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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098036 | 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 swi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8067913 | 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 contro... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8044626 | 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 ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7629760 | 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 sw... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7428377 | Focusing drive apparatus A focusing drive apparatus includes a determination device that is configured to determine whether a present focusing condition is an AF-able condition or an AF-unable condition. In the AF-able condition, the focusing lens group can be moved to the in-focus position... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7359783 | Method of detecting obstructions caused by motor-driven power windows and similar devices using fuzzy logic algorithms The mobile element is a vehicle window pane, panel, movable seat or similar, conveniently guided, and driven by a DC electric motor with a permanent magnet, and the method comprises a step of detecting an entrapment or collision situation of the mobile element by me... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352145 | Voltage-sensitive oscillator frequency for rotor position detection scheme A system and method is provided for improved monitoring and controlling of mechanically commutated DC motors. The system and method include DC motors, pulse-count driver circuitry for driving the motors, motor position sensing circuitry, and motor control circuitry.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353080 | Products and processes for controlling access to vending machine products An embodiment of the invention includes receiving a request to purchase a product from a vending machine. At least one question to be output is determined, and the determined question is output. An interface is provided which that permits at least one answer ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335846 | Device for controlling a motorized shutter Disclosed is a device (30) for manually controlling the position of switching means which have two extreme positions A and C and an intermediate position B. Said device comprises a crank (5) and a crankpin (6). The invention is characterized by ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312591 | Powered panel moving system A powered panel moving system includes a motor, electronic drive circuitry, a mechanism, a coupler, and electronic function circuitry. The drive circuitry drives a rotor of the motor. The coupler couples rotational output of the rotor to the mechanism to drive the m... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288907 | Half-open position holding apparatus for vehicle opening and closing member A half-open position holding apparatus for a vehicle opening and closing member includes an opening and closing member supported in a vehicle body to be openable and closable and has an opening and closing member driving unit that has a motor and a electromagnetic c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281565 | System for controlling roller tube rotational speed for constant linear shade speed A system for controlling a roller shade having a roller tube windingly receiving a shade fabric varies roller tube rotational speed for constant linear shade speed. The desired linear shade speed, roller tube diameter and shade fabric thickness and length are stored... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270100 | Electric start mini-cultivator An electric starter for a walk-behind, powered, rotary cultivator having a gasoline engine having a crankshaft and a recoil starter connected to the gasoline engine. The electric starter includes an electric motor connected to the crankshaft between the recoil start... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261076 | Method and control system for positioning a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a control system for driving an electric motor (4) coupled with a crankshaft (2) of an internal combustion engine, in order to position the crankshaft (2) at a starting angle, wherein the control system comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244106 | Process and device for flow control of an electrical motor fan A method and configuration from maintaining a constant of air to a protective helmet (4) from a fan (3) in a battery powered fresh air unit. The fan (3) is a radial fan with a filter (5) positioned on the suction side of the fan and is op... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195206 | Apparatus and method for servicing and inspecting small free-flying platforms in orbit in space A small, substantially spherical, free-flying utility platform for use in space can be docked, inspected and serviced in an apparatus including a container with a chamber therein mounted on the outside of a space vehicle or space station. A motorized closing mechani... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190138 | Failure monitor for motor drive control system A failure monitor designed to monitor a failure in operation of a motor drive control system. The system works to drive a motor-driven member through an output shaft and an electric motor and includes an output shaft angular position sensor for determining an angula... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187146 | 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 ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177712 | Programmable laundry appliance A laundry machine control system and method of operating the same are disclosed. The system includes various slates of cycles pre-programmed into a CPU which controls the machine. Each of the slates includes numerous different cycles, each preferably designed to cle... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165457 | Pressure sensitive sensor, object detecting device and opening, attachment structure thereof and opening-and-closing device A pressure sensitive sensor provided in at least one of an opening section and an opening and closing section for opening and closing the opening section and serving to detect pinching of an object between the opening section and the opening and closing section base... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146766 | Door control assembly A door control assembly for a door closing an opening in a wall of a refrigerated compartment cooperates with an oblique hinge set to provide an opening and closing force on the door. The door control assembly includes a mounting plate attached to the door and a fla... