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20090203260 | Socket for compact fluorescent lamp - A device for holding a compact fluorescent lamp in a light fixture with a socket | 08-13-2009 |
20100133982 | LAMP, LAMP HOLDER, AND ASSEMBLY OF SUCH A LAMP AND SUCH A LAMP HOLDER - The invention relates to an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. The invention also relates' to a lamp' for use in an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. The invention further relates to a lamp holder for use in an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. Assembly of a lamp ( | 06-03-2010 |
20130034989 | Arrangement of Lamp Socket and Lamp Base - A lamp socket for supporting a light source provided with an LED, the lamp socket including a cooling element; a socket housing which includes socket contacts for electrically connecting the light source; and a lamp base which supports an LED connected to a heat conducting element and is insertable in the socket housing and includes base contacts which are connectable with the socket contacts through a contact force for providing power to the LED, wherein the cooling element on the socket side is connected with the heat conducting element on the base side—optionally through a device that promotes heat transfer, such as heat conducting foil or heat conducting paste—with a contact pressure that promotes heat transfer, wherein the contact pressure provided through a pressing force produced through a suitable device in order for the cooling element to absorb heat generated by the LED during operations, wherein the electric contact between the socket contacts and the base contacts is provided through a contact configuration and/or a contact support that does not provide forces opposite to the pressing force. | 02-07-2013 |
20150078013 | LAMP HOLDER FOR RECEIVING A LAMP - A lamp holder for receiving a lamp including a LED, the lamp holder including locking cams radially extending from a lamp base; a central heat conducting element; a lamp holder housing component that is attachable by fasteners at a light fixture component; a central cut-out for receiving the lamp base, wherein the cutout is enclosed by a lamp holder housing wall which is provided with insertion grooves which are oriented substantially perpendicular to the light fixture component; locking grooves respectively originating from the insertion grooves which locking grooves are oriented parallel to the light fixture component for receiving the locking cams extending from the lamp base; and at least one spring element, wherein the holder housing component including the locking grooves is liftable against a spring force of the at least one spring element through an insertion and rotation movement when inserting and locking the lamp. | 03-19-2015 |
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20090095312 | INHALATION UNIT - The invention relates to a heating device ( | 04-16-2009 |
20110204386 | METAL BASED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE AND THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A package for an electronic component and method of forming a package for an electronic component are disclosed. The package may include a metal base and a termination chip coupled to the metal base. The termination chip may include a die contact pad electrically coupled to a mounting pad and an isolating feature configured to provide electrical isolation between the metal base and the die contact pad. The contact may be configured for electrical connection to the electronic component. The metal base may be folded to form a molding cavity. The metal base may include at least one plating layer. The package may include a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the metal base. The LED may be coupled to the metal base via a eutectic bond. | 08-25-2011 |
20120026737 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING UNIT - The invention relates to an outdoor lighting unit for lighting streets, pavements, industrial grounds, and the like, comprising one LED light source which includes several light emitting diodes in a two-dimensional array, and a housing. The housing has a single-piece solid housing element, which has at least one planar assembly section on an underside, on which a backside of the LED light source is arranged in heat-conducting connection in a planar manner. The housing element further has on said underside a circumferential wall section, which projects downwardly from the plane of the assembly section. Further, the housing element comprises an exposed cooling section on an upper side, which is convexly curved and has several cooling channels, which extend along the convex curvature. The housing element also comprises a holding portion, by means of which the lighting unit can be secured to a holding device in a self-supporting manner. | 02-02-2012 |
20120169231 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A circuit arrangement for operating at least one light emitting diode, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes: a communications device which is connectable to a data bus and which is adapted for receiving control signals from the data bus; a control device connected to the communications device; and a control circuit connected to the control device for the clocked control of a switching regulator which is adapted for providing an operating current for operating the light emission diode, with the control device being adapted for controlling the control circuit on the basis of the control signals received by the communications device. | 07-05-2012 |
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20100054927 | Steam Turbine Having Bearing Struts - A steam turbine having an exhaust-steam casing for directing an exhaust-steam mass flow, a shaft bearing for mounting a turbine shaft, and at least two bearing struts, by means of which the shaft bearing is fastened to the exhaust-steam casing, is characterized according to the invention in that each of the at least two bearing struts has a cooling cavity arranged in the respective bearing strut for directing a coolant, and the cooling cavities of the at least two bearing struts are connected in a fluidically conductive manner via a closed-off connecting cavity in the region of the shaft bearing. | 03-04-2010 |
