49th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140354025 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat, a bracket contact member is fixed to a seat back frame and contacts support brackets in an initial use position, to suppress rearward tilting of a head rest with respect to the seat back frame. While suppressing rearward tilting, forward tilting of the head rest with respect to the seat back frame from the initial use position, by inertia force in the event of a rear-end collision of a vehicle, is not suppressed by the contact member. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354026 | Armrest, in particular for office chairs - An armrest, in particular for office chairs, comprising a support bracket ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354027 | VEHICLE SEAT AND MOTOR VEHICLE OR UTILITY MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle seat comprising a seat part extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) and in the vehicle transverse direction (Y) and including a backrest part is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat substructure for suspending and/or damping at least the seat part with respect to the body of a vehicle. The seat substructure comprises at least one horizontal suspension device that includes a body-side lower part and a seat-part-side upper part displaceable with respect thereto. A coupling device is arranged interactively between the seat-part-side upper part and the body-side lower part, and includes a deformable suspension element as a first coupling element and a bearing and deformation device as a further coupling element. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354028 | Inflatable Seat Apparatus with Padded Seat Topper, Floor Base and Relief Valve - An inflatable seat features an inflatable body having a cylindrical shape when inflated so as to visually approximate the shape of a drink can, and a seat topper situated atop the inflatable body. The seat topper features a padding layer disposed atop a base, which is of greater hardness and rigidity than the padding layer and has a flat undersurface in order to flatten out an underlying area of the top end of the inflatable to eliminate bulging of the top end of the inflatable and thereby better approximate the shape of a drink can. A pressure relief valve on the inflatable body prevents blowout of same under extreme pressure conditions when sat upon in high temperature environments. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354029 | SEAT CUSHION BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEAT CUSHION BODY - A seat cushion body and method of producing the same are provided. In a method of producing a seat cushion body, fiber material is inserted into a mold. Heat is supplied to the fibers to cause thermal activation of binding fibers, so as to effect thermal cross-linking. The resulting seat cushion body includes a resilient portion formed from the fibers and having a fiber orientation along a main load direction of the seat cushion body. The seat cushion body may include at least one further portion formed from the fibers, which has a fiber orientation and/or a density different from the fiber orientation and/or different from a density of the resilient portion. The resilient portion and the at least one further portion may be integrally formed from the cross-linked fiber material as a unitary body. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354030 | VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR CUSHIONING TWO SPRING PARTS WHICH ARE MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat part extending in the vehicle lengthwise direction (X) and in the vehicle width direction (Y) and having a backrest part and a seat substructure for cushioning and/or damping at least the seat part with respect to a body of a vehicle , in which the seat substructure comprises at least one horizontal spring device having a first spring part , another spring part which is movable relative thereto and a deformable fluid spring element for cushioning the seat part with respect to the body in the vehicle lengthwise direction (X) and/or in the vehicle width direction (Y), the deformable fluid spring element being arranged with a first connecting region to the first spring part and another connecting region to the other spring part , wherein the deformable fluid spring element is arranged between the two spring parts so as to be deformed solely by these two spring parts upon relative movement of the two spring parts relative to each other. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354031 | SOLUTION MINING METHOD WITH ELONGATE SUMP - An improved solution mining method for a soluble target layer comprising a target material such as potash, wherein an elongate sump is developed within a salt layer underlying the target layer, with generally horizontal wells extending through the target layer to empty into the elongate sump, the sump capable of storing at least a portion of the salt liberated from the target layer so that an optimized proportion of target material is produced. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354032 | SOLUTION MINING METHOD WITH HORIZONTAL FLUID INJECTION - An improved solution mining method for a soluble target Layer such as potash, comprising injecting spent crystallizer brine unsaturated with salt generally horizontally into the top of the target layer to enable immediate target layer dissolution with waste salt accumulating in the sump while the dissolved target material is produced. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354033 | MINING PICKS AND METHOD OF BRAZING MINING PICKS TO CEMENTED CARBIDE BODY - A tool and a method of making the tool is disclosed. The tool comprises a sleeve and a compact. The sleeve may have a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis, and a bore extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the bore having an inner wall. The compact may have a base end and an impact surface spaced opposite to the base end. The compact may be substantially disposed within the bore of the sleeve. The proximal end may be disposed proximate the base end of the compact. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354034 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle having an in-wheel motor drive system including: a wheel bearing unit rotatably supporting a drive wheel; a motor unit; and a reducer unit interposed between the motor unit and the wheel bearing unit, a motor torque command value Tmr being calculated from: (i) an estimate ̂Te of external force influence on the drive wheel, which is estimated from the motor torque command value Tmr and a rotational frequency ω1 of a driven wheel; and (ii) a correction value Tc which is calculated from a rotational frequency ω2 of the drive wheel, an accelerator signal Tr and the estimate ̂Tc | 2014-12-04 |
20140354035 | CONTROL AND DELIVERY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking system in a hybrid vehicle is provided. The braking system includes a master cylinder having a first outlet, a second outlet, and a piston disposed therein and translatable from a proximal end to a distal end in response to brake pedal displacement. A brake fluid reservoir supplies hydraulic fluid to the master cylinder. A first fluid circuit connects the first outlet of the master cylinder to the brake fluid reservoir. A second fluid circuit connects the second outlet of the master cylinder to wheel brakes and supplies hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder to the wheel brakes in response to brake pedal displacement. The first outlet of the master cylinder is disposed between the second outlet and the proximal end of the master cylinder such that initial brake pedal displacement transfers brake fluid from the master cylinder to the fluid reservoir to inhibit hydraulic braking during regenerative braking. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354036 | ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic hydraulic brake device, including: a pedal cylinder configured to generate an oil pressure by a pressure of a pedal; a master cylinder configured to generate the oil pressure by sensing the pedal; wheel cylinders configured to be each mounted at a plurality of wheels and provide a braking force to the wheels; a storage configured to store a fluid; a mixing circuit configured to connect the pedal cylinder to some of the wheel cylinders, and communicate with the storage and the master cylinder; a master circuit configured to connect the master cylinder to the wheel cylinder and communicate with the storage; and a hydraulic compartment configured to connect the mixing circuit to the master circuit and limit a movement of the fluid. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354037 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve includes: a valve body; a plunger inserted into the valve body so as to reciprocate inside the valve body; a pump housing connected to the valve body and having an inlet and outlet formed therein; and a seat member mounted on the pump housing and changing the moving direction of fluid introduced through the inlet toward the plunger. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354038 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device is provided for controlling an electric device on a bicycle. The control device basically includes a bicycle attachment member, an operating member, an operation detection unit and a signal output unit. The operating member includes at least a first operating part and a second operating part. The operating member is rotatably mounted to the attachment member to rotate in a prescribed operation direction. The operation detection unit is arranged to detect selective operation of the first and second operating parts in the operation direction. The signal output unit outputs an actuation signal to actuate the electric device based on a detection result from the operation detection unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354039 | ELECTRICAL PROTECTION USING A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods and devices for protecting a circuit against overcurrents. The device uses variable impedance properties of a semiconductor switch and includes closed-loop control for controlling the impedance of the switch as a function of the overcurrents to be corrected. The physical design stresses of an electrical circuit, linked to the protection against overcurrents, can therefore be limited. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354040 | Vehicle Electrical System And Method For Operating A Vehicle Electrical System - A vehicle electrical system includes a first system branch with a first nominal voltage U | 2014-12-04 |