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143804 | Overhead door locking operator with remote light assembly A system for raising and lowering a sectional overhead door between an open position and a closed position including, a counterbalance system adapted to be connected to the door, an operator motor assembly mounted proximate to the sectional overhead door in the clos... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145299 | Power window control system A master controller installed in a master controller box and slave controllers installed in car doors to open and close window glasses of a car are connected by a single wire to each of slave controllers for enabling to send control signals through such a single wir... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141762 | System and method for information handling system peripheral heating element thermal failsafe Information handling system peripherals that use a heating element are protected from catastrophic failure due to overheating by a thermal failsafe associated with the heating element that fails the heating element if excessive temperatures are reached. For instance... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126302 | Modular motor converter for window covering systems A window covering system includes a window covering, a motor having a housing and a power supply inlet, for opening or closing the window coverings, and a modular motor converter. The modular motor converter includes a low voltage interface for functional attachment... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109676 | Control for electric motor in vehicles A control for an electric motor in a vehicle. The control ascertains whether an obstacle is interfering with rotation of the motor. The control establishes a baseline speed, representing normal free running speed of the motor. This baseline speed will be different, ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095199 | Automatic vehicle wiper system An automatic vehicle wiper system including a wiper, a speed sensor which measures vehicle speed, a rainfall measuring device which measures amount of rainfall during predetermined intervals, a calculating device which calculates a wiping action frequency of the wip... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066127 | Controlled engine camshaft stopping position A system for bringing an internal combustion engine to a stop at a predetermined angular position of an engine shaft, such as a crankshaft or a camshaft, with respect to the engine's valves. The optimum shaft stop position is the point wherein the fewest lifters are... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066128 | Engine controller for starting and stopping engine During a shut-down period of an engine based on an idle stop control, a computer estimates a power stroke cylinder and a compression stroke cylinder when the engine is stopped. A fuel is injected into the power stroke cylinder and the compression stroke cylinder in ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061196 | Power window system A power window system includes: an open/close switch that is provided to each of a plurality of vehicle seats for issuing an open/close instruction to the corresponding seat windows; a control device for controlling the open/close operation of the seat windows based... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040304 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine, simplifying a direct start after an engine shutdown. A compressor is provided for compressing the fresh air supplied to an internal combustion engine of the internal combustion engine. The compressor is activated... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026734 | Timing disc fixing The invention relates to a timing disc fitting for an encoder system. It consists of a timing disc hub (1) which can be plugged to a motor shaft (2) and to which there is fixed a timing disc (3). In accordance with the invention, the timing disc... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019476 | Method for recognizing an obstructive situation in a motor driven element A method for recognizing an obstructed situation of a traveling element. The method includes evaluating a variable containing information about the motor's rotational speed as the motor is driving the element. Starting from a current detection time point, the sequen... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011063 | Method of stopping and restarting an internal combustion engine with indirect injection The speed of rotation and the angular position of the rotating part (2, 3) of the engine (1) are measured continuously, and the fuel injection is cut off at predetermined speed and angular position values of the rotating part (2, 3) in order to ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009352 | Power-window jamming preventing apparatus A current sensing circuit includes; a shunt resistor, on which a motor current is flown; a reference resistor which has a resistance value that is n times the shunt resistor; and a current following circuit. The current following circuit includes: a following curren... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984950 | System and method for configuring a motor controller with an external device A remotely configurable motor controller system comprises a motor controller and a remote configuration device. The motor controller includes solid state switches for connection between an AC line and motor terminals for controlling application of AC power to the mo... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6975084 | Power window controller A controller has a plurality of control units that are mutually connected by a communication line and are set at different places of an automobile, each corresponding to a different one of its power windows and serving to control its opening and closing. One of thes... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6940246 | Power-window jamming preventing apparatus A power-window jamming preventing apparatus, includes a current sensing circuit, which senses a motor current flowing through a motor; a current limiting circuit, which increases and decreases the motor current based on a current-limitation control signal outputted ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936988 | Power-window jamming preventing apparatus A power-window jamming preventing apparatus, includes a current sensing circuit, which senses a motor current flowing through a motor for driving a window glass; a current limiting circuit, which increases and decreases the motor current based on a current-limitatio... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933694 | Control for electric motor in vehicles A control for an electric motor in a vehicle. The control ascertains whether an obstacle is interfering with rotation of the motor. The control establishes a baseline speed, representing normal free running speed of the motor. This baseline speed will be different, ... | 08/23/2005 |
