| 06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20140035292 | System and Method for Limiting a Starting Current - For the electrical protection of a current control device | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035293 | Latch Assembly - A latch assembly is provided that includes a housing. The latch assembly also includes a latch in rotatable connection with the housing at a first axis. The latch assembly also includes a drive lug in rotatable connection with the housing at a second axis, wherein the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis on the housing. Rotation of the drive lug in a first rotational direction responsive to a striker acting on a first portion of the drive lug is operative to cause the latch to rotate in the same first rotational direction as the drive lug, such that a first portion of the latch moves in transverse relation relative to the striker to a position in which the striker extends between the first portion of the drive lug and the first portion of the latch. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035294 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE WITH AN OPENING BUTTON - A door lock device for a household appliance door provided with a prong is described. The device has a mechanical module for retaining the device in a closed position, or releasing the prong for opening the device. The device also has opening means with an unlock slider, returning means of the unlock slider, and an activation member. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035295 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035296 | PRESSURE RELIEF LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism having a mounting bracket, a body portion, and a flange portion. The latch mechanism is used for connecting a first and second members. The body portion has walls extending from a flange portion defining a chamber therein. A detent mechanism is positioned in the chamber. A bolt, movably carried on the latch mechanism, has connected front and rear bolt portions and may include a spring biased ball for engaging a recess on the rear bolt in the latched position. A receptacle is defined in the mounting bracket. A head portion of the rear bolt is positioned relative to the receptacle in the latched position. A portion of the rear bolt travels through the receptacle when unlatching and engages the detent mechanism in the latched position. A gasket provided between the head and the receptacle seals the head in the receptacle in the latched position. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035297 | WINDOW LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS - A sash lock assembly comprises a window sash frame component, a sash lock having a sash body, and at least one fastener. The sash lock body is mounted on a top of the window sash frame component. The sash lock body includes at least one fastener passage. One exemplary sash lock assembly has the at least one fastener is installed from a rear of the sash lock body, through the at least one angled fastener passage, and into the top of the window sash frame component to secure the sash lock body to the window sash frame component and conceal the at least one fastener is from view without applying an additional cover. One exemplary sash lock assembly has at least one mounting projection that fits within at least one opening in the top of the window sash frame component. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035298 | LOCKING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR DOUBLE-HUNG WINDOWS - A sash lock mechanism of all-plastic construction incorporating a plastic detent spring arrangement having operating characteristics equal or superior those of conventional metallic springs while providing a more economical manufacture and assembly. The detent spring is of closed rectangular form, with inwardly bowed side elements positioned to act on opposite sides of a detent cam positioned between them, and connected at their ends by integral end and corner elements. The end and corner elements are closely confined against outward movement, causing the inwardly bowed side elements to be significantly more resistant to outward displacement by the detent cam when operating the lock. The arrangement provides a superior “feel” and snap-action effect than expected from all-plastic detent mechanisms for the purposes intended. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035299 | DEADBOLT SECURITY DEVICE - A deadbolt security device clamps onto an interior deadbolt knob and prevents unlocking of the deadbolt door lock even with a key. While clamped onto the deadbolt knob the device has a shaft and a hook that extends around a door handle of the door to completely preventing turning of the deadbolt lock mechanism. This device is comprised of upper and lower clamp members that are movable toward each other to tightly grip the deadbolt interior knob or away from each other to permit easy removal of the device from the door. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035300 | REPLACEMENT DOOR HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - A flush mounted, vehicle door handle includes a housing having an outer wall defining an interior recess and a handle pivotally coupled to the housing. A first portion of the handle is configured for pressing on a first side of a fulcrum and a second portion of the handle is configured for puffing on a second side of the fulcrum. The handle is disposed within the interior recess of the housing when positioned in a first, resting position. The first portion of the door handle has a back surface provided for actuating a door latch mechanism of an existing vehicle door when the housing is mounted to a door panel of a vehicle. Thus, when the handle is pivoted about the fulcrum to a second position, the door latch mechanism is actuated causing the door latch mechanism to release the automobile door allowing the door to open. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035301 | Strike with Ejector Plate - A lock with a latch and a strike having an ejector plate slidably mounted within the strike box of the strike. The ejector plate is spring-loaded in order to eject foreign material from the strike box to assure that the strike box is cleared to accept the latch bolt of the latch. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035302 | Door latching device and door assembly incorporating same - A door latching device for holding a door in a latched and/or a locked state, the latching device comprising: a rotatable catch member mounted for rotational movement between an engaged position, in which the catch member projects for engagement with a latch member of a door, and a disengaged position, in which the catch member is retracted from engagement with the latch member; and a magnetic actuator connected with the catch member for biasing or effecting rotational movement of the catch member from the disengaged position to the engaged position. The magnetic actuator preferably includes a first magnet, which is fixed with respect to the catch member for rotation therewith, and a second magnet which generates a magnetic force to bias or effect rotation of the catch member from the disengaged position to the engaged position. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035303 | GOLF BALL RETRIEVER - A device for retrieving an object such as a golf ball. In one preferred embodiment, the device comprises a handle, a stationary member or loop that is rigidly attached to the handle, a reactive member or loop that is pivotally attached to the stationary member and a spring for biasing the reactive member substantially perpendicular to the stationary member. Prior to capturing the object, the retriever is set such that the stationary and reactive members are substantially parallel. The retriever is then directed so that when the spring contacts an object, it trips the spring and causes the reactive member to pivot into a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the stationary member, capturing the object inside the stationary and reactive members. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035304 | Suction Lifting Tool And Sealing Flange For A Suction Lifting Tool - Disclosed is a suction lifting tool for fastening an article on a surface of an object, said suction lifting tool having a bowed suction housing which is closed off towards one side by means of a suction disk, wherein a cavity is formed between the suction housing and the suction disk, and having a tension lever for reducing a spacing between the suction housing and the suction disk to generate a suction effect, wherein a ring-shaped sealing flange is securable on the suction disk, having an inside groove on the sealing flange into which the suction disk is insertable by way of its outside edge, and which has an elastic sealing face for abutment against the surface of the object in order to enable fastening to strongly bowed surfaces in this manner. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035305 | SLIDING HANDLE REACHER - A reaching apparatus is provided for allowing a user to utilize gross motor skills to actuate the reaching apparatus. The reaching apparatus includes a fixed and a sliding handle on a shaft. An internal pulley system is connected between the first and second handles such that sliding of the second handle activates the pulley system to move the claw of the reaching apparatus between an open and closed configuration. The claw may be locked in an open and/or closed configuration by rotation of the handle on the shaft. The pulley system can be set to specific resistance to activate the claw upon different gross motor levels. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035306 | MOBILE ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - Robotic hands and finger modules include an under-actuated finger with multiple joints including a distal joint, an intermediate joint, and a proximal joint. A brake subsystem in communication with each of the joints selectively locks and unlocks the joints individually. A robotic hand can selectively lock the joints of a finger individually such that one or more joints are locked while one or more joints are unlocked. In addition, the finger module can drive a tendon coupled to the joints to flex the underactuated finger in a manner determined by which of the joints is locked and which of the joints is unlocked. A robotic hand can move an underactuated finger with its distal and proximal joints unlocked until the finger makes contact with an object, and lock the proximal joint, in response to contact made with the object, while the distal joint remains unlocked. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035307 | MOLDING END CAP - A molding end cap includes an end section and an insertion section that is inserted into a molding main body. The molding main body includes an outer surface section and a bent section. One of the insertion section and the bent section includes an engagement protrusion and the other thereof includes an insertion slope section and a hooking section. The engagement protrusion undergoes elastic deformation by the insertion slope section in a deformation direction that intersects an insertion direction. The hooking section holds the engagement protrusion in a state in which the engagement protrusion is restored from elastic deformation. The engagement protrusion formed in a shape of a rib ensures that the engagement protrusion is deformed to only a small extent in the insertion direction but easily undergoes elastic deformation in the deformation direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035308 | Vehicle Body Structure - A vehicle body structure in which a vehicle body including an upper vehicle body and a lower vehicle body that are joined is constituted in whole or in part by a fiber-reinforced composite material, metal members are inserted into the respective upper vehicle body and lower vehicle body, the metal members being fastened to each other to form a joint portion, and at least two functional components are attached to the joint portion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035309 | VEHICLE BODY EXPANSION FOAM - A method and apparatus for blocking the passage of air through a connection portion of two vehicle body portions. A first vehicle body portion is provided having a generally planar first surface. Expandable foam is mounted to the first surface of the first vehicle body portion. A second vehicle body portion having a generally planar second surface is connected to and overlapping the first surface of the first vehicle body portion thereby fully covering the expandable foam. The expandable foam expands when heated and is operable to expand to fill gaps to prevent the passage of air thereby preventing turbulent mixing of the air flow flowing between the first and second vehicle body portions with the air flow flowing from outside the vehicle. A method is further provided for blocking the passage of air through the connection portion of two vehicle body portions. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035314 | DUAL END CAP FOR A SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly for a vehicle having a first seal and a second seal with a dual end cap disposed between the first and second seals. The dual end cap has a cover that extends beyond the first and second seal, for providing an aesthetic transition between the first and second seals. The dual end cap also has a first projection extending from the dual end cap for coupling the dual end cap to the first seal. The dual end cap also has a hold down feature extending opposite the first projection. The hold down feature engages at least a portion of the third distal end of the second seal such that the portion of the third distal end is sandwiched between the cover and the hold down feature for securing the dual end cap to the second seal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE THE AERODYNAMIC FORCE ON A VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle including a tractor having a lower tractor duct that receives air from the front of the tractor and channels the air through a center area of the tractor and down between a set of rear wheels, a trailer having a lower trailer duct positioned below a cargo space that channels the air in the lower trailer duct between each set of trailer rear wheels and a lower articulation duct positioned near the set of tractor rear wheels that receives air from the lower tractor duct and communicates air to the lower trailer duct. An upper duct channels air through ductwork at the top of the trailer and tractor. A rear trailer louver system enables air in each duct to be channeled and pulled out of each respective duct, reducing drag and eddy currents using the vacuum at the rear of the trailer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035316 | VEHICLE CENTERLINE FAIRING SYSTEM - A van trailer or intermodal chassis having a centerline fairing. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035317 | Inflatable aerodynamic drag reducer for a vehicle - An apparatus for converting a substantially flat vehicular surface on the rear of a vehicle so as to create at least one surface which operates to reduce aerodynamic drag, comprising: at least one support adapted to be moveably attached to the rear surface of a vehicle; at least one surface supported by the at least one support; the at least one surface movably position so as to move from deployed position extending from the rear of a vehicle to a retracted position; whereby the apparatus operates to reduce aerodynamic drag in the deployed position and does not interfere with vehicle loading in the retracted position. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035318 | SIDE SKIRT SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER - A side skirt system for reducing drag on a trailer includes a side skirt wall configured to be coupled to one side of the trailer to extend below a side wall of the trailer along a length of the trailer. A mounting bracket assembly of the system is coupled to the side skirt wall and is configured to be coupled to a floor assembly of the trailer. The mounting bracket assembly is configured to tilt laterally outwardly and laterally inwardly with respect to a generally vertical axis parallel to the side wall of the trailer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035319 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding type vehicle including a wind screen elevating device that can support a wind screen in a stable manner is provided. The saddle riding type vehicle includes a meter, a wind screen provided in front of the meter, and a wind screen elevating device that elevates/lowers the wind screen. The wind screen elevating device includes a pair of rails, a pair of sliders, a pair of support members, and a coupling member. The coupling member couples the pair of support members. The coupling member supports the wind screen. The slider includes a plurality of sliding members. The plurality of sliding members is provided side by side in an extending direction of each of the rails. Each of the rails at least partly overlaps the meter in a side view of the vehicle. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035320 | Pick-Up Truck Box and Accessory Interface System - An interface system is provided for a truck box. A recess is formed in a sidewall of the truck box that is covered by a face plate. An interface apparatus may be inserted through an opening formed in the face plate. Sliding blocks may be included that are spring biased outwardly to permit an anchor portion of the interface apparatus to be compressed and inserted through the opening. The sliding blocks are then expanded within the recess to hold the interface apparatus to the sidewall of the truck box. A backing plate may be attached to an inside surface of the sidewall. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035321 | HALF-ROUND TRAILER AND TRAILER BODY WITH EXTRUDED PANEL SIDE WALLS - A trailer includes a chassis and a trailer body connected to the chassis. The trailer body includes left and right vertical side walls and a curved floor. The left and right side walls each include a plurality of extruded panels each including an inner wall and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035322 | IMPACT ABSORBING BODY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR TRIM - An impact absorbing body for attachment to a door trim is capable of bearing a collision load from an exterior panel at the time of a side collision. The impact absorbing body has a top face portion with linear edge portions and sidewall portions extending from the linear edge portions toward the door trim to provide a hollow box. The impact absorbing body also includes base portions connected to edge portions of the sidewall portions. The base portions are open toward the door trim and are attached to the door trim. The impact absorbing body also includes slits between adjacent sidewall portions, and the sidewall portions have outwardly slanted portions. In addition, rib members extend from the top face portion toward the base portion, toward the inside of the hollow box, and connect the adjacent sidewall portions. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035323 | Automobile Body Part - In a car body or component thereof with at least one first component of sheet metal of a first aluminum alloy and at least one second component of sheet metal of a second aluminum alloy, the first and second aluminum alloys are of type AlMgSi and in the sheet metal of the second aluminum alloy a substantial part of the elements Mg and Si, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, is present in the form of separate Mg | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035324 | VEHICLE GLAZING ASSEMBLY WITH NOISE AND VIBRATION REDUCTION TECHNIQUES - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle glazing assembly with noise and vibration reduction techniques, having: a panel; and a first layer of first stiffening material applied at a perimeter of the panel. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035325 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PROTION OF AUTOMOBILE BODY - A structure for a front portion of an automobile body includes a bulkhead side, which is joined to a front portion of a front side frame extending in the fore-and-aft direction extends in the vertical direction, and a side frame gusset, which provides a connection between the front portions of the front side frame and a wheel house upper member. The bulkhead side and the side frame gusset are joined by a linking panel having a right-angled triangle shape when viewed from the front within a plane perpendicular to an axis in the fore-and-aft direction. When a load is applied for relatively moving the front side frame, the side frame gusset and the wheel house upper member supporting the load by a shear force of the linking panel disposed within the plane enhance the rigidity of a front portion of a vehicle body and minimize any increase in weight. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035326 | Sun Roof Wind Deflector and the Production Thereof - A wind deflector for a vehicle roof which may be opened, having a displaceable cover element, comprising a stretchable deflector element made from a flat, flexible material and which with its lower edge region is fastened to a fixed roof portion via a lower edge strip and with its upper edge region is fastened to a pivotable extending clip via an upper edge strip. The upper edge strip and the lower edge strip are components of a peripheral plastics edge encapsulation of the deflector element. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035327 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRAFT DEFLECTOR CASSETTE - A motor vehicle has a cowl ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035328 | REMOVABLE ROOF FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A removable roof can be positioned between a windshield frame and a rollover hoop of a motor vehicle. The roof is divided in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle to form first and second roof elements. Seal profiles ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035329 | SUNROFF APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a sunroof apparatus including a front panel and a rear panel closing a roof opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, capable of keeping a large distance in a back-and-forth direction between the supporting portions supporting the front and rear portions of the rear panel in a fully closed state of closing the roof opening by the front panel and the rear panel. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035330 | PASSENGER SUITE SEATING ARRANGEMENT WITH MOVEABLE VIDEO MONITOR - A passenger suite seating arrangement including a first passenger suite including a first seat and a first video monitor fixed in position directly forward of the first seat, and a second passenger suite including a second seat facing the first seat and laterally offset relative thereto, the second suite including a second video monitor configured to move parallel to a viewing angle of a passenger seated in the second seat to selectively connect and divide the first and second suites. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035331 | MISTING APPARATUS WITH ZONAL CONTROL - An apparatus for providing mist to a user, where the apparatus has multiple misting nozzles grouped into zones of one or more misting nozzles. The misting nozzles are supplied water from a supply line, and valves controlling the flow of water through the supply line and to the misting nozzles of each zone. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035332 | SADDLE FOR A BICYCLE - Saddle for bicycle, comprising a shaped shell ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035333 | Base for Child Safety Carrier - A base suitable for use with a child safety carrier includes a shell body, a platform movably assembled with the shell body, a latch mechanism and a plurality of cushion structures. The latch mechanism includes a holding frame and a latch, the holding frame being affixed with one of the shell body and the platform, and the latch being assembled with the other one of the shell body and the platform. The holding frame includes locking openings, and the latch is operable to engage with any of the locking openings to lock the platform with the shell body. The cushion structures are respectively disposed adjacent to the locking openings. When collision occurs, the latch can interact with one of the cushion structures to cause deformation or break of the cushion structure so that the platform is displaced relative to the shell body. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035334 | Three-in-One Car Seat - I came up with the idea of the “Three-in-One Car Seat” because of the benefits and convenience for both parents and children. Now parents do not need to carry a car seat, a potty, and a booster seat when on the go. Some of the benefits of this car seat includes: keeping your child on track during potty training, safe from dangerous germs and bacteria (such as | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035335 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat, left and right first frames extending in a front-rear direction are disposed apart from each other in a lateral direction. Each first frame includes a bottom wall to which a load sensor for measuring a weight of an occupant is attached, and sidewalls extending upward from left and right sides of the bottom wall. One or each of front and rear end portions of the left first frame is connected to a corresponding end portion of the right first frame by a connecting member. The bottom wall of at least one of the left and right first frames includes a connecting portion that is an end portion of the bottom wall to which the connecting member is connected and which extends outward in the front-rear direction farther beyond outer edges of the sidewalls, bending around the connecting member to its outer side in the front-rear direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035336 | LIFT-RECLINER CHAIR - A lift-recliner chair includes a base section, movable seat and backrest sections and a powered actuator for relative moving the seat and backrest sections. The seat section is pivotally mounted with respect to the base section and the backrest is pivotally mounted with respect to the seat section. The base and seat sections each have a pair of side panels arranged substantially parallel with respect to each other on both sides of the chair with the actuator means enclosed in the interior region of the chair in all adjustment positions of the chair. The base and seat sections are arranged telescopically and moveable respect to the base section. The actuator has a first range of movement for moving the backrest with respect to the seat section and a second range of movement for moving the seat section and backrest with respect to the base. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035337 | Vehicle Seat Comprising a Motorized Adjustable Part, Electric Control Unit of a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle seat comprising an adjustable part, a fixed part, and an adjustable mechanism comprising a traveling wave piezoelectric motor having a rotor and a stator, the stator comprising two distinct power terminals connected to an electronic control unit adapted to operate according to three operating modes comprising: a locked operating mode in which the power terminals are not supplied power; a motorized operating mode in which two AC voltages are applied to the two power terminals; and a free operating mode in which an AC voltage is applied to one power terminal while the other is not supplied with power. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035338 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and method includes a soldier platform system in a vehicle. In an embodiment, the soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat and straps. The soldier platform system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier platform system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The soldier platform system further includes a ratchet platform that has a platform upper assembly and a platform lower assembly. The soldier platform system also has a strap retractor and a retractor strap. The retractor strap is extractable from the strap retractor, and the retractor strap is retractable by the strap retractor. Additionally, the strap retractor retracts the retractor strap upon achieving a strap threshold. Moreover, the strap retractor is secured to the platform lower assembly. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035339 | REVERSIBLE SEAT STRUCTURE FOR BABY STROLLER - A reversible seat structure for a baby stroller is disclosed. The seat of the structure can be separated from or quickly assembled with a frame; a user thus has an option of turning the seat toward the front or the back side for assembling the seat on a frame. The structure mainly is provided with a front slip joint and a rear slip joint respectively on front ends and rear ends of the seat tubes of the seat for the baby stroller, the rear legs on both lateral sides of the baby stroller each has a positioning member at a mutually identical height thereon; the seat can be firmly combined with the frame of the baby stroller no matter the seat is faced frontwards or backwards. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035340 | POWER DISC STYLE SEAT RECLINER - A power disc style seat reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a seat base fixed mounted guide disc pivotally connected to a set of pivotal discs. The pivotal discs include an internal disc segment and a seat back attaching member. Within the internal disc is a connection features and linkage that may be actuated by a center shaft that is driven by a motor. When the internal disc is rotated, the desired seat back position is the end result as the motion is discontinued. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035341 | ADJUSTABLE FOOTREST - An adjustable footrest includes various components that allow positions of the footrest to be changed or customized. For example, an angle, a depth, and a rotation of the footrest may be adjusted. Some footrest components may include a pivoting base. In addition a tilt angle of a foot-support plate may be adjusted with respect to the pivoting base. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035342 | LAYERED STRUCTURE FOR A SEAT CUSHION - Layer structure for a seat cushion at least comprising a surface layer unit and a cushion layer unit below the surface layer unit, characterized in that the cushion layer unit comprises at least one nonwoven layer and at least one spacer crocheted-fabric and/or spacer knitted-fabric layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035343 | Self-Propelled Construction Machine - A self-propelled construction machine has a machine frame and an operating drum for processing the ground surface, wherein the operating drum is positioned in a downwards open drum housing, that is closed on both sides by an edge protector, which is adjustable in height by an actuator for raising and/or lowering the edge protector. A control unit comprises a sensor for registering the distance a between a reference point on the edge protector and the ground surface. Furthermore, the control unit is configured so that when the distance between reference point and ground surface falls below a predetermined minimum distance, the actuator is switched from a floating setting, so that the edge protector is raised. As a result, the edge protector tightly closes the drum housing at the sides without there being a risk that the edge protector can be entrenched in loose substrate. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035344 | Folding Canopy for Cold Planer Machine - A machine for milling a surface of a roadway is provided. The machine includes a frame and an operator station arranged on the frame. A canopy assembly including a canopy and a support assembly is provided. The support assembly supports the canopy on a portion of the frame forward of the operator station such that canopy is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The canopy and the support assembly are configured such that in the raised position the canopy extends over at least a portion of the operator station and in the lowered position the canopy is arranged in a substantially flat orientation relative to and adjacent an upper surface of a portion of the frame forward of the operator station. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035345 | MILLING DRUM TOOL HOLDER - A tool holder is disclosed for use with a milling drum. The tool holder may have a generally cylindrical body defining a first end configured to be received within a tool mounting block of the milling drum, and a second end configured to receive a cutting bit. The tool holder may also have a flange located between the first end and the second end, and a first blind bore initiating at the second end and stopping at the flange such that the generally cylindrical body is substantially solid at the flange. The tool holder may further have at least one sloped surface located at a side of the flange facing the first end of the generally cylindrical body. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035346 | MILLING DRUM HAVING INTEGRAL TOOL MOUNTING BLOCKS - A tool mounting block is disclosed for use with a milling drum. The tool mounting block may have a flighting portion with a base surface configured to engage an outer cylindrical surface of the milling drum, and a mounting portion integrally formed with the flighting portion at a location opposite the base surface. The mounting portion may be configured to receive a separate tool holder. The tool mounting block may further have at least one locating feature integrally formed with the flighting and mounting portions. The at least one locating feature may be configured to interlock with at least one locating feature of an adjacent tool mounting block. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035347 | WHEEL FOR PEDAL-ASSISTED BIKES - A wheel for pedal-assisted bikes includes:
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| 20140035348 | VEHICLE WHEEL RIM - A vehicle wheel rim ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035349 | HUB UNIT - A hub unit of the present invention includes a cap that covers an opening of a pilot portion, and the cap includes a cap body formed in a disc shape, and a cylindrical portion extending in an axial direction from an outer periphery of the cap body. The cap is removably attached to the pilot portion by screwing an external thread portion formed on an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the cap, to an internal thread portion formed on an inner periphery of the pilot portion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035350 | BEARING DEVICE FOR DRIVING WHEEL - A driving-wheel bearing device includes an outer race having double-row outer raceway surfaces formed on an inner periphery thereof, a hub wheel and an inner race having a wheel attachment flange at one end thereof and double-row inner raceway surfaces on an outer periphery thereof, and double-row rolling elements interposed between the outer raceway surfaces of the outer race and the inner raceway surfaces of the hub wheel and the inner race, the hub wheel having a shaft hole into which a stem section extending from an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint is spline-fitted by being press-fitted, in which a plate having a molybdenum coating layer or a fluorine-resin coating layer formed thereon and having a plate thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 2 mm is interposed between opposite surfaces of a shoulder portion of the outer joint member and an crimped portion of the hub wheel. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035351 | Wheel Bearing Assembly of a Vehicle - A wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle is provided. A hub is mounted via a roller bearing arrangement in a wheel carrier. The hub has a driving flange with a bearing surface which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wheel, optionally with the intermediate positioning of a brake disk, such that the bearing surface of the driving flange describes a plane that intersects the roller bearing arrangement. The hub forms or supports an inner ring of the roller bearing arrangement, and an outer ring of the roller bearing assembly is held in the wheel carrier. A support structure for the driving flange is guided around the roller bearing arrangement on the outside of the wheel bearing assembly, facing away from the vehicle body and wheel carrier. As a result, a wheel insertion depth in the order of zero or a few millimeters may be achieved. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035352 | QUICK RELEASE SKATEBOARD WHEEL - The apparatus and system described is directed to securing a wheel to an axel without the use of separate tools or devices. The present invention allows for securing the wheel to the axel through the use of a specialized locking mechanism and wheel bearing. When mated, these two elements allow for a wheel that does not require user access to a central hub in order to replace the wheel. Thus, the apparatus and device provide for wheel geometries that take advantage of lack of a hub. For example, the present invention allows for wheel designs that enable a wider range of performance characteristics than offered by prior art devices. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035353 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system has a plurality of hydraulic brake circuits via which wheel brake units are supplied with brake pressure. At least one wheel brake unit is connected to at least two brake circuits and supplied with brake pressure via these two brake circuits. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035354 | BRAKE ACTUATION UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND MOTOR-PUMP UNIT FOR PROVIDING A VACUUM FOR A BRAKE ACTUATION UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a brake actuation unit for a motor vehicle brake system, a vacuum brake booster and a motor pump unit which is provided for supplying a vacuum and comprises a pump connected to the vacuum brake booster and an electric motor driving the pump. According to the invention, an additional sound absorbing element is provided in the connection between the vacuum brake booster and the pump in order to lower the sound level in the vehicle interior. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035355 | DEFORMABLE TRACK SUPPORT FOR TRACKED VEHICLES - The present application discloses a track support that includes a variable track frame comprising that includes four or more connector members, hinge joints that connect the connector members and configured to form a polygonal shape having sides each associated with one of the connector members, and a track varying mechanism that can actively change an angle between at least two of the connector members so as to change the polygonal shape of the variable track frame. Track engaging wheels mounted on the connector members can rotate around an axis that intercepts with or is adjacent to the hinge joints. The track engaging wheels can engage with a track belt wrapped around the track engaging wheels. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035356 | BICYCLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A bicycle power supply system comprises a first power supply, a second power supply, and a power supply level sensing structure. The power supply level sensing structure is operatively coupled to the first and second power supplies. The first and second power supplies are selectively electrically coupled with electrical power being supplied from the second power supply to the first power supply while a first power supply level is detected by the power supply level sensing structure to be below a first prescribed power threshold, and with electrical power being supplied from the first power supply to the second power supply while a second power supply level is detected by the power supply level sensing structure to be below a second prescribed power threshold. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035357 | Battery, Battery Management System, and Method to Control a Battery - The invention relates to a battery, a battery management system, and a method to control a battery. According to an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of batteries. Each battery includes an individual associated battery control chip. Advantageously, each battery control chip is mounted within a housing of a respective associated battery. Further, each battery control chip may be adapted for wireless communication. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035358 | CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, CONTACTLESS POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTACTLESS POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - A contactless power transmitting device that contactlessly transmits electric power to a power receiving device includes a transmitting unit and a power transmission controller. The transmitting unit transmits electric power at a variable transmission frequency. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency, based on frequency information concerning a frequency of a broadcast wave that can be received at a position of the contactless power transmitting device. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency so that one of the transmission frequency and the frequency of the broadcast wave differs from an integer multiple of the other thereof. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035359 | VEHICLE VOLTAGE SUPPLY - One embodiment provides a vehicle voltage supply having a vehicle battery, a load with two voltage supply connections, a fuse in a path between the vehicle battery and one of the voltage supply connections of the load, and a clamping circuit transistor. The clamping circuit transistor can be switched in such a manner that the clamping circuit transistor produces a short circuit between voltage supply connections of the load in order to activate the fuse. An energy store is set up to store the energy needed to drive the clamping circuit transistor when producing the short circuit, and a charging circuit is set up to charge the energy store at least during the time in which the clamping circuit transistor does not produce a short circuit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035360 | Battery with Autonomous Cell Balancing - The disclosure relates to a device for balancing the battery cells of a battery including a plurality of pairs of battery cells. Each pair of battery cells is connected to a charge balancing unit which is configured to balance the cell voltages of the battery cells of the pair of battery cells with respect to each other. The device further includes a measuring device which is configured to output a current that is proportional to a minimal cell pair voltage to a plurality of resistors that are connected in series. Comparators are also provided, each of which is connected to a pole of a first battery cell of an assigned pair of battery cells and to a respective resistor on an input side and to a control electrode of a respective discharging unit on an output side. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035361 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY, AND BATTERY FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method is used for controlling a battery having at least one battery module line with a plurality of battery modules that are connected in series. Each battery module has at least one battery cell, at least one coupling unit, a first connection, and a second connection. Each battery module is configured to assume one of at least two switching states dependent on a control of the coupling unit. The different switching states correspond to different voltage values between the first connection and the second connection of the battery module. The method includes determining a ranking among the battery modules. The method also includes engaging the battery modules in a supply of a desired output voltage of the battery module line using the ranking. The battery modules compare respective battery module operating states among one another and determine the ranking on the basis of the comparison. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035362 | System and Method for Power Supply Testing - In one embodiment, a method of verifying a component coupled to an output of a power supply includes measuring a frequency response from a control input of the power supply to the output of the power supply. The method also includes comparing the frequency response to a predetermined metric based on the measuring. The component is determined to be valid if the frequency response falls within the predetermined metric. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035363 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE HAVING A CENTRAL POWER-RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO POWER PLUGS, ADAPTORS AND MODULES WHILE CONCEALED FROM VIEW AND MANAGING EXCESS POWER CORD DURING POWER SUPPLYING OPERATIONS - An electrical power-supplying device includes a housing portion having a 3D interior volume with a capacity for holding a plurality of power adapters, power transformer modules and power plugs associated with a group of electrical appliances. A power-receptacle assembly or structure is supported within the interior region of the housing portion, and supports a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, electrically connected to a power supply cord. A cord portal formed in the housing allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances, to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A housing cover portion is adapted to cover the power-receptacle assembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles, appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances, and power adapters and transformer modules contained in the housing portion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035364 | FEED UNIT AND FEED SYSTEM - A feed unit includes: a power transmission coil provided to perform power transmission with use of a magnetic field; a parallel LC resonance circuit including the power transmission coil; a series LC resonance circuit; an alternating-current signal generating section supplying the parallel LC resonance circuit and the series LC resonance circuit with an alternating-current signal used to perform the power transmission; and a control section controlling the alternating-current signal generating section with use of a predetermined control signal, the control section performing frequency control of the control signal to allow a circuit current that flows upon the power transmission to become smaller. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035365 | METHOD OF MEASURING VOLTAGE OF BATTERY PACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BATTERY PACK - A battery system comprising a battery management system (BMS) is disclosed. The BMS has a hierarchical structure including an upper layer master BMS and a lower layer slave BMS. The master transmits a request signal to the slave wirelessly, and the slave transmits a response signal based on the request signal wirelessly to the master. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035366 | SUPPYING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE USING UNSYNCHRONIZED DIRECT CURRENT TO DIRECT CURRENT CONVERTERS - A system that may include a first direct current to direct current (DC) converter that is arranged to determine at a first determination rate whether to alter a parameter of operation of the first DC to DC converter and to selectively alter the parameter of operation of operation of the first DC to DC converter in response to the determination; and a second switched-mode DC to DC converter that is arranged to determine at a second determination rate whether to alter the parameter of operation of the second DC to DC converter and to selectively alter the parameter of operation of operation of the second DC to DC converter in response to the determination. The second determination rate is higher by at least a factor of two than the first determination rate. The first and second DC to DC converters are mutually unsynchronized. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035367 | SYSTEM INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND APPARATUSES SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO EACH OTHER - A system including: first and second apparatuses that supply electric power to each other; the first and second apparatuses including first and second converters configured to convert externally supplied power to first and second direct current powers; a predicted value calculator configured to calculate first, second, and third predicted values of needed electric power in first, second, and third power source conditions based on a first conversion efficiency of the first converter and a second conversion efficiency of the second converter; and a controller configured to switch an electric power condition corresponding to a smallest predicted value of the first, second, and third predicted values. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035368 | SMART OUTLET - A system for controlling energy usage includes: one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, where each given interface includes a switch configured in one of a plurality of positions corresponding to one of a plurality of energy usage modes; and a control panel displaying, for each given mode, configurable parameters to control energy usage of a device coupled to each interface configured with the given mode. Each given configurable electrical outlet interface comprises two states: a first state for allowing electrical current to flow through the given interface; and a second state for blocking the electrical current from flowing through the given interface. For each given mode determined to be “on”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the first state. For each given mode determined to be “off”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the second state. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035369 | POWER SUPPLY APPLIANCE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH AN APPLIANCE SUCH AS THIS - The object of the invention is a power supply device ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035370 | BIOMEDICAL IMPLANT WITH A MONOLITHIC TIMING CONTROL BASED RECTIFIER FOR MULTIVOLTAGE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A biomedical implant is provided for simultaneously generating multiple voltages for digital and analog circuits. Two AC voltages induced from an external single AC source located externally to the biomedical implant are used as input to a multi-voltage rectifier. The multi-voltage rectifier has a rectifier circuitry for simultaneously generating: (i) both low positive and negative voltages and (ii) both high positive and negative voltages. A startup circuitry is designed to stabilize both low positive and negative voltages prior to stabilizing both high positive and negative voltages. A timing control circuitry is used to prevent reverse leakage currents from loading capacitors to input for efficiency enhancement. The biomedical implant, by virtue of the multi-voltage timing control rectifier, achieves high power transfer efficiency greater than 85%. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPORTIONED POWER DISTRIBUTION IN POWER CONVERTER ARRAYS - A system and method for proportioned power distribution in arrays of power converters are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes distributing a node-specific transfer function to each node of a plurality of nodes via a communication bus. Each node includes a power converter, and nodes of the plurality of nodes are electrically connected in series. Each node-specific transfer function enables each node to contribute a positive impedance to a total impedance of the plurality of nodes. The computer-implemented method further includes coordinating a setting of a parameter of each node-specific transfer function to regulate a common bus current across the plurality of nodes, and assigning to each node an electrical characteristic based on a parameter of each node-specific transfer function. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035372 | REMOTE CONTROL AND OPERATION OF LV DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - A Low Voltage, “LV”, network automation system is provided which enables utilities to remotely identify location of LV faults on their networks, isolate these faults and re-energising the healthy LV circuit by remote control. The hardware for this system is designed to be retrofitted into existing LV switchgears and panels which enables the network changeover to be done cost effectively and with minimum interruption to the network. The system also enables utilities to monitor load flows on the LV networks and identify circuits which are overloaded and gives control room operator options for redistribution of network load where possible. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035373 | ILLUMINATION AGNOSTIC SOLAR PANEL - In one example, a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of discrete photovoltaic cells arranged in a plurality of cell rows, and a substantially electrically conductive and continuous area backsheet. The photovoltaic cells in each cell row are electrically connected in parallel to each other. The cell rows are electrically connected in series to each other and include a first row and a last row. The backsheet forms a current return path between the first and last rows. The photovoltaic cells are configured such that, in operation, current flows substantially uni-directionally through the plurality of photovoltaic cells between the first row and the last row. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035374 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - To provide a power control system which evaluates an applied control pattern over a period of a certain length or more, so as to be used for the subsequent control with a configuration in which a discharge start time and output of an electric storage device are changed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035375 | REDUCING POWER LOSSES IN A REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes at least a first power supply module and at least one redundant power supply module. The at least one power supply module supplies power to an output terminal. The at least one redundant power supply module operates in a first state and in a second state. In the first state the second power supply module supplies power to the output terminal. In the second state the second power supply module provides standby power and operates in a burst mode (for example, such as a discontinuous conduction mode). | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035376 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An uninterruptible power system includes a power distribution apparatus and an interruptible power apparatus. The power distribution apparatus has a plurality of power supply units, which receive an external AC power and convert the external AC power into a first DC output power to supply a DC load. The interruptible power apparatus has a plurality of power conversion modules, which receive an external DC power and convert the external DC power into a second DC output power to supply the DC load. The DC load is supplied by the first DC output power when the external AC power normally operates; whereas the DC load is supplied by the second DC output power when the external AC power abnormally operates. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035377 | LOCALIZED POWER POINT OPTIMIZER FOR SOLAR CELL INSTALLATIONS - In one embodiment, a solar cell installation includes several groups of solar cells. Each group of solar cells has a local power point optimizer configured to control power generation of the group. The local power point optimizer may be configured to determine an optimum operating condition for a corresponding group of solar cells. The local power point optimizer may adjust the operating condition of the group to the optimum operating condition by modulating a transistor, such as by pulse width modulation, to electrically connect and disconnect the group from the installation. The local power point optimizer may be used in conjunction with a global maximum power point tracking module. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035378 | PREVENTION OF INTERFERENCE BETWEEN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND TOUCH SURFACES - A system for managing impacting effects in an electronic system due to the presence of wireless energy transfer oscillating electromagnetic fields includes a controller, a field sensing component communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to measure at least one oscillating energy field and an adjustable filter element communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the adjustable filter may be adjusted by the controller based, at least in part, on measurements of the field sensing component to reduce effects of the at least one oscillating energy field on the sensing component. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035379 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - Systems and methods are disclosed that enable power regulation during wireless power transfer, such as during magnetic resonance (MR) charging of one or more devices from a power transfer device, by applying a cascading charging mechanism that includes identifying a priority order of charging of each of the one or more devices to allocate wirelessly transmitted power to the one or more devices. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035380 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - Systems and methods are disclosed that enable power regulation during wireless power transfer, such as during magnetic resonance (MR) charging of one or more devices from a power transfer device, while enabling the one or more devices to access a network drive via a routing mechanism while the network drive is operatively coupled to an apparatus that includes the power transfer device and the routing mechanism. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035381 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A wireless power transmission device includes a circuit board, heat-dissipating plate, a closed transmitter coil, and an encapsulation member. The closed transmitter coil is disposed on the circuit board. The heat-dissipating plate is disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board, the heat-dissipating plate and the closed transmitter coil are sealed by the encapsulation member. Since no gaps are formed in the encapsulation member, the foreign liquid and dust are prevented from being introduced into the encapsulation member. Moreover, since portions of the heat-dissipating plate are partially protruded outside the encapsulation member and partially exposed outside the encapsulation member, the wireless power transmission device of the present invention has enhanced heat-dissipating efficiency. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035382 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER PICK UP CIRCUITS - An inductive power transfer (IPT) pick-up circuit for receiving power from a primary conductor has a pick-up coil (L | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035383 | DUAL-MODE WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER - A dual-mode receiver is provided that includes an electromagnetic resonator having one or more inductive elements that are arranged to form a receiver coil and a network of passive components arranged to form a matching network. The electromagnetic resonator includes a first selective frequency defined in a low frequency range and a second selective frequency defined in a high frequency range allowing for a rectification circuit to operate in both the high frequency range and low frequency range making maximum use of active circuits. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RESONANT WIRELESS POWER SOURCE - A resonant wireless power system includes a source circuit having a source coil, an ac driver with a first resistance, representing the equivalent output impedance of the ac driver, and a matching network. A current probe measures the magnitude signal of the instantaneous source coil current. A voltage probe measures the instantaneous ac driver voltage. A phase detector compares the phase of the instantaneous source coil current and the instantaneous ac driver voltage, and produces a first output signal proportional to the phase difference. A first amplifier compares the magnitude signal and a target signal, and produces an error signal proportional to the difference. A first compensation filter produces the control voltage that determines the ac driver supply voltage. A second amplifier amplifies the first output signal. A second compensation filter produces the control voltage that determines the impedance of a variable element in the source circuit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035385 | WIRELESS POWER-SUPPLY SYSTEM - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wireless power-supply system using magnetic resonance, which is different from the conventional point of view. In a wireless power-supply system ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035386 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A wireless power supply system transmits power as magnetic field energy from a power supplying resonance coil to a power receiving resonance coil by resonating the power supplying resonance coil and the power receiving resonance coil. The coil diameter of the power receiving resonance coil is set smaller than the coil diameter of the power supplying resonance coil. Then, electromagnetic coupling between the power supplying resonance coil and the power receiving resonance coil is maintained in a stable state, and a space region where power can be transmitted in a state wherein power transmission efficiency is stabilized is expanded. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035387 | POWER SUPPLY - In one aspect, the present invention provides a universal power supply for wired and wireless electronic devices. In a second aspect, the present invention provides a universal power supply that is reconfigurable to provide a wide range of power supply options. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035388 | WAVE DIELECTRIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND IN-MILLIMETER WAVE DIELECTRIC TRANSMISSION - A millimeter wave transmission device, the millimeter wave transmission device with (a) a first signal processing board for processing a millimeter wave signal; (b) a second signal processing board signal-coupled to the first signal processing board to receive the millimeter wave signal and perform signal processing with respect to the millimeter wave signal; and (c) a member provided between the first signal processing board and the second signal processing board and having a predetermined relative dielectric constant and a predetermined dielectric dissipation factor. The member constitutes a dielectric transmission path via which the millimeter wave signal is transmitted between the first signal processing board and the signal processing board. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035389 | RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A resonance-type non-contact power supply system includes a transmitting side metal shield to cover an area around a primary coil and a primary resonance coil. One end of a coaxial cable outer conductor of a transmitting side coaxial cable is connected to a shield bottom of the transmitting side metal shield, and the other end of the coaxial cable outer conductor is connected to a power supply housing of a high frequency power supply. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035390 | POWER TRANSMITTER, REPEATER, POWER RECEIVER, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a wireless power transmission system. The wireless power transmission system includes a power transmitter including a first resonant circuit and wirelessly transmitting power using a resonance, at least one repeater including a second resonant circuit resonating with the first resonant circuit, and a power receiver disposed between the power transmitter and the repeater, including a third resonant circuit magnetically resonating with the first and second resonant circuits, and receiving power from the power transmitter and the repeater. If the power transmitter and the repeater are installed in an indoor space, such as a room or an office room, and the power receiver is installed in a mobile device, such as a cellular phone, the mobile device is automatically charged in the indoor space.; The power transmission efficiency is improved by installing the power receiver between the power transmitter and the repeater. The received power is adjusted according to the alignment direction of the power receiver. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035391 | TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A power transmitting device includes a power transmitter ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035392 | Solar Panel as Infrared Signal Receiver and Processor - This invention is to control and monitor a solar module by optical communication using solar cells in the solar module as a receiver of the incoming optical signal. The optical communication is by way of solar cells in a solar module as sensors and/or receivers, and busbars of the solar module as conduits to transfer the incoming signal to a control circuitry. Such control includes, but is not limited to, on/off control of power output from a solar module, and such monitoring includes, but is not limited to, reading, data keeping and displaying current operating performance status of the solar module. With this invention, solar modules can be turned off and on without physically disconnecting and reconnecting wires. Such control and monitoring enables more efficient and accurate operation and maintenance of a solar power system of any size. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035393 | DOUBLY SALIENT PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a linear, curved or rotary electric machine. The electric machine includes first and second movers which are adjacent to each other and have a phase angle difference of 60° therebetween. The first mover includes phases U, V and W and the second mover includes phases /U, /V and /W. The electric machine of the present invention can reduce pulsations of thrust caused by end effect. In particular, in the case where the stator includes permanent magnets having the same poles and salient poles which alternate with the permanent magnets, the number of permanent magnets used can be reduced to half of that of a conventional linear electric machine. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035394 | LINEAR TRANSVERSE FLUX ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention concerns a linear transverse flux electrical machine (TFEM) comprising a fixed portion; and a movable portion located in respect with the fixed portion, the movable portion including an alternate sequence of magnets and concentrators longitudinally disposed about a longitudinal axis thereof; the fixed portion including at least one phase, the at least one phase including a plurality of cores cooperating with a coil disposed about the longitudinal axis, each core including a skewed pair of poles to progressively electromagnetically engage an electromagnetic field of respective cooperating concentrators. The invention is also concerned with a plurality of elements located in desired positions in the TFEM and also with a rotatable TFEM. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140035395 | DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING A LINEAR ACTUATOR AND ITEM OF FURNITURE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive system includes a linear actuator for transmitting a linear movement, the linear actuator having a spindle and a nut which co-operates therewith and an electric motor for driving the spindle. The drive system has a fixed frame and at least one frame movable relative thereto, the linear actuator secured to the fixed frame and the movable frame being coupled to the nut in an articulated manner by at least one actuation rod. Movement of the nut along the spindle brings about a movement of the movable frame relative to the fixed frame. The nut further has at least one stud and the actuation rod is provided with a corresponding recess for fitting the actuation rod onto the stud, or vice versa, and the fitted actuation rod is secured to the stud by a securing element, in particular a clip. | 2014-02-06 |
