15th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140097601 | VEHICULAR PASSIVE SAFETY DEVICE - A vehicular passive safety device includes a vehicular seat, a far-side airbag device, and a roof airbag device. The vehicular seat has a seat cushion and a seat back. In the far-side airbag device, a far-side airbag that is accommodated in a lateral portion of the seat back located inside in a vehicle width direction is supplied with a gas from a far-side inflator, and is expanded and deployed forward of the lateral portion with respect to a vehicle. In the roof airbag device, a roof airbag that is accommodated in a ceiling portion of a vehicle body is supplied with a gas from a roof inflator, and is expanded and deployed downward of the ceiling portion, and the expanded and deployed roof airbag abuts on or faces an upper portion of the expanded and deployed far-side airbag from inside in the vehicle width direction. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097602 | SPOOL AIRBAG - A driver airbag cushion includes a front panel and a rear panel that are joined together along a joined perimeter to form an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is shrunken in diameter along the joined perimeter by a means of a short rope, a group of pleats, or a group of short tethers to form a spool shaped airbag cushion when fully inflated with a recess along the perimeter outside the airbag cushion. The airbag volume is reduced by 20 to 30% while keeping or improving the effectiveness of the occupant protection. The inflator output is significantly reduced so that a low output single stage inflator can be used. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097603 | Exterior Airbag Cushion for Vehicle - An exterior airbag cushion for a vehicle includes a cushion body which is deployed forward from a front end of the vehicle, a vent hole which is formed in the cushion body, and a variable guide which has a cover shape and covers the vent hole in such a way that a first end and opposing side edges of the variable guide are fastened to the cushion body, and a second end thereof is open to form an opening. The variable guide is folded and is brought into close contact with the cushion body and temporarily fastened to the cushion body so that the variable guide guides a direction of gas discharged from the vent hole and the opening when a temporary fastening structure is loosened by internal pressure of the cushion body. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097604 | Exterior Airbag Cushion for Vehicle - An external airbag cushion including: an outer cover that inflates to cover the front of a bumper of a vehicle; a plurality of separation walls that are disposed inside outer cover to divide the inside into a plurality of chambers in the transverse direction of the vehicle; and low-pressure variable vents and high-pressure variable vents that are disposed for the chambers, respectively, and selectively open, depending on the internal pressure of the chambers. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097605 | STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The steering column assembly may include a main steering column shaft; a first tubular member; a first attachment feature; and a second attachment feature. The first attachment feature and the second attachment feature may be formed of an injection moldable material such as nylon or polypropylene, having a load glass fiber component. The first and second attachment features are injection molded about the main steering column shaft. A method of constructing a steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is also provided, wherein the first attachment feature and the second attachment feature are injection molded and positioned about the main steering column shaft. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097606 | BINDING COVER FOR BINDING A BUNDLE OF LEAVES - A binding cover for binding a pre-bound bundle ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097607 | TEMPORARY TATTOO WITH RACE GUIDE ELEVATION MAP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF NAVIGATING ELEVATION TERRAIN ON A RACECOURSE - There is disclosed a race guide elevation map system for navigating elevation terrain on a racecourse. In an embodiment, the system includes a temporary tattoo carrying an elevation map disposed thereon, the elevation map having distance demarcations in combination with elevation data. The system further includes a location input such as, for example, an elapsed-distance input, an elapsed-time input, or a coordinate input. The elevation map is configured to provide the athlete with the elevation terrain on the racecourse based on the location input. There is also disclosed a method of navigating elevation terrain on a racecourse. In an embodiment, the method includes affixing a temporary tattoo carrying an elevation map having distance demarcations in combination with elevation data. The method further includes receiving a location input to provide the athlete with the elevation terrain on the racecourse. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097608 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND READOUT USING A TACTILE AUGMENTED LABEL - A device and a method are disclosed including a tactile augmented information label or printed matter configured to allow tactile detection of the proximity of non-tactile information on the printed label or printed matter and to enable acquisition of such information using a computing device, such as a smartphone equipped with an optical input device, for example, a camera. In various embodiments the optically acquired information may be converted to speech and be read out to a user of the computing device to assist a visually challenged or impaired user or a user in dim light. Additionally, such acquired information may be presented to the user, for example on the smartphone, in other usable forms such as in large print, different fonts, different colors, lighted or backlit print, and the like. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097609 | PEEL-AWAY SECURITY COVERING FOR A TICKET - A solution for concealing confidential information that is printed at the point of sale in a game of chance utilizing a more common type printer designed for printing on a standard grade and biodegradable direct thermal paper. This system can print and cut each individual ticket in variable lengths. The unique and innovative concept of this new system allows a second and separate biodegradable substrate to be collated in a continuous stream over top of the printed ribbon before it is cut away and delivered into the presenter. The second substrate contains a strip of a specially formulated adhesive and is adhered to the top surface of the printed ribbon as the two substrates join together while passing through mechanical nip rollers. The confidential printed information is now covered and the combined substrates are cut and delivered as one ticket unit. The ticket information is revealed by easily peeling away the adhered top layer. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097610 | BREAKAWAY COUPLING FOR A LIQUID LINE - The invention relates to a breakaway coupling for a liquid line comprising a first and a second coupling part ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097611 | Tool for Deflecting Spray from Flange Coupling - An apparatus for blocking discharge from a flanged pipe coupling, including a s trap configured to surround, and cover a gap between flanges. The apparatus includes a tensioning mechanism with a lever pivotally coupled to the strap, a clamp pin mounted on the opposing end of the strap, and an adjustment pin on a side of the clamp pin opposite the lever. Holes extend through ends of the clamp and adjustment pins. The tensioning mechanism includes a bolt having ends, and a mid-portion looped around the lever, so that portions of the bolt on opposing ends of the mid-portion are generally parallel and project through the holes. A fastener is mounted onto each bolt end on a side of the adjustment pin opposite the clamp pin. When the lever pivots away from the clamp pin, contact between the lever and bolt urges the ends of the strap together, increasing tension therein, | 2014-04-10 |
