| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20130002106 | HIGH-DENSITY BLADE WITH HOT EXTRACTION OF COMPONENTS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a blade ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002107 | CUTLERY TRAY, DISHWASHER BASKET AND DISHWASHER - The invention in particular is related to a cutlery tray ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002108 | LIQUID CONCENTRATE/EXTRACT BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH REPLACEABLE CONCENTRATE/EXTRACT CARTRIDGE - A concentrate/extract cartridge for dispensing a liquid concentrate/extract is provided. The cartridge includes a hollow body and a dispensing tube that contains a pumping device. The cartridge includes a valve having a valve stem that passes through a port of a valve seat connected to the dispensing tube. A piston is located at a first end of the valve stem and a valve body is located at a second end of the valve stem in removable contact with the valve seat for alternately opening and closing the port. A liquid dispenser suitable for numerous applications and having a removably insertable concentrate/extract cartridge and a method of dispensing a liquid are also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002109 | Mobile Electronic Device Housing - A mobile electronic device housing includes a housing base including a sound redirection chamber, a locking slide cavity, and a support handle cavity. The mobile electronic device housing further includes a housing front panel configured to couple to the housing base including a rectangular top opening, a push button, a locking slide receiver and a sound redirection vent. The mobile electronic device housing further includes a locking slide coupled to the locking slide. The mobile electronic device housing further includes a support handle coupled to the support handle cavity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002110 | HOLDING DEVICE - A holding device includes a case; a base including a placement portion for placing an article, and a fixture holding portion provided on one end side of the placement portion, and rotatably attached relative to the case through a pivot support portion; a slider slidably attached to the base, and including a movable holding portion for releasably holding the article between the movable holding portion and the fixture holding portion; an urging member urging the slider; and a positional control device provided between the base and the slider, and releasably locking the slider in an arbitrary position when the slider slides against an urging force of the urging member. A placement-angle holding device is provided between the base and the case, and holds the base at a predetermined placement angle relative to the case in conjunction with sliding of the slider against the urging force of the urging member. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002111 | DETACHABLE COMBINING DEVICE - A detachable combining device for covering an electronic module is disclosed in the present invention. The detachable combining device includes a first casing having an engaging portion, a second casing, a buckling component pivotably disposed on the second casing, and a latch slidably disposed on the second casing. The buckling component buckles the engaging portion of the first casing, so as to constrain movement between the first casing and the second casing. The latch is for sliding relative to the second casing along a first direction to move the buckling component, so that the buckling component pivots relative to the second casing for disassembling from the engaging portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002112 | DETACHABLE CABINET WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS - A detachable cabinet with multiple functions is provided. The cabinet includes a folding frame, a top panel and a bottom panel. The folding frame is foldable to save transport costs. Also, the top panel and the bottom panel are connected to the folding frame the notch and the stud. Therefore, the bench cabinet can be assembled and disassembled easily without tools by users. After assembly, the cabinet would assemble divider panels or drawers to form as a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002113 | DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - An improvement in the door of a household electrical appliance which comprises a bipartite rotary door containing an outer door ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002114 | Flexible Display With Cover Positioning Means - A display system ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002115 | PULL-OUT GUIDE FOR DRAWERS - A pull-out guide for drawers has a carcass rail, a drawer rail, and a central rail which is moveably mounted between the carcass rail and the drawer rail. At least one carriage is mounted in moveable manner between at least two rails of the pull-out guide. A synchronization apparatus avoids running faults of the pull-out guide, and the synchronization apparatus has at least one synchronization wheel which interacts firstly with the one carriage and secondly with a running surface which is arranged on one of the rails. The synchronization wheel is in the form of a gear with two pinions with different diameters. The first pinion and the second pinion are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein, when one pinion moves, the other pinion also moves. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002116 | WEAPONS STORAGE SYSTEM AND KIT - In a weapons storage system or kit for constructing a weapons storage system, sidewalls, and a top wall are provided which, when assembled, form a cabinet. At least one weapons back panel section has a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being mountable in or at a rear of said cabinet. A plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion are receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section for construction of the weapons storage system. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002117 | REFRIGERATOR SHELF ASSEMBLY - A shelf assembly for use in a refrigerator includes a glass panel having a central region and a perimeter region, with the perimeter region having an upwardly turned spill prevention lip. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip is upwardly turned relative to the central region via a glass forming process. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip includes upwardly turned lip portions at the front, rear, left and right sides of the glass panel. The central region of the glass panel includes a storage portion. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip circumscribes the periphery of the central region to limit spillage of liquid over the sides of the glass panel. The shelf assembly may include a pair of support rails bonded at lower surfaces of the left and right sides of the glass panel and having attachment elements configured to mount the shelf assembly at the refrigerator. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002118 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in a substantially hexagonally-shaped structure, each of the sub-pixels including a corresponding one of a plurality of organic light emitting devices, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of first sub-pixels for emitting light of a first color, a plurality of second sub-pixels for emitting light of a second color, and a plurality of third sub-pixels for emitting light of a third color, and wherein centers of adjacent ones of the first, second, and third sub-pixels form a triangle having one of three sides that is shorter than the other two of the sides. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002119 | FIELD EMISSION PANEL - A field emission panel is provided. The field emission panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a sealing member and a plurality of spaces which are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of concave portions which are formed on a surface of the first substrate, a plurality of cathode electrodes which are disposed within each of the plurality of concave portions, a plurality of field emission materials which are disposed on each of the cathode electrodes, a plurality of gate electrodes which are fixed to areas of the surface of the first substrate which separate the concave portions of the first substrate with a gap therebetween, a light emission unit which is disposed on the second substrate, and a charging prevention resistance unit which is disposed on the first substrate, on a gap between a pair of gate electrodes. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002120 | SPARK PLUG, METAL SHELL FOR SPARK PLUG, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPARK PLUG - Provided is a spark plug that is excellent not only in salt resistance but also in stress corrosion cracking resistance. The spark plug includes a metal shell covered by a composite layer including a nickel plating layer and a chromate layer formed on the nickel plating layer. The chromate layer has a film thickness of 2 to 45 nm and Cr element concentration of not more than 60 at % and contains Ni in addition to Cr. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002121 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A SPARK PLUG - An electrode material for use with spark plugs and other ignition devices, where the electrode material includes ruthenium (Ru), plus one or more additional constituents like precious metals, refractory metals, active elements, metal oxides, or a combination thereof. In one example, the electrode material is a multi-phase material that has a matrix phase including ruthenium (Ru) and one or more precious metals, refractory metals and/or active elements, and a dispersed phase including a metal oxide. The metal oxide may be provided in particle form or fiber/whisker form, and is dispersed throughout the matrix phase. A powder metallurgy process for forming the electrode material into a spark plug electrode is also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002122 | SPARK PLUG ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION - A spark plug includes an electrode tip assembly located at an axially-facing free end surface of an electrode body. The electrode tip assembly includes an electrode tip body and a firing tip and has a longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the electrode body. The electrode tip body may be a Ni-alloy piece and is attached to the electrode body, and the firing tip may be an Ir-alloy piece with a sparking surface that faces a spark gap. The electrode body may include a groove formed in the axially-facing free end surface that is useful to help position the electrode tip assembly for attachment. The spark gap can be formed between opposing electrode tip assemblies, and the size of the spark gap can be adjusted during assembly without the need for bending the electrode body. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002123 | GREEN EMITTING PHOSPHOR - Cerium, gadolinium and terbium doped aluminum phosphates of formula I may be used in fluorescent lamps | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002124 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A light emitting device includes a light emitting element that emits primary light and a wavelength conversion unit that absorbs part of the primary light and emits secondary light. In the light emitting device, the wavelength conversion unit includes a plurality of types of phosphors that emit secondary light having wavelengths different from each other, and at least one of the phosphors is a covered phosphor covered with a surface film that reflects secondary light emitted from a phosphor other than the covered phosphor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002125 | Display Device and Electronic Device - To improve color reproduction areas in a display device having light-emitting elements. A display region has a plurality of picture elements. Each picture element includes: first and second pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose x-coordinate in a CIE-XY chromaticity diagram is 0.50 or more; third and fourth pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose y-coordinate in the diagram is 0.55 or more; and fifth and sixth pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose x-coordinate and y-coordinate in the diagram are 0.20 or less and 0.25 or less, respectively. The light-emitting elements in the first and second pixels have different emission spectrums from each other; the light-emitting elements in the third and fourth pixels have different emission spectrums from each other; and the light-emitting elements in the fifth and sixth pixels have different emission spectrums from each other. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002126 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent lighting device that can reduce the occurrence of short-circuiting caused by inrush current. The organic electroluminescent lighting device includes: transparent substrate | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002127 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting display device having improved extraction efficiency and viewing angle characteristics includes a sub-pixel having a resonating region in which light generated by an emission layer resonates and is emitted, and a non-resonating region in which light does not resonate and is emitted. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002128 | PLANAR LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE - A planar light-emitting module includes a planar substrate applied with a reflection film, a light-emitting element mounted on the reflection film side of the substrate, a first transparent resin layer disposed to encapsulate at least the light-emitting element, and a second transparent resin layer disposed to sandwich an air layer between the second transparent resin layer and the first transparent resin layer. A phosphor for converting the wavelength of light radiated from the light-emitting element is disposed by dispersion in the first and second transparent resin layers and the phosphor is selected such that when the second transparent resin layer is viewed from the outside, pseudo-white light is observed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002129 | PHOSPHOR AND LEDS CONTAINING SAME - There is herein described a phosphor for use in white pc-LED applications. The phosphor has a composition represented by (Y | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002130 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a display apparatus including an organic EL element utilizing the optical interference effect, and a lens, a light absorbing layer is disposed such that, of light radiated from the organic EL element into a protective layer, light radiated at a larger angle than an angle, at which a light intensity distribution of the light radiated into the protective layer with respect to a radiation angle of the light takes a local minimum value, is not output to the outside of the display apparatus through the lens. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002131 | Organometallic Complex, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device - An organometallic complex emitting blue phosphorescence which can be manufactured inexpensively is provided. An organometallic complex in which nitrogen at the 1-position of a 5-aryl-4H-1,2,4-triazole derivative is coordinated to a Group 9 metal or a Group 10 metal, the aryl group is bonded to the Group 9 metal or the Group 10 metal, and the 5-aryl-4H-1,2,4-triazole derivative is a 3-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivative is provided. The organometallic complex emits green to blue phosphorescence and has a cost advantage. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002132 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES FOR LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device is provided. A first electrode is provided, over which the rest of the device will be fabricated. A first organic layer is deposited over the first electrode via solution processing. The first organic layer includes:
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| 20130002133 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL - A flexible display panel including: a flexible substrate including a first region, second regions that extend from the first region and that have a curved surface, and a third region folded towards the second regions; a first display region in the first region of the flexible substrate; a second display region in the second regions of the flexible substrate; a plurality of non-display regions outside the first display region or the second display regions, wherein at least one of the plurality of non-display regions is in the third region of the flexible substrate; and an encapsulation member for encapsulating the first display region and the second display regions. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002134 | Lighting Apparatus - According to an exemplary embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a light source that includes a light emitting element, and a member which is irradiated by light emitted from the light source and which is formed of resin substantially not containing halogen or phosphorus. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002135 | VEHICLE LAMP CONTROLLER - A vehicle lamp controller includes a lamp control unit that performs lamp control, in which light amount or light distribution of each of a plurality of lamps to be provided on a vehicle that runs on electric power from a battery, is controlled, according to a priority that is assigned to each of the plurality of lamps, wherein the priorities are determined based on degrees of necessity of the plurality of lamps in securing safety for the vehicle. The vehicle lamp controller may further include a remaining battery charge detecting device for detecting a remaining charge of a battery, and the lamp control unit may be configured to perform the lamp control according to the priorities when the remaining charge becomes lower than a predetermined threshold. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002136 | SYSTEM LEVEL POWER DELIVERY TO A PLASMA PROCESSING LOAD - The present disclosure discusses a power delivery system, and methods of operation, configured to monitor characteristics of a generator, a match network, and a plasma load, via one or more sensors, and control these components via a local controller in order to improve power delivery accuracy and consistency to the plasma load. Control can be based on a unified monitoring of power characteristics in the power delivery system as well as variations between components and even non-electrical characteristics such as plasma density, end point, and spectral components of plasma light emission, to name a few. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002137 | GAS CONVERSION SYSTEM - A gas conversion system using microwave plasma is provided. The system includes: a microwave waveguide; a gas flow tube passing through a microwave waveguide and configured to transmit microwaves therethrough; a temperature controlling means for controlling a temperature of the microwave waveguide; a temperature sensor disposed near the gas flow tube and configured to measure a temperature of gas flow tube or microwave waveguide; an igniter located near the gas flow tube and configured to ignite a plasma inside the gas flow tube so that the plasma converts a gas flowing through the gas flow tube during operation; and a plasma detector located near the gas flow tube and configured to monitor the plasma. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002138 | AMALGAM TEMPERATURE MAINTAINING DEVICE FOR DIMMABLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS - A fluorescent lighting device includes a ballast and a tube. An amalgam is located within the tube. A resistive heater is operatively coupled with the ballast, to receive electrical power from the ballast while the fluorescent lighting device is in an OFF state. The resistive heater is mounted near the amalgam to transfer heat to the amalgam while the fluorescent lighting device is in the OFF state. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002139 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE - There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device package including: a semiconductor substrate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposed thereto; a light source disposed on a first principal surface side of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of electrode pads disposed on a second principal side of the semiconductor substrate; a conductive via extended from the plurality of electrode pads and penetrating the semiconductor substrate; and a driving circuit unit including a plurality of diodes obtained through a pn junction formed by a p-type region and an n-type region, and electrically connected to the conductive via and the light source. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002140 | LAMP FAILURE DETECTOR - Apparatus and methods for detecting lamp failure in a rapid thermal processing (RTP) tool are provided. Lamp failure detection systems are provided that can accommodate DC and/or AC voltages. The systems sample voltage signals along a circuit path formed by at least two serially connected lamps, calculate a voltage drop across the first lamp of the at least two serially connected lamps based on the sampled voltage signals, and determine whether a lamp failure has occurred based on a relationship between the voltage drop across the first lamp and a total voltage applied to the circuit path. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002141 | LED DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VOLTAGE INPUT - A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is driven based on the voltage and current requirements of the LEDs at any given time. The driving of the LEDs is adapted to the input voltage provided. A series of switches (e.g. MOSFETS) is used to selectively illuminate the LEDs according to the input voltage and current, with more LEDs being lit as the input voltage or current increases. In one configuration, the switches are driven to provide a light dimming function. The LEDs can be controlled remotely using, e.g. an X | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002142 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system has a solar power generation section, a control section which generates a control signal based on the output of the solar power generation section, a power conversion section which converts a direct-current electric power input thereto to output a direct-current electric power, and a lighting section which is driven by the direct-current electric power output from the power conversion section | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002143 | Controller - A controller is disclosed for controlling the optical output of at least one light emitting diode. The controller comprises a control unit and a power supply unit for supplying power to the at least one light emitting diode. The control unit is arranged to receive as input, first and second signals which are representative of the operating characteristics of the at least one light emitting diode, and which is further arranged to control the power output from the power supply unit to the at least one light emitting diode in dependence of the first and second signals. The first signal is representative of the current within the at least one light emitting diode and the second signal is representative of the temperature of the at least one light emitting diode so that the optical output from the at least one LED can be varied in accordance with the operating characteristics of the at least one light emitting diode. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002144 | MULTIMODE COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM - Described herein are day lighting systems that utilize a combination of at least one natural light source with at least one multimode artificial light source. Also disclosed are methods for designing and operating such systems. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002145 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device which adjusts luminance of a display panel is disclosed. The display device senses light which leaks from a display area to a non-display area and adjusts the luminance of the display panel according to the sensed light. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002146 | LAMP ARRANGEMENT - In various embodiments, a lamp arrangement with a lamp including a base which is able to be inserted into a socket for establishing contact with the lamp, wherein the lamp arrangement has at least one operating element for setting a property of the lamp, wherein the at least one operating element is not accessible when the lamp is being used in the intended manner. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002147 | METHOD OF LIGHTING INTENSITY AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT AND DEVICE WITH LIGHTING INTENSITY AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT - Method of lighting intensity automatic adjustment and corresponding device, in which the light emitted by a light unit is adjusted according to the input signal from a passive infrared motion sensor and/or a dusk sensor. In one embodiment, starting from a stand-by condition in which the lamp unit is switched-off, the light from the lamp unit is smoothly brightened up to 100% of its maximum power in case of detection of a motion from the motion detector and in case that also a dusk condition is detected by the dusk sensor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002148 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS AND/OR DEVICE - An emitting device includes a first electrode on a base substrate, a second electrode on the base substrate, a third electrode on the base substrate, an emitting structure on and/or at a same level as the first electrode, a first pattern on the base substrate being electrically connected to the first electrode, and a plurality of second patterns on the base substrate, wherein at least one of the second patterns is arranged on a first side of the first pattern and is electrically connected to the second electrode and at least another one of the second patterns is arranged on a second side of the first pattern and is electrically connected to the third electrode, the first side opposing the second side. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002149 | HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVER USING MEDIUM VOLTAGE DEVICES - A voltage drive circuit is constructed by stacking NMOS and PMOS transistors to provide high voltage levels with an output voltage swing greater than the breakdown voltage of the individual transistors used to build the voltage drive circuit. The voltage drive circuit may include a series stack of capacitors connected between gates of the stacked PMOS and NMOS transistors. The capacitive loading causes the gate signals to change more synchronously. Errors in timing for these gate signals, which would otherwise result in damage from exceeding the breakdown voltage across a pair of terminals of one of the NMOS and PMOS transistors, are mollified. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002150 | LAMP TUBE SWITCH CIRCUIT - A lamp tube switch circuit supplies power to a selected LED/fluorescent lamp tube connected between first and second connectors and comprises a ballast and a starter. A power supply has positive and negative terminals. A switch module comprises first, second and third switches each having a first end connecting with the positive terminal, fourth and fifth switches each having a first end connecting with the negative terminal and a sixth switch having a first end connecting with the first connector. A button module has six buttons one of which is correspondent to the selected lamp tube. A control unit is connected to the button module, and functions to turn on and turn off the switches with a predetermined mode according the selected lamp tube. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002151 | LAMP TUBE SWITCH CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - A lamp tube switch circuit includes a first connector and a second connector for connecting a lamp tube, a power supply, a switch module including at least six switches connected between the power port, the first connector and second connector, a detecting unit connected between the first connector and the second connector, a control unit, a ballast and a starter. The detecting unit detects impedances between the pins of the lamp tube to determine the type of the lamp tube. The control unit is connected to the detecting unit, and operated to have some of the switches to turn one and the others to turn off whereby a drive circuit is formed enabling power from the power supply to flow through the lamp tube to make the lamp tube to generate light. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002152 | LAMP TUBE SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A lamp tube switching circuit includes a first connector and a second connector for connecting either an LED lamp tube or a fluorescent type lamp tube, a switch module being a mechanical switch including first, second and third switches, a starter and ballast. Each of the first and second switches has a static terminal for connecting with a power supply, and four dynamic terminals for selectively connecting with the static terminal thereof. Different circuits can be configured by adjusting the connection between the static and dynamic terminals, wherein each circuit can drive a selected type of lamp tube to generate light. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002153 | Multi-Color Light Emitting Device Circuit - The present invention discloses a multi-color light emitting device circuit, which includes: multiple light emitting device strings of different colors, a timing control circuit, a power regulator circuit, and preferably a dark feedback circuit. Each light emitting device string has multiple light emitting devices coupled in series. The number of the light emitting devices of each light emitting device string is determined by an operational voltage of the light emitting device, wherein at least two of the light emitting device strings have different numbers of the light emitting devices, such that voltage drops of the two light emitting device strings are closer to each other than in a case wherein the two light emitting device strings have the same number of the light emitting devices, and the response time of the light emitting device strings are increased. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002154 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An illuminating apparatus includes a drive circuit that generates a drive current, and an organic light emitting panel that receives the drive current and that emits light. The drive circuit is capable of controlling a color temperature of the emitted light from the organic light emitting panel by controlling a current strength of the drive current and is capable of controlling a brightness of the emitted light according to a pulse width of the drive current. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002155 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE MODULE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A light-emitting diode (LED) module and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The LED module is supplied through an external voltage source. The LED module includes a bridge rectifying unit, a LED unit, and an integrated circuit (IC) unit. The bridge rectifying unit rectifies the external voltage source into an inner DC voltage source. The LED unit is electrically connected to the bridge rectifying unit and driven through the DC voltage source. The IC unit is electrically connected to the bridge rectifying unit and the LED unit and is supplied through the DC voltage source, thus providing a piecewise constant-current control or a piecewise variant-current control to the LED unit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002156 | TRANSFORMER-ISOLATED LED LIGHTING CIRCUIT WITH SECONDARY-SIDE DIMMING CONTROL - A transformer isolated LED lighting circuit supplies current from a secondary-side storage capacitor to one or more LED strings in conformity with one or more dimming values. The dimming values are communicated through the transformer by patterns or codes provided in pulses of a power converter circuit that charges the storage capacitor from the primary side of the transformer, or alternatively by a special modulated signal provided in addition to the switching pulses. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002157 | Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices Having Selectable and/or Adjustable Color Points and Related Methods - Light emitting devices include a first string of LEDs that emit light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit supplies respective drive currents to the first string of LEDs, the second string of LEDs and the third light source, at least two of which are independently controllable. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002158 | TWO-TERMINAL CURRENT CONTROLLER AND RELATED LED LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED lighting device includes a first luminescent device for providing light according to a first current, a second luminescent device coupled in series to the first luminescent device for providing light according to a second current, a silicon-controlled rectifier coupled in parallel to the first luminescent device and configured to conduct a third current when a voltage established across the first luminescent device exceeds a break-over voltage, and a two-terminal current controller coupled in parallel with the first luminescent device and in series to the second luminescent device and configured to regulate the second current according to a voltage established across the two-terminal current controller. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002159 | CONTROLLING CIRCUIT FOR AN LED DRIVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a high efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) driver that can include a controller, an LED apparatus, an LED current sensing circuit, and a power switch. The LED current sensing circuit may be used to generate a feedback signal indicative of LED current. The controller may be coupled to the LED current sensing circuit to receive the feedback signal and generate a driving signal. The power switch may be used to operate in periodic on and off conditions to drive the LED apparatus and maintain a driving current of the LED apparatus that is substantially constant. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002160 | Switching Power Supply and Luminaire - A switching power supply includes a first switching element, a rectifying element, a first inductor and a second inductor. The first switching element supplies a power supply voltage to the first inductor and al lows a current to flow when the first switching element is on. The rectifying element is connected in series to the first switching element, and allows a current of the first inductor to flow when the first switching element is turned off. The second inductor is electromagnetically coupled to the first inductor, a potential to turn on the first switching element is induced when the current of the first inductor increases, and a potential to turn off the first switching element is induced when the current of the first inductor decreases. The induced potential is supplied to a control terminal of the first switching element. The rectifying element includes a diode and a second switching element. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002161 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVING CIRCUIT - A light emitting element driving circuit comprising: a rectifying circuit; a voltage-dividing circuit; a transistor increasing or reducing a driving current of a light emitting element according to turning on or off a rectified voltage; a control circuit bringing the transistor to an on or off state at predetermined intervals and bringing the transistor to the other state when a voltage according to a current flowing through the transistor increases and becomes the reference voltage being divided voltage obtained by dividing the rectified voltage; and a voltage-dividing ratio adjustment circuit to set a voltage-dividing ratio of the voltage dividing circuit as a first voltage-dividing ratio to reduce the reference voltage when an amplitude of the rectified voltage is larger than predetermined amplitude and to set the voltage-dividing ratio as a second voltage-dividing ratio to increase the reference voltage when an amplitude of the rectified voltage is smaller than predetermined amplitude. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002162 | LED BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT - A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit is disclosed in the present disclosure. The LED backlight driving circuit in configured to power an LED backlight module, and comprises: a voltage stabilizing circuit, being configured to receive an input voltage and filter the input voltage to output a stabilized direct current (DC) voltage; a first boost circuit and a second boost circuit connected with the voltage stabilizing circuit respectively, being configured to receive the stabilized DC voltage and boost the stabilized DC voltage for output to the LED backlight module; and a selection control circuit, being configured to alternately select one of the first boost circuit and the second boost circuit to power the LED backlight module. The LED backlight driving circuit of the present disclosure can improve the voltage boosting efficiency and reduce the cost, so it is of great utility. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002163 | Input Voltage Sensing For A Switching Power Converter And A Triac-Based Dimmer - An electronic lighting system and method described herein control energy provided to an electronic lighting device, such as one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or compact fluorescent lamps (CELs), of the electronic lighting system. A triac-based dimmer phase cuts a line voltage provided to the electronic lighting system. A controller of the electronic lighting system utilizes a probing system to overcome idiosyncrasies of the triac-based dimmer to allow the controller to probe and sense the line voltage. To reduce energy consumption, rather than probing each cycle of the output voltage of the triac-based dimmer, the controller periodically or intermittently probes the output voltage of the triac-based dimmer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002164 | LED LIGHT FIXTURE - Light emitting diode (LED) light fixtures and methods of manufacturing LED light fixtures are provided. In one embodiment, an LED light fixture comprises a housing having a back surface, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The LED light fixture further comprises a support strip attached to the back surface of the housing adjacent to the first end portion. The support strip has at least one lamp holder configured to physically support a first end of an LED lamp. Also, the LED light fixture includes a power supply strip attached to the back surface of the housing adjacent to the second end portion. The power supply strip has at least one receptacle configured to physically support a second end of the LED lamp. The at least one receptacle is further configured to provide electrical power to the LED lamp. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002165 | Drivers for Loads Such as Light Emitting Diodes - An apparatus is disclosed that includes a first node coupleable to a power supply, a charge storage component coupled between a second node and a third node, and a first leg between the first node and second node. The first leg includes a first switching device. The apparatus includes a second leg between the first node and the third node. The second leg includes a second switching device. The apparatus includes a third leg between the second node and a fourth node. The third leg includes a third switching device. The apparatus includes a fourth leg between the third node and the fourth node, wherein the fourth leg includes a fourth switching device. The apparatus includes one or more contacts in one of the second leg or the third leg, the one or more contacts configured to be coupled to a load. Charging and load driving operations may be performed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002166 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE TRACK LIGHTING SYSTEM - A remotely controllable track lighting system includes a track with lamps supported on the track that are individually controlled by a wireless remote. Each lamp may be set to different intensity levels (e.g., high, mid, low, off) or to the same intensity level. All lamps may be set, upon initially turning on the lamps or at another time, to previously set intensity levels. The track system may also be powered via a wall switch where initially turning on the lamps via the wall switch causes all of the lamps to return to their previously set intensity levels or the user can move the wall switch off then on within a short period of time (e.g., 3 seconds) to cause all of the lamps to be set high. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002167 | VARIABLE CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE LUMINARY CONSTRUCTS - A lighting device comprising plural excitation sources configured to provide at least two excitation peak emissions of different wavelength and at least one phosphor material radiationally coupled to the plural light source, the lighting device having a plurality of operational states comprising a first operation state wherein excitation of the at least one phosphor material by a first peak emission from the plural excitation sources provides a first correlated color temperature (CCT) value, and at least one additional operational state wherein excitation of the at least one phosphor material by a second peak emission from the plural excitation sources provides at least one additional CCT value different from the first CCT value. Methods of varying the CCT value using the lighting device with controlled power distribution to the plural excitation sources. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002168 | PROGRAMMABLE SOLID STATE ILLUMINATING SYSTEM AND THE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a programmable solid state illuminating system and the controlling method thereof. The programmable solid state illuminating system is capable of controlling the property of a light ray emitted thereby in accordance with a user command inputted by a user. The system previously described comprises a lighting device, a driving device and an external controlling device, wherein the external controlling device comprises an outputting interface module, an inputting interface, a communicating module and a data processing module. Accordingly, the programmable solid state illuminating system of the present invention provides a simple, low cost and reliable way for adjusting the property of the light emitted by the lighting device and the user only need one inventory for various types of end products. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002169 | LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a lighting circuit configured to light a light source with a power supply from the outside, an accumulated-lighting-time storing section configured to store accumulated lighting time of the light source, and a control circuit configured to control the lighting circuit in a set mode. The control circuit sets, if a pattern for turning on and off the power supply from the outside is a predetermined initial illuminance correction setting pattern, a mode in an initial illuminance correction mode for performing initial illuminance correction corresponding to the accumulated lighting time of the light source. The control circuit sets, if the pattern for turning on and off the power supply from the outside is a predetermined normal setting pattern, the mode in a normal mode for not performing the initial illuminance correction. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002170 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light tube holder including two connectors for receiving either a light-emitting diode (LED) tube or a fluorescent tube. One of the connectors includes a rotary member rotatably received in a through hole defined in a retainer, and four conductive elastic pieces positioned in the retainer around the through hole. Two of the conductive pieces are electrically connected to an LED tube drive circuit board and the other two are connected to a fluorescent tube drive circuit board. The rotary member can be rotated to first and second positions, wherein at the first position, the LED tube can be activated, and at the second position the fluorescent tube can be activated. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002171 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a tube holder including two connectors for receiving either a light-emitting diode (LED) tube and or a fluorescent tube. One of the connectors includes a rotary member rotatably received in a through hole defined in a retainer, and three conductive elastic pieces positioned in the retainer around the through hole. One elastic piece is electrically connected to an LED tube drive circuit board and a fluorescent tube drive circuit board, and the other two conductive pieces are electrically connected to the LED and the fluorescent tube drive circuit boards, respectively. The rotary member can be rotated to first and second positions, wherein at the first position, the LED tube can be activated, and at the second position the fluorescent tube can be activated. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002172 | ELECTRIC-VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, four VVVF main circuit inverters for supplying electric power to drive a permanent-magnet synchronous motor are packaged into one unit. The four VVVF main circuit inverters are configured as a 4-in-1 inverter unit which shares a cooling mechanism for radiating heat generated due to power supply operation for the permanent-magnet synchronous motors to outside. A 2-in-1 semiconductor device package in which two semiconductor elements to convert electric power are packaged into one unit to be able to drive a permanent-magnet synchronous motor is contained in the 4-in-1 inverter unit. Thereby, individual control of inverters and reducing the size of the entire apparatus can be achieved for the electric-vehicle control apparatus. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002173 | TRACTION MOTOR CONTROLLER WITH DISSIPATION MODE - An apparatus in an electric vehicle including a propulsion electric motor powered by energy from an energy storage system, including a field oriented motor controller generating motor control signals for the electric motor, the motor control signals responsive to a flux command signal and a torque command signal; a torque command calculator, coupled to the motor controller, generating the torque command signal to command a desired torque; an optimal efficiency controller, coupled to the torque command calculator, generating an operating efficiency flux to operate the electric motor at a first determinable efficiency using a first power from the energy storage system while providing the desired torque; an excess dissipation controller generating an inefficient flux to operate the electric motor at a second determinable efficiency using a second power from the energy storage system independent of the desired torque wherein the second power is greater than the first power; and a mode controller setting the flux command signal using one of the optimal efficiency flux and the inefficient flux. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002174 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A control device for a motor drive system including an AC motor having a magnet in a rotor, a converter, and an inverter generates a step-up command value for the converter based on a torque command value for the AC motor. The control device determines whether or not to carry out field-weakening control for increasing a current in a direction weakening force of a magnet that is supplied from the inverter to the AC motor, based on the step-up command value and a state of drive of the AC motor. When field-weakening control should be carried out and when an absolute value of the torque command value is smaller than a threshold value, the control device further increases the generated step-up command value. By doing so, an amount of a field-weakening current can be decreased and therefore efficiency of the motor drive system can be improved. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002175 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool is included in a plurality of types of electric power tools. The plurality of types of electric power tools comprise a plurality of types of battery packs having different rated output voltages and a plurality of types of tool bodies, the housings of which are equipped with an attached part on which each of the battery packs is mounted in a freely removable manner. The attached part possessed by the plurality of types of tool bodies equipped with motors having different voltage characteristics is formed so as to be able to mount an arbitrary one of the plurality of types of battery packs having different rated output voltages. This makes it possible to widen the range of available battery packs and enhance convenience. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002176 | DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - Disclosed is a system and method for reducing vibrations caused by a motor during braking of a vehicle, More specifically, the disclosed technique detects an actual rotational speed of a drive motor, calculates a target rotational speed of the drive motor by filtering the actual rotational speed, calculates a speed difference between the actual rotational speed and the target rotational speed, calculate an offset value by filtering the speed difference, calculate a speed vibration by deducting the offset value from the speed difference, and reduce the speed vibration of the motor by applying a compensated torque in an opposite direction of the speed vibration based on the calculated speed vibration. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002177 | SENSORLESS CONTROL UNIT FOR BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - When a forced commutation mode ends, a switchover to a sensorless control mode is made. The sensorless control mode immediately after the switchover to the sensorless control mode is executed with a power source current maximum value set at a value higher than a rated current value of a motor. The sensorless control mode immediately after the switchover is executed only over a predetermined period of time, and, after a lapse of the predetermined period of time, a steady sensorless control mode is executed. In the steady sensorless control mode, the power source current maximum value is set at a value equal to the rated current value of the motor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002178 | INVERTER CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR USING INVERTER CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT - An inverter control device controls the operation of a brushless DC motor selsorlessly. A driving controller of the inverter control device switches commutation of switching elements from control based on a position detection commutation signal to control based on a forced synchronization commutation signal if an output voltage of an inverter circuit section is equal to or greater than a preset threshold and a value of a rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detector is equal to or less than a reference value less than a target value of the rotational speed. The output voltage controller of the inverter control device changes the output voltage control signal based on a phase difference detected by a phase difference detector when the driving controller is controlling commutation of switching elements based on the forced synchronization commutation signal. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002179 | CONTROLLER APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - To provide a controller apparatus of a type, in which the controller is given the redundancy so that the control of the drive motor can be properly performed at all times when an abnormality such as the failure of the controller occurs, with the reliability consequently increased, a plurality of controllers are provided, each including a power circuit for outputting a drive current for the drive motor and a control circuit, which is a light electric circuit, for controlling the power circuit in response to a motor drive command fed from a higher control. An abnormality determiner is provided for determining an abnormality occurring in the controller then in use according to a prescribed rule and then generating a switching signal. A switch is provided, which is operable in response to the switching signal to change the controller then in a state of functioning relative to the drive motor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002180 | SINGLE-PHASE BRUSHLESS MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT - A driving circuit for a single-phase-brushless motor includes a driving-signal-generating circuit to generate a driving signal for supplying, to a driving coil of the single-phase-brushless motor, first- and second-driving currents alternately with a de-energized period therebetween, an output circuit, and a zero-cross-detecting circuit. While measuring a driving cycle from a start of an energized period, during which the output circuit supplies the first- or the second-driving current to the driving coil, to a time when the zero-cross-detecting circuit detects a zero cross of an induced voltage, generated across the driving coil, during the de-energized period, the driving-signal-generating circuit determines a length of a subsequent energized period based on the measured driving cycle, when the zero-cross-detecting circuit detects the zero-cross, and the driving-signal-generating circuit determines a length of an immediately previous energized period as a length of a subsequent energized period, when the zero-cross-detecting circuit does not detect the zero-cross. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002181 | CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a control method of an electronic parking brake system, which variably controls the duty of voltage applied to a motor upon release of the electronic parking brake system. The control method includes controlling voltage applied to a motor to a first duty ratio upon release of the electronic parking brake system, controlling the voltage applied to the motor to a second duty ratio greater than the first duty ratio if locking of the motor occurs and the motor is not operated, and controlling the voltage applied to the motor to the first duty ratio if locking of the motor is released and the motor begins to operate, after the control of voltage to the second duty ratio. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002182 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION-SWITCHING OF WINDINGS IN A BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings is optimized between winding-configurations. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting a brushless DC motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002183 | DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF A CALCULATION FUNCTION THAT OPTIMIZES DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION-SWITCHING OF WINDINGS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A calculation function, which optimizes a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings between winding-configurations, is dynamically configured. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the electric motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002184 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION-SWITCHING OF WINDINGS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings in an electric motor in an electric vehicle is optimized between winding-configurations. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the electric motor in the electric vehicle is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002185 | SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL PROGRAM - There is provided a synchronous control apparatus, a synchronous control method, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the synchronous control program, which enable an impact applied to a driven shaft to be alleviated, and synchronous control to be started at a synchronization start position. A specifier that specifies a synchronization start position where a main shaft and a driven shaft start synchronization. A cam curve creator that creates a cam curve. A detector that detects position information of the main shaft in each control period. A controller that calculates a velocity command value to the driven shaft in each control period and calculates the velocity command value to the driven shaft in each control period, and the driven shaft is controlled with the calculated velocity command value. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002186 | POWER CONVERTER - Provided is a power converter that is capable of ensuring a conduction current without expanding the configuration of a DC voltage conversion circuit such as a DC chopper. Power can be supplied from both a DC chopper and a voltage source rectifier converting AC power into DC power, to a voltage source inverter. The voltage source rectifier has an upper arm part and a lower arm part having switching elements. The voltage source rectifier converts AC power obtained from an alternator into DC power, performs a DC chopper operation using the upper and lower arms thereof and a winding wire of the alternator, and supplies power of a DC power source to the voltage source inverter. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002187 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to a variable speed drive for driving a single phase motor. The variable speed drive generates enhanced motor voltages including harmonic components configured to reduce torque pulsations. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002188 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STRATEGY - The charging of an electric vehicle connected to a charging station is initiated. When a state of charge of the vehicle reaches a minimum state of charge, the charging is halted. The minimum state of charge is less than the full charge capacity of the vehicle. A time for reinitiating the charging is determined. The charging of the vehicle is reinitiated at the determined time. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002189 | MOBILE ELECTRICITY GENERATOR USING SOLAR, WIND AND FUEL-GENERATED POWER - A mobile electricity generator comprising a telescopic boom, a first retractable support leg, and a base. The telescopic boom comprises a first end and a second end. A wind turbine is attached to the second end of the telescopic boom and the wind turbine is capable of transforming wind into electricity. The first end of the telescopic boom and the first retractable support leg is attached to the base. The mobile electricity generator can further comprise a first solar panel that is capable of transforming light into electricity, the base can further comprise an external surface, and the first solar panel can be attached to the external surface of the base. The mobile electricity generator can further comprise a battery in electric communication with the wind turbine and first solar panel and the battery can be capable of at least temporarily storing the electricity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002190 | CHARGER, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND CHARGING METHOD - A completion time setting section sets a completion time that is a time at which charging of a secondary battery is completed. An output current measurement section acquires an output value of a current from a natural energy power supply apparatus. A power amount measurement section acquires an amount of power that is supplied until the charging of the secondary battery is completed. A predicted time calculation section calculates a time at which the charging of the second battery is completed by only the natural energy power based on the output value and the power amount as a predicted time. A control section causes the secondary battery to be charged with only the natural energy power when the predicted time is earlier than the completion time. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY CHARGING A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method for wirelessly charging the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes searching for a wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminal; receiving, upon finding a wirelessly rechargeable mobile terminal, power state information from the found rechargeable mobile terminal; setting the mobile terminal as one of a power supplying terminal and a power receiving terminal based on the received power state information; and performing a power charging operation with the found rechargeable mobile terminals according to the setting. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING MULTIPLE PROFILES IN A CHARGING PORT WITHOUT HOST INTERVENTION - An emulation system for charging any arbitrary portable device through a communication port on the portable device. The system includes a receptacle port for communicating with the portable device and a profile database for storing multiple charging profiles. Each charging profile including a set of parameters and at least one exit condition. Further, an emulation module applies a first charging profile to the portable device and monitors the set of parameters associated with the charging profile to identify an associated exit condition. Upon a determination that the exit condition for the first charging profile is met, the emulation module applies a next charging profile to the portable device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002193 | DOCK FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A dock for receiving a portable electronic device, including: a housing comprising an aperture; a support coupled to an inner wall of the housing; and a charging connector received in the support and movable relative to the housing for charging the portable electronic device when the charging connector extends through the aperture, wiring of the charging connector for electrically communicating with a power source; wherein the charging connector is movable relative to the housing in response to a magnetic force. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002194 | Secondary Battery System - Since in existent charge-discharge control the battery direct current resistance of a lithium ion battery increases at a low temperature or in a low SOC, the battery voltage may possibly exceed greatly the maximum allowable voltage instantaneously due to over-voltage during charging or may possibly decrease greatly to less than the minimum allowable voltage during discharging. If the lithium ion battery continuously lies in such a state the battery performance is degraded abruptly. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002195 | CHARGER AND PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A charger for a portable device includes a USB detector connected to a data pin to detect the effective resistance on the data pin before a USB transceiver is enabled, to identify USB or adapter plug in and control a charging current for a battery accordingly. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002196 | CHARGER AND PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A charger for a portable device includes a USB detector connected to a data pin to detect the effective resistance on the data pin before a USB transceiver is enabled, to identify USB or adapter plug in and control a charging current for a battery accordingly. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING - An electric vehicle charging station is described. The charging station includes an input connector configured for coupling with an alternating current (AC) power source and an output connector configured for coupling with an electric vehicle. The charging station also includes a variable-output transformer comprising a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side is coupled to the input connector and the secondary side is coupled to the output connector and configured to be in selective electromagnetic communication with an energy storage device associated with the electric vehicle. The charging station also includes a controller coupled to the transformer and configured to determine a level of voltage to provide to the electric vehicle. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002198 | Integral Electric Power/Compact Construction Equipment System - A system and method for charging a rechargeable battery for a vehicle are disclosed. The system may comprise an electrical generation apparatus that is a source of electric charge, a mobile unit to transport a vehicle, and a tie down having an input end and an output end. The tie down may be configured to releasably secure the vehicle to the mobile unit and to provide electrical charge generated by the electrical generation apparatus to the battery. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002199 | Charging of Li-ion Batteries - Techniques for charging a rechargeable battery having at least one rechargeable cell are described. A battery charger applies a constant current to charge the rechargeable cell and periodically measures a value of voltage of the rechargeable cell. The value of voltage is tracked over a time period required to charge the rechargeable cell to have the measured value of voltage be substantially equal to a crossover value of voltage for the rechargeable cell. A constant voltage is applied substantially equal to the crossover voltage for a second period of time, with the second period of time selected based on the tracked time period. The charging is terminated after the second period of charging time has elapsed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002200 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CHARGING METHOD, CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND BATTERY PACK - When maximum cell voltage remains at or below a maximum current control voltage (4200 mV), which is below the start-full-charge detection voltage (4210 mV), three consecutive times with 250 ms periodicity, set current is increased one level (128 mA). When maximum cell voltage is higher than the start-full-charge detection voltage three consecutive times with 250 ms periodicity, set current is reduced. When maximum cell voltage is higher than the start-full-charge detection voltage and charging current remains below 384 mA two consecutive times with 250 ms periodicity, the rechargeable battery is determined to be fully-charged. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATED BATTERY CHARGING AND BALANCING - A system and method is provided that allows the cells making up a battery pack to be kept at equal energy storage levels through the use of active re-distribution of the energy in each cell through a bi-directional transformer coupling means that will allow balancing to occur during charging, discharging, bulk charging, parallel charging or idle states. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002202 | CELL BALANCE CONTROL DEVICE AND CELL BALANCE CONTROLLING METHOD - A cell balance control device includes a battery monitor unit, a cell balance unit, and an ECU, and equalizes serially connected chargeable battery cells in a battery loaded into a vehicle. The battery monitor unit detects the voltage of each battery cell. The cell balance unit equalizes the voltages of the plurality of battery cells based on the voltage of each battery cell detected by the battery monitor unit. At least one of the times when an idling stop state of the vehicle starts, when the charging operation of the battery starts, and when the charging operation of the battery terminates triggers the ECU allowing the cell balance unit to equalize the voltage of the plurality of battery cells. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002203 | CELL BALANCING DEVICE - A cell balancing device includes a plurality of serially connected battery modules, an external generator, a transformer | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002204 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING-RECEIVING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SECONDARY BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A signal transmitting-receiving circuit includes a first circuit including a first MOS transistor having a gate and a drain, a second MOS transistor having a gate and a drain connected to the gate and drain of the first MOS transistor, and a source connected to ground, and a transmitting terminal transmitting a signal connected to the drains of the first and second MOS transistors; and a second circuit including a receiving terminal receiving the signal transmitted from the transmitting terminal of the first circuit connected to the transmitting terminal, a third MOS transistor having a gate connected to the receiving terminal, a drain connected to a reference voltage generator circuit and a source connected to ground, a resistor connected between the third MOS transistor and the reference voltage generator circuit, and an output terminal connected between the resistor and the third MOS transistor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002205 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING CHARGED STATUS - An electronic device includes a power port connected to an external power source and configured for recharging a rechargeable battery of the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an LED module, an LED control switch, a battery management unit and a pulse signal generator. The battery management unit detects the status of the rechargeable battery and sends a signal to the LED control switch. The pulse signal generator generates pulsed signals at a predetermined frequency and sends the pulsed signals to the LED control switch. The LED control switch converts the pulse signal to a control signal according the status of the rechargeable battery, and sends the control signal to the LED module, the LED module is turned on and turned off by the LED control switch corresponding to the control signal, thus providing different indications of the status of the rechargeable battery. | 2013-01-03 |
