16th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110089749 | VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH GALVANIC ISOLATION - Exemplary embodiments include a product and a method of galvanically isolating an outer wheel portion from a wheel hub. A center wheel portion may comprise a less galvanically active material than the outer wheel portion and may be attached to the outer wheel portion with an interlock. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089750 | OPTIMAL THERMAL PROPERTIES IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKING COMPOSITE CLINCHER OR TUBULAR TIRE BICYCLE WHEEL RIM - A fiber reinforced plastic bicycle wheel rim is formed of six segments per side and formed in a section having precisely formed, machinable brake surfaces and preferably combining inner high modulus fiber reinforced plastic lamination as a main structural body and an outer lamination of improved frictional coefficient materials at the braking surfaces. The main structural body with overlapped individual sheets of unidirectional fiber reinforced plastic, having crossing fibers, in segments, and continuous unidirectional fiber bundles in areas of concentrated load, enables strong, light wheels for sew up or clincher tires to be formed. Because of the unique thermodynamic properties of a clincher bicycle wheel rim, an all-composite rim formed with an epoxy matrix with a Tg of 350 or greater is advantageous. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089751 | COMPOSITE RIM AND A WHEEL HAVING SUCH RIM - A cycle rim that includes a metallic profile element, a covering made of composite material and including fibers embedded in a first matrix that covers the metallic profile element, at least over a portion thereof, and further including a spacer which is inserted between the profile element and the covering. The metallic profile element includes at least two sidewalls connected by a bridge, the covering including at least two flanks, each of the flanks covering one of the sidewalls, and the spacer is inserted between each of the sidewalls and the flank which covers it. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089752 | Electronically Controlled Brake Apparatus for Tractors - An electronically controlled brake apparatus ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089753 | HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMP - The invention relates to a hydraulic piston pump, particularly for a slip-controllable vehicle braking system. A piston pump according to the invention includes a hydraulically permanently permeable stopper, the throughflow of which is carried out as a function of the pressure in an outflow channel of the piston pump. A pressure medium flow only takes place if the pressure level in the outflow channel has exceeded a threshold value. The latter takes place, for example, if the kinematic viscosity of the flowing pressure medium decreases due to low ambient temperatures, or if a throughflow of the outflow channel is obstructed. By means of the proposed solution, excess pressure increases in the interior of the piston pump can be avoided, and the resulting loads for the pressurized pump components and the drive can be reduced. Otherwise, the operating behavior of the piston pump according to the invention corresponds to that of a known piston pump. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089754 | BRAKE AUXILIARY SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC CAR - The invention discloses a brake auxiliary system having a vacuum container, which comprises an auxiliary power supply, a vacuum pump, a vacuum booster and a vacuum container, wherein the vacuum container and the vacuum booster are both connected with the vacuum pump which supplied power by the auxiliary power supply, a pressure detector and a delay control switch are disposed on the vacuum container, keeping the vacuum degree in the vacuum container within a certain range. The vacuum container of the present invention makes the vacuum pump enable to work intermittently, avoiding frequent start of the vacuum pump when brake and also extending the life of the brake. Because of the pressure detector and the delay control switch, the vacuum inside the vacuum container is kept stable, and the efficiency of vacuum booster is ensured. The invention has low cost, simple and reliable structure, it is green and energy-saving, and it can reduce the energy consumption of the electric car auxiliary power supply and increase the driving miles. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089755 | TRAIN BRAKING DEVICE - To provide a train braking device including a controller that controls a brake cylinder pressure acting on a brake cylinder based on a service brake command or an emergency brake command, the train braking device includes a supply valve for supplying compressed air to the brake cylinder and an exhaust valve for adjusting a pressure of the supplied compressed air. The controller includes an electromagnetic-valve drive circuit, which includes a first switch circuit that a first switch for slide control is connected in parallel to ends of a serially connected circuit of a first switch for emergency brake and a first switch for service brake control with its one end being connected to a circuit power supply and the other end being connected to the supply valve, and a second switch circuit that a second switch for slide control is connected in parallel to ends of a serially connected circuit of a second switch for emergency brake and a second switch for service brake control with its one end being connected to the first switch circuit and the other end being connected to the exhaust valve. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089756 | BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake hydraulic pressure control device includes: a normally open linear solenoid valve configured to adjust a valve closing force depending on an power supply amount; a normally closed solenoid valve; and a controller configured to control switching of a hydraulic pressure within the wheel brake between a pressure increasing state, a pressure holding state, or a pressure reducing state, wherein: when shifting to the pressure increasing state from the pressure reducing state or the pressure holding state is made, the controller controls the power supply amount so that increasing is made at a first gradient up to a turning point target hydraulic pressure, and increasing is made at a second gradient gentler than the first gradient from the turning point target hydraulic pressure up to the end of the increasing; and the controller determines the turning point target hydraulic pressure. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089757 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR PANELS FOR EMERGENCY TRAILER USE - A method for generating electricity from solar power to an air handling unit or an electrical system of an emergency trailer relying on a photovoltaic panels ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089758 | Method for Allocating High Voltage Electrical Energy to Vehicle Systems During Propulsion - A method is disclosed that defines a protocol for distributing power to high voltage components when two conditions exist: they being when the vehicle is being propelled or operated and when the power requested of the power supply is less than what the power supply can provide. The method determines which high voltage components can receive reduced or intermittent voltage and still allow the vehicle to operate in a proper manner. Calibrations of the usage and energy loss are based on parameters that dictate how important it is that a particular high voltage component receives as much of its requested power as possible. The critical function components will be weighted differently than those less critical components. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089759 | Home Power Supply System - A power supply system is disclosed. The system comprises an AC power source from a power grid and a DC power source from an alternative power generation system. The alternative power generation system may comprise one or a plurality of solar systems. The system may also comprise one or a plurality of wind turbines. The AC power generated by a generator of the turbine is converted into the DC power by a device comprising a rectifier. There are two groups of electrical appliances connected to the system. The first group receives the AC power only and the second group receives the AC and/or the DC power supplies. The power supply system provides a means of supplying the electrical appliances the DC power with the higher priority and therefore minimizes power consumption from the power grid. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A POWER SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE POWER COMPONENTS - According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONVERSION AND REGULATION - Techniques are disclosed to control a power converter with multiple output voltages. One example regulated power converter includes a an energy transfer element coupled between a power converter input and first and second power converter outputs. A switch is coupled between the power converter input and the energy transfer element such that switching of the switch causes a first output voltage to be generated at the first power converter output and a second output voltage to be generated at the second power converter output. A current in the energy transfer element is coupled to increase when a voltage across the energy transfer element is a difference between an input voltage at the power converter input and the first output voltage. The current in the energy transfer element is coupled to decrease when the voltage across the energy transfer element is a sum of the first and second output voltages. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089762 | LOSSLESS SHORT-DURATION ELECTRICAL STORAGE MEANS FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position; and a capacitor coupled to the generator, the capacitor storing power generated by the generator. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089763 | Battery Energy Source Arrangement And Voltage Source Converter System - The invention relates to power networks, and in particular to a battery energy source arrangement and voltage source converter system in such network. The battery energy source arrangement includes battery energy storage, having one or more parallel-connected battery strings and a mechanism for connecting a voltage of the battery strings to a load. The battery energy source arrangement further includes battery string voltage adapter devices connected in series with respective ones of the one or more battery strings wherein the battery string voltage adapter devices are designed to handle only a fraction of the voltage handled by the battery strings. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089764 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING BATTERY POWER, POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PORTABLE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for controlling batteries, a power control apparatus, and a portable device using the same are provided. Based on a connection status of a main battery and an auxiliary battery and the relative magnitudes of voltage of the main battery and the auxiliary battery, supplying of electric power from the main battery or an integrated power source integrating the main battery voltage with the auxiliary battery voltage, recharging of the main battery and the auxiliary battery respectively or simultaneously, and the connection between the main battery and the auxiliary battery when the portable device is turned off are controlled so that electric power of the portable device using a plurality of batteries can be effectively supplied. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089765 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A power converting apparatus includes a first inverter circuit including a high-voltage first DC voltage source and operated at a low frequency using Si IGBTs having a high withstand voltage exceeding 1000 V and a second inverter circuit including a low-voltage capacitor operated by high-frequency PWM using SiC MOSFETs having a low withstand voltage, wherein an AC side of the first inverter circuit is connected in series to an AC side of the second inverter circuit. The power converting apparatus outputs AC power having a prescribed voltage waveform obtained from the sum of voltages generated by the first and second inverter circuits. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089766 | Apparatus for phase rotation for a three-phase AC circuit - An apparatus for power conversion. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of AC power sources, wherein each AC power source in the plurality of AC power sources has a phase rotation circuit coupled to a DC/AC inverter for converting DC input power to AC output power, wherein (i) a first phase rotation circuit has first three phase output terminals coupled to second three phase input terminals of a second phase rotation circuit; (ii) the second phase rotation circuit has second three phase output terminals coupled to third three phase input terminals of a third phase rotation circuit; and (iii) the third phase rotation circuit has third three phase output terminals coupled to either fourth three phase input terminals of a fourth phase rotation circuit or to a commercial power grid. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089767 | ARRANGEMENT RELATED TO OFFSHORE CABLE SYSTEM - A method for measuring a capacitance using a capacitance meter. The capacitance meter includes an AC power source with a controllable frequency which is fed to a capacitor to measure its capacitance. A first measurement of the capacitance is performed by the capacitance meter using a first frequency. When the first measurement of the capacitance indicates the capacitance is below a threshold capacitance a lower capacitance measurement is performed in the capacitance meter, using a second measurement of the capacitance using a second frequency. When the first measurement of the capacitance indicates the capacitance is above a threshold capacitance, a higher capacitance measurement is performed in the capacitance meter, using a second measurement of the capacitance using a third frequency, the third frequency being lower than the second frequency. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089768 | WORKSURFACE POWER TRANSFER - A power transfer system ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089769 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD - A wireless power transmission device, a wireless power transmission control device, and a wireless power transmission method are provided. A coupling frequency between a source resonator and a target resonator is determined A transmission frequency is controlled such that power is transmitted from the source resonator to the target resonator at the coupling frequency. Therefore, it is possible to maintain a high power transmission efficiency without using an additional matching circuit even when a distance between the source resonator and the target resonator is changed. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089770 | SELF POWER-ACQUIRING QUICK-RESPONSIVE CONTROLLABLE REACTOR - This invention relates to a self power-acquiring quickly responsive controllable reactor whose coil of the main body portion contains a control winding ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089771 | MOTORIZED STAGE - A stage comprising a first translation platform having a first axis of motion, and a second translation platform having a second axis of motion, a first linear drive motor for driving the first translation platform in the first axis of motion, and a second linear drive motor for driving the second translation platform in the second axis of motion, wherein each linear drive motor further comprises a coil assembly enclosing a rod stator, and wherein the coil assembly is fixed and the rod stator is movable within the coil assembly. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089772 | FLAT LINEAR VIBRATING MOTOR - A flat linear vibrating motor includes a cover, a base forming a receiving cavity together with the cover, a coil fixed on the base, an elastic member coupled to the base, a vibrator suspended in the cavity by the elastic member. The elastic member includes a mounting section couple to the base, an arm extending from the mounting section, a free end extending from the arm, and a binder. The binder includes two plates for clamping the vibrator and a coupling section coupling the two plates for positioning the free end between the vibrator and the coupling section. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089773 | LINEAR VIBRATION GENERATOR - A linear vibration generator is disclosed. The linear vibration generator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a stationary part, which has a polygonal-prism-shaped coil and in which the polygonal-prism-shaped coil induces a magnetic field by having an electric current supplied, a vibrating part, which has a polygonal-prism-shaped magnet and in which a portion of the polygonal-prism-shaped magnet is inserted into the coil, an elastic member, which is coupled to the stationary part and elastically supports the vibrating part such that the vibrating part can move linearly, and a lubricating band, which is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the magnet. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089774 | TRANSVERSE FLUX MOTOR WITH INTEGRAL COOLING - A transverse flux, switched reluctance motor includes a stator, a rotor mounted for rotation relative to the stator about an axis, and a plurality of phased coils. The stator and rotor are spaced apart from each other by a gap and a first phased coil is positioned to extend at least partially across the gap. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089775 | Parallel Magnetic Circuit Motor - A parallel magnetic circuit motor includes a rotor without magnets and a stator with magnets. The rotor, stator and windings are configured to produce unidirectional current and torque with electrically independent phases. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089776 | STEPPING MOTOR - A stepping motor includes: a cylindrical rotor assembly disposed around the rotation axis; a stator assembly including two stator units disposed around the rotor assembly and axially coupled to each other; and a terminal structure disposed at the axial center of the outer circumference of the stator assembly. The terminal structure includes: a terminal block cluster composed of four terminal blocks; and four terminals fixed respectively to the four terminal blocks. The four terminals each include: an internal connection portion to which one of two wire ends of the winding is connected; and an external connection portion which is disposed substantially parallel to the internal connection portion and which is connected to a driving circuit disposed externally. The four terminals are arranged in a line along a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis, and the internal connection portion and the external connection portion are aligned along the rotation axis. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089777 | THERMALLY MANAGEABLE SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - An assembly is provided that includes a thermally manageable system. The system includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment has one or both of an outward facing surface that defines a plurality of channels, and an inward facing surface that defines a plurality of apertures, extending axially along the first segment. The plurality of channels (or apertures) defines at least a portion of a flow path. The third segment has a fluid ingress and an egress, each connected to respective ones of the plurality of channels or the plurality of apertures. The first, second, and third segments are capable of being secured to form a rotatable shaft that is subjectable to a thermal load, and the flow path is configured to direct a flow of fluid to manage or control the thermal load to which the rotatable shaft is subject. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089778 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A motor assembly comprising a motor unit having a first end and a second end and being couplable adjacent the first end of the motor unit to an external electrical device, the motor unit comprising at least one motor winding extending between the first and second ends and an electrical return path extending from the second end to the first end, the electrical return path being in electrical contact at the first end with an electrical connector for supplying impressed secondary power to the external electrical device, wherein the first end of the motor unit is provided with means for coupling a power source to the motor winding and the second end of the motor unit is provided with means to electrically couple the motor winding to the electrical return path. Also provided is a motor comprising a motor winding having a first end and a second end and an incomplete number of winding turns between the first and second ends, and an electrical return path for passing a current through the motor, the motor winding and the electrical return path being discontinuous. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089779 | SYNCHRONOUS GENERATING MACHINE WITH RECTIFIER SNUBBER CIRCUIT - A machine for generating electricity has an exciter rotor with a plurality of coils, and is associated with a shaft to be driven by a source of rotation. A diode bridge is connected downstream of the exciter rotor to provide a rectifier for an AC current generated by rotation of the exciter rotor. The diode bridge rectifies the AC generated current into DC current, which is passed downstream to windings for a main rotor. A snubber circuit is positioned intermediate said rectifier and said main rotor, said snubber circuit including both a resistor and a capacitor. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089780 | MAGNETIC BEARING WITH HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR ELEMENTS - A magnetic bearing with high-temperature superconductor elements which has a stator and a rotor, which is held such that it can rotate with respect to the stator and is mounted in an axially and radially self-regulating manner in the stator. A body of a Type-2 superconductor, in particular a high-temperature superconductor, is provided on the rotor. The stator has a coil of a superconducting material. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089781 | ROTOR FOR MOTOR AND MOTOR - A rotor for motor may include a rotation shaft, a permanent magnet structured in a tube-like shape and fixed to an outer peripheral side of the rotation shaft, and a sleeve which is structured in a tube-like shape, disposed between an outer peripheral face of the rotation shaft and an inner peripheral face of the permanent magnet, and press-fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral face of the rotation shaft. The sleeve is retreated from an end part of the permanent magnet on one side in an axial direction to the other side in the axial direction so that a first ring-shaped recessed part is formed between the rotation shaft and the permanent magnet and the rotation shaft and the permanent magnet are fixed to each other with a first adhesive in the first ring-shaped recessed part. The rotor may be applied to a motor, preferably to a stepping motor. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089782 | ROTOR FOR ELETROMOTOR USING PERMANENT MAGNETS - A rotor for an electromotor using permanent magnets is provided. The rotor may include one or more C-type permanent magnets, a core, and a rotor shaft. Each of the one or more C-type permanent magnets may have a C shape and provide magnetic force. The core may be of a cylindrical shape and have the one or more C-type permanent magnets coupled thereto with different magnetic poles. An aperture | 2011-04-21 |
