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7633253 Control and monitoring arrangements for an aperture closure member  
Current through a motor is sensed to create a voltage which is amplified. The amplifier is followed by a high pass filter and a low pass filter. This recovers commutator pulses from the motor...
7629757 Powered cosmetic dispenser  
A powered dispenser is provided for cosmetic sticks. The dispenser includes a case and a cosmetic cup that is disposed within the case and that is dimensioned for holding a cosmetic stick. A...
7615945 Barrier operator with panic control override mode and related method  
In one embodiment, the present invention describes a gate closure system having a barrier or gate operator for moving a gate between a gate fully opened position and a gate fully closed position....
7616895 Safety edge with status and failure recognition  
A device and method for operating an optoelectronic safety sensitive edge ( 100 ) for the safeguarded motor-driven movement of a gate having a closing edge ( 141 ). The device has a deformable,...
7615944 Control system for window lifters of a motor vehicle  
A control system for a first window lifter adjusts a first window pane of a motor vehicle having a first drive, and for a second window lifter for adjusting a second window pane of the motor...
7612515 Method and device for identifying pinching situations in displacing drives in motor vehicles  
Disclosed is a method for identifying pinching situations in a motor-driven displacing device. During a displacing process along an actuating direction, values (W(n) to (W(n−m)) of a quantity ( 1...
7609012 Motor control apparatus  
In an automatic transmission position control by a motor, it is determined whether the present instant belongs to a starting period, that is, the present instant is immediately after resetting of a...
7609017 Open/close body drive device  
The open/close body drive device is capable of restarting a brushless motor, without using magnetic pole sensors, so as to securely drive an open/close body in an arbitrary direction when any of...
7605553 System for safely opening/closing power window of vehicle  
A system for safely opening/closing a power window of a vehicle includes a main opening/closing device provided adjacent to a driver seat so as to open and close a window of a passenger seat. A sub...
7599612 Method of calibrating a motorized roller shade  
Calibration of a motorized roller shade is accomplished by calculating a radius of a roller tube and thickness of a shade fabric rotatably supported by the roller tube. First, a lower edge of the...
7592762 System and method for establishing a reference angle for controlling a vehicle rotational closure system  
A control module for controlling a rotational closure system of a vehicle. The control module may include a printed circuit board having an electronic circuit disposed thereon. The electronic...
7592767 System and related methods for diagnosing operational performance of a motorized barrier operator  
A barrier operating system having a diagnostic performance feature includes a motorized barrier movable between limit positions and a counterbalance system coupled to the barrier. A disconnect...
7586279 Actuator position switch  
Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling the operation of a component according to the position of an actuated part of an actuator. In one illustrative embodiment, a position sensor is...
7586280 System and method for establishing a reference angle for controlling a vehicle rotational closure system  
A control module for controlling a rotational closure system of a vehicle. The control module may include a printed circuit board having an electronic circuit disposed thereon. The electronic...
7583040 Motorized closure operating device with electronic control system  
An operating device for an overhead closure which comprises a motor, operatively connected to the closure for opening and closing the closure, and at least one sensor unit mountable either the...
7579802 Collision monitoring system  
Disclosed is an improved system and method for sensing both hard and soft obstructions for a movable panel such as a sunroof. A dual detection scheme is employing that includes an optical sensing...
7579791 Vehicle rearmost seat control system  
A vehicle-side device receives a response signal transmitted from an electronic key carried by a user and executes a matching process to check whether the key is an authorized one. When the...
7576504 Pivoting and barrier locking operator system  
An operator system for moving a barrier between limit positions, includes an operator motor assembly mounted to the barrier, wherein the motor assembly is movable between an operating position and...
7576505 Device for finding a home position for a moveable member  
A device for finding a home position of a moveable member includes a magnet mounted on the moveable member and two switch-type Hall effect detectors, one on each side of the home position and...
7576502 Method and apparatus for closing a powered closure of a vehicle  
The apparatus for closing a closure of a vehicle comprises a closure driver for moving the closure and an electronic control unit electrically coupled to the closure driver. The electronic control...
7573221 Wireless liftgate control system  
A wireless control system can be used to selectively adjust the position of a liftgate platform with respect to a vehicle cargo hold. The wireless control system includes a transmitter for use in...
7570003 Automatic opening garbage can  
A lid assembly for use with a garbage can having a frame that includes a lip at the bottom of lid and a housing. The housing is defined by a lower wall and a sidewall with an opening. A static...
7569999 Motor control device  
A motor control device has a target speed generating unit for generating a generated target rotational speed, speed detecting units for detecting rotational speeds of each of the plurality of...
7567050 Arrangement for operating an electrically adjustable item of furniture for sitting and/or lying upon  
The invention relates to an arrangement for isolating supply current from control devices, which satisfies higher safety standards while, however, being easy to operate. To this end, the inventive...
7552952 System for detection of the locking states of a motor vehicle  
A system for the detection of at least an open state of an opening of a motor vehicle and two other states of a lock of said opening, called a first state and a second state, includes two switching...
