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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7455371 | Compressed air treatment device that is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle A compressed air treatment device is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle that can pull a trailer. The device comprises a set of electropneumatic components that are controlled by an electronic command/control unit which is... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7451859 | Magnetic damping device A magnetic damping device comprises a frame, a load wheel, two magnetic means, and a damping adjusting mechanism, wherein these two magnetic means have two arched plates that coaxially couple with each other by a connection shaft for synchronously adjusting the magn... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451860 | Shock absorber with amplitude damping For a device for the amplitude-dependent absorption of shocks, especially of the wheel of a vehicle, with at least one working piston (3), which is disposed within an absorbing housing (1) and connected with a piston rod (2) and divides the abso... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448475 | Device for controlling a motor-vehicle servo-assisted brake The device comprises: an actuator unit arranged to apply a tension force on a pair of operating cables provided with a sheath; and a force sensing unit for providing a signal indicative of the force applied the sheath by either of the two operating cables (12... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448700 | Anti-lock brake control device and brake control device In controlling a vehicle, an ECU (anti-lock brake control device) of a brake control device judges a difference in relative length between lock-to-lock time intervals of left and right wheels (step 302), calculates cumulative compensation amounts in dependenc... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445097 | Crash energy absorption member A crash energy absorption member capable of reducing the initial load without provision of a crushing bead and capable of achieving a sufficient amount of shock absorption with stable buckling behavior. The crash energy absorption member is formed from a tubular bod... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445092 | Electric parking brake device In an electric parking brake device, an equalizer is pivotably carried at its center part on a nut which is caused by an electric motor to perform linear reciprocating motion, and parking brakes are operated by respective cables which are connected respectively to t... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438162 | Caliper brake with disengaged position The invention relates to a caliper brake for a brake disc, in particular for elevator drives. Said brake comprises a brake body that is mounted on a fixed bolt (7) in a floating manner (1) and a brake caliper (2) that impinges on the brake disc ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438160 | Floating caliper disc brake A caliper 2a is disposed between rotation input side and rotation output side engagement portions 8, 9 of a support member 3a so as to restrict the movement of the caliper 2a in a circumferential direction of a rotor ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434895 | Electronic equalizing reservoir controller with pneumatic penalty override and reduction limiting A control system which allows electro-pneumatic control of an equalizing reservoir with the capacity to create penalty applications in a purely pneumatic manner. A controller for the equalizing reservoir includes an electro-pneumatic source of pressure or atmosphere... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424939 | Rotary damper A rotary damper includes a driven-to-rotate member with a driven-to-rotate part for coupling to a drive member, a fixed support member for holding the driven-to-rotate member so as to rotate freely, a receiving part formed between the fixed support member and the dr... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422199 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut unit Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut unit with internal level control, with an oil-filled working cylinder subject to the pressure of gas cushions and with a damping piston, which is free to slide inside the cylinder and is mounted at the end of a hollow pis... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422294 | Vehicle brake system and vehicle control method When an abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality in a vehicle brake system, a heat generation suppression unit operates the motor intermittently to suppress heat generation by the motor. A pressure increase determination unit determines whether there is a n... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416064 | Boot for hydraulic, hydropneumatic or pneumatic piston-cylinder units A boot for a hydraulic, hydropneumatic or pneumatic piston-cylinder unit, in particular for vibration dampers or spring struts for vehicles, covers a portion of a piston rod that projects from the cylinder of the piston-cylinder unit. To protect against dirt and/or ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416265 | Apparatus and method for varying brake response of a vehicle A vehicle has a brake operator device adapted to travel in a range of brake operator device positions and produce a brake input signal, and a transmission adapted to produce a transmission gear signal. An electronic control module receives the brake input signal and... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389858 | Disk brake with adjustment device The present invention relates to a disc brake having a housing, a clamping device, a push rod, and a self-activating adjustment device, whereby the adjustment device includes a first subassembly and a second subassembly. According to the invention the adjustment dev... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389976 | Vibration damping device A vibration damping device wherein a stopper rubber disposed between opposing faces of a first mounting member and the retainer member so as to project from one of the opposing faces to the other. When the first and second mounting members undergoes relative displac... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377600 | Turning behavior control device for vehicle A turning behavior control device for vehicle has a left and right wheel driving force adjustment mechanism for adjusting a difference in driving force between rear wheels, a braking force adjustment mechanism for adjusting a difference in braking force between the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364144 | Sensing and communication system and method A sensing and communication system includes a transceiver broadcasting an electromagnetic wave, a transponder supported on an associated structural member at a distance from the transceiver that receives the electromagnetic wave, and a sensor adjacent the transponde... | 04/29/2008 |
| 6911830 | Diesel engine lubricating oil contaminant sensor method A method by which contaminant (soot) content in Diesel engine oil is determined using electrical conductivity measurements of the Diesel oil at a high frequency, or by which contaminant (soot and/or water and/or anitfreeze) content is determined using the ratio of e... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6861849 | Capacity measuring device and capacity measuring method The capacity measuring device comprises a transistor (40) formed on a silicon substrate and having a drain, source, and gate regions (41, 42, and 43), extension metals (51-54) to be connected to the regions, a guard electrode (55) ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6856141 | High-precision measuring method and apparatus A method and apparatus of measuring a predetermined parameter having a known relation to the transit time of movement of an energy wave through a medium, by transmitting from a first location in the medium a cyclically-repeating energy wave; receiving the cyclically... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853195 | Device and process for measurement of the concentration of ions in a measurement liquid A symmetrically wired device and a process for measurement of the concentration of ions, especially hydrogen (H+) ions, in a measurement liquid. The device comprises a pH-sensitive measurement electrode, a reference electrode and a comparison electrode, all located ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844736 | Systems and methods for locating a ground fault without de-energizing the circuit Systems and methods for locating any grounded circuit on an ungrounded AC or DC system without de-energizing the circuit, and enabling isolation of the grounded component of the circuit. A load is fed through an isolation device, such as a transformer for AC systems... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6833708 | Leak detecting circuit for power source device In a power source device having a cell unit, a leak detecting circuit in which a line P and a line N extending from the cell are connected to each other by two P-side voltage dividing resistors and two N-side voltage dividing resistors, and the midpoint between the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6798218 | Circuit for measuring absolute spread in capacitors implemented in planary technology A circuit for measuring absolute spread in capacitors implemented in planary technology. A charge pump supplying a charge current to an internal capacitor (Cint) is used, the voltage across the internal capacitor (Cint) being coupled through a comparator for compari... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794879 | Apparatus and method for detecting and calculating ground fault resistance The field ground fault detector of the present invention detects a ground fault that occurs in the field circuit and in any associated circuits galvanically connected to the field. The field ground fault detector discerns the ground resistance so that it can be moni... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6791343 | Modeling miller effect in static timing analysis A method is contemplated. According to the method, capacitances in a first resistance/capacitance (RC) extraction corresponding to a circuit are modified. Each capacitance is modified to estimate Miller effect on that capacitance. A ratio of a total capacitance on a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6791341 | Current derivative sensor A system and method for detecting, measuring, and reporting a time derivate of a current signal (di/dt). A sensing element detects current from a load. The sensing element includes an inductor. The inductor is located in series with the load and includes associated ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788069 | Method for calculating the parameters of the power battery of an electric motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for determining at least one operating parameter of the power battery of a vehicle having an electric traction motor. The battery parameter includes at least one of the following parameters: charging capacity, discharge power, state... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6788076 | Apparatus for determining doping concentration of a semiconductor wafer An apparatus for measuring at least one electrical property of a semiconductor wafer includes a probe including a shaft having at a distal end thereof a conductive tip for electrically communicating with an object area of the semiconductor wafer. The apparatus furth... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6781387 | Inspection method using penetrant and dielectrometer Described is an inspection method for detecting defects in dielectic test materials using a penetrant material and a dielectric sensor. The penetrant material provides differing dielectric properties from test material and improves the dielectric contrast between de... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777948 | Method and apparatus for detecting wear in components of high voltage electrical equipment A tracer material is embedded in a component of electrical equipment to detect excessive wear of the component when it is exposed to an electrical arc. As the component wears, the tracer material becomes exposed to the electrical arc and emits electromagnetic radiat... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6777947 | Sensor cable A cable suitable for detecting the presence of corrosive liquids is disclosed. In an embodiment the cable includes two sensing wires wrapped around a core member, at least one of the sensing wires being surrounded by a non-conductive surface layer. In an alternate e... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6777956 | Capacitance measuring systems A capacitance fuel-gauging system has a capacitive probe and a reference capacitor charged in opposite senses from respective dc voltage sources via switches operated in antiphase. Two further switches alternately discharge the capacitors to a 0 volts rail. The outp... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6777932 | Magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a signal to a switch circuit according to the strength of an applied magnetic field. The switch circuit outputs a signal selected by an external two-phase signal to an amplifi... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774642 | Capacitive angular position sensor A sensor for sensing the angular position of a rotatable body including a stationary transmitter plate with at least one transmitter electrode, a stationary receiver plate with at least a first and a second receiver electrode, and a rotor formed of a dielectric mate... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6774614 | Method and apparatus for detecting current An apparatus for detecting currents in a three-phase power transmission system includes a first detection circuit electrically coupled to a first phase of the three-phase transmission system, a second detection circuit electrically coupled to a second phase of the t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771079 | Automobile multi-purpose DC source protection monitor An automobile multi-purpose DC source protection monitor includes of a fuse protection module; multiple units of fuse being arranged on each fuse-carrier, then respectively connected to electric appliance; individual sensor being provided to form individual detectio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6771081 | Liquid-medium immersed MEMs devices Micro-electromechanical (MEM) devices having their fixed and movable members immersed in a liquid medium. Movement is effected by applying a stimulus which creates a force that causes the movable member to move with respect to the fixed member. The movable and fixed... | 08/03/2004 |
