01st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110001404 | APPARATUS INCLUDING LOCKING MEANS AND ENCLOSURE WITH LOCKING MEANS - An apparatus includes a swivel having a first flange with a first pivot on one side of a swivel pivot, and a second flange with a second pivot on an opposite side of the swivel pivot, and first, second, third and fourth rods. The first and second rods are each pivotally attached at a respective first end to the first pivot and extend outwardly therefrom. The third and fourth rods are each pivotally attached at a respective first end to the second pivot and extend outwardly therefrom. The first and third rods are respectively pivotable about the first and second pivots in a first plane, and the second and fourth rods are respectively pivotable about the first and second pivots in a second plane, wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001405 | Foldable handheld device - A foldable handheld device is disclosed, which includes a first casing, a second casing, a connecting mechanism for connecting the first casing to the second casing, and an elastic piece disposed on the first casing. The second casing has a support surface and a curved surface connecting to the support surface, wherein the curved surface has a concave portion. An end of the elastic piece has a protrusion disposed thereon, wherein the protrusion is kept touching the second casing when the second casing is rotated related to the first casing along a rotating axle. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001406 | CONSOLE HAVING CABINET AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a framework for supporting pieces of work station equipment, and in particular to a console structure for supporting electronic equipment such as computers, video displays, control panels and the like. The present disclosure provides a console structure generally comprising a cabinet structure and a support structure. The cabinet structure generally defines an interior space for receiving equipment, whereas the support structure is typically disposed at the back side of the cabinet and extends above the cabinet for supporting equipment on the exterior of the cabinet. In at least one embodiment, the console has reduced dimensions to provide enhanced downward sightlines over the console. Furthermore, in at lease one embodiment, the interior dimensions of the cabinet structure are maximized by providing a cabinet frame comprised of one or more compact frame members. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001407 | SAFETY DEPOSIT COMPARTMENT WITH BIOMETRIC SENSOR - A personally accessible storage unit includes a support structure, which is configured to house a safety deposit compartment slidably mounted within the support structure. The safety deposit compartment has a bottom surface and a plurality of surrounding side walls defining a storage area for a valuable article. A command panel is mounted on the exterior surface of the support structure and includes a biometric fingerprint scanner programmed to recognize the fingerprints of a user. A latch mechanism attached to the interior surface of the support structure is in communication with the fingerprint scanner and is engageable with the safety deposit compartment, based on input from the command panel. The unit also has means for providing electrical power to the command panel and the latch mechanism, which may include an electrical cord and plug and/or a battery. A storage unit having a hinged access panel is also provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001408 | Network Cabinet Fitting System - A network cabinet fitting system includes a grommet, a corrugated tube fitting assembly and a filler panel. The grommet and the filler panel are installed within an opening of a network cabinet top. The fitting assembly is secured around a corrugated tube and inserted into the grommet to seal the opening. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001409 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND VIBRATION ABSORBING MEMBER OF THE SAME - A mounting apparatus is provided for a data storage device. The mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket receiving the data storage device, and a number of vibration absorbing members attached to opposite sides of the data storage device. Two sliding slots are respectively defined in opposite sidewalls of the mounting bracket. Each of the vibration absorbing members includes a fastener engaged with a corresponding side of the data storage device, a supporter slidably received in a corresponding sliding slot of the mounting bracket, and a damping body sandwiched between the fastener and the supporter. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001410 | HINGED SLIDE RAIL WITH BUFFERING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a hinged slide rail with buffering function, which includes a rail to which a hinge is mounted. The hinge has a movable blade and a fixed blade between which a buffering device is coupled. The buffering device is housed in a retention frame. The retention frame has an end forming a limiting structure. The buffering device has an active rod coupled to the limiting structure. The movable blade includes a pull bar that is connected to the limiting structure. The hinged slide rail is installed between a door panel and a body of a cabinet to remarkably enhance the convenience of operation and eliminates the potential problems of generating noise and clamping and hurting users. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001411 | DOOR WITH MOUNT AND LOCK STRUCTURES FOR MISSION CRITICAL ENCLOSURES - A door for mission critical enclosures, for example, cabinets containing sensitive items, such as electronics that may be exposed to high stress environments, for example shock and vibration. The door structure described provides improved mounting and lock features that can allow easy access while maintaining rigid structural needs and integrity. A door assembly for a cabinet generally includes a door that can be fitted directly, or indirectly, to an enclosure through an adapter frame. Generally, the door has fitting structures that operate as interlocking, tight fitting key sets. The fittings provide suitable detent features. An actuatable lock mechanism respectively locks and unlocks the door. The actuatable lock mechanism includes a ramped locking bolt that can engage a ramped surface of the cabinet or adapter frame to facilitate locking and unlocking of the door. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001412 | Drawer Guide - In order to provide an at least three-rail drawer guide for guiding a drawer that can be withdrawn from a carcase, comprising an outer rail, at least one middle rail mounted on rolling bodies, an inner rail mounted on rolling bodies, and at least one damping apparatus, that takes up only a narrow installation space and enables a high load and/or a large withdrawal path, it is proposed that in the fully pushed-in state of the drawer guide at least one rolling body track of at least one middle rail is disposed at least partially between at least one damping apparatus and a rolling body track of the inner rail. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001413 | REFRIGERATOR AND HINGE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAME - The present embodiment provides a hinge assembly of a refrigerator. The hinge assembly includes a bracket; a shaft rotatably supported by the bracket and providing a rotation center of a door; a transfer unit transferring selectively rotatory power of the door to the shaft in order to move the shaft upward and downward; and an operating unit operating the transfer unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001414 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING LEVEL OF REFRIGERATOR - An apparatus for adjusting the level of a refrigerator includes: a main body; a guide groove formed to be level in a forward/backward direction of the main body; a movement unit inserted in the guide groove and moving in the direction in which the main body is inclined; a contact point part formed at one of both ends of the guide groove and selectively connected to the movement unit; and a notifying unit informing about whether or not the contact point part is connected. When the refrigerator is installed, an installation technician can recognize whether or not the refrigerator is installed to be level regardless of a skilled degree of the installation technician, so the installation time can be shortened and a service satisfaction of consumers can be increased. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001415 | Variable shelf and refrigerator having the same - A refrigerator has a variable shelf which may include a first partition shelf mounted to be pivotable about a rear end thereof, and a second partition shelf mounted to move relative to the first partition shelf and therefore protrude to a front of the first partition shelf. When the fist and second partition shelves are rotated about the rear end of the first partition shelf in a state where the second partition shelf is disposed at a lower part of the first partition shelf, it may be guaranteed a storage space even for item(s) higher than an interval between the shelves and wider than a front-to-rear width of the second partition shelf. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001416 | SHELVING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR REFRIGERATED INSTALLATIONS - A shelving unit for a cabinet, for example a refrigerator or similar cabinet, including a panel supporting articles and a frame or part of a frame gripping the panel by its actual surrounding part, the frame configured to allow the shelving unit to be mounted in the chassis of the cabinet. At least one securing member for the panel is provided, including a part that is applied against a peripheral region of the bottom face of the panel in a position of use, and at least one fixing mechanism on the frame complementing a mechanism borne by the bottom face of the actual surround of the frame. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001417 | LED bulb with heat removal device - A LED bulb includes a housing having a base mounted in an electrical socket; a heat removal device mounted on a lower portion of the housing for surrounding the remaining portion of the housing; a bulb formed of transparent material or being frosted, the bulb being mounted on a top edge of the heat removal device; a light source (e.g., Hi-Power LED) mounted on the heat removal device and the housing; and a circuit board received in the housing, the circuit board being electrically connected to the light source and the base respectively. Heat generated by the LED is adapted to conduct away by the heat removal device. In one embodiment, the heat removal device includes an inverted, truncated cone having a corrugated surface. In another embodiment, the cone includes a plurality of longitudinal, spaced latches formed around, the latches having an opening. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001418 | HIGH HEAT DISSIPATION ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a high heat dissipation electric circuit board, comprises: an electric conductive wiring layer serving to be installed with at least one electronic unit, on which a wiring is formed for being connected to the electronic unit; an insulation layer, installed on one side of the electric conductive wiring layer; and a graphite heat conduction layer, installed on one side of the insulation layer for uniformly dissipating heat generated by the electronic unit. Moreover, the present invention also provides a manufacturing method of high heat dissipation electric circuit board. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001419 | POLYMERIZABLE EPOXY COMPOSITION, AND SEALING MATERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - To provide an epoxy polymerizable composition which exhibits low curing shrinkage and high workability and which gives a cured article having a high refraction index and high heat resistance. The epoxy polymerizable composition contains (A2) fluorene epoxy compound having the following general formula (1) or (2), (A3) epoxy compound having a softening point of 30° C. or less, and (B1) thiol compound having two or more thiol groups in one molecule. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001420 | SUBSTRATE BEARING AN ELECTRODE, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCORPORATING IT, AND ITS MANUFACTURE - A substrate bearing, on one main face, a composite electrode, which includes an electroconductive network formed from strands made of an electroconductive material based on a metal and/or a metal oxide, and having a light transmission of at least 60% at 550 nm, the space between the strands of the network being filled by a material referred to as an insulating fill material. The composite electrode also includes an electroconductive coating covering the electroconductive network, and in electrical connection with the strands and in contact therewith, having a thickness greater than or equal to 40 nm, of resistivity ρ1 less than 10 | 2011-01-06 |
20110001421 | MATRIX-TYPE COLD-CATHODE ELECTRON SOURCE DEVICE - A matrix-type cold-cathode electron source device includes a mesh structure ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001422 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE COMPONENT - In a lighting package, a printed circuit board supports at least one light emitting die. A light transmissive cover is disposed over the at least one light emitting die. A phosphor is disposed on or inside of the light transmissive dome-shaped cover. The phosphor outputs converted light responsive to irradiation by the at least one light emitting die. An encapsulant substantially fills an interior volume defined by the light-transmissive cover and the printed circuit board. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001423 | PROCESS FOR TREATING AN ELECTRODE SURFACE, ELECTRODE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICES - [Problems] To provide processes that can increase the work function of electrodes by simple procedures, and organic EL devices that have an anode of high work function and a quality emitting surface showing excellent luminous properties (luminous efficiency, life) without uneven brightness or defects, and are free of leakage current. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001424 | SEAL FOR LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A glass package is disclosed comprising a first substrate and a second substrate, where the substrates are attached in at least two locations, at least one attachment comprising a frit, and at least one attachment comprising a polymeric adhesive and wherein the frit comprises a glass portion comprising: a base component comprising and at least one absorbing component. Also disclosed is a method of sealing a light emitting display device comprising providing a light emitting layer, a first substrate and a second substrate, where a frit is deposited between the substrates and a polymeric adhesive is deposited either between the substrates or around the edge of the device, and where the frit is sealed with a radiation source and the polymeric adhesive is cured. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001425 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - In a plasma display device, a plurality of agglomerated particle groups in which a plurality of crystal particles made of a metal oxide agglomerate are disposed in the periphery of a protective layer thereof. The plasma display device is driven by the following driving method to display images. An initializing period has a first half of the initializing period in which a second electrode is applied with a voltage gradually rising from a first voltage to a second voltage, and a second half of the initializing period in which the second electrode is applied with a voltage gradually falling from a third voltage to a fourth voltage. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001426 | Dielectric Barrier Discharge Lamp with a Retaining Disc - A dielectric barrier discharge lamp ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001427 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISCHARGE STABILIZER POWDER - A technique for achieving both discharge voltage reduction and discharge stabilization in a PDP and the like is provided. This PDP manufacturing method includes, for a structure of a front plate structure ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001428 | MULTI-SIGNAL EXTERNAL REAR-VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - A multi-signal exterior rear-view mirror assembly that includes:
