50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080303348 | INTEGRATED MULTIPLE FUEL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM - A system for continuously generating baseload electrical energy entirely from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid includes, in combination, a first energy generation device for continuously generating electrical energy output, which has a bio-mass fuel supply requirement for generating the electrical energy. One or more additional energy generation devices provide, as available, intermittent electrical and thermal energy for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical energy output of the first energy generation device, and for supplementing the fuel supply requirement for the first energy generation device. A switching device ensures a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy from the generating system by selectively using the output of the first energy generation device or, as available, the one or more additional energy generation device for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical output of the first energy generation device, and selectively supplementing the fuel supply requirement of the first energy generation device providing, at a minimum, a baseload electrical energy output exclusively from renewable energy resources. A redundant supply of combustible bio-mass fuel assets are assured by a bio-mass harvesting and logistics system which supplies such fuels directly from the source to the first energy generation device for combustion. Effluent gasses containing CO | 2008-12-11 |
20080303349 | TWO-SOURCE INVERTER - Systems and methods are disclosed for a two-source inverter. The systems and methods combines operation of a first voltage source powering a conventional single source inverter with second voltage source powering a novel switch configuration to power a load. The switch configuration is controlled by a plurality of control signals generated by controller based on a variety of control modes, and feedback signals. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303350 | HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY - A high voltage power supply (HVPS) including first and second high voltage output controllers controlling output of a high voltage output signal; and a plurality of transformers transforming an output signal provided from the first and second high voltage output controller, disposed outside of the first and second high voltage controllers on the substrate, wherein output terminals in the secondary sides of the plurality of transformers are disposed along the edge of the substrate. Therefore, the volume of a system can be minimized by arranging circuits in each component for high voltage output in parallel, and spark and discharge can be reduced by minimizing interference between the primary sides and the secondary sides of the components for high voltage output, thereby preventing damage to a product. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303351 | Coupling System - There is elucidated a device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303352 | AUTOMATIC CHARGING AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An automatic charging and power management device includes a charging control unit and at least one power switching control unit. The charging control unit is connected to a rechargeable battery and an input power source to control the charging operation to the rechargeable battery. The input power source can be a USB-interfaced power source or a rectification transformer based power source. The power switching control unit connects the input power source and is provided with at least one power input terminal, a charging control terminal, a charging voltage terminal, a system actuation switch, a system actuation terminal, a power type terminal, and at least one power output terminal. The charging control terminal and the charging voltage terminal are connected to the charging control unit. The system actuation terminal is actuated on/off by the system actuation switch to generate a system actuation signal. The power type terminal generates an identification signal based on the type of the input power source. The charging control unit is automatically switched between charging the rechargeable battery and supplying an output power through the power output terminal in response to the status of the power input terminal, the system actuation terminal, the power type terminal, and the charging voltage terminal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303353 | NETWORK-BASED AIRCRAFT SECONDARY ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A system and method for control of an electric power distribution system is provided, which uses a communication network for centralized monitoring and control of the supply of electricity to a load. In one embodiment, the invention may use a wireless communication system connecting control nodes and master nodes to control and monitor a solid state power controller. As a result, the master node may remotely turn on and off the electrical power to the load. Also the control node may sense the current being supplied to the load and may turn off the supply of electrical power in the event of an over current situation. The control node may also report the state of the sensed current to the master node. In another embodiment, the communication system may be a power line carrier network. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303354 | COIL SUPPORT UNIT, MOTOR AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A coil support unit which supports a coil used for generating a thrust to a movable portion. The coil is supported such that stable thrust characteristics can be obtained. The coil support unit constrains the coil in a thrust direction, and slidably supports the coil in a direction perpendicular to the thrust direction, on a moving surface. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303355 | Rail motor system and method - A variable reluctance electric motor employs motor coils installed adjacent to or integral with railroad rails and uses the steel wheels of railroad locomotives and cars as its moving elements. This “rail motor” electrically propels unmodified conventional railroad trains or individual railroad cars, without the use of diesel engines and with no mechanical connection to the vehicles, and is electronically controlled. Electric operation eliminates the production of air pollution by any locomotive traveling through rail motor-equipped zones, improves system capacity by providing boost power on ascending grades, and can be used to brake trains, recovering and storing the energy. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303356 | Rod-Type Linear Motor - By reviewing a material of a forcer housing and an assembly structure of a coil member with respect to the forcer housing, a thrust force is increased, an optimum shape can be easily given to the forcer housing depending on a purpose of use, and a linear motor can be manufactured at low cost. The linear motor includes a magnet rod composed of a large number of magnetic poles arranged with predetermined pitches along an axial direction and a forcer having a through-hole into which the magnet rod is loosely inserted and reciprocatable relatively to the magnet rod according to an applied electric signal. The forcer is composed of a forcer housing in which the through-hole is defined and a coil member which is arranged on an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole of the forcer housing and to which the electric signal is applied. The forcer housing is formed by mold forming with an insulating nonmetal inorganic material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303357 | Device for Producing Electrical Energy - A device for generating electrical energy has at least one pair of permanent magnets and at least one coil. They are moved about a pivot axis relative to one another by agitating or shaking. Each coil is disposed between the pole surfaces of the at least one pair of permanent magnets which are disposed opposite each other. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303358 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL WITH A ROTATABLE BRUSH PLATE - The invention is based on an electrical power tool with an electrical machine, having a motor housing that receives the electrical machine and having a rotatable brush plate for reversing a direction of rotation of the electrical machine. The brush plate is covered in its cross section by a pivotable cover. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303359 | Electrical Machine Having a Cooling Jacket - In order to improve the cooling of an electrical machine, the invention proposes an electrical machine having a stator ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303360 | INSULATED BEARING MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A motor with improved bearing life has a shaft rotatably supported by a pair bearings. The motor further has a stator and a rotor, wherein one of the stator and the rotor is mounted to the shaft and the other of the stator and the rotor surrounds the shaft so that the stator and rotor can rotate with respect to one another. The motor has one or more features to protect at least one of the bearings from heat emitted by at least one of the stator and the rotor. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303361 | AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATOR - A positive-side heatsink and a negative-side heatsink that constitute a rectifier are disposed inside a case at a rear end of a rotor so as to be separated axially such that front surfaces of a positive-side base portion and a negative-side base portion face each other. The negative-side heatsink is disposed such that radiating fins that are disposed so as to project from a rear surface of the negative-side base portion are positioned radially outside a cooling fan so as to face a coil end of a stator coil. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303362 | MOTOR AND MOTOR SYSTEM - A motor is basically provided with a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of stacked magnetic entities, a dielectric material disposed between adjacent ones of the magnetic entities, a positive electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities and a negative electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities that does not have the positive electrode part. The positive electrode part is arranged for connecting to a positive side of an external circuit. The negative electrode part arranged for connecting to a negative side of the external circuit. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303363 | Energy storage and gyroscopic stabilizing system - The disclosed energy storage and gyroscopic stabilizing system may be used in a marine vessel so as to supply energy, retrieve energy, and dampen the roll motion of the marine vessel. The system may comprise a rotating member configured to be rotatable and to dampen a roll motion of the marine vessel and a motor/generator in communication with the rotating member and configured to supply energy to and retrieve energy from the rotating member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303364 | Driving Force Transmission Mechanism, Image Forming Apparatus and Assembling Method Thereof - To provide a driving force transmission mechanism in which the thickness can be reduced as well as the positioning between a driven shaft and driven, and a motor shaft of a motor is easy. The driving force transmission mechanism of the invention comprises a plate through which a reference hole is pierced, a driven shaft vertically standing with respect to an inner surface on the side of the inner surface of the plate, a driven gear pivotally provided around the driven shaft, a bracket fixed to the plate so as to cover the reference hole on the side of the inner surface of the plate, and a stepping motor protruding a motor shaft toward the reference hole, being fixed to the bracket. The motor shaft is positioned through the reference hole with driving tooth formed at the motor shaft to be directly engaged with the driven gear. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303365 | Magnetic Propulsion Motor - The present invention relates to a magnetic propulsion motor comprising a magnetic drive assembly comprising a drive magnet, a rotating hub, and a motion magnet attached to the rotating hub to rotate the motion magnet proximate to the magnetic drive assembly. A driving force is applied to the magnetic drive assembly, which causes the drive magnet to rotate to a position proximal to the motion magnet when the motion magnet is in a position proximate to the magnetic drive assembly. This arrangement exerts a repelling force on the motion magnet from the drive magnet as the motion magnet rotates away from the magnetic drive assembly. The rotation of the drive magnet also rotates the drive magnet to a position distal to the motion magnet as the motion magnet approaches the position proximate to the magnet drive assembly thereby minimizes the repelling force exerted on the motion magnet from the drive magnet as the motion magnet rotates towards the magnetic drive assembly. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303366 | Electric fan and casing thereof - The present invention discloses an electric fan and a casing thereof, wherein the casing wall can be arbitrarily detached to from an air flow inlet. The four corner elements of the casing define an assembly space where the electric fan is accommodated. First fixing members and second fixing members matching each other are respectively formed in the corner elements and the casing walls; the first and second fixing members can thus be assembled together or separated apart. Thereby, an electric fan casing having detachable casing walls is thus achieved. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303367 | VARIABLE SPEED CONSTANT FREQUENCY MOTOR - A variable speed isosychronized motor includes two annular stators conformed for variable angular alignment relative to each other and a common rotor extending a plurality of isolated loops to cross-induce power between stators once such are angularly displaced. In this form of losses, attendant to speed variation through stator phasing are reduced. Electrical compensation may be inserted between each terminal pair. Potentiometers in parallel with capacitors and may be inserted between the respective terminals to expand the operating range of the device. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303368 | MULTI-LAYER MAGNET ARRANGEMENT IN A PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE - A permanent magnet machine includes a stator having a hollow core, a rotor rotatably disposed inside the hollow core, and a plurality of multilayered permanent magnets embedded in the rotor. Each multilayered permanent magnet has opposite first and second ends, and includes a first magnet disposed at the first end, and a second magnet disposed at the second end and coupled to the first magnet. The second magnet has higher magnet strength than the first magnet, and also has lower high-temperature stability than the first magnet. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303369 | ELECTRIC MOTOR, STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electric machine has a rotor and includes a first portion that is substantially rectangular and includes a rotor aperture configured to receive a portion of the rotor. A second portion is separate from and connected to the first portion. The second portion is substantially U-shaped and includes a first leg, a second leg, and a base. A first coil surrounds a portion of the first leg and a second coil surrounds a portion of the second leg. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303370 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS WITH REDUCED TORQUE RIPPLE AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE SAME - Permanent magnet motors with improved torque ripple and methods for designing the same have been provided. The permanent magnet motor can include a stator having a hollow core and defining a plurality of slots; a winding disposed in each of the slots; a rotor rotatably disposed inside the hollow core of the stator; and a plurality of permanent magnets supported by the rotor. Each of the slots has a slot opening, and at least one of the slot openings can be off-center with respect to the respective slot. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303371 | Electrical Rotary Machine - An electric motor | 2008-12-11 |
