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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114090 | Drill centering tool for removal of orthopedic plug A tool centers an elongated drill bit within an elongated canal surrounded by bone tissue. A sleeve having an expandable diameter is internally threaded. The sleeve threadedly engages an externally-threaded cylindrical guide. A key includes a handle at one end of an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7964428 | Micromechanical component and method for fabricating a micromechanical component A method for fabricating a microelectromechanical or microoptoelectromechanical component. The method includes producing first and second layer composites. The first has a first substrate and a first insulation layer, which covers at least one part of the surface of... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961373 | High-resolution digital phase modulator for a fiber-optic signal transmission or measurement device A digital phase modulator for a fiber-optic measurement device. A predetermined total number of electrodes of different lengths are arranged in parallel and on both sides of a light guidance path in or on an optical substrate. The electrodes are arranged in two or m... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922105 | Atomizer adapter for paint sprayer An atomizer adapter for application of heavy viscous material from an airless paint sprayer. The adapter includes a housing that is coupled to the output of the sprayer through one housing port by an elongated tube that delivers viscous material and to the output of... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7805993 | Operating method for a Coriolis gyro, and evaluation/control electronics which are suitable for this purpose An operating method for a Coriolis gyro. Digital read signals are produced that represent a measure of the instantaneous amplitudes/frequencies of the stimulation oscillation/read oscillation of the gyro resonator. Force signals are applied to the resonator. The for... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7710702 | Primary side control module and method for protection of MOSFET against burnout A primary side control module for a switching power supply and a method for protecting a MOSFET that is controlled by a controller chip of the type that includes a timing network and switching drive output pins. The module includes the controller chip and the MOSFET... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7691040 | Universal grip-handle for exercise equipment A grip-handle for coupling to a resistance force provided by exercise equipment. The handle includes a hollow, generally-cylindrical hand hold. A flexion cable is fixed to opposed ends of a central shaft that is coaxial with the hand hold with a pulley guide member ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7624219 | Bus node The present invention relates to an apparatus for connection to a communication bus, in particular an apparatus for encoding the status of several emergency devices for communication across an AS-interface. A data code indicative of a collective state of one or more... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7490015 | Method for controlling/regulating a physical quantity of a dynamic system, in particular a micromechanical sensor A method for controlling/regulating a physical variable of a dynamic system to a specific desired value profile with use made of a pulse modulator that generates a sequence of discrete modulation signals that affect the control or regulation of the physical variable... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481110 | Method for quadrature-bias compensation in a Coriolis gyro, as well as a Coriolis gyro which is suitable for this purpose A method for quadrature-bias compensation in a Coriolis gyro whose resonator is in the form of a coupled system comprising a first and a second linear oscillator. The quadrature bias of the Coriolis gyro is determined. An electrostatic field is produced by variation... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469075 | Digital phase modulator for a fiber-optic device A method and arrangement of electrodes for increasing the resolution of a digital phase modulator for a fiber-optic signal transmission or measuring device. A predetermined total number m of electrodes of different lengths are arranged parallel and on both sides wit... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448742 | Reusable cartridge for inkjet printer A cartridge for an inkjet printing apparatus. A case of molded plastic includes a downwardly-projecting nose section. An opening in the bottom of the nose section is surrounded by an upstanding stand pipe internal to the cartridge. An insert holds a filter and inclu... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7340954 | Method for measurement of rotation rates/accelerations using a rotation rate coriolis gyro, as well as a coriolis gyro which is suitable for this purpose A Coriolis gyro includes a first and a second resonator, each in the form of a coupled system comprising first and second linear oscillators. The first resonator can be caused to oscillate in antiphase with respect to the second resonator along a common oscillation ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337665 | Method for electronically tuning the readout vibration of a coriolis gyroscope In a method for electronic tuning of the frequency of the read oscillation to the frequency of the stimulation oscillation in a Coriolis gyro, the resonator of the Coriolis gyro has a disturbance force applied to it such that the stimulation oscillation remains esse... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7324206 | Method for determination/compensation of bias errors/random walk errors induced by the light source in fiber-optic Sagnac interferometers A method for determination of/compensation for the bias/random walk errors induced by the light source in fiber-optic Sagnac interferometers employing a modulation method for stochastically independent shifting of the operating point to the points of highest sensiti... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7283246 | Method for regulating the operating frequency and multifunctional integrated circuit chip for a fiber-optic gyroscope A method for regulating the operating frequency of a closed loop fiber optic gyroscope. The demodulated output signal of a detector, as actual signal, is applied to the input of a main controller and, via a gating filter, to a VCO that determines the system clock of... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278312 | Method for electronic tuning of the read oscillation frequency of a coriolis gyro In a method for electronic tuning of the frequency of the read oscillation to the frequency of the stimulation oscillation in a Coriolis gyro the resonator of the Coriolis gyro has a disturbance force applied to it such that the stimulation oscillation remains essen... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261638 | Bowling practice device A bowling practice device for regularizing and perfecting bowling technique. An aerodynamically designed hollow body includes an outer wall and a cylindrical inner wall. The opposed ends of the outer wall taper to meet the cylindrical inner wall. The outer wall pref... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249488 | Method for detecting a zero-point error of a coriolis gyroscope and coriolis gyroscope using said method In a method for determining the zero-point error of a Coriolis gyro, the resonator of the Coriolis gyro has a disturbance force applied to it such that a change in the stimulation oscillation of the resonator is brought about. A change in the read oscillation of the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246512 | Method for determining a zero-point error in a vibratory gyroscope A method for determination of the zero error of a Coriolis gyro. Appropriate disturbance forces are applied to the resonator of the Coriolis gyro such that at least one natural oscillation of the resonator is stimulated that differs from the stimulating and read osc... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241007 | Convertible eyewear Convertible eyewear permits ready conversion between various optical modes. A removable shield is removable secured by magnetic force to a frame by the interaction of at least one magnetic rivet recessed within the frame and at least one magnetic rivet that protrude... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231823 | Method for electronically adjusting the selective oscillation frequency of a Coriolis gyro In a method for electronic tuning of the frequency of the read oscillation to the frequency of the stimulation oscillation in a Coriolis gyro, the resonator of the Coriolis gyro has a disturbance force applied to it such that the stimulation oscillation remains esse... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216525 | Method for compensation for a zero error in a coriolis gyro A method for compensation of the zero error of a Coriolis gyro. The frequency of the read oscillation is modulated. The output signal from a rotation rate control loop or quadrature control loop for the Coriolis gyro is demodulated in synchronism with the modulation... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7190463 | Method for preventing bias-errors as a result of synchronous interference in fiber-optic gyroscopes The method according to the invention for preventing bias errors as a result of synchronous interference in fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOGs) provides for an additional signal φE, which is periodical at the sampling clock rate and corresponds, for example, t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173712 | Method and device for increasing the long-term operational reliability of a fiber optic interferometer A method for increasing the long-term operational reliability of a fiber optic interferometer. Noise in a detector output signal is set to a desired value by correcting the detector light power. Detector light power is corrected by varying a light source current of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7130744 | Method for determining and compensating the scale factor error caused by a wavelength change in a GPS-based inertial navigation system In a GPS-supported inertial attitude and heading reference system equipped with a Kalman correction filter and a multiple axis fiber optic gyroscope, the invention provides for only that scale factor error which is determined for the measurement axis (e.g. the verti... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119324 | Highly stable broadband light source and suitable stabilization method therefor A highly stable broadband light source includes a semiconductor light source having a specific emission spectrum, an optical filter having a specific bandpass filtering function and a predetermined bandwidth and a coupling element, to which the light emissions of th... | 10/10/2006 |
| D529746 | Heart-shaped pillow with interior heart-shaped window | 10/10/2006 |
| D529280 | Holder for securing transportable electronic device to body | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102757 | Current measurement method and device based on a fiber optic in-line Sagnac interferometer A device for current measurement based on a fiber-optic in-line Sagnac interferometer includes a birefringence phase modulator for non-reciprocal phase modulation of two orthogonal polarization modes of a light beam passing through the interferometer. The phase modu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100206 | Method for secured access to data in a network A method for secured access to data in a network has the effect that data protection rights are respected, especially personal data present in a network with distributed memories. The method is based on the granting of access rights, with the possibility of revocati... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7011235 | Vegetation care vessel A vegetation care vessel for facilitating the care of plants and other vegetation. A hollow body includes a top portion, a planar bottom portion and a continuous wall portion. A spout communicates with the interior of the hollow body. An inwardly-projecting region i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6965411 | Remote camera positioner Apparatus for remotely controlling the positioner of a camera head. At least one hydraulically-actuated positioner for rotating the camera head with respect to an axis is fixed to the camera head and to a camera support device, such as a camera boom. The positioner ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942191 | Antirotation device An antirotation device for preventing undesired rotation of a barrel in which a viscous fluid is being mixed or stirred. The device includes a subsstantially-planar member of generally-rectangular shape. An internal aperture is provided for accommodating a barrel. A... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934375 | System for positioning staff in office The present invention to a system for positioning staff in an office, which comprises a plurality of fixed identification reader devices, a plurality of identification devices and a host computer. Each staff carries the identification device. The identification read... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869370 | Laminated cue with central elongated member A cue for table games includes a laminated shaft. The shaft includes a central elongated member of square cross-section and a plurality of surrounding elongated members. The elongated members are joined one another by adhesive. The laminated fabrication effectively ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6863832 | Method for producing a torsion spring A method for producing a silicon torsion spring capable, for example, of reading the rotation rate in a microstructured torsion spring/mass system. The system that is produced achieves a low torsional stiffness compared to a relatively high transverse stiffness in t... | 03/08/2005 |
| D500817 | Stuffed baby bear | 01/11/2005 |
| D500818 | Stuffed bear with embroidered announcement | 01/11/2005 |
| D499825 | Portable interior light with clip | 12/14/2004 |
