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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002091 | Clutch between a rotary output drive shaft for a cutting device, a rotary cutter and cutting device provided with said clutch A clutch between the rotary output drive shaft of a cutting device and a rotary cutter includes a rotor which is connected to the drive shaft and whose at least one part of the internal walls forms a friction track and a stator which bears the cutter and is driven b... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7360425 | Compensated composite structure A method for constructing a compensated composite structure, including a support tube coupled to a flexure plate and enclosing a capacitor plate, includes selecting a material for the support tube whereby the coefficient of expansion is larger than that of the mater... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350881 | Motorcycle with antilock brake system In a motorcycle provided with an antilock brake system, a front fork supporting a front wheel of a motorcycle is supported to be rotatable by a head pipe which is located at the front end portion of a body frame of a motorcycle, a handle-bar is secured to an upper e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325285 | Method of processing high voltage capacitors A high voltage capacitor design is provided that provides improved performance. The high voltage capacitor includes a stack of mechanically bonded capacitor cells, which in one variant utilize a separator formed of two layers of paper. In one version, the high volta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7264255 | Synchronized mid and forward motor cycle foot controls A control linkage system for permitting a user to control functions of a motorcycle from different foot positions. The control linkage system includes a shifting assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to a transmission of the motorcycle for permitti... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237765 | Speed limiting system for lifting devices Speed limiter system to detect over speed and generate a signal to cut the power and if necessary operate brakes. It consist of the limiter itself, with a tension pulley. The limiter consists of weights connected by a mechanism that moves asymmetrically and by centr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234570 | Electronically programmable actively damped sensor mount An active damping system for damping the rotation of an object to an extent dependent upon the angular velocity of the object utilizes a feedback mechanism and provides a robust method for rotational damping. The active damping system comprises a torque controller, ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234784 | Brake device for a two-wheeled motor vehicle, and method of using same In a braking device of a motorcycle, in which a rear wheel braking mechanism is operated in conjunction with a front wheel braking operation, accurate determination of a reduction in rear wheel load is provided, and additional reduction of the rear-wheel load is pre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225675 | Capacitance type dynamic quantity sensor A capacitance type dynamic quantity sensor has a first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the first substrate, and first and second electrodes each disposed on a main surface of a respective one of the first and second substrates. Each of the first and seco... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216881 | Cable guide for a bicycle suspension fork A cable guide routing a control cable that extends between an actuator and a suspension system having a crown connecting two parallel tubular bodies to a steerer tube. The cable guide includes a housing formed on the crown and having a bore extending therethrough fo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207423 | Acceleration sensor for motor vehicles An acceleration sensing unit (1) includes an acceleration sensor element (4), wherein said sensing unit (1) emits an electric signal at a signal output (k3, k4), the sensing unit (1) is electrically active and supplied with ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207585 | Front suspension for motorcycle A motorcycle whose front end has a coil-over shock disposed within the head tube and telescopic forks which include linear bearings riding between flats on the outer face of the inner fork tubes and flats on the inner face of the outer fork tubes. The linear bearing... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7177783 | Shape based noise characterization and analysis of LSI The invention allows the inclusion of cross-talk coupling and other noise in circuit simulation by considering a resultant glitch in more detail than just its peak value. A set of parameters represents the noise, with an exemplary embodiment using a triangle approxi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137467 | Straddle type vehicle A straddle type vehicle having an improved external appearance includes a connecting rod, the movement of which can be detected reliably by an input section of a brake switch. A structure around a brake switch of a straddle type vehicle including a foot rest dispose... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134326 | Apparatus and method for inspecting motorcycle An apparatus and method for inspecting a motorcycle. A braking force inspecting unit is provided for calculating a braking force from results measured by a torque measuring unit to determine whether the braking force is acceptable or not when a brake is fully applie... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112911 | Vibrational power generation device vibrator Unnecessary moment in a vibrator is remarkably reduced and the power generation efficiency in capacitance-type vibrational power generation is remarkably improved. A vibrator provided in a variable-capacitance type vibrator has a structure in that one ends of oscill... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097005 | Abseiling device A rappelling or abseiling device with a rope guide pulley which is rotationally mounted in a housing and is connected by a toothed wheel to two toothed shafts of centrifugal power shoes provided with brake pads, the brake shoes of at least one of the brakes being pr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086621 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes: a spool rotatably supported in a reel main body; a support member integrally rotating with the spool; a plurality of brake members slidably supported to the support member; and a brake surface provided in the reel main body, the brake surfac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077246 | Fall safety device A fall safety device is provided having a load-bearing rotor 2, which supports at least one locking member 6, which can be moved by centrifugal force and which is moved into engagement with at least one stop 7b of a stator 4 if a c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036639 | Electronically programmable actively damped sensor mount An active damping system for damping the rotation of an object to an extent dependent upon the angular velocity of the object utilizes a feedback mechanism and provides a robust method for rotational damping. The active damping system comprises a torque controller, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004029 | Semiconductor dynamic quantity sensor In a semiconductor acceleration sensor (S1), above one side of a first silicon substrate (10) made of a semiconductor and serving as a fixed electrode (11), a moving electrode (20) made of a semiconductor and displaceable in the thickness... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966517 | Centrifugal brake apparatus of bait cast reel The present invention relates to a centrifugal brake apparatus of a bait cast reel which is capable of selectively adjusting a braking force of a spool by a user in such a manner that a plurality of brake shoes closely contact with an inner surface of a brake ring i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962081 | Semiconductor physical quantity sensor with improved noise resistance An inexpensive, accurate, and reliable semiconductor physical quantity sensor having improved resistance to noise is provided, wherein pads that have been pulled down to ground inside a semiconductor chip are arranged closer to a ground pad, while pads and that have... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959886 | Bait casting reel A brake device of a bait casting reel includes a shoe housing coupled to the spool shaft and having a plurality of pairs of sliding grooves and a plurality of pairs of insertion pins; a plurality of brake shoes slidably received in the sliding grooves and defined wi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957787 | Centrifugal braking device for bait casting reel A centrifugal braking device for a bait casting reel. A spool has a spool shaft which is rotatably coupled to a reel body. A brake housing is coupled to one end of the spool shaft to be rotated integrally with the spool and has sliding grooves. Brake elements are sl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955315 | Apparatus for preventing backlash of spool used in baitcasting reel Disclosed is an apparatus for preventing backlash of a spool used in a baitcasting reel, in which the number of brake shoes can be optionally adjusted. The position of the shoe is selected between protruded guides of a shoe holder so as to apply braking force, so th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949854 | Method and apparatus for a continuously variable-ratio transmission A method and apparatus for providing a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is described. The CVT comprises permanent magnets to couple power, a coefficient of coupling controlled by an electronic servo control loop. Wherein torque multiplication is achieved by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932441 | Method for regulating the speed of a motor vehicle In a method for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle, an acceleration-demand signal is generated which represents a positive or negative setpoint acceleration of the vehicle, and either a control command is output to the engine or a control command is output to ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908054 | Internally adjustable brake for baitcast reel A braking apparatus for a fishing reel. The braking apparatus includes a braking assembly. A contacting structure surrounds the braking assembly. A plurality of braking elements are slidably located within the braking assembly. The braking elements slidably move fro... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6823969 | Braking device for an elevator A braking device acts on a guide rail and consists of a housing that is arranged at an elevator car yoke and serves as a support for spring packets and/or for adjusting packets. The housing also serves as a support and guide for chock guide elements that in turn ret... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6702074 | Brake heat reducing system The present invention provides a brake heat reducing system for reducing the temperature of brake components in vehicles, the brake heat reducing system cooperating with the braking system of the vehicle and having a control device having an accelerometer... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6671604 | Method and device for variably setting the brake force in a hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle A method for variably setting the braking force in a hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle with a brake pressure is produced which is applied to a wheel-braking device. In order to compensate a diminishing braking effect in hydraulic brake systems in ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6474580 | Dual-bearing reel centrifugal braking device Dual-bearing reel centrifugal braking mechanism in which rapid adjustment of braking force is enabled. The centrifugal braking mechanism includes a plurality of shifters, a cylindrical brake element, a switching mechanism, and an identification mark. The ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467587 | Energy absorbing shock mechanism for reducing impact and rotary actuator incorporating same A shock absorber for a shaft. The shock absorber comprises a collar having an opening receiving the shaft. A clearance gap is defined between the collar opening and the shaft. A pin offset from the axis connects the collar to a shoulder on the shaft. A re... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6435438 | Centrifugal brake structure of dual bearing type fishing reel A centrifugal brake structure of dual bearing type fishing reel has a brake body assembled onto a spool shaft with a plurality of pins onto which corresponding brakes are placed. The brake body includes circumferential recesses, each recess having step po... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6416001 | Centrifugal brake for fishing reel A fishing reel includes a frame formed with a fixed annular frame portion, a spool including a fixed rotating shaft which is journalled on the frame, and a braking member. The braking member includes a rotary ring, a plurality of angularly equidistant rod... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416139 | Vehicle brake control assembly with an integral vehicle motion sensor Secondary circuit board which carries an acceleration sensor is mounted upon a primary circuit board in an anti-lock brake system control unit. The secondary circuit board is mounted at an angle to the primary circuit board and the acceleration sensor is ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6394381 | Dual-bearing reel centrifugal braking device A centrifugal braking device switchable between inoperative and operative states enabling the switching operation to be carried out with light force. The centrifugal braking mechanism in a dual-bearing reel unit is for braking the spool under centrifugal ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371396 | Dual-bearing reel braking device To provide a centrifugal braking mechanism for dual-bearing reel by which an adjustment of a braking force is performed in an easy and accurate manner. A centrifugal braking mechanism 23 is a mechanism for braking a spool 12, which includes a rotary membe... | 04/16/2002 |
