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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 |
| 8063728 | Inductive component for high currents and method for the production thereof An inductive component includes a closed magnetic core and a first conductor that runs at least twice through the interior of magnetic core. The first conductor is a solid conductor that includes several U-shaped pre-bent parts that are tightly connected to one anot... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7969268 | Ignition coil with spaced secondary sector windings An ignition coil configured for electrical communication with a spark plug of an internal combustion engine has a primary spool and a secondary spool. The primary spool has a bore and an outer surface with a low-voltage winding supported thereon. The secondary spool... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7952456 | Ignition coil for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine. Said ignition coil comprises a primary coil base (2) carrying a primary winding (1) and having an especially cylindrical shape, a low voltage connection area (10) for c... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7859379 | Transformer core and its manufacturing method It is possible to provide a transformer core which can be mounted on a coil having both ends connected to a substrate or the like and can simplify the step for arranging an adhesive layer and suppress fluctuation of a magnetic gap. The transformer core (1) in... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7834731 | Ferrite sheet A ferrite sheet includes a ferrite sintered body capable of being in direct and sufficiently close contact with a signal cable and has good noise removal properties. The ferrite sheet includes a flexible sheet having a foldable portion, a plurality of ferrite sinter... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7710230 | Transformer of light tube driving device and method for adjusting light tube using thereof A transformer including an insulating housing, a first bobbin, a primary coil, a second bobbin, a secondary coil, a first core and a second core is provided. The insulating housing has a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber, wherein tw... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7710231 | Ignition coil An ignition coil includes a coil body, a plug connection portion protruding from the coil body, and a connector for electrically connecting the ignition coil to an outside. In the coil body, a primary coil is arranged on an inner peripheral side of a secondary coil,... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7492245 | Broadband over power lines (BPL) coupling system An inductive coupler provides an interface between a power line and a communication device which communicates via the power line. The power line operates at a potential between four and 140 kilovolts while accommodating a current having a frequency between 45 and 65... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7436278 | Electrical contacting of thin enameled wires of secondary windings of ignition coils having a contact crown and contact element An electrical connection set-up for connecting thin enameled wires in ignition coils, which is to replace thermal methods, for example. This is achieved in that, to produce contacting between the winding and the respective high-voltage or low-voltage outlets, an ind... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7392799 | Ignition coil and method for manufacturing the same An ignition coil includes primary and secondary coils. The primary coil includes a primary spool and a primary winding wound on the spool. The primary winding has a second winding layer wound around a first winding layer. The primary spool has first and second overh... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7382220 | Ignition coil for an internal combustion engine An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine has a rod-shaped magnetic core, which collaborates with a cushioning element in the axial direction. The magnetic core and the cushioning element are furthermore inserted into a secondary coil shell. Moreover, the c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362201 | Inductance device and manufacturing method thereof An inductance device has a hollow center coil around which a conducting wire is wound so that a hollow portion is formed along a center axis line of the hollow center coil, a filler which is filled into the hollow portion of the hollow center coil, and includes magn... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362206 | Variable transformer A variable transformer has an effective turns ratio that can be varied by electronic switching. By varying the effective turns ratio, the output voltage can be controlled precisely for a varying input voltage and load regulation. The variable transformer is a modula... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347373 | Method and system for utilizing a digital camera for retrieving and utilizing barcode information A method and system for utilizing an image capture device for obtaining information relating to an item having a barcode corresponding to a barcode number is described. The method and system includes capturing an image of the barcode and converting the image of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332991 | Twin spark ignition coil with provisions to balance load capacitance A twin spark ignition apparatus having two high-voltage (HV) outputs incorporates features for balancing load capacitance on each HV output. The ignition apparatus provides a first high-voltage (HV) connection configured for direct mounting on a first spark plug, an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319376 | Noise filter An impact and vibration-resistant noise filter avoiding cracking of a core at the time of application of a vibration or impact. The noise filter includes a case and core. The case has a first case portion having a first wall portion, a second wall portion, and a fir... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317370 | Ignition coil An ignition coil includes a coil portion that has a primary coil, a secondary coil, and an outer core. The outer core is arranged on a radially outer side of both the primary coil and the secondary coil. A fitting member, which is in a substantially cylindrical shap... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312681 | Internal combustion engine ignition apparatus and method for manufacturing a secondary coil thereof A transformer terminal is configured as a single part that includes: a base portion; a first connecting portion that is formed at a first end of the base portion and to which a winding finish end portion of a secondary wire can be connected; and a second connecting ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310037 | Twin spark ignition coil with provisions to balance load capacitance A twin spark ignition apparatus having two high-voltage (HV) outputs incorporates features for balancing load capacitance on each HV output. The ignition apparatus provides a first high-voltage (HV) connection configured for direct mounting on a first spark plug, an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303441 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301440 | Power line communication system and method The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One embodiment of the present invention may be comprised of a transmit c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286035 | Highly insulated inductive data couplers There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a power line. The inductive coupler includes a magnetic core for placement about the power line, and a coil wound around a portion of the magnetic core. The coil includes a coaxial cable having a non-in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280023 | Ignition coil having an improved power transmission The present invention relates to an ignition coil for ignition systems, in particular a rod ignition coil for internal-combustion engines, comprising at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding, a high voltage being induced in the secondary windi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276998 | Encapsulated package for a magnetic device An encapsulatable package for a magnetic device that includes a magnetic core. In one embodiment, the encapsulatable package for the magnetic device also includes a shielding structure located about the magnetic core configured to create a chamber thereabout. The sh... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274187 | Electrical-energy meter A presently-preferred embodiment of an electrical-energy meter comprises a base adapted to be mounted on a supporting surface, a current sensor assembly comprising a plurality of contact blades extending through the base and adapted to electrically contact a conduct... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271690 | High current long life inductor An inductor for high current applications includes a nonconductive, tubular form which defines a tube axis and has a cylindrical outer surface. The outer surface is formed with a groove that extends helically about the tube axis. The inductor further includes a coil... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268655 | Ignition coil with secondary winding center tap connected to shield A distributorless ignition coil has two high voltage secondary windings wound around a primary winding, with each secondary winding being electrically connected to a respective spark plug. A shield surrounds the secondary windings. The secondary windings share a com... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256674 | Power module A power module located on a substrate. In one embodiment, the power module includes power conversion circuitry with a magnetic device and at least one switch. The magnetic device includes a magnetic core with a shielding structure located about the magnetic core con... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253616 | Microelectromechanical magnetometer An apparatus comprising a substrate and a MEM device. The MEM includes a comb capacitor and a magnetic element physically connected to one electrode of the comb capacitor. The magnetic element is capable of moving the one electrode in a manner that alters a capacita... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253637 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system In order to determine whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit, a sensor signal corresponding to current in said electrical circuit is processed. The sensor signal is filtered to determine the presence of noise in a predetermined frequency range and produc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241175 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236074 | Ignition coil An ignition coil includes a cylindrical portion capable of being inserted into a plughole of an engine case. The cylindrical portion has a base end and a tip end, respectively, in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion has an elastica... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7221235 | Variable reluctance ferrite core A device, system, and method for suppressing electromagnetic interference (EMI). In one embodiment, an EMI suppression device includes a compound ferrite core having an inner ferrite core and an outer ferrite core. The inner core includes a through hole in which a c... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221558 | Galvanically isolated delivery of power to high voltage circuits parts A high voltage switching apparatus delivers kV pulses to a load such as a magnetron. The switching apparatus comprises a switching stack surrounded by capacitors and both arranged within a housing. Lt power is supplied to the stack, e.g. for control electronics, by ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215115 | Module to control a rotating output shaft and module to change a driving condition of vehicle A sensor and a control circuit are provided externally of a gear cover. This enhances reliability of a shift controller operated by an electric actuator and a motor driven control module similar thereto, and constitute them compact. Further, this provides a rotating... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211724 | Noise filter having case and core assembled therein A noise filter providing a simplified construction and capable of being used regardless of a diameter of a cable or a numbers of cables. The noise filter includes a core-holding section for holding a core, first and second cable-guiding sections, and two coupling se... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209023 | Ignition coil with separating wall An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine minimizes the propagation of cracks in the encapsulate material surrounding the components of the ignition coil and provides a supplemental dielectric barrier. In one embodiment, the ignition coil comprises a housin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204464 | Medical wire holder A device can easily and releasably secure a medical wire such as a guidewire or a filter wire. In some instances, such a device can include a wire holding device that may be considered to be disposable. A wire holding device may include a base fixture, a clamp fixtu... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202767 | Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a central core, a primary coil and a secondary coil arranged outside of the central core, a magnet arranged in abutment with one end face of the central core and magnetized in a direction opposite to t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196606 | Ignition coil apparatus for an internal combustion engine An ignition coil apparatus for an internal combustion engine can suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost of a terminal of a low-tension side connector resulting from variation in a wire diameter of an one end of a primary winding, and can ensure a stable fusi... | 03/27/2007 |
