| 07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20130038123 | WAVEFORM DISTORTION MITIGATION IN POWER SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for governing a signal waveform of a signal flowing through a component of a power transmission system that includes a plurality of switch-mode power processors and may be a polyphase system. At least one of current and voltage is integrally monitored at each of a plurality of locations on the power system and is characterized relative to specified constraints. When a monitored voltage or current is outside of the specified constraints, the voltage or current is modified by changing at least one of the time delay or phase characteristics of at least one of the source, load and transmission elements on the power transmission system. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038124 | POLE-MOUNTED POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES - Solar power systems and structures are mountable to a power distribution structure, e.g. a power pole or tower, which supports alternating current (AC) power transmission lines. An exemplary power generation structure is fixedly attached to and extends from the power distribution structure, and comprises a mounting rack. A solar array, comprising at least one solar panel, is affixed to the mounting rack. A DC to AC invertor is connected between the DC outputs of the solar array and the AC power transmission lines. The length of the solar array is generally in alignment with the power distribution structure, and the width of the solar array is greater than half the is circumference of the power distribution structure. The mounting rack and solar array may preferably be rotatable, such as based on any of location, time of day, or available light. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038125 | Intelligent Backup Power System - Presented is a backup power system for a building that selectively provides power to particular circuits according to a power distribution priority profile. Power is applied sequentially to each particular circuit depending on the measured current loads of the particular circuits to which power has already been applied. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038126 | STANDBY POWER SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING STANDBY POWER - A standby power system for handheld electronic device and a method for supplying standby power are introduced. The system and method enable detection whether a handheld electronic device is set to a predetermined power consumption state whereby the handheld electronic device operates in a power supplying state of a standby battery and whether a main battery of the handheld electronic device is disconnected, allowing a user to change the main battery without shutting down the handheld electronic device and thereby saving time. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE CYCLE LIFE - A multi-energy storage device system is provided that includes a first energy storage device (ESD) coupled to a direct current (DC) link. A bi-directional buck/boost converter includes an output channel coupled to the DC link and an input channel. A second ESD coupled to the input channel has a usable energy storage range defining an entire amount of usable energy storable therein. A database includes stored information related to a known acceleration event. A system controller is configured to acquire the stored information related to the known acceleration event and, during the known acceleration event, cause the buck/boost converter to boost the voltage of the second ESD and to supply the boosted voltage to the DC link such that after the known acceleration event, the state of charge of the second ESD is less than or substantially equal to a minimum usable energy storage state of charge. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038128 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic circuit includes a first digital circuit, a second digital circuit, a first detection part to detect a first voltage value which is an operation voltage of the first digital circuit, a second detection part to detect a second voltage value which is an operation voltage of the second digital circuit, a comparison part to compare the first voltage value and the second voltage value, and a connection/disconnection part to perform connection and disconnection between the first digital circuit and the second digital circuit depending on a comparison result acquired by the comparison part. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038129 | Photovoltaic Array Systems, Methods, and Devices with Improved Diagnostics and Monitoring - Devices, systems and methods for operating, monitoring and diagnosing photovoltaic arrays used for solar energy collection. The system preferably includes capabilities for monitoring or diagnosing an array by automatically disconnecting portions of the array during normal service (when load is not maximum, and observing the resulting change in electrical characteristics. More intensive diagnostic procedures can be launched if needed. One embodiment provides for performing monitoring or diagnostic operations on the array in daylight or at night. Another embodiment allows monitoring or diagnostic operations to be performed on a portion of the array while other parts of the array continue to collect energy. Yet another embodiment provides a safety mode for an array for maintenance or during emergencies. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038130 | DC-TO-AC CONVERTER SYSTEM AND DC-TO-AC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A DC-to-AC converter circuit includes a step-up converter module and an inverter module. The step-up module includes first and second inductors that cooperate to form a transformer, first and second power switches, and first and second capacitors. When the first power switch and the second power switch conduct, the first inductor and the second inductor store energy from a first variable power source and a second variable power source respectively, and after the first capacitor and the second capacitor provide electrical energy to the inverter module, the inverter module converts the electrical energy provided thereto and outputs converted energy. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038131 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TO SELECT A POWER SUPPLY - A power supply selection/detection circuit to select one main power supply from a plurality of external power supplies includes a resistance element with one end connected to an external power supply and another end connected to the main power supply, a first voltage detector to receive a voltage of the external power supply and detect a voltage of the external power supply, a second voltage detector to detect a voltage between the ends of the resistance element, and a switch connected between the external power supply and a ground to short-circuit or open-circuit between the external power supply and the ground according to an output of the second voltage detector. The resistance element and the first voltage detector are disposed for each of the plurality of external power supplies, and the second voltage detector and the switch are disposed for at least one of the plurality of external power supplies. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038132 | CPV System and Method Therefor - A concentrated photovoltaic system ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038133 | WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM - A wind farm is described which includes a collector grid and a wind turbine being connected to the collector grid. The wind turbine includes a wind turbine transformer, and a wind turbine transformer bypass switch. Further disclosed is a method for operating a wind farm. The method includes measuring a collector grid voltage, and bypassing a wind turbine transformer if the measured collector grid voltage is below a first predetermined threshold voltage. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038134 | NON-MOVING PART OR STATIC ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A static or non-moving part electric power generator achieved by a changing (fluctuating) magnetic field (flux) by passing a pulsating direct current (DC) through a coil of wire wound on either a magnet or any material capable of producing a magnetic field, which in turn induces an alternating current (AC) in an adjacent secondary coil winding, and wherein a portion of the AC produced is used in recharging a DC source. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038135 | NON CONTACT-POWER RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A manufacturing method for a non-contact power receiving/transmitting device that transmits or receives electric power in a non-contact manner and that includes a coil unit and an electromagnetic shield, wherein the coil unit includes a self-resonance coil that is configured to receive or transmit electric power via an electromagnetic field generated through electromagnetic resonance and an adjusting unit that adjusts a resonance frequency of the self-resonance coil, the manufacturing method including: installing the coil unit; arranging the electromagnetic shield around the self-resonance coil except a direction in which electric power is received or transmitted; and adjusting the adjusting unit in accordance with a distance between the coil unit and a surface of the electromagnetic shield vertical to a direction of the electromagnetic field inside the self-resonance coil so that the resonance frequency becomes a predetermined frequency. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038136 | FILTER FOR IMPROVED DRIVER CIRCUIT EFFICIENCY AND METHOD OF OPERATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for reducing harmonic emissions. One aspect of the disclosure provides a transmitter apparatus. The transmitter apparatus includes a transmit circuit having an impedance determined by a complex impedance value. The transmitter apparatus further includes a driver circuit coupled to the transmit circuit. The transmitter apparatus further includes a first filter circuit coupled between the driver circuit and a power source. The first filter circuit is configured to substantially isolate emissions presented by the driver circuit to the power source. The transmitter apparatus further includes a second filter circuit coupled between the driver circuit and the transmit circuit and configured to reduce emissions presented by the transmit circuit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038137 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WIRELESSLY CONNECTABLE TO OTHER APPARATUSES, SYSTEM HAVING THE IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A wireless mode between a scanner and an image communication apparatus is changed, in response to completion of image transmission from the scanner to the image communication apparatus, completion of print of the image sent from the scanner to the image communication apparatus, completion of transmission via a communication line connected to the image communication apparatus of the image sent from the scanner to the image communication apparatus, instructions to stop print of the image sent from the scanner to the image communication apparatus, instructions to stop transmission via the communication line connected to the image communication apparatus of the image sent from the scanner to the image communication apparatus, and states of the scanner and the image communication apparatus at a predetermined time and so on. For example, a low power consumption mode and communication mode of Bluetooth communication are switched to each other. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038138 | WIRELESS POWERING AND CHARGING STATION - A base including a magnetically resonant antenna therein for relaying energy to a portable device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038139 | COMBINED ACTIVE AND PASSIVE HARMONIC MITIGATION DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - In one embodiment, the instant invention can provide a harmonic mitigating device that can include at least the following components: an active filter; a passive filter; c) at least one control switch, where the at least one control switch operationally controls whether the at least one active filter or the at least one passive filter can be utilized by the harmonic mitigation device to mitigate at least one harmonic current flow, and where the at least one control switch operationally switches the harmonic mitigation device from utilizing the at least one active filter to utilizing the at least one passive filter when a current load exceeds a predetermined percent of a full current load. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038140 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT - Provided is a switching circuit including an arm having two switching elements connected. The switching elements are SiC semiconductors, and when a commutation current flows to the reverse conducting element, the switching element having the reverse conducting element connected in parallel thereto is turned on. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038141 | FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A fan control circuit is used to control first and second fans to be powered on at different time after receiving a power good (PWGD) signal from a motherboard. The fan control circuit includes a first control circuit, a delay circuit, and a second control circuit. The first control circuit and the delay circuit are connected to the motherboard to receive the PWGD signal. The first control circuit powers the first fan after receiving the PWGD signal. The delay circuit delays the received PWGD signal, and outputs the delayed PWGD signal to the second control circuit after a delay time. The second control circuit powers the second fan after receiving the delayed PWGD signal. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038142 | ELECTRICAL ADAPTER POWER RATING DETERMINATION - Electronic circuits are provided for use with various electrical adapters. Two resistors define a voltage divider circuit. One or more resistors are coupled in parallel arrangement with the voltage divider by way of controlled switching. A voltage present within the voltage divider is converted into a digital signal, which is used to determine a power rating for the respective electrical adapter. The power rating is used to control normal operations of a computer or other device. The electrical adapter can optionally include a second resistor that is switched into parallel circuit arrangement with a first resistor during the power rating determination process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ZERO POWER STANDBY MODE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC APPARATUS - A zero power standby system for controlling electric appliances is able to wait for switch on instructions without any power consumption. This is done by a remote controller ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038144 | MODULAR STATOR FOR TUBULAR ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A modular design for and method of constructing long stators for tubular electric linear motors having many sets of coils. In certain embodiments, the stator is made by assembling a multiplicity of identical coil modules which are combined to form a stator of whatever length may be required. In some embodiments, coil modules containing the coils are connected by intermediate connectors. In those embodiments, the sum of the effective length of the coil module and the effective length of the intermediate connector must be an integral multiple of the pole pitch of the magnets in the motor's mover. In some embodiments, longitudinal grooves are formed in the coil modules to provide paths for coolant. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038145 | DRIVE DEVICE, AND MOVEMENT MECHANISM USING DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device which provides an electromagnetic impact and a movement mechanism using the drive device to achieve a reciprocating movement with a compact and simple configuration. A drive device provides an impact to an object-to-be-moved supported by a friction surface and moves the object-to-be-moved, and includes an electromagnetic coil, a permanent magnet, a stopper, and a control device which controls the electromagnetic coil. The permanent magnet relatively moves to the electromagnetic coil by an action caused by an electrical current supply to the electromagnetic coil. When the electrical current is supplied to the electromagnetic coil, the permanent magnet collides with the electromagnetic coil or the stopper, which forms the collided-body, and generates the impact. The impact can be generated in any direction, then a reciprocating movement of the object-to-be-moved can be achieved. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038146 | STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A stator for an electric motor, in particular for an external rotor motor, has a basic body ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038147 | Three Dimensional Magnetic Field Manipulation in Electromagnetic Devices - Electromagnetic devices and near field plates for three-dimensional magnetic field manipulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electromagnetic device includes a rotor, a stator, and a magnetic field focusing device. The rotor may include a rotor body and a plurality of radially extending rotor poles. The stator may include a plurality of stator poles radially extending inwardly from a stator body toward the rotor body. Each stator pole may have a magnetic flux generating device and a stator pole tip, wherein an air gap may be located between each stator pole tip and each corresponding rotor pole. The magnetic field focusing device is coupled to at least one stator pole tip and produces a magnetic field profile having at least one concentrated magnetic flux region proximate the stator pole tip. The magnetic field focusing device twists the magnetic field profile by an angle α. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038148 | HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOL WITH IMPROVED OUTPUT EFFICIENCY - A hand-held machine tool with improved output efficiency includes a casing to hold a control circuit connected to a power source and an electric motor which includes a stator, a rotor and an output spindle. The stator has a core and a plurality of stator magnetic poles extended radially. The stator magnetic poles are wound by an exciting winding. The core has an axle hole run through by the output spindle. The rotor has a transmission portion fastened to the output spindle and an induction portion extended from the transmission portion and horizontally corresponding to the stator magnetic poles. The induction portion has a plurality of rotor magnetic poles on an inner rim thereof corresponding to the stator magnetic poles. The rotor magnetic poles and stator magnetic poles are magnetically coupled to induce a magnetic force to drive the output spindle to rotate against the stator in the axle hole. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038149 | SILENCER MODULE FOR A GENERATOR COLLECTOR VENTILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING A SOUND SIGNATURE OF A GENERATOR COLLECTOR - A generator collector ventilation system includes a ventilation inlet duct formed in a support foundation. The ventilation inlet duct has a first end that extends to a second end. The second end is configured and disposed to direct ventilation fluid into a generator collector housing. A ventilation outlet duct is formed in the support foundation. The ventilation outlet duct includes a first end portion that extends to a second end portion. The second end portion is configured and disposed to direct ventilation fluid from the generator collector housing. A silencer module is arranged in one of the ventilation inlet duct and the ventilation outlet duct. The silencer module is configured and disposed to condition the ventilation fluid passing through the generator collector housing to lower an overall noise signature of the generator collector ventilation system. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038150 | ELECTRIC MACHINE MODULE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module. The module can include a housing, which can define a machine cavity. The housing can include a first axial end, a coolant jacket, and a plurality of coolant passages. In some embodiments, the coolant passages fluidly connect to the coolant jacket via at least one coolant aperture disposed through the housing. The housing can include a first guide positioned adjacent to the first axial end and extending into the machine cavity. The first guide is positioned so that a portion of the first guide is substantially adjacent to a portion of the rotor assembly. In some embodiments, the first guide is configured and arranged to guide a coolant toward the rotor assembly. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038151 | ROTARY MACHINE - On an inner circumference side of a stator fixed in an inner housing, a rotor is arranged. The rotor rotates through a bearing with respect to a center shaft that is a stationary shaft fixed to outer housings. Oil introduced into a rotor oil inlet path in the center shaft flows through a communication path and a clearance on an outer circumference of the center shaft into an oil path in the rotor. The oil flowing through the oil path cools a permanent magnet, lubricates the bearing, and is discharged from a rotor oil discharge port to the outside of the inner housing. The oil in the clearance is sealed with a thread seal, i.e., an inner thread formed in an inner face of an end ring and is prevented from flowing toward the bearing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038152 | STATOR AND EPS MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a stator of an EPS motor, the stator including a stator core wound by a coil and provided in a cylindrical shape by coupling of a plurality of divided cores, a bus bar conductively connected to the coil to be coupled to an upper side of the stator core, and a guide unit guiding the bus bar to a coupled position determined by the stator core | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038153 | MOTOR - An electric motor includes a rotating portion that rotates around a rotational axis and a stationary portion. The rotating portion includes a shaft and a rotor. The stationary portion includes a cover portion, a stator, and a connector including a connection terminal. The connection terminal includes a base portion that extends along a first direction, and a pressing portion that is bent to overlap with the base portion in an axial direction. A conductive line which is drawn from a coil is disposed between the base portion and the pressing portion, and the connection terminal and the conductive line contact each other and are welded in a state of overlapping with each other in an axial direction. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038154 | FIXING STRUCTURE OF RADIAL LEAD OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A fixing structure of a radial lead of a rotating electrical machine connects slip rings provided to a rotation shaft of a rotor and axial leads disposed in a center hole of the rotation shaft and supplying a current to a rotor coil. A radial lead is inserted into a radial lead hole penetrating through the rotation shaft in a radial direction from the center hole and a tapered male screw formed at one end is threaded into a tapered female screw formed in the axial lead while the other end is electrically connected to the slip ring. A sealing member installed to a step portion of the radial lead hole is fastened, via a spacer, by a fastening nut threaded into a straight screw of the radial lead, so that a side of the center hole is maintained airtight from an outside. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038155 | GEAR MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND BRUSH MOTOR THEREOF - A gear motor assembly includes a gearbox and a motor mounted to the gearbox. The gearbox includes a gear casing and a worm gear installed in the gear casing. The motor includes a stator, a rotor and brush gear. The rotor includes an shaft, a rotor core and a commutator fixed to the shaft. A worm integrally rotates with the shaft and is meshed with the worm gear. The brush gear includes multiple brushes slidably contacting the commutator, and multiple springs urging the corresponding brush towards the commutator. A lengthwise axis of the brush is inclined to a rotational axis of the commutator with a first angle between 75° to 87°. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038156 | Gear Motor Assembly - A gear motor assembly includes a gearbox, a motor mounted to the gearbox, a first damper and a second damper. The gearbox includes a gearing casing and a worm gear installed in the gear casing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a housing. The rotor includes a motor shaft and a worm integrally rotating with the shaft. The shaft extends into the gear housing and the worm is meshed with the worm gear. The first damper is sandwiched between the gear casing and a first end of the shaft, eliminating end play between the shaft and the gear casing. The second damper is sandwiched between the motor housing and a second end of the shaft, eliminating end play between the shaft and the motor housing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038157 | Active Magnetic Bearing - An active magnetic bearing includes a bearing housing, a bearing stator, a bearing armature, a position detector, a jacket, and a stress buffering member. The bearing stator is accommodated in the bearing housing to support rotation of a rotor by using a magnetic force. The bearing armature is disposed to be spaced apart from the bearing stator by an interval and fixed to the rotor. The position detector is installed in the bearing housing to detect a position of the rotor. The jacket is interposed between the bearing stator and the bearing armature to seal a space between the bearing stator and the bearing housing. The stress buffering member connected to opposite ends of the jacket and the bearing housing, to buffer a stress generated due to differences between thermal exposition coefficients and temperatures of the bearing housing and the jacket. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038158 | MOTOR - According to one embodiment, a motor includes at least two base units. The base units are arranged along an axis of rotation of the motor. The base units each includes a rotor unit and an armature unit. The rotor unit is formed cylindrical, rotatable about the axis of rotation, and provided with permanent magnets. The armature unit includes a plurality of tripolar armature cores, and a first annular coil and a second annular coil coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation. In each of the at least two base units, the first annular coil is provided in a first annular space, the second annular coil is provided in a second annular space, and opposite currents are applied to the first and second annular coils. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038159 | METHODS FOR SEQUENTIALLY LAMINATING RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNETS WITH SUFLIDE-BASED DIELECTRIC LAYER - Methods of manufacturing laminated, rare earth, permanent magnets with dielectric layers having increased electrical resistivity and improved mechanical strength suitable for use in high performance, rotating machines comprising sequentially laminating permanent magnet layers with transition and/or diffusion reaction layers; wherein the transition and/or diffusion reaction layers surround sulfide-based dielectric layers, thereby avoiding direct contact between the dielectric layers with permanent magnet layers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038160 | SEQUENTIALLY LAMINATED, RARE EARTH, PERMANENT MAGNETS WITH SULFIDE-BASED DIELECTRIC LAYERS AND REINFORCED BY DIFFUSION REACTION LAYERS - Laminated, mechanically strong, rare earth, permanent magnets with dielectric layers having increased electrical resistivity and improved mechanical strength suitable for use in high performance, rotating machines comprising sequential laminates of permanent magnet layers and transition and/or diffusion reaction layers; wherein the transition and/or diffusion reaction layers surround sulfide-based dielectric layers, thereby avoiding direct contact between the dielectric layers with permanent magnet layers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038161 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR - A permanent magnet rotor for a motor, the permanent magnet rotor including an iron core and a permanent magnet. The iron core includes an annular ring having a central axial bore and a plurality of magnetic induction blocks protruding outwards from an outer side of the annular ring. Between two adjacent magnetic induction blocks form a radial recess for mounting the permanent magnets. The magnetic induction blocks at both sides of an opening of the radial recess protrude with a hook block. The section of an outer side surface of the magnetic induction blocks is a circular-arc line and the outer side surface employs a point with a distance deviating from the center of the central axial bore as a center of circle. The permanent magnet rotor has a simple structure, low magnetic leakage and torque ripple, big counter-electromotive force constant, and smooth waveform of counter-electromotive force. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038162 | MOTOR - A motor including a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core and a winding; the stator core includes a yoke and a plurality of teeth protruding inwards from the yoke; between two adjacent teeth formed is a winding slot; the winding is arranged in the winding slot, and winded on the teeth. The rotor assembly includes a rotor core and a permanent magnet. The rotor core includes an annular ring having a central axial bore and a plurality of magnetic induction blocks protruding outwards from an outer side of the annular ring. Between two adjacent magnetic induction blocks formed is a radial recess for mounting the permanent magnet. The magnetic induction blocks at both sides of an opening of the radial recess protrude with a hook block. The thickness of the rotor core is larger than that of the stator core. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038163 | ROTOR CORE OF MOTOR - Provided is a rotor core of a motor, the rotor core, the rotor core including: a thin disk-shaped rotor core member; a shaft hole penetratively formed at a center of the rotor core member; a shaft press-fitted into the shaft hole; a plurality of magnet insertion holes penetratively formed at a position near to a periphery of the rotor core member for inserted coupling by a magnet; and a magnet support rotor core member in which a magnet support member tightly contacting a magnet inserted into the magnet insertion hole to a radial direction of the rotor core member is protrusively formed at the magnet insertion hole, wherein the rotor core members are stacked each at a predetermined height, and the magnet support rotor core members are arranged at an upper surface and a bottom surface of the plurality of stacked rotor core members, and the shaft is press-fitted into the shaft hole. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038164 | SEQUENTIALLY LAMINATED, RARE EARTH, PERMANENT MAGNETS WITH DIELECTRIC LAYERS REINFORCED BY TRANSITION AND/OR DIFFUSION REACTION LAYERS - Laminated, rare earth, permanent magnets with one or more dielectric layers, suitable for use in high performance, rotating machines comprising: sequential laminates of permanent magnet layers and dielectric layers separated by transition and/or diffusion reaction layers, where said sequentially laminated magnets indicate increased electrical resistivity with improved mechanical strength. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038165 | MOTOR STRUCTURE - A motor structure including a stator assembly having a stator core and a winding and a rotor assembly embedded therein having a rotor core and a permanent magnet. The stator core includes a yoke and a plurality of teeth protruding inwards from the yoke. Two adjacent teeth form a wire embedding slot and the winding is placed inside the wire embedding slot and winds around the teeth. The rotor core includes an annular ring having a central axial pore and a plurality of magnetic induction blocks protruding outwards from an outer side of the annular ring. Two adjacent magnetic induction blocks form a radial recess for mounting the permanent magnet. The section of an outer side surface of the magnetic induction blocks is a circular-arc line. The outer side surface employs a point with a distance deviating from the center of the central axial pore as a center of circle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038166 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electric machine includes a rotor, having a rotor laminate stack extending in the direction of a machine axis and having a rotor winding, the rotor winding forming a winding head at each of the ends of the rotor laminate stack, said winding head being fastened to a winding head rim, which is arranged concentrically within the winding head and adjoins the rotor laminate stack in the axial direction, in order to intercept centrifugal forces by means of bolts passing radially through the winding head, and a fastening designed to safely absorb axial expansions of the winding head. Simple and secure fastening is achieved by virtue of the bolts being fastened to the winding head rim in each case on a T-shaped hammer profile, which extends in the axial direction and is mounted in axially movable fashion in an associated axial T-shaped slot in the winding head rim. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038167 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electric machine, e.g. hydrogenerator, includes a rotor, including a rotor laminate stack extending in a machine axis direction and having a rotor winding which forms a winding head at each of the ends of the rotor laminate stack. The winding head is fastened to a winding head rim, which is arranged concentrically within the winding head and adjoins the rotor laminate stack in the axial direction, to intercept centrifugal forces by bolts passing radially through the winding head, and a fastening designed to safely absorb axial expansions of the winding head. Simple and secure fastening is achieved by the bolts being fastened to the winding head rim in each case on a T-shaped hammer profile, which extends axially and is mounted, axially movable, in a T-shaped groove in the winding head rim, additional couplers are provided that transmit axial expansions of the winding head onto the hammer profile. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038168 | Stator Manufacturing Method for a Motor and Stator Utilizing the same - A stator manufacturing method for a motor includes a preliminary step, a winding step, a rolling step and a shaping step. The preliminary step provides a strip plate having at least one wound portion. The winding step provides and winds a coil unit around the wound portion. The rolling step roll ups the strip plate into an unshaped sleeve having a central hole. The shaping step fixes a shape of the unshaped sleeve to form a shaped sleeve. An outer sleeve may be provided to receive the unshaped sleeve, and a separation member is inserted between two ends of the strip plate. Alternatively, an outer sleeve with a protruding pole may be provided, or the strip plate may form at least one outer wound portion that is wound with an outer coil unit. In addition, methods for manufacturing the stators are also disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038169 | ELECTRICAL ROTARY MACHINE - An electrical rotary machine comprises a stator having a plurality of split cores arranged in an annular shape and a holding ring capable of retaining the plurality of split cores on an inner circumferential surface so that a surface pressure is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the split cores. The electrical rotary machine further comprises a rotor provided radially inside of the stator facing the split cores in a radial direction and rotatable relative to the stator. Each of the split cores includes a tooth portion extending in an radial direction and a back yoke portion extending in a circumferential direction. Each of the split cores further includes a slit penetrating an outer circumferential periphery of the back yoke portion except for either circumferential end of the back yoke portion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038170 | BRUSH HOLDER ASSEMBLIES - Brush holder assemblies are detailed. The assemblies may employ rails, rather than boxes, for supporting brushes. They additionally may extend along all, or substantially all, of the lengths of the brushes for enhanced support of the brushes. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038171 | VIBRATING MEMBER, VIBRATING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A vibrating member includes a base portion, a plurality of vibrating arms which extend from one end portion of the base portion, are provided in parallel in a first direction, and extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a linking portion which is provided between the base end portions of two adjacent vibrating arms and extends from the other end portion of the base portion, and a support portion which is connected to the base portion through the linking portion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038172 | MOTOR APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING ROTOR, AND ROBOT APPARATUS - A motor apparatus includes a rotor, a contact member wound around at least a part of a circumference of the rotor, a driving unit connected to the contact member and moves the contact member, a magnifying mechanism magnifying a degree of movement of the contact member based on a degree of drive of the driving unit and transmitting the magnified degree of movement to the contact member, and a control unit controlling the driving unit to perform a driving action of moving the contact member in a predetermined distance while setting up a torque transmission state between the rotor and the contact member, and a returning action of returning the contact member to a predetermined position while having the torque transmission state released. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038173 | MULTI DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-ACTUATOR WITH AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ISOLATION STRUCTURE - A multi-DOF piezoelectric actuator that may be constructed with sizes of about or less than one millimetre. The multi-DOF piezoelectric actuator is capable of generating motion of a rotor element or slider element, about or in, each of the three fundamental axes of three dimensional space. The actuator can comprise a piezoelectric element ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038174 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic sensor including: a case including an inner space formed therein and including an electrode layer formed on an inner side wall surface thereof; a piezoelectric element seated on the electrode layer on a lower surface of the case, configured in a stack type, and including anode and cathode terminals formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a sound absorbing material fixed to an upper portion of the piezoelectric element; and first and second lead wires led from the outside of the case and electrically connected to the electrode layer formed on the inner side wall surface of the case. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038175 | VIBRATION POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A vibration power generation device comprising: a frame section; a weight section, a flexure section; and a power generation section. The weight section is provided inside the frame section. The flexure section is joined between the frame section and the weight section, and is configured to bend in response to a vibration of the weight section. The power generation section is composed of a laminate on one surface of the flexure section. The laminate has a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer and an upper electrode which are laminated in this order from the abovementioned one surface. The power generation section is configured to generate an alternating-current voltage in response to an oscillation of the weight section. A resonance frequency adjustment means is provided between the frame section and the weight section. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038176 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PIEZOELECTRIC FILM ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC FILM ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a piezoelectric film element includes forming a piezoelectric film including a lead-free alkali niobate based compound having a perovskite structure represented by a compositional formula of (K | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038177 | Piezoelectric Component - A piezo electrical component has a stack of piezo electrical layers arranged over each other and electrode layers arranged therebetween. The stack has at least one first piezo electrical layer having a first piezo electrical charge constant and, directly adjacent thereto, at least one second piezo electrical layer having a second piezo electrical charge constant. The piezo electrical charge constant describes an expansion of the piezo electrical layer perpendicular to an electrical field at a voltage 6 applied to the electrode layers. The first piezo electrical charge constant is different from the second piezo electrical charge constant. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038178 | ZNSNO3/ZNO NANOWIRE HAVING CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING ZNSNO3/ZNO NANOWIRE AND NANOGENERATOR INCLUDING ZNSNO3/ZNO NANOWIRE, AND METHOD OF FORMING ZNSNO3 NANOWIRE AND NANOGENERATOR INCLUDING ZNSNO3 NANOWIRE | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038179 | LANDING GEAR WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC TAXI SYSTEM - An electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft has an electric motor enclosed within a landing gear strut. A stator winding of the motor is attached to a lower structural element of the strut. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038180 | Aircraft Power Generating Assembly - An aircraft power generating assembly having a mechanical gear transmission, and an electric machine integrated in the mechanical transmission; the electric machine having a stator connected directly to a fixed frame of the mechanical transmission, and a rotor surrounding and rotated by a rotary shaft of the mechanical transmission; and the opposite ends of the rotary shaft being connected to respective further rotary input/output shafts. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038181 | BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MACHINE - The brushless electric machine includes a first drive member ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038182 | INVERTER-DRIVEN DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINE AND SYSTEM, BEARING, AND END BRACKET FOR SAME - The purpose of the invention is to provide an inverter-driven dynamo electric machine and system for the same having high reliability and high efficiency such that even in the case of inverter pulse voltages having high dv/dt, generation of shaft voltages and generation of shaft currents causing electric corrosion of a bearing with the generation of the shaft voltages are suppressed, thereby keeping the bearing free of electric corrosion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038183 | Driving Machine with Detachable Battery for Electric Garage Doors and Electric Rolling Doors - The present invention discloses a driving machine with a detachable battery for electric garage doors and electric rolling doors, which is electrically driven to open or close an electric garage door or electric rolling door, and which comprises a driving device and a spare power device. The spare power device can be detachably assembled to and electrically connected with the driving device. The spare power device has a rechargeable battery, which provides the driving device with power required to open or close the electric garage door or electric rolling door in electric outage. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038184 | Spice Rack - A spice rack ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038185 | ENCLOSURE, STIFFENING RING, AND VERTICAL MOUNTING STIFFENERS FOR SECURING COMPONENTS - An enclosure in the form of a box having a base, four sidewalls, and an open top face which may be closed by a cover plate or lid over its open top for covering components stored in the enclosure. The enclosure may be stiffened by providing a removable or permanent stiffening ring around the inside surface of the open top. This stiffening ring may also provide locations for attachment of components or mounting tracks. The enclosure may also include vertical mounting stiffeners that act to further increase the stiffness of the enclosure while also acting as mounting tracks for direct or indirect (through separate mounting brackets) attachment of components. The vertical mounting stiffeners may include a plurality of holes for said attachment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038186 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher that enables a user to adjust a load of a spring depending on material and weight of a cover that is attached to a door of the dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a housing having a bottom, a rear, and side covers, a door rotatably installed on a front surface of the housing, a door hinge installed onto each lower end of the door while being rotatably coupled to the housing, a spring configured to adjust a rotation of the door, and an apparatus of adjusting the spring configured to adjust a load of the spring. The apparatus includes a movable bracket connected to the spring, an adjustment member which enables the movable bracket to move up and down, and a support bracket configured to support the adjustment member. A position verification hole is perforated through the housing such that the apparatus is checked from outside the housing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038187 | STORAGE DRAWER FOR BANKNOTES AND VALUABLES - A storage drawer ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038188 | MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer including a body, a door, a carriage, and a linkage is provided. The door is assembled to the body and capable of being opened or closed relative to the body. The carriage is movably disposed on the body. The linkage disposed in the body is configured between the carriage and the door. The linkage has a driven end and a driving end. The driven end is located on a moving path of the carriage, and the door is located on a moving path of the driving end. When the carriage moves to a pushing segment, the carriage drives the driven end of the linkage, such that the driving end of the linkage pushes the door open. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038189 | EJECTOR FOR EJECTING A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART - The invention relates to an ejector ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038190 | MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer including a body, a door, a feeding module, a transmission module, and a cam assembly is provided. The door is assembled to the body being opened or closed relative to the body. The feeding module and the transmission module are disposed in the body. The feeding module has a driving gear. The transmission module has a swim arm with an end connected to the driving gear. The cam assembly is movably disposed in the body and configured between the door and the transmission module. The cam assembly is in a moving range of the swim arm, and the door is in a moving range of the cam assembly. When the driving gear rotates in a direction, the other end of the swim arm is engaged to the cam assembly, and drives the cam assembly to push the door open. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038191 | HINGE AND PORTABLE DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of a portable device and has a first connecting element, a second connecting element and a pintle. The first connecting element is attached securely to the cover. The second connecting element is attached securely to the base. The pintle is hollow and is mounted through the first and second connecting elements. The wires of the portable device are mounted through the hollow pintle so that the rooms for the wires and for the pintle are overlapped. Therefore, the room occupied by the wires is decreased and the volume of the portable device is also reduced. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038192 | Damper, Opening/Closing Apparatus and Financial Device Using the Same - Disclosed is a damper and an opening/closing apparatus and a financial device using the same. The damper has first and second bodies mounted on fixed and rotatable objects, respectively, to perform a damping action during an end of the rotation range of opening/closing the rotatable object, abrupt operation of which is thus prevented. The first body has a damping space filled with a damping material and fixed and movable friction plates are installed in the damping space so that the movable friction plate rotates together with a rotation center shaft in a specific range. First and second interlock surfaces are positioned on opposite sides of the rotation center shaft, and first and second interlock stages are formed at a predetermined angle on both stages of the inner surface of a shaft through-hole of the movable friction plate so as to selectively contact the interlock surfaces, respectively. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038193 | APPARATUS FOR RETRACTABLE RECESS TRAY - An apparatus includes an extendable tray that can be moved into a retracted position and an extended position away from a recess surface, and a cover with a surface positioned in conjunction with the extendable tray so as to bridge a gap between the recess surface and the tray when the tray is in the extended position to provide a uniform appearance. Also included is a latch apparatus that includes a latch arm that engages a stop to limit horizontal translation of the tray past an extended position, a handle that, when depressed, disengages the latch arm, enabling removal of the tray past the extended position, a pivot that provides a rotational axis by which the handle is attached to the tray, and a spring arm that controls a pivot angle of the handle, ensuring that latch arm engages the stop. A refrigerator incorporating the structures is also disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038194 | Refrigeration shelving system - A system and method of maximizing space inside a storage compartment of a refrigerator is provided. The storage compartment has a storage space defined by a rear wall, a side wall, and a standard refrigerator shelf. An auxiliary shelving system is provided, having a first support wall and a second support wall, and a plurality of auxiliary shelves. Each support wall has a plurality of spaced apart feet, the support walls being perpendicularly joined together to form an L-shaped configuration. The first support wall is positioned adjacent the rear wall and the second support wall is positioned adjacent the side wall, and with the feet resting on the standard refrigerator shelf. An edge of each auxiliary shelf is removably secured to a portion of either the first support wall or the second support wall so that the auxiliary shelf extends into the storage space of the storage compartment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038195 | LIGHT BULB WITH THERMAL FEATURES - A light bulb includes a light guide, light source, and housing. The light guide is configured as an open-ended hollow body surrounding an internal volume and defining a longitudinal axis. The light guide has inner and outer major surfaces. The light source is configured to edge light the light guide. The housing is at one end of the light guide. In one embodiment, fins extend from the housing adjacent the outer major surface, each fin separated from the outer major surface by an air gap to allow air flow between the fin and outer major surface. In another embodiment, a heat sink is disposed in the internal volume and configured as a hollow body with a branched cross section. Each branch extends outward from a common center and defines an air flow channel that terminates in an orifice aligned with a respective through-slot of the light guide. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038196 | ELECTRODE FOR A DBD PLASMA PROCESS - A planar electrode for the DBD plasma treatment of a surface comprises a metal casing ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038197 | SPARK PLUG DESIGNED TO INCREASE SERVICE LIFE THEREOF - A spark plug for an internal combustion engine is provided which is equipped with an inward top end protrusion. The inward top end protrusion extends inwardly from a top end of a cylindrical housing within which a porcelain insulator is disposed. The porcelain insulator has a center electrode disposed therein. The inward top end protrusion is at least partially located to be closer to the top of the spark plug than a top end of the porcelain insulator is in an axial direction of the spark plug. This enhances the strength of an electric field surrounding the center electrode, which facilitates the ease with which an electron is emitted by the center electrode and thus permits an initial required voltage at the spark plug to be decreased, thereby resulting in an increase in service life of the spark plug. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038198 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a noble metal tip. The noble metal tip is joined to an object member of at least one of two electrodes via a fusion zone. A projected overlap region of the noble metal tip and the fusion zone accounts for 70% or more of a projected region of the noble metal tip. The object member contains at least Si out of Al and Si such that the amount of Si is 0.4% by mass or higher and such that the total amount of Al and Si is 0.5% by mass. Multi-fusion spots exist on the surface of the fusion zone. Segments of a baseline which pass through the respective multi-fusion spots have a total length of a predetermined percentage of the length of the baseline. Joining strength to the noble metal tip can thereby be greatly improved when the member to be joined contains Si. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038199 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MICROSCALE PLASMA ACTUATION - A device is provided having a flow passage with at least one surface and at least one electrode pair positioned thereon for effecting fluid flow through the flow passage. When at least one electrode of an electrode pair of the at least one electrode pair is powered, a sheath region is generated in the flow passage, wherein the sheath region has a high electric field relative to the remainder of the flow passage. In an embodiment, one electrode of the electrode pair is separated from the other electrode of the electrode pair by a horizontal, vertical, depth, and/or total distance of about 1 microns. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038200 | ADJUSTABLE PERVEANCE ELECTRON GUN HEADER - In an electron gun for use in a TWT, klystron, linear accelerator or other electron device, an electron gun header assembly and an input body assembly are coupled using a flexible bellows that allows the distance between the cathode and anode to be varied. As such, the perveance of the electron gun can be tuned, and the cathode magnetic field optimized for efficient operation. In addition, an external magnetic shield is adapted to be translated along the axial dimension of the electron gun to further optimize the cathode magnetic field and focusing characteristics to achieve improved electron gun performance. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038201 | DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A display includes: a light emitting layer; a reflective section reflecting light, that enters through the light emitting layer, to a display surface; an absorption-type polarizing plate provided on the display surface; a retardation film provided between the light emitting layer and the absorption-type polarizing plate; a reflection-type polarizing plate provided between the retardation film and the absorption-type polarizing plate, and reflecting, among light transmitted by the retardation film, light in a predetermined light-axis direction; and an outside-light reflection suppression layer provided between the light emitting layer and the reflection-type polarizing plate, and absorbing part of outside light. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038202 | LIGHT SOURCE - The invention relates to a light source for generating light having a spectral emittance in at least a part of the range of 380 nm to 680 nm. The light has a spectral power distribution E(λ) as a function of the wave-length λ over a first range of 600 nm<=λ<=680 nm, a second range of 505 nm<=λ<=600 nm, and a third range of 380 nm<=λ<=505 nm. A first ratio of the integral power distribution over said first range to that of a range of 380 nm<=λ<=680 nm is given by the relation: Formula (I) wherein 0.65<=P | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038203 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting device includes a first pixel electrode disposed on a substrate, a first bank covering an edge of the first pixel electrode, the first bank having a first opening exposing a portion of the first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode covering the exposed portion of the first pixel electrode through the first opening, the second pixel electrode covering at least a portion of the first bank, an organic light-emitting layer covering the second pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode covering the organic light-emitting layer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038204 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, AND LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - Provided is an organic EL element in which emission efficiency is improved by suppressing a loss of excitation energy by a surface plasmon generated on an electrode surface. A hole transport layer is formed of a material having a refractive index of 1.20 or more and 1.65 or less at a maximum peak wavelength of a spectrum of light emitted by a light-emitting layer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038205 | COLOR CONVERSION FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE ORGANIC EL DISPLAY - A process for producing a color conversion filter uses an ink jet recording method, which can form a color conversion layer at a desired position without the need to separately form partition walls, and a process for producing an organic EL display. The process for producing a color conversion filter includes forming a black matrix having a plurality of opening parts on a transparent substrate, forming at least two types of color filter layers independently of each other on a black matrix to which dissimilar color filter layers are adjacent, to form a partition wall, at least two of the color filter layers being superimposed on top of each other, and forming a color conversion layer by ink jet recording onto at least one of the color filter layers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038206 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE WITH ENERGY BLOCKING LAYER - An organic electroluminescent device with new protective packaging. The package has a substantially transparent energy blocking layer disposed near the outer surface of the device. The energy blocking layer is configured to protect the electroluminescent device and packaging from ultraviolet, infrared, and other electromagnetic radiation. The energy blocking layer can also be configured to have a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of greater than twenty-one to reduce combustibility of the device and can optionally contain hydrophobic properties to help protect the device from moisture. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038207 | MERCURY-FREE HIGH INTENSITY GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention describes a mercury-free high-intensity gas-discharge lamp ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038208 | Lamp Device and Light Source Module with Coil Connecting Tube - A lamp device and a light source module are provided. The lamp device includes a lamp body and a coil connecting tube. The lamp body has an end portion and a lead wire extends from the end portion. The coil connecting tube is disposed corresponding to the end portion of the lamp body and electrically connecting to the lead wire for power supply purpose. The coil connecting tube winds about an axial direction of the lamp body and is capable of stretching or compressing along the axial direction. The light source module includes the lamp device and a lamp connector which has a power source portion being coupled to the coil connecting tube for power supply. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038209 | PHOTODETECTING ELEMENT, PHOTODETECTING DEVICE, AND AUTO LIGHTING DEVICE - To provide both a photodetecting element and a photodetecting device which can prevent generating of a plurality of current paths, and can detect with stability and high sensitivity regardless of a surface state instability of an optical absorption layer. The photodetecting element includes an optically transparent substrate, an optical absorption layer, an electrode, an electrode, an adhesive layer, an insulating film, and a package. The optical absorption layer is formed on the optically transparent substrate, and a part of each the electrodes is embedded in the optical absorption layer. The photodetecting unit is bonded junction down with the adhesive layer on the package. The optical absorption layer absorbs light of a specified wavelength selectively to be converted into an electric signal. The light to be measured is irradiated from a back side surface of the optically transparent substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038210 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A PLURALITY OF LED UNITS WITH POWER - A device for supplying a plurality of LED units with power includes a common DC/DC converter which delivers a regulated output voltage and to which a plurality of sections are connected, each having a buck converter and an LED unit connected thereto, and means for regulating or setting the section currents to be supplied to the LED units. In order to simplify the device, the means for regulating or setting the section currents are formed by a central, common processor, which is supplied with actual values in keeping with the individual section currents and connected to corresponding control inputs of the respective buck converters for applying control values calculated on the basis of the actual values. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038211 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LED BAR CONNECTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a display device which includes a display panel, an LED bar configured to output a light to the display panel, and a source printed circuit board including a driver circuit driving the display panel and an LED driver circuit driving the LED bar, wherein the LED bar and the LED driver circuit are connected via a socket disposed at the source printed circuit board. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038212 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An illumination device includes a light source in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, a luminous intensity controller configured to control luminous intensities of the plurality of light emitting elements separately in groups of one or more light emitting elements, and a predetermined correction table indicating temperature distribution characteristics corresponding to position information of the plurality of light emitting elements in the light source. The luminous intensity controller controls the luminous intensities of the plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to the position information based on the temperature distribution characteristics of the correction table. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038213 | LED EMITTING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an LED emitting device and a driving method thereof. The LED emitting device receives an input voltage and supplies a power supply voltage needed for operating an LED channel according to a switching operation of a power switch. The LED emitting device controls the power supply and also controls a load switch between the LED channel and an output voltage. The LED emitting device determines the LED channel to be short circuited when the output voltage is reduced to a predetermined threshold voltage during a predetermined short circuit sense period starting from the time when the output voltage reaches a regulated voltage before the LED channel is dimmed. During the short circuit sense period, the power supply is stopped and the load switch is turned on. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038214 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST CAPABLE OF SELF-PROTECTION AT NATURAL OR PREMATURE END OF LIFE OF FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBE - The present invention is to provide an electronic ballast connected in parallel to two filaments of a fluorescent light tube, which comprises a controller for generating two output signals, two power switches being switched according to the output signals, a resonant circuit oscillating according to switching of the power switches and thereby causing a resonant capacitor thereof to generate a voltage, a voltage sensor connected in series to the resonant capacitor and connected in parallel between the two filaments so as to sense an AC voltage proportional to a voltage across the fluorescent light tube, and a regulator connected separately to the voltage sensor and controller so as to convert the AC voltage into a DC voltage and deliver the DC voltage to the controller. Upon determining that the DC voltage exceeds a preset voltage level, the controller generates an interruption control signal for immediately stopping operation of the controller. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038215 | MOTION ACTIVATED UTILITY LIGHT - A utility light is provided. The utility light comprises a first array of light sources having a first color facing in a first direction, a second array of light sources having a second color facing in a second direction that substantially opposes the first direction, a motion sensor, and an electronic controller to receive a rotation motion input from the motion sensor, wherein the rotation motion input provides an indication of rotation of the utility light about an axis substantially vertical to the surface of the earth, to determine a first state based on the rotation motion input, to operate the first array of light sources in the first state, to determine a second state based on the rotation motion input, and to operate the second array of light sources in the second state. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038216 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH DIGITAL DISPLAY - The present invention is a remote controlled electronic ballast, which preferably includes: a ballast, counter, scheduling timer, remote control, digital display screen, ignition control, and diagnostic circuitry. The counter preferably tracks the total hours in which the ballast has operated. This count may be displayed, if requested on the digital display screen. The scheduling timer preferably triggers the ballast to ignite and/or drive the lamp at various time intervals. The remote control preferably allows the user to wirelessly: (1) set the wattage output; (2) control the timer settings; (3) display the count; and/or (4) turn the lamp on or off. The display preferably provides visual information of the ballast's setting. The ignition control preferably allows the user to start up multiple lamps in a series to prevent the breaker from being tripped. The diagnostic and sensory circuitry preferably performs a pre-ignition check for fault conditions. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038217 | Tiered Sensing and Resource Allocation System for Energy Use Optimization in Commercial Buildings - A building lighting control system includes a central building server, distributed zone controllers, and light sensors and control units in each zone. Using occupant lighting preferences, occupancy state, and light levels, each zone controller computes a utility curve which represents the relationship between energy use and service level in the zone. The building server zone receives utility curves from all the zones and allocates energy units to the zones based on the utility curves using a utility-based trading algorithm in order to optimize service levels with minimal energy. Each zone controller then distributes energy to lights in its zone based on energy units allocated to the zone by the building server and based also on influence matrices representing the influences of the lights in the zone upon the sensors in the zone. The building server may also compute and output long-term operational information of the building. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038218 | LOW VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A low voltage control system includes a controller having a plurality of switched power lines and a plurality of DC lighting loads. Each DC lighting load includes at least one DC lighting element. Each DC lighting load has an associated switch downstream from the controller that selectively connects the at least one DC lighting element to one of the plurality of switched power lines. At least one first input device includes at least one of an occupancy sensor, a light intensity sensor, or a programmable digital timer. The controller selectively powers the switched power lines in response to sensor data received from the first input device or commands received from at least one wired or wireless switch in communication with the controller. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038219 | Dimmable Lighting Devices and Methods for Dimming Same - In a single lighting device including a large number of light-emitting elements (LEEs), the LEEs are divided into separately powered groups, and different combinations of the groups are fully energized to achieve the desired overall brightness. In some embodiments, the number of LEEs in each group has a binary relationship to the other groups. The resolution of the dimming is the brightness of the smallest group. In one example of five binary weighted groups of LEEs, 32 brightness levels can be achieved while the LEEs in the energized groups are fully ON. Thus, since there is no high frequency switching, there is substantially no power dissipation by the dimming control system, and there is limited noise or EMI created. The dimming control can be easily implemented with a logic circuit controlling a transistor switch for each group. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038220 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN ARC-DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention describes a method of driving an arc-discharge lamp ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038221 | STREETLIGHT MONITORING AND CONTROL - A system and method for streetlight control is provided. A lamp sensor inside a reflector of the streetlight is utilized to detect the output of a lamp of the streetlight. During daytime periods when the lamp is OFF, the lamp sensor is utilized to act as a day/night sensor by detecting ambient light near the lamp. When the ambient light level falls below a sufficient level indicative that night is approaching the lamp is turned ON and the lamp sensor utilized to detect the lamp output of the streetlight. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130038222 | COLOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT FOR LED LAMPS USING SWITCHES - A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a number of different color LEDs that can be turned on and off in different combinations using an external switch operable by a user. A user or a controller can adjust the color temperature of light output by the lamp. The color temperature change may be a user preference and can compensate for decreased phosphor efficiency over time. | 2013-02-14 |
