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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120001578 | INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE An inverter for an electric vehicle includes a speed instruction generating unit, a frequency voltage converting unit, an integrator and a 2-to-3 phase converter. The speed instruction generating unit outputs a speed instruction for changing the rotational frequency of ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110265381 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING MONITORING BY A JAMMING PROTECTION FUNCTION IN AN ELECTRICAL CLOSING SYSTEM The invention relates to a method for activating a jamming protection function in an electrical closing system, wherein the jamming protection function is designed to abort a movement of a closing part in a movement direction if it is detected that the movement of the c... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110221372 | Windshield wiper control system The present invention relates to a low-cost windshield wiper control system which can be readily incorporated into existing vehicle systems, particularly into an operator-accessible windshield wiper control unit assembly (100). The windshield wiper control assemb... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110203754 | Method for Operating a Motorized Roller Shade The present invention advantageously provides methods for manually and/or remotely controlling a motorized roller shade that includes a shade attached to a shade tube, a DC gear motor disposed within the shade tube and a microcontroller. One method includes detecting a ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110036508 | MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR A SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY A motor controller includes a signal-generating unit that is operable so as to control rotational direction and rotational speed of a motor of a sunshade assembly, and a processing unit that operates the signal-generating unit to rotate the motor in a reverse direction ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100270962 | Washing machine and method for controlling the same A washing machine and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The washing machine detects a back electromotive force of a washing motor, and controls output of an alarm sound by analyzing periodicity of a waveform period of the back electromotive force. The was... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100164423 | SERVO SYSTEM AND SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE This invention aims to achieve safety without interchanging an entire existing servo system to a servo system having the safety function. In a servo system including a servo motor, and a servo amplifier for controlling the drive of the servo motor based on the output of... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100090140 | Control utilizing non-contact switching for control and current sensing technology for operating a valve The present invention provides a control device featuring a control module featuring one or more modules configured to provide a first control signal for controlling a first device in order to open or close a second device; and also configured to respond to a change in ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100066274 | SWITCH ELEMENT FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART The invention relates to a switch element comprising an actuating element that can be impinged upon by an energy accumulator and is mounted so that it can be moved along a trajectory. At least two energy accumulators are used to impinge the actuating element and the num... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100064677 | WORK MACHINE A work machine includes: hydraulic actuators 21, 22, 23, 31, and 32; a capacitor 61 for storing electric power when a generator motor 44 operates as a generator and for supplying electric power when the generator motor 44 operates as a... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100001675 | Electric Power Tool An electric power tool is provided that includes a motor as a driving source, a first operation switch, a first semiconductor switch, and a second semiconductor switch. The first operation switch is operated by a user to be turned ON/OFF. The first semiconductor switch,... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090261610 | Control of a Slide-Out Room A control system for a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle includes a number of room slides which move the slide-out room between retracted and extended positions. If multiple room slides are used, a controller synchronizes the movement of the room slides to preven... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090236012 | Detection systems for power equipment Methods to detect when a human body contacts a predetermined portion of a machine are disclosed. The methods distinguish contact with a person from contact with other materials. The methods are particularly applicable in woodworking equipment such as table saws to disti... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090134829 | Wizard For Configuring A Motor Drive System An electronic line shaft comprising a motor drive comprising a velocity noise filter coupled to receive a feedback position signal and operable to filter the feedback position signal to generate a feedback velocity signal where the noise filter has at least one controll... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090096401 | POWER TOOL The controller determines the presence or absence of operation of the trigger switch according to an ON/OFF state of the main contact of the trigger switch and designating the rotation speed of the motor based on a signal outputted from the speed contact. The controller... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090020233 | AUTOMATED SHADE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM This invention generally relates to automated shade systems. An automated shade system comprises one or more motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use one or more algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080150461 | Self-Powered Assembly for the Actuation of a Roller Blind or Awning An actuation assembly (INST) of a screen (SCR) for closure, solar protection or privacy, comprising, on the one hand, a motorized actuator (ACT) furnished with wireless control command receiving means (RCU) and, on the other hand, a standalone power supply assembly (PWU... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080116830 | DRIVE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR A drive control assembly for a motor including a variable frequency drive module for providing variable speed control for the motor, a bypass module for providing bypass control for the motor, and a switch for switching control for the motor between the variable frequen... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080024081 | Controlling device for range switch mechanism A controlling device includes a range switch mechanism, range switch operating means, operation frequency monitoring means, and heat generation limit controlling means. The range switch mechanism is adapted to change a shift range using a motor. Through the range switch... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070194736 | DIFFERENTIAL RIPPLE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM The method and system being applicable to any number of motors of the type used to drive moveable members, including but not limited to motors used to drive automatic vehicle windows and motors used to drive automatic vehicle seats. ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20060220598 | Remote activation of an automotive window washing system A remote auxiliary switch for activating an automotive window washer of a window without activating a window wiper for the window is disclosed. An operator may conveniently dispense washer fluid from the on board reservoir of the existing wiper system to use when cleani... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060214619 | Opening-and-closing control device An opening-and-closing control device is disclosed, in which speed of an opening-and-closing body can be increased even while automatic operation is performed. The device includes an operation knob that performs opening-and-closing control of an opening-and-closing body... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060186847 | Control arrangement for a control element for opening and closing a vehicle panel A control arrangement for a control element for opening and closing a hatch in a motor vehicle has a motorized vehicle panel. The control element is designed in such a way that, upon a short actuation of the control element, depending on the direction of actuation of th... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060168891 | Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus When an ECU interrupts electric power supplying to an electromagnetic coil with a rotor, a rotor and an armature are controlled at a disconnected state, in which a driving force transmission between a vehicle door and a electric driving power source is interrupted and a... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060055360 | Open loop motor parking method and system Provided herewith is an improved scheme for parking a load such as an indicator pointer and calibrating its position in a system for controlling the position of the load. The system also has a stopper for physically impeding the load when it is to be parked. In one embo... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050040782 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND MOTOR ACTUATOR THEREFOR A motor actuator of a climate control system includes an specialized electric motor with a motor housing enclosing an encoder ring on a motor shaft having a plurality of opposite encoder-segment sets with encoder brushes on the housing wiping the encoder ring and thereb... | 02/24/2005 |