20080303372 | BRUSH HOLDER APPARATUS, BRUSH ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD - Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303373 | Carbon Bruch - A carbon brush that can suppress a wear amount of a carbon commutator and is less swelling is provided. The carbon brush is one that slides in contact with a carbon commutator that is used in a fuel pump, the bulk density thereof being 1.85 g/cm | 2008-12-11 |
20080303374 | MOTOR WITH ROTOR SHAFT AND ROTOR MAGNET - A motor may include a rotor, a first yoke and a second yoke which are disposed to face each other, and at least one coil which is disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke. The first yoke is provided with a fixing part on which the coil is mounted so as to extend in a direction parallel to a rotor shaft and the fixing part is formed with a projecting part protruded from a tip end of the fixing part. The second yoke is provided with a fixing hole and the projecting part of the fixing part of the first yoke is press-fitted to the fixing hole of the second yoke and, in this state, a tip end face of the fixing part supports the second yoke and a tip end part of the projecting part is protruded from the second yoke. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303375 | Device and Method for Converting Thermal Energy into Electrical Energy - A device and method for using a field-responsive material that changes temperature when subjected to a respective field in combination with a thermal to electrical energy converter to accomplish the generation of electrical energy. The field-responsive material, such as an electrocaloric or magnetocaloric material, changes temperature when subjected to a change in a respective electric or magnetic field. The changing field applied to the field-responsive material causes a temperature change in the field-responsive material to heat or cool the field-responsive material. A thermal to electrical energy converter is in thermal contact with the field-responsive material, such that temperature changes in the field-responsive material in turn changes the temperature of the thermal to electrical energy converter, which the converter then converts into electrical energy. In this manner, the application of an appropriate electric or magnetic field can be utilized to generate thermal energy changes that can be converted into electrical energy. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303376 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION BASEDON THE GIANT FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECT IN NON-CALAMITIC LIQUID CRYSTALS - Devices and methods for energy conversion based on the giant flexoelectric effect in non-calamitic liquid crystals. By preparing a substance comprising at least one type of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules and stabilizing the substance to form a mechanically flexible material, flexible conductive electrodes may be applied to the material to create an electro-mechanical energy conversion device which relies on the giant flexoelectric effect to produce electrical and/or mechanical energy that is usable in such applications as, for example, power sources, energy dissipation, sensors/transducers, and actuators. The ability to directly and accurately measure the giant flexoelectric effect for different types of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules is important for identifying molecules that may be effective for particular applications. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303377 | PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTANCE AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric substance has a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate, and a piezoelectric film formed on the electrode. The piezoelectric film is formed of crystals having a main phase of (Na | 2008-12-11 |
20080303378 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) DEVICES BASED ON CUBIC BORON NITRIDE/DIAMOND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device which is made of cBN/diamond composite structures and the fabrication method are disclosed. In the SAW device based on cubic boron nitride and diamond composite structures, the diamond hard layer includes randomly-oriented polycrystalline diamond (poly-D), oriented (heteroepitaxial) diamond, single-crystal diamond wafers and nanocrystalline diamond (nano-D) films. The cBN film with a sound velocity close to that of diamond serves as the piezoelectric layer, which was directly deposited on diamond hard layer without any soft sp | 2008-12-11 |
20080303379 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A surface acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO | 2008-12-11 |
20080303380 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element structure ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303381 | ULTRASONIC PROBE, BACKING MATERIAL FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A backing material that is advantageous in insulation property and can realize a desired acoustic impedance without making the cross-linking and curing reaction of elastomer or resin as a parent material unstable. The backing material is provided on a backside of vibrators for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic waves in an ultrasonic probe, and the backing material includes: a parent material containing elastomer or resin and having an insulation property; and composite powder dispersed to fill the parent material, and the composite powder includes powder of a material having a larger acoustic impedance than that of the parent material and an insulation coating for covering a surface of the powder, and the insulation coating contains an oxide of an element of group XIII to group XV except for carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P). | 2008-12-11 |
