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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296168 | Method and apparatus to minimize power and ground bounce in a logic device A predictive power regulation apparatus and method that minimizes power and ground bounce in a logic device. The apparatus includes a predictor and a voltage or current smoothing device connected to the predictor. The voltage or current smoothing device outputs adju... | 11/13/2007 |
| 6980890 | Method for designing a power factor controller apparatus A method for designing a power factor controller apparatus for a power distribution network comprising the phases of: configuring, in a predefined computerised support, an interactive computerised environment (2) dedicated to the management of data and/or pro... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6909263 | Gas turbine engine starter-generator exciter starting system and method including a capacitance circuit element A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that includes an exciter that has its stator windings supplied with electrical power from a power supply. One or more switches are electrically coupled between the exciter stator winding and the p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6590369 | Digital voltage regulator using current control A digitally implemented voltage regulator in which a switching circuit intermittently couples the input terminal and the output terminal in response to a digital control signal. A current sensor generates a digital first feedback signal derived from the c... | 07/08/2003 |
| 4719560 | Rotary phase generator and system A rotary phase generator for generating 3 phase voltage is provided which can operate off of 230 or 460 volts A-C. Also provided is a rotary phase generator which has two groups of running capacitors for providing a stable voltage on the third phase at no... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4684875 | Power conditioning system and apparatus Power conditioning apparatus exhibiting enhanced stability with respect to lagging phase angle conditions incurred in conjunction with load derived transients. The apparatus employs a synthesizer network structured having a regulator which is fashioned as... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4656575 | Single phase to three phase dynamoelectric converter Single phase to three phase dynamoelectric converter for generating three-phase current from a single-phase input comprising a three-phase electric motor generator having first, second and third Y-wound stator windings, a bank of run capacitors connected ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4639658 | Float stabilized constant current source A float stabilized constant current source uses a floated cylinder with a rotational signal output generator and two torque generators for applying a linear torque and an opposing current squared torque to the floated cylinder, respectively. The current s... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4463306 | System for stabilizing synchronous machines A microprocessor based, power systems stabilizer operating through excitation control wherein all required stabilizing information is derived from sampled values of voltage and current taken from potential and current transformers. The instantaneous value... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4458199 | Link regulator with feed forward switching control A link regulator is disclosed for providing a regulated voltage over a wide range of input frequencies and load currents. The frequency of an internal VCO and the input frequency are phase compared to provide a reference error signal. The unregulated DC v... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4445078 | Processor module for power factor controller A motor control circuit utilizes sample and hold circuitry whose operation is initiated by an analog switch to control the firing angle of silicon control rectifiers, thereby to minimize wasting of power supplied to the motor being controlled.... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4410807 | Regulating device for polyphase electrical circuits A regulating device for a polyphase electrical circuit, having a motor with windings corresponding to the main supply lines for the circuit. Leads are connected to each of the windings and contain a relatively low m.f.d. capacitor for suppressing spikes a... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4081692 | Apparatus for supplementing commercial power subject to brownout and blackout failures A power source for supplementing commercial ac power in cases of sustained brownouts or blackouts is achieved with an alternator connected to augment the power of a commercial ac source, a first circuit for sensing the voltage level required of the altern... | 03/28/1978 |
