17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110095601 | Switch module for a power supply network and power supply network comprising at least one switch module - A switch module includes at least one switch exhibiting at least two states of operation, provided for connecting at least two conductor segments of an electrical power supply network, the electrical power supply network including one or more power sources and one or more electrical loads. One control unit is provided per switch and is operatively coupled to the switch for controlling the states of operation of the switch. Each control unit includes a selection unit for selecting a state of operation of the switch coupled to the respective control unit. A method for operating such switch modules and an electric power supply network are also provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095602 | CONTROLLER FOR AC ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In a controller for an AC electric vehicle that includes a converter control unit controlling an operation of a PWM converter that converts an AC voltage inputted from an AC overhead line through a transformer into an DC voltage, arithmetic processing performed in the converter control unit is divided into at least first to sixth arithmetic processing blocks, the first to sixth arithmetic processing blocks are configured by an FPGA, and the first to third arithmetic processing blocks, and the fourth and fifth arithmetic processing blocks are configured to enable simultaneous parallel processing, respectively. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095603 | EMERGENCY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE - The present invention provides an emergency control apparatus, and method which maintains the power flow between a battery and an inverter and the operation state of an electric vehicle in the event of failure of a bidirectional DC-DC converter connected between the battery as a power source and the inverter for operating a drive motor. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095604 | POWER ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR POWERING AN ELECTRIC LINE FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO VEHICLES - The invention relates to a power adjustment system adapted for powering an electric line for supplying power to vehicles moving in a traffic lane combined with said electric line that comprises an electric supply feeder (AD) delivering an average electric power directly or via at least one converter to the electric line, and an adjustable power based on power fluctuation and required for an instantaneous traffic intensity to an energy storage means (MS) capable of powering the electric line at a peak power via at least one other converter, characterised in that a dimensioning unit (PCC) receives information on the power needs based on the traffic intensity evaluated over at least one duration of said traffic, and in that the dimensioning unit uses information for controlling an adjustment of the useful predictable storage of the storage means so that the electric power (P_IN0, P_IN1) delivered to the storage means is adjusted and minimal while exactly maintaining a sufficient energy backup in the storage means for compensating for any peak power (P_INST) instantaneously required by the traffic in the given duration. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095605 | POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO SIMULTANEOUSLY POWER MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Power supply equipment is provided with two power ports for simultaneously powering two electronic devices. The equipment includes low power assemblies and high power assemblies, each of which is detachably mateable to either one of the power ports. To simultaneously power two low power devices, low power assemblies are respectively mated to each of the power ports. To simultaneously power one low power and one high power device, a low power assembly is mated to one of the power ports and a high power assembly is mated to the other power port. The low power assemblies transfer a low DC voltage, but not a high DC voltage, to low power devices. The high power assemblies transfer a high DC voltage, but not a low DC voltage, to high power devices. If a high power assembly is mated to each of the power ports, power flow is interrupted without putting supply in an overvoltage or overcurrent condition. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095606 | MULTI-INPUT POWER CONVERTING SYSTEM FOR RENEWABLE ENERGIES - The present invention provides a multi-input power converting system for renewable energies capable of integrating and converting various renewable energies so as to achieve energy compensation and thus high-reliability power supply. The multi-input power converting system comprises a multi-input power converter, at least a battery bank and at least a dynamic voltage restorer. The multi-input power converting system is capable of integrating a plurality of renewable energies and outputting DC power to a DC load by way of a DC bus to prevent AD/DC conversion loss and reduce the cost of installing rectifiers. Moreover, the multi-input power converting system is capable of storing surplus power in the battery bank and outputting AC power to an AC load by way of an AC bus or to an AC grid after the AC voltage waveforms or power factors have been compensated by a dynamic voltage restorer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095607 | System and Method for Supplying Power to a Load Using Deep-Sleep-Mode Power Supplies - A system and method are provided for supplying power to a load using deep-sleep-mode power supplies. Each of plural switching power supplies includes an input converter, an output converter and a standby converter. Each is configured to have its output converter connected to the load, and each is configured to operate in at least an online mode in which the input, output and standby converters are enabled for switching, and a deep sleep mode in which the input, output and standby converters are disabled from switching. A system controller is configured to place a first set of the plural switching power supplies in the online mode and a second set of the plural switching power supplies in the deep sleep mode while the load is operating and the power supplies in the first set are supplying power to the load. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095608 | POWER NODE FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A power node provides energy management features in a networked data communications and control environment. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING POWER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for regulating power in renewable energy sources. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for regulating active power produced by the renewable energy source towards an apparent power setpoint. The method may include selectively regulating voltage based on power factor foldback or voltage foldback associated with the renewable energy source. When power factor foldback is selected, the method may include regulating the power factor associated with the renewable energy source based at least in part on a power factor angle magnitude setpoint, and reducing the power factor angle magnitude setpoint towards zero when apparent power produced by the renewable energy source approaches or exceeds the apparent power setpoint. When voltage foldback is selected, the method may include regulating voltage of the renewable energy source based at least in part on measured VARs and an apparent power ratio, where the apparent power ratio is about equal to the apparent power divided by the apparent power setpoint. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095610 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ANALOG-TYPE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS WITH LOW NOISE DRIVING DEVICE - A system includes analog supply circuitry providing first and second analog potentials. A switch module assumes first or second states to enable and inhibit transfer of an analog electrical signal from a source module to a user module based upon a driving electrical signal. A driving device drives, based upon the driving electrical signal, a control terminal of the switch module, allowing the switch module to assume the first or second state. The driving device allows the switch module to make a first driving transition from the first state to the second state, and a second driving transition from the second state to the first state. The driving device alternately connects the control terminal to a first reference potential, during the first state, and to a second reference potential, during the second state. The driving device connects the control terminal of the switch module to a third reference potential electrically distinct from the first and the second analog potentials, during each of the time intervals associated to the first or second driving transitions of the switch module. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095611 | Uninterruptible power supply supporting active loads - An uninterruptible power supply supporting active loads includes a charge and discharge module having a battery set and a charger charging the battery set with an input power, a switch circuit having at least two active switches connected to the battery set, a dynamic PWM control module connected with each of the active switches of the switch circuit, alternately outputting duty cycles composed of low-frequency square wave and high-frequency square wave and alternately controlling each of the active switches to turn on or off, and a transformer having a primary side connected with the switch circuit and a secondary side whose two terminals are connected with an output capacitor generating a filtering function in collaboration with an leakage inductor in the secondary side of the transformer. The uninterruptible power supply generates a quasi-continuous output satisfying the hold-up time demanded by an active load. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095612 | Method and apparatus to combine and condition AC power from multiple sources - This invention pertains to switching and combining more than one AC power supply using an internal controller that has external control and status functions available. The method taught in this invention is to convert all the AC power to DC, and, by varying the individual AC to DC converter output power, their contribution to the total power supplied is controlled, creating the ability to favor one source of electrical power instead of another. This is done under continuous control of a central controller that varies the DC output voltage of the individual AC to DC converter modules. The resulting DC power than goes to one or more invertors for conversion from DC to AC for general load consumption. An alternative embodiment has an electrical storage system in the DC portion of the system, so that a finite amount of energy can be stored and supplied at a later time, as needed and controlled by the central controller | 2011-04-28 |
