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7520226 |
Model vehicle with force-isolating drive mechanism
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a force-isolating drive mechanism. The drive mechanism provides a mechanical linkage and speed reduction between an output shaft of a motor...
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US20090051686 |
SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC CITY ENVIRONMENTS AND A RELATED FABRICATION METHOD
A method of dynamic generation by computer simulation of spatial elements, in particular, buildings and roads, constituting a three-dimensional city environment, the method comprising providing a...
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7417340 |
Power supply for model vehicle
A variable-range power supply for a model vehicle layout, such as a model train track for powering model trains or the like, is configured to receive a control input defining respective ends of an...
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7404362 |
Model train car with tilting mechanism
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a motorized tilt mechanism for tilting train cars when traversing curved sections of track. The operation of the tilt mechanism is...
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7383962 |
Model train with improved coupling mechanism
A model train car uses an improved coupling mechanism that permits close coupling of adjacent cars in a model train, while also providing a rotational operating range that permits operation of the...
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7364122 |
Control for operating features of a model vehicle
An apparatus for controlling operating features of a model train includes a plurality of selection devices, each of which corresponds to a respective operating feature of the train. The apparatus...
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7350754 |
Block controller
An intelligent block controller for a model train is connected to receive detect signals from adjacent blocks of model railway track assemblies indicating that a model train is present on a...
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7320435 |
Model toy train track
A model toy train track segment in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongate roadbed having a first and a second end and a first and a second side. The said first and second ends...
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7307394 |
Control and motor arrangement for use in model train
A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arrangement...
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7298103 |
Control and motor arrangement for use in model train
A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arragement...
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7297045 |
Smart smoke unit
A smoke generating device for a model train that includes a smoke generating element supported by a support member. The smoke generating element can be wound around the support member is a...
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7279871 |
Voltage regulator and method of regulating voltage
A voltage regulator is configured to regulate an alternating current source provided to a model toy railroad layout. The voltage regulator delivers a substantially constant voltage level to the...
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7264208 |
Control for operating features of a model vehicle
An apparatus for controlling operating features of a model train includes a plurality of selection devices, each of which corresponds to a respective operating feature of the train. The apparatus...
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7211976 |
Control and motor arrangement for use in model train
A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arrangement...
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7198120 |
Down-the-hole drill assembly
The invention provides a down-the-hole drill assembly having exhaust passages from upper and lower chambers past the inner end of a bit and through the body of the bit to exit through the bit face....
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D538757 |
Switch controller for a model vehicle track
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US20060266254 |
System and method for providing power to a model vehicle trackside accessory
A system and method for providing power to a model vehicle trackside accessory includes an electrically-powered trackside accessory for a model vehicle layout, such as a model train track. The...
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US20060256593 |
Voltage controller with true RMS indicator
A power controller for a model vehicle layout provides output AC power in response to user input. A sensor circuit and indicating device, such as a digital display screen, an LED bank, or a dial...
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7129687 |
Transformer over-current protection with RMS sensing and voltage fold-back
A method for controlling a power level supplied to a load by an auxiliary output of a power source is presented. The method includes providing a power source having a user-adjustable main output...
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7125309 |
Smart smoke unit
A smoke generating unit for a model train that varies the rate of smoke produce in response to changes in the load on the model train. The smoke generating unit includes a housing, a smoke element...
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US20060226298 |
Graphical method and system for model vehicle and accessory control
A system and method for model vehicle and accessory control makes use of a graphical display screen and graphical user interface to provide a command interface for user input. The system and method...
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US20060225323 |
Interactive run-in-place model vehicle display
An interactive run-in-place model vehicle display includes a model vehicle, such as a model train, mounted to a base. The model vehicle includes motorized drive wheels that are suspended slightly...
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7118384 |
Model train coupling with integrated electrical contact
A coupling for connecting model cars of a model train includes an integrated resilient contact supported by a first coupling member disposed against a mating electrical connector of a second...
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7091706 |
Voltage regulator and method of regulating voltage
A voltage regulator includes a load control unit having an output configured to be coupled to a load. The load control unit is configured to be responsive to a load control signal for controlling...
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7081829 |
Mars unit lamp driver
An apparatus for a model toy train includes a circuit configured to supply an output signal to energize at least one stationary light to simulate a light having movement like a mars unit light...
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US20060102756 |
ADJUSTABLE SPRAY APPLICATOR FOR VEHICLE WASHING APPLICATIONS
A manually adjustable spray applicator includes a nozzle, a supply conduit, and a flexible coupling that attaches the nozzle to the supply line. The supply conduit is in communication with a supply...
