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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347880 | Flat capacitor having staked foils and edge-connected connection members A method of joining a connection member to a capacitor foil using a staking tool having a tip of less than 0.030″ (0.762 mm) in diameter. Another embodiment couples multiple connection members of a capacitor together by edge-connecting each connection member to it... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306196 | Electromagnetically driven valve The electromagnet includes a valve-opening side coil portion supplied with a current to thereby generate a first magnetic flux and generate electromagnetic force in a direction moving the valve-opening side moving element toward a valve-opening position, and a valve... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301426 | Electromagnetic actuator Electromagnetic actuator for operating at least one movable contact of a switch into a switched-on position or a switched-off position. The electromagnetic actuator (1) has a first magnetic circuit for making a movable (3) and a fixed (4) pole b... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278593 | Common rail fuel injector A common rail fuel injector comprises a three-way control valve that controls the flow of high-pressure fuel to a fuel cavity for fuel injection. Specifically, when the control valve is transitioning to a first, on position, from a second, off position, high-pressur... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278447 | Co-axial solenoid actuator An actuator assembly comprised of: a first coil and a second coil, each with a bore and a producing a magnetic flux when subject to an electric signal; a tube extending through the bores such that coils are coaxial; a magnetic pole piece within the tube and generall... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7190569 | Implantable heart monitors having capacitors with endcap headers Implantable heart-monitoring devices, such as defibrillators, pacemakers, and cardioverters, detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply corrective electrical therapy, specifically one or more bursts of electric charge, to abnormally beating hearts. Critic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188823 | Electromagnetic valve operating device with adjustable neutral position An electromagnetic valve actuating mechanism for an internal combustion engine has an axially displaceable control element with an armature plate, for opening or closing a valve. Two solenoids are arranged behind one another in the displacement direction and spaced ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177692 | Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member A flat capacitor includes a case having a feedthrough hole, a capacitor stack located within the case, a coupling member having a base surface directly attached to the capacitor stack and having a portion extending through the feedthrough hole, the coupling member h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157671 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor having a first stack of capacitive elements a second stack of capacitive elements, wherein the first and second stacks are enclosed in separate compartments of a capacitor case that electrically isolate the electrolytes of each stack ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154739 | Flat capacitor having an active case A capacitor comprising an aluminum case; a capacitor stack mounted within the aluminum case, the capacitor stack comprising one or more anodes and one or more cathodes, one of the one or more anodes and one or more anodes attached to the aluminum case; wherein the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145424 | Solenoid assembly What is disclosed is a lifting magnet assembly for a servo valve or control valve comprising a proportional magnet which acts on a valve spool of the control valve or servo valve through a tappet. Between the spool and the proportional magnet a failsafe magnet is pr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7107099 | Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member A flat capacitor includes a case having a feedthrough hole, a capacitor stack located within the case, a coupling member having a base surface directly attached to the capacitor stack and having a portion extending through the feedthrough hole, the coupling member h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7078833 | Force motor with increased proportional stroke The force motor of the present invention controls the local magnetic field through a uniquely designed mechanical structure of the internal components. The mechanical structure divides the magnetic field in the force motor into three sections. The force produced on ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072713 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7028978 | Proportional solenoid-controlled fluid valve having compact pressure-balancing armature-poppet assembly A proportional solenoid-driven valve control assembly comprised of a moveable, magnetic armature adjacent to a fixed magnetic pole piece, providing fluid leakage containment, and having no non-magnetic element for alignment, support, or magnetic flux path control. A... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007527 | Electrified cylindrical lock An electrified cylindrical lock having a reversible solenoid that can be easily changed over between active push and active pull. The solenoid includes a coil and an armature that may be assembled for an active push or an active pull of a latch member. The coil has ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003993 | Electrified cylindrical lock An electrified cylindrical lock having a reversible solenoid that can be easily changed over between fail safe and fail secure. The solenoid includes a coil and an armature that may be assembled for an active push or an active pull of a latch member. The latch membe... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999304 | Foil structures for use in a capacitor with an anode foil and a cathode foil stacked together In one aspect, a method of interconnecting two or more foils of a capacitor, the method comprising connecting together one or more anode connection members of one or more anode foils and one or more cathode connection members of one or more cathode foils and electri... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978745 | System for controlling electromechanical valves in an engine A system for electronically actuating valves in an engine. The system includes first and second voltage sources, and a plurality of valve actuator subsystems coupled therebetween. Each valve actuator subsystem has a valve actuator and a switch configured to selectiv... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971346 | System for controlling electromechanical valves in an engine A system for electronically actuating valves in an engine. The system includes a first voltage source, a second voltage source, and plural valve actuator subsystems coupled between the first voltage source and the second voltage source. Each valve actuator subsystem... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968859 | Electromagnetic operating device Disclosed is a solenoid type electromagnetic operating device which needs a relatively large current only for a limited short period at an excitation start initial stage and is adapted to achieve the speeding up at an excitation start stage and an improvement in res... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957103 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948461 | Electromagnetic valve actuation A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine provide valve actuation that selectively couples an energy storage device to a launching coil to recover energy stored in the magnetic field and valve spring of the launching coil, decouples the energ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925975 | Controller for controlling an electromagnetic actuator A controller for an electromagnetic actuator comprises a pair of springs acting on opposite directions, and an armature connected to the springs. The armature is held in a neutral position given by the springs when the armature is not activated. The actuator also co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6788177 | Commonized actuator for normally open and normally closed modes An actuator assembly operates a device in a normally open mode and a normally closed mode. The actuator assembly includes a bobbin around which a coil is wound. The coil receives an electrical current to induce a magnetic field thereabout. A rod extends along the lo... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6677844 | Quick-return electro-mechanical actuator A quick-return electro-mechanical actuator (20) broadly includes a cocking solenoid (21) and a holding solenoid (22). Each of the solenoids has an armature (24, 31) and a rod (26, 33). The rods are adapted to contact one another when the actuator is energ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6373363 | Dual coil solenoid for a gas direct injection fuel injector An actuator (10) for a fuel injector having a dual coil solenoid. The solenoid coils (14, 16) are connected in parallel and have windings that are wound in opposite directions. The actuator (10) of the present invention defines three air gap surfaces (22,... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6302341 | Injector for supplying fuel An injector for supplying fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprising an injector body having a fuel supplying port connected to a fuel rail, a nozzle port injecting the fuel and a fuel passage connecting the fuel supplyin... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6267306 | Fuel injector including valve needle, injection control valve, and drain valve A fuel injector comprising a valve needle which is slidable within a bore, a surface associated with the valve needle defining, in part, a control chamber which communicates, through a restriction, with a supply passage. The fuel injector also includes an... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6175292 | Electrical actuator An electrical park latch actuator for the automatic transmission selector lever of a road vehicle, the actuator including a support member, first and second electromagnet windings carried by a common electromagnet core of the support member, and first and... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6024059 | Apparatus and method of controlling electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve has a first and a second electromagnetic coil and an armature. The first electromagnetic coil generates a magnetic filed to cause the armature to move a valve for closing. The second electromagnetic coil generates a magnetic filed... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5949315 | Polarized relay A polarized relay with an electromagnet which consists of an exciter coil and a coil core mounted in the exciter coil. On each of two end sides of the electromagnet is a permanent magnet displaceable along its magnetic axis. The same pole, for example, th... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5929730 | Electromagnetic relay and method of manufacture thereof A single or double relay is provided. The relay has a base and a coil body. Each relay has a coil with an axis parallel to the bottom side of the base, an angled yoke and a plate-shaped armature. The armature is connected to a contact spring that is split... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5889454 | Electromagnetic relay and method of manufacture thereof An electromagnetic relay and methods for its manufacture are provided. The relay has a coil body with flanges and with at least one winding disposed between the flanges. A rod-shaped core is respectively arranged axially inside each winding. The yoke is s... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5691680 | Method of recognizing the impingement of a reciprocating armature in an electromagnetic actuator A method of recognizing armature impingement in an electromagnetic actuator having an electromagnet including a solenoid, an armature movable toward and away from the electromagnet and return means for exerting a force on the armature. The method includes... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5422617 | Multiple coil, multiple armature solenoid A multiple coil, multiple armature solenoid is disclosed. The solenoid has; multiple armatures slidably disposed on a common slip shaft, with separate coils disposed about the corresponding armatures. The conductor coils, through magnetic induction, displ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5287939 | Electronic solenoid shifted power takeoff device There is provided a mechanism for engaging a power takeoff employed primarily to drive a load from a truck engine having a solenoid with a high energy coil that is energized for a short interval to produce engagement of the power takeoff and a low energy ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5280260 | Rotary solenoid utilizing concurrently energized AC and DC coils A rotary solenoid having at least one AC coil and at least one DC coil where the AC coil and the DC coil are concurrently energized by an AC electrical source and a DC electrical source, respectively for enhanced actuation torque and low noise with decrea... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5223812 | Adjusting device for gas exchange valves An method and apparatus for damping the impact and noise of the anchor plate against the pole surfaces of the electromagnets in a electromagnetically-actuated, spring biased adjusting device for gas exchange valves wherein the actuator assembly is provide... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5200728 | Solenoid device An improved solenoid wherein the end of the armature within the first coils has a predetermined length of rigid non-magnetizable material secured to it, and a second, electrically energizable coil being energizable in a manner opposite to that of the firs... | 04/06/1993 |
