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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183809 | Drive device for at least one electric motor and drive control unit interacting with the drive device A drive device for an electric motor is provided. The drive device decides based on signals it receives from outside whether it is monitoring an actual value of the electric motor with respect to the adherence to an actual value condition (monitoring operation). Dur... | 05/22/2012 |
| RE41452 | System and method of actuating a movable barrier operator A system and method for actuating a moveable barrier operating system. A wireless time signal at a receiver. A time-of-day signal is supplied at the output of the receiver. The receiver is automatically reset using the wireless time signal when the time-of-day signa... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7449855 | Window lifter, controlling device for a window lifter and method for the control of a window lifter The present invention relates to an electronic controlling device with a computer unit installed to control a regulating device especially a window lifter of a motor vehicle. The computer unit stops or initiates the stop of a regulating motion of the window lifter d... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7259530 | Power output apparatus, motor driving method and computer-readable recording medium having program recorded thereon for allowing computer to execute motor drive control A control CPU generates, in response to a signal STON from a start key, a signal SE at H level and outputs the generated signal to a relay to render system relays ON. Accordingly, a DC power supply is connected between respective neutral points of three-phase coils.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7212897 | Vehicle door controlling apparatus In order to provide a vehicle door controlling apparatus, which even when the vehicle starts to move while doors of the vehicle are in closed operation, performs insertion detection accurately without reducing the sensitivity of insertion detection. In the present i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7161319 | Movable barrier operator having serial data communication A wall control unit for a movable barrier operator sends baseband signals over a wire connection to a head unit of a movable barrier operator to command the movable barrier to perform barrier operator functions. The wall control unit has a wall control unit port for... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141944 | Device and method for controlling an electrical motor mounted on the crossarm of a bridge circuit Device for controling an electrical motor mounted on the crossarm of a bridge circuit whose motor current is controllable with semiconductor components formed in a first bridge branch by an electromagnetic switching device and in a second bridge branch by two serial... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7065966 | Position control method by motor drive and control unit A position control method by motor drive including of rotating a rotor of the motor drive according to the given target opening, and detecting the opening of a movable vane by an encoder, the motor drive opening and shutting a passage of an intake air pipe to a turb... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061202 | Automobile servomotor controller An automobile servomotor controller includes a master control unit having a master control circuit for transmitting a designation signal and a slave unit having a motor and a control circuit which controls driving of a motor by outputting an operation signal to a dr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053573 | Motor drive apparatus, integrated circuit, and motor drive method A motor drive apparatus which drives a motor by controlling conduction/non-conduction of a drive transistor for causing a current to flow through a drive coil of the motor based on a pulse signal indicating a relative position between the rotor and stator of the mot... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049772 | Motor drive circuit A motor drive circuit which have a first source-side transistor and a first sink-side transistor connected in series; a second source-side transistor and a second sink-side transistor connected in series; and a control circuit supplying the first source-side transis... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038413 | Trapping detection device of opening/closing member A trapping detection device of an opening/closing member includes a motor, a motor speed detection device, a control device, a voltage detection device for detecting a drive voltage applied to the motor, an actual speed decision device for deciding the actual speed ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7002312 | System and method of actuating a movable barrier operator A system and method for actuating a moveable barrier operating system. A wireless time signal at a receiver. A time-of-day signal is supplied at the output of the receiver. The receiver is automatically reset using the wireless time signal when the time-of-day signa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000278 | Method and apparatus for end of cycle signal for laundry appliance A method is disclosed for producing an end of cycle for a laundry appliance having a drive motor, a timer motor, and at least one water valve. The method includes determining that the drive motor was previously running and is presently turned off, determining that t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6952087 | Method for controlling an adjustment process of a part In the method of controlling a process for moving a part (20) by an electric motor (12) against an end stop, pinching events are detected by monitoring a motor operating variable, such as a motor rpm, and if pinching is detected the motor (12) i... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946811 | Entrapment detecting device for an opening/closing member An entrapment detecting device for an opening/closing member includes a controller which memorizes a driving condition of a driving unit corresponding to load applied to the opening/closing member as a reference load data when a predetermined condition is satisfied ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6922037 | Rotating induction apparatus An electrical rotating apparatus comprises an inverter system that outputs more than three phases. The apparatus further includes a stator electrically coupled to the inverter system, and a rotor electromagnetically coupled to a magnetic field generated by the stato... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6888335 | Method and system for controlling vehicle door position in response to detection of abnormal operation A method and system for controlling vehicle door position in improved reliability of a vehicle door electromechanical positioning components. The vehicle door control system includes an abnormality detector for detecting abnormal operation of the vehicle door by a d... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6876166 | Electric-motor drive An operational check of the safety unit or the safety circuit takes place within the delay time of the relay, assigned to each motor, caused by the pick-up delay or the release delay. Also, the control unit can be equipped such with at least one safety component and... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6833681 | Barrier movement control for mid-travel barrier movement start Methods and apparatus for controlling an automatic barrier movement system, particularly for beginning movement of a barrier which has been stopped between an open and closed position of the barrier. The receipt of a barrier movement command will generally start mov... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6788017 | Period adjustment circuit of disconnection and restart IC A period adjustment circuit of disconnection and restart IC comprises a second capacitor, which is connected to a resistor and a transistor connected in parallel. One end of the resistor is connected between the disconnection and restart IC and the first capacitor. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6657409 | Control system and method for an automatic door or gate A control system for a door or gate which is movable between an open position and a closed position by an automated operator, comprising a door travel organizer which divides the door travel into a plurality of segments and each segment into a plurality o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6580243 | Opening/closing control apparatus of opening/closing body for vehicle and method thereof A door speed is detected at every predetermined detecting time, and a door position is calculated at a timing detected the door speed. A target speed according to the door position is obtained by a map. A microcomputer calculates a speed difference ƊVD b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6534940 | Marine macerator pump control module A marine macerator switch including a comparator programmable with over and under current limits corresponding with the characteristics of a macerator drive motor. A sensing circuit senses the real time motor current and compares it with the current limit... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6518720 | Combination door unlock and trunk release mechanism A mechanism by which a single switch can either unlock one or more doors or release the trunk or hatch of an automotive vehicle. The switch can be mechanically or electrically associated with a door unlock button mounted on the door the automotive vehicle... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6401021 | Memory seat and power walk-in control A power seat control system that includes memory seat recall and power walk-in functions. When power walk-in is initiated while memory seat recall is being performed, the control system suspends memory seat recall until power walk-in is complete. Followin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6329777 | Motor drive control apparatus and method having motor current limit function upon motor lock A direct current motor for an engine throttle control is driven with a motor current of 100% duty ratio, when a throttle valve is to be moved from one throttle position to another or when the movement of the throttle valve is to be braked. The motor curre... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6208111 | Motor starter arrangement with soft start electronic control An improved motor starter assembly is provided on a frame and having an external profile which matches that or is within that of a prior motor starter is disclosed. The improved motor starter assembly provides a soft start circuit within the profile. Retr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6191546 | Proportional integral cooling device controller for electronic device An electronic device has a heat producing component thermally coupled to a heat dissipation structure. The electronic device further has control circuitry connected to a temperature sensor that senses the component temperature of the heat producing compon... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6087795 | Wiper control method The wiper control method is capable of preventing damages on a wiper due to erroneous operation of the wiper when a vehicle is subjected to a car washer with its wiper operation kept in an "AUTO" mode, and the wiper automatically operates without troubles... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6054826 | Backward drive control system for motorcycle Backward movement of a heavy motorcycle is assisted by a starter motor for cranking an engine of the motorcycle. A backward drive control system includes a pulse width modulation circuit for supplying operating current to the starter motor in a controlled... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6008607 | Device and process for electronic monitoring of an adjustment drive in a vehicle Suggested are a device and a method for electronically monitoring an adjustment drive arranged in a vehicle, for which a second adjustment drive (17) is actuated by an electronic control unit (12) in dependence on a first adjustment drive (15) in order to... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5910718 | Motor control apparatus A control circuit outputs a first signal at a predetermined period in the case of being in a normal state and in the case of not being in a normal state, stops the output of the first signal at the predetermined period and outputs a third signal for contr... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5838125 | Control method for an automatic door opening/closing apparatus in a washing machine A control method is disclosed that is applicable to a washing machine having an apparatus for automatically opening/closing a washer door using a motor. The control method comprises the steps of operating the motor in a direction to transition the door be... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5789887 | Automatic door A memory system for an automatic door, the memory system being capable of recording for a specified length of time all relevant operational parameters according to the first-in/first-out principle.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5734244 | Safety appliance for movable parts An appliance which, through motor-driven operation, is movable toward a closing edge, in particular, for use with window regulators and sliding roofs of automotive vehicles. For this purpose, the number of revolutions of the motor is permanently detected,... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5723959 | Power window driving control device A power window driving control device formed of a measuring device which measures time elapsed since closing of a window glass has been designated by a switch, a sensor which detects a completely closed state of the window glass, a current detecting devic... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5712548 | Bi-directional motor actuator A motor actuator for preventing a motor from drawing excess current for longer than a predetermined time delay period including dynamic brakes for simultaneously braking motor rotation when motor operation is terminated for any reason. Source voltage supp... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5682088 | Brushless D.C. motor having a predefined minimum time lapse between successive commutation switchings In a D.C. motor having a position detector for detecting predetermined rotor positions and an electronic commutation circuit for connecting the stator coils to the power supply in a predefined cyclic order (and for disconnecting them) in dependence upon d... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5510686 | Automated garage door closer A security timer, add-on device, for an automated, electrically-powered, garage door causes the door to close after it has been opened for predetermined time, e.g., four and a half minutes. The security timer consists of a relay, two micro switches, bell ... | 04/23/1996 |