20110095613 | SOLAR GENERATOR AND SOLAR CELL THEREOF DISTRIBUTIVELY PERFORMING MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING - A solar generator distributively performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) has a plurality of solar cell modules formed by electrically connecting multiple solar cells, and a power conversion and transmission unit electrically connected with two power output terminals of the solar cell module. Each of the solar cells has a solar chip having two DC power output terminals and an MPPT unit having two power input terminals electrically connected with the two DC power output terminals, and two power output terminals. The solar generator performs MPPT associated with each solar cell, thereby ensuring the output power of the entire system a maximum power. When performing MPPT in a conventional inverter, maximum power of each solar cell is effectively acquired. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095614 | SCALABLE HIGHEST AVAILABLE VOLTAGE SELECTOR CIRCUIT - A scalable highest available voltage selector circuit determines the highest of n input voltages and connects the highest voltage to an output. The circuit has at least n circuit branches, each of which comprises n−1 “comparator” FETs connected between an input voltage and an output node, and a diode-connected FET connected between the output node and a current source. The junction of the diode-connected transistor and current source provides a control signal used by the other branches. Each of a branch's comparator FETs have their gates connected to a respective one of the other branches' control signals, such that they are driven on regeneratively when the applied input voltage is the highest of the n input voltages. Each branch also includes n−1 “shorting” FETs connected across the diode-connected transistor, arranged to be driven off when the applied input voltage is the highest, but which are otherwise driven on. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095615 | POWER SOURCE SELECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A power source selection circuit includes an external power port and a battery compartment, which are used to connect to an external power source and a battery module, respectively. The power source selection circuit further includes a selection switch including a control terminal connected to the external power port, and a first path terminal connected to the battery compartment. A first unidirectional switch connects a second path terminal of the selection switch to a power output port. A second unidirectional switch connects the external power port to the output terminal. When the external power port is connected to the external power source, the control terminal of the selection switch is at a high voltage and the selection switch is cut off accordingly, thereby the path from the battery module to the power output port is cut off and the external power source provides power to the output port. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095616 | ELECTRIC POWER SELLING SYSTEM - It is an object of the present invention to suppress such a situation that electric power selling becomes impossible while the deterioration of supply power is prevented. The electric power selling system of the present invention comprises a solar battery | 2011-04-28 |
20110095617 | FERRITE ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - Ferrite core antenna used for transmitting or receiving wireless power. The antenna can move relative to the core. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095618 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER USING REPEATER RESONATORS - Described herein are improved configurations for a device for wireless power transfer that includes a conductor forming at least one loop of a high-Q resonator, a capacitive part electrically coupled to the conductor, and a power and control circuit electrically coupled to the conductor, the power and control circuit providing two or more modes of operation and the power and control circuit selecting how the high-Q resonator receives and generates an oscillating magnetic field. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095619 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDER, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TABLE AND TABLE LAMP USING THE SAME - Power is fed from a feeding coil to a receiving coil by magnetic resonance. A drive circuit outputs an IN signal generated by an oscillator as a DR signal to alternately turn ON/OFF switching transistors at a resonance frequency, whereby AC current is fed to the feeding coil, and then the AC current is fed from the feeding coil to the receiving coil. An enable signal generation circuit generates an EN signal at a frequency lower than the resonance frequency. The drive circuit outputs the DR signal only while the EN signal assumes a high level. Transmission power from a wireless feeder to a wireless receiver is controlled by adjusting the duty ratio of the EN signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095620 | Galvanic Isolators and Coil Transducers - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of coil transducers and galvanic isolators configured to provide high voltage isolation and high voltage breakdown performance characteristics in small packages. A coil transducer is provided across which data or power signals may be transmitted and received by primary and secondary coils disposed on opposing sides thereof without high voltage breakdowns occurring therebetween. At least portions of the coil transducer are formed of an electrically insulating, non-metallic, non-semiconductor, low dielectric loss material. Circuits are disclosed herein that permit high speed data signals to be transmitted through the coil transducer and faithfully and accurately reconstructed on the opposing side thereof. The coil transducer may be formed in a small package using, by way of example, printed circuit board, CMOS and other fabrication and packaging processes. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095621 | Power Cord with Thermal Control - The present invention relates to a cord for powering a cooling element including a thermally-actuated switch assembly and a method of controlling a cooling element through a power cord including a thermally-actuated switch assembly in an alternating current (AC) circuit. The cord assembly includes a multiple conductor wire for carrying power and a heat reactive element. The heat reactive element is connected in line and integral with one of the conductors of the wire. The heat reactive element functions as a switch to conduct power through the wire in one state and to interrupt power through the wire in a second state. The heat reactive element changes from one state to the other state in response to ambient air temperature. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095622 | WALL-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH MODULAR ANTENNA BEZEL FRAME - An electrical device configured to install within a wall mounted electrical box includes an antenna bezel frame, an antenna element, and a radio frequency circuitry component. At least a portion of the antenna bezel frame is configured to protrude through an opening in a faceplate. The antenna element is mounted to the antenna bezel frame such that the antenna element is located a distance forward of a plane that contains a front surface of the faceplate when the field configurable electrical device is installed. The radio frequency circuitry component is in electrical communication with the antenna element and is configured to receive a control signal from the antenna element. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095623 | BATTERY PACK PROTECTION CIRCUIT, BATTERY PACK PROTECTION METHOD, AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A battery pack protection circuit includes: a sensing unit for sensing a variation in an angle of orientation; a charge/discharge control unit for outputting a stop control signal for interrupting charge and discharge operations of a battery cell, if the angle of orientation is greater than or equal to a reference angle of orientation; and a charge/discharge switch for stopping the charge and discharge operations of the battery cell in response to the stop control signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095624 | Single Wire Transmission Interface And Method For the Same - The present invention discloses a single wire transmission interface comprising: a signal detection circuit detecting level switchings of a transmission signal from a single wire, and generating an enable signal and a decoded signal corresponding to the transmission signal, the level switchings including first switchings from a first level to a second level and second switchings from the second level to the first level, wherein the enable signal starts according to one first switching of the transmission signal, and stops when no first switching occur in a predetermined period after one second switching of the transmission signal, and wherein rising edges (or falling edges) of the decoded signal correspond to the first switchings of the transmission signal; a counter, under enablement by the enable signal, counting a number of the rising edges (or the rising edges) of the decoded signal or the first switchings of the transmission signal, and generating a count; a single short pulse generator generating a short pulse according to the start of the enable signal to reset the decoded signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095625 | Fault Tolerant Service Switch Operation in a Utility Meter - An arrangement for controllably disconnecting a utility power service from a load includes a meter housing, a service switch, an electrically-powered source of motive force, and energy storage device, and a charging circuit. The meter housing includes metrology circuitry configured to generate metering information regarding electrical power provided to the load. The service switch is configured to controllably interrupt a connection between the utility power service and the load. The electrically-powered source of motive force is configured to cause the service switch to controllably interrupt the connection between the utility power service and the load. The energy storage device is operably connected to provide power to the electrically-powered source of motive force. The charging circuit is configured to provide charging energy to the energy storage device. The energy storage device is configured to provide sufficient power to the electrically-power source of motive force after being at least partially charged by the charging circuit. The arrangement further includes a control circuit configured to provide a first signal to a first switch operably connecting the energy storage device to the electrically powered source of motive force, and to provide a second signal to a second switch operably connecting the charging circuit to the energy storage device. The control circuit is configured to receive a disconnect command signal, and to provide the second signal and the first signal in sequence responsive to receiving the disconnect command signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095626 | Hybrid Electret - This invention discloses a hybrid electret. The hybrid electret comprises at least a first dielectric layer and at least a second dielectric layer, and the first dielectric layer and the second layer are alternatively stacked. The first dielectric layer comprises at least a polymer and the second dielectric layer comprises at least a polymer, and the polymer of the first dielectric layer differs from the polymer of the second dielectric layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095627 | INTEGRALLY MOLDED PLASTIC FAN MOTOR FRAME AND SINTERED OIL-IMPREGNATED BEARING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An integrally molded plastic fan motor frame and sintered oil-impregnated bearing structure includes a plastic fan motor frame and a sintered oil-impregnated bearing integrally enclosed in a central tube of the frame, so that the integrally molded structure is solid and precise. In a method of manufacturing an integrally molded plastic fan motor frame and sintered oil-impregnated bearing structure, a sintered oil-impregnated bearing is prepared and disposed in a mold that is used to integrally form a plastic fan motor frame through injection molding, so that the sintered oil-impregnated bearing is integrally received in a central tube of the plastic fan motor frame when the latter is integrally molded. The integrally molded plastic fan motor frame and sintered oil-impregnated bearing structure is solid and can be easily manufactured at high precision to avoid deformation of the bearing due to compression in press-fitting as in the prior art. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095628 | AXIAL GAP MOTOR, COMPRESSOR, MOTOR SYSTEM, AND POWER GENERATOR - The present invention provides a low-iron-loss (high-efficiency) and low-cost axial gap motor that includes a high-quality soft magnetic material placed at an appropriate position, reduces torque pulsation, keeps induced voltage in the shape of a sine wave, and increases the degree of freedom in design. The axial gap motor includes a stator having stator teeth; and a rotor being opposed to the stator with a gap in an axial direction of the stator. Each of the stator teeth includes a stator tooth body, a stator tooth end joined to at least one axial-direction end of the stator tooth body, and a stator coil disposed around the stator tooth body. The stator tooth body includes a wound core comprised of a multi-layered amorphous foil strip winding. The stator tooth end is formed by a compact made of a powder magnetic core, and includes an opposed surface to the rotor. A cross-sectional area of the stator tooth end perpendicular to an axis of the amorphous foil strip winding is larger than a cross-sectional area of the stator tooth body perpendicular to the axis of the amorphous foil strip winding. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095629 | STEP ACTUATOR APPARATUS - Disclosed is a step actuator apparatus. The step actuator includes a step actuator including a housing, a stator installed in the housing, a rotor rotating by a reaction with the stator and a screw member coupled to the rotor and moving linearly according to rotation of the rotor; and a circuit board module including a circuit board electrically connected to the step actuator and a case for supporting the circuit board. The housing has a first opening. The case includes a plurality of hooks inserted into the first opening. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095630 | END CAP ASSEMBLY - An electric motor has an end cap assembly comprising: a base and a cover. The base has a first chamber configured to receive a commutator, a second chamber configured to receive electronic components, and brush boxes having passages configured to receive brushes. The first chamber and the second chamber are respectively formed on opposite sides of the base. The passages of the brush boxes open into the first chamber to allow the brushes to slidably contact a commutator disposed therein. The cover is fixed to the base and covers the second chamber. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095631 | SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor is provided. The spindle motor includes a base, a bearing housing, a bearing, a rotation shaft, a stator, a bushing, and a rotor. The bearing housing is installed on the base. The bearing is fixed inside the bearing housing. The rotation shaft is installed to be supported by and rotate on the bearing. The stator is disposed around the bearing housing. The bushing is coupled to the rotation shaft. The rotor is coupled to the bushing to rotate through interaction with the stator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095632 | MECHANICAL PART AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Reliability of a mechanical part including two parts fixed to each other by an anaerobic adhesive is improved, at least one of the two parts being made of a resin material. After UV treatment is performed on an adhesive surface ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095633 | Magical Power - Electric generator also can generate from silicon magnetic and quartz material by attract and repulsion polarity of silicon magnetic north and south apply force compress and decompress on quartz material to create electric signal. The other useful of silicon magnetic can keep holes charge at bay to create more free flow of electrons that help silicon switching faster and low heat. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095634 | ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING A STATOR SUPPORT FOR A HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN - An electric machine ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095635 | Various motor assembly - A various motor assembly comprises at least one single motor allowing to enter a coding position at instant; a single-layer circular or cylindrical motor unit comprised of the at least one single motor; a multi-layer cylinder motor set piled from the single-layer circular or cylindrical motor unit, and including piled and horizontal cylinders, circular cylinders and conical cylinders, wherein the conical cylinders are numbered and located at aligned or unaligned positions. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095636 | MAGNETIC FORCE BASED AUTOMATIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A magnetic force based automatic power generation device includes a ring body, which has an inner circumference along which spaced permanent magnets are arranged and an outer circumference along which spaced electric magnets are arranged. A driving element is coupled to a top of the ring body. A speed reduction device is coupled to a bottom of the ring body. The speed reduction device is coupled to a power generation element. By starting the ring body by means of the electric magnets and the permanent magnets, the ring body is allowed to be continuously driven by alternating magnetic attractive and repulsive forces induced between magnetic poles of the permanent magnets and the electric magnets and a driving force generated by the driving element for fast rotation, which in turn drives the speed reduction device and the power generation element, so that the power generation device is caused to generate electricity. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095637 | ROTOR FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING A MAGNET ELEMENT BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT TEETH | 2011-04-28 |
