42nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100263902 | Offset Slotting for Cable Trough Member - Systems and methods for the management and routing of telecommunication cables include cable trough members. Generally, the trough members include a plurality of slots formed in the sidewalls of the trough members. These slots form a tortuous path as the slots extend along the sidewalls from a first end to a second open end at an end of the sidewalls. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263903 | Polyolefin Composition for Medium/High/Extra High Voltage Cables with Improved Electrical Breakdown Strength - The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin and aromatic compounds, comprising a naphthyl-group or at least two linked phenyl-groups, as stabilizers for use in producing medium and high voltage cables with improved electrical breakdown strength. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263904 | Torque-Balanced, Gas-Sealed Wireline Cables - A torque-balanced, gas-blocking wireline cable and a method of making the cable includes an electrically conductive cable core for transmitting electrical power and surrounding inner and outer layers of a plurality of armor wires. Gas blocking is achieved by placing a soft polymer layer over the core before the inner wires are cabled thereon. The inner wires imbed partially into the soft polymer layer such that no gaps are left between the inner wires and the core. A second soft polymer layer is optionally extruded over the inner wires before the outer wires are applied. The second soft polymer layer fills any spaces between the inner and outer wire layers and prevents pressurized gas from infiltrating between the wires. The inner wires have larger diameters than the outer wires such that the inner wires carry approximately 60% of the load and torque imbalance is prevented. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263905 | DILUTE COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL, DILUTE COPPER ALLOY WIRE, DILUTE COPPER ALLOY TWISTED WIRE AND CABLE USING THE SAME, COAXIAL CABLE AND COMPOSITE CABLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DILUTE COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL AND DILUTE COPPER ALLOY WIRE - A dilute copper alloy material includes, based on a total mass of the dilute copper alloy material, 2 to 12 mass ppm of sulfur, 2 to 30 mass ppm of oxygen, 4 to 55 mass ppm of titanium, and a balance consisting of pure copper and an inevitable impurity. A part of the sulfur and the titanium forms a compound or an aggregate of TiO, TiO | 2010-10-21 |
20100263906 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES - A flexible thermoplastic composition comprises a poly(arylene ether), a first block copolymer, a second block copolymer and a flame retardant wherein the second block copolymer comprises a controlled distribution copolymer block. The flexible thermoplastic composition is useful in the manufacture of coated wires. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263907 | WEB FOR SEPARATING CONDUCTORS IN A COMMUNICATION CABLE - A telecommunications cable and separator spline. In one example the cable includes a cable jacket defining an elongate cable core, a conductor assembly including four twisted pairs of conductors disposed along the core and a plurality of parallel elongate localized and like distensions in an inner surface of the cable jacket. The distensions are substantially evenly spaced about an inner surface of the cable jacket and prevent the conductor assembly from coming into contact with the inner surface. In one example, the distensions are the result of a series of filler elements placed between the cable jacket and the cable core and which wind helicoidally along and about the cable core. The separator spline is comprised of first and second elongate dividing strips having a substantially H shaped cross section and arranged side by side. The spline twists helicoidally along its length. In one example the separator spline and the insulation surrounding the twisted pairs of conductors is manufactured form a material having the same dielectric constant. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263908 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF CONDUCTIVE FILM USING CONDUCTIVE FRAME AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - Disclosed are a method for fabricating a conductive film, and a conductive film fabricated by the same. The method comprises: forming a mixed solution consisting of at least one of a metallic precursor and a conductive polymer; spraying atomized droplets of the mixed solution on a surface of a substrate so as to form conductive frames; and coupling carbon nanotubes to the conductive frames so as to enhance electric conductivity. Accordingly, the conductive film can have enhanced electric conductivity, and can be easily fabricated. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263909 | ELECTRIC CABLE - The invention relates to an electric conductor (L), made of an electrically conductive material comprising aluminum. The electric conductor is surrounded at least in a region intended for the connection of an electric contact element by a protective layer ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263910 | Dry-Particle Based Adhesive and Dry Film and Methods of Making Same - Dry process based energy storage device structures and methods for using a dry adhesive therein are disclosed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263911 | COMPOSITE ELECTRIC WIRE - Provided is a composite electric wire, which is intended to realize a light weight and improve a mechanical strength at the same time and which is enabled to improve the reliability by avoiding the problem of oxide coating or electric erosion so that the electric wire may be easily handled for use as a car-mounted wire harness. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263912 | COMPOSITE ELECTRIC WIRE - Provided is a composite electric wire, which is intended to realize a light weight and improve a mechanical strength at the same time and which is enabled to improve the reliability by avoiding the problem of oxide coating or electric erosion so that the electric wire may be easily handled for use as a car-mounted wire harness. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263913 | METAL WIRING STRUCTURES FOR UNIFORM CURRENT DENSITY IN C4 BALLS - In one embodiment, a sub-pad assembly of metal structures is located directly underneath a metal pad. The sub-pad assembly includes an upper level metal line structure abutting the metal pad, a lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure, and a set of metal vias that provide electrical connection between the lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure. In another embodiment, the reliability of a C4 ball is enhanced by employing a metal pad structure having a set of integrated metal vias that are segmented and distributed to facilitate uniform current density distribution within the C4 ball. The area | 2010-10-21 |
20100263914 | Floating Metal Elements in a Package Substrate - A plurality of metal elements formed in an electronic package. The electronic package includes an electronic substrate and a plurality of metal elements disposed in a layer of the substrate. The plurality of metal elements do not serve an electrical function in the layer. Also, each of the plurality of metal elements is floating in the layer. In another embodiment, a method for optimizing the design of a package substrate is provided. The method includes identifying a space in a layer of the substrate that is free of metal and forming a plurality of metal elements in the identified space, where the plurality of metal elements do not serve an electrical function. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263915 | CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE HAVING MEASURES AGAINST HEAT - To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263916 | Circuit board assembly - A circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board having a board substrate, a transmission member having a flexible substrate, and an elastic clamping frame. The elastic clamping frame is in the form of a single piece and includes upper and lower walls and press protrusions protruding from one of the upper and lower walls. A stack of a connecting portion of the flexible substrate and a connecting portion of the board substrate is tightly disposed between the upper and lower walls such that each of the conductive fingers of the transmission member and a corresponding one of the conductive fingers of the printed circuit board are pressed against each other by the pressing action of the press protrusions. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263917 | Preparing Method for Printed Circuit Boards by Directing Printing and Printed Circuit Boards Prepared by the Method - A method of preparing printed circuit boards (PCB) or flexible printed circuit boards (FPCB) by direct printing includes: 1) a step of printing a pattern on substrate with a paste composition including conductive particles, polyamic acid as binder and solvent; 2) a step of baking the printed substrate to imidize the polyamic acid; and 3) a step of electro-plating the printed substrate. Printed circuit boards (PCB) or flexible printed circuit boards (FPCB) are produced by applying an addition method of direct printing while to simplify processes, to save time and cost, and to minimize waste. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263918 | LAYOUT METHOD AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board and a layout method therefor are provided. The circuit board is adapted for coupling between two circuits and includes multiple first pins, multiple second pins, a chip-disposing area for disposing a circuit chip, and a routing area including electrical routes. The first pins are coupled to one the circuit, and the second pins are coupled to the other one circuit. Two terminals of each of a first group of electrical routes of the electrical routes respectively are coupled to one of the first pins and the chip-disposing area, and two terminals of each of a second group of electrical routes of the electrical routes respectively are coupled to the chip-disposing area and one of the second pins. The second group of electrical routes and at least one of the first pins therebetween do not have any one of the first group of electrical routes. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263919 | Substrates for Electronic Circuitry Type Applications - An electronic type substrate having 40 to 97 weight-percent polymer and 3 to 60 weight-percent auto-catalytic crystalline filler. An interconnect or a conductor trace is created in the substrate by: i. drilling or ablating with a high energy electromagnetic source, such as a laser, thereby selectively activating the multi cation crystal filler along the surface created by the drilling or ablating step; and ii. metalizing by electroless and/or electrolytic plating into the drilled or ablated portion of the substrate, where the metal layer is formed in a contacting relationship with the activated multi cation crystal filler at the interconnect boundary without a need for a separate metallization seed layer or pre-dip. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263920 | Electrical device and method of manufacturing thereof - A three-dimensional circuit substrate comprises one or more electrically conductive tracks. The substrate is formed from a unitary moulding over the one or more electrically conductive tracks and thereby provides structural support therefor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263921 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes: an insulating substrate; and a circuit formed on the insulating substrate. The circuit includes: a undercoat layer with a circuit pattern formed by irradiating a metal thin film covering a surface of the insulating substrate with a laser along an outer shape of the circuit so as to partly remove the metal thin film along the outer shape of the circuit; a Cu plating layer, a Ni plating layer and a Au plating layer formed by metal plating and sequentially provided on a surface of the undercoat layer. A first middle plating layer and a second middle plating layer are provided between the Ni plating layer and the Au plating layer. The first middle plating layer includes metal with a less noble standard electrode potential with respect to Au and is in contact with the Au plating layer. The second middle plating layer includes metal with a noble standard electrode potential with respect to the metal in the first middle plating layer and is in contact with the first middle plating layer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263922 | SURFACE MOUNTING CHIP CARRIER MODULE - A device includes a carrier and an integrated circuit chip having a first side supported by the carrier and a second side having contacts. The carrier has multiple carrier contacts supported by the carrier and separated from the integrated circuit chip. Multiple leads are coupled between the contacts on the integrated circuit chip and the multiple carrier contacts. A resin encapsulates the integrated circuit chip leaving the multiple carrier contacts at least partially uncovered for attaching to a card or board. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263923 | WIRING SUBSTRATE HAVING COLUMNAR PROTRUDING PART - A method of making a wiring substrate includes forming a first metal layer on a surface of a support member, the first metal layer having at least one columnar through hole that exposes the surface of the support member, forming a columnar metal layer that fills the columnar through hole, forming an insulating layer on the columnar metal layer and on the first metal layer, forming an interconnection layer on a first surface of the insulating layer such that the interconnection layer is electrically connected to the columnar metal layer through the insulating layer, and forming a protruding part including at least part of the columnar metal layer by removing at least the support member and the first metal layer, the protruding part protruding from a second surface of the insulating layer opposite the first surface and serving as at least part of a connection terminal of the wiring substrate. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263924 | Combined environmental-electromagnetic rotary seal - A combined environmental and electromagnetic rotary seal. The invention is adapted for use between two mutually rotating components of an electromagnetic energy transmission system and provides simultaneous protection against contamination from the environment and unwanted electromagnetic leakage. In the illustrative embodiment, a first set of grooves is cut into the exterior of a first conductive cylindrical component whose interior contains a portion of a millimeter-wave beam waveguide energy transmission system, the grooves comprising the electromagnetic portion of the seal and a second set of grooves is cut into the interior of the conductive housing enclosing the first conductive cylindrical component. The second set of grooves comprises the environmental portion of the seal when a set of standard environmental seals (such as elastomeric o-ring seals) are seated in each groove in the second set of grooves and each seal is compressed between the groove in which it is seated and the exterior of the first conductive cylindrical component. The environmental seals maintain a nearly uniform annular gap between the first conductive cylindrical component and the conductive housing such that the two conductors do not make physical contact. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263925 | Electrical Locking Hub Nut - The invention relates to an electrical connector locking hub nut that does not damage the wiring during pulling, frees up manpower by allowing one person rather than two to be able to do the pulling, has a simplified design, and which has universal threading for conduit of all currently approved sizes and materials. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263926 | WIRE HARNESS FOR AUTOMOBILE - A wire harness having a flat portion which holds a plurality of round wires arranged in parallel in a flat shape and a circular portion which holds the plurality of round wires, that have been converged to have a circular section, to have a circular section are provided continuously while being located in different areas along the length direction of the wire harness. The flat portion is provided in any one of the moving area, the curved area, the cross routing area between the body portions, or the routing area to a flat space of the wire harness, and the circular portion is provided in any one of the routing area about the axis, the twisted routing area, or an area other than the flat portion of the wire harness when the wire harness is routed in the automobile. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263927 | Dead End Connector - A dead end connector member including a shaft section and a clevis section. The shaft section includes a ridge section, wherein the ridge section is sized and shaped to have an outer sleeve compressed thereon to connect the outer sleeve to the shaft section. The clevis section has a front end connected to the shaft section. The clevis section includes two spaced legs forming an eyebolt receiving gap between the legs. Each leg comprises a pin hole adapted to receive a fastener to rotatably connected the dead end connector to an eyebolt of another member. The clevis section includes a tab at a rear end of the clevis section. The tab extends at least partially across the gap to form a rotation limiter adapted to contact one side of the eyebolt and limit rotation of the dead end connector member relative to the eyebolt in only one direction. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263928 | EXCAVATION AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCREW PILES - Excavation equipment for the construction of compaction piles includes a tool mounted at the end of a drilling rod; the tool is constituted by a shaft ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263929 | EXCAVATION AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCREW PILES - Excavation and compaction equipment for the construction of piles includes a drilling rod rotating around a rotation axis (A) and a tool ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263930 | Impact Powered Transmitter For Directional Drilling - A pneumatic earth boring tool includes a cylindrical body, a transmitter mounted in the body, the transmitter generating a signal usable for operating the earth boring tool, a linear generator mounted in the body for generating an electrical current to power the transmitter and a rectifier for converting the electrical current produced by the linear generator to direct current. Electrical power generated by the linear generator is used to power the transmitter to generate a signal useful for locating the tool. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263931 | Strength (UCS) of Carbonates Using Compressional and Shear Acoustic Velocities - Acoustic velocities measured downhole are used to predict a rock strength using results of a regression analysis that include grain size. The grain size can be obtained from drill cuttings or from NMR measurements. The determined rock strength is used in drilling operations. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263932 | BIT RETAINER ASSEMBLY FOR A DOWN-HOLE DRILL - A retainer device for a drill bit, an earth-boring drill assembly and methods of retaining a drill bit and operating drill assembly. The earth-boring drill assembly includes a casing having a central axis, the bit having a generally cylindrical head. The retainer device includes an annular sleeve connectable to the casing and a retainer assembly provided between the sleeve and the bit. The retainer assembly includes an axial slot defined by one of the sleeve and the bit, the slot having an axially-extending side wall defining an opening and an axial end wall, and a lug supported on the other of the sleeve and the bit, the lug being positionable in the slot through the opening in the side wall, the lug being engageable with the end wall to restrict axial movement of the bit from the sleeve and away from the casing. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263933 | DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONTROL USING MODULATED BIT ROTATION - A system for steering the direction of a borehole advanced by cutting action of a rotary drill bit by periodically varying the rotation speed of the drill bit. The steering system comprises a motor disposed in a bent housing subsection and operationally connected to a drill string and to the drill bit. The rotation speed of the drill bit is periodically varied by periodic varying the rotation speed of the motor or by periodic varying the rotation speed of the drill string. Periodic bit speed rotation results in preferential cutting of material from a predetermined arc of the borehole wall which, in turn, resulting in borehole deviation. Both the drill string and the drill motor are rotated simultaneously during straight and deviated borehole drilling. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263934 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A TOP DRIVE DRILLING ASSEMBLY AND A TOP DRIVE DRILLING ASSEMBLY MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS METHOD - A method of protecting a top drive drilling assembly includes incorporating a shock absorbing sub incorporated in the top drive drilling assembly. The shock absorbing sub comprises a first body and a second body capable of relative axial movement, with a shock absorbing medium disposed between the first body and the second body to absorb any reactive axial force exerted upon the top drive drilling assembly. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263935 | EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS HAVING PARTICLE MATRIX COMPOSITE BIT BODIES - Methods of forming bit bodies for earth-boring bits include assembling green components, brown components, or fully sintered components, and sintering the assembled components. Other methods include isostatically pressing a powder to form a green body substantially composed of a particle-matrix composite material, and sintering the green body to provide a bit body having a desired final density. Methods of forming earth-boring bits include providing a bit body substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material and attaching a shank to the body. The body is provided by pressing a powder to form a green body and sintering the green body. Earth-boring bits include a unitary structure substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material. The unitary structure includes a first region configured to carry cutters and a second region that includes a threaded pin. Earth-boring bits include a shank attached directly to a body substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263936 | Reamers and Methods for Directional Drilling - A reamer includes a mandrel defining a mandrel axis and arms extending radially from the mandrel. Each arm has a proximal end and a distal end. The reamer includes a cutting head disposed on the distal end of each arm and cutting teeth disposed on each cutting head. The arms are arcuately spaced about the central mandrel to allow the movement of debris axially along the central mandrel and at least one of the arms defines a square cross-sectional shape. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263937 | METHODS OF FORMING AND REPAIRING CUTTING ELEMENT POCKETS IN EARTH-BORING TOOLS WITH DEPTH-OF-CUT CONTROL FEATURES, AND TOOLS AND STRUCTURES FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - Methods of forming and repairing earth-boring tools include providing wear-resistant material over a temporary displacement member to form a cutting element pocket in a body and a depth-of-cut control feature using the wear-resistant material. In some embodiments, the wear-resistant material may comprise a particle-matrix composite material. For example, a hardfacing material may be built up over a temporary displacement member to form or repair a cutting element pocket and provide a depth-of-cut control feature. Earth-boring tools include a depth-of-cut control feature comprising a wear-resistant material. The depth-of-cut control feature is configured to limit a depth-of-cut of a cutting element secured within a cutting element pocket partially defined by at least one surface of the depth-of-cut control feature. Intermediate structures formed during fabrication of earth-boring tools include a depth-of-cut control feature extending over a temporary displacement member. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263938 | Impregnated Bit with Increased Binder Percentage - Control of the carbide volume in the matrix in an impregnated bit is accomplished by coating the hard particles in the matrix to space them further apart to increase the soft binder percentage in a controllable manner. The softer binder due to lower volume content of hard particles allows more rapid matrix wear in the softer formations to allow more diamond grit to cut better before getting flat spots and to be replaced faster with additional diamond grit further into the matrix as the higher content of the softer binder and the softer coating on the hard particles in the matrix promotes more effective cutting with more frequent emergence of diamond grit on the bit face as cutting progresses. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263939 | High Impact Resistant Tool with an Apex Width between a First and Second Transitions - In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant tool comprises a sintered polycrystalline diamond body bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at an interface, the body comprising a substantially pointed geometry with an apex, the apex comprising a curved surface that joins a leading side and a trailing side of the body at a first and second transitions respectively, an apex width between the first and second transitions is less than a third of a width of the substrate, and the body also comprises a body thickness from the apex to the interface greater than a third of the width of the substrate. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263940 | WEIGHING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIGITAL WEIGHING CELLS, WEIGHING CELL, AND METHOD - A weighing device having a plurality of digital weighing cells ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263941 | BODY-REGION SEPARATELY WEIGHING SYSTEM AND METHODS - [Problems] To provide a system and a method for accurately measuring the weight of a portion of a human body. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263942 | BEARING ELEMENT WITH WEIGHT MEASUREMENT FOR LIFTING PLATFORMS - The invention relates to a bearing element for lifting platforms, which is a displaceable part of a bearing arm of a load receiving element of a lifting platform, with a vehicle bearing element resting on that end of said bearing element that protrudes from the carrier, wherein at least one annular recess, in particular an annular groove, is arranged on the upper side of said bearing element, in which at least one vertically displaceable transfer element is disposed that seals a pressure chamber that is filled with hydraulic fluid and is disposed below said transfer element, with the transfer element generating in the pressure chamber a pressure that is characteristic for the weight. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263943 | Method and Device for Resistive Multi-point Touch - A resistive multi-point touch device and method is disclosed. A plurality of wires intersect each other to form a plurality of intersecting regions. The intersecting wires are separated from each other by a plurality of insulating particles. First, suppressed intersecting regions are sensed, and then contact points on the suppressed intersecting regions are sensed based on the suppressed intersecting regions. Sensing of the suppressed intersecting regions is performed by first sensing suppressed wires, and then determining possibly suppressed intersecting regions based on the suppressed wires, and sensing suppressed intersecting regions based on these possibly suppressed intersecting regions. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263944 | SENSOR STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TOUCH SIGNAL GENERATING BY SENSOR STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL - A sensor structure of a touch panel and a method of determining a touch signal generated by the same are disclosed. The sensor structure includes a plurality of sensor lines disposed on a surface of a substrate, and a control circuit electrically connected to the sensor lines. Each of the sensor lines has a plurality of conductive pads and a conductive line electrically connected the conductive pads. The control circuit receives a touch signal from one of the sensor lines. The touch signal is resulting from a touch capacitance generated between a touch and one of the conductive pads of the sensor line. The control circuit calculates the position of the touch based on the touch capacitance. In addition, the touch capacitance generated by a conductive pad close to the control circuit is larger than the touch capacitance generated by another conductive pad further away from the control circuit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263945 | Rechargeable Electromagnetic Pen - A rechargeable electromagnetic pen is disclosed. The rechargeable electromagnetic pen comprises a rechargeable and storable electrical power source system, an electrical power receiving terminal and a signal transformation circuit. The electrical power source system provides the rechargeable electromagnetic pen with electrical power for emitting electromagnetic signal to an array of antenna loops of a digital tablet. The electrical power-receiving terminal receives electrical power signal generating from electric energy transformation and transmission between the electrical power receiving terminal and a charge site. The signal transformation circuit processes and transforms the electrical power signal and charges the electrical power source system. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263946 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INCLINATION DETECTION METHOD AND INCLINATION DETECTION PROGRAM - Devices, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media consistent with the invention may be used to detect an area of contact on a surface of the device by an external object. Then, an inclination of the device may be determined based on the detected area of contact. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263947 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR PANELS FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSIDE A TRUCK/SEMI/VEHICLE - A method for generating electricity from solar power to an electrical system inside a truck/semi/vehicle relying on a photovoltaic panels ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263948 | ROBOTIC VEHICLE - A robotic vehicle ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263949 | Motorized Platform - A multi-wheeled, self-propelled device that alters an existing walk behind caddy in that the operator stands on a motorized platform while holding onto an assembly which is attached to the handlebar of said walk behind golf caddy. The self-propelled device is temporarily attached to the bottom portion of the walk behind golf caddy. The power supply and motor remain part of the platform and the control (throttle/brake) remains part of the attached handlebar assembly. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263950 | COUPLING AND SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULES - A coupling device and a coupling mechanism is provided for selectively coupling of an electric drive to a wheel axle of a vehicle. The coupling device includes, but is not limited to an output gear connected to the wheel axle, an input gear connected to the electric motor. A synchronizer is adapted to contactlessly minimize a difference of the input gear's and the output gear's angular velocity below a predefined threshold, and a synchronizing member is adapted to frictionally engage with the input gear and/or with the output gear when the difference in angular velocity of input gear and output gear is below the predefined threshold. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263951 | Drive Control Device For Hybrid Vehicle - Due to the reduction of a discharge amount of a mechanical oil pump by a lowering of the idling rotation speed, a slip in a hydraulic power transmission apparatus and a blow up of an electric motor for running due to a delay of the rising of the oil pressure upon the sudden start and the like are prevented. While avoiding the slip and the blow up, the idling rotation speed is lowered so as to make the engine noise small. When the return determination from the idling state is performed based on the shift operation from P to D, at step S | 2010-10-21 |
