11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120061953 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR - A quick release connector has a body, a sealing valve and an outer sleeve. The body is hollow, is manufactured as a single piece and has a connecting end, a holding end, an air inlet chamber, a mounting recess, an air outlet chamber, multiple ball holes, multiple releasing holes, a returning spring and multiple balls. The sealing valve is movably mounted in the body. The sealing valve selectively abuts a sealing ring of the body and has an external surface, a closed end, an open end, at lease one air inlet and a pressing ring. The outer sleeve is slidably mounted around the body and has a mounting end, a pushing end, an internal surface, a spring recess, an abutting recess, a holding recess and a pressing spring. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061954 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES, FLUID SYSTEMS INCLUDING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MAKING FLUID CONNECTIONS - A connector assembly has first and second connector bodies, a coupling mechanism arranged to couple the connector bodies at the first ends of the bodies, a moveable hollow piston, and a moveable actuator. The hollow piston moves from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position. In the second position the hollow piston is sealed to the interiors of first and second connector bodies. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061955 | PLUG UNIT AND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING CAPILLARY TUBES, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - The invention relates to a plug unit for connecting capillary tubes, especially for high-performance liquid chromatography, with a plug housing that has an axial borehole, with a plug capillary tube that projects through the axial borehole of the plug housing, and with a sealing element that has an annular cross section and that surrounds the plug capillary tube, and the front end of the plug capillary tube is sealed by an elastic and/or plastic deformation of the sealing element against the capillary tube receptacle opening of the bushing unit, wherein the plug housing is constructed so that it can be connected detachably to a bushing unit, wherein the front end of the plug capillary tube projects into a capillary tube receptacle opening of the bushing unit when the plug unit and bushing unit are connected and with its end surface essentially aligned opposite a front end of a bushing capillary tube or a bushing capillary tube opening of the bushing unit, and the sealing element is loaded directly or indirectly with an axial contact force when the plug unit and bushing unit are connected. According to the invention, the sealing element surrounds a front end region of the plug capillary tube that can be inserted into the capillary tube receptacle opening of the bushing unit, wherein the end surface of the sealing element is flush with the end surface of the front end region of the plug capillary tube, or projects past this surface when the plug unit and bushing unit are not connected, a hollow cylindrical pressure piece is provided that surrounds the sealing element in an axial region facing away from the end surface of the plug capillary tube, and the pressure piece has a rearward end side that faces away from the end surface of the plug capillary tube and that can be loaded by the plug housing with an axial pressure force when the plug unit and bushing unit are connected. The pressure piece and the sealing element are rigidly connected to the plug capillary tube such that the axial pressure force can be transmitted to the end surface of the sealing element without there being relative movement between the pressure piece and sealing element, on the one hand, and the plug capillary tube, on the other hand | 2012-03-15 |
20120061956 | COUPLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a coupling device for a tube ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061957 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE IN A POWER-REDUCED MODE OF OPERATION - A method of operating a wind turbine. A rain sensor and a control unit are configured to control the operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine has a power-reduced mode of operation and a non-power-reduced mode of operation. In the power-reduced mode of operation a noise emitted by the wind turbine is lower than in the non-power-reduced mode of operation. Precipitation is detected by the rain sensor. A signal representative of the precipitation is generated and transmitted. The signal representative of the precipitation is received by the control unit. One mode of operation is selected from one of the power-reduced mode of operation and the non-power-reduced mode of operation, depending on the signal representative of the precipitation by the control unit. The wind turbine is controlled by the control unit to operate in the selected mode of operation. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061958 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator and an operation control method thereof, which takes measures against issues such as noise, bird strike and a friction heat of a bearing shaft. The wind turbine generator | 2012-03-15 |
20120061959 | OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD AND OUTPUT CONTROL UNIT FOR WIND POWER PLANT - A control method for a wind turbine generator and storage battery unit connected to a power grid in parallel, includes calculating total active power and total reactive power, and switching between: a first mode in which the generator outputs turbine required active power and reactive power that can be outputted by the generator and the battery unit outputs battery required active power and battery required reactive power which correspond to a difference between the total active power and the turbine required active power and a difference between the total reactive power and the turbine required reactive power respectively; and a second mode in which the battery required active power is maintained and the battery required reactive power is reduced while the turbine reactive power is increased by an amount of the reduction of the battery required reactive power wherein apparent power exceeds a set battery unit apparent power. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061960 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - An object of the present invention is to make use of wind energy as effectively as possible and increase the amount of generated energy that is supplied to a power system. A power storage apparatus is interposed between and electrically connected to a wind turbine generator and a power system. The wind turbine generator outputs, to the power system side, an amount of active power obtained by subtracting auxiliary machine loss, which is power consumed by an auxiliary machine, from the maximum active power that can be output by a generator, and if the amount of active power output from the wind turbine generator exceeds a limited power value set for the power transmission end, a charge/discharge controller that controls the power storage apparatus causes the power storage apparatus to be charged with part of the power output from the wind turbine generator. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061961 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to, if a frequency decrease has occurred in a power system, avoid a trip in a wind turbine generator and reliably contribute to recovery of the frequency of the power system. The present invention provides a wind turbine generator that, if a predetermined frequency decrease that requires PFR has occurred in the power system, calculates a marginal active power based on the difference between a predetermined rotational speed lower limit value, which is obtained by providing the parallel-off rotational speed with a predetermined margin, and a measured value of the shaft rotational speed, and generates an active power command value based on the marginal active power. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061962 | BLADE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, AND BLADE PITCH CONTROL METHOD - A wind turbine generator generates power through rotation of a rotor to which a plurality of blades are pivotally coupled and includes a pitch-angle control section that outputs a pitch-angle command value that indicates the amount of change in the pitch angle of each of the blades, hydraulic cylinders each of which changes the pitch angle of the corresponding blade based on the corresponding pitch-angle command value output from the pitch-angle control section, and load measurement sections that measure blade-root loads. A set value indicating that wind received by the wind turbine generator has a biased wind speed distribution is set in advance in the pitch-angle control section. Only when a calculated pitch-angle command value exceeds the set value, the pitch-angle control section outputs a pitch-angle command value beyond pitch command limit values. Therefore, in the wind turbine generator, a higher load than necessary is not imposed on a drive unit for the pitch angle of each of the blades in a case of a normal wind speed or a wind speed distribution caused by the normal wind speed, and the blade-root load can be sufficiently reduced even in a case of a wind speed distribution that occurs when a strong wind is received. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061963 | Power system frequency inertia for power generation system - A power generation system is provided. The power generation system including a power generation unit operable to supply electrical power to an utility system; a synchronous machine coupled to the utility system; a grid measurement device arranged for measuring the current and power that is exchanged between the synchronous machine and the utility system; a controller for adjusting the output power of the power generation unit as a function of the power and current that is measured by the grid measurement device; and a communication link between the grid measurement device, controller and/or the power generation unit. The power generation unit is configured to provide current and power to the utility system as a function of the power and current that is measured by the grid measurement device. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061964 | POWER PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING HIGH VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS - A control system for a power plant is provided, configured to influence actual HV characteristics of an HV power line at a point-of-interconnection to a grid. The control system includes an MV-compliant measurement system configured for connection with an MV power line of the power plant, and an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is connected to the MV-compliant measurement system and is configured to determine calculated HV characteristics of the HV power line based on measurement values received from the MV-compliant measurement system at the MV power line and based on a model of a transformer. The transformer transforms from medium voltage on the MV power line to high voltage on the HV power line. The evaluation unit is configured to generate a control signal based on the calculated HV characteristics in order to control the power plant for influencing the actual HV characteristics of the HV power line. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061965 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED ASSISTED START MECHANISM AND CONTROLLED AIRFLOW - A wind turbine generator includes: a rotor including a vertical shaft and blades radially extending from the shaft, the rotor is characterized by a breakaway torque that is greater than the torque required to maintain rotation; a generator operationally coupled to the rotor shaft; a rotatable airfoil shaped housing enclosing at least a portion of the rotor blades and exposing at least a portion of the rotor blades; a motor mechanism operatively coupled to the rotor shaft; sensors adapted to determine wind speed; a processor operatively coupled to the sensors and the motor mechanism, wherein, in reaction to input received from the sensors, the processor provides a control signal to the motor mechanism to assist the rotation of the rotor shaft when the wind speed is below the speed needed to induce breakaway torque and above the threshold required to rotate the rotor once the initial resistance is overcome. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061966 | WIND POWER GENERATION CONTROL DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION CONTROL METHOD - A wind power generation control device which controls a wind power generator using a wind turbine blade having a fixed pitch angle is provided. The wind power generation control device which controls the wind power generator in which an output current value outputted by the wind power generator is detected, an output voltage value outputted by the wind power generator is detected, a rotational speed of the wind turbine blade is detected, and on the basis of the detected output current value at the current time, the detected output voltage value at the current time, and the detected rotational speed at the current time, output power at the rotational speed at the current time is calculated, and on the basis of the calculated output power and blade aerodynamic properties, which are properties inherent to the wind turbine blade, the wind power generator is controlled so that an optimal amount of power corresponding to the wind speed can be efficiently obtained in a relatively low wind speed region and a wind power generation control method for controlling the wind power generator are provided. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061967 | OCEAN WATER RUN AND VERTICAL DROP IS GREEN POWER GENERATION - This invention is developed using all the laws of hydraulics and fluid dynamics by digging a tunnel, placing a pipe, etc in the earth surrounding the water body at various levels at least starting from the surface of the water body and going to the very bottom of the water bed in various geometrical figures, angles and degrees suitable for an individual project and individual site and individual generation requirements any where in the world for the water to come out of the water body either from the bottom, below the bottom of the water bed and projecting into the water body or from the sides surrounding the water body and run into the facility from the inlet and various inlets which is constructed below the main level of the water body or mean sea level or main water body level on the earth and required in the water body also so that the various turbine-generators of various capacities, shapes, designs, available in the global markets are erected in a cascading manner or any other system designed for the generation of electricity using various heads and a stable water flow and water velocity in the water ways, The water coming out of the facility with the help of difference in the hydro static pressure etc starting from the water body which is transferred into the tunnel, facility, method etc and the same hydro static pressure is moving in the entire tunnel, facility, system, method etc making the water run and spin the turbines and water is removed with the help of the outlet and multiple outlets exposed to the surface of the earth and open to sky so that the water will flow in the canal which is above the mean sea level discharging the pressure created in the tunnel, facility, method etc by pumps and reaching the water body once again. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061968 | BURRELL COMPOUND AXIAL WINDMILL - A plurality of sail assemblies rotating on their axes rotate about the axis of the windmill hub to rotate a drive shaft. The drive shaft powers a generator, machine, pump, grind-stone or other load the mill is designed to operate. Fabric, metal, or plastic sails are fitted to the frame arms of the sail assembly such that they are releasable under upset conditions such as hurricane or tornado wind velocities or other catastrophic inclusion. In the preferred embodiment of the invention drive shafts housed in tubular metal, plastic, or fiberglass connect the gears of the hub to helical or bevel type right angle gearboxes that rotate the sails at a rate of one time for each two times the hub rotates. A second embodiment of the mill has sprockets at the sail assemblies which drive a sprocket at the hub of the mill. The sprockets are rotated one time for each revolution of the hub sprocket via a roller chain. And the sail assemblies rotate in the same direction as the rotation of the hub sprocket. Other embodiments of the construction of the Burrell pattern Compound Windmill are contemplated. One such embodiment of the mill is mounted in a stream or river, and power is transmitted upward to a platform where a generator or other equipment perform work. Another variation of construction substantially uses parts commonly found in scrapped automobiles—permitting inexpensive windmills in villages in third-world countries where commercial electrical power is either too expensive or not available. Constant Velocity (CV) joints, wheels, alternators, power steering pumps, etc. can be salvaged, and a mill can be designed by a technician trained in that discipline. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061969 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND TIDAL CURRENT GENERATOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator and a tidal current generator equipped with a hydraulic transmission with a combination of a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor and which has a superior productivity and maintainability. The wind turbine generator | 2012-03-15 |
20120061970 | Shrouded Wind Turbine with Integral Generator - The invention provides a system for capturing moving air and extracting energy from the moving air, the system comprising. A rotor cone is provided having an outer surface, the rotor cone being rotatable about its central axis and having a plurality of veins affixed upon the outer surface of the rotor cone, for receiving a force from the moving air in order to rotate the rotor cone. A shroud surrounds the rotor cone and extends past the narrow end of the cone, opening to an open end having a diameter substantially equal to that of the cone. When moving air enters the shroud at the open end, the moving air compresses within the shroud until it reaches the cone, passes between the cone and the shroud, and impacts the plurality of veins, rotating the cone. A generator within the cone generates electrical energy. In an embodiment, a system is provided for opening the gap between the cone and the shroud under heavy wind to bypass a portion of the moving air. In a further embodiment, a weight redistribution system is provided to increase the rotational inertia of the cone as a function of the rotational speed of the cone. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061971 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator in which a communication channel can be added in communication between a hub and a nacelle, without making a modification to the design of a slip ring. The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which communication between the hub and the nacelle is performed by superimposing an information signal onto AC power carried over an AC power line between the hub and the nacelle via the slip ring. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061972 | VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE - A vertical-axis wind turbine and methods for using the same are provided. The vertical-axis wind turbine has a substantially cylindrical rotor assembly having a lower circular frame member and a spaced upper circular frame member and a plurality of substantially vertical blades connected to and extending between the respective lower and upper frame members. At least one electrical generator having a rotative wheel is mechanically coupled to a portion of the rotor assembly. A plurality of support members are configured to rotatively support the rotor assembly about a vertical axis of the wind turbine at a spaced distance from a ground surface. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061973 | Method and Apparatus for Compressed Gas Energy Storage in Offshore Wind Farms - A method and apparatus for compressed gas energy storage using underwater tanks for storing and releasing compressed gas in offshore wind farms has been disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061974 | CAVITY DOOR END PULL LATCH SET AND LOCK SET - The invention relates to a latch assembly for a cavity door. The latch assembly comprises a housing operable to mount the latch assembly within the cavity door. A latch operator is mounted relative to the housing for operating the latch assembly. A drive assembly is mounted for rotation within the housing and is responsive to operation of the latch operator. A slider is mounted relative to the housing for linear movement and is responsive to the rotation of the drive assembly. A latch bolt assembly is also provided which is movable between a first extended position and a second retracted position. Movement of the latch operator in a first direction causes the latch bolt assembly to be moved into the first position and movement of the latch operator in a second direction causes the latch bolt to be moved into the second position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061975 | Spring and dead bolt latch - A latching device consisting of three annuli held concentically together by means of cotter pins and inserted between the door handle assembly and the door surface being part of a doorway upon which door an existing mounted spring or dead bolt lock is installed such that a slide plate contained within a slot cut into the center annulus diameter can straddle the drive shaft of the existing lock when the slide plate is slid into the lock housing thus latching the drive shaft to lock housing, and conversely being unlatched when the slide plate is withdrawn from from the lock assembly, the whole being held in place by the cotter pins bearing upon the inside diameter of the lock mounting hole and thence clamped between the lock handle assembly and the door surface in its final installed condition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061976 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH - A vehicle door latch assembly is provided, the latch assembly having: a forkbolt movably secured to the latch assembly, the forkbolt being capable of movement between a latched position and an unlatched position; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the forkbolt in the latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and a engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the forkbolt; an intermittent lever for providing actuation forces to the detent lever to move it from the engaged position to the disengaged position; and a means for coupling and uncoupling the intermittent lever to the detent lever. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061977 | DOOR CLOSER APPARATUS - A door closer apparatus includes: a pole lever that is rotated by a pole which rotates in the direction opposite from the direction of engaging a latch; a pole lever urging portion that urges the pole lever; a spring that urges the pole lever in the direction of coming into contact with the pole; a stopper that comes into abutment with the pole lever at a half lock position to prohibit the pole lever from rotating in the direction of coming into abutment with the pole; a first switch that is activated in response to the latch positioned in a range from the initial position to a position between the half lock position and the full lock position; and a second switch that is activated in response to the pole lever positioned in a range from a position between the initial position and the half lock position to the full lock position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061978 | ENERGY ABSORBER WITH LOBES PROVIDING UNIFORM PEDESTRIAN IMPACT - A bumper system includes an injection molded energy absorber of polymeric material having hollow longitudinally-spaced lobes configured to crush and absorb energy during a pedestrian impact, and straps interconnecting adjacent lobes. The lobes are particularly sized and dimensioned, including potentially external ribs and/or apertures in corners, to provide a relatively uniform impact energy absorption during an impact stroke during crush of the shear walls of the lobes, such as within +/−30% or more preferably within +/−20% of a desired amount regardless of a specific location of impact, along a selected center portion of the energy absorber. A reason for the uniformity is to promote pedestrian safety regardless of the specific location where a pedestrian's leg strikes the energy absorber. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061979 | HEAVY LOAD SLING PROTECTIVE PAD - A heavy load protective pad for use on industrial slings includes fasteners on a sleeve forming member which are secured together to encircle and secure the protective pad on an industrial sling at a desired location. Pockets formed in the protective pad house a pair of block spacers which, in one configuration, serve to space the protective pad and underlying sling away from the load which is being lifted or pulled. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061980 | Textile Protective Sheath for a Lifting Accessory, and Accessory for Lifting Loads - In a textile protective sheath for a lifting accessory such as a roundsling ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061981 | HAND AND ROBOT - A hand according to an embodiment includes a pair of supporting units, a pair of capturing claws, an opening-and-closing mechanism, and a reciprocating mechanism. The pair of capturing claws are supported on the inner surfaces of the pair of respective supporting units and capture a part. The opening-and-closing mechanism opens and closes the pair of supporting units along a reciprocating axis intersecting with longitudinal directions of the supporting units. The reciprocating mechanism causes the pair of capturing claws to rotate about the reciprocating axis to change the direction of each tip of the capturing claws. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061982 | HOIST RING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A hoist ring assembly includes an anchor subassembly with bushing, retainer and threaded fastener elements, and a loop subassembly with a lifting loop and pair of pin elements. The assembly is adapted such that the lifting loop is rotatable through a 360-degree angle about a major axis, and pivotable through at least 180-degree angle about a minor axis. The assembly can be rapidly assembled or disassembled, and incorporates one or more components which may be substantially fabricated by way of forging operation, particularly the retainer member. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061983 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT - The present invention relates to a storage compartment for a vehicle interior, comprising a cover ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061984 | FLATBED TRAILER HAVING AN EXTENDABLE CONFIGURATION AND AN ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION - A flatbed trailer includes first, second and third flatbed sections whereby the first and second sections are joinable in an extendable configuration and the first and third sections are joinable in an alternate and typically standard configuration. The trailer can be switched between the extendable and alternate configuration within a fairly short time. The invention thus eliminates the need for both a standard extendable trailer and a separate non-extendable trailer, and provides the ability to use the alternate configuration when the extendable configuration is not necessary in order to substantially reduce the weight which would otherwise be involved with the use of the extendable configuration. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061985 | VEHICLE CARGO SYSTEM WITH MULTI-FUNCTION TONNEAU COVER - A tonneau cover assembly provided in a vehicle including a panel hingedly attached to a vehicle seat, and a release assembly with an actuating mechanism provided on the panel. The actuating mechanism is connected to a panel lock assembly and a seat lock assembly which are provided to selectively lock the panel and the vehicle seat in place. Actuation of the actuating mechanism causes the lock assemblies to release, thereby allowing rotation of the panel about the hinged attachment and folding of the vehicle seat from a seating position to a folded-forward position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061986 | CONVERTIBLE TRAILER - Trailers are described that include a chassis, a set of wheels for rollably supporting the chassis on the ground, and a rigid container carried by the chassis. The rigid container comprises a floor, a sidewall, an access door for loading/unloading materials into the container, and a convertible rigid roof. The convertible roof is movable between a closed position which permits waste or other materials to be compressed into the trailer, and an open position which permits the trailer to be loaded with bulk goods from the top. The convertible roof includes movable rigid panels, and a locking bar for holding the panels closed and connecting the opposite sidewalls of the trailer to each other against the expansion pressure exerted by loosely compressed materials transported in the trailer. The panels may be rotating panels hinged to a wall, or may be provided as sliding panels running in tracks. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061987 | Trailer with Multi-Positional Gate - A trailer has a rear gate that is closeable in a generally vertical orientation and openable in one of three orientations: the gate swings downwardly open to be used as a ramp; swings open to the left side, rotating around left hinges; and swings open to the right side, rotating around right hinges. Removal of pins from an upper left and upper right set of hinges enables rotation of the gate in the downward position. Removal of pins from the upper left and lower left set of hinges enables rotation of the gate in the right position. Removal of pins from the upper right and lower right set of hinges enables rotation of the gate in the left position. Removal of all of the pins allows the gate to be completely removed from the trailer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061988 | ULTRA-THIN SEAT CARRIER - A seating assembly having a seat and a seat back. A frame assembly is disposed in each of the seat and the seat back. A carrier assembly is operably coupled with the seat and the seat back. The carrier assembly includes a plurality of elongate support tabs proximate the seat. A plurality of apertures and at least one groove are proximate the seat back. A cushion extends over the seat and the seat back. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061989 | MOTORCYCLE FAIRING - A fairing unit ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061990 | Floor Mat and Method for Manufacturing a Floor Mat - A vehicle floor mat that includes a flexible upper layer having a non-wood surface with a visible wood-grain pattern on substantially the entire non-wood surface, the non-wood surface being of a scratch-resistant and water-resistant material and able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar at least 100 times without exhibiting a change in the visible wood-grain pattern. A flexible non-wood underlayer is coupled to an underside of the flexible upper layer and has a slip-resistant surface that is able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar. The flexible upper layer and the flexible non-wood underlayer have a shared non-uniform outer-edge shape that corresponds to a non-planar foot area of a vehicle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061991 | Vehicle provided with detachable convertible top - A vehicle provided with a coachwork; an interior compartment surrounded by the coachwork and frontally delimited by a windscreen surrounded by an “U”-shaped molding; and a detachable convertible top, which can be connected to the coachwork in order to close the interior compartment on the top and comprises, in turn, a covering cloth and a frame which is mechanically connectable to the coachwork and supports the covering cloth; the frame comprises a rear cross member, which can be coupled to a rear portion of the coachwork arranged immediately behind the interior compartment; and an arch, which is hinged to the rear cross member in order to rotate around a first axis, can be frontally coupled to the molding of the windscreen, and determines the locking of the rear cross member to the rear portion of the coachwork due to its rotation around the first axis. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061992 | SPOILER - A spoiler includes an outer member and an inner member. The outer member includes a base plate portion, a cover plate portion facing the base plate portion, and a bent portion connecting the base plate portion and the cover plate portion. The inner member is arranged between the base plate portion and the cover plate portion. The inner member includes a back plate portion facing the base plate portion, and a wall portion extending from the back plate portion toward the cover plate portion. The base plate portion and the back plate portion are vibration-welded, and the cover plate portion and the wall portion are vibration-welded. The wall portion includes a plurality of grooves forming a corrugated structure in a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to a direction in which the wall portion extends from the back plate portion toward the cover plate portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061993 | AIRFLOW DEFLECTOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An airflow deflector apparatus for a vehicle that protrudes downward from a vehicle body in front of a wheel housing that houses a wheel includes a flap portion having a front surface portion extending substantially in a lateral direction of a vehicle and a vertical direction, and a protrusion portion that protrudes toward a front of the vehicle from the front surface portion of the flap portion and is formed so as to have a shape that tapers toward a protrusion end portion side, in which the front surface portion of the flap portion, when the vehicle is running, changes a moving direction of airflow that flows along a surface of the protrusion portion into a direction away from components that are disposed rearward. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061994 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In a structure where a floor plate ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061995 | DEVICE REMOVING/RE-INSERTING STRUCTURE, AND DEVICE REMOVING/RE-INSERTING METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A demountable pillar | 2012-03-15 |
