| 22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
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| 20110127838 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes an inverter circuit for superimposing a generated voltage on an AC input voltage, a diode bridge full-wave rectifying circuit connected to the inverter circuit, smoothing capacitors connected between DC output terminals of the rectifying circuit, short-circuit switches connected to the rectifying circuit, a rectification mode changing circuit connected to the rectifying circuit, a short-circuit switch control circuit for maintaining the short-circuit switches in an on state in a short-circuit phase range, a rectification mode control circuit for maintaining the rectification mode changing circuit in an off state in the short-circuit phase range and an inverter control circuit for PWM-controlling the inverter circuit so that an output voltage of the rectifying circuit follows a target output voltage when the rectification mode changing circuit is in the off state. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127839 | SOLAR POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A transmitting circuit is connected to a power line at current flow-in sides to solar battery strings, and a receiving circuit is connected to the power line at current flow-out sides to the solar battery strings. An attenuating circuit connected in series to a bypass diode is provided in a bypass circuit. The transmitting circuit transmits a periodic signal of a predetermined frequency to the power line. The receiving circuit receives via the solar battery strings a transmission signal transmitted from the transmitting circuit to the power line. A determining circuit determines that, when it is detected that an amplitude of a transmission signal received by the receiving circuit is attenuated by a predetermined value or more, direct-current power is conducted to the bypass circuit. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127840 | POWER SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF, AND PROJECTION DEVICE USING THE POWER SWITCHING DEVICE - A power switching device, a power switching method, and a projection device using the power switching device are provided. In the power switching method, a first power and a second power are received, and the voltage level of the first power is compared with the voltage level of the second power. One of the first power and the second power having the higher voltage level is sustained by using one of the first power and the second power having the lower voltage level until one of the first power and the second power having the higher voltage level stabilizes. At least one of the first power and the second power having the higher voltage level and being already stabilized is output as an output voltage. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127841 | Smart virtual low voltage photovoltaic module and photovoltaic power system employing the same - A smart virtual low voltage photovoltaic (PV) module is disclosed, including a PV module having one or more photovoltaic cells, configured to convert solar energy into DC power, and a DC/DC converting unit, coupled between the PV module and a control center coupled to the smart virtual low voltage PV module, configured to acquire from the control center a level value determined by the control center, so as to convert the DC power received from the PV module into a demanded output voltage having the level value. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127842 | INDUCTIVE COUPLER CONNECTOR - An inductive coupler connector arrangement for transferring electrical energy between a first connector part to a second connector part. The first and second connector parts have respective ones of first and second magnetic core limbs of which at least one limb carrying a respective electrical winding and respective mating means adapted to provide at mating of said first and second connector parts a juxtaposition of abutting faces of respective ends of said respective ones of first and second magnetic core limbs. A gap between the coupler halves is filled with ferrofluid in the form of a deformable pad or tablet or a fat, grease or paste containing magnetic particles, in order to improve the magnetic coupling between said ends of said first and second magnetic core limbs. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127843 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE CONTROL CHANNEL PROTOCOLS - A wireless power system includes a wireless power transmit and receive units. The wireless power transmit unit includes a wireless power transmit circuit that generates a wireless power magnetic field and a transmit unit transceiver that transceives a communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field in accordance with a control channel protocol. The wireless power receive unit includes a wireless power receive circuit, a transceiver, and a processing module. The wireless power receive circuit converts the wireless power magnetic field into a voltage. The receive unit processing module is operable to: identify the control channel protocol; determine whether the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol; and, when the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol, coordinate configuration of the receive unit transceiver to transceive the communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field via the control channel. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127844 | Low pin count wireless power IC - A low pin count IC includes a wireless power receive coil, a rectifying circuit, an output circuit, circuit modules, a power management unit (PMU), a die, and a package substrate. The wireless power receive coil generates an AC voltage from a wireless power electromagnetic signal and the rectifying circuit generates a rectified voltage from the AC voltage. The output circuit generates a DC voltage from the rectified voltage. The PMU manages distribution of the DC voltage to the circuit modules. The die supports the circuit modules and the PMU, wherein the die includes return pads for coupling to circuit return nodes and a PMU return node. The package substrate supports the die and includes return pins for coupling to the return pads, wherein at least one of the die and the package substrate support the wireless power receive coil, the rectifying circuit, and the output circuit. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127845 | Wireless power circuit board and assembly - A circuit board assembly includes a multiple layer substrate, a wireless power transmitter control module, a wireless power coil assembly, and a plurality of ICs. The wireless power transmitter control module is supported by a layer of the multiple layer substrate and the wireless power coil assembly is fabricated on an inner layer of the multiple layer substrate. The ICs are mounted on an outer layer of the multiple layer substrate, wherein an IC of the plurality of IC is aligned to substantially overlap a coil of the wireless power coil assembly and is wirelessly powered by the wireless power transmitter control module via the coil. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127846 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Power is fed from a feeding coil L | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127847 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A wireless power supply device adapted to wireless supply power to an electricity receiving object is provided. The wireless power supply device includes a transformer, a wireless power supply module, and an indicator. The wireless power supply module is coupled to the transformer to wirelessly supply electricity of the transformer to the electricity receiving object. The indicator is coupled to the wireless power supply module to display an operation state of the wireless power supply module. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127848 | Wireless Power Transceiver and Wireless Power System - A wireless power transceiver that is disposed between a source resonator and a target resonator and that may increase wireless power transmission efficiency is provided. The wireless power transceiver may include a power receiver that includes a receiving resonator that receives an inbound power from a source resonator, a power transmitter that includes a transmitting resonator that transmits an outbound power to a target resonator, and a coupling controller to control a coupling frequency between the target resonator and the transmitting resonator. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127849 | HIGH-POWER TUNABLE CAPACITOR - A tunable capacitor device may be provided in accordance with example embodiments of the invention. The tunable capacitor device may include a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a third capacitor, where the first, second, and third capacitors are connected in series, wherein the second capacitor is positioned between the first capacitor and the second capacitor; and at least one switch transistor, where the at least one switch transistor is connected in parallel with the second capacitor. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127850 | Semiconductor device having internal volatage generating circuit - To include an internal voltage generating circuit that includes a capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode and generates an internal voltage by repeating a charge operation for charging the capacitor to a VDD level and a discharge operation for applying the VDD level to the first electrode of the capacitor to generate a voltage of two times the VDD level on the second electrode, and a control circuit that performs a control to apply a voltage that is lower than the VDD level to the capacitor when the internal voltage generating circuit is in a standby state. According to the present invention, when the internal voltage generating circuit is in a standby state, because a voltage applied to both ends of the capacitor is reduced, it is possible to reduce the power consumption due to a leakage current. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127851 | Selecting Structure for Device - Disclosed is a device selection structure for selecting one or more devices, comprising: a plurality of devices each having an input port and an output port; and a device module including a movement plate installed movably in conjunction with the plurality of devices, an input connector, and an output connector, wherein the input and output ports of the plurality of devices and the input and output connectors of the device module are installed so that during movement of the movement plate, the input and output ports of the plurality of devices are sequentially connected, at predetermined positions, to the input and output connectors of the device module. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127852 | Circuit Breaker Control - A method of circuit breaker control includes determining if a trip event for a circuit breaker has occurred, determining a set of redundancy parameters for the circuit breaker, and transmitting a trip signal and a shunt trip signal to the circuit breaker based on the set of redundancy parameters. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127853 | Method and Apparatus for Switching Electrical Power - A current control device is described. The current control device includes at least one line socket configured to couple to a first power system. The current control device also includes at least one load socket configured to couple to a second power system and at least one micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switching device coupled between the at least one line socket and the at least one load socket. The at least one MEMS switching device is configured to selectably couple the first power system to the second power system. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127854 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING PHANTOM LOAD - Systems and devices are described herein for reducing a phantom load. The system may include a device for connection to a power source and a transformer or machine, wherein the device is configured to disconnect the transformer or machine from the power source under a predetermined load condition. The device may include a contactor, a current detector, a timer, and a controller. Portions of the current detector, timer, or controller may be implemented in a microcontroller. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127855 | HIGH VOLTAGE SAFETY DEVICE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY - A high voltage safety device for a high voltage battery is provided, which comprises: a switch terminal forming a switch of an electric circuit for a high voltage portion and protruding to be fitted in a position hole of a high voltage cover; and a plug forming the electric circuit by connecting the switch when being fitted on the switch terminal and having a size occupying a portion of the high voltage cover. With the safety device, it is possible to prevent unintended separation of a high voltage cover without using a relatively expensive interlock, thereby ensuring safety. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127856 | MAGNETIC MONOPOLE ACCELERATOR - An accelerator ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127857 | Magnetic motor with embedded honeycombed mounted gate means - A magnetic motor utilizing opposed pairs of permanent magnets as a magnetic power source are arranged with their like poles adjacent to each other. An embedded honeycombed mounted gate means is provided between each pair to repel and impart a driving force through a motor linkage mechanism. The gate means is a multilayer sandwich having electromagnets therein to provide an electromagnetic field controlling the alignment of electromagnetic shielding wafer embedded in a honeycombed which is embedded in an conductive jellylike material within the gate means. Also the gate means is embedded in an conductive jellylike material and if desired the motor could be embedded in a jellylike material with openings. Separate power supply means operates the embedded honeycombed gate means. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127858 | Linear Vibrator - Disclosed is a linear vibrator, the linear vibrator including a substrate supplying electric power, a case including a base supporting the substrate and a cover wrapping the base, a stator fixed to either the base or the cover, a vibrator including magnets each arranged to face both sides of the stator and a weight to which the magnets are fixed, an inner spring coupled to both sides of the weight to wrap the weight, and an external spring, both end portions of which are coupled to an inner lateral surface of the case to wrap the inner spring, and a part of which is coupled to the inner spring. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127859 | PERMANENT-MAGNETIC ROTOR - The invention relates to a permanent-magnetic rotor ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127860 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A brushless DC motor. The motor includes a rotating shaft, a bearing rotatably supporting the rotating shaft in radial directions, a support holder made of a plastic material and supporting both the lower end of the rotating shaft and the outer circumferential surface of the bearing, a rotor casing having a rotor magnet therein and rotated along with the rotating shaft, a stator mounted to the outer circumferential surface of the support holder so as to face the rotor magnet and rotating the rotor casing by mutual cooperation with the rotor magnet in response to electricity applied from an external power source, and a plate, to which the support holder is locked using a locking screw. The brushless DC motor has a simple structure and reduces the material cost and assembly cost. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127861 | MOTOR OF WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a motor for a washing machine for enhancing rigidity of a rotor frame, easy verification and adjustment of a gap, and improving a cooling performance of the motor. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127862 | ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING RADIAL DIVIDERS FOR GUIDING COOLING AIR - A rotor shaft ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127863 | ALTERNATOR WITH SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPROVED ELECTRONIC POWER MODULE - An alternator includes a stator (S), a rotor (R) and a transistor bridge, which form a synchronous rectification. The synchronous rectification is in the form of an over-moulded mecatronic housing (2). The mecatronic housing includes power connection terminals (23, 24), and contains a plurality of electronic power substrates (3 | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127864 | FLOW PRODUCTION UNIT - A flow production unit for submerged operation in a fluid includes an impeller and a magnet gear having an input side and an output side, each side having an arrangement of magnetic poles, wherein the arrangements of magnetic poles are coupled in movement to one another by way of magnetic fields. A transmission ratio exists between an input side and output side of the magnet gear. The output side of the magnet gear is coupled in movement to the impeller for drive thereof. The electric motor for drive of the magnet gear is coupled in movement to its input side. An encapsulation is present, which commonly encapsulates the electric motor and the arrangement of magnetic poles of the input side of the magnet gear together in a fluid-tight manner, and separates them from the output side of the magnet gear. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127865 | MOTOR - A motor is disclosed. The motor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a base, a shaft, which has an end part coupled to the base, a housing, which has a hollow part formed therein in such a way that the shaft rotatably supports the housing and in which the other end part of the base is inserted into the hollow part, and a rotor case, which includes an insertion hole and a supporting wall. The insertion hole has the housing inserted therein, and the supporting wall supports an outer circumferential surface of the inserted housing. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127866 | MOTOR - A motor is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the motor includes a base, a shaft, which has an end part thereof coupled to the base, a stopper, which is coupled to the shaft and has a latch protruded in a direction of diameter of the shaft, a housing, which includes a hollow part, a ledge and an entrance and exit groove, and a rotor case, which is coupled with the housing. Here, the other end part of the shaft is inserted into the hollow part, the ledge is protruded inwardly in the hollow part such that the latch is caught, and the entrance and exit groove is penetrated through the ledge so as to allow the latch to enter and exit the entrance and exit groove | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127867 | Bearing assembly and scanning motor - There is provided a bearing assembly including: a sleeve having a hole; a shaft rotatably disposed in the hole; a thrust plate in contact with the end of the shaft to reduce friction in rotation of the shaft; and a holder accommodating the sleeve and the thrust plate and having a contact surface in contact with the thrust plate. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127868 | MAGNETIC BEARING AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a magnetic bearing and to a method for operation thereof. The magnetic bearing contains a ferromagnetic, movably mounted bearing element ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127869 | MAGNETIC GEAR - Embodiments of the present invention relate to magnetic gears comprising first and second moveable members arranged to interact in a magnetically geared manner via a first electrical winding arrangement arranged to generate, at least in part, a first magnetic flux having a first number of pole-pairs, and one or more pole-pieces arranged to modulate the first magnetic flux to interact with a second magnetic flux having a second number of pole-pairs, wherein the first number of pole-pairs is less than the second number of pole-pairs. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127870 | ROTOR FOR PERMANENT-MAGNET MOTOR, PERMANENT-MAGNET MOTOR, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor includes a rotor-core surface, a plurality of ridges provided on the rotor-core surface and extending in an axial direction of the rotor, a plurality of areas defined by the ridges, and a plurality of permanent magnets provided on the rotor-core surface within the areas and arranged along sidewalls of the ridges, the sidewalls being on one side in a peripheral direction of the rotor. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127871 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ROTOR WINDING OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH A ROTOR WINDING WHICH IS PRODUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing the rotor winding of an electrical machine having at least four exciter poles in the stator ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127872 | Coil For An Electric Machine And Method For Producing A Coil - The invention relates to a coil ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127873 | ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH REDUCED-MASS INTERPOLAR STRUCTURES - A rotor with poles in the form of claws, of a rotary electrical machine. This rotor comprises a plurality of interpolar magnetic assemblies. On a radial cross-sectional plane, a first total magnet surface of a section of the magnetic assembly is smaller than a second surface defined by the product of the radial height of a face (h) of the magnetic assembly ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127874 | ROTOR HAVING A SUPERCONDUCTING ROTOR WINDING AND AN INTEGRAL SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE ROTOR WINDING - A rotor for an electrical machine, in particular a synchronous machine has a rotor axis which defines a rotor shaft. The rotor has a winding support which is arranged on the rotor shaft such that they rotate together, in such a way that it surrounds the rotor shaft in a centre section with respect to the rotor axis. The winding support is fitted with a superconducting rotor winding. The rotor has a sleeve which at least radially surrounds the winding support and the rotor winding with respect to the rotor axis. At least in the area, in which it radially surrounds the winding support and the superconducting rotor winding, the sleeve is formed integrally from a metal alloy, which is non-magnetic, has an electrical conductivity of at least 60% of the electrical conductivity of copper at 20° C., has a mechanical tensile strength of at least 250 N/mm | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127875 | Schemes of interchangeable windings of electrical machines - Winding diagrams, in which there is no intersection of endwindings in space and which are suitable for interchangeable windings of electrical machines, are considered in the proposed invention. Winding diagrams of a three-phase, two-layer concentric winding with a 120° phase zone and a three-phase, three-layer concentric winding with a 180° phase zone are considered. The scheme of a three-phase two-layer concentric winding with 120° phase with a linear distribution of turns in phase coils is offered for improvement of MMF distribution. The scheme of a three-phase, three-layer concentric winding with 180° phase zone with trapezoidal distribution of turns in phase coils is also proposed for improvement of MMF distribution. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127876 | LAMINATED STATOR CORE - A laminated stator core | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127877 | SILICON MEMS RESONATORS - The invention relates to MEMS resonators. In one embodiment, an integrated resonator and sensor device comprises a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) resonator, and an anchor portion coupled to the MEMS resonator and configured to allow resonance of the MEMS resonator in a first plane of motion and movement of the MEMS resonator in a second plane of motion. In other embodiments, additional apparatuses, devices, systems and methods are disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127878 | MICRO MOVABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO MOVABLE DEVICE - A micro movable device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a signal line formed on a support substrate, a ground line formed on the support substrate and arranged side by side with the signal line, a first driving electrode formed above the signal line, a second driving electrode formed above the ground line, a first auxiliary driving electrode arranged side by side with the first driving electrode, a second auxiliary driving electrode arranged side by side with the second driving electrode, and a movable electrode which is formed above the first driving electrode, the second driving electrode, the first auxiliary driving electrode and the second auxiliary driving electrode with a space therebetween, and which is supported on the support substrate. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127879 | Chiral gravitational shielding material - A gravitational shielding material that is composed of a chiral dielectric as well as a polar or non-polar dielectric matrixing material. Polarization of the dielectric is through the thickness of the material. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127880 | REACTIVE NETWORKS TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC NOISE AND ENSURE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCIES IN DRIVING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS IN HAPTIC APPLICATIONS - A device and method are provided to drive piezoelectric elements in haptic applications. In one embodiment, a pattern generator provides user programmable PWM waveforms to a driver. The load of the driver is an inductor in series with the piezoelectric element. The filtration of the inductor in series with the capacitance of the piezoelectric element suppresses the high-frequency components of the PWM pulse train, and recovers a value commensurate with the duty cycle of the PWM pulse train. The resulting waveform across the piezoelectric element is converted to physical motion, thereby creating a haptic effect on a user interface. Advantageously, there is reduced power loss, reduced switching induced noise, and a more haptic rich environment. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127881 | Piezoelectric generator and method - An apparatus and method is provided to produce energy from movement of a user. At least one pair of plates is utilized to secure an array of cymbal transducers therebetween. The array of cymbal transducers is electrically interconnected with signal conditioning circuitry and power storage member. Electrical interconnections may comprise parallel and/or series connections between ones or groups of the cymbal transducers. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127882 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - There are provided a piezoelectric vibrating reed which can be reliably bonded ultrasonically and which can be efficiently manufactured, a piezoelectric vibrator, a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a radio-controlled timepiece. A piezoelectric vibrating reed includes: a piezoelectric plate having vibrating portions and a base portion adjacent to the vibrating portions; excitation electrodes formed in the vibrating portions; mount electrodes formed in the base portion; lead-out electrodes for making the excitation electrodes and the mount electrodes electrically connected to each other; and a passivation film which is formed of an electrically insulating material and covers the excitation electrodes and the lead-out electrodes. These electrodes disposed on one surface of the base portion are formed only in a region covered by the passivation film. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127883 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - There are provided a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrating reed capable of improving the reliability of a product by sorting out a defective product correctly, a piezoelectric vibrating reed, a piezoelectric vibrator having a piezoelectric vibrating reed, an oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a radio-controlled timepiece. In a resist pattern forming step, a resist pattern is formed by performing contact exposure on a photoresist film in a state where a photomask is in close contact with the photoresist film. Before the resist pattern forming step, a photomask treatment step is included in which when a defect is found in an outer shape equivalent region equivalent to the outer pattern in the photomask, a part of a light shielding film pattern is removed to change the shape of the outer shape equivalent region where damage is present. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127884 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR MODULE - A vibration actuator module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the vibration actuator module includes a vibrated body, a vibrating plate, which is coupled to the vibrated body and has a smaller elastic modulus than the vibrated body, and a driver, which is coupled to the vibrating plate. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127885 | CLEAVING OF SUBSTRATES - An improved process of substrate cleaving and a device to perform the cleaving are disclosed. In the traditional cleaving process, a layer of microbubbles is created within a substrate through the implantation of ions of a gaseous species, such as hydrogen or helium. The size and spatial distribution of these microbubbles is enhanced through the use of ultrasound energy. The ultrasound energy causes smaller microbubbles to join together and also reduces the straggle. An ultrasonic transducer is acoustically linked with the substrate to facilitate these effects. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic transducer is in communication with the platen, such that ultrasound energy can be applied during ion implantation and/or immediately thereafter. In other embodiments, the ultrasonic energy is applied to the substrate during a subsequent process, such as an anneal. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127886 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A fully active piezoelectric stack has alternately successive piezoelectric layers and inner electrodes which pass through to the outer side of the stack and each have a first region, which does not adhere or adheres poorly and a second region which adheres well to the coating. The inner electrodes are provided for the purpose of using their first regions to alternately contact-connect a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode. The outer side of the fully active piezoelectric stack is coated with the coating at least in regions which are assigned the outer electrodes. The coating is then removed in regions which border the first regions of the inner electrodes and the two outer electrodes are applied to the remaining coating, with the result that the outer electrodes contact-connect the first regions of the inner electrodes and the coating is otherwise arranged between the inner electrodes and the outer electrodes. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127887 | GENERATOR FOR A BICYCLE - A generator for a bicycle has a frame, a mounting bracket and a disk. The frame has an axle. The mounting bracket is mounted on the frame and has an open slot and at least one stator mounted in the open slot and each of the at least one stator having a coil mounted around a cylinder. The disk is mounted rotatably on the axle, rotatably engages the open slot and has a center and multiple permanent magnets. The permanent magnets are mounted on the disk, arranged circularly relative to the center and selectively move into the open slot to align the at least one stator so that induced current is generated by rotating the disk in the open slot. The generator generates electricity for electronic devices on the bicycle. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127888 | ALTERNATOR WITH SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPROVED ELECTRONIC POWER MODULE - An alternator includes a stator S, a rotor R and a transistor bridge, which form synchronous rectification. The synchronous rectification is in the form of an over-moulded mecatronic housing ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127889 | ANTI-TIP INTERLOCKING LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL CABINETS - An anti-tip linkage mechanism for vertical file cabinets of the type having drawers and/or pivotal front panels includes molded polymeric cam follower housings that snap