| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20150035331 | CHILD SEAT WITH HARNESS STRAP PAD - A seat assembly is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a shell portion, a pair of harness straps, a seat cover, and a harness pad. The shell portion has an outer surface. The pair of harness straps have an upper portion. The seat cover has an inner surface. The harness pad includes a first portion and a pair of elongated pads. The first portion may be positioned between the outer surface of the shell and the inner surface of the seat cover. The pair of elongated pads may be connected to the head portion. The elongated pads may each be configured to slidably receive the upper portion of a respective one of the harness straps. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035332 | CHAIR WITH A PIVOTING BACKREST - A chair having a fixed support structure including two side uprights, a backrest having two side portions, and a pair of elastic joints connecting said side portions of the backrest to said side uprights, wherein each of said elastic joints comprises: a bushing fixed to a respective side upright, a helical spring having a longitudinal axis, the helical spring having an upper end resting against a front wall of the bushing, a compression member resting against a lower end of the spring, an upper attachment fixed to a corresponding side portion of the backrest, and a rigid connecting rod having an upper end and a lower end. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035333 | APPARATUS FOR LIFTING PERSONS - An apparatus to lift persons includes: a base; wheels attached to the base; a vertical assembly including a fixed subassembly and a traveling subassembly; a mechanism such as an actuator that powers vertical movement of the traveling subassembly; a fork system attached to the traveling subassembly and comprises a pair of forks; and a substantially flat seat plate that is removably attached to the fork system and includes a pair of channels along opposite sides of the seat plate. The seat plate is removed from the fork system, placed onto the floor, and is then mounted by a person. The seat plate is reattached to the fork system by inserting the forks into the channels, and the actuator is activated to lift the person from the floor. The base and fork system may be pivotally attached to the fixed subassembly and traveling subassembly, respectively, so that the apparatus is collapsible. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035334 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat having a seat shell, includes a first upper rail, which is arranged on the tunnel side and is movably guided in a first lower rail, and a second upper rail, which is arranged on the sill side and is movably guided in a second lower rail. The first upper rail can be displaced relative to the second upper rail, and due to that displacement the seat shell carries out a rotation about a vertically extending pivot axis. A main memory device is provided on the second upper rail, and at least one spring unit is provided, which acts upon the first upper rail relative to the second upper rail in the longitudinal direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035335 | RECLINABLE CHAIR - A reclinable chair includes a seat frame, a backrest frame pivoted to the seat frame, and two armrest units, at least one of which includes a sleeve having a tubular body with an inner peripheral surface defining a passage, a core rod spaced from the inner peripheral surface by an annular gap and having a rear end pivoted to the backrest frame. A biasing member is disposed between a front end of the tubular body and a front end of the core rod. A positioning member is disposed in the sleeve, and includes two curved sections and an intermediate section. The positioning member is movable between loose and tight positions, where the intermediate section is not squeezed and is squeezed into the gap, respectively. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035336 | Wheelchair Backrest Assembly - A backrest assembly for a wheelchair includes a support plate pivotally connected to a seat, wherein the support plate is configured to be pivotally adjusted between upright and reclined positions with respect to the seat; a slide plate slidably secured on a front surface of the support plate; and a backrest adjustment assembly operatively connected to the support plate and the slide plate. The backrest adjustment assembly includes a link configured to adjust the support plate. The slide plate slides over the support plate through the link. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035337 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle includes a first bracket, a plurality of pawls, a second bracket being relatively rotatably placed to face the first bracket, a cam mechanism having outer teeth of each of the pawls engage with and disengage from inner teeth of the first bracket by moving each of the pawls in the radial direction by rotating a cam member, the first bracket including a first circumferential wall portion and a second circumferential wall portion which are formed to include different levels from each other by a deformation processing, and a step portion serving as a fit-in portion and being fitted-in a fit-in recessed portion being provided at a fixed object of a seat, and the step portion including a welding portion at a circumferential edge of the step portion to be welded to the fixed object. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035338 | RECLINER - A recliner has a ratchet and a guide assembled together so as to be rotatable relative to each other, and a pawl supported by the guide in a circumferential direction. The pawl is adapted to inhibit rotational movement of the ratchet relative to the guide when moved to be pushed radially outwards. The pawl is supported by guide walls formed in the guide, and the guide walls are located at circumferentially opposite sides of the pawl. Each guide wall has a recessed part (weak portion) formed at a location spaced in the circumferential direction apart from a contact face of the guide wall which is in contact with the pawl. The recessed part is adapted to undergo local stress concentration and plastic deformation due to pressing force received from the pawl when a large load that causes the pawl to undergo forced deformation in the circumferential direction is applied. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035339 | RECLINER - A recliner has a ratchet and a guide assembled together so as to be rotatable relative to each other, and a pawl supported by the guide in its circumferential direction. The pawl has an outer tooth row adapted to mesh with a part of an inner tooth row of the ratchet so as to inhibit rotational movement of the ratchet relative to the guide. The outer tooth row of the pawl is meshed with the inner tooth row of the ratchet such that only two adjacent tooth flanks located in a center of the outer tooth row in the circumferential direction are in contact with the inner tooth row, and at least one of adjacent two tooth flanks of the outer tooth row located at positions other than the center in the circumferential direction is received in the inner tooth row without being in contact with the inner tooth row. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035340 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A SEAT TO A VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND SEAT COMPRISING SUCH AN ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A seat attached to a vehicle structure by at least four attachment points comprises, on at least one of the attachments an extendable connecting element ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035341 | AUXILIARY DRIVETRAIN FOR A COLD PLANER - A cold planer is disclosed. The cold planer may have a frame, a drum rotatably mounted to the frame, and a gear box connected to the drum. The cold planer may also have a drive pulley connected to the gear box, a primary motor, and a drive belt connecting the primary motor to the drive pulley. The cold planer may further have a service pulley connected to the gear box, a service motor, and a service belt that connects the service motor to the service pulley. The cold planer may additionally have the gear box being configured to transfer motion from the drive pulley and the service pulley to the drum. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035342 | PICK TOOL AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - A pick tool comprising a super-hard strike tip, a base and a unitary cemented carbide support body comprising a head portion including an overhang portion, and an insertion shaft extending from the head portion, a surface of the overhang portion extending laterally from the insertion shaft; the strike tip is attached to the head portion of the support body and the base is provided with a bore into which the insertion shaft is shrink fitted; the base has an external surface adjacent the bore and overhang portion of the head portion is configured to extend over at least an area of the external surface operative to shield the area from wear when in use. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035343 | INSERT WITH OFFSET APEX FOR A CUTTER BIT AND A CUTTER BIT HAVING THE SAME - A non-rotatable cutter bit for mining and construction operations having a central longitudinal axis extending therethrough includes an insert at one end. The insert has a central longitudinal axis and the apex is offset from the central longitudinal axis to provide an elongated rake face. With the insert mounted within the cutter body, the central longitudinal axis of the cutter body intersects with the apex such that the cutter body may be easily exchanged with conventional cutter bodies. The insert may also be mounted directly to the body without using an insert holder. The insert also has applications in oil and gas drilling operations. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035344 | Pick Tool with a Removable Shank - Pick tool assemblies for use with formation degradation machines, such as road milling, mining, trenching or drilling machines, may be disposed on rotatable drums, wheels, continuous chains, drill bits or the like and brought into engagement with such formations as rock, asphalt, coal or concrete to break up or otherwise degrade the formations. Such pick tool assemblies may comprise a shank comprising a forward end and a rearward end wherein the rearward end may be formed for retention in a bore of a block attached to a driving mechanism and the forward end may comprise a body detachably and nonrotatably fastened thereto. Further, an impact tip may be bonded opposite the rearward end. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035345 | ELASTOMERIC FASTENER SYSTEM FOR WHEEL DEVICES - A system. The system includes a wheel, a protective device and a fastener system. The fastener system is connected to the wheel and the protective device. The fastener system includes an elastomeric fastener configured to allow for controlled radial and rotational displacement of the protective device relative to the wheel in x and y directions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035346 | WHEEL COVER FOR TRUCK FRONT WHEELS - A wheel cover for a front wheel of a truck includes a body, a hub cap, at least two washers, multiple bolt caps and an insulation plate. The hub cap is located in the central hole of the body which has multiple recesses evenly defined therein. Each recess has a through hole defined through the inner end thereof. Each recess has a resilient boss and a positioning hole located at the inside thereof. The at least two washers are located in the two of the recesses of the body and each have a notch and an engaging member. The bolt caps are respectively located in the recesses of the body and each bolt cap has multiple ridges extending from the inside of the space of each bolt cap. The insulation plate is located at the inside of the body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035347 | Wheel with High Strength Flexible Spokes - A wheel with high strength flexible spokes of the present invention, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength. The wheel includes a nipple within the rim that receives the high strength spoke and allows for flexibility in adapting the spoke to wheels having differing shapes and sizes. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035348 | WHEEL COVER FOR TRUCK REAR WHEELS - A wheel cover for a rear wheel of a truck includes a body, a hub cap and multiple bolt caps. The body has multiple recesses defined therein and each recess has a through hole defined through the inner end thereof Each recess has a resilient protrusion on the inside thereof The hub cap is mounted to the passage of the body. The bolt caps are respectively located in the recesses of the body and each bolt cap has multiple engaging recesses defined in outside thereof The resilient protrusions of the body are engaged with the engaging recesses to fix the bolt caps in the recesses of the body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035349 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - A brake control device is provided that can reduce the driver's uncomfortable feeling even when operation amount detection means is broken down. When abnormality determination means | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035350 | Biased Double Check Valve for Brake System - A brake system and a valve device for a brake system are provided which provide at least partial front brake actuation in the event of a failure in the front brake pneumatic supply circuit. The valve device may be configured as a biased orifice double check valve which permits compressed air flow from the front brake pneumatic supply circuit to a front brake actuator during normal brake operation, but in the event of lack of sufficient front brake pneumatic pressure permits compressed air to be supplied to the front brake actuator from a rear brake pneumatic supply circuit, as well as permitting compressed air in the front brake actuator to be ventilated back through the rear brake pneumatic supply circuit when the brake is released. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035351 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system for a vehicle in which a pressure of a working fluid supplied from a high-pressure-source device having a pump is adjusted by an electromagnetic pressure-increase linear valve and an electromagnetic pressure-decrease linear valve, and a brake device provided for a wheel generates a braking force whose magnitude depends on the pressure adjusted by the linear valves, the hydraulic brake system being configured to cope with fluid leakage in the pressure-increase linear valve that is beyond a set degree. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035352 | VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle braking control device includes a control unit that, when a characteristic representing the relationship between an estimated amount of fluid consumed by braking, which is estimated based on the amount a brake pedal is operated, and an actual master-cylinder pressure detected by a master-cylinder pressure detection unit is different from that of a preset characteristic in a reference map indicating representing the relationship between the amount of fluid consumed by braking and the master cylinder pressure, corrects a target value of a degree of relative displacement between an input member and an assist member by a target relative displacement-amount correction unit in a direction in which the difference between characteristics is reduced. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035353 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM AND A BRAKE SYSTEM - A method and system for operating a motor vehicle brake system, actuated in a “Brake-by-Wire” operating mode both by the vehicle driver and also independent of the vehicle driver, preferably operated in the “Brake-by-Wire” operating mode, and which can be operated in at least one fall-back operating mode, in which only operation by the vehicle driver is possible. The brake system has an electrohydraulic pressure and volume setting device, which electronically emits a brake system pressure under control, and a pressure modulation unit having, for each wheel brake, inlet and outlet valves for setting wheel-specific brake pressures. For setting wheel-specific brake pressures, the inlet and outlet valves are actuated analogously by being energized by different electrical currents, in order to assign a pressurizing agent volume flow provided by the pressure and volume setting device to the wheel brakes that have a pressure change requirement. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035354 | DRIVE TRACK FOR SNOWMOBILE OR TRACKED VEHICLE - A track formed of a molded rubber base sandwiching a cord layer and a single layer of ply fabric extending longitudinally of the track. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035355 | System for Inductively Transferring Electric Energy to a Vehicle Using Consecutive Segments - A system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle including an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring electric energy to a vehicle, and a current supply for supplying electric energy to the segments. The conductor arrangement including a plurality of consecutive segments. Each segment includes at least one alternating current line for carrying an alternating current. The segments are electrically connected in parallel to each other to the current supply. For a sequence of consecutive segments, a converter is assigned and connected to each segment. The assigned converter is connected to the current supply and is adapted to convert a current carried by the current supply to an alternating current carried by the at least one alternating current line of the segment, so that there is a sequence of assigned converters for the corresponding sequence of consecutive segments. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035356 | VEHICLE POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A vehicle power supply device comprises a first battery connectable to a starter motor, a vehicle load, and a generator, a second battery different from the first battery in electric characteristics, a connecting switch connected between the first and second batteries, and connecting the first and second batteries in parallel in an ON state of the connecting switch, and a control circuit controlling the connecting switch. In the ON state of the connecting switch, the generator charges the first and second batteries. The control circuit controls to change to the OFF state of the connecting switch in a state of providing electric power to the starter motor, or in a state of detecting an open condition including an abnormal state of the first battery and/or the second battery, and to hold the connecting switch in the ON state in a normal state in which the open condition is not detected. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035357 | INTEGRATED GENERATOR AND MOTOR PUMP - A combination motor and pumping system ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035358 | ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrical power system and a method of managing electrical power. Some embodiments provide improved fault isolation and service continuity circuitry. In some embodiments, a first source breaker is connected in series with a first load breaker. The load breaker can include a shunt trip, and the source breaker can include an associated lockout relay. The lockout relay can be in controlling communication with the shunt trip. Each source breaker can be in power-receiving connection with a power source. A controller can close and open the breakers according to which power source can provide power. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035359 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are the energy storage system of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) equipped with the battery and a method of driving the same. The energy storage system includes a commercial power source unit configured to supply a first power source to a load, and the battery configured to supply a second power source to the load. And the system monitors a power failure state in the commercial power source unit, determines a charging state of the battery, and controls the commercial power source unit and the battery in response to output of monitoring or determination, so that the first power source or the second power source is supplied to the load. A power reservation ratio for the use of power can be increased by reducing power used during daytime. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035360 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BATTERY CONVERTER AND BALANCER FOR AN ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE OF A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system for supplying a load with electric energy from an electrical network can include at least one power supply module. The power supply module can include a DC link to be supplied from the electrical network; and an inverter connected to the DC link and configured to convert a DC voltage from the DC link into an AC voltage to be supplied to the load. An electric energy storage can be charged by the DC link and for supplying the DC link with electric energy, when the electrical network has a power failure, the electric energy storage connected with one input to a neutral point of the power supply module. The power supply module can include a bidirectional buck/boost converter connected to a positive potential or negative potential of the DC link, to the neutral point and to another input of the electric energy storage. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035361 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention include a power supply device having one or more converters (DC/DC and/or AC/DC) that convert input power supplied from one or more power sources, and a secondary battery which is charged by receiving power supplied from power sources. In addition, however, the power supply device has the unique feature of increasing power output by serially connecting the secondary battery to the DC/DC converter and/or AC/DC converter. In this regard, the secondary battery may comprise a Lithium Ion battery. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035362 | DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An electronic device includes a power supply, a processor, a storage, and a detection circuit. The power supply provides driving voltage to the processor and the storage. The processor is capable of generating different instructions for processing the data stored in the storage. The detection circuit connected to the power supply and the processor detects whether the driving voltage is less than a reference voltage. When the driving voltage is less than the reference voltage, the detection circuit generates a control signal for controlling the processor to be disabled. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035363 | Performance and Isolation Improvements for Digitally Controlled AC Attenuation and Protection Circuits - A protection and attenuation circuit for sensitive AC loads is described. The circuit provides AC power protection and attenuation utilizing high-efficiency switch-mode techniques to attenuate an AC power signal by incorporating a bidirectional, transistorized switch driven from a pulse width modulation signal, PWM. The circuit monitors characteristics of the AC power signal driving a known load and characteristics of the load or other elements and determines the duty cycle of the pulse width modulated signal, PWM, based upon the duration and amplitude of the over-voltage, over-current, over-limit or other event. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035364 | CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER DELIVERED TO A POWERED DEVICE THROUGH A COMMUNICATION CABLE - Power over Ethernet (PoE) communication systems, control circuits and methods are presented for controlling power delivered to a powered device through a communication cable, in which a power sourcing equipment measures a supply voltage and selectively discontinues provision of power from a power source in response to a measured supply current exceeding an adaptive limit signal representing a supply current level corresponding to a predetermined safe operating power level at the measured supply voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035366 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A FEED VOLTAGE WITH A NETWORK VOLTAGE - In a method for synchronizing a feed voltage with a network voltage of an electrical energy supply network, a property of the feed voltage can be determined on the basis of a static characteristic curve. The static characteristic curve is compared to the property of the feed voltage of a feed power received by the electrical energy supply network at the applied feed voltage. The property of the feed voltage is adjusted to a specified value when a limit current of the feed power is reached. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035367 | Power Source Conversion Module, Power Supply Apparatus and Power Supply Method - A power supply apparatus including: N+m power source conversion modules, where N power source conversion modules are main power source conversion modules; a power source conversion module includes a detection and switching unit and a conversion unit, where the detection and switching unit is separately connected to an output end of a first alternating current power source and an output end of a second alternating current power source, and the detection and switching unit is configured to monitor in real time a working state of the first alternating current power source and a working state of the second alternating current power source, close a channel between the conversion unit and one power source, which is in a normal working state, of the first alternating current power source and the second alternating current power source. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035368 | Smart Power Consumer - This invention describes the Smart Power Consumer product, which is a product that can be attached or integrated during the manufacture of all computers, tablets or generic electrical devices that employ a rechargeable battery. The purpose of the Smart Power Consumer is the use the built-in battery as much as practically possible, thereby reducing the electrical load and correspondingly reducing the electrical bill of the owner who pays for said electricity. The user of the computer, tablet or generic electrical device then has the best of both worlds: They operate using their rechargeable battery as much as possible, while consuming no other electricity. Then-when it is needed, and only when it is needed: the Smart Power Consumer automatically connects the computer, tablet or generic electrical device back to a wall power source to replenish. This will result in a greener earth, help with ecology and enable users to be more self-sustaining, smarter consumers of electricity. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035369 | CHARGING CONTROL CIRCUIT, METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention discloses a charging control circuit, comprising an external power source, a switching circuit, and a charging path circuit comprising a first output circuit and a second output circuit, wherein the external power source is configured to charge a secondary battery through the first output circuit and charge a load through the second output circuit, and the switching circuit is configured to decouple the secondary battery from the load when the external power source is available. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses a charging control method and an electronic device; according to the present invention, because the two output circuits are coupled to the secondary battery and the load, respectively, the load will not divide up the charging current, thereby effectively shortening the charging time and prolonging the service life of the secondary battery. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035370 | DC-DC CONVERTOR FOR BATTERIES HAVING MULTIPLE POSITIVE TERMINALS - A battery module including a first positive terminal, a second positive terminal, a ground terminal, a power conversion circuit, and a power assembly. The power assembly includes a plurality of battery cells coupled in series and disposed in a stacked orientation relative to each other and configured to output a first voltage between the first positive terminal and the ground terminal. The power conversion circuit is electrically coupled to the power assembly and configured to receive the first voltage as an input and to output a second voltage different from the first voltage. The second positive terminal is electrically coupled to the power conversion circuit to receive the second voltage from the power conversion circuit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035371 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VOLTAGE AND CURRENT BALANCING IN GENERATION OF OUTPUT POWER IN POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - An apparatus for voltage balancing parallel arranged direct current (DC) voltage source strings in a power generation system includes a string voltage balancing circuit having reverse blocking switches to control a current flow and an output voltage of the DC voltage source strings. Capacitors are connected to a corresponding reverse blocking switch and in series with a corresponding one of the plurality of DC voltage source strings to construct a voltage difference for a corresponding one of the plurality DC voltage source strings. The string voltage balancing circuit adjusts an output voltage of the DC voltage source strings by controlling a current flowing in the plurality of DC voltage source strings to adjust a voltage constructed across corresponding ones of the capacitors to balance the output voltage for the DC voltage source strings to be substantially the same output voltage. Current balancing using differential power processing is also provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035372 | MULTIMODE WIRELESS POWER RECEIVERS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless power receiver comprises a resonant tank configured to generate an AC power signal responsive to an electromagnetic field, a rectifier configured to receive the AC power signal and generate a DC output power signal, and control logic configured to control the resonant tank to reconfigure and adjust its resonant frequency responsive to a determined transmitter type of a wireless power transmitter. The control logic may operate the wireless power receiver as a multimode receiver having a first mode for a first transmitter type and a second mode for a second transmitter type. The resonant tank may exhibit a different resonant frequency for each of the first mode and the second mode. A method comprises determining a transmitter type for a wireless power transmitter desired to establish a mutual inductance relationship, and adjusting a resonant frequency of a resonant tank of a wireless power receiver. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035373 | SYSTEM OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND METHOD THEREOF - A management system of wireless power transmission comprises a plurality of first power modules, wherein the first power modules form a first cluster. Each of the first power modules comprises a first power unit, an energy information unit, a first wireless transceiver unit and a first control unit. The energy information unit is coupled to the first power unit. The first wireless transceiver unit is used for sending or receiving the first power transmission information and electrical energy. The first control unit is coupled to the energy information unit and the first wireless transceiver unit, and controls the first wireless transceiver unit to send or receive power transmission information and electrical energy. The first wireless transceiver units send the first power transmission information to each other. The first power modules determine the priority according to a control signal. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035374 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A wireless power transmission/reception system includes a wireless power transmission circuit and a wireless power reception circuit. The wireless power transmission circuit includes an oscillator, a DC-AC converter that converts a direct current to an alternating current and is turned on/off in response to a control signal, a power transmission coil that transmits AC power, a signal reception coil, and a signal receiver that transfers the control signal to the DC-AC converter. The wireless power reception circuit includes a power reception coil, a rectifier that converts an alternating current to a direct current and is turned on or off in response to the control signal, an control signal generator that generates the control signal, a signal transmission coil, and a signal transmitter that transmits the control signal through the signal transmission coil. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035375 | WAKE-UP DEVICE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EXCITING AT LEAST ONE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE - A wake-up device for a brake system component of a vehicle includes a magnet that is arranged to be set, via a transmission device, in rotational motion jointly with a shifting of a driver brake force transmission component, thereby effecting a relative motion between the magnet and an electrical conductor. The relative motion induces an induction voltage. An output device outputs the induction voltage or a wake-up signal generated based on the induction voltage to the brake system component, thereby controlling the brake system component to transition from a first energy use mode to a second energy use mode. A method includes controlling the brake system component to transition from the first energy use mode to the second energy use mode by outputting the induction voltage or wake-up signal generated as described above. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035376 | WIRELESS POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless power transfer component with a selectively adjustable resonator circuit having a Q control subcircuit that varies the Q factor of the resonator circuit to control the amount of power relayed by the resonator circuit. The resonator circuit may be in the wireless power supply, the wireless power receiver, an intermediate resonator or any combination thereof. The resonator circuit may be actively configured based on a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit may sense a characteristic in the secondary circuit or elsewhere and actively operate the control subcircuit based on the sensed characteristic. The feedback circuit may cause the Q control subcircuit to change (reduce or increase) the Q factor when the sensed characteristic crosses a threshold value. The Q control subcircuit may include a variable resistor having a value that can be varied to adjust the Q factor of the resonator circuit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035377 | VAR CONTROL FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein is an inductive power transfer (IPT) compensation circuit and method for reflecting a controlled reactance to a primary conductor at a selected operating frequency, compensating for reactive loads reflected to the primary conductor by one or more other pick-ups inductively coupled with the primary conductor in use. The compensation circuit comprises a first switch means coupled to a resonant circuit and operable to reflect a capacitive reactance to the primary conductor; a second switch means coupled to the resonant circuit and operable to reflect an inductive reactance to the primary conductor; and control means adapted to control operation of the first and second switch means to compensate for inductive and capacitive reactances, respectively, in the primary conductor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035378 | ENERGY HARVESTING AND CONTROL FOR SENSOR NODE - An integrated circuit, such as included as a portion of a sensor node, can include a regulator circuit having an input coupleable to an energy harvesting transducer. The integrated circuit can include a wireless receiver circuit coupled to the regulator circuit and configured to wirelessly receive at least enough operating energy to establish operation of the sensor node without requiring the energy harvesting transducer. The integrated circuit can include a digital processor circuit coupled to the regulator circuit and a power management processor circuit. The digital processor circuit or one or more other circuits can include a subthreshold operational mode established by the power management processor circuit based on the selected energy consumption level. For example, establishing the subthreshold operational mode can include adjusting or selecting a supply voltage so as to establish subthreshold operation of a field effect transistor (FET) in the digital processor circuit or other circuits. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS ENERGY RECEPTION USING HYBRID SYNCHRONIZATION - A wireless energy reception apparatus includes a target resonator configured to receive energy on a frame-by-frame basis from an energy transmission end through a resonance with a source resonator in a symbol duration constituting a criterion for transmitting energy from the energy transmission end to an energy reception end; a load end configured to receive power from the target resonator; a switching unit configured to connect the target resonator to the load end, and disconnect the target resonator from the load end; and a controller configured to control symbol synchronization by detecting a start point of a symbol based on a distance between the source resonator and the target resonator. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035380 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER TRANSFER BASED ON RESONANCE COUPLING OF INDUCTORS - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first resonator circuit that includes: a first switching device that connects and disconnects a supply voltage to and from a first node; a first inductor that is connected between the first node and a first ground potential; and a second inductor that is connected between the first node and the first ground potential. The IC also includes a second resonator circuit that includes: a third inductor that is inductively coupled to the first inductor across an isolation barrier and that is connected between a second node and a second ground potential; a fourth inductor that is inductively coupled to the second inductor across the isolation barrier and that is connected between the second node and the second ground potential; and a second switching device that connects and disconnects the second node to and from a load. The second ground potential is different than the first ground potential. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035381 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCURRENTLY TRANSMITTING DIGITAL MESSAGES - A control circuit for an inductive power outlet configured to transfer power to an inductive power receiver includes a resonant circuit having a characteristic resonant peak and connected to a primary coil configured to inductively couple with a secondary coil of the inductive power receiver, a frequency driver operable to provide a driving voltage oscillating at an operating frequency higher than the characteristic resonant peak of the resonant circuit across the primary coil, a magnitude detector operable to monitor primary coil voltage, and a data demodulator operable to detect modulated peaks in primary coil voltage indicating that a communications modulator of the inductive power receiver has transitioned from a first state to a second state. The communications modulation determines a characteristic frequency of the peaks and extracts modulated data sent in communication signals from the inductive power receiver. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035382 | ELECTRICAL RELAY WITH HEADER CONNECTORS - A disclosed electrical relay may include a line electrical terminal adapted for connection to an electrical conductor carrying an electrical voltage, a normally-closed connector and a normally-open connector each having a housing and multiple electrical terminals arranged within a cavity of the housing, and a switching element. The switching element is configured to electrically connect the line electrical terminal to at least one of the electrical terminals of the normally-closed connector when not enabled, and to electrically connect the line electrical terminal to at least one of the electrical terminals of the normally-open connector when enabled. The normally-closed connector and the normally-open connector may be tab header connectors, and may be adapted to receive plug connectors of different devices. The electrical relay may include two normally-open connectors each having three electrical terminals, where corresponding electrical terminals of the normally-open connectors are electrically connected to one another. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035383 | Three-Lead Electronic Switch System Adapted to Replace a Mechanical Switch - This disclosure provides example methods, devices, and systems for a three-lead electronic switch system adapted to replace a mechanical switch. A device is disclosed that includes a sensor, a current limiting circuit, an output switching circuit comprising a first switching device and a second switching device, and a three lead interface circuit in communication with the output switching circuit and the current limiting circuit. The device includes an electronic switching circuit in communication with the sensor, the current limiting circuit, and the output switching circuit. The electronic switching circuit is configured to drive the first and second switching devices in complementary conduction states responsive to determining the output of the sensor relative to a threshold voltage. The output switching circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a return terminal that are configured to provide power to the electronic switching circuit while providing an indication of the conduction states. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035384 | LOAD BALANCING IN DISCRETE DEVICES - In a general aspect, an apparatus can include a temperature measurement circuit configured to produce a first signal indicating a first operating temperature of a first semiconductor device and a temperature comparison circuit operationally coupled with the temperature measurement circuit. The temperature comparison circuit can be configured to compare the first signal with a second signal indicating a second operating temperature of at least a second semiconductor device and produce a comparison signal indicating whether the indicated first operating temperature is higher, lower or equal to the indicated second operating temperature. The apparatus can also include an adjustment circuit configured to adjust operation of the first semiconductor device based on the comparison signal. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035385 | CIRCUITRY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH - A circuit includes an electronic switch with an isolated gate, a measuring device for determining a charge at the isolated gate, and an energy supply for providing charge to the isolated gate based on the charge determined by the measuring device. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035386 | Battery Management Scheme for NFC - There is described a method for establishing an NFC connection between a subscriber identity module (SIM) and an NFC device (RDR). The subscriber identity module (SIM) is connected to a telecommunications system (CELL_P) through contacts (VCC, RST, CLK, D+, GND, SWP, IO, D−) of the telecommunications system (CELL_P). The telecommunications system (CELL_P) comprises a chipset (CHP) and an NFC circuit (NFCC). The method comprises measuring the level of charge of a battery (BATT) powering the telecommunications system (CELL_P) with a battery gauge. Based on the measurement, the method selects the source for supplying power to the subscriber identity module (SIM) and configures the wiring of the subscriber identity module (SIM). The disclosure also relates, in particular, to a telecommunications system, to a computer program, and to a storage medium. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035387 | MEMS SWITCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A MEMS switch device including: a substrate layer; an insulating layer formed over the substrate layer; and a MEMS switch module having a plurality of contacts formed on the surface of the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer includes a number of conductive pathways formed within the insulating layer, the conductive pathways being configured to interconnect selected contacts of the MEMS switch module. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035388 | Linear Motor - An object is to provide a linear motor in which even when the moving range of a movable element is long, the quantity of magnets to be employed is not increased. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035389 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR AND STATOR THEREOF - A stator of a switched reluctance motor includes a stator core part, stator coiling parts, stator salient parts, and pairs of permanent magnets. The stator coiling parts protrude inwardly from the stator core part and have coils wound on an external side thereof. The stator salient parts protrude inwardly from the stator core part and are disposed between the stator coiling parts. Each pair of the permanent magnets is inserted into each of the stator coiling parts and magnetized in the same direction as a direction of a magnetic field generated by the excitation of the coils. This stator has an electromagnetic structure designed to prevent the reversal of a magnetic field generated by the excited coils. The output of the motor is enhanced by inserting the permanent magnets so as to be magnetized in the same direction as a direction of a magnetic field generated by the excited coils. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035390 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine has a rotor composed of laminations which are mounted on a shaft in an embodiment. The portion of the laminations adjacent the shaft has one or more slots, so designed as to increase the contact force between the lamination and the shaft as the speed of the rotor rises. This allows the laminations to be assembled to the shaft with a smaller interference fit yet retain a contact force at high speeds. The laminations may be assembled to the shaft with a suitable adhesive. | 2015-02-05 |