20100263952 | Method and device for operating a hybrid drive - A method for operating a hybrid vehicle, which has a first and a second drive unit, in which the second drive unit is started by at least a portion of the operating energy generated by the first drive unit. In order to improve the driving comfort of the hybrid vehicle during the startup of the second drive unit while driving, the second drive unit, which is at rest, is started using kinetic energy obtained from a driving movement of the hybrid vehicle, while the hybrid vehicle is driven by the first drive unit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263953 | MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS, HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS - If any short-circuit failure occurs in an inverter, then a motor generator is used to execute a safety driving. If the rotational speed of a motor generator calculated from a detection value of a position sensor exceeds a predetermined reference rotational speed during the safety driving, an MGECU turns on all of the switching elements connected in parallel to a switching element in which a short-circuit failure occurs with respect to a power supply line. If the rotational speed is equal to or less than the reference rotational speed, the MGECU turns on only the switching elements connected in series to the switching element in which the short-circuit failure occurs. In this way, any excessive currents can be prevented from occurring in the inverter without restricting the safety driving. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263954 | Vehicle Monocoque Body Assembly - A vehicle self-supporting monocoque body assembly comprising a base frame structure is provided. The body assembly also comprises a pair of wheel axles interfaces located at generally front and rear locations of the base frame structure for receiving a pair of wheel axles. The body assembly also has an energy storage element compartment positioned between front and rear wheel axles interfaces. The body assembly also includes an engine compartment for completely housing an engine system. The body assembly also comprises a vehicle outer frame interface. The body assembly also includes front and rear suspension arm interfaces for interfacing with two pairs of front and rear symmetrical suspension arms extending along a length of the base frame structure. The bottom surface of the base frame structure is positioned at or below a horizontal plane between the wheel axles. Preferably, the vehicle outer frame interface is shaped to receive a cabin frame structure. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263955 | SURFACE EFFECT SEA TRAIN - A multiple unit surface effect vehicle movable through an aquatic environment is provided including connected units and lift fans. The multiple unit surface effect vehicle may further include a coupling system and/or a plurality of skirt portions connecting one of the connected units with another of the connected units. The multiple unit surface effect vehicle includes the connected units connected to form a continuous movable unit movable in an aquatic environment. Each connected unit includes a forced air containment chamber defined within each of the connected units. The forced air containment chambers of each of the connected units are connected to form a continuous pressurized air cushion. The lift fans force air into the forced air containment chamber to pressurize the continuous pressurized air cushion. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263956 | THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE - An three-wheel vehicle including a modular front structure having a storage compartment therein. The modular front structure is adapted to be mounted onto the chassis of the three-wheel vehicle and to support bodywork elements thereby providing ease of assembly of the vehicle and ease of disassembly for packaging the vehicle. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263957 | Vehicle Hood Apparatus - A vehicle hood apparatus includes a hood member, an actuating mechanism, a vehicle collision detecting sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and a control unit. The actuating mechanism couples said hood member to the vehicle and is operable to position said hood member between a first position where said hood member is not shielding at least a portion of a windshield of the vehicle, and a second position where said hood member is shielding at least a portion of the windshield of the vehicle. The vehicle collision detecting sensor is operable to output a collision signal corresponding to a detected collision with the vehicle. The vehicle spend sensor is operable to output a speed signal corresponding to the speed at which the vehicle is moving. The control unit operates said actuating mechanism to move said hood member from said first position to said second position upon receiving said collision signal indicating a collision with the vehicle, and receiving said speed signal corresponding to a vehicle speed above a threshold speed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263958 | Power Unit and Vehicle Equipped With It - A power unit includes an engine, a belt transmission driven by the engine, and a second transmission driven by the belt transmission. The engine includes an engine output shaft having an end portion projecting outward from the engine. The second transmission includes a transmission input shaft and a transmission output shaft having respective end portions projecting outward from the second transmission. The belt transmission includes a drive pulley provided on the end portion of the engine output shaft, a driven pulley provided on the end portion of the transmission input shaft, and a belt looped over the drive and driven pulleys. The belt has first and second portions between the drive and driven pulleys. The first portion runs from the drive pulley to the driven pulley. The second portion runs from the driven pulley to the drive pulley. The end portion of the transmission output shaft is extended through a portion of the belt transmission between the drive and driven pulleys and between the first and second portions of the belt so as to project outward from the belt transmission. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263959 | EXTERNAL-ROTOR ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH OR WITHOUT A PLANETARY GEAR MECHANISM, MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN EXTERNAL-ROTOR ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A VEHICLE - The electric motor ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263960 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - When a source consisting of series-connected battery | 2010-10-21 |
20100263961 | REAR-WHEEL STEERING VEHICLE - The present invention provides a rear wheel toe angle variable control system-equipped vehicle that is capable of assisting the steering of the front wheels by a power steering system mounted therein without deteriorating the steering feeling experienced by the vehicle operator even when the rear wheels have been steered. The rear wheel steering vehicle ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263962 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TORQUE SENSOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A magnetostrictive torque sensor includes a rotatable shaft rotatably supported by bearings, a magnetostrictive film disposed on the surface of the rotatable shaft, and a detecting coil that detects a change in a magnetic property of the magnetostrictive film. A hollow cylindrical ring is press-fitted over and fixed to the rotatable shaft near the magnetostrictive film, for example, near the right end of the magnetostrictive film. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263963 | Transmitted sound control apparatus - Wall partitioning between outside and inside of a room has an opening portion closed with a film. Sound insulating plate, comprising a lamination of a sound reflecting plate and a sound absorbing member, is supported in opposed relation to the opening portion and at an interval from the opening portion. Sound transmitted from outside of the room into the room through the film is reflected from the sound reflecting plate and then diffracted via sides of the interval, defined between the sound reflecting plate and the wall, to behind the reflecting plate to reach a human listener. Thus, with a mechanical construction, sound, propagated from outside the room into the room, can be made to be heard as sound of frequency characteristics desired by a human listener present in the room. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263964 | INTAKE SILENCER FOR GAS TURBINE - An intake silencer of a gas turbine capable of efficient noise reduction in which a high frequency sound-absorbing splitter group composed of a plurality of sound-absorbing splitters capable of reducing highfrequency component noise and a middle/low sound-absorbing splitter group composed of a plurality of sound-absorbing splitters capable of reducing middle/low frequency component noise are disposed separately in a gas flow direction. High frequency component noise is reduced by the high frequency sound-absorbing splitter group, and middle/low frequency component noise is reduced by the middle/low sound-absorbing splitter group. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263965 | OIL SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE FOR A TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a drive system in which components for a front transverse arrangement in a motor vehicle, such as the clutch, shaft, and transmission, are disposed in a casing that is preferably pot-shaped. The oil is centrally supplied via the shaft. An effective centrifugal force allows a certain oil level to be established within the casing, said oil level once again being drained by accordingly discharging oil, preferably parallel to the shaft. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263966 | STAIRLIFTS - The invention provides a manual two-way swivel mechanism for a stairlift. The mechanism allows the stairlift chair to be swivelled in an uphill direction only, at the carriage is at the top of the rail; and in a downhill direction only, when the carriage is at the bottom of the rail. An interlock is provided which regulates the direction in which the chair can be swivelled. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263967 | Portable tank lifting and handling apparatus - The apparatus of the present invention is designed to provide a means for placement and removal of conventional gas containing tanks such as oxygen tanks in various locations for usage or transport. The apparatus includes a transport carriage assembly with a plurality of wheels for moving thereof and a generally vertical beam with an angularly positioned reinforcing member for strengthening thereof. A parallel swing brace is pivotally connected to the vertical beam and extends outwardly therefrom. A tank retaining bracket assembly is secured to the outermost end of the parallel swing brace. Holding brackets and a foot plate are secured to the parallel swing braces and define a tank holding zone immediately thereadjacent. A strap secures the tank to the retaining bracket. A drive means is connected to the parallel swing brace to power movement thereof in a vertical direction either upwardly or downwardly as needed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263968 | Pole mounted brake - A pole mounted brake device has a unitary body with a passage through which the pole extends. The body is connected to the bottom of the planter, bird feeder, light fixture, or other container which is height adjustably mounted on the pole. A control element is biasedly positioned within the body for adjusting the vertical position of the body and the container on the pole. The control element is configured such that when it is pressed and slid downward within the body, the brake device which is connected to the container controls the movement of the container along the pole. When the pressure on the control element is released, the brake device and thus the container become immobilized on the pole. The pole brake also has application for controlling the movement of horizontally positioned, pole supported containers or objects. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263969 | BRAKE FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE - A brake mechanism for a utility vehicle which can be installed around a drive shaft or inside a wheel hub. The brake has a non rotatable fixed body ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263970 | BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEROF - The invention relates to a brake disk for a motor vehicle having a brake disc cup ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263971 | DAMPER FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLY ADJUSTING DAMPING FORCE - Disclosed is a damper for continuously variably adjusting a damping force that includes: a cylinder; a piston rod that is inserted into the cylinder and moves back and forth; a piston valve that is coupled to a bottom portion of the piston rod and moves back and forth in the cylinder according to the movement of the piston rod; a MR fluid that fills the cylinder and moves between a tension space over the piston valve and a compression space below the piston valve; and a volume compensation means that is located in the cylinder and compensates for a volume change of an inner space of the cylinder due to the movement of the piston rod, the volume compensation means including: a floating plunger that is configured to be below the piston valve and capable of moving up and down; a coil spring that is coupled to a bottom surface of the floating plunger and supports the floating plunger; and a support cup that is fixed onto the cylinder, coupled to a bottom portion of the coil spring to support the coil spring, and forms a buffer space, along with the floating plunger, between the support cup and the floating plunger. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263972 | Vibration damping device, particularly for hydraulic shock absorbers for vehicles - A vibration damping device for hydraulic shock absorbers for vehicles, having two cartridges, each associated with a shock-absorber integrated in a component of a vehicle, and each comprising a tubular body, with a piston that forms two chambers with variable volumes of incompressible fluid, a first compression chamber, and a second extension chamber. Each piston is carried by a stem exiting from an end of the tubular body and associated with part of the shock-absorber. The piston is provided with bleeding orifices for fluid bleeding. Flow control and throttling means for the orifices are provided. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263973 | Shock Absorber Having Unidirectional Fluid Flow - A twin-tube shock absorber comprising an outer tube which houses an inner tube. The inner tube forms an annulus area between the outer tube and the inner tube, and includes a check valve for allowing a fluid to flow unidirectionally from the annulus area to the interior volume of the inner tube. The shock absorber includes a piston which is slidably disposed within the inner tube and divides the interior volume into a rod side chamber and a cap side chamber. The piston includes a check valve allowing the fluid to flow unidirectionally from the cap side chamber to the rod side chamber. A flow regulator is disposed about the inner tube for allowing the unidirectional flow of fluid from the rod side chamber to the annulus area, wherein the flow regulator provides a resistance against the flow of the fluid from the rod side chamber to the annulus area. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263974 | INTEGRATED AND SELF-CONTAINED SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ON-THE-FLY ADJUSTABLE AIR SPRING - An integrated and self-contained suspension assembly having a gas spring integrated with a shock absorber (damper) is described. The rigid gas cylinder of the air spring is divided into a first gas chamber and a second gas chamber. A flow port connects the first and second gas chambers, and can be manually opened or closed by valve and a simple one-quarter turn rotation of an external knob to instantly switch the gas spring between two different spring rates. The different spring rates are functions of the separate or combined volumes of the two. gas chambers. The integrated suspension assembly is compactly packaged and self-contained, i.e., does not require any externalities, such as gas sources or electricity, to operate. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263975 | Improvements in Movement Controls - A damping device includes a cylinder ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263976 | IMPACT-ABSORBING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object is to provide an impact-absorbing structure superior in impact-absorbing capacity. An impact-absorbing structure includes a pair of flat, plate-like face plates arranged to oppose each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a core member arranged between the face plates and fixed to the face plates; and a composite-material tube arranged between the face plates, at the core member side, the impact-absorbing member extending in one direction and fracturing progressively due to an impact compression force acting in the one direction. The composite-material tube is fixed to the face plates at one portion constituting a bonded region and is allowed to move relative to the face plates at a remaining portion constituting a non-bonded region B. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263977 | SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR WHEELED LUGGAGE - A support apparatus for wheeled luggage, comprising a luggage case and a frame member, wherein the frame member further comprises a first frame having two main legs and multiple wheels, and a second frame having multiple pivot fasteners and multiple wheels. When pulling the second frame, the second frame and the first frame will be unfolded to form in a shape of cross, so that the structure of the luggage case and the frame member will transform into a platform type, the users do not need to bend down their back or squat down to sort out the articles in the luggage case; furthermore, since the wheels are pivoted to the bottom ends of the first frame and second frame, so that the stability of the wheels is secured. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263978 | TORQUE TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A torque transmitting device includes a plurality of clutch plates, a ramp member that is selectively rotatable about an axis and that defines a ramp surface, a worm gear that is operatively connected to the ramp member for rotation therewith about the axis, and a roller element contacting the ramp surface. The ramp surface is configured such that, when the ramp member is rotated about the axis, the roller element exerts a reaction force on the ramp surface that urges the ramp member to move in a first axial direction and thereby transmit the reaction force to the clutch plates | 2010-10-21 |
