A cordless screwdriver having a housing (12, 18), having a handle (14), in particular one that is angled in pistol fashion, having a preferably permanently installed rechargeable battery (40), having charging contact tabs (37) for charging the rechargeable battery (40), and having an output spindle (20) is always ready for use and can be picked up quickly because it has a lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell as its rechargeable battery (40) and can be placed onto a charging cradle (22) for an unlimited amo...

A control apparatus for a light includes a control unit and a plurality of remote control devices. The control unit changes the state of the light, either when a conventional wall switch is actuated or when a control signal is received from one of the remote control devices, which allows the light to be controlled from a further point without the need to run additional wires down a wall to an additional switch. Each remote control device can transmit a signal to put the control unit into an ERAS...

This application relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, m and n are as defined in the specification which are useful as modulators of neurotransmitter function such as serotonergic and adrenergic, and as such are useful as antidepressants, anxiolytics, atypical antipsychotics, antiemetics, and for the treatment of personality disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorders. Certain of the compounds are also useful as glycine partial agonists.

A mechanism of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that disconnects an electronic device from a power source includes a user-actuable switch, an electronically controllable switch, and a feedback mechanism. The electronically controllable switch couples the power source to the electronic device. The feedback mechanism turns on and off the electronically controllable switch in response to actuation of the user-actuable switch.

An engine control system includes an ignition switch that selectively initiates an ignition signal and an operating mode of an engine. A powertrain relay selectively generates a PR load signal based on the ignition signal and the operating mode. A control module enables an ignition signal diagnostic system when the operating mode is a RUN mode, the ignition signal is generated and the PR load signal is generated.

An adapter for a power tool battery. The adapter enables a battery having a first configuration, such as a "slide-on" configuration, to be used with a power tool and/or to be charged by a battery charger having a second configuration, such as a "tower" configuration. The adapter may also enable a battery having one general configuration, such as a "slide-on" configuration or a "tower" configuration, and a first connecting structure to be used with a power tool and/or to be charged by a battery c...

An adapter for a power tool battery. The adapter enables a battery having a first configuration, such as a "slide-on" configuration, to be used with a power tool and/or to be charged by a battery charger having a second configuration, such as a "tower" configuration. The adapter may also enable a battery having one general configuration, such as a "slide-on" configuration or a "tower" configuration, and a first connecting structure to be used with a power tool and/or to be charged by a battery c...

A signal compensating network for use with a sensing element having different rates of response for increasing or decreasing sensed quantities includes a differentiating amplifier having different time constants for increasing and decreasing input signals. The output from the differentiating amplifier is combined with a signal representing the magnitude of the input signal to produce an output.

The level of a noise removed signal which is currently delivered is compared against the level of an input signal to be detected. If the non-coincidence therebetween continues over a given time interval, the level of the noise removed signal is inverted. In this manner, noises having stable levels which do not last over the given time interval are removed, thus deriving a favorable noise removed signal. In an alternative form, the level of a noise removed signal which is currently delivered is c...

An improved marine anchor that may be quickly assembled or disassembled from its component parts. The compactness of these parts allows for very convenient storage of the anchor when it is disassembled. When assembled, the anchor provides great strength and holding ability. Because the anchor is very quickly assembled, it is ideal for emergency situations. Since the flukes are removable, the user can select various numbers and shapes, interchanging them for various sea-bed conditions as appropri...