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A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7868578 | Arrangement comprising electric drive units for drawers Disclosed is an assembly comprising at least two electric drive units (4) for respectively driving one of at least two drawers (2) which are movably mounted within a common furniture carcass (3). A measuring instrument (10) is assigned to... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7418313 | Operating method for a motorized roller blind The method describes the operation of a roller blind including a moving element that can be operated via an actuator and a handheld-type remote control used to set the value of an operating parameter of the system, the value of this parameter being modifiable betwee... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417401 | Method and device for operating a drive mechanism A method for operating a drive mechanism comprising bringing a mobile element into a predetermined reference position with the help of an engine and setting an absolute position signal to a reference value allocated to a reference position; changing the position of ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7377363 | Elevator with variable drag for car and counterweight An elevator car and counterweight system is provided with a variable drag element. The variable drag element is controlled such that the lower of the counterweight and the car has a higher drag against further movement. In an embodiment which is particularly useful ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375439 | Electric panel A panel is provided on a front side of an electronic device. A driving unit opens and closes the panel. A position detecting unit detects whether the panel is open. An object detecting unit detects whether there is an object on the panel when the panel is open. A co... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7355365 | Functional unit of a motor vehicle A functional unit of a motor vehicle tat has at least one adjustable functional element, a control means for controlling and/or for monitoring the position of the functional element, an angle sensor coupled to the functional element for determining the position ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339338 | Method for operating a door and a door drive for carrying out this method A door, especially a sectional door, is operated with the use of a drive unit with a drive gear, a clutch, and a position-detecting unit. The position-detecting unit detects the direction of rotation of the drive gear, detects the number of revolutions of the drive ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321208 | Driving apparatus A driving apparatus for driving a functional body mounted on a vehicle comprises a power supply, an electric motor, and a driving means. The electric motor is connected to the power supply and is started by a power feed from the power supply. The driving means has a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318767 | Device and method for machine control A data set (D) is provided for machine control of a grinding machine to determine time-efficient, collision-free travel paths. The data set has a collision parameter of “0” or “1” in each separate coordination point (X, Y, Z, A) as well as for each combinati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316304 | Four-wheel drive center disconnect electric actuator A four-wheel drive center disconnect electric actuator is provided. The actuator includes a one-way motor that actuates a cam mechanism for causing engagement and disengagement of the center disconnect. The actuator achieves improved reliability and efficiency throu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287620 | Method and apparatus for controlling the speed ranges of a machine A method and apparatus of a work machine wherein an operator traverses the work machine within an operator selected speed range. The operator positions a speed-range control device to select the operator selected speed range, thus, sending a speed-range signal from ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282883 | Pivoting and barrier locking operator system A system for moving a barrier between limit positions, includes an operator motor assembly mounted proximate to the barrier, wherein at least a portion of the motor assembly is movable between an operating position and a locking position with the motor assembly bloc... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7269997 | Non-contact method and system for tire analysis A non-contact method and system for analyzing tire conditions. The system includes an emitter source for emitting radiation signals towards a tire having a treaded surface between two sidewalls. A detector is provided to receive signals reflected by the tire in resp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268511 | Control for servo motors A drive arrangement for positioning a positioning element is disclosed that includes an electric servo motor for driving the positioning element, a potentiometer for presetting a setpoint, an actual value sensor disposed at the servo motor, and a motor driver with a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265471 | Apparatus and process for generating energy Energy is generated by an apparatus and process which utilize magnetic forces to move a rotor in a circular direction to turn a rotor shaft. This apparatus and process convert magnetic energy into mechanical force or electrical energy. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265512 | Actuator with feedback for end stop positioning Methods for operating an actuator including providing a position sensor and using the position sensor to provide end-stop functionality for the actuator. The actuator may have a motor controlled by control circuitry, with the control circuitry reading a variable fro... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261012 | Gear drive unit with speed measurement Gearset-drive unit (10), in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprising a drive wheel (16) that meshes with a driven wheel (22), wherein a sensor wheel (26) with a position sensor (36) that interacts with a sensor (4... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250736 | Opening and closing member control system A motor drives a window glass of a door of a vehicle in an opening direction and a closing direction. A rotation sensing device outputs a pulse signal in response to rotation of the motor. A controller senses pinching of an object by the window glass based on the ro... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248174 | Automatic sensing of safe-operation sensor apparatus and method A movable barrier operator having a microprocessor (10) or other programmable platform will automatically work in a safe and appropriate manner both with and without safe-operation sensors (13). Once a safe-operation sensor is detected, the operator wi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207142 | System and related methods for signaling the position of a movable barrier and securing its position A system for signaling the position of a movable barrier includes a movable barrier; a motor coupled to the movable barrier for moving the movable barrier between limit positions; a position detection device that monitors the movable barrier to generate a barrier po... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176649 | DC motor control apparatus and recording apparatus When torque of a DC motor is dropped down to zero at a stop position, force is generated by deformation of a member for transmitting the torque of the DC motor. The force moves the driven body which is in the stopped state, which results in a shift of the driven bod... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173389 | Motorized barrier operator adapted to vary operator force for safety purposes and methods for accomplishing the same A motorized barrier operator system that moves a barrier between limit positions includes a barrier, a motor coupled to the barrier and adapted to move the barrier between a full open limit position, a danger zone position, and a full close position. The system furt... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147299 | Control unit and method for controlling motor for use in printer, and storage medium storing control program There is provided a control unit capable of rapid and precise stoppage of an object to be driven by a motor for use in a printer. The control unit has a speed control part to control the object by acceleration control, constant speed control, deceleration control, a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138783 | Actuator with control unit and method for operating said actuator The actuator and the method for operating the actuator comprise a drive unit and a drive mechanism with mechanical components that can be moved against each other as well as an electronic control unit. One of at least two components that can be moved against each ot... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135831 | Method and device for controlling motor A motor control method is provided in which a cycle between at least one of leading edges and trailing edges of a pulse signal is measured. The pulse signal is outputted from a pulse signal generator which generates a pulse signal every time a driven target is drive... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129666 | Motorized adjustable x-ray apparatus An x-ray apparatus has a servo-supported C-arm that is movable with two degrees of freedom in a movement space by means of a drive device. The servo support of the C-arm deviates at a stop point within the movement space from the servo support in the surrounding mov... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116072 | Motorized barrier operator system for setting a down force adjustment to a minimum value and method for programming the same A method and system for setting a downward force adjustment exerted by a barrier is disclosed. As is known, the barrier operator initiates corrective action if a detected obstruction force is deemed excessive. The inventive method and system comprises pre-setting a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109677 | Motorized barrier operator system for controlling a barrier after an obstruction detection and related methods A method for controlling a motorized barrier operator after detecting an obstruction includes the steps of providing a motorized barrier operator that moves a barrier between limit positions and providing at least one control switch that upon actuation moves the bar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7078875 | DC motor control apparatus and recording apparatus When torque of a DC motor is dropped down to zero at a stop position, force is generated by deformation of a member for transmitting the torque of the DC motor. The force moves the driven body which is in the stopped state, which results in a shift of the driven bod... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075256 | Method and device for adjusting an internal obstruction force setting for a motorized garage door operator An operator and related method for adjusting an internal force setting for a motorized garage door operator is disclosed. The operator checks for the presence of a secondary entrapment safety feature and automatically increases a force threshold setting from a first... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062879 | Security gate A security gate is coupled via a positive-drive mechanical linkage to a DC gear motor, operative in response to a defined output voltage profile, to provide precise rotation and counter-rotation of the security gate through a defined range of motion. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061197 | Pivoting and barrier locking operator system A system for moving a barrier between limit positions, includes an operator motor assembly mounted proximate to the barrier, wherein at least a portion of the motor assembly is movable between an operating position and a locking position with the motor assembly bloc... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057519 | Automatic sensing of safe-operation sensor apparatus and method A movable barrier operator having a microprocessor (10) or other programmable platform will automatically work in a safe and appropriate manner both with and without safe-operation sensors (13). Once a safe-operation sensor is detected, the operator wi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049807 | Rotation detection device with magnet magnetized after intergration with gear A rotation detecting apparatus including a drive gear rotatably supported by a case and capable of rotating cooperatively with an object to be detected, driven gears and rotatably supported by the case and brought in mesh with the drive gear, magnets provided at rot... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7034486 | Barrier operator controller with user adjustable force setpoint A control unit for a moveable barrier, such as a garage door, includes a microcontroller connected to a motor speed detector, motor current sensor or a sensor for determining forces exerted on or by the barrier. A user interface includes user actuatable switches for... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023163 | Fail-safe electric actuator using high voltage capacitors According to the present invention, a fail-safe circuit for controlling an actuator is provided with an input voltage which is rectified and converted to a DC voltage. The DC voltage is boosted to a high level, and high voltage storage capacitors are charged at this... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015670 | Method of controlling a high-friction electro-mechanical servo-mechanism to minimize the power needed to hold a loaded output member The invention provides a method for controlling an electromechanical servomechanism (20) for moving an output member relative to a variable load (38). The servomechanism includes: a motor (37) having at least one coil (32A, 32B or ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009386 | Non-contact position sensor utilizing multiple sensor elements A non-contact position sensor including a plurality of sensor elements configured in an array. Each of the sensor elements is configured to provide an output associated with each of a plurality of positions of a sensor control element relative to the position sensor... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005812 | Commutation converter for a brushless servo motor An apparatus that allows a non-standard brushless motor to be driven with a standard drive amplifier. The motor rotation angle signal from a custom feedback device is converted to a standard format for driving a standard drive amplifier. Operator display and keypad ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002269 | Slip ring unit with a printed circuit board A device for transferring electric currents that includes a slip ring unit that has a rotor with connecting wires and a stator and a printed circuit board fastened to the rotor, wherein the printed circuit board includes connectors in electrical contact with the con... | 02/21/2006 |
