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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7564202 | Door opener error-start prevention device A door opener error-start prevention device, the output shaft of the door opener is formed as a hollow accommodation portion, a pair of axial sliding slots are formed on the periphery, and a sliding pin radially inserted; a pair of elastic elements, abutting against... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7333179 | Moving mechanism with high bandwidth response and low force transmissibility Methods and apparatus for providing a stage with a relatively high positioning bandwidth and low transmissibility are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for positioning a stage including providing a first force of a first magnitude... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7254880 | Electromechanical drive device and method for manufacture thereof During the positioning of a control device for controlling an electromechanical drive, contact elements, which are connected to the control device in a fixed manner, are positioned in relation to one or more openings in a connector collar. To position the control de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253878 | Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method An exposure apparatus includes a reflective element for reflecting and introducing light from a light source to a plate, at least one first driver for providing the reflective element with a force and/or a displacement in at least one directions, and at least one se... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234177 | Auto hammock rocker A rocking machine automatically imparts a continuous, rocking motion to an occupant recumbent on a hammock. One end of the rocking machine is attached to a fixed location. The other end of the rocking machine is attached to a conventional hammock, which is attached ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219756 | Method for setting an operating point of a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for setting an operating point of a hybrid drive of a vehicle is provided, the hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and at least two electric motors/generators as propulsion engines, and the output shafts of the propulsion engines being oper... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197955 | Gearbox shift actuator A vehicle gear box shift actuator and apparatus including the same. The actuator includes a lead screw; a drive nut threaded on the lead screw; a plunger; a first spring disposed between the drive nut and a first end of the plunger; a second spring disposed between ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7154244 | Steering apparatus Steering apparatus includes at least one motor for generating a steering assisting force in a direction to steer a steerable wheel, two drive circuits having respective switching elements for PWM-controlling the motor, and a controller for differentiating, between t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7098562 | Ambidextrous electronic window lift motor A motor assembly 30 includes an electric motor 32 having a rotatable shaft 40, the shaft 40 having a worm 38; and a gear unit 33 operatively associated with the motor, the gear unit has first and second opposing ends. The ge... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095145 | Rotating electric machine and method and device for positioning rotational position sensor for the machine The rotating electric machine has a stator coil wound around a stator, a magnetic pole and a signal rotor fixed to a rotor, and a detection stator, disposed opposite to the signal rotor, for detecting the rotational position of the rotor, characterized by further co... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7026780 | Method for stabilizing the movement of an articulated chain of a chain block, especially to prevent the formation of a resonance oscillation of the chain, and a chain block apparatus The invention concerns a method for stabilizing the motion of an articulated chain of a chain block, especially to prevent the formation of resonance oscillation of the chain, in which an articulated chain is led across a polygonal chain wheel with non-uniform pitch... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6949043 | Eccentric drive reduction gear for a transmission component winding drum An eccentric reduction gear for a vehicle window winder system has a ring gear, a planet pinion that is eccentric relative to the ring gear, a drive component that drives the planet pinion and the ring gear so that they roll relative to each other, and a winding dru... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949841 | System for managing electric power in a hybrid motor vehicle For a parallel hybrid motor vehicle equipped with a power unit comprising an electric machine and a heat machine and provided with a power or high-voltage battery and a duty or low-voltage battery, a system for managing energy includes means for managing the power o... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933691 | Control system for a shifting mechanism with a DC motor A control system controls a DC motor which operates a shifting mechanism. The control system includes switch circuit with a plurality of switches which connect terminals of the motor to a power supply. In order to limit the speed and torque, the control system opera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916249 | Infant swing An infant swing that may be parent activated or sound activated and a method of using the same are disclosed. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911799 | Strapping machine weld motor control system A control system for a weld motor for a strapping machine is based upon the number of rotations of the weld motor. The system is used in a strapping machine of the type having a body, an anvil mounted to and movable relative to the body, a sealing member disposed fo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6911742 | Method and apparatus for turbine/alternator on common shaft during start-up An electrical system for a turbine/alternator comprising a gas driven turbine and a permanent magnet alternator rotating on a common shaft includes an inverter circuit connectable either to an output circuit or the stator winding of the alternator. A control circuit... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6891344 | Automatic opening and closing apparatus for vehicle The invention provides to make an automatic opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle to be thin. An outer rack is attached to an outer side of a stay fixed to a vehicle in such a manner as to freely move in an axial direction along the stay. A thickness of the st... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6858999 | DC brushless motor control apparatus Drivers (12a,12b) drive respective DC brushless motors (8a, 8b) having rotor position detecting Hall-effect devices. A CPU (18) detects the numbers of rotations of the respective motors (8a, | 02/22/2005 |