20080303382 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STRAIN MEASUREMENTS OF INSULATED PIPES - This disclosure provides methods and apparatuses to monitor strain in a steel pipe with reduced or eliminated disruption of the insulative and anti-corrosive layers or coatings that cover the pipe. The methods and apparatuses can include an attachment scheme that is less intrusive and less sensitive to dilation of the insulation layer on the pipe than previous strain monitoring solutions. Additionally, methods and apparatuses can reduce corrosion by virtue of the reduction in the number and volume of metallic components. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303383 | SHOCK RESISTANT AND MODE MIXING RESISTANT TORSIONAL HINGED DEVICE - A shock resistant and mode mixing resistant assembly for oscillating a device such as a MEMS mirror around a pivot axis by means of two pairs of piezoelectric elements or towers is provided. The resistance to mechanical shock and mode mixing is accomplished by mounting the broad faces or width of each piezoelectric element in a chevron shape so that the broad faces or width dimensions are not in parallel or aligned with each other. Mounting the piezoelectric elements so that the broad faces or width dimensions are at a 15 degree angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the pivot axis has been found to be especially effective. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303384 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR - An ultrasonic motor is provided with an ultrasonic transducer having a piezoelectric element, a holding member fixed to the ultrasonic transducer and holding the ultrasonic transducer, a pressing member pressing the holding member, and a member to be driven which is driven by frictional force between the member to be driven and the ultrasonic transducer. The pressing member has a hole portion and the holding member has a protruding portion engaged with the hole portion in a direction of pressing conducted by the pressing member. The hole portion and the protruding portion abut on each other so that the pressing member presses the member to be driven via the holding member and the ultrasonic transducer, thereby driving the member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303385 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Device - To provide a multi-layer piezoelectric device having excellent durability in which the amount of displacement does not change even when the piezoelectric actuator is subjected to continuous operation over a long period of time under a high voltage and a high pressure, the multi-layer piezoelectric device comprises a stack formed by stacking piezoelectric layers and internal electrodes alternately one on another and external electrodes formed on a first side face and on a second side face of the stack, wherein one of the adjacent internal electrodes is connected to the external electrode formed on the first side face and the other internal electrode is connected to the external electrode formed on the second side face, while content of alkali metal in a range from 5 ppm to 300 ppm is contained. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303386 | Component Foodservice Counter Systems and Methods - According to the invention, a component foodservice counter system is disclosed. The system may include a first vertical plate member, a second vertical plate member, a plurality of lateral structural members, and a counter top. The plurality of lateral structural members may couple the first vertical plate member with the second vertical plate member, with each of the plurality of lateral structural members possibly mechanically coupled with the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate. The counter top may be supported by at least one of the plurality of lateral structural members. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303387 | Mobile High Bay Storage System Having Vehicle Guidance System - A mobile storage unit system includes a vehicle guide arrangement that navigates a forklift or other vehicle along aisles formed between mobile storage units. The vehicle guide arrangement allows an operator to identify the aisle containing a desired loading or unloading point and the guide arrangement defines a path of travel for the vehicle along that aisle to ensure that the vehicle has sufficient room to perform the loading and unloading functions. The mobile storage unit system may also include one or more perceptible indicators, such as lamps, that provide the operator a signal when an aisle is fully open and ready to receive the vehicle. A corresponding signal may also be provided to the vehicle guide arrangement so that the vehicle is not navigated along an aisle until the aisle is fully open. This ensures that the vehicle has the space needed to maneuver during the loading and unloading process. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303388 | SURGICAL CART WITH A MISTER - An improved surgical cart including an enclosure and a misting system at least partially located within the enclosure. The enclosure houses surgical tools and supplies before and after a surgical procedure. The misting system delivers a cleaning solution to the interior of the enclosure. The misting system also includes at least one mister, a solution reservoir for housing the solution, a pump for transferring the cleaning solution from the reservoir to the at least one mister and a power supply. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303389 | SURGICAL CART WITH A MISTER - An improved surgical cart including an enclosure and a misting system at least partially located within the enclosure. The enclosure houses surgical tools and supplies before and after a surgical procedure. The misting system delivers a cleaning solution to the interior of the enclosure to prevent pathological waste from adhering to the surgical tools and supplies. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303390 | SERVER RACK ASSEMBLY - A server rack assembly for supporting a receiving bracket accommodating a plurality of electronic components, includes a base, a pair of rails mounted on the base, and at least one pair of securing brackets. The base spacedly protrudes two pairs of opposite stands. At lease one first positioning hole is defined in each stand. Each rail spans between the respective stands and is mounted thereon. One of the securing brackets is securely mounted on a rear end of one of the rails, and the other securing bracket is slidably attached to a front end of the rail. Each securing bracket protrudes at least one positioning member for inserting in the at least one first positioning hole. A sliding member attached to each securing bracket elastically abuts against one corresponding stand for preventing the positioning member being disengaged from the positioning hole of the stand. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303391 | EJECTABLE/RETRACTABLE INTERFACE MODULE FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM - An ejectable/retractable interface module is disclosed. AN exemplary interface module may include a display trolley assembly, and a display module pivotally connected to the display trolley assembly. A management cable connects the display module to a computer board in the display trolley assembly. The display trolley assembly and display module are configured for during ejection and retraction in a blade enclosure so that the display module folds flat and retracts into the blade enclosure to reduce damage during shipping. The display module pivots to a desired viewing angle during use. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303392 | Cable support bracket for an electrical component - A cable management system includes a patch panel having a rear connectivity interface configured to connect with cables, and a cable support bracket. The cable support bracket includes a cable support plate configured to support the cables connected to the rear connectivity interface, an arm extending from the cable support plate, and a bias mechanism. The arm includes at least one arm portion mounted to the patch panel and a locking finger movable with respect to the arm portion. The bias mechanism operatively engages the arm portion and the locking finger and is configured to move the locking finger between a biased position and a released position. The locking finger engages the patch panel and secures the cable support bracket to the patch panel in the biased position, and the locking finger is disengaged from the patch panel and the cable support bracket can be removed from the patch panel in the released position | 2008-12-11 |
