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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D587840 | Table lamp | 03/03/2009 |
| 7491921 | Apparatus for observing protein crystals An apparatus for efficiently observing protein crystals for use in X-ray analysis is provided. This apparatus includes an ultra-compact proximity imaging unit and a three-dimensional observation adaptor (4) attached thereto. The imaging unit includes a CCD ca... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487776 | Device with an anesthesia respiration system and an absorber A quick connection system between an anesthesia respiration system and an absorber has a gas-tight connection between the anesthesia respiration system and the absorber. The absorber (1) has a concentrically arranged gas inlet opening (8) and a gas out... | 02/10/2009 |
| D586194 | Glass sheet breaker | 02/10/2009 |
| D582090 | Wall lamp | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458887 | Remaining coin amount detecting apparatus for coin hopper A remaining coin amount detecting apparatus is provided for a coin hopper, disposed on a lower portion of a cylindrical storing bowl. The coin hopper dispenses coins one by one using a rotary disk fixed on a rotary shaft rotated by a driving apparatus. At least a pa... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455579 | Overflow chute apparatus for coin storing A coin storing apparatus with overflow chute apparatus is supplied with coins from a slot-shaped replenishing port to a coin storing portion and stores the coins in piles in the coin storing portion. The coins overflow via a downward overflow chute having a width eq... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452017 | Expandable finger gripper This invention relates to a pneumatically controlled finger gripper that has a supporting body (111) forming a chamber. A fixed axial rod (119) is secured to a proximal part of the body, extending in the chamber and emerging from a distal part of the b... | 11/18/2008 |
| D581086 | Wall lamp | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452361 | System with a screwdriver and a bone screw A system is provided with a screwdriver and a bone screw (30), wherein the screwdriver has a tool (4), which is provided with at least two radially and axially extending tool blades (5, 6, 7, 8), which can be caused to engage groove-like blade s... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452155 | Ball and socket joint A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, has a ball and socket joint housing (1), which has a joint opening and in which a bearing shell (5) made of an insulating material is arranged. A ball pivot (... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580164 | Bag | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448093 | Gas- and liquid-proof safety suit A safety suit material can be connected to a plurality of gloves or boots to provide a gas- or liquid-proof connection. A support ring (3) is provided, which is in contact with the inner side of a boot-leg (2) and has a cuff (4) that can be fold... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445374 | Two-state chronograph with switching means The invention concerns a chronograph watch movement, comprising a chronograph mechanism, including: a chronograph gear-train comprising first (40) and second (38) wheels completing a revolution in sixty seconds and a revolution in a fraction of an hour... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445545 | Coin dispensing apparatus A coin dispensing apparatus is provided that has features to easily adjust the distance between the base plate and the rotating disk and to adapt to the thickness of the coins. The coin dispensing apparatus includes a disk (102) which separates coins one by o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445234 | Foamed body for the production of a seat of an automobile with airbag module A foamed body (03) for the production of a seat of an automobile (01) has at least one airbag module (07), which is integrated into the lateral area of the seat (01). The airbag module (07) includes an expandable airbag (09)... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444806 | Exhaust system component An exhaust-carrying component (2) of an exhaust system (1) for an internal combustion engine is provided, in particular for a motor vehicle. The component (2) includes a pipe (4) through which exhaust gas can flow from one longitudinal en... | 11/04/2008 |
| D579603 | Floor lamp | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443124 | Method and device for operating a machine, such as a multiaxial industrial robot In order to improve the safety of a machine, particularly a robot, such as a multiaxial or multiaxle industrial robot during the operation thereof, particularly in the presence of human beings, the invention provides a method for operating the machine, which is char... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442899 | Clamping device A clamping device or system (1) is provided for body parts (8, 9), which have a component clamping contour (11), especially a component flange. The clamping device or system (1) has one or more clamping devices (2, 3), which have e... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442238 | Means for air fractionization An aircraft, aircraft system and air fractionization device are provided. The air fractionization device is provided for use on board an aircraft. The air fractionization installation functions according to the principle of pressure swing adsorption and is supplied ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442181 | Device for dispensing medical active ingredients A device and system for dispensing medical active ingredients. Medical active ingredients may be, e.g., drugs or anesthetics, which enter the patient's bloodstream. Injection pumps and perfusors are usually used for their dispensing, and vapors are frequently used i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441979 | Ball and socket joint, for use in vehicles A ball and socket joint is provided, preferably for use in vehicles, especially in the area of the chassis of motor vehicles. The ball and socket joint includes a ball and socket joint housing having a joint opening, with