20140354041 | NON-CONTACT ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A non-contact electric power transmission and reception system includes an electric power transmission portion for transmitting electric power to a vehicle in a non-contact manner, an electric power reception portion for receiving electric power from the electric power transmission portion in a non-contact manner, and a control device. The control device carries out control such that electric power is transmitted and received when efficiency in reception in the electric power reception portion, of electric power transmitted from the electric power transmission portion is higher than a threshold value. This threshold value can variably be set for the control device. Preferably, the control device sets higher one of a first threshold value determined in correspondence with the electric power transmission device and a second threshold value determined in correspondence with the vehicle as the threshold value. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354042 | FAILURE PROTECTION FOR A POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM - A power delivery system includes a bus bar and a housing coupled to the bus bar. A semiconductor power device is enclosed within the housing. The housing comprises an outlet configured to direct failure material of the power semiconductor device away from any remaining components connected to the bus bar. In another aspect, the power delivery system additionally or alternatively comprises two bus bars. A first of the two bus bars has a first landing, a riser, and a second landing, which is parallel to the first landing and in effect spatially offset from the first landing. A second of the two bus bars is attached to the second landing of the first bus bar, such that the second bus bar is parallel to but offset from the first landing of the bus bar. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354043 | CONNECTION, METHOD, EQUIPOTENTIAL SHUNT CONNECTION AND EQUIPOTENTIAL BONDING CURRENT RETURN NETWORK IN A NON-CONDUCTIVE ARCHITECTURE - The object of the invention is to produce equipotential connections that are electrically efficient in terms of resistivity between portions of a current-return network in a non-conductive architecture, such as an airplane fuselage. The approach adopted by the invention is to impart an equipotential-bonding function to an aluminum cable having a large cross section, said bond being electrically connected, via direct contact, to as many devices as is physically possible to connect thereby. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354044 | POWER LINE PROTECTION STRUCTURE - A power line ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354045 | USER CONFIGURABLE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN STALKS - A user-configurable steering column is made from steering column-mounted switches, each of which is coupled to a computer, which is also coupled to various different driver circuits, each of which is configured to control the operation of a corresponding vehicle accessory device, such as head lamps, a wiper motor or the vehicle's cruise control. A tactile-sensitive display device located in either a head unit, smartphone inside the vehicle, or in a dedicated, dash board-mounted device, provides a menu of assignable switches and user-controllable devices, or it displays icons representing the switches and accessories. A driver assigns a switch to a particular accessory by selecting icons. The computer thereafter reads the switches' states and sends corresponding control signals to the drivers for the various devices that were mapped to the switches. Multiple different programmed configurations can be stored in a memory device and selected by a user using the tactile-sensitive display device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354046 | VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vehicle electrical system has at least one vehicle distribution branch and at least one energy storage device. The system additionally has at least one switching device which is able to assume a first switching position and a second switching position. The at least one energy storage device is electrically connected to the at least one vehicle distribution branch in the first switching position. Furthermore, the at least one energy storage device is electrically separated from the at least one vehicle distribution branch in the second switching position. A control device controls the switching device by way of a control signal that can be generated by a pulse length modulator. A pulse width of the control signal can be adapted according to a momentary supply voltage of the switching device or a momentary temperature of the switching device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354047 | Battery Assisted Power - An apparatus includes a rechargeable battery, a circuitry, and a controller. The circuitry is operable to receive power from a power source and to provide power to the rechargeable battery and to other electrical components of the apparatus. The controller is configured to monitor power requirements of the apparatus. Moreover, the controller is further configured to provide power from the rechargeable battery in addition to power supplied from the power source during a peak power event of the apparatus. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354048 | Integrated Lamp with Automatic Emergency Light and Regular Light - An integrated lamp with automatic emergency light and regular light is provided in the present invention. The integrated lamp with automatic emergency light and regular light is coupled to an AC power source, wherein the AC power source includes a first AC terminal and a second AC terminal. The integrated lamp is controlled by a lamp switch, where the lamp switch includes a first terminal and a second terminal, where an indication light circuit is coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal of the lamp switch. The integrated lamp includes an AC detector. The AC detector is coupled between the second terminal of the lamp switch and the second AC terminal. When the lamp switch is turned off, the AC detector determines whether the current state is a power failure state or a normal state according to the electrical current and/or voltage from the indication light circuit to the second AC terminal. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354049 | AUXILIARY WINDING FOR EXTENDED CURRENT MEASUREMENT - A power controller controls power to a load and includes a primary current sensor, a controller and a current source. The primary current sensor includes a primary conductor and an auxiliary conductor. The primary conductor carries a primary current to the load and the auxiliary conductor carries an auxiliary current in the opposite direction of the primary current to provide partial flux cancellation. The primary current sensor provides an output voltage based upon a magnetic field generated by the primary current and auxiliary current. The controller determines the primary current based upon the output voltage and the auxiliary current. The current source provides the auxiliary current. The controller controls the current source to provide the auxiliary current to the auxiliary conductor if the primary current is greater than a threshold value. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354050 | POWER BANK AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER - The present invention discloses a power bank and a control method for supplying power. The power bank includes a rechargeable battery, a charging switch for controlling a charging path to the rechargeable battery, a discharging switch for controlling a discharging path from the rechargeable battery, and a control circuit for controlling the charging switch and the discharging switch according to current information of the charging path, current information of the discharging path, and battery capacity information of the rechargeable battery. The power bank is adapted for being connected in series between a power supply apparatus and a load. The control method detects the supply current from the power supply apparatus and the current required by the load to determine the charging and discharging operations of the power bank. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354051 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING POWER THEREOF - A power supply system includes an input stage converting circuit, a first energy storage component, and an output stage converting circuit. The first energy storage component is electrically coupled to the input stage converting circuit, and the output stage converting circuit is electrically coupled to the first energy storage component. The input stage converting circuit is configured to charge the first energy storage component, and the first energy storage component stores charging electricity. The output stage converting circuit is configured to convert the charging electricity into output electricity and provide the output electricity to a load. The input stage converting circuit has a first electric power, and the output stage converting circuit has a second electric power greater than the first electric power. A method for converting power of the power converter is also disclosed herein. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354052 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Performing power transfer to a plurality of power receiving devices, a power transmission device allocates one of a plurality of channels to perform wireless power transfer to a power receiving device in response to a power transmission request transmitted from the power receiving device designating one or more of the plurality of the channels having different frequencies. In a case where a power transmission request using the first channel is received from a second power receiving device, the device stops power transfer to the first power receiving device using the first channel, starts power transfer to the first power receiving device using a channel other than the first channel and starts power transfer to the second power receiving device using the first channel. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354053 | Hybrid wind power generator and concentrator with solar panel for improved power generation - This alternative hybrid wind concentrator generator (the “device”) provides low wind environments with improved added capabilities for various power generation applications. A hybrid solar power system such a solar panel is incorporated on top of the device adding power assistance in low wind conditions and or added power generation. Incorporating in a 2 part housing is a tapering inner shroud that concentrates wind inward then down or up depending on placement. Other added benefits included are the outer housings ability to incorporate added batteries and or electronics for improved multi-function and or plug in functionality. Protection from elements birds, trash, etc. is a key ramification that can help expedite wind permitting procedures as well as improve current laws and restrictions. This alternative wind concentrator device provides discreet placement in urban settings houses, retail buildings, and or office buildings. Another unique benefit is the ability to stack wind device units onto one another via a pole or other support structure for added wind concentration abilities. Ease of mobility is built in due to the products compact compartmentalized characteristics. This can in turn lend it to varying sizes and proportions depending on various product applications. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354054 | CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus is used for a power-supply apparatus with power-supply systems connected in parallel between a pair of power wires connected to a load. Each power-supply system has a series circuit of a battery and a contact of a relay. When the control apparatus determines that at least one relay suffers from a contact welding, the control apparatus performs a battery charge/discharge process to charge/discharge the batteries through the pair of power wires by turning ON one of possible relays while turning OFF the others of the possible relays. The possible relay is defined as having a possibility of suffering from the contact welding. After the battery charge/discharge process, the control apparatus identifies which possible relay actually suffers from the contact welding based on a change in a state of the battery connected in series with the contact of each possible relay. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354055 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR POWER GENERATOR FOR OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS - A dual-type solar power generator comprising a dual capture panel. The dual capture panel comprises a reflective surface configured to reflect solar radiation having a reflecting wavelength and an absorbent surface configured to absorb solar radiation having an absorbent wavelength to create a released electron stream. A thermal transfer unit comprising a receiving zone configured to absorb heat energy, a heat engine that converts the heat energy to mechanical work energy, and a generator configured to convert the mechanical work energy to an electric current, an electric conditioning system comprising an electrical buffer configured to prevent a cross flow of the released electron stream and the electric current, a power converter configured to equalize a released electron stream voltage with an electric current voltage, an electrical connector configured to combine the released stream voltage with the electric current voltage to create a power source. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354056 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An uninterruptible power supply system including a rectification circuit, a power calibrating conversion circuit, an inverting conversion circuit, an LC circuit, a first output switch, a second output switch and a relay switch is disclosed. The rectification circuit couples to the main electricity. The power calibrating conversion circuit couples to the rectification circuit, and includes an independent drive unit and a switch unit. The inverting conversion circuit couples to the power calibrating conversion circuit. The LC circuit couples between output neutral terminal and output ground terminal. The first output switch couples between the LC circuit and the inverting conversion circuit. The second output switch couples between the inverting conversion circuit and output live terminal. The relay switch couples between the input neutral terminal and the LC circuit. When the relay switch turns on, the input neutral terminal connects with the output neutral terminal through the LC circuit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354057 | RESONANT CONVERTER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A resonant converter apparatus includes a first pre-regulator, a first resonant converter, a second pre-regulator, a second resonant converter and a controller. The first pre-regulator receives a first input voltage and generates a first output voltage. The first resonant converter receives the first output voltage and generates a supply voltage. The second pre-regulator receives a second input voltage and generates a second output voltage. The second resonant converter receives the second output voltage and generates the supply voltage, in which an output of the second resonant converter is electrically connected in parallel with an output of the first resonant converter. The controller controls the first pre-regulator and the second pre-regulator such that the first resonant converter and the second resonant converter generate identical output currents in accordance with controlled operations of the first pre-regulator and the second pre-regulator. A control method for a resonant converter apparatus is also disclosed herein. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354058 | POWER CONVERTER AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD THEREOF - A power converter includes a DC/DC converting circuit and a first energy storage element. The DC/DC converting circuit includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The first energy storage element includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first output terminal of the DC/DC converting circuit is electrically connected to one terminal of an external load. The first terminal of the first energy storage element is electrically connected to the second output terminal of the DC/DC converting circuit. The second terminal of the first energy storage element is electrically connected to the other terminal of the external load. The DC/DC converting circuit is configured to provide a variable electric power. The power converter provides the power supply according to the DC/DC converting circuit and the first energy storage element, and the variable electric power is less than the power required by the external load. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354059 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A power supply system comprising a power source apparatus connected at a junction point P | 2014-12-04 |
