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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185286 | Two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and brake control system To reliably prevent re-lifting of a rear wheel immediately after landing of the rear wheel. When it is determined that output of a detection signal corresponding to detection of lifting of a rear wheel has ended (S102), brake pressure—and specificall... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184964 | Tank for storing a reducing agent The invention relates to a tank for storing a reducing agent, in particular a liquid reducing agent. The reducing agent reduces the nitrogen oxides from the waste gases of the internal combustion engine to nitrogen and water. The tank includes an external container ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182677 | Tank flange Known tank flanges have a main filter which has a filter housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a first connecting duct for connecting the main filter to a feed unit. The filter housing is integrated in the tank flange, and filter fabric is inserted into the filte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181893 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines has a valve housing composed of a first housing part and a second housing part which are connected to one another in a connecting region. In order to improve the strength of the connection in relation to the pre... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181551 | Device for displacing and positioning an object in space and which can detect the decoupling of a joint of a parallelogram rod assembly The invention relates to a device for displacing and positioning an object in a space, having at least three actuating arms that can pivot about a transmission axis. Each arm is connected to a motor unit/transmission unit. A carrier element is provided in order to a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176994 | Transmission device The invention relates to a gearbox device, in particular, for a hammer drill or chisel, with a torque transmission mechanism, which has a first torque transmitting region for transmission of a torque to a first component and at least one second torque transmitting r... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172556 | Device for supplying fuel Devices for supplying fuel are already known, having a supply unit which has a pump housing connected to an electrical ground and is supported on a pump mount. It is disadvantageous that during operation, the pump mount can become electrostatically charged and has n... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162253 | Convertible vehicle for road, air, and water usage A convertible combined road, water, and aircraft vehicle has a road form, a water form, and an aircraft form. The vehicle includes a vehicle body having a passenger compartment and wheels supporting the vehicle body on the ground when in the road form. A wing assemb... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161947 | Pressure boosting system for at least one fuel injector The invention relates to a pressure boosting system for at least one fuel injector of a high pressure injection system of an internal combustion engine, having a hydraulic pressure booster that is actuated by a control valve. The hydraulic pressure booster is config... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161735 | Clogging determining device for reducing agent passage and clogging determining method for reducing agent passage There are provided a clogging determining device for a reducing agent passage and a clogging determining method for a reducing agent passage, which can accurately detect clogging and estimate a clogged place when clogging occurs in any place of a supply line or a re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160788 | Improper start preventing apparatus for vehicle If a control portion determines that the direction of travel of the vehicle with a range selected by the driver is different from the direction intended by the driver to move the vehicle, a vehicle inhibiting mechanism is activated to inhibit the movement of the veh... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157548 | Supply pump, in particular for supplying diesel fuel, with improved bearing of the drive shaft The present invention relates to a delivery pump, in particular for delivering diesel fuel into a high-pressure accumulator. The pump has a housing and a drive shaft which is accommodated in the latter and is mounted by at least one sliding bearing arrangement such ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156984 | Ultrasonic welding device, and packaging machine with an ultrasonic welding device The invention relates to an ultrasonic welding device for welding foil-like materials and includes an ultrasound sonotrode, an anvil, an adjusting unit for adjusting a relative position between the ultrasound sonotrode and the anvil, and a regulating unit which regu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156938 | Head support A head support having a body with a recess defined along a recess edge of the body to receive a person's lower jaw. A torso engaging edge of the body opposite the recess edge being formed to engage a portion of the person's torso when the person is sitting in a subs... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150590 | Two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and system A two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and system which immediately reduces the brake pressure of the front wheel when rear wheel lifting is detected regardless of whether or not the front wheel is skidding. The reduction in brake pressure can be an amount... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147118 | Apparatus for homogenizing powder The present invention relates to an apparatus for homogenizing powder, which includes a drive device and a homogenization unit. The drive device moves the homogenization unit back and forth in at least one horizontal direction. The homogenization unit has a multitud... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146839 | Fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine A fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine includes a housing and a valve element which is arranged in the housing. The valve element interacts, in the region of a fuel outlet opening, with a valve seat. The valve element is embodied by at least one f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146181 | Drain valve A drain valve which is used in particular in storage tanks of dishwashers, such as single-chamber or multi-chamber dishwashers. The drain valve comprises a sieve insert accommodated on a support which is of tubular design, and in which a contact switch is arranged t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142114 | Stationary power drill A stationary power drill has a drill unit disposed in a tool housing is connected to a base vertically adjustably via a guide column and is vertically adjustable along the guide column by means of a drive unit. The drive unit includes a rotating drive shaft, and a c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136741 | Fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine using direct fuel injection Disclosed is a fuel injection device comprising a housing and a valve element disposed therein and cooperating with a valve seat located in the area of at least one fuel discharge port. The valve element is composed of several parts while at least two parts of the v... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136554 | Molded plastic pipe The invention relates to a plastic molded pipe, in particular for fuel-conducting return lines in injection systems for internal combustion engines. The plastic molded pipe has an inner pipe and an outer encapsulation made of a plastic material with connectors for a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132296 | Auxiliary handle device The invention is based on an auxiliary handle device, in particular for hand-held power tools, comprising a fastening unit which comprises at least one fastening mechanism. It is proposed that the fastening mechanism is provided in an axial direction of a fastening ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130498 | Heat sink of at least one electronic component The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at le... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128180 | Hydraulic brake system The invention relates to a hydraulic braking system having a device for controlling brake slip, drive slip, and/or the driving stability of a vehicle. Among other things, such devices use pumps, valves, and reservoirs to control brake pressure in the wheel brakes in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128005 | Fuel injector The invention relates to a fuel injector comprising an injector housing having a pressure chamber from which fuel subjected to a high pressure is injected into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine when the pressure in a control chamber expands into ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123308 | Device for vibration-damping suspension of a unit The invention relates to a device for suspending a unit, especially a hydraulic unit of an electronically traction-controlled brake system of a motor vehicle. The unit is suspended in a receptacle provided on the vehicle such that vibrations are damped. Hydraulic un... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123193 | Magnetic valve The invention relates to a magnetic valve having a magnetic assembly and a capsule. An armature is disposed in the capsule and a valve insert is inserted in the capsule. A tappet is guided in a displaceable manner within the inner bore of the valve insert and sealin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122709 | Device for delivering a reducing agent to an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a device for supplying a reducing agent into an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The device includes a delivery pump for delivering the reducing agent from a storage tank into an exhaust tube of the exhaust system. A metering... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120326 | Rechargeable battery with an internal discharger for shifting the load state of the battery to a lower load state A rechargeable battery having a switch connects an internal load to the battery so that the battery can be shifted to a predetermined, lower load state. To shift the rechargeable battery into a lower load state for long-term storage, a Zener diode is connected in se... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118647 | Device for punching out and collecting eyeball section of fish A device for efficiently and accurately punching out and collecting in a continuous and automatic manner an eyeball section of a fish. The device comprises a head part supporting table and a body part supporting table which can be opened and closed. The head part su... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118573 | Piston pump with at least one piston element A piston pump having a piston longitudinally movable in a housing. A first pressure chamber is delimited by the piston element and a component affixed to the housing. The first pressure chamber is connected to a suction region via an inlet valve and is operationally... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118149 | Selective freewheeling mechanism and electromechanical vehicle brake having a selective freewheeling mechanism The invention relates to a selective freewheeling mechanism for developing an electromechanical vehicle brake (service brake) into a parking brake. The freewheeling mechanism according to the invention has an outer ring and a locking element cage which are configure... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117808 | Apparatus and method for transverse sealing of a packaging tube An apparatus for transverse sealing of a packaging tube, filled with products, in order to form bag packages, has a delivery conveyor for delivering the packaging tube, a removal conveyor for carrying the bag packages away and a transverse sealing unit engaging an i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113176 | Injector with axial-pressure compensated control valve The invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel into combustion chambers. According to the invention, a valve piston of a control valve is provided with low pressure on both faces thereof. The valve piston is arranged in a valve chamber hydraulically connect... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113083 | Device for displacing and positioning an object in space The invention relates to a device for displacing and positioning an object in a space, having at least three actuating arms that can pivot about a transmission axis. Each arm is connected to a motor unit/transmission unit. A carrier element is provided in order to a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106609 | Drive and evaluation unit The invention relates to a drive and evaluation unit for displacing an object to be displaced, particularly for raising and lowering a side window in a motor vehicle. The drive includes a commutator motor with a stator having two diametrically opposed permanent magn... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104544 | Hand machine tool The invention relates to a hand machine tool, in particular, a hammer drill or chisel, having a gearbox housing and a gearbox unit with a switching device. The switching device includes a switching spring and an operating unit which may be mounted in the gearbox hou... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100111 | Fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine A fuel injection system of the common rail type for an internal combustion engine with two rows of cylinders is to be designed such that the deviations in the injection quantities of their injectors from one another are as slight as possible. The fuel injection syst... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099225 | Fuel injection system and method for injecting fuel The invention relates to a fuel injection system having at least one fuel injector, which includes an electrically operable actuator. In order to reduce the hydraulic distances between two injections, a voltage-smoothing or voltage-dampening electric device is conne... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096409 | Apparatus and method for transporting products, having a linear drive mechanism The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for transporting products, which includes a linear drive mechanism, a continuous conveyor system, having two parallel straight conveyor regions and two curved conveyor regions each connecting one end of the straight ... | 01/17/2012 |
