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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412316 | Method for setting a clutch torque In a method for setting the clutch torque of a clutch, especially a clutch disposed in a drive train of a motor vehicle, the clutch is adjusted using a clutch actuator. This clutch actuator has at least two actuator parts that may be positioned relative to each othe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384366 | Transfer case with torque synchronizer clutching The transfer case reduction gearset is often never used for its original intended function, that is, to provide an additional speed reduction (torque amplification) ratio for the powertrain. This concept allows for the increased use of the transfer case gearset comp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7216560 | Gearshift device A gear shifting system for idler wheels (3) comprising sliding sleeves (2), which are connected torsion-resistant with a main shaft (1) and can be connected form-locking with an idler wheel (3) to be shifted via axial displacement. Actuat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7063190 | Braking system A braking system having a brake disc and a brake plate. The brake disc and brake plate each include three plateaus that include ramps on each end. The plateaus of the brake disc are configured to substantially mate with the plateaus of the brake plate. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6945906 | Control system for vehicle There is provided a control system for a vehicle, which is capable of increasing the service life of a transmission belt while preventing slippage thereof, and at the same time improving fuel economy and drivability. The control system for a vehicle sets a transmiss... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6909236 | Method for automatically controlling lighting devices and device for carrying out the method In a method for the automatic control of lighting devices, particularly of a motor vehicle, and a device for implementing the method, the brightness in a specific direction being detected by at least one directional sensor which emits direction signals to a control ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6853901 | Safety mode control method for a four wheel drive vehicle A method for controlling the safety mode of a four-wheel drive to control the magnetic clutch at a safety mode duty to reduce overload for a predetermined period of time when the slip of the magnetic clutch is greater than an allowable slip, despite controlling the ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6633806 | Control for transmission system utilizing a centrifugal clutch A control system/method for controlling a vehicle drive-train system including an internal combustion engine, a transmission and a centrifugal clutch for drivingly coupling an engine output to a transmission input shaft. A system controller issues command... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6315099 | Driving force transmission system A driving force transmission system comprising: a coupling case and a shaft arranged rotatably relative to each other; a pilot clutch and a main clutch for controlling a torque transmission between the coupling case and the shaft; an electromagnet for con... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5802915 | Transmission shifting mechanism with ball ramp actuator A transmission shifting system for axially displacing a jaw clutch having a plurality of axially and/or radially beveled teeth for engagement with a plurality of engagement cavities formed in a mainshaft gear where a ball ramp actuator or a cam ramp mecha... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5271478 | Power transmitting system A power transmitting system for a vehicle includes a rotatable input shaft for introducing driving power into the system, a rotatable first output shaft for transmitting the driving power from the system, and a rotatable second output shaft for also trans... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5176234 | Method of regulating the operation of automatic clutches The operation of an automated friction clutch between the output element of the engine and the input element of the variable-speed transmission in a motor vehicle is regulated by a fluid-operated system which receives signals from an evaluating circuit. T... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5052534 | Electromagnetic synchronizing and shifting clutch An electromagnetic clutch includes a fixed field shell with a multiple turn coil, a rotor rotatable with and slidable along a splined input shaft, and a rotatable armature disposed in axially opposing relation with the rotor. An internally splined locking... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4648492 | Mechanism to engage part time drive system in a moving vehicle The transfer case of a vehicle that can be driven in two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive includes a range speed transmission driveably connected to the output of a multiple speed ratio transmission and adapted to drive the transfer case output shaft. A dr... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4632207 | Mechanism to engage part time drive system in a moving vehicle The transfer case of a vehicle that can be driven in two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive includes a range speed transmission driveably connected to the output of a multiple speed ratio transmission and adapted to drive the transfer case output shaft. A dr... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4561520 | Magnetically synchronized clutch apparatus Magnetically synchronized clutch apparatus includes a jaw clutch and an electromagnetic synchronizer. The jaw clutch has a rotatable sleeve member and a rotatable shift assembly with a shift member. A spring biases the shift member for engagement with the... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4185722 | Magnetic clutch and brake assembly A positive acting magnetic clutch and brake assembly characterized by including a movable, magnetic member provided with two sets of detents arranged respectively on its opposing outer surfaces. The member is alternately shiftable into either a brake posi... | 01/29/1980 |