20080303393 | Enclosure system and method of use - An enclosure system and method for customizing the appearance of an enclosure includes an enclosure which has two spaced apart receiving rails. A panel assembly having two spaced apart rails is fabricated so that the rails of the panel assembly will precisely engage and slide along the receiving rails of the enclosure. Spacers ensure that the width of the panel assembly is slightly less than the width of the receiving rails of the enclosure. In a second embodiment, the panel assembly rails are spaced apart the desired distance by at least one connecting member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303394 | ARTICLE OF FURNITURE WITH TAMBOUR MODESTY PANEL - A tambour modesty panel for use with articles of furniture. In one exemplary embodiment, the tambour modesty panel is positioned under a work surface of an article of furniture and includes a tambour positioned between opposing end panels. In one embodiment, the opposing end panels include a groove formed therein for receiving opposing sides of the tambour and directing the movement of the tambour. In another embodiment, opposing end panels of the tambour modesty panel include tracks secured thereto for receiving opposing sides of the tambour and directing the movement of the tambour. When the work surface is positioned adjacent to a wall having services outlets positioned within the wall, access to the outlets may be provided by moving the tambour to an open position. Alternatively, to restrict access to and/or to obstruct the view of the outlets and cables, the tambour may be moved to a closed position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303395 | BUFFER BEARING FOR A DRAWER SLIDE - A buffer bearing for a drawer slide includes a connecting rod, a first bearing seat, and a second bearing seat. Both ends of the connecting rod are connected to the first and the second bearing seats, respectively. A buffer section and a receiving channel are provided at where the connecting rod is connected to the first bearing seat and where the connecting rod is connected to the second bearing seat for the buffer sections to be compressed within the receiving channels when subject to impact. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303396 | Slide Rail Stopper Having Anti-Opening and Self-Closing Functions - A slide rail stopper having anti-opening and self-closing functions is installed on the storage box of a daily necessity such as a washing machine, a refrigerator, a cabinet or a desk so as to enable the storage box to be smoothly opened and closed. In the slide rail stopper, a housing has an elastic member inserting recess, a hinge pin, and a fixed rail coupling hole. An elastic member, into which a coil spring is inserted, is installed in the elastic member inserting recess. A rotary member having a holder is coupled to the hinge pin at the front of the elastic member inserting recess. A bracket protrudes from one side of the fixed rail, and is inserted into the fixed rail coupling hole. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303397 | Securing device for a drawer slide - A securing device for a drawer slide includes a base, a pressing element and a first elastic element. The pressing element is slidably connected to the base. The pressing member has a releasing block. The first elastic element is disposed in the pressing element. When the pressing element is pressed, the releasing block is partially inserted into the base. When the pressing force against the releasing block is released, the pressing element restores its original state. The base is provided with a fixing plate for mounting the base to a drawer. A holding element is provided in a drawer slide to facilitate engagement of the base. By pressing the pressing element, the engagement of the holding element is released. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303398 | SLIDER ASSEMBLY - A slider assembly includes a first slider ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303399 | Front installing drawer pulling force adjusting apparatus - A front installing drawer pulling force adjusting apparatus is installed at a front end of a slide. The slide includes a bottom rail, a middle rail and an internal rail. The bottom rail has a latch element at the front end. The bottom rail has a slidable middle rail. The internal rail is embedded onto the middle rail and slid on the middle rail. The front end of the internal rail includes a limit element having a resilient element corresponding to the latch element. The internal rail is connected to an object that needs to be moved. During assembling, a portion intersecting the resilient element in the limit element with the limit element determines the level of retraction of the resilient element to adjust the tightness of clamping the resilient element onto the latch element of the bottom rail, so that users can open a drawer with an appropriate force. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303400 | HOME BAR FOR REFRIGERATOR AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a home bar for a refrigerator that reduces assembly costs of a gasket and prevents cooling air leakage by improving a gasket structure of a home bar. The home bar includes an opening, a home-bar frame, a home-bar door, and a gasket. The opening is formed on a refrigerator door. The home-bar frame forms an edge portion of the opening. The home bar door is rotatably coupled to one end of the home-bar frame. The gasket is coupled to the home-bar frame and surrounds both a front surface and a rear surface of the home-bar frame. The home bar can be easily sealed by preventing cooling air leakage from a storing portion of the home bar. Tn addition, assembly costs of a gasket and a home-bar frame can be reduced, thereby reducing a fabrication cost of a refrigerator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303401 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator has a shelf that is securely supported by a supporting portion and can be conveniently withdrawn. For this end, the refrigerator includes a main body, a supporting portion, a shelf main body, a rail, and a latching member. An inner case defines an interior of the main body. The supporting portion is provided on the inner case. The shelf main body is supported by the supporting portion. The rail is provided at a side of the shelf main body, to guide movement of the shelf main body. The latching member is provided on the rail, latches to the supporting portion, and elastically deforms when the shelf main body is moved. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303402 | Ignition aid and fitting shroud for discharge lamp - An ignition aid ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303403 | Magnetic Light - The present invention discloses a magnetic light, including an air-filled light body having an inner cavity, at least a through slot defined on the light body, and a fluorescent layer coated onto said inner cavity. A magnetic body is penetrating through the through slot for providing high frequency resonance purposes for replacing conventional filament so as to improve the efficiency and life span of the light. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303404 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A transmission type PDP having a contrast enhanced by reducing or preventing influences of diffuse reflection by a phosphor layer is described. This PDP includes: a first substrate structure (rear unit) having a pair of display electrodes formed thereto; a second substrate structure (front unit) having an address electrode formed thereto and having a display surface; a barrier rib; and a phosphor layer between the barrier ribs. A width of the address electrode is formed to be the same as or larger than a width of a bottom surface portion of the phosphor layer between the barrier ribs, thereby hiding the bottom portion of the phosphor by the address electrode. In this manner, the diffuse reflection at the bottom surface portion of the phosphor layer is mostly suppressed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303405 | Electrode for the source of field emitting electrons and a panel and a lighting apparatus thereof - The present invention relates to an electrode for a source of field emitting electrons and a lighting panel and a lighting apparatus thereof. A plurality of conductive emitters made from a combination of an electrical emitting source material and an electrical conductive material is formed on a cathode plate. Therefore, the conductive emitter can be a cathode, a gate and a field emitting electric source as well to simplify the structure and the process, and improve the brightness and uniformity thereof. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303406 | Image Display Device and Manufacturing Method of the Same - The present invention provides an image display device which can lower the resistance of scanning signal lines, can ensure the enhancement of reliability of supply of electricity and conductivity and the reliability of separation of elements, can exhibit excellent display characteristic, and can possess an extremely prolonged lifetime. The scanning signal line has the stacked film structure constituted of a lower layer film formed of an aluminum film and an upper layer film formed of an aluminum alloy film containing aluminum as a main component. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303407 | Display Device with Solid State Fluorescent Material - A display device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303408 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention has an object of providing a light emitting device including an OLED formed on a plastic substrate, which can prevent the degradation due to penetration of moisture or oxygen. On a plastic substrate, a plurality of films for preventing oxygen or moisture from penetrating into an organic light emitting layer in the OLED (hereinafter, referred to as barrier films) and a film having a smaller stress than that of the barrier-films (hereinafter, referred to as a stress relaxing film), the film being interposed between the barrier films, are provided. Owing to a laminate structure of a plurality of barrier films, even if a crack occurs in one of the barrier films, the other barrier film(s) can effectively prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating into the organic light emitting layer. Moreover, the stress relaxing film, which has a smaller stress than that of the barrier films, is interposed between the barrier films, thereby making it possible to reduce a stress of the entire sealing film. As a result, a crack due to stress hardly occurs. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303409 | Phosphor and Light Emitting Instrument - The present invention aims at providing a chemically stabilized inorganic phosphor which emits orange light or red light at wavelengths longer than the conventional rare-earth activated sialon phosphor and which has a higher luminance. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303410 | Light Emitting Device, Lighting System, Backlight Unit for Display Device, and Display Device - To enhance emission efficiency and color rendering, a light emitting device includes: at least one light source; at least one first emitting section having at least one sort of luminescent material that can emit light including a wavelength component that is longer than the light emitted from light source when excited by the light emitted from light source; at least one second emitting section having at least one sort of luminescent material that can emit light including a wavelength component that is longer than the light emitted from first emitting section when excited by the light emitted from light source and first emitting section; wherein light emitting device includes at least one light shielding unit that protects at least a part of the light emitted from first emitting section from entering second emitting section. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303411 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CELL PHONE DEVICE - A light emitting apparatus is provided, and the light emitting apparatus has a light emitting device mounted on a substrate or a resin package where a substrate surface or the resin package is resin-encapsulated by an encapsulating resin section added with a phosphor in such a manner to cover the light emitting device. A surface resin layer of a different color from that of the encapsulating resin section is provided on a surface side of the encapsulating resin section. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303412 | Light source having phosphor including divalent, trivalent and tetravalent elements - A phosphor having an excitation band relative to lights in the wide range of wavelengths from ultraviolet to visible light, and having an emission spectrum in the red range and so on, with a wide half value width, and an LED and a light source using the phosphor and emitting white and other color lights with good color rendering properties are provided. Powdered raw materials of Ca | 2008-12-11 |
20080303413 | Electroluminescent Panel and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to an electroluminescent panel arrangement ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303414 | Compound and Organic Light Emitting Device Using the Same - Disclosed is an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode, organic material layer(s) comprising a light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the organic material layer(s), and the second electrode form layered structure and at least one layer of the organic material layer(s) include the compound of Formula 1 or the compound of Formula 1 into which a thermosetting or photo-crosslinkable functional group is introduced. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303415 | Organic Electroluminescence Element, Display and Illuminator - An organic electroluminescence element comprising an anode and a cathode having therebetween: at least two or more light emission layers exhibiting different emission peaks and an intermediate layer provided between the light emission layers, wherein at least one of the light emission layers comprises a phosphorescent compound as a light emission compound; and an excited triplet energy of a compound forming the intermediate layer is larger than an excited triplet energy of the phosphorescent compound. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303416 | Organic Electroluminescent Diode And Diode Panel With Anti-Reflective Coating Conducive To The Emission Of Light - The diode comprises an organic electroluminescent layer interposed between a lower electrode and a partially transparent and semireflective upper electrode, which itself comprises a transparent conducting sublayer and a current-distributing metal sublayer, for example an opaque grid. A dielectric antireflection layer is deposited on the grid to improve the emission contrast in ambient light, which grid, according to an advantageous embodiment, is designed to optimize the semireflective properties of the upper electrode, thereby improving, by an optical cavity effect, extraction of the emitted light. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303417 | Aromatic Amine Derivative and Organic Electroluminescent Device Using Same - Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film which is composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. Since at least one layer of the organic thin film contains a novel aromatic amine derivative, which has an asymmetric structure wherein two different amine units are bonded through a linking group, by itself or as a component of a mixture, molecules of the organic electroluminescence device. This organic electroluminescence device has a long life. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303418 | Moisture-Reactive Composition and Organic Electroluminescent Element Having Same - Disclosed herein is a moisture-reactive composition having a moisture-reactive polysiloxane having a main chain and one or more side chains, wherein the main chain and/or the one or more side chains has a group represented by the formula: —MX | 2008-12-11 |