20120061996 | Extension bracket - An extension bracket, comprising a front side and a top side, the front side at approximately ninety degrees from the top side; at least two openings on the front side, the two openings at different level from each other, one opening higher or elevated than the other; and, a pivot connector allowing one part to pivot relative to the extension bracket. The extension bracket can have a back side to provide additional support between the extension bracket and the part to which it is connected to. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061997 | VEHICLE ROOF MODULE - A vehicle roof module includes a front extruded cross member, a first pair of nodes each received in an end region of the front cross member, a first and a second extruded side rail with each end region receiving one of the first pair of nodes, a second pair of nodes each received in another end region of the first and second rails, a rear extruded cross member with each end region receiving one of the second pair of nodes, and a panel mounted to the front cross member, rear cross member, and first and second side rail. Each end region of each side rail defines an interior hollow portion and has at least one nodule extending from the side rail into the hollow portion to maintain a bond gap between the side rail and the node received into the side rail end region for receiving adhesive. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061998 | ALUMINUM ROOF PANEL FOR ATTACHMENT TO SUPPORTING STEEL VEHICLE BODY MEMBERS - The substitution of aluminum alloy roof panels for the low carbon steel roof panels most commonly used in motor vehicles is an attractive option for vehicle mass reduction. Often, however, the remainder of the vehicle body structure continues to be fabricated of steel. The combination of the aluminum alloy roof attached to the steel body may create compressive stresses in the aluminum roof when the body is subjected to elevated temperatures such as those required to cure or bake the paint applied to the body. These stresses may lead to unacceptable appearance features in the visible segment of the roof. By modifying the roof stamping to introduce a tabbed flange for attachment to the body and/or modifying the generally-vertical wall joining the flange to the roof interior, the stresses may be minimized and relocated to segments of the roof not normally visible. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061999 | ADJUSTABLE BOOSTER SEAT - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an adjustable children's booster seat. In various embodiments, the booster seat includes a child support (e.g., a child seat) having a user-adjustable height and tilt angle. In particular, various embodiments of the booster seat include one or more improved tilt control devices and height control devices configured to enable a user to easily adjust the child support's height and tilt angle. In certain embodiments, the booster seat's frame is also configured to have a narrow profile enabling the booster seat to fit on a wide variety of chairs. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062000 | INFANT SEAT COVER - A seat cover includes a frame and cover. The frame includes a flexible member with a first end and a second end, a first connector configured to receive the first end of the flexible member, a second connector configured to receive the second end of the flexible member, and a support configured to receive the first connector and the second connector. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062001 | Versatile Canopy for a Child Seating Device - A child seating device has a seat with spaced apart sides, a seat back part, a seat bottom part terminating at a front edge, and a seating surface defined by the seat back and seat bottom parts. A canopy has a hood with an open front end, a plurality of sections, and a pair of canopy sides positioned adjacent the sides of the seat. The hood extends above and is positionable to cover the seat back part of the seating surface. A privacy screen has a perimeter with an extendable portion and an attachment portion, which removably attaches the privacy screen to the canopy near the open front end. The privacy screen can be extended forward from the open front end to a deployed position above and covering the seat bottom part of the seating surface. The extendable portion of the perimeter can be pulled forward and secured to the front edge of the seat. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062002 | FOLDING CANOPY CHAIR - A folding canopy chair includes a frame, a seat, a back, and arm rests. An umbrella is secured to the frame and is pivotal between an upright use position extending above the chair and a downward storage position adjacent the frame. The umbrella is pivotal about both a horizontal axis and a vertical axis for selective positioning of the umbrella relative to the chair, so as to shade a person sitting in the chair from the sun. The umbrella may be non-symmetrical, and removably mounted on either the left or right, side of the chair. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062003 | Bicycle Saddle or Handelbar Height Adjustment Device - A bicycle saddle and handlebar height adjustment device including a tubular element provided with elements for its connection to the saddle, and presenting a portion cooperating with a support element for the tubular element. The support element is associated with a ring nut rotating thereon and presenting a first thread cooperating with a corresponding first counter-thread provided on the tubular element. An alignment element is present to maintain the angular position between the tubular element and the support element. The ring nut is associated with the support element by way of a second thread cooperating with a corresponding second counter-thread provided on the support element. The first and second threads are counter-rotating. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062004 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A CHILDREN'S BOUNCER AND INFANT SUPPORT - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a piezoelectric motion sensing apparatus and a bouncer control device configured to control the oscillation of a children's bouncer based on feedback from the piezoelectric motion sensing apparatus. In various embodiments, the piezoelectric motion sensing apparatus is configured to sense the motion of a body to which it is attached, such as a children's bouncer, and provide a feedback signal indicative of the motion. In addition, various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an infant support control device configured to impart soothing sensation to a child positioned in the infant support. In particular, the infant support control device is configured to impart gentle, repetitive pulses to an infant support that mimic the heartbeat of a parent or caregiver. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062005 | Pivoting Task Chair - A task chair with a chair base, a pivoting mechanism housing supported by the chair base, a non-pivoting seat bottom, and a pivoting seat back coupled to the pivoting mechanism housing. The seat bottom can have a rigid seat pan that underlies a flexible seat insert and a seat cushion. The seat pan, the seat insert, and the seat cushion can be matingly engaged. A seat back frame can retain a panel of elastomeric material, and lumbar supports can be slidably retained by the seat back frame. The lumbar supports can be flexible to adjust to contoured support rails and can be fixed at selected locations along the rails. The lumbar supports can have non-symmetrical, contoured surfaces and shapes and can be nondestructively removable and exchangeable. Adjustable arm structures with upper and lower arm members can be raised and lowered by operation of an actuation trigger. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062006 | Tension mechanism for a weight-responsive chair - A weight-responsive chair is provided which has a weight-activated mechanism that resists rearward tilting of a chair back upright while also effecting lifting of a rear portion of the seat to counteract the rearward tilt forces. The weight-activated mechanism includes a spring package connected between the chair frame and back upright which provides for ready mounting of same to the chair frame. Further, the rear seat portion is connected in lifting engagement with the upright but also includes independent suspension for the center of the rear seat portion to allow for independent movement and flexing thereof to improve comfort for the chair occupant. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062007 | VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM WITH PIVOTING STOP MECHANISM AND METHOD - A vehicle seat system and method in which a seat belt restraint assembly is secured directly to the seat. The vehicle seat system includes a seat frame and a seat base that supports the seat frame. The system includes a first stop operating at rear portions of the seat base and seat frame to couple the seat base and seat frame and to limit forward pivoting movement of the seat frame upon sudden deceleration. The system may also include a second stop to limit rearward pivoting movement of the seat frame. The coupling of the seat base and seat frame provides the seat system with sufficient strength to satisfy load testing requirements and to provide comfort to the occupant. The vehicle system may include a tilt adjustment mechanism that allows tilting of the seat frame and that may also form part of a cushion slide mechanism. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062008 | RECLINABLE SEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In various embodiments, self-adjusting reclinable seating is disclosed. When the user applies a force to the seating by shifting his or her center of gravity, the backrest and seat portions of the seating move in response to the force to recline the seating. The user can return the seating to an upright position by again shifting his or her center of gravity. Such a configuration eliminates the need for manual recline controls. The seating is further configured to continuously vary the angle of the seat and backrest portions relative to the ground as the user moves. In particular, vertical distance between the front of the seat and the ground increases as the backrest reclines. Continuously varying the angle of both the seat and the backrest portions of the seating relative to the ground may improve a user's seating comfort, for example, by decreasing or eliminating the user's need to shift position on the seat when reclined. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062009 | AUTO DEPLOYED CARGO LOADING RAIL SYSTEM AND MEDIC SEAT IN-TRUCK TRAVEL RAIL - A vehicle cargo loading rail system includes inner vehicle rail portions connected to vehicle structure. Connecting rail portions have a rotatable connecting joint to rotatably connect the connecting rail portions to one of the inner vehicle rail portions. Step mounted rail portions are connected to a door rotatably connected to the vehicle and rotatable between closed and open conditions. The step mounted rail portions have a longitudinal slot. A roller fitting assembly is connected to the connecting rail portions and slidably received in the longitudinal slot. A trolley member is movable on a continuous rail surface created when the door is open having vehicle rail portion ends contacting connecting rail portion first ends, and connecting rail portion second ends in contact with step mounted rail portion ends. A trolley member cavity receives a support post of a member loaded into the vehicle by movement on the continuous rail surface. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062010 | ROTATING HEAD RESTS - A head rest for a seat assembly includes a rotation mechanism that allows the head rest to rotate with respect to the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism may allow the head rest to incline when in a raised position to provide clearance for an occupant seated in the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism also may allow the head rest to rotate outward from the seat assembly when in a lowered position to displace the occupant with respect to the seat assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062011 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR STARTS FOR A BARRIER FREE MEDICAL TABLE - A boot-strap capacitor pre-charge algorithm prevents unwanted motions in an examination table using a brushless direct current motor. The motor is supplied with power by a motor drive circuit which includes a high-side transistor coupled to a high-side gate driver, a low-side transistor coupled to a low-side gate driver, and a boot-strap capacitor coupled with the high-side gate driver. A control panel is provided that communicates with a motor controller. When the motor controller receives an indication that the motor is to be started, the motor controller activates a low-side gate driver to switch on the low-side transistor, thereby causing the boot-strap capacitor to charge. The motor controller then deactivates the low-side gate driver to switch off the low-side transistor and activates the high-side gate driver to switch on the high-side transistor, causing a voltage to be supplied to a stator of the first motor and/or second motor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062012 | EASY-ENTRY SEAT-BACK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A seatback-motion controller in accordance with the present disclosure is mounted on a vehicle seat in a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a seat base and a seat back mounted for pivotable movement relative to the seat base between an upright use position and a forward-leaning easy-entry position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062013 | NECK CUSHION - The invention relates to neck cushions for vehicle seats, in particular for complete seats, for the support of the head and neck area of a person sitting on the seat, with a cushion, a counterweight and a fastening strap which connects the cushion to the counterweight, wherein the cushion rests on an upper region of the backrest in the longitudinal direction of the backrest so as to be adjustable at least in the longitudinal direction of the backrest, and the counterweight is arranged on at least one limiting element in order to limit the movement of the cushion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062014 | BACKREST - A backrest includes a shell having a first, forwardly facing support surface being more pronounced along upper and lower portions of a central, spine region relative to a middle portion of the central spine region and relative to side regions adjacent the central, spine region. A cushion is disposed over the first support surface. In one aspect, the cushion has a second, forwardly facing support surface being free of any corresponding pronounced portions overlying the pronounced upper and lower portions of the central, spine region of the underlying shell. In another aspect, a chair includes a backrest as disclosed. Methods of use and assembly also are provided. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062015 | VEHICLE SEAT LOCK DEVICE - A vehicle seat lock device is provided. The vehicle seat lock device includes a seat lock housing, a striker, a hook member and a blocking member. The seat lock housing is configured to be fixed to one of a seat back and a vehicle body. The striker is configured to be fixed to the other of the seat back and the vehicle body. The hook member is rotatably mounted on the seat lock housing to latch and unlatch the striker by engaging and disengaging the striker, respectively. The blocking member is pivotally mounted on the seat lock housing. The blocking member pivots and contacts with the hook member to prevent the hook member from rotating and to maintain engagement between the hook member and the striker when a load that is higher than a predetermined amount is inputted to the vehicle body. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062016 | MOBILE OIL SANDS MINING SYSTEM - A method of increasing a dwell time of a slurry facility at a given ore processing location by using a mobile oil sands mining system. The method involves coordinating the operation of at least two mining conveyors to facilitate mining at least one arc-shaped sector of ore that otherwise would not be within operational reach of the slurry facility at the ore processing location. The method increases the slurry facility's operational time at the ore processing location before relocation thereof is required to keep the slurry facility within operational reach of at least one receding mine face. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062017 | TWO PIECE TOOL HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A tool holder assembly on a rotating unit, e.g. drum of an earth strata cutting assembly, includes a base mountable to the rotating unit and a removable member mounted to the base and having a support block for carrying an earth strata cutting tool. The base includes an upright member. In one aspect, the removable member substantially encloses the upright member and the removable member includes a V-shaped surface engaging a V-shaped surface of the upright member for a close tolerance fit. In another aspect, the removable member partially encloses the upright member and the removable member includes a circular surface engaging a circular surface of the upright member for a close tolerance fit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062018 | VEHICLE WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS - A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of nonlead material having a first side for juxtaposition against a wheel rim and an opposite second side defining a clip groove. The weight further includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim. The clip further has an attachment portion seated in the clip groove such that the clip is fixed to the mass portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062019 | VEHICLE WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS - A vehicle wheel weight for attachment to a wheel rim. The wheel weight comprises a mass portion having, relative to an axis of rotation of the wheel rim when the wheel weight is mounted thereon, an inner axial side for juxtaposition to the wheel rim, an outer axial side, an upper radial side and a lower radial side. The mass portion defines a clip groove having a radial groove portion located in one of the inner axial side and the outer axial side and an axial groove portion located in the bottom radial side. A clip is provided having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim and an attachment portion fixed to the mass portion. The attachment portion of the clip has a radial portion seated in the radial groove portion of the clip groove and an axial portion seated in the axial groove portion of the clip groove. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062020 | WHEEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes: (a) a hub adapted to be mounted for rotation about an axis and defining a housing for enclosing a gear set, the hub having a generally cylindrical outer surface; (b) a ring surrounding the outer surface of the hub; and (c) a generally cylindrical rim surrounding at least a portion of the hub, the rim adapted to carry a tire and having a radially inwardly extending mounting flange. The mounting flange is fastened to the ring. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062021 | Wheel Lip - A wheel rim comprising a lip formed on the wheel rim, the lip running parallel to the circumference of the rim. A method of forming a lip on a wheel rim, the method comprising: forming fiber layers on an upper and lower portion of a mold; forming fiber layers on an upper and lower portion of a mold; curing the fiber layers; removing the cured rim from the upper and lower portions of the mold; in which the internal surface of the lower portion of the mold comprises an indention that, once the fiber layers are cured, creates a lip on the surface of the rim. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062022 | BRAKING SYSTEMS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR FARM VEHICLES - This invention discloses a hydraulic braking system ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062023 | BBW BRAKE DEVICE - A brake fluid pressure electrically generated by a slave cylinder ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062024 | BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a brake booster system for a vehicle brake system, comprising a control device ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062025 | TRACKLAYING GEAR - In a tracklaying gear with a frame having an idler wheel linear guide in which at least one guide piece holding the idler wheel axle is movable, and on which a tensioning means of a tensioning device supported in the frame can act in the guidance direction, at least one mechanically guided and centered elastomer spring body is installed to bulge under axial compression, such that the spring body can be readjusted, the elastomer spring body consisting of an elastomer material largely incompressible as a spring. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062026 | Power and Data Solution for Remote Low-Power Devices - Systems and methods include a voltage transformer connected to a power source. The voltage transformer transforms a high voltage of the power source to a first low voltage signal. Regulators are connected to the voltage transformer, and the regulators receive the first low voltage signal from the voltage transformer and convert the first low voltage signal to a second low voltage signal. A remote device is connected to each of the regulators. The remote device is powered by the second low voltage signal from the regulator to which it is connected. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062027 | Drive System for Vehicles - According to one embodiment, a vehicle drive system has an engine to generate torque. The vehicle drive system has an alternator coupled to the engine. The alternator converts torque from the engine to magnetic flux and generate an AC voltage. The vehicle drive system has a PWM converter coupled to the alternator to convert AC voltage from the alternator to DC voltage. The vehicle drive system has a PWM inverter which is connected with the PWM converters, the PWM inverter is to transform DC voltage to AC voltage. The vehicle drive system has a filter capacitor between the PWM converter and the PWM inverter. The filter capacitor is configured to be charged by the PWM converter. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062028 | SYSTEM FOR POWERING A VEHICLE WITH A HEAT ENGINE AND PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system for powering a vehicle with a heat engine and provided with an automatic stop and restart system for the heat engine, wherein said powering system comprises an onboard grid to which electric consumers are connected, means ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062029 | DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A power control unit (PCU) case accommodates an electric circuit of a PCU that includes a first capacitor and is operated by a storage battery. In the electric circuit, a first bus bar is connected to a part in the vicinity of the anode of the first capacitor, and a second bus bar is connected to a part in the vicinity of the cathode of the first capacitor. A discharge mechanism is formed by connecting in series a switch activated by an explosive actuator and a discharging resistor. The discharge mechanism is integrally fixed to the PCU case. When a collision of the vehicle is detected, the discharge mechanism short-circuits the first bus bar and the second bus bar with each other through the activation of the switch. Accordingly, the discharge mechanism is connected in series with the first capacitor, so that the discharging resistor discharges the first capacitor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062030 | Switching converter and method for controlling a switching converter - This invention provides a switching converter having a number N of outputs providing N output signals, said switching converter being operable in at least a boost mode. The switching converter has at least one inductor, a number of switches, and a controlling device for controlling a charging time of the at least one inductor at least by the switches such that a discharging time of the at least one inductor is constant | 2012-03-15 |
20120062031 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI OUTPUT DCDC CONVERTER - A multi-output DC to DC converter can have complex control requirements in CCM mode because of the differing load requirements of the outputs. A multi-output DC to DC converter having a single coil or inductor and a freewheel switch is described. A controller measures the duration of the freewheel phase. The controller increases the current supplied to the DC to DC converter in the following duty-cycle if the duration is less than a first value, and decreases the current supplied to the inductor in the following duty-cycle if the duration is greater than a second value. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062032 | ENERGY HARVESTING RESISTOR - The harvesting Resistor consists of single or dual supply DC to DC converter, which has a current sense resistor in series with its output port. The sensed current magnitude is coupled back to modulate the duty cycle in a way such that a voltage to current together with the power absorbing relationship of a resistor is appearing at the DC to DC converter's output port. Such an emulated resistor, when connected to an external power source, can efficiently transfer the absorbed energy from an external power source to the single or dual supplies of the DC to DC converter. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062033 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT USING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A power supply circuit uses a rechargeable battery that if a connection switching unit changes to a circuit connected state, a current starts to be supplied from the rechargeable battery to an over-discharge protection circuit, a logic circuit, and a power supply control circuit, and if the connection switching unit changes to a circuit non-connected state during this current supply, the current supplied to the over-discharge protection circuit, the logic circuit, and the power supply control circuit is maintained, and a current supplied from the rechargeable battery to the load circuit is started by supplying the current from the power supply control circuit to the load circuit, and if a voltage of the rechargeable battery drops while the current is supplied to the load circuit, and the over-discharge protection circuit stops the current supplied from the rechargeable battery to the load circuit, the over-discharge protection circuit maintains the stopped state. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062034 | Battery System - A battery system includes batteries; a voltage detector linking batteries and detecting batteries' voltage; an equalizer linking batteries and fine-tuning their charging/discharging efficiency; a battery protection board on which there is a MCU used to receive signals from the voltage detector for characteristic differences between batteries balanced by the equalizer and batteries with similar charging and discharging efficiency; a digital interface connected between the MCU and an upper-level control system as one interface of signal transmission. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062035 | Photovoltaic Device And Manufacturing Method - The invention relates to a photovoltaic device comprising at least one photovoltaic cell ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062036 | Camera Controlled Solar Cells Array - A system and a method for improving the operation, utility, and exploitation of solar cell fields are introduced. The system includes all or parts of the following: a solar cells array, an interconnect matrix, a measuring sub-system for measuring environmental conditions as ambient temperature and/or ambient wind speed, and/or ambient wind direction, a direct current to alternating current inverter, a measuring sub-system for measuring on-line (instantaneous) values of working points of solar cells, and/or solar panels, and/or a group of solar panels, a camera pointed at the all of solar panels or groups of solar panels, and a digital processor that using the measured environmental conditions and the measured on-line working points data evaluates the solar cells array's maximum power point; and using partial or full meandering of the solar cells in the solar cells array, achieves near-optimal performance of the solar cells array. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062037 | SHADOW DETECTION APPARATUS USING FIBER OPTICS FOR SOLAR-BASED POWER GENERATION PLANTS - A solar-based power generation system may include an array of components responsive to solar radiance. The components may be disposed over respective locations on a field. The system may further include a plurality of optical fibers having respective first ends coupled to the array of components and arranged to receive solar radiance. The plurality of optical fibers may have respective second ends arranged to output respective optical signals indicative of respective levels of solar radiance over the respective locations of the field. Opto-electrical circuitry may be coupled to receive the respective optical signals from the plurality of optical fibers and generate a respective signal indicative of a shadow condition present over at least one or more of the respective locations of the field. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062038 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EQUALIZING VOLTAGES OF ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENTS | 2012-03-15 |
20120062039 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER FEEDING SYSTEM USING THE SAME AND WIRELESS POWER FEEDING METHOD - An object is to provide a power feeding device, a power feeding system, and a power feeding method which are more convenient for a power feeding user at the power receiving end. The power feeding device includes a means of controlling a frequency of a power signal transmitted to a power receiver, based on a proportion of signals, among power signals output to an antenna circuit, that return from the power receiver to the antenna circuit without feeding power to the power receiver. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062040 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A first inductor ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062041 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MORE ACCURATE TEMPERATURE SENSING USING THERMISTORS - A system includes a first module, a second module, and a third module. The first module determines a first temperature and a first power dissipation value of a thermistor based on a resistance of a first resistor connected in series with the thermistor. The second module, after disconnecting the first resistor and connecting a second resistor in series with the thermistor, determines a second temperature and a second power dissipation value of the thermistor based on a resistance of the second resistor. The third module determines a thermal dissipation factor based on the first and second temperatures and the first and second power dissipation values, and corrects temperature sensed by the thermistor based on the thermal dissipation factor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062042 | LOW POWER START-UP CIRCUIT - A start-up circuit includes an energy storage device operable to selectively power a load. A switch controls a flow of current from the energy storage device to the load. The switch preventing a flow of current to the load in an OFF state. A voltage comparison device is configured to turn the switch ON to permit a flow of current to the load in response to a charge of the energy storage device exceeding a predefined voltage threshold. The voltage comparison device maintains the switch in an OFF state in response to the charge of the energy storage device being below the predefined voltage threshold. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062043 | BI-DIRECTIONAL POWER CONTROL - An electrical circuit for bi-directional power control between two devices, including a mobile communication card, an electronic device that connects to the communication card, the electronic device being either (i) a host device that operates independently of the communication card and also interoperates with the communication card, or (ii) a jacket for the communication card, wherein the jacket is a passive device that does not operate independently of the communication card, and circuitry connecting the mobile communication card with the electronic device, including a device on/off button operative to power the electronic device on and off, and a switch, wherein the circuitry uses a single connection line connecting the communication card, the electronic device, the device on/off button, and the switch, to enable the electronic device to automatically power the communication card on and off using the switch, in response to the electronic device being respectively powered on and off. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062044 | Methods and Systems for Operating a Two-Stage Power Converter - A power conversion system for providing power to an electrical grid is described. The system includes a boost converter coupled to a photovoltaic (PV) array and configured to control a PV array voltage. The system also includes an inverter coupled to the boost converter by at least one conductor and configured to regulate a voltage drop across the at least one conductor. The system also includes a system controller configured to control operation of the boost converter and the inverter. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062045 | ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - This electric energy conversion system of the type including a main converter ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062046 | MULTI-HEAD LINEAR MOTOR WITH CORES - A multi-head linear motor with cores according to an embodiment includes a permanent magnet field and an armature. The permanent magnet field includes P pieces of permanent magnets. The armature is arranged so as to face the permanent magnet field through a magnetic air gap and includes M pieces of armature coils. Any one of the armature and the permanent magnet field constitutes a mover, the other constitutes a stator, and the mover is arranged in plurality to be lined up over a single piece of the stator to individually drive the movers relative to the stator. Moreover, the movers each include a large thrust mover and a small thrust mover that have different relationships each determined with a magnetic pole number P of the permanent magnets and a number M of the armature coils relative to the stator. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062047 | LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a linear actuator body ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062048 | MAGNETIC FORCE INTENSIFYING ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVING DEVICE - A magnetic force intensifying drive system for generating a large drive force, and that is arranged so that polarities of at least one of a movable magnet and stationary magnets may be inverted to achieve continuous rotary movement or back-and-forth movement of the movable magnet relative to the stationary magnets in which the movable magnet or the stationary magnets is/are provided with permanent magnets for intensifying magnetic force. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062049 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERTER - An electromechanical energy converter ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120062050 | Rotor for Motor - A rotor for a motor includes a shaft having an outer periphery with an engaging portion. At least one coupling member includes an engaging hole. The shaft extends through the engaging hole of the at least one coupling member. The at least one coupling member is engaged with the engaging portion of the shaft by tight coupling. A plastic magnet envelops the shaft and the at least one coupling member by injection molding. The at least one coupling member prevents the plastic magnet from disengaging from the shaft, providing enhanced engaging effect while reducing structural complexity and enhancing assembling convenience. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062051 | SPLIT STATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a split stator and a manufacturing method thereof with which insulation reliability can be improved by preventing deformation or cracking of the insulator by eliminating slippage of the insulator at the coil end face. A slip prevention mechanism that prevents slippage of the insulator is provided at the coil end face, and using insert molding, the insulator is integrally molded to a split stator core provided with the slip prevention mechanism. | 2012-03-15 |
20120062052 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR AND EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR - Disclosed is a rotor ( | 2012-03-15 |