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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177555 | Device for extracting a tooth root The invention relates to a device (1) for extracting a tooth root, said device having a pin (2) which can be inserted and fixed in the tooth root (10). The pin (2) can be fixed to the front end of a unit (5) via a connection piece ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171983 | Casting die for continuous casting of blooms, slabs, and billets A mold for the continuous casting of blooms, slabs or billets is provided with a mold tube (2) and a supporting shell (4) surrounding said mold tube. The mold tube (2) is supported by support profiles (15) on the supporting shell (4 | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169311 | Wireless transmission system for vehicular component control and monitoring Vehicle with wireless sensors includes a frame, at least one sensor assembly fixed to the frame and each including a sensor arranged to obtain data about a condition or property of the vehicle or part thereof or an environment in or around the vehicle, and a wireles... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162353 | Game of chance using postage stamps Postage stamp assembly includes a backing substrate having a front face and indicia relating to a game of chance on the front face, a postage stamp having a printed postage value thereon, and adhesive for removably adhering the postage stamp to the front face of the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159338 | Asset monitoring arrangement and method Arrangement and method for monitoring an asset includes a location determining system and a self-powered interior sensor and communication system which data about contents in the interior of the asset and transmits the data and the location of the asset. It includes... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157901 | Apparatus for purifying air, in particular for ventilation and air-conditioning systems An apparatus for purifying air, in particular for ventilation and air-conditioning systems, has an air filter (11), which is inserted in an air channel (10) or in a filter wall for collecting dust. A dust agglomerator (12) with a DC voltage fiel... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157047 | Occupant protection systems control techniques Control system for controlling at least one occupant protection system of a vehicle includes a plurality of preferably electronic sensor systems mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state thereof syst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152198 | Vehicular occupant sensing techniques Vehicular apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of an object that may be located on a seat of the vehicle includes emitters, each emitting a beam along a path on which the object may be located, each path being in a different direction, receivers, ea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151864 | System for sealing a dummy bar head in a mould of a continuous casting plant for casting large-format preliminary sections In a system for sealing a dummy bar head in a mould of a continuous casting plant for casting large-format preliminary sections, a flat gasket (6) to seal the gap between the dummy bar head and the mould is provided, which is held on a packing plate (7... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147292 | Device for polishing hard surfaces, especially glass surfaces The invention relates to a device for polishing hard surfaces, especially glass surfaces, said device comprising polishing system (5) provided with a replaceable polishing disk (6). Said polishing system (5) can be displaced in a two-dimensional... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131529 | Method and system for simulating test instruments and instrument functions Method and system to configure a common set of electronic components using software in order to simulate different electronic, mechanical and/or electro-mechanical instruments or instrument functions. For each instrument function or traditional mode of operation to ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8115620 | Asset monitoring using micropower impulse radar Arrangement and method for monitoring inanimate objects in an interior thereof includes a sensor system arranged to obtain data about the object by applying micropower impulse radar (MIR) transmissions into the interior of the asset, i.e., container volume monitorin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109320 | Method and apparatus for the continuous casting of preliminary steel sections In a method and apparatus for the continuous casting of preliminary steel sections, the liquid or molten steel is introduced substantially vertically into an open-ended die. The cross section of the cavity of the die is made up of a web part and one or more flange p... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108191 | Electric motor simulator and method for testing motor driver devices Apparatus to exercise electrical motor drivers by electrically simulating a geared electric or electrical motor by providing an electronic load for the power signals that are applied to it. Current levels in the load are monitored in real-time using gate array logic... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8084930 | Multiple device shaping uniform distribution of current density in electro-static focusing systems System that focuses electron beams in an electro-static area to a laminar flow of electrons with uniform distribution of current density and extraordinary demagnification includes a housing having a first interior portion and a second interior portion electrically i... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084929 | Multiple device shaping uniform distribution of current density in electro-static focusing systems System that focuses electron beams in an electro-static area to a laminar flow of electrons with uniform distribution of current density and extraordinary demagnification includes a body that defines a boundary for an electric field, a field-forming cathode electrod... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079404 | Lateral seal of a casting gap formed between two casting rollers of a strip casting machine Lateral seal of a casting gap formed between two casting rollers of a strip casting machine that can be placed against the casting rollers on the front face. The lateral seal includes a first moist part and a second part that is assigned to the front faces of the ca... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068979 | Inattentive vehicular operator detection method and arrangement Method and arrangement for determining inattentiveness of an operator of a vehicle includes determining the position of the vehicle, analyzing the determining position of the vehicle relative to a map, monitoring motion of the vehicle relative to the map to determin... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068942 | Vehicular heads-up display system Heads-up display systems for vehicles which generate a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle. A control system is coupled to the heads-up display system and detects an action by the occupant and controls ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060308 | Weather monitoring techniques Arrangement and method for monitoring weather includes a sensor system arranged in vehicles for obtaining information about the weather in the vicinity of the vehicle, a communication system arranged in each vehicle and coupled to a respective sensor system for comm... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060282 | Vehicle component control methods and systems based on vehicle stability Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes sensor systems mounted on the vehicle, each providing a measurement of a state of the sensor system or a state of the mounting location of the sensor system and generating a signal representative... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054203 | Apparatus and method for determining presence of objects in a vehicle Vehicle including a first substructure and a second substructure arranged such that an interior space is defined by or between the first and second substructures, and an arrangement for determining whether an object is present in the interior space. The arrangement ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054193 | Method for controlling output of a classification algorithm Method for controlling output of a classification algorithm which classifies an occupant of a seat in a vehicle in which a bladder or other type of weight sensor is arranged in a bottom cushion of the seat, data relating to the pressure exerted by the occupant on th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047432 | Package tracking techniques Method and system for tracking packages including readable indicia in a movable cargo container includes mounting at least one scanner to an interior surface of the container capable of reading the indicia on, in or associated with the packages, operatively reading ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041483 | Exterior airbag deployment techniques Externally deployed airbag system for a vehicle including one or more inflatable airbags deployable outside of the vehicle, an anticipatory sensor system for assessing the probable severity of an impact involving the vehicle based on data obtained prior to the impac... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036788 | Vehicle diagnostic or prognostic message transmission systems and methods System and method for monitoring the condition of a vehicle includes a communications unit arranged to interface with a wireless communications network, at least one sensor for monitoring at least one component or subsystem of the vehicle and which is coupled to the... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035508 | Monitoring using cellular phones Method and arrangement for obtaining information about a person includes providing the person with a portable device, arranging at least one sensor on the portable device, obtaining information about the person carrying the portable device or an environment around t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033067 | Multi-level apartment building A system of spaces including a residential apartment unit in a multi-unit building arranged on multiple levels that provides the following attributes to all units in the building: Central corridor access to a middle level of each unit; through-unit feature with expo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032264 | Vehicular heads-up display system Heads-up display systems for vehicles which generate a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle. A control system is coupled to the heads-up display system and detects an action by the occupant, e.g., touchi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024084 | Vehicle diagnostic techniques Vehicle with diagnostic capability includes different vehicle-resident sensors, each providing a measurement related to a state of the sensor or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location of the sensor, a vehicle-resident diagnostic processor coupled ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019501 | Vehicle diagnostic and prognostic methods and systems Method for predicting failures in vehicular components includes mounting sensors on the vehicle which provide data affected by the operation of the components, obtaining data from the sensors, detecting patterns in the obtained data on the vehicle, analyzing the det... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014789 | Monitoring using cellular phones Method for locating a cell phone or PDA, e.g., arranged in or on a movable asset, includes obtaining information at the cell phone or PDA relating to reception of signals, transmitting the information from the cell phone or PDA to a remote facility and determining t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000897 | Intersection collision avoidance techniques System and method for preventing accidents between first and second vehicles at intersections in which the absolute position and velocity of the first vehicle are determined, map data relating to edges of lanes of roadways, edges of roadways and the location of traf... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990283 | Vehicular communication arrangement and method Accident avoidance system using an infrastructure system to convey location information between vehicles includes at least two vehicles approaching or traveling on a roadway and each having onboard, a position determining system onboard that receives satellite posit... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988190 | Airbag deployment control using seatbelt-mounted sensor Method and system for controlling inflation of an airbag in a vehicle which protects an occupant from injury in a crash involving the vehicle includes sensing a crash involving the vehicle for which deployment of the airbag is desired, inflating the airbag to protec... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984634 | Milling device for inline rolling a steel band produced especially by means of a twin-roll continuous casting process Disclosed is a milling device for inline-rolling a steel band which is produced especially by means of a twin-roll continuous casting process. Said milling device comprises at least two rolling units (20, 30) with working rolls (21, 31) that mill the s... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983836 | Vehicle-traffic control device communication techniques Method and arrangement for controlling vehicular traffic via traffic control devices includes establishing communications between the traffic control devices and vehicles approaching the traffic control devices, and providing information about travel of the vehicle ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983802 | Vehicular environment scanning techniques Method for creating and managing a digital map for use by vehicles and including information relating to travel lanes on which the vehicles travel includes illuminating the environment outside of and around the vehicle with infrared illumination in an eye-safe part ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979173 | Autonomous vehicle travel control systems and methods Method and system for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel includes providing a vehicle travel management system which monitors the location of vehicles in a travel lane and the location of the travel lane, creating dedicated travel lanes for vehicl... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979172 | Autonomous vehicle travel control systems and methods Method and system for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel includes creating dedicated travel lanes for vehicle travel, determining the location of vehicles in the dedicated travel lanes, and providing instructions to the vehicles in the dedicated t... | 07/12/2011 |
