08th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120043730 | KNEE WALKER - Knee walker assemblies and methods of manufacturing a knee walker assembly are provided herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to a knee walker assembly that includes a frame, a support platform and a handle mounted to the frame, at least one rear wheel mounted proximate the rear end of the frame, and at least two front wheels swivel mounted proximate the front end of the frame. A locking mechanism is operatively engaged with the at least two front wheels. The locking mechanism is configured to substantially simultaneously lock both of the at least two front wheels in a rigid-type mounting configuration. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043731 | BAKERY DOLLY - A dolly includes a deck having a support surface and a plurality of wheels below the deck. The deck includes a peripheral lip around a periphery of the deck, the peripheral lip including an inner wall portion spaced inwardly from an outer wall portion. The inner wall portion and outer wall portion are joined continuously at an upper edge thereof. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043732 | DOLLY - A dolly has a frame with a pair of risers connected thereto. Connecting bolts extend partially through the risers and through the frame to connect the risers and casters to the frame. The risers have an outer riser body with a core disposed therein. The outer riser body may be a thermoplastic injection molded riser body that is molded around a riser core which may be a metal riser plate core. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043733 | WIGGLING FREEWHEELED VEHICLE - A wiggling freewheeled vehicle comprises a folding assembly disposed between a main frame and two carrying frames. The folding assembly includes a pivot movably disposed on the main frame, clasp members integrally formed on the carrying frames, and a fastener able to fix the clasp members. Wherein, the clasp members are pivotally engaged with each other at a place where the pivot could fitly penetrate. By wrapping the main frame in the clasp members that are fixed by the fastener, the vehicle is available for a smooth operation. Oppositely, by releasing the main frame from the clasp members, the vehicle could be folded or collapsed while bending the main frame. Moreover, the collapsed vehicle allows the main frame to be arranged tightly abreast the carrying frames for achieving a compact structure. Thus, the collapsed freewheeled vehicle contributes to a reduced dimension and is beneficial for transportation and storage. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043734 | Foot Propelled Vehicle - A foot propelled vehicle comprises a front housing in which a first rotatable ground engaging sphere is mounted by bearings for rotation about a transverse axis and a rear housing in which a second rotatable ground engaging sphere is mounted by bearings for rotation about three orthogonal axes. The front housing is longitudinally spaced from and connected rigidly to the rear housing. A seat is situated between the first and second housings and positioned so that a rider's feet can contact the ground to propel the vehicle. A handle is mounted on the front housing for the user to hold whilst riding and steering the vehicle. Lateral stabilizers may be provided. In some embodiments both spheres may be mounted for rotation about three orthogonal axes. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043735 | Linkage System and Apparatus for Vehicles - A linkage apparatus between a wheel suspension, mounted on the chassis of a motor vehicle accommodating the deflection or rebound of a motor vehicle wheel, and a rotation angle sensor connected to a control unit, having a connection rod with first and second ends, a first shaft capable of swiveling mounted on an end of the connection rod and connectable to the wheel suspension, a second shaft capable of swiveling mounted on an end of the connection rod and connectable to the rotation angle sensor, and at least one rotationally symmetrical body of elastically deformable material supporting at least one of the shafts, wherein the connecting rod is bent on at least one of its ends toward an essentially circular grommet that has been forced onto the at least one rotationally symmetrical body of elastically deformable material supporting at least one of the shafts. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043736 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device in which a knuckle for supporting a wheel is supported by arms and a damper is connected to the knuckle. A suspension device ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043737 | SPIN-OUT RIDING TOY - A riding toy provides a spin-out feature. The riding toy includes a frame, a steerable front wheel mounted to the frame and a rear wheel mounted to the frame. A rear carriage is pivotally attached to the frame so as to pivot about a generally horizontal axis. A caster is mounted to the rear carriage so as to pivot about a generally vertical axis. A lever is pivotally attached to the frame. A link has a leading end pivotally connected to the lever and a trailing end pivotally connected to the rear carriage. As a result, the riding toy may be changed from a traditional configuration, where the rear wheel of the riding toy contacts a riding surface upon which the riding toy is being ridden, to a spin-out configuration, where the caster lifts the rear wheel of the riding toy off of the riding surface, by pulling the lever. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043738 | Methods and Apparatus for Ball and Socket Coupling - Methods and apparatus may permit a ball and socket coupling arrangement. A rotary interference member ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043739 | FOLDABLE WALKER APPARATUS - There is provided, in combination, a collapsible walker and a collapsible basket. The walker includes a pair of spaced-apart, operatively interconnected frame members. The frame members each have an upper end for placing one's hand and a lower end spaced-apart from the upper end. Ground-engaging wheels are rotatably mounted to the lower ends of the frame members. A folding mechanism allows the frame members to be brought together for folding the walker. The collapsible basket includes a pair of spaced-apart, rigid end members, each being connectable with a respective one of said frame members. A flexible basket member extends substantially about, extends between and is supported by the rigid end members. The end members are moveable towards each other and the basket member thereby folds to collapse the basket when folding the walker. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043740 | Curtain Airbag Cushion and Curtain Airbag Module Using the Same - Disclosed herein is a curtain airbag cushion. The cushion has a length appropriate for being deployed to the chest of a passenger. A blocking part which partitions the interior of the cushion into portions is oriented in the vertical direction. The lower end of the blocking part is spaced apart from the bottom of the cushion by a predetermined distance. Thus, when an inflator explodes, gas discharged from the inflator is guided towards the lower portion of the cushion and then guided towards the front or upper portion of the cushion through the space between the lower end of the blocking part and the bottom of the cushion. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043741 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A side airbag has a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber with a pressure lower than the pressure in the high-pressure chamber. An inflator is provided in the low-pressure chamber with a gas discharge section facing the high-pressure chamber. In a side collision, gas from the inflator is supplied mainly toward the high-pressure chamber and is supplied also to the low-pressure chamber. The high-pressure chamber and the low-pressure chamber are partitioned by a partition wall. A check valve mounted to the partition wall is opened by the pressure gas supplied from the inflator, which is provided in the low-pressure chamber, toward the high-pressure chamber, and thus the cheek valve permits the gas to flow from the low-pressure chamber to the high-pressure chamber. When the inflator completes the discharge of the gas, the check valve restricts such flow of the gas from the high-pressure chamber to the low-pressure chamber. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043742 | POLYESTER FABRICS FOR AIRBAG AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a fabric for an airbag including a polyester fiber, and particularly to a polyester fabric for an airbag of which toughness is 3.5 to 6.0 kJ/m | 2012-02-23 |