20140097612 | REHABILITATION PIPE AND PIPE REHABILITATION METHOD - A plurality of segments is provided which comprises an inner surface plate, and side plates and end plates provided upright on a peripheral edge of the inner surface plate. The inner surface plate, the side plates, and the end plates are formed integrally from a plastic material. The segments are linked in a circumferential direction with a diameter expander being inserted between the adjacent segments to assemble a closed ring-shaped diameter-enlarged pipe unit. The diameter-enlarged pipe units are sequentially linked in the pipe-length direction to install a segmental rehabilitation pipe inside the existing pipe. An opening is formed in the end plate and the diameter expander so that the filler material injected into a space between the existing pipe and the segmental rehabilitation pipe flows in or out through the opening. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097613 | FLEXIBLE EXPANSION JOINT - A flexible expansion joint is capable coping with a great extension for its limited length. The flexible expansion joint includes: a first sleeve to be put on an end part of a first pipe; an outer sleeve to be put on an end part of a second pipe so as to overlap the first sleeve and capable of moving axially relative to the first sleeve; a first sealing member; a second sealing member; a third sealing member; a first length limiter including a first stopper for limiting the axial movement of the first pipe and the first sleeve relative to each other; and a second length limiter including a second stopper for limiting the axial movement of the second pipe the outer sleeve relative to each other. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097614 | JOINT FASTENING STRUCTURE - A joint fastening structure includes a first tube, a second tube, and at least one insert member. The first tube is provided at one end with a coupling section, on which at least one sealing portion and at least one locating portion are formed, and the sealing portion is configured for a sealing ring to fit therein. The second tube has a passageway for the coupling section to insert thereinto, and is formed on one side with at least one insertion portion. The insert member is inserted in the insertion portion to partially extend into the passageway in the second tube and engage with one side of the locating portion. With the above arrangements, the first and second tubes can be more conveniently coupled to each other with improved sealing effect between them, while the first tube is turnable relative to the second tube. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097615 | FITTING CONNECTION INCLUDING COMPRESSION NUT WITH RETAINER - A compression nut including a retaining tooth for use with a fluid coupling. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097616 | DEVICE FOR CENTERING AND CLAMPING TUBULAR PARTS - A device for centering and clamping tubular parts such as conduits designed to form pipeline pipes of the type consisting of an elongated cylinder comprising in particular a clamping device, such as at least clamping shoes arranged over its entire periphery and adapted to be radially mobile projecting from said cylinder to be urged to press against the walls of the conduits to be clamped as well as means for moving each of the series of clamping shoes between a position projecting from the cylinder and a position wherein they are retracted into the cylinder | 2014-04-10 |
20140097617 | Multi-Capture Mode Wave Energy Converter With Submergible Float - An ocean wave energy converter (WEC) uses one or more buoyant elongated float(s) mechanically linked to a motion-stabilized, controlled-submergence depth frame by either swing or lever arms or down-sloping tracks defining and orienting the motion of the floats relative to the frame to capture both heave and surge wave energy forces. The submerged depth of the frame and attached float(s) is adjusted for optimal wave energy capture or submerged sufficiently to fully submerge the float(s) during severe sea conditions. The elongated float's compliant wave-impacting forward wall combined with total submergence during severe sea states allows the elongated float(s) to self-orient parallel to oncoming wave fronts to intercept and capture maximum wave energy per unit of WEC volume, weight and cost. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097618 | METHOD OF OPERATING A VARIABLE SPEED WIND TURBINE - A method of operating a wind turbine having a rotor with a plurality of blades, and one or more pitch mechanisms for rotating the blades is disclosed. The method comprises a sub-nominal zone of operation and a supra-nominal zone of operation for wind speeds above the nominal wind speed. The sub-nominal zone of operation comprises a first, a second and a third operational range. The first operational range extends from a cut-in wind speed to a first wind speed, wherein the rotor speed is kept substantially constant at a first value. The second operational range extends from the first wind speed to a second wind speed, wherein both the rotor speed and generator torque are varied as a function of wind speed. The third operational range extends from the second wind speed to the nominal wind speed, wherein the rotor speed is kept substantially constant at a second value, and wherein in the second operational range, the generator torque, T, is determined in accordance with T=k·ω | 2014-04-10 |
20140097619 | WIND TURBINE CONTROL METHOD - A wind turbine control method is described based on the performance of various measurements of the oscillations of the nacelle of the wind turbine for the purpose of carrying out a series of calculations, the results of which allow parameterisation of certain actions on different wind turbine elements in order to dampen oscillations. In summary, it may be said that the object of the invention described herein is a wind turbine control method whereby the oscillations of the nacelle of the wind turbine are dampened in the presence of voltage dips in particular and, in general, in any event that is susceptible of reducing active current generation capacity. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097620 | FLUID POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device and method for capturing the kinetic energy of a fluid and converting it to rotational, electrical or mechanical energy, the device including a rotating bar mechanism for enabling rotation of a flow-capturing blade around a central axis of the device while retaining the flow-capturing blade in an orientation perpendicular to the fluid flow direction throughout the rotation cycle. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097621 | Variable foil machine - The Variable Foil Machine harnesses fluid flow energy and propels fluids. A variable foil ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097622 | MODULAR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY UNIT - A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097623 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING THE PORTHOLE DOOR OF WASHING AND DRYING MACHINES - An electromagnetic door locking device for a washing machine and similar, adapted to lock a sliding cursor ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097624 | MECHANICALLY INITIATED SPEED-BASED LATCH DEVICE - A pawl actuation device includes a movable input member that shifts from a first position to an actuated position. The pawl actuation device also includes linkage that selectively interconnects the movable input member and the pawl such that movement of the movable input member at a first velocity causes the pawl to shift to an unlatched position, and movement of the movable input member at a second velocity that is substantially greater than the first velocity does not cause the pawl to shift to its unlatched position, such that pawl remains in its latched position. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097625 | BLOCKING DEVICE FOR A DOOR - A device apt to guarantee the stable blocking of a rotary or sliding door with respect to a fixed surface or frame, of the type consisting of a male element and of a female element, the latter being shaped so as to house said male element and retain it in an easy detachable way. According to the invention, said female element comprises a pair of mutually spaced-apart, parallel, elastic wings, projecting from a support base, and said male element consists of a substantially spherical knob, having a diameter slightly larger than the distance between said elastic wings, apt to snap engage between said elastic wings. Moreover, with said base of the female element and/or with said knob of the male element there are associate position adjustment means, for example in the shape of a square wing, and facilitated fastening means, for example in the shape of a single fastening screw. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097626 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF DOOR LATCH AND DOOR HANDLE BASE - A connection structure of a door latch and a door handle base, may include a door latch adapter mounted at the door latch, and the door handle base mounted at a door handle, wherein a coupled part formed at the door latch adapter may be insertedly coupled to a coupling groove formed at the door handle base. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097627 | Telescoping Vehicle Safety Guard - A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, tractor trailer or the like-type vehicle, includes a front guard positioned at an angle in front of a wheel of the vehicle that will function to push individuals and other animate objects lying in the path of the vehicle out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for telescoping movement to protect the safety guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097628 | MAIL BOX OPENER - A device allows mail carriers to open and close mail boxes without having to touch the receptacle directly. The device includes a ring portion that the mail carrier can attach to their finger. An engager portion can engage a mail box door handle while wings on each side of the engager portion and stabilize the device while it is used to open and close the mail box. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097629 | Integrated Two Dimensional Robotic Palm for Variable Pitch Positioning of Multiple Transfer Devices - A handling device includes a base plate defining an X-Y plane, a plurality of X rails movably supported on the base plate and extending in an X-direction, a plurality of Y rails movably supported on the base plate and extending in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction and a drive system supported on the base plate for moving the X rails in the Y-direction and for moving the Y rails in the X-direction, wherein a spacing between the X rails varies as the X rails move, and wherein a spacing between the Y rails varies as the Y rails move, and wherein the spacing between the X-rails is continuously variable with respect to the spacing between the Y rails. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097630 | LOAD TRANSFER DEVICE - A load transfer device for attachment to a good to be moved via a plurality of wires, the load transfer device including a body having a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener is adapted to attach the load transfer device to the good and the second fastener is adapted for attachment of the plurality of wires. The second fastener is pivotally attached to the body of the load transfer device | 2014-04-10 |
