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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7551066 | Method and system for transmitting data for a security system of a motor vehicle A method for transmitting data for a security device, in particular for access authorization systems and/or driving authorization systems of a motor vehicle, in which data are transmitted over the air from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. In a method in... | 06/23/2009 |
| 6910605 | Pump which can be actuated by a hand lever Pump (4) which is actuable by a hand lever for spraying liquid (3), especially for placing on bottles (1) with a pump piston (13) which is linearly displacable in a pump chamber (17) on a housing side, against force of a compressio... | 06/28/2005 |
| 7364020 | Measuring device for an electromechanical brake A force sensor for an electromechanical brake has a closed ring having a C-shaped profile that is open inwardly. Force is introduced along the inner circumference of the ring. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357036 | Force measuring apparatus and strain measuring element A force measuring apparatus comprises has a force-transmitting component, that holds a strain measuring element with a carrier element and a displacement transducer. The carrier element has two fixing sections at a predefined distance from each other in a direction ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334694 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle container The invention relates to a closure cap (1) which cooperates with a bottle container (4). A catching protection (5) is disposed on the neck (3) of the bottle container (4) and a lower-engaging projection (6′) is disposed on... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296477 | Composite material and method of controlling damage thereto and damage sensor A composite material has a laminated structure of fiber-reinforced resin layers and films of a shape-memory alloy. A predetermined strain has been applied to each film. A damage sensor has a film of an alloy of nickel and titanium. An electric circuit is bonded to t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287449 | Screwdriver with removable rod Screwing tool (1) having a grip (2) and a shank (3), which is received removably in a cavity (4) open toward an end of the grip (2) and which at its free end has an actuating portion (5). The shank (3) is retained in ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7204266 | Pilot-operated pressure shut-off valve A pilot-operated pressure shut-off valve having a main control piston which, when an upper system limit pressure in the hydraulic system is reached, connects an inlet, via which pressure medium can be fed to a hydraulic system, to an outlet by taking up a first swit... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200894 | Roller Roller (1), particularly a castor-type roller, with rotational movement of a running wheel (12), with an operating shaft (20) which passes through a control cam (19) of the roller (1) and on which an electric motor (37) acts... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195136 | Dispenser for supplying portions of pasty masses Dispenser for delivering portions of pasty substances has an emptying nozzle (18) associated with a squeeze head (13), and a tubular housing (1) in which a plunger (9) is displaced in a stepwise manner during a process of emptying the dis... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171925 | Method for reversing the direction of rotation of a two-stroke engine A method for reversing the direction of rotation of a two-stroke engine whose rotational speed and crank mechanism position are sensed by a sensor system. To reverse the direction of rotation of the engine, the ignition and/or the fuel supply is first switched off, ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168314 | Ultrasonic filling level sensor An ultrasonic filling level sensor (1), has an elongated measuring chamber (2), which is provided with an opening (3) at each of its two ends, wherein a liquid has the same filling level as outside the measuring chamber (2). The sensor in... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164575 | Data card unit For a data card unit (1), in which the data cards (68) are transported by motor into the reading/writing position, a two-armed rocker (13), on one arm of which a closing element (57) is arranged, is provided for closing the insertion open... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159457 | Mass flow sensor and method for operating the mass flow sensor A mass flow sensor (1) has a sensor element whose measuring signal is representative of a mass flow in a main duct (4), specifically without taking into account the direction of flow of the mass flow which flows past the sensor element. In addition, a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157982 | Wien-Robinson oscillator with stabilized output voltage In a Wien-Robinson oscillator, a negative feedback path and a positive feedback path are arranged between the output of an operational amplifier and a reference ground potential. The negative feedback path contains two resistors which are connected in series and who... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124501 | Method of producing an electrical plug-in-connection Method for producing an electrical connector connecting between a first and a second mating contact partner, wherein at least one contact partner is surrounded by a plug housing. The first and the second contact partners are lead with latching means together to form... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124581 | Drive mechanism, particularly for a closing unit, an injection unit or an ejector of a plastic injection moulding machine A drive mechanism for an injection molding machine has an output element that is moveable in a straight line and an electric motor drive unit having an electric motor and a piston-cylinder unit which has a first piston-cylinder unit in the force chain between the ou... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112057 | Injection unit for a plastic injection moulding machine An injection unit for a plastic injection molding machine having a screw, having a motion spindle as first drive element, via which the screw can be rotationally driven for the plasticization and is movable in the axial direction for the injection, having a spindle ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106052 | Inductive proximity switch with differential coil arrangement Inductive proximity switch has a first transmitting coil (S1) and a first receiving coil (E1) of a receiving coil arrangement. The transmitting coil (S1) transmits an exciting field inducing eddy currents in a metallic trip (1) brought in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100785 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle type container A closure cap (1) which interacts with a bottle vessel (4), a latching projection (5) being formed on a bottle neck (3) of the bottle vessel (4), and an engage-under projection (6′) being formed on the closure cap (1 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093613 | Magnet arrangement With a magnet arrangement for an electromechanical drive with a cylindrical armature guided in a pole tube, the position of the armature is transformed into an electrical signal. Provided for this is a displacement sensor which is connected to the armature and has a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082837 | Composite material and method of controlling damage thereto and damage sensor A composite material has a laminated structure of fiber-reinforced resin layers and films of a shape-memory alloy. A predetermined strain has been applied to each film. A damage sensor has a film of an alloy of nickel and titanium. An electric circuit is bonded to t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063332 | Chuck for tools, especially screwdriver bits A chuck (1) for tools, especially screwdriver bits with a polygonal section (2), has a polygonal cavity (3) for the insertion of the polygonal section (2). A wall (4) of the polygonal cavity (3) has a window (5) in which is ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063479 | Link mechanism of surgical robot A link mechanism to establish the position of a spherical bearing and the direction of an arm extending from the bearing is provided, which mechanism has a high precision of position and direction determination, does not require strong actuators, and is mechanically... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050587 | Security device for guarding a vehicle In a device for actuating a security device, preferably for securing a motor vehicle against unauthorized use, in which a control unit transmits a first coded electromagnetic signal (stimulus signal), in which a portable transmitter (radio key) receives the stimulus... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045712 | Method of producing an electronic device and electronic device A method of producing an electronic device, with a stamped sheet-metal part loaded with electronic components being encapsulated in a thermoplastic, insulating material to provide protection against environmental influences, and also an electronic device comprising ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044033 | Clamping wrench The invention relates to a spanner for hexagonal shaped objects (5), comprising an upper and lower jaw (1 or 2), which are respectively connected in a single-piece to the limb of a handle (4 or 3). Both jaws (1, 2) are conne... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034778 | Color head-up display, in particular for a vehicle In a color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which the light from a light source (2) is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display (3) and can be projected onto a windshield, a multiplicity of red, blue and green... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032750 | Storage device for one or more tools Storage device for at least one tool, in particular a screwing tool such as a screwdriver (1) or chuck (2) with exchangeable screwdriver inserts (3), having a base part (4) and a pivot-open lid part (5) articulated thereon, a mount... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028600 | Hydraulic radial piston engine A hydraulic radial piston engine has a lifting ring fixed to the casting, a rotor mounted opposite the lifting ring such that it is rotatable about an axis of rotation, multiple piston seats aligned radially in the rotor relative to the axis of rotation, and multipl... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028976 | Closure element, especially a valve cone for a continuous pressure valve A closing body is mounted in an axially displaceable manner in a bore of a fluidic valve to control a pressure medium flowing via the valve. The closing body has a sealing section, interacting with a seating edge of valve, and a guide section which serves to guide t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015986 | Display unit In a display unit for a motor vehicle, a display designed as an LCD is arranged in the same plane as a dial plate of a pointer-type instrument. For this purpose, the dial plate has a cutout into which the display is bonded. This makes the display and the dial plate ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010912 | Drive mechanism, particularly for a moveable part of a closing unit or the injection unit of a plastic injection moulding machine A drive device has a drive element movable axially by means of an electric motor and a hydraulic unit. In the drive device it is important to execute a rapid adjusting movement and then to exert high forces. This causes high reaction forces on the lifting spindle. H... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003953 | Drive device, particularly for the closing unit, the injection unit or the ejectors of a plastic injection molding machine A drive device for closing unit, injection unit or ejectors of a plastics injection molding machine, has a drive element which is axially moveable, and a hydraulic unit which is moveable by the drive element in the same direction as the drive element. The hydraulic ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997488 | Rotary-latch lock The invention relates to a rotary-latch lock (1) having a rotary latch (6) which is retained in a locked position by a catch (9), and having an actuating member (19) which can be displaced by an electric motor from a starting position int... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998597 | Circuit arrangement for a photodiode A circuit arrangement (1) for a photodiode (2) has a microprocessor (3) with an output (4) which emits a pulse-width-modulated voltage signal via a low-pass filter (5) to the cathode of the photodiode (2). The voltage which ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994116 | Distributing valve for the load-independent control of a hydraulic consumer in terms of direction and speed A directional control valve for a hydraulic load has, in a piston bore of a valve housing, a control piston which can be displaced axially in opposite directions from a central position and which has first fine control grooves for opening a connection between a load... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991135 | Dispenser for the apportioned delivery of pasty substances Dispenser for delivering portions of pasty substances has a tubular housing with a plunger, an emptying nozzle, a squeeze head, a handle and a stationary cover. The plunger is displaced in the tubular housing in a stepwise manner during emptying actuation in a direc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991515 | Ultra fine particle film forming method and apparatus A ultra fine particle film forming apparatus is provided which is capable of forming a ultra fine particle film which has ultra fine particles sufficiently bonded together, sufficient density, flat surface and uniform density. A planarized ultra fine particle film f... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986286 | Composite material and method of controlling damage thereto and damage sensor A composite material has a laminated structure of fiber-reinforced resin layers and films of a shape-memory alloy. A predetermined strain has been applied to each film. A damage sensor has a film of an alloy of nickel and titanium. An electric circuit is bonded to t... | 01/17/2006 |
