| 11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 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 |
| 20130062964 | 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 oscillate based on an electromagnetic field. The wireless electromagnetic receiver further includes a second device configured to transform the oscillation of the first device into a power, the second device being in contact with the first device. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062965 | 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 oscillate based on an electromagnetic field. The wireless electromagnetic receiver further includes a second device configured to transform the oscillation of the first device into a power, the second device being in contact with the first device, and the second device including a precharged capacitor. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062966 | RECONFIGURABLE CONTROL ARCHITECTURES AND ALGORITHMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS - A control architecture for electric vehicle wireless power transmission systems that may be segmented so that certain essential and/or standardized control circuits, programs, algorithms, and the like, are permanent to the system and so that other non-essential and/or augmentable control circuits, programs, algorithms, and the like, may be reconfigurable and/or customizable by a user of the system. The control architecture may be distributed to various components of the wireless power system so that a combination of local or low-level controls operating at relatively high-speed can protect critical functionality of the system while higher-level and relatively lower speed control loops can be used to control other local and system-wide functionality. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062967 | TUNABLE SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER - A system for power transfer is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the system includes an inductive power device, such as a device that transmits or receives power over an inductive coupling. For example, an adjustable impedance is coupled to the inductive power device, where the adjustable impedance is used for dynamically controlling the power gain in the inductive power device, such as by damping power generated by circuit impedances, such as inductances, capacitances or resistances, and combinations thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062968 | Household Appliance Circuit Arrangement - An electric household appliance has a low-voltage capacitive power means ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062969 | COMPACT AND VOLTAGE STABLE AUTOMATIC CHANGE OVER SWITCH - A voltage-stabilizing automatic change-over switch ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062970 | SWITCHING DEVICE - A phase changeover switch selects that phase of a three-phase supply system which has the lowest loading for forwarding to a single-phase connection. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062971 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR MOTORIZED CIRCUIT BREAKER - A circuit breaker module includes an electrically controlled actuator, such as a DC motor, operable to move a breaker contact between open and closed positions. An actuator power supply circuit coupled to an AC power source is configured to selectively energize the actuator, responsive to an actuation input. A processing circuit is configured to control the actuator power supply circuit to activate the actuator in response to breaker command signals, using the actuation input. The processing circuit is further configured to delay activations of the actuator as needed to enforce a predetermined cooling interval between successive actuations. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062972 | THREE-PHASE ROTARY ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A three-phase rotary electrical machine including a stator including a stator core including split cores, a rotor, a bobbin attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, and a bobbin unit including three of the bobbins which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis as one unit, wherein the bobbin positioned at a center of the bobbin unit are formed in a bendable manner integrally with the bobbins positioned adjoining to the bobbin positioned at the center, the bobbin unit is sealed with the bobbin unit positioned adjoining thereto, and a cooling passage extending in the axial direction is provided at each clearance between the windings for three phases. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062973 | STATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD AND STATOR - In a stator manufacturing method to manufacture a stator in which divided-core assemblies are arranged in a cylindrical shape, each of which includes a divided-core member having a teeth portion on which a coil is wound. In this method, the divided-core assemblies are inserted in the cylindrical shape into a fixed mold, resin sheets containing glass fibers or carbon fibers are disposed on coil-end portions of the cylindrically-arranged divided-core assemblies, and a slide part of a movable mold applies pressure to and molds the resin sheets, thereby combining the divided core assemblies into a single unit. The movable mold is operated to position the divided-core assemblies in place by a cylindrical part and then apply pressure to and mold the resin sheets by the slide part. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062974 | 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. In some embodiments, a coolant jacket can be at least partially positioned within the housing. In some embodiments, a plurality of coolant apertures can be disposed through at least a portion of the housing to fluidly connect the coolant jacket and the machine cavity. The coolant apertures can comprise a first group configured and arranged to direct a first volume from the coolant jacket. The coolant apertures can comprise a second group configured and arranged to direct a second volume from the coolant jacket. In some embodiments, the first volume can be greater than the second volume. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062975 | WIND TURBINE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A wind turbine rotary electric machine having a tubular body, in turn having a cylindrical wall; and a plurality of clips formed integrally with the cylindrical wall and configured so that each pair of facing clips defines a seat for housing an active sector. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062976 | MACHINES AND METHODS AND ASSEMBLY FOR SAME - An operating device for a machine includes a shaft having a channel extending through the shaft and includes a fluid mover coupled to the shaft. The fluid mover is in flow communication with the channel to channel a fluid through the channel to facilitate treating the shaft with the fluid. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062977 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF GENERATOR MOTOR AND GENERATOR MOTOR - A cooling structure of a generator motor includes: a rotor holder; a rotor core; a first blade; and a second blade, wherein the second blade includes a recessed coolant holding portion, provided on an outer circumference of the second blade on an opposite side to the rotor core and opening inward in the radial direction, for collecting a coolant, and a drain hole radially penetrating an outer circumference of the coolant holding portion for draining the coolant collected in the coolant holding portion. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062978 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - The electric rotating machine includes a cooling means for supplying liquid coolant to the stator winding. The stator winding includes a plurality of conductor segments each having a pair of in-slot portions, a turn portion connecting the in-slot portions and skew portions respectively extending from the in-slot portions. Joint portions where distal end portions of respective corresponding two of the skew portions are joined to each other are formed on one axial end side of the stator core. The joint portions are disposed at a substantially constant pitch and in multiple circular rings. The joint portions are also disposed in a plurality of rows in the axial direction, each row of the joint portions being covered and bridged together by an insulating resin member. A gap is provided between each circumferentially adjacent two of the rows of the joint portions. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062979 | Magnetic Motor Generator having a Rolling Configuration - A magnetic motor generator wherein electric power is produced by rotating a one-piece magnetic floating flywheel assembly that rotates in a rolling motion. The flywheel assembly is operated by linear induction motors and is repelled upward by a stationary natural magnet. The floating flywheel assembly magnetic axel rotates inside double magnetic collar bearings, which have repelling stationary magnets to center the axel at speed while moving along a support frame. The floating flywheel assembly will have no physical contact with other components in order to prevent bearing losses at speed. The moving components are also enclosed in a vacuum chamber in order to prevent wind resistance, or windage losses at speed. The floating flywheel assembly rotors rotate inside generator stators in order to generate electric power. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062980 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A hybrid driving force transmission device includes a motor generator ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062981 | Vertical hydraulically suspended armature generator - A power generator ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062982 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING RESISTANCE OF ELECTROMAGNET IN MAGNETIC BEARING AND FOR SENSORLESS DETERMINATION OF POSITION OF OBJECT MOUNTED IN MAGNETIC BEARING, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ADJUSTED VALUE OF RESISTANCE - For an object on a bearing mounting having a magnetic bearing providing a magnetic field generally produced by an electromagnet, the bearing is regulated based on a position of the object relative to the bearing. The position of the object is determined by reference to an estimate of the inductance obtained using a least squares method, in which the electrical resistance of the bearing is taken into account. The resistance is subject to variations, for example due to temperature fluctuations; however, the electrical resistance can be estimated by regulating the inductance error, Δ{circumflex over (L)}={circumflex over (L)} | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062983 | MAGNETIC ARRAYS WITH INCREASED MAGNETIC FLUX - The embodiments of the invention generally relate to a novel magnet arrangement to further enhance the performance of the array. The new arrangement of magnets (for example, five configurations) can result in significantly much higher percentage gain in magnetic flux with respect to the largest magnetic flux of a component magnet, as compared to Halbach array configurations. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062984 | Permanent Magnet Electrical Machine Rotors and Construction Methods Therefor - Permanent magnet electrical machine rotors and construction methods therefor are disclosed. Permanent magnet electrical machine rotors may include at least one magnet and at least one retention element. The at least one magnet may have a surface. An axial relative force maintained between the at least one magnet and the at least one retention element may urge the retention element along the surface to induce a hoop stress in the at least one retention element and a compressive stress within the at least one magnet. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062985 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A brushless DC motor including a rotor capable of minimizing demagnetization of a magnet even when a short-circuit brake operation is performed by short-circuiting motor coils includes two kinds magnets differing in coercive force from each other which are alternately arranged into an annular shape along a circumferential direction. A magnet having a high coercive force is arranged in the portion where a diamagnetic flux is strongly generated. The portion where a diamagnetic flux is generated is the salient pole portion of a stator. A counter electromotive force becomes greatest when the center of the salient pole portion of the stator comes closer to the border of an N-pole and an S-pole of the magnet. Since the diamagnetic flux has a maximum value in that position, the magnet having a high coercive force is arranged near the border of an N-pole and an S-pole. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062986 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL, CORELESS ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY, ROBOT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL - An α-wound coil is formed by winding ends on both sides of a predetermined intermediate position of a wire rod from air-core end edges of both the ends toward an outer circumferential side to form two coil portions and superimposing the formed two coil portions to be opposed to each other. When the electromagnetic coil is subjected to bending molding to be adapted to a shape along the cylindrical surface on which the electromagnetic coil is arranged, the circumferential length of a bent-molded shape along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical surface of a first coil portion arranged on the inner circumferential side is set to be smaller than the circumferential length of a bent-molded shape along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical surface of a second coil portion arranged on the outer circumferential side. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062987 | CAGE ROTOR FOR AN ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CAGE ROTOR - A method for producing a cage rotor for an asynchronous machine is provided. The method includes providing a rotor body having a conductor bar segment in which conductor bars are provided, producing conductor bar slots in the conductor bar segment, wherein one conductor bar slot is provided for each of the conductor bars and producing short circuit ring recesses for short circuit rings, wherein the conductor bar slots each open into the short circuit ring recesses, pressure die casting cage material in the conductor bar slots, in situ, so that the conductor bars are formed of the conductor bar material in the conductor bar slots and the short circuit rings are formed in the short circuit ring recesses, and generating an area in the conductor bar material and the rotor body material including a metallurgical bond between the conductor bar material and the rotor body material at interfaces between the conductor bars and the rotor body. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062988 | VEHICULAR BRUSHLESS AC GENERATOR AND EXCITING-COIL BOBBIN UNIT THEREFOR - The vehicular brushless AC generator comprises: a bobbin disposed surrounding the axial end face of the thick ring portion of the yoke and the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion so that an exciting coil can be wound thereon; a plate extending radially outwardly from an end of the cylindrical portion, for joining the bobbin to the yoke; and a stator disposed outside the rotor retaining an air gap, in which magnetic flux produced by the exciting coil propagates; wherein the bobbin is provided with a thick portion for extending a creeping distance, formed along the outer circumferential edge of the bobbin joined to the yoke. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062989 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING END SECTIONS OF AN ANNULAR LAMINATED ARTICLE AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - A method for securing the end sections of an annular laminated article, such as a stator core, which includes a plurality of serially joined sections, each section formed of a plurality of stacked, planar laminas. The article is initially manufactured in a liner form, and is then formed into an annular form with the end sections disposed adjacent one another. At least one tab associated with one of the end sections is displaced by a forming tool into a corresponding cavity of the other of the end sections to secure the end sections together. In another embodiment, a pair of tabs each associated with one of the end sections are respectively displaced toward one another and into corresponding respective cavities each associated with the other of the end sections to secure the end sections together. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062990 | COIL BACK YOKE, CORELESS ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY, ROBOT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR COIL BACK YOKE - A coil back yoke has laminated structure in which a plurality of annular components are stuck together along the axis direction of a cylinder, the annular component is formed of a soft magnetic body and has structure in which a plurality of divided annular components having a shape divided along the circumferential direction of an annular ring are stuck together in an annular shape, and, to prevent joint portions formed in the annular components by sticking together the divided annular components along the circumferential direction of the annular ring from lining up on a straight line parallel to the axis direction of the cylinder, the joint portions of at least a part of the plurality of annular components are stuck together while being shifted along the circumferential direction of the annular ring with respect to the joint portions of the other annular components. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062991 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine is presented and includes a rotor, rotatable about an axis and is surrounded concentrically by a stator and has a hollow cylindrical rotor laminated core, which includes a layered lamination stack made up of a multiplicity of ring-section-shaped lamination segments which are acted upon by a pressing plate in order to distribute the pressure and are clamped by bolts which pass in an axial direction through the rotor laminated core, and which engages with a concentric central body of the rotor by means of axial slots on the internal radius of the rotor laminated core in order to transmit torque. The machine also includes slots formed in each case by pairs of radially inwardly aligned cams which are arranged on the internal radius of the lamination segments and are separated from one another by the width of the slot. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062992 | BRUSH HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWIVEL - Brush holder ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062993 | ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an actuator that is small, superior in terms of high-speed response, and capable of large displacement, and a manufacturing method that can easily manufacture the actuator. The actuator is configured by a laminated body including multiple electrodes, multiple cation-exchange resin films, and multiple anion-exchange resin films. The cation-exchange resin films and the anion-exchange resin films are stacked alternately, and each of the cation-exchange resin films and the anion-exchange resin films is sandwiched between two of the electrodes. A voltage is applied such that the electrodes between adjacent ones of the cation-exchange resin films and anion-exchange resin films have the same polarity. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062994 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component enables formation of a plating film as at least a portion of an external electrode which connects exposed ends of internal electrodes. A component main body including a plurality of ceramic layers and a plurality of internal electrodes partially exposed from the component main body is prepared such that the component main body has a conductive region formed by diffusion of a conductive component included in the internal electrodes at the end surfaces of the ceramic layers located between adjacent exposed ends of the plurality of internal electrodes. The ceramic layers are preferably composed of a glass ceramic containing a glass component of about 10 weight % or more. A plating film is formed directly on the component main body by growing the exposed ends of the internal electrodes and the conductive region as nucleuses for plating deposition. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062995 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes: a substrate; a functional element located on the substrate; a wiring located on the substrate and electrically connected to the functional element; a metal ceiling located above the functional element so that a space is formed between the metal ceiling and the functional element; and a sealing portion located on the metal ceiling, wherein the metal ceiling is electrically connected to a signal wiring that is included in the wiring and transmits a high-frequency signal. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062996 | MEMS DEVICE FABRICATED WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A planar integrated MEMS device has a piezoelectric element on a dielectric isolation layer over a flexible element attached to a proof mass. The piezoelectric element contains a ferroelectric element with a perovskite structure formed over an isolation dielectric. At least two electrodes are formed on the ferroelectric element. An upper hydrogen barrier is formed over the piezoelectric element. Front side singulation trenches are formed at a periphery of the MEMS device extending into the semiconductor substrate. A DRIE process removes material from the bottom side of the substrate to form the flexible element, removes material from the substrate under the front side singulation trenches, and forms the proof mass from substrate material. The piezoelectric element overlaps the flexible element. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062997 | Rotating Load Bearer - An electromechanical rotating actuator arrangement ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062998 | PIEZOPOLYMER TRANSDUCER WITH MATCHING LAYER - Matching layers improve the performance of ultrasonic transducers. Such layers have traditionally required significant effort and expense to be added to ultrasonic transducers. The present invention discloses a method of producing ultrasonic transducers with a matching layer, specifically for ultrasonic transducers utilizing piezopolymer transducer materials. Rather than the conventional method of forming the piezopolymer on a substrate and then attaching a matching layer through which the transducer emits its ultrasound energy, we teach depositing the piezopolymer on a substrate that also serves as a matching layer through which the ultrasound is emitted. Methods of how to select materials and modify their ultrasonic characteristics are also discussed. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130062999 | DEVICE FOR MAXIMUM DETECTION OF VIBRATING ENERGY FOR HARVESTING ENERGY - An energy harvesting device ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063000 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER FOR MEASURING FLUID PROPERTIES - A transducer includes a preload adapter having a sleeve portion and an end and a housing including a seating portion and a shaft portion that extends from the seating portion. The transducer also includes a piezoelectric element contained at least partially within a chamber that is at least partially defined by the sleeve portion and shaft portion and a diaphragm coupled to an external side of the end such that motion of the piezoelectric element causes motion of the diaphragm. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063001 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device includes: a rectangular piezoelectric element formed of a piezoelectric material, the piezoelectric element having a rectangular excitation portion having an excitation electrode, a frame surrounding a circumference of the excitation portion, a connecting portion connecting one side of the rectangular excitation portion and the frame with a predetermined width; a base plate having a mounting face where a pair of external electrodes electrically connected to the excitation electrode are formed and a base bonding face bonded to one of principal faces of the frame; a lid plate bonded to the other principal face of the frame; and a bonding material for bonding the base plate, the frame, and the lid plate, wherein a trench having a length equal to or more than the predetermined width of the connecting portion is formed in at least one of the frame, the base plate, and the lid plate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063002 | CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND CRYSTAL DEVICE - A mesa-structure crystal element includes a circumferential portion having a thin thickness, a first convex portion formed on a plane in a center side from the circumferential portion and having a first height from the circumferential portion in a first principal face and a first planar shape, and a second convex portion formed in a center side from the circumferential portion and having a second height from the circumferential portion in a second principal face opposite to the first principal face and a second planar shape, wherein at least one of an area and a planar shape is different between the first planar shape of the first convex portion and the second planar shape of the second convex portion, or the first height of the first convex portion is different from the second height of the second convex portion. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063003 | Upper Corner Cabinet - An upper corner cabinet includes front and rear frames separated from each other, first and second lateral panels each extending from the front frame to the rear frame and including an end pivotally joined to the front frame and another end joined to the rear frame and being foldable, a bottom panel selectively abutted against the front and rear frames and the first and second lateral panels, and a top panel selectively positioned above the bottom panel and abutted against the front and rear frames and the first and second lateral panels. Moreover, the upper corner cabinet is operable in an extended position and a collapsed position and able to be changed therebetween without the aid of a tool. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063004 | WATERPROOF CASE - A protective case for an electronic device includes a main housing and a lid. The main housing and lid are removably joined to define an air and water tight volume receiving an electronic device. Air trapped within the protective case transfers acoustic energy from a sound source within the case to at least one membrane wherein the membrane vibrates in response to an air pressure differential transmitting sound to an exterior of the case. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063005 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a rear panel and a blocking board. The rear panel comprises a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface. A through opening is defined in the rear panel. The blocking board comprises a main body, a first flange and a second flange opposite to the first flange. A first stopping piece is extends from the first flange. A second stopping piece is extended from the second flange. A latch portion is located on the first flange. A first protrusion is located on the second flange. The latch portion and the second protrusion extend through the through opening by being elastically deformed, the latch portion and the second protrusion abut on the front surface, and the first stopping piece and the second stopping piece abut on the back surface. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063006 | ENCLOSURE HAVING DETACHABLE PANEL ASSEMBLY - A panel assembly includes a panel, a first mounting part and a second mounting part. The first mounting part and the second mounting part each include buckling pieces. Part of buckling pieces are moveable mounted on the first mounting part for mounting the first mounting part on a side of a cabinet. The another buckling pieces are immovable mounted on the second mounting part for mounting the second mounting part on an opposite side of the cabinet. When the buckling pieces of the first mounting part are in a free state, the buckling pieces of the first mounting part are attached on the other one of the two opposite sidewalls of the cabinet. When the buckling pieces of the first mounting part are pushed to move towards the second mounting part, the first mounting part are detached from the other one of the two opposite sidewalls of the cabinet. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063007 | Multi-Purpose, Adjustable and Nestable Voting Booth - The instant invention is a multi-purpose, adjustable voting booth adapted to provide a single structure which is can be used as a standard sized voting booth as well as a voting booth that is usable by wheel chair bound individuals. The voting booth in accordance with the instant invention therefore, provides for a privacy booth that can be adjusted in a vertical, angular, or combination, manner. The voting booth is also adapted to be nestable with like shaped voting booths therefore eliminating the need for excessive storage. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063008 | ACCESS MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSKS AND OTHER ENCLOSURES - Systems and associated methods for monitoring and/or controlling access to interior portions of consumer-operated kiosks and other enclosures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a consumer-operated kiosk includes an enclosure having a door movable between a closed position that prevents access to the enclosure and an open position that permits access to the enclosure. In this embodiment, an identifier, such as an RFID transponder or tag, is mounted to one of the enclosure or the door, and a reader, such as an RFID reader, is mounted to the other of the enclosure or the door. When the door is closed, the reader detects the identifier. Conversely, when the door moves away form the closed position, the reader ceases to detect the identifier and can generate/send a signal indicating that the door is open. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063009 | INTERACTIVE FURNITURE DEVICE - We disclose interactive furniture having a solid translucent surface that produces a light or sound output in response to a signal generated from an external stimulus. Preferably, at least a portion of the solid surface lights up when touched, and remains lit as programmed. The device is particularly useful in public spaces, such as restaurants, museums, and waiting rooms and has developmental and entertainment value. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063010 | Lower Corner Cabinet - A lower corner cabinet includes front and rear frames, front panel, first and second lateral panels, and a door panel. The rear frame is separated from the front frame. The front panel extends from the front frame. The first lateral panel includes an end pivotally joined to the front frame and another end pivotally joined to the rear frame and is foldable. The second lateral panel includes an end pivotally joined to the front panel and another end pivotally joined to the rear frame and is foldable. The bottom panel is selectively abutted against the front and rear frames and the first and second lateral panels and pivotally movable. The door panel extends from the front panel to the front frame. Moreover, the lower corner cabinet is operable in an extended position and a collapsed position and able to be changed therebetween without the aid of a tool. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063011 | CONSUMER APPLIANCE SUCH AS DISHWASHER WITH SOFT OPEN DOOR MECHANISM - A consumer appliance has a soft open door mechanism. The mechanism may include a damping device with a first end mounted to the cabinet and a second end mounted so as to move with the door. The damping device includes a partial fill damper activatable by an opening movement of the door toward the horizontal position to provide an opposing force to slow the door motion. The damper may be configured so as to initiate the opposing force only when the door has moved at least about 45 degrees from the upright position toward the horizontal position, and/or may be configured so that the damper includes a damping coefficient of about 200 to about 240 lb*s/ft. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063012 | DRAWER CART WITH IN-MOLD LABELS - A drawer cart with in-mold labels includes a cart and a plurality of drawers made by injection molding. Each drawer has a housing compartment opened upward and a display surface. The drawers are slidably mounted onto the cart with the display surfaces exposed outwards and can be partially drawn away from the cart to expose the housing compartment. The display surface contains an in-mold label formed during the injection molding. The in-mold label has patterns for indication and visual aesthetic, and also facilitating classification of goods held in the drawers. The patterns on the in-mold label can be designed differently in response to varying display surfaces and can be combined to form a whole pattern to enhance total design sense and meet use requirements. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063013 | Combination Drawer with Adjustable Dividing Function - A combination drawer includes a drawer body, at least one dividing unit mounted in the drawer body, and at least one retractable member slidably mounted on the dividing unit. Thus, the retractable member co-operates with the dividing unit to fit the length of the drawer body so that the total length of the retractable member and the dividing unit can be adjusted to fit the drawer body of different sizes, thereby enhancing the versatility of the combination drawer. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063014 | Combination Drawer with Adjustable Dividing Function - A combination drawer includes a drawer body, two support bars located at two opposite ends of the drawer body, at least one dividing unit mounted in the drawer body and disposed between the support bars, at least two upper retractable members retractably mounted on two opposite ends of the dividing unit and connected with the support bars respectively, and at least two lower retractable members retractably mounted on the two opposite ends of the dividing unit and each abutting an inner side of the drawer body. Thus, the lower retractable members are movable relative to the dividing unit to co-operate with the dividing unit so as to fit the length of the drawer body, such that the total length of the dividing unit and the lower retractable members can be adjusted to fit the drawer body of different sizes. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063015 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Junction Box in a Solid-State Light Apparatus - In one embodiment, the solid-state lighting apparatus includes a solid-state light source. The solid-state light source may include a first side and a second side opposite the first side, with the first side including at least one solid-state lighting element. The solid-state lighting apparatus may also include a junction box. The junction box may be positioned at least partially above the solid-state light source, proximate the second side of the solid-state light source. The solid-state lighting apparatus may further include a heat sink. The heat sink may be coupled to the junction box and thermally coupled to the solid-state light source. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063016 | MODIFIED SPECTRUM INCANDESCENT LAMP - There is herein described a lamp having a light-transmissive envelope, a tungsten-halogen capsule and a coating disposed on the surface of the light-transmissive envelope or doped in the light-transmissive material. The light-transmissive envelope may comprise a light-transmissive material. The tungsten-halogen capsule can be positioned inside the light-transmissive envelope. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063017 | SPARK PLUG INCLUDING ELECTRODES WITH LOW SWELLING RATE AND HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE - A spark plug ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063018 | DISCHARGE ELECTRODE ARRAY FOR THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL DEPOSITION - A discharge electrode array for a silicon-based thin film solar cell deposition chamber is provided, relating to solar cell technologies. The discharge electrode array includes a signal feed component having a rectangular-shaped end, a flat waist corresponding to a feed-in port located in a hallowed rectangular area on a center region of a cathode plate having a shielding cover, connecting a feed-in power supply signal by surface contact. The electrode array includes at least a set of cathode plates and an anode plate, with two cathode plates sharing or surrounding one anode plate. Uniform large area and stable discharge driven by the RF/VHF power supply signal can be achieved, and the standing wave and the skin effect can be effectively removed. The production efficiency can be improved and the cost can be reduced. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063019 | VACUUM WINDOW WITH EMBEDDED INFORMATION DISPLAY - Disclosed are a semiconductor apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor apparatus includes: forming a semiconductor chip on a semiconductor substrate; adhering a carrier wafer with a plurality of through holes onto the semiconductor chip; polishing the semiconductor substrate; forming a first via hole at the rear side of the polished semiconductor substrate; forming a first metal layer below the polished semiconductor substrate and at the first via hole; and removing the carrier wafer from the polished semiconductor substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063020 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light-emitting device and a diffusion member. The light-emitting device has a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 380 to 420 nm, a first phosphor that emits visible light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength region of 560 to 600 nm, a second phosphor that is excited by ultraviolet ray or short-wavelength visible light and emits visible light in complementary color relationship with the visible light emitted by the first phosphor, and a light-transmitting member that covers the plurality of light-emitting elements and contains the first phosphor and the second phosphor dispersed therein. The diffusion member diffuses at least a part of the light emitting from the light-emitting device. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063021 | PHOSPHORS AND VISIBLE AND UV LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES UTILIZING THE SAME - Disclosed is a phosphor having a formula of M(M′ | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063022 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Display - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a substrate; an organic light emitting element on the substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer covering the organic light emitting element; and a viewing angle compensation layer on the thin film encapsulation layer, wherein the viewing angle compensation layer corresponding to a pixel of the organic light emitting element has a plurality of sub-viewing angle compensation members. Accordingly, in the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment, the viewing angle compensation layer is disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer such that optical characteristic changes such as the luminance change and the color change according to the viewing angle may be minimized or reduced. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063023 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING QUANTUM DOTS - A composition is provided, including one or more quantum dots and at least one organic emitter. Further, a formulation including the composition, a use of the formulation and a device comprising the composition or formulation is provided. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063024 | GLASS-SEALED LED LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a glass-sealed LED lamp which includes a mounting substrate, an LED chip mounted on the mounting substrate, a glass sealing body, and a glass bonding portion bonding the LED chip to a portion of a lower surface side of the glass sealing body. A clearance between a lower surface of the glass sealing body and an upper surface of the mounting substrate side, which causes total reflection at an interface between the glass sealing body and the clearance, is formed outward of the portion of the lower surface side of the glass sealing body. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063025 | DISCHARGE TUBE - A discharge tube | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063026 | Towed Vehicle Light-Sensitive External Lighting Control Device - Disclosed is a towed vehicle electrical connector that operably routes onboard battery power within the vehicle to exterior lighting when disconnected from a towing vehicle and when ambient light conditions drop below a given threshold. The device comprises an electrical module connectable to a trailer lead vehicle electrical connector, wherein the module includes an electrical circuit to route onboard battery power into a relay and through the exterior lights and to ground. The relay is controlled by a light sensitive switch, which monitors ambient light and allows the battery to energize the trailer exterior lights. The device provides a trailer user with a twilight lighting system, which illuminates an area about the vehicle for increased security and low light visibility. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063027 | Switch sensing emergency lighting power supply - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that employ a control component and/or power source integrated in an LED based light source to control and/or power the LED light source wirelessly. In embodiments, the LED based light source may take the form of a standard light bulb that plugs into a standard lighting socket or fixture. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063028 | SURFACE FEED-IN ELECTRODES FOR DEPOSITION OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND SIGNAL FEED-IN METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a surface feed-in electrode structure for thin film solar cell deposition, relating to solar cell technologies. The surface feed-in electrode structure uses a signal feed-in component with a flat waist and a semicircular feed-in end to connect the signal feed-in port by surface contact. The signal feed-in port is located in a hallowed circular area of a center of the backside of a cathode plate, and feeds in an RF/VHF power supply signal. An anode plate is grounded. The cathode plate is insulated with a shielding cover, and a through-hole is configured on the shielding cover. The effects include that, by using the surface feed-in at the center of the electrode plate, the feeding line loss of single-point or multi-point feed-in configurations can be overcome. Uniform large area and stable discharge driven by the RF/VHF power supply signal can be achieved, and the standing wave and the skin effect can be effectively removed. The production efficiency can be improved and the cost can be reduced. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063029 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a charged particle beam apparatus, which can emit a stable electron beam, having high brightness and a narrow energy width. The charged particle beam apparatus comprises a field emission electron source, electrodes for applying an electric field to the field emission electron source, and a vacuum exhaust unit for keeping the pressure around the field emission electron source at 1×10 | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063030 | SCAVENGERS FOR REDUCING CONTAMINANTS IN LIQUID-FILLED LED BULBS - A liquid-cooled light emitting diode (LED) bulb which includes a base, a shell connected to the base forming an enclosed volume, and a plurality of LEDs attached to the base and disposed within the shell. The LED bulb also includes a volume of thermally-conductive liquid held within the enclosed volume. A scavenger element comprising a scavenger material is attached to the base and is exposed to the thermally-conductive liquid. The scavenger material is configured to capture contaminants in the thermally-conductive liquid. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063031 | Control Apparatus for a Circuit Arrangement for Operating a Light Source, as well as a System Comprising a Circuit Arrangement and a Circuit Arrangement, as well as a Method for Operating a Light Source - A control apparatus for at least one circuit arrangement for operating fluorescent lamps and LEDs. Switching can occur between operation of the fluorescent lamps and LEDs via a control input. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063032 | INDUCTION LAMP CONNECTED LIGHT NODE - A ballast system regulates the supply of power to an illuminant. The ballast system has a controller coupled to a power converter. The controller has a processor and a memory communicatively coupled with a bus. The memory comprising a lighting control system, and the processor is configured to execute the lighting control system to cause the power converter to increase or decrease power supplied to an illuminant. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063033 | DRIVING MODES FOR LIGHT CIRCUITS - Driver circuits ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063034 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting system according to embodiments includes a first light source, a second light source, a first lighting circuit, a second lighting circuit, a first optical sensor; and a control circuit. The first light source is configured to emit light a half-value width of which is 100 nm or more. The second light source is configured to emit light the half-value width of which is less than 100 nm. The first lighting circuit is configured to light the first light source. The second lighting circuit is configured to light the second light source. The control circuit is configured to perform a lighting control of the first lighting circuit on the basis of a detection value of the first sensor, and perform a lighting control of the second lighting circuit on the basis of a value which is predetermined when operating the first sensor. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063035 | DIMMABLE LED LIGHT FIXTURE HAVING ADJUSTABLE COLOR TEMPERATURE - Electronic circuitry for color-mixing in an LED light fixture during AC power dimming is disclosed to achieve adjustable color temperature. According to one embodiment, a dimmable LED light fixture has first, second, and third LED light sources, the first and second LED light sources producing white light, the third LED light source producing colored light, the LED driver configured to power the LED light sources by providing a single-channel variable-DC current source having two output terminals, and a current regulator for maintaining the current in the third LED light source path substantially constant as the LED driver output current is decreased when the AC power is reduced by the dimmer module, thereby altering the color of the light produced by the combination of the LED light sources. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063036 | CIRCUIT FOR ELIMINATING THRESHOLD VOLTAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BACKLIGHT LED STRINGS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - The circuit eliminating threshold voltage differences between backlight LED strings includes a voltage supply input, a number of first switching units, and a number of LED strings. The LED strings are connected to each other in parallel, and one end of each LED string is connected to the voltage supply input and the other end thereof is connected to the corresponding first switching unit. The constant current controller includes a constant current source for supplying a constant current to each LED string, a current detector for detecting a working current of each LED string, a comparator for comparing the working current of each LED string and the constant current, and outputting a comparing result, and a square wave generator for outputting driving signals of different frequencies each which is capable of driving the corresponding LED string to work at the corresponding frequency. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063037 | Electronic Ballast for a High Intesity Discharge Lamp - An electronic ballast includes a power factor corrector having an input side for receiving an AC input voltage from a voltage source, and including first and second power switches connected in series across an output side. Each of the first and second power switches is operable based on a corresponding one of a first and second control signals in one of an ON-state and an OFF-state. The power factor corrector is operable to output at the output side a boosted DC voltage output corresponding to the AC input voltage in response to operation of the first and second power switches. A buck circuit receives the boosted DC voltage output from the power factor, and is operable based on the boosted DC voltage output to output an AC voltage output in the form of an AC square wave signal to a high intensity discharge lamp. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063038 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus including: a power supply circuit which outputs a DC power obtained by rectifying an AC voltage and stepping up the rectified voltage; a light source unit having semiconductor light emitting elements turned on by the DC power; and a housing formed of a conductive material that is grounded through a ground path and on which the power supply circuit and the light source unit are mounted. When one of power feed lines is cut off, the light emitting elements are supplied with an AC power from an AC power source through the ground path and a stray capacitance formed between the light source unit and the housing, and a forward voltage of the light emitting elements has a light emission level hardly recognizable. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063039 | ISOLATED FLYBACK CONVERTER FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVER - An isolated flyback converter for an LED driver may include: (1) A snubber circuit configured to be connected to the primary side of a transformer. (2) A switching unit configured to have a source terminal and a drain terminal and configured to be turned on or off. (3) A control unit configured to detect a first input signal proportional to a fluctuation in the power supply voltage, detect a second input signal when the switching unit is turned off, generate a signal inversely proportional to the maximum value of the first input signal and multiply the generated signal to the second input signal, and control a peak current of the switching unit to be proportional to the multiplication result of the signal inversely proportional to the maximum value of the first input signal and the second input signal such that a secondary-side current of the transformer is maintained constant. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063040 | LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT DRIVING CIRCUIT AND RELATED PIXEL CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS - A pixel circuit related to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is provided. When signals having appropriate operating waveforms are supplied, the circuit configuration (6T1C) of the pixel circuit keeps a current flowing through an OLED unchanged when the Vth shift of the TFT for driving the OLED changes and eases the impact of a power supply voltage Vdd on the current. Thereby, the luminance uniformity of an OLED display adopting the OLED pixel circuit is greatly improved. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063041 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a transistor, a light-emitting element, a first wiring, a driver circuit having a function of controlling the potential of the first wiring, a second wiring, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. One of a source and a drain of the transistor is connected to the light-emitting element. With this structure, voltage applied between the source and the gate of the transistor can be corrected in anticipation of variations in threshold voltage, so that the current supplied to the light-emitting element can be corrected. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063042 | Wireless lighting control system - A lighting device includes a DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, and two or more LEDs comprising at least a first color LED and a second color LED electrically connected to the LED current control circuit. The LED current control circuit provides an on/off signal having a cycle time to each LED in response to one or more control signals received from the controller/processor such that the two or more LEDs produce a blended light having a specified color based on how long each LED is turned ON and/or OFF during the cycle time. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063043 | VOLTAGE RECTIFIER - A voltage rectifying unit may comprise a first and a second charging unit connected in parallel. The charging units may each comprise a first rectifying diode and a second rectifying diode connected in series. A third and a fourth rectifying diode may be connected in series between the first and the second rectifying diodes and may have a first connecting node therebetween. A first capacitor and a second capacitor may be connected in series between the first and the second rectifying diodes and in parallel with the third and fourth rectifying diodes, and may have a second connecting node therebetween. The nodes of the charging units may be connected to an AC input wave form wherein the voltage rectifying unit may be configured to provide a continuously positive wave form to at least one load connected thereto. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063044 | LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An LED illumination system includes a DC power supply, at least two LED illumination lamp sets and at least two power circuits corresponding to the LED illumination lamp sets. The DC power supply provides sufficient electric power for the LED illumination lamp sets and is connected to the LED illumination lamp sets via the power circuits. The invention supplies electric power required by the LED illumination lamp sets via a single DC power supply without an extra DC power supply, hence the cost is lower. Moreover, the DC power supply is located remote from the LED illumination lamp sets, hence high temperature generated by the DC power supply does not affect lighting and lifespan of the LED illumination lamp sets. The hazard of electric shock by inadvertently touching the AC power source while replacing lamps in the LED illumination lamp sets can also be avoided to improve safety. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063045 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting system according to embodiments includes a first light source, a second light source, a first lighting circuit, a second lighting circuit, a signal input unit, and a control circuit. The first light source has a predetermined color temperature. The second light source has a color temperature which is different from that of the first light source. The first lighting circuit lights the first light source. The second lighting circuit lights the second light source. The signal input unit receives an external signal. The control circuit includes a first light source lighting control cycle which performs a predetermined lighting control of the first light source, and a second light source lighting control cycle which performs a predetermined lighting control of the second light source, controls the first and second lighting circuits so as to start the lighting control. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063046 | CONFIGURATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A PRESENCE DETECTION SENSOR - A configuration unit ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063047 | Load Control Device for a Light-Emitting Diode Light Source - An LED driver for controlling the intensity of an LED light source includes a power converter circuit for generating a DC bus voltage, an LED drive circuit for receiving the bus voltage and controlling a load current through, and thus the intensity of, the LED light source, and a controller operatively coupled to the power converter circuit and the LED drive circuit. The LED drive circuit comprises a controllable-impedance circuit adapted to be coupled in series with the LED light source. The controller adjusts the magnitude of the bus voltage to a target bus voltage and generates a drive signal for controlling the controllable-impedance circuit. To adjust the intensity of the LED light source, the controller controls both the magnitude of the load current and the magnitude of the regulator voltage. The controller controls the magnitude of the regulator voltage by simultaneously maintaining the magnitude of the drive signal constant and adjusting the target bus voltage. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063048 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE WHICH SUPPORTS SELF ALIGNMENT OF LIQUID DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS - An improved two layer electrode structure is fabricated on a surface. According to one aspect of the invention, the first layer of the electrode structure is designed to provide electrical contact to a fluid electronic material and the second layer of the electrode structure is formed so as to constrain the fluid electronic material in a precise pattern. Alternatively, the second layer of the two-layer electrode structure includes a low surface energy material to further assist in constraining the fluid electronic material to the desired pattern. In another alternative, the first layer of the electrode structure includes a transparent electrode material, that is coupled to an electro-optical device. The second layer of this electrode structure includes a high conductivity material that is coupled to the first layer of the electrode structure in an area not directly over the electro-optical device to improve the conductivity of the transparent electrode structure. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063049 | Ballast module for light fixtures - A light fixture having a construction enabling on/off operation with a wall-mounted switch in a circuit by itself or with other fixtures and to be upgraded in “plug and play” fashion to operate independently of other fixtures in the circuit or for stepped dimming. Modular construction provides safety and ease of maintenance in that ballasts are replaced without exposure to internal wiring and provides temperature management by isolating temperature-sensitive components from high temperatures while placing the lamps in an enclosure in which temperature is contained to operate efficiently. If passive thermal management is not enough to maximize operating efficiency and/or service life, the fixture is upgradeable in plug and play fashion to active thermal management. Ballast modules can be equipped with a microcontroller for collecting operational data that is harvested and used to optimize switching to evenly age lamps and electronics or determine energy consumption. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063050 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING UNIT, AND LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE PANEL - An electronic device capable of displaying a light pattern in a section of a surface by turning on a light source includes: the light source; a first light-transmissive colored layer provided on the surface and having reflectance and transmittance that peak in a wavelength range of light of a first color; and a second light-transmissive colored layer provided on a path of light that is emitted from the light source and reaches the first light-transmissive colored layer, the second light-transmissive colored layer having transmittance that peaks in a wavelength range of light of a second color different from the first color. The second light-transmissive colored layer has light transmission characteristics adjusted such that light of a desired color exits the section of the surface where the light emitted from the light source reaches when the light source is turned on. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063051 | Power Tool with Light Unit - A power tool including a motor, light unit, and switch unit for selectively connecting the motor and light unit to a power source. A control module includes a controller coupled to a first electronic switch to control power delivery to the motor based on a position of the switch unit, and to a second electronic switch to control power delivery to the light source based on a position of the switch unit. A timer is configured to keep the light unit illuminated for a predetermined amount of time after the switch unit has been activated or deactivated. The control module also includes a boot circuit with a semiconductor switch that continues to deliver power to the controller and to the light unit when the switch unit is deactivated subsequent to being activated, to enable the light unit to remain illuminated after the switch unit has been deactivated. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063052 | INTERLEAVING MULTI-ENERGY X-RAY ENERGY OPERATION OF A STANDING WAVE LINEAR ACCELERATOR - The disclosure relates to systems and methods for interleaving operation of a standing wave linear accelerator (LINAC) for use in providing electrons of at least two different energy ranges, which can be contacted with x-ray targets to generate x-rays of at least two different energy ranges. The LINAC can be operated to output electrons at different energies by varying the power of the electromagnetic wave input to the LINAC, or by using a detunable side cavity which includes an activatable window. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063053 | SECURING APPARATUS FOR FURNITURE DRIVE - Securing apparatus for at least one electrical furniture drive of a movable furniture part, wherein the securing apparatus prevents the simultaneous opening of moveable furniture parts which are at risk of colliding, wherein the securing apparatus has at least two—preferably three—control connections to which signal lines of sensors of movable furniture parts and/or signal lines of the at least one electrical furniture drive can be detachably fastened, wherein the actuation of the at least one electrical furniture drive of the moveable furniture part can be prevented when there is a risk of it colliding with a further moveable furniture part—which has been moved out of its closed position—by the configuration of the control connections. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063054 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR VIBRATION-TYPE ACTUATOR - A driving apparatus for a vibration-type actuator that applies an AC voltage to an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and generates a driving force between a vibration member and a movable member includes a voltage amplitude command unit configured to instruct an amplitude of the AC voltage, a pulse width command unit configured to monotonically increase a pulse width command and a change rate of the pulse width command according to an increase in a voltage amplitude command, and output a pulse width command, and a pulse signal generation unit configured, when a pulse signal that directly or indirectly generates the AC voltage is generated at the same frequency as the AC voltage to apply the AC voltage to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, to generate a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to the pulse width command based on the pulse width command. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063055 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE - In a drive device for a railway vehicle, in which regeneration braking force is increased by adding the output voltage of a voltage adjustment device to a DC power source voltage, operation of the current control device is started prior to the start of the power running operation or the regeneration operation of the inverter device, and the operation of the current control device is stopped later than the stopping of the power running operation or the regeneration operation of the inverter device. Thereby, the current control device is surely operated at least during the operation period of the inverter device, so that the output voltage of the voltage adjustment device is adjusted by the current control device, to thereby prevent the over-discharge of the energy storage device at the time of power running operation or the overcharge of the energy storage device at the time of regeneration operation. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063056 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY MACHIINE - An estimation section estimates a time period required for a norm of a difference vector between a current flowing to a motor/generator and a command current to attain a threshold level r in each switching mode provisionally set by a mode setting section. A mode determination section determines the switching mode of the longest required time period to be a final switching mode. A drive section controls an inverter to operate in the switching mode determined by the mode switching section. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063057 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY MACHINE - An estimation section calculates estimated currents corresponding to switching modes, which are provisionally set by a mode setting section. A mode determination section determines one of modes, which has a smallest difference between the estimated currents and command currents, to be a final switching mode. A drive section drives an inverter in the switching mode determined by the determination section. The estimation section uses transient-state inductances as coefficients of time differentiation of currents in voltage equations used for estimation of the estimated currents. These are different from steady-state inductances, which are coefficients of multiplication of currents and electric angular velocity. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063058 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLLER AND ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A controller | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063059 | DRIVER HAVING DEAD-TIME COMPENSATION FUNCTION - Proposed is a driver having dead-time compensation function. The driver having dead-time compensation function generates an output voltage according to a voltage command and a frequency command. The driver includes an inverter, an output current detector and a control unit. The inverter receives a DC voltage and operates with a pulse width modulation mode so that the driver outputs the output voltage and an output current. The output current detector detects the current value of the output current to generate a output current detecting signal. The control unit outputs a switching control signal to inverter according to the voltage command and the frequency command. The control unit corrects a reference command according to dead-time and the output current detecting signal related to the output current so that amplitude and waveform smoothness of the output voltage and the output current are compensated. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063060 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A THREE-PHASE BRUSHLESS DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR - A method and a control device operate a three-phase brushless direct current motor with phase windings that are fed by an inverter connected to a voltage source having a high potential and a low potential. The semiconductor switches of the inverter are arranged in a bridge circuit and are controlled such that current always flows through two phase windings during motor operation. The motor is operated with normal commutation when the rotational speed is greater than or equal to a minimum rotational speed, wherein the angles are shifted by 60°. During start-up operation, up to the minimum rotational speed, a high-potential-side commutation angle of a phase winding is shifted toward a low-potential-side commutation angle of the phase winding by an angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 60° with respect to the normal commutation. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130063061 | MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - A motor drive apparatus drives a motor generator using electric power provided from a DC power supply. The motor generator rotates a rotor provided with a permanent magnet using a current magnetic field generated by passing a drive current through a coil of a stator. The motor drive apparatus includes an inverter configured to convert DC electric power provided from the DC power supply into AC electric power for driving the motor generator. An ECU of the motor drive apparatus controls the inverter such that an offset current is superimposed on at least one phase of the coil of the stator and a temperature of the permanent magnet provided at the rotor is raised. | 2013-03-14 |
