24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110140515 | Work Platform Vehicle - The object of the present invention is to provide a work platform vehicle having an engine drive system and an electric power drive system as the drive system for a work apparatus, which prevents its engine starting battery from becoming dead when driving the work apparatus with electric power and protects both the engine starting battery and its work battery. In an electric circuit installed in the work platform vehicle, when the engine is selected by a power selection switch that switches the power to the work apparatus, electric power is supplied to control systems S, C and C from the engine starting battery, and the electric power supply to the control systems from the work battery is cut off, and when electric operation is selected, electric power is supplied to the control systems from the work battery, and the electric power supply to the control systems from the engine starting battery is cut off. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140516 | Device for actuating actuators in a motor vehicle - The invention relates to a device for actuating actuators in a motor vehicle having an at least partially metallic housing (MG) in which an electric circuit is arranged, which has at least one high-voltage-generating circuit (HES) for generating an output voltage (U | 2011-06-16 |
20110140517 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - An aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy wire, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire, and a wire harness that are of high toughness and high electrical conductivity, and a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wire are provided. The aluminum alloy wire contains not less than 0.005% and not more than 2.2% by mass of Fe, and a remainder including Al and an impurity. It may further contain not less than 0.005% and not more than 1.0% by mass in total of at least one additive element selected from Mg, Si, Cu, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ag, Cr, and Zr. The Al alloy wire has an electrical conductivity of not less than 58% IACS and an elongation of not less than 10%. The Al alloy wire is manufactured through the successive steps of casting, rolling, wiredrawing, and softening treatment. The softening treatment can be performed to provide an excellent toughness such as elongation and impact resistance and thereby reduce fracture of the electric wire in the vicinity of a terminal portion when the wire harness is installed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140518 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - There is provided a vehicle power supply apparatus which includes a battery charged by a generator and supplies, to a plurality of loads, electric power discharged by the battery and electric power generated by the generator. The apparatus includes an electric double layer capacitor connected in parallel to the battery, and a connection circuit for switching connection and disconnection between respective homopolar terminals of the battery and the electric double layer capacitor. The connection circuit is connected to charge the electric double layer capacitor based on a potential difference between terminals of the connection circuit. The plurality of loads include loads each of which generates a rush current of a predetermined value or more and each of which is fed electric power outputted by the electric double layer capacitor. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140519 | POWER SUPPLY WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION AND COMPUTER HAVING SUCH POWER SUPPLY - A power supply is used in a computer. The power supply includes a main power circuit, an auxiliary power circuit and a switching circuit. The main power circuit has a first main output terminal for outputting a first operating DC voltage. The auxiliary power circuit has an auxiliary output terminal connected to a standby circuit of the computer for outputting a standby DC voltage. The switching circuit is interconnected between the first main output terminal and the auxiliary output terminal. When the computer is in a power-off state, the switching circuit is shut off, and the standby circuit is powered by the standby DC voltage. When the computer is in a power-on state, the switching circuit is conducted, and the first operating DC voltage is transmitted to the standby circuit through the first main output terminal and the switching circuit so as to power the standby circuit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140520 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A grid-connected energy storage system and a method of controlling the energy storage system. In the energy storage system, a normal operation of the energy storage system and the UPS function due to electrical failure may be stably performed even if electrical failure occurs. The energy storage system includes: a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) converter outputting converted power to a first node; a battery storing power; a bi-directional inverter converting power and outputting the converted power to the load, the grid or the first node; a bi-directional converter converting and storing power in the battery and outputting the power stored in the battery to the first node; and an integrated controller controlling the MPPT converter, the bi-directional inverter and the bi-directional converter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140521 | MULTIPLE-LEVEL SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLY - A circuit for providing at least two power supply voltages from a D.C. voltage provided by a first switched-mode converter between a first and a second terminals, wherein: a second reversible buck-type switched-mode converter is powered with said D.C. voltage; a capacitive dividing bridge connects said first and second terminals, the midpoint of the capacitive dividing bridge corresponding to the output of the second converter and defining a third terminal of provision of an intermediary potential; and said two power supply voltages are respectively sampled between the first and third and between the third and second terminals. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140522 | ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, END USER RESIDENCE, AND METHOD - An electricity distribution system, arranged to provide low voltage to end users (for instance, transport means) and located at end user locations includes a first medium voltage line for providing medium voltage and several end user electricity providers associated with respective several end user locations. Each end user electricity provider is couplable to an end user located at the respective end user location, and is arranged to provide low voltage to the end user. The first medium voltage line is provided with a number of branches and the end user electricity providers are each couplable to a respective branch of the medium voltage line via a respective second medium voltage line to receive medium voltage, and are arranged to convert the medium voltage to the low voltage to be provided to an end user. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140523 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING A UPS - A method of installing a power distribution system in a facility includes acts of: obtaining a power distribution unit including at least one rack mounted power distribution unit, the power distribution unit including an electrical connection having an electrical bus configured to directly connect to a riser of a power busway; installing the power busway from a terminus located at the output of the UPS to the electrical connection at the power distribution unit; and directly connecting the power busway to the output of the UPS with a busbar-to-busbar connection between the output of the UPS and the terminus of the busway. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140524 | MULTIPLE BI-DIRECTIONAL INPUT/OUTPUT POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A multiple bi-directional input/output power control system includes a network of functional blocks housed in a single enclosure, providing DC power to one or more DC loads, and providing control and internal pathways, sharing one or more AC and/or DC power inputs. The system feeds back AC power from the DC power source into an AC input connection, and the fed-back AC power is shared by other AC loads. The system operates at least one alternative source of DC in a dynamic manner, allowing maximization of power generating capability at respective specific operating conditions of the moment. Power isolation may be handled by an AC isolation block right at a power input. Therefore all other blocks within a multi-function power control unit (MFPCU) are isolated from AC ground. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140525 | CONFORMAL DEPOSITION OF DIELECTRIC COMPOSITES BY ELECTROPHORESIS - Techniques are generally described herein for the design, manufacture and use of composite dielectric materials. Embodiments include, but are not limited to, methods, apparatuses, and systems. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed. Some techniques described herein include electrophoretic deposition of dielectric particles to conformally form a thin layer of dielectric material for use in energy storage devices. Example energy storage devices include capacitor devices, which in some instances may be used to replace and/or assist in the operation of batteries, ultra-capacitors, and other similar devices. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140526 | MODULAR ELECTRONICALLY RECONFIGURABLE BATTERY SYSTEM - An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle. Current from the battery is limited in one of three ways: a) by the batteries themselves; b) a current limiting device or system in series with the total erected battery; or c) a single level power converter or current limiter that is used to erect and charge the capacitor bank in a sequential one level at a time manner until the battery is fully erected and the capacitor is fully charged. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140527 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system includes: a new renewable energy unit generating a new renewable energy power; a DC link connected to the new renewable energy unit and generating a DC link power; a power system connected to the DC link and generating a power system power; a battery connected to the DC link and generating a battery power; an auxiliary power generator connected to the power system, the new renewable energy unit, the DC link, and the battery, respectively, and generating an auxiliary power; and an integrated controller connected to the auxiliary power generator and receiving the auxiliary power. The auxiliary power is selected from one of the power system power, the new renewable energy power, the DC link power, and the battery power. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140528 | CABLE BUS - A photovoltaic array cable bus system can include a cable bus and at least one electrical connector. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140529 | Battery Unit Arrangement For High Voltage Applications, Connector And Disconnector Arrangement And Method - A battery unit arrangement for high voltage applications. The battery unit arrangement includes a battery unit having a battery chassis, and a switching device. The switching device includes switching mechanism for switching the battery chassis between two positions, a first position connecting the battery chassis to a pole of the battery unit | 2011-06-16 |
20110140530 | Power Apparatus For A High Voltage Electrical Power System - A power apparatus for a high voltage electrical power system, that includes a voltage source converter and a high voltage dc power source including one or more strings having a plurality of dc power source members connected in series, and switches configured to connect and disconnect the strings, where the switches are solid-state switches, each string is subdivided into a plurality of dc power source units each dc power source unit including a plurality of dc power source members connected in series and each dc power source unit is provided with one of the solid-state switches configured to connect and disconnect the dc power source unit, and that all solid-state switches in the string are arranged so that they are turned on and off simultaneously. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140531 | Systems, Circuits, and Methods for Voltage Matching of an Adaptive Solar Power System - A back sheet comprises an interconnect circuit coupling a plurality of solar cell tiles. A tiled solar cell, comprising a solar cell and encapsulating and glass layers, is inserted into the solar cell tiles. Each solar cell is individually addressable through the use of the interconnect circuit. Moreover, the interconnect circuit is programmable and allows for dynamic interconnect routing between solar cells. As such, the interconnect circuit may be programmed to couple solar cells to generate a solar cell string that matches a desired voltage specification. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140532 | Systems, Circuits, and Methods For Generating a Solar Cell String of an Adaptive Solar Power System - A back sheet comprises an interconnect circuit coupling a plurality of solar cell tiles. A tiled solar cell, comprising a solar cell and encapsulating and glass layers, is inserted into the solar cell tiles. Each solar cell is individually addressable through the use of the interconnect circuit, The interconnect circuit is programmable and allows for dynamic interconnect routing between solar cells. As such, the dynamic interconnect routing may be configured so as to create strings of solar cells such that solar cells with an output specification are matched to solar cells with similar output specifications. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140533 | ASSIGNING ADDRESSES TO MULTIPLE CASCADE BATTERY MODULES IN ELECTRIC OR ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES - According to one aspect there is disclosed an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first battery module. The first battery module may include a switch configured to open or close a first current path from a first terminal of a battery to a second terminal of the battery when a second battery module is coupled to the first battery module; a current sensor configured to sense a current in a second current path, the second current path different from the first current path; and a local controller configured to control a state of the switch to open or close the switch, wherein closing the switch is configured to close the first current path, the local controller is further configured to detect the sensed current in the second current path, and the local controller is further configured to receive and store an identifier based at least in part on the current detected in the second current path. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140534 | Power supply device and method - An object is to provide a duplex power supply for auxiliary machines. A power supply device includes a switching section that is connected to a direct-current link between a generator-side inverter and a grid-side inverter via an auxiliary machine power inverter for converting direct-current power supplied from the direct-current link into alternating-current power to form a first path, that is connected somewhere between a power-converting section and a utility grid to form a second path, and that is connected to auxiliary machines to form a third path, and the switching section switches between connection of the third path to the first path and connection of the third path to the second path. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140535 | POWER CONVERTING DEVICE FOR NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A power converting device for a new renewable energy storage system includes rechargeable batteries, bidirectional converters respectively connected in parallel to the batteries, direct current (DC) links connected in parallel to the bidirectional converters, respectively, bidirectional inverters connected in parallel to the DC links, respectively, and an electric power system connected to the bidirectional inverters. The bidirectional inverters are cascade H-bridge multi-level boost inverters. The DC links are charged by the bidirectional inverters connected to the battery and a charged voltage of the DC links is provided to the electric power system by the bidirectional inverters. In addition, the DC links are charged by the bidirectional inverters connected to the electric power system and a charged voltage of the DC links is provided to the battery by the bidirectional inverters. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140536 | CURRENT BYPASS FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER HARVESTING SYSTEMS USING DC POWER SOURCES - A converter circuit providing multiple current bypass routes between the output leads to provide reliability in a series connection of several converters. If the converter malfunctions due to component failure, the current bypass routes provide a path for the current that views the malfunctioning converter as substantially a short. Diodes prevent backflow into the power source connected to the converter. Redundancy is provided in the bypass portions of the converter circuit that provides alternate parallel paths in case a defective component in one of the paths opens the circuit along that path. In one example, the converter is implemented as a buck plus boost converter where either the buck or the boost portion or both are operative responsive to a controller controlling the switches of both portions. Most of the converter circuit may be implemented in an integrated circuit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140537 | FREQUENCY VARIABLE POWER TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER IN FRESNEL REGION AND POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - An object is to achieve a radio power transmitting system capable of adaptively controlling power transmission efficiency, and the following means for achieving it is proposed. The power transmitting system includes a receiver having a loaded antenna and a transmitter whose transmitting frequency is variable, and it controls power transmission efficiency by using a modulated electromagnetic wave reflected from the receiver. A capacitive element and an inductive element are formed in the antenna, the transmitting frequency of the transmitter is set to be variable, the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the transmitter and reflected by the receiver is modulated, and the power transmission efficiency between the transmitter and the receiver is controlled by using the modulated reflection wave. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140538 | Non-Contact Power Transmission Apparatus - A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus. The power transmission apparatus improves both the reliability of operation of the non-contact charging system, and the competitiveness of related products, such as portable terminals, battery packs and the like. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140539 | HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC WIRE - A high frequency electric wire is provided in such a manner that a large number of wires are bundled, twisted and insulated with an outer sheath S. Each wire has an extra-fine hollow pipe structure of a capillary shape. The wire is provided to make its hollow section with the extra-fine hollow pipe structure an air cavity or to cause its hollow section to house an insulating material. In the latter case, the wire is provided by causing a metal conductor to adhere to the outer periphery of an extra-fine insulating yarn, which serves as the insulating material, by plating or vapor-deposition. The electric wire is used as a circuit cable or a coil in a non-contact power feeding device which supplies power based on a mutual induction action of the electromagnetic induction. In this manner, the electric wire fulfills its function to suppress and reduce an increase of the alternating current resistance due to a high frequency alternating current. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140540 | CHARGE APPARATUS - A charge apparatus including a natural energy conversion module, an energy converter, an energy transmitter, and an energy receiver is provided. The natural energy conversion module receives a natural energy and converts the natural energy into a first electric energy. The energy converter is electrically connected to the natural energy conversion module and converts the first electric energy into a wireless energy. The energy transmitter is electrically connected to the energy converter and transmits the wireless energy in a wireless manner. The energy receiver receives the wireless energy in a wireless manner and converts the wireless energy into a second electric energy. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140541 | BATTERY PACK WITH WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION RESONATOR - A battery pack employing a resonator for wireless power transmission is provided. The battery pack may include a thin film type resonator for a wireless power transmission. The battery pack may also include a battery to charge a power source using power generated by the thin film type resonator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140542 | RESONANCE POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD, AND RESONANCE POWER RECEIVER AND METHOD - Provided is a resonance power generator and a resonance power receiver, and methods thereof. The resonance power generator may include a frequency generator to receive a direct current (DC) voltage, and to generate a power carrier signal, a high voltage matching transformer to be adjusted to enable an output voltage to be greater than an input voltage, a high current matching transformer to be adjusted to enable an output current to be greater than an input current, a switching unit to switch between the high voltage matching transformer and the high current matching transformer, a control unit to control the switching unit in accordance with an input signal, and a power resonator to transmit a power to a target resonator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140543 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Provided is a wireless power transmission apparatus, including a source unit including a power resonator to transmit a wireless power to a target apparatus, and a near field controller to control a direction of a magnetic field of the power resonator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140544 | ADAPTIVE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Described herein are embodiments of a method that includes coupling a high-Q resonator of a transmitter and a high-Q resonator of a receiver together by a common inductance of the transmitter and the receiver; and adjusting the transmitter, the receiver, or both, to control power transmitted wirelessly between the transmitter and the receiver. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140545 | Remote Activation System - A remote activation system is disclosed that consumes no standby power. The system comprises a remote electromagnetic radiation transmitter able to transmit radiation having sufficient power to enable the closure of a switch. The system also comprises an electrical activation element that is electrically attached to both the on-off circuit of an electrically powered device and a source of power to permit normal operation of the device. The activation element comprises a first electromagnetic radiation power converter able to convert electromagnetic radiation power into electrical power. It also comprises a first electrically operated normally non-conducting switch that is between a source of power for the device and its on-off circuit. The remotely activated device does not draw any power when it is turned off except for optional functions such as clocks that are not related to activation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140546 | SWITCH STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT - An apparatus, such as a switch module, is provided. The apparatus can include an electromechanical switch structure configured to move between an open configuration and a fully-closed configuration (associated with a minimum characteristic resistance) over a characteristic time. A commutation circuit can be connected in parallel with the electromechanical switch structure, and can include a balanced diode bridge configured to suppress arc formation between contacts of the electromechanical switch structure and a pulse circuit including a pulse capacitor configured to form a pulse signal (in connection with a switching event of the electromechanical switch structure) for causing flow of a pulse current through the balanced diode bridge. The electromechanical switch structure and the balanced diode bridge can be disposed such that a total inductance associated with the commutation circuit is less than or equal to a product of the characteristic time and the minimum characteristic resistance. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140547 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell system that is able to perform power generation more stably than in the past regardless of external environment is provided. Based on a temperature of a power generation section detected by a temperature detection section, a supply amount of a liquid fuel from a fuel pump is adjusted, and therefore control in which the temperature of the power generation section becomes constant is performed. In addition, a fuel cell system that is able to perform power generation in a vaporization supply type fuel cell more stably than in the past is provided. A level of a power generation voltage supplied from the power generation section is raised by a boost circuit. In a control section, operation of the boost circuit is controlled using a given control table, and therefore control is performed on an output voltage and an output current supplied from the boost circuit to a load. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140548 | Method and Apparatus for Converting an Electronic Switch to a Dimmer Switch - A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load is operable to be converted from being configured as an electronic switch to being configured as a dimmer switch after installation. The load control device comprises a dimmer bezel having a control actuator and an intensity adjustment actuator and a detachable switch bezel adapted to be attached to the dimmer bezel. The detachable switch bezel has an opening through which the control actuator may be actuated, and is adapted to cover the intensity adjustment actuator when the detachable switch bezel is attached to the dimmer bezel. The load control device is operable to change from a switch mode of operation to a dimmer mode of operation after the detachable switch bezel is removed from the dimmer bezel. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140549 | LINEAR ACTUATING DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR ADJUSTING THE FLAPS IN MOTOR VEHICLE TURBOCHARGERS - A linear actuator, in particular for adjusting the flaps in motor vehicle turbochargers. The linear actuator has an adjusting element that can be linearly displaced by an electric motor. The electric motor is a two-phase transverse flux machine. A rotor is arranged between two opposite single-phase stators, and the rotor is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a rotatable and linearly stationary rotational element that engages with the linearly movable adjusting element in order to cause a linear movement of the adjusting element when the rotational element is rotated. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140550 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH A HIGH PROTECTION CLASS WITH IMPROVED ROTOR COOLING - An electric machine has a stator ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140551 | HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A heat recovery system includes an electric rotary device, a heat exchanger, a pipe and a reservoir. The electric rotary device has a stator core and a housing. The stator core is wounded with a coil. The heat exchanger provides heat exchanging between first and second heat medium. The first heat medium is in contact with the coil and absorbs heat from the coil. The pipe connects the electric rotary device to the heat exchanger and transfers the first heat medium. The reservoir is formed in the housing and stores the first heat medium. The electric rotary device has an insulative body. The insulative body prevents heat of the first heat medium from being dissipated outside of the housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140552 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR A SEGMENTED STATOR ASSEMBLY - A stator assembly includes a segmented stator having stator portions. Each stator portion includes stator laminations having stator windings, spacer plates having a portion embedded within the stator laminations, and structural plates having a portion embedded within the stator laminations. The portion of each of the spacer plates and each of the structural plates has notch-like structures that create openings to allow a cooling medium to flow between the notch-like structures to provide radial cooling of the stator windings. Connectors are provided to connect the stator portions of the segmented stator together. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140553 | FAN STATOR COVER STRUCTURE - A fan stator cover structure including a main body having a front face and a back face. The main body is formed with at least one through hole and chucking sections respectively disposed on the front and back faces of the main body. The through hole is formed through the main body from the front face to back face. A protrusion body is disposed on the back face and protrudes therefrom to cover the through hole. The protrusion body has at least one open side in communication with the through hole. The main body defines a receiving space and is further formed with a perforation in communication with the receiving space. Wires can be extended through the perforation into the receiving space and chucked in the chucking sections of the front face and then extended through the through hole to the back face and chucked in the chucking sections thereof. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140554 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A permanent magnet motor has a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The stator has a housing with n side portions and n connecting portions distributed alternately, wherein n is a integer equal to or greater than 3. Adjacent side portions are interconnected by one of the connecting portions. The radial cross section of each side portion is a convex curved line which is curved outwardly relative to a straight line passing through the two ends of the convex curve line. Permanent magnets are fixed to an inner surface of the housing. An end cap fixed to one end of the housing, has a bottom and n side walls extending from the bottom. A flat mounting surface is formed at the outer surface of a first one of the side walls. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140555 | VARIABLE SPEED CONSTANT FREQUENCY MOTOR - A variable speed isosychronized motor includes two annular stators conformed for variable angular alignment relative to each other and a common rotor extending a plurality of isolated loops to cross-induce power between stators once such are angularly displaced. In this form of losses, attendant to speed variation through stator phasing are reduced. Electrical compensation may be inserted between each terminal pair. Potentiometers in parallel with capacitors and may be inserted between the respective terminals to expand the operating range of the device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140556 | ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH PASSIVE INTEGRAL BRAKE - An electric motor ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140557 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator having an output shaft with a long moving distance is provided. A linear actuator includes a rotary shaft, a motor portion having a rotor and a stator, a ball screw mechanism including a ball screw nut fixed to a first end of the rotary shaft and a ball screw, a casing assembly including a first end bracket and a second end bracket, an electromagnetic brake device including a rotary brake disc, a stationary brake disc, and an electromagnetic coil, and a brake cover for covering the electromagnetic brake device. The electromagnetic brake device has a hollow structure allowing a second end of the rotary shaft to pass therethrough. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140558 | STEPPING MOTOR - A motor includes a stator having boss portions on an end plate thereof, a front plate provided on an upper surface of the stator, and a band connecting the stator and the front plate. Recess portions are formed adjacent to an outer peripheral edge of the front plate, and a protruding portion is provided in each recess portion. The band has a bottom plate part and attachment parts. The bottom plate part includes notched portions. Each attachment part includes an engagement portion at a tip end thereof which includes a notched portion. The notched portions of the bottom plate part are fitted with the boss portions of the end plate, and the notched portions of the engagement portions are fitted with the protruding portions of the front plate to form engagement hooks at most tip ends of the engagement portions, respectively, thereby connecting the stator and the front plate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140559 | Magnetic Bearing Device of a Rotor Shaft Against a Stator With Rotor Disc Elements, Which Engage Inside One Another, and Stator Disc Elements - The magnetic bearing device contains soft-magnetic rotor disc elements, which radially engage inside one another, and soft-magnetic stator disc elements. These elements are, on their sides facing one another, provided with annular tooth-like projections that are opposite one another on either side of an air gap. In addition, magnetic field generators for generating a magnetic flux oriented in an axial direction between the disc elements are assigned to the rotor disc elements or to the stator disc elements. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140560 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING A LINE SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR - A three-phase line synchronous generator with an exciter and generator stage. The exciter stage includes an exciter stator having n poles and an exciter rotor having n poles and disposed for rotation within the exciter stator, and the generator stage includes a generator stator having n poles and a generator rotor having n poles. The generator rotor being mechanically coupled to the exciter rotor and disposed for rotation within the generator stator, wherein the poles of the stators, or the poles of the rotors, are angularly displace by one pole pitch. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140561 | MAGNET RETAINING ARRANGEMENT - A permanent magnet rotor arrangement that is particularly suitable for low-speed large-diameter electrical generators includes a rotor | 2011-06-16 |
20110140562 | MOTOR - A motor having a rotor and a stator is disclosed. The rotor is a consequent-pole rotor having a rotor core, a plurality of magnets, and a plurality of salient poles. The stator includes a plurality of teeth. A first auxiliary groove is formed in a surface of each salient pole that is opposed to the teeth. Each first auxiliary groove has first and second side surfaces facing each other in the circumferential direction. The first side surface is closer to a circumferential center of the salient pole than the second side surface. When the angle from the circumferential center line to the first side surface of each salient pole about the axis of the rotor is represented by KC1, the opening angle between the circumferential ends of the distal end of each tooth about the axis is represented by KA, and the opening angle between the circumferential ends of each salient pole about the axis is represented by KB, the following expression is satisfied: KC1=KA−KB/2. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140563 | ALTERNATOR AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRIC SYSTEM - An alternator including a rotatably-assembled permanent magnet, the magnetization direction of the magnet being orthogonal to the rotation axis, and a winding with no iron core surrounding the magnet and having each turn in a plane substantially parallel to a plane containing the rotation axis, the winding extending across a dihedral angle from the rotation axis smaller than 75 degrees and, radially, over a distance ranging between one quarter and half of the magnet diameter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140564 | COIL SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COIL SHEET, COIL SHEET HOLDER, METHOD FOR ATTACHING COIL SHEET, ROTATOR OF MOTOR, AND MOTOR - A coil sheet has an insulative substrate which bends and has the first surface and the second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, a first conductor forming a first spiral conductive pattern and formed on the first surface of the insulative substrate, and a second conductor forming a second spiral conductive pattern and formed on the second surface of the insulative substrate. The width of the tip portion of the second conductor of the second spiral conductive pattern is set narrower than the width of the base end portion of the first conductor of the first spiral conductive pattern. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140565 | INDUCTION MOTOR ROTOR, INDUCTION MOTOR, COMPRESSOR, FAN, AND AIR CONDITIONER - To provide an indication motor rotor capable of improving motor performance by concentrating portions under magnetic saturation conditions of rotor teeth. The rotor of an induction motor of this invention may include slots formed approximately in the shape of a T. The slots may be formed so that top slots are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotor core, and bottom slots are arranged on an inner side of the top slots. The width in the circumferential direction of the top slot is wider than the width in the circumferential direction of the bottom slot, and the width in the circumferential direction of a rotor tooth between adjacent top slots is narrower than the width in the circumferential direction of the rotor tooth between adjacent bottom slots. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140566 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine includes: a rotor comprising a rotor core and a field winding wound round the rotor core; and a stator comprising a stator core and a stator winding wound round the stator core. The stator is arranged in opposition to the rotor with a predetermined spacing therebetween. the stator core is formed by punching a split piece, which comprises teeth for insertion of the stator winding thereinto and a core back on an outer periphery thereof, from a magnetic steel sheet, and laminating a plurality of those circular configurations in an axial direction, in which a plurality of the split pieces are arranged in a circle in a circumferential direction. The stator core has magnetic steel sheets, which are different in magnetic permeability in a diametrical direction, laminated at an axial end region of and in an axial central region of the stator core. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140567 | Low Noise Rotor or Stator of an Electric Motor or Generator and Method of Assembling the Same - A stator or rotor of an electric motor or generator comprises a core formed of ferromagnetic material having a plurality of teeth arranged circumferentially about an axis. In one aspect of the invention, at least one retaining member connects the end portions of at least two of the teeth to each other in a manner inhibiting relative movement between said tooth end portions. By inhibiting relative movement between said tooth end portions, vibration is reduced. Vibration can also be reduced by welding interior surfaces of a core to each other. Reducing the vibration reduces the noise emissions of the rotor or stator during operation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140568 | BRUSH DESIGN FOR SLIP RING CONTACTS - The present embodiments relate to a device for establishing an electrical contact between two device elements moving relative to each other. The device includes a plurality of brushes that may be arranged on one of the device elements and establishes contact on the relative movement of the device elements along a slideway provided on the other device element. The brushes are arranged staggered one behind the other relative to a direction of movement determined by the relative movement. The brush arrangement according to the present embodiments is more robust than conventional arrangements with respect to wear and ageing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140569 | ELECTROSTATIC COMB ACTUATOR - An electrostatic comb actuator having reduced in-plane rotation of a tiltable element is disclosed. The actuator has a stator comb electrode and a tiltable rotor comb electrode. The rotor comb electrode fingers extend from an anchor wall running parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor at a first distance from the axis of rotation. The rotor comb electrode fingers extend towards the axis of rotation for a length that is smaller than the first distance. The stator electrodes are shifted towards the axis of rotation, so that the stator electrode fingers are only partially overlapping with the rotor electrodes fingers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140570 | ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR - According to one embodiment, an electrostatic actuator includes an electrode unit, a conductive film body unit, a plurality of first urging units, and a plurality of second urging units. The electrode unit is provided on a substrate. The conductive film body unit is provided opposing the electrode unit. The plurality of first urging units are provided at a first circumferential edge portion of the conductive film body unit to support the film body unit. The plurality of second urging units are provided at a second circumferential edge portion opposing the first circumferential edge portion to support the film body unit. The electrode unit and the conductive film body unit contact or separate by the electrode unit being set to a voltage having a prescribed value. The plurality of first urging units have mutually different rigidities, and the plurality of second urging units have mutually different rigidities. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140571 | PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, AND OSCILLATOR - There is provided a package manufacturing method capable of manufacturing high-quality and high-accuracy products without requiring complicated processes. A method for manufacturing a package including a base board and a lid board bonded to each other so as to form a cavity at an inner side and penetration electrodes that electrically connect the inside of the cavity to the outside of a base board made of a glass material includes a penetration hole forming step of forming penetration holes in a base board wafer; a rivet member insertion step of inserting conductive rivet members made of a metal material into the penetration holes; a welding step of heating the base board wafer to a temperature higher than the softening point of the glass material so as to weld the base board wafer to the rivet members; and a cooling step of cooling the base board wafer. Each of the rivet members has one end of which the sectional area is larger than the other portion, and the one end is positioned in the outside of the base board. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140572 | Crystal device - An object is to provide a crystal device that uses a mesa-structure crystal piece in which frequency adjustment is possible. A configuration is such that in a crystal device having: a crystal piece having a thick portion and a thin portion, with an excitation electrode formed on both main faces of the thick portion, and a lead out electrode electrically connected to the excitation electrode, formed on an end portion; a container main body having a concavity for accommodating the crystal piece; and a cover that is connected to an open end face of the container main body and hermetically seals the crystal piece, a frequency adjustment metal film which is electrically isolated from the excitation electrode and made independent, is formed on the thin portion of the crystal piece. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140573 | TRANSDUCER WITH SHIELD - A physical shield placed on the face of a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer for medical applications is described. The shield may be shaped or angled to match a particular pattern of mechanical or acoustic energy that may damage the transducer during operation. The shield may be ablative, replaceable or modified as needed. Methods of manufacturing a transducer with a shield are also disclosed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140574 | Electronic Component Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A vibratory device includes an elastic plate and a piezoelectric diaphragm. The elastic plate includes a fixable portion, a vibratory portion, and a connection portion. The fixable portion is fixed to a fixation member. The vibratory portion is spaced away from a fixable surface of the fixable portion that faces the fixation member and arranged substantially in parallel with the fixable surface. The connection portion connects a first end of the fixable portion in its planar direction and a first end of the vibratory portion in its planar direction. The piezoelectric diaphragm is disposed on a surface of the vibratory portion that is adjacent to the fixable portion. In a direction N normal to the surface of the vibratory portion adjacent to the fixable portion, at least part of the second piezoelectric diaphragm does not overlap the fixable portion. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140575 | VIBRATING REED, VIBRATOR, PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A resonator element includes: a base part; plural vibrating arms extended from the base part, each having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposed to each other and a first side surface and a second side surface connecting the first principal surface and the second principal surface and opposed to each other, the first side surface of at least one vibrating arm of the plural vibrating arms having a first step part provided from the first principal surface side and a second step part provided from the second principal surface side; a first electrode provided on the second side surface of the vibrating arm; a second electrode provided in a position opposed to the first electrode of the first step part; and a third electrode provided in a position opposed to the first electrode of the second step part. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140576 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An ultrasonic transducer arraying at even intervals ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and layering a plurality of acoustic matching layers on them, comprising an transducer shape forming member made of a fiber-reinforced thermosetting PPE for filling a gap formed on the side face of the ultrasonic transducer with the same material as that of the acoustic matching layer, mixing a colorant in a division member adjacent to a predefined ultrasonic transducer from among a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and arraying the plurality thereof. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140577 | INCREASED FREQUENCY POWER GENERATION USING LOW-FREQUENCY AMBIENT VIBRATIONS - An increased frequency power generator that includes a pair of transducers located on opposite sides of a suspended inertial mass. Magnetic attraction is used to couple the mass to each of the two transducers in alternating fashion in response to vibration and other movement externally imparted on the generator. Each transducer includes a suspended magnetic element that couples and decouples to the inertial mass as it reciprocates in the housing due to the applied external moving force. As the inertial mass decouples from one transducer on its way to magnetically connecting to the other transducer, the decoupled suspended magnetic element oscillates at a frequency greater than the imparting force, thereby generating electrical power. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140578 | PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a small piezoelectric power generator applied to a wireless sensor network system of a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for monitoring an internal environment of a tire such as variation in air pressure in the tire. In particular, when the system, in which air pressure, temperature and acceleration sensors are mounted, installed in the tire is operated in the TPMS for an automobile, a small piezoelectric power generator for the TPMS can be used as a power source in place of a conventional battery. The piezoelectric power generator includes a substrate having an electrode for transmitting power to the exterior, a metal plate formed on the substrate, and a piezoelectric body disposed on the metal plate and transmitting the power generated by a piezoelectric material to the electrode. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140579 | ACTIVE PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER WITH EMBEDDED VARIABLE CAPACITANCE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is an active piezoelectric energy harvester, which can control a direct current voltage applied to an embedded variable capacitance layer to precisely adjust a resonance frequency in real time, and thus achieve a simpler structure and a smaller size compared to a conventional one that adjusts the resonance frequency using a separate variable capacitor provided outside. Further, the active piezoelectric energy harvester can precisely adjust the resonance frequency even when the frequency of vibration varies over time as in a real natural vibration environment or when it is degraded to undergo a variation in its own resonance frequency, and thus can continuously maintain optimal energy conversion characteristics. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140580 | METAL NONPARTICLE-POLYMER COMPOSITES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND POLYMER ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - Metal nanoparticle-polymer composites, a method of manufacturing the same, and a polymer actuator using the same are provided. The method includes synthesizing an organometallic compound as a precursor of metal nanoparticles, preparing a solution mixture containing the organometallic compound and a polymer, and drying and annealing the solution mixture to generate the metal nanoparticle-polymer composite including metal nanoparticles. Thus, highly efficient metal nanoparticle-polymer composite materials may be manufactured with a uniform distribution without synthesizing nanoparticles. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140581 | 1-D TIRE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a tire mountable apparatus and methodology for mounting devices within a tire. In certain embodiments a signal generator may be mounted to the tire to generate signals based on changes in the radius of curvature of a tire. A piezoelectric sandwich and/or a substrate is/are provided having a length and width based at least in part on tire dimensions and positioned in the tire such that the longer length dimension is positioned laterally with respect to the width of the tire. The sandwich and/or substrate is/are sized such that the width dimension provides substantially no response to changes in the circumferential radius of curvature of the tire so that the length dimension defines the primary bending direction while the width dimension provides a strain free mount for associated devices. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140582 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine includes: a rotor comprising a rotor core and a field winding wound round the rotor core; and a stator comprising a stator core and a stator winding wound round the stator core. The stator is arranged in opposition to the rotor with a predetermined spacing therebetween. the stator core is formed by punching a split piece, which comprises teeth for insertion of the stator winding thereinto and a core back on an outer periphery thereof, from a magnetic steel sheet, and laminating a plurality of those circular configurations in an axial direction, in which a plurality of the split pieces are arranged in a circle in a circumferential direction. The stator core has magnetic steel sheets, which are different in magnetic permeability in a diametrical direction, laminated at an axial end region of and in an axial central region of the stator core. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140583 | Motor - Disclosed is a motor. The motor includes a rotor case, a ring member mounted on the rotor case and including an encoder on a bottom surface thereof extending outside of the rotor case, and an encoder sensor detecting speed information of the rotor case from the encoder such that the rotor case rotates at low speeds enabling a LightScribe operation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140584 | DESKTOP COMPUTER CABINET - A desktop computer cabinet includes a top slat, a bottom slat substantially parallel and opposite to the top slat, a front slat perpendicularly connected to the top slat and the bottom slat, a rear slat substantially parallel and opposite to the front slat, and perpendicularly connected to the top slat and the bottom slat, a pair of substantially parallel sidewalls, and a pair of handle fastened into a pair of receiving grooves correspondingly defined on the sidewalls. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140585 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator that includes a storage room and a door configured to provide or prevent access to the storage room is described. In the refrigerator, a hinge assembly connects the door to the storage room at a height relative that can be adjusted by operating the hinge assembly. To do so, the hinge assembly includes a hinge shaft having a screw thread and an adjustment member movable along the hinge shaft. Thus, the hinge assembly supports the door and allows adjustment to the height of the door relative to the storage room. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140586 | LED Bulb with Heat Sink - An LED bulb with heat sink has a bulb cup that connects to external electrical power, a power supply in the bulb cup, a heat sink, an LED light source, and a bulb cover. The components are linearly connected from top to the bottom to form the complete LED bulb. The bulb has a heat sink diameter wider than the bulb cup diameter. Also, it is wider than the bulb cover diameter, and the heat sink has flat fins. The center part of the heat sink is made of metal and has extended fins to dissipate heat. The diameter of the heat sink is wider than thick, and it is flat shaped. The metal part in the center of the heat sink is flush with the fins having the same height. The fin thickness is preferably between 0.1˜2 mm. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140587 | Multi-facet light source LED lamp - The present invention relates to a multi-facet light source LED lamp, comprising the lamp cap, lamp base, circuit board, conductive pin and a plurality of LED conducting brackets; the main improvements including: the circuit board may be welded with more than two sets of LED conducting brackets, forming a single lamp with a plurality of light sources; furthermore, the center of the upper end of the outer LED conducting brackets is designed toward the taper angle surface, making the outer chips generating a upward taper surface coalescence center and emit light intensively to the conducting brackets; and through the staggered radiators at the bottom of the conducting brackets, the heat of the chips at the top is transferred rapidly downward to the doubled area of contact surface of radiators so that the heat is diffused rapidly. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140588 | LAMP DEVICE OF HIGH HEAT DISSIPATION EFFICIENCY - A lamp device comprises a lamp seat, having a body; a heat installed at an upper end of the body for electrically connecting to an external power source; an electric joint extending from the head; and a connecting shaft extending downwards; and a heat dissipation assembly including: a heat dissipating mask having an axial hole; the connecting shaft passing through the axial hole so that the heat dissipating mask is connected to the body; and the heat dissipating mask is rotatable; a conductive unit installed at an upper side of the heat dissipating mask; the conductive unit being electrically connected to the electric joint even the heat dissipating mask rotates with respect to the body; and a lamp set driven electrically and installed at a lower side of the heat dissipating mask; and the lamp set being retained to the conductive unit through the heat dissipating mask. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140589 | LED LAMP CONFIGURED TO PROJECT A SUBSTANTIALLY HOMEGENOUS LIGHT PATTERN - A light emitting diode (LED) lamp is provided herein. The LED lamp comprises an LED support configured to dispose an array of LEDs. The array of LEDs are disposed on the LED support wherein each LED is disposed substantially equidistantly about a circumference of the LED support and each LED is disposed substantially equidistantly from an outer periphery of the LED lamp. A lens is in light communication with the array of LEDs and is configured and disposed to refract a substantial portion of light emitted from the array of LEDs into a substantially homogenous pattern onto a surface to be illuminated. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140590 | Light emitting device and manufacturing method therefor - Provided is a highly-reliable light emitting device which has good heat radiation capacity and uses a light emitting diode (LED) having high luminance and high output as a light source. The light emitting device includes: the light source; a first metal substrate on which the light source is mounted; a wire connected to the light source; a second metal substrate electrically connected to the light source by the wire and formed on the same plane as the first metal substrate to be insulated from the first metal substrate; a planar reflecting member placed on the first metal substrate and the second metal substrate, having a through hole that is smaller in diameter on the light source side than on a side opposite to the light source side, and having a side surface formed of an inclined reflecting surface on the through hole side; an encapsulant for covering the light source; a slit formed between the first metal substrate and the second metal substrate; and an insulating material for filling the slit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140591 | Single multi-facet light source LED bracket - The present invention relates to a single multi-facet light source LED bracket and in particular to one that departs from the traditional structure of single spot gathering chip cup lighting, the main improvements including: the epoxy resin or silicon cover is provided with 2 to 3 sets of positive/negative conducting brackets opposite to each other, the side of the left/right conducting brackets extend to present a trapezoidal block surface for fastening 3 equally spaced chips connected in series for lighting. The central conducting bracket extends upward to present a trapezoidal block surface and the design in which the 3 equally spaced chips are fastened and connected in series for upward lighting. The structure is provided to achieve the industrial application of a single multi-facet uniform lighting source LED bracket. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140592 | LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRON-BEAM EXCITATION IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE - A phosphor having the lowest E/L ratio of the luminance (L) to the luminous efficiency (E) of each phosphor for obtaining a target chromaticity of white using a plurality of phosphors which emit different colors on a light-emitting substrate is selected, and the light reflectance of the portion of the metal back layer formed on this phosphor is set to be higher than the portion formed on the other phosphors. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140593 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH SHAPED REMOTE PHOSPHOR - Solid state lighting (SSL) luminaires are disclosed having remote phosphors arranged to minimize heat degradation and to efficiently convert light. One embodiment of an SSL luminaire comprises a light emitting diode (LED) mounted in a base. An enclosure is mounted in relation to the base so that light from the LED emits into the enclosure. A remote phosphor is mounted in the enclosure with at least some light from the LED passing into the remote phosphor where at least some of the light is absorbed and re-emitted at a different wavelength and passing through the enclosure. The remote phosphor is mounted a sufficient distance from the LED so substantially no heat from the LED passes into said conversion material, and wherein the remote phosphor has an open compound shape. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140594 | INORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An inorganic electroluminescent device is provided, the inorganic electroluminescent device including: a multilayer structure containing at least one pair of electrodes, and a light-emitting layer provided between the electrodes, the light-emitting layer contains at least one matrix material, at least one element forming a luminescent center, and Cu, wherein the matrix material is selected from the group consisting of II Group-XVI Group compounds, XII Group-XVI Group compounds, and mixed crystals thereof, and the light-emitting layer constitutes an inorganic phosphor layer having a composition gradient that Cu concentration in the host material varies by a factor of at least 10 in a thickness direction of the light-emitting layer. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140595 | NOVEL CONDENSED RING AROMATIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a condensed ring aromatic compound and an organic light-emitting device having an optical output with high efficiency and high luminance, and durability. An organic light-emitting device including: a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode of which at least one is transparent or translucent; and an organic compound layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains the condensed ring aromatic compound represented by the following formula [1]. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140596 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic EL element having a functional layer with a uniform film thickness is provided. The organic EL element of the present invention contains a substrate; an anode electrode set on the substrate; an organic EL layer set on the anode electrode; a cathode electrode set on the organic EL layer; and a bank having a forward tapered shape, which define the organic EL layer. The bank contains a fluorine resin, the fluorine concentration at a top of the bank is higher than the fluorine concentration at a bottom surface of the bank, and a height of the top of the bank from the substrate is 0.8 to 1.2 μm. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140597 | BLUE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A blue light-emitting device, and an organic light-emitting display including the blue light-emitting device, has a non-resonance structure including a blue light-emitting layer between a reflective electrode and a transparent electrode, and thus has an excellent process margin, an excellent luminance characteristic even in a wide optical viewing angle, and a high color reproduction satisfying an sRGB blue standard. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140598 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting device in which high luminance can be obtained with low power consumption by improving the extraction efficiency. A light-emitting device of the invention comprises an insulating film, a plurality of first electrodes being in contact with the insulating film and formed on the insulating film to be in parallel, an electroluminescent layer formed over the plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes intersecting with the plurality of first electrodes and formed over the electroluminescent layer in parallel, wherein the insulating film contains nitrogen and silicon and the first electrodes contain a conductive transparent oxide material and silicon oxide. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140599 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display unit; and a sealant by which the substrate is combined with the encapsulation substrate and which includes a filler, wherein a height of the sealant is greater than a height of the filler. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140600 | PLASMA DISPLAY REAR PANEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A plasma display member does not cause an erroneous discharge in a display region end portion and includes: a substrate ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140601 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURES FOR DISCHARGE LAMPS - An electrode structure configured to operate in a discharge lamp and a method to make such an electrode structure are described. The electrode structure includes an electrode head portion comprising a plurality of raised features arranged in a configuration such that an average pitch of the plurality of raised features is at least 105%. The method includes providing an electrode configured to operate in the discharge lamp and forming raised features on an electrode head portion of the electrode at an average pitch of at least 105%. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140602 | FIELD EMISSION CATHODE CAPABLE OF AMPLIFYING ELECTRON BEAM AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING ELECTRON BEAM DENSITY - Field emission devices (FEDs) are provided. In one embodiment, an FED includes an electron emitter, a tube spaced apart from the electron emitter and having a first opening and a second opening, and a gate electrode disposed on an outer surface of the tube. The first opening is disposed at one end of the tube adjacent to the electron emitter, and the second opening is disposed at the other end of the tube. The FED further includes an anode that is spaced apart from the second opening and collects secondary electrons emitted from the second opening. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140603 | STARTER FOR ELECTRODELESS DISCHARGE LAMP - A starter for electrodeless discharge lamp comprises a printed circuit sheet, at least one printed circuit trace, and at least one electrode. The printed circuit trace and the electrode are provided on the printed circuit sheet and are electrically connected to each other. The printed circuit sheet is arranged on a magnetic core of an electrodeless discharge lamp, such that the printed circuit trace surrounds the magnetic core and the electrode is located close to a discharge gas inside the electrodeless discharge lamp. The starter has simple structure and is easy to mount, and allows a ballast to start the electrodeless discharge lamp at a low voltage. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140604 | HAND HELD, HIGH POWER UV LAMP - A UV curing lamp has variable resistive ballast provided by at least one resistance alloy wire and a set of switches tapping varying positions along the resistance alloy wire. The variable resistance ballast defines the lamp's maximum operating power consistent with the power supply. The wire in combination with a fan also doubles as thermal ballast provided by air flowing across the wire onto the UV lamp. A detachable reflector in a generally parabolic cylinder shape directs light from the lamp located on the reflector's focal axis. The curing lamp with resistive ballast can be in the form of a handheld unit or as a floor unit with rotating lamps within the housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140605 | PICK UP TRUCK, RAIL CAP ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A rail cap assembly comprises a rail cap having a first and second opposed ends separated by a length, wherein the rail cap has a top and first and second sidewalls that together form an inner surface extending from the first end to the second end. Openings are spaced along the length of the rail cap. A lighting system is at least partially disposed within the inner surface and comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Each lighting element is secured within a respective opening. The lighting elements are electrically interconnected through connective wiring. The rail cap assembly may be installed one at least one bedrail of a pickup truck. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140606 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - An interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror support with a pivot element and a mirror mount configured for attachment to an attachment element at a vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a mirror head having a housing and a reflective element, with the mirror head pivotally attaching to the mirror support via a single pivot joint of the mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes an imaging sensor disposed at the mirror support and having a forward field of view through the windshield of the vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a headlamp controller that, responsive to sensing of at least one of an oncoming headlight of another vehicle and a taillight of another vehicle by the imaging sensor, at least partially controls a headlight of the equipped vehicle. The mirror support may be configured to accommodate at least one of circuitry and an accessory. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140607 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PLASMA - A plasma generating system, related method and device are disclosed. The plasma generation system includes a plasma generation device, a source of ionizable gas and a driver network. The plasma generation device includes a housing, an electrode, and a resonant circuit. The housing includes a passage defined therein and directs a flow of ionizable gas therethrough. The electrode is coupled to the ionizable gas flowing through the passage of the housing. The resonant circuit includes a capacitor and an inductor connected together in series. The resonant circuit has a resonance frequency and is coupled to the electrode. The resonant circuit receives an AC signal. The driver network provides the AC signal such that the AC signal has a frequency and excites the ionizable gas flowing through the passage of the housing to a plasma. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140608 | MONITORING VOLTAGE TO TRACK TEMPERATURE IN SOLID STATE LIGHT MODULES - An illumination system has a lighting module, a microcontroller electrically connected to the lighting module and arranged to control the lighting module, and a transistor electrically connected to the lighting module and the microcontroller arranged to allow the microcontroller to monitor a voltage of one of either the transistor or lighting module. A method of controlling a lighting module including powering on the lighting module, providing a current to the lighting module, wherein the current is determined by a global intensity setting for the lighting module, monitoring a voltage provided to the lighting module, and shutting the lighting module down if the voltage reaches a pre-determined level. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140609 | LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM - A lamp control system includes a first driving circuit, an assistance DC power source having an output voltage lower than a working voltage of a lamp and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit electrically connects the lamp with a utility power source to convert an AC power a DC power and supply the DC power to the lamp. The second driving circuit electrically connects the assistance DC power source with the lamp. The second driving circuit includes a boost circuit, which is connected to the assistance DC power source to promote the output voltage of the assistance DC power source to the working voltage of the lamp and then supply electrical power with the promoted voltage to the lamp when the utility power source is off. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140610 | Sound Pressure Level Calibration for Ultrasound Based Gesture Light Controlled System - A lighting system comprising a lamp arranged to transform electricity into a light beam having properties such as intensity, colour, colour temperature, direction and beam cone angle, a light control means arranged to adjust said light beam properties, an ultrasonic transmitter arranged to transmit ultrasonic signals, an ultrasonic receiver arranged to receive reflected ultrasonic signals, and a processing means arranged to derive a time-of-flight signal representing the time differences between said transmitted and received ultrasonic signals and to send control signals to said light control means in dependence of said time-of-flight signal, wherein said processing means is further arranged to perform a sound pressure level calibration step wherein the amplitude of the received reflected ultrasonic signal of the receiver is measured and wherein the amplitude of the transmitted ultrasonic signal of the transmitter is adjusted such that the amplitude of the received reflected signal approximates a predetermined threshold value. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140611 | DIMMING BRIDGE MODULE - A lighting control system is coupled to one or more ballast/drivers operating one or more light sources. A low power control module receives analog, digital and/or DALI signals from one or more sources, processes the signals to provide an appropriate lighting response and outputs one or more commands related to light output of the one or more ballast/drivers operating one or more light sources. A gateway component receives wireless signals from the low power control module to relay to one or more control components. The control components provide instruction to modify the light output of the one or more ballast/drivers operating one or more light sources based at least in part upon the one or more commands received from the low power control module and/or the gateway component. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140612 | Lighting Control - An apparatus and method of controlling a light are disclosed. One method includes detecting a light adjusting trigger event, selecting a random delay time, and adjusting the light, wherein the light adjustment occurs the random delay time after detecting the light adjusting trigger event. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140613 | COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS - An ambient light sensor integrated in a compact fluorescent lamp that, in turn, may include a controller and a radiation source. The ambient light sensor may include a radiation receiver to receive and filter incident radiation to obtain a value of the level of infrared radiation, and an electronic module to determine if the value is above a reference threshold value to enable the controller to switch the state of the radiation source. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140614 | POWER FACTOR CONVERTER AND METHOD - A method and circuit for controlling feedback in, for example, a power factor converter circuit. A current sense signal is compared with a reference signal to generate a comparison signal. A clipped signal is generated from the comparison signal where the signal is a periodic waveform that transitions between two levels that are symmetrically positioned about a reference signal. The clipped signal is used to generate a summed signal at the input of an integrator. The integrator generates a feedback signal suitable for use in, for example, a power factor converter circuit. | 2011-06-16 |