Patents Represented by Law Firm McGlew & Tuttle
  • Patent number: 7392976
    Abstract: A hydraulically damping bush bearing is provided with hydraulic area formed from at least two chamber pairs, wherein each chamber pair is formed from at least two separate chambers, which are connected to one another via at least one damping channel. The hydraulically damping bearing with damping in both the axial direction and the radial direction is further improved to the effect that damping or stiffness that can be switched off or on depending on the operating state is also made possible. The hydraulically damping bush bearing (1) chambers (19, 20; 22, 23) of the chamber pairs (21, 24) can be connected via a closable chamber wall opening (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: Hubert Siemer, Josef Burwinkel, Stefan Loheide, Burkhard Meyer
  • Patent number: 7392586
    Abstract: A sheet feed shaft is provided wherein mutually opposed spike-shape projections are formed throughout the whole surface of a metallic rod. A rotational angle of a metallic rod (1) is controlled to form a plurality of spike-shape portions whose bristled directions are opposite to each other while supporting the metallic rod at both ends thereof and a pair of punch units (24) each having a pair of perforating edges (28) arranged orderly in an axial direction of the metallic rod (1) are reciprocated with respect to a circumferential surface of the metallic rod (1) simultaneously from both sides of the metallic rod to perforate the circumferential surface of the metallic rod, the metallic rod being allowed to rotate step by step in a successive manner during the perforating work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tsukada Nezi Seisakusho
    Inventors: Sakae Tsukada, Eiji Tsukada
  • Patent number: 7393111
    Abstract: An outside mirror for a motor vehicle has a mirror foot (1) fastenable to the vehicle and a mirror carrier (3) fastenable to the mirror foot so as to be capable of swivelling about a swivelling axis. The mirror carrier (3) is fastenable to the mirror foot (1) by virtue of the latching of at least one first detent element (11) in a first detent contour (12). In this the position of the mirror carrier (3) relative to the mirror foot (1) at at least one defined swivel angle may be secured by virtue of the latching of at least one second detent element in a second detent contour (15, 16). The mirror carrier (3) in the latched state of the first detent element (11) is displaceable counter to the pressure of a spring element (11) at least far enough in the direction of the swivelling axis for the second detent element to be unlatchable from the second detent contour (15, 16) through swivelling of the mirror carrier (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Donnelly Hohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Fuchs, Helmut Weimer
  • Patent number: 7377507
    Abstract: An automatic flat-article dispensing apparatus which can dispense a relatively large and heavy flat articles without damaging the articles and without increasing the size of the apparatus and significantly increasing the energy consumption. The apparatus for dispensing a flat article, has a table which supports stacked flat articles and suction ports disposed over the table and facing the flat articles. A suction device provides suctions to hold the top flat article of the stacked flat articles by sucking air through the suction ports. A conveyance device conveys the flat article sucked via the suction port in a lateral direction with respect to the direction of the stack. The suction ports are a first suction port and a second suction port which are disposed in the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Takahito Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 7360354
    Abstract: The device comprises in combination: an interlacing jet for reciprocally joining the covering yarn and the elastic yarn; supporting elements for spools of elastic yarn; winding members for winding the composite yarn on a developing cop; a device for interrupting the feeding of composite yarn to the developing cop and starting the winding of the composite yarn on a new winding tube. The supporting elements for the spools of elastic yarn are suitable for arranging at least one first spool of elastic yarn in a working position and at least a second spool of elastic yarn in a standby position and for transferring the second spool from the standby position to the working position. Furthermore, a retaining member is arranged near the interlacing jet to withhold an initial free end of the elastic yarn of the second spool in standby position. Elements are also provided for introducing the elastic yarn of the second spool in the interlacing jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Giudici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Nerino Grassi
  • Patent number: 7325289
