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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7957794 | System and method for transducing, sensing, or affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves using 2-way wireless communications A system for sensing vaginal conditions or for affecting vaginal or body conditions in a mammal. The system includes a portable probe unit and a separate controller unit, both of which include two-way communication devices to both transmit signals to, and receive si... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954396 | Rack and pinion steering gear with automatic adjustment of the thrust element A rack and pinion steering gear comprising a thrust element disposed in a housing for pressing a rack and pinion against one another. One side of the thrust element is supported against the rack, and another side is supported against a wedge-like part formed of two ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947364 | Energy-attenuation structure An energy-attenuation structure comprising a core layer of cellular material. Substantially most of the cells of the cellular material are open cells, with those cells disposed in the central portion of the core layer being more open than are those cells disposed in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938601 | Use of a distributor or diffuser in the form of a thin-walled, air-permeable heat-reactive layer for machining a workpiece In the use of a distributor or diffuser in the form of a thin-walled, completely or partially air-permeable, heat-reactive layer for drilling or milling machining of a workpiece with a tool, a vacuum, surface tension is produced, which is large enough to fix the pos... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937933 | Exhaust gas post treatment system Exhaust gas post treatment system for nitrogen oxide and particle reduction of an internal combustion engines operated with excess air. An oxidation catalytic converter is disposed in the exhaust gas stream of the engine for converting at least a portion of the nitr... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7849882 | Double plug head for plugging pipe A double plug head for plugging a pipe. The double plug head includes a primary rubber packing, a roller support, a tube support and a rubber tube. The primary rubber packing is provided on a mounting plate of a plugging machine. The roller support is provided with ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7836812 | Propellant charge feed or supply means A propellant charge feed or supply system for automatic introduction of modular propellant charges into the weapon tube of a heavy weapon having a breech assembly and a propellant charge chamber in front of the breech assembly. An oblong propellant charge feed tray ... | 11/23/2010 |
| D627123 | Device for holding sacks and bags open | 11/09/2010 |
| 7757594 | Longitudinal cutting machine with combined upper blade and lower blade positioning A longitudinal cutting machine having an upper blade held and displaceable on a first longitudinal guide, and a lower blade that is associated with the upper blade, the lower blade being held on and displaceable along a second longitudinal guide. A displacement devi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7707684 | Implement having adjustable handle An implement comprising a first handle, on which are disposed control elements for the implement, and a second handle. The first handle is adjustable between a first operating position for a two-handed operation in which the implement is adapted to be guided by both... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703594 | Escalator or moving sidewalk An escalator or moving sidewalk exhibits a frame for the formation of a supporting structure between entry and exit that is made at least partially of perforated plate, with the holes in particular being provided over a significant part of the frame height, preferab... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665333 | Bicycle lock A bicycle lock in the form of a U-lock includes a U-shaped closure bracket and an elongated lock body. The lock body includes insertion openings for receiving ends of the closure bracket, while the ends of the closure bracket are provided with recesses that are para... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661265 | Exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine An exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine, comprising an oxidation catalytic converter disposed in a first exhaust gas manifold section with which the exhaust gas outlets of a first portion of the cylinders communicate, and a hydrolysis catalytic conve... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7640894 | Treat dispenser for animals A treat dispenser for animals, especially in the form of a rubber chew toy for dogs. The treat dispenser comprises a housing having a hollow interior and at least one aperture adapted to receive and dispense treats. The treat dispenser also has an at least partially... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7607825 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the formation of deposits in furnaces Method and apparatus for monitoring formation of deposits of solid particles from flue gas onto furnace walls formed of welded-together tubes through which cooling medium flows. For the entire surface of the walls, the exact surface temperature is detected with infr... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607818 | Extruder with gear pump An extruder for viscous masses, and including an extruder screw and a positive-displacement gear pump disposed downstream of the extruder screw as viewed in the conveying direction. The positive-displacement gear pump has at least one conveying gear and at least one... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597065 | Toy for animals A toy for animals, comprising an outer, hollow shell member of elastomeric material. The shell member has at least one hole to provide communication between the hollow interior and the exterior thereof. A hollow, flexible insert is disposed within the shell member a... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7591378 | Manually guided apparatus for collecting fruits or nuts A manually guided apparatus for collecting objects, especially fruits and nuts, including a pick-up drum rotatably mounted in the drum chamber of a housing. The drum is disposed approximately transverse to the direction of operation, and is rotationally driven by a ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7587993 | Toy for animals A toy for animals, comprising an outer, hollow shell member of elastomeric material. The shell member has at least one hole to provide communication between the hollow interior and the exterior thereof. A hollow, flexible insert is disposed within the shell member a... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584634 | Pivotable-lever lock A retractable lock for cabinet doors, wherein a cradle in a cutout door portion accommodates a lever handle secured, in a pivoted-in position, by a locking mechanism. The lever handle pivots out of the cradle over an operating displacement, via a pivot bearing, in a... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7564010 | Jar type cauldron A jar type cauldron that includes a main body and a lid. The main body is made by shaping and then firing clay, and is constructed so that a bottom wall thereof is thicker than a sidewall thereof. An inner wall is provided in an upper portion of the main body to for... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544321 | Process container with cooling elements A process container comprising a metallic casing having at least one refractory cladding layer disposed on the inner side thereof, and cooling elements connected to the outer side of the casing. Each cooling element comprises a base plate and at least one cooling ch... | 06/09/2009 |
| D593673 | Air louver | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539095 | Selection device for reading and/or recording devices for inscribable digital versatile disks (DVD) A selection device for a reading and/or writing device for a rewritable Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) includes a selector for selecting a specified complete and limited data area of a plurality of such data areas present on the DVD after a Lead-in Area, and a represe... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537513 | Device for accelerating abrasives The invention relates to a device for accelerating abrasives, comprising a centrifugal wheel (8) that is driven to rotate about an axis of rotation. Said centrifugal wheel further comprises blades (2) that are disposed in a substantially radial orienta... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536998 | Drive unit having thermal recovery A drive unit of a motor vehicle, provided with an internal combustion engine, with a combustion air supply having a low-pressure compressor, a high-pressure compressor and a combustion air cooling unit, and with an exhaust gas withdrawal via which exhaust gas formed... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533648 | Compression ignition internal combustion engine having combustion chambers for high ignition pressures A compression ignition internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber for high ignition pressures. Each combustion chamber comprises a cylinder bore in the crankcase or a cylinder liner in the cylinder bore, a piston, and a cylinder head. Spaces f... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7513558 | Safety seat, suspended in a land vehicle, aircraft or vessel A safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft or vessels, comprising a harness for suspension from fixed points of a vehicle and for supporting a vehicle occupant. Belt retractors are disposed at the fixed vehicle points, and fabric supporting belts extend from the harn... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513225 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having an intake channel for supply of fuel and combustion air, and divided over a portion of its length into a mixture channel, and into a supply channel for supply of largely fuel-free air. A simple manufacture of the engine and a sim... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7501597 | Control device for a passenger seat A wireless passenger seat control device, particularly for an aircraft, has at least two ranges of functions. One of the ranges of functions includes seat adjustment. The operation of the device is simplified if the control units for the at least two ranges of funct... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500421 | Magazine for an automatic shell firing weapon mounted on a gun carriage A magazine for an automatic shell-firing weapon mounted on a gun carriage, wherein the magazine is adapted to contain a belt and comprises two closed magazine portions interconnected by a closed transfer channel. The two magazine portions are disposed on opposite si... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7484763 | Fixing device for a seat belt winder The inventive device for fixing a seat belt winder is fixed to the part of a motor vehicle. The plate of the housing of the winder is provided with at lest one fixing hole for receiving a screw connection which maintains the vehicle part embodied therein. The housin... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475626 | Device for feeding propellant charges to a heavy weapon A device for feeding propellant charges to a heavy weapon, comprising a fixed propellant charge magazine having guides for receiving propellant charge modules such that their longitudinal axes extend horizontally. The guides are disposed parallel to one another and ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475573 | Process and device for treatment of a traveling yarn with a gas- or steam-creating treatment medium A process for treating a yarn with a gas- or steam-creating medium includes traveling the yarn between a pair of elongate yarn guide elements in a pressure chamber portion of a yarn treatment chamber that is substantially sealed off to the environment and is under a... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7472635 | Blade holder having displacement-dependent spring force compensation A blade holder for cutting machines includes a blade head held on a raising and lowering device and having an adjustment mechanism for a circular blade that is held on the blade head. The adjustment mechanism for the movement of the circular blade between a cutting ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472929 | Connector A connector for the connection of hoses, comprising a first connection stub having a first free end for receiving a first hose, and a second connection stub for receiving a second hose. The first hose has an inner diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7464779 | All-wheel drive motor vehicle An all-wheel drive motor vehicle having at least two wheel axles and comprising an electrical or hydraulic drive unit having a plurality of electric or hydraulic motors connected to an electrical or hydraulic energy source. Each motor is associated with a drive whee... | 12/16/2008 |
| D581970 | Brace bar for sound board of a guitar | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457411 | Information security via dynamic encryption with hash function A system and method providing secure information. An encryption key is regenerated by performing byte addition of an encryption key, encrypted data, and a hash vector based upon an encryption key. A hash vector is hashed by scanning indexed bytes of an encryption ke... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7437455 | Method for detecting a system condition A method is provided for detecting a system condition of a system having at least one agent by means of at least one manager coupled with the agent, whereby agents and manager communicate with one another by means of SNMP protocol. ... | 10/14/2008 |
