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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287888 | Adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle An adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle comprises a case, a bearing ring, a connection beam, a magnet, a main axle, a pair of forward-wound coil and backward-wound coil, a pair of active transmission gear wheel and passive transmission gear whee... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7260731 | Saving power when in or transitioning to a static mode of a processor A method for reducing power utilized by a processor including the steps of determining that a processor is transitioning from a computing mode to a mode is which system clock to the processor is disabled, and reducing core voltage to the processor to a value suffici... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243885 | Positioning device for adjustable housing A holding device for an adjustable housing, such as the housing of a radar sensor, which allows the position of the housing at a mounting location to be changed in at least one degree of freedom using least one adjusting screw. In this context, the at least one adju... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7152890 | Power-open motor-vehicle latch A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a fork pivotal on the housing between a bolt-retaining closed position and a bolt-releasing open position, and a pawl pivotal on the housing between a blocking position engaging the fork and retaining it in the closed positi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7118259 | Adjuster and adjuster assembly An adjuster having a housing or lamp housing with an adjuster portion, a gear positioned inside the housing or adjuster portion, a control rod engaged to the gear and extending from the housing or adjuster portion, and at least one tang outside the housing or adjust... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7040056 | Gear shaft assembly A gear shaft assembly for actuating linear movement of an object, including a lower channel assembly, which includes: (a) a threaded rod; (b) a first gear adjacent an end of the threaded rod; (c) a second gear engageable with the first gear and attached to the end o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6923480 | Actuating device An actuating device, particularly for a vehicle door lock, having a cam wheel (11) comprising at least one cam (13), the cam wheel being selectively rotatable about a rotation axis (11a) in two directions, and an adjustment lever (12 | 08/02/2005 |
| 6601466 | Control arrangement for adjustable housing A control arrangement for an adjustable housing of a radar sensor has a holder on which a position of the housing is changeable by at least one adjusting screw which is turnable by a regulatable adjusting drive, and a control electronic unit provided for ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6540191 | Foot stand structure of an adjustable computer desk A foot stand structure of an adjustable computer desk, more especially, a foot stand structure of an adjustable computer capable of performing high efficient adjustment for desk body such as those used for placing the computer on it during operations. The... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527427 | Clutching feature for adjusting device A device for setting the distance between a first and a second component, in particular for the horizontal and vertical setting of motor vehicle headlamps, includes a setting screw which is connected to the first component, and which engages the second co... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6505900 | Moving racks that support heavy materials A storage rack with vertically arranged, horizontal drawers movable by a crank mechanism is provided. Each individual drawer of the storage rack has a gear mechanism which is connected to a drive shaft with wheels. A crank handle is provided to engage the... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6446660 | Valve assembly with multiple mode actuators A multiple mode valve assembly including valve actuators equipped with a combination of a shaft (4) and a spindle (5), coaxial and immobilized in an axial direction, but capable of rotating freely one with respect to the other, so that by means of the spi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6176145 | Actuating mechanism The invention is directed to an improved actuating mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the actuating mechanism (15) is comprised of a split housing (16), a gear transfer system (18) enclosed in the housing, a threaded barrel (19) extending from the ho... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164407 | Electric power steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus (10) for turning steerable wheels (44) of a vehicle comprises a manually rotatable input member (12) to which steering torque is applied, an output member (34) rotatable to effect turning of the steerable wheels (44) of the ve... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6155376 | Electric power steering assembly A steering assembly (10) for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle in response to rotation of a vehicle steering wheel (11) comprises a housing (30) and a member (32) which is movable axially within the housing to effect turning movement of the steerable ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155124 | Small motorized drive means for a movable functional element in a motor vehicle A small motorized drive for a movable functional element in a motor vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle closing device, with a drive element (11) which can be driven by an electric drive motor and a carrier (12) which transfers the force of the drive ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6142654 | Vehicle headlamp aiming device An apparatus and method for providing evidence of tampering with a vehicle headlamp position adjusting assembly. An indicator 30 is designed to simply slip over a drive member 2. Protrusions 38 engage a groove 44 in an enlarged portion 42 of the drive mem... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6119400 | Automotive window regulator assembly A regulator assembly for extending a component, e.g., window, sunroof or adjustable seat, of an automotive vehicle utilizing a flexible belt. The regulator assembly has a drive that is rotationally coupled to a first gear element having a first set of tee... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5791204 | Device for detecting the position of a moving member A position detecting device includes a ring gear that is disposed on an outer side of an output shaft of a motor and rotates with the rotation of the output shaft, fixed contact terminals fixed to a cover plate, and a rotary contact terminal provided on a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5743670 | Structural fastener The Structural Fastener is an internal longitudinal, reversible, gear-driven interlocking screw assembly and coupling device. The Structural Fastener uses a spring-loaded, gear driven coupler shaft with a threaded stud that mates with a female threaded so... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5701783 | Setting angle adjuster for the car headlamp An adjuster for setting the angle of a car headlamp is provided where a gear stand is formed directly in the adjusting stand to provide a transverse holder. An opening slot is formed in the upper side of the transverse holder. Above the opening slot, a sp... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5685510 | Height adjustment system for a desk or workstation A height adjustment system for a desk, workstation or the like is provided comprising a plurality of height adjustable legs each having a first part in the form of a hollow column and a second part movable relative to the first part in a vertical directio... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5623784 | Window operator A window operator mechanism 10 includes a worm gear 22 which is generally parallel to the window when closed. A drive gear 24 is generally transverse and is at 45° angle to the horizon. The operator 10 includes a housing 11 which is designed for drop-in ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5517364 | Drive device, lens barrel and camera In a drive device having a drive unit which is mounted on a body of the drive device, a rotary scale such as a pulse disc which is disposed at the drive unit and a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element which are arranged on a circuit board ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509321 | Toothed gear The invention relates to a toothed gear as used in particular for drives of pivoting devices, for example in articulated-arm awnings or windows. One shaft (5) is supported, over a support zone (10), on the other shaft (3), with the result that toothed gea... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5508896 | Aiming mechanism for vehicular headlamp An automobile headlamp aiming mechanism including a tilting member supported on a stationary member so as to be capable of tilting and defining the illumination angle of the headlamp beam. A cylindrical nut member is rotatably supported by a bearing forme... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5483426 | Aimable vehicle headlamp assembly A vehicle headlamp assembly is provided including a horizontal adjustment device for adjusting the position of a reflector, the adjustment device including a housing having an open bottom, a front wall and a rear wall, the front and rear walls having an a... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5429011 | Headlamp adjusting system for vehicles A headlight adjustment mechanism comprised of interactive plastic drive and adjustment bevel gears located within a two-piece plastic housing wherein a threaded adjustment rod passes through a threaded axial bore in the adjustment bevel gear. Cooperating ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5386885 | Electro-mechanical pivot wing drive for pivoting wings of doors or the like The electro-mechanical drive includes an electric motor, a transmission and a restoring spring. To improve the capacity to close the door, particularly in the event of a power failure, a large coil spring used as the restoring spring surrounds the electri... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5355744 | Two dimensional drive system In the two dimensional drive system of the present invention, each end of a first X-shaft is connected to each first Y-guide, and the first X-shaft is capable of moving along the first Y-guides. Each end of a second X-shaft is connected to each second Y-g... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355287 | Headlamp adjuster with sealed adjusting link A vehicular headlamp component is pivotally adjusted in response to back or forth movement of an adjusting link extending through an opening in one wall of a two-component housing of an adjusting device. Back and forth movement of the link is produced by ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5345833 | Heater control unit for automobile A heater control unit of a dial type installed on an instrument panel and functioning as an operation portion of an air conditioner equipped in an automobile. The first bevel gear is integral with the shaft coupled with a dial. The first and second suppor... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5313852 | Differential linear actuator A differential linear actuator is disclosed which minimizes the torque that must be reacted by an input, rotary drive sleeve member. The differential linear actuator includes an actuator housing within which the drive sleeve is rotatably mounted. An inter... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5295756 | Screw tightening type connector A screw tightening type connector having a female connector and a male connector fitted in the female connector. The female connector is provided with a female screw body, while a male screw body is provided on the male connector. The male connector is sc... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5251466 | Lock assembly for gear shifter A lock assembly for a gear shifter of a vehicle includes a base plate mounted to a floor of the vehicle adjacent to the gear shifter, a base frame mounted on the base plate, and a motor mounted on the base frame and having an output bevel gear. A pair of ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5214971 | Angular adjustment mechanism An angular adjusting mechanism for a headlamp assembly having a rigid two piece press fit molded gear housing assembly. The housing accepts a pair of angularly disposed bevel gears including a drive shaft and drive gear with the drive shaft journaled in a... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5140760 | Arrangement for rotator units Arrangement for rotator units, especially those which are intended for rotation of excavator buckets. It comprises a motor (27) which, together with a transmission (26, 29) which is coupled to a drive wheel (24) in the chain transmission, is arranged in a... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4995278 | Car mark emblem display and storage device A car mark emblem display and storage device for protruding the car mark emblem from the car engine hood to a display position or storing and concealing the car mark emblem in the car engine hood to prevent the car mark emblem from being stolen. The displ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4939945 | Gearbox drive system with plastic output gear An adjustment gear mechanism utilizing a plastic adjustment gear and integrally formed structures which securely retain a drive member. The plastic gear is formed to provide both a gear tooth arrangement which cooperatively meshes with a drive gear and an... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4665469 | Headlight adjuster gear assembly A headlight adjuster gear assembly (100) is provided having a pair of angularly oriented intermeshed gear members comprising a driven gear member (4) adapted to be rotated and cause rotation of a driving gear member (4) which is operable upon rotation to ... | 05/12/1987 |
