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| 20130291156 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH149728 - According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH149728. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH149728, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH149728 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH149728. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130291157 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH889629 - According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH889629. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH889629, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH889629 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH889629. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130291199 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF CORN VARIETY CV489341 - According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV489341. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV489341, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV489341 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV489341 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV489341. | 10-31-2013 |
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| 20120006412 | Sports Pitch Rainwater Harvesting Systems Suitable for Use in Developing Countries - A water harvesting sports arena system includes a stadium seating area, a playing surface operating as at least a part of a water catchment arrangement, and a water reservoir, which may be a segmented tank, positioned below the playing surface to receive and store water passing through the playing surface. A water discharge arrangement is associated with the water reservoir so that water is dischargeable from the water reservoir for consumption or other uses. The stadium seating area is advantageously impervious to water so as to direct water toward the playing field for capture. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006738 | Continuously Supplied Water Filtration Banks - A filtration and dispensing system that is particularly suitable for underdeveloped parts of the world is provided for storing, filtering, and dispensing rainwater, surface water, or groundwater. The system includes a bank of ceramic filters, a water retention container for holding water to be dispensed by the system, and at least one header tank to which water supplied from the water retention container is fed. A pump is utilized to withdraw water from a lower portion of the water retention container and supplied to the header tank. The withdrawn water is distributed by way of piping from the header tank to individual ceramic filters in the bank of ceramic filters, and a collection tank receives filtered water discharged from the bank of ceramic filters. Trickle feed nozzles or other discharge elements are used to discharge the filtered water from the collection tank for use. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007365 | Deployable wind power and battery unit - A portable, selectively deployable power supply and storage arrangement includes a frame, a floor securable to the frame and having a longitudinally extending guide member provided thereon, a mast assembly having a first end pivotally connected to a tractor element slidable along the guide member and a second end opposite the first end, and a wind turbine receivable at the second end of the mast assembly. A support is pivotally connected to and extends between both the frame and a portion of the mast assembly so that, upon displacement of the tractor element along the guide member, the support produces movement of the mast assembly between retracted and deployed positions. To facilitate transportation and relocation of the power supply and storage arrangement, the frame, the floor, the mast assembly, the wind turbine, and the support are configured to define a single unit and are collectively receivable in a shipping container. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20110084561 | OIL COOLED MOTOR/GENERATOR FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN - An oil-cooled motor/generator for an automotive powertrain located outside of the transmission is provided, such as a BAS motor/generator. The motor/generator may have a stator, a rotor circumscribed by the stator, and a motor shaft on which the rotor is mounted for rotation. A housing assembly may surround the stator and the rotor, with a bearing positioned between the housing assembly and the motor shaft. A flow control member may at least partially circumscribe the rotor axially adjacent the stator. A bearing retainer may be positioned axially adjacent the bearing. A rotor end ring may be axially adjacent the rotor. The housing assembly may have an inlet configured to receive cooling oil. The housing assembly, the flow control member, the bearing retainer and the rotor end ring may be configured to distribute the cooling oil from the inlet to cool the stator, the rotor and the bearing. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120122622 | ELECTRICALLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A hybrid transmission having an input member, an output member, and a single motor/generator is characterized by a plurality of fixed-ratio modes of operation and at least one electrically variable mode of operation. In the fixed-ratio modes of operation, the speed ratio between the input member and the output member is independent of the speed of the motor/generator. In the electrically variable mode of operation, the speed ratio between the input member and the output member is dependent upon the speed of the motor/generator. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120187797 | STATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A PHASE-TO-PHASE INSULATOR, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLYING A STATOR ASSEMBLY - An insulator assembly for a stator assembly of an electric machine includes an annular ring attached to a stator core, and a plurality of coil separators supported by the annular ring and extending from the annular ring axially along a longitudinal axis. One of the coil separators is disposed between each adjacent pair of the coils to prevent contact between adjacent coils having a different electrical phase. The coil separators are slideably inserted between the adjacent pairs of coils, with the annular ring positioning and supporting the coil separators. