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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6900554 | Circuit configuration for control of the current consumption of one or more heavy current consumption devices in a motor vehicle In order to prevent discharge of the battery (3) of a motor vehicle during operation of heavy current consumption devices, a circuit configuration is to be prepared which comprises essentially a rotary current generator (1), a vehicle battery (3... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6683394 | Power and data distribution system for beam-mounted seating A power and data distribution system for use in combination with a beam-mounted seating structure that includes a series of seat assemblies each mounted to a common support beam. The power and data distribution system includes a wireway that is mounted to... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6525915 | Adaptive current source for network isolation Fieldbus is a digital, two-way communication link for remotely located sensors, controllers and actuators used in industrial applications. The fieldbus simultaneously carries a digital signal for communication with devices attached to the bus and DC power... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6486569 | Power flow management in an electric power grid Power flow management is achieved in an electrical power transmission network using serial impedance modulation distributed throughout the transmission lines of the network. Switching units are mounted to insulated portions of transmission line towers in ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6462436 | Economical packaging for EMI shields on PCB An economical protective shield assembly of a dielectric substrate and an EMI shield, substantially free of the effects of board coupling and air coupling which requires less hardware for securing an EMI shield than present devices and methods, is provide... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6426567 | Crash detection apparatus of vehicle responsive to asymmetric collision A crash detection apparatus of a vehicle includes acceleration sensors mounted on different positions of a vehicle, each for detecting an acceleration at its position. A crash mode identifying section identifies a crash mode of the vehicle in accordance w... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6424055 | Device for transmitting signals to one or more circuits integrated into the head rest of a motor vehicle seat A device that is easy to assemble and not subject to wear has an induction coil in the seat back of the motor vehicle seat. This induction coil is inductively coupled to the guide rod of the head restraint that is movably supported in the seat back.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6420798 | Device for setting the length of a top link of an attaching device of a tractor A device for setting the length of a top rink (7) of an attaching device of a tractor (1) has a piston/cylinder unit (14) for length setting purposes. The piston/cylinder (14) has a displacement sensor (20) which records the respective actual length setti... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6420799 | Power supply device for vehicles An electrical power supply system for a vehicle is provided, which can eliminate proliferation of adverse effect on other control modules caused within one of a plurality of control modules. This is accomplished by provision of the power supply system com... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6420800 | Rearview mirror with buttons incorporating display An electrochromic mirror includes a housing, a rearview mirror subassembly including a reflector in the housing, and an electrical circuit with switches adapted to interact with electrical systems in the vehicle. An elongated display area is formed in a f... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6417580 | Power supply booster A power supply booster module for a programmable logic controller system replaces the primary power supply for a number of modules within the system. The power supply booster module allows high power consuming or highly complex modules to be used within a... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417579 | Electrical system with security battery disconnection A starter circuit for a motor vehicle includes a circuit breaker responsive to a crash senor for disconnecting the starter circuit. A bypass switch is provided, which responds to a control circuit to provide power to the starter circuit following activati... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6414831 | Low leakage electrostatic discharge protection system A protection system employing high voltage input diodes and low voltage supply clamp to prevent input diode leakage increasing due to reverse stress during electrostatic discharge events.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410993 | Circuit configuration for a motor vehicle control system A circuit arrangement for a safety-critical control system, such as ABS, TCS, ASMS, brake-by-wire, etc., has a dual-circuit or multiple-circuit design, and each circuit includes a complete microprocessor system that processes the input data redundantly an... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6411482 | Surge protector comprising means for detecting and permanently recording an overvoltage event and panelboard employing the same A surge protector is for electrical connection between one or more power lines and one or more loads. The surge protector includes an input for electrical connection to the power line and an output for electrical connection to the load. A circuit electric... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6407469 | Controller system for pool and/or spa A control system for a pool and spa. Main line voltage is provided through a single line voltage service and a single ground fault circuit interrupter circuit, facilitating a ground fault test and simplifying installation. The control system controls the ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6407468 | Rearview mirror with buttons incorporating display An electrochromic mirror includes housing, a rearview mirror subassembly including a reflector in the housing, and an electrical circuit with switches adapted to interact with electrical systems in the vehicle. An elongated display area is formed in a fac... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6407894 | Method and apparatus for differentially sensing ground fault and individual phases An apparatus (110) (FIG. 1) for differentially sensing a ground fault in a power distribution circuit is configured to route a plurality of power signals, the power signals when summed resulting in a zero sum signal. The apparatus (110) includes a circuit... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6404077 | Automatic power supply selector for ACPI-compliant PCI devices Apparatus for automatically selecting one of two or more available power supply voltages for use as a main power supply of a PCI adapter is described. In one embodiment, a power supply selector is designed such that the presence of a positive voltage at a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6404075 | Uninterruptible power generation system A power delivery system including a primary power bus for transferring power to the facility from on-site generators, and a secondary power bus for transferring power to the facility from a utility. The system further includes a static disconnect switch c... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6404078 | Electric switch A battery powered lawn mower includes a cutting deck 2; an electric motor 6 mounted on the deck 2; a battery 8 mounted on the deck which is in electrical connection with the motor 6; and a switch 12 mounted on the deck 2. The switch is disposed closely ad... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6404080 | Electronic means to sense actuation of AC output control circuitry A circuit placed between an alternating current actuated device and a digital logic controller to isolate the digital logic controller from the AC line power and to provide a signal indicative of actuation of the alternating current device.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6400044 | Protective arrangement for electronic functional units and/or functional groups The invention relates to an arrangement for the protection of electronic functional units and/or functional groups from disturbance quantities. The invention is characterized in that a division of the functional units and/or groups into partial units and/... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6396170 | Method and apparatus for coordinating uninterruptible power supply modules to provide scalable, redundant power Presented is a modular uninterruptible power supply system utilizing common power modules, and providing redundant coordinated control thereof. The system and method of the instant invention provides identical control logic within each of the individual p... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396172 | Switching apparatus and method for a segment of an electric power line The switching apparatus is intended to be used with a segment of an electric power line having several phase lines. Each of the phase lines has several conductors electrically insulated one from the other and connected in parallel. The conductors of each ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396166 | Data protective receptacle with power saving function The present invention relates to a data protective receptacle with the power saving function to accomplish the power saving by getting a sub-receptacle to be automatically controlled so that it may be on or off by a main receptacle. Since this invention c... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396163 | Mounting structure for sensor in industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle A sensor is mounted in a vehicle such that the temperature of the sensor is not excessively raised or lowered and the sensor is water-proofed and protected from relatively low frequency vibrations transmitted from the vehicle body. A mounting structure in... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396164 | Method and apparatus for integrating controls Electronic devices (38) are added to the electrical system (10) of a motor vehicle and utilize controls (20-26) and indicators (14) existing within the vehicle. The add-on electronic devices (34-38) interact with a gateway (30), and the gateway (30) is co... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396167 | Power distribution system A power distribution system delivers power onto a regulated bus to a load from a plurality of individual indivisible DC power source devices and or DC energy storage devices each having a respective regulator for coupling the devices onto the bus. Respect... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392864 | Electrical driver circuit for direct acting cantilever solenoid valve An electrical driver circuit for a cantilever solenoid valve includes first and second electrical switching devices for converting logical control input signals into respective control outputs. Third and fourth electrical switching devices are controlled ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6392317 | Annular wire harness for use in drill pipe An annular wire harness for use in drill pipe comprising two rings interconnected by one or more insulated conductors. The rings are positioned within annular grooves located within the tool joints and the conductors are fixed within grooves along the bor... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6392319 | Modular electrical apparatus An electrical apparatus having a modular structure is characterized by a connection module that can be mounted on a carrier rail that is provided with connection levels including double or multiple connections and a serial alignment of disk-shaped base te... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6392861 | Surge arrester having disconnector housed by mounting bracket and end cap A surge arrester includes a mounting bracket, a surge arresting element, an electrically conductive connector, and a fault disconnector. The mounting bracket forms a bracket cup. The surge arresting element is arranged to conduct in the presence of a surg... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388344 | Power semiconductor array on a DCB substrate A power semiconductor array on a direct copper bonding (DCB) semiconductor substrate is created, in which the interference emissions propagated via its terminal lines are eliminated, or at least greatly reduced, directly on the semiconductor device. The p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6385023 | Reclosing apparatus for auxiliary systems A reclosing apparatus for the auxiliary systems of a plant, in particular a power station, has drive modules (81) for actuating electrical drives (23a, 23b, 33, 53a, 53b, 63, 73) of the auxiliary systems. Each drive module (81) of a reclosable drive (23a,... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6384489 | Energy supply circuit for a motor vehicle on-board electrical system having two voltage supply branches In an energy supply circuit for a motor vehicle on-board electrical system with two voltage supply branches at different voltage levels, the first voltage supply branch can be fed by way of an electric direct voltage converter by the second voltage supply... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6385022 | Method and apparatus for deriving power system data from configurable source points A protective relay that derives and processes power system data from multiple user-configurable data source points. Data from multiple source points can be combined in the relay as a single source of data useful to perform a wide variety of monitoring and... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6384490 | Process when starting the engine of a vehicle A process to be performed when starting the engine of a vehicle with an automated or automatic transmission and a vehicle brake which can be operated by way of external power is provided. In order to secure the vehicle against rolling away without any imp... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380642 | Method for starting a motor vehicle and ignition-starter device During manual activation of an activation switch, authorization data are transmitted from a key to a lock. A steering lock unlocks the steering if the authorization data correspond to reference data. The ignition is then switched on and the steering lock ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6381115 | Redundant electric fuses A redundant electric fuse circuit is provided that includes a plurality of fuses coupled in series and each having a fuse control device operable for generating a current through each fuse sufficient to blow the fuse. A first fuse control signal is activa... | 04/30/2002 |