| 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. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035392 | LIQUID COOLED MOTOR FOR CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR - A method of manufacturing a nonconductive liquid cooled back iron heat exchanger to house a conductive cooling liquid is disclosed. This method may include forming layers of material via additive manufacturing to create channels for transporting cooling liquid. The layers may be staggered to create electrically insulated liquid cooling channels. This method may include providing cooling liquid from a power electronics cooling system (PECS) heat exchanger via a pressure drop between the PECS heat exchanger back iron heat exchanger. Also described herein is a liquid cooled stator cooling system, including an aircraft cabin air compressor motor. The motor may include a motor housing and a stator core. A liquid cooled back iron heat exchanger may be positioned between the motor housing and the stator core. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035393 | Liquid Cooled Electric Motor - A liquid-cooled, radial air gap electric motor includes a stator, a rotor, a rotor shaft, two end bells, a housing, a coolant manifold system, and a coolant sump. The rotor includes a plurality of axially directed slots located near its periphery. The coolant manifold system directs a first portion of liquid coolant to flow past some portion of the stator and a second portion of liquid coolant to flow through the rotor slots. Some or all of the liquid coolant is received by the coolant sump from which the coolant may be recirculated. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035394 | Rotor for a Rotating Electric Machine and Rotating Electric Machine - A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a rotor sheet stack arranged on a rotor shaft, and at least one metallic functional component made of a material comprising iron and also chromium in a proportion of at least 18% and at most 19% by weight and optionally nickel in a proportion of at least 12% and not more than 13% by weight. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035395 | STATOR WINDING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - Described is an electrical machine, including: a rotor having a magnetic flux source mounted thereto; a stator winding arrangement having a first set of electrical connections to provide a first output channel, and a second set of electrical connections to provide a second output channel, the first and second channels being electrically out of phase, wherein the stator winding arrangement is constructed from a plurality of winding portions which are connected in electrical series. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035396 | MOTOR PROVIDED WITH TERMINAL BLOCK - A motor which can reliably prevent varnish from ending up entering a terminal block. The motor is provided with a terminal block to which lead wires of coils are connected. The terminal block has a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls which face each other, a terminal part which is provided between adjoining side walls, and a dam wall which is arranged at a position closer to the coils than the terminal part and which is formed integrally with the bottom wall and side walls without clearance. The dam wall has a lead wire holding part for holding a lead wire. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035397 | MOTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR THEREFOR - A stator core is formed by deforming a core assembly having core pieces coupled in a strip form into an annular shape, and by joining both ends of the core assembly together to make a core-fastening portion. Individual phase windings are routed from one end of the core assembly toward another end. Lead portion ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035398 | WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTOR AND CARBON HOLDER PLATE FOR A WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTOR - A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft with a commutator is arranged, which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate in carbon holder elements, which carbon elements are connected via electrical connections, in the form of strands, in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines. An electrical connection and a voltage supply line are in a fixed manner in their respective end region in respectively a clamping holder element, where the clamping holder element is part of the carbon holder element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035399 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE FOR VEHICLE - To provide a rotating electrical machine for a vehicle having efficiently increased protection strength, a protective member mounted on a facing surface facing to a side member of a rotating electrical machine disposed on the inner side along the width direction of the vehicle than the side member, has a protective portion apart from the outer surface of a cover forming a facing surface of the rotating electrical machine in an area of the rotating electrical machine facing to the side member, and has a space ensured between the outer surface of the cover forming the facing surface of the rotating electrical machine and the protective portion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035400 | MOTOR APPARATUS INCLUDING MOTOR FIXED TO HOUSING BY FLANGE BEING PROTRUDED IN MOTOR AXIAL DIRECTION - The motor apparatus includes a motor and a housing to which the motor is fixed. The motor includes a yoke having a bottomed-cylindrical shape, a flange being protruded from the opening end of the yoke towards an anti-bottom end side of the yoke. The housing includes a yoke-mounted surface, to which the opening end of the yoke comes into contact and a flange-mounted surface, to which the flange comes into contact. Further, the motor apparatus includes a rigid coupling portion that rigidly couples the housing to the motor and prevents the housing and the motor from relatively moving in the axial direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035401 | Motor - A motor includes a base, a stator unit and a rotor. The base includes a shaft tube receiving a sleeve bearing and a positioning member. The positioning member positions the sleeve bearing and includes a hole having a minimal diameter. The stator unit is arranged on the base. The rotor includes a shaft and a permanent magnet. The shaft extends through the hole of the positioning member and rotatably couples with the sleeve bearing. An air gap is formed between the permanent magnet and the stator unit. The shaft has a maximal diameter, and the minimal diameter of the hole of the positioning member is larger than 1.05 times of the maximal diameter of the shaft but is smaller than or equal to two times of the maximal diameter of the shaft. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035402 | SPOKE PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH REDUCED TORQUE RIPPLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An internal permanent magnet machine includes a rotor assembly having a shaft comprising a plurality of protrusions extending radially outward from a main shaft body and being formed circumferentially about the main shaft body and along an axial length of the main shaft body. A plurality of stacks of laminations are arranged circumferentially about the shaft to receive the plurality of protrusions therein, with each stack of laminations including a plurality of lamination groups arranged axially along a length of the shaft and with permanent magnets being disposed between the stacks of laminations. Each of the laminations includes a shaft protrusion cut formed therein to receive a respective shaft protrusion and, for each of the stacks of laminations, the shaft protrusion cuts formed in the laminations of a respective lamination group are angularly offset from the shaft protrusion cuts formed in the laminations in an adjacent lamination group. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035403 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A brushless DC motor comprises a plurality of magnets positioned at a distance from one another on a circular structure, and a plurality of solenoids provided each around a static solenoid housing, wherein said solenoid housing is structured with a void portion through which said plurality of magnets can pass when the circular structure comprising said plurality of magnets rotates around its axis. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035404 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator, the stator having a conductive wire wound thereon via a stator core and insulators. The insulators include an annular outer peripheral wall portion with the conductive wire run on an outer periphery side of the peripheral wall portion, a plurality of winding body portions protruding radially from the outer peripheral wall portion, and an inner flange portion. The outer peripheral wall portion on the winding body portion side includes an outer peripheral surface formed in an arc shape. The radial thickness of the outer peripheral wall portion is increasingly greater toward the circumferential center of the winding body portions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035405 | SLOT LINER FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A slot liner is provided for a stator and/or a rotor of an electric machine and includes a body configured to be received within a stator slot of the stator and/or within a rotor slot of the rotor. The body extends a length from a first end to an opposite second end and a width from a first edge to an opposite second edge. The body includes an inner segment and first and second outer segments that extend along the length of the body. The first and second outer segments flank the inner segment such that the inner segment extends between the first and second outer segments along the length of the body. The inner segment includes at least one different material than the first and second outer segments such that a thermal conductivity of the inner segment is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first and second outer segments. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035406 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH A SLOT LINER - An electrical machine includes a rotor, a stator having a slot liner including an electrical insulator which extends beyond the stator ends, and a strengthening element provided at each of the slot liner ends, wherein the strengthening strip reduces the splitting of the corresponding slot liner end. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035407 | WINDING INSULATION STRUCTURE OF STATOR OF ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTOR - A winding insulation structure of a stator of an electromagnetic motor is provided, in which windings are wound inside slots of a stator iron core of the electromagnetic motor formed of a stator and a rotor with an insulation member therebetween, and in which an insulation sheet insertion portion for inserting an insulation sheet is formed between the stator iron core and the insulation member on a slot opening portion side of the stator iron core. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035408 | ELECTROSTATIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING MECHANICAL ENERGY BY TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT - A device for recovering energy including a first assembly and a second assembly facing each other, the first assembly including a first conductive element and a first dielectric element carried by the first conductive element, and the second assembly including a second conductive element. The first dielectric element is arranged between the first conductive element and the second conductive element. The device further includes a mechanism ensuring that the first dielectric element comes into contact with the second conductive element. A material of the first dielectric element and the material of the second conductive element have different triboelectric affinities. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035409 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER FOR AN ENERGY-HARVESTING SYSTEM - A piezoelectric transducer for energy-harvesting systems includes a substrate, a piezoelectric cantilever element, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element, mobile with respect to the first magnetic element. The first magnetic element is coupled to the piezoelectric cantilever element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are set in such a way that, in response to relative movements between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element through an interval of relative positions, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element approach one another without coming into direct contact, and the interaction between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element determines application of a force pulse on the piezoelectric cantilever element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035410 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING PIECE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING PIECE, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric vibrating piece includes a vibrator, a framing portion that surrounds the vibrator, and a connecting portion that connects the vibrator and the framing portion together. At least one of a front surface and a back surface of the connecting portion is formed at a depth of 5 μm to 15 μm with respect to the framing portion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035411 | Pressing Force Sensor - A pressing force sensor that includes a flat membrane piezoelectric element and a support. The flat membrane piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric sheet having a piezoelectric constant d14. A first electrode is formed on a first main surface of the piezoelectric sheet and a second electrode is formed on a second main surface thereof. Long directions of the first electrode and the second electrode and a uniaxial stretching direction of the piezoelectric sheet form an angle of 45°. An opening portion having an elliptical section is formed on the support. The flat membrane piezoelectric element abuts the opening portion of the support. The support and the flat membrane piezoelectric element are disposed such that the opening portion is included within an area of the second electrode. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035412 | Piezo-Stack with Passivation, and a Method for the Passivation of a Piezo-Stack - A piezo-stack includes a plurality of lateral surfaces and a first passivation layer applied to a first lateral surface. The first passivation layer terminates flush with opposing lateral surfaces that adjoin the first lateral surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035413 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device includes a piezoelectric thin film formed by separating and forming a piezoelectric single crystal substrate, an inorganic layer formed on a back surface of the piezoelectric thin film, an elastic body layer disposed on a surface opposite to the piezoelectric thin film of the inorganic layer, and a support pasted to a surface opposite to the inorganic layer of the elastic body layer. In a membrane structure portion, the inorganic layer and the elastic body layer are disposed on the piezoelectric thin film through a gap layer. The elastic body layer reduces a stress caused by pasting the piezoelectric thin film including the inorganic layer and the support and has a certain elastic modulus. The inorganic layer is formed with a material having an elastic modulus higher than that of the elastic body layer and suppresses damping caused by disposing the elastic body layer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035414 | FILM-TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT - A film-type piezoelectric/electrostrictive element which is a fired object includes a body part, a pair of side-surface electrodes and an electrode exposed surface. The body part has n+1 layered piezoelectric/electrostrictive films and n layered internal electrode layer(s). The piezoelectric/electrostrictive films are composed of ceramic. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive films and the internal electrode layer(s) are stacked in an alternating manner. The n is an integer equal to 1 or more. The pair of side-surface electrodes is positioned on two opposing side surfaces of the body part. The two opposing side surfaces extend in a stacking direction of the body part. The internal electrode layer(s) is/are exposed on an electrode exposed surface of the body part. The electrode exposed surface extends in the stacking direction. An electrode exposure ratio of the internal electrode layer(s) on the electrode exposed surface as defined by Formula (1) being more than 0% and less than or equal to 10%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035415 | Automatic Permanent Magnet Electrical Machinery - The invention is an automatic permanent magnet electrical machinery that does not need any other energy and can be used as an electromotor or a generator. It consists of a shell that installed with stator cores and a rotor as well as a control circuit. The shell consists of a top lid, a bottom lid and a shell body. The stator cores are made by soft magnetic material with the shape of c. The 3 coils are circled in the middle, top and bottom part of each stator core separately. The rotor is consists of a principal axis and many vanes. A vane of the rotor is consists of a rotor core and a magnet embedded in the rotor core and fixed with no magnetism plate. The principal axis and the rotor cores are integral whole. Rotor core is made by soft magnetism material. The circuit is consists of switches, coils, electrical appliance, a battery and a rectifying switching mode power supply. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035416 | Housing Locking Tabs - A ballast locking tab system has a first shell having a first shell horizontal portion and a first shell vertical portion connecting to the first shell horizontal portion. The first shell is made of a first sheet of metal. A main tab is formed on the first shell. The main tab is formed between a pair of guiding slots, and the main tab is pointing away from the first shell horizontal portion. A second shell has a second shell horizontal portion connecting to a second shell vertical portion. The second shell is made of a second sheet of metal. A slot panel is formed on the second shell. The slot panel is displaced from the second shell vertical portion to form a slot panel opening sized to receive the main tab. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035417 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY, HOUSING, AND DISASSEMBLING METHOD OF HOUSING - A fastening assembly used into a first workpiece and a second workpiece is provided. The fastening assembly includes a first engaging member, a reciprocating member and a second engaging member. The first engaging member is fixed to the first workpiece. The reciprocating member is fixed to a first side of the second workpiece and capable of reciprocally moving relative to the second workpiece. The second engaging member is connected to the reciprocating member for engaging with the first engaging member. After the fastening assembly is affected by a magnetic force from a second side of the second workpiece, the reciprocating member is shifted, and the second engaging member is separated from the first engaging member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035418 | POWER SUPPLY CASE HAVING WATERPROOF STRUCTURE - A power supply case having a waterproof structure includes an upper case and a lower case, a waterproof structure is formed by a waterproof groove and a waterproof rib. After the upper case and the lower case are engaged, an engaged status is formed by the waterproof rib and the waterproof groove, and the power supply case is formed with at least an open zone penetrated in the area where the waterproof structure is formed, and characterized in that: a surface of the open zone defined in the waterproof groove is inwardly formed with an extended groove part which is communicated with the waterproof groove. The waterproof structure is able to be matched with a waterproof strip, and the length of the waterproof strip is able to be longer than the length of the waterproof groove. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035419 | TABLE TOP DISHWASHER - A table top dishwasher comprises (a) a tub ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035420 | PASSIVE COOLING AND EMI SHIELDING SYSTEM - An electronics enclosure is disclosed that provides passive cooling of electronic components while reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions. The electronics enclosure includes an electronics assembly with at least one electronic component and a heat sink coupled to the electronics assembly. The heat sink has a base portion configured to thermally couple to the at least one electronic component when the heat sink is coupled to the electronic assembly. The electronics enclosure also includes a conductive enclosure forming an enclosed volume around the electronics assembly. The enclosure has a first opening configured to fit around the heat sink and at least one second opening. All non-conductive passages from the volume to the external environment have at least one cross-sectional opening having a continuous conductive perimeter with a maximum linear length within the opening of less than one quarter wavelength of a determined maximum shielding frequency. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035421 | DISMANTLE-ABLE COMPUTER CASING - A dismantle-able computer casing comprises a bottom unit planar board, a left unit planar board and a right unit planar board. The left and right edges of the bottom unit planar board each have a protruding plate protruding from and perpendicular to the bottom unit planar board. The left unit planar board is fixed to the protruding plate at the left edge of the bottom unit planar board by screws. The right unit planar board is fixed to the protruding plate at the right edge of the bottom unit planar board by screws. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035422 | MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR BUILDING PANELS - Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035423 | Apparatus for Concealing Household Objects - The invention is a device for concealing personal items comprising a release, a pivot, a drawer cradle, and a support. The pivot is fixedly connected to the support and rotatably connected to the drawer cradle. The drawer cradle may be in an activated position or a deactivated position. When the release is activated gravity operates to rotate the drawer cradle about the pivot. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035424 | Storage device system and Passenger Service Unit, in particular for a fuselage of an aircraft comprising a passenger cabin - The invention relates to a storage device system adapted for integration into the ceiling part of a passenger cabin of an aircraft, comprising:
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| 20150035425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSULATING A REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE - A method of insulating a refrigeration appliance. The refrigeration appliance includes a case, a liner, and a five-sided, box like vacuum panel. The liner is formed to be inserted into the case forming a chamber between the liner and the case. The five sides of the vacuum panel define a cavity. The method includes in one embodiment, positioning the five-sided vacuum panel in the chamber between the case and the liner, injecting foam into the chamber, and curing the foam to attach the live sided vacuum panel to the case and the liner. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035426 | REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR POCKET OF REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a body provided with a storage compartment having a front side opening, a door rotatably coupled by a coupling member to one side of the body to open/close the front side opening of the storage compartment; and at least one door pocket coupled to an inner side of the door in a way to have a storage space and provided with a first side surface and a second side surface, the second side surface provided at a side facing the storage compartment and the first side surface connected to the second side surface to be positioned adjacent to a side of the door that is open. The second side surface is formed at a position higher than a position of the first side surface to prevent cool air from leaking outside, and stored goods positioned in the storage space are withdrawn through the first side surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035427 | SPARK PLUG CONSTRUCTION - A spark plug is disclosed and comprises: a metal tube which interiorly defines an axis and is externally-threaded for engine block engagement; an insulator having a portion which is disposed inside the tube and extends therebeyond; a positive electrode extending through the insulator and projecting beyond the extending portion of the insulator; and an annular ground electrode coupled to the tube. The electrodes are configured such that a spark gap defined therebetween comprises an elongate channel which opens axially and away from said insulator and is substantially unobstructed in the axial direction. The ground defines a void having: a central portion occupied by the positive electrode in use; an annular channel surrounding the central portion; and a plurality of lobes, each being positioned with respect to the central portion in a manner analogous to the placement of the planet gears with respect to the sun gear in a planetary gear | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035428 | NANOSTRUCTURE FIELD EMISSION CATHODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Various embodiments are described herein for nanostructure field emission cathode structures and methods of making these structures. These structures generally comprise an electrode field emitter comprising a resistive layer having a first surface, a connection pad having a first surface disposed adjacent to the first surface of the resistive layer, and a nanostructure element for emitting electrons in use, the nanostructure element being disposed adjacent to a second surface of the connection pad that is opposite the first surface of the connection pad. Some embodiments also include a coaxial gate electrode that is disposed about the nanostructure element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035429 | EXCIMER LAMP - A first excimer lamp includes: a quartz glass-made light-emitting tube containing an excimer emission gas sealed therein; and a pair of electrodes for generating dielectric barrier discharge. One of the pair of electrodes is disposed in the inner space of the light-emitting tube so as to extend in the direction of a tube axis of the light-emitting tube, and the other one of the pair of electrodes is embedded in the tube wall of the light-emitting tube so as to extend in the direction of the tube axis of the light-emitting tube. The one electrode is electrically connected to a conductive foil hermetically embedded in an end portion of the light-emitting tube. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150035430 | FLUORIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fluoride fluorescent material comprising a chemical composition represented by the following formula (I): | 2015-02-05 |
