11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130062864 | FOLDABLE ROLLATOR - A foldable rollator includes: a main support frame including two spaced-apart front support rods; a rear support frame including two spaced-apart rear support rods pivotally coupled to the front support rods, respectively; | 2013-03-14 |
20130062865 | Golf Bag Cart - A golf bag cart comprises a lower frame including a connecting plate pivotally coupled to a rear wheel stand, a slide element installed at the top of the connecting plate, and an upper carrying base and a lower carrying base for placing and fixing a golf bag; an upper frame coupled to a lower frame and pivotally coupled to the upper carrying base; two front wheel stands coupled to the lower frame and pivotally coupled to the lower carrying base; a link rod module composed of link rod modules and coupled between the upper frame, a slide element and front and rear wheel stands for driving the front and the rear wheel stands or the front and rear wheels to fold or unfold; and a lift switch installed between the upper and lower frames and latched for fixing at a position when the golf bag cart is unfolded. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062866 | Airbag System - Low cost airbag system ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062867 | INTERIOR TRIM PART - An interior trim part for a bodywork component has a lighting system with a first component that generates a light signal and a second component that outputs the light signal toward the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The bodywork component has a moveable region ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062868 | SUPPORT MEMBER, DETECTION UNIT, SIDE SURFACE COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An acceleration sensor ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062869 | PACKAGING METHOD FOR AN AIRBAG, AIRBAG AND A DEVICE FOR FOLDING OR ROLLING AN AIRBAG - A method of rolling or folding an airbag to a thin tight tube, includes stretching the airbag during the rolling or folding in length direction. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062870 | AIRBAG CUSHION FOR VEHICLES - An airbag cushion for vehicles includes a cushion body, vent holes, tubes and a tether. The vent holes are formed in the cushion body at opposite positions. The tubes are connected to the respective vent holes. The tubes are deployed out of the vent holes by deployment of the cushion body so that gas is discharged out of the cushion body through the tubes. The tether connects the tubes to each other and is severed when pressure in the cushion body reaches a predetermined degree. At the point of time at which the weight of the occupant is applied to the airbag cushion, the pressure in the airbag cushion is released, thus reducing the risk of the deployment of the airbag cushion injuring the occupant. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062871 | FENDER LINER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - To provide a vehicle fender liner configured to easily form a solid shape and exhibit superior sound-absorption performance and excellent anti-icing, a fender liner | 2013-03-14 |
20130062872 | Method for Pairing Food Recipes with Wine - It is a common problem for the typical consumer that is not highly educated or experienced in pairing wine with food, to determine what food recipe would be best suited to combine with a given bottle of wine. This invention offers the consumer a significant reduction in effort, time and risk by providing a food recipe affixed to the wine bottle. The food recipe affixed to the bottle has been selected based on its complimentary flavor and aroma to the wine, creating an attractive pairing of food and wine for the consumer. When selecting the bottle of wine, the consumer has an immediate recommendation for a food recipe to pair with the wine without requiring the consumer to further research such recommendations, thereby saving the consumer time and effort, while reducing their risk in making poor pairing decisions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062873 | Traceable and Theft Deterrent Reclaimable Product - A theft deterrent product may be provided. The theft deterrent product may comprise an outer layer, an inner portion, and a center portion. The outer layer may comprise tin. The inner portion may be inside the outer layer and may comprise copper. The center portion may be inside the inner portion and may comprise steel. A plurality of indicia may be located periodically and longitudinally on the product. The plurality of indicia may respectively correspond to a plurality of unique codes and may be etched through the outer layer and into the inner portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062874 | METHOD OF LABELING A PACKAGE FOR SHIPMENT - A method of labeling a package for shipment includes: providing a shipping label having a generally laminar body with a designated tear path matrix extending over at least a major portion thereof, the generally laminar body having a face side on which is printed origination, destination and tracking data, and a bottom side to which is applied a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface; and attaching the shipping label to a surface of the package, via the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface on the bottom side of said label, prior to its shipment via a common carrier. The designated tear path matrix may be a pattern of interconnected regular hexagons, or a pattern of intersecting first and second parallel tear lines. The tear path matrix may be formed by through-hole perforations in the label body, by channels in the label body, or by regions of reduced shear strength in the label body. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062875 | FIBROUS INSERT CONSISTING OF A SINGLE LAYER AND EQUIPPED WITH A CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a flat insert intended for being inserted in a security document, which includes a fibrous substrate ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062876 | HYDRAULICALLY ASSISTED FASTENERS - Hydraulically assisted fastener ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062877 | JOINT AND SPACER USED THEREIN - An inner tubular portion ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062878 | EXHAUST PIPE CONNECTING STRUCTURE - An exhaust pipe connecting structure includes a first exhaust pipe, a second exhaust pipe, a seal member, and a gasket. The second exhaust pipe is a separate part from the first exhaust pipe. The second exhaust pipe is connected to the first exhaust pipe and defines an exhaust passage together with the first exhaust pipe. The seal member is located between the first exhaust pipe and the second exhaust pipe in a connecting portion where the first exhaust pipe and the second exhaust pipe connect. The gasket is arranged between the seal member and the exhaust passage in the connecting portion where the first exhaust pipe and the second exhaust pipe connect together. The gasket has a heat resistant property. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062879 | INFLATING HOSE CONNECTOR - An inflating hose connector includes a plug defining a plug body for insertion into one end of an inflating hose and a head at one end of the plug body, a locknut rotatably capped on the plug head, a connection member defining an outer thread on each of two opposing ends thereof for selectively fastening to the locknut, a Schrader (American) valve connection hole in one end thereof and a Schrader (American) valve connection hole in the other end thereof. Thus, the user can freely select a Schrader (American) valve or a Presta (French) valve, and fasten up the inflating hose connector with the selected Schrader (American) or Presta (French) valve conveniently by means of a screw joint, preventing loosening and facilitating application. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING WIND TURBINES FROM FATIGUE DAMAGE - A wind turbine has a Lidar device to sense wind conditions upstream of the wind turbine including wind speed, direction and turbulence. Signals from the Lidar are processed to detect an event which could give rise to low cycle fatigue loading on one or more components of the wind turbine. On detection the system controller takes the necessary evasive action depending on the nature and severity of the extreme condition detected. This may include a significant reduction in power generated through reduction in rotor speed or torque, complete shutdown of the generator and yawing of the nacelle and rotor in response to a change in wind direction. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062881 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING POWER IN A FLUID CONDUIT - An apparatus and method is disclosed for generating power from the energy of fluid flow in a conduit, such as a pipeline or production tubing of a wellbore. A fan may be comprised of a plurality of blades positioned circumferentially around a central cavity. The blades may be adapted for receiving fluid flow and transmitting energy of fluid flow to rotate the fan. The fan may be configured for generating rotational movement of a magnet relative to an electromagnetic winding to produce electrical energy. The central cavity may be adapted for receiving objects such as wellbore intervention tools or other devices for insertion into the central cavity. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062882 | Power Sluice Gate System - A power sluice gate system and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system a support structure, and a bracket assembly movably engaged with the support structure is provided. A turbine rotor supported by the movable bracket assembly can be selectively lowered into and raised out of a sluice discharge channel to allow waste water from a retention area to flow across the turbine rotor. A generator may be connected to the turbine rotor for transforming mechanical energy provided by the turbine rotor into electricity. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062883 | Heat Recovery System of the Boiler with CO2 Capture System - A boiler system including an electric power generation system having a boiler, a steam turbine for generating electric power by steams which received heat at a boiler, a condenser provided at the downstream thereof for condensing the steams, and a heater for heating condensed water by steams extracted from the steam turbine and, further, a CO | 2013-03-14 |
20130062884 | Free Floating Multiple Stator Arrangement Generator for Direct Drive Wind Turbine and Methods - A generator for a wind turbine is provided. The generator includes a housing with a multi-piece stator arrangement mounted to the housing, the stator arrangement surrounding radially inward and radially outwardly directed faces of a rotor assembly, also surrounded by the housing. The rotor assembly is configured for direct attachment to a wind turbine main shaft so that rotation of the main shaft results in like rotation of the rotor assembly. The housing is mechanically coupled to the rotor by anti-friction elements such that the rotor is free to rotate about its central axis relative to the housing, and such that radial displacement of the rotor due to main shaft deflections results in a like radial displacement of the housing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method and apparatus for powering an aircraft by extracting power from both the high pressure and low pressure spools of a gas turbine engine. DC power can be generated using the high pressure spool and AC power can be generated using the low pressure spool. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062886 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE - A power generating device includes an input rotor that is provided to an output shaft of speed up gears so as to be capable of rotating together with the output shaft, an output rotor that is provided to a drive shaft of a generator so as to be capable of rotating together with the drive shaft, and a one-way clutch that is disposed between the input rotor and the output rotor. The one-way clutch connects the input rotor with the output rotor so as to rotate together with the input rotor and the output rotor when the rotation speed of the input rotor exceeds the rotation speed of the output rotor, and the one-way clutch is configured to release the connection between the input rotor and the output rotor when the rotation speed of the input rotor falls below the rotation speed of the output rotor. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062887 | Gravito-electric power generation - This disclosure presents and claims means for the modification of local gravitation by modifying its direction of action and presents and claims various uses of those means. The new technology involved is the recognition that light and gravitation flow in the same common medium; that the observed effects of gravitational lensing and light diffraction demonstrate the gravitational field of atoms deflecting the flow of that common medium of light and gravitation; that a suitable arrangement of atoms consequently could produce a desired deflection of gravitation; and that the atomic structure of a cubic crystal [for example Silicon] is suitable for that application. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062888 | MOBILE SERVER SYSTEM WITH ENERGY REGENERATION FUNCTION - A mobile server system with an energy regeneration function includes a container, at least one server placed within the container, and at least one power generating mechanism received in the receiving portion. Top surface defines a receiving portion. The container defines a through hole communicating with the receiving portion in a position where the at least one server is placed. The power generating mechanism includes an impeller element, a generator and a shaft fixed between the impeller element and the generator. Hot air generated from the at least one server is transmitted to the receiving portion through the through hole to cooperate with cold air from the air to generate airflow. The airflow drives the impeller element to rotate. The shaft is driven by the impeller element to rotate. The generator is driven by the shaft to rotate to generate power. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062889 | VARIABLE ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - A variable electrical generator ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062890 | CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Novel carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems, i.e., carbon plume geothermal (CPG) systems, and methods are provided. With the novel systems and methods described herein, geothermal energy can now be provided at lower temperatures and at locations other than hot, dry rock formations, without negatively impacting the surrounding area through use of large-scale hydrofracturing. Use of a carbon dioxide-based geothermal system further provides a means for sequestering and storing excess carbon dioxide, rather than having it released to the atmosphere. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062891 | ENGINE CRANKING MOTOR SOFT-START SYSTEM AND METHOD - An engine cranking motor soft-start system and method includes at least one cranking motor and a switching power converter which is coupled to the cranking motors such that the voltage across the motors varies with the converter's duty cycle. The duty cycle, and thereby the voltage across the motors, is gradually increased over a predetermined period. This serves to limit the acceleration of the cranking motors, and thereby their peak current and torque, which may serve to increase their service life. The cranking motors are typically operatively coupled to drive respective pinion gears which are brought into engagement with a ring gear when starting the engine. The system is preferably arranged such that the gradually increasing duty cycle results in the torque of the cranking motors being sufficient to break an abutment that may be present between the pinion gears and the ring gear. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062892 | Door top latching actuation - Door top latch and actuating apparatus, comprising in combination, a mounting bracket configured to attach to a door top, a latch located by the bracket to move up and down, relative to the door top, an actuator rod extending vertically below the latch, and operatively connected to the latch whereby door handle operated vertical movement of the rod moves the latch vertically, and a compression spring associated with the rod for urging the rod and latch upwardly into latching position, the spring accommodating downward movement of the rod and latch, to unlatch the door, and a motion adaptor operatively connected between the rod and latch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062893 | PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY LOCK APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a locking device for restricting access to a hatch of a pressure vessel, and, more specifically, a locking device that is responsive to the internal pressure in the pressure vessel so as to minimize the ability of one to open the hatch while the vessel is still pressurized. In some embodiments, the locking device comprises first and second portions of the locking device configurable between an open and a closed configuration and a pressure-responsive locking member in fluid communication with an outlet port of the pressure vessel and arranged to automatically retain the first and second portions in the closed configuration when the pressure inside of the pressure vessel is above a predetermined threshold, wherein in the closed configuration the first and second portions restrict manipulation of the hatch and/or a locking mechanism of the hatch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062894 | VEHICLE BUMPER - The present invention relates to a vehicle that includes a hood and a bumper. The hood is provided with open position and a closed position. The bumper is provided with an intermediate bumper portion, a first end cap, and a second end cap. The first and second bumper end caps are supported by the hood and are moveable with the hood as the hood transitions between the open and closed positions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062895 | PET WASTE COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A HANDLED PLASTIC BAG THEREON, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A pet waste collection apparatus includes a main frame body including a loop portion, a frame handle attached to the loop portion, and a pair of opposed hooks extending outwardly from the frame handle near an area thereof where it attaches to the loop portion. The main frame body may be formed from solid or coated wire. In use, bag handles of a disposable handled bag are placed over the hooks, and the upper edge of the main bag body is then placed over the loop portion where it fits tightly. The bottom portion of the bag is then fed through the loop portion, and a unit of pet waste is moved through the loop portion and into the plastic bag. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062896 | PET EXCREMENT TOOL WITH INTERGRATED AND SELECTIVELY ACTIVATED LIGHTING - This invention comprises an animal waste collection device with a battery operated dual illumination system capable of illuminating the area where a pet has left fecal matter at night. System | 2013-03-14 |
20130062897 | CONVERTIBLE TRANSPORTER BASKET - A convertible transporter apparatus has a cargo deck area and specially configured removable side walls and end walls. A winch rail can support one or more winches that enable straps to secure loads on the cargo deck area. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062898 | SWIVELLING PILE CLAMP - A pile clamp assembly to clamp a pile that consists of the following main components; top pile clamp device, the bottom pile clamp device, a plurality clamp wedges and a plurality vertical hydraulic clamps which combines to make a flat clamp wedge contact with the surface of a deviated and twisted pile. This clamping mechanism reduces bending in the driven pile by enabling the next adjoining pile to conform as much as possible to the alignment of the existing driven pile and gradually corrects the pile's vertical alignment and twist as it penetrates the ground through interactions of the unique swiveling clamp wedges. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062899 | INSTALLATION AND RETENTION OF SLIDING ARMREST COMPONENTS - A slide mechanism for use with a vehicle armrest includes a sliding plate and a stationary plate in sliding engagement with each other via a coupling that includes an elongated guide and a guide follower. The elongated guide defines a slide direction for the slide mechanism and is retained to one of the plates by guide retention features located at each end of the guide. Each retention feature is constructed to restrict movement of the elongated guide in all directions transverse to the slide direction. A spacer is disposed at one end of the elongated guide to hold the guide in place in the slide direction so that retention is maintained. The spacer can be interposed between a retention feature stop and an end of the elongated guide and/or can extend from a cover attached to the plate that includes the retention features. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062900 | Hard sided pop-up truck camper - This invention is a hard sided pop-up truck camper that fits on an ordinary pickup truck. When folded down, it looks like a typical pickup truck topper and will allow the truck to fit into a garage. The folding sides take up less than 6 inches of height when folded which maximizes its use as a topper for hauling while also maximizing the vertical height when erected so it can be used as a camper. When erected, it allows a person to stand upright throughout the inside of the camper. Current hard sided pop-up truck campers are designed to extend by raising straight up mechanically, the sides do not fold down upon themselves like this invention does. Also, current hard sided pop-up truck campers in the down position typically extend above the cab of the truck making them too high to fit through a garage door. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062901 | STRUCTURE FOR EXCHANGING AIR FILTER FOR VEHICLE - A structure for exchanging an air filter for a vehicle, may include the air filter accommodated in an air conditioning device, and a glove box housing provided on a dashboard and having an accommodation space formed therein, wherein the air filter exchanging portion may be formed on the glove box housing inside thereof to communicate with the air filter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062902 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INNER CLADDING PARTS BY LAMINATION, AND INNER CLADDING PART - A method is provided for producing an inner cladding part for vehicles by lamination of a first, preferably flexible material layer, having an upper side and an underside, onto a preferably dimensionally stable carrier, having a preferably three-dimensional surface contour of the carrier, with a thermally activatable adhesive applied to the underside of the material layer and/or the surface contour of the carrier. Carbon nanotubes, forming a heating device, are in contact with the adhesive at least in one sub-region. The method includes heating the adhesive in the sub-region by applying a voltage to the carbon nanotubes, as a result of which the adhesive is activated, and compressing the material layer and the carrier. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062903 | STOWABLE SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a vehicle having a floor can include a seat bottom, a seat back, a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs. The seat bottom can have a seating side and an opposite lower side facing the floor. The front legs can be pivotably coupled to the vehicle and to the seat bottom via releasable locking mechanisms. The rear legs can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom and releasably coupled to the vehicle. A pair of linking members can pivotably couple the front and rear legs to each other. The seat assembly can be movable from a deployed to a stowed position whereby the seat bottom can be pivoted forward about the front and rear legs while maintaining the seat bottom lower side facing the floor and the front and rear legs pivotably coupled to the vehicle and the seat bottom. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062904 | TRACTOR CENTER CONTROL CONSOLE - A tractor center control console may be assembled before being mounted on a tractor. The tractor center control console includes a one-piece molded plastic pedestal, an instrument panel, and a steering column assembly that is solely supported by the one-piece plastic pedestal. A removable cowl covers at least part of the one-piece plastic pedestal. Electronic components are housed in the one-piece plastic pedestal and covered by the removable cowl. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062905 | Mechanized or Motored Retractable Enclosure Panels and Their Support Brackets - Mechanically or powered activated, retractable, partition-able enclosure-panels with or without custom brackets for any style open-air-vehicle having roof structures, including cars and boats, is taught. The partition-able enclosure panels for a driver's side, passenger's side, or rear opening of an open-air car, each include two or more partition-sections, and a rotatable spindle, where each of the partition-sections is designed to be attached to and detached from an adjacent partition-section, and each of the partition-sections is fixedly or non-fixedly attachable to the rotating spindle, so that when the partitions are attached to each other and the spindle is rotated all partitions are controlled by said rotating spindle and when the partitions are detached from each other, only the fixedly attached partition is controlled by the rotating spindle providing for deployment or un-deployment of either a panel or a partition-section. A roof or roof-support with built-in panel supporting devices is also taught. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062906 | FLEXIBLE PLUMBING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A flexible plumbing assembly for a vehicle having a main cabin portion with an extensible cabin portion that is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position includes a flexible hose having a fixed end connected to the fixed cabin portion and a moveable end connected to the movable cabin portion. The flexible plumbing assembly also includes a sliding structure for facilitating movement of the movable end with respect to the fixed end as the extensible cabin portion moves between the extended and retracted positions. The flexible hose and the sliding structure are disposed in a floor of the extensible cabin portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062907 | VEHICLE REAR OUTLET STRUCTURE - A vehicle rear outlet structure includes: an outer member constituting an outer surface of a rear vehicle body and defining a flow path space inside of the vehicle body; and a protrusion portion provided on an outer surface of the outer member to protrude in an outboard direction. The outer member is provided with an air outlet opening through which the flow path space and a space outside of the vehicle body communicate with each other. The protrusion portion is arranged forward of the air outlet opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction and continuously in a vertical direction of the vehicle, such that the flow of air flowing along the outer surface of the outer member sucks out air in the flow path space through the air outlet opening to an outboard side thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062908 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag - A vehicle trailer is provided. The vehicle trailer includes one or more side wall fairings having a a front edge and a rear edge and having a height that extends from the floor to the roof. leading edge and trailing edge. Each side wall fairing has an upward incline and downward incline. The side wall fairings can be utilized with one or more other components that are described herein. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062909 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL FLATBED SYSTEM FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES - A multifunctional inventive flatbed system is described for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and in particular light tactical all-terrain vehicles (LTATVs) for special operations units of the military, where the flatbed system is specially adapted for improved transport of patients in litters, personnel and cargo on such vehicles. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062910 | Tractor Cabs - A tractor cab | 2013-03-14 |
20130062911 | FRONT PART BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A front part body structure of a vehicle, includes: an upper frame which is extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, one end of which is joined to a front pillar, and which includes an inner panel and an outer panel, the outer panel that is divided in a dividing part in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a first partition wall which is provided between the inner panel and the outer panel, one end of which is joined to the inner panel, and the other end of which is fastened and fixed to the dividing part of the outer panel by means of a fastening member. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062912 | Carrier Element for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a carrier element for a motor vehicle made of steel, which comprises at least one closed cross-sectional area and at least one rolled profile produced from a tailored strip, which extends in longitudinal direction of the carrier element. In addition to this, the invention relates to a body of a motor vehicle. The object of making available a carrier element for a motor vehicle that cannot only be produced in a simple manner and can provide high strengths with same manufacturing costs is solved in that through the rolled profile a carrier element having at least one at least partially closed cross-sectional area is formed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062913 | OPENING AND/OR CLOSING DEVICE - An opening and/or closing device for a movable, flexurally rigid and at least regionally transparent wall element of a motor vehicle is provided. The device includes at least one supporting arm and at least one supporting body. The supporting arm and the supporting body encompass a first end that faces the wall element and is pivoted to the wall element, and encompass a second end that faces away from the wall element and is pivoted to a vehicle structure. By turning the supporting arm and the supporting body, the wall element is moved from an open functional position, in which a vehicle interior is accessible from outside for entry and/or egress and in which the wall element is situated in a frontal area of the motor vehicle, into a closed functional position, in which the vehicle interior is sealed to the outside by the wall element. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062914 | MECHANISM AND CHAIR FOR POWERED COMBINED AND INDEPENDENT SEAT BACK AND LEG REST MOTION - A furniture member mechanism includes a first actuator device electrically operated to displace first and second seat back actuation links connected to and operating to rotate a seat back member between upright and fully reclined positions. A pantograph linkage set connected to a leg rest member is at least partially supported in an extended position by rotational contact with a support rod. A second actuator device identical to the first actuator device is electrically operated to axially rotate a drive rod connected to a drive link. The drive link is connected to and displaces the pantograph linkage set between the stowed and extended positions. A swing lever rotatably connected to the support rod is rotated during operation of the second actuator device to extend the pantograph linkage set. The swing lever in a fully rotated position displaces the support rod creating a furniture member tilt position. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062915 | Pocket Beach Towel - The towel is made of 100% cotton. There is extra material stitched to the back of the towel to allow it to wrap around a standard lawn chair. Furthermore, pockets are stitched into the back of the towel allowing it to hold standard everyday items. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062916 | Vehicle Safety Seat Mechanical Shock Indicator - A vehicle safety seat with mechanical shock indication includes a safety seat body defining a seat region for a child during vehicle travel and a mechanical shock indicator assembly mounted to the safety seat body for indicating that the child vehicle safety seat has suffered a mechanical shock of a least a predetermined magnitude. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062917 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT FOR VEHICLE - The object of the invention to improve significantly the safety of a child sitting in a safety seat in a vehicle in case of a side impact will be solved by a child safety seat for a vehicle according to the invention comprising an outer shell with a seating area for a child and side wings located on both sides of the seating area, whereas at least one side wing comprises at least one side-impact-pusher-element. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062918 | SEAT COVER AND COVER ATTACHING TOOL - A seat cover is attachable to a seat section of a vehicle seat including a frame and an original cover, in the state of covering the original cover. The original cover is attached in the state where a hook-like original cover engaging tool including a pair of portions facing each other is hooked on an engageable portion of the frame. The seat cover includes a cover main body for covering the seat section, and a cover attaching tool provided along an end of the cover main body. The cover attaching tool includes a pair of cover seat portions facing each other and is hook-like. The cover attaching tool is allowed to be hooked on the original cover engaging tool hooked on the engageable portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062919 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat back and a head rest disposed on the seat back. When a child sits on the child safety seat, his back is against the seat back, and his head is against the head rest. The child safety seat also includes two sliding slot structures, formed on the seat back, and two sliding rods. The two sliding rod are connected to two opposite sides of the head rest corresponding to the two sliding slot structures and slidably disposed in the corresponding sliding slot structures. When the sliding rod is at a first restraining position of the sliding slot structure and the child safety seat shakes because of an impact, the head rest moves relative to the seat back, so that the sliding rod slides to a second restraining position sliding slot structure, which reduces possible harm to the head of the child. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062920 | CHAIR WITH INFLATABLE BLADDER SYSTEM - An improved office chair, having an inflatable seat bladder and seat-support coils, and an inflatable lumbar back bladder wherein each bladder is independently inflatable and independently deflatable to the user's desired firmness, through a dedicated inflation mechanism for each bladder, comprising a battery-powered air pump and a check valve, and a dedicated deflation mechanism for each bladder, comprising a battery-powered solenoid valve, wherein each inflation mechanism and deflation mechanism is battery-powered through an onboard battery pack and controlled by the user's manipulation of switches in an onboard control panel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062921 | VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FATIGUE WITH CHANGING ACTUATOR MOVEMENT - A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a controller for receiving at least one signal based on at least one vehicle/user event. For reducing fatigue, the controller controls slow seat movement while the vehicle is moving, and changes slow movement between first and second slow movements based on the vehicle/user event(s). | 2013-03-14 |
20130062922 | Leg Elevation Device - A therapeutic leg elevation device and an associated treatment method are disclosed. The device includes a first inclined surface for supporting a patient's thigh and that tilts the thigh at an angle above horizontal that is also less than an angle that can kink the femoral vein. A second inclined surface supports the patient's lower leg and also tilts the lower leg above the horizontal at an angle sufficient to permit gravity to augment blood flow. The first and second surfaces define an angle that positions the knee and lower leg at an angle that relaxes the hamstring and gastrocnemius muscle for comfort and prevents the popliteal vein from being compressed by the tibia. The second inclined surface has a limited length that permits a patient's feet to extend over the end of the second surface to prevent pressure on the heel. The device includes an inflatable interior component and a cushion layer covering the inflatable interior component. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062923 | BABY CARRIAGE AND LOWER LEG REST DEVICE THEREOF - A lower leg rest device includes an engaging member and a support member having a length adjusting mechanism. An end of the support member is pivotally connected to the frame of the baby carriage at a pivot point. The engaging member is disposed on another end of the support member. The support member is used for supporting a child safety seat. The length adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting a length between the engaging member and the pivot point. When the lower leg rest device pivots to a position below the frame body, the length of the support member can be shortened so as to support legs of a baby seated in the baby carriage. When the lower leg rest device pivots to a position above the frame body, the support member can be lengthened so that the engaging member can be engaged with and support the child safety seat. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062924 | WEB-STRAPPED FURNITURE, WEB-STRAPPING FOR FURNITURE, AND METHODS FOR WEB-STRAPPING FURNITURE - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, methods of providing web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, web-strapped furniture, and methods of web-strapping furniture. One exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an exemplary strap assembly of material for furniture upholstery comprising at least one fastener fastened into each end of the strap such that a tail end of each fastener is secured from extraction from the strap. In one exemplary strap assembly embodiment, fasteners would be fastened in each corner of each end of a strap so that a tail end of each fastener would be secured from extraction from the strap. Other exemplary embodiments would provide an exemplary article of furniture and methods of making an exemplary article of furniture, comprising said strap assemblies installed to span a space between opposing chair rails. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062925 | TONGUE FOR SEAT BELT DEVICE, AND SEAT BELT DEVICE - A tongue for a seat belt device is provided with a tongue main body that is insertable within a buckle, and a train-around portion through which an intermediate portion of a webbing is inserted. The train-around portion includes a first shaft is fixedly mounted between a pair of opposing walls, and a second shaft that is movably mounted between the walls. The webbing is slidably bent 180° around the first fixed shaft. When tension of the webbing exceeds a predetermined magnitude or greater, the movable second shaft engages the webbing and increases a bending angle of the webbing around the first shaft to an angle greater than 180° thereby increasing frictional resistance between the webbing and the train-around portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062926 | TRAVEL DRIVE DEVICE FOR DUMP TRUCK - There are provided an axle housing, a rotational shaft provided to axially extend in a spindle of the axle housing, a wheel mounting cylinder which is mounted on an outer peripheral side of the spindle through wheel support bearings and to which wheels are mounted, and a planetary gear reduction mechanism for decelerating rotation of the rotational shaft, which is transmitted to the wheel mounting cylinder. A carrier forming a part of the planetary gear reduction mechanism is mounted in a non-rotating state on an open end side of the spindle. A cylindrical coupling member is provided between the spindle and the carrier, and provided with an axial one side outer periphery splined-coupled to an open end inner peripheral side of the spindle and an axial other side outer periphery spline-coupled to an inner peripheral side of the carrier. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062927 | BICYCLE WHEEL RIM HAVING SIDEWARDLY OPENING TWO-PART SLIT SHAPED SPOKE MOUNTING APERTURES - A bicycle wheel rim | 2013-03-14 |
20130062928 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A brake assembly adapted to be mounted to the flange of an axle housing. The brake assembly includes a stationary plate having a plurality of threaded holes therein. The brake assembly also includes a mounting sleeve positioned adjacent to the axle housing flange opposite the stationary plate. A plurality of holes are provided through the mounting sleeve and are aligned with the threaded holes in the stationary plate. A bolt is received through each of the holes in the mounting sleeve and the aligned holes in the axle housing flange and the threaded holes in the stationary plate to secure the brake to the axle housing. The mounting sleeve may be provided in two or more separate pieces in order to facilitate installation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062929 | HUB UNIT - A hub unit includes a rolling bearing and a flange integrally formed with a hub wheel that may function as a bearing ring member of the rolling bearing. The flange has a plurality of thick portions formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the flange. Each thick portion has a bolt hole that extends through the corresponding thick portion in the thickness direction of the thick portion. Work holes through which a working tool is able to be inserted and which extend through the flange in the thickness direction of the flange are formed between the bolt holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A circumferential width of each thick portion that has the bolt hole and that is adjacent to the work holes in the circumferential direction is set to such a width dimension that the thick portion does not interfere, with the adjacent work holes. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062930 | METHOD AND BRAKE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE DRIVING STABILITY OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method in which the driving stability of a vehicle is controlled, wherein a yaw rate difference is influenced by an additional yaw moment which is generated at least partially by building up braking torque independently of the driver at one or more wheels. According to the invention, the braking torque which influences the additional yaw moment is variably apportioned between the front axle and the rear axle of the vehicle in an oversteering situation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062931 | Brake system for a vehicle and method for operating a brake system of a vehicle - A brake system and method for operating same for a vehicle having a master brake cylinder, a brake medium reservoir, a first wheel brake cylinder, into which a first brake medium volume is displaceable from the master cylinder, a second wheel brake cylinder, into which a second brake medium volume is displaceable from the master cylinder, and a pump, which is hydraulically connected to the brake medium reservoir, the first wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the pump via a first non-return valve and the second wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the pump via a second non-return valve so that the pump can pump a third brake medium volume from the brake medium reservoir through the first non-return valve into the first wheel brake cylinder and a fourth brake medium volume from the brake medium reservoir through the second non-return valve into the second wheel brake cylinder. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062932 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - A brake control apparatus for a vehicle provided with a regenerative braking device, the brake control apparatus includes: a first brake circuit connecting a master cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure by a brake operation of a driver, and a wheel cylinder to which the brake hydraulic pressure is applied; a booster configured to increase a pressure of a brake fluid within the master cylinder, and to transmit the pressurized brake fluid to the wheel cylinder through a second brake circuit connected with the first brake circuit; a third brake circuit bifurcated from the first brake circuit, and connected with the booster; a reservoir provided on the third brake circuit; and a recirculating device configured to recirculate the brake fluid stored in the reservoir, to the first brake circuit's side. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062933 | COMPACT ATTENUATOR FOR A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - An attenuator assembly is located in an attenuator chamber of a housing in a vehicle braking system and includes an orifice defining a fluid dampening flow path. The orifice has an outlet opening. A biasing member defines a closing member of the orifice. The size of the outlet opening changes continuously between a first open position and a second open position. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062934 | MECHANICAL ATTENUATOR FOR A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - An attenuator assembly for use in a vehicle braking system includes a rigid tube disposed within a bore of a hydraulic control unit (HCU) for reduced HCU package size. An attenuator is disposed in the rigid tube and includes a metallic biasing member. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful emergency braking systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. A system is disclosed that allows emergency braking without the need for a manually operated emergency brake. For example, a system is provided comprising a potentiometer in mechanical communication with a brake pedal, a first electronic switch in electrical communication with the potentiometer, a second electronic switch indicating a displacement of the brake pedal, wherein a brake control valve opens in response to the first electronic switch, and wherein a shutoff valve opens in response to the second electronic switch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062936 | LOAD CONTROL DEVICE - A load control device controls a load of a vehicle based on a signal inputted from a manipulation part manipulated by a user. The load control device includes a first command part that issues a first command to supply electric power to the load based on the signal from the manipulation part, a monitor that monitors existence or non-existence of an abnormality of the first command part, and outputs a reset signal in order to reset a state of the first command part when the abnormality of the first command part is detected, a second command part that issues a second command to supply the electric power to the load when the reset signal is inputted from the monitor, and an electric-power supply controller that controls the supply of the electric power to the load based on the first command or the second command. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062937 | BUSBAR FOR A POWER DISTRIBUTOR IN VEHICLES AND POWER DISTRIBUTOR HAVING SUCH A BUSBAR - A busbar is provided for a power distributor in vehicles. The busbar comprises at least one fastening region for fuses. The fastening region is separated by at least one slot which cuts through the busbar from the remaining part of the busbar to such an extent that the fastening region is only connected to the remaining part of the busbar by a web. The cross section of the web is smaller compared to the adjacent fastening region and the adjacent remaining part of the busbar. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062938 | Power Generation Apparatus - An apparatus including an alternator that is drivable by an engine for producing a first AC electric current, a rectifier in electrical communication with the alternator for producing a DC electric current, an inverter in electrical communication with the rectifier for producing a second AC electric current where the second AC electric current having an acceptable frequency and/or voltage, and the inverter in electrical communication with one or more electric loads responsive to the second AC electric current, and an energy storage device that is able to electrically couple to the alternator, rectifier, and/or inverter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062939 | REPLACEABLE BATTERY MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a replaceable battery module for an electrically driven vehicle, with at least one bracket that can be detachably arranged on a bearing structure of the motor vehicle, and carries at least one battery unit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062940 | ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - To operate a safety load in a vehicle electric system and compensate for power surges, a vehicle electric system has a vehicle battery, an electric load, an energy storage device in form of double-layer capacitor, and a switching assembly. In a first switching state, the system can compensate for a power surge by connecting the double-layer capacitor in series with the vehicle battery with opposite polarity. The vehicle electric system also has an additional load, for example for providing functionality that is relevant for the safety of the vehicle occupants. The additional load can be supplied with a voltage present at the vehicle battery and/or with a voltage present at the electric load. A DC-to-DC converter taps an electric voltage present at the energy store and converts the tapped voltage into a supply voltage, with which the additional load can be redundantly supplied. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062941 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The SOC of a power storage device provided in an electrically powered vehicle is controlled not to fall out of a SOC control range. When a SOC estimate value reaches a control lower limit value during vehicle traveling, a power generating structure provided in the vehicle starts to charge the power storage device. In the case of low temperature and/or deterioration of the power storage device, i.e., in the case where decrease of performance of the power storage device is concerned, the control lower limit value is increased as compared with that in a normal state. As a result, decrease of driveability and decrease of startability of an engine in the hybrid vehicle, both otherwise caused by insufficient output electric power from the power storage device, can be avoided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062942 | SOLAR INVERTER FOR AN EXTENDED INSOLATION RANGE AND OPERATING METHOD - An inverter system ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062943 | LOAD SHEDDING CIRCUIT FOR RAM AIR TURBINES - A power generation/distribution system includes a RAM air turbine (RAT) generator and an emergency integrated control center (EICC) that selectively applies either primary power provided by a primary power source or emergency power developed by the RAT generator to an alternating current essential bus (AC ESS bus) for distribution to one or more essential loads. The EICC monitors the primary power and in response to a loss of primary power selectively disables the supply of power from the AC ESS bus to the essential loads and manages subsequent loading of the RAT generator by the essential loads. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062944 | UTILITY DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A utility distribution control system and method for performing distribution control of energy within a utility service network including an energy distribution network in communication with a plurality of energy resources. The energy distribution network includes a plurality of energy storage and generation devices which receive energy from at least one of the energy resources of the plurality of resources and distribute energy, and a controller which controls the plurality of energy storage and generation devices, to distribute energy. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062945 | SYSTEM EMPLOYING A THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE TO POWER AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FROM HEAT GENERATED BY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND METHOD OF POWERING A SYSTEM - A system includes a plurality of semiconductor devices; an electronic circuit operatively associated with the semiconductor devices; a thermoelectric device structured to provide power to power the electronic circuit from heat generated by the semiconductor devices; a power supply structured to provide power to power the electronic circuit; a number of sensors structured to sense at least one characteristic of the semiconductor devices or the thermoelectric device; and a processor cooperating with the number of sensors to provide power to power the electronic circuit from at least one of the thermoelectric device and the power supply. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062946 | HIERARCHICAL BALANCING SYSTEM - An example hierarchical balancing system is described that performs balancing amongst power packs comprising an arrangement of power cells, while the power packs separately perform cell-level balancing. A power pack impedance balancer may be implemented for power pack balancing using changes in impedance. An example apparatus may include a rail capacitor that is switchably connected to a first capacitor and switchably connected to a second capacitor. The first capacitor may also be switchably connected to a first power pack and the second capacitor may also switchably connected to a second power pack. Via controllable switches, the first and second capacitors may shuttle energy between the power packs through the rail capacitor. Additional and related methods and apparatuses are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062947 | INDEPENDENT FIELD DEVICE FOR AUTOMATION PURPOSES WITH INTRINSIC SAFETY BARRIER - An autarkic field device or an autarkic radio adapter for a field device, of automation technology fed with limited energy via an energy supply unit associated, or associable, with the field device or the radio adapter. Between the energy supply unit and an internal voltage source, whose voltage exceeds, or at times can exceed, the voltage of the energy supply unit, a barrier of at least one diode group having at least two diodes connected in parallel is arranged, which blocks flow of electrical current from the internal voltage source to the energy supply unit or to the connection terminals of the field device or of the radio adapter for the energy supply unit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062948 | MULTIPLE-INPUT DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a multiple-input driving device, which receives at least one electrical power that shows a voltage. The multiple-input driving device uses interaction among a voltage regulation module, a control module, and a conversion module to simultaneously the functions of voltage regulation, input through pushbutton switch, driving a light-emitting diode with regulated power or driving the light-emitting diode with input of pulse width modulated power. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062949 | SMOOTH SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOUBLE POWER SUPPLIES - A smooth switching device and method for double power supplies. The devices includes a main/backup power supply switching unit ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062950 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING AUXILIARY POWER TO AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT ON A CURRENT-LIMITED POWER SUPPLY BUS - The power supply circuit for powering equipment via a current-limited power supply bus at a nominal voltage (Vb) of the equipment includes an auxiliary power supply circuit comprising an energy storage member and a trigger member for triggering auxiliary power supply to the equipment from the storage member via a voltage-reducing converter for reducing the auxiliary voltage to the nominal voltage. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062951 | BATTERY-BACKED POWER INTERFACE TRANSFORMER FOR LOW-POWER DEVICES - A power interface enables a low-power device to be powered from an alternating current (AC) wall receptacle or light socket with automatic backup battery charging. The power interface of an embodiment comprises a transformer module that receives an input signal. The device includes a battery module coupled to the transformer module, and the battery module includes battery charging circuitry coupled to a battery. The device comprises an output controller coupled to the transformer module and the battery module. The output controller includes detector circuitry that detects a state of the input signal. The output controller automatically controls coupling of one of a transformer module output and a battery module output to a device output according to the state of the input signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062952 | BATTERY PACK - The battery pack that recognizes operation voltage of a corresponding device according to a unique resistance of the connected device and sensed through a third external terminal of the battery pack, the battery pack having a plurality of cells that can be coupled in series or in parallel to be suitable for an operation voltage of the corresponding device. The battery pack can be sold to a consumer to enable the consumer to power a variety of different electrical appliances. Alternatively, the battery pack can be incorporated into a chassis of an electrical apparatus so that the battery pack can be sold to many different manufacturers of electrical appliances. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062953 | Reconfigurable Power Converters, Systems and Plants - Reconfigurable power systems, converters and plants are disclosed, along with operating methods therefor. Reconfigurable power systems may include a DC power source, an electrical energy storage device, an AC power grid connection, a first power converter, and a second power converter. The first power converter may be configured to selectively couple two or more of the DC power source, the electrical energy storage device, and the AC power grid connection. The second power converter may be configured to selectively couple the electrical energy storage device to at least one of the DC power source and the first power converter. The second power converter may be configured as a DC-DC converter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062954 | TWO-INPUT UNINTERRUPTIBLE VOLTAGE CONVERTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a two-input uninterruptible voltage converting device and a method thereof. The device comprises a first conversion circuit, a second conversion circuit, an energy storage unit, a fly-wheel switch tube and a control unit. The method comprises the following steps of: converting a PWM signal outputted by a pulse width modulator into first, second, third and fourth PWM signals in phase via a pulse transformer; driving the first conversion circuit and the second conversion circuit respectively to operate synchronously; converting a high voltage DC (Direct Current) and a low voltage DC into two pulse voltages in phase to adaptively perform mutual energy compensation via an intersection; and supplying a load with an uninterruptible stable voltage via the back-end energy storage unit and free-wheel circuit. The two-input uninterruptible voltage converting device has the advantages of high circuit conversion efficiency, high reliability and low power consumption. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062955 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL POWERED BY BATTERY PACK AND ADAPTER THEREFOR - An adapter is provided with a connecter portion configured to be detachably attached to the main body of the electric power tool and at least one battery receiving portion configured to be detachably attached to the battery pack. The battery pack attached to the battery receiving portion is electrically coupled with the main body of the power tool attached to the connecter portion via a power supply circuit of the adapter. The adapter is provided with a measuring portion configured to measure an index corresponding to a charged level of the battery pack and a signal receiving portion configured to receive an alarm signal outputted from the battery pack, and is configured to stop or restrict power supply to the main body of the electric power tool based upon a measurement by the measuring portion and the alarm signal that is received. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062956 | CELL-TO-GRID REDUNDANDT PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a photovoltaic system includes multiple photovoltaic modules and a module-to-module bus. Each photovoltaic module defines a first end and a second end opposite the first end. Each photovoltaic module includes multiple photovoltaic cells and multiple converters. Energy generated by each photovoltaic cell has multiple paths through the photovoltaic cells to the second end. The converters are electrically coupled to the photovoltaic cells at the second end such that energy generated by each photovoltaic cell is receivable at any of the converters. The module-to-module bus is electrically coupled to each of the photovoltaic modules. The module-to-module bus has an output. Energy generated by each photovoltaic module is receivable at the output independent of any other of the photovoltaic modules. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062957 | METHOD AND AREA ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM DETECTING ISLANDING BY EMPLOYING CONTROLLED REACTIVE POWER INJECTION BY A NUMBER OF INVERTERS - An area electric power system includes a number of direct current power sources, and a number of inverters operatively associated with the number of direct current power sources. Each of the number of inverters is structured to provide real power and controlled reactive power injection to detect islanding. An output is powered by the number of inverters. A number of electrical switching apparatus are structured to electrically connect the number of inverters to and electrically disconnect the number of inverters from a utility grid. A number of devices are structured to detect islanding with respect to the utility grid responsive to a number of changes of alternating current frequency or voltage of the output. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062958 | Low Profile Power Conversion System for Rooftop Photovoltaic Power Systems - The disclosed embodiments and principles provide a way to integrate high-efficiency, low-profile power electronics with localized maximum power point tracking (MPPT) into a rooftop shingle-based photovoltaic power system. DC-DC power converters having a height, or profile, as low as ¼ inch for a 200 W power output, are able to be included in a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roof shingle. The DC-DC power converters increase the relatively low voltage produced by two rows of series-connected photovoltaic shingles, each including photovoltaic cells, to a high voltage used by a DC-AC inverter. For example, DC-DC power converter increases the voltage produced by two rows of series-connected photovoltaic shingles from several tens of volts to approximately 400 volts. Thus, the DC-DC power converters provide a large voltage step-up using a low profile and with very high efficiency. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062959 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING A WIRELESS POWER DEVICE - Embodiments are directed to detecting and identifying a type of a wireless power device in a wireless power transfer field. According to one aspect, systems and methods are disclosed which describe limiting power transfer to non-compliant devices and detection of undesired power absorbers, such as metal objects, in a wireless power system. A method may include detecting one or more non-compliant devices and/or undesired wireless power absorbers positioned within a charging region of a wireless power transmitter. The method may further include limiting an amount of power transmitted by a transmitter in response to the detection, or reducing the amount of power received by the non-compliant device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CONNECTION FROM A POWER SUPPLY TO AN INDUCTIVE POWER OUTLET - A switching system configured to control a connection between a power supply and an inductive power outlet where the inductive power outlet includes at least one primary inductor configured to inductively couple with a secondary inductor associated with an inductive power receiver includes a circuit breaker configured to disconnect the inductive power outlet from the power supply, and a trigger switch configured to disable the circuit breaker when the inductive power receiver is brought into proximity with the inductive power outlet. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062961 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM AND RESONANT FREQUENCY CHANGING METHOD THEREOF - This specification provides a wireless power system capable of changing a resonant frequency and a resonant frequency changing method thereof. To this end, a wireless power receiver according to one exemplary embodiment includes a power receiving unit having a receiving side resonant circuit provided with at least one inductor and at least one capacitor, and configured to receive a wireless power signal, the wireless power signal being generated based on a resonance phenomenon between the receiving side resonant circuit and a transmitting side resonant circuit of a wireless power transmitter, and a power reception control unit configured to control the power receiving unit to change a connection between the at least one inductor and the at least one capacitor so as to change a resonant frequency corresponding to the wireless power signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062962 | Power Transfer Device - A power transfer device is provided. The power transfer device includes a circuit arrangement including a primary side having a primary coil; a secondary side having a secondary coil inductively coupled to the primary coil and a load transformation unit; wherein the load transformation unit includes an inductor and a capacitor; wherein the secondary coil, the inductor and the capacitor respectively includes a first terminal and a second terminal; wherein the first terminal of the secondary coil is coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor, the second terminal of the capacitor is coupled to the first terminal of the inductor, and the second terminal of the inductor is coupled to the second terminal of the secondary coil. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062963 | WIRELESS ELECTROMAGNETIC RECEIVER AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A system and a device for wirelessly transferring power without a cable are provided. A wireless electromagnetic receiver includes a first device configured to be magnetized based on an electromagnetic field. The wireless electromagnetic receiver further includes a second device configured to transform the magnetization of the first device into a power, the second device being not in contact with the first device. | 2013-03-14 |