20080303419 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS - Provided is a light-emitting apparatus which can improve the light extraction efficiency without adversely influencing a functional layer of a light-emitting device and which includes a substrate; a light-emitting device formed on the substrate, the light-emitting device including: a first electrode formed on the substrate; an insulating member covering a periphery of the first electrode; and a functional layer formed on an exposed portion of the first electrode and including an emission layer; and a second electrode formed on the functional layer and the insulating member, in which a periodic structure is formed on a surface of the insulating member opposite to a substrate side, and an optical waveguide is formed between a bottom portion of the periodic structure and the first electrode or between the bottom portion of the periodic structure and the substrate. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303420 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE, LINE HEAD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A top emission-type organic EL device includes a first electrode formed on a substrate, an organic function layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic function layer, wherein light generated from the organic function layer is extracted from the second electrode side, and wherein a light shielding layer covering a part of the second electrode is formed on the second electrode. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303421 | Electrophosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Diode Formed Using Solvent Soluble Materials - The present invention provides an electrophosphorescent organic light-emitting diode (OLED). The electrophosphorescent OLED includes a substrate having a first opposing surface and a second opposing surface, a first electrode layer overlying the first opposing surface, and a light-emitting element overlying the first electrode layer. The light emitting element includes a hole injection layer and a phosphorescent emissive layer. The hole injection layer is formed of a crosslinked polysiloxane, which includes at least one siloxane unit R—Y—Siθ3/2 having at least one aromatic amine group (R) and at least one divalent organic group (Y). The aromatic amine group includes at least one of a carbazolyl group, a substituted carbazolyl group, a triarylamine group, and a substituted triarylamine group. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303422 | Organic Electroluminescent Devices - The present invention relates to mixtures of organic materials, to the use of these mixtures in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices containing these mixtures. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303423 | Novel Materials For Organic Electroluminescent Devices - The present invention relates to anthracene derivatives which are suitable for use in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices containing these anthracene derivatives. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303424 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate on which a pixel region is disposed, and a partition structure including a stack of an inorganic partition made of an inorganic material and an organic partition made of an organic material, and an inorganic protective layer made of an inorganic material covering the surfaces of the organic partition. The partition structure surrounds the pixel region. A pixel electrode is in contact with the partition structure. An organic luminescent layer is disposed over the pixel electrode and covered with a cathode. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303425 | CHRYSENES FOR BLUE LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to chrysene compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications and are capable of blue emission. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303426 | FLUORESCENT RARE EARTH COMPLEX, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, SECURITY MEDIUM AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fluorescent rare earth complex having high solubility to a medium, showing fluorescence of high intensity and possessing excellent durability, and also provides a light-emitting element using that complex. The rare earth complex comprises a rare earth ion and a phosphine oxide ligand, and the phosphine oxide ligand contains a phosphorus atom connecting to at least one phenyl group. In the phenyl group, at least one of the meta-positions is substituted. It is also necessary that the para-position of the phenyl group be not substituted. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303427 | HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS - There is provided a hole transport compound having Formula I or Formula II: | 2008-12-11 |
20080303428 | CHRYSENES FOR GREEN LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to chrysene compounds having green emission, that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303429 | GREEN LUMINESCENT MATERIALS - There is provided a green luminescent material having Formula I or Formula II | 2008-12-11 |
20080303430 | BLUE LUMINESCENT MATERIALS - There is provided a blue luminescent material having Formula I | 2008-12-11 |
20080303431 | GAS BARRIER FILM AND ORGANIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A gas barrier film having an inorganic layer and an organic layer containing a polymer compound and a non-polymerizable compound represented by the formula (1): | 2008-12-11 |
20080303432 | Systems and methods for improving the qualities of polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells - A light-emitting device comprising a pair of electrodes, and an emitting polymer active layer between the pair of electrodes, and either a) an electron transport layer, b) a hole transport layer, or c) a low work function material layer, wherein said emitting polymer layer comprising a single phase combination of a light-emitting polymer and an ionic liquid, is provided. Such multilayered devices have increased stability at relatively high voltages, fast turn-on times, low operating voltage, high brightness and long lifetimes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303433 | FLUORENE-BASED DERIVATIVE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303434 | Compound and Organic Light Emitting Device Using the Same - Disclosed is a novel compound which is capable of significantly improving a lifespan, efficiency, and electrochemical and thermal stabilities of an organic light emitting device, the production of the compound, and an organic light emitting device in which the compound is contained in an organic compound layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303435 | LED DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED CONTRAST - A light-emitting diode (LED) device includes a reflective electrode and a transparent electrode having one or more light-emitting layers formed there-between. A contrast-enhancement element is located on a side of the transparent electrode opposite the light-emitting layer. The contrast-enhancement element has a first reflected-light absorbing layer and a second layer including transparent areas and reflective areas. The second layer is between the first reflected-light absorbing layer and the reflective electrode. A patterned light-scattering layer is located between the reflective areas of the second layer and the reflective electrode. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303436 | Method for pattern metalization of substrates - A method for forming an adhesion layer in contact with a first surface of a substrate and a surface of a layer having electrically conductive properties using electrophotographic imaging compound as a mask is provided. The adhesion layer improves the lamination properties of the electrically conductive layer to the substrate. The improved lamination properties to facilitate and increase the reliability and quality of a resulting product having an electronic circuit formed in accordance with the present invention. The method disclosed herein is well suited for use with rigid polymeric substrates and flexible polymeric substrates. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303437 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LOWER PANEL FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL USING X-RAYS - A method of manufacturing a lower panel for a plasma display panel using X-rays which includes preparing a base substrate; forming a barrier rib material layer on the base substrate; defining barrier rib patterns by scanning X-rays on the barrier rib material layer; and developing the barrier rib material layer to form barrier ribs. Fine-pitch patterning of the barrier ribs can be achieved with high precision by using X-rays. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303438 | Plasma display panel - Provided is a plasma display panel (PDP). The PDP includes first and second substrates which face each other with a predetermined gap, barrier ribs which are disposed between the first and second substrates and define discharge cells, discharge electrodes which are disposed between the first and second substrates and have different widths, phosphor layers which are formed in the discharge cells, and colored layers which colors the phosphor layers of the discharge cells. Specifically, a red colored layer colors the red phosphor layer and a blue colored layer colors the blue phosphor layers, while the green phosphor layers are not colored. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303439 | Coating composition for interconnection part of electrode and plasma display panel including the same - Provided are a coating composition for an interconnection part of an electrode and a plasma display panel including the same. Specifically, the coating composition for an interconnection part of an electrode is used to effectively prevent opens and short circuits of an electrode due to damage of an interconnection unit caused by gases and humidity in the surrounding environment and due to a migration phenomenon. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303440 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A transmission-type PDP capable of dealing with a moiré pattern which occurs on a display surface of a panel is provided. This PDP comprises: a rear unit having a pair of lateral display electrodes; a front unit having a longitudinal address electrode and including a display surface; and a barrier rib having transmittance and a phosphor layer. An electric potential of the address electrode is held constant in a display period. In this manner, a layer of the longitudinally striped address electrodes (first shielding layer) achieves an effect of shielding electromagnetic wave. Further, a layer of a laterally-striped electrode pattern (second shielding layer) may be arranged on a front surface of the panel. Superposing the above two shielding layers prevents the occurrence of a moiré pattern. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303441 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel including: a first substrate and a second substrate utilized to display images; a dielectric wall disposed between the first and second substrates and defining a plurality of discharge cells; a first discharge electrode disposed in the dielectric wall; a second discharge electrode disposed on the second substrate to cross the first discharge electrode; and a phosphor layer formed on the first substrate. Accordingly, plasma can efficiently arrive at the phosphor layer, thereby increasing discharge efficiency. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303442 | Lamp with Housing Arrangement for the Reduction of Mercury Exposure Towards the Environment in Case of an Explosion of the Burner - The invention relates to a lamp, e.g. a UHP-Lamp, comprising a burner ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303443 | POSITION LOCK TRIGGER - Position Lock Trigger apparatus employs oscilloscope circuitry and accompanying control software to provide to a user the capability to trigger an oscilloscope on a selected bit position in a received serial bit stream having a fixed pattern length, using either a synthesized, recovered, or external clock source. The selected trigger position can be moved forward and backward along the serial bit stream by one or more serial bit positions at a time in order to examine the entirety of the fixed pattern length serial bit stream, with or without regard to the actual bit sequences occurring in the serial stream. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303444 | LED LIGHTING MODULE WITH RADIATING AND AUTOMATIC POWER-OFF FUNCTIONS - The present invention provides an LED lighting module with radiating and automatic power-off functions. The module includes a power supply element, an LED element and radiating member as well as a circuit linking them. The circuit linking the power supply element, LED element and radiating member is a serial loop, so that the power supply element, LED element and radiating member are combined into a single loop circuit. The LED elements will be automatically turned off if the radiating member is burnt to prevent the overheating problem of LED elements and to prolong the service life with improved applicability. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303445 | INTELLIGENT DECORATIVE DISPLAYS WITH AMBIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SWITCHING - A system and method of controlling self powered decorative devices using EMF emanating from, for example, a light string on a Christmas tree. The decorative devices sense the presence of EFM from the light string and actuate in response thereto and turn off when the field disappears, thereby saving energy. In an alternate embodiment, the EMF source is capable of modulation and the slave decorations are coded and tuned to specific EMF characteristics, such as frequency. The master EMF source transmits the EMF of different characteristic thereby causing the coded slave decorations to operate in a synchronized matter. The system may also be responsive to music or other inputs to create special decorative effects. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303446 | LAMP SYSTEM - A lamp system including a bulb assembly, a socket assembly, and a conductor base assembly is provided. The bulb assembly includes an insulation object, a first bulb pin, and a second bulb pin. The socket assembly includes an outer housing, a first conductive terminal, and a second conductive terminal. The outer housing includes an opening to install the bulb assembly. The conductor base assembly includes a conductor. The conductor base assembly is an element manufactured independently and should be placed within the socket assembly. When the bulb assembly is not installed in the socket assembly, the two ends of the conductor contact the conductive terminals, respectively. When the bulb assembly is installed in the socket assembly, the insulation object on the bottom of the bulb assembly insulates the terminals from the conductor. The conductive terminals contact the bulb pins, respectively. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303447 | INVERTER APPARATUS - An inverter converts input voltage to AC driving voltage to supply it to a load. Secondary coil of an output transformer are connected to the load. Secondary coil of a main transformer are connected to the primary coil of the output transformer. A driving circuit applies switching voltage alternately repeating the input voltage and ground voltage to the primary coil of the main transformer. | 2008-12-11 |