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20110001429 | Three-dimensional display system - A three-dimensional display system is provided which promises to project an image into a volume. The three-dimensional display system produces visible light in a volume at the intersection of two laser beams by forming a plasma at a volume element within the volume and exciting target molecules within the plasma into an excited energy state. The target molecules are characterized by sufficiently sizeable energy state transitions such that visible light is emitted upon transition of the target molecules from an excited energy state to a lower energy state. By rapidly repeating this process according to three-dimensional image data, one or more embodiments of the present invention is able to project a three-dimensional image into a volume without many of the drawbacks of earlier machines. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001430 | ELECTRODE DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PLASMA - Provided are an electrode device and an apparatus for generating plasma. The electrode device for generating plasma includes: a planar member disposed to face a susceptor supporting a substrate and generating plasma between the substrate and the planar member; and a linear member providing a high frequency signal to the planar member via a plurality of feeding points that are electrically connected to the planar member and allowing admittance to be reduced as the linear member is closer to the feeding points on a path from supply points at which the high frequency signal is supplied to the linear member, to each of the feeding points, wherein the linear ember includes a connection unit, the connection unit including: a first member connecting two feeding points from among four feeding points disposed adjacent to one another in a straight line and is disposed to be separated from a plane that includes the straight line in which the feeding points are formed and forms a predetermined angle with the planar member; and a second member connecting two feeding points to which the first member is not connected, from among the four feeding points and is disposed symmetrical with the first member with respect to the plane that includes the straight line in which the feeding points are formed. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001431 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT ENGINE - An LED light engine system that incorporates light emitting diodes (LEDs) with one or more distinct colors, including broad band white light obtained from phosphors or a combination of LED die colors and LED die coated phosphors. The LED die or die arrays are mounted to a high thermal conductivity circuit board comprising COB technology which can include both the LED die and electronic drive components resulting in a compact and reliable design with improved thermal and optical performance. High efficiency non-imaging collection optics are coupled to the LEDs to efficiently capture substantially all of the light which they emit and reformat it as an output with substantially the same éntendue as that of the LED to provide high brightness sources. Feedback from the output back to a photosensor on the circuit board is provided to assure that the output of the collection optic remains constant. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001432 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH COMPENSATION CAPABILITY - A light emitting device with compensation capability is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, when a light emitting diode is out of order, the remaining of the light emitting diodes can still working properly; a status detecting unit; a power controlling unit; a processing unit to provide the control signals to the power controlling unit in order to dynamically provide the power to the light emitting diodes. By utilizing the LED device with light compensation capability, it can provide the stable power compensate. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001433 | LED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An LED light emitting device and a method of driving the same are provided, and technology that can uniformly sustain the magnitude of a channel current flowing to a plurality of LED channels is disclosed. The LED light emitting device includes: a plurality of LED channels that are formed with a plurality of LED elements that are continuously connected in series; and a constant current source that controls each channel current flowing to the plurality of LED channels according to a predetermined channel reference current to be a predetermined setting channel current, wherein the constant current source includes a plurality of operating amplifiers that control the magnitude of each of the channel currents, and a feedback voltage generating according to a predetermined offset reference current is input to a second input terminal of an operating amplifier for an offset setting period that sets an offset voltage of the plurality of operating amplifiers, a reference voltage generating according to a channel reference current is input to a first input terminal of the operating amplifier, and an offset voltage of each of the plurality of operating amplifiers is set so that an actual channel current may be identical to a predetermined setting channel current. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001434 | LED Device and Method for Preventing Soft-Start Flicker - A light-emitting diode (LED) device for preventing soft-start flicker includes an LED module, a voltage converter, a variable current load and a loop control unit. The loop control unit is coupled to the LED module, the voltage converter and the variable current load, and includes a soft-start unit and a dimming control unit. The soft-start unit is utilized for activating a soft-start mechanism of the voltage converter when power of the LED device is turned on. The dimming control unit is utilized for controlling the variable current load to progressively increase a load current of the LED module to a target value and to maintain the load current on the target value until the soft-start mechanism is completed, so as to perform dimming control on the LED module. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001435 | System and Method For Controlling an Output Illumination Level of a Lighting System - A method of controlling a brightness level of an LED by supplying power to an LED in series with a field effect transistor and a resistor. A first voltage is supplied from a digital potentiometer to an operational amplifier. The field effect transistor is activated based on the first voltage from the operational amplifier and a second voltage is varied across the resistor when the field effect transistor is activated. The varying of the second voltage across the resistor causes a change in the brightness level of the LED. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001436 | Power Management Unit with Light Module Identification - In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001437 | Hoist Cable Illuminator - Individual illuminating modules can be coupled to each other and attached to a bumper on the end of a hoist cable. Different types of illumination modules can have similar outer dimensions and attachment fittings, but can be configured to provide different types of illumination. Modules of different types can be combined to accommodate particular circumstances or needs. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001438 | Power Management Unit with Temperature Protection - In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001439 | DRIVER ARRANGEMENT FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A driver arrangement for LEDs may include a PWM controller to deliver a feed voltage between an output line and a ground output line, said controller having a pin, a current regulator to regulate the feed current, a switch to connect said pin to a scaled-down version of the voltage on the first output line, and a control line to receive a signal to produce dimming, said control line coupled to said regulator and said switch to couple said regulator to a reference voltage and control switching, whereby: in one of the levels of a PWM control signal, said regulator interrupts said feed current, the voltage on said ground output line is floating, and in the other levels, said regulator is coupled to said reference voltage, said switch disconnects said pin from said voltage on the output line and the voltage on said ground output line is regulated. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001440 | LIGHT COLOR TUNABILITY - The application relates to setting color point and light intensity. By controlling the phase as well as the amplitudes of a driving voltage for a lighting device, the color point as well as the light intensity of a lighting device may be set. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001441 | Motor Control Unit and Vehicle Steering Apparatus - A motor control unit controls a motor including a rotor and a stator facing the rotor. A current drive unit drives the motor at an axis current value of a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a control angle that is a rotational angle used in a control. An addition angle calculation unit calculates an addition angle to be added to the control angle. A control angle calculation unit obtains, at every predetermined calculation cycle, a present value of the control angle by adding the addition angle that is calculated by the addition angle calculation unit to an immediately preceding value of the control angle. An angular speed calculation unit calculates an angular speed of the rotor. An addition angle correction unit corrects the addition angle based on the angular speed calculated by the angular speed calculation unit. A filtering unit filters the angular speed calculated by the angular speed calculation unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001442 | Electric bicycle drive system with regenerative charging - Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring a battery and/or an electric motor assembly for an electric bicycle drive system are provided. A battery having a plurality of battery cells in a first configuration adapted to provide a first battery voltage can be reconfigured into a second configuration adapted to provide a second battery voltage. The second battery voltage may be lower than the first battery voltage. The battery can be charged when in the second configuration. Similarly, an arrangement of two or more electric motors can be provided in a first configuration adapted to provide at least one of a first torque output during a driving action and a first regenerative voltage output during a braking action. The motors can be reconfigured into a second configuration adapted to provide at least one of a second torque output during the driving action and a second regenerative voltage output during the braking action. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001443 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING FAN ROTATIONAL SPEED - A system is used to measure a fan rotational speed. The system includes a main controller, a first socket coupled to the linear fan, a second socket connected to the main controller, and an optical fiber amplifier connected to the main controller. A PWM (pulse width module) fan is coupled to the second socket, the PWM fan sends a first rotational speed signal, which represent a rotation speed of the PWM fan, to the main controller via the second socket. The optical fiber amplifier is capable of radiating light on fan blades of the linear fan, and sensing light reflected by the fan blades to count a rotational speed of the linear fan, and generating a second rotational speed signal which represents a rotational speed of the linear fan. The optical fiber amplifier sends the second rotational speed signal to the main controller. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001444 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A CORRECTION VALUE FOR THE ANGLE OF THE ROTOR OF AN ELECTRICALLY COMMUTED REVERSIBLE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - A method ascertains a correction value for the angle of the rotor of an electrically commuted reversible synchronous motor relative to a sensor used for the activation thereof. In order to equalize the sensor and recognize and correct electrical incorrect angles and incorrect controls, the motor is activated in a calibration journey using an externally forced rotating field. The electrical angle of the rotating field and the mechanical angle of the rotor are measured simultaneously by the external sensor on at least one reference position during the calibration journey and stored associated with one another as a measurement series of value pairs. The electrical angle of the rotating field and the mechanical angle of the rotor, which is measured by the sensor, are also detected simultaneously after direction reversal of the rotating field. These are stored associated with one another as a second measurement series of value pairs. The angle difference between the electrical angle and the mechanical angle are calculated from value pairs of both measurement series which correspond to one another. The correction value for taking the actual incorrect angle into consideration is calculated from the two angle differences by averaging. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001445 | LOW-PIN COUNT FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - A low-pin count fan speed control system and a method thereof include primarily an activation unit to drive a fan to operate. When the fan starts completely, the fan slows down to a pre-determined rotation speed through an idle speed regulation unit. After achieving a pre-determined temperature through a temperature transition unit, the fan speed beings to increase from the idle speed. When the fan is operating, the rotation speed is properly increased in proportion to the temperature, using a positive temperature regulation slope unit. Therefore, through this method, the rotation speed will not be decreased by foreign objects when the fan is operating and a computer host can be provided with proper heat dissipation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001446 | DRIVING DEVICE WITH MOTOR CURRENT OVERLOAD PROTECTION ASSEMBLY - A driving device includes a motor, a rotatable shaft rotated by the motor, a driven member, a magnetic material spring, and a power source. The driven member sleeves on an end of the rotatable shaft, and includes an end surface with at least one latching groove defined thereon. The magnetic material spring sleeves the rotatable shaft, and includes a first end fixed to the rotatable shaft and an opposite second end capable of inserting into the latching groove of the driven member. The power source includes two electrodes. The motor and the spring are electrically connected in series between the two electrodes of the power source. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001447 | ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS OF AN INDUCTION MACHINE - A method and an arrangement are disclosed for identifying one or more parameters of an induction machine when the induction machine is connected to the output phases of a voltage source inverter and the induction machine is in standstill state. The method can include a first phase for magnetizing the machine by providing a first DC magnetization current until the induction machine reaches steady state, the current reference of the inverter having a first value (i | 2011-01-06 |
20110001448 | Method For The Automated Startup And/Or For The Automated Operation Of Controllers Of An Electrical Drive System With Vibrational Mechanics As Well As An Associated Device - Method for the automated startup and/or for the automated operation of controllers of an electrical drive system with vibrational mechanics with the following steps:
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20110001449 | MOTOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND MOTOR CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A motor controlling apparatus includes a control unit which sets a motor on standby for a predetermined time if an enable signal is applied and sets the motor to a default state by rotating the motor at least once for the next predetermined time. The apparatus includes a driver unit which generates a drive signal to control the motor and outputs the drive signal to the motor. Accordingly, a stepping out of the motor may be prevented. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001450 | MOTOR START CIRCUIT FOR AN INDUCTION MOTOR - A motor start circuit for an induction motor includes a start switch device serving the purpose of interrupting the current or voltage flow through the start winding after the start of the motor. The motor includes a main winding and a start winding, which are supplied with alternating current or voltage from a mains power supply. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001451 | Method and device for starting single-phase asynchronous motors - A method and device for starting single-phase asynchronous motors which substantially consists in disengaging the start winding of a single-phase asynchronous motor, after its starting, by using a switching means that is connected in series to the start winding. The switching means is controlled as a function of a starting time and of a starting voltage. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001452 | METHOD AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, ESPECIALLY A SERVOMOTOR, FOR A COMPONENT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is described for operating an electric motor. The electric motor has at least two phases and a rotor. In the method, a current angular position (phipos) of the rotor is ascertained and, as a function of that, in at least one of the two phases, a potential is applied in such a way that a desired angular position (phiposreq) is achieved. From the current angular position (phipos) and the desired angular position (phiposreq) a setpoint angular velocity (dphides) is ascertained, which is used for influencing the potential. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001453 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system is provided that includes a fuel cell as its energy source and has not only high energy density but also high power density and can respond to sharp change in the power consumption with simple means. In a power supply system, a fuel cell is connected to the input terminal of a DC/DC converter, and a lithium-ion secondary battery and a load are connected to the output terminal in parallel. A voltage measurement device that measures the terminal voltage of the secondary battery and a control microcomputer that sets the target output voltage of the converter are provided, and the target output voltage is set slightly higher than the terminal voltage. The fuel cell is operated within a power generation condition offering the highest fuel conversion efficiency. Due to this configuration, the system composed of the fuel cell and the converter functions like a constant voltage/current source that outputs the power generated by the fuel cell with the voltage equal to the terminal voltage of the secondary battery. The excess/deficiency of this output current with respect to the current for driving the load is automatically adjusted by the charge/discharge of the secondary battery. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001454 | Electronic Device, and Method Controlling Electronic Power Supply - An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001455 | EXTENDED REACH BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - A charging system for use in charging a battery includes an elongate handle with a working length sufficient to reach a battery that is out of reach of a user. The charging system includes a charging apparatus coupled to the elongate handle. A head member is configured to mechanically engage with and electrically connect to a battery unit and also mechanically disengage and electrically disconnect from the battery unit by manually grasping and applying mechanical force to the elongate handle. The charging system also includes a power supply configured to provide electrical power to the charging apparatus. The charging system can be used to recharge the battery of a wall or ceiling mounted device (e.g., a battery powered lighting device) that is out of reach of the user without having to remove the device or use a ladder to reach the device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001456 | Apparatus and method for managing a plurality of secondary batteries - The present invention comprising the series-parallel switches and method of connecting a plurality of batteries in series, parallel, or both dynamically by controlling the series-parallel switches to form an electrically connected battery pack. A monitor processing unit monitors unbalance among batteries and selectively changes the states of series-parallel switches to balance the voltage different among batteries. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001457 | Battery charge status indicator for user terminal device - The invention relates to an indicator device for displaying a battery charge status of an electronic battery powered user terminal device, which is adapted to provide a plurality of applications to a user. The user terminal device comprises a plurality of electric components performing the applications, a battery supplying power to the electric components and a power supply control deactivating the electric components of individual applications at a predetermined battery charge status respectively. The indicator device comprises a detection device for detecting the battery charge status of the user terminal device and a display for displaying the battery charge status. A charging state arrangement is provided for determining and displaying an application-specific battery charge state of at least one of the applications. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001458 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Described herein are principles for designing and operating a voltage regulator that will function stably and accurately without an external capacitance for all or a wide range of load circuits and characteristics of load circuits. In accordance with some of these principles, a voltage regulator is disclosed having multiple feedback loops, each responding to transients with different speeds, that operate in parallel to adjust an output current of the regulator in response to variations in the output current/voltage due to, for example, variations in a supply voltage and/or variations in a load current. In this way, a voltage regulator can respond quickly to variations in the output current/voltage and can avoid entering an unstable state. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001459 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD - A circuit for controlling an inductive load, e.g. of a fuel injection valve, includes supply terminals for supplying a voltage, output terminals for connecting the load, and a detection device which is connected to at least one of the output terminals and is used for detecting the point in time at which the operation of the load is discontinued and/or detecting at least one fault case during a non-operational phase of the load. In order to render the detection process more reliable while using less circuitry, the detection device encompasses a current mirror with a first current source and a second current source. The current first is connected to one of the two output terminals during a detection phase. The current supplied by the second current source is evaluated as a signal of the detected result. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001460 | LOWER POWER CONTROLLER FOR DC TO DC CONVERTERS - The present invention relates to a DC to DC converter system ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001461 | Buck-boost switching regulator and control circuit and method therefor - The present invention discloses a buck-boost switching regulator, and a control circuit and a method therefor, to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The control method comprises: obtaining a feedback signal relating to the output voltage; comparing the feedback signal with a reference voltage to generate an error amplified signal; when the error amplified signal is between a first voltage (V | 2011-01-06 |
20110001462 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DC-DC CONVERSION - An electronic device is provided for switched DC-DC conversion of an input voltage level into an output voltage level comprising a driving stage for controlling a control gate of a high side power switch so as to vary the voltage level on a switching node and an auxiliary switch, wherein the auxiliary switch is coupled between the control gate of the power switch and the switching node so as to feed a charge released from the control gate in a switching operation to the switching node. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001463 | Transceiver for Controlling Swing Width of Output Voltage - A transceiver for controlling a swing width of an output voltage includes a transmitter and a receiver for receiving an output voltage of a transmitter. The transmitter includes a first signal converter that outputs changed data generated by changing a voltage level of data in response to a mode control signal for selecting a test mode or a normal mode, an output voltage control circuit for controlling a voltage level of an output node of the transmitter in response to the changed data, and a first termination circuit for supplying a changed power supply voltage generated by changing a voltage level of a power supply voltage of the output node of the transmitter, or is turned off, in response to a test mode enable signal or the changed data. The receiver includes a second termination circuit that operates as a resistor having a resistance value that varies in response to the test mode enable signal or a test mode disable signal. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001464 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - While the amount of stored electricity is maintained at about 50 percent of a charging capacity using a direct-current power assist device connected to a direct-current circuit of an inverter, a certain period of time is monitored. When electricity is charged or discharged, the amount of peak cut, as a power assist, cannot be controlled. Moreover, it is impossible to carry out charge-and-discharge discrete control unique to a load corresponding to the intended use. In a setting section of a chopper control section of the direct-current power assist device, a charge start voltage, a charge stop voltage, a non-control voltage range, a discharge stop voltage, and a discharge start voltage are set as setting values. Each setting value is selected in accordance with a detection value of a direct-current detection voltage of the inverter, and output to a charge control section and a discharge control section as a charge target value and a discharge target value, respectively. Moreover, a load compensation gain section is provided to calculate a gain compensation section corresponding to a deviation signal between a terminal voltage discharge threshold and a terminal voltage of a capacitor device detected. Using the gain compensation signal, a limiter value of a driving torque limiter provided in a control circuit of the inverter is varied to adjust an instruction of current. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001465 | Plasma Measurement Device, Plasma System, and Method for Measuring Plasma Characteristics - A plasma measurement device used for measuring plasma characteristics of radio frequency plasma is disclosed. The plasma measurement device comprises a probe, a connector electronic wire, and a power supply device. The probe is used for entering the radio frequency plasma to measure the plasma characteristics. One end of the connector electronic wire is electrically connected to the probe. The power supply device is electrically connected to another end of the connector electronic wire, and the power supply device is used for providing a voltage to the probe. Wherein the connector electronic wire is in a specific length, and the connector electronic wire and the radio frequency plasma would generate a standing wave effect, such that according to the standing wave effect, the plasma measurement device could eliminate high-frequency interference generated by the radio frequency plasma while measuring the plasma characteristics. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001466 | MICRO-ELECTRODE ARRAY BASED ON OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT POLYMERIC CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A micro-electrode array is described comprising an insulating substrate and a plurality of conductive paths defined therein, each of which includes an electrode area with microscopic dimensions, a connection area with macroscopic dimensions, and a buried interconnection region, wherein the insulating substrate is made of a first polymeric material, such as PDMS, and the conductive paths are made of a second polymeric material, such as PEDOT. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing such micro-electrode array is described, based on the configuration of an insulating substrate volume by replica molding on the first polymeric material through a prearranged master mould, bearing a configuration of microstructures adapted to define a plurality of cavities; successively filling the cavities with a second conductive polymeric material so as to constitute the electrode areas, the connection areas, and the interconnection regions; and arranging an insulating material sealing layer for the filled cavities. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001467 | METHOD OPTIMIZING DRIVING VOLTAGE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A method of optimizing a driving voltage of an electronic device includes; iteratively varying the level of a driving voltage provided to the electronic device and performing an operation of the electronic device with each iteration until the operation fails, and then selecting as an operating level for the driving voltage, a level of the driving voltage for an iteration just prior to an iteration in which the operation fails. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001468 | FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS MEASURING DEVICE - It is possible to provide a frequency characteristics measuring device which can simplify the configuration for performing a measurement and reduce the undue effort required for the measurement. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001469 | Unbiased non-polarized direct current voltage divider float circuit - A non-polarized and high impedance voltage divider/float circuit may be used as a diagnostic instrument. The circuit may permit a non-polarized DC connection and permit greater voltage spans when illuminating polarity indicating devices. The diagnostic instrument of the present invention may be non-biased (that is, it may be hooked up to the power supply in either direction), may allow testing systems of various voltages and may be capable of seeing signals of opposite polarities simultaneously. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001470 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A POSITION USING THE HALL EFFECT - A position measuring device using the Hall effect, includes: a box ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001471 | SELF-ADJUSTING MULTI-EVENT TIMING APPARATUS - An apparatus for providing an indication of rotational position of a shaft by parameter change. The apparatus includes a resilient, serpentine-shaped middle portion, a first end portion located at one end of the middle portion, and a second end portion at another end of the middle portion. The second end portion is for location adjacent to the first end portion to permit securing of the first and second ends together subsequent to the middle portion being resiliently extended around the shaft. The serpentine-shaped middle portion is sized to be taut on the shaft and is shaped to have a plurality of undulations. The undulations providing a plurality of event members each having at least one characteristic that causes a change of a parameter that can be sensed by a sensor when the event member rotates past the sensor. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001472 | POSITIONING OF MAGNETIC COILS IN A SENSOR DEVICE - The invention provides for a method for determining the relative position of at least two magnetic actuator coils ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001473 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for detecting an electromagnetic wave are provided. A device for use in an electromagnetic wave detector includes a first device layer having a first contact, a second device layer having a second contact, and a tunnel barrier layer and a resonating magnetic layer formed between the first and second device layers. The resonating magnetic layer produces a spin current responsive to an electromagnetic wave that extends into the first and second device layers. A charge differential present between the first and second contacts is dependent on the spin current. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001474 | NMR INSTRUMENTATION AND FLOW METER/CONTROLLER METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for obtaining NMR signals from a flowing fluid include permanent magnet assemblies for producing magnetic fields for NMR applications and instrumentations, including, but not limited to, flow metering. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001475 | Methods for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements using long-lived states - A method for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements, includes creation of enhanced polarization of nuclei of a first kind within a sample in a magnetic field at cryogenic temperatures and transfer of the polarised sample to room temperature. The enhanced polarization of nuclei of the first kind is thereby transformed into long-lived states (LLS) of nuclei of a second kind and these LLS are sustained. The LLS is at least partially converted into observable magnetisation and an NMR or MRI measurement is carried out. The method allows one to extend the time needed between hyperpolarised magnetisation and NMR detection. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001476 | PHASE SENSITIVE RADIO FREQUENCY MAPPING FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - The disclosure provides phase-sensitive methods of radio frequency field mapping (e.g., B | 2011-01-06 |
20110001477 | Method for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy measurements using long-lived coherences (LLC) - A method for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of a sample comprises preparation of the sample and carrying out an NMR spectroscopy measurement. Preparation includes excitation of long lived coherences (LLC) between the singlet state S | 2011-01-06 |
20110001478 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF LIVING SYSTEMS BY REMOTE DETECTION - A novel approach to magnetic resonance imaging is disclosed. Blood flowing through a living system is prepolarized, and then encoded. The polarization can be achieved using permanent or superconducting magnets. The polarization may be carried out upstream of the region to be encoded or at the place of encoding. In the case of an MRI of a brain, polarization of flowing blood can be effected by placing a magnet over a section of the body such as the heart upstream of the head. Alternatively, polarization and encoding can be effected at the same location. Detection occurs at a remote location, using a separate detection device such as an optical atomic magnetometer, or an inductive Faraday coil. The detector may be placed on the surface of the skin next to a blood vessel such as a jugular vein carrying blood away from the encoded region. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001479 | MILLIPEDE SURFACE COILS - A low pass RF ladder coil, which is named as a millipede surface coil, comprises a first and a second conductor end strips running parallel to each other. A set of rung elements are placed between them, alternate rung elements are connected to the first and second strip respectively. The number and spacing of the rung elements are sufficient for resonating the coil at the desired imaging frequency. This millipede surface coil may have 100 or more rung elements. Fixed and variable capacitors are provided for separately tuning and matching the first and second mode resonant frequencies, and for coupling and impedance matching the two modes to external circuits. An active detuning is provided that detunes the ladder coil when a separate RF coil is transmitting. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001480 | Airborne Electromagnetic Transmitter Coil System - A tow assembly for an airborne electromagnetic surveying system, comprising: a semi-rigid transmitter coil frame supporting a transmitter coil, the transmitter coil frame being formed from a plurality of serially connected frame sections forming a loop, the transmitter coil frame having articulating joints at a plurality of locations about a circumference thereof enabling the transmitter coil frame to at least partially bend at the articulating joints; and a suspension assembly for towing the transmitter coil frame behind an aircraft, the suspension assembly comprising a plurality of ropes and attached to the circumference of the transmitter coil frame at spaced apart locations. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001481 | Borehole Effect Reduction in Multi-Axial Induction - An apparatus, method and computer-readable medium are provided for estimating a resistivity property of an earth formation. A logging tool includes a first antenna arrangement and a second antenna arrangement of the logging tool; and at least one device for maintaining the first antenna arrangement and the second antenna arrangement in proximity to a wall of the borehole. The first antenna arrangement and the second antenna arrangement may be at substantially the same axial location on the logging tool. Alternately, the first antenna arrangement and the second antenna arrangement may be at different axial positions on the logging tool. Extendible arms of the logging tool are configured to extend one or more of the first antenna arrangement and the second antenna arrangement against a face of the borehole. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001482 | Electromagnetic Survey Using Naturally Occurring Electromagnetic Fields as a Source - Methods and related systems are described for measuring naturally occurring electromagnetic fields both at the earth's surface as well as downhole. These fields originate from currents in the ionosphere above the earth, and are the same fields as employed by known magnetotelluric geophysical methods based on surface measurements. Some embodiments are especially useful in horizontal wells that are uncased at depth, although some embodiments are also useful in normal vertical wells that are both uncased or cased with a conductive liner. The method includes receiving downhole electromagnetic survey data of the naturally occurring electromagnetic fields obtained using a downhole receiver deployed at a first location in a borehole. A second set of electromagnetic survey data of the naturally occurring electromagnetic fields is also received that has been obtained using a receiver deployed at a second location. A transfer function is estimated between the first and second locations for portions of the electromagnetic fields based on the two sets of electromagnetic survey data. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001483 | Subsea Electronic Modules - A module for use as a subsea electronic module of a subsea well, comprises an input ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001484 | SENSOR IN BATTERY - Systems and method for providing sensors in batteries are provided. In certain aspects of the disclosure, a battery comprises a housing dimensioned to fit within a battery compartment of the communication device, a battery cell configured to supply power to the communication device, one or more sensors within the housing configured to measure a condition external to the battery and to received power from the battery cell, and an interface configured to interface the one or more sensors with a processing system in the communication device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001485 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Energy management of an electronic device using multiple electric power sources. The electric power sources may include a parasitic electric power source, a rechargeable electric power source, an intermittent electric power source, and a continuous electric power source. The electronic device further may include a power supply for receiving the electric power from the source(s) and supplying electric power to the various components of the electronic device that require power. The electronic device may include a source selector for controlling which power source supplies electric power to the power supply. Energy management of the electronic device may be configured to use a permanently exhaustible power source such as a battery only when other power sources are unavailable. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001486 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN THE DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO ELECTRICAL LOADS - Apparatus for detecting faults in the delivery of electrical power to electrical loads, includes a plurality of load electrical connections arranged to deliver electrical power from an electrical power source to each of a plurality of electrical loads, a plurality of electrical switches, each connected to an associated one of the load connections, and a diagnostic device operable to detect a short circuit fault in the apparatus, wherein the diagnostic device is operable to apply a diagnostic procedure to detect a short circuit connection between at least two of the load electrical connections and includes a control logic unit operable to apply to each of the electrical switches in turn a test control signal causing operation of the switch to apply a test electrical signal to each of the load electrical connections in turn; and detector means connected to the load electrical connections and operable, whilst the test electrical signal is applied in turn to each load electrical connection, to detect whether a corresponding electrical output is produced in response on any of the other load electrical connections. Also described is a method of operation in the apparatus. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001487 | MULTICONTACT TACTILE SENSOR WITH SINGLE-CONTACT IDLE MODE - A multicontact tactile sensor including a matrix formed of two transparent conducting layers, at least one exhibiting an array of fine conducting tracks, a control circuit including a power supply for one of the layers, and a mechanism detecting the other layer, the sensor having an operating mode of multicontact type corresponding to a sweep of supply to the lines of the corresponding layer, and an operating mode of monocontact type corresponding to a continuous and uniform supply over a whole of the sensor, each operating mode being activated as a function of the detection or nondetection of at least one contact. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001488 | OPTIMIAL DRIVE FREQUENCY SELECTION IN ELECTRICAL TOMOGRAPHY - Electrical tomography drive frequency selection systems and methods are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention pertains to a system for optimally selecting a drive frequency of an electrical tomography which comprises a sensor electrode stably associated with a tissue site within an internal organ of a subject for generating an induced signal based on a noise signal over a range of frequency bands, wherein an electrical field for the electrical tomography is turned off. In addition, the system comprises a noise processing module for isolating the induced signal for each frequency band over the range of frequency bands. Furthermore, the system comprises a frequency select module for selecting a drive frequency of the electrical field for the electrical tomography by comparing the induced signal for each frequency band over the range of frequency bands. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001489 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION - The invention relates to a system for transferring information closely connected to an object. The system is characterized in that it comprises a conductor arrangement, which comprises a number of conductor components, that forms an electromagnetic field, as well as a transmitter associated with the object. The aforementioned transmitter is arranged to connect by means of an electromagnetic field to the conductor arrangement and also to modulate the measuring signal formed by means of the field. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001490 | Conductivity sensor with switching between transmitting and recieving coil - An inductively working sensor for determining the conductivity of a liquid medium. The sensor includes: at least one transmitting circuit, which is designed to deliver an input signal for a transmitting coil, in order to produce in the transmitting coil an alternating electromagnetic field, which causes a ring-shaped electrical current in the liquid medium; at least one receiving circuit, which is designed to evaluate a received signal produced by the ring-shaped electrical current in a receiving coil; a first coil; a second coil, which is arranged at a distance from the first coil; a switching means for switching between a first switch state and a second switch state, wherein, in the first switch state, the first coil, serving as transmitting coil, is coupled with one of the transmitting circuits; and the second coil, serving as receiving coil, is coupled with one of the receiving circuits, and wherein, in the second switch state, the second coil, serving as transmitting coil, is coupled with one of the transmitting circuits, and the first coil, serving as receiving coil, is coupled with one of the receiving circuits. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001491 | CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A capacitance measurement circuit and method are provided. A storage capacitor is pre-charged. Charge transfer is performed between an under-test capacitor and the storage capacitor. The storage capacitor is discharged and charged according to a relationship between a voltage of the storage capacitor and a reference voltage. The capacitance of the under-test capacitor is measured according to the voltage on the storage capacitor. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001492 | CIRCUIT FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH APPLICATIONS - A circuit for capacitive touch applications comprising
