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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6899667 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of physical and mental disorders with low frequency, low flux density magnetic fields A method and apparatus comprises a circuit adapted to be coupled to a power supply which produces a pulsed DC output, and a magnetic field generating coil coupled to the output of the circuit which is effective to produce a time varying magnetic field having a flux ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6831542 | Micro-electromechanical inductive switch A micro-electro mechanical (MEM) switch capable of inductively coupling and decoupling electrical signals is described. The inductive MEM switch consists of a first plurality of coils on a movable platform and a second plurality of coils on a stationary platform or ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6313624 | Position sensor with integrated signal-conditioning electronics on a printed wiring board A position sensor, such as a rotary position sensor, includes the signal-conditioning electronics in the housing. The signal-conditioning electronics are disposed on a printed wiring board, which is assembled with another printed wiring board including th... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5608370 | Rotary transformer and method for fabricating the same A rotary transformer includes a rotor core formed by stacking channel parts to form a required number of channels. Each channel part is formed by stacking two kinds of annular magnetic rings so that two rings having the same outside and inside diameters a... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5415617 | Applicator coil for magnetic field therapy Applicator coil for an electromagnetic therapy apparatus, which has substantially the form of a zone of a sphere deformed into an oval and which is suited above all to rendering a low frequency magnetic alternating field operative on projecting parts of t... | 05/16/1995 |
| 4485382 | Tuning circuits with bendable U-shaped variable inductor for garage door actuators Tuning elements are provided for use in varying the inductance of the oscillatory circuits of the transmitter and receiver units of garage door actuators operating at ultra-high frequencies. Each oscillatory circuit is a closed loop circuit fabricated on ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4430632 | Coaxial coupling and locking mechanism A coupling mechanism is disclosed for coaxially connecting a pair of connectable components, such as a pair of transducer assemblies each having a stator. A coupling ring is carried by one stator and engageable with the other for drawing the stators toget... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4412198 | Rotary transformer A rotary transformer such as for use in a torque-meter structure arranged to have reduced cross talk between the excitation and signal transformer portions, and to have improved durability. In the illustrated embodiment, the air gaps of the transformer se... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4323781 | Tomographic X-ray diagnostic unit with the secondary of the high voltage transformer rotating with the X-ray source In an exemplary arrangement a rotatable scanning system comprises an X-ray tube which emits a beam of X-rays which penetrates the layer to be examined, and a radiation receiver which supplies electrical output signals corresponding to the measured radiati... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4053828 | Metal detector with first and second nested rectangular coils An orthogonal coil metal detector with nesting rectangular coils, each comprising a plurality of turns encapsulated in an insulating material and having a layer of electrical resistive material thereon. An encapsulating material in the gap between the coi... | 10/11/1977 |