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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7880421 | Energy-conserving ventilating fan An electrically driven fan arrangement, suitable for energy-conserving installations, includes a fan, an electric motor (110) serving to drive the fan, and associated control apparatus, namely: a sensing apparatus (140) for sensing a volumetric air flo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7161316 | Method and apparatus for discrete speed compensated torque step motor control Methods and apparatus for controlling a motor are provided. The motor may be operated in a fluid system having a variable static pressure acting on the motor. The method including operating the motor at a first substantially constant torque level, varying the static... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7017406 | Pump testing system A pump testing apparatus is disclosed for testing output characteristics of a fluid flow exiting a pump. The apparatus includes a flow testing structure for testing characteristics of the fluid flow, a first chamber having an interior for receiving a fluid flow exit... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6636010 | Precision dosage apparatus, system and method A liquid dispensing system increases the precision, reliability, and safety of dispensing medications and other liquids. An electronic brake grounds a power terminal of a pump motor to absorb the kinetic energy of the motor and other mechanically coupled ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 5719481 | Methods and apparatus for attenuating the vibration of a robot element A robot comprises a member traveling along a threaded rotary shaft which decelerates when the member approaches a predetermined location on the shaft. Rotation of the rotary shaft is subjected to a resistance imposed by a fluid whose viscosity is increasa... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5568029 | Joint control system with linear actuation A system for controlling the operation of a tele-operated machine uses a sensor which senses the angular orientation of the joint, converts the angular orientation to a required length of the linear actuator (piston and cylinder) to obtain the then curren... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5440217 | Drive mechanism for automated flow measuring device A drive system for a probe of the type containing a first tubular housing within a second tubular housing which first tubular housing is advanced into and retracted from a conduit to take measurements of fluid within the conduit has a stepper motor for ad... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4928048 | Fast response control circuit A fast response control circuit for providing an output signal in miminum time after receiving an enabling input signal. The control circuit includes an amplifier which provides an output signal having a magnitude determined by a variable input signal whe... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4905160 | Device for regulating the operation of a chemical treatment plant, to improve efficiency by attenuation of the variances of the regulating parameters A device for regulating the operation of a chemical treatment plant, by attenuation of the variances of the regulating parameters, has a calculation circuit connected to a measuring device for measuring flows of compounds at the input of the plant and mea... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4839571 | Safety back-up for metering pump control A system to detect partial or complete failure of an accurate meter measuring the flow of a liquid by using a sensor to measure the displacement of the pump as a back-up measurement. A computer is used to compare the feedback from the pump sensor with the... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4638233 | Method of establishing a preferred rate of air flow, method of determining torque, and apparatus A method of determining torque of an electronically commutated motor arranged to drive a blower means for flowing air through a contained space with the electronically controlled motor and the blower means having a combined predetermined inertia. In pract... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4399585 | Vacuum cleaner with constant air flow A vacuum cleaner with constant air flow for household and industrial purposes. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction fan driven by an electric motor. An air flow measuring device is arranged in the working air flow of the suction fan, and has an electrica... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4325014 | Automatic control unit for a wind-following rotor A control unit for automatically controlling the angular position of a reversible, motorized device, such as an antenna rotor, in response to a signal from an external sensor, such as a potentiometer coupled to the rotating shaft of a windvane. The unit i... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4305028 | System for evaluating the capability of a work-performing robot to reproduce a programmed series of motions A system for evaluating whether a work-performing robot can perform a series of programmed motions is disclosed which includes means for continuously comparing the velocity of the various links of a robot simulator, which is manually moved through the seq... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4244517 | Temperature control for variable volume air conditioning system A temperature control is disclosed for a variable volume air conditioning system of the type wherein electric motor-operated air valve means are provided for varying the volume of relatively warm or relatively cool conditioned air supplied to a conditione... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4037335 | Method of controlling a mobile suction device for sucking suspendible material from the bottom of a liquid body, and an apparatus for carrying out the method This invention is directed to an apparatus comprising a suction device having at least one nozzle for sucking suspendible material as a suspension from a bed of said material, means for producing suction in the nozzle and means for moving the nozzle horiz... | 07/26/1977 |