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20110001493 | FLUIDIC ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY HARVESTER - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a variable capacitor that operates without moving mechanical parts. In this capacitor electrically conductive electrodes are separated by an enclosed chamber filled with an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material can freely vary its position within the chamber. The capacitance of the device will vary as position of the conductive material changes due to external mechanical motion (ex: rotation, vibration, etc.) of the device. Other embodiments of this device are also disclosed. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001494 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIGMA DELTA CAPACITANCE MEASURING USING SHARED COMPONENTS - Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using sigma-delta charge transfer techniques that can be implemented with many standard microcontrollers, and can share components to reduce device complexity and improve performance. In the various implementations of this embodiment, the passive network used to accumulate charge can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. A switch or IO controlling the charge sharing and/or charge changing can also be shared Likewise, in various implementations a voltage conditioning circuit configured to provide a variable reference voltage can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. Finally, in various implementations a guarding electrode configured to guard the measurable capacitances can be shared between multiple measurable capacitances. In each of these cases, sharing components can reduce device complexity and improve performance. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001495 | TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING COMMON-MODE CAPACITANCE - Disclosed is a test apparatus for measuring the common-mode parasitic capacitance between a first element and a second element being isolated from the first element. The test apparatus includes a signal generating device connected to the first element and having an internal signal source connected in series with a first internal impedance for sending a signal to the first element, and a signal receiving device connected between the second element and the first element and having a second internal impedance for measuring a signal response between the first element and the second element, thereby calculating the common-mode capacitance between the first element and the second element based on the signal response. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001496 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A CAPACITIVE SENSOR UNIT - An apparatus and production method for a watertight capacitive sensor unit is provided. Accordingly, a carrier, approximately U-shaped in cross section, is made from a water-impermeable material. At least one electrode strip is placed in an interior space of the carrier along the longitudinal extension of the carrier. The interior space is filled with a hardening filler material in such a way that the electrode strip is sealed outwardly watertight. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001497 | FLOATING FRONT-END AMPLIFIER AND ONE-WIRE MEASURING DEVICES - A follower amplifier with power supply biased by a controlled voltage source such that the power supply potentials are, for the frequencies of interest, as close as possible to the potential of the follower output. There is proposed a front-end electronic circuit for biopotential and impedance measurements with outstanding performances (very high input impedance and gain very close to unity). Preferably, the explicit guard electrode and the explicit electronic unit at the belt are no longer necessary; all electronics is embedded in units placed directly at the measurement sites. Moreover, the proposed front-end electronic circuit allows a drastic simplification of the cabling and connectors since all units are connected to only one wire (the theoretical minimum) for potential reference and current return. Preferably, this wire does not even require an electrical isolation and can be easily embedded in the textile of a shirt, in a garment, mesh, belt, etc. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001498 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A ZONE OF METAL - Method and device for monitoring a zone of a metal structure in terms of its electrical resistance in order to detect possible defects in the structure, by periodically passing current through the zone in different directions while measuring and recording voltage drops in a number of selected unit areas (a | 2011-01-06 |
20110001499 | MOISTURE SENSOR - A novel and useful sensor and sensing system employs a transmission electrode which provides a length of transmission electrode that is greater than the physical length of the sensor, allowing for the effective and accurate determination of the moisture content of a volume of material using high-frequency measurement methods. The construction of the sensor allows the sensor to be directly inserted into the material, without requiring excavation or backfilling of the sensors in the material. The sensor can be employed as part of a sensing system, with one or more sensors preferably being managed by a field node, which in turn, interoperates with a system master node. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001500 | Method and Apparatus for Examining Ion-Conductive Electrolyte Membrane - A detection membrane ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001501 | INTERNAL SELF-CHECK RESISTANCE BRIDGE AND METHOD - One or more embodiments are directed to a resistance bridge measurement circuit configured to perform an internal self-check. The resistance bridge measurement circuit may include two or more internal resistors. In one embodiment, the resistance bridge measurement circuit may be configured to measure a first voltage across one of the resistors and a second voltage across a combination of the two resistors. The measured voltages may be converted to a resistance ratio and compared to an expected value. In another embodiment, the resistance bridge measurement circuit may be configured to measure a third voltage across the other of the two resistors and a fourth voltage across a combination of the two resistors. The measured voltages may be converted to corresponding resistance ratios, summed and compared to an expected value. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001502 | RESISTANCE BRIDGE ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD - One or more embodiments are directed to a resistance bridge having two voltage measurements circuits that function in tandem. In one embodiment, a constant current source may be applied to two resistors coupled in series, in which the first resistor has a known resistance and the second resistor has a resistance to be determined or verified. A first measurement circuit may measure a first voltage across the first resistor and at substantially the same time a second measurement circuit measures a second voltage across the second resistor. The voltage of each resistor is converted to a ratio. Based on the ratio and the resistance of the first resistance, the resistance of the second resistor may be calculated. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001503 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING ELECTRICALLY ISOLATABLE TEST CIRCUITRY - Special test circuitry in an IC for wafer level testing selectively connects the specialized test circuitry to the functional circuitry during wafer test. Following wafer test the special test circuitry is electrically isolated from the functional circuitry and power supplies such that it does not load functional circuit signals nor consume power. | 2011-01-06 |