20140354060 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A power supply apparatus and an electronic apparatus are provided. The power supply apparatus includes: a plurality of power supplies arranged as a single array; a switch disposed between the plurality of power supplies configured to control connection states of the plurality of power supplies; and a controller configured to control the switch to connect the plurality of power supplies in parallel when a first event requiring a voltage less than a predetermined reference voltage occurs, and configured control the switch to connect the plurality of power supplies in series when a second event requiring a voltage exceeding the predetermined reference voltage occurs. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354061 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND SWITCH METHOD THEREOF - A power supply device includes a power supply unit, a switch unit, a discharge unit and a control unit. The power supply unit is for receiving a first power or a second power, for outputting a third power. The switch unit is coupled to the power supply unit, for receiving the first power and the second power and outputting one of them. The discharge unit is coupled to the power supply unit, for performing a discharge to the power supply unit based on a control signal. The control unit controls the switch unit for stopping outputting the first power to the power supply unit. The control unit generates the control signal so the discharge unit performs the discharge to the power supply unit for lowering the voltage of the power supply unit. The control unit controls the switch unit for outputting the second power to the power supply unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354062 | POWER SYSTEM STABILIZATION - A system for damping power system oscillation includes a damping device controller for generating a damping control signal to compensate for a plurality of oscillation modes in the power system oscillations and a damping device to generate a damping signal based on a damping control signal. The damping device controller includes a plurality of outer closed loop paths each including an adaptive controller configured to determine an individual oscillation mode from at least one power system measurement signal. Each adaptive controller is further configured to generate an adaptive control signal to shift at least one open loop pole of an inner loop path related to the individual oscillation mode to a closed loop location. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354063 | TRACKING SURFACE FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL CHARGING POSITION - The present disclosure describes a methodology for tracking position and orientation of one or more electronic devices, which may receive charge through wireless power transmission based on pocket-forming. This methodology may include one transmitter and at least one or more receivers, being the transmitter the source of energy and the receiver the device that is desired to charge or power. The transmitter may identify and locate the device to which the receiver is connected for subsequently charge and/or charge it. In order to increase charging and/or powering of electronic devices, a plurality of sensors may provide information determining the optimal position and/or orientation aimed to receive charge and/or power at the maximum available efficiency. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFE, WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION - A system for transmitting energy comprises a controller operably coupled to a plurality of energy transmitters. Each of the transmitters comprises a microwave generator, a waveguide positioned for receiving the beam of electromagnetic energy from the microwave generator, an antenna positioned for receiving the guided beam of electromagnetic energy, and a radome disposed about the antenna. The microwave generator is configured for emitting a beam of electromagnetic energy. The waveguide is configured for receiving the beam of electromagnetic energy and emitting a guided beam of electromagnetic energy. The antenna is configured for forming a directional beam of microwave energy with a controlled phase, and the directional beam of microwave energy has controlled energy distribution properties. The controller is configured for modulating at least one attribute of the directional beam of microwave energy of each energy transmitter of the plurality of energy transmitters. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354065 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device for inductive energy transfer. The power transmission device comprises a first stage adapted to be connected to a supply input voltage and adapted to convert the supply input voltage to an operating voltage. The power transmission device further includes a second stage comprising a resonant circuit connected to the first stage and adapted to generate an oscillating voltage from the operating voltage so as to generate a magnetic field for inductive transfer of energy from the power transmission device to a target device. A control circuit is connected to the second stage. The control circuit is adapted to detect a parameter value of the second stage and is adapted to start or stop amplification of the resonant circuit based on the detected parameter value. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354066 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER - A first oscillator is configured to be switchable between a disabled state and an oscillation state in which a first clock signal CLK | 2014-12-04 |
20140354067 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME - A wireless power transmission system includes a transmitting antenna, a power supply for supplying power of a resonance frequency f | 2014-12-04 |
20140354068 | POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A power reception device includes a power reception unit having a first capacitor, receiving electric power in a non-contact manner from an externally provided power transmission unit, a first housing case housing the power reception unit inside, and a first anchor member anchoring the first capacitor. The first housing case includes a first shield defining a region where an electromagnetic field developed around the power reception unit is emitted. The first capacitor is anchored by the first anchor member at a position spaced apart from the first shield. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354069 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TO TRANSMIT WIRELESS POWER SIGNAL IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a wireless power transmitting device including a transmission coil configured to transmit a wireless power signal to a wireless power receiving device; a driving driver configured to generate a wireless power driving signal which is a driving signal for the wireless power signal; an alternating current sensor configured to detect an alternating current signal of the transmission coil which is generated by a wireless power receiving signal including wireless power receiving information of a wireless power receiving device; an alternating voltage sensor configured to detect an alternating voltage signal of the transmission coil, the alternating current signal being generated by the wireless power receiving signal from the wireless power receiving device; a signal processing unit configured to process the alternating current signal and the alternating voltage signal from the alternating current sensor and the alternating voltage sensor; and a wireless power transmitting controller that, when the alternating current signal and the alternating voltage signal of the transmission coil are detected and signal processing is normally performed on at least one of the alternating current signal and the alternating voltage signal, obtains the wireless power receiving information through the signal on which the signal processing is performed and controls the driving driver on the basis of the wireless power receiving information. Further, there is provided a method for controlling to transmit a wireless power signal in the wireless power transmitting device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354070 | NON-CONTACT SWITCH DEVICE - The present disclosure aims to provide a high-durability switch device. The switch device includes: a switch key top and a switch key bottom that are freely displaceable relative to each other, the switch key top including key top reception and transmitting coils that are connected to each other, and the switch key bottom including: a key bottom transmitting coil having a relative positional relationship with the key top receiving coil that changes according to a relative displacement operation with respect to the switch key top; a key bottom receiving coil having a relative positional relationship with the key top transmitting coil that changes according to the relative displacement operation with respect to the switch key top; a current supplier supplying current to the key bottom transmitting coil; and a determiner determining relative displacement with respect to the switch key top from induced current in the key bottom receiving coil. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354071 | EFFICIENT NEAR-FIELD WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER USING ADIABATIC SYSTEM VARIATIONS - Disclosed is a method for transferring energy wirelessly including transferring energy wirelessly from a first resonator structure to an intermediate resonator structure, wherein the coupling rate between the first resonator structure and the intermediate resonator structure is κ | 2014-12-04 |