20100263979 | POWER ASSIST ELEMENT - The invention relates to a power assist element ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263980 | ANNULARLY MOUNTED MULTIPLE FRICTION MEMBER SYNCHRONIZING AND ENGAGING CLUTCH - A gear synchronizing system having a component carrier, wherein the component carrier accepts a splined shaft therethrough and interact with the splined shaft to allow transfer of rotation between the splined shaft and the component carrier while also allowing the component carrier to slide axially along the splined shaft relative to an associated friction plate. The component carrier includes a plurality of friction members pivotably coupled within walled recesses of the component carrier, such that when the component carrier is urged toward the associated friction plate, at least a portion of the contact surface of the friction members initially contacts a surface of the friction plate and, as the component carrier continues to be urged toward the associated friction plate, each friction member is rotated, such that at least a portion of the contact surface of each friction member continues to contact a surface of the friction plate. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263981 | FLIP-FLOP CLUTCH - An electromagnetic friction disk clutch for use in vehicles is described, which permits a significant saving in energy over known clutches. For this purpose, the clutch according to the invention is embodied in such a way that an electromagnet is loaded with a raised strength of current only to change over between the clutch states of the engaged state and the disengaged state. While the clutch remains in these states up to the next shifting process, the supply of current to the solenoid can be greatly reduced or even switched off. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263982 | Article Receiving and Detection Apparatus and Method Therefore - An apparatus for receiving and detecting an article having a chute configured for receiving the article therein, a stop having a stop member disposed within the chute and biased towards the article to allow the stop member to engage the article moving through the chute but which prevents the article from being withdrawn from the chute, a receipt dispenser for issuing a physical receipt indicating that an article has been received by the apparatus, and a lock mechanism operable by movement of the article in the chute so as to physically detect the presence of an article therein to prevent dispensing of a receipt when the article is not detected in the chute. A method for receiving and detecting an article is also provided. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263983 | PAPER CURRENCY HANDLING DEVICE - Provided is a bill processing apparatus capable of preventing a bill contained in a bill housing part from being drawn out. The bill processing apparatus comprises: an insertion slot ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263984 | CURRENCY DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to some embodiments of the invention, a magnetic sensor having a track width of greater than about 50 millimeters is provided. The magnetic sensor is adapted to detect a magnetic feature and produce a linear, analog output in response to the magnetic feature. The analog output is along a single data channel. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263985 | Coin Counter Having A Distance Adjustment Function - A coin counter includes a base unit, an adjusting plate adjustably mounted on the base unit, and a coin outlet port mounted on the base unit. The adjusting plate has a first end provided with an adjusting slot and a second end provided with a micro-adjusting slot. The adjusting plate has a mediate portion provided with a guide slot located between the adjusting slot and the micro-adjusting slot. Thus, by provision of the micro-adjusting slot of the adjusting plate, the pitch angle of the adjusting plate can be slightly adjusted to slightly adjust and control the projecting distance of each of the coins so that each of the coins can be projected onto the coin outlet port exactly to facilitate collection of the coins. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263986 | BOX CARRIER - The invention relates to a box carrier having a contact surface for transporting flat cutouts, or sleeves, and folding boxes produced from the same. According to the invention at least one suction opening, which can be connected to a vacuum source, is disposed in the contact surface. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263987 | Method and apparatus for changing speed or direction of an article - A method of reversing direction of an article, or of speeding up or slowing down an article is disclosed by engaging an article with a first belt to move the article in a first direction; disengaging the article from the first belt; and then engaging the article with a second belt to move the article at a different speed. An apparatus to change speed of an article is also disclosed by a first belt rotating in a first direction; a second belt rotating in the direction at a second speed; the first belt engaging an article at a first time while the second belt is disengaged with the article, the first belt disengaging the article at a second time, and the second belt engaging the article at a third time while the first belt is disengaged with the article. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263988 | DYNAMIC STORAGE FOR OBJECTS - A dynamic storage for objects having an endless conveyor chain equipped with receptacles for the objects and having at least two contrarotating upper pulleys that are adjustable in height such that the conveyor chain forms two essentially vertical loops whose variable lengths are defined by the upper pulleys, the stationary lower pulleys rotating in essentially horizontal planes and being connected to the essentially vertical loops by curved guides for the conveyor chain. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263989 | Transport Star Wheels - A transport star having at least one replaceable mounting part with a first locking element and a mounting part holder with a second locking element, and where one of the two locking elements is locked with the other locking element by rotation. In addition, a transport star having at least one replaceable mounting part that can be locked with a mounting part holder, and where a ring-shaped operating element is provided for locking the mounting part with the mounting part holder. Also, a transport star having at least one mounting part and a mounting part holder on which the mounting part can be positioned in a position predetermined by positioning devices, whereby the lifting of the mounting part can be prevented by the positioning devices. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263990 | Conveyor System - A conveyor system has a pair of outer wheel tracks and a pair of inner wheel tracks, the wheel tracks of each pair being spaced from each other and extending parallel to each other. Each wheel track has at least one generally vertical portion and at least one generally horizontal portion. A conveyor member has two pairs of wheels, the wheels of each pair being located on opposite sides of the member, each pair of wheels engaging one pair of wheel tracks; the wheels and tracks are configured and oriented relative to each other so that the member is maintained in a selected orientation as the member moves relative to and along the tracks. The conveyor system includes a lift subsystem for preventing slippage of the conveyor member as the conveyor member travels around a curved portion of the conveyor system. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263991 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF BULK MATERIAL, A METHOD AS WELL AS A BEAM CONSTRUCTION INTENDED FOR SAID TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a device for the treatment of bulk material, comprising a platform | 2010-10-21 |
