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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7135984 | Device for positioning a workpiece A device for positioning a workpiece for machining has a bench, which is mounted movably at a base and to which the workpiece (14) can be fastened. A detection device (15, 16, 17, 18) is arranged at the bench (12) for detecting a state of a mach... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7106205 | Alarm device for use with fall protection equipment A preferred embodiment alarm device for use with fall protection equipment includes an elongating member, an alarm, an activation member, and a connecting member. The elongating member has a first end and a second end and extends in length as the first end and the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098800 | Retraction system and motor position for use with safety systems for power equipment Woodworking machines are disclosed having movable cutting tools for cutting workpieces in a cutting region. The machines include a detection system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tools, and a reaction system assoc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091683 | Method of monitoring and controlling the seating of screws to the optimum point of grip independent of screw size and material density A method of controlling a motor (106) used to drive a screwdriver bit (105) such that screws (107) are seated to the optimum point of grip between the screw (107) and the work piece material. An electronic control circuit controls the spe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084779 | Power tool The power tool is equipped with a radar for transmitting radio waves towards an area in a vicinity of a rotating tool and for receiving reflected radio waves reflected from a radio wave reflector existing within the area. From the reflected radio waves received by t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075446 | Method and apparatus for monitoring motor rotation speed The invention concerns a method for generating an alarm signal in a motor which comprises a rotor (50) whose actual rotation speed during operation lies in a normal zone (nSoll, TSoll), can deviate from that normal zone in the event of a fault, and is to be m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036703 | Hand-held working tool The present invention relates to a hand-held working tool, such as a setting device used for driving fastening elements such as nails, bolts, pins and the like into a surface, or an at least partially percussive hand-held tool having a housing part (11) and a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034669 | Anti-collision protection system An anti-collision protection system for machines that operate in a raw material stockpile yard is disclosed. The machines are moveable in the yard in defined paths, with each machine including a material delivery and/or material recovery boom that can be rotated abo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024924 | Method and arrangement for determination of sharpness of chopping blades A method and arrangement for determination of the sharpness of chopping blades of a field chopper during chopping includes the steps of measuring, at least at two points in time, a characteristic parameter of the operating oscillation of a component of the chopping ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021180 | Torque sensing tool A torque applying tool such as a nutrunner or torque wrench incorporates torque sensors responsive to strain in a shaft mounting an output square drive head the strain being measured as it exists immediately adjacent the drive head. The shaft is a hollow quill shaft... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021132 | Measuring system for wheel parameters and measuring detector for such a system Measuring system for measuring at least one parameter indicative of the state of the tires of a vehicle, which comprises on each wheel a detector (12) having a parameter sensor (13) and an antenna (15) tuned to a defined frequency, and which com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6954048 | Apparatus for monitoring electric motor screw driver system A driver monitor for a driver system. A driver monitor includes a driver monitoring unit for monitoring the fastening operation of the driver based on pre-determined fastening information. A rotation start signal and a rotation stop signal are used to determine whet... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6940415 | Reach type forklift truck A reach type forklift truck includes a rotation sensor interposed between a load wheel and a load wheel shaft on which the load wheel is provided. A signal line for transmitting a detected signal of the rotation sensor is inserted in a guide groove formed in the loa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923104 | Tensive cutting assembly A tensive cutting assembly includes a tensionable cutting member formed of a strip of material, typically metal, which is formed having a serpentine configuration. The tensionable cutting member is removably mounted on a tensive cutting head. The tensive cutting hea... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914537 | Method for monitoring operation data of an injection-molding machine The present invention is directed to a method of monitoring operation data for quality control with a little possibility that a nondefective product is mistakenly determined as a defective product even if the operation data fluctuates in a large waviness curve. Ever... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913087 | System and method for communicating over power terminals in DC tools A system and method for unidirectionally or bi-directionally communicating information and data to and from an electronic module housed within a cordless power tool, over power terminals of the cordless power tool, while a battery pack of the tool is removed from th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907368 | Method and device for detecting a pulse-type mechanical effect on a system part A method and device for detection of a pulsed mechanical effect on a plant component includes continuously recording an operating noise in the plant component with a sensor disposed on the plant component and converting the recorded noise into a measured signal with... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6879262 | Control device for a laboratory centrifuge A control device for controlling operating parameters and control functions for the operation of a laboratory centrifuge. The control device has a panel for displaying a visual representation of at least a part of the operating parameters and control functions such ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6867703 | Safety-protection circuit In the process of drilling a concrete in a building, many times contact and damage can accidentally be made with existing electrical conduit and the wires inside, or plumbing pipes. This damage can be avoided with a device which can indicate a grounded metal, such a... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867702 | Freight-loading system for an aircraft A freight-loading system in a cargo hold of an aircraft is provided that offers enhanced operating safety. The freight-loading system comprises a plurality of power drive units (PDUs), which can be actuated by control signals in such a way that items of freight can ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6842123 | Electromechanical switching device and emergency shut-off and communication system utilizing same A switch assembly (1) comprises a push-button section (52) and a push-button body (53) as an operation transmitting member, an LED box (54) and a contact-making contact (56) as a direct functioning member, and a communication-funct... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6798347 | Sensor head component A sensor head component is configurable as an accessory for performing various functions on other sensor head components interconnected in a sensor head of a monitoring tool assembly. Certain sensor head components may benefit from the performance of such functions ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6784800 | Industrial vehicle safety system A system for enhancing safe operation of industrial vehicles includes at least one of three sets of sensors for detecting pedestrians in zones and providing appropriate responses. Zone 1 includes a two to four foot region around a stationary vehicle which mig... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6778092 | Method of, and apparatus for, controlling a safety-specific function of a machine A method of controlling at least one safety-specific function of a machine. The method includes monitoring a monitoring region with at least one location-resolving and time-resolving sensor, where the monitoring region includes a safety boundary which separates off ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6778079 | Input/output methodology for control reliable interconnection of safety light curtains and other machine safety controls The present invention involves a methodology for the interconnection of safety control modules used for the safeguarding of personnel around points and areas of hazardous machine operation. The system includes one or more safety control modules connected together so... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769973 | Polishing head of chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and polishing method using the same A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus includes a polishing head that is composed of a carrier and a membrane, and is positioned on a polishing pad of a supporting part. The polishing head has a supporter installed at an internal center of the carrier, a ch... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766258 | Method and apparatus for dynamically enabling trace data collection A method includes identifying a degraded condition associated with the processing of a workpiece. At least one process tool associated with the degraded condition is identified. Trace data collection is enabled for the identified process tool. A system includes a pr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6756909 | Method for detecting blade breakage using rate and/or impedance information Failures associate with bad hand pieces and blade failures in an ultrasonic surgical system are distinguished by monitoring the rate of change of the resonance frequency and the rate of change of the resonance impedance of the hand piece/blade as the drive frequency... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6756908 | Crack detection in fracture-critical machine parts A plurality of wires (33, 34; 35, 36) are disposed near the bottom (23-25) of blade root sockets (16-18) of a rotating disk 39 of a gas turbine engine by vapor deposition and etching, the wires including connections to excitation nodes ( | 06/29/2004 |
| 6738685 | Hand-held type electrically powered fastener tool with on-board controller An aspect of the invention provides a hand-held type fastener tool for performing a fastening job using electrical power supplied from an electrical power source. The tool comprises an electrically-powered motor, having an electroconductive outer housing adapted to ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737981 | Apparatus for converting measurement signals into digital signals, the signals having been initiated in a piezo sensor by the impacts of a hydraulic percussion device An apparatus for converting measurement signals into digital signals suitable for processing in a microprocessor (12), with the signals having been initiated in a piezo sensor (6) by accelerations acting on the sensor during the impacts of a percussion... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6720885 | Method for generating a signal vibration alert The present invention provides a method for signal vibration alert. The method of the present invention recognizes significant substantial swerves and corresponding substantial edge-to-edge differences by eliminating the adverse effect of noise among signals generat... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714135 | Collective head bearing monitor A bearing monitor has a bearing sensor to monitor frequencies emitted by a bearing in a rotating component. The bearing sensor has an output to a processor. The processor is attached to the rotating component to process the output from the bearing sensor to a digita... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6691000 | Robot-arm telemanipulating system presenting auditory information A robot-arm telemanipulating system that presents an operator auditory information converted from a part of information on operating status of the robot arm (hereinafter referred to as "telemetry data") transmitted from a distant position from the operato... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6653944 | Semiconductor wafer transport pod equipped with cover latch indicator A pod for transporting a cassette of semiconductor wafers that is equipped with a cover latch indicator is described. The pod is constructed by a base, a cover, a latch means and an indicator means. The base is used to support the cassette positioned ther... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6636153 | Sensing system for magnetic clamping devices A sensor system for determining acceptable magnetization between a magnetic clamp and a mold patent for a quick mold change system on an injection molding machine includes secondary sensing coils magnetically coupled with a switchable magnet in the clamp ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633234 | Method for detecting blade breakage using rate and/or impedance information Failures associate with bad hand pieces and blade failures in an ultrasonic surgical system are distinguished by monitoring the rate of change of the resonance frequency and the rate of change of the resonance impedance of the hand piece/blade as the driv... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6514016 | Stuck tool detector and related method There is provided an apparatus and method for detecting stuck tools in automated machining operations. When a machining operation on a workpiece is finished, the tools are retracted from the workpiece. Prior to moving the workpiece to another machining op... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6486788 | Audible safety warning system An audible safety warning message is recorded on a digital sound chip and the chip is installed in an extension tool such as an extension pole, a ladder or the like. The message playback sequence is initiated when the tool is activated to provide the user... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6456898 | Press monitoring and control system A press monitoring and control system includes a press machine, a press configuration module and a press controller. The press machine has a lower die coupled to an upper die, wherein the lower die includes a top surface supporting a strip of material to ... | 09/24/2002 |
