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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6105452 | Locking device for a selector lever A locking assembly for a selector lever of an automatic gearbox. A the locking device acts upon a transmission member situated between the selector lever and the automatic gearbox. The selector lever is connected in a first gear-shift gate to the transmis... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079195 | Procedure for re-equipping and simultaneous modernization of an open end rotor spinning machine A procedure is described in which an open-end rotor spinning machine already in operation can be modernized by means of re-equipping it with new parts. This machine comprises device means for interrupting the spinning process at a spinning station for the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6041690 | Pneumatic control unit for at least partial opening of a movable body part of a motor vehicle A pneumatic drive unit is provided for partially opening a vehicle body part such as a trunk lid. The pneumatic drive unit includes a working chamber which in use applies pressure to move a control member which engages a contact surface of the vehicle bod... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032587 | Folding table A table that can be pulled out is located on the underside of a pivotable armrest on a center console of a motor vehicle. The table consists of a base panel as well as a pivot panel. The pivot panel can be pivoted by a bearing mechanism which can be raise... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033010 | Air guiding arrangement for a motor vehicle front end A vehicle-body-side air guiding device guides a first air current A such that it, is blown out directly in front of and exclusively in the area of the front wheels through blow-out openings provided on the bottom side of the vehicle in the direction of th... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6024415 | Wheel for a motor vehicle and method of making same A wheel for a motor vehicle has a rim spider provided with air openings and is connected with a rim well. The wheel comprises at least two shell parts which are constructed as a rim well and a rim spider and assembled and which each have an interior wall ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6023232 | Vehicle communications system and method A vehicle communications system and method includes a central computer for performing data networking applications, individual devices for transmitting, receiving, recording, and/or processing data associated with the data networking applications, and one... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6015034 | Warp beam coupling A warp beam coupling for weaving looms is used for the detachable connection and for the transmission of a rotating movement between a warp beam drive and a warp beam tube. The warp beam coupling includes a bearing bell which is driven in a rotating manne... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6009892 | Device for disposal of liquid media A device for disposal of liquid media such as coolant and lubricant fluids, containing production residues, such as chips from industrial processes in which these media are conveyed from at least one accumulation site through gutters and/or pipes to a rec... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011484 | System and method for controlling refueling of a motor vehicle A system and method for controlling refuelling of a motor vehicle having an internal-combustion engine and having a control unit for a central locking system and several locking/unlocking devices (VEEs) for doors and covers which are controlled by the con... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009986 | Mass damper A mass damper for a dynamically excited part including a housing connected in a vibration-free manner with the part and a spring-mass system that can vibrate in the direction of the excitation of the part. The spring-mass system comprises a leaf-spring ar... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007093 | Apparatus and method for deactivating an airbag An apparatus and a method for deactivating an airbag in a motor vehicle with at least one vehicle seat, to which a child seat placed on the seat can be fastened. A device is provided for deactivating an airbag located in front when the child seat is mount... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006791 | Loom with a device for detecting deficiencies in a length of fabric A loom has an illuminating unit for improving the detection of deficiencies in a length of fabric. The illuminating unit extends over the entire width of the loom and at least one illumination device. The illuminating unit is pivotably fastened between lo... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006622 | Transmission gear arrangement for compensating play at the tooth flanks A transmission gear is composed of two gear elements provided with teeth on their circumference. The gear elements are displaceable coaxially in the circumferential direction and with their teeth offset with respect to one another. The elements are also c... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006512 | Rotor cup for open-end spinning and method of making same In the case of a rotor cup for open-end spinning aggregates, a smooth fiber sliding surface and a rough-surfaced fiber collecting groove are provided. By means of two separate plating processes, the fiber collecting groove is provided with a nickel-diamon... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007420 | Operating element in a motor vehicle An operating element in a motor vehicle having a hollow gripping section which can be gripped by an occupant, is arranged above the leg space of the motor vehicle and is provided in a ventilatable manner with air outlet openings to which air is guided thr... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000749 | Slatted sunroof for a motor vehicle A slatted sunroof for a motor vehicle has slats that are lifted and spaced apart at intervals from one another when the roof is open, and in particular are pushed against one another so that their spacing is reduced by contrast with their closed position.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996326 | Spindle for a spinning or a twisting machine A spindle for a spinning or twisting machine includes a step bearing sleeve which is supported in a damping tube. The damping tube is arranged, with clearance from an oil filled damping gap, free floating and radially movable in a bearing housing. The dam... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992137 | Supporting disc for a supporting disc bearing of open-end spinning rotors and process of making same A supporting disc for a supporting disc bearing of open-end spinning rotors consists of a disc-like base body and a running ring made of plastic. There are small, ball-shaped filling bodies, preferably of glass, embedded in the running ring. These filling... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990570 | Power supplying apparatus for a vehicle and an intensive wiring apparatus The electric power breaker for breaking the electric power is placed on the midpoint of the electric power line from the battery power supply, and the electric power line is extracted from the electric power breaker. In addition, the electric power supply... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5974778 | Arrangement for open-end spinning comprising a driven suction roller In the case of an arrangement for open-end spinning, a driven suction roller is provided which in a take-up zone takes up fiber material opened to single fibers and transports it to a suctioned yarn formation line. The yarn formation line is defined by a ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5943748 | Adapter device for fiber processing unit In the case of an arrangement for transporting at least one thread treated in a thread conditioning plant from a delivery roller pair to a transport belt which takes up the thread in the form of thread loops, an adapter is arranged downstream of the deliv... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5946142 | Projection lens system and projection image display apparatus using the same When a projection lens system used for a rear projection type image display apparatus has a first lens group having an aspherical lens surface, a second lens group, a third lens group sharing almost all the positive refractive power of the overall system,... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934130 | Rolling mill drive apparatus, rolling mill and rolling method A rolling mill drive apparatus for driving any rolls of a pair of work rolls, 2 to 4 intermediate rolls and 2 to 4 backup rolls comprises a drive roller without tooth, rotated by an electric motor, at least one driven roller without tooth, contacting with... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934746 | Floor structure for a self-supporting motor-vehicle body and method of making same A floor structure for a self-supporting motor vehicle body is provided which has a down and up open central tunnel and a power unit crossmember extending under the central tunnel. Two mutually opposite supporting profiles are secured in a force-transmitti... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5937079 | Method for stereo image object detection In a method for detecting and tracking objects by stereo image evaluation a part of structure class images is initially generated from a recorded stereo image pair. Differences in brightness of selected pixels in the environment are determined for each pi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931246 | Automobile with a body support structure and method of manufacturing same A self-supporting body for an automobile with mixed construction is disclosed with an area of the body support structure associated with a set area for an engine assembly and other heavy vehicle assemblies, as well as the body parts of the body cladding s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927794 | Operating device for unlocking at least one swivellable lid of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle An operating device for unlocking at least one swivellable lid of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, is arranged on the interior side of a side member and comprises a bearing housing and at least one swivellable operating grip. For achieving an oper... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5927869 | Step bearing for a shaft of a spinning rotor loaded by an axial force A step bearing for a shaft of a spinning rotor includes a freely rotatable supporting ball and a thrust bearing, against which the supporting ball is disposed. The supporting ball, the thrust bearing and a front-sided supporting surface of the shaft are p... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5927638 | Yarn traversing device on a textile machine producing cross-wound packages Traversing rods for yarn traversing devices on textile machines producing cross-wound packages extend over a plurality of winding points and are subjected alternately to tension and compression. The traversing rod is driven at one end by a traversing driv... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5915346 | Cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine and method of making same Within the cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine, coolant ducts are connected in the cylinder head and the coolant jacket of the cylinder block with the coolant pump by coolant passages inside the cylinder block. Starting at the flange surface ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916120 | Supporting disk for a support disk bearing of open-end spinning rotors A supporting disk for a supporting disk bearing of open-end spinning rotors comprises a disk-like metal base body and a thin running ring made of plastic. The outer diameter of the running ring measures at least 75 mm. The width of the running ring amount... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913608 | Slide bearing for a shaft A slide bearing has a bearing bore for accommodating a shaft acted upon at least temporarily by a radial force. At least one bearing end of the slide bearing has at least one chamfer for preventing a contact between the shaft and the slide bearing and/or ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5906560 | Power train controller and control method A power train controller and control method are provided for a passenger car driven by a combustion engine and an automatic gear changing transmission. Control sensors detect a current operating state of the passenger car. Three different modes of operati... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5904038 | Supporting disk for a supporting disk bearing of an open-end spinning rotor and method of making same Supporting disks are provided for a supporting disk bearing for open-end spinning rotors, which supporting disks have an essentially cylindrical running surface defined by encircling border edges. The running surface is provided with a helically shaped gr... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5901545 | Shaft for an open-end spinning rotor and method of making same In the case of a shaft for an open-end spinning rotor a supporting element is fixed in a concentric recess of the shaft. The supporting element is disposed with a radially extending supporting surface against a vibrating ball of a step bearing. A ball is ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899056 | Spinning process for producing a yarn In a spinning process for producing a yarn, fiber material in the form of at least one sliver is opened to a fibrous veil consisting of single fibers, and is deposited on an air-permeable suctioned collecting surface. The speed of the fibrous veil transpo... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5899521 | Anti-buffet screen for a convertible A central part of an anti-buffet screen formed by a vertical pane is held in its operating position on a roll bar by at least one lower plug connection and by upper latch connections spaced apart from one another. The central part cannot be released from ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896611 | Sweeping machine A sweeping machine has two circular brooms at the front region of a housing rotating towards the inside in opposing directions. Inside the housing and adjoining a sweeper plate across which the circular brooms sweep, a cylinder broom sweeping in a directi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897155 | Center console for a motor vehicle A center console is raised to form a built-in box-shaped part between the backs of passenger vehicle front seats, this box shaped part serving to receive built-in devices that can be operated from the rear seats. This raised area is configured as a suppor... | 04/27/1999 |
