote annunciation capabilities Methods and techniques are disclosed for an intelligent GFCI device (IGFCI) having a microcontroller programmed to perform self-testing on a periodic basis and communicate the results of this testing to a remote monitoring device such as a remote central logging com... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909415 | Locking hydraulic brake system A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909059 | Mobile concrete pump having an articulated mast The invention relates to an automatic concrete pump with an articulated mast (14) serving as a support for a supply line and with two forward and two backward support extensions (16′,16″,18′,18″) which can be supported on a base platform (32... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908819 | Device for bridging a difference in height between two floor surfaces A device for bridging a difference in height between two floor surfaces (1, 3) is described, with said device comprising a profiled cover (4) that is provided with a covering flange (5) which covers the edge of each of the two floor surfaces ( | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907371 | Circuit interrupting device with reset lockout and reverse wiring protection and method of manufacture Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include reverse wiring protection, and optionally an independent trip portions and/or a reset lockout portion are provided. The reverse wiring protection operates at both the line and load sides of ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7907265 | Method for the determination of the axle geometry of a vehicle A method is for determining the axle geometry of a vehicle, wherein light of a given structure is projected onto a vehicle wheel, and the diffusely reflected light can be analyzed in order to determine the orientation of the plane of the vehicle wheel. Several lines... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905172 | Laminate membrane A laminate membrane having an elastomer body and a contact layer applied to the elastomer body. The contact layer is made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). A barrier layer configured as a permeation barrier is additionally provided, which is disposed between the co... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905035 | Corrugated clearing bar A clearing bar for the clearing blade of a snow plough, is defined at least partially in cross section by a curved contour and avoids undesirable swirling of snow within the clearing blade Snow is swirled on parts of the fastener for fastening the clearing bar to th... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905029 | Adjustment device for the alignment of supporting parts on structures having inherent dimensional tolerances In an adjustment device for the alignment of supporting parts on structures having inherent dimensional tolerances, in particular in an aircraft fuselage, by means of joining surfaces, the joining surfaces form positive shapes and negative shapes corresponding with ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902685 | Feed converter system A feed converter system for small wind energy systems has a rectifier device and an inverter device disposed in a housing, and a common control device is provided for regulating the system components under different load cases, particularly when the wind energy syst... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902269 | Dental material based on alkoxysilyl-functional polyethers containing a salt of a strong base as catalyst The invention relates to condensation cross-linked dental materials based on alkoxysilyl-functional polyethers and at least one catalyst, the catalyst consisting of a salt and at least one anion of a saturated and/or unsaturated (cyclo)aliphatic carboxylic acid. The... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901248 | Plug connector and multilayer board A multipolar plug connector for establishing contact with a multilayer board includes signal contacts that are assigned a first and at least one second screen contact element and are arranged adjacent to the signal contact. Recesses are provided at least on the uppe... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901226 | Connector of a simple structure having a locking mechanism A transceiver connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector having a fitting hole and a latch. A metal hood serving as a housing is configured to be insertable into the fitting hole in an inserting direction. The transceiver connector includes a lever form... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901202 | Injection-molding tool The invention relates to an injection-molding tool (1) for plastics having a tool core (3, 5), an ejector (8) and a sliding tool portion (11) for forming an undercut, each of which is displaceable, the sliding tool portion (11) bei... | 03/08/2011 |
