33rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090200820 | Convertible pick up truck tent camper/lumber rack - Many attempts have been made to create tent campers for pickup trucks but this is the first to create a lumber rack for a pickup truck that has the look and appeal of a lumber rack and which can be quickly converted to the framework of a tent camper that is exceptionally large and roomy providing off the floor sleeping areas as well as over the cab storage areas without additional framework which must be stored separately from the lumber rack framework. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200821 | PART MOUNTED ON AUTOMOTIVE COMPARTMENT CEILING - A part mounted on the compartment ceiling of an automotive vehicle which has a casing with burglar alarm sensor and substrate for the lighting equipment assembled therein, wherein the casing is formed of a resin material containing at least one of azadirachtin, meliantriol and salanin, which are insect repellent components contained in triperten, a natural organic compound, so as to prevent insects from intruding through gap P between panel and intrusion sensor of the casing or gap Q between cover and light source, thereby avoiding unattractive looking lens unit, and preventing a fault such as an electric short of substrate which otherwise might be caused by an insect coming into contact with the part. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200822 | MOBILE MORTUARY - A mobile mortuary is disclosed. The self-contained mobile mortuary cooler provides the ability to respond to a scene having one or more deceased persons and to refrigerate the bodies immediately upon arrival. Elements of the mobile mortuary include a mobile carriage, a commercial refrigeration unit, a gasoline generator, an automatic transfer switch for A/C power, body racks with body straps, storage for body bags and other equipment directed to the responding to an accident or disaster scene, a body cot (gurney) and spine boards, structures for securing the body cot and spine boards, emergency scene lighting, emergency flashing hazard lights, an access assembly that facilitates entry of the gurney, air transport connectors and an assembly for releasable connection of an aircraft to the air transport connectors. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200823 | CARGO BED INSERT FOR UTILITY VEHICLE, FRONT END MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ITEMS FOR USE THEREWITH, ALONG WITH UTILITY VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - Various enhancements to the capabilities of vehicles in general, and particularly light-duty utility vehicles, which can advantageously enhance the cargo-carrying capabilities of such vehicles. The present invention provides a cargo bed insert, as well as an insert system, for removable attachment to a vehicle's existing cargo box. Improvement to a light-duty utility vehicle, where the improvement is in the form of a cargo box for the vehicle which includes one or more features of the described cargo bed insert and/or system is disclosed. The invention contemplates methods for enhancing the cargo-carrying capability of a light-duty utility vehicle. In particular, methods for enhancing the cargo-carrying capacity of such a vehicle beyond a manufacturer's specified cargo weight capacity are provided. Lastly, the invention includes a mounting assembly for a removable attachment to a vehicle's frame. The mounting assembly may be employed as a stand-alone item, or in conjunction with the cargo bed insert, to create a system for enhancing a vehicle's cargo-carrying capability. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200824 | SLIDEOUT ROOM JACK SCREW ADJUSTOR - The present disclosure relates to a support system having a slideout room, a trailer frame assembly and a jack screw assembly to increase, decrease or level the vertical placement of the slideout room. The frame assembly has extendable support members connected to a plurality of jack screw assemblies with telescopic tubes to extend, decrease or level the vertical placement of the slideout room. The telescopic tubes have a mounting plate on one end that attaches to the slideout room and a mounting bracket on the other end that attaches to the extendable support members. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200825 | Lid Device Opened at Both Sides and Center Console Box - A linkage member | 2009-08-13 |
20090200826 | INTERIOR MEMBER FOR CAB OF WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME, AS WELL AS WALL MEMBER - An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200827 | Vehicle With A Trunk - A motor vehicle includes a trunk, in which the trunk has a body cutout opening which can be closed off by a two-part trunk lid which is composed of an upper trunk lid and a lower trunk lid. The upper trunk lid can be pivoted downward by an angle from, in each case, one closed position into, in each case, one open position. The lower trunk lid has at least one pivot lever, which is arranged such that it can be pivoted by way of a pivot axle formed on a lower body section. In the open position of the lower trunk lid, the pivot lever is in engagement with the lower body section. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200828 | SLIDING PANEL/LATCHING-SPRING CAGE - A sun visor, such as for a vehicle, includes a spindle about which the sun visor may be pivoted and along which the sun visor may be displaced longitudinally. The spindle has a flattened portion. A latching-spring cage has a first pressure means. A tube receives a displaceable slide, while the slide receives the latching-spring cage, which in turn receives the spindle. A braking moment with regard to longitudinal displacement of the sun visor along the spindle is provided by second pressure means. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200829 | OPERATING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOVABLE ROOF - A folding roof linkage assembly includes front and rear frames and first and second arms. The front frame has a rear portion extending at an acute angle therefrom and having front and rear ends. The rear frame has a front portion extending perpendicularly therefrom and having bottom and top ends. The first arm has a front end pivotally connected to the front end of the front frame and a rear end pivotally connected to the bottom end of the rear frame. The second arm has a front end pivotally connected to the rear end of the front frame and a rear end pivotally connected to the top end of the rear frame. The front frame is movable between a closed position in which the frames extend from one another and an opened position in which the front frame folds over the rear frame. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200830 | ELECTROMECHANICAL STRUT - An electromechanical strut is provided for moving a pivotal lift gate between an open position and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body. The electromechanical strut includes a housing connected to one of the lift gate and the motor vehicle body. An extensible shaft is slidably mounted to the housing. The extensible shaft is connected to the other of the lift gate and the motor vehicle body. A drive mechanism includes a rotatable power screw. The drive mechanism converts rotary motion of the power screw into linear motion of the extensible shaft to move the extensible shaft between a retracted position corresponding to the closed position of the lift gate and an extended position corresponding to the open position of the lift gate. A power spring includes one end connected to the extensible shaft and another end connected to the housing for providing a mechanical counterbalance to the weight of the lift gate. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200831 | ARMREST SUPPORT BRACKET FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES - A support bracket for an armrest assembly having a pull-handle or pull-cup is provided for use in a motorized vehicle. The support bracket includes a generally horizontal support member configured to extend, at least in part, adjacent to or through an internal cavity of the pull-handle/pull-cup. The support bracket also includes at least two, but preferably three leg members spaced apart from one another and operatively attached at respective first ends to the support member. Each leg member extends downward from the support member in an oblique manner to attach at a respective second end to an inner support panel. The leg members are configured to sustain a predetermined minimum vertical loading condition, and controllably deform under a predetermined threshold lateral loading condition. The leg members create a load path for transferring vertical loads imparted to the armrest assembly to the vehicle interior surface as a substantially vertical force. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200832 | MULTI-PART EQUIPMENT PIECE FOR A VEHICLE AND CONNECTING METHOD - An equipment piece includes first and second components, such as a vehicle door armrest and a vehicle door. The first component is insertable in a recess, such as a slot, in the second component. The second component may be secured in the first by deformation of a projecting portion configured as a tab having a wall thickness smaller than its longitudinal extension. The tab is anchorable non-positively in the second component after inserting into the recess and pending about a longitudinal axis of the tab. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200833 | Sliding Door For A Motor Vehicle - A sliding door for a vehicle such as a motor vehicle, on its inside has a guide rail which is mounted longitudinally displaceable in a slide. A hinge shackle is swivel mounted between the door and the vehicle. A state quantity of the vehicle is provided and the travel of the sliding door is established based on the state quantity. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200834 | Self-Deploying Drag Reducing Device - A drag reducing apparatus is hingedly mounted to the rear of a truck or trailer vehicle so that the apparatus can be pivoted clear of the rear doors of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a hinge assembly that allows the apparatus to open substantially flat against the side of the vehicle so as not to impede the full movement of the doors. The apparatus includes an arrangement of connected panels that are initially folded flat against the back of the vehicle but automatically open to a drag reducing configuration at a sufficient vehicle speed. The connected panels are further configured so that the force of gravity automatically returns the panels to their initial folded configuration when the vehicle speed falls below a threshold. The apparatus incorporates a modular construction that allows replacement of individual panel sections. The mounting frame is constructed to augment the drag reduction characteristics of the apparatus. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200835 | LAMINATED VEHICLE WALL - A vehicle body with a laminated wall includes a first wall and a second wall that is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and provided with a plurality of receiving openings. The first wall can have a plurality of assembly openings each provided with at least one sub-unit so as to form a substantially complete sub-assembly of the vehicle body, and each being arranged so as to substantially coincide with a corresponding receiving opening when the outer side of the first wall is attached to the inner side of the second wall. The outer side of the first wall can be attached to the inner side of the second wall so that each assembly opening substantially coincides with at least one receiving opening to form the laminated wall. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200836 | GUSSETED TORSION SYSTEM FOR AN OPEN FRAME VEHICLE - A gusseted torsion system minimizes torsional deflection in an open frame vehicle having a generally U-shaped frame with two generally parallel beams. The gusseted torsion system includes cross members extending between the parallel beams and gussets adjacent each end of the cross members. The gussets are affixed to the parallel beams to counter torsional forces created by loads exerted on the parallel beams. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200837 | Chassis For A Battery-Operated Industrial Truck - A chassis for a battery-operated industrial truck has a center chassis section ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200838 | FOLDING STROLLER INCLUDING LOCKING MECHANISM - A folding chair includes handle frames, and front legs and rear legs configured to support the chair in an upright position. The front legs are pivotally attached to respective rear legs. A chair portion, includes a back rest, a seat, and a leg rest pivotally attached to the seat. Pivot frames are pivotally attached to respective handle frames, the back rest, and the rear legs. Sliders are pivotally attached to respective pivot frames, the back rest, respective arm rests, and the seat, and are configured to slide along the front legs. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200839 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A ROTATABLE AND ESSENTIALLY DISPLACEABLE BACKREST - A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest. The backrest has a first axis of rotation and is rotatable about the first axis through at least 90° from a normal position into a loading position. The backrest has pivoting means and is transferable into an armrest position by the pivoting means. A predominant part of the backrest is mounted higher in the armrest position than in the loading position. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200840 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention can include a vehicle seat having a table, the table including a table main body, a shaft member, a first hinge structure that pivotably connects the table main body to one face of the vehicle seat and a second hinge structure that pivotably connects the shaft member to the one face of the vehicle seat. The table main body includes a holding member which is capable of slidably holding a front end portion of the shaft member and a lock member which is capable of engaging with the shaft member, and the lock member is provided at a position different from the holding member. Further, the table main body is movable between a containing position constituting a state of facing the one face of the vehicle seat and a using position constituting substantially a horizontal state by movement of the shaft member, and the lock member is engaged with a front end side portion of the shaft member at the using position and engaged with a back end side portion of the shaft member at the containing position. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200841 | Dual infant activity center - An infant activity device is disclosed which includes a tray mounted on a vertical elevation member to support the tray in a horizontal orientation above a support surface. The tray has two openings for two seats to supporting an infant and allow the infants to sit above the support surface to allow their legs to engage the support surface. The seats are positioned a predetermined distance away from each other to impede an infant is sitting in the first seat from reaching the head or torso of a second infant sitting in the second seat. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200842 | WASHABLE CHILD CAR SEAT SUBFRAME - A child car seat subframe that is easily disassembled into component sections for washing within a residential-sized dishwasher. The car seat subframe can be disassembled by hand, and each individual component is cable of fitting in a residential-sized dishwasher individually and collectively. The component sections are attached by a combination of registration tabs and slots, and held tightly together by fasteners, or attached by a combination of tongue and groove joints. Hanging devices, such as hooks, may be formed on one side of each component section to facilitate hanging on racks in a dishwasher. The car seat subframe back panel and side panels are disassembled into a plurality of segments for easily fitting in a dishwasher. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200843 | HEADREST FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A headrest for vehicle seat includes: a generally inverted-U-shaped frame having a pair of headrest stays defined therein; and an impact absorption bar fixedly connected between those two headrest stays. The impact absorption bar is located in a predetermined spaced relation with an upper horizontal frame portion of the generally inverted-U-shaped frame. When a rear-end collision or the like occurs, a head of seat occupant is stably received by those impact absorption bar and upper horizontal frame portion, while the impact absorption bar being readily deformed by backward excessive great load applied thereto from the seat occupant's head to thereby absorb and reduce a corresponding impact energy to be imparted to the head. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200844 | Children's Swing Cover with Mesh Panels - Disclosed a cover for an infant seat. The cover includes mesh panels that provide for improved air flow and which serve to keep an infant's back cool and ventilated. The cover is removable and machine washable. The various features of the present invention are described in greater detail hereinafter. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200845 | Chair or Stool Comprising Mobile, Elastic Legs, Permitting a Dynamic Sitting Position - The invention relates to a chair comprising a seat part ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200846 | Infant seat rocker device - A automobile infant seat rocker device is portable and small enough to be stored in a pocketbook or small carrying case. It is removably attachable to an infant seat, operates on portable power and can be conveniently stored or packed when not in use. The device includes: (a) a rocker device main housing; (b) a rocker drive mechanism for creation of reciprocal motion of at least one push arm, the rocker drive mechanism being located in the main housing; (c) at least one push arm connected to the rocker drive mechanism and extending outwardly from the main housing for contact with a floor area so as to reciprocally push main housing in a reciprocal motion; (d) power mechanism for powering the rocker drive mechanism; and, (e) removable connection means for removably connecting the main housing to a lower portion of an infant seat. When the rocker device is removably connected to the base or side of an infant seat and the rocker drive mechanism powered by the power mechanism is activated, reciprocal movement of the at least one push arm reciprocally moves the main housing and rocks the infant seat. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200847 | MANUEL ADJUSTMENT OF A BACK SUPPORT ON A VEHICLE - A manual adjustment of a back support on a vehicle seat includes comprising a cable pulley which is selectively rotatable in a drive direction or in a driven direction oriented counter to the drive direction, and a tensile device associated with the cable pulley, which may be rolled up onto the cable pulley by rotating the cable pulley in the drive direction. The tensile device is able to be coupled to a back support of a vehicle seat such that the rotation of the cable pulley in the drive direction and/or driven direction affects an adjustment of the back support. A pretensioning acts on the cable pulley—which produces a torque of the cable pulley in the driven direction. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200848 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT - A seat which may be adjusted in its longitudinal direction, in particular a vehicle seat, contains a seat cushion with a front part and a rear part. The front part may be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the seat and in its height relative to the rear part. The front part is guided for adjustment in two rails which are arranged obliquely to a seat surface of the rear part of the seat cushion. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200849 | Memory mechanism - A memory device for blocking a component configured to move between an adjusting position and a functional position is provided. The memory device includes a housing configured to be coupled to the component, a blocking element pivotally coupled to the housing and a variable transmission mechanism coupled to the housing. The variable transmission mechanism is configured to transfer the movement of the component to the blocking element as a variable transmission when the component is moved from the adjusting position toward the functional position. According to one exemplary embodiment, the component is an adjustable easy entry vehicle seat. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200850 | RECLINING DEVICE FOR SEATS IN VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a reclining device for seats in vehicles, which has improved engagement force between an upper tooth bracket and an operating part, improved overall strength and durability, and improved quality due to the improvement in the connection structure of pole gears and rear guide protrusions. Further, the reclining device provides improved ride comfort for the driver and passengers and prevents operational noise. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200851 | HEAD AND/OR NECK SUPPORT - A head and/or neck support for a chair, in particular for an office chair, includes a device for adjusting the swivel and height, with which the support may be moved relative to a back rest of the chair, a first receptacle for a head and/or neck cushion, and a second receptacle for fastening the support to the back rest, the support being rotatably held at one end on the second receptacle via two first swivel arms and on the other end, the first swivel arms being connected in a rotatable and swivelable manner to two second swivel arms which hold the first receptacle at the end which is opposite the swivel arms which are hingedly connected to one another. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200852 | BACK BAR LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A linkage for mounting the elements of an in-line pipeline inspection vehicle. The embodiment allows measurements to be taken while constraining the vehicle to travel within an axial plane of the pipeline. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200853 | Mid-sized side dump trailer - A mid-sized side dump trailer comprising a wheeled frame having a pair of wheels supporting the rearward end thereof and a steerable front wheel assembly of the forward end thereof with a forwardly extending tongue extending from the front wheel assembly for connection to a small vehicle such as a utility terrain vehicle, an all terrain vehicle or a small tractor. The small side dump body may be pivoted to either the first side of the trailer or to the second side of the trailer. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200854 | SOLUTION MINING AND IN SITU TREATMENT OF NAHCOLITE BEDS - A method for treating a nahcolite containing subsurface formation includes solution mining a first nahcolite bed above a hydrocarbon containing layer using a plurality of first solution mining wells. A second nahcolite bed is solution mined below the hydrocarbon containing layer using a plurality of second solution mining wells. At least one of the first solution mining wells is converted into a production well. The hydrocarbon containing layer is heated using a plurality of heaters. Formation fluid is produced from at least one converted first solution mining well. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200855 | Manually Rotatable Tool - In one aspect of the present invention, a tool assembly comprises a rotary portion and a stationary portion. The rotary portion comprises a bolster bonded to a diamond symmetric, substantially conically shaped tip. The stationary portion comprises a block mounted to a driving mechanism. A compressible element is disposed intermediate and in mechanical contact with both the rotary and stationary portions. The compressible element is compressed sufficiently to restrict free rotation during a degradation operation. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200856 | Methods and systems for raising and lowering a rig mast and substructure by remote control - Systems for drilling operations, the systems including: a drilling rig with a base; a mast movably connected to the base of the drilling rig; a drawworks system for raising and lowering the mast; a drawworks control system for controlling the drawworks as it raises and lowers the mast; a remote control system for remotely controlling the drawworks control system so that the mast can be raised and lowered by personnel spaced apart from the drilling rig; and, in certain aspects, the rig including a substructure which can be raised, and lowered by remote control. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2009-08-13 |