20100313564 | Turbine blade - The invention relates to a method for increasing the steam mass flow of a high-pressure steam turbine of a steam power plant, particularly a steam power plant including reheating, during a start-up phase of the steam power plant, particularly also during an idle period of the steam power plant, wherein at least one electric consumer is connected upstream of a generator of the steam power plant before synchronization with a power supply grid. The invention further relates to a steam power plant, comprising a generator, a high-pressure steam turbine, and at least one electric consumer, which can also be connected during a start-up phase of the steam power plant, particularly also during an idle period of the steam power plant, in order to increase a steam mass flow of the high-pressure steam turbine before a synchronization process of the generator with a power supply grid. | 12-16-2010 |
20110005224 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-STEP STEAM TURBINE - A method for operating a multi-step steam turbine operating in high temperature conditions is provided. The rotor is embodied as a welded construction including a first component and a second component. A coolant is supplied to the steam turbine after an intermediate state when the steam turbine is in the light-load or no-load phase. As a result, the thermal loads in the outflow area of the steam turbine are reduced. | 01-13-2011 |
20110100008 | Method and Device for Operating a Steam Power Station Comprising a Steam Turbine and a Process Steam Consumer - A method for operating a steam power station is provided. The steam turbine power station includes at least one steam turbine and a process steam consumer, wherein a steam mass flow is subdivided into a first partial mass flow and a second partial mass. In a first operating state, the first partial mass flow is supplied to the steam turbine and the second partial mass flow is supplied to the process steam consumer. In a second operating state, at least part of the second partial mass flow is supplied to the steam turbine at least after the first turbine stages. A steam power station is also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
20110179792 | Steam power unit - A steam power unit including a double-flow medium pressure turbine section that is fluidically connected to a low pressure turbine section is provided. A flow section of the medium pressure turbine section is configured to supply an external steam consumer. A throttle valve for adjusting the pressure in the steam extraction line is arranged only in a turbine discharge line. | 07-28-2011 |
20130205749 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT WITH VARIABLE STEAM SUPPLY - A steam turbine plant has a steam turbine and an inlet steam collection line with an inlet steam collection line segment is provided. The inlet steam collection line supplies a steam consumer and is introduced into outlet steam flow of the steam turbine at an inlet steam introduction point of the inlet steam collection line segment. A supply steam device has a switching armature for connecting the supply steam device to the inlet steam collection line segment upstream of the inlet steam introduction point. The armature is triggered and switched such that if outlet steam pressure in the inlet steam collection line segment is lower than target pressure, the inlet steam collection line segment is connected to the supply steam device for conducting steam and disconnected between the armature and the inlet steam introduction point, otherwise the supply steam device is separated from the inlet steam collection line segment. | 08-15-2013 |
20140150431 | STEAM POWER PLANT HAVING A MULTI-STAGE STEAM TURBINE - A steam power plant includes a multi-stage steam turbine including a rotor and a flow duct formed from a plurality of stages, a boiler, and a first cooling medium supply. The first cooling medium supply opens out into the flow duct of the steam turbine downstream of an intermediate stage. The rotor comprises a first component and a second component. The second component is arranged downstream of the first component as viewed in the flow direction. The intermediate stage is arranged downstream of the first component. | 06-05-2014 |
20140199161 | STEAM TURBINE COMPRISING A THRUST BALANCE PISTON - A cooling mechanism for a steam turbine is provided, which has, in the area of the valve connection a cooling channel, into which cooling steam flows from the flow channel, the steam then being fed as cooling steam in the area of the thrust balance piston. | 07-17-2014 |
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20110125305 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FABRICATING A DENTAL SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN IMPLANT - A system for a dental superstructure to be attached to an implant using a digital model description of a shape of the superstructure, the superstructure including first and second elements. The system comprises a computing device arranged to (a) analyze a recorded real clinical situation or shaped clinical situation of an implant axis and insertion axis, (b) compute a shape of the dental superstructure based at least in part on the determined implant axis, (c) generate digital data representing the shape of the superstructure, and (d) separate the computed shape into first digital data representing a shape of the first element to be connected to the implant and second digital data representing a shape of the second element to be connected to the first element, the shape of the first element being optimized, at least in part, based on a tilt angle between the determined implant axis and insertion axis. | 05-26-2011 |