    Abstract: A process is provided for manufacturing a ball and socket joint that has a ball pivot (2) that is composed of a pivot pin (3) with an essentially spherical ball head (4) arranged or made integrally in one piece on one side. A bearing shell (5) is provided as well as a preformed plastic film as a thin-walled ball socket (7) with a joint surface (8) enclosing the ball head at least partially. A lubricant (9) is introduced between the surface of the ball head (4) and the joint surface (8) of the thin-walled ball socket (7). According to the process, the thin-walled ball socket (7) is filled first with the lubricant (9). The ball head (4) of the ball pivot (2) is then introduced into the thin-walled ball socket (7) filled with lubricant (9), and the ball head (4) provided with the thin-walled ball socket (7) is subsequently introduced into the housing (10). Finally, the free space between the thin-walled ball socket (7) and the housing (10) is filled up with a material to form a bearing shell (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Lemforder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Frank Budde, Thomas Richter, Achim Möll, Jürgen Gräber
  • Patent number: 7322769
    Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, and especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, with a ball-and-socket joint housing is provided with a joint opening (6), in which housing there is arranged a bearing shell (5). The ball-and-socket joint has a ball pivot (3) with a pin (2) and with a joint ball (1), which is rotatably and pivotably mounted in the bearing shell (5), in which case the pin extends out of the ball-and-socket joint housing (4) through the bearing shell (5) and the joint opening (6). The bearing shell (5) is made at least partially of a plastic mixed with an anti-adhesive material and reinforced with fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder MetallWaren AG
    Inventors: Frank Heuser, Frank Budde
  • Patent number: 7323155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing silane or hydrochlorosilanes by disproportionation of a higher chlorinated hydrochlorosilane or a mixture of said hydrochlorosilanes in the presence of a catalyst. Before the catalyst is used, it is a) washed with hyper-pure water in one or several steps; b) transferred in the water-moist state to the reactor in which the disproportionation is to proceed; c) treated in the reactor with boiling methanol or rinsed with anhydrous methanol; and d) the methanol is removed from the catalyst by evacuation and/or stripping with inert gas. The invention further relates to a method for treating disproportionation catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Solarworld Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Klein, Hans-Dieter Block, Hans-Joachim Leimkühler, Werner Dick, Dirk Müller, Johannes-Peter Schäfer
  • Patent number: 7324070
    Abstract: A monitoring device, process and system use an image recording device for recording an image falling on the eyes of the user of the device. The monitoring device includes a display and a signal processor with which at least the image signals recorded by the image recording device can be evaluated. An input medium and a storage medium are used for storing and retrieving information about the topology of the building. An instantaneous position of the user of the device is determined by evaluating the image signals sent by the image recording device by pattern recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Werner Jumpertz
  • Patent number: 7322457
    Abstract: A shifting device (1) for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shift commands to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle (shift-by-wire shifting), with at least one housing and/or one frame and one selector lever for the manual selection of shift commands for the vehicle transmission in at least one shift gate. The selector lever can be moved manually into at least four positions (P, R, N, D), pivotable about at least one shift axis. A transmission device(s) transmits the shift commands without mechanical coupling with the vehicle transmission (shift by wire). A mechanical coupling (16) is provided between the selector lever (2) and the transmission of the vehicle. This mechanical coupling (16) activates the parking brake exclusively and automatically when the selector lever (2) is engaged in the P position and is automatically uncoupled from the selector lever when the selector lever (2) is pivoted out beyond the adjacent position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder MetallWaren AG
    Inventors: Andreas Giefer, Jörg Meyer
  • Patent number: 7321802
    Abstract: A process for setting an anesthesia apparatus or respirator with a control unit controlling the respiration is wherein a) after selecting an input sector for a respiration parameter by pressing the rotary and acknowledge switch and keeping it pressed beyond a preset first time threshold and by subsequently adjusting same corresponding to the direction of rotation of the rotary and acknowledge switch, an increase or decrease in the value of the selected parameter is brought about directly via the control unit, b) the set value of the selected parameter is changed over into the presetting by releasing the rotary and acknowledge switch, c) repeated pressing of the rotary and acknowledge switch and keeping it pressed within a second preset time threshold after releasing the rotary and acknowledge switch according to b) leads to the setting of the parameter selected with an increased or decreased value according to a), so that a further adjustment of the selected parameter setting is possible, d) pressing and rele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Carsten Wasner, Hubertus Koch, Franz Urbanski
