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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362068 | Closing member control system A controller reduces an output of the drive motor when a window glass reaches a speed shift position, which is between a fully open position and a fully closed position of the window glass, in a closing operation of the window glass. The controller increases the out... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342368 | Automated garage door closer An automated garage door closing device for a remote controlled overhead garage door wherein the device is mounted on one of a pair of parallel tracks receiving rollers suitably mounted on the outer edges of the door panels, the device including a switch housing con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342375 | Automatic storm shutter control The present invention provides wireless and direct wired methods and devices for automatically closing electrically-driven roll-down storm shutters in the presence of rain on one or more rain sensors. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342373 | Vehicle panel control system A control system for a vehicle includes a controller, an object sensor, and a motor. The motor receives power from a power source upon receiving a panel control signal. The motor moves a movable panel of the vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323840 | Magnetic-pole detecting system for synchronous AC motor and magnetic-pole detecting method therefor A magnetic-pole detecting system for synchronous AC motors and a magnetic-pole detecting method therefor are provided. The magnetic-pole detecting system for synchronous AC motors includes a position detector 10 for detecting the relative position between the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315143 | Operating system utilizing a selectively concealed multi-function wall station transmitter with an auto-close function for a motorized barrier operator An operating system which utilizes a multi-functional wall station for a motorized barrier includes an operator for controlling movement of a barrier between various positions. The operator may receive signals from a wireless or wired wall station transmitter, a wir... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307393 | Window anti-pinch system activating method A method for activating an anti-pinch system for a vehicle window regulator, sunroof or driving mechanism includes the steps of starting a motor of the driving mechanism, waiting for a given rotation of the motor and a given time period, and then activating the anti... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289833 | Apparatus and method for controlling opening and closing of sub-body in an automatically and manually foldable mobile communication terminal Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a correct position of opening and closing a sub-body (folder) in an automatic foldable mobile communication terminal. A sensor means is arranged in one end of a main-body and the sub-body, for detecting a fully... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268506 | Power window system The power window system moves a window glass in opening and closing directions in response to operation of an opening and closing instruction switch. The power window system includes a measurement device for obtaining an open degree of the window glass and a control... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259532 | Power window apparatus with function of pinching detection An MCU monitors changes in motor rotating speed from the motor start so as to detect a peak of the motor rotating speed, and when the peak of the motor rotating speed is detected, it measures a period of time Ta from the motor start to the time, at which the decreas... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7187146 | Opening-and-closing control device An opening-and-closing control device is disclosed, in which speed of an opening-and-closing body can be increased even while automatic operation is performed. The device includes an operation knob that performs opening-and-closing control of an opening-and-closing ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183732 | Motorized barrier operator system for controlling a stopped, partially open barrier and related methods A motorized barrier operator that moves a barrier between limit positions, includes a motor for moving the barrier between set limit positions. When the barrier is in a stopped, partially open position the operator implements at least a hybrid control sequence that ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173516 | Operating system for a motorized barrier operator An operating system which utilizes a multi-functional wall station for a motorized barrier includes an operator for controlling movement of a barrier between various positions. The operator may receive signals from a wireless or wired wall station transmitter, a wir... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157873 | Systems and methods for reducing torque disturbance in devices having an endless belt A system for reducing torque disturbance includes a motor mechanically coupled to an endless belt. The motor is operable to drive the belt, and the belt has a seam that causes a torque disturbance to the system. The system includes a data structure having a set of v... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148798 | Gate closing timer for security gate override system A solid state programmable timer attaches with two wires across the two contacts for the key circuit of the PC board controlling a security gate and two wires to the emergency personnel remote key switch. A timed cycle is activated by an emergency personnel key open... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114290 | Vehicle actuated gate opening/closing system A gate opening system which includes a barrier and a barrier mounting adapted to mount the barrier in an open or closed condition, a retention device to secure the barrier in an open or closed condition, a drive element, and an energy transmission system, whereby en... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083014 | Drive device for a machine with a traction drive system and a hydraulic work system A drive device is provided for a machine with a traction drive system and a hydraulic work system. The traction drive system has a drive axle and the hydraulic system has at least one electric motor and at least one pump driven by the electric motor. The electric mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080800 | Controlling method of seat belt retractor In controlling a seat belt retractor, at least one of signals selected from a state signal showing a movement of an occupant wearing a seat belt and an external signal obtained from detecting means installed in a vehicle during running thereof is received. Then, a r... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7064506 | System and method for power seat motor control A method for controlling a vehicle power seat motor including the steps of generating at least one control signal using a controller, and adjusting the speed of the motor in response to the at least one control signal such that speed of the motor is maintained to a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049772 | Motor drive circuit A motor drive circuit which have a first source-side transistor and a first sink-side transistor connected in series; a second source-side transistor and a second sink-side transistor connected in series; and a control circuit supplying the first source-side transis... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038409 | Operating system utilizing a delay-open function for a motorized barrier operator An operating system which utilizes a multi-functional wall station for a motorized barrier includes an operator for controlling movement of a barrier between various positions. The operator may receive signals from a wireless or wired wall station transmitter, a wir... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024819 | Automatic door closing device A system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor detects a trigger event. In response to the trigger event, the transmitter transmits a detection signal. If the receiver receives a reflected detection signal, the processor determines that ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023162 | Automatic gate operator A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015665 | Power window driving apparatus A power window driving apparatus includes a motor which drives a window by supplying a supply voltage of a power supply, a control circuit which controls the motor so as to stop or reverse a rotation of the motor when a motor current flowing to the motor is increase... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004670 | Manual disconnect apparatus and method A retrofitable manual disconnect apparatus includes an output shaft engagement member (20) that couples to the output shaft (13) of a powered movable barrier operator (12), a movable barrier engagement member (14) that couples to a movabl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004272 | Child and adult transporting stroller system A child and adult transporting stroller system is disclosed that provides an adult ride along function. The system includes a frame having a front and a rear and lateral sides, a child supporting seat mounted on the frame, ground engaging structure for engaging a gr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989643 | Electrical drive apparatus which can be operated via a full-bridge circuit, with a different load depending on the drive direction An electrical drive apparatus, in particular, a motor-driven motor vehicle window winder or motor vehicle belt roller, which can be operated via a full bridge circuit with at least four switching elements with a different load depending on the rotation direction, wh... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6949899 | Brushless DC motor having an AC power control device A brushless dc motor includes a conversion circuit and a dc motor drive circuit. The conversion circuit includes a rectifier unit, a pulse-wave-absorbing unit, a filter unit, a voltage-stabilizing control unit and a voltage-stabilizing unit. The rectifier unit, the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943511 | Electronic industrial motor operator control system This invention discloses an electronic control system for an Industrial Motor Operator that uses standard steady state logic to improve reliability in rough service wet and dirty environments. It includes means of providing electronic snow limit to close limit sensi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917171 | Control device and method of stopping spindle motor of an optical disc system A control device and a method of stopping the spindle motor or an optical disc system. The control device primarily includes an optical disc control chip, a motor driving circuit and a spindle motor. The optical disc control chip generates and delivers a spindle mot... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6784629 | Dual function solid state relay A dual function solid state relay for a motor control includes four solid state switches and 6 terminals, wherein a set of 2 switches are for up operation allowing a current flow through a load in one direction and the other set of 2 switches are for down operation ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6756755 | Power window apparatus for vehicle A power window apparatus for a vehicle is comprised of an operation switch which includes a raising contact for outputting a window raising command when set at on-state and a lowering contact for outputting a window lowering command when set at on-state, and a contr... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6580241 | Method of detecting pinching of object in power window device In a power window device an MCU detects motor torque values one by one when a window is opened and closed, compares the detected motor torque values with base values set to the travel regions and stops or reverses a motor determining that an object is pin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6392377 | Motor control apparatus and motor control method A motor control apparatus is arranged to drive and control a motor for transmitting the rotating force of the motor through a gear train. In reversing the rotation of the motor, the motor is caused to rotate at a speed higher than a normal rotation speed ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6306220 | Windshield wiping device for vehicles A wiper device for vehicle windows is proposed, which prevents a longer lasting or permanent deformation of an elastically deformable wiper lip (28) that is formed onto the wiper blade (16) since this wiper lip (28) is stored in different parking position... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6259219 | Multiple sensor speed controller for a driven member An apparatus and method for precisely controlling a driven component in an electromechanical system, particularly for controlling the speed of a photoreceptor or intermediate transfer belt in an electrophotographic printing machine. A sensor monitors the ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6252363 | Circuit for timed position control of device driven by a DC motor The present invention relates to an electronic circuit that interrupts the application of electrical power to a motor after a predetermined period of time. The electronic circuit is disposed between a motor which drives a device from an initial position t... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6211637 | Container for polluted and/or contaminated materials Soiled and/or contaminated objects often have to be collected before they are specifically disposed of. According to the invention, in order to prevent blockages in toilets and sewers, a contactlessly operating container (1) is used which has a lid (2) wh... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6091217 | Safety gate operator which prevents entrapment, and method of its operation An automatic gate operator includes an electric drive motor coupled by a drive train to a movable gate, and includes provisions for sensing an actual or impending obstruction or blockage of the movement of the gate by a human, object, or animal, for examp... | 07/18/2000 |