20120203366 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FABRICATING A DENTAL SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN IMPLANT - A system for a dental superstructure to be attached to an implant using a digital model description of a shape of the superstructure, the superstructure including first and second elements. The system comprises a computing device arranged to (a) analyze a recorded real clinical situation or shaped clinical situation of an implant axis and insertion axis, (b) compute a shape of the dental superstructure based at least in part on the determined implant axis, (c) generate digital data representing the shape of the superstructure, and (d) separate the computed shape into first digital data representing a shape of the first element to be connected to the implant and second digital data representing a shape of the second element to be connected to the first element, the shape of the first element being optimized, at least in part, based on a tilt angle between the determined implant axis and insertion axis. | 08-09-2012 |
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20130200887 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SENSOR SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A SENSOR - The invention relates to a device for generating a sensor signal, the profile thereof depending on the position of a magnetic field-generating element relative to the device, with at least two magnetically sensitive sensors disposed along a measurement path, wherein a support field device, which generates a magnetic support field in the magnetically sensitive sensors, has at least in the magnetically sensitive sensors an essentially identical direction and an essentially homogeneous field strength. | 08-08-2013 |
20140312894 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device for measuring magnetic properties of the surroundings of the device includes at least one magnetoresistive element extending in a line direction, and a support field device generating a magnetic support field in an area over the line direction. A pre-magnetization device of one or more magnets are arranged at a distance from the sensor line in a direction vertical to the line direction and extending parallel to the line direction. The pre-magnetization device is arranged relative to the sensor line such that the fields of the pre-magnetization device and the support magnetic field overlap to provide an overlapping magnetic field with a field strength component pointing in the line direction that is greater at one location on the sensor line than the strength of a field component pointing vertically toward the line direction not in the direction of the height of the magnetoresistive element. | 10-23-2014 |
20150348349 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device for measuring magnetic properties in a vicinity of the measuring device, in connection with a sensor line having sensor elements, includes a magnetization device for generating a magnetic field substantially homogeneous in a region of the sensor line, the field direction of the magnetic field, in the region of the sensor line, being at an angle of greater than 0° and less than 90° to the direction of the sensor line. | 12-03-2015 |
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20120253996 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CORRELATING INFORMATION AND LOCATION - In one aspect, embodiments of a method of correlating information and location comprise establishing a reference point for an entity. A three-dimensional coordinate is assigned to a device that comprises the entity. The assigned three-dimensional coordinate is relative to the reference point. Information about the device is correlated with the assigned three-dimensional coordinate and stored in a computing device. The computing device receives secondary information, and in response to the secondary information received by the computing device, the computing device provides at least one of the three-dimensional coordinate of the device or at least a portion of the information about the device. | 10-04-2012 |
20130006408 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR DIGITIZED PRODUCT MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods associated with digitized and automated product management provide for a holistic representation of a product throughout its lifecycle, including physical and non-physical components thereof. More particular features include generation of unit bills of material and application of non-physical components, eg., control parameters, to product units. Features for managing bills of material involve providing a pre-established mapping of technical feature rules that relate commercial feature options for a product to different combinations of technical functions and parts for potential use in a product. Pre-established manufacturing templates are also provided and combined with the mapping to generate an order-specific bill-of-materials, after which point a unit bill-of-materials can be created. Features for digitizing and applying non-physical components, e.g. control parameters, involve establishing a plurality of non-physical components, e.g. control parameter definitions, and database relationships between control parameters and products within a network accessible database. Interfaces may be provided for changing selected aspects of the control parameters, and the parameters are ultimately provided as direct input to a product. | 01-03-2013 |
20160004791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS IN A PRODUCT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) assembly on-demand in a product management system, such as a product lifecycle management (PLM) system. The method includes electronically creating and storing one or more instance objects in the product management system. Another step includes electronically mapping the one or more instance objects to function information in the product management system. The method also includes electronically receiving, via a network portal, user input regarding a selection of one or more functions representing product information from the product management system. Still another step includes electronically generating the 3D assembly based on one or more of the mapped instance objects and the user input. | 01-07-2016 |