20140354072 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING TERMINAL POWER SOURCE - A communication terminal that includes a wireless communication unit used to communicate with another communication terminal, a power transmitting unit that transmits contactless electric power to the another communication terminal, and a control unit that controls the wireless communication unit to transmit, to the another communication terminal, an instruction for receiving the contactless electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354073 | POWER FEED DEVICE OF INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE - A power feeding device of a non-contact charging device includes a power factor improvement circuit which converts an AC power supply to DC, and improves a power factor, a smoothing capacitor connected to an output end of the power factor improvement circuit, an inverter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements, and generates an AC signal using a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a power supply, a power feeding section which feeds power based on the AC signal to a power receiving device, and a control circuit which modulates at least one of a duty factor or an operation frequency of each of the switching elements of the inverter circuit in synchronization with the AC power supply. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354074 | POWER FEED DEVICE OF INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE - A power feeding device of a non-contact charging device includes a power factor improvement circuit which converts an AC power supply to DC, and improves a power factor, a smoothing capacitor connected to an output end of the power factor improvement circuit, an inverter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements, and generates an AC signal using a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a power supply, a power feeding section which feeds power based on the AC signal to a power receiving device, and a control circuit which modulates a duty factor of each of the switching elements of the inverter circuit in synchronization with the AC power supply, wherein the control circuit controls the plurality of switching elements so that an increment of the modulated duty factor is not equal to a decrement of the modulated duty factor. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354075 | ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power reception device includes power reception electrodes which establish electric field coupling with power transmission electrodes provided in a power transmission device; and a transformer and rectification circuit which supply electric power based on the electric field excited by the power reception electrodes to a load. The power reception electrodes and the transformer form a parallel resonant circuit. The power transmission device includes a transformer which generates AC voltage to be applied to the power transmission electrodes; and a table in which correspondences between a plurality of resonant frequencies and a plurality of rated powers are described. The power transmission device sweeps the frequency of a PWM signal and detects the resonant frequency of the parallel resonant circuit, identifies a rated power corresponding to the detected resonant frequency based on the table, and adjusts the duty ratio of the PWM signal to match the identified rated power. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354076 | LINEAR TRANSFORMER DRIVER FOR PULSE GENERATION WITH FIFTH HARMONIC - A linear transformer driver includes at least one ferrite ring positioned to accept a load. The linear transformer driver also includes a first, second, and third power delivery module. The first power delivery module sends a first energy in the form of a first pulse to the load. The second power delivery module sends a second energy in the form of a second pulse to the load. The third power delivery module sends a third energy in the form of a third pulse to the load. The linear transformer driver is configured to form a flat-top pulse by the superposition of the first, second, and third pulses. The first, second, and third pulses have different frequencies. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354077 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH KEYS AND VOLTAGE DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device with a plurality of keys which correspond to a plurality of standard voltages respectively comprises a voltage generation module, a detection module, storage, an acquiring module, a comparison module, and an extraction module. The voltage generation module with an initial voltage decreases the initial voltage to the standard voltage corresponding to the pressed key. The detection module detects whether the current voltage of the voltage generation module is equal to the initial voltage. The storage stores the current voltage as a reference voltage when the current voltage is not equal to the initial voltage. The acquiring module acquires a current voltage of the voltage generation module after a predetermined time. The comparison module compares the acquired current voltage with the reference voltage. When the acquired current voltage is equal to the reference voltage, the extraction module executes an operation corresponding to the reference voltage. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354078 | MULTI-SWITCHING DEVICE AND MULTI-SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-switching device and a multi-switching method thereof perform the following steps. A first control signal and a second control signal are received. Whether the first control signal and the second control signal are received is determined. When the first control signal and the second control signal are received, whether the first control signal and the second control signal specify any control requests is determined. When the first control signal and the second control signal respectively specify a control request, a control signal protection procedure is performed to control a first bus to communicate with one of second buses, and an error warning signal is outputted. When the first control signal and the second control signal do not respectively specify any control requests, a backup processing procedure is performed, and the error warning signal is outputted. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354079 | PROGRAMMABLE & SIMULTANEOUS LOAD SWITCH CONTROL FOR POWER SEQUENCING - A power delivery and control device that includes a voltage input line, a voltage output line, a control logic unit coupled to the voltage input and voltage output line to control a voltage being delivered by the voltage output line based on a programmable behavior parameter, a voltage output register accessible to the control logic unit to define the programmable behavior parameter, a control register accessible to the control logic unit to activate and deactivate the voltage output line, and a control line coupled to the control logic unit to receive commands to change content of the voltage output register. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354080 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING POWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER ACCESSORY IS CHARGED - A method is employed by an electronic device for managing power used by an associated accessory device attached to the electronic device. The method includes applying a current to the accessory device and in response to the applied current, at least one of first and second identifier resistances are identified in the accessory device. The method determines whether the accessory device is connected to a power supply in response to the at least one of identified first and second identifier resistances and applies power to the accessory device in response to a determination the accessory device is not connected to the power supply. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354081 | Electrical Power Grid for A Downhole BHA - A downhole electrical power grid electrically connects a string of downhole tools including at least a first power generating tool and a second power consuming tool. The power generating tool includes a power generator, an electric load, and a power management controller. The power management controller is configured to automatically electrically connect and disconnect the tool from the power grid. The power generating tool may include a rotary steerable tool having a power generator, an electric actuator, and the aforementioned power management controller. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354082 | Fault Tolerant Service Switch Operation in a Utility Meter - A method for controllably disconnecting a utility power service from a load includes a step of receiving a disconnect command at a control circuit within a utility meter housing. Then, responsive to receiving the disconnect command, using the control circuit to provide a first signal to a first switch operably connecting a charging circuit to an energy storage device. The method also includes charging, at least in part, the energy storage device via the charging circuit. After charging the energy storage device at least in part, a second signal is provided to a second switch that operably connects the energy storage device to the electrically powered source of motive force such that the electrically-powered source of motive force causes a service switch to controllably interrupt the connection between a utility power service and a load. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354083 | SWITCH - A switch is provided. The switch includes a control chip and a trigger device. The trigger device is coupled to a first pin of the control chip. When a user uses the trigger to generate a first control signal, and the control chip detects the first control signal via the first pin, the control chip switches the operating mode of the switch to a managed mode from an unmanaged mode according to the first control signal. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354084 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An active electrode and a passive electrode provided in a power transmitting apparatus | 2014-12-04 |
20140354085 | ACTUATOR - According to the present invention there is provided an actuator comprising, a movable member, the movable member comprising a support frame which is configured such that it can oscillate about a first oscillation axis and a mirror which is fixed to the support frame such that oscillation of the support frame will effect oscillation of the mirror; an coil, which cooperates with the support frame; one or more boundary portions provided between the support frame and the mirror which reduce the influence of warp transmitted from an edge of the support frame to the mirror, as the support frame oscillates about the first oscillation axis; wherein the support frame further comprises one or more cut-out regions, wherein the one or more cut-out regions are configured to be parallel to at least a portion of the coil, to reduce stress on the coil as the support frame oscillates about the first oscillation axis and/or to reduce the temperature dependence of the properties of the actuator. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354086 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH CONTACT CONNECTORS - An electrical machine includes permanent magnets, a housing, a stator winding contained in the housing, and a cover. The cover includes at least two contactors and is connected to an electrical harness. The stator winding has at least two phase outputs, with at least one electrical connector being fixed to each phase output of the stator winding. Each of the electrical connectors has a contact surface intended to cooperate with a contact element. When the cover is installed on the housing, each contactor of the cover is in contact with a contact surface of a corresponding electrical connector fixed to a phase output of the stator winding, such that the electrical machine is connected to the electrical harness. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354087 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A power module composite includes a power module ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354088 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - A connection housing ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354089 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH LIQUID COOLED HOUSING - An electric machine having a stator, a rotor and a housing assembly with two end caps and inner and outer axially extending members. The outer housing member is disposed about the inner member. Ribs extend from one housing member and engage the other housing member in an interstitial space. The other housing member may be a tubular sleeve. The ribs define axially extending fluid path segments within the interstitial space and the end caps close the opposite axial ends of the interstitial space and define an inlet and an outlet for a liquid coolant. The liquid coolant path may be serpentine. The housing member with ribs may include a sleeve portion with at least some ribs having a width greater than the radial thickness of the sleeve portion. Threaded fasteners can attach the end caps to the enlarged width ribs. The inner and outer housings are advantageously extrudable. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354090 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH LIQUID COOLED HOUSING AND END CAP - An electric machine that includes a stator operably coupled with a rotor. At least one axially extending housing member is thermally coupled with the stator core and defines a plurality of axially extending fluid passages. An end cap defines a plurality of end turn fluid passages interconnecting the axially extending fluid passages. The end turn fluid passages are arranged circumferentially about and proximate a first axial end of the stator whereby the axially extending fluid passages and end turn passages define a serpentine path. An electronic component thermally coupled with the end cap is disposed radially inward and axially proximate the plurality of end turn fluid passages. The electronic component may be at least partially axially positioned between the distal limit of the stator windings and the axial limit of the serpentine path. In alternative embodiments, the end cap supports a bearing assembly for the rotor shaft. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354091 | ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE PROVIDED WITH THE ROTOR - In a rotor for a rotary electric machine including an electronic device, such as a diode, around which a coil is wound and which is connected to the coil via a lead wire, poor connection between the coil and the electronic device caused by a centrifugal force is prevented. A rotary electric machine includes: a shaft that is rotatably supported; a rotor core that is fixed to the shaft and around which the coil is wound; and the electronic device that is provided non-parallel to the shaft so as to rotate together with the rotor core, that has a main body having a rectifying function and a terminal section electrically connected to the main body, and in which the lead wire extending from the coil is connected to the terminal section. A connection section between the lead wire and the terminal section of the electronic device is provided on an inner diameter side of the main body of the electronic device in a radial direction of the rotor core. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354092 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A cooling fan is provided at an axial end portion of a rotor. The cooling fan generates a cooling air when rotated integrally with the rotor. On a stator core arranged at a position on a radially outer side of the rotor, a plurality of stator coils are arrayed in a circumferential direction of the stator core. Each stator coil includes a coil end that protrudes from an axial end surface of the stator core. A front housing covering the cooling fan includes: an exhaust port for passing the cooling air therethrough, at least part of the exhaust port being located at a position on a radially outer side of the coil end; and a recess portion opposed to the coil end in an axial direction. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354093 | CONTROL DEVICE-INTEGRATED ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A control device-integrated rotating electric machine includes: a rotor integrally supported by a rotary shaft; a stator; a front case and a rear case; a pulley provided on a part of the rotary shaft, the part being protruded from the front case; a control circuit portion provided outside the rear case; a cover for covering the control circuit portion; and a rotating electric machine-side connector provided for the control circuit portion, the rotating electric machine-side connector being provided outside the cover. The rotating electric machine-side connector has a connection side that is oriented so as to be inclined on a side separating from the pulley with respect to a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the pulley, in which a belt is looped. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354094 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine includes: a stator core that is formed of a plurality of split core pieces that are annularly arranged therein, coil conductors being wound around respective split core pieces. One ends of the respective coil conductors which are wound around the respective split core pieces are connected to power supply terminals for corresponding phases, and other ends of the respective coil conductors are connected to each other to form a neutral point, the respective coil conductors are formed of rectangular wires, and the neutral point-side end portions of the respective coil conductors are led to an outside of the stator core from one point on a circumference of the stator core. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354095 | Rotating Electrical Machine - Provided is a high-output, high-efficiency, and high-quality rotating electrical machine that is excellent in productivity, can prevent interference in coil end portions of stator coils, and has a stator with improved coolability. A stator coil | 2014-12-04 |
20140354096 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF ACTUATING A RING PISTON - An electromechanical actuator device ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354097 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - To obtain a rotating electric machine with a simple configuration, including a clearance filling member which can be easily assembled to a bearing housing portion without requiring time and does not adversely affect an outer race of a bearing, provided is an AC generator for a vehicle including a resin case ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354098 | Auxiliary bearing for magnetically suspended rotor system - An assembly that includes a rotating shaft supported with respect to a stationary housing by at least one active magnetic bearing presenting a mean radial air gap and at least one auxiliary bearing having a bushing fixed to the housing and a sleeve fixed on the rotating shaft. The bushing and the sleeve have opposite surfaces that define a clearance (E2) which is less than the mean radial air gap (E1). The bushing and the sleeve each exhibit symmetry around a longitudinal axis of the shaft and have different profiles in a longitudinal cross-section including the longitudinal axis to optimize the contact pressure distribution when the rotating shaft lands on the auxiliary bearing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354099 | MAGNETIC MOTOR - A magnetic motor includes a rotor and a stator, in which there are magnets and materials of high magnetic permeability. The stator magnets are arranged with surfaces facing the rotor magnets in a staggered arrangement. The motor may be used to boost torque, for example in bicycles. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354100 | RARE EARTH MAGNET, ROTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR RARE EARTH MAGNET - A rare earth magnet may include a formed body having magnetic powder containing rare earth metal, the formed body being magnetized, a coating film which is formed on an outer face of the formed body, and a rust preventive treatment layer which is formed on a surface of the magnetic powder in a pore of the formed body. In a manufacturing method for a rare earth magnet, a forming step is performed in which a formed body having magnetic powder containing rare earth metal is formed, after that, a coating film forming step is performed in which a coating film is formed on an outer face of the formed body and, after that, a rust prevention processing step is performed in which rust preventive liquid is impregnated into the formed body. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354101 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - A rotor is formed with a partition wall interposed between a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body. Projections of the partition wall block gaps between salient poles of the first magnetic body and salient poles of the second magnetic body which are arranged at shifted positions when seen in an axial direction of a rotating shaft to shield a flow of air flowing in the axial direction. Notches are formed in parts other than the gaps to decrease a volume thereof and to reduce inertia thereof. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354102 | Axial Flux Motor With Stator Pre-Load - A motor comprises a stator assembly, a rotor assembly having a stator core, and a stator cup adjacent the stator core. The inside surface of the stator cup comprises a plurality of aligned regions and a plurality of pressure regions. Each of the plurality of aligned regions is axially aligned with a corresponding one of a plurality of fastener-engaging regions of the stator cup. Each of the plurality of pressure regions is spaced from each of the plurality of aligned regions. A plurality of fastening portions operatively engages the fastener-engaging regions and operatively engages the stator core in a manner urging the stator core and the stator cup toward one another. Urging of the stator core and the stator cup toward one another by the plurality of fastening portions causes the stator core to exert pressure on the plurality of pressure regions. The pressure being exerted on the plurality of pressure regions by the stator core as a result of the fastening portions urging the stator core and the stator cup toward one another is greater than pressure being exerted on the plurality of aligned regions by the stator core. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354103 | MOTOR - A motor includes a stator including stator cores and coils wound on the stator cores, a rotor disposed at the inside of the stator and rotated by electromagnetic interaction with the stator, and a motor shaft combined with the rotor so as to be rotated together with the rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor cores arranged to be separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the rotor, a plurality of rotor slots formed between the plurality of rotor cores, a plurality of permanent magnets inserted into the plurality of rotor slots, and a plurality of cover members connecting neighboring rotor cores to close one opened side of each of the plurality of rotor slots. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354104 | ROTOR FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A ROTOR | 2014-12-04 |
20140354105 | CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT OF A PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR FOR A GENERATOR - Construction arrangement of a permanent magnet rotor in an electric machine that comprises a plurality of notches having permanent magnets inserted axially to form the poles of the electric machine. The magnetic magnets are arranged in the notches made in the geometry of the magnetic plate constituting the mechanical structure of the rotor. The axial notches divide the geometry of the rotor stacked plate into two areas separated by a narrow magnetic strip known as the bridge, through which the dispersion magnetic flux is regulated. The dispersion magnetic flux established thereby is reduced by at least 20% because of the recess on the mentioned bridge. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354106 | REDUCTION OF LEAKAGE FLUX IN ELECTRICAL MACHINES - An electrical machine includes an armature defining a winding slot that houses a winding. A slot opening connects into the winding slot. A flux repeller is disposed in the slot opening to reduce slot leakage flux. In certain embodiments the armature is a stationary armature defining a plurality of winding slots, each winding slot housing a winding. A rotor is disposed radially apart from the stationary armature with a radial gap defined between the armature and rotor core. Each winding slot has a slot opening that connects the winding slot to the gap. A plurality of flux repellers is included as described above, with a respective one of the flux repellers disposed in each respective slot opening to reduce slot leakage flux. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354107 | ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An electric motor assembly includes a housing and a stator. The housing includes an outer housing surface, an inner housing surface defining an interior housing cavity, and a plurality of housing protrusions extending from the inner housing surface. The stator is disposed in the inner housing cavity and includes an outer stator surface, an inner stator surface, and a plurality of stator protrusions extending from the outer stator surface toward the outer housing surface. The stator protrusions are configured to mate with the housing protrusions to frictionally couple the stator to the housing in order to fix the stator relative to the housing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354108 | STATOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator includes a hollow cylindrical stator core comprised of a plurality of stator core segments and an outer cylinder fitted on the radially outer surface of the stator core. The stator core has a recess formed in the radially outer surface and the recess has an engaging wall surface that extends in both the axial and radial directions of the stator core. The outer cylinder has a fastening portion for fastening the outer cylinder to the stator core. The fastening portion is formed to be partially surrounded by a plurality of first slits and a second slit. The fastening portion is bent radially inward to have a second slit-side end part thereof received in the recess of the stator core. Further, the second slit-side end part of the fastening portion has a distal end engaging with the engaging wall surface of the recess of the stator core. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354109 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF DOPANT - A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer includes undoped piezoelectric material and doped piezoelectric material, where the doped piezoelectric material is doped with at least one rare earth element, for improving piezoelectric properties of the piezoelectric layer and reducing compressive stress. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354110 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave element by forming a sacrificial layer on a part of a primary surface of a substrate. A piezoelectric film sandwiched between a pair of electrodes is formed on the primary surface of the substrate so as to cover the sacrificial layer, the piezoelectric film being formed from scandium-containing aluminum nitride having a scandium atomic concentration with respect to the total number of scandium atoms and aluminum atoms of more than 24 atomic percent. An etching step of removing the sacrificial layer by etching is performed. Prior to the etching step, a protective film formed from aluminum nitride or scandium-containing aluminum nitride having a lower scandium atomic concentration than that of the piezoelectric film is provided so as to cover at least a part of a portion of the piezoelectric film located in a region in which the sacrificial layer is provided. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354111 | ULTRASONIC WAVE CONVERTER, ELECTRIC PULSE GENERATING DEVICE, AND ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - An ultrasonic wave generating device includes: an ultrasonic transducer; and a variable pulse generating device which generates and outputs an electric pulse. The ultrasonic transducer comprises a piezoelectric element which receives electric pulse from the electric pulse generating device and vibrates, and a memory which stores characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer. The electric pulse generating device includes a variable pulse generator which generates and outputs an electric pulse having at least one of a variable frequency, a variable voltage and a variable current, an information receiver which receives characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer from the memory, and a controller controlling the variable pulse generator based on the characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer received by the information receiver such that the variable pulse generator generates and outputs an electric pulse which has at least one of a variable frequency, a variable voltage and a variable current. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354112 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORS FOR REDUCTION OF NOISE AND VIBRATION IN VEHICLE COMPONENTS - Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric resonator for damping noise from a vehicle component. The piezoelectric resonator includes a first piezoceramic material having a first electrode, the first piezoceramic material disposed at a first location on one side of the vehicle component and a second piezoceramic material having a second electrode, the second piezoceramic material disposed at a second location on an opposing side of the vehicle component, wherein the first location is opposite the second location. The piezoelectric resonator also includes a shunt circuit comprising a resistor and an inductor, the shunt circuit connected to the first electrode and the second electrode in series. The shunt circuit is configured to dissipate energy from vibration experienced by the vehicle component. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354113 | HIGH FREQUENCY PIEZOCOMPOSITE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A transducer with triangular cross-sectional shaped pillars is described for suppressing lateral modes within a composite, and a method for producing the same. According to one aspect of the present application, a plurality of triangular cross-sectional shaped pillars extends outwardly from a substrate and form an array of pillars. The resulting array of pillars is configured to suppress the lateral modes of the transducer at higher operating frequencies, such as, at or above 15 MHz, at or above 20 MHz, or at or above 30 MHz. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354114 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An acoustic wave device includes: a support substrate; a piezoelectric substrate; and a cap substrate, wherein the cap substrate includes a first region located along an outer peripheral portion of the cap substrate, a second region located along an inside of the first region and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first region, and a third region located inside the second region and having a thickness less than a thickness of the second region, and a surface of the first region is bonded to the surface of the outer peripheral portion of the support substrate, a surface of the second region is bonded to a surface of an outer peripheral portion of the piezoelectric substrate, and a surface of the third region is located away from a surface of the piezoelectric substrate to form a space for the excitation electrode to vibrate. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354115 | SOLIDLY MOUNTED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR HAVING MULTIPLE LATERAL FEATURES - A solidly mounted resonator (SMR) includes an acoustic resonator on a substrate, the acoustic resonator having multiple acoustic impedance layers having different acoustic impedances, respectively. The SMR further includes a bottom electrode on a top acoustic impedance layer of the plurality of acoustic impedance layers, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, a top electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and multiple lateral features on a surface of the top electrode. The lateral features include multiple stepped structures. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354116 | COST-EFFECTIVE SINGLE CRYSTAL MULTI-STAKE ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - This invention pertains to piezoelectric actuators made of single crystal active elements which not only exhibit uniform and superior displacement in the axial direction but also of lower cost to produce than full single crystal ring or tube actuators. Said multi-stake actuator is made up of multiple longitudinal (d33) or transverse (d3i or d32) mode piezoelectric single crystal active elements, bonded together by epoxy with the aid of shaped edge- and top and bottom washer-stiffeners which are configured to suit various application needs. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354117 | FAN MOTOR, INLINE TYPE FAN MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - Block components having a conductive property are mounted on lands for connection to a harness so as to increase the height of the lands on a circuit board which is to be connected to windings. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354118 | ENCODER FOR A COMPACT REVOLUTION TRANSMITTER AND ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A COMPACT REVOLUTION TRANSMITTER - An encoder is provided for a revolution transmitter, in particular for an electric motor, for sampling a rotationally symmetrical material measure. The encoder comprises at least one integrated sensor circuit, where the integrated sensor circuit is designed in a flexible manner and applied to a likewise flexible circuit board, and where the integrated sensor circuit and the circuit board form a flexible sensor unit and the sensor unit is curved outwardly from a plane. A revolution transmitter with an encoder, as well as an electric motor with such a revolution transmitter, are also provided. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354119 | PERMANENT MAGNET-TYPE ROTATING MACHINE | 2014-12-04 |
20140354120 | CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A DRAWER CABINET - A closure system for drawer cabinets, comprising locking means ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354121 | ANTI-TIP CLOSURE DEVICE FOR DRAWER CABINET - A closure device for a drawer cabinet, comprising a linear guide ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140354122 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic device housing includes a first housing, a second housing, a limiting member, and a fastening member. The first housing includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and a sidewall coupling the bottom wall and the top wall. The bottom wall, the sidewall, and the top wall cooperatively define a receiving chamber. The top wall of the first housing defines a limiting hole. The second housing is adhered to the first housing and received in the receiving chamber. The second housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface and the bottom surface are adhered to the corresponding top wall and bottom wall. The limiting member is inserted in the limiting hole and resists against the top surface of the second housing. The fastening member couples the top wall of the first housing and the top surface of the second housing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354123 | CASING FOR HOUSING OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE CONTROL UNIT - A casing for housing an occupant protection device control unit is mounted to a vehicle body. The casing is composed of a metallic base mounted on the vehicle body with its plate surfaces facing upward and downward, respectively, and a main body that is put on and mounted on the base. The base has a lock portion that is deformable according to a deformation of the vehicle body caused by a collision load from a vehicle front. The lock portion, when deformed, causes a front portion of the base to be locked with at least a part of a front wall of the main body. | 2014-12-04 |
20140354124 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING VALUE DOCUMENTS - An adapter for connecting first and second modules in a device for handling notes of value. Also disclosed is a cover for such note handling device. | 2014-12-04 |