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7041051 |
Automated self-propelling endoscope
An improved mechanism for an automated self-propelling endoscope. The system augments the conventional “proximal-push” mechanism commonly used in colonoscopy with an innovative...
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7023154 |
Train speed control using current and velocity sensing
A method for speed control for a motor of a locomotive of a model electric train is presented. A method in accordance with the present invention includes sensing an operating velocity of the motor...
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US20060060105 |
Model vehicle with automated pantograph
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a model pantograph. The operation of the pantograph is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. An upper articulating...
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US20060054052 |
Model train car with tilting mechanism
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a motorized tilt mechanism for tilting train cars when traversing curved sections of track. The operation of the tilt mechanism is...
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US20060054051 |
Model vehicle with automated door mechanism
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a model automatic door. The operation of the door is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. A drive mechanism moves the...
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US20060052032 |
Model vehicle with force-isolating drive mechanism
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a force-isolating drive mechanism. The drive mechanism provides a mechanical linkage and speed reduction between an output shaft of a motor...
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US20050255721 |
Model train coupling with integrated electrical contact
A coupling for connecting model cars of a model train includes an integrated resilient contact supported by a first coupling member disposed against a mating electrical connector of a second...
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US20050231055 |
Inductively coupled drive module for electrically powered models
An inductively coupled drive module for small scale model vehicles, the module including an electric motor having at least one output shaft having an axis of rotation; and at least one inductive...
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US20050227575 |
Variable-heat smoke unit for model vehicle
A smoke generating unit for a model vehicle controls and varies the rate at which smoke is generated by controlling power to a heater. The model vehicle is electrically driven, and the...
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6945146 |
Pipe-chamfering disk
The cutting disk includes cutting teeth for cutting through a pipe prior to engagement with the pipe of chamfering teeth pressed or bent sideways out of the plane of a flat body portion. Each of...
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6942492 |
Flexible contact connector
A flexible connector for use in a model train is provided. The flexible connector includes a first coupling member associated with a first train car, and a second coupling member associated with a...
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US20050184197 |
Voltage regulator and method of regulating voltage
A voltage regulator is configured to regulate an alternating current source provided to a model toy railroad layout. The voltage regulator delivers a substantially constant voltage level to the...
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US20050167517 |
Model toy train track
A model toy train track segment in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongate roadbed having a first and a second end and a first and a second side. The said first and second ends...
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6874237 |
Handle cutter assembly
A handle cutter assembly for making C-shaped handle cuts in cardboard boxed and the like. The cutter assembly has a body having an outer shell defining a blade cavity therein. The body has an upper...
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6873142 |
Transformer over-current protection with RMS sensing and voltage fold-back
A method for selectively enabling flow of current to a load from an alternating current supply signal connected to the load is presented. The method includes storing a first time passing between a...
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6813124 |
Transformer over-current protection with RMS sensing and voltage fold-back
A method and apparatus for over-current protection of a transformer supplying a load. The method includes periodically sampling a current supplied to the load, calculating an RMS average current...
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6796509 |
Model toy train track
A rail system for a toy train having at least one elongate rail with a hollow cross-section having a surface defining a connection portion along at least part of the outer periphery of the rail....
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6765356 |
Control and motor arrangement for use in model train
A control and motor arrangement for use in a model train includes a control arrangement integrally constructed with a motor. The control arrangement receives rotational speed and positional...
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6676473 |
Smart smoke unit
A smoke generating unit for a model train that varies the rate of smoke produce in response to changes in the load on the model train. The smoke generating unit includes a housing, a smoke element...
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6616506 |
Inserted molded traction tire for a model toy train
The present invention provides a wheel assembly for a model toy train wherein the wheel assembly includes a wheel and a traction tire. The wheel including an undercut recess and at least one sprue....
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6485347 |
Puffing fan driven smoke unit for a model train
The present invention provides a smoke generator for a model train. The invention allows a toy locomotive to produce smoke as an actual train would, in a puffing pattern. The present achieves its...
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6441570 |
Controller for a model toy train set
The present invention provides a controller for a model toy train set. In a first aspect of the invention, the controller includes a plurality of input connectors for receiving supply power from...
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6385999 |
Glass bending process
A process for bending tempered glass. The process involves adhering two sheets of tempered glass in overlying relation and positioning a containment barrier such as vinyl sheets over the adhered...
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6215676 |
Selective voltage multiplier for toy model train with audio system
A selective voltage multiplier for a toy model train with an audio system that is activated by an input voltage, the selective voltage multiplier including either a voltage doubler or tripler...
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