20140097631 | KINETIC AND DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION FOR A TENDON-DRIVEN GRIPPER - A tendon-driven robotic gripper is disclosed for performing fingertip and enveloping grasps. One embodiment comprises two fingers, each with two links, and is actuated using a single active tendon. During unobstructed closing, the distal links remain parallel, creating exact fingertip grasps. Conversely, if the proximal links are stopped by contact with an object, the distal links start flexing, creating a stable enveloping grasp. The route of the active tendon and the parameters of the springs providing passive extension forces are optimized in order to achieve this behavior. An additional passive tendon is disclosed that may be used as a constraint preventing the gripper from entering undesirable parts of the joint workspace. A method for optimizing the dimensions of the links in order to achieve enveloping grasps of a large range of objects is disclosed and applied to a set of common household objects. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097632 | GRIPPER WITH CABLE SYNCHRONIZED JAW MOVEMENT - A gripping device including a main body, a first elongate actuator, a second elongate actuator, a first jaw, a second jaw, a first pin, a second pin, a pair of pulleys, and a cable. The elongate actuators are both disposed in respective actuator bores within the main body and translate opposingly to each other. The jaws are both driven by a respective elongate actuator. The pins both include respective pin bodies defining a channel and are configured to drive their respective jaw by a respective elongate actuator and are disposed through transverse holes formed in the respective elongate actuator and a respective pin slot formed in the main body. The pulleys are attached to the main body. The cable forms a closed loop around the pulleys through the channels and is affixed to the first channel to inhibit relative movement between the first channel and the cable. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097633 | STRUCTURE OF INNER-HANDLE FOR TAILGATE - A tailgate inner-handle is vertically rotatably mounted and includes: cylinders having sliding holes formed in outer circumferential surfaces along a longitudinal direction; pistons inserted in the cylinders and having fitting holes; a handle mounted at one end of the piston; a carrying bar entering the cylinders through the sliding holes to be inserted in the fitting holes; a motor connected so as to slide the carrying bar; and a control module configured to apply power to the motor according to whether the tailgate is opened or closed. The inner-handle according to the present invention protrudes from the tailgate or returns to an original position according to an opening/closing state of the tailgate, so that a user may more easily and conveniently hold the inner-handle regardless of a height of the user without needing to adjust an opening angle of the tailgate. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097634 | Trunk, Cargo Area, and Truck Bed Storage Press - An adjustable cargo storage press for organizing and securing cargo items stored in a cargo storage area of an automobile. The adjustable cargo storage press is disposed within or integrated with a cargo area of an automotive vehicle such as a trunk, bed or bed liner of a car, truck, or sport utility vehicle. The press prevents movement of cargo items and potential damage to the cargo items during transport. The press also maintains the position of the cargo items for easy removal from the cargo storage area. The press includes one or more hinged walls that lock in a vertical position and move towards each other along guide tracks. The one or more hinged walls compress the cargo items between the hinged walls, and fold flat when not in use so as not to limit cargo storage capacity of the cargo storage area. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097635 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR HEAVY VEHICLE - A connecting structure for a heavy vehicle may include a floor frame, a side pillar, and a skirt rail having a side rail to be selectively connected with the floor frame and an upper rail to be selectively connected with the side pillar, wherein the floor frame and the side rail may be joined together by a first fastening member and the side pillar and the skirt rail may be joined to each other by a second fastening member. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097636 | VEHICLE WINDOW WITH SHADE - A window assembly for a vehicle includes inner and outer window panels and a spacer element disposed between the window panels to establish an interpane cavity, with a roller shade disposed therein having an end fixedly attached at an anchor stop. A dielectric layer is disposed between the roller shade and a conductive layer at the inner window panel. The shade is operable via applying a voltage at the conductive layer and at the anchor stop to uncoil the shade from a coiled light transmitting condition to an at least partially uncoiled light attenuating condition. The window assembly may include conductive elements established at the dielectric layer for dissipating charge at the dielectric layer when the voltage is not applied and/or may mechanically retain the shade in its uncoiled state to allow for reduction in the voltage applied when the shade is uncoiled. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097637 | FLIP-OVER WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle window assembly includes a cap that includes a rooftop section, which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and a side wall that extends from the rooftop section generally in a normal direction. The side wall includes an opening. The window assembly also includes a rigid window that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. Moreover, the window assembly includes a pivot coupling that pivotally connects the window to the cap for rotational movement between a closed position and an open position. The window covers the opening and the interior surface is operable to face the vehicle passenger compartment when the window is in the closed position. The window overlaps the rooftop section and the exterior surface faces the rooftop section when in the open position. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097638 | ACTIVE AERO DIFFUSER - A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first body end configured to face oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion relative to a road surface, and also having a second body end opposite of the first body end. The vehicle also includes an underbody portion configured to span a distance between the first and second body ends and define a space between the vehicle body and the road surface. The vehicle additionally includes an active diffuser assembly disposed at the second end and configured to control the airflow past the underbody portion through the space between the vehicle body and the road surface and out to the ambient. The active diffuser assembly includes a panel configured to selectively extend into and retract from the ambient airflow aft of the second end. The active diffuser assembly also includes a first device configured to extend the panel. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097639 | Free Breeze Accelerator - One embodiment comprised of two long triangular shaped bodies, one larger in width than the other to facilitate an insertion that is telescopic and covered at opposing ends by end caps, one smaller than the other to communicate with each of the said bodies width. The center of each end cap comprising of a triangular shaped sleeve and a retaining hole to secure the end of each triangular body; both said end caps positioned with the back mounting side in the same direction, thus perpendicular to each other so that the mounting holes can face an exterior surface. In addition, the said embodiment is made with resilient material such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to support UV protection and weather resistance. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097640 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR FENDER APRON - A connecting structure for a fender apron may include a fender apron; a cowl side member that has the same cross-sectional shape as a part of the fender apron and is coupled with the fender apron; and an A-pillar of which the inside is coupled with the cowl side member. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097641 | PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A protection structure is equipped with a protrusion a protector, and a protector fixation portion. An in-vehicle appliance is equipped with a corner portion, a first face, and a second face that the first and the second faces are adjacent to the corner portion. The protrusion is provided on the second face of the in-vehicle appliance. The protector covers the corner portion, equipped with a first portion and a second portion which the faces are opposed to the first face and the second face respectively, and equipped with a notch at an edge of the second portion thereof. The protrusion abuts on an edge of the notch. The protector fixation portion is provided on the first face of the in-vehicle appliance, and the protector is fixed to the in-vehicle appliance through the protector fixation portion. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097642 | STRENGTH REINFORCEMENT DEVICE FOR FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER OF VEHICLE - Provided is a strength reinforcement device for a front shock absorber of a vehicle to provide a sufficient supporting force in spite of a load transferred to the front shock absorber. To this end, a cowl inner lower panel and a reinforce panel which form a box-shape cross-section structure are provided and their both side end portions are integrally connected to shock absorber supporting panels. A support panel is integrally formed in front end portions of both side ends of the cowl inner lower panel to cover and be integrally connected to the front portions of the shock absorber supporting panels, thereby easily distributing the loads transferred in various directions from the shock absorber supporting panels engaged with the front shock absorbers and providing a sufficient supporting force for the shock absorber supporting panels. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097643 | INTEGRATED STONE AND WATER SHIELD FOR BLIND SPOT MONITOR - A bracket protecting a location on a vehicle. The bracket can have upper and bottom members that are spaced apart from each other and connected by a side member. The upper, bottom and side members of the bracket can also form an opening where a blind spot monitor can be located. The upper member can have a liquid diversion flange that prevents water from flowing onto an outer radar surface of the blind spot monitor and the bottom member can have a debris-blocking flange that protects or shields the outer radar surface from debris such as rocks, sand, etc., that are thrown up from a road surface towards the blind spot monitor. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097644 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear structure that is able to rotatably support a tailgate at a left hinge attachment section of a rear outer panel with a left hinge member therebetween. The left hinge member is provided with: a vehicle-body-side hinge section affixed to the left hinge attachment section; and a door-side hinge section connected rotatably to the vehicle-body-side hinge section. A left rear combination lamp is provided to the rear outer panel in a manner so as to cover the vehicle-body-side hinge section from the outside of the vehicle body. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097645 | SUNSHADE WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSING - A moonroof assembly including a transparent panel and a sunshade that are moveable between closed positions and fully open positions. A mechanism is coupled between the panel and the sunshade so as to effectuate automatic movement of the sunshade into the partially open position in response to movement of the panel into its fully open position. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097646 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof construction includes at least one closure element for selectively opening and closing a roof opening and a wind deflector assembly having a wind deflector arm pivotally connected to a stationary part and a wind deflector body extending in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. A spring biases the wind deflector assembly in an upward direction to a first, operative position, in which the wind deflector body is positioned above the surface of the roof opening, from a second, inoperative position in which the wind deflector body is positioned in a storage position, below the surface of the roof. At least one guiding clamp guides the wind deflector assembly, at least during a part of the movement from the first operative position to the second inoperative position. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097647 | COLLAPSIBLE AND PORTABLE ROCKING CHAIR - A collapsible and portable rocking chair includes left and right frame side assemblies collectively defining forward and rear leg portions, armrests, and back support members. The chair also includes cross-members connecting the left and right frame said assemblies and collectively defining a seat support in the set-up condition of the chair. The cross members are pivotally connected to one another as well as to the left and right frame side assemblies to facilitate folding of the chair frame to a collapsed condition. Each frame side assembly is supported on a fulcrum point for rocking movement of the chair frame. A rocker mechanism is attached to the chair frame to support the chair during rocking movement and to facilitate rocking of the chair in connection with the user's shifting weight. The rocker mechanism may be provided in connection with a front leg member, a rear leg member, or both. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097648 | Convertible seating reclining chair - The present invention relates to a convertible seating reclining chair having a reclining mechanism connected laterally between a left support arm and a right support arm, and connected to a back frame and a seat frame. The reclining mechanism has a back movement means and a seat movement means, both connected to a stationary base frame. Each movement means is dimensioned and configured for movement from an upright seating position to a fully horizontal or recumbent position. Such movement of the back frame and the seat frame occurs with the back frame seating surface at the lower end of the back frame being located substantially adjacent to the seat frame seating surface at the rear end of the seat frame. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097649 | Convertible Dual Purpose Device - A convertible dual purpose device ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097650 | NODE SEAT TO BASE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A seating unit for use in a space including a supporting floor surface, the seating unit comprising a seat structure comprising a mounting bracket having a female connector, a tablet assembly comprising a support arm having a mounting collar on an end and a base having a lower end to be supported by the floor surface and including a base mounting assembly and wherein the base mounting assembly comprises a cup attached to the base, a base tube having a first end inserted into the cup and a second end extending through the mounting collar and mateably engaging the female connector. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097651 | VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR AND HEATER DEVICE - A seat occupant sensor and heater device configured for use in a vehicle seat including an occupant detection electrode and a seat heating element. The occupant detection electrode may be configured to capacitively detect and classify a seat occupant in accordance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS-208. The device includes a compressible spacer disposed intermediate to the occupant detection electrode and the seat heating element. The compressible spacer is configured to reduce capacitive coupling between the occupant detection electrode and the seat heating element when uncompressed and increase capacitive coupling between the occupant detection electrode and the seat heating element when compressed. The seat occupant sensor and heater device may exclude a fabric covering on the occupant detection electrode in order to improve sensitivity of the occupant detection electrode in high humidity conditions, i.e. relative humidity near or above 85 percent. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097652 | Fan-Cooled Collapsible Canopy Chair - A collapsing canopy chair having an active cooling means is provided. The device comprises a collapsing, outdoor chair structure that includes a fabric seat supported by a folding seat frame. Above the chair structure is an overhead canopy assembly that supports a fan unit therein. The fan unit is supported along the surface of the canopy and within an aperture therethrough. The fan is further electrically connected to a power source supported on the chair structure and controlled by an activation switch along one arm rest of the chair structure. The switch allows a user to operably initiate the fan unit for improved ventilation under the canopy and for convective cooling in warm environments. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097653 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat body, a support foot and an angle adjusting mechanism. Two support ribs are disposed at opposite sides of a bottom of the seat body. Each of the support ribs includes a front support end and a rear support end. The support foot is disposed between the two support ribs and pivotally connected to the two support ribs. The angle adjusting mechanism selectively adjusts and fixes the support ribs and the seat body such that one of the front support end and the rear support end supports the seat body on the vehicle seat along with the support foot. Accordingly, the child safety seat of the invention is capable of adjusting an angle of the seat body and supporting the seat body securely. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097654 | MOBILE ERGONOMIC ROTATING ADJUSTABLE CHAIR WITH LUMBAR SUPPORT - An apparatus for sitting, including: a keystone assembly which connects various parts of the apparatus; a back that provides support for at least a person's back or shoulders; a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person's lower back, attached to the keystone assembly; a seat that can adjust between a forward tilted and reclined position; a plurality of rollers, disposed on the keystone assembly, on which the seat rests; a central column, attached to the keystone assembly, on which the seat can spin; and a lower torsion spring connected to the seat and disposed on the keystone assembly allowing controlled movement of the seat. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097655 | THERAPEUTIC BACK SUPPORT AND STABILIZATION - A therapeutic back support device including a back support portion that automatically and repeatedly moves forward to maintain engagement with a user's back as the user moves forward with respect to a chair seat. The back support portion substantially resists backward motion and provides substantially continuous therapeutic support to the user's spine pending a release signal. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097656 | LINEARLY SLIDING SEAT AND APPARATUS - A slidable seating apparatus may be described. The slidable seating apparatus can include a mounting rail, a first support coupled to the mounting rail; a second support coupled to the mounting rail; and a seat mounted on a carrier, wherein the arm slidably couples to the mounting rail. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097657 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - A vehicle seat device includes a lock mechanism, a drive source, which has an output portion, a cancellation detection portion, which detects the cancellation of restriction by the lock mechanism, and a restriction detection portion, which detects restriction by the lock mechanism. When cancelling restriction on the basis of operation of the operation switch, current is supplied to the drive source such that the output portion moves in the forward direction until the cancellation detection portion has detected cancellation, and when the cancellation has been detected, the supply of current to the drive source is stopped. When performing the restriction on the basis of operation of the operation switch, current is supplied to the drive source such that the output portion moves in the reverse direction until the restriction detection portion has detected restriction, and when restriction has been detected, the supply of current to the drive source is stopped. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097658 | CHAIR - A chair is provided with a seat, a chair back control unit, a chair back, and two armrest units. The chair back is pivotally coupled to the seat by sleeving the engaging portions of the seat onto the clamp members of the chair back. The assembling of the chair back onto the seat can be easily done by the actions of inserting and clamping, so that the assembly operation is quick and easy without using any screws, and therefore the assembly cost is reduced. Furthermore, the angle and height of the armrest units can be easily adjusted, and the chair back is foldable. With the abovementioned structural arrangements, the number of the parts of the chair is substantially reduced. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097659 | Recliner Mechanism Having a Brake - A recliner mechanism having a first plate, a dust cover, and a brake. The brake may be configured to engage a set of dust cover teeth to inhibit rotation of the second plate with respect to the first plate. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097660 | ANTIMICROBIAL FURNITURE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A plastic furniture item having a base, a seat, the seat connected to the base, and a back, the back operatively connected to the seat, wherein at least the seat is made of plastic, wherein integrated with the plastic is a silver-containing antimicrobial agent, is herein disclosed. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097661 | AIRCRAFT SEAT - An aircraft seat comprising a seat element which comprises a seat cushion having a flexible material and forming the seat surface, characterized in that in the area of the left or right half of the seat cushion ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097662 | VARIABLE-LENGTH RAIL COVER - A rail cover for a seat rail includes a cover element for completely covering a longitudinal portion of the seat rail. The cover element extends at least in part in a plane of extension that is formed by a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction of the rail cover and includes a first, rigid, longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion that follows on from the first longitudinal portion. The first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion are mechanically coupled together by means of a flexible portion, wherein the second longitudinal portion is designed to carry out a pivoting movement in a direction across the plane of extension. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097663 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING A BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a belt height adjustment device for fixed connection to a bearing structure ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097664 | DEVICE FOR NON-ENTRY MINING - A bore hole tool | 2014-04-10 |
20140097665 | DETERMINING MILLED VOLUME OR MILLED AREA OF A MILLED SURFACE - A system is provided for determining a volume of material milled, or a surface area milled, by a construction machine having a milling drum. The volume of material milled is determined as a function of a cross-sectional area of material to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling. The cross-sectional area is determined in part by direct machine observation of one or more profile characteristics of a ground surface in front of the milling drum. The surface area milled is determined as a function of the width of the area to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097666 | SPOKED WHEEL AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a spoked wheel. The spoked wheel includes a rim and a hub configured to rotate with the rim. In one embodiment of the present invention, the spoked wheel includes a locking mechanism placed within the hub. In another embodiment, the spoked wheel includes a locking spoke extending between the hub and the rim. In a further embodiment, the spoked wheel includes combination of the locking mechanism and the locking spoke. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097667 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL - A vehicle control system includes a brake system onboard a vehicle, a first actuation component, an automatic control system, and a second actuation component. The first actuation component is operably coupled to the brake system and is configured to cause actuation of the brake system to brake the vehicle when the first actuation component is activated. The automatic control system is onboard the vehicle and is configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the first actuation component to activate to upon occurrence of one or more designated conditions. The second actuation component is operably coupled to the brake system and is configured to cause actuation of the brake system to brake the vehicle upon receipt of one of the first control signal or a second control signal generated by the automatic control system. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097668 | CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging system for an electric vehicle is disclosed in the present invention. It includes a rechargeable battery module, a motor driver, a power switch, and a control circuit. The motor driver stops outputting electric power from the rechargeable battery when the control signal from the control circuit is received and keeps outputting electric power from the rechargeable battery when the control signal doesn't exit. The design of the present invention is in a series connection. It can not only be charged simultaneously, but also control the drive motor to stop running. Danger of hard acceleration of the motor due to charge can be avoided. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097669 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A power supply device includes: an input determination section configured to determine which one of a commercial power supply and a power generator is an input power supply, and to generate a determination signal; a conversion section of a switching type configured to convert an input voltage into an output voltage; and a drive-signal generation section configured to be supplied with determination output from the input determination section, and to generate a switching drive signal for the conversion section, the drive-signal generation section being configured to serve as a power-factor correction control section and to generate the switching drive signal when the determination signal indicates that the commercial power supply is the input power supply, and being configured to serve as a maximum power point tracking control section and to generate the switching drive signal when the determination signal indicates that the power generator is the input power supply. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097670 | VEHICLE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY - A vehicle auxiliary power supply that is mounted on a railway vehicle, includes a three-phase inverter circuit that converts DC power or AC power input from an overhead line to desired AC power to supply the AC power to a load, and is connected in parallel with a VVVF inverter device that drives a propulsion motor, wherein a blocking diode that prevents backflow from a side of the three-phase inverter circuit to a side of the overhead line is provided between the overhead line and the three-phase inverter circuit, and a SiC Schottky barrier diode is applied to the blocking diode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097671 | NON-CONTACT POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - A non-contact power receiving apparatus includes a power reception unit for receiving electric power from a power transmitting apparatus outside of a vehicle in a non-contact manner, and a control device for controlling the electric power transmission from the power transmitting apparatus. The control device controls the electric power transmission based on a monitoring result obtained by monitoring the surroundings of the vehicle, and a door state detection result obtained by detecting whether or not a door of the vehicle is open. The control device causes, if the door state detection result indicates that the door is open, the power transmitting apparatus to reduce the power of the electric power transmission, and controls the electric power transmission without using the monitoring result. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097672 | BATTERY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - This technology relates to a battery device, a control method, and an electric vehicle capable of providing a highly secure anti-theft function. A battery outputs DC power through a power line, a reader/writer communicates by outputting a high-frequency signal through the power line to read authentication information of an electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the battery through the power line, a microcomputer stores the read authentication information and controls the battery when first connection to the electronic device is performed, and performs an authentication process of the electronic device based on the read authentication information and the authentication information stored in the first connection and controls the battery according to a result of the authentication process of the electronic device when second or subsequent connection to the electronic device is performed. This technology may be applied to the battery device mounted on a power-assisted bicycle, for example. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097673 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE FOR CHARGING A BATTERY IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - In order to operate a hybrid vehicle, a mode is provided in which adjustment to the remaining electrical range is performed, specifically said remaining range is kept substantially constant. For example, the driver of the vehicle can continuously maintain the currently determined remaining electrical range by activating an activation element, in order to be able to retrieve said remaining electrical range later for purely electric driving, for example in a low emission zone. Adjustment to the remaining electrical range is more appropriate than the previously known adjustment to the charge state of the battery, because the vehicle driver can better plan his trip. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097674 | System and Method for Transferring Electric Energy to a Vehicle Using a Plurality of Segments of a Conductor Arrangement - A system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle. The system comprises an electric conductor arrangement which produces an alternating electromagnetic field, transfers electromagnetic energy to the vehicle, and includes a plurality of consecutive segments. Each segment extends along the path of travel of the vehicle. The system includes an alternating current supply for conducting electric energy to the segments which are electrically connected in parallel to each other with the alternating current supply. Each segment is coupled to the supply via an associated switching unit adapted to switch on and off the segment by connecting or disconnecting the segment to/from the supply. Each segment is coupled to the associated switching unit via a constant current source adapted to keep the electric current through the segment constant while the segment is switched on independently of the electric power which is transferred to one or more vehicles. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097675 | System and Method for Transferring Electric Energy to a Vehicle Using Constant Current Operation of Segments of a Conductor Arrangement - A system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle such as a track bound vehicle or road automobile. The system includes an electric conductor arrangement which produces an alternating electromagnetic field, transfers electromagnetic energy to the vehicle and includes a plurality of segments. Each segment extends along the vehicle path of travel and includes one line for each phase of alternating current carried by the segment. The system includes a current supply for conducting electric energy to the segments which are electrically connected in parallel. At least one segment is coupled to the current supply via a constant current source. Each constant current source includes one or more inductances and one or more capacitances, the inductances and capacitances being adapted to each other and the input side of the constant current source so that a constant current is output to the output side. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097676 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - A charging control unit sets a fully charged state of a power storage device so as to have a margin for a fully charged capacity of the power storage device. The charging control unit sets the fully charged state to be variable in accordance with a degree of deterioration of the power storage device such that the margin becomes smaller as the degree of deterioration of the power storage device is larger. A traveling control unit switches between first control and second control in accordance with a degree of decrease of the margin when regenerative electric power exceeds a charging power upper limit value, the first control being control for regenerating, to the power storage device, an excess of the regenerative electric power relative to the charging power upper limit value, the second control being control for consuming the excess of the regenerative electric power using an auxiliary load. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097677 | EFFICIENCY MONITOR FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION - An efficiency monitor for monitoring the efficiency of power transmission by an inductive power outlet. The efficiency monitor includes an input power monitor, for measuring the input power delivered to the primary coil, and an output power monitor, for measuring the output power received by the secondary coil. The input and output powers are used by a processor to determine an index of power-loss. A circuit breaker may be used to disconnect the inductive power outlet in case of excessive power loss. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097678 | SUBSEA ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURES - The subject-matter of the present invention concerns an electrical architecture for power distribution to subsea equipment comprising at least one variable speed drive, VSD, module, wherein said at least one VSD module comprises at least one self commutated line side converter including power semiconductor. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097679 | BUS SYSTEM - The invention relates to a bus system comprising
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20140097680 | UPS WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT STATIC SWITCHES - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes a frame, at least one AC input supported by the frame and configured to be coupled to at least one external power source and at least one AC output supported by the frame and configured to be coupled to at least one external load. The UPS also includes a power conversion circuit supported by the frame and having an output coupled to the at least one AC output, the power conversion circuit configured to selectively provide power from first and second power sources. The UPS further includes first and second static switches supported by the frame and configured to couple and decouple the at least one AC input to and from the at least one AC output and a control circuit supported by the frame and configured to cooperatively control the power conversion circuit and the first and second static switches. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT - A system and a method for electricity management are disclosed. The system includes a data management unit, a cabinet, a control unit, an uninterruptible power supply apparatus and a power switch. The cabinet is powered by an external power supply. When the data management unit sends a testing instruction to the cabinet, the control unit controls the power switch to shut down the external power supply such that the cabinet is powered by the uninterruptible power supply apparatus instead. The control unit measures a set of battery parameters of the uninterruptible power supply apparatus, computes a power supply capacity of the uninterruptible power supply apparatus according to the set of battery parameters, and returns the power supply capacity to the data management unit. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097682 | CENTRALIZED DC POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ECONOMICALLY CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION - An economical centralized DC power consumption control system is used to separate electric power into an AC circuit for high-power-consumption electric appliances such as TV set, refrigerator, washing machine, and air conditioner and a DC circuit for low-power-consumption electric appliances such as lamp, electric fan, notebook computer, tablet computer, mobile phone, and digital camera. The DC circuit is equipped with multiple high-powered power supplies, each of which transforms commercial power to DC power, provides electricity to various low-power-consumption electric appliances, and directly links the electric appliances for supply of electric energy without individual rectifiers/transformers. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097683 | GENERATOR DISPATCHING OR LOAD SHEDDING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROGRID APPLICATIONS - A microgrid power generation system includes a plurality of generators having a plurality of different rated capacities and a plurality of distribution nodes, at least some of the distribution nodes being powered by the generators. A grid is formed by the distribution nodes, the grid includes a system frequency. A plurality of loads are powered by the grid through the distribution nodes, the loads have a power demand. A processor includes a plurality of efficiency bands, each of the efficiency bands being for a corresponding one of the generators and including a plurality of generator switching points based upon droop of the system frequency and the power demand of the loads. The processor is structured to operate the generators and the loads under transient conditions based upon the efficiency bands. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097684 | Multimode Distribution Systems and Methods for Providing Power From Power Sources to Power Consuming Devices - Multimode distribution systems and methods are described. A multimode distribution system includes a first source interface for coupling to a first power source, a second source interface for coupling to a second power source, and a first selection device to be coupled via a first connection matrix and the first source interface with the first power source to provide main power to one or more power consumption devices. The multimode distribution system includes a second selection device to be coupled via a second connection matrix and the first source interface with the first power source to provide main power to one or more additional power consumption devices. The second selection device is to be coupled via the second connection matrix and the second source interface with the second power source to provide alternative power to the additional power consumption devices. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097685 | A SERIAL LOADING CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The inventive concept relates to a system supplying a constant current direct current power to serial loads connected in series with one another. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097686 | LOW/HIGH VOLTAGE SELECTOR - A voltage selector circuit is described. The voltage selector circuit includes a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input. The voltage selector circuit also includes a first voltage selector connected to an output. The first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input. The voltage selector circuit also includes a second voltage selector connected to the output. The second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, such that the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097687 | THREE-LEVEL PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER CONFIGURED FOR ASYMMETRIC CONTROL OF DC-LINK VOLTAGES FOR SEPARATE MPPT DRIVING - A three-level inverter having two direct current (DC)-links for converting DC voltages generated in a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) modules into alternating current (AC) voltages, wherein one end of a first DC-link of the two DC-links is connected to a first potential point at which a first potential is generated in the plurality of PV modules, and one end of a second DC-link of the two DC-links is connected to a second potential point at which a second potential that is lower than the first potential is generated in the plurality of PV modules, and both the other end of the first DC-link and the other end of the second DC-link are connected to a third potential point at which a third potential having a medium level between the first potential and the second potential is generated in the plurality of PV modules. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MESH POWER SYSTEM - A power mesh system and method comprising at least three polyphase power devices of a plurality of polyphase power devices, each having a phase connection for each phase, where each polyphase power device has each phase connection coupled to at least one phase connection of another polyphase power device to form a two dimensional array of power devices. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097689 | Static Transfer Switch Off Detection And Transfer Management - A static transfer switch is used for switching an output load from a first power source to a second power source. A first switching unit has a first pair of silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR). A second switching unit has a second pair of SCRs arranged in an anti-parallel configuration. The control circuit determines whether at least one of the SCRs is activated in accordance with the voltage between the gate and the cathode of the at least one SCR. If the voltage between the gate in the cathode is at least 150 mV, the control circuit indicates that the at least one of the SCR is activated. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097690 | Uninterruptible Power Supply System With Fast Transfer For Undervoltage Source Line Failures - A UPS system may be operated selectively in either a high efficiency mode or a low efficiency mode. An inductor is connected in series between the transfer switch and a secondary power source. The transfer switch includes thyristors arranged in a reverse connected configuration. A controller synchronizes gate commands to the thyristors in order to synchronize reserve voltage introduced by the inverter. If the load currents are not in phase with a fundamental voltage of the secondary power source, the controller waits up to a first time period in order to estimate when current through the switches will reach zero. If the out of phase current will reach zero by the end of a second time period, the inverter is switched on at the end of the second time period. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097691 | INTELLIGENT POWER SENSING DEVICE - The power sensing device includes a power input interface in electrical communication with a current sensing circuit and a voltage sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit is connected to a load. The voltage sensing circuit is connected in parallel with the load. A metering integrated circuit and a micro-controller unit (MCU) are included. The metering integrated circuit receives a first analog signal indicating a load current value from the current sensing circuit, and a second analog signal indicating a load voltage value from the voltage sensing circuit. The metering integrated circuit converts first and second analog input signals to first and second digital signals, respectively, and generates the first and second digital signals as digital communication pulses to the MCU. A decoder circuit includes a communications port to send and receive data associated with a sensed current parameter and a sensed voltage parameter. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097692 | Lighting device having uninterruptible illumination and external power supply function - The present invention provides a lighting device having uninterruptible illumination and external power supply function, in which the lighting device is combined with an energy storing/discharging device thereby providing an uninterruptible illumination function and supplying uninterruptable AC or DC power to the exterior during power blackout, a controller assembly is integrated with an operation device, an external power supply interface device, an electric-driven lighting device, a public power and/or solar power and/or wind power generation source, and an energy storing/discharging device, thereby capable of providing the uninterruptible illumination function and supplying uninterruptable AC or DC power to the exterior during power blackout. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097693 | ELECTRICAL FEEDING DEVICE - An electrical feeding device has at least one feed connection at which electrical power can be fed into the feeding device and/or electrical power can be tapped from the feeding device. A converter has at least one a.c. voltage connection at which an alternating current can be fed in or tapped and at least one d.c. voltage connection at which a direct current can be fed in or tapped. A power module is connected to the d.c. voltage connection of the converter. A switchable transformer device, by means of which the input voltage present at the feed connection of the feeding device can be transformed down to a lower voltage for the converter, is electrically switched between the feed connection of the feeding device and the a.c. voltage connection of the converter. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097694 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATOR CONTROL - Aspects of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) chip that includes a feedback control circuit and a detecting circuit. The feedback control circuit is configured to govern a feedback signal to a first regulator that regulates a first power supply to the IC chip based on the feedback signal. The feedback control circuit is powered at least partially by a second power supply. The detecting circuit is configured to detect a power down of the second power supply, and to cause the feedback control circuit to be disengaged from the feedback signal in response to the power down. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097695 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - A power control device is provided at a customer site having a distributed power supply capable of supplying power and load devices and controls a stand-alone operation in which the power supplied from the distributed power supply is converted to AC power and supplied to the load devices. The power control device comprises: a determination processing unit for determining whether or not a power supply supplied from the distributed power supply during the stand-alone operation satisfies a power demand necessary for operating the load devices; and a supply control unit for, when it is determined that the power supply does not satisfy the power demand, intermitting the stand-alone operation. After intermitting the stand-alone operation, the determination processing unit re-executes the stand-alone operation and determines whether the power supply satisfies the power demand or not. When it is consecutively determined predetermined times that the power supply does not satisfy the power demand or when a predetermined period of time has elapsed without determining that the power supply satisfies the power demand after determining that the power supply does not satisfy the power demand, the determination processing unit stops the re-execution. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER IN A VEHICLE - Various systems and method for distributing electrical power are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a first inverter coupled to an electrical bus, a second inverter coupled to the electrical bus, a filter including a first inductor and a second inductor, and a transfer switch circuit coupled between the first inverter and the second inverter and a load. The transfer switch circuit is configured to transfer power from the first inverter through the first inductor to the load and transfer power from the second inverter through the second inductor to the load in a first mode of operation. The transfer switch circuit is further configured to transfer power from the first inverter through the first inductor and through the second inductor to the load in a second mode of operation. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097697 | WIRED-WIRELESS COMBINED POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND THE METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a wired-wireless combined power transmission apparatus and a method using the same. The wired-wireless combined power transmission apparatus includes a rectifying unit converting an AC input signal into a DC signal, a transformer unit transforming a size of the input signal, which has been converted into the DC signal, into a predetermined size, a wireless power transmission unit receiving the signal transformed by the transformer unit to wirelessly transmit power, and a wired power supply unit receiving the signal transformed by the transformer unit to supply power through a cable. The advantages and disadvantages of the wired power transmission apparatus and the wireless power transmission apparatus are supplemented to each other, so that the power conversion efficiency and the versatility are improved. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097698 | MULTI-MODE POWER AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT, AND MULTI-MODE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF - A multi-mode power amplifying circuit, and a multi-mode wireless transmission module and method thereof are provided. The multi-mode wireless transmission module includes the multi-mode power amplifying circuit and an antenna. In the multi-mode power amplifying circuit and the antenna, a first power amplifier is electrically connected between a signal input end and a first impedance matching circuit, and an output end of the first impedance matching circuit is electrically connected to the antenna. A second power amplifier is electrically connected to the signal input end, and a second impedance matching circuit is electrically connected between the second power amplifier and the first impedance matching circuit. A switching circuit is electrically connected to an input end of the second impedance matching circuit. The switching circuit switches on-off corresponding to an operation of the first power amplifier and an operation of the second power amplifier. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097699 | CONTROLLING A CONTACTLESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION BY MEANS OF A CHARACTERISTIC OF A RESONANT CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a circuit for transmitting an input voltage ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097700 | SAFETY INSTRUMENTED PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODS - Example apparatus and methods to remove power from a field device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first switch to control power to the field device, and a second switch comprising a first gate and a second gate. The second gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the first gate, and the second switch is electrically coupled in series to the first switch. The example apparatus also includes a first diagnostics controller to control the first and second gates, a first processor to control the first switch, a third switch to control power to the field device, and a fourth switch comprising a third gate and a fourth gate. The fourth gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the third gate, and the fourth switch is electrically coupled in series to the third switch. The example apparatus also includes a second processor to control the third switch, and a second diagnostics controller to control the third and fourth gates. | 2014-04-10 |