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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345472 | Isolated magnetostrictive buffered liquid level sensor A magnetostrictive application probe is disclosed wherein the probe includes a preassembled sensor element mounted as an application housing installation as an installable unit. The modular nature allows interchanging with various electronic assemblies, and may be a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6929316 | Spring assembly for an open roof construction for a vehicle, and open roof construction provided therewith A spring assembly is provided for interposition between two elements of an open roof construction for a vehicle that are movable relative to each other. This spring assembly comprises three leaf springs, wherein a first leaf spring with a first end is connected to a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6866334 | Roof assembly for a vehicle The invention relates to a roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof. The roof assembly comprises at least an upper closure element for selectively closing and at least partly opening the roof opening in the fixed roof of the vehicle, at least ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864829 | System for determining a position of a moving transponder The invention relates to a system for determining a position of a moving transponder adapted to receive a substantially stationary magnetic field signal and to transmit a further signal. The system comprises a signal generating arrangement adapted to generate said s... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6851731 | Crash energy absorbing element A crash energy absorbing element for use in a vehicle has a box beam shape and comprises, in cross section, a high strength support section and a lower strength absorbing section. The high strength support section is adapted to be attached to the body of the vehicle... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845675 | Multi-axis load cell A load cell is provided that includes first and second sensor support assemblies. Each sensor support assembly has a rigid central hub having an end plate and a support element extending transversely from the end plate and also includes a rigid annular ring concentr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844721 | Variable electromagnetic damping apparatus The invention relates to a method and device for providing damping in a displacement device that moves an element. The displacement device has a permanent magnet generating a first magnetic field and a first coil movable with the element. The first coil receives a s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6789830 | Vehicle A vehicle includes a passenger compartment enclosed by a body, which body includes at least a roof present at the upper side, two side walls positioned opposite each other on either side of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, which join the roof, and a rear wall, wh... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6769312 | Multi-axis load cell body A load cell comprises two rings having at least three tubes extending from the first ring to the second ring. Sensors are mounted on the tubes to measure strain of the load cell body in a plurality of directions. The load cell can further be mounted on a vehicle spi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758623 | High axial stiffness swivel joint A swivel joint according to the present invention includes first and second base members. A spider includes first and second arcuate surfaces which form joints with the first and second base members, respectively. Furthermore, the spider includes first and second pi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6750850 | Viewer system for a wireless device A system and method for rendering information on a wireless personal information manager device includes reading viewing control parameters in a dataset stored in memory on the device. The dataset further includes a plurality of records to be selectively viewed. The... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6748481 | Streaming information appliance with circular buffer for receiving and selectively reading blocks of streaming information The present invention relates to a streaming information appliance for receiving and selectively reading blocks of streaming information. The information appliance includes a buffer, a writer module which receives blocks of streaming information and writes the block... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6741189 | Keypad having optical waveguides A keypad includes a light emitting source, a light detector and waveguide assembly adapted to receive light from the light emitting source and having a plurality of waveguide branches adapted to conduct light to the light detector. A plurality of user actuated keys ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733294 | Motorcycle cornering simulator A testing machine and method are provided for simulating cornering loads on at least a vehicle component. This testing machine and method includes an actuator having an actuator rod oriented at an angle with respect to a level support surface, the angle being select... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732900 | Friction stir welding spindle with axially displaceable spindle shaft A friction stir welding spindle includes a support having a center bore. A spindle shaft is adapted to support a stir welding tool and extends within the bore. A bearing assembly allows simultaneous rotational and axial displacement of spindle shaft in the bore rela... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729830 | Wheeled work machine and frame assembly A wheeled work machine includes a rigid frame assembly having a support with a boom pivot. A front wheel assembly is joined to the frame assembly proximate the support, while a rear wheel assembly is joined to the frame assembly at an end remote from the support. Th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729074 | Assembly of guides and sliding panel, and sunshade for application therein An assembly is provided having two opposing parallel guides and a panel having two opposite parallel lateral edges cooperating with said guides for a frictional sliding movement of the panel relative to the guides. The edges of the panel are resiliently curved such ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729178 | Output spindle shaft for a rolling wheel testing apparatus A rolling wheel testing apparatus includes a spindle assembly adapted to support a tire and wheel assembly for rotation. The spindle assembly includes an output shaft end having a plurality of holes extending into the shaft end substantially parallel to an axis of r... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726275 | Operating mechanism for two panel-shaped elements An operating mechanism for two panel-shaped elements which are movable, substantially in the plane in which they extend, between an operative position, in which they lie side by side in the same plane, and a parallel, stacked position, and which each co-operate with... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6705514 | Broadsheet for manufacturing a carton and carton manufactured from such a broadsheet A broadsheet for manufacturing a carton for foodstuffs, such as chips, is described, which container comprises a container and a subcontainer for a garnishing, such as mayonnaise. The broadsheet is composed of a primary sheet of material for forming a container and ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702721 | Bicycle trainer with movable resistance device An exerciser adapted for use with a pedaled device includes a frame having a post support ends for supporting the pedaled device and a frame mounting flange. A resistance device is selectively securable to the frame mounting flange in a first position rel... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6664789 | Engine ignition timing device An ignition timing device for timing an engine having a timing port and a timing mark indicative of a position of a movable member. The ignition timing device includes a sensor adapted to be secured in the timing port to provide a timing mark signal indic... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6654733 | Fuzzy keyboard Fuzzy keyboards, to determine a most-likely-to-be-intended keystroke or keystrokes, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method adds each of one or more keys to each of a current list of key sequence hypotheses, to create a new list of key sequence hypothe... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652023 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening includes a closure element for the roof opening, which is driven by a driving element. The closure element can be locked in at least one position with respect to the vehicle, whilst the driving... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640638 | Loading assembly for a vehicle spindle test fixture A loading assembly used in a vehicle spindle test fixture includes a wheel adapter housing that is mountable to a vehicle spindle. A pair of vertical struts are provided. Each vertical strut is joined to the wheel adapter housing at spaced-apart first piv... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640006 | Word segmentation in chinese text The present invention provides a facility for selecting from a sequence of natural language characters combinations of characters that may be words. The facility uses indications, for each of a plurality of characters, of (a) the characters that occur in ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6631944 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part to be fixed to the roof, which stationary part includes a guide rail present on at least one side of the roof opening. A panel supported by the station... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631337 | Modulation error compensation for a rotating load cell A process for removing a modulation sinusoidal error from signals of a rotating load cell measuring forces and/or moments with respect to a non-rotating orthogonal coordinate system includes mounting the load cell to the rotating object and obtaining a fi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6629466 | Test specimen holder A test specimen holder for holding a test specimen in a material testing machine includes a base member having a piston chamber, a valve chamber fluidly coupled to the piston chamber, a port fluidly coupled to the valve chamber and an end couplable to a m... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6622550 | Drum braking system for rolling wheel testing apparatus An apparatus and method of operating a rolling wheel testing apparatus includes driving a tire and wheel assembly about an axis of rotation with a tire in rolling contact with a rotatable drum. Torque is sensed about the axis of rotation and rotation of t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6621243 | Drive unit for a movable part of a vehicle The invention relates to a drive unit for a closure of an open roof construction. It comprises an electric motor having a drive shaft and transmission means and an electric circuit including said motor and control means to actuate the motor. An emergency ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6613085 | Prosthetic heart valve rotator tool A prosthetic heart valve rotator tool includes an operator actuated member and a rotator engageable with a prosthetic heart valve for selectively rotating the prosthetic heart valve. An elongated bendable member has a first end secured to the operator act... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6611444 | Zero voltage switching DC-DC converter A DC--DC power converter includes input terminals and a rectifier circuit. An additional circuit is connected to the input terminals and the rectifier. The latter circuit is adapted to generate a varying voltage at output terminals of the rectifier that v... | 08/26/2003 |
