23rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100140947 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TURBINE AND METHOD OF GENERATING POWER - The present invention is directed to a turbine comprising a pair of opposing end discs concentrically aligned with a central axis of the turbine and a plurality of blades extending between the end discs. At least one end discs is adapted for engaging with a generator for generating power. The plurality of blades rotates in a single direction when exposed to fluid flow and thereby rotates the pair of opposing end discs. The plurality of blades are interconnected by at least one faired ring oriented parallel to the pair of opposing end discs and intersecting the plurality of blades, wherein the at least one faired ring is in concentric alignment with the central axis. The present invention further comprises a method for generating power comprising engaging the turbine with a generator to create a turbine generator unit and deploying the turbine generator unit within a fluid flow. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140948 | WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method of assembling a wind turbine is provided. The method includes coupling a support flange to an inner surface of a tower, and positioning a yaw bearing on the support flange. The yaw bearing includes a plurality of horizontally oriented rollers. A base of a nacelle assembly is positioned on the yaw bearing such that the base is rotatable with respect to the tower. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140950 | Decorative wind turbine having flame-like appearance - A wind turbine has a visual envelope suggestive of a flame. The turbine has a rotor adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to a direction of a prevailing wind. The visual envelope is curvilinear, generally wider toward the root end, and narrower near the tip. A power take off device converts rotation of the rotor into a useful and preferably transmissible form of energy. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140971 | SUNBLOCKING DEVICE - The sunblocking device has an elongated blocking member having a portion that is folded back and attached to the elongated member to form an elongated opening. Extending through the opening is a strap that is preferably elastic that fits around a vehicle visor to secure the device to the visor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140972 | Tool top - The “Tool Top” design is an innovative way to combine a pickup bed shell with a traditionally mounted tool box across the pickup bed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140973 | PICK UP TRUCK TONNEAU COVER WITH TAILGATE STORAGE - A multi-section tonneau cover for a pickup cargo box which folds up to form a stack which is than stowable in a cavity in the pickup tailgate. Intermediate section panels and special hinged connections allow a roll-up type folding pattern so that a waterproof cover layer can be attaching extending over all of the section panels without interfering with the folding up of said main section panels. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140974 | EMERGENCY FOLDING TOP - The invention relates to an emergency folding top for a roof opening in a vehicle. Said folding top comprises at least one folding canopy ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100140975 | Integrated Composite-Material Vehicle Body for a Transportation Vehicle, and a Production Method Therefor - The present invention relates to a vehicle body formed by a simultaneous curing method using a composite material, and to a production method therefor. An integrated composite-material vehicle body for a transport vehicle obtained by integral forming in the shape of the vehicle body and using a sandwich panel including: a core material; an inner skin material which is made using a prepreg of reinforcing fibres impregnated with a synthetic resin and semi-cured, and which is adhered to the inside surface of the core material; an outer skin material which is made using a prepreg of reinforcing fibres impregnated with synthetic resin and semi-cured, and which is adhered to the outside surface of the core material; and a sheet metal material which is inserted between the core material and the outer skin material. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140976 | PIVOTALLY DEPLOYABLE AIR DAM UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - An active air dam adapted for use with a vehicle, includes a deflector pivotally translatable relative to the vehicle, so as to be caused to achieve stowed and deployed conditions, wherein the deflector, when in the deployed condition, is configured to occlude air flow beneath the vehicle, and further includes an active material actuator comprising an active material drivenly coupled to the deflector, and configured to cause the deflector to pivot to one of the stowed and deployed conditions as a result of activating the material, and the vehicle is preferably configured to cause the actuator to pivot the deflector when a pre-determined vehicle or external condition is detected. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140977 | VEHICLE LOWER BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower body structure includes a cross member that extends in the vehicle-width direction, that defines part of a vehicle compartment, and that includes a first cross member which is formed of a plate member and a second cross member which is formed of a plate member and which is provided at a position closer to the rear of a vehicle than the first cross member, the first cross member and the second cross member facing each other. A plurality of closed section portions is formed by the first cross member and the second cross member. The closed section portions are connected to each other via a portion at which the first cross member and the second cross member are continuously overlapped with each other. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140978 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VEHICLE BODY - In a vehicle body structure in which a vehicle-body frame of front side frames with a flangeless structure having a rectangular closed cross section and a vehicle-body panel of a dash panel are welded, a concave portion is formed at a specified portion of the vehicle-body panel to which the vehicle-body frame is welded so as to be concaved toward one side which is opposite to a disposition side of the vehicle-body frame and extends in its longitudinal direction, a temporary connection portion which temporarily connects the vehicle-body frame to a side of the concave portion is formed, and a lazar welding portion which connects the vehicle-body frame to the vehicle-body panel is formed near the temporary connection portion so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle-body frame. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140979 | PEDESTRIAN SAFE AUTOMOTIVE HOOD HAVING REINFORCING FOAM - The present invention provides a thin vehicle closure panel design that substantially reduces a thickness (panel gauge plus the perpendicular distance or depth between the panels) of a vehicle hood ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100140980 | JOINT FOR A COMPOSITE VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle primarily a mass transit vehicle is formed primarily of composite materials which define a roof section and a floor section of two fiber reinforced sheets connected by an integral core and two rigid side wall sections each formed from welded steel or optionally bolted aluminum defining a series of window openings in a row along the side wall section in a ladder shape. Releasable joints of adhesive are provided between the metal rails and the edges of the composite panels where a web of the panel and the web of the rail extend across the panel at an angle to the first and second surfaces different from 90 degrees so that the web of the panel meets the flange of the panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140981 | ROCKER PANEL STRUCTURE - In a motor vehicle body, plates of a rocker panel reinforcement situated inside a rocker panel are led up to a terminus part manufactured from plastic. A front wall of the terminus part is led up almost to a tire envelope curve. In the event of a crash of the motor vehicle, occurring forces are introduced particularly early into the plates of the rocker panel reinforcement. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140982 | VEHICULAR UPPER-PART STRUCTURE - Vehicular upper-part structure includes left and right side roof rails located on opposite sides of a roof of a vehicle compartment, and a roof panel and roof arch member each joined at their opposite end portions to the side roof rails. Each of the side roof rails includes: an outer member; an inner member extending along the outer member, the inner member having a first vertical wall portion and a welding flange portion formed integrally with the first vertical wall portion, one of the opposite end portions of the roof arch member being joined to the welding flange portion by welding; and a second vertical wall portion formed by a stay member that is joined at its one end portion to the welding flange portion and supports a roof panel joint section having the roof panel joined thereto by welding. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140983 | ANTI-ROTATION CLIP FOR MOON ROOF DRAIN TUBE - A vehicle comprising a vehicle frame having a moon roof channel, a structural panel and a pillar. The vehicle also includes a side curtain air bag canister holding a side curtain air bag, a bracket engaged with the canister and connecting the side curtain air bag canister to the vehicle frame, a drain tube being connected to the moon roof channel, with the drain tube being configured to route drain fluid from the moon roof channel down the pillar, and a clip for connecting the drain tube to the side curtain air bag canister. The clip has a first section for engaging the canister and a second section for engaging the drain tube, with the clip having a wing abutting the bracket for preventing the clip from rotating on the canister. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140984 | COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT FOR A ROOF ASSEMBLY - A composite reinforcement for a vehicle roof opening that provides several advantages over the prior art metal ring design. The reinforcement is a composite bonded to the roof, can be polyurethane, and may include fiberglass, such as long fiber injection (LFI) or glass fiber mat. A honeycomb core can also be disposed within the polyurethane made from cardboard or aluminum. Steel inserts can also be formed within the composite to provide attachment points for a variety of functions, such as sunroof module, structural brackets, and locating assemblies. The steel inserts can have external threads to allow composite material to physically capture the insert during formation of the reinforcement. This roof assembly can be mounted to the vehicle in an optimized manner for ease of assembly, color matching, and to provide structure to support a mounted sunroof assembly. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140985 | BACKREST WITH HEADREST SLEEVE FOR ATTACHING A COMPONENT - A backrest for a vehicle seat is disclosed. The backrest has a support fastened to a back plate and at least one sleeve fastened to the support. A foam material and a fabric are placed around the support, the fabric having at least one cutout. An insertion sleeve of a component is pulled through the cutout and over a lower end of the headrest sleeve. The component, such as a screen, is fastened at an end to the backplate and/or to the support. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140986 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion frame which comprises a pair of side frames and a front cross member located on a front side of the vehicle seat, the front cross member extending between the side frames and at least one leg support member is connected to the front cross member, and is arranged vehicle forward of the front cross member, wherein the at least one leg support member comprises at least a portion having a strength lower than a strength of the front cross member. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140987 | ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATED HEADREST UTILIZING BAR LINKAGE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - An active headrest for selectively supporting the head of an occupant, includes a shell, and an actuator disposed within the shell, including a bar linkage system drivenly coupled to the shell, so as to adjust the distance or engagement between the shell and head when displaced, and an active material element drivenly coupled to the system, so as to cause or enable the displacement of the system, and preferably further including a ratchet sector/pawl and latch cooperating to present plural achievable deployment positions. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140988 | CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A coupling arm presses a first or second arm of a swing member, connected to a frame of a seat back, by an occupant's backrest load caused by a rear-end collision of a vehicle to pivotally move the swing member. The swing member has a first arm receiving a first backrest load via the coupling arm and a second arm receiving a second backrest load, which is larger than the first backrest load, via the coupling arm. A distance between the first arm and a rotation center of the swing member is longer than a distance between the second and the rotation center of the swing member. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140989 | CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A coupling arm presses a first or second arm of a swing member, connected to a frame of a seat back, by an occupant's backrest load caused by a rear-end collision of a vehicle to pivotally move the swing member. The first arm receives a first backrest load via the coupling arm and the second arm receives a second backrest load, which is larger than the first backrest load, via the coupling arm. The first and second arms are set so that a maximum pivot amount of the swing member when the first arm is pressed to pivot is equal to a maximum pivot amount of the swing member when the second arm is pressed to pivot. | 2010-06-10 |
20100140990 | VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM INCLUDING SEAT MOUNTED REVERSIBLE PELVIC BOOSTER - A vehicle system for aiding in the protection of a vehicle occupant is disclosed. The system includes a seat assembly having a seat base and a seat back and a pelvic bolster rotatably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly. The pelvic bolster is rotatably movable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position. A reversible motor drives the pelvic bolster between its stowed position and its deployed position. The system further includes a threat condition sensor operatively associated with the reversible motor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141011 | Belt Tensioner for a Seat Belt System - A vehicle seat belt tensioner comprises a traction element that transmits a tensioning force to a seat belt strap. The traction element may be formed for example of a flexible rope or a wire, or a thrust element which can transmit traction and thrust forces. A force limiting unit, which limits the retaining force exerted by the seat belt strap on a passenger has a functional element coupled to the traction or thrust element, which is displaceable by means of a displaceable piston element in the effective direction of the tensioning force. The vehicle belt tensioner according to the invention includes means for the parallel application of tensioning force to both the piston element and the traction or thrust element, concurrently. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141012 | METHOD OF QUARRYING DIMENSIONAL STONE, AND LINE DRILLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method of quarrying dimensional stone and to a line drilling apparatus used therein. The drilling apparatus ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141013 | Coal burning methods & apparatus - Coal burning waste gases, notably carbon dioxide (CO2), can be removed or sequestered, and the distribution and utilization of coal as a safe, efficient, and convenient heat source can be improved. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141014 | Movable Seats - A construction machine for the treatment of ground surfaces includes a chassis carrying a machine frame, a driveable work drum supported from the machine frame and including an outer surface and exchangeable tools fastened to the outer surface, a working space defined within the machine adjacent the work drum, and at least one seat for an operating person, the at least one seat being movable into a working position in the work space adjacent the work drum so that the operating person can exchange the tools on the work drum. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141015 | Auxiliary Drive - A construction machine for the treatment of ground surfaces includes a machine frame, a drive motor, a work drum supported from the machine frame and including exchangeable tools fastened to the work drum, a belt drive and an auxiliary drive. The belt drive includes a motor-side pulley connected to the drive motor, a drum-side pulley connected to the work drum, and at least one drive belt connecting the motor-side pulley to the drum-side pulley. The auxiliary drive may be permanently coupled to the belt drive, or the auxiliary drive may include an adjustment mechanism for moving the auxiliary drive between a coupled and an uncoupled position. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141016 | CUTTING TOOL FOR BREAKING OR EXCAVATING MACHINES - A cutting tool for breaking or excavating machines, comprising: a tool body,a main tip ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141017 | Buffing Ball Made of Compressible Material - A surface finishing ball of compressible material, adapted to be driven on a rotational axis is made from a layered body of compressible material that is formed in multiple disk-like layers that are separated in planes generally perpendicular to the rotational axis. Layers are also slit on circumferentially spaced planes that extend generally radially from an outside surface to define a plurality of foam fingers. A clamping system is used to compress and hold a center portion of the layered body in a direction along the axis of rotation such that the uncompressed outer ends of the fingers define a generally spherical ball. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141018 | CENTRIFUGAL WHEEL - A centrifugal wheel apparatus for a vehicle having a plurality of pivoting elements attachable to an interior of a vehicle wheel that, when subjected to centripetal force, pivot away from the vehicle wheel and toward a pneumatic tire attached to the vehicle wheel to reshape the pneumatic tire into a dome thereby decreasing surface contact between the vehicle and a surface so that the vehicle may travel with less resistance and increased economy. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141019 | WHEEL CONSTRUCTION | 2010-06-10 |
20100141020 | SPOKE WHEEL - A spoke wheel including an assembly of spokes and corresponding nipples for connecting a wheel hub and a rim to each other, wherein the nipples are held axially in corresponding seats of the rim by an axial locking assembly including a belt closed in a ring on the rim behind the nipples so as to hold them in the respective seats. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141041 | DC-TO-AC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, in one embodiment, includes a photovoltaic power converter. The photovoltaic power converter includes one or more photovoltaic arrays configured convert solar energy into a DC signal and two or more N-level converters coupled to a common DC bus (N being an integer greater than 2). | 2010-06-10 |
20100141042 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Described herein are improved capabilities for a source resonator having a Q-factor Q | 2010-06-10 |
20100141043 | HIGH VOLTAGE NANOSECOND PULSE GENERATOR USING FAST RECOVERY DIODES FOR CELL ELECTRO-MANIPULATION - A pulse generator circuit may include a diode configured to operate as an opening switch, a tank circuit in series with the diode having an admittance that is switchable from a first value to a second value that is different from the first value, and a switching system configured to cause the tank circuit to switch between the first value and the second value. The diode may saturate in less than 100 nanoseconds. A saturable core transformer may operate as a switch that controls the opening of the diode. The pulse generator may generate a plurality of pulses, each having a length of no more than 3 nanoseconds and an amplitude of at least 1 kilovolt. Electrodes may be connected to the pulse generator to deliver the plurality of pulses to biological cells. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141044 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR WITH TWO CARBON ELECTRODES HAVING DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - An electrolytic capacitor ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141045 | INTERACTIVE APPLIANCES, APPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCE CONTROL METHODS, AND CONTROLS THEREFOR - An appliance control circuit has an occupancy sensor, a control signal receiver, a control signal transmitter, a control element, and a power supply. In operation, when the occupancy sensor senses an occupant, the occupancy sensor outputs a signal to cause the control element | 2010-06-10 |
20100141046 | ENERGY REDUCTION - A power reduction system includes a central server and a plurality of power reduction devices. The central server of the power reduction aggregation system includes: a network interface configured to transmit and receive information to and from a communication network; a power grid status module coupled to the network interface and configured to transmit a power status message to the network, via the network interface, toward at least two power reduction devices connected to the network; and a power savings compensation module configured to determine an aggregate compensation earned for providing an aggregate energy reduction induced by the at least two power reduction devices in response to receiving the power status message, and further configured to determine individual portions of the aggregate compensation associated with each of the at least two power reduction devices. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141047 | CLOSED TRANSITION AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The disclosed concept provides for a closed transition automatic transfer switch assembly having only two switch assemblies. This system utilizes a first switch assembly and a bypass switch assembly. The switch assemblies are each physically coupled to two power sources as well as the system load. The switch assemblies each include a power actuated contact arm. Each contact arm is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, the system load. Each contact arm may further be placed in one of the following configuration; a first configuration wherein the contact arm couples, and provides electrical communication between, the first source and the system load conductor, a second configuration wherein the contact arm couples, and provides electrical communication between, the second source and the system load conductor, and a neutral configuration wherein neither the first source nor the second source is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, the system load conductor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141048 | MOBILE PHONE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF THE SAME - A mobile phone includes a signal processor, an operating module, and a power supply system. The working voltage of the operating module is bigger than that of the signal processor. The power supply system includes a power source, a voltage boosting unit, and a controller. The input terminal and output terminal of the voltage boosting unit is connected to the power source and the operating module respectively. The controller is configured for connecting the signal processor to the power source or the output terminal of the voltage boosting unit corresponding to the output voltage of the power source being bigger or smaller than a preset threshold voltage. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141049 | INTELLECTUAL POWER SAVING SEITCHING ASSEMBLY - An intellectual power saving switching assembly connected between an external AC power input and a device to be monitored for automatically turning on or turning off power supplied to the device to be monitored. The assembly includes a power source; an AC power input; a switchable AC power switch device; at least one current detector for detecting current flowing into the device to be monitored by direct detection or indirection detection; at least one AC power output end for supplying power from the current detector to the device to be monitored; a signal detecting transceiver for detecting an actuation signal from a remote controller; and a logic electronic circuit capable of receiving standby signals from the current detector and a far end actuation signals so as to perform status determination for interrupting or transferring the current from the AC power input to the device to be monitored. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141050 | SWITCHING CONTROL SYSTEM OF CIRCUIT BREAKER - A switching control system of circuit breaker is provided, which can easily connect with such an external equipment as a PC, both at the work site and remote side, without using dedicated software, and can implement efficient maintenance and data collection. The system comprises: one or more switching control units of circuit breaker | 2010-06-10 |
20100141071 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS - Multifunctional components enable the construction of economical motor assemblies. A first embodiment of the present invention provides a hub, cup, spindle, and base assembly for a motor assembly having at least one journal bearing, at least one thrust bearing, and at least one fluid seal. A second embodiment of the present invention provides a hub, spindle, and base with integrated cup assembly for a disc drive bearing having at least one journal bearing, at least one thrust bearing, and at least one fluid seal. In a third embodiment, a hub is rotatably assembled with a spindle coupled to a thrust bearing, prior to assembly with a base. In further embodiments, motor assemblies comprise the above embodiments combined with stator and rotor assemblies. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141072 | Composite Rotor Of A Step Motor And Method For Producing The Same - A composite rotor of a step motor and a method for producing the same are disclosed. The composite rotor comprises a positioning member having a positioning protrusion, a first magnetic conductive member, at least one magnet and a second magnetic conductive member. The first magnetic conductive member, the magnet and the second magnetic conductive member are successively mounted on the positioning member and limited by the positioning protrusion. One end of the first magnetic conductive member and one end of the second magnetic conductive member abut against two opposite ends of the magnet, respectively. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141073 | IZUOGU MACHINE (THE TIME-LIMITED SELF SUSTAINING EMAGNETODYNAMICS MACHINE) - The present application relates to THE IZUOGU MACHINE (the time-limited self sustaining emagnetodynamics machine). The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by | 2010-06-10 |
20100141074 | Permanent Magnet Rotor With Projections For Fixing The Permanent Magnets Of The Rotor Packet - The invention relates to a permanent magnet rotor that comprises a rotor shaft, a rotor packet that is secured to the rotor shaft and that has a radially inner area and a radially outer area, receiving pockets provided in the rotor packet between its radially inner area and its radially outer area and permanent magnets that are positioned in the receiving pockets. Recesses are provided in the radially inner area of the rotor packet. The permanent magnets are fixed in the associated receiving pocket by means of a projection of the partial area of the inner area that lies between the respective recess and the respective receiving pocket. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141075 | AXIAL GAP MOTOR - An axial gap motor, including: a rotor having permanent magnet pieces; and a pair of stators that are oppositely arranged so as to sandwich the rotor in a rotation axis direction thereof, wherein: the rotor includes magnetic material pieces that are arranged along a circumferential direction thereof in a manner alternating with the permanent magnet pieces; the permanent magnet pieces have a magnetization direction in parallel with the rotation axis direction, with N poles thereof opposed to the stator on one side in the rotation axis direction, and with S poles thereof opposed to the stator on the other side in the rotation axis direction; and each of the magnetic material pieces includes magnetic material piece penetration portions that penetrate in a direction parallel to the rotation axis direction. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141076 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH SEGMENTED FERRITE MAGNETS - An internal permanent magnet machine (“IPM machine”) of the type used, for example, with traction motors and hybrid electric vehicles, includes a rotor having a plurality of equal-sized (e.g., rectilinear) segmented ferrite magnets arranged in one or more layers. The magnets are inserted within rotor slots that are larger than the magnets themselves, such that one or more air gaps are formed adjacent to the magnets in each layer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141077 | GENERATOR WITH CLOSED-MAGNETIC-PATH COILS - A generator with closed-magnetic-path coils includes a stator ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141078 | STATOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE USING SAME | 2010-06-10 |
20100141079 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor comprising a stator and a rotor, the stator comprising: a stator core having a yoke and a plurality of teeth extending inwardly from the yoke, a slot being formed between adjacent teeth; windings wound around the teeth; and a dielectric slot liner disposed between the stator core and the windings in each slot for insulating the stator core from the windings. Each slot liner comprises a body conforming the stator core in the slot and two ends each with a lip structure protruding relative to the body in a radial direction of the stator to increase the creepage distance between the winding and a distal end of a corresponding tooth of the stator core. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141080 | INDUCTION MOTOR WITH IMPROVED TORQUE DENSITY - An induction motor embodiment includes a stator defining a stator bore, the stator including a stator yoke having a stator yoke thickness and a plurality of stator teeth, the teeth having a common length, with each of the stator teeth including a stator tooth center portion that extends from a stator tooth bottom portion proximal the yoke to a stator tooth tip portion, with adjacent stator teeth defining a stator slot between them, each stator slot having a stator slot bottom that extends along a stator slot bottom length. In the embodiment, the center portion has a stator tooth width that is less than or equal to one half the stator slot bottom length. In the embodiment, the stator tooth width is smaller than a stator slot opening width distance. In the embodiment, a ratio of stator yoke thickness to stator tooth width is at least 5:1. A rotor is rotably mounted in the stator. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141091 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR - An ultrasonic motor in which longitudinal vibration and flexural vibration are induced at the same time to generate elliptical vibration and driving force is obtained from the elliptical vibration to drive a driven body relatively. The ultrasonic motor includes a piezoelectric device, friction contact members which are disposed on the piezoelectric device to transmit the driving force to the driven body, a holding member which is disposed on the piezoelectric device and positioned and held within a case, a pressure member which is formed integrally with the holding member to press the friction contact members to the driven body via the piezoelectric device so that the driven body is capable of being driven under friction, and a pressure adjusting mechanism which adjusts the pressure of the pressure member to be applied to the piezoelectric device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141092 | ELECTROACTIVE NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMERS AS TUNABLE ORGANIC ACTUATORS - An actuator element formed from an actuator composition is described, along with transducers including the same. The composition comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, the copolymer comprising at least one flexible midblock, and at least two glassy or semicrystalline endblocks; and (ii) a liquid modifier that selectively solvates the at least one flexible midblock. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141093 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAYS - An ultrasonic transducer ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141094 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM - A mechanical energy harvester, such as for an electronic system such as a sensor system. The energy harvester has a spring with one end connected to a support structure, and a piezoelectric material on the spring. An electronics package is supported on the spring, the electronics package comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of rectifier(s), storage component(s), and integrated circuit(s). | 2010-06-10 |
20100141095 | NANO PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Provided are a nano piezoelectric device and a method of forming the nano piezoelectric device. The nano piezoelectric device includes a lower electrode, a nanowire extending upward from the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the nanowire. The nanowire includes a conductive wire core and a wire shell surrounding the wire core and including a piezoelectric material. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141096 | Piezoelectric Composite Beam with Automatically Adjustable Natural Frequency - An energy harvesting system includes a composite structure that has a first spring, a piezoelectric structure, and a proof mass. The piezoelectric structure and the proof mass are mounted on the first spring. The composite structure has a natural frequency of vibration. The natural frequency of vibration of the composite structure is automatically adjustable. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141097 | THIN FILM PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS - A MEMS device with a thin piezoelectric actuator is described. A substrate with a first surface has a crystalline orientation prompting layer on the first surface. A piezoelectric portion contacts the crystalline orientation prompting layer and has an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the crystalline orientation prompting layer. A dielectric material surrounds the piezoelectric portion. The dielectric material is formed of an inorganic material. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141098 | Piezoelectric Multilayer Component - A piezoelectric multilayer component has a base body including a stack of dielectric layers, electrode layers and at least one predetermined breaking layer. The predetermined breaking layer is arranged at least for the most part in an inactive zone of the multilayer component and cracks under specific tensile loads. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141099 | Piezoelectric thin film element - A piezoelectric thin film element includes a bottom electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a top electrode on a substrate. The piezoelectric layer includes as a main phase a perovskite-type oxide represented by (Na | 2010-06-10 |
20100141100 | Method of manufacturing piezoelectric oscillating pieces, piezoelectric oscillating piece, and piezoelectric resonator - Wafer-level processing of making outer peripheral ends (beveled portions) of piezoelectric oscillating pieces thinner than center portion sides is made possible easily and at low cost. A metal film which is a mask of a piezoelectric substrate and a photoresist film which is a mask of the metal film and has a pattern with which connection support portions supporting piezoelectric oscillating pieces on the piezoelectric substrate are formed are stacked on the piezoelectric substrate in this order from the substrate side, and by etching with the photoresist film and the metal film used as masks, contours of the plural piezoelectric oscillating pieces are formed in the piezoelectric substrate. Then, from a direction of through spaces (side surfaces) formed by this etching, the metal film is etched with an etching solution without peeling off the photoresist film, whereby outer peripheral sides of the metal film are removed and surfaces of outer peripheral ends of the piezoelectric oscillating pieces are exposed, and the exposed surfaces are etched with an etching solution, whereby the piezoelectric oscillating pieces are processed so that outer peripheral ends thereof become thinner than inner peripheral sides. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141101 | SENSOR INCLUDING AN ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM - A sensor assembly includes a main body having an outer wall member, an inner wall member, and an intermediate portion. The main body including a central opening defined by the inner wall member. The sensor assembly further includes at least one anti-rotation mechanism formed on the inner wall member. The at least one anti-rotation mechanism is adapted to deflect radially toward the outer wall member upon engagement with a component to be sensed. Upon deflection, the at least one anti-rotation mechanism fixedly secures the sensor assembly to the component to be sensed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141102 | HOME APPLIANCE AND WASHING MACHINE - A home appliance and a washing or drying apparatus according to the present invention include a photo-etched member, a transparent member affixed to the entire surface of the photo-etched member, and an adhesive member to attach the transparent member and the photo-etched member to each other. The adhesive member has various colors and is arranged such that the adhesive member is formed at a portion of the photo-etched member. Accordingly, a pattern can be decorated in various colors. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141103 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A dishwashing appliance door assembly and associated apparatus are provided. An inner door member has a console member about the upper end thereof and is pivotable about a lower end thereof with a tub portion. One of the inner door member and console member includes a first handle device engaged therewith. An outer panel member is operably and removably engaged with the inner door member and/or console member, and extends laterally to substantially cover the second surface and console member. The outer panel member is at least partially disposed between a second handle device and the inner door member and console member. The inner door member is pivotable with respect to the tub portion via the second handle device when the outer panel member is operably engaged with the inner door member, and is pivotable via the first handle device when the outer panel member is removed therefrom. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141104 | DISHWASHER WITH TOP MOUNTED TOUCHSCREEN - A dishwasher includes a tub having a door that provides access to the tub. The door has a handle which extends a top surface of the door beyond a front surface of the door. A touchscreen panel is mounted to the top surface of a door to provide a user interface. The user interface includes a carrousel of icons via which a user may select a wash cycle. The user interface further includes a programmed delay interface via which a user may specify a desired start time and/or stop time for the wash cycle. The user interface may further provide the user with usage guidance to aid the user in the usage of the dishwasher. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141105 | Thermal Management Cabinet for Electronic Equipment - A thermal management cabinet for electronic equipment such as servers, having an opening in the top and bottom of the cabinet. The cabinet extends between a raised access floor of a building carrying cooled air and a drop ceiling for venting heated air. The bottom opening of the cabinet is alignable with an opening in the access floor such that cool air can pass into the cabinet and can flow through the electronic component storage area to the top opening, which is alignable with an opening in the drop ceiling. The cabinet interior is separated into temperature zones comprising at least a cold zone supplied with air from the access floor and a hot zone for venting through the top opening. At least one baffle creates the temperature zones such that air is directed to flow from the cold zone through the electronic component storage area to the hot zone. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141106 | SOFT CLOSE DRAWER ASSEMBLY AND BRACKET - A cabinet slide assembly permits the soft-close action and/or a soft-open action of a drawer. The cabinet slide assembly includes a cabinet, a drawer, and at least one slide mechanism coupling the drawer to the cabinet to permit movement of the drawer between a fully open position and a fully closed position. A gas spring is also included in the assembly having a first end coupled to a portion of the cabinet assembly and a second end coupled to a portion of the drawer assembly. The gas spring is permitted to swing through an arc along a vertical plane as the drawer moves between the fully open position and the fully closed position. An adjustable bracket can also be included in the assembly and is configured for a top mount drawer assembly having a concealed drawer slide mechanism. The bracket is also configured for face frame or frameless cabinet construction. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141107 | Refrigerator and method of controlling the same - A refrigerator equipped with a door opening device opening doors by driving a motor and a method of controlling the same. In the method of controlling the refrigerator includes a door opening device including a plurality of sliding bars selectively opening first and second doors, a motor opening the first door or the second door by moving back and forth the sliding bars in directions opposite to each other, a plurality of position detectors detecting at least one protrusion provided at one side of the sliding bar, a switch unit inputting door opening signals, and a controller controlling operation of the first door and the second door according to the door opening signals. If door opening signals used to open the first and second doors, the door opening device is controlled so that the first and second doors are easily open/closed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141108 | LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND LIGHT ENGINE THEREOF - An LED illuminating device includes an optical section, an electrical section, and a heat dissipation section. The heat dissipation section is provided with a heat sink and at least one heat pipe therein. The heat sink includes a metal tube, a plurality of metal fins extending radially and outwardly from the metal tube, and a heat-absorbing plate attached to a bottom of the metal tube. A chamber is axially recessed from a top of the metal tube to the heat-absorbing plate. The heat pipe includes an evaporating section and a condensing section. The evaporating section of the heat pipe is attached to an inner surface of the heat-absorbing plate. The condensing section of the heat pipe is attached to an inner circumferential surface of the metal tube. The light source is attached to an outer surface of the heat-absorbing plate. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141109 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to the present invention, there is provided a light emitting device, which comprises at least one laser diode configured to emit light in at least one first wavelength region selected from spectrum regions including ultraviolet ray, blue light and green light; and a light emitting material for emitting light in a second wavelength region by the light in the first wavelength region emitted from the laser diode, the second wavelength region being different from the first wavelength region, wherein a color-mixed light is made by the light in the first wavelength region and the light in the second wavelength region. Since the laser diode having strong straightness is used as a light emission source, the color-mixed light implemented by the light emitting device of the present invention has strong straightness, so that it may be effectively used for long-distance illumination and flash. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141110 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug including an insulator and a metallic shell having an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface has a taper portion which comes into contact with a peripheral region around a mounting hole of an internal combustion engine, a tool engagement portion, and a trunk portion formed between the tool engagement portion and the taper portion. The inner surface has an annular step portion projecting toward the insulator and an internal trunk portion extending from the base of the step portion toward the rear end of the metallic shell. When the insulator and the metallic shell are fixed to each other by one of either cold and hot crimping, the projected area of the taper portion is at least two times or at least 1.5 times that of the step portion, respectively. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141121 | Organic electro-luminescence device - An organic electro-luminescence device including an anode, a cathode, an organic light emitting layer and a hole-transporting layer is provided. The cathode has a calcium electrode and an aluminum electrode adjacent thereto. The organic light emitting layer is disposed between the anode and the calcium electrode, and has a polymer, a phosphorescence dopant and an organic electron-transporting material, wherein a ratio of contents of the organic electron-transporting material to contents of the polymer in the organic light emitting layer is substantially between 0.1 and 1. The organic electron-transporting material is 1,3-bis(N,Nt-butyl-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole. The hole-transporting layer is disposed between the light emitting layer and the anode. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141122 | OLED DEVICE WITH CYCLOBUTENE ELECTRON INJECTION MATERIALS - An OLED device including a cathode, an anode, and having therebetween a light-emitting layer and further comprising a first layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode containing a cyclobutene compound comprising a cyclobutene nucleus substituted in the 1-position with a five- or six-membered heteroaromatic ring group containing at least one trivalent nitrogen atom; substituted in the 2-position with an aromatic ring group; and substituted with a first methylene group in the 3-position and a second methylene group in the 4-position, provided said first and second methylene groups are further disubstituted in the 1′,1′-positions and the 1″,1″-positions with independently selected aromatic groups. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141123 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting device (“OLED”) including a substrate; a plurality of polymer beads disposed on a substrate; a light emitting layer covering the plurality of polymer beads and having an embossed structure; and a cathode disposed on the light emitting layer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141124 | Blue fluorescent compound and organic electroluminescent device using the same - A blue fluorescent compound includes a host material being capable of transporting an electron or a hole; and a dopant material represented by following Formula 1: | 2010-06-10 |
20100141125 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE - An organic EL element, which has high light emission efficiency, a long light emission life and a small color change when continuously driven, an illuminating device and a display device are provided. Especially, an organic EL element which emits white light and can be manufactured at low cost is provided. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141126 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element emitting a short wavelength light and having high emission efficiency and high storage stability, and a display and an illuminating device each employing the organic electroluminescent element. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141127 | PHOSPHORESCENT EMITTERS - Heteroleptic compounds containing phenylpyridine and phenylbenzimidazole are provided. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly as emissive dopants in the emissive layer of such devices. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141128 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY - An organic EL display of the present invention includes a plurality of organic EL devices, each including a first electrode, an intermediate insulating film disposed on the first electrode so as to have an exposed portion in which the first electrode is partially exposed, an organic layer disposed on the exposed portion, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer. The organic layer has, on a part disposed on the exposed portion, a thick film portion disposed around the center of the exposed portion and a thin film portion disposed around the end of the exposed portion and having a smaller thickness than the thick film portion, and the thin film portions of the adjacent organic EL devices are substantially equal in width. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141129 | Organic electroluminescence element - An organic electroluminescence element comprising: an anode; a first emitting layer comprising at least a first host material and a first dopant; a second emitting layer comprising at least a second host material and a second dopant; and a cathode in the order mentioned: wherein the energy gap E | 2010-06-10 |
20100141130 | QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE - It is an object to provide a novel bipolar organic compound. In particular, it is an object to provide a bipolar organic compound excellent in thermal stability. Further, it is another object to provide a bipolar organic compound which is electrochemically stable. A quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (1) is provided. Further, since the quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) is bipolar, the use of the quinoxaline derivative of the present invention allows fabrication of a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage and low power consumption. Furthermore, a light-emitting element with high luminous efficiency can be obtained. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141141 | Display filter, display device including the same, and method of manufacturing the same - A display filter includes a base layer having a plurality of structures, the plurality of structures being projected from a first surface of the base layer, an external light shielding layer on the plurality of structures, the external layer being on an upper surface and on a first side surface of the structures, and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer on the plurality of structures, the electromagnetic wave shielding layer being on the upper surface and on a second side surface of the structures, the first and second side surfaces of the structures being opposite each other, and a portion of the external light shielding layer being between the structures and a portion of the electromagnetic wave shielding layer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141142 | DISCHARGE LAMP - To provide a discharge lamp capable of joining metal plates together with leads respectively using a filler material by matching the center of the metal plates to the axial center of the leads a discharge lamp having a metal plate ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141143 | Coaxial cavity gyrotron with two electron beams - A coaxial cavity gyrotron with two electron beams includes an electron gun (magnetron injection gun, “MIG,” with two beams), a coaxial beam-wave interaction cavity and an outer magnetic field tube. The coaxial beam-wave interaction cavity consists of two parts: an outer conductor and an inner conductor. The two hollow electron beams produced by the MIG are located between the outer conductor and the inner conductor. The MIG includes inner and outer anodes, with a single cathode located between the anodes. The cathode further includes two emitter rings which produce the two hollow electron beams. The entire gyrotron is immersed in the magnetic field tube such that the magnetic field profile is the same or similar to that for a coaxial gyrotron with one electron beam. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141144 | Lamp Comprising a Base and at Least Light-Emitting Semiconductor Component - A lamp with a base ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141145 | BASE FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP, AND HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP. - The invention relates to a base for a high-pressure discharge lamp comprising a transformer ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141146 | Turning signal light integrated grip for bikes - This invention proposes a turning-light integrated grip for bikes. Its main features comprises: ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141147 | CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA (CCP) GENERATOR WITH TWO INPUT PORTS - A capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) generator with two input ports, which is especially used as a large-area capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) generator. In the inventive CCP generator, only a RF power supply is required to provide the two input ports with RF power. The input impedance at each of the input ports is adjustable so that the standing wave between two rectangular electrodes can be eliminated to achieve plasma uniformity. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141148 | DRIVING A LIGHTING DEVICE - Driving a lighting device by a driving circuit for providing driving power for driving a lighting device, and by a decoupling unit for electrically decoupling the driving circuit from a lighting circuit. The driving power is transferred at least partially from the driving circuit to the lighting circuit, and the lighting device is arranged within the lighting circuit such that its anode is at ground potential of the driving circuit. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141149 | FAULT PROTECTION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMPS - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for fault protection for electronic devices (e.g., cold cathode fluorescent lamps). In one embodiment, a fault signal is detected and compared with a threshold to output a comparison signal. The comparison signal is then processed to generate a trigger signal, which triggers a fault control block once it satisfies certain fault conditions. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141150 | BALLAST PROTECTING DEVICE - A ballast protecting device is connected between an AC input voltage and a ballasted lamp. The device includes a voltage sensing block, a current sensing block, a pulse forming block, a switch block, and a micro-controller unit (MCU). The pulse forming block converts positive half cycles of the voltage and current provided by the voltage and current sensing blocks to square wave pulses, and the MCU performs a phase angle comparison between generated pulses. Upon lamp malfunction, ballast current is phase shifted. Current may also be phase shifted when there is a radical change in the input voltage. As a trend of the phase shift between current and voltage is determined by the MCU, a ballast disconnect decision is made, and the MCU actuates the switch block to disconnect the connected ballast and malfunctioning lamp. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141171 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE WITH ENHANCED LIGHT EMISSION - An organic electroluminescent device is provided which includes a colored polarizer to reduce power consumption requirements for desired levels of brightness. The organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, an anode electrode layer, an organic layer, a cathode electrode layer, and a colored polarizer provided on a surface of the substrate opposite a surface of the substrate on which the anode electrode layer is formed such that the colored polarizer polarizes light incident from the outside. The colored polarizer increases transmission of a given color of light based on the color(s) included in the polarizer to thereby decrease total current required by the organic electroluminescent device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141172 | Light Source, Solid State Light Emitting Element Module, Fluorescent Module, Light Orientation Element Module, Illumination Device, Image Display Device, and Light Source Adjustment Method - An object of the present invention is to make possible irradiating a desired irradiated surface with a homogenized-colored light having high color rendering, with high luminous efficiency. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a light source comprising two or more primary light sources, each of which emits primary light having different wavelength, wherein the maximum value among differences between each of CIE chromaticity coordinates of the primary lights is 0.05 or larger, the primary lights have the same illuminance distribution characteristics at a desired irradiated surface, the luminous efficiency is 30 lm/W or larger, and the general color rendering index is 60 or larger. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141173 | LINEARITY IN LED DIMMER CONTROL - A flyback controller may generate a switching signal for controlling the delivery of input current into a primary winding of a transformer in a flyback converter that has a secondary winding in the transformer and that is driven by AC output from a dimmer control that is chopped at a phase angle based on a setting of the dimmer control. The flyback controller may include a tracking input configured to receive a dimmer output tracking signal that is representative of the instantaneous magnitude of the output from the dimmer control. The flyback controller may include an averaging circuit configured to average the dimmer output tracking signal so as to generate an average dimmer output signal that is representative of a time-averaged value of the dimmer output tracking signal. The flyback controller may be configured to cause the average output current in the secondary winding of the transformer to vary as a function of the average dimmer output signal when the phase angle exceeds a threshold. The flyback controller may be configured to generate the switching signal with a duty cycle that causes the luminance level of light produced by one or more LEDs to vary when the phase angle exceeds a threshold by what appears to the human eye to be a more linear function of the phase angle than if the luminance level actually varied as a linear function of the phase angle. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141174 | CURRENT RIPPLE REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR LEDS - A powered LED circuit may include a power supply configured to generate and deliver an output current at a controllable average value with a substantial ripple component, one or more LEDs connected together, and a ripple reduction circuit connected to the power supply and to the one or more LEDs. The ripple reduction circuit may have a current regulator connected in series with the one or more LEDs which is configured to substantially reduce fluctuations in the current which flows through the one or more LEDs due to the ripple component of the output current, but not fluctuations in the current which flows through the one or more LEDs due to changes in the average value of the output current. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141175 | Light Sources Utilizing Segmented LEDs to Compensate for Manufacturing Variations in the Light Output of Individual Segmented LEDs - A light source and method for making the same are disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of Segmented LEDs connected in parallel to a power bus and a controller. The power bus accepts a variable number of Segmented LEDs. The controller receives AC power and provides a power signal on the power bus. Each Segmented LED is characterized by a driving voltage that is greater than 3 times the driving voltage of a conventional LED fabricated in the same material system as the Segmented LED. The number of Segmented LEDs in the light source is chosen to compensate for variations in the light output of individual Segmented LEDs introduced by the manufacturing process. In another aspect of the invention, the number of Segmented LEDs connected to the power bus can be altered after the light source is assembled. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141176 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A light emitting diode display in which the light emitted from each LED is not mixed easily when two LEDs arranged closely are lighted. An LED ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141177 | DIMMER-CONTROLLED LEDS USING FLYBACK CONVERTER WITH HIGH POWER FACTOR - A flyback controller generates a switching signal for controlling delivery of current into a primary winding of a transformer in a flyback converter. The controller may include an output current monitoring circuit configured to generate a signal representative of an average output current in a secondary winding of the transformer based on a peak input current in the primary winding and a duty cycle of current in the secondary winding. The flyback controller may generate a switching signal that causes a chopped AC voltage from a dimmer control to be converted by the flyback converter into an average output current from a secondary winding of the transformer that is DC isolated from the chopped AC voltage and that varies as a function of the setting of the dimmer control. The flyback controller may not utilize a signal from an opto-isolator. | 2010-06-10 |