20100263992 | COMPOUND SPROCKET FOR CONVEYOR BELT - A compound sprocket having at least one rotatable member including an outer sprocket element and an inner sprocket element symmetrically disposed relative to a central axis of rotation of the at least one rotatable member. The outer sprocket element includes a plurality of spaced, uniformly radially-oriented protrusions on an outer cylindrical surface thereof for engaging a conveyor belt, the outer sprocket element further includes a plurality of pockets formed on an inner cylindrical surface thereof. The inner sprocket element has a plurality of protrusions corresponding in number and position to the pockets formed on the inner cylindrical surface of the outer sprocket element and received therein. A resilient connecting element is disposed in each pocket biased between a wall of the pocket of the outer sprocket element and one of the protrusions of the inner sprocket element. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263993 | DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR A CONVEYING SYSTEM - A deflection mechanism ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263994 | System and Method for Actuating One or More Sliders - A system and method according to which one or more sliders are actuated in order to, for example, operate one or more switches such as, for example, one or more circuit breaker switches. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263995 | THREE POSITION LOCK DEVICE FOR DRAWOUT CIRCUIT BREAKER - A position locking device is disclosed for a draw-out circuit breaker. In at least one embodiment, the position locking device includes a screw rod, a catching plate, a positioning plate, a locking plate, and a push rod. The screw rod has key ways. The catching plate has a catching plate hole and a protrusion that can be inserted into the key ways. Positioning notches for limiting OFF, TEST, and ON positions of the circuit breaker are farmed on the top surface of the positioning plate, and corresponding protruding platforms are disposed on the bottom surface. One end of the locking plate bears against the bottom surface of the positioning plate, and the other end is locked to or unlocked from an outward protruding platform of the catching plate. One end of the push rod passes through the catching plate hole, and has an inclined surface. When the push rod is pushed, the inclined surface makes the catching plate leave the key ways. The position locking device is structurally simple and reasonable, secure, reliable, and convenient to operate. The cost for manufacturing, installing or maintaining the device is lowered. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263996 | Measuring Contact Sequence In A Tap Changer - A tap changer and a method for measuring a contact sequence of a tap changer is provided. The tap changer includes a cylinder and a shaft that is rotatably arranged inside the cylinder, the cylinder is provided with fixed contacts, the shaft is provided with a contact circuit facing the cylinder and including mechanical contacts, which mechanical contacts are adapted to selectively mate with the fixed contacts of the cylinder upon rotation of the shaft, the contact circuit also includes at least two measuring points for measuring the function of the contact circuit. The tap changer includes at least one measuring contact device, which is electrically connected to the respective measuring points in the contact circuit, and which the measuring contact device is arranged inside the shaft. This facilitates access to the measuring points of the tap changer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263997 | SELF-LOCKING MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL DEVICE - The proposed invention application describes a novel configuration of an extremely small self-locking switching component, based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Conventional MEMS switches need a continual control signal in order to obtain the wanted active (switching) state. The proposed invention needs only a short control signal (non-locking key) such as e.g. a pulse in order to switch the component on and/or off. RF-noise (ripples) on the de-control signal or bouncing effects can be neglected according to the proposed extension of the MEMS devices. This contributes to an easier and especially more robust design of electronic circuitries and allows for enhanced functionalities. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263998 | VERTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SWITCHES, DESIGN STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - Vertical integrated MEMS switches, design structures and methods of fabricating such vertical switches is provided herein. The method of manufacturing a MEMS switch, includes forming at least two vertically extending vias in a wafer and filling the at least two vertically extending vias with a metal to form at least two vertically extending wires. The method further includes opening a void in the wafer from a bottom side such that at least one of the vertically extending wires is moveable within the void. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263999 | LOW-COST PROCESS-INDEPENDENT RF MEMS SWITCH - A radio frequency (RF) micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switch and high yield manufacturing method. The switch can be fabricated with very high yield despite the high variability of the manufacturing process parameters. The switch is fabricated with monocrystalline material, e.g., silicon, as the moving portion. The switch fabrication process is compatible with CMOS electronics fabricated on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) substrates. The switch comprises a movable portion having conductive portion selectively positioned with a bias voltage to conductively bridge a gap in a signal line. | 2010-10-21 |
20100264000 | SPACE ALLOCATION WITHIN A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A single pole module of a circuit breaker is disclosed. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, and an interior wall separating the first portion from the second portion. The first portion includes a first section receiving a circuit board and a second section receiving a lever mechanism. The second portion includes a first section receiving an electromagnetic protection device, a second section receiving an arc extinguishing device, a third section receiving a thermal protection device, and a fourth section receiving an operating mechanism. The first and second sections of the first portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the first, second, third and fourth sections of the second portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the second section of the first portion and the third section of the second portion are opposite each other. | 2010-10-21 |
20100264001 | MECHANISM OR RESETTABLE TRIP INDICATOR MECHANISM FOR A CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A circuit interrupter mechanism includes a first member movable in a first longitudinal direction and an opposite second longitudinal direction, and a second member pivotal in a first pivotal direction and an opposite second pivotal direction. A first tab is fixedly coupled to one of the first and second members, and a second tab is pivotally coupled to the other of the members. The first tab engages and disengages from the second tab during movement of the first member in the first longitudinal direction and in the second longitudinal direction. The second tab pivots with respect to the other of the members when engaged by the first tab during movement of the first member in the first longitudinal direction. The second tab does not pivot with respect to the other of the members when engaged by the first tab during movement of the first member in the second longitudinal direction. | 2010-10-21 |