a ball pivot, which is arranged in the ball ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441923 | Operating room light fixture and handle with control element An operating room light fixture with a light fixture housing, in which at least one lighting unit with at least one light source is arranged, with a handle, which is arranged on a side of the light fixture housing facing the operating area, wherein the handle compri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441759 | Elastomeric bush bearing and process for manufacturing same An elastomeric bush bearing is designed as a slotted bush. To reach a high ratio of static radial stiffness to torsion spring rate along with a high axial stiffness at the same time, a beading is formed at least at one axial end but preferably at both axial ends of ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441757 | Hydraulically damping bush bearing A hydraulically damping bush bearing (1) has an inner part (1) with a hole (3) extending along a longitudinal axis (4); an outer sleeve (9) surrounding the inner part (2); an elastomeric damping member (6) arranged be... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441639 | Dashpot with amplitude-dependent shock absorption A dashpot featuring amplitude-dependent shock absorption, especially intended for the wheel of a vehicle and including a hydraulically parallel cylindrical pressure-compensation chamber (8). The pressure-compensation chamber is partitioned by an axially displ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441565 | Fire protection zone penetrating member and injection-molding method for the same A low cost and mass-producible fire protection zone penetrating member is provided which can be set on piping or the like with a one-touch operation as well as a method of injection-molding the fire protection zone penetrating member. One expanding slot is provided ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441493 | Sealing device for a radial swivel motor Swivel motors have a large number of tightness problems on the inside, in particular in a broad operating temperature range. Therefore, to improve the tightness over a temperature range of −40° C. to +130° C., a sealing device (20) is provided with an inn... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441478 | Pedal with fastening clip for push rod A snap connection is provided between a push rod, e.g., of brakes, to an actuating element, e.g., a brake pedal. A fastening clip (2) is detachably fastened to the pedal. The push rod includes a spherical end (10) which can be held in an articulated ma... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441474 | Sensor system for the control of an automatic transmission A sensor system is provided for a control device of an automatically shiftable transmission and/or with automatic manually shifted transmission. The system includes a shift selector lever movable in at least one shift gate for setting at least the positions Forward,... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441389 | Device for vacuum packing articles, storage container for such a device and vacuum packing system In a device for vacuum packing articles by evacuating the interior space of a flexible storage container, articles can be vacuum packed in a simple manner and with little effort if a suction lance (10) is provided for insertion into the storage container (... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441387 | Method and system for commissioning articles which are suitable for a central belt and articles which are not suitable for a central belt A method and a commissioning system are provided for commissioning articles (A1) which are suitable for a central belt in a central belt commissioning system and articles (A2) which are not suitable for a central belt, preferably manually from an artic... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441352 | Structure with variable geometric pattern and appearance A structure with variable geometric pattern and appearance which comprises: a first element having a first aperture whose outline defines a preset geometric or fancy figure; a flap or patch of fabric or cloth appli... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441978 | Ball socket with film backing A bearing shell for a ball and socket joint has a core made of plastic, which is jacketed by a film at least in some areas. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438493 | Cross axis ball and socket joint with sealing ring for cross axis sleeve ends A ball joint, is provided in the form of a cross axis joint with a housing, a bearing shell in the housing and a ball sleeve. The ball sleeve includes a ball portion with a bearing surface cooperating with the bearing shell and a first pivot pin and a second pivot p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438550 | Plant for the preparation of materials A material processing plant comprises a first screw-type extruding machine and a second screw-type extruding machine downstream thereof. The screw-type extruding machines are connected to one another by means of a function casing which is embodied for displacement s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439641 | Resonance drive actuator A resonance drive actuator includes a casing; an electromagnetic drive section supported in the interior of the casing; a plunger to be reciprocatively driven at least in a rotational direction or in an axial direction by the electromagnetic drive section; an output... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438368 | Electrical braking device for vehicle trailers and method for operation thereof A method for electric braking of a vehicle trailer and a device for vehicle trailers is provided. The vehicle trailer has a rigid hitch or drawbar arrangement (7) and is braked by the overrun forces generated as a result of braking of the tractor vehicle (... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431034 | Oxygen emergency supply means The oxygen emergency supply device for an aircraft is equipped with a receptacle in which at least one oxygen mask is arranged. The receptacle comprises a lid which opens in the case of release and releases the oxygen mask. Handling device for reaching and applying ... | 10/07/2008 |
