Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Tuttle
  • Device for guiding flexible elements along movable machine parts
    Patent number: 7520473
    Abstract: A device (1) is proposed for guiding elongated, flexible elements (2) along parts (6.1, 6.2) of a machine (6) movable relative to one another. The flexible elements (2) can e.g. be power supply cables bunched in a hose for a tool of a multiaxial industrial robot (6), which are guided along the axes of the latter. A device (1) according to the invention is characterized by a sheet blank (1.1) located on the surface of a machine part (6.1) for creating a fixing face (1.1g) for machine attachment (7) spaced from said surface. At least one flexible element (2) is held and guided in a gap 1.1d) between the surface and the fixing face (1.1g). As a result of the thus created, layered or superimposed arrangement of machine attachments (7) and flexible elements (2) guided on the machine space conflict between the same is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Karlinger
  • Process and system for enhancing medical patient care
    Patent number: 7523042
    Abstract: A process and/or system that extracts selected information from e.g. traditional electronics medical records to enable analysis of a determined medical condition shared by multiple patients. A data warehouse receives the extracted information and reformats that information to enable rapid analysis by a health care provider of that provider's patient population having that medical condition. It further collects the selective data of the selected patients for multiple health care providers and enables comparisons of health care providers' success for such patients to promote upgrading of the treatment by less successful providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Providence Medical Group, a division of Providence Health System - Oregon
    Inventors: Jacquelyn Suzanne Hunt, Joseph Siemienczuk
  • Method and system for dynamic gradient light filtering
    Patent number: 7517092
    Abstract: A light filter for use in an optical system for displaying image. The light filter comprising, a substantially transparent substrate and an optical coating applied to the substrate. The optical coating is applied to the substrate such that a percentage of light being directed through the filter that is attenuated varies based on a position on the substrate on which the light impinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventor: T. Scott Engle
  • Telescopic loader, in particular a reach stacker
    Patent number: 7516813
    Abstract: The present application relates to a telescopic loader, in particular a reach stacker, having a steering command input device, at least one pick-up to sense the steering angle and a processor unit which is in communication with the steering command input device and with the at least one pick-up and which generates a pre-set signal which can be forwarded to a steering actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schneider, Marco Sonderegger
  • System and method for reducing power consumption when heating a fuel injector
    Patent number: 7516733
    Abstract: A system and method to reduce the instantaneous power consumption during heating of a fuel injector is described. The system is capable of heating the fuel injectors of an engine at different times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Stephan, Richard Wineland, Larry Elie, Clay Maranville, Allan Gale
  • Secondary air injection system for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7516611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary air injection system for an internal combustion engine, and an automotive vehicle comprising such a secondary air injection system. The arrangement includes shut-off valve for selectively passing on or restricting airflow form the secondary air injection system. A flexible connector is arranged to receive the airflow and pass it on to at least two reed-type non-return valves arranged to substantially only allow airflow in the downstream direction. At the downstream side of each respective reed-type non-return valve a conduit for communicating any airflow passed there through to an associated exhaust bank of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Wassmur, Magnus Blomroos
  • Vehicle trajectory control system
    Patent number: 7510504
    Abstract: A method for controlling an engine coupled to a transmission is described. A method is described for adjusting an engine operating parameter to maintain transmission input speed at or below a synchronous transmission input speed. The synchronous transmission input speed is based on transmission state and transmission output speed. Alternatively, vehicle speed can be used in place of transmission output speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Cullen, Ralph Wayne Cunningham
  • Power electronics circuit for electromechanical valve actuator of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7509931
    Abstract: A dual coil half bridge converter adapted to be coupled to a dual coil actuator of a cylinder valve in an internal combustion engine is described. In one example, the converter has a first and second capacitor and a voltage source, where the converter is actuated via switches to individually energizing coils in said dual coil actuator. A voltage regulator is also shown for maintaining midpoint voltage during unequal loading of different actuator coils in the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Degner, John Grabowski, Gary Flohr
  • Linear drive device
    Patent number: 7511442
    Abstract: To obtain an improved possibility of establishing the causes of failure in linear drive devices with an electric drive, operational data logging means shall be provided for logging data in connection with operational loads and/or an operating state of the electric drive, which occur over a certain period of time, wherein the operational data logging means can be connected to the power connection means for data logging. Means for storing data, which are based on a plurality of measurements of the same measured variable, which measurements are performed one after another, make it possible to log and evaluate data over a long period of time, preferably during the entire service life of the linear drive device. The measurements are carried out during the use of the linear drive device (14) during which it is in a loaded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: AB SKF
    Inventors: Thomas Jehle, Peter Buchmann, Stefan Griner
  • Method and device for local spectral analysis of an ultrasonic signal
    Patent number: 7509861
    Abstract: The method decomposes the radio frequency signal into sub-bands by filtering, for example with a time-frequency transform. From the coefficients acquired through decomposition a matrix of spectral coefficients is obtained, from which local estimators are obtained, constituted in particular by the coefficients of the interpolating polynomials. The statistical distribution of the local estimators is evaluated in windows overlaid on the ultrasound frame. The conformation of the distribution histograms of the spectral coefficients provides a parameter which, combined with the local estimators, provides weighted local estimators, which contain spectral information useful in the identification of specific structures in the organ subjected to ultrasound analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Actis Active Sensors S.r.l., Esaote S.p.A.
    Inventors: Leonardo Masotti, Elena Biagi, Simona Granchi, Luca Breschi
  • System and method to control temperature of an alternator and/or an engine in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7509929
    Abstract: A method of controlling alternator temperature and engine temperature for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises rotating a first drive shaft to generate electricity during an operation of an engine; rotating a second drive shaft to cause pumping of coolant to cool at least portion of the alternator and the engine where the first and second drive shafts are operatively coupled such that rotation of the first drive shaft imparts rotation to the second drive shaft; and selectively routing coolant through multiple different fluid pathways in response to an engine operation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander C. Kurple
  • Outdoor floor lamp
    Patent number: D589643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Citterio
  • Outdoor floor lamp
    Patent number: D589644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Citterio
  • Glass cutter
    Patent number: D589774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotake Haraguchi, Kazuya Maekawa
  • Glass cutter
    Patent number: D589775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotake Haraguchi, Kazuya Maekawa
  • Outdoor wall lamp
    Patent number: D590089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Citterio
  • Floor lamp
    Patent number: D590091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D590092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Floor lamp
    Patent number: D590093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Pendant
    Patent number: D590741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Chopard International SA
    Inventor: Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele