19th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130113271 | BRAKE ACTUATING UNIT FOR ACTUATING A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle brake system of the ‘brake-by-wire’ type. The system includes a brake booster which is operable in response to the driver's wish both by a brake pedal and by an electronic control unit. A device is provided to decouple a force-transmitting connection between the brake pedal and the brake booster in the ‘brake-by-wire’ operating mode. A master brake cylinder connected downstream of the brake booster, a device to detect a deceleration request of the driver, and a pedal travel simulator which interacts with the brake pedal and due to which a resetting force acting on the brake pedal can be simulated in the ‘brake-by-wire’ operating mode independently of an actuation of the brake booster, and which can be enabled in the ‘brake-by-wire’ operating mode when the force-transmitting connection between the brake pedal and the brake booster is decoupled and can be disabled outside the ‘brake-by-wire’ operating mode. The pedal travel simulator ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113272 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A WHEELED VEHICLE TO A TRACKED VEHICLE - The invention relates to track systems | 2013-05-09 |
20130113273 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A WHEELED VEHICLE TO A TRACKED VEHICLE - The invention relates to track systems | 2013-05-09 |
20130113274 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A WHEELED VEHICLE TO A TRACKED VEHICLE - The invention relates to track systems | 2013-05-09 |
20130113275 | SWITCHING OF CONDUCTOR PAIR IN POWER OVER ETHERNET SYSTEM - Technique for providing power to a powered device (PD) over a cable having first and second sets of twisted pairs, such as signal pairs and spare pairs. Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) circuitry is coupled via a first switch to the second set, e.g. to the spare pairs. A switch control circuit turns the first switch off to enable the PSE circuitry to perform a prescribed operation in connection with the PD over only the first set, e.g. over the signal pairs, and turns the first switch on to enable the PSE circuitry to perform the prescribed operation in connection with the PD over the first and second sets. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113276 | POWER SUPPLY WITH EXTENDED MINIMUM VOLTAGE OUTPUT - Various exemplary embodiments relate a system for supplying power. The system may include a power source outputting a source voltage, a regulator connected to the power source, and an extension module connected to the power source. The regulator may output a first voltage when the source voltage is above a minimum threshold, and the extension module may output a second voltage when the source voltage falls below the minimum threshold. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113277 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a battery management system. More specifically, the battery management system includes an alternator that supplies a battery and electronic equipment of a vehicle with electricity that is generated by a driving torque of the vehicle, a battery that supplies the electronic equipment with power that is charged by the alternator, a battery observer that observes a condition of the battery, a vehicle information collection portion that collects vehicle condition information according to driving of the vehicle, and a control portion that performs charging recovery of the battery by activating a battery refresh operation when at least one condition of a current accumulation value of the battery, a low SCO entry frequency, and a vehicle starting frequency satisfies a predetermined battery refresh condition. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113278 | MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND METHOD FOR WIRED DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES WHICH ARE DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER - A transport system or means of transport includes vehicles detachably connected to one another and a data transmission apparatus for wired data transmission between the vehicles and within the vehicles. In each vehicle the data transmission apparatus includes data coupling units for the data transmission between the respective vehicle and vehicles connected to it as well as two separate data connections connecting its two data coupling units. Each data coupling unit has four data ports as well as one or more switch units which can be used to produce different electrical connection states for the data ports. A method for data transmission in such a transport system or means of transport is also provided. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113279 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROPULSION CONTROL DEVICE AND RAILWAY VEHICLE SYSTEM - An electric vehicle propulsion control device having a power storage device includes: a first switch configured to perform opening and closing of a circuit between an overhead wire and a power converting unit; a second switch configured to perform opening and closing of a circuit between the power converting unit and a motor; a switching unit configured to select a terminal on a side of the power converting unit to which the first switch is connected or a terminal on a side of the power converting unit to which the second switch is connected and connect the terminal to the power storage device; and a control unit configured to control the power converting unit, the first switch, the second switch, and the switching unit to switch a connection destination of the power converting unit and cause the power converting unit to operate as an inverter or a DC/DC converter. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113280 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BATTERY CELL, AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system which balances cell voltages and a method of balancing cell voltages are disclosed. The system and method use a temperature of balancing resistors to determine a time for the balancing resistors to be selectively connected across battery cells so as to balance the battery cells. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113281 | FEED SYSTEM TO BE USED IN RESIDENCE SUCH AS MULTI-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX - A photovoltaic array ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113282 | Systems and methods for operation of an AC power supply distribution circuit - Systems and methods for operation of an AC power supply distribution circuit that has a limited supply capacity rely on dynamically measured available load capacity to regulate operation of the AC power supply circuit, and existing and potential loads, to avoid fault or damage. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113283 | CHARGING AND DISTRIBUTION CONTROL - A system configured for charging and distribution control is provided. The system includes a switching regulator, a control circuit and a first converter. The switching regulator is configured to be selectively operable in one of a first operative state and a second operative state based on a control signal. The first operative state and the second operative state are associated with a maximum level of an alternator output power corresponding to at least one alternator operational feature, at least one alternator operational feature being associated with the alternator output voltage and an alternator speed. The control circuit is configured to generate the control signal based at least on the at least one alternator operational feature. The first converter is configured to generate a first converter output voltage based on the regulated DC output voltage. The first converter output voltage is lower than the regulated DC output voltage. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113284 | Load Control System Providing Manual Override of An Energy Savings Mode - A load control system for a building having a lighting load, a window, and a heating and cooling system comprises a lighting control device, a daylight control device, and a temperature control device operable to be controlled so as to decrease a total power consumption of the load control system in an energy-savings mode. The energy-savings mode can be manually overridden in response to actuation of the actuator of an input control device, such that the load control system enters a manual mode for manually adjusting the loads controlled by the lighting control device, the daylight control device, and the temperature control device. The load control system is operable to automatically return to the energy-savings mode at a time after the load control system entered the manual mode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113285 | Smart circuit breaker - A smart circuit breaker for an AC power supply circuit that has a limited capacity for supplying power to one or more electrical loads. Smart circuit breaker includes a sensing circuit to dynamically determine the available load capacity of the AC power supply circuit. A reporting circuit reports the dynamically available load capacity to a controller, an existing electrical load, and/or a potential electrical load on the AC power supply circuit. The AC power supply circuit, the existing electrical load, and/or the potential electrical load can adjust operations based on the reported availability of load capacity. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113286 | FLOATING POWER CONVERTER - A floating power converter includes direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter circuitry having at least one converter control terminal for receiving at least one control signal, a high side (H-S) converter input terminal, a low side (L-S) converter input terminal, and a converter output terminal. The floating power converter also has an H-S source selector configured to selectively couple either a first H-S voltage source or a second H-S voltage source to the H-S converter input terminal in response to a selector control signal. Moreover, an L-S source selector is configured to selectively couple either a first L-S voltage source or a second L-S voltage source to the L-S converter input terminal in response to the selector control signal. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF ENERGY STORAGE COMPONENTS WITHIN A MICROGRID - An online method and apparatus for determining state of charge (SoC) and state of health (SoH) of energy storage components in a microgrid environment is disclosed. The apparatus and methods may estimate SoC and SoH of an energy storage device in a real-time fashion. The SoC may be used to preserve/extend the life of the energy storage components, while the SoH may be used for trend analysis and energy storage component prognostics. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113288 | Backup Power Control System - A backup power control system includes a main power supply unit, a first negative feedback circuit unit, a standby power supply unit, a second negative feedback circuit unit, and a control unit. The main power supply unit is suitable for outputting a main power. The standby power supply unit is suitable for outputting a standby power. The control unit switches the first negative feedback circuit unit and the second negative feedback circuit unit to be turned on or not to be turned on in response to whether a normal power supply signal of the main power is received. When the normal power supply signal is received, the control unit enables the first negative feedback circuit unit to be turned on and enables the second negative feedback circuit unit not to be turned on. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113289 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH AUXILIARY POWER CIRCUIT AND INTERLOCK - A pre-wired auxiliary power circuit ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113290 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - In a control device for a power supply circuit in which a plurality of high-voltage battery packs are provided, if any one of safety switch is off, the startup state of a high-voltage circuit is totally prevented, even when a careless mistake such as a careless power-on (ON) operation is made, the circuit is prevented from being started, and also the overall power supply is cut off by turning off (OFF) one safety switch, thereby improving the convenience of work. Voltage sensing units ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113291 | DISTRIBUTED ENERGY MANAGMENT USING GRID-SHIFTING DEVICES - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that provide a method of power management of a lighting source, including providing a lighting facility, wherein the lighting facility includes the lighting source, an external control device for communicating between the lighting facility and an external control source, an internal control facility, an energy storage device, and a connection to external power; and shifting power usage between the external power and the energy storage device as controlled by the internal control facility and as a result of information received from the external control source. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113292 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A power supply system includes: a switching power supply configured to convert an AC voltage from an AC power supply into predetermined DC voltages, and outputs the DC voltages; a switch circuit provided on an AC input line, the switch circuit being configured to be switched on and off and supply AC power to the power supply when the switch circuit is turned on; a low-capacity power supply circuit connected. to the AC input line at a front stage of the switch circuit, the low-capacity power supply circuit being configured to supply electric power to the switch circuit if the power supply is active and supply predetermined electric power if the power supply is not used; and a control device configured to receive the predetermined electric power from the low-capacity power supply circuit. When the power supply is not used, the control device turns off the switch circuit. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113293 | Direct Current to Alternating Current Conversion Utilizing Intermediate Phase Modulation - The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a power converter that modulates the voltage to follow the envelope of the phase output such that the current may pass through to the line. The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a two phase power converter that modulates the voltage to follow the envelope of the two phase output. The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a three phase power converter that modulates the intermediate voltage to follow the envelope of the three phase output such that the current may pass through to the line without requiring intermediate storage. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113294 | MODULAR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system includes modular energy storage equipment that may be connected to an external system, such as a power grid. In at least one embodiment, the energy storage system includes a power transfer control system comprising a power transfer network and a processing module or controller. The power transfer network has a first interface coupleable to one or more energy storage units and a second interface coupleable to one or more power conversion units. One or more conductors in the power transfer network are selectively coupleable to the first interface and the second interface for transferring power between the energy storage units and the power conversion units based at least in part on information indicating a power or energy supply or demand of an external system or information indicating an amount of energy stored in the energy storage units. The energy storage system is scalable for different implementations. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113295 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy harvesting system receives a low power input from an energy harvesting device such as a photovoltaic device or similar, and controls the storage of power in power management logic. The stored power eventually reaches a level that permits it to be supplied to power conversion block for supply of a regulated voltage to a load. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113296 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, RESONATOR IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RESONATOR DESIGN METHOD FOR OPTIMUM POWER DIVISION - A wireless power transmission system, a resonator in the wireless power transmission system, and a resonator design method for optimum power division are provided. A power receiver of the wireless power transmission system, includes a resonator configured to receive a power from a power transmitter. The power receiver further includes a power supply configured to supply the received power to a load. A figure of merit (FOM) of the resonator corresponds to a power dividing ratio of the power transmitter. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113297 | MAGNETIC COUPLING UNIT AND MAGNETIC COUPLING SYSTEM - There are provided a magnetic coupling unit and a magnetic coupling system which are capable of reducing energy loss when operations using magnetic coupling between magnetic devices are performed. The magnetic coupling unit includes: one or more magnetic devices each capable of being magnetically coupled with other magnetic device in other unit; and one or more coupling reinforcing sections each reinforcing the magnetic coupling. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113298 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON IMPEDANCE MATCHING CONDITION - A wireless power transmission system and a method based on an impedance matching condition are provided. A source device of the wireless power transmission system, includes a power converter configured to generate power. The source device further includes a resonator configured to transmit the power to a target device. A ratio of an input impedance of the resonator to an output impedance of the power converter is less than a reference value. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113299 | ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE TUNING IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless power receiver includes a receive antenna for coupling with near field radiation in a coupling-mode region generated by a transmit antenna operating at a resonant frequency. The receive antenna generates an RF signal when coupled to the near filed radiation and a rectifier converts the RF signal to a DC input signal. A direct current (DC)-to-DC converter coupled to the DC input signal generates a DC output signal. A pulse modulator generate a pulse-width modulation signal to the DC-to-DC converter to adjust a DC impedance of the wireless power receiver by modifying a duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal responsive to at least one of a voltage of the DC input signal, a current of the DC input signal, a voltage of the DC output signal, and a current of the DC output signal. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113300 | COMBINED BALUN TRANSFORMER AND HARMONIC FILTER - In one embodiment, a balanced to unbalanced transformer utilizes a crossover configuration such that some portion of the secondary coil (inductor) is shared between two resonators (capacitors). Adding a first capacitor in parallel with a portion of the secondary inductor creates a first harmonic trap (filter), and also efficiently uses the secondary coil (inductor) as a resonating element. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113301 | SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM - A safety control system is provided, which is capable of monitoring many more drive circuits by using a single controller without modifying the configurations of the controller and the drive circuit. An a-contact of a relay is electrically connected between a FB (feedback) output terminal and a FB input terminal of a safety controller. A b-contact of the relay is electrically connected between a signal output terminal (safety output ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113302 | Solar Panel as Infrared Signal Receiver and Processor - This invention is to control and monitor a solar module by optical communication using solar cells in the solar module as a receiver of the incoming optical signal. The optical communication is by way of solar cells in a solar module as sensors and/or receivers, and busbars of the solar module as conduits to transfer the incoming signal to a control circuitry. Such control includes, but is not limited to, on/off control of power output from a solar module, and such monitoring includes, but is not limited to, reading, data keeping and displaying current operating performance status of the solar module. With this invention, solar modules can be turned off and on without physically disconnecting and reconnecting wires. Such control and monitoring enables more efficient and accurate operation and maintenance of a solar power system of any size. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113303 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR MACHINERY - Embodiments may disclose a safety system for controlling an operation of a machine operated by an operator wearing an article of luminescent clothing, the system including a luminescent sensor configured to emit ultraviolet light toward a target area, and configured to detect light emitted by the article of luminescent clothing; a motor configured to drive a component of the machine; and a controller configured to control the motor and the luminescent sensor, wherein if the luminescent sensor detects the light emitted by the article of luminescent clothing within the target area, the controller controls the motor to stop driving the component of the machine. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113304 | SAFETY CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONNECTION OR FAILSAFE DISCONNECTION OF A HAZARDOUS INSTALLATION - A safety circuit arrangement for failsafe connection or disconnection of a hazardous installation has a control device, which is designed to connect or interrupt, in failsafe fashion, a power supply path to the installation. The safety circuit arrangement also has a signaling device, which is connected to the control device via a two-wire line having a first core and a second core. The signaling device has an actuator, which can change between a defined first state and a second state. Between the two cores is a substantially constant voltage when the actuator is in the second state. A pulse generator in the signaling device causes a voltage dip between the first core and the second core in order to generate a defined pulsed signal comprising a plurality of signal pulses on the lines, when the actuator is in the defined first state. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113305 | LINEAR VIBRATOR - There is provided a linear vibrator including: a fixed part including a magnet generating magnetic force in an interior space having a predetermined size; a vibration part including a coil provided to face the magnet and generating electromagnetic force through interaction with the magnet, and a mass body; an elastic member coupled to the vibration part and the fixed part to thereby provide elastic force thereto; and a substrate including a free end, the free end being solid and coupled to the vibration part, and a fixed end coupled to the fixed part. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113306 | WIRELESS SWITCH WITH MULTIPOLAR ELECTROMAGNETIC GENERATOR - A wireless switch comprises a mechanical oscillator, a mechanical impulse deliverer, a first array of magnets positioned on a planar surface, a first conductor, and a power management circuit. The mechanical impulse deliverer delivers a mechanical impulse to the mechanical oscillator when the wireless switch is switched. The first array comprises a one dimensional or two dimensional array of magnets. The first conductor comprises a first serpentine conductor. The power management circuit provides DC power as a result of relative motion due to the mechanical oscillator between the first array of magnets and the first conductor. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113307 | Spherical Wheel Motor - Disclosed is a spherical wheel motor including: a spherical rotor having freedom of rotation along surrounding magnetized directions; a stator formed in a dome shape enclosing the rotor and configured to form magnetization at various angles through a plurality of coils distributed therein, and impart the freedom of rotation to the rotor; and a driving unit configured to identify a position of the rotor, supply current to each coil of the stator according to the position of the rotor, and drive the rotor. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113308 | Hybrid Drive Module - A hybrid drive module includes an electric machine with a stator arrangement and with a rotor arrangement which is coupled to a torsional vibration damping arrangement. The torsional vibration damping arrangement comprises an input region and an output region. A first torque transmission path and parallel thereto a second torque transmission path and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques transmitted via the torque transmission paths are provided between the input region and the output region. The torsional vibration damping arrangement further includes at least in the first torque transmission path a phase shifter arrangement for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities transmitted via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities transmitted via the second torque transmission path. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113309 | ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR FAN DRIVE - An electro-motor drive, in particular for a fan drive of a motor vehicle, includes a commutator motor, a motor shaft of which is rotatably mounted on axially opposite sides in shaft bearings facing away from the bearing shield in order to substantially dampen the sound of at least bearing play-related contact noise and vibration or humming noise. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113310 | Paper Shredder - Provided is a paper shredder comprising a housing ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113311 | INTERNAL COOLING OF MAGNETIC CORE FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE - A core for an electric machine includes a core component having a plurality of core teeth defining a plurality of core slots between adjacent core teeth of the plurality of core teeth. The plurality of core slots are receptive of one or more windings. A coolant flowpath through the core component is formed through at least one core tooth. The at least one core tooth has one or more coolant tube banks and one or more mixing chambers arranged in an alternating pattern along the at least one core tooth. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113312 | Method and Apparatus for Fastening Cooling Fans to Electro-Mechanical Machines - A rotor arrangement for an electric machine comprises a rotor shaft and a rotor segment coupled to the rotor shaft. The rotor segment includes a main body and a collar integral with the main body. The collar includes an outer peripheral groove adjacent to the main body portion of the rotor segment. The rotor arrangement further includes a cooling fan that has a center opening defined by an inner perimeter. The center opening of the fan is configured to slidably engage the collar and is adjustable between an insertion diameter and a locking diameter. When the center opening is at the locking diameter, at least a portion of the inner perimeter of the fan extends into the outer peripheral groove in the collar such that the fan is retained on the rotor segment. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113313 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STATOR COIL CONNECTING UNIT THEREFOR - Busbars that are disposed so as to correspond to respective phases of a stator coil each include: a base portion that is formed so as to have an incomplete annular shape; external electric power supply terminals that extend radially inward from a first circumferential end of the base portion; and a plurality of coil connecting terminals that each extend radially outward from the base portion, that are arranged in a row so as to have a predetermined spacing in a circumferential direction of the base portion, and that are connected to coil terminals of concentrated winding coils, and the busbars are held by the electrically insulating holder such that the external electric power supply terminals extend radially inward so as to pass over omitted portions of the base portions of the busbars that are positioned radially inside the electrically insulating holder. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113314 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a spindle motor including: a base member having a through-hole formed therein; a circuit board installed on a lower surface of the base member and including a communication hole formed therein to correspond to the through-hole; an insulating member insertedly disposed in the through-hole and having a lead part of a coil penetrating therethrough; and a sealing member filling a space formed by the insulating member insertedly disposed in the through-hole and the base member to thereby close the through-hole. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113315 | BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a bearing assembly including: a sleeve supporting a shaft; a base cover coupled to the sleeve by press-fitting and closing a lower portion of the sleeve; and at least one deformation prevention part formed to be depressed from an outer peripheral surface of the base cover in an inner diameter direction and preventing deformation of the base cover when the base cover is press-fitted into the sleeve. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113316 | BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a bearing assembly including: herringbone-shaped first and second fluid dynamic pressure parts formed in upper and lower portions of at least one of an outer peripheral surface of a shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a sleeve in an axial direction to be spaced apart from each other; and a first auxiliary fluid dynamic pressure part formed to be bent upwardly from an end portion of a lower groove of the herringbone-shaped first fluid dynamic pressure part in an axial direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113317 | PERMANENT MAGNET COUPLING - The invention relates to a permanent magnet coupling for the synchronous transmission of torque, comprising a first member ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113318 | MOTOR - To provide a motor including: an annular stator including permanent magnets and stator cores that are alternately arranged circumferentially, and coils; an annular outer-rotor being arranged outside the stator, having a rotational axis coincident with a central axis of the stator, and having first salient poles; and an annular inner-rotor being arranged inside the stator, having a rotational axis coincident with the central axis to rotate in conjunction with the outer-rotor, and having second salient poles equal in number to the first salient poles, the magnets are magnetized circumferentially and extend radially, and each have respective ends that are opened toward the outer-rotor and toward inner-rotor in the radial direction, the coils are each wound by concentrated-winding on a tooth constituted from a different one magnet and respective parts of two stator cores adjacent to the magnet, and the first and second salient poles are arranged at offset positions circumferentially. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113319 | OUTER BODY OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERTER - In an electromechanical energy converter having an outer body and an inner body, which are mounted movably relative to one another about an axis of rotation, an outer body according to the invention surrounds an annular structural element, a permanent magnet and a support ring which is received concentrically in the structural element. The support ring comprises a recess to receive the permanent magnet, and the recess has a boundary surface which extends parallel as to a radius of the axis of rotation. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113320 | TRANSVERSE AND/OR COMMUTATED FLUX SYSTEMS HAVING MULTIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATIONS - An electrical machine stator assembly comprises: an electroconductive coil arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis; a plurality of pairs of side lamination assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis; a plurality of pairs of switch lamination assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis and positioned adjacent ends of side lamination assemblies proximal the rotor; and at least one tooth associated with each switch lamination assembly and proximal the rotor. Each switch lamination assembly comprises a first group of laminated materials aligned generally circumferentially and generally in a first direction with respect to the rotational axis, the first direction being one selected from the group consisting of the axial and radial directions with respect to the rotational axis. Each side lamination assembly comprises a second group of laminated materials aligned generally axially and generally radially with respect to the rotational axis. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113321 | BASE ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR AND SPINDLE MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a base assembly for a motor, the base assembly including: a base supporting rotation of a rotating member of the motor; and a pulling plate provided to the base to thereby prevent excessive floating of the rotating member, wherein the pulling plate includes a body part not in contact with the base and an extension part extended from the body part to thereby contact the base. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113322 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MODULE AND SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an electromagnetic module for a spindle motor including a shaft and a spindle motor having the same. The electromagnetic module includes: an armature including a core and a coil wound around the core; and a magnet facing the armature, wherein the magnet is provided with a protrusion part disposed over the core. The spindle motor includes: a rotor part including a shaft, a hub, and a magnet; a stator part including a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft, a base having the sleeve coupled thereto, and an armature facing the magnet, fixedly coupled to the base, and including a core and a coil; and a fluid dynamic bearing part formed between the rotor part and the stator part by being filled with oil, wherein the magnet is provided with a protrusion part disposed over the core. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113323 | ROTOR AND MOTOR - A rotor having an axial direction includes at least a pair of rotor cores arranged in the axial direction, and a field magnet located between the rotor cores and magnetized in the axial direction. Each of the rotor cores includes a plurality of claw poles extending in the axial direction. Each of the rotor cores includes a magnetic flux controlling section, which appropriately causes a magnetic flux to flow to the claw poles. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113324 | TAPERED ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly for an electric machine includes an outer sleeve and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in the outer sleeve. An inner sleeve is located inboard of the plurality of permanent magnets and includes a plurality of inner sleeve segments that form a tapered inner sleeve surface. A rotor shaft is located inboard of the inner sleeve and has a tapered outer shaft surface engageable with the tapered inner sleeve surface in an interference fit to force the plurality of inner sleeve segments into engagement with the plurality of permanent magnets. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113325 | ROTATING ELEMENT WITH EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating element with embedded permanent magnets is provided that includes: a rotor core adapted to be within the diameter direction of a stator; first permanent magnets embedded near the exterior circumference face of the core, and orthogonally extending with a d axis; and second permanent magnets embedded on both sides of each of the first magnets, and extending along a q axis. The rotating element further includes gaps formed in the core away from both circumference direction ends of the first magnets. The gaps further include exterior end parts at the furthermost exterior side with respect to the diameter direction of the core, and interior end parts at the furthermost interior side with respect to same. The magnetic pole faces of the first magnets are located between the exterior and interior end parts of the gaps. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113326 | ROTOR CORE, ROTOR, AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor core according to an embodiment has a plurality of magnet openings and cavity portions. The magnet openings are in juxtaposition with each other in a circumferential direction. Permanent magnets are inserted in the magnet openings. The cavity portions are each formed relative to an area sandwiched between two magnet openings, out of the magnet openings, in which the permanent magnets that are mutually adjacent and that have magnetic pole directions relative to a radial direction opposite to each other are inserted. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113327 | ROTOR CORE, ROTOR, AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor core according to an embodiment includes a pair of magnet openings disposed such that a space therebetween widens toward an outer peripheral side and in which a pair of permanent magnets having a magnetic pole direction relative to a radial direction identical to each other are inserted. The magnet openings each have a shape that connects together a first opening portion formed along the profile of the corresponding permanent magnet and a second opening portion that, when the permanent magnet is inserted in the first opening portion, covers, out of corner portions of the permanent magnet, a corner portion closest to the other permanent magnet with an air gap defined therebetween. The second opening portion forms a bridge portion between the second opening portion and the second opening portion of the other magnet opening. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113328 | ROTOR AND IPM MOTOR - Disclosed are a rotor and an IPM motor capable of avoiding concentration of flux on a corner area of a magnet on the stator side, leading to reduction in demagnetizing field and accordingly reduction in a required coercive force, and reduction in the usage amount of dysprosium or the like and accordingly reduction in manufacturing cost. In a slot bored in a rotor core of a rotor making up a motor, at at least one of a slot face on a center side of the rotor core and a slot face facing this slot face is formed a protrusion or a concave groove, and the magnet to be inserted in the slot includes at least one of a concave groove and a protrusion to be engaged with the protrusion or the concave groove of the slot face at a position corresponding to the protrusion or the concave groove formed in the slot. Then, these concave groove and protrusion are engaged to form an engagement part. This engagement part aligns and fixes the magnet in the rotor, and a flux barrier is formed between a lateral side face of the magnet and a slot face, the flux harrier having a same thickness as a thickness of the magnet. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113329 | ROTOR AND MOTOR - A rotor is provided with a first rotation member having a plurality of first claw poles in a circumferential direction and a second rotation member having a plurality of second claw poles in a circumferential direction. By of fitting each second claw pole in a cutout portion between first claw poles and by fitting each first claw pole in a cutout portion between second claw poles, the first rotation member and the second rotation member are assembled to each other. At least either one of the first rotation member and the second rotation member is formed of a magnet. Based on a magnetic field generated by the magnet, the first claw poles and the second claw poles have alternating north poles and south poles in the circumferential direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113330 | Rotating Electrical Machine and Vehicle Equipped with Rotating Electrical Machine - A rotating electrical machine includes: a stator core; a stator winding; and a rotor. Cross conductors connect slot conductors to run astride slots with the slot pitch N+1 at coil ends on one side and run astride slots with the slot pitch N−1 at coil ends on another side, with N representing a number of slots per pole; the stator winding includes slot conductor groups each having a plurality of slot conductors; the plurality of slot conductors in each slot conductor group are inserted at a predetermined number Ns of successive slots so that the slot conductors in the slot conductor group take successive slot positions and successive layer positions; and the number Ns is set so that Ns=NSPP+NL when NSPP represents a number of slots per phase per pole and a number of layers is expressed as 2×NL. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113331 | ROTOR OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINE WITH RETAINING ELEMENT - A squirrel-cage rotor of an asynchronous machine, in particular a die-cast rotor, includes a rotatable shaft, a laminated core being rotation-locked on the shaft and having grooves and opposing end faces. A squirrel-cage winding has rotor rods disposed in the grooves and a cage ring disposed on each of the end faces and electrically connecting the rotor rods. A pair of retaining elements is disposed on the shaft, wherein each retaining element extends in a radial direction in form of a disk or a spoke and has in an axial direction a wall and/or an axially extending finger. The wall overlaps on a radial periphery in the axial direction both the cage ring and a predefined axial section of the rotor rods that terminate in the cage ring, without increasing an external diameter of the laminated core. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113332 | INSULATOR, MOTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR INCLUDING INSULATOR AND COIL - Provided are an insulator including a flange to prevent a coil from coming out, and a method for manufacturing a stator including an insulator and a coil, the insulator being configured not to let the flange interfere with the coil when the coil is fitted to the insulator and not to generate any damage at the insulator during the fitting. An insulator | 2013-05-09 |
20130113333 | MULTI-GAP TYPE ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - In a multi-gap type electric rotating machine, side cores include an outside-side core connected to one end side of an outside core, and an inside-side core connected to one end side of an inside core. The outside-side core includes an outer-side rotor-opposite portion which projects from the inner periphery end of the outside core and is opposite to an end face at the outer periphery side of a rotor. The inside-side core includes an inner-side rotor-opposite portion which projects from the outer periphery end of the inside core and is opposite to an end face at the inner periphery side of the rotor. The outside-side core and the inside-side core are arranged so as to be opposed to each other in the radial direction thereof with a gap being interposed between the inner periphery end of the outer-side rotor-opposite portion and the outer periphery end of the inner-side rotor-opposite portion. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113334 | CLAMPING STRUCTURE FOR A STATOR CORE - A generator is provided comprising: a frame; a stator core comprising laminations; and clamping structure to axially clamp the laminations together. The clamping structure may comprise: a plurality of first finger plates engaging a first end of the stator core; a first spacer plate associated with the first finger plates and including a plurality of spaced apart first recesses; a plurality of first engagement structures, each comprising a bolt and a corresponding slidable bushing; a first spring ring in engagement with the first engagement structures; and first load-applying structure coupled to the frame to imparts a load to the first spring ring. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113335 | ROTOR HOUSING FOR EASY AND SAFE ASSEMBLING AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING MOTOR SET USING THE ROTOR HOUSING - The present invention relates to a method for assembling a motor set that includes: coupling a rotor housing having a plurality of operating holes to a stator having shaft bushings with holes formed therein through the operating holes, thereby making the holes to be seen through the operating holes; coupling the holes of the stator associated with the rotor housing to stator assembly holes of a motor set assembly, the holes of the stator being aligned with the stator assembly holes of the motor set assembly; and inserting rivets into the holes through the operating holes and coupling the rivets to the stator assembly holes. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113336 | Ultrasonic Array Transducer, Associated Circuit And Methods Of Making The Same - In some embodiments, circuits for ultrasonic transducer element arrays are provided. In some embodiments, a circuit described herein comprises a first layer for receiving a transducer element array, a ground layer comprising at least one ground disposed over the first layer and a plurality of first vias corresponding to transducer elements of the array, the first vias extending through the first layer to the at least one ground and comprising first ends for receiving ground electrodes of the transducer elements and second ends electrically connected to the ground. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113337 | VIBRATION SENSOR - A vibration sensor according to the present invention includes a piezoelectric vibrator including a diaphragm and a piezoelectric element firmly fixed to at least one plane surface of the diaphragm and a signal process substrate performing a predetermined process to a signal outputted from the piezoelectric vibrator, and wherein the piezoelectric vibrator and the signal process substrate are arranged alongside in a planar direction nearly perpendicular to a vibration direction of the piezoelectric vibrator. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113338 | Compact Active Vibration Control System for a Flexible Panel - A diamond-shaped actuator for a flexible panel has an inter-digitated electrode (IDE) and a piezoelectric wafer portion positioned therebetween. The IDE and/or the wafer portion are diamond-shaped. Point sensors are positioned with respect to the actuator and measure vibration. The actuator generates and transmits a cancelling force to the panel in response to an output signal from a controller, which is calculated using a signal describing the vibration. A method for controlling vibration in a flexible panel includes connecting a diamond-shaped actuator to the flexible panel, and then connecting a point sensor to each actuator. Vibration is measured via the point sensor. The controller calculates a proportional output voltage signal from the measured vibration, and transmits the output signal to the actuator to substantially cancel the vibration in proximity to each actuator. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113339 | VIBRATION TYPE DRIVING DEVICE - A vibration type driving device includes a vibrator configured to make an elliptic motion of a contact portion by combining vibrations in different vibration modes, and a driven body configured to be rotated relative to the vibrator by the elliptic motion while being in contact with the contact portion. A contact pressure of the contact portion with the driven body is lower on a radial inner side than on a radial outer side in a radial direction of the rotation. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113340 | VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR - Provided is a vibration wave motor including: a vibration member having an elastic body joined with a electric-mechanical energy converter; and a moving member contacting the vibration member, the vibration member and the moving member being annularly formed, the vibration wave motor frictionally driving the moving member by a motion generated at a contacting portion with the moving member of the vibration member upon application of an AC signal to the electric-mechanical energy converter. The vibration wave motor includes a centrifugal fan provided at an outer peripheral portion and/or an inner peripheral portion of a circular ring formed of the vibration member and the moving member, and the centrifugal fan rotates integrally with the moving member. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113341 | ULTRASONIC OSCILLATING DEVICE WITH A DETACHABLE ULTRASONIC OSCILLATING ASSEMBLY - An ultrasonic oscillating device with a detachable ultrasonic oscillating assembly is mounted inside a case having a detachable lid and applied in a humidifier. The ultrasonic oscillating device has a circuit board, a supporting board, a connecting structure and the ultrasonic oscillating assembly. The detachable ultrasonic oscillating assembly is placed between the supporting board and the lid. The connecting structure is mounted on a bottom of the lid and electrically connected to the ultrasonic oscillating assembly and the circuit board. When the ultrasonic oscillating assembly is broken, users easily replace the broken ultrasonic oscillating assembly by the detachable ultrasonic oscillating assembly and the detachable lid of the case, so other unbroken parts remain useful. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113342 | INDUCTION MACHINE SHORT CIRCUIT STOP AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION - An induction machine short circuit stop is interposed between a brace and a machine component, such as a generator building bolt, in order to limit component motion during a short circuit event. The stop is a block of resilient non-conductive material that is oriented proximal the machine component at a desired spaced gap. Gap dimensions may be modified by use of different height stop blocks and/or shims. The stop is affixed to the brace by straps, cordage or fasteners, such as threaded studs. The stop is suitable for retrofitting existing induction machines in the field or in refurbishing service centers. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113343 | UNIVERSAL OUTDOOR MODULAR KITCHEN SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides an outdoor kitchen system that includes universal cabinet structures that are modular. The cabinets provided are configured to accommodate a wide range of kitchen components and are also configured to be arranged to form kitchens having various layouts. The system allows for quick and efficient construction of outdoor kitchen systems. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113344 | SECURE STORAGE UNIT - According to a first aspect of the invention a secure storage unit comprising a plurality of movable trays ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113345 | STORAGE LOCKER - In an embodiment, articles are left in storage areas, such as lockers or other receptacles that may be associated with a household services company. A divided storage receptacle is discussed. The receptacle is divided by an angled plane such that the top portion may be used to hang clothes of various lengths thereby utilizing the space efficiently. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113346 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A supporting apparatus for an electronic device chassis includes a base, a supporting assembly fixed to the base to detachably mount the chassis, a guiding block, an operation member, and a latching member. The guiding block is slidably attached to the supporting assembly along a first direction. The latching member and the operation member are slidably attached to the guiding block along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A first protrusion with a first slope and a second protrusion with a second slope protrude from the guiding block. The operation member includes a first sliding block with a third slope abutting against the second slope. The latching member includes a second sliding block with a fourth slope abutting against the first slope. An inserting pin extends up from the guiding block, to engage in the chassis. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113347 | LOCKING MECHANISM WITH EASY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREWITH - A locking mechanism includes a lock for passing through an opening of a housing. The lock includes a lock head, a cover whereon a slot is formed, a constraining portion, and a platform structure for contacting against a fastening portion of the housing as the cover passes through the opening. The locking mechanism further includes a tongue piece installed on a side of the cover and rotating with the lock head synchronously. The tongue piece includes a latching portion for latching inside an indentation of a door as the tongue piece rotates to a latching position, and a stopping portion for contacting against an end of the constraining portion as the tongue piece rotates to the latching position. The locking mechanism further includes a jump ring for engaging inside the slot on the cover so as to fix the lock inside the housing. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113348 | RUGGEDIZED CASE FOR HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A ruggedized case having a main cover to be fitted closely over a hand-held electronic device is tub-shaped and is open on one side thereof for receiving the device therein. The main cover includes a rigid tub and resilient portions on the inside and outside of the tub. A substantially rigid screen protector is provided for protecting the display and is closely fitted over a front face of the hand-held electronic device and is closely fitted within the ruggedized main cover and held firmly therein. Thus, resilient material is placed closely against the hand-held electronic device, the rigid protective portion is closely against the inner soft cushioning, and an outer layer of soft cushioning material is closely against the rigid protective portion. The rigid protective panel is sandwiched between elements of soft, cushioning material. This composite, cushion-first construction provides superior protection against mechanical shock. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113349 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE UNIT - A housing for an electronic device unit includes a first case and a second case that are formed in a shape of a box with one of respective surfaces thereof being opened and are formed to be a box body. The housing includes an insulating plate that extends from the opening part of the first case to a side of the second case and overlaps with a wall surface of the second case. An engaging convex part is formed on a surface where the insulating plate is overlapped and an engaging hole that engages with the engaging convex part to regulate separation of the first case and the second case is formed. The insulating plate is in a shape in which an edge of the insulating plate spreads with a predetermined width from an opening edge where the first case and the second case are butted and the engaging hole. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113350 | HIDDEN WALL STORAGE SYSTEM - A hidden wall storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a wall depository includes: a storage receptacle assembly adapted for secure, concealed placement in an opening formed within a building wall, generally between a pair of wall studs, the receptacle defined by a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall; and a frame assembly hingedly coupled to the storage receptacle assembly and adapted to pivot outwardly to expose a storage receptacle and to close inwardly to secure and conceal the storage receptacle. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113351 | DISHWASHER WITH ERGONOMIC CLOSURE DEVICE - A dishwasher comprises a compartment to hold items to be washed and/or dried, the compartment including a front opening; a closure device to sealingly close the opening, the closure device being movable between open and closed positions; and an insert having a front side with a portion that is flush or substantially flush with a front surface of the closure device. The insert includes a recessed handle that is inwardly recessed into the front face of the closure device. The handle is elongated in a horizontal sense and to such an extent that the handle is accessible by a user when standing at a position laterally adjacent the dishwasher, (e.g., in front of a sink) to better avoid the need for the user to lean over to access the center of the dishwasher. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113352 | PRESSURE MOUNTED DRAWER APPRATUS - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an expandable or adjustable snap-in cam or other friction device having a mechanically lockable drawer, shelf or divider in a cabinet, pantry, kitchen cupboard mount includes no screws or other permanent mounting. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113353 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING SNAP-ON TOE KICK PANEL - A household appliance including a frame defining a cavity at a bottom of the household appliance and a toe-kick panel structured to cover electrical components of the household appliance housed in the cavity. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the toe-kick panel includes at least one snap-on connector to secure the toe-kick panel to the frame. The invention also includes a method for attaching the toe-kick panel to the household appliance. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113354 | Drawer Closer with Storage Unit - A cabinet with sliding drawers has a mechanism for applying motive force in a first direction. The motive force is obtained from motion of the mechanism in an opposite second direction. The mechanism includes a cam and a cam follower. The cam includes a first part, a second part and an inflection point between the first part and the second part. The cam follower engages with the cam. The cam follower is configured to store mechanical energy responsive to translation of the follower and cam relative to each other in the second direction along the first part. The cam follower is also configured to apply motive force in the first direction to urge the follower to continue translation in the second direction along the second part. The motive force is applied after the follower passes the inflection point. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113355 | HINGE, PARTICULARLY FOR A FURNITURE - The hinge, particularly for a furniture, comprises a hinge arm ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113356 | HOOKING DEVICE OF A DRAWER TO A LONGITUDINAL GUIDE - The hooking device of a drawer to a longitudinal guide, comprises a support body fixable to a front and/or a bottom of the drawer and is provided with an oscillating command lever of a hooking organ of the support body to the guide, the support body exhibiting a first part of body fixable to the drawer and at least one second part of body slidably connected with the first part of body and adjustably positioned at least in the longitudinal direction of the guide, the lever and the hooking organ being solidly constrained to said second part of body in displacement thereof in the longitudinal direction of the guide, at least first adjustment means being further provided for varying a position of said second part of body with respect to the first part of body in the longitudinal direction of the guide for adjusting the position of the drawer with respect to the guide in the longitudinal direction of the guide. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113357 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space therein, a door for selectively opening or closing the storage space, a gasket surrounding an edge of a back surface of the door, the gasket being closely attached to the main body, and a handle part provided on a front surface of the door. The handle part includes a handle cover rotated backward by a force pushed by a user's hand, a recess part defined in the door, the recess part being exposed to the outside so that the user's hand is inserted by the rotation of the handle cover, and a grasp part disposed on a side of the recess part to allow a user to grasp the grasp part. A front surface of the handle part is flush with the front surface of the door in a state where an external force in not applied to the handle part. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113358 | LAMP WITH REMOTE LED LIGHT SOURCE AND HEAT DISSIPATING ELEMENTS - LED based lamps and bulbs are disclosed that comprise an elevating element to arrange. LEDs above the lamp or bulb base. The elevating element can at least partially comprise a thermally conductive material. A heat sink structure is included, with the elevating element thermally coupled to the heat sink structure. A diffuser can be arranged in relation to the LEDs so at least some light from the LEDs passes through the diffuser and is dispersed into the desired emission pattern. Some lamps and bulbs utilize a heat pipe for the elevating elements, with heat from the LEDs conducting through the heat pipe to the heat sink structure where it can dissipate in the ambient. The LED lamps can include other features to aid in thermal management and to produce the desired emission pattern, such as internal optically transmissive and thermally conductive materials, and heat sinks with different heat fin arrangements. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113359 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICES INCLUDING NANOTUBES OR OTHER NANOSCALE ARTICLES - The present invention provides devices comprising an assembly of carbon nanotubes, and related methods. In some cases, the carbon nanotubes may have enhanced alignment. Devices of the invention may comprise features and/or components which may enhance the emission of electrons and may lower the operating voltage of the devices. Using methods described herein, carbon nanotube assemblies may be manufactured rapidly, at low cost, and over a large surface area. Such devices may be useful in display applications such as field emission devices, or other applications requiring high image quality, low power consumption, and stability over a wide to temperature range. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113360 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ELECTRON EMISSION SOURCE, ELECTRON EMISSION SOURCE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTRON EMISSION SOURCE, AND FIELD EMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRON EMISSION SOURCE - An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113361 | AUXILIARY AMALGAM FOR A LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A low-pressure discharge lamp includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a light-transmissive envelope, a fill-gas composition capable of sustaining a discharge sealed inside the light-transmissive envelope, and a phosphor composition at least partially disposed on an interior surface of said light-transmissive envelope forming at least one phosphor layer. The phosphor composition includes at least one phosphor, and at least one amalgam-forming material. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113362 | AUXILIARY AMALGAM FOR A LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A low-pressure discharge lamp includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a light-transmissive envelope, a fill-gas composition capable of sustaining a discharge sealed inside the light-transmissive envelope, and a phosphor composition at least partially disposed on an interior surface of said light-transmissive envelope forming at least one phosphor layer. The phosphor composition includes at least one phosphor, and at least one amalgam-forming material. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113363 | Pixel Arrangement Structure for Organic Light Emitting Diode Display - A pixel arrangement structure for an organic light emitting diode display includes a first pixel, a second pixel and a third pixel. The first pixel has a larger area than the second pixel and the third pixel, and the first pixel, the second pixel and the third pixel have different planar shapes relative to each other. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113364 | Luminophore and Light Source Containing such a Luminophore - A luminophore from the class of nitridic or oxynitridic luminophores with at least one cation M and an activator D, wherein a proportion x of the cation is replaced with Cu and D is at least one element from the series Eu, Ce, Sm, Yb and Tb | 2013-05-09 |
20130113365 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED PHOSPHOR, COATED PHOSPHOR AND WHITE LIGHT SOURCE - To provide a coated phosphor having good phosphor characteristics that can maintain light emitting characteristic for a long period of time. A mixing process is prepared in which a phosphor and aluminum alkoxide are mixed in a solvent so that the phosphor is coated with an aluminum oxide formed from the aluminum alkoxide, and the phosphor contains Group II element (M), europium (Eu), silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) in atomic weight ratios represented by the following composition formula (1): | 2013-05-09 |
20130113366 | COLOR CONTROL OF SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCES - Disclosed herein are systems and method for controlling color of solid state light sources, such as OLEDs. Included here is an illumination system comprising a solid state light source optically coupled with a selectively absorbing brightness enhancing layer. Also disclosed herein are methods for making a selectively absorbing brightness enhancing film. Disclosed advantages may include adjustment of the color of a solid state light source which has undergone color shift due degradation. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113367 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1A and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound: | 2013-05-09 |
20130113368 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display - An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels formed on the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a display region having formed therein sub-pixels to which colored organic materials are applied, and a non-display region formed at edges of the display region. The non-display region includes an outgassing portion and a cathode contacting portion, and protrusions and recessions having different numbers and unit opening areas are formed in at least one of the outgassing portion and the cathode contacting region. Thus, organic raw materials applied during manufacturing process may be prevented from remaining. Therefore, an increase in contact resistance due to organic raw materials remaining in a cathode contact region may be reduced. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113369 | LED PACKAGE MODULE - An LED package module includes a metal board, a circuit board, a plurality of chips, a plurality of wires and a molding component. The metal board has a plurality of metal pads protruding from an upper surface of the metal board. The circuit board directly stacks on whole of the upper surface of the metal board, wherein the metal pads are corresponding to and penetrate through a plurality of openings provided in the circuit board; and the upper surface of the metal pads is either at the same horizontal level as the upper surface of the circuit board or protruding from the upper surface of the circuit board. The chips respectively are arranged on the metal pads. The wires electrically connect the chips and the circuit board. The molding component covers each chip, the metal pads, wires and at least a part of the circuit board. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113370 | Micro-Plasma Field Effect Transistors - In some aspects, a micro-plasma device comprises a plasma gas enclosure containing at least one plasma gas, a plasma generation circuit interfaced with the plasma gas enclosure, and a plurality of electrodes interfaced with the plasma gas enclosure. In other aspects, a micro-plasma circuitry apparatus comprises a first layer having plasma generating electrodes, a second layer having a cavity formed therein, and a third layer having a circuit formed therein. The circuit includes a micro-plasma circuit (MPC) that includes one or more micro-plasma devices (MPDs). A metallic layer covers the MPC except at locations of the MPDs. The first layer is bonded to the second layer and the second layer is bonded to the third layer, thereby forming an enclosure that contains at least one plasma gas. | 2013-05-09 |