20120043743 | AIRBAG FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An airbag for a motor vehicle is provided. The airbag includes two covering sections of an airbag covering facing each other, a discharge opening formed in one of the two covering sections for discharging gas, a connecting means for forming a releasable connection between the two covering sections, wherein upon inflation of the airbag the connection counters an escape of gas, and wherein upon inflation of the airbag the connecting means interacts with the airbag covering so that the connection is released and can escape out of the discharge opening. The two covering sections each form an airbag layer which are connected to each other for forming the airbag covering and which upon inflation of the airbag move away from each other. The airbag layers moving away from each other introduce a force into the connecting means so that the connections between the two covering sections is released. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043744 | LIQUID COOLED INFLATOR - An inflator including a housing with a first chamber that contains a quantity of gas generant. An initiator is operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant. The initiator, upon actuation, acts to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas. The housing further has a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber. The second chamber contains a sealed storage reservoir and a piston assembly. The sealed storage reservoir includes a liner and a lid and contains a quantity of liquid. The piston assembly includes a piston. During deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant. A discharge opening permits gas to exit the housing. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043745 | TUBE-TYPE FABRIC SUBSTRATE FOR INTRODUCING GAS INTO AN AIRBAG AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a fabric member for injecting an inflation gas into an airbag cushion when an airbag operates. Particularly, the present invention relates to a tube-type fabric substrate for injecting gas, including a tube-type fabric layer at which one or more gas discharge ports are formed, wherein the fabric layer is formed of a weave selected from the group consisting of a double-layered fabric weave, a basket weave, a co-woven fabric weave, a partial co-woven fabric weave, and a mixed weave thereof, and the weight per area of the fabric layer is 10 g/mm | 2012-02-23 |
20120043746 | STEERING COLUMN - An apparatus for supporting a steering column ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043747 | PAGE CONSTRUCTION FOR IMPROVED MANIPULATION AND BOOK INCORPORATING THE SAME - A book having a page construction for improved page manipulation. The book includes a plurality of pages bound together at an edge margin, wherein each page includes a bound edge and a plurality of free edges. At least one of the free edges of at least one of the pages includes an edge relief. The pages may comprise cardboard or other stiff material having a thickness. The free edges include opposed top and bottom edges and a side edge. The edge relief may extend along the entire side edge or only a portion thereof. The edge relief may be in the form of, for example, a chamfer, a bevel, a radius, a notch, a step, or the like. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043748 | Inlaid Ornamental Relief of Book Covers - An inlaid ornamental relief of book covers includes an inner cover sheet, a tray, an ornamental relief, a transparent panel and an outer cover board. The tray is glued on the inner cover sheet, provided with a printed ornamental picture. The ornamental relief is fixedly positioned on the ornamental picture of the tray. The transparent panel is combined on the tray, provided with a projection corresponding to the ornamental relief so that the ornamental relief can be restrictively positioned between the tray and the transparent panel. The outer cover board is combined on the inner cover sheet. So can the book cover be seen in a 3-dimentional condition. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043749 | BUSINESS FORM WITH LABEL - A business form has a carrier sheet and a label assembly. The carrier sheet has an upper surface and a lower surface, and defines a die cut opening through the carrier sheet. The carrier sheet has release material surrounding the die cut opening on the lower surface of the carrier sheet. The business form has a label assembly mounted on the lower surface of the carrier sheet, and extending over said opening. The label assembly has an upper surface facing the die cut opening. The label assembly is free of any paper material, and the label assembly includes a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive around its periphery on its upper surface. The layer of pressure sensitive adhesive engages the release material when the label assembly is on the carrier sheet and engages the interior surface of an automobile window. The label assembly is printed through the die cut opening before being removed from said carrier sheet. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043750 | System and method for the authentication of physical documents - The invention relates to a system for authenticating a printed document, said document being printed on a substrate which includes plurality of electromagnetic responsive targets that are introduced to the substrate during its manufacturing process and randomly distributed therein, and wherein each target having a fiber form, said system comprises an authentication apparatus which comprises: (a) one transmitting antenna and one receiving antenna that are positioned above a moving conveyor, for radiating an original document during a scanning period in which the conveyor moves the document below said transmitting and receiving antennas; (b) a transmitter for providing electromagnetic signal to said transmitting antenna, and a receiver for receiving from said receiving antenna a responsive electromagnetic signal, said responsive signal being an accumulative response from plurality of said targets as obtained during said scanning period; (c) a sampling unit for sampling said accumulated responsive signal, thereby to produce a set of signal samples; and (d) a processing unit for analyzing one or more aspects of said signal samples, resulting with a set of one characterizing matrix for each aspect of said analyzed signal, wherein the collection of all said matrices forms an original set of characterizing matrices that characterize the substrate of this specific document; and the system also comprises a safe storage for storing said original set of characterizing matrices for possible future need for authenticating this specific document. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043751 | Synthesis of authenticable luminescent color halftone images - The present invention enables creating authenticable multi-ink luminescent continuous tone color halftone images offering means of verifying their authenticity. The invented luminescent color halftone image synthesizing techniques enable increasing the attractiveness and aesthetics of color images. The invention relies on daylight luminescent inks, color prediction models for daylight luminescent halftones, color gamuts of luminescent and non-luminescent inks, color separation into luminescent and non-luminescent ink layers, mapping of input gamuts into a luminescent target gamuts by gamut reduction and/or expansion strategies, and luminescent color halftone image generation. The basic authentication is performed by examining the excitation trace image of the synthesized luminescent color halftone image under an illuminant active within its excitation wavelength range. Further authentication means include hiding messages under one or several different illuminants as well as hiding message with different sets of luminescent inks. Hidden messages are recovered under illuminants different from their reference illuminant. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043752 | PIPE JOINTS - The invention is a pipe joint for joining pipes composed of materials that are difficult to adhere. The major elements are an extrudable adhesive; a first pipe having a socket with an inside diameter, where said socket has a mouth, a self-centering bottom with a gasket, a cylindrical wall with a plurality of ports, and an inner annular channel. A second pipe has an insertion section with an squared-off end and a rolled groove. The second pipe having an outside diameter that is less than the inside diameter of the socket, where the difference defines a coaxial cavity with a width. The rolled groove serves as a distribution channel while the adhesive is a liquid, and upon curing the solid adhesive functions as a retaining ring. A flanged annular ring, potentially aided by a compression apparatus, caps the cavity, centers the insertion section, and maintains compression. The adhesive includes alkyl-borane-adhesives. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043753 | TUBULAR CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A tubular connection structure comprises: a tubular connection body, having a tubular room, each of the two sides of which has an open slot, the two sides of the open slot being respectively extended to form two pivotal bases, the bottom of the tubular connection body being extended to form a fastening base; a clasp lever, being pivotally connected to the two pivotal bases of the tubular connection body, the one end being a pressing portion, the other end being a stirring portion that has a stirring lever accommodating base; a stirring lever, being accommodated in the stirring lever accommodating base, the top of the stirring lever being a stop convex portion that is to fasten the fastening base; a reset component, the one end of the reset component being urged to the stirring lever, the other end being urged to the clasp lever, so that a flexible resistant force is between the stirring lever and the clasp lever; and a fixing member, which makes the pivotal connection of the clasp lever and the two pivotal bases and the pivotal connection of the stirring lever and the stirring lever accommodating base. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043754 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - A connecting assembly that can be coupled to a tubular wall is provided. The assembly includes a connecting fitting having a tubular coupling portion, an abutment ring, and an arcuate-shaped tubular body. The abutment ring is disposed around an outer surface of the tubular coupling portion a predetermined distance from a first end of the tubular coupling portion. An end of the tubular body is coupled to a second end of the tubular coupling portion. The assembly further includes a retaining member having a ring-shaped portion and first and second finger portions extending from the ring-shaped portion. The arcuate-shaped tubular body of the connecting fitting is received through a central aperture of the ring-shaped portion such that the ring-shaped portion is slidably disposed on the tubular body of the connecting fitting and is further slidably disposed against the abutment ring. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043755 | System and Method for Relieving Stress at Pipe Connections - A pipe attachment assembly for attaching a pipe to another structure so stresses are reduced within the assembly includes a sleeve positioned either within or outside the pipe which is composed of a material stronger than the pipe material, and an elastomeric bonding material which fills a gap between the pipe and the sleeve. The elastomeric bonding material transfers forces which are externally imposed on the pipe to the sleeve. This reduces bending, compression, tension, or torsion of the pipe in response to external forces, which in turn reduces the risk of a pipe failure at or near the termination or a breach where the pipe forms a joint with other pipes or containers. Various configurations may further improve the transfer of shearing stresses from the pipe to the sleeve, for example varying the width and/or the shear modulus of the elastomeric bonding material along the length of the pipe. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043756 | TUBULAR THREADED CONNECTION - A threaded tubular connection including a first tube and a second tube is provided. The first tube includes a pin member which extends from an end of a main body of the first tube to a terminal end of the first tube. The second tube includes a box member which extends from an end of a main body of the second tube to a terminal end of the second tube. A cross-sectional area of a pin critical cross-section is within approximately ±5% of cross-sectional area of a box critical cross-section of the box member. The cross-sectional areas of each of the pin and box critical cross-sections are within approximately ±5% of the sum of the cross-sectional areas of a box intermediate critical cross-section of the box member and a pin intermediate critical cross-section of the pin member. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043757 | CONDUIT FITTING WITH ATTACHED TORQUE COLLAR - A conduit fitting of the type having first and second threaded fitting components and at least one conduit gripping device, further includes a stroke limiting member that allows the fitting to be pulled up by applying a predetermined torque. In one embodiment, the stroke limiting member may be a non-integral torque collar. Alternatively, the fitting may also be pulled up by turns or may have an integral torque collar. In still another embodiment, a stroke limiting member is provided that may be used to enable a fitting that is designed to be pulled up by turns to also be pulled up by torque. In other embodiments, the non-integral torque collar may be installed onto one of the fitting components, and then deformed so as to prevent or make it more difficult to remove the torque collar after installation onto the fitting component. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043758 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A PHASE VALUE OF A PHASE ASSOCIATED WITH AN OSCILLATORY TOWER MOVEMENT OF A TOWER OF A WIND TURBINE, DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PHASE VALUE OF A PHASE ASSOCIATED WITH AN OSCILLATORY TOWER MOVEMENT OF A TOWER OF A WIND TURBINE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - A method is provided of determining a phase value of a phase associated with an oscillatory tower movement of a tower of a wind turbine. The method includes measuring a quantity representative of the oscillatory tower movement, and determining the phase value based on the measured quantity. In an exemplary embodiment, the determination of the phase value is includes applying a Fourier Transformation on the measured quantity. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043759 | MULTIPLE CABINETS - An electric power generating device comprising a wind power plant | 2012-02-23 |
20120043760 | EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - The invention relates to an emergency power supply device for a rotor blade adjustment system ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043761 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO INCREASE WIND VELOCITY IN WIND TURBINE ENERGY GENERATION - A wind turbine housing is provided for mounting to the roof of a building. The housing defines a Venturi pathway for collecting and accelerating wind to one or more rotors, which are coupled to one or more generators. The rotors are housed in the throat of the Venturi such that wind is accelerated to the rotors to maximize energy generation. The generators may be located within an upper chamber of the housing. The Venturi structure may be formed, in part, by the roof line of the building. A series of wind turbine housings may be mounted atop a single building and wired for use within the building, with excess power converted to AC and delivered to the associated power grid. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043762 | VARIABLE WINDMILL WING WIND POWER GENERATOR HAVING POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY INCREASING MEANS - The present invention relates to a variable windmill wing wind power generator having a power generation efficiency increasing means, which includes: an installation unit; a vertical rotating shaft; a bearing; ‘[’-shaped holders; a plurality of inner wing installation units; support rods; a plurality of outer wing installation units; support rings; vertical support rods; support bars; a plurality of diagonal support bars connected between the upper and lower outer wing installation units within the same group; ladders; windmill wings; support units; a power generating means; a windmill wing fixing means; and a fixing means driving device. According to the present invention, the wind power generator can fold the windmill wings in the wind receiving direction and unfold the windmill wings when they are rotated by 180° from the wind receiving direction so as to minimize a resistance force exerted on a rotary force of a windmill shaft, thus increasing the power generation efficiency. The wind power generator according to the present invention can simplify the manufacturing process by the simple structure and be installed in a plural number in various places regardless of the installation location, thus maximizing the amount of power generation per unit area, achieving the industrial purpose, and generating electricity in the environment-friendly fashion without causing pollution such as greenhouse gas. Also, the wind power generator according to the present invention can be installed in strong as a group with up/down multi-stages, stop easily the rotation operation of the windmill wings according to need, and reach easily a troubleshooter at the position of corresponding windmill wing which needs to repair, thus performing a follow-up control of maintenance conveniently. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043763 | OFFSHORE WIND PARK - Wind farm comprising at least one buoyant structure having two corners provided with a wind turbine and a third corner comprising a mooring section, e.g., with a disconnectable mooring turret. The third corner does not carry one of the wind turbines. Shared facilities for the two wind turbines, such as a helideck and/or electrical equipment, such as a converter and/or transformer, can be located on or near the third corner. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043764 | WIND AND WATER POWER GENERATOR SHIP - A wind and water power generator ship. A waterpower generation unit generates electricity using a difference between the ebb and the flow of the tides, and is provided with a buoyant body that produces buoyancy, which enables the waterpower generation unit to float on water. A center shaft is mounted on a base on an upper end of the waterpower generation unit, and is rotatably supported by a bearing. A wind power generation unit generates electricity using wind power, is provided on an upper end of the center shaft, and is rotatable depending on a direction of wind. The distance from a front end of the wind power generation unit to the center shaft is shorter than the distance from the center shaft to a rear end of the wind power generation unit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043765 | DYNAMIC COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A system for converting potential energy into heat including a tower configured to contain a fluid and to permit the formation of a substantially nitrogen-free combustion chamber defined by the tower and the surface of the fluid in the tower and at a pressure less than ambient, a first tower outlet in fluid communication with a first fuel valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of the tower, an oxygen source in fluid communication with an oxygen valve in fluid communication with an oxygen inlet in fluid communication with the tower, a source of combustible fuel including hydrogen in fluid communication with a fuel valve in fluid communication with a fuel inlet in fluid communication with the tower, and an ignition source positioned so that it resides within the combustion chamber and is configured to initiate a reaction between oxygen and fuel. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043766 | HOOD LATCH WITH THEFT PROTECTION FEATURE - A latch assembly is provided, the latch assembly having: a fork bolt pivotally secured to the latch assembly for movement between an unlatched position and a latched position; a detent lever pivotally secured to the latch assembly for movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the fork bolt is prevented from moving toward the unlatched position from the latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position; a frame, the frame having a striker opening and a first opening; and a secondary lever pivotally mounted to the latch assembly for movement between a first position, wherein a hasp of the secondary lever is positioned over the striker opening and a second position wherein the hasp is not positioned over the striker opening and wherein a feature of the secondary lever blocks access to the first opening when the secondary lever is in the first position and wherein the feature of the secondary lever does not block access to the first opening when the secondary lever is in the second position. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043767 | SELF-LATCHING AND SELF-LOCKING LATCH SYSTEM FOR SLIDING DOOR PANELS - A sliding door latching and locking system is disclosed which includes a latch assembly, a lift rod assembly, and a retainer assembly, among other things. In some embodiments, the latch assembly includes a support member mounted in a movable body and a latching arm pivotally mounted to the support member having a distal end thereof extending outside of the periphery of the movable body, wherein the distal end includes an engagement facilitating portion with a sloped outer surface for contacting an interlocking member. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043768 | Magnetic latch assembly - The latch assembly has a bracket that is mounted to the side of a door and a magnetic latch that is pivotally mounted on the bracket. The latch is pivotal on a protrusion on the bracket and is held in place by a bolt passing through a washer and the bracket into the door. A second smaller protrusion on the bracket is received in an identical opening in the latch that limits the degree of pivoting of the latch relative to the bracket. Upon opening of the door, the latch is gradually “peeled” away from the magnet, i.e., pivots relative to the magnet creating a gap therebetween to reduce the pulling force necessary to open the door. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043769 | DOOR SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for bracing a door to prevent unauthorized entry comprising: a base plate, where said base plate is mounted flush in the floor near the door; a security bar, where said security bar is housed in an opening within the base plate and is capable of being moved to a lifted position; a receiving lip, where the security bar rests flush against the lip when in a closed position; and a pin, where said pin connects to one end of the security bar and provides a mechanism to pivot the security bar from the closed position to the lifted position, where the security bar is placed against the door to prevent entry through the door when in the lifted position. A plurality of screws for securing the base plate to the floor may be provided where the screws insert flush along the top surface of the plate. The security device may include an arched opening on one side of the security bar, where this opening provides enables a user to grab the security bar to place the bar in the lifted position to secure the door. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043770 | Safety door stopper - A safety door stopper includes a V-shaped body and a fixed hook ,wherein the fixed hook is provided on a top edge of the V-shaped body, and two supporting plates are fixed within the V-shaped body to reinforce a supporting strength of the V-shaped body. A movable hook is connected to the fixed hook via a hinge shaft. By hanging the safety door stopper on a hinge between a door and a doorframe via the fixed hook, two plates of the V-shaped body are supporting in a gap between the door and the doorframe, so as to prevent sudden close of the door. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043771 | FRONT STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - With a front structure for a motor vehicle, a holding mechanism for connecting a bumper to a fender includes a fastening strip and a guide rail. The fastening strip spring-elastically supports itself on the fender and is screwed to the guide rail. The bumper is latched to the guide rail. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043772 | BUMPER STRUCTURE - A bumper structure which as a whole has a reduced weight and which has sufficient buckling strength. A bumper structure has a box-like outer shape constituted of a front flange ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043773 | IN-BUMPER STORAGE TRAY FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - For conveniently storing items aboard an automotive vehicle, a storage tray is movable between a stowed position housed within a bumper and an access position wherein it extends through an opening in a rear surface of the bumper. A door is attached to the bumper by a hinge connected to a lower edge of the door and is movable relative to the bumper between a closed position closing off the opening when the tray is in the stowed position and an open position permitting movement of the tray to the extended position. The door includes a guide feature that engages the tray when the tray is moved toward the extended position to stabilize movement of the tray. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043774 | Wonder Spatula - A cooking utensil for turning grilled, fried or otherwise cooked items without risk of dropping or breaking the foodstuff. The utensil has two pivotally connected handles, joined by a spring-loaded hinge at one terminus. Each handle is equipped with a large, fan-shaped wire spatula for grasping food. The fan-shaped spatulas are large enough to grasp food items without risk of portions breaking or falling off. Further, the utensil is equipped with a hook and eye closure mechanism to secure the spatulas together when not in use. The device may also have metal prongs extending from the outer edges of the spatulas to better grasp foodstuffs. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043775 | Furniture Lifting and Moving Device - A furniture lifting device is made up of a vertically extending rod. A support extension making up a foot extends substantially horizontally from the rod at one end for being received under furniture or objects to be moved to provide a lifting base. A handle is provided at another end of the rod which extends substantially horizontally from the rod in a direction opposite the direction of the support extension. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043776 | AREAL GRIPPER - An areal gripper for targeted picking-up, handling and putting down of objects. The areal gripper includes a foil element and air-tight frame. The foil element includes an elastically deformable, air-permeably perforated first layer, with a first outer surface and first inner surface, and an elastically deformable, air-impermeable second layer with a second outer surface and a second inner surface, wherein the first and the second inner surface facing each other, are connected to one another and spaced from one another through individually arranged, elastically deformable spacers formed between the first and second inner surface. The air-tight frame laterally surrounds the foil element, which is connected to the circumferential edges of the first and the second layer in a circumferentially air-tight manner, wherein the foil element or the frame includes at least one connection for a pressure supply, by means of which in the intermediate spaces an underpressure can be created. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043777 | PARALLEL PNEUMATIC GRIPPER - The invention relates to a pneumatic gripper which comprises a gripper body ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043778 | SECUREMENT APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A securement apparatus for a vehicle storage compartment includes a closure panel and a body portion. The securement apparatus includes a base portion, a handle, a tumbler and a lock. The base portion is configured to couple to the closure panel. The handle is pivotally coupled to the base portion to move between latched and unlatched positions, and includes a latch that is configured to engage the body portion while the handle is in the latched position. The tumbler is moveably disposed with respect to the base portion between locked and unlocked positions, and is configured to restrict movement of the handle from the latched position to the unlatched position while the tumbler is in the locked position. The lock is configured to move the tumbler between the locked and unlocked positions. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043779 | LIGHTWEIGHT UNDER ENGINE SHIELD - A heat shield having a body portion formed from a non-woven material and having an internal side and an external side. First and second heat patches are disposed on the internal side of the body portion. A first channel is disposed between the first and second heat patches and a second channel is disposed under the first and second heat patches. A convex air drafting portion is disposed on a rearward side of said vehicular heat shield. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043780 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT - A method of designing a driver's compartment for accommodating a predetermined range of driver's sizes including a smallest size and a largest size, the compartment having a floor and a top end. The method includes: (a) designing a driver's seat having a seat reference point (SRP) used to define a position of a corresponding part of the seat in the compartment and a seat pan height reference point (SPHRP) used to define a position of the front portion of the seat in the compartment; (b) providing a seat moving mechanism configured to move at least the SRP vertically in the compartment between a first position and a second position. In the first position the SRP is disposed at a first vertical distance H | 2012-02-23 |
20120043781 | BALLISTIC PROTECTION SUN VISOR APPARATUS - A ballistic visor that may act as a sun visor or be installed on an existing sub visor and that provides protection against ballistic rounds is described. The ballistic visor includes a plurality of panels. Each panel is substantially the size of a vehicle windshield sun visor and includes an outer layer of ballistic fabric that permits ballistic rounds to penetrate the ballistic visor and prevents ballistic rounds or ballistic round fragments from exiting the ballistic visor and an inner core of semi-rigid or rigid material surrounded by the outer layer of ballistic fabric and capable of stopping ballistic rounds. The ballistic panel further includes a connection between two of the plurality of panels that enables the ballistic visor to be expanded so that one of the two connected panels hangs below the other of the two connected panels. The connected ends of the two connected panels overlap. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043782 | VEHICLE WITH COVER ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LOAD BODY - The vehicle according to the invention has an open-top load body defined by end walls and side walls and has a cover arrangement with which the load body is closed in a closed position and opened in an open position, the covering arrangement including at least one roof segment which is pivotable between the closed position and the open position by means of at least one pivoting mechanism. The pivoting mechanism has at least one drive shaft in the region of an upper longitudinal edge of one of the two side walls, to which drive shaft the roof segment is rigidly connected. The pivoting mechanism further includes a rack and pinion drive having a rack, the rack being in operative connection with a pinion rigidly connected to the drive shaft for the purpose of opening and closing the roof segment. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043783 | AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION ENERGY DISSIPATION DEVICE - An automotive energy dissipation device includes a bladder disposed adjacent to an interior surface of a body panel of an automobile. A protective liner is disposed between the bladder and the body panel. A valve for inflating the bladder is associated with the bladder. Additionally, a pressure relief valve is associated with the bladder. The automotive energy dissipation device functions when pressure within the bladder exceeding a preset limit attributable to compression during an impact is released through the pressure relief valve. As air exits the pressure relief valve it dissipates energy. This in turn reduces the damage and severity of a crash thereby better protecting the occupants from injury. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043784 | IMPACT-PROTECTION CANOPY - The present invention relates to an impact-protection canopy ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043785 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY HAVING STRUCTURE-REINFORCING FRONT FRAME ATTACHMENT - A motor vehicle body is provided having a front wall structure and having at least one lateral longitudinal girder, at least regionally situated in front of the front wall structure in the travel direction of the vehicle, and having a reinforcement element, which is connected to the front wall structure and to the longitudinal girder, the longitudinal girder and the reinforcement element, in a connection section lying in front of the front wall structure in the travel direction, being at least partially overlapping viewed in the vehicle transverse direction and being directly connected to one another. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043786 | AUTOMOBILE COMPRISING A FRONT BUMPER WITH A CENTRAL PORTION EXTENDING AS FAR AS THE BONNET OF SAID VEHICLE - An automobile including a front cross-member, an attachment element arranged at the rear of the cross-member, a bonnet that closes off an engine compartment and including one free edge, and a front bumper mounted in front of the front cross-member and including a central portion that extends as far as the bonnet and includes a tab for attaching to the attachment element. The attachment tab includes a frangible area, located to the front of the attachment area and capable of breaking, and the frangible area is arranged next to an empty space formed in the compartment, with a view to having the central portion of the bumper bend into the empty space when the frangible area breaks. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043787 | SLIDING ROOF CONFIGURATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sliding roof configuration is provided for a motor vehicle having a roof frame structure, on which a cover is guided so it is displaceable between a closed position and an open position using opposing lateral guide devices. The spacing of the opposing guide devices changes in this case viewed in the displacement direction of the cover and a guide device has multiple guide rails, which each extend in the displacement direction of the cover, and are situated offset to one another in the displacement direction and diagonally or perpendicularly thereto, and which are each implemented to guide one associated sliding element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043788 | Chair - Disclosed is a chair comprising a seat, a base, a pair of parallel spaced apart uprights extending from the base positioned to opposed sides of the spine of a user seated on the chair, the uprights supporting the seat and a body support member extending from each upright in opposed directions, said body support members being substantially parallel to the back of said user. Each body support members may integrally formed with an upright with have an arcuate portion therebetween. The chair may further comprise first and second pairs of body support members and be rotatable between first and second orientations in which either the first or second body support members may form the seat or back support for the user. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043789 | ARTICLE HANGING STRUCTURE MOUNTED TO AUTOMOBILE SEAT BACKREST - An article hanging structure is mounted to a seat backrest of an automobile and includes a fitting cover having a top end forming a through hole, a positioning member mounted to a side or back of the fitting cover, and a connection member mounted to an article and corresponding to the positioning member. The fitting cover is fit over the seat backrest to allow a headrest of the seat to extend through the through hole and the fitting cover laid flat on the seat backrest. The article, which is for example a facial tissue box, a trash bag, or a cup holder, is allowed to hang on the side or back of the seat backrest through coupling between the connection member and the positioning member, so as to realize efficient use of the internal space of an automobile, make arrangement of articles easy and convenient, and allow for easy access. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043790 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SURGEONS - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an operating support that supports a surgeon in a sitting position straddling a patient. By straddling the patient, the surgeon is ideally positioned to perform certain types of laparoscopic surgery, such as pelvic surgery, which requires the use of relatively long surgical instruments. The operating support supports the surgeon in a more ergonomically correct position that reduces the stress and strain on the surgeon's body as compared to the conventional technique of performing laparoscopic surgery in a standing position at one side of the operating table. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043791 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat that can give good deployment of a side airbag in a configuration in which a side support mechanism and side airbag are installed in a seat back. The vehicle seat | 2012-02-23 |