20090200857 | Manually Rotatable Tool - In one aspect of the present invention, a tool assembly comprises a rotary portion and a stationary portion. The rotary portion comprises a bolster bonded to a diamond symmetric, substantially conically shaped tip. The stationary portion comprises a block mounted to a driving mechanism. A compressible element is disposed intermediate and in mechanical contact with both the rotary and stationary portions. The compressible element is compressed sufficiently to restrict free rotation during a degradation operation. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200858 | Wheel Motor Device - A wheel motor device according to the present invention includes a hydraulic motor main body forming an HST in cooperation with the hydraulic pump main body, a motor shaft supporting the hydraulic motor main body in a relatively non-rotatable manner, a speed-reduction gear mechanism for reducing the speed of the rotational power output from the motor shaft, a first output member for outputting the rotational power whose speed has been reduced by the speed-reduction gear mechanism toward a corresponding first driving wheel, a casing accommodating the hydraulic motor main body and the speed-reduction gear mechanism, and a brake mechanism selectively and operatively applying a brake force to the first output member. The brake mechanism includes a brake shaft supported by the casing, a speed-increasing gear mechanism for increasing the speed of the rotational power output from the motor shaft and operatively transmitting the same to the brake shaft, and a brake unit for selectively and operatively applying the brake force to the brake shaft. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200859 | Debris guard for track roller frame and machine using same - A tracked machine may be equipped with a debris guard in order to inhibit entry of debris from an exterior to an interior of a track roller frame. An idler, track roller frame, track and debris guard may be configured to create a difficult to traverse serpentine debris entry pathway into the track roller frame. This may be accomplished by flanking opposite sides of a track chain with a pair of guard plates, and further inhibiting debris entry by including an in board guard shield that defines a slot that surrounds a portion of the idler. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200860 | Drive Tumbler and Track Drive for Mobile Vehicles, Including Lift Cranes - A combination of a drive tumbler and a track includes a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and a plurality of driven surfaces. The track is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are in contact with the drive tumbler. The drive tumbler has a plurality of drive surfaces and a circumferential rim surface that includes a plurality of shoe contact surfaces that each contact the inside surface of one of the track shoes that are in contact with the tumbler. The shoe contact surface has a shape such that a line normal to the tangent of the shoe contact surface does not pass through the axis of rotation of the drive tumbler, thereby allowing the shoe contact surfaces on the rim of the drive tumbler to transmit a tractive force to the track. A preferred drive tumbler comprises a center hub and a plurality of individual tooth members connected to the center hub by welds. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200861 | Track Tensioning System For Mobile Vehicles, Including Lift Cranes - A crawler has a track tensioning system. The crawler includes a crawler frame having a bottom; at least one drive tumbler supported on the frame; a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are in contact with the drive tumbler. The track tensioning system, mounted to the frame, includes a roller engaging the inside surface of the track; and a roller positioning structure attached to the frame that can raise the roller relative to the bottom of the frame to thereby increase the tension of the track. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200862 | Idler recoil assembly and machine using same - A track type tractor includes a modular track roller frame made up of easily assembled sub-components. Among these sub-components are an idler recoil assembly that may be slide into, and then fastened to a housing as a unit to create a track roller frame assembly. The idler recoil assembly includes a gas spring telescoping section and a length adjustment telescoping section located between a housing contact end and a yoke contact end. Although suspended above a floor of the housing, the idler recoil assembly may only be attached to the housing in a plane via an array of fasteners that surround a shaft axis. The housing encloses the idler recoil assembly against debris entry, but includes an access cover for servicing the gas spring and/or adjusting track tension via the length adjustment feature. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200863 | CORELESS RUBBER CRAWLER TRACK - A coreless rubber crawler track has an endless rubber elastic body ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200864 | CHIP ON BUS BAR - A bus bar assembly for a power distribution system is disclosed that includes first and second bus bars electrically isolated from one another. The bus bars are interconnected by a semiconductor switching element that is mounted on at least one of the first and second bus bars. In one example, the semiconductor switching element is a bare die that is secured directly to one of the first and second bus bars, for example, by a copper pad. A driver logic control device is in communication with the semiconductor switching element. The driver logic control device is configured to drive the semiconductor to electrically connect the first and second bus bars in response to a command to provide power to an aircraft component, such as a secondary power distribution box. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200865 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SUCH A DEVICE - In a device for generating electrical energy in a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle with such a device, a microturbine | 2009-08-13 |
20090200866 | CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR CIRCUIT APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a circuit apparatus including: plural modules having functions which can be substituted for each other; a function allocation section configured to set a one-on-one corresponding relationship between a plurality of predetermined functions and the plural modules in response to a control signal inputted thereto and allocate the functions coordinated in accordance with the one-on-one relationship individually to the modules; and first power inputting sections configured to input power supplies to be supplied to the modules. The apparatus further includes: second power inputting sections configured to input power supplies each corresponding to at least one of the functions; and a connection section configured to connect at least some of the first power inputting sections and the second power inputting sections so that each of the power supplies inputted by the second power inputting sections is supplied to that one of the modules to which a function corresponding to the power supply is allocated. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200867 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING POWER USAGE - A system for scheduling electric power consumption cycles is provided. A consumption cycle is a time period of human scale, minutes or hours typically, rather than an electrical cycle. The system includes an electric-powered device driven by power supplied by an electric power network. The system also includes a consumption cycle data (CCD) requesting module communicatively linked to the electric-powered device. The link may use electric power lines via methods such as Broadband over Power Line, or may be wireless. The CCD requesting module is configured to generate a CCD request requesting allocation of electric power from the electric power network. Additionally, the system includes an electric power network node electrically connected to the electric-powered device from which electric power is conveyed to the electric-powered device. The system also includes a CCD responding module communicatively linked to the CCD requesting module. The CCD responding module is configured to determine whether the request for allocation of power can be granted subject to a predetermined capacity constraint. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200868 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY WITH RECTIFIER FAST WALK IN - In an uninterruptible power supply (“UPS”) having a flywheel storage module, switched rectifying devices of an AC/DC converter of the UPS are walked in after a utility power outage by initially firing the switched rectifying devices at a phase angle where the voltage output by the AC/DC converter to a direct current bus matches a depleted DC bus voltage. In an aspect, the initial phase angle is determined by the equation: | 2009-08-13 |
