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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7680510 | Diversity-switched front end base station transceiver system A transceiver system for RF communications in a wireless network includes a transceiver having first and second receivers and a transmitter. The first receiver and transmitter are connected to first antenna section. The second receiver is switchable between connecti... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677222 | Diesel engine control device In a diesel engine control device, a normal injection mode that implements normal combustion and a premixed injection mode that implements premixed combustion are set, the normal injection mode is implemented when the actual engine operating conditions are in the no... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677035 | Control system for a hydraulic servomotor A control system for a hydraulic servomotor (13) is disclosed. The control system comprises an electro hydraulic actuator (2) comprising a number of valves (9, 10, 11, 12, 18) for controlling fluid flows, a main control module (1), and on... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674418 | Method and apparatus for forming a hollow FRP article by internal pressure molding A method for forming a hollow FRP article by internal pressure molding includes positioning a FRP prepreg on a periphery of an airtight internal-pressure holding tube, inserting a composite body including the internal-pressure holding tube and the prepreg into a vac... | 03/09/2010 |
| D611567 | Water purifier | 03/09/2010 |
| D611412 | Two-sided plug and receptacle | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670000 | Eyeglasses of the rimless type with wire branches The invention relates to eyeglasses of the rimless type comprising a bridge interconnecting the two eyeglass lenses, and two side branches of wire structure connected to respective side zones of the corresponding lenses, each side branch having a main portion togeth... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669832 | Solenoid actuated valve with a damping device The invention provides a solenoid actuated valve with a plunger which moves in a sleeve under influence of a magnetic field from the solenoid and further comprising a damping device for reducing noise and wear caused by the plunger when it bounces against a top part... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669261 | Apparatus for adjusting the bed of an operating table What is shown is an apparatus (10) for adjusting the bed (12) of an operating table, the said bed comprising a plurality of segments (14a to 14f) adjustable in relation to one another, at least some of the adjustable segment... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669258 | Patient bed system In a patient bed system, comprising a patient bed, a support column for supporting the bed and a trolley for transporting the bed, the bed having arranged on it first coupling elements (22) which are intended for selective connection to second or third coupli... | 03/02/2010 |
| D610872 | Beverage container | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665698 | Articulated support assembly An articulating support assembly includes a first segment and a second segment. The first and second segments are disposed adjacent to one another. A first mating surface is defined on the first segment and a second mating surface is defined on the second segment. A... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662002 | Carbon fiber tow termination and method for making Discrete portions of a carbon fiber tow, selected from a group of tows, ranging in number of fibers from about 1,000 to about 150,000, and terminated by discrete contact portions of a metal conductor within a non-metallic termination assembly formed by the joinder o... | 02/16/2010 |
| D610234 | Solenoid valve | 02/16/2010 |
| D610081 | Power cell assembly | 02/16/2010 |
| 7657963 | Wiper motor By reducing thickness of a slidable contact member which is attached to an output shaft and a sector gear part and slidably contacts with a gear case, a wiper motor is downsized. A motive power conversion member comprises: an arm part rotatably connected to the worm... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657962 | Wiper motor An assembling operation of a wiper motor is facilitated. An output shaft and a gear shaft of the sector gear part are connected by a swinging plate. A first slidable contact member is mounted on a tip of the output shaft, and a second slidable contact part is mounte... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7650758 | Method for evaluating a non-measured operating variable in a refrigeration plant Disclosed is a method for evaluating a non-measured operating variable in a refrigeration plant, which can be derived from at least one signal which is sensed at specific points in time, enabling early recognition of errors. An error indicator is formed by means of ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7646617 | Method for controlling a direct voltage source and a voltage supply device The invention concerns a method for controlling a direct voltage source with a first direct voltage source (2) and a voltage monitoring device (24), which monitors an output voltage of the first direct voltage source (2) and acts upon a control ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645935 | Outlet assembly An outlet assembly installed over an existing device box and wiring to provide an integrated appearance for a new low voltage installation alongside the existing device box, without requiring disturbance of the existing device box or wiring. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645325 | Oxygen production process using three-stage pressure swing adsorption plants A process for producing oxygen by using of three-stage pressure swing adsorption plants, wherein the process is used to separate nitrogen and oxygen from a feed air stream, the product can be oxygen or nitrogen or both of them. The process utilizes three-stage press... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641171 | Fluid control valve An object of the present invention is to obtain a quick-response fluid control valve. A fluid control valve includes a pressure chamber including an output port; an air supply nozzle and an air exhaust nozzle which are communicatively connected to the pressur... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640109 | Fingerprinting of complex hydrocarbon containing mixtures The invention provides a method of analysing a complex hydrocarbon-containing mixture, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a liquid sample of the complex hydrocarbon-containing mixture; injecting the sample into a liquid carrier flowing to a mass spectrome... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7640094 | Diesel engine A diesel engine having: a reentrant type cavity 11 depressed in the top of a piston 4; fuel injection means 9 that injects fuel towards the cavity 11; exhaust gas recirculation means 19 that recirculates a part of the exhaust gas i... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635845 | IR sensor, especially a COsensor An IR sensor (1), especially a CO2 sensor, is described, having a filter arrangement (6), downstream of which there is arranged a detector arrangement (7), and an evaluating device (8) which is connected to the detector arrange... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634826 | Patient bed system In a patient bed system, comprising a patient bed, a support column for supporting the bed and a trolley for transporting the bed, the bed having arranged on it first coupling elements (22) which are intended for selective connection to second or third coupli... | 12/22/2009 |
| D606439 | Sight glass applied in refrigeration system | 12/22/2009 |
| D606438 | Sight glass applied in refrigeration system | 12/22/2009 |
| D606437 | Sight glass applied in refrigeration system | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631590 | Hydraulic steering arrangement The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a working connection arrangement (A, B) connectable to a steering motor (5), a steering unit (6) located between the supply connection arran... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630180 | Motor starter circuit The invention concerns a motor starter circuit for an induction motor, particularly a single-phase AC induction motor, with a main winding (4) and an auxiliary winding (5) supplied with current, particularly AC, via current supply connections (24, 2... | 12/08/2009 |
| D605468 | Beverage container with message indicator | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627390 | Method and apparatus for the free-form optimization of bevel and hypoid gears Method for the optimization of the surface geometry or of a variable, dependent on this, or variables, dependent on this, of bevel or hypoid gears for their production on a free-form machine which can be mapped to a free-form basic machine with at most six axes uniq... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627389 | Method and apparatus for the free-form optimization of bevel and hypoid gears Method for the optimization of the surface geometry or of a variable, dependent on this, or variables, dependent on this, of bevel or hypoid gears for their production on a free-form machine which can be mapped to a free-form basic machine with at most six axes uniq... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624671 | Hydraulic actuator for a servomotor with an end lock function A hydraulic actuator for a hydraulic servomotor (4) is disclosed. The hydraulic servomotor (4) is of a kind having at least one defined end position, and has a first chamber (5) and a second chamber (6) associated therewith. The actuator ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621681 | Handlebar support apparatus A fully adjustable, handlebar support apparatus is readily attachable to a hand held video or still camera or to another support device, such as a monopod or tripod and includes a flexible, articulating handle which may be grasped by the camera operator and selectiv... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621064 | Muzzle loading rifle with removable breech plug A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the b... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7619416 | Coil assembly and multiple coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging A coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging comprises a sheet (2) of flexible and stretchable dielectric material and at least one electrically conducting coil (4a, 4b) for receiving and/or emitting a radio frequency signal. The... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7619343 | Rotor for an electrical motor The invention provides a rotor for an electrical motor. The rotor comprises both a squirrel cage and a number of magnets and can be inserted e.g. in a line-start motor. To secure the magnets in cavities in a core of the rotor, an end plate is attached to one axial e... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617628 | Fire control mechanism for a firearm A firearm includes a frame and a slide. A firing mechanism for the firearm includes a striker-type firing pin, a trigger, and a trigger bar. A sear inside the frame is pivotally balanced about a central fulcrum, and is biased in a first pivotal direction by a spring... | 11/17/2009 |