7550938 Mechanical-electronic position sensor  
A mechanical-electronic position sensor in which the wiper voltage of a potentiometer actuated by a plunger is measured, processed by a microcontroller, and is available as an analog output signal...
7548037 Collision monitoring system  
Disclosed is an improved system and method for sensing both hard and soft obstructions for a movable panel such as a sunroof. A dual detection scheme is employing that includes an optical sensing...
7535191 Power window device  
A power window device that suppresses heating in a motor used to lower and raise a window glass. For each door of a vehicle, the power window device includes an ECU that controls a motor in...
7531978 System and method for controlling motion of electromechanical devices such as seats and opening elements of motor vehicles  
A system for controlling a displacement drive of a motor vehicle includes a manually operable actuator movable over a fixed stroke between a first end position and a second end position. The...
7528563 Method of controlling a seat  
A method for controlling a seat which is equipped with: at least one controllable actuator ( 20 ) for moving two portions ( 16, 18 ) of the seat relative to each other; a controllable lock (...
7525267 Barrier operator controller with optical limit switches  
An operator for a barrier, such as an upward acting door, includes a control unit having two optical limit switches providing output signals to a controller to effect shut-off of the operator motor...
7525272 Method of protecting fuel door  
A control method of a sliding door of a vehicle. A first step engages a clutch of the sliding door if an obstacle is detected during manipulation of the sliding door, and waits for a sliding door...
7521881 Constant speed barrier operator  
A constant speed barrier operator comprises a controller, a memory unit, a potentiometer, a pulse counter, and a motor control. The potentiometer and pulse counter monitor the position and speed of...
7521884 Apparatus and method for controlling a transfer switch mechanism  
A controller for an automatic transfer switch mechanism in an electrical distribution panel, which automatically determines motor phase by monitoring the back EMF voltage of the motor when no power...
7518325 System and method for controlling anti-pinch powered windows  
A system and method for an anti-pinch powered window system includes a window and a mechanical drive mechanism for raising and lowering the window. An electric motor drives the mechanical drive...
7511442 Linear drive device  
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...
7509192 In-vehicle mount type AV system and program  
In an in-vehicle mount type AV system for implementing proper acoustic effect control, a swing angle of a rear monitor is detected by a right and left angle sensor, and respective acoustic effects...
7504792 Method of configuring a control unit of an actuator  
A method of configuring a control unit (CPU) of an actuator (ACT) including a motor (MOT) for operating a movable element (COV) of a home automation equipment item (INST) of closure, privacy, sun...
7501775 Switching device system, components therefore and methods relating thereto  
The invention concerns a switching device system including at least one switching device, signal means and control means. Each switching device includes at least one mobile contact part, an...
7495405 Pinching detection device  
A pinching detection device for detecting that an object has been pinched in an opening/closing apparatus. The device includes a sensor having temperature dependence and detecting that an object...
7489095 Adjustment of anti-pinch parameters according to voltage  
An anti-pinch control utilizes certain vehicle information to adjust anti-pinch parameters used to control movement of a powered closure member. The anti-pinch control determines whether a vehicle...
7486042 Component position determination circuit using a brushless DC motor commutation sensor  
A position determination circuit uses the commutation sensor of a brushless DC motor to determine the position of an actuator and/or actuated component 125 . The commutation sensor supplies a...
7482773 Closing and opening system of a vehicle and method of addressing a drive of such a closing and opening system  
A closing and opening system of a vehicle comprises a control device of an anti-pinch protection arrangement, where the control device is coupled with a drive of the closing and opening system. The...
7482802 Method and apparatus for determining the rotor position of an electric motor from the electric current and the angular acceleration  
The invention relates to a method for determining the angular position (theta) of a rotor ( 2 ) pertaining to an electric motor ( 1 ) and comprising a number of pairs of poles. Said method consists...
7482774 Self-healing passpoint-facilitated method and apparatus  
In a movable object system ( 10 ) that makes use of both a maintained count ( 31 ) that corresponds to movement of a given object and passpoint events ( 32 ) as generated by a corresponding...
7464980 Vehicle with movable convertible top  
A motor vehicle that is equipped with a movable convertible top comprising control equipment for controlling the convertible top motion and a detection device for recognition of an intervention...
7466090 Apparatus, software and method for controlling the operation of a window covering  
Systems, methods, apparatus, computer readable mediums and propagated signals are provided for controlling the position, orientation, movement, configuration and/or operation of one or more window...
7461798 Collector ring for a center pivot irrigation machine  
A collector ring for use with a center pivot irrigation system which permits the mounting of a communication device above the span structure. The collector ring also includes a monitoring device...
7463936 Method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator  
A method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator are provided, which may be implemented in a precise and simple manner and allow for a continuous adaptation. For this...
7456601 System and method for starting a wound rotor motor  
A system and method for starting and regulating a wound rotor motor especially during the period between inactivity and a speed determined by the voltage ratings of the drive system. In a first...