  • Patent number: 7290922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling member for the mechanical and electrical connection of lighting device in line and/or angled for the formation of lighting system. The coupling includes a junction body (11) having more sides and on each side mechanical connecting means (18) and an electrical end connector (16), which link up with complementary elements, both mechanical (23) and electrical (21), at the edges of each lighting device (19) to be connected. The junction body bears four sides and the electrical connector along the sides are precableable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Flos S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianbattista Scalfi
  • Patent number: 7290409
    Abstract: A method to orient a tubular knitted article, such as a sock or the like, with respect to a pocket of fabric, for example the heel or toe pocket of said article. The method comprises the phases of: stretching an article on a tubular member (1) so that an intermediate part of the band (F) surrounding an end to be sewn of said article (M) is positioned along a line intersecting in two points the end edge of the tubular member and the remaining part is disposed along the outer side surface of the tubular member; detecting the angular position of said band on the tubular member; identifying the position of a pocket of fabric of the article on the basis of the angular position of said band with respect to the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Golden Lady Company S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nerino Grassi, Antonio Magni
  • Patent number: 7292910
    Abstract: A method for machining workpieces by means of a multiaxial manipulator, such as an industrial robot, with a tool moved proportionally by a control unit of the manipulator and which can perform characteristic movements with several degrees of freedom is characterized in that the degrees of freedom of the tool are evaluated together with the degrees of freedom of axes of the manipulator in real time for moving a tool tip (TCP) in accordance with a predetermined, continuous machining path or a portionwise continuous machining geometry (step function) and for determining a movement of the manipulator. The invention also proposes a device suitable for performing the aforementioned method, in which the tool and a tool tip, during workpiece machining, are movement-controllable by the manipulator control unit. In this way it is possible to drastically reduce the overall machining time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Gmeiner
  • Patent number: 7285756
    Abstract: A baking oven and a method of operating a baking oven, in particular a shop baking oven, having a baking chamber, in which the goods to be baked can be accommodated has at least one heating system (09) for heating air circulating in the baking chamber (03) and has at least two fans (10, 11) for circulating the air in the baling chamber (03). During a baking operation, at least one co-rotating phase (P1, P3) is provided during which the fans (10, 11) are driven to rotate in the same direction. In addition, at least one contra-rotating phase (P2, P4) during which the fans (10, 11) are driven to operate in the opposite direction is also provided during the baking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Leppich, Martin Pittroff, Mathias Schmitt
  • Patent number: 7281538
    Abstract: A detachable coupling on a rotary drive is provided with first and second coupling surfaces (14, 17) arranged opposite each other. The coupling parts can be assembled without observing a preferential position. The first coupling surface (14) has a plurality of needles (15), which are arranged in a matrix-like pattern and point away from the coupling surface (14). The second coupling surface (17) has a fabric layer (18) designed to receive the needles (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thorsten Haase, Jens Römer, Ahmet Türker
  • Patent number: 7283084
    Abstract: Remote control system for electric or electronic appliances comprising at least one remote control that can be actuated by a user and at least one electronic apparatus installed on each of said appliances and intended to communicate by air with said remote control to actuate a status change of the appliance selected by the user, characterized in that said electric apparatus of each appliance comprises at least: a transmitter (13) intended to transmit a message by air to the remote control; a receiver (14) intended to receive and decode a message sent by air by the remote control; and—an identification address (16) that said electronic apparatus is capable of transmitting by the transmitter, and in that at least one remote control comprises: a transmitter (17) intend to transmit a message by air to the electric or electronic appliances, a receiver (18) intended to receive and decode a message sent by air by at least one of said appliances and having an aiming axis to be aimed towards an appliance to be control
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Genesis S.r.l.
    Inventor: Pierluigi Di Peppe
  • Patent number: D555379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Caspirini Gruppo Industriale S.p.A.
    Inventor: Marcello Ziliani
  • Patent number: D555521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Chopard International SA
    Inventor: Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele
  • Patent number: D571945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Starck