20110089783 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - The present invention relates to a high-efficiency permanent magnet motor driven by a direct current (DC) without alternation, with the motor generating a high-efficiency kinetic energy synthesized from active energy of a stator and passive energy of a rotator, comprising: a stator comprising a coil distributively wound radially around a circular planar PCB, creating a magnetic field on both sides of the stator located at the center of two rotators; and a rotor comprising two circular planar permanent magnets with a corresponding size to the magnetic field of the stator, with the magnet having both faces magnetized arranged such that the magnetized faces of the magnets and the magnetic fields on both sides of the stator facing each other have the same polarity. Constant power is provided when DC power is applied to the coil of the stator, the rotor rotates, in the absence of an AC. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089784 | HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE - A heat exchanger device includes a body and at least one channel located in the body, through which a heat exchange fluid is adapted to be guided, thereby providing heat transfer per unit area between the heat exchange fluid and the material of the body, wherein the body has a material composition and/or dimensions such that the amount of heat transfer per unit area between the heat exchange fluid and the material of the body is essentially constant along the direction of the channel. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089785 | MICROMECHANICAL RESONATOR WITH ENLARGED PORTION - An apparatus with a micromechanical acoustic resonator formed on a substrate and enclosed in a cavity in the substrate. The resonator is partially suspended in the cavity. The resonator is shaped with a primary portion, and a first enlarged portion, where the primary portion is connected to the substrate, and the first enlarged portion is connected to one end of the primary portion. A capacitor connected in series to the resonator, and located external to the resonator cavity. The resonator is made of a compensating material and a piezoelectric material in between a first conductive film and a second conductive film. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089786 | ARRANGEMENT OF A PIEZOACOUSTIC RESONATOR ON AN ACOUSTIC MIRROR OF A SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ARRANGEMENT AND USE OF THE ARRANGEMENT - In an arrangement of at least one piezoacoustic resonator on a substrate surface, the resonator has an piezoelectric layer, an electrode and a further electrode arranged such that activation of the electrodes leads to a resonance oscillation, the substrate surface is formed by an acoustic mirror integrated in the substrate for acoustically insulating substrate and resonator, and with a resonance frequency evaluation device being connected to the electrodes by tracks being routed through a mirror opening. The acoustic mirror has a Bragg reflector having λ/4-thick layers of different acoustic impedance. The topmost layer is made of silicon dioxide acting as an insulation layer in the mirror opening for electrically insulating the conductor track and the electrically conductive Bragg reflector layers. The arrangement is used as a physical transducer of a device for detecting a substance of a fluid, in particular of a fluid in the form of a liquid (biosensor). | 2011-04-21 |
20110089787 | POLYMER ACTUATOR AND DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH POLYMER ACTUATOR - Provided is a polymer actuator including: an electrolyte layer; and a pair of electrodes provided on both surfaces of the electrolyte layer in the thickness direction, wherein the polymer actuator is deformed when a voltage is applied across the pair of electrodes, and wherein the polymer actuator includes a support portion and a deformation portion, and the gap between the electrodes in the support portion is larger than the gap between the electrodes in the deformation portion. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089788 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR, AND ACCELERATION SENSOR - A piezoelectric resonator element includes: a resonating arm extending in a first direction and cantilever-supported; a base portion cantilever-supporting the resonating arm; and an excitation electrode allowing the resonating arm to perform flexural vibration in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In the piezoelectric resonator element, the resonating arm includes an adjusting part adjusting rigidity with respect to a bend in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first and second directions. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089789 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A motor drive device comprises a motor, a gearbox mounted to the motor and a control module. The gearbox comprises a gearbox housing that has an opening facing the motor. The motor has a shaft that extends into the gearbox housing through the opening to drive a worm gear of the gearbox. The control module has a PCB mounted to the gearbox and most of the PCB is accommodated in the opening of the gearbox housing. The PCB extends in a plane substantially parallel to the shaft. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089790 | Refrigerator and method of manufacturing the same - A refrigerator and a method of manufacturing the same include a door that opens and closes a storage chamber. The door includes a frame, and a panel fixed to the frame. An end of the panel is supported by the frame on one or two sides thereof. Accordingly, manufacturing processes are simplified while the design of the refrigerator is optimized. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089791 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING BAMBOO APPEARANCE AND BAMBOO FILM STRUCTURE THEREOF - A bamboo film structure includes an adhesive layer made of glue based on PSB. A bamboo laminate sheet is stuck to a film layer directly by the adhesive layer, instead of being stuck to the nonwoven, fiber fabric and baking and polished in the conventional technique. The conventional bamboo laminate is difficult to process due to hardening, but the bamboo film structure in the invention overcomes the disadvantage and can be mass produced by the processes such as an in-mold decoration (IMD) and is attached to an electronic product to reduce working procedures and greatly decrease labor hour. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089792 | PORTABLE COMPUTER HOUSING - An aluminum housing and methods of fabrication are described. The computer housing being suitable for enclosing a computer assembly. The aluminum housing includes an aluminum structural support portion covered by a thermoplastic elastomer material. The aluminum is first textured and anodized before an adhesive film is applied to an unsealed anodized aluminum surface. The thermoplastic elastomer material is then overmolded onto the pre-bonded aluminum structural support to provide a protective layer that is pleasing to the eye and touch. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089793 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine which includes a lid assembly opening/closing a laundry entrance hole, wherein the lid assembly includes a lid frame and a lid inner coupled to an inside of the lid frame and having a hinge unit, is provided. The lid assembly may be easily assembled and maintain a secure coupling, thereby allowing for a reliable and stable washing machine. Further, the lid assembly may be easily opened or closed by the hinge unit, and this increases convenience. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089794 | SECURITY APPARATUS INCLUDING ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A security apparatus is disclosed. The security apparatus comprises an attachment device comprising a base. A locking head can be configured to secure to the base. The attachment device can be small and strong. The locking head can have a securing element and a locking component, associated with a housing. The locking head may be in a secured configuration upon a single motion or movement of the locking head. The locking head may contain one or more gate structures for securing to the attachment device. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089795 | Image forming apparatus - The image forming apparatus includes a cover member attached to and detached from a main body in a sliding manner, and achieves power transmission from the main body to driving elements of the cover member through an electronic clutch, thereby simplifying a power transmission structure and improving reliability. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089796 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR REFLECTIVE CABINET DOOR - A frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door includes at least two vertical strips, two transverse strips and one supporting strip; in particular to a frame co-extruded by rigid and soft plastic providing cushion and protect against slippage. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089797 | MULTI-MATERIAL CABINET - A strength-enhanced lightweight cabinet system that employs a combination of lightweight composite materials is disclosed. The materials employ a combination of different processes to create a lightweight cabinet system that is structurally sound and functional. In aspects, the combination utilizes two reaction injection molding processes, and one conventional injection molding process. One of the reaction injection molding processes is IVCR (Improved Vinyl Clad Rigid) while the other is T-RIM™. The combination of these materials and processes results in a cabinet system that reduces the weight considerably over a conventional steel and/or combination of steel and other materials that is used in heavy truck sleeper cabs today. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089798 | DRAWER ORGANIZER FOR DISPARATE HANDLED ITEMS - A drawer organizer is provided that includes a platform. The platform has a width, a first side, a second opposing side, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Grooves extend into the platform from the top surface. The grooves are adapted to receive a handle of a handled implement and allow the implement head to extend beyond the platform. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089799 | MODULAR CARDBOARD CONTAINER FOR OBJECTS REQUIRING EASY INSPECTION, CONSISTING OF A STACKABLE INTERCHANGEABLE HOLLOW PART OR "TUNNEL" AND AND A PULL-OUT DRAWER - A container made of bent cardboard and composed of a rectangular tunnel-shaped part in which a drawer is inserted, the drawer having longitudinal walls glued to their respective inner walls with a trapezoidal recess on the two shorter sides for fitting in complementary flaps present at the two sides of the front and rear inner walls of the drawer. The front wall of the drawer is greater than the span of the tunnel so preventing the drawer from penetrating beyond the rear opening of the tunnel, it being pulled out from the front due to the presence of two apertures making a finger-grip. The front wall forms part of a structure holding together the longitudinal walls of the drawer by two spacer flaps joined to the sides of the front inner wall, pressed against two windowed bands joined perpendicularly to their respective longitudinal walls of the drawer, and matching with the front wall on the inner side. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089800 | SHELF FOR AN APPLIANCE - A spill proof shelf, a refrigerator using the same and a method for assembling a shelf are disclosed. The shelf has a frame, which has a peripheral frame portion for defining a central opening. The shelf further has a plate supported by the peripheral frame portion for providing a containment region in cooperation with the opening. The shelf further has a bracket mountable to the frame. The shelf further has a pivotable tab formed in the peripheral frame portion, which pivots to engage the plate upon mounting of the bracket to the frame. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089801 | INTEGRATED HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a first member configured to be coupled to a door, a second member configured to be pivotally coupled to the first member, the second member having first and second mounting surfaces, and a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to the body. The mounting bracket may be at least partially located between the first and second mounting surfaces, and the second member may be adjustable relative to the mounting bracket to enable adjustment of the door relative to the body. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089802 | ENERGY-FREE REFRIGERATION DOOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention provides a refrigeration door, and method for making the same, for controlling condensation, providing thermal insulation, with a desired amount of visible transmittance, without using electricity to heat the door. The energy-free refrigeration door of the present invention includes a door frame housing and an insulating glass unit comprising inner, middle and outer sheets of glass. A first sealant assembly disposed around the periphery of the inner and middle sheets of glass forms a first chamber between the inner and middle sheets of glass. A second sealant assembly disposed around the periphery of the middle and outer sheets of glass forms a second chamber between the middle and outer sheets of glass. A gas, such as krypton, air, or argon is held in the first and second chambers. The outer sheet of glass and inner sheet of glass each have an unexposed surface that faces the middle sheet of glass. A low emissivity coating is disposed on the unexposed surfaces of the inner and outer sheets of glass so that the glass door as a whole has a U value that prevents formation of condensation on the outer surface of the outer sheet of the glass door, without the application of electricity to heat the door, while also providing the desired evaporation rate of condensation from the inner side of the inner sheet of the glass door. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089803 | Spark Plug Comprising a Ground Electrode Support - The invention relates to a spark plug of an internal combustion engine, especially for use in Otto gas engines. Said spark plug comprises, supported by an insulating body ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089804 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF LED-BASED ILLUMINATION DEVICES WITH SYNTHETIC JET EJECTORS - An illumination device (b | 2011-04-21 |
20110089805 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting apparatus includes an insulating base made of ceramics, an obverse metallic component dividedly arranged on the front surface of the insulating base, semiconductor light-emitting elements mounted on the obverse metallic component, and a reverse metallic component arranged on a back surface of the insulating base and having a thickness same as or smaller than a thickness of the obverse metallic component and a volume equal to 50% or larger of a volume of the obverse metallic component. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089806 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a light-emitting element lamp | 2011-04-21 |
20110089807 | SPARK PLUG - The ignitability of a spark plug configured without a noble metal for a center electrode and a ground electrode is improved. The spark plug comprises a center electrode, an insulator, a metal shell, and a ground electrode including a discharge surface. The ground electrode forms a spark gap between the discharge surface and the center electrode. The center electrode and the ground electrode both do not include a noble metal. The ground electrode comprises a proximal end portion combined with the metal shell and positioned above, the discharge surface and a distal end portion including the discharge surface and positioned below the proximal end portion while continued from the proximal end portion. A width Da of the center electrode viewed from a first direction and a width Db of the proximal end portion viewed from the first direction satisfy Db/Da≦0.92. The first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction and directing from the proximal end portion to the center electrode. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089808 | DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING AWAY LOST HEAT, AS WELL AS ION ACCELERATOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to an ion accelerator arrangement comprising an ionization chamber which is surrounded by a chamber wall and a magnetic arrangement that is disposed outside the chamber wall. Steps are taken to dissipate lost heat occurring on the chamber wall, and advantageous solutions are provided to protect permanent-magnet elements of the magnetic arrangement. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089809 | DISPLAY DEVICE USING QUANTUM DOT - A display device using quantum dots includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other, a partition wall formed between the first and second substrates and defining a unit pixel, a first electrode formed on the first substrate, a second electrode formed to correspond to the first electrode, a backlight unit formed under the first substrate and having a UV light source, a UV blocking film formed above the second substrate, and a red light emitting layer where red quantum dots are formed, a blue light emitting layer where blue quantum dots are formed, and a green light emitting layer where green quantum dots are formed, which are disposed in the unit pixel. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089810 | Light Emitting Diode Apparatus and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a light emitting diode apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly to provide an AC-driven white light emitting diode apparatus comprising a plurality of groups of the AC-driven light emitting diode chips with different emission wavelengths and a plurality of groups of the DC-driven light emitting diode chips with different emission wavelengths. The AC-driven white light emitting diode apparatus manufactured by the disclosed method has the properties of high color rendering, high light emitting efficiency, and stable chromaticity coordinate. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089811 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The object of the invention is to provide a method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a peeled layer bonded to a base material with curvature. Particularly, the object is to provide a method for fabricating a display with curvature, more specifically, a light emitting device having an OLED bonded to a base material with curvature. An external force is applied to a support originally having curvature and elasticity, and the support is bonded to a peeled layer formed over a substrate. Then, when the substrate is peeled, the support returns into the original shape by the restoring force, and the peeled layer as well is curved along the shape of the support. Finally, a transfer object originally having curvature is bonded to the peeled layer, and then a device with a desired curvature is completed. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089812 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE. - An electroluminescent device includes an inorganic luminescence diode chip having a radiation exit area, a plurality of contact webs provided to spread current and arranged on the radiation exit area, and a contact structure arranged outside the radiation exit area and electrically conductively connected to contact webs. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089813 | ACTIVE MATRIX ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE HAVING A METALLIC PROTECTIVE LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An active matrix electroluminescence display device and a method for fabricating the same, whereby damage caused by UV light rays during the fabrication process can be prevented, are disclosed. The active matrix electroluminescence display device includes a plurality of transistors formed on a substrate having an emissive area and a non-emissive area defined thereon, an insulating layer formed on the substrate and the thin film transistors, a metallic protective layer formed on the insulating layer of the non-emissive area, a first electrode formed on the insulating layer of the emissive area, an electroluminous layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the electroluminous layer. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089814 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting device which is less affected by a malfunction caused in a light emitting element. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting device in which light emitting elements are connected in series. As to a light emitting device of the invention, groups of circuits each having a light emitting element and a limiter are connected in parallel. Here, a light emitting element and a limiter are connected in series. The number of the circuits may be at least two or more. Further, each circuit group includes at least one light emitting element. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089815 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a photonic crystal layer formed above a light-emitting chip and covered with a phosphor layer for diffusing light emitted from the light-emitting chip. The diffused light further excites the phosphor layer to emit colored light of multiple colors. The multiple colors are then mixed to generate white light. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089816 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic EL display device includes a first light emission layer which includes a first dopant material having a first absorbance peak in absorbance spectrum characteristics and a first host material having a first absorbance bottom on a shorter wavelength side than the first absorbance peak, the first light emission layer extending over the first to third organic EL elements and being disposed above pixel electrodes of the first to third organic EL elements, and a second light emission layer which includes a second dopant material having a second absorbance peak in absorbance spectrum characteristics and a second host material having a second absorbance bottom on a shorter wavelength side than the first absorbance peak and than the second absorbance peak, the second light emission layer extending over the first to third organic EL elements and being disposed above the first light emission layer. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089817 | KIMZEYITE GARNET PHOSPHORS - A phosphor of formula I is included in a phosphor composition in a lighting apparatus capable of emitting white light, | 2011-04-21 |
20110089818 | Emissive metal complexes - Monomeric metal complexes having desirable luminescence properties are provided. In one embodiment, a monomeric metal compound is represented by the formula (ArN)M(L) | 2011-04-21 |
20110089819 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescence device including a substrate, an organic emitting device layer, a circuit board, a sealant and an electrical bonding layer is provided. The organic emitting device layer is on the substrate and has a first electrode layer, an emitting layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer is disposed on the emitting layer. The circuit board is disposed over the substrate and covers the organic emitting device layer. The sealant is disposed between the substrate and the circuit board to seal the circuit board on the substrate. The electrical bonding layer is disposed between the substrate and the circuit board to electrically connect the circuit board and the first electrode layer of the organic emitting device layer. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089820 | Light Emitting Organic Component with Fuse Structure - The invention relates to a light-emitting organic component, in particular a light-emitting organic diode, having an electrode and a counter electrode and an organic region located between the electrode and the counter electrode, the electrode having electrode sections, each of which are implemented at least partially overlapping and in contact with the organic region and which are electrically connected with each other by means of one or more further electrode sections, forming the electrode, and the electrode having an electrical safety structure allocated to the electrode sections. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of a light-emitting organic component, an array with several light-emitting organic components and an electrode structure for an electronic component. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089821 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING DOPANTS IN A LIGHT EMITTING LAYER - A light emitting device comprises a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting layer between the electrodes. The organic light emitting layer includes a host material, a first phosphorescent dopant, and a second dopant different from the first phosphorescent dopant. The amount of the second dopant is greater than the amount of the first dopant in the organic light emitting layer. The host material, the first phosphorescent dopant and the second dopant are mixed throughout the organic light emitting layer. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089822 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic light emitting device having a long-life optical output. The organic light emitting device according to the present invention is provided with an emission layer including at least a host material, a light emitting material, and another material, wherein the another material has a smaller ionization potential than and almost the same hole mobility as or a greater hole mobility than an ionization potential and a hole mobility of a compound which forms an emission layer-side-interface. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089823 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting device which is less affected by a malfunction caused in a light emitting element. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting device in which light emitting elements are connected in series. As to a light emitting device of the invention, groups of circuits each having a light emitting element and a limiter are connected in parallel. Here, a light emitting element and a limiter are connected in series. The number of the circuits may be at least two or more. Further, each circuit group includes at least one light emitting element. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089824 | LED display screen assembly - A LED display screen includes a case, a main board, and a plurality of LED display modules. The case has a front surface, a rear surface, and an opening provided between the front surface and the rear surface. The front surface has a window. The main board is inserted into the case via the opening, and has a front surface for displaying via the window. Each of the LED display module includes a LED display unit, a PCB driving board, and a supporting base. The LED display unit is connected electrically with the PCB driving board. The LED display unit mounts on the supporting base. The PCB driving board mounts on the supporting base. The PCB driving board is held between the LED display unit and the supporting base. The LED display modules mounts in formation on the front surface of the main board to form a united display screen. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089825 | PHOTOCATHODE - The present invention aims at providing a photocathode which can improve various characteristics. In a photocathode | 2011-04-21 |
20110089826 | HALOGEN INCANDESCENT LAMP - A halogen incandescent lamp may include a bulb, in which a light-emitting element and a fill with a halogen-containing additive is accommodated, the halogen containing F, wherein a fluorine-resistant layer which is passive at suitable temperatures is accommodated in the interior of the bulb and completely covers the inner wall. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089827 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a PDP especially having a high definition or super high definition cell structure and realizing excellent image display performance by obtaining light-emitting efficiency as favorable as or more favorable than conventional PDPs while suppressing discharge voltage rise. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089828 | METAL HALIDE LAMP, AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING METAL LAMP - Provided is a metal halide lamp that can (i) prevent flicker in an illuminated surface of an arc tube, which is caused by violent movement of an electric arc when the lamp is lit while being tilted, (ii) suppress an early reduction in a luminous flux maintenance factor, and (iii) suppress formation of cracks in an enclosure of the arc tube. The lamp comprises (i) an arc tube | 2011-04-21 |
20110089829 | LOW-VOLTAGE, MULTI-BEAM KLYSTRON - A low-voltage, multi-beam, multi-MW RF source that operates at a voltage less than or equal to approximately 60 kV and generates at least one MW. The RF source includes a cathode configured to generate a plurality of beamlets. An input cavity and output cavity are common to the plurality of beamlets. A plurality of gain cavities are provided between the input and output cavities, each having a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of beamlets. The power source may further include a plurality of cathodes, each cathode generating a plurality of beamlets, wherein the input and output cavities are common to the plurality of beamlets from each of the plurality of cathodes, and a separate set of gain cavities are provided for each cathode. A single cathode version generates approximately 2.5 MW, and a four cathode version having four independent cavity systems and a common magnetic system generates approximately 10 MW. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089830 | HEAT SINKS AND LAMP INCORPORATING SAME - A lamp comprising a solid state light emitter, the lamp being an A lamp and providing a wall plug efficiency of at least 90 lumens per watt. Also, a lamp comprising a solid state light emitter and a power supply, the emitter being mounted on a heat dissipation element, the dissipation element being spaced from the power supply. Also, a lamp, comprising a solid state light emitter and a heat dissipation element that has a heat dissipation chamber, whereby an ambient medium can enter the chamber, pass through the chamber, and exit. Also, a lamp, comprising a light emissive housing at least one solid state lighting emitter and a first heat dissipation element. Also, a lamp comprising a heat sink comprising a heat dissipation chamber. Also, a lamp comprising first and second heat dissipation elements. Also, a lamp comprising means for creating flow of ambient fluid. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089831 | BULB-SHAPED LAMP AND LIGHTING DEVICE - Provided is a bulb-type lamp including a lightweight housing with great handleability. An LED light bulb ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089832 | SEALED OUTER ENVELOPE THAT HOUSES A COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP TO PREVENT MERCURY VAPOR RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN CASE OF DAMAGE TO THE COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP - A sealing structure that hermetically seals an open end of an outer envelope to a lamp base of a compact fluorescent bulb to prevent release of mercury to the environment. The sealing structure may be a tightened band, snapped together structures or an adhesive. The outer envelope is resistant to tearing from shards of glass in the event of breakage of the bulb and resistant to heat given off by the bulb during illumination so as to maintain and integrity of the outer envelope throughout exposure to the heat. The sealing structure and outer envelope may be packaged together as a kit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089833 | FLUORESCENT LAMP BASE CAP AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A BASE CAP OF A FLUORESCENT LAMP - Fluorescent lamp base cap, provided with a fluorescent lamp circuit for driving a fluorescent lamp when the lamp is connected to the base cap, two input electrodes to connect the circuit to the mains power system when the base cap is connected with the mains power system, a feeding line for feeding the fluorescent lamp circuit, and at least one output electrode for connecting the lamp with the fluorescent lamp circuit, wherein a resistor is arranged in parallel to the feeding line. Preferably, the resistor is connected to the two input electrodes, in parallel with the fluorescent lamp circuit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089834 | Z-PINCH PLASMA GENERATOR AND PLASMA TARGET - A configuration of two opposed electrodes with conical depressions and symmetry around an axis along which there is an applied steady magnetic field, is supplied with a pulsed voltage and current to create an azimuthally very uniform pre-ionization cylinder of a working gas as a precursor to stable and accurate compression of the working gas into a Z-pinch plasma photon source or plasma target for laser-pumped photon sources. A further compound hollow electrode configuration permits the generation of a cool, dense, core plasma surrounded and compressed by a hot liner plasma. Modulation of the radial density profile within this core can provide optical guiding for a laser-pumped recombination laser. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089835 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLASMA JETS - A plasma jet system includes a housing with a single opening. A plasma generator is coupled to ionize a fluid in the housing. An electromagnetic accelerator is coupled to generate an electric field that accelerates ionized fluid in the housing toward the opening. A controller can modulate the frequency of the electric field to cause the ionized fluid to form a plasma vortex flow through the opening. A magnetic field is applied normal to the direction of the plasma vortex flow to mitigate the momentum of the electrons. The electrons slowed by the magnetic field can be collected and conducted to a location where they are re-inserted into the plasma vortex flow to maintain charge neutrality. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089836 | HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATOR ARRANGEMENT AND ION ACCELERATOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING SUCH A HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATOR ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an ion accelerator arrangement comprising an electrostatic acceleration field between a cathode to which a frame potential is applied and an anode to which a high-voltage potential is applied. The ion accelerator arrangement further comprises a gas supply system into which a gas-permeable, open porous insulator member is introduced. Also described is a high-voltage insulator arrangement that comprises such an insulator member and is suitable, inter alia, for such an ion accelerator arrangement and for the corona-resistant insulation of other components to which a high voltage is applied. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089837 | LED lamp device - A LED lamp device includes a power unit serially linking a plurality of LED lamp sets by a power cord. The power unit has a regulating circuit, power switch, and an indicator. Each LED lamp set includes a metal heat sink which can be fixed to a specific position by bolts, clamping, gluing, or other method. The metal heat sink has at least one and five most LEDs. The LEDs can be arranged to a metal circuit board, print circuit board, or directly mounted on surface of the metal heat sink. A lens having a receiving space is arranged above the plurality of LEDs. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089838 | HEAT SINKS AND LAMP INCORPORATING SAME - A lamp comprising a solid state light emitter, the lamp being an A lamp and providing a wall plug efficiency of at least 90 lumens per watt. Also, a lamp comprising a solid state light emitter and a power supply, the emitter being mounted on a heat dissipation element, the dissipation element being spaced from the power supply. Also, a lamp, comprising a solid state light emitter and a heat dissipation element that has a heat dissipation chamber, whereby an ambient medium can enter the chamber, pass through the chamber, and exit. Also, a lamp, comprising a light emissive housing at least one solid state lighting emitter and a first heat dissipation element. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089839 | System and method of indoor solar illumination - A system and method especially of using solar electricity for indoor illumination utilizes solar energy generated electricity in solar panel which installed indoor side of window, door of building and the electricity generated stored and connected to the indoor illumination device disclosed. The system consisting of at least one solar panel, storage means (battery), an electric switch, a light-sensitive resistor and at least an illumination device (lighting fixture). The electric switch and light-sensitive resistor enables or disables the electrical connection between the battery and the illumination device depending on the degree of brightness/darkness indoor as needed. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089840 | Ultalow-Power Illumination Method and Apparatus - An ultra-low power illumination apparatus and method providing a useful, low-level illumination source for highlighting objects, navigating, making beacons, glowing toys, or marking pathways in the dark, that may be operated for months or years from a single battery. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089841 | CONTROL INFORMATION FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT-SYSTEM | 2011-04-21 |
20110089842 | Apparatus and Methods for Interactive Illumination - In illustrative implementations of this invention, a lighting system comprises a plurality of LEDs, fluorescent lights, incandescent lights, a processor, a sensor node and a human-computer interface. The sensor is adapted to be moved by a user and placed in the location that a user wants to illumine. The LED lights are adapted to emit pulse-width modulated (PWM) light, controlled by signals from the processor. The lighting system is adapted to optimize parameters (such as efficacy or color rendering index) selected by the user, subject to certain constraints (such as desired illuminance or color temperature). According to principles of this invention, if a sensor is moved, attenuation may be measured and the inverse square law may be used to determine how constraints in an optimization algorithm need to be updated. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089843 | DC/DC CONVERTER - A DC/DC converter converts an input DC voltage into an output DC voltage. The DC/DC converter includes an input capacitor, an inductor, an electronic switch, a diode, an output capacitor and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls the first electronic switch as a function of the signals fed to the control unit. The input capacitor is connected between the input voltage and ground or zero point, and the inductor is connected between the input capacitor and the electronic switch. A second electronic switch, which the control unit can drive by means of a switching signal, is disposed between the load and the ground or zero point, and a second diode embodies a connection between the output of the load and the input capacitor. The control unit is fed the value of the input voltage. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089844 | CONTINUOUS STEP DRIVER - A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes an LED cluster including LED groups arranged in series, a power source configured to provide an input power to the LED cluster, and a driving unit configured to adjust a number of the LED groups connected to a current path of the LED cluster in series based on the input power to the LED cluster. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF LIGHT SOURCE IN MOBILE PROJECTOR - A method of controlling the power consumption of a light source in a mobile projector, including calculating power consumption of the light source, and comparing the calculated power consumption with a preset power value, and automatically adjusting current flowing to the light source according to a resultant value of the comparison. Calculating power consumption of the light source includes measuring a voltage applied to both terminals of the light source, measuring current flowing to the light source, and calculating power consumption of the light source by multiplication of the measured voltage and current. Adjusting the current flowing to the light source includes calculating a difference between the preset power value and the calculated power consumption of the light source, adding/subtracting the calculated difference value to/from a preset current value to output a resultant value, and changing the voltage output to the light source according to the resultant output value. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089846 | LIGHTING APPARATUS, BACKLIGHT APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes: a lighting circuit; a dimming signal circuit; and a feedforward control circuit. The lighting circuit receives an output which is rectified and smoothed commercial power, and supplies power to a light source Lamp. The dimming signal circuit sends a timing signal to the lighting circuit, wherein the timing signal is a signal for switching an output of the lighting circuit periodically to an ON state and either of an OFF state and a dimmed state. The feedforward control circuit detects either of an input voltage of the lighting circuit and an input voltage of the smoothing circuit, and sends a control signal to the dimming signal circuit, wherein the control signal is a signal for correcting a lighting time so that a light output of the light source can become a desired value. | 2011-04-21 |
20110089847 | Energy-Saving Lamp with Remote Control and Button Dimming Feature - This invention relates to a kind of dimmable energy-saving lamp with remote control and buttons dimming feature comprising: a power supply module ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110089848 | DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST APPARATUS - A discharge lamp ballast apparatus includes an F/F | 2011-04-21 |