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20130049596 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN LED LIGHT SOURCE - The invention relates to a system for operating an LED-based light source which system comprises an operating device that is designed to transform the input-side mains voltage to a supply voltage, and a control unit for the light source, which control unit is connected to the operating device and operates the LEDs using the supply voltage obtained from the operating device. The control unit is arranged in a module which is designed as a unit separate from the light source and which is connected thereto by means of a preferably flexible cable. | 02-28-2013 |
20130050994 | FRAMELESS DOWNLIGHT - A downlight comprises a light source for generating a light to be emitted downwards by the downlight, a mounting ring for retaining the downlight on a ceiling element, and a reflector for reflecting the light generated by the light source. A holding device which retains the reflector on the mounting ring is designed in such a way that the reflector is retained on the mounting ring merely by lying thereon. | 02-28-2013 |
20130051012 | RECESSED LIGHT HAVING A BASE BODY AND A DOME-SHAPED REFLECTOR - The invention relates to a recessed light having a base body for holding a light source and a dome-shaped reflector which can be detachably fastened to the base body by means of a connecting element. The connecting element is designed such that an optical element for influencing the emission of light is accommodated and fixed when the base body and the reflector are fitted together. | 02-28-2013 |
20130120998 | HEAT SINK FOR A LIGHT SOURCE - The invention relates to a heat sink for a light source, in particular an LED light source, said heat sink comprising an annular outer body and a central body which is formed by a separate element and is arranged in a central opening of the outer body. | 05-16-2013 |
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20130000794 | SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY - A soft magnetic alloy is provided that consists essentially of 47 weight percent ≦Co≦50 weight percent, 1 weight percent V≦3 weight percent, 0 weight percent ≦Ni≦0.2 weight percent, 0.08 weight percent ≦Nb≦0.12 weight percent, 0 weight percent ≦C≦0.005 weight percent, 0 weight percent ≦Mn≦0.1 weight percent, 0 weight percent ≦Si≦0.1 weight percent, remainder Fe. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000797 | SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY - A soft magnetic alloy is provided that consists essentially of 47 weight percent≦Co≦50 weight percent, 1 weight percent≦V≦3 weight percent, 0 weight percent≦Ni≦0.25 weight percent, 0 weight percent≦C≦0.007 weight percent, 0 weight percent≦Mn≦0.1 weight percent, 0 weight percent≦Si≦0.1 weight percent, at least one of niobium and tantalum in amounts of x weight percent of niobium, y weight percent of tantalum, remainder Fe. The alloy includes 0 weight percent≦x<0.15 weight percent, 0 weight percent≦y≦0.3 weight percent and 0.14 weight percent≦(y+2x)≦0.3 weight percent. The soft magnetic alloy has been annealed at a temperature in the range of 730° C. to 880° C. for a time of 1 to 6 hours and comprises a yield strength in the range of 200 MPa to 450 MPa and a coercive field strength of 0.3 A/cm to 1.5 A/cm. | 01-03-2013 |
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20090039994 | Soft magnetic iron-cobalt-based alloy and process for manufacturing it - A soft magnetic alloy consists essentially of 10 percent by weight ≦Co≦22 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight ≦V≦4 percent by weight, 1.5 percent by weight ≦Cr≦5 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight 02-12-2009 | |
20090184790 | Soft magnetic iron/cobalt/chromium-based alloy and process for manufacturing it - A soft magnetic alloy consists essentially of 5 percent by weight≦Co≦30 percent by weight, 1 percent by weight≦Cr≦20 percent by weight, 0.1 percent by weight≦Al≦2 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight≦Si≦1.5 percent by weight, 0.017 percent by weight≦Mn≦0.2 percent by weight, 0.01 percent by weight≦S≦0.05 percent by weight where Mn/S is >1.7, 0 percent by weight≦O≦0.0015 percent by weight, und 0.0003 percent by weight≦Ce≦0.05 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight≦Ca≦0.005 percent by weight and the remainder iron, where 0.117 percent by weight≦(Al+Si+Mn+V+Mo+W+Nb+Ti+Ni)≦5 percent by weight. | 07-23-2009 |
20100231204 | Low Hysteresis Sensor - A sensor comprises a magnetic field source, at least one flux conducting soft magnetic element with at least one air gap and at least one magnetic field sensor located in the air gap and measuring a change of the magnetic field of the magnetic field source. The flux conducting soft magnetic element consists of 35% by weight≦Ni≦50% by weight, 0% by weight≦Co≦2% by weight, 0% by weight≦Mn≦1.0% by weight, 0% by weight≦Si≦0.5% by weight and 0.5% by weight≦Cr≦8% by weight and/or 0.5% by weight≦Mo≦8% by weight, wherein (Mo+Cr)≦8, rest iron and unavoidable impurities. | 09-16-2010 |
20120228966 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A ROTOR OR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor with a stator and a rotor, the stator and/or the rotor comprising a soft magnetic core comprising a lamination stack, is characterised, in that the lamination stack has a composition of 35% by weight≦Ni≦50% by weight, 0% by weight≦Co≦2% by weight, 0% by weight≦Mn≦1.0% by weight, 0% by weight≦Si≦0.5% by weight and 0.5% by weight≦Cr≦8% by weight and/or 0.5% by weight≦Mo≦8% by weight, residual iron and unavoidable impurities, where 0.5% by weight≦(Mo+Cr)≦8% by weight. | 09-13-2012 |