20120043792 | BUCKLE FOR CENTER OCCUPANT FOR BENCH SEAT WITH EXTENDED TRAVEL - A 60/40 bench seat is provided allowing for increased sliding travel along a set of tracks to allow for easier ingress and egress of a vehicle passenger accessing the rear of a bench seat. The 60/40 bench seat assembly allows for increased travel along the tracks without adding significant increases in assembly parts, cost, or weight. The 60/40 bench seat assembly is provided including a profile member and a buckle. The 60/40 bench seat assembly is divided into a 40% section seat and a 60% section seat. The 60/40 seat assembly further includes a profile member operable to push down the buckle to allow for increased travel of the 60% seat. The buckle includes a first surface and the profile includes a second surface contacting the buckle first surface thereby pushing the buckle towards a vehicle floor. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043793 | TRANSPORTABLE SAFETY SEAT - A transportable safety seat comprising a back support to brace against a back rest of a vehicle seat, a seat extending laterally from a bottom portion of the back support, a headrest extending from a top portion of the back support, a neck pillow placed in front of the headrest stretching across the top portion of the back support, a pair of straps reaching across the back support, and a set of upper Velcro pads attached to an upper end of the pair of straps and a set of lower Velcro pads attached to a lower end of the pair of straps wherein the lower set of Velcro pads secure behind the back support to permit the pair of straps to stretch across the back support without shifting, and finally the upper set of Velcro pads grip behind the back support. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043794 | Chair - A chair with articulable support sections and an integrated lift system may have support sections mechanically linked such that a single actuation control device may articulate multiple sections. The chair includes configurable accessories directed to the comfort of an occupant of the chair. The support sections may include air cells to adjust firmness of support section surfaces. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043795 | Foldaway Passenger Seat for Utility Vehicle - A foldaway passenger seat ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043796 | VEHICLE SEAT | 2012-02-23 |
20120043797 | VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a vehicle seat which may be adjusted forward and back along a seat rail arranged on both sides, and in which both the inclination of a seat surface and a back surface and a height thereof may be adjusted. Such a vehicle seat is intended to be adapted very easily and in an uncomplicated manner to the different body sizes of drivers. This is achieved in that a common adjustment mechanism is provided for all seat adjustment sequences, which coordinates the individual adjustment sequences, in that the coordination of the adjustment sequences produces seat adjustments in which the seating position of the respective driver is optimized irrespective of body size. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043798 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEATS OR VEHICLE CABS - The invention relates to a vehicle suspension device for a vehicle seat ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043799 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE DEVICE COMPRISING MULTI-PART OUTPUT MEANS - A vehicle seat comprises an adjusting element having an output with a driving gearwheel and an output gearwheel. The gearwheels are connected to each other for conjoint rotation. The output gearwheel interacts with an adjustment in an interlocking and/or frictional manner. The driving gearwheel and the output gearwheel comprise multiple pieces. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A PLANAR CAVERN - Methods and apparatuses for producing a planar cavern are provided. The planar cavern is formed by first creating a continuous bore that extends through a subsurface resource deposit. The continuous bore can be formed by connecting first and second bores at a point within the subsurface resource deposit. After the continuous bore has been formed, a sawing assembly is placed within the continuous bore. The sawing assembly is then moved, in a continuous or in a reciprocating fashion, within the continuous bore. As the sawing assembly is moved, it is maintained under tension, to create a planar cavern. By thus exposing a large area of the resource deposit, a relatively large amount of the resource deposit can be dissolved in a solvent introduced to the planar cavern per unit time. Saturated solution can then be pumped from the planar cavern, and the resource recovered from the saturated solution by evaporation. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A PLANAR CAVERN - Methods and apparatuses for producing a planar cavern are provided. The planar cavern is formed by first creating a continuous bore that extends through a subsurface resource deposit. The drill head used to create the bore can be steered in response to information about the concentration of the resource in the strata through which the drill head is passing, in order to keep the bore within resource deposit. The continuous bore can be formed by connecting first and second bores at a point within the subsurface resource deposit. After the continuous bore has been formed, a sawing assembly is placed within the continuous bore. The sawing assembly is then moved, in a continuous or in a reciprocating fashion, within the continuous bore. As the sawing assembly is moved, it is maintained under tension, to create a planar cavern. By thus exposing a large area of the resource deposit, a relatively large amount of the resource deposit can be dissolved in a solvent introduced to the planar cavern per unit time. Saturated solution can then be pumped from the planar cavern, and the resource recovered from the saturated solution by evaporation. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043802 | BIT ARRANGEMENT FOR A MINING PLOUGH, AND MINING PLOUGH FOR PLOUGH SYSTEMS - A bit arrangement for fastening to a plough-body element of a mining plough for underground mining, particularly of a coal plough for the excavation of steeply disposed coal seams, having a plurality of bit pockets for accommodating, preferably demountably, respectively one bit per bit pocket. In order thereby to create a bit arrangement and a mining plough that can be used advantageously for the excavation of steeply disposed mineral deposits and that render possible economic excavation of such mineral deposits, at least two bit pockets are locked in recesses on a front side of a bit strip, which is provided, on a back side, with at least one groove indentation for the positive engagement of a locking projection on the plough-body element and is detachably fastenable to the plough-body element by means of detachable fastening means. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043803 | HUB COVER ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A hub cover attachment assembly having a bracket assembly detachably connected to an axle hub. A wheel cover is adjacent the bracket assembly. A washer plate operably connects the wheel cover to the bracket assembly and detachably couples with an emblem assembly disposed in the wheel cover. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043804 | WHEEL RIM GUARD - A wheel rim guard comprising a resilient circular disc having a gap extending from a central inner opening to a circumferential edge of said disc; said disc is shaped to form a body of frusto-conical or cylindrical shape. The wheel rim guard further includes a guide strap received through the disc. One end of the guide strap is fastened proximate to a first edge of the body, the other end of the guide strap is fastened to the body between the first edge and a second edge. The wheel rim guard further includes a hook assembly having at least one hook and a washer attached by a cord, wherein the hooks are received through the central inner opening of the disc and attached to the wheel rim such that tightening the cord on the fixing member secures the wheel rim guard to the wheel rim. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043805 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system includes: a master cylinder forming a braking hydraulic pressure according to an operation of a brake pedal; wheel brakes provided in front and rear wheels of a vehicle to receive the braking hydraulic pressure of the master cylinder and exert a braking force; a first hydraulic circuit controlling an oil pressure transmission by connecting a first port of the master cylinder and two wheel brakes; a second hydraulic circuit controlling an oil pressure transmission by connecting a second port of the master cylinder and remaining two wheel brakes; a hydraulic block communicating main passages of the first and second hydraulic circuits with each other, the hydraulic block being provided with a communication passage having one side opened, such that the first and second hydraulic circuits pass through the communication passage; a pump mounted on one side of each of the main passages, with reference to the hydraulic block, to discharge oil through the hydraulic block to the wheel brake side or the master cylinder side; an orifice mounted on each of the other side of the main passages, with reference to the hydraulic block; and a damper member including: a piston embedded into the hydraulic block and reciprocating the communication passage, the piston having stepped portions on both ends thereof; a cap sealing the opened side of the communication passage and mounted on the hydraulic block; and a spring mounted on each of the stepped portions to elastically support the piston between the cap and the closed side of the communication passage. Since the pressure pulsation generated by the driving of the pump is attenuated by the damper member, the overall operating noise during the brake control is reduced and the reliability of products is increased. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043806 | Slip-Controlled Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A hydraulic vehicle brake system and method of operating same. The system includes an electrohydraulic wheel brake pressure modulation unit, a master brake cylinder ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043807 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electric power reception terminal is configured such that it can electrically be connected to an AC power supply. A charger is configured to convert AC power input from the electric power reception terminal to a prescribed DC voltage. A non-contact electric power reception portion is configured to receive electric power in a non-contact manner from an AC power supply as a result of magnetic coupling to an electric power transmission portion of the AC power supply. The non-contact electric power reception portion is connected to an electric power conversion circuit of the charger. A charge ECU compares conductive-reception electric power with non-contact-reception electric power, and controls the charger to perform charging by using any greater one of the conductive-reception electric power and the non-contact-reception electric power, based on a result of comparison. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043808 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA AND ENERGY VIA DEVICES OF A NETWORK - An apparatus and a method for transferring data and energy over network units of a defined network. The apparatus has at least two units, a bus coupling the units with a receive line and a transmit line and a bus control device coupled with the bus, the bus control device having first means for controlling the transfer of data defined by the defined network as data voltage signals over the transmit line and over the receive line, second means for charging the data voltage signals on the transmit line with first supply voltage signals adapted for voltage supply of units of a first plane system, and third means for charging the data voltage signals on the receive line with second supply voltage signals adapted for voltage supply of units of a second plane system. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043809 | Auxiliary Device Using Primary Inverter Feeds - An electric machine system includes an electric motor, an auxiliary device configured to receive filtered electric power, and a filter. The filter is configured to receive electric power and to pass filtered electric power to the auxiliary device at a frequency not used for power conversion to rotational energy by the electric motor. A method for operating the electric machine system is also disclosed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043810 | Method and system for eliminating fuel consumption during dynamic braking of electric drive machines - A drive system ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043811 | POWER SUPPLY HAVING IMPROVED SYSTEM EFFICIENCY - A power supply having improved system efficiency includes: a standby stage converting a DC voltage into an operating voltage and a first standby voltage, which have a preset magnitude, and supplying the first standby voltage to a standby output terminal; a DC/DC stage supplied with the operating voltage from the standby stage, converting the DC voltage into a main voltage having a preset magnitude, and supplying the main voltage to a main output terminal; and a main/standby stage converting the main voltage from the DC/DC stage into a second standby voltage having a preset magnitude, and supplying the second standby voltage to the standby output terminal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043812 | Power Managers for an Integrated Circuit - A system for an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of power islands includes a first power manager and a second power manager. The first power manager manages a first power consumption for the integrated circuit based on needs and operation of the integrated circuit. The second power manager communicates with the first power manager and manages a second power consumption for one of the power islands. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043813 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a power control apparatus includes a calculation unit, a detection unit, a storage unit, a selection unit and an execution unit. The calculation unit calculates a spare power capacity and a total spare power capacity. The detection unit detects whether a required spare capacity is short, based on the required spare capacity and each of the spare power capacity and the total spare power capacity. The storage unit stores power control operation items. The selection unit selects power control operation items if the required spare capacity is short. The execution unit executes application operation of one or more the power control operation items until the required spare capacity becomes available, and executes waiting operation of one or more power control operation items executing the application operation if the required spare capacity is available. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043814 | SOLAR CELL AND BATTERY 3D INTEGRATION - An integrated photovoltaic cell and battery device, a method of manufacturing the same and a photovoltaic power system incorporating the integrated photovoltaic cell and battery device. The integrated photovoltaic cell and battery device includes a photovoltaic cell, a battery, and interconnects providing three-dimensional integration of the photovoltaic cell and the battery into an integrated device for capturing and storing solar energy. Also provided is a design structure readable by a machine to simulate, design, or manufacture the above integrated photovoltaic cell and battery device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043815 | ACTIVE FILTERING ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR UNIT - A power generation system has a generator, a power bus and an electrical accumulator unit. The electrical accumulator unit includes an independent controller that actively filters transients from the power bus. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043816 | SUBMODULE FOR A MULTI-STAGE POWER CONVERTER HAVING ADDITIONAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A submodule for forming a multilevel power converter for electric energy distribution and transmission, includes a capacitor unit and a power semiconductor circuit having power semiconductors that can be switched off. The capacitor unit and the power semiconductor circuit are interconnected in such a way that, depending on the actuation of the power semiconductors of the power semiconductor circuit, at least the voltage released at the capacitor unit or a zero voltage can be generated at output terminals of the submodule. The submodule is not only able to compensate for reactive power, but to exchange active power with a connected alternating current network. An additional energy storage device is connected to the capacitor unit through a chopper unit for regulating current flow between the additional energy storage device and the capacitor unit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043817 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A FACILITY HAVING AN ALTERNATING-CURRENT ISOLATED NETWORK - At least one embodiment of the invention generally relates to a drive system for a facility having an alternating-current isolated network, in particular for a ship or an offshore platform, including a three-phase drive machine, which can be operated both as a motor and as a generator, and including a converter having a direct-current intermediate circuit having an intermediate circuit voltage. At least one embodiment of the invention aims to provide a way of avoiding undesired and/or impermissible voltage and/or frequency increases in the alternating-current isolated network. For this purpose, the drive system includes according to the invention an energy absorbing device arranged in the intermediate circuit, which energy absorbing device includes at least one energy absorber, which preferably includes at least one electrical resistor, for absorbing at least a part of the electrical energy that the three-phase drive machine generates in generator operation and outputs to the intermediate circuit by way of the motor-side current converter of the converter. The energy absorber can be activated by the energy absorbing device according to the polarity of the intermediate circuit voltage. The energy absorbing device is preferably variable regarding an absorption of electrical braking power of the three-phase drive machine. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043818 | Switching Circuits For Extracting Power From An Electric Power Source And Associated Methods - An electric power system includes N electric power sources and N switching circuits, where N in an integer greater than one. Each switching circuit includes an input port electrically coupled to a respective one of the N electric power sources, an output port, and a first switching device adapted to switch between its conductive and non-conductive states to transfer power from the input port to the output port. The output ports of the N switching circuits are electrically coupled in series and to a load to establish an output circuit. Each of the N switching circuits uses an interconnection inductance of the output circuit as a primary energy storage inductance of the switching circuit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043819 | POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A power storage system for supplying power to a load by coupling a power generation system, a battery, and a grid, the power storage system includes a battery management system (BMS) for controlling charging and discharging of the battery and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the BMS, wherein the power supply circuit is configured to supply external power to the BMS as an operating power of the BMS in a first state in which the external power is applied, and the power supply circuit is configured to supply power of the battery to the BMS as the operating power of the BMS in a second state in which the external power is not applied. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043820 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING BYPASS CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a fuel cell system, which bypasses a cell, bundle, or stack. The fuel cell system includes a stack, which includes at least one unit cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte formed between the anode and the cathode. The unit cell produces electricity via an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen provided from the anode and the cathode. The fuel cell system includes switches connected in series for connecting the unit cells in series or for short-circuiting one unit cell with adjacent unit cells, and a bypass switch to connect two unit cells separated by at least one unit cell. The fuel cell system reduces or minimizes influence of a defective cell, bundle, or stack on another normal cell, bundle, or stack, and thus the fuel cell system may operate for a long time and have excellent durability. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043821 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY THEREIN - Disclosed is an electronic device, which includes an external power supply unit configured to receive power from an external power source and an auxiliary power storage unit configured to be charged upon receiving the power from the external power supply unit and store the power. The electronic device further includes a first switching element connected to the external power supply unit and the auxiliary power storage unit, the first switching element configured to select any one of the external power supply unit and the auxiliary power storage unit as a power source, a power information receiver configured to receive power information including at least one of electric rate information and power demand information, and a controller configured to control the first switching element based on the power information received from the power information receiver. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043822 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR UNIT - A modular electrical accumulator unit includes multiple electrical accumulator unit modules, which are operated in conjunction with each other to form a single electrical accumulator unit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043823 | Switching Circuits For Extracting Power From An Electric Power Source And Associated Methods - A switching circuit for extracting power from an electric power source includes ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043824 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An electromagnetic transmission apparatus comprises a plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements, wherein each electromagnetic coupling element has at least one resonant structure. The plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements are arranged that when the electromagnetic transmission apparatus is operated within a specific frequency band, an electromagnetic coupling device near the electromagnetic transmission apparatus within an electromagnetic distance can electromagnetically couple with the electromagnetic transmission apparatus by near-field coupling, and the electromagnetic wave of the electromagnetically coupling propagates along with the arrangement direction of the plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043825 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Power is fed from a feeding coil L | 2012-02-23 |
20120043826 | COIL APPARATUS AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A coil apparatus and a non-contact power transmission apparatus having improved power transmission efficiency are provided. A power transmission side coil apparatus comprises: an excitation coil (second winding section) which transmits AC power supplied from a power source to a transmission coil; a resonance circuit (first resonance circuit) which is formed by a capacitor (first capacitance element) and a transmission coil (first winding section) which is connected to this capacitor and which transmits AC power from the excitation coil to a power receive side coil apparatus; and a resonance circuit (second resonance circuit) which is formed by a variable capacitor (second capacitance element) and a control coil (third winding section) which is connected to this variable capacitor and which resonates with the transmission coil. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043827 | ADAPTIVE INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY WITH COMMUNICATION - An adaptive inductive ballast is provided with the capability to communicate with a remote device powered by the ballast. To improve the operation of the ballast, the ballast changes its operating characteristics based upon information received from the remote device. Further, the ballast may provide a path for the remote device to communicate with device other than the adaptive inductive ballast. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043828 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE PHOTOSENSING POWER CONTROLLER FOR STREETLIGHT - An uninterruptible photosensing power controller for streetlight has a control box and a photosensing device. The control box has two sets of power cables and a socket. One set of power cables is connected to a utility pole and the other set of power cables is connected to a streetlight. The socket serves for the photosensing device to be plugged therein and fixed thereon. The photosensing device triggers the control box according to a luminance level of ambient light to control to supply a power from the utility pole to the streetlight. Since the photosensing device is directly fixed on the control box, the present invention simplifies the process and reduces the labor in installing a conventional power controller for streetlight. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043829 | Mode Switching RC Network - Various embodiments include apparatus, systems, and methods having a conductive contact configured to couple to a resistor-capacitor (RC) network, a device unit coupled to the conductive contact, and a mode switching unit to change a characteristic of a signal at the conductive contact based at least in part on an RC time constant of the RC network. The mode switching unit may switch the device unit between a first operating mode and a second operating mode based on a signal level of the signal. | 2012-02-23 |