20110095638 | Hybrid electric automobile - In an electric motor, magnets ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095639 | STATOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a stator for an electric rotating machine. The method includes the steps of: (1) forming a plurality of planar electric wires, each of the planar electric wires including a plurality of in-slot portions to be received in slots of a stator core and a plurality of turn portions to be located outside of the slots to connect the in-slot portions; (2) rolling each of the planar electric wires through plastic deformation into a spiral or circular-arc shape; (3) forming a hollow cylindrical stator coil by assembling the rolled electric wires through operations of making relative axial movement therebetween; and (4) assembling the stator core and the stator coil together to form the stator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095640 | LOCKING WEDGE FOR MAINTAINING A WINDING IN A SLOT AND DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE INCORPORATING SAME - A locking wedge for a slot of a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The locking wedge has a main body extending in an axial direction, and includes a top and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a greater surface area than the top surface. A first end surface faces towards an axial-inward direction and a second end surface faces towards an axial-outward direction. A locking slot extends in the axial direction into a portion of the main body, and begins in the second end surface and extends axially inward. A locking member is disposed to fit into the locking slot, and is inserted into the locking slot to lock the locking wedge in the slot. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095641 | DIELECTRIC EXTRUSION FOR STATOR SLOT LINERS - An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator assembly concentrically located about the rotor. The stator assembly includes a stator stack and a plurality of spaced apart stator teeth extending radially from the stator stack. The plurality of stator teeth define a plurality of stator slots. A plurality of slot liners are each inserted within a respective one of the stator slots. The slot liners are each formed from a length of extruded dielectric material. A method of manufacturing the electric motor includes inserting the extruded slot liners into the stator slots, then inserting a plurality of conductors into the respective one of the plurality of cavities that are defined by the extruded slot liner. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095642 | MAGNETIC IRON CORE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AXIAL-GAP ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND STATIC ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention provides a high-quality magnetic iron core by concurrently satisfying requirements for enhancement in strength of a wound iron core, particularly, strength of a wound iron core made up of amorphous foil strips, reduction in manufacturing time, and manufacturing cost. The invention also provides an electromagnetic application product highly efficient and small in size as an application of the magnetic iron core. The magnetic iron core includes an amorphous foil strip being wound to form the magnetic iron core. The magnetic iron core is filled with resin, the resin being disposed in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip. Preferably, the magnetic iron core is filled with the resin, the resin being disposed by using a spacer in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip. Preferably, the magnetic iron core is covered with resin which is integrated with and continuous to the resin disposed in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095643 | ROTOR FOR A MULTIPOLAR SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH SALIENT POLES - A rotor for a multipolar synchronous electric machine including a plurality of salient poles, each salient pole being surrounded by an induction coil; a ring integrating the plurality of salient poles; wherein each salient pole includes a polar body integral with the ring; two removable pole tips facing each other on either side of the polar body; front parts provided along the ends of the polar body, to radially maintain the induction coil in a transverse portion thereof; the polar body including two slots formed on either side of the polar body and having a shape adapted for receiving the pole tips; the front parts blocking the displacements of the pole tips in the slots. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095644 | ELECTRICAL GENERATOR AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an electrical generator ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095645 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - In an electromechanical transducer which includes a vibration membrane provided with an upper electrode, a substrate provided with a lower electrode, and a support member adapted to support the vibration membrane in such a manner that a gap is formed between the vibration membrane and the substrate with these electrodes being arranged in opposition to each other, it is constructed such that a part of the vibration membrane and a region of the substrate are in contact with each other, and a remaining region of the vibration membrane other than the contact region is able to vibrate. There is an overlap region of the first electrode and second electrode in the contact region, and at least one of these electrodes has a through portion formed therethrough in at least a part of the overlap region. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095646 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL POWER INTO ELECTRICITY - A device for converting thermal power into electric power including a plurality of bimetallic strips disposed between a rigid support and a plate of a resilient plastic material; and on the side of the plate of a resilient plastic material opposite to the strips, a layer of a piezoelectric material connected to output terminals, wherein the rigid support is capable of being in contact with a hot source, and the plate of a resilient plastic material is capable of transmitting to the piezoelectric layer the mechanical stress due to the deformations of the bimetallic strips. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095647 | Valve Apparatus - A rotating valve apparatus includes a cylindrical casing; a shaft arranged symmetrically in the casing; a member fixedly attached to the shaft and in close fit with the cylindrical casing, defining separated chambers within the casing; at least one outlet fixedly arranged along the circumference of the casing; and a plurality of axially arranged inlets, each of which being constantly in fluid communication with a respective one of the separated chambers, wherein the axially arranged inlets are alternately in fluid connection with the outlet fixedly arranged along the circumference of the casing in response to rotation of the shaft and the member with respect to the casing. The outlet(s) has/have a fluid path length that varies along the circumference of the casing depending on the rotational speed of the shaft such that the interfaces between fluids originating from different ones of the axially arranged inlets will be essentially vertical to the flow direction of the fluids. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095648 | NONLINEAR OSCILLATOR FOR VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING - An oscillator apparatus and method for vibration energy harvesting includes a nonlinear oscillator (e.g. piezoelectric, magnetic or liquid oscillator) configured in association with a potential energy profile to enhance a desirable nonlinear effect with a larger displacement and a wider spectrum response. A cantilever beam associated with a vibrating structure generates a mechanical energy in response to vibration forces. A mechanical-to-electrical power converter can be coupled to the nonlinear oscillator to convert the mechanical power into an electrical power. The frequency response of the nonlinear oscillator adapts to varying ambient vibrations and auto-tunes with respect to the ambient vibration change for wireless and MEMS applications. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095649 | VIBRATING DEVICE - A vibrating device that includes a small number of components and that has a high vibration transmission efficiency is provided. The vibrating device is fixed to a fixing member. The vibrating device includes a single elastic plate and piezoelectric vibrating plates. The elastic plate includes a fixing portion, a vibrating portion, and a connecting portion. The fixing portion is attached to the fixing member. The vibrating portion is arranged to be substantially parallel to and spaced from a fixing surface at which the fixing portion is fixed to the fixing member. The connecting portion connects an end part of the fixing portion and an end part of the vibrating portion to each other. The piezoelectric vibrating plates are provided on surfaces of the vibrating portion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095650 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR - An ultrasonic motor is configured as follows. Namely, the ultrasonic motor includes a vibrator, a rotor, a press mechanism, a frame, and a regulating unit. The vibrator's section perpendicular to a central axis has a rectangular shape, in which a ratio of a short side to a long side that form the rectangular shape is set to a predetermined value. And the vibrator generates an elliptic vibration by simultaneously exciting a longitudinal vibration stretching along the central axis, and a torsional vibration. The rotor mechanism abuts against an elliptic vibration generating surface of the vibrator and is driven by the elliptic vibration to rotate using the central axis as an axis of rotation. The press mechanism presses the vibrator against the rotor mechanism. The frame supports the rotor mechanism and the vibrator. The regulating unit regulates rotation of the vibrator by clamping the vibrator together with the frame. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095651 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INTERACTION WITH AN OBJECT - A device and method for the detection of the interaction between two or more objects is disclosed. The device utilizes electrical impedance spectra measured from a piezoelectric element attached to one such object. Comparison of such spectra along a range of traverse allows precise estimates of distance to be made. One useful application is the topographical mapping of a surface. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095652 | HOLSTER-INTEGRATED PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCE FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A holster for a handheld electronic device. The holster has integrated therein one or more piezoelectric elements that provide an output voltage to the handheld electronic device upon insertion of device in the holster. The output voltage can be used to charge the battery of the device, to power, at least in part, the device, or both. The output voltage is generated by harvesting vibration energy at the piezoelectric elements upon the holster being subjected to acceleration caused by a user carrying the holster when walking, running, or during any other suitable activity. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095653 | PIEZOELECTRIC NANODEVICES - A piezoelectric nanodevice may include a first substrate having formed thereon a multiple number of nanorods and a second substrate having formed thereon a multiple number of piezoelectric nanorods. The first substrate associates with the second substrate to generate friction between the nanorods of the first substrate and the piezoelectric nanorods of the second substrate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095654 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS HAVING A WIDE VARIETY OF AMPLITUDES AND FREQUENCIES BY MEANS OF PIEZO SENSORS - An apparatus couples mechanical energy in the form of wide-range mechanical vibrations to a piezo sensor, especially a multi-layer piezo sensor, for converting the mechanical energy into electric energy. The apparatus has a housing onto which the mechanical energy acts in the form of the vibrations, and a vibrating mass provided within the housing. The vibrating mass is clamped with at least two piezo sensor units in the housing. An apparatus thus adapts a piezo sensor energy converter for a wide range of frequencies and amplitudes of mechanical vibrations. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095655 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - A thermoelectric generator including, between first and second walls delimiting a tightly closed space, a layer of a piezoelectric material connected to output terminals; a plurality of openings crossing the piezoelectric layer and emerging into first and second cavities close to the first and second walls; and in the tight space, drops of a liquid, the first wall being capable of being in contact with a hot source having a temperature greater than the evaporation temperature of the liquid and the second wall being capable of being in contact with a cold source having a temperature smaller than the evaporation temperature of the liquid. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095656 | PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A piezoelectric oscillator includes: a package including a floor surface and a step portion thereinside; a conductive adhesive applied on the step portion; and a piezoelectric vibrator including one end placed on the step portion via the conductive adhesive. The floor surface is provided with a recess filled with a resin material having a thermal deformation property. The package includes a sidewall having transparency. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095657 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR - A piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric plate having a vibrating portion surrounded by a peripheral portion; and an excitation electrode on the piezoelectric plate, wherein long sides of the vibrating portion and excitation electrode are parallel to a piezoelectric plate long side. Assuming a piezoelectric plate long side length X, a vibrating portion thickness t, a vibrating portion long side length Mx, an excitation electrode long side length Ex, and a piezoelectric plate flexure vibration wavelength λ, λ/2=(1.332/f)−0.0024 (piezoelectric resonator resonance frequency f), (Mx−Ex)/2=λ/2, Mx/2={(½)+(¼)}λ (where, I=1, 2, 3, . . . ), and X≧20 t. A protruding portion is disposed on a vibrating portion extension line and parallel to a vibrating portion short side. Assuming a protruding portion length Dx, Dx=(λ/2)×m (where, m=1, 2, 3, . . . ). Assuming a distance Sx between the vibrating and protruding portions, Sx=(λ/2)×n±0.1λ (where, n=1, 2, 3, . . . ). | 2011-04-28 |
20110095658 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTOR - A rotational angle detector provided with a circular rotary plate integrally rotatable with a rotor of a motor and including a circumferential surface having marks, which are spaced apart by different angular intervals in a circumferential direction. A rotational angle detection unit is arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotary plate to detect a rotational angle of each mark, rotated together with the rotary plate, in a predetermined detection zone. The rotational angle detector determines, when adjacent marks are located in the detection zone, angular intervals between the adjacent marks based on the rotational angle of each mark, specifies a mark that is located in the detection zone based on the determined angular intervals, and detects the rotational angle of the rotor based on the rotational angle of the specified mark rotating in the detection zone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095659 | INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR AND INVERTER UNIT THEREOF - An integrated-inverter electric compressor and an inverter unit thereof are provided, with which sufficient anti-vibration properties can be ensured and weight reduction can be achieved. In an integrated-inverter electric compressor, an inverter unit includes an inverter module in which a power-system metallic board having mounted thereon semiconductor switching elements and so forth is integrated with a plastic case, and a CPU board having mounted thereon a control and communication circuit that operates at a low voltage, such as a CPU, is provided on a top face of the inverter module, and inside the plastic case, a thermosetting resin layer for insulation and anti-humidity purposes is provided so as to cover a top face of the power-system metallic board, and a vibration-absorbing elastomeric adhesive layer that maintains a rubber state in an operating temperature range of the integrated-inverter electric compressor is provided between a bottom face of the CPU board and the thermosetting resin layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095660 | Bright-Surface Structure and Display with Nut Suspended in Midair - A bright-surface structure with nut suspended in midair is provided. The bright-surface structure comprises a main body, at least one nut and at least one holder. The main body has a coupling region and at least one appearance surface with smooth and bright face. The nut is disposed at the side of the coupling region. The holder is disposed between said nut and said main body so that said nut can be firmly disposed on said coupling region by means of said holder. Whereby a screw will not approach said main body or said coupling region so that said appearance surface will not deform or wrinkle when said screw is locked into said nut. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095661 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR SEALING MULTIPLE SECTIONS AND A DRAWER OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY CART - An emergency crash cart includes a sealing structure that enables multiple storage sections of the cart to be locked and sealed simultaneously. The locking structure enables one of the storage sections to be unlocked and unsealed without unlocking or unsealing the other storage sections. The locking structure also can be actuated to unlock and unseal all storage sections simultaneously for rapid access to the contents of all storage sections of the cart. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095662 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a housing, a cover including latching portions, a locking member slidably assembled in the housing, an elastic member and an actuating member assembled in opposite ends of the housing adjacent to the locking member. The locking member includes engaging portions engaging with the latching portions of the cover, thus the cover is assembled on the housing. External force exerted on the actuating member pushes the locking member to compress the elastic member, thereby the engaging portions disengage from the latching portions, thus the cover is disassembled from the housing. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095663 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an outer housing which forms an external case; and a foot attached to the outer housing and brought into contact with an installation surface when the projector is placed on the installation surface, wherein the foot includes a foot main body which contacts the installation surface, and a rotational member supported rotatably with respect to the outer housing in such a condition that at least a part of the rotational member is exposed to the outside of the outer housing, and the foot main body engages with the rotational member and shifts in the direction along a rotation axis of the rotational member in accordance with rotation of the rotational member. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095664 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH FRAME FOR DISK DRIVE - A computer enclosure includes a chassis and a frame. The chassis includes a chassis bottom wall and two chassis sidewalls located on the chassis bottom wall. A positioning post is located on each chassis sidewall. Each chassis sidewall defines a positioning hole. The frame includes a mounting bracket and a retaining bracket integrated with the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket defines a through opening, and includes two mounting bracket sidewalls. Each mounting bracket sidewall defines a slot and a fastening hole. Fasteners are engaged in the positioning holes and the fastening holes, to secure the frame to the chassis. The retaining bracket defines a holding space, configured for receiving a disk drive. The holding space communicates the through opening. When the positioning posts of the chassis are engaged in the slots of the mounting bracket, the positioning holes are aligned with the fastening holes of the mounting bracket. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095665 | VANISHING DESIGN WALL - A vanishing design wall operable to hold pieces of cloth in a substantially assembled position to permit evaluation of a design appearance before sewing the assembly. A preferred embodiment includes a flannel-backed vinyl-faced sheet that may be deployed to form a vertically oriented planar working surface in proximity to a foundation to expose the flannel side. Pieces of cloth may be adhered to the flannel working surface by compressing the design wall between the piece of cloth and the foundation. The design wall may then be collapsed (e.g. by furling onto a spring-loaded roller) to store the wall in an out-of-the-way location. Design elements may be trapped inside the furled design wall for temporary storage. A design wall may be placed in a stored configuration substantially inside an ornamental box and out of casual observation. A preferred box includes a structurally supportive shelf on which items may be displayed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095666 | AUTOMATIC POSITION-RESTORING EXTENDED SLIDE APPARATUS - An automatic position-restoring extended slide apparatus includes: a bottom rail; a middle rail and an inner rail, slidably installed in bottom rail; a positioning hole proximate to an end of the inner rail; a control seat at the rear of the bottom rail and having a slide slot, a slot abutting end and a slant slot at the front of the slide slot; a slide cover slidably covered onto the control seat and having at least one spring between the slide cover and control seat; a swaying element installed between the control seat and slide cover and having a protruding pillar extended from the slide cover and a link element fixed to the positioning hole of the inner rail and having a link slot at the bottom of the link element for inserting, transmitting and connecting the protruding pillar to achieve the effect of extending the length of the slide. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095667 | DESK DRAWER FACE CONVERTER MODULE - The invention is a drawer face converter module for converting a flush mount desk drawer to an overlapping desk drawer. The desk drawer is disposed in a drawer opening having a width and a height. The drawer face converter module includes (i) a forward portion having a width which is between about ½ inch and about 1 inch greater than the width of the drawer opening and a height which is between about ½ inch and about 1 inch greater than the height of the drawer opening, and (ii) a rearward portion having a width between about 1/16 inch and about 1/4 inch less than the width of the drawer opening, a height between about 1/16 inch and about ¼ inch less than the height of the drawer opening and a depth between about ⅛ inch and about 1 inch. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095668 | PANEL ATTACHMENT FOR WATER COOLER - A water cooler with a rapidly detachable exterior panel. A water cooler with a detachable panel may have a wrapper with at least one detachable panel, and the wrapper may have multiple apertures to receive fasteners that may receive corresponding rear surface projections located on the rear surface of the panel. A water cooler with a detachable exterior panel may have a wrapper with at least one detachable panel, and one or more tensioning devices to cause the exterior panel to be placed in frictional and removable engagement against the wrapper. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095669 | REFRIGERATOR VACUUM INSULATION APPLICATION - A refrigerator wall has an outer shell an inner liner, a cavity formed by the outer shell and the inner liner, insulation filling the cavity, and a vacuum insulation panel positioned in the cavity such that at least one edge of the vacuum insulation panel is located in a substantially maximum volume of insulation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095670 | Automatic door closing device of refrigerator and refrigerator having the same - An automatic door closing device of a refrigerator, which allows a drawer unit to automatically close a storage compartment, and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic door closing device is provided at a front lateral region of the drawer unit, thereby being operated even if a user moves the drawer unit only a short distance. Further, since the automatic door closing device is positioned so as not to invade an installation space of a sliding device for sliding opening/closing of the drawer unit, the sliding device may be installed to easily support the weight of the drawer unit. A damper device is provided underneath the automatic door closing device to prevent the automatic door closing device from causing sudden closing motion of the drawer unit. The damper device may adjust the beginning of shock alleviation by adjusting the length of a damper rod. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095671 | Light Emitting Diode Lamp Having A Larger Lighting Angle - A light emitting diode lamp includes a light source and a heat radiating device combined with the light source. The light source includes a hollow substrate that is made of metal and has a substantially arcuate shape, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on an outer wall of the substrate, a plurality of heat conducting fins mounted on an inner wall of the substrate, and a light permeable cover mounted on the outer wall of the substrate to cover the light emitting diodes. Thus, the substrate of the light source is a substantially spherical body so that the light emitting diodes mounted on the outer wall of the substrate emit light beams outwardly in an irradiating manner and have a larger lighting angle to enhance the lighting effect. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095672 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug capable of preventing breakage of a ground electrode. The spark plug is comprised of a ground electrode having a base end portion fixed to a metal shell, a bend portion integrally formed with the base end portion and being bent and a front end portion integrally formed with the bend portion and forming a spark discharge gap “g” with a center electrode. The ground electrode is comprised of a core extending from the base end portion towards the front end portion through the bend portion; and an outer layer disposed outside the core and extending from the base end portion up to the front end portion through the bend portion. The core is made of Hastelloy C serving as a first metal, and the outer layer is made of Inconel 601 serving as a second metal. Hardness of Hastelloy C is higher than that of Inconel 601. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095673 | SHATTER CONTAINMENT COATING - A shatter containment coating composition for glass substrates, such as the glass tubing of compact fluorescent light bulbs If the light bulb breaks or shatters, the coating aids in containing shattered glass fragments of the light bulb, as well as gases and other elements within the light bulb, to thereby aid in disposal of the light bulb and/or to prevent the escape of gases or other elements into the environment The coating may be provided in the form of an aqueous dispersion having a relatively low viscosity such that, when coated onto a glass surface having complex geometry, such as the tubing of a compact fluorescent light bulb for example, the coating can conform to the surfaces having the complex geometry The coating may be a modified polyolefin provided in one or more layers, including a base coat, and the coating may be cured to form a film at a temperature of less than 150 C. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095674 | Cold Cathode Lighting Device As Fluorescent Tube Replacement - A cold cathode lighting device is a fluorescent tube replacement and has a transparent tube, a cold cathode formed as a wire or rod with an electron emissive surface and passing through a center of the transparent tube. An extraction grid is formed around and spaced apart from the cold cathode and has an external diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the transparent tube. A phosphor material and a conductive material form an anode on an inner surface of the transparent tube. A vacuum is maintained within the transparent tube and a power conversion circuit in an end unit converts electrical power into a first potential applied to the cold cathode, a second potential applied to the extraction grid and a third potential applied to the anode. Electrons emitted from the cold cathode accelerate towards the anode and light is emitted from the fluorescent tube replacement light emitting device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095675 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer above a substrate, a reflection layer which is disposed between the substrate and the first electrode layer and reflects light emitted by the light emitting layer toward the light emitting layer, a semi-transparent semi-reflective layer which is disposed above the light emitting layer and reflects a portion of light emitted by the light emitting layer toward the light emitting layer, and transmits the other portion of the light, and a reflection enhancing layer which is disposed on the semi-transparent semi-reflective layer and includes a first layer having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the semi-transparent semi-reflective layer, the first layer being in contact with the semi-transparent semi-reflective layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095677 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To attain not only reforming of a film moistureproof substrate but also inhibiting of penetration of moisture or water transportation from edge portions thereof. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Film moistureproof substrate ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095678 | FLUORENE DERIVATIVE, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - An object is to provide a new fluorene derivative as a good light-emitting material for organic EL elements. A fluorene derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095679 | Electroluminescent Element and Light-Emitting Device - An electroluminescent element which can easily control the balance of color in white emission (white balance) is provided according to the present invention. The electroluminescent element comprises a first light-emitting layer containing one kind or two or more kinds of light-emitting materials, and a second light-emitting layer containing two kinds of light-emitting materials (a host material and a phosphorescent material) in which the phosphorescent material is doped at a concentration of from 10 to 40 wt %, preferably, from 12.5 to 20 wt %. Consequently, blue emission can be obtained from the first light-emitting layer and green and red (or orange) emission can be obtained from the second light-emitting layer. An electroluminescent element having such device configuration can easily control white balance since emission peak intensity changes at the same rate in case of increasing a current density. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095680 | METAL HALIDE DISCHARGE LAMP HAVING HIGH-PRESSURE BUFFER GAS - In various embodiments, a high-pressure discharge lamp that is intended to operate with system voltage. The high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel that surrounds a discharge volume, a fill that contains metal halides, mercury and inert gas from the group of neon, argon, krypton and xenon being accommodated in the discharge volume, wherein the fill contains at least one of the halogens of iodine and bromine, a zero current phase in the power supply being bridged by selecting the cold fill pressure of the inert gas in the range of 4 to 8 bar. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095681 | Par lamp - A light source capsule ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095682 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device is provided. A plurality of electrodes electrically coming into contact with a connecting member on a pad region of a plasma display panel are sloped having predetermined gradients, and thus the electrodes can easily come into contact with the connecting member and the contact area of the electrodes and the connecting member can be increased. Further, a pad electrode pattern of the connecting member is also sloped according to the plurality of electrodes formed having gradients, and thus the size and area of the connecting member can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be decreased. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095683 | High pressure discharge lamp and method of manufacturing high pressure discharge lamp - A high pressure discharge lamp has a sealing portion that is made of glass and a sealing metal piece. In a method of manufacturing the high pressure discharge lamp, the sealing metal piece is irradiated with laser beam whose pulse width is 1×10 | 2011-04-28 |
20110095684 | Excimer lamp - An excimer lamp that has an arc tube in which a seal structure is formed using a metal brazing material, which is composed of gold or a gold-nickel alloy, at an end portion of a transparent ceramic pipe that encloses a gas containing rare gas and fluorine atoms and a pair of electrodes arranged outside the arc tube. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095685 | Quick-start Type Fluorescent Lamp - A quick-start type fluorescent lamp that includes a discharge envelope, which encloses a discharge space containing a filing of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner and includes tubular end portions each having a longitudinal axis, and electrodes being arranged in the discharge space for generating and maintaining a discharge therein, characterized in that: a Bi—In—Sn—Hg compound or Bi—In—Sn—Hg compound in combination with a Bi—In—Sn compound being free of mercury is disposed at one or two positions near the electrode. The quick-start type fluorescent lamp of the present invention has a much shorter starting time. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095686 | SOLID-STATE LIGHT BULB - An example of this light bulb has a light emitting element (which may be an LED array) mounted on a circuit board. The circuit board is mounted on one end of a heat-conducting frame. An Edison screw or other suitable connector, for attaching the light bulb electrically and mechanically to a receptacle, is mounted on the other end of the frame. A transparent phosphor-coated ball has a flat chord face optically bonded to said array. A light-permeable globular enclosure is mounted on the frame, surrounding the ball and both homogenizing the white light output of the bulb but also concealing the yellowing unlit appearance of the remote phosphor ball centrally located within it. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095687 | Modular Networked Light Bulb - Various methods of manufacturing a lighting apparatus and embodiments of a modular networked lighting apparatus are disclosed. One method defines a mechanical form factor with a minimum set of electrical connections for a networking module, builds a subassembly of the networked lighting apparatus, the subassembly comprising attachment points compatible with the mechanical form factor for the networking module and contacts for the minimum set of electrical connections for the networking module, installs a networking module into the subassembly of the networked lighting apparatus, the networking module compatible with a selected networking protocol for the networked lighting apparatus, completes the final assembly of the networked lighting module, and marks the networked lighting apparatus to indicate the selected networking protocol for the networked lighting apparatus. In some embodiments, the lighting apparatus may function without the networking module installed. One embodiment of the modular, networked light bulb has means for supporting and holding an electronics module conforming with a predetermined form factor in place, and means for allowing the electronics module to control at least a brightness level of the at least one LED. The modular networked light bulb may have a networked controller conforming with the predetermined form factor used as the electronics module. The networked controller is able to connect to a network and may be positioned and held by the means for supporting and holding an electronics module. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095688 | Apparatus for Producing Plasma - An apparatus for producing plasma, includes a container provided with at least one discharge electrode and a power supply unit that has at least one coupling electrode that can be capacitively coupled to the discharge electrode. The power supply unit is adapted to be removable from the container. The at least one coupling electrode is disposed beneath an insulating layer. In this way, the user can not come into direct contact with a coupling electrode after removing the power supply unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095689 | Inductively-Coupled Plasma Device - A plasma device configured to receive ionizable media is disclosed. The plasma device includes a first pair of dielectric substrates each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first pair of dielectric substrates is disposed in spaced, parallel relation relative to one another with the inner surfaces thereof facing one another. The device also includes a first pair of spiral coils each disposed on the inner surface of the dielectric substrates. The first pair of spiral coils is configured to couple to a power source and configured to inductively couple to an ionizable media passed therebetween to ignite the ionizable media to form a plasma effluent. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095690 | Overmolded LED Light Assembly and Method of Manufacture - In one aspect, an LED lighting apparatus includes an electronic circuit board having a peripheral portion and a central portion that is radially inward of said peripheral portion, said electronic circuit board having an exterior side for optically interfacing with ambient environment during operation and an interior side opposite the exterior side. At least one LED is mounted on the exterior side of the electronic circuit board central portion and a thermally conductive housing encloses said electronic circuit board, said thermally conductive housing formed of a moldable thermally conductive material. The thermally conductive housing defines a first cavity adjacent the central portion of the electronic circuit board exterior side and a second cavity adjacent the central portion of the electronic circuit board interior side, wherein a portion of said thermally conductive housing being overmolded onto said peripheral portion. In a further aspect, a method of manufacturing an LED lighting apparatus is provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095691 | Lighting Apparatus And Lighting Fixture - A lighting apparatus includes a lighting circuit unit, a timer unit, a life judgment unit, a timing adjustment unit, and an indication unit. The lighting circuit unit is configured to activate a light source. The timer unit is configured to measure accumulated operation time of the lighting circuit unit. The life judgment unit is configured to store a first judgment time and a second judgment time longer than the first judgment time. The life judgment unit is configured to compare the accumulated operation time with the first judgment time and output a first judgment signal when the accumulated operation time becomes equal to the first judgment time. The life judgment unit is configured to compare the accumulated operation time with the second judgment time and output a second judgment signal when the accumulated operation time becomes equal to the second judgment time. The timing adjustment unit is configured to vary timing at which the life judgment unit outputs the first judgment signal. The timing adjustment unit is configured to vary timing at which the life judgment unit outputs the second judgment signal. The indication unit is configured to indicate, upon receiving the first judgment signal from the life judgment unit, a first level of the end of life with the light source kept turned on. The indication unit is configured to indicate, upon receiving the second judgment signal from the life judgment unit, a second level of the end of life. The second level of the end of life is later than the first level of the end of life. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095692 | CAMOUFLAGE PANEL - A camouflage panel arranged to be attachable to an outer area of a submarine is disclosed. The panel comprises a light emitter operable such that light is emitted from a surface of the panel. The intensity and colour of the emitted light being controllable in response to a control signal received from a sensor arranged to sense the intensity and colour of light in the region of the submarine. Apparatus comprising a number of such panels is also disclosed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095693 | FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLAST WITH ELECTRONIC PREHEAT CIRCUIT - Fluorescent lamp ballasts and methods are disclosed in which a resonant impedance of a self-oscillating inverter is modified to control the inverter frequency to selectively preheat lamp cathodes using power from the inverter output during a preheating period after power is applied and to change the inverter frequency to a different range following ignition of the lamp. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095694 | LIGHT SOURCE WITH IMPROVED DIMMING BEHAVIOR - A light source ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095695 | Illuminating System Having Sequential Color Filtering And A High-Pressure Discharge Lamp - A novel operating method and corresponding ballast for illuminating systems having temporally sequential color filtering and a high-pressure discharge lamp operated by alternating current. In this case, at least three commutations of the lamp current are used within a color filtering sequence, in order to be able to operate the lamp advantageously without an excessive increase in the operating frequency of the color filter system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095696 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISCHARGE LAMP - A discharge lamp lighting device includes: a DC power supply unit that outputs a DC current; an inverter that sequentially generates, from the DC current output from the DC power supply unit, a current pulse whose current direction alternately changes to supply the current pulse to a discharge lamp; and a control unit that controls operations of the DC power supply unit and the inverter to adjust a waveform of the current pulse to be supplied to the discharge lamp, wherein the control unit changes a pulse width of the current pulse every pulse. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095697 | Method and Apparatus for Regulating the Brightness of Light-Emitting Diodes - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and circuits for brightness regulation for at least one light-emitting diode in the field of general lighting, more particularly, for incandescent lamp replacement by means of a supply voltage comprising a brightness level signal, wherein the brightness level signal contained in the supply voltage is decoded and converted into a modulation signal with a duty cycle corresponding to the brightness level signal for the purpose of driving a driver circuit for the at least one light-emitting diode. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095698 | ILLUMINATION LIGHTING APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination lighting apparatus is connected to, as an external apparatus, any of a human body sensing sensor configured to detect presence/absence of a person, an illuminance sensor configured to detect space illuminance, and a dimmer which arbitrarily adjusts the space illuminance, and is configured to produce an output control signal for controlling an optical output of a light source based on a signal output from the external apparatus. The illumination lighting apparatus includes: an external apparatus determining unit configured to determine which kind of the external apparatus is connected based on the signal output from the external apparatus; and a signal processing unit configured to produce the output control signal based on the signal output from the external apparatus. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095699 | LIGHTING DELAY CIRCUIT - The lighting delay circuit can keep a light being on for a predetermined time then turn off the light. The circuit comprises a thermistor to sense temperature around the light when the light is on, an electronic switch controlled by the thermistor, and a relay controlled by the electronic switch to turn off the light when the electronic switch is turned on. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095700 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT, LED ILLUMINATION FIXTURE, LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An LED drive circuit in which an alternating voltage is input and an LED is driven, and which is capable of connecting to a phase control dimmer. The LED circuit is provided with a current extractor for extracting a current from a power supply feed line for feeding an LED drive current to the LED; and an extraction timing adjuster for operating the current extractor for a predetermined period of time after the start of a voltage fluctuation in the power supply feed line, the voltage fluctuation accompanying output oscillation of the phase control dimmer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095701 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - A light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting element and a support body supporting the organic EL light emitting element. The support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element. The organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes. The support body includes openings formed in a corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes. The power feeding electrodes exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings. The support body includes power feeding terminals. The power feeding terminals partially exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body. The power feeding terminals electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes by electric connection members extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body. | 2011-04-28 |