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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003340 | Electrochemical analyte sensor An electrochemical analyte sensor formed using conductive traces on a substrate can be used for determining and/or monitoring a level of analyte in in vitro or in vivo analyte-containing fluids. For example, an implantable sensor may be used for the continuous or au... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935839 | Variable flow water pump A variable-capacity water pump includes a housing having an impeller mounted on a rotatable shaft. The impeller includes a plurality of vanes pivotally coupled between upper and lower shroud and operatively coupled to a pitch plate. As the pump speed increases in re... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6497096 | Automatic transmission for automobiles An automatic transmission for automobiles is disclosed. In the automatic transmission, a housing (1) is filled with transmission fluid. A pump (2), having an input shaft (6), is positioned at one side within the housing (1), while a turbine (3), having an... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6098774 | Friction clutch arrangement A friction clutch arrangement for motor vehicles to control a clutch friction disk rotationally mounted on a transmission shaft which can be locked between two components has a clutch actuating device which includes a slave device adjacent to the clutch, ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6062366 | Friction clutch arrangement A friction clutch arrangement for motor vehicles to control a clutch friction disk rotationally mounted on a transmission shaft which can be locked between two components has a clutch actuating device includes a slave device adjacent to the clutch, a mast... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5307629 | Variable pitch stator with passive control A three element fluid torque converter has a variable pitch stator. The stator blades have two principal orientations, closed and open. The blades are biased toward the closed position by a spring loaded annular piston. In the closed position, the blades ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5263319 | Efficient variable pitch stator with passive control A three element fluid torque converter has a variable pitch stator. The stator blades have two principal orientations, closed and open. The blades are biased toward the closed position by a spring loaded annular piston. In the closed position, the blades ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5115640 | Fluid controller and logic control system for use therewith An improved fluid controller (15) is provided having both rotary valving (47) actuated by the steering wheel (17), and axial valving (49) controlled by an electro-hydraulic valve (113) in response to a correction signal (31). In one embodiment, both the r... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5018996 | Flow control fluid coupling marine transmission A fluid coupling transmission is adapted for interposition between the engine and the propulsion unit of a marine drive. The fluid coupling transmission provides variable speed operation in both forward and reverse. A fluid pump is drivingly connected to ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4047383 | Torque converter with variable stator The invention relates to an improvement in a torque converter which includes a main stator, a pump and a turbine. The improvement comprises a novel auxiliary stator intermediate the main stator and the pump, said auxiliary stator including a plurality of ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4012908 | Torque converter having adjustably movable stator vane sections A torque converter comprises a stationary housing within which a rotatable impeller is mounted for driving a rotatable trubine. The bladed impeller is mounted on an engine driven input shaft, and the bladed turbine is mounted on an output shaft on the sam... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4009571 | Torque converter having adjustably movable stator vane sections and actuator means therefor A torque converter comprises a stationary housing within which a rotatable impeller is mounted for driving a rotatable turbine. The bladed impeller is mounted on an engine driven input shaft, and the bladed turbine is mounted on an output shaft on the sam... | 03/01/1977 |