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120226483 | MOTOR TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION BASED ON THERMAL MODEL - A vehicle includes a power source, a motor, and a computing device. The power source provides electrical energy to the motor, and the motor generates rotational motion from the electrical energy received. The computing device is configured to estimate a temperature of the motor in real time based at least in part on a thermal model of the motor. The thermal model includes a plurality of nodes and at least one thermal resistance. Each node represents a region of the motor and each thermal resistance represents a heat transfer path between at least two of the nodes. A method includes solving one or more energy balance equations to determine a temperature change at each node and estimating the temperature of the motor in real time based at least in part on the temperature change at each node and at least one of the thermal resistances in the thermal model. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130076175 | CONNECTION MODULE FOR A BAR WOUND STATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BAR WOUND STATOR ASSEMBLY - A bar wound stator assembly includes a connection module attached to a stator core at a weld end of the stator assembly. The connection module provides all required electrical connections to connect shaped plurality of hairpin bar connectors of the stator assembly within a first pole pair of a winding set of conductors. All of the hairpin bar conductors include an identical span. The connection module completes each phase of the winding set, to connect each phase of the winding set to define a connection configuration, e.g., a wye or a delta connection configuration, and to connect the stator assembly to all external connections. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130090791 | VEHICLE MOTOR TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION - Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided pertaining to the determination of a temperature of a vehicle motor having an ignition when the ignition is turned on following a period of time in which the ignition had been turned off. A memory stores a function having a boundary condition that comprises a prior temperature from when the ignition was turned off. A processor is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to determine an amount of time for which the ignition has been turned on and determine the temperature of the motor using the function if the amount of time for which the ignition has been turned on is less than a predetermined threshold. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130152892 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLUID PREHEATER - An electric vehicle powertrain includes a battery configured to couple with an external power source, a power plant including at least one three-phase electric motor, and a power controller configured to receive electrical energy from the battery and to controllably provide electrical energy to the at least one electric motor. The electric motor includes a stator having a plurality of electrical windings and a rotor having a magnetic field orientation, with the rotor being configured to rotate relative to the stator. The power controller is configured to warm an engine fluid by determining the position of the rotor relative to the stator; determining a DC current for each of the three motor phases such that the electromagnetic field of the stator mirrors the magnetic field orientation of the rotor; and by providing the determined DC currents to the electric motor to resistively heat the fluid. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130328454 | ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY WITH NON-MAGNETIC RESOLVER SHIELDING RING - A hub assembly for an electric machine includes a rotor hub and a machine rotor. Rotation of the machine rotor generates an electromagnetic (EM) field. The hub assembly includes a resolver rotor that encodes an angular position of the machine rotor as a set of resolver signals. An EM field barrier ring between the resolver rotor and the rotor hub adds a magnetic barrier between the machine rotor and the resolver rotor to reduce noise in the resolver signals. The resolver rotor may be bonded to the EM field barrier ring. The EM field barrier ring may have an L-shaped cross section, and may be press-fitted into a pocket of the rotor hub. A vehicle includes a transmission having an input member and an electric machine having a rotor shaft connected to the input member of the transmission. The electric machine includes the hub assembly noted above. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130342052 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROTOR AND HOUSING FINS - An electric machine is provided with a rotor core rotatable about a central axis. A first end ring is operatively connected to one end of the rotor core. A first housing component at least partially encloses the rotor core. At least one first rotor fin extends from the first end ring in a first direction which may be substantially parallel to the central axis. At least one first housing fin extends from the first housing component in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction. The first rotor and housing fins extend circumferentially around the central axis. The first rotor fin and the first housing fin are configured to interleave, thereby enhancing heat transfer between the first rotor and housing fin, and cooling the rotor core. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140210392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR EMPLOYED TO POWER A FLUIDIC PUMP - An electric motor powers a fluidic pump fluidly connected to a hydraulic circuit. Operating the electric motor includes determining a heat transfer coefficient for the electric motor based upon a temperature of hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic circuit. A temperature of the electric motor is determined based upon the heat transfer coefficient. Operation of the electric motor is controlled based upon the temperature of the electric motor. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150035391 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - An apparatus for providing a coolant to a stator and a rotor of an electric motor in a vehicle having a coolant pump is provided. The apparatus includes a base defining a plurality of first openings through at least one of which the coolant is flowable to the stator. The apparatus also includes at least one wall extending from the base to define a cavity configured to receive the coolant from the coolant pump. The apparatus further includes at least one first raised member within the cavity that extends from the base. The at least one first raised member defines at least one second opening substantially aligned with one of the first openings to form a first passageway through which the coolant is flowable to the rotor. The apparatus may be located above the electric motor such that the coolant is flowable by gravity to the stator and/or the rotor. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150035470 | ELECTRIC POWER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - An electric power assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor being rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the stator. An inverter is coupled to the electric motor and includes a power switching device that outputs an electrical signal from the inverter at a first frequency and having interference at a second frequency. The second frequency is a byproduct of the electrical signal creating the first frequency. The stator is electrically connected to the inverter to receive the first frequency such that the stator produces a first magnetic field. A frequency filter is attached to the rotor and directs the portion of the electrical signal having the second frequency to the rotor such that the rotor produces a second magnetic field that interacts with the first magnetic field to rotate the rotor about the pivot axis relative to the stator. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150349614 | EXPANDING GAP SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A number of variations may include a product comprising a gap support tool comprising an inflatable body portion, wherein the inflatable body portion comprises a plurality of fluid chambers, and wherein the plurality of fluid chambers are constructed and arranged to center a rotor inside a stator and create a concentric air gap between the stator and the rotor during assembly. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160023573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method for operating an electric machine of a ground vehicle includes periodically determining an aging parameter based upon a temperature of the electric machine and periodically determining a short-term aging effect based upon the periodically determined aging parameter. A long-term aging effect is determined based upon the short-term aging effect. A short-term temperature adjustment is determined based upon the short-term aging effect and a long-term temperature adjustment is determined based upon the long-term aging effect. A temperature-based derated motor torque is determined based upon the long-term temperature adjustment and the short-term temperature adjustment. Operation of the electric machine is controlled responsive to an operator command for torque based upon the temperature-based derated motor torque. | 01-28-2016 |
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| 20080255124 | Chemical Compounds - This invention relates to non-steroidal compounds that are modulators of androgen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and progesterone receptors, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090093464 | Naphthalene Derivatives as Modulators of the Glucocorticoid Receptor - The present invention relates to naphthalene derivatives of formula (I) that are modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor, and to processes for the preparation and use of the same. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090163588 | ANILINE DERIVATIVES AS SELECTIVE ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - This invention relates to non-steroidal compounds that are modulators of androgen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and progesterone receptors, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090170907 | Chemical Compounds - This invention relates to non-steroidal compounds that are modulators of androgen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and progesterone receptors, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090264482 | CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - This invention relates to non-steroidal compounds that are modulators of androgen receptor, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110301203 | CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - This invention relates to non-steroidal compounds that are modulators of androgen receptor, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20080297879 | Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light - According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic mirror having a variable reflectivity, a glare sensor for sensing levels of light directed towards the front element from the rear of the vehicle, an ambient sensor for sensing levels of ambient light, a display positioned behind the partially transmissive, partially reflective portion of the reflector for displaying information therethrough. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090046870 | AUTO BIAS MICROPHONE SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE LOADS AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An autobias vehicular microphone system ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100124339 | VEHICULAR MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY USING FRACTIONAL POWER PHASE NORMALIZATION - A triangular microphone assembly ( | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100150374 | VEHICULAR AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) MICROPHONE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION OF A MICROPHONE SIGNAL - A method for processing signals for reducing noise components in a vehicular microphone system ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110123041 | TWO WIRE AUTOBIAS VEHICULAR MICROPHONE SYSTEM HAVING USER INPUT FUNCTIONALITY AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An autobias vehicular microphone system ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110222706 | VEHICULAR MICROPHONE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION OF A MICROPHONE SIGNAL - A vehicular microphone system ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110255142 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WINDOW SYSTEM - An electrical control system is disclosed for controlling a plurality of variable transmittance windows. The electrical control system comprises a master control circuit and user input circuits for supplying control signals representing transmittance levels for the variable transmission windows, and a plurality of slave window control circuits coupled to the master control circuit, user input circuits and the variable transmittance windows. Each slave window control circuit controls the transmittance of at least one of the variable transmission windows in response to control signals received from the master control circuit and/or user input circuits. Also disclosed are novel methods for the manufacture of an electrochromic device used in variable transmittance windows. Novel structural features for improving heat transfer away from the windows, shielding the window from external loads, and improving the electrical performance of the windows are also disclosed. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120027241 | VEHICULAR DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY FOR PREVENTING AIRFLOW ENCOUNTER - A microphone mounting assembly ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120287496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DC POWER TO AN OUTSIDE ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR (OEC) USING A PULSE WIDTH MODULATED (PWM) INPUT - A power supply for supplying direct current (DC) power from a pulse width modulated (PWM) source includes a connector configured to be in electrical communication with a PWM power source. A hold-up circuit is in electrical communication with the connector and is configured to convert electrical power supplied from the PWM power source to DC power. This DC power is supplied to a drive circuit where a microcontroller is configured to control the drive circuit by supplying the DC power from the drive circuit to a load. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120330652 | SPACE-TIME NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A space-time adaptive beamformer for reducing noise in a vehicle that includes two or more microphones. A first weighting network is used for adjusting the signal characteristics of at least one output of the microphones while at least one delay network is also used for delaying the output in time of at least one output of the microphones. A second weighting network then adjusts the signal characteristics of the output of each of the delay networks and at sum adder works to combine the output of the first weighting network and the second weighting network. Finally, an output of the sum adder is combined with an artificial noise free reference signal to provide a low distortion noise reduced output. By generating a desired signal that acts as an artificial noise free signal reference, adequate noise reduction to be obtained without the distortion created due to processing non-linearity. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130135475 | MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to monitoring and automatic control systems. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130202142 | LOW POWER MICROPHONE CIRCUITS FOR VEHICLES - A low power microphone circuit for a vehicle is provided that includes: at least one microphone transducer; a digital signal processor for receiving output signals from the at least one microphone transducer and for generating a digitally processed audio signal; an output amplifier for amplifying the audio signal from the digital signal processor and modulating an input voltage with the audio signal; and a DC power supply for supplying power to the digital signal processor. The output amplifier and the DC power supply may be electrically coupled in series. The DC power supply and the output amplifier may be powered by the input current, where the input current is no greater than about 6 mA. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130297305 | NON-SPATIAL SPEECH DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A non-spatial speech detection system includes a plurality of microphones whose output is supplied to a fixed beamformer. An adaptive beamformer is used for receiving the output of the plurality of microphones and one or more processors are used for processing an output from the fixed beamformer and identifying speech from noise though the use of an algorithm utilizing a covariance matrix. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140209790 | DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTIC REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - An electro-optic rearview mirror system is provided. The electro-optic rearview mirror system includes an inside electro-optic rearview mirror element and an outside electro-optic rearview mirror element in series with the inside electro-optic rearview mirror element. A drive circuit is in electrical communication with the inside electro-optic rearview mirror element and the outside electro-optic rearview mirror element and includes a first power operational amplifier and a second power operational amplifier, both of which are configured as voltage followers. The drive circuit is configured to apply overvoltage to the inside electro-optic rearview mirror element if the outside electro-optic rearview mirror element is shorted. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140266550 | SOLDERABLE PLANAR MAGNETIC COMPONENTS - An inductive component having a printed circuit board (“PCB”) with a first side and a second side. An aperture extends through the PCB and a conductive winding is printed onto the PCB surrounding the aperture. A core is formed by a first core member and a second core member. The first core member includes a first base member with at least one joining surface which is solderable to the first side. A first core leg extends at least partially through the aperture. The second core member includes at least a second base member and is coupled to the first core member or the second side. To manufacture the PCB, the first core member is soldered to the first side and then the PCB is inverted. The second core member is then coupled to at least one of the first core member or the second side. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140268282 | DIMMABLE MIRROR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A manual dimmable mirror assembly includes a mirror element having a first substantially transparent substrate and a second substantially transparent substrate. The first and second substantially transparent substrates are substantially parallel and define a cavity that contains an electro-optic medium. The mirror assembly also includes an input device and a controller in communication with the input device. The controller configured to control electrical power supplied to the mirror element, such that the mirror element transitions from a substantially clear state to a substantially dark state at least partially based upon the communication from the input device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150098121 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE WINDOW SYSTEM - A variable transmittance window system is provided and includes at least one variable transmittance window. At least one energy harvesting device generates electrical power. A power supply circuitry maximizes the electrical power. At least one energy storage device is charged by the electrical power. A slave control circuitry controls a transmittance state of the at least one variable transmittance window, the slave control circuitry being powered by at least one of the power supply circuitry and the at least one energy storage device. A master control circuitry monitors the slave control circuitry, wherein the master control circuitry is operable to issue a wireless override signal to the slave control circuitry such that the slave control circuitry changes the transmittance state of the at least one variable transmittance window to an override transmittance state. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150126178 | TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A trainable transceiver module for operating a home operating system includes a housing, a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing and accessible to sunlight, a rechargeable power source, a trainable transceiver, and a one or more activation switches. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150137941 | INTERNET-CONNECTED GARAGE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM - An internet-connected garage door control system is disclosed that includes a garage door opener for opening and closing a garage door in response to signals received through the internet, and an in-vehicle remote garage door opener integrated into a vehicle for transmitting the signals through the internet to the garage door opener. The in-vehicle remote garage door opener includes an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, a trainable RF transceiver for transmitting an RF signal to the garage door opener, a user-actuated input, an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, and a controller, wherein, upon actuation of the user-actuated input, the controller is configured to at least one of (a) request a signal to be transmitted by the internet-connected device through the internet to the garage door opener, and (b) cause the trainable RF transceiver to transmit the RF signal to the garage door opener. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160043762 | POWER SUPPLY FOR VEHICLE BASED TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER - One embodiment of the invention relates to a trainable transceiver. The trainable transceiver includes a transceiver circuit, a user input device, a battery, and a voltage regulator circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to reproduce and transmit control signals for operating a plurality of remote electronic devices. The user input device is configured to accept user input. The voltage regulator circuit includes a DC-DC converter configured to step up the battery voltage level, a low leakage switch configured to couple the battery and the DC-DC converter, and a temperature-sensitive current source configured to control the low leakage switch. The battery is configured to power the transceiver circuit, the user input device, and the voltage regulator circuit. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160062513 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH WITH FALSE TRIGGER PROTECTION - An electronics module proximate an exterior surface of a vehicle is disclosed. The module comprises a housing configured for mounting to an interior surface of the vehicle. An electronic circuit is enclosed in the housing. The electronic circuit comprises a proximity sensor and a sensor guard. The proximity sensor is configured to detect an object proximate the housing. The sensor guard is disposed between the interior surface and the proximity sensor and configured to limit a detection by the proximity sensor of an input originating from the exterior surface of a vehicle. | 03-03-2016 |