| 6819065 | Dynamic braking of a tape motor An apparatus and method for the controlled dynamic braking of a DC motor in a tape transport device are provided. A PWM state device includes a plurality of state transition paths, each path having an initial state, representative of a tape profile, including a pred... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812655 | Induction actuated container An induction actuated container includes a container body, a container cover, a drive and an induction element. The drive includes a driven operating member and a driving member. The induction elements includes a sensor and an actuating controller for the driving me... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6657406 | Soft start control method for a motor-driven actuator A method of operation for a motor-driven worm gear actuator coupled to a load device energizes the motor in a series of pulses during an initial period of motor operation when reversal of the motor is commanded. The pulsed energization produces a slow ini... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6600988 | Vehicle trajectory control system and method A method for controlling a powertrain of a vehicle is described. The method determines a desired vehicle condition based on three driver actuated elements. In a preferred embodiment the first element can be pedal position, the second element can be a brak... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6522095 | Motor vehicle door lock A motor vehicle door lock including a diode for operating an electric motor drive in one direction of drive rotation. To minimize the electric motor turning back against the direction of drive rotation in the off state, the diode is connected in parallel ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6407523 | Method and apparatus for controlling conveyor A clearing method for use with a conveyor belt driven by a reversible motor for essentially automatically eliminating swarf or other obstructions along the belt including an clearing process including sensing motor load and comparing sensed load to a maxi... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6018223 | Multi-functional apparatus employing an intermittent motion mechanism A multi-functional apparatus employs an intermittent motion mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of the intermittent motion mechanism thereby moving a mechanical device coupled thereto. In another aspect of the present inventio... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5986351 | Bi-directional lever for activating automotive liftgate lock mechanism A bi-directional bypass lever assembly for activating an automotive liftgate lock mechanism includes a resetable spring-biased lever that is coupled to an automotive liftgate locking mechanism. The spring-biased lever resets itself automatically upon comp... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5932982 | Apparatus for automatically opening a lid A trash enclosure includes a bay with a moveable lid and a sensor attached to the inner periphery of the bay. The moveable lid attaches to the enclosure and moves between an open position and a closed position to cover the bay. Upon detection of an object... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5903113 | Power output apparatus and method of controlling the same A power output apparatus (20) of the present invention includes a clutch motor (30), an assist motor (40), and a controller (80) for controlling the clutch motor (30) and the assist motor (40). The clutch motor (30) includes an outer rotor (32) linked wit... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5903114 | Multi-functional apparatus employing an intermittent motion mechanism A multi-functional apparatus employs a power transmission mechanism for generating intermittent motion having a specific range of motion and angular velocity profile for selectively actuating a mechanical device operably coupled to the power transmission ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5903112 | Power output apparatus and method of controlling the same A power output apparatus (20) of the present invention includes a clutch motor (30), an assist motor (40), and a controller (80) for controlling the clutch motor (30) and the assist motor (40). The clutch motor (30) includes an outer rotor (32) linked wit... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5866995 | Auxiliary system for a motor vehicle An auxiliary system for a motor vehicle including at least two intermittently driven auxiliary devices, a single electric motor for driving the at least two auxiliary devices, a free wheel arrangement for operatively connecting the at least two auxiliary ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5844382 | Motion transmitting apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle multi-functional apparatus A motion transmitting apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle multi-functional apparatus includes an electromagnetic device, a rotatable member, an interface surface, a shaft and an intermittent motion mechanism. Another aspect of the present inventi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841249 | Multi-functional apparatus employing an intermittent motion mechanism A multi-functional apparatus employs an intermittent motion mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of the intermittent motion mechanism thereby moving a mechanical device coupled thereto. In another aspect of the present inventio... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5808427 | Vehicle drive control system In accordance with the present invention, an electric vehicle drive control system is provided. The system of the present invention controls the supply of actuating power to an electric motor for driving the vehicle. One preferred embodiment of the system... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5654614 | Single-motor setting and printing postage meter A self-contained postage meter does not have a base separable from a main body. The single secure housing contains everything that would be in the main body of a prior art postage meter and everything that would be in a prior art meter base. Despite conta... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5574339 | Drive for rocking furniture A piece of furniture has a frame and a part capable of rocking on the frame at a natural rocking frequency. A drive has a sensor for detecting movement of the part on the frame, a drive motor connected between the frame and the part for rocking the part o... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5459588 | Apparatus and method for clutchless motor driven hand held scanner The present invention provides a hand held scanner with a motorized drive capability. The motorized drive employs a clutchless motor system. In manual operation, the scanner operates as a standard non-motorized scanner in which the user can neither see no... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5389861 | Machine tool power speed changer A retrofit power accessory for a turret mill provides a motor drive for changing machine tool speed, replacing a handwheel. A frame is attached to the mill by a pair of adjustable brackets which accommodate various models of mills. The frame carries a spi... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5245258 | Electrically powered power window unit An electric-motor-driven window operating system for installation in motor vehicle doors with a drive unit (2) arranged in a damp-proof housing (1) and connected to a rotation speed sensor (30) and controllable by an electronic control and regulating unit... | 09/14/1993 |
