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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8353224 | Electrical substation and animal mitigation system therefor An electrical substation is shown and described. The electrical substation has a plurality of substation components selected from a group consisting of circuit breakers, transformers, voltage regulators, switchgear, control houses, and structural members. Each of th... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8127631 | Rotor assembly including strain relief feature A rotor assembly is provided for deployment within the inner gimbal assembly of a control moment gyroscope (CMG). In one embodiment, the rotor assembly includes a rotor shell, a rotor shaft fixedly coupled to the rotor shell, and a rotor rim. The rotor rim includes ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7694595 | Resonator particularly for a vibrating gyroscope The resonator comprises a shell 1 a having a pole 2 held by a support rod 3, the shell having an annular edge 4 defined by an inside surface 5 and an outside surface 6 that are geometrically similar and that extend around a ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7409291 | Device for automatic detection of states of motion and rest, and portable electronic apparatus incorporating it A device for automatic detection of states of motion and rest includes at least one inertial sensor, having at least one preferential detection axis, and a converter, which is coupled to the inertial sensor and supplies a first signal correlated to forces acting on ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7368158 | Elastomeric member provided with monitoring means The present invention relates to problems of maintenance of elastomeric members. According to the invention, the elastomeric member is provided with at least one elastomeric layer 1 disposed between two rigid strength members 2. In addition, the elasto... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326156 | Handheld gyroscopic exercise device A gyroscopic exercise device has a pair of handles attached to a housing. A user holds and rotates the handles along a cone-like path causing precession of a rotor, which is rotating about its spin axis, to provide resistance to the user. The device has a ring guide... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318790 | Revolution counter for wrist exerciser A revolution counter for wrist exerciser includes a generator module, at least a detection element pair, a wireless transmission module, and wireless receiver. The generator module, the detection elements, and the wireless transmission module are arranged between a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7249531 | Control moment gyro for attitude control of a spacecraft A control moment gyro comprising a wheel support structure which is mounted on a base by a motor, which is used to rotate the support around a first axis and bearing a wheel arrangement for driving the wheel spinner at a high speed around a second axis perpendicuIar... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7225524 | Method for fabricating a gyroscope Method for fabricating a gyroscope including: fabricating a SMS wafer where a first wafer, a metal film, and a second wafer are sequentially stacked; forming a cantilever or a bridge shaped-structure on the relevant portion of the first wafer through the photolithog... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216516 | Wobble joint A wobble joint particularly useful for supporting a wash plate in a wash basket of an automatic washing appliance includes inner and outer races formed with mating part-spherical surfaces having common centers of curvature about a longitudinal axis of the joint. Ant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194813 | Gyrocompass A gyrocompass has a gyrosphere which incorporates a rotor and floats in a liquid tank filled with an electrolyte, and a plurality of electrodes which are disposed in the gyrosphere and the liquid tank, and are respectively opposed through the electrolyte, wherein at... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185848 | Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167338 | Magnetic disk apparatus A magnetic disk apparatus for reading and writing information to a magnetic disk including a motor for rotating the magnetic disk mounted thereon; a disk-shaped clamp for mounting the magnetic disk on the motor by screw fastening; and a C-shaped balancer for adjusti... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152712 | Control moment gyro spin bearing lubricant delivery system and method A lubrication medium supply system and method for delivering lubricant to, for example, the spin bearings of a control moment gyro (CMG), includes a reservoir, a motor, and a valve. A lubrication medium is placed within the reservoir, and the motor, which is coupled... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138743 | Solid and liquid hybrid current transferring brush The moving slip ring surface of electrical machinery transfers electrical current by contact thereof with liquid metal directly or through the tips of a plurality of closely spaced brushes positioned along the bottom of a housing under pressure within which the liqu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126262 | Piezoelectric vibration gyro element, method for manufacturing the same, and piezoelectric vibration gyro sensor The invention provides a piezoelectric vibration gyro element including a pair of detecting resonant arms at its center, connecting arms each on, the right and left of the center, and a pair of driving resonant arms at each far end of the connecting arms, which make... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114689 | Gimbaled mounting bracket A gimbaled mounting bracket apparatus for aligning an actuator with a receptacle is disclosed, having a mounting ring rotatable around a pair of gudgeons. A concentric rotation ring attached to the pair of gudgeons. The concentric ring is mounted to a base along a r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114263 | Gyrocompass A gyrocompass has a liquid tank containing a supporting liquid therein, a gyrosphere floating in the liquid tank by the supporting liquid and whose central portion is rotatably supported by a center pin provided in an upper portion of the liquid tank, a gyro rotor i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102258 | Manual electric generating device The present invention discloses a manual electric generating device, which comprises an upper casing, a lower casing; a rotor, a fixed stand, a hollow cylinder, a coil for generating power supply; and a printed circuit board for processing and outputting the power s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077786 | Rotor of wrist exerciser A rotor is rotatably received in a casing to form a wrist exerciser. The rotor includes a spherical body defining a bore in which an inner flange is formed. First and second weight members are received in the bore on opposite sides of the flange. The weight members ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051617 | Methods and apparatus for tuned axial damping in rotating machinery with floating bearing cartridge An apparatus and method for selecting an appropriate viscous fluid for use in control moment gyroscopes, reaction wheels, momentum wheels and the like. Components such as the housing, the rotor, and the viscous fluid are modeled using a three-parameter isolator syst... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051608 | Gyroscopic actuator The gyroscopic actuator is a new device based on a mechanism designed to make us of the conservation of the kinetic momentum, so that it supplies a torque (momentum) to the platform where it is located. Thus it can orientate this platform in pitching, rolling or yaw... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033304 | Actuating device of wrist exerciser A wrist exercise includes a casing rotatably receiving a rotor therein. The casing defines slots that are aligned in pair. The rotor has axially aligned rotation shafts respectively and rotatably received in holes defined in the casing for rotatably supporting the r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035045 | Balance clip holder feature on a spindle motor with nickel-teflon coating on balance clips for reducing friction during clip adjustment in balance process A spindle motor is equipped with pre-installed adjustable balance clips on a stainless steel motor hub to facilitate better balance correction. A balance clip holder feature is formed in the hub and has grooves to hold the balance clips. The balance clip holder can ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017887 | Winch for boat trailer A low-amp winch for use on boat trailers is provided with a higher gear reduction than conventional winches and with a winch cable made of a softer material and shorter length than conventional boat winches to reduce the current draw from the motor. The winch is cap... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009310 | Autonomous power source An autonomous power source comprises a power harvester mounted on a movable structure. The power harvester includes a coil, a magnet, and a low-friction ferrofluidic bearing in contact with the magnet, arranged such that the magnet and coil move with respect to each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000308 | Method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device A method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device is provided comprising fabricating a unitary assembly comprising a rim, a hollow shaft, a hub at each end of the shaft, a web that extends radially inward from the rim to one of the hubs at an angle to a spin ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6982538 | Methods and apparatus for generating a sinusoidal motor drive signal for a MEMS gyroscope An apparatus is described which reduces a time delay and a resultant phase shift in a gyroscope motor drive signal. The motor drive signal originates from a numerically controlled oscillator whose output is sampled at a predetermined rate. The apparatus includes a f... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6942601 | Casing structure of wrist exerciser A wrist exercise includes a casing defining an interior space rotatably receiving a rotor. The casing includes upper and lower casing members. The upper casing member has a first mating edge forming a first mating device. The lower casing member has a second mating ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935987 | Control methodology for inertial energy storage devices A wheeled vehicle incorporating a control methodology for regulating the power input and output of an inertial energy storage device, specifically a flywheel. The control methodology utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and comprises control of the CV... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907800 | Shaftless gyrostabilizer for aerial platforms Gyrostabilizer methods and apparatus having simultaneously counter-revolving masses that do not require physical shafts or axles. The stabilizer can have dual counter-revolving concentric rings, or tracks filled with weights such as spherical balls, that are propell... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6640659 | Continuously variable transmission A transmission is provided which includes a fixed housing or support, an input part moveable relative to the support and a torque shaft, a first one-way clutch between the torque shaft and the driven shaft, linkage elements rotatable about the axis of rot... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6530289 | Navigation computer intended for a motor vehicle In the case of a navigation computer of a motor vehicle, the housing of a gyroscope is arranged in the housing wall of the navigation computer such that the angle of the gyroscope can be adjusted. For this purpose, the invention provides that the housing ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6502472 | Continuously variable transmission The present invention is directed to an infinitely variable transmission system that includes a gyroscope and a rotatable gear assembly to translate torque from an input power shaft to an output power shaft.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6453570 | Electrically driven floating gyrocompass A gyrocompass having a capsule, mounted to float in an air-tight fashion, for at least one electrically driven gyro. The capsule is produced from two mutually adapted shells which are sealed with respect to one another and consist of a high-strength, corr... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6327922 | Gyroscopic continuously variable transmission The present invention is directed to an infinitely variable transmission system that includes a gyroscope and a rotatable gear assembly to translate torque from an input power shaft to an output power shaft.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6127762 | Rotor A rotor (1) is of a substantially spherical shape with one complete half of the sphere (2) still remaining. The rotor (1) effective takes the shape of the head of a "mushroom." The other half of the sphere has had its material removed or omitted forming t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5994801 | Microelectromechanical gyroscope A gyroscope powered by an engine, all fabricated on a common substrate in the form of an integrated circuit. Preferably, both the gyroscope and the engine are fabricated in the micrometer domain, although in some embodiments of the present invention, the ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5816097 | Position control apparatus for gyroscope A position control apparatus for a gyroscope mechanically controls a setting position of the gyroscope. The position control apparatus for a gyroscope includes a circular mount for adjusting a setting position of the gyroscope in a predetermined direction... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807215 | Weight unit with rotatable mass A free weight unit with a spinning mass element, which comprises a casing for accommodating the spinning mass element in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis, and also accommodating an electric motor for rotationally driving the mass element and a bat... | 09/15/1998 |
