| 15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20090091215 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD USING THE SAME - The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric film between two electrode layers and a diaphragm. Assuming that: each elastic coefficient of all materials is isotropic and a distortion amount of the piezoelectric film by an electric field is isotropic in all in-plane directions; a point located on a diaphragm surface and having a maximum displacement when a predetermined electric field is applied to distort the piezoelectric film, is expressed by Pδ | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091216 | Adjustment Drive of a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, wherein the adjustment drive includes a drive motor having a motor magnet that generates a magnetic exciter main field and having a motor armature that is rotatably arranged between a plurality of magnet poles of said motor magnet. The adjustment drive also includes a magneto-sensitive sensor positioned in such a way that during a rotation of the motor armature it senses a change in a magnetic flux density of the exciter main field. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091217 | DIRECT-DRIVE BUILT-IN MOTOR WITH SPECIAL SENSOR ATTACHMENT - The aim of the invention is to simplify and to secure the mounting and adjusting of sensors on built-in motors. As a result, a direct drive built-in motor is equipped with a first motor component ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091218 | TEMPERATURE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A temperature protection device for a brushless DC Motor, wherein a thermal fusing type protector is provided at a depression formed on a casing of the plastic-packaged brushless DC Motor. In this way, the thermal fusing type protector can be provided conveniently at a position where the casing temperature is highest after plastic packaging, and if the protector is fused due to high temperature, it can be replaced easily. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091219 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - Disclosed is a laundry machine. The laundry machine has the entire side surface not implemented as a cover of stainless steel but implemented as a double structure of a side panel and a side cover of stainless steel that is attached onto the side panel. Thus, the laundry machine can have the excellent appearance by the side cover of stainless steel. And, it is capable of reducing the material cost by using the side panel for the interior. Further, since the side surface thereof is implemented as the double structure of the side panel and the side cover having different frequencies from each other, it is capable of absorbing and attenuating noise and vibration generated while the laundry machine is operated. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091220 | SAFETY CABINET WITH SPILL-SLOPED SHELF - A safety cabinet includes an enclosure defining an opening and a door rotatably attached to the enclosure. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position, the door configured to selectively cover the enclosure when in the closed position. The safety cabinet comprises a spill-sloped shelf for directing fluid into a sump area of the cabinet and preventing damage to objects in the safety cabinet or harm to users of the safety cabinet. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091221 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - Disclosed is a laundry machine comprising a stainless steel cover forming an appearance and burr shielding portions for shielding burrs occurring on the cover. The laundry machine is provided with the cover of the stainless steel, accordingly it is capable of implementing an excellent appearance, and provided with the burr shielding portions for shielding the burrs occurring on the cover, accordingly it is capable of preventing a user from being damaged of injured due to the burrs. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091222 | WASHING/DRYING MACHINE - Disclosed is the washing/drying machine, including: a cabinet forming an outer aspect of a washing/drying machine, a cover forming at least a portion of a front surface of the cabinet, and a control panel disposed at the cover and having a variety of buttons, wherein the control panel is mounted at the control panel mounting portion formed at the cover while pressing the flange formed at an upper end of the cover, thereby simultaneously coupling the cover and the control panel in one operation, thus to simplify an assembly process and increase productivity. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091223 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE PARTS WHICH CAN BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, using a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, in which case the monitoring unit is designed such that, after starting up, the monitoring unit operates in accordance with a monitoring program for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, with selection means being provided by means of which an alternative selection program can be activated, instead of the monitoring program, in order to monitor the movement of the first furniture part. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture including the device. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091224 | SLIDE MODULE STRUCTURE FOR A DRAWER - A slide module structure of a drawer is composed of inner and outer slides. The inner slide includes two protrusions and a latch with a clamping arm on both ends. The outer slide includes a resuming base corresponding to the latch. The resuming base includes a slide slot for embedding a protrusion. A curved hook at the bottom of the driving member is hooked to the recession, and a guide clamping portion is at a front end for driving the latch, and a pressing portion is at a rear end. After the slide module is installed to the drawer, the latch of the inner slide and the resuming base and driving member of the outer slide are operated interactively to achieve an automatic push-back effect when the drawer is pushed back to its closed position, so as to prevent components of the drawer from being damaged. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091225 | Rail assmebly for drawers - A rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail is movably received in the first rail. A third rail is movably received in the second space. A retrieving unit includes a fixed member which is fixedly located in an end of the first rail and an extension rail extends from the fixed member. A movable member is slidably connected to the extension rail and the extension rail is sized to be received in the escape space defined inward from an underside of the second rail so that the second rail is moved to a position above the extension rail. Two grooves are defined in a top on two sides of the fixed member so that the two sidewalls of the third rail are slidably engaged with the grooves. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091226 | STORAGE CABINET ASSEMBLY - A storage cabinet assembly comprises a housing including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall, and a top wall that cooperate with one another to form a storage area, and a base assembly supporting the housing. The base assembly includes a top wall and a bottom wall that mate together to form an interior space, and a plurality of corner support brackets supporting the top wall from the bottom wall. The storage cabinet assembly further includes a drop-in drawer arrangement, and a drawer interlock assembly adapted to prevent multiple drawers from being simultaneously moved to an opened position. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091227 | FRONT PANEL FOR A DRAWER - The front panel comprises two retaining parts ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091228 | PEDESTAL SYSTEM - A pedestal system includes a cabinet having a bottom wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall that cooperate to define a forwardly-opening aperture that slidably receives a plurality of drawer assemblies therein. The pedestal system further includes interchangeable face plates for covering the drawer assemblies, an attachment system for attaching a drawer lock/interlock assembly that locks the drawer assemblies in a closed position and prevents multiple drawer assemblies from being simultaneously opened, and a drawer divider for segmenting an interior space of each drawer assembly. The drawer lock/interlock system includes a cam assembly that allows a constant force to be applied to each drawer assembly while opening each drawer and activating the lock/interlock assembly. The pedestal system further includes an attachment system for attaching the pedestal system to a free-standing partition system. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091229 | INTENSIVE USE FURNITURE - The invention is directed to an intensive use furniture component having a sealing connection on a mounting surface for sealingly attaching to a floor or wall to prevent liquid from seeping under or behind the furniture component. The furniture component is formed by an outer shell having a side wall extending generally perpendicular to the mounting surface. A mounting flange is disposed adjacent the sidewall. A bolt hole is formed in the mounting flange. The sealing connection comprises a caulk channel formed as a channel in the mounting surface for receiving a bead of caulk to fill the seam between the mounting surface and the wall or floor to prevent fluid from seeping past the caulk channel to a space adjacent the interior mounting surface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091230 | FRAMELESS SPILL-SAFE SHELF - A formed glass shelf is provided having a central region with an upper planar surface and a curved perimeter region surrounding the central region, which has an edge. The curved perimeter region is non-coplanar with the central region, and the edge is offset in a range of about 2 mm to 6 mm from the upper planar surface of the central region to contain spills on the shelf. A method is provided for slump-forming the shelf including slump-forming an oversized blank and removing an outermost portion to achieve the finished size. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091231 | COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT DISPLAY - A monochromic, multi-color and full-color cold cathode fluorescent display (CFD), comprises of some shaped white or multi-color or red, green blue color cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), reflector, base plate, temperature control means, luminance and contrast enhancement face plate, shades and its driving electronics. CFD is a large screen display device which has high luminance, high efficiency, long lifetime, high contrast and excellent color. CFD can be used for both outdoor and indoor applications even at direct sunlight, to display a character, or graphic and video image. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091232 | SPARKPLUG FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Sparkplug ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091233 | PROTECTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a protecting device for electronic circuit and the manufacturing method thereof. The device is a multi-layered structure which includes a dielectric layer and several electrode layers overlapping in the inner circumference of the substrate. After making up a whole structure, a transverse gap with an appropriate depth is formed by cutting process causing two superposed electrode layers to split into two parts facing to each other with respect to the transverse gap and also split into upper and lower parts with respect to the dielectric layer. With this structure, the gap can serve as a protecting element for electrostatic discharge (ESD) or other elements by filling different materials and with the aid of the dielectric layer of appropriate thickness thereby the whole structure can be used to perform surge protection for various electronic circuits. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091234 | ROOM TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALT AND DISPLAY ELEMENT - A salt molten at room temperature that does not contain any organic solvent, excelling in stability; and a display device that is improved in the durability in high-temperature environment by virtue of the use thereof. There is provided a salt molten at room temperature characterized by being composed of a silver salt and any of compounds of the following general formula (I) or general formula (II). | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091235 | FLUORESCENT LAMP AND BACKLIGHT UNIT - A fluorescent lamp ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091236 | Plasma display panel having alignment structures and method of fabricating the same - A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate, the first and second substrates having inner surfaces facing each other, a plurality of electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a partitioning green sheet disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of alignment structures on an inner surface of at least one of the first and second substrates, the alignment structures providing an alignment reference for aligning the partitioning green sheet with the inner surface, wherein at least one of the alignment structures contacts an edge of the partitioning green sheet. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091237 | FLUOROPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND ILLUMINATOR - A fluorophor which comprises as a main component, an α type sialon crystal containing at least Li, A element (wherein A represents one or more elements selected from among Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Er, Tm and Yb), M element (wherein M represents one or more metal elements except Li and the A element), Si, Al, oxygen and nitrogen. The fluorophor has an a type sialon crystal structure which is represented by the general formulae: (Li | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091238 | LED DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT OUTPUT - A light-emitting microcavity diode device includes a reflective electrode and a semi-transparent electrode, formed over a substrate, with an unpatterned light-emitting layer formed between the reflective electrode and the semi-transparent electrode. The reflective electrode, semi-transparent electrode, and unpatterned light-emitting layer form an optical cavity. Either the reflective or semi-transparent electrode is patterned to form independently-controllable, light-emitting sub-pixels. At least one, and fewer than all, of the sub-pixels emit light through a color filter. A first sub-pixel emits light having a first primary color and a second sub-pixel emits a complementary colored light. The light emitted from the first and second sub-pixels changes at one or more different angles. The color of the combined light of the first and second sub-pixels changes less at the one or more different angles than the light from at least one of the first or second sub-pixels. A third sub-pixel emits light through a color filter of a second primary color, different from the first primary color. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091239 | LIGHT-EMITTING CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-emitting chip includes a light-emitting part, a first color-converting part and a second color-converting part. The light-emitting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and generates first light of a first wavelength. The first color-converting part is formed on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting part. The first color-converting part converts at least a portion of the first light into second light of a second wavelength. The second color-converting part is formed on the first color-converting part. The second color-converting part converts at least a portion of the first light into third light of a third wavelength that is shorter than the second wavelength. Thus, a fluorescent substance of a long wavelength and a fluorescent substance of a short wavelength are sequentially formed on a light-emitting surface of a light-emitting part, so that the color reproducibility of a light-emitting chip may be enhanced. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091240 | COMPOUND CONTAINING FUSED RING AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided is a condensed ring-containing compound having a condensed dicyclic group having a specific structure and carbazolyl groups and/or indolyl groups, and further provided is an organic electroluminescent device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers having at least a light emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the above organic thin film layer contains the condensed ring-containing compound described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component, whereby a current efficiency and a heat resistance are high, and a lifetime is very long. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091241 | FULL-COLOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A full-color OLED display panel comprises a full-color organic light-emitting device and a colored filter device stacked on the light-exit surface of the full-color organic light-emitting device. The full-color organic light-emitting device comprises a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes, a first light-emitting layer sandwiched between the first electrode and a portion of the second electrodes, and a second light-emitting layer sandwiched between the first electrode and portions of the second electrodes and the first light-emitting layer. The colored filter device comprises a substrate, and a plurality of first color filter portions, a plurality of second color filter portions and a plurality of third color filter portions disposed on the surface of the substrate. The first color filter portions allow a first color light emitted from the first light-emitting layer to pass through, and the second color filter portions and the third color filter portions each allow rays with different wavelengths in a second color light emitted from the second light-emitting layer to pass through. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091242 | HOLE-INJECTING LAYER IN OLEDS - An OLED including an anode; a cathode; a hole-injecting layer disposed over the anode, wherein the hole-injecting layer includes a first organic material with a reduction potential greater than −0.1 V and a lesser amount by volume of a second material with an oxidation potential less than 0.7 V, and wherein the second material does not include metal complexes; a hole-transporting layer disposed over the hole-injecting layer; a light-emitting layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the cathode; and an electron-transporting layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091243 | Substituted Ethynyl Gold-Nitrogen Containing Heterocyclic Carbene Complex and Organic Electroluminescent Device Using the Same - The present invention provides a substituted ethynyl gold-nitrogen containing heterocyclic carbene complex represented by the general formula (1): | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091244 | AMINE COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ORGANIC BLUE-LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - To realize extremely high luminous efficiency and to provide an organic light-emitting device having a optical output with a long lifetime. Provided is an amine compound represented by the general formula (1). | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091245 | Method for manufacturing an oled, an intermediate product for manufacturing an oled, as well as an oled - Method for manufacturing a light emitting device, the light emitting device having a light emitting area, the method comprising at least the following steps: —providing a substrate; —providing at least one first electrode on the substrate; —forming first contacts which are connected to the at least one first electrode; —forming second contacts which are arranged for contacting at least one second electrode; —forming a conductive interconnection between the first and the second contacts before the at least one second electrode is formed; —after having applied the conductive layer for forming the at least one second electrode on the substrate removing the conductive interconnection between the first and second contacts. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091246 | Organic electroluminescence element - An organic EL (electroluminescence) element capable of efficiently recombining holes and electrons in a light emitting layer and also improving efficiency and lifetime of the element. The element comprises electrodes | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091247 | Organic Light-Emitting Device - An organic light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; a light-emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode, said light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting metal complex comprising general formula 1: (1)
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| 20090091248 | White organic light emitting device - A white organic light emitting device (OLED) includes a pair of independent electrodes, a common electrode positioned between the independent electrodes, and a pair of white emission units respectively positioned at both sides of the common electrode in a mirror symmetry and emitting white light. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091249 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light-emitting device in which at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer is sandwiched between an anode and a cathode and a phosphorescent compound in the light-emitting layer emits light. The light-emitting layer contains a polymer compound including a structural unit derived from a polymerizable compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1) where R | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091250 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light-emitting device includes a cathode, an anode, a first light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and that emits light of a first color, a second light-emitting layer that is disposed between the first light-emitting layer and the cathode and that emits light of a second color different from the first color, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between and in contact with the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer and that functions to prevent energy transfer of excitons between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer. The intermediate layer includes a first intermediate layer disposed in contact with the first light-emitting layer and mainly containing a first intermediate material and a second intermediate layer disposed in contact with the second light-emitting layer and mainly containing a second intermediate material different from the first intermediate material. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091251 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE - An organic EL device including a substrate, a positive electrode layer, a first organic layer containing a first organic light-emitting material, a negative electrode layer made of metal, and a second organic layer containing a second organic light-emitting material capable of emitting light by absorbing at least a part of light emitted from the first organic light-emitting material, in this order is provided. The negative electrode layer preferably includes a layer made of Ag. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091252 | BINAPHTHYL COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a novel binaphthyl compound and an organic light emitting element having a good light emitting efficiency and a high durability at a low driving voltage. An organic light emitting element including an anode and a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein one of the anode and the cathode is transparent or semi-transparent, and the layer including an organic compound includes at least one binaphthyl compound represented by the following general formula [I]: | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091253 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The first object of the present invention is to provide a blue phosphorescent light-emitting organic electroluminescent (EL) device driven at low voltage, and a display and illuminating device each using such an organic EL device. The second object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device having long life, and an illuminating device and display each using such an organic EL device. Each organic EL device comprises an electrode and at least one organic layer on a substrate, and at least one of the organic layers is a light-emitting layer containing a host compound and a phosphorescent compound. In order to accomplish the first object, the host compound has an HOMO of from −7.20 to −5.42 eV and an LUMO of from −2.30 to −0.50 eV, and the phosphorescent compound is represented by the general formula (1). In order to accomplish the second object, the host compound is an electron-transporting host compound having an excited triplet energy T | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091254 | Organic electroluminescence device and method for manufacturing the same - An organic electroluminescence device and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a thin film transistor is covered by one electrode of a luminescence device, a shield layer, or an insulating layer, so that it is prevented from being exposed to natural light or X-rays, are disclosed. The organic electroluminescence device includes a semiconductor layer on the substrate while including a source region, a channel region, and a drain region, a gate insulating film on the substrate while including first contact holes, a gate electrode on the gate insulating film over the channel region, an interlayer insulating film on the gate insulating film while including second contact holes, source and drain electrodes on the interlayer insulating film while being electrically connected to the source and drain regions via the first and second contact holes, a planarizing film on the resulting structure while including a third contact hole, a first electrode of a luminescence device on the planarizing film such that the first electrode covers the semiconductor layer while being electrically connected to the drain electrode via the third contact hole, an organic luminescence layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode of the luminescence device on the organic luminescence layer. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091255 | White organic light emitting device - A white organic light emitting device (OLED) includes an anode, a first phosphorescent layer including a first host material and a first dopant disposed on the anode, a blue fluorescence layer including a blue host material and a blue dopant disposed on the first phosphorescent layer, and a second phosphorescent layer including a second host material and a second dopant disposed on the blue fluorescence layer. In addition, a triplet energy of the blue host material of the blue fluorescence layer is greater than both of a triplet energy of the first dopant of the first phosphorescent layer and a triplet energy of the second dopant of the second phosphorescent layer. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091256 | Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus - An electro-optical device includes a light emitting unit; a color filter that has a plurality of colored portions selectively transmitting light components belonging to a portion of a wavelength range of light emitted from the light emitting unit; and a color converting member that converts some of the light components emitted from the light emitting unit into light components having wavelengths around transmission wavelength ranges of the colored portions having one or more colors of the color filter, which is provided between the light emitting unit and the color filter. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091257 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display substrate having an element isolation film surrounding peripheral edges of a plurality of first electrodes, and a laminated area composed of a second electrode and auxiliary electrodes and disposed on the element isolation film. Each of the auxiliary electrode is composed of first auxiliary electrodes arranged in a broken line pattern, and second auxiliary electrodes provided on the first auxiliary electrodes so as to cover areas where the first auxiliary electrodes are not provided. A wiring interval between auxiliary electrodes is smaller than a wiring length of an auxiliary electrode, and the film thickness of each of the first auxiliary electrodes is in the range of 5 to 30 nm. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091258 | Optoelectronic Component and Method for Producing an Optoelectronic Component - An optoelectronic comprises a substrate ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091259 | High-Pressure Discharge Lamp with an Improved Starting Capability, as Well as a High-Voltage Pulse Generator - A spiral pulse generator is used to start the high-pressure discharge lamp, and is accommodated directly in the outer bulb of the lamp. The spiral pulse generator is surrounded by a ferritic material so that it acts as a starting transformer. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091260 | Protective layer, method of manufacturing the same, and plasma display panel including the same - A protective layer for a plasma display panel (PDP) includes a single layer having a first magnesium oxide crystal doped with a first impurity and a second magnesium oxide crystal doped with a second impurity. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091261 | Plasma display panel - The present embodiments relate to a plasma display panel (PDP) for preventing a chemical reaction between a rear substrate of a sodalime glass including SiO | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091262 | Discharge lamp lighting apparatus - There is provided a discharge clamp lighting apparatus including: a transformer, a transformer driving circuit, a control circuit, in which a primary side of the transformer is driven by the transformer driving circuit lighting a discharge lamp connected at a secondary side of the transformer, a discharge sensing circuit, a signal detecting circuit detecting a voltage signal induced in the discharge sensing circuit, and a protection means stopping supply of electric power to the secondary side of the transformer according to the voltage signal detected at the signal detecting circuit, wherein the signal detecting circuit includes a signal discriminating circuit attenuating a component of a voltage signal inputted from the discharge sensing circuit, the component having a frequency equal to or lower than a predetermined value, to be equal to or greater than a secondary high-frequency pass filter, passing only a high-frequency signal caused by an abnormal discharge. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091263 | CAPACITOR SHUNTED LED LIGHT STRING - A series connected LED light string using capacitors as shunts. The shunts are implemented by inserting a capacitor—for example a low breakdown voltage chip capacitor—in every light socket, or internally within each LED. The capacitive shunt continues current in the light string in the event an LED fails by opening electrically—the capacitor shorts out, thus, keeping the string of lights illuminated. The shunt capacitor across the LED also helps filter the pulsating DC voltage to the bulbs and reduces annoying flicker. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091264 | PIXEL CIRCUIT - A pixel circuit has a light emitting diode, a first switch, a driving transistor, a capacitor, and a second switch. The first switch has a first end coupled to the light emitting diode, wherein the first switch is controlled by a first scan signal. The driving transistor has source/drains respectively coupling to a first power source terminal and a second end of the first switch. The capacitor couples between a gate of the driving transistor and a second power source terminal. The second switch respectively couples the second end of the first switch to the capacitor, and couples the gate and the source/drain of the driving transistor together when a second scan signal is asserted. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091265 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly a plurality of first light-emitting chips for emitting light and a thermistor for indicating the temperature of the first light-emitting chips. The first light-emitting chips emit first color light and are connected in series to each other. The thermistor may be connected in series to the first light-emitting chips and has an electrical resistance that decreases with an increase of its temperature. The light amount emitted by the first light-emitting chips is controlled by pulse width modulating the current driving the first light-emitting chips based on the temperature (resistance) of the thermistor and based on received image data. Thus, a decrease in brightness due to temperature variation may be compensated for while performing color dimming. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091266 | STRINGED LIGHTS - A stringed light set having a pair of conductors for supplying electricity and at least one light electrically connected to the conductors for receiving electricity and providing luminance. The at least one light being adapted to move between a use position and a storage position relative to the conductors. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091267 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND A DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes: a plurality of lamp units; and an inverter which includes a plurality of pattern capacitors, wherein each of the pattern capacitors is electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of lamp units, wherein each of the pattern capacitors comprises a printed circuit board, and a conductive layer formed on one side of the printed circuit board, and at least one of the plurality of pattern capacitors has a different electric capacity than another of the pattern capacitors. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091268 | AIRFIELD LIGHTING WITH LED - A method of feeding electric power to an LED ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091269 | High Frequency Pulsed Supply For Discharge Lamps - The HIGH FREQUENCY PULSED SUPPLY FOR DISCHARGE LAMPS describes electronic converters for discharge lamps with high frequency pulsed current stabilization. A voltage inverter is employed either in a Full-Bridge configuration using peak current control or in a Half-Bridge configuration with a capacitive element. These converters allow the luminous intensity of the lamp to vary (dimming), as well as the frequency of the pulses over a wide frequency range, avoiding acoustic resonance to appear; they also allow a low frequency power variation, aiming to improve the color rendering index and correlated color temperature properties of the light emitted by certain types of discharge lamps, such as the high pressure sodium lamps. The converters present a significant reduction in the volume of the power circuit due to the removal of the magnetic element, being even more attractive as the power of the lamp increases. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091270 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, A BACKLIGHT UNIT HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE BACKLIGHT UNIT - A light source unit, including: at least one light source array having a plurality of light sources; a first resistive element connected in parallel to at least one of the light sources disposed at a first end of the light source array; and a second resistive element connected in parallel to at least one of the light sources disposed at a second end of the light source array. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091271 | Lighting Assemblies for Vending Machines - Display cases having lighting assemblies and methods of illuminating display cases with such lighting assemblies. Embodiments of the lighting assemblies may be used in display cases of any type and particularly in those where the purchaser selects via an external mechanism (e.g., buttons) a product from a variety of products stored inside the display, such as a vending machine. Lighting assemblies are installed within a vending machine, such as on or within the vending machine shelves or product dividers, and their light emission controlled depending on the product being selected from the vending machine. In on embodiment, all light sources within the vending machine except those illuminating the selected product are dimmed. In this way, the product being selected by the purchaser can be emphasized. In other embodiments, color or multi-color LEDs are used to emit light that best compliments the color of products housed within the vending machine. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091272 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING METHOD REALIZING AN EXTENDED LIFETIME - A projection-type image display apparatus includes a high pressure discharge lamp, which utilizes the halogen cycle, and a lamp lighting apparatus that controls lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp. The lamp lighting apparatus performs lamp refresh processing to improve a lamp property. The lamp refresh processing involves performing low power lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp by changing the lighting power of the high pressure discharge lamp to a value that is lower than the rated power, and thereafter performing high power lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp by changing the lighting power to a value that is higher than the lighting power during the low power lighting. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091273 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR GENERATING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM PLASMA - A plasma generation apparatus for generating a plasma within a discharge chamber is disclosed, which includes a plurality of electrodes disposed within the discharge chamber, a power supply device operative to flow a discharge current between electrodes for performing self-heating of a plasma between the electrodes and for applying a self-magnetic field to the plasma, and a control unit for control of the power supply device, wherein the control unit controls the power supply device in such a way as to confine the plasma in a space, thereby improving the conversion efficiency of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light. A plasma generation method is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091274 | METHOD FOR ACHIEVING HIGH DUTY CYCLE OPERATION AND MULTIPLE BEAMS WITH WEAK FOCUSING AND FIXED FIELD ALTERNATING GRADIENT INDUCTION ACCELERATORS - A new concept is presented along with different embodiments to produce improved duty cycle of electron beams and multiple beams of different energy from WF, FFAG and other betatron and induction accelerators. These variations are achieved by using the induction core in both directions of induction core swing to accelerate beams in different magnetic guide regions to improve beam repetition rates and duty cycle. The beams may have different energies and intensities. Multiple guide field regions may be used with an induction core while the field is varying in one direction to also produce multiple beams, each differing in energy and intensity. The use of a single core allows improved duty cycle and multiple beams with a substantial increase in performance and reduction of cost in those cases where the induction core, associated power supplies and control are a significant fraction of the cost of such an accelerator. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091275 | ADAPTIVE DRIVE SYSTEM USING CURRENT VALUES FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE - An adaptive system for a personal care appliance, such as a power toothbrush, having a workpiece which is driven through an amplitude of motion by a drive mechanism which includes a stator member includes a circuit ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091276 | Linear motor and method for operating a linear motor - A linear motor includes a primary part arranged as a guideway stator and at least one secondary part that is movable with respect to the primary part, the at least one secondary part having device(s) for controlling the generation of a magnetic field, causing its motion, in the primary part. It is possible to avoid costly control devices for the application of current to the stator. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091277 | Dust extractor for a battery-operated electric hand-held power tool - A dust extraction module ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091278 | Downhole Load Sharing Motor Assembly - A motor assembly of multiple motors for use in driving a shared downhole load within a well. In particular, the assembly may employ substantially constant adjustable speed motors. These may include permanent magnet synchronous machine motors. The motors may be configured to operate at given speeds that may be downwardly adjusted depending on the amount of torque output independently exhibited by the individual motors. In this manner, a significant divergence in torque output between the motors may be avoided so as to ensure substantial load sharing between all of the motors of the assembly. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091279 | CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FAN MOTOR - The invention provides a control unit for at least one electric motor, wherein the control unit performs open-loop or closed-loop control of the motor speed of the electric motor in such a way that in the case of control values in specific ranges which are typical of a fault when the setpoint value is being predefined, such a fault being, for example, a line break, a voltage failure or a short circuit, the control unit drives the motor with a predefined setpoint value which differs from the current control value. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091280 | STOCHASTIC ANTI-WINDUP PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL (PI) CONTROLLER - Different circuit-based implementations of stochastic anti-windup PI controllers are provided for a motor drive controller system. The designs can be implemented in a Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) device. The anti-windup PI controllers are implemented stochastically so as to enhance the computational capability of FPGA. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091281 | MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - A motor driving apparatus having a converter, which receives AC voltage and converts it to DC power, and an inverter, which receives the DC power and converts it to AC power, includes a charge/discharge control circuit and a capacitor connected in parallel to a link section between the converter and the inverter, and energy stored in the capacitor C | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091282 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL - A method and apparatus is disclosed for controlling a system comprising at least one electric motor. The system includes aspects which permit, among other things, electromagnetically disconnecting a failed permanent magnet motor from said system, weight savings in motor control electronics, controllability benefits and other benefits. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091283 | Servo Control Apparatus for a Linear Motor - A servo control apparatus for a linear motor comprises a position feedback device, a driver and a position compensating device that are connected with one another. The servo control apparatus is electrically connected to the linear motor. By such arrangements, it can not only improve the precision of the displacement of the linear motor, but also make the movement of the linear motor relatively smooth. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091284 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A P-range side delimiting position of a movable range of a range change mechanism is learned by rotating a motor to a corresponding rotational position, which corresponds to the P-range side delimiting position. A climb correction amount is set for a learning value of the P-range side delimiting position to correct the learning value of the P-range side delimiting position in view of presence of a relatively small angle of rotation of the motor beyond the corresponding rotational position, which corresponds to the P-range side delimiting position. The climb correction amount is set according to motor temperature information, which is one of a temperature of the motor and a temperature that relates to the temperature of the motor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091285 | Electronic control device of an electrical drive system with redundant disconnection device - In normal mode, a central unit of an electronic control device receives desired and actual values for determining desired current values which are transmitted to an electronic drive unit. The central unit of the electronic drive unit receives the desired current values for determining drive signals for circuit breakers. In monitoring mode, the central unit of the electronic control device checks whether an connected electric motor is in a safe state. If not, the control device transmits disconnection signals to a disconnection device and to the drive unit. The central unit of the electronic control device generates checking information for the drive unit. In the monitoring mode, the central unit of the drive unit checks whether a disconnection signal is transmitted to the central unit and whether the checking information is correct. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091286 | Robot operating range setting device - A robot control unit ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091287 | Linear Actuator - A linear actuator comprising a spindle nut, where the spindle nut and the spindle between a first and a second point, indicating the length of stroke, can move axially in proportion to each other, depending on whether the spindle or the spindle nut is being driven around via the transmission, and where the position is determined with incremental position sensors, such as at least two Hall sensors or Reed-switches. For determining the position an initiating procedure, where the nut/spindle is moved from a first point on the spindle/nut to a second point on the spindle nut, is carried out, and that the number of pulses from the incremental position sensors appearing by it are registered as a measurement for the length of stroke, and the position is subsequently determined in relation to that. It is noted that the control is active before, during and after the operation of the motor. Hereby, absolute position detection is achieved with incremental sensors, where one formerly was obliged to use rotary potentiometers. Simultaneously an optional determination of the length of stroke and its position and immediate possibility to change the same at any time is achieved. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091288 | Return-to-zero control method for a stepper motor - In a return-to-zero stepping sequence for a stepper motor that drives the pointer of a gauge, steps that could potentially cause the pointer to flutter are modified. At least the initial potential flutter step of the stepping sequence is divided into sub-steps to progressively attenuate the motor torque, the motor is deactivated during intermediate potential flutter steps, and at least the final potential flutter step of the stepping sequence is divided into sub-steps to progressively re-apply the motor torque. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091289 | STATOR INTER-TURN FAULT DETECTION OF SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES - A fault detection system using field current and rotor search coil voltage harmonics is provided. The technology is capable of detecting an inter-turn fault unambiguously and rapidly in a synchronous machine. The internal asymmetry of the machine that has adversely affected the earlier fault diagnosis results has, for the first time, been shown as an advantage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091290 | CONVENIENT RECHARGING OF A CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE - The convenient recharging of a charge storage device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a portable device accessory with a charge storage device holding mechanism and a recharging circuit. The system also comprises a portable device with an interface at which the portable device and the portable device accessory are connectable. A charge storage device-switching mechanism is disposed within the portable device accessory or the portable device. The charge storage device-switching mechanism is actuatable to switch a first charge storage device in the portable device with a second charge storage device in the charge storage device holding mechanism of the portable device accessory by mechanically connecting and/or disconnecting the portable device from the portable device accessory. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091291 | POWER GRID LOAD MANAGEMENT FOR PLUG-IN VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for controlling the charging of an onboard energy storage system of a plug-in vehicle using a remote command center, such as a vehicle telematics service. An embodiment of such a method involves the transmission of a charge request for the onboard energy storage system to a remote command center associated with the plug-in vehicle. In response to the charge request, a charge command is received from the remote command center. The charging of the onboard energy storage system is regulated in accordance with the received charge command, which may be a charge enable command or a charge disable command. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091292 | MOTOR CYCLE CELL PHONE POWER ADAPTER CHARGING SYSTEM - The invention provides a portable power adaptor charging system and kit comprising wire connectors having specialized ends to create a variety of configurations for charging batteries and consumer electronic devices using motorcycles and other recreational vehicles not equipped with traditional cigarette lighter sockets. The invention provides a portable power adaptor charging system comprising (a) at least one wire having first and second ends; (b) the first end having at least one double-pin quick connect socket; (c) the second end having at least one terminal to connect to a power source; and (d) the wire having an in-line fuse and fuse housing. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BALANCING CELLS IN A BATTERY PACK WITH SELECTIVE BYPASS PATHS - A system and method for cell balancing with smart low-voltage control circuit. The cell balancing system comprises a plurality of battery cells, an external bypass path for each cell, an internal bypass path for each cell, an input terminal receiving an enable signal for each cell, an input terminal receiving a selection signal, and a cell balancing unit for generating a configuration signal to conduct the external bypass path or internal bypass path. The enable signal is configured to enable a bypass current of each cell, and the selection signal is configured to select the external bypass path or internal bypass path. The cell balancing unit is employed to receive signals from input terminals, and generate a configuration signal to control the conductance of external bypass paths or internal bypass paths. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091294 | Battery cell balancing systems using current regulators - According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a cell balancing circuit used for balancing a cell. The cell balancing circuit includes a bypass path coupled to the cell, a current regulator coupled to the bypass path, and a bleeding control switch. The current regulator is operable for producing a current and for controlling a conductance status of the bypass path. The bleeding control switch conducts the bypass path in response to the current produced by the current regulator. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091295 | BALANCED CHARGING/DISCHARGING CIRCUIT FOR LITHIUM BATTERY SET - A balanced charging/discharging circuit for a lithium battery set, including a plurality of serially connected lithium batteries each having a positive electrode controlled by a corresponding control signal to selectively establish connection with a positive electrode of a battery charging circuit, and a negative electrode controlled by a corresponding control signal to selectively establish connection with a negative electrode of the battery charging circuit. Voltage of the positive and negative electrodes of each of the serially connected lithium batteries is transmitted to a corresponding terminal of a control circuit respectively so that the control circuit generates a corresponding transfer signal to the battery charging circuit and supplies the control signal to establish connection of a corresponding series of lithium batteries for charging. Battery sets arranged in series or in parallel can be charged with the maximum current and the service life is extended and charging time is shortened. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091296 | BATTERY WITH CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT - A method to manage charge and/or discharge of a rechargeable battery comprising at least one electrochemical cell having predetermined maximum continuous charge current (IMR_C) and/or discharge current (IMD_C) allowed, the method comprising the steps of:
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| 20090091297 | Battery voltage adjusting device - The battery voltage adjusting device includes: a voltage detecting means provided corresponding to a block including at least one unit cell of an on-vehicle high voltage battery consisting of a plurality of the unit cells connected in series and detecting a terminal voltage of the unit cell in the block; a charge-discharge means charging or discharging the unit cell in the block on the basis of the terminal voltage of the unit cell detected by the voltage detecting means; a temperature detecting means detecting a temperature of the unit cell; and a changing means changing a time period, from a time point when the charge-discharge means finishes to charge or discharge the unit cell to a time point when the voltage detecting means detects the terminal voltage of the unit cell, on the basis of the temperature of the unit cell detected by the temperature detecting means. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091298 | HOUSEHOLD DEVICE BATTERY CHARGER - Charging at least one rechargeable battery includes regulating a voltage applied to the at least one rechargeable battery by coupling a circuit between an output of a rectifier circuit and the at least one rechargeable battery, limiting the charging current to be within a first predetermined range and when a predetermined battery charging voltage is reached, dropping the charging current to be within a second predetermined range. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091299 | DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF CHARGE OF A BATTERY - A method for determining the state of charge (SOC) of a lithium ion battery is provided. The method leverages a circuit model of the lithium ion battery, and generates four battery parameters from which the SOC is derived. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091300 | Collapsing Adaptor Battery Charger - A method and apparatus is disclosed to charge a battery. A wall adapter may provide a power to a battery charger in a collapsed mode of operation. In the collapsed mode of operation, the wall adapter may provide the battery charger with a collapsed power. The battery charger may provide a charging current and/or voltage in a constant current charge mode of operation and/or a constant voltage charge mode of operation using the collapsed power. When operating in the constant current charge mode of operation, the battery charger provides the charging current and/or voltage having a constant current until the voltage of the battery is less than or substantially equal to a constant charge voltage. Alternatively, when operating in the constant voltage charge mode of operation, the battery provides the charging current and/or voltage having a constant voltage until the voltage of the battery is less than or substantially equal to a float voltage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091301 | LOAD LOWERING REGENERATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH CAPACITOR CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An operating system for an electric motor associated with a hydraulic pump for moving a load and method of operating the same. The operating system includes a power source that is electrically connected to the electric motor wherein a capacitor charge and discharge circuit is used in association with a capacitor in order to store energy within the capacitor as the operating system is in use. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091302 | METHOD OF CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF SUPERCAPACITORS WITHOUT THE USE OF CONVERTERS OR CHARGERS - An electrical power system may be provided with temporary power from a bank of supercapacitors connected to a bus of the power system. The supercapacitors may be charged from an output from a primary power source of the system during start-up of the power source. Output voltage of the primary power source may progressively increase and capacitor charging may occur at this progressively increasing voltage. Dedicated current-limiting devices are not required during charging. When temporary power is required the supercapacitors may be discharged sequentially in a series combination so that a high internal voltage of each capacitor is maintained and so that virtually all of the stored energy of the capacitor may be discharged to the bus at a usable voltage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091303 | Power Angle Monitor - A system and method for monitoring the rotation of a generator rotor and calculating a power angle using an optical rotor displacement monitor. The monitor uses a light beam directed toward the rotor to detect a marking thereon, and generates an electrical pulse when the marking is detected. The time between the pulse and a reference point (such as a zero crossing) of the signal waveform from the terminals of the generator is used to calculate the power angle of the generator. The system is adaptive in that it can account for new markings on the rotor. The system may be connected to a network so that power angles from various generators on the electrical network may be compared. The system may further be connected to a common time source such that a time stamp may be applied to the power angles from various generators, allowing for more accurate comparison of the power angles. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091304 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR MULTI-PHASE, MULTI-CHANNELS PFC CONVERTER WITH VARIABLE SWITCHING FREQUENCY - A switching control circuit for multi-phases PFC converters is provided. It includes a PFC-control circuit coupled to receive a first-inductor signal and a feedback signal for generating a first-switching signal. The first-switching signal is utilized to switch the first inductor for power factor correction. A phase-detection circuit detects the first-switching signal and a second-inductor signal for generating a start signal and a phase-lock signal. The start signal is developed to enable a second-switching signal. The second-switching signal is coupled to switch a second inductor. An on-time-adjust circuit is coupled to adjust the on time of the second-switching signal in accordance with the phase-lock signal. The phase-lock signal is correlated to the period between the end of the second-inductor signal and the start of the second-switching signal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091305 | LINEAR REGULATOR - A regulator comprising a linear regulator. The linear regulator may comprise a preamplifier, a first radio frequency (RF) transistor and a second radio frequency (RF) transistor. An output of the preamplifier stage may be provided to a biasing terminal of the first RF transistor and a biasing terminal of the second RF transistor. Also, the first and second RF transistors may be electrically connected in series between a positive supply voltage and a negative supply voltage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091306 | Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device and Regulator Using It - A semiconductor integrated circuit device (IC | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091307 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT VOLTAGE THEREIN - A power supply circuit and a method for adjusting an output voltage therein are provided. The power supply circuit includes a regulator having an input terminal receiving an input voltage, an output terminal outputting an output voltage and a regulating terminal, a voltage divider coupled between the output terminal and a ground, generating a dividing voltage, and a gain circuit coupled between the regulating terminal and the voltage divider, receiving the dividing voltage and generating a gain for adjusting the output voltage according to a reference voltage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091308 | SWITCHING REGULATOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A switching regulator ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091309 | OFF-LINE CONVERTER WITH DIGITAL CONTROL - A regulation circuit for use in DC to DC converter is disclosed. One such regulation circuit includes a feedback circuit to be coupled an energy transfer element output to receive a feedback signal to indicate whether the energy transfer element output is above or below a threshold level. A control circuit is included that is to be coupled to a switch that is coupled to an energy transfer element input. The control circuit is further coupled to the feedback circuit to generate a drive signal to control the switch to regulate the energy transfer element output to approximately the threshold level. The control circuit is to maintain an on-time of a current cycle of the drive signal and not allow an on-time of a next cycle of the drive signal in response to the energy transfer element output rising above the threshold level. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091310 | Apparatus and Methods for Powering Remote Devices Under Dynamic Source and Load Conditions - Power provided to a remote network component is regulated. A monitoring circuit estimates a DC input voltage that is received from a central network supply. A control circuit compares the DC input voltage to a threshold DC voltage value to determine if the DC input voltage exceeds the threshold DC voltage value. A voltage conversion circuit converts the DC input voltage to a DC output voltage that is provided at an output voltage conductor and that is less than the threshold DC voltage value, if the DC input voltage exceeds the threshold DC voltage value. A bypass circuit bypass the voltage conversion circuit and transmit the DC input voltage to the output voltage conductor as the DC output voltage if the DC input voltage is less than the threshold DC voltage value. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091311 | CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING REFERENCE VOLTAGE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A reference voltage generating circuit in a semiconductor memory apparatus comprises a driving control signal generating unit configured to generate a driving control signal according to a temperature variation, wherein the driving control signal generating unit is enabled in response to a power-up signal, a driving unit configured to control a voltage level, which is applied to a voltage transfer node, in response to the power-up signal and the driving control signal, and a reference voltage generating unit configured to generate a reference voltage when a voltage level on the voltage transfer node is higher than a predetermined voltage level. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091312 | Displacement measuring device - A displacement measuring device includes a stationary magnetic member for providing an accommodation space and a first and second magnetic circuits, a movable magnetic member disposed in the accommodation space to move in its longitudinal direction, a magnetic sensor for sensing magnetic flux flowing in the first and second magnetic circuits. The stationary member includes a sensor supporting member disposed in line with an axis of symmetry, a pair of yoke members axisymmetrically disposed at opposite sides of the sensor supporting member, a pair of permanent magnets each of which is disposed between one of the yoke members and the sensor supporting member. The permanent magnets are polarized so that magnetic flux flows in one of the magnetic circuits opposite in direction to magnetic flux flowing in the other magnetic circuit. The magnetic sensor is disposed on the sensor supporting member to confront the moving magnetic member at a first air gap. Each of the yoke members has a projection extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the movable magnetic member at a second air gap. Therefore, magnetic permeance of the first and second magnetic circuits changes when the moving magnetic member moves in the longitudinal direction thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091313 | Inductive position sensor with integrated led indicators - A system for use in association with a mechanical transmission, including a gear selector lever movable between a plurality of shift positions corresponding to respective transmission settings, an inductive position sensor that senses a shift position of the gear selector lever, and a visual indicator that provides a visual indication of the selected transmission setting. The position sensor includes inductive sensor elements electromagnetically coupled together and sensor circuitry integrated onto a circuit board which generates a sensor output signal corresponding to the shift position of the gear selector lever. The visual indicator includes an indicator panel having alphanumeric characters that designate respective transmission settings, a plurality of LEDs integrated onto the circuit board and positioned adjacent respective ones of the alphanumeric characters, and control circuitry that provides a control signal in response to the sensor output signal which illuminates or brightens an LED positioned adjacent a respective one of the alphanumeric characters corresponding to the selected transmission setting. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090091314 | Position Sensor - There is described a position sensor comprising a sensor electromagnetic field generator, a screen arranged to confine the sensor electromagnetic field, and an output. The output is arranged to provide a signal which varies in dependence upon an amount of flux compression of the electromagnetic field resulting from the presence of the screen. The amount of flux compression is related to a position of the screen in relation to the sensor electromagnetic field generator. There is also described a method of detecting a relative position of an electromagnetic field generator and a screen. | 2009-04-09 |