20090200869 | System and method for creating a networked infrastructure roadway distribution platform of solar energy gathering devices - A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of solar energy generating devices, and a roadway system electricity grid. The solar energy generating devices are electrically connected to the roadway system electricity grid and are positioned on part of or near to a road in a system of roads and being optionally fixed in a position such that a multi-form, solar energy gathering network can be formed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200870 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - A power supply unit includes a main power-supply circuit and a secondary power-supply circuit which are connected to an alternating current power supply AC. The main power-supply circuit includes a full-wave rectifier and an input current control circuit corresponding to a harmonic current suppression circuit. The input current control circuit includes a resistor as circuit current detection element and a control circuit for controlling a switch element by detecting a current flowing in the resistor. A connection is provided such that a current flowing in a diode as a second rectifying circuit of the secondary power-supply circuit may return to the alternating current power supply through the resistor. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200871 | Electronic Device, Computer, Arrangement, and Method for Controlling Electronic Device - An electronic device ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200872 | CONTROLLED SERIES COMPENSATOR AND METHOD - A control apparatus for a controlled series compensator including a plurality of reactance elements each having a rapid switch for connecting and disconnecting the reactance in series with an electric power transmission line. The apparatus also includes a steady state power flow controller. A damping controller is provides on the presence of an oscillation on the transmission line a first reactance insertion on the transmission line having a first duration of time trigged by a time instant that coincides with a peak in the power oscillation. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200873 | INDUCTION-TYPE POWER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM - An inductive power supply device comprises a battery module, an induction coil module, and a magnetic control module connected to the induction coil module. The magnetic control module comprises a main control module, a coil-driving module, an interface module, a circuit protection module and a wireless identification module. The coil-driving module, the interface module, the circuit protection module and, the wireless identification module are all electrically connected to the main control module respectively. The present invention also provides an inductive power supply system, which supplies a common platform of power supply to all household appliances, and brings a great convenience to users. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200874 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In a power phase period when in normal operation, switch portions SW | 2009-08-13 |
20090200875 | Apparatus for supporting design of semiconductor integrated circuit device and method for designing semiconductor integrated circuit device - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a first power supply region, power supply to which is controlled; and a second power supply region connected with a first power supply region. The first power supply region includes: a floating preventing circuit configured to fix an output voltage from the first power supply region to the second power supply region to a ground voltage in synchronization with stop of power supply. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200876 | SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR - In a synchronous reluctance motor composed of a stator core and a rotor core, convex grooves are formed along q-axis in an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core. A rotor coil is wound in the convex grooves. Applying a direct current to the rotor coil generates a torque of a current magnetic flux Φi in addition to a reluctance torque. Each convex groove formed at the q-axis prevents decreasing the reluctance torque. The rotor coil has a cross sectional shape in a diametrical direction of the rotor coil so that the rotor coil has a maximum diametrical width at the q-axis position, and the diametrical width of the rotor coil is gradually decreased according to the distance from the q-axis position. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200877 | STEPPING MOTOR - A stepping motor is provided with a rotor having with a rotor shaft A permanent magnet is attached to an outer peripheral side of the rotor shaft and a stator having pole teeth faces the permanent magnet in a radial direction. The stepping motor is characterized in that the rotor shaft is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200878 | Power transmission tool and system - An improved power tool system includes a power tool and an external power supply connected via a cable to provide utility and safety in a hazardous operation such as loading ammunition into a weapon in an environment of flammable materials and extreme environmental exposure. The power tool includes a sparkless motor, a sparkless controller and sparkless switches, in a sealed enclosure with improved heat transfer means. The power tool has improved torque controlling means to mitigate reaction torque to the operator and equipment when starting or stopping highly inertial loads. A sealed enclosure is provided to prevent liquids from entering the motor and controller cavity and includes a thermally conductive path to conduct heat from the motor and controller through the enclosure to cooling fins and a coolant path formed between the fins and an entrapment wall. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200879 | ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTOR - An electronically commutated motor has a rotor ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200880 | WIDE BAND VIBRATIONAL STIMULUS DEVICE - An eccentric mass (EM) motor in a vibrotactile transducer provides a wide band vibrational stimulus to a mechanical load in response to an electrical input. The eccentric mass and motor may form part of the transducer actuator moving mass, which is in contact with a load, i.e, the skin of a user. The moving mass and the actuator housing may be in simultaneous contact with the load. The moving mass may be guided by a spring between the actuator housing and the moving mass. The load, moving mass, spring compliance, and housing mass make up a moving mass resonant system. The spring compliance and system component masses may be configured to maximize the actuator displacement and/or tailor the transducer response to a desired level. This configuration may be implemented as a low-mass wearable wide-band vibrotactile transducer. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200881 | Plastic pole housing for an electric motor - A housing assembly for an electric motor includes a sealed plastic enclosure having a body portion having a nose and an open end opposite from the nose. The open end provides access to an interior region of the plastic enclosure. The housing assembly also includes a metal sleeve located within the interior region of the plastic enclosure, and a magnet structure located within an interior region of the metal sleeve. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200882 | ORBITAL HYBRID MAGNETIC ELECTRONIC ENGINE AND GENERATOR - A motor configuration between the rotor and the commutation system, comprising rotor coils energized by mechanical or electrical ways wherein a positive charge, negative charge and a no-charge section is applied in order to reduce the heat and energy consumption and therefore increasing the motor life. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200883 | Axial Gap Dynamo Electric Machine with Magnetic Bearing - An axial gap electric dynamo machine has a horizontally disposed rotor disk that is stabilized at its periphery by a plurality of permanent magnets connected to a ferromagnetic bearing plate that provides an opposing or repulsive force against the rotor magnets. In some preferred embodiments, the bearing plate magnets are configured in a dual band to further enhance the magnetic field that supports the periphery of the spinning rotor. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200884 | COMPACT HIGH POWER ALTERNATOR - An apparatus for converting between mechanical and electrical energy, particularly suited for use as a compact high power alternator for automotive use and “remove and replace” retrofitting of existing vehicles. Various aspects of the invention provide a means of significantly increasing the output of permanent magnet alternators while addressing the issues of radial loading applied to a permanent magnet alternator rotor. Another aspect of the invention allows for the production of power in two discrete voltages. An aspect of this invention allows for a marked increase in output capability without increasing axial length through the use of magnetic fringing. One aspect of the invention offers an effective means of mounting a skewed stack that eliminates or reduces cogging that is present in a permanent magnet machine without negatively impacting airflow. Another aspect of the invention reduces cogging by radially offsetting opposing magnets of a dual rotor permanent magnet machine. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200885 | Self starting permanent magnet synchronous motor - The present invention provides a permanent magnet that a fluorine compound is formed on the surfaces of Fe-based magnetic particles, and a recoil permeability is determined in a range of 1.05 to 1.30 by controlling an iron concentration in the fluorine compound to a range of 1 to 50% to reduce a loss due to magnetization rotation, thereby remedying reduction of a residual magnetic flux density and degradation of steady-state characteristics. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200886 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - Resin pooling grooves are disposed so as to extend over entire regions in a thickness direction of a first magnet holder on two sides of a bottom surface in a width direction of a first receiving groove, and resin pooling grooves are also disposed so as to extend over entire regions in the thickness direction of the first magnet holder on two side surfaces of the first receiving groove near the bottom surface. A first resin injection aperture is disposed through the first magnet holder so as to communicate with the resin pooling grooves over an entire region in the thickness direction. A first permanent magnet is held by the first magnet holder by fitting the first permanent magnet into the first receiving groove together with a first magnet cover, and injecting a resin material into the resin pooling grooves through the first resin injection aperture and hardening it. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200887 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - The present invention provides a dynamoelectric machine that suppresses the occurrence of insulation failure that accompanies oxidation of a stator core without lowering output, and that also suppresses stator temperature increases by transferring heat that is generated in a stator coil efficiently to a frame. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200888 | Rotating Electric Apparatus and Method for Connecting Stator Coils Thereof - Each pair of coils mutually connected in a stator winding is arranged in a fashion that a first coil of each pair of coils has an inner-circumferential-side coil terminal ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200889 | Nested Serpentine Winding for an Axial Gap Electric Dynamo Machine - The stator of an axial gap dynamoelectric machine comprises two or more serpentine coil arrays that are formed form a continuous loop of insulated wire. The serpentine coils are deflected in at least some of the tangential components so the place radial segments disposed to generate a Lorenz force with respect to the rotor magnets in a common plane, reducing the gap there between. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200890 | Winding For An Axial Gap Electric Dynamo Machine - The stator of an axial gap dynamoelectric machine has at least one substantially planar coil arrays formed by joining two or more sub-coils. Each sub-coil has a serpentine path about the stator perimeter that includes radial segments disposed to generate a Lorenz force with respect to the rotor magnets. The radial segments of the serpentine path joined by alternating inner and outer tangential segments. Each sub-coil starts with a proximal end at an outer tangential segments and a distal end about or within an inner perimeter of the inner tangential segments. Each sub-coil is joined at the distal end with another sub-coil to form the winding coil such that the proximal ends of the sub-coils constitute the two terminals of the planar coil array. This arrangement conveniently places both terminals of the planar coil array at the outer perimeter of the stator while also raising the winding inductance to a level more compatible with conventional motor power supplies. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200891 | Electric Motor Having A Field Assembly With Slot Insulation - An electric motor has a field assembly, such as a stator, for a dynamoelectric machine has field coils that are wound to a net shape. Lead wires are brought out from the ends of each field coil. The field coils are insulated with insulating sleeves or insulating slot liners. The field coils are assembled with stator core pieces, such as pole pieces and return path pieces, into the stator. The stator core pieces are formed prior to being assembled with the field coils. In an aspect of the invention, the pole pieces and return path pieces are separately formed and then assembled together with the field coils, which have also been separately formed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200892 | MAGNETIC PATH CLOSED ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A magnetic path closed electric generator includes a base ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200893 | Carbon brush and rotating electrical machine - A rotating electrical machine, which is a direct current motor, includes carbon brushes. Each carbon brush contains graphite grains, metal particles, and solid lubricant, which are sintered in a dispersed state. The graphite grains are each formed of granulated substance of raw graphite particles, and the particle diameters of the graphite grains are within a range of 60 to 280 μm. The surface of the granulated substance is coated with amorphous carbon made of carbides of organic binder. A plurality of holes are formed in each carbon brush. The dimension (maximum dimension) of the holes is less than half the average particle diameter of the raw graphite particles. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200894 | BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a boundary acoustic wave device includes the steps of preparing a laminated structure in which an IDT electrode is disposed at an interface between first and second solid media and reforming the first medium and/or the second medium by externally providing the laminated structure with energy capable of reaching the inside of the first medium and/or the second medium and thus adjusting a frequency of the boundary acoustic wave device. The above provides a boundary acoustic wave device manufacturing method that enables frequency adjustment to be readily performed with high accuracy. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200895 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY CONTACTED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER - A piezoelectric actuator is proposed, having a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are stacked on top of each other. Piezoelectric layers between each of which an inner electrode having a polarity alternating within the layer structure is provided. Outer electrodes are present at two opposing lateral surfaces, through which the inner electrodes are supplied with an electric charge. From each outer electrode at least one conductive fuse bar is directed to these inner electrodes, preferably in the inactive region, for contacting each of these inner electrodes that are associated with the polarity. The fuse bar forms an electric resistance cross-section to the respective inner electrode with the respective contact surface. In case of high current flow, the respective fuse bar blows, thus forming a fusible cut-out. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200896 | ENERGY CONVERTERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Energy converters and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an energy converter includes a first structural member spaced apart from a second structure member, a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element individually coupled to the first structural member and the second structural member, and a deflection member tensionally suspended between the first and second piezoelectric elements. The deflection member is substantially rigid. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200897 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR MODULE HAVING A SHEATH, AND A METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A piezoelectric actuator module having a multilayer structure of piezoelectric elements is proposed as a piezoelectric actuator, wherein a different polarity of an electric voltage is alternately applied to inner electrodes which are arranged between piezoelectric layers of the piezoelectric elements in the direction of the layer structure of the piezoelectric elements, said module having an actuator foot and an actuator head composed of steel and having an elastic insulation medium which surrounds at least the piezoelectric elements in predefined limits. At least one annular groove or recess, into which a material which can be crosslinked with the insulation medium is vulcanized, is provided on the actuator foot and/or on the actuator head, and a flexible, weldable hose or sheath lies encompasses the piezoelectric element, and at least above the grooves or recesses containing the material as an insulation medium the weldable hose is welded to the material in the grooves or recesses. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200898 | Piezoelectric Ceramic and Piezoelectric Element - A piezoelectric ceramic which has a large value of coercive electric field and, in addition, which can be fired at low temperatures of 950° C. or lower, is provided. It has a composition represented by Pb | 2009-08-13 |
20090200899 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROMACHINE, AND MICROMACHINE - A method of manufacturing a micromachine in which corrosion of a structure is restrained and the micromachine are provided. The method of manufacturing a micromachine includes a first step of patterningly forming a sacrificial layer | 2009-08-13 |
20090200900 | Piezoelectric Oscillation Element and Piezoelectric Oscillation Component Using the Same - A piezoelectric oscillation element ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200901 | PULL-OUT HEAT COOKING DEVICE - A packing is arranged in a manner blocking a gap between with a handle in an edge of an opening of a cooking device body. In a close state of the door, steam generated from an object to be heated in a heating chamber at the time of cooking the object to be heated is prevented by the packing from flowing between an edge and the handle. Hence, it is possible to prevent dews from arising on the handle due to dewing. The packing is equipped with a fixing part installed in a deep end edge of the opening, and a sealing part extending downward from the fixing part and being contactable with a back part of the handle. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200902 | PORTABLE WORKSTATION - A portable workstation includes wheels, a tabletop, a generally planar member and a chassis joining the wheels, the tabletop and the planar member. While joined to the wheels and the tabletop by the chassis, the planar member is movable between a protracted position and a retracted position. A majority of the planar member extends above the tabletop in the protracted position, and a majority of the planar member does not extend above the tabletop in the retracted position. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200903 | Cabinets and mirrors selectively mounted on hinges supporting room doors on door frames, hinges for such mountings, and methods for so mounting - A cabinet and a door are each provided with hinge sets having hinge parts secured thereto so that they can be separately mounted on the same hinge parts that are mounted on a door frame and are connected by a hinge pin for each hinge set that support the door on the door frame, using a single hinge pin for and as a part of each hinge set. With this mounting arrangement, the cabinet and the door of each such installation can move independently in an arc about the hinge pins connecting the door frame parts to the hinge parts fastened to the door and the hinge parts fastened to the cabinet without requiring the movement of the door concurrently with the movement of the cabinet. These hinges are modified as needed to separately support both the door and the cabinet on the same hinge parts that are fastened to the door frame, using separate hinge parts on the door and the cabinet to accomplish the purposes of the invention. The cabinet may also be provided with a mirror that is either securely mounted on the cabinet or is separately mounted on those same hinge parts attached to the door frame to be able to also be arcuately movable independently of requiring concurrent movement of the cabinet and the door. The cabinets may be provided with various accessories and interior arrangements for many different uses, such as, but not limited to: a desk, with space for documents and a computer; a storage for beverages, with a bar section that can be folded down when the cabinet is open; types of athletic gear needed for some particular sport; and for students who may be away from home and need more personal storage space. Some cabinets may also have a back panel that has one or more curvilinear constructions instead of being a flat panel. When the cabinets are closed, simply by pivoting them on the same hinges as used for the door with which they are to be mounted, they may be made to have various external appearances that will blend in with the room in which they are used. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200904 | CLOSET TOP ACCESS BOX - In a closet with an upper shelf and a door opening defined laterally by two vertical door frame posts which extend to the ceiling, a box frame having a box frame opening and a box frame door system is installed between these posts and above the location of the door opening. The box frame is fastened either to the door frame posts or to the ceiling to provide an opening by which articles may be more readily placed on the upper shelf. The upper shelf within the closet may extend only for a portion of the depth of the closet leaving a gap between such shelf and the box frame thereby providing access to objects present on the shelf through such gap. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200905 | Panel Mounted Equipment, Cables and Conduits - In a method and apparatus for mounting and retention of ancillary equipment to cover panels of a magnetic field generator of a magnetic resonance imaging system having a cryogenic refrigerator and/or liquid cryogen housed within at least an outer vacuum container, ancillary equipment, cables and conduits are attached to the magnetic field generator, by integrating the electronic assemblies, cables and conduits into a set of modular covers which are connected to each other on installation. The covers may be mechanically mounted directly to the OVC, enabling them to be quickly fitted either in the factory or on the user's site. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200906 | Oven rack assembly - A rack assembly for use in an oven includes a rack, a rack frame having a left bar, a right bar, and a rear bar, with the rack coupled to the left bar and the right bar. Each left bar and right bar has a front vertical section, a front horizontal section coupled to the front vertical section, a rear horizontal section coupled to the rear of the front horizontal section, and a rear vertical section that is coupled to the rear of the rear horizontal section. The front vertical section extends downwardly from the front of the front horizontal section, the rear vertical section extends upwardly from the rear of the rear horizontal section, the front horizontal section is disposed at a higher vertical level than the rear horizontal section, and the rear bar has opposite ends that are coupled to the rear vertical section of each of the left and right bars. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200907 | MULTIWAVELENGTH SOLID-STATE LAMPS WITH AN ENHANCED NUMBER OF RENDERED COLORS - The current invention discloses polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of white light composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for designing polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200908 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BULB - A light emitting diode-based bulb is described. The bulb comprises a base comprising a driver; and a housing releasably coupled with the base. The housing comprises a light emitting diode connected to the driver and a fan connected to the driver. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200909 | SINGLE BASE FLUORESCENT LAMP AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a single base fluorescent lamp of a bulb-type or the like that is capable of achieving a peak luminous flux output value when used in a lighting fixture. That is, a lamp ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200910 | Plasma generator and work processing apparatus provided with the same - A plasma generator is provided which includes: a microwave generation portion which generates a microwave; a wave guide for propagating the microwave; a plurality of plasma generation nozzles which are attached to the wave guide so as to be apart from each other in the direction where the microwave is propagated, receive the microwave, and generate and emit a plasmatic gas based on the energy of this microwave; and a plurality of stabs which correspond to a part or the whole part of the plasma generation nozzles and are each disposed in the wave guide so as to lie in a rear position a predetermined distance apart from each other in the direction where the microwave is propagated. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200911 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT - Disclosure of an electrode arrangement ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200912 | Methods for Growing Carbon Nanotubes on Single Crystal Substrates - Methods for growing carbon nanotubes on single crystal substrates are disclosed. A method of producing a nanostructure material comprises coating a single crystal substrate with a catalyst film to form a catalyst coated substrate; annealing the catalyst film by supplying a first promoter gas to the catalyst coated substrate at a first temperature and a first pressure; and supplying a second promoter gas and a carbon-source gas to the catalyst coated substrate in a substantially water-free atmosphere at a second pressure and a second temperature for a time period to cause growth of nanostructures on the catalyst coated substrate. The nanostructure material is used in various applications. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200913 | ELECTRODE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode including metal oxides and a plurality of 12CaO.7Al | 2009-08-13 |
20090200914 | Light emitting module - The present invention relates to a light emitting module, which comprises: a main body; a common terminal, in which one side of the common terminal is exposed to the main body and a weldless coupling structure is disposed on the bottom of the common terminal; at least a control terminal, in which one side of the control terminal is exposed to the main body and a weldless coupling structure is disposed on the bottom of the control terminal; and at least a light emitting device. When assembling the components mentioned above, the common terminal and the control terminal are inserted into a through hole of a printed circuit board (PCB), such that the structure can be inlaid into the through hole and a better contact is obtained by its elasticity. Accordingly, the light emitting module can be fastened on the PCB. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200915 | METHOD LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH A EU(III)-ACTIVATED PHOSPHOR AND SECOND PHOSPHOR - This invention relates to a light emitting device based on a Xe or Xe/Ne excimer discharge, e.g. a full colour display screen or a xenon excimer lamp, comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UVlight emitting phosphor. Full colour plasma display panels (PDPs) according to the present invention comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor for the red pixels show an improved colour point and a shorter decay time compared to the use of the respective single red emitting Eu(III) activated phosphor. Xenon excimer lamps for illumination purposes (e.g. for LCD backlighting or X-Ray image illumination) comprising a phosphor blend of a redemitting Eu(III) activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor show an improved colour rendering. The invention is also related to a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200916 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp and method of manufacturing the same - There are provided cold cathode fluorescent lamp with high quality and high reliability and method of manufacturing the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, the cold cathode fluorescent lamp making it possible to reduce the amount of a portion on which a sputter phenomenon occurs thereby reducing the discharge start-up time in the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and to maintain stable discharge for a long period of time thereby improving the dark start-up characteristic as well as high luminance and long life properties. A cold cathode fluorescent lamp has a cesium zirconate film deposited on inner and outer wall surfaces of each of cup electrodes, and a cesium film obtained by activating the cesium zirconate film and deposited on a phosphor film in the vicinity of each of the cup electrodes, thereby changing the electron emission characteristic on the inner wall surface of each of the cup electrodes during lighting to increase a contacting property to the cesium zirconate film, thus generation of the sputtering of the nickel material forming the cup electrodes is reduced. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200917 | ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a luminescent material that has resistance to repeated oxidation reactions. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element that is high in luminous efficiency. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element that has a long life. An aspect of the present invention is an anthracene derivative represented by a general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R | 2009-08-13 |
20090200918 | Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, and Electronic Device - A light-emitting element including a light-emitting layer and a control layer between a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The control layer includes a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The amount of the included first organic compound is larger than the amount of the included second organic compound. The second organic compound has the property of trapping carriers that have the same polarity as carriers transported by the first organic compound. The concentration and carrier-trapping property of the second organic compound included in the control layer satisfy certain conditions. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200919 | FLUORENE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - Provided is a novel fluorene compound, which is represented by the following general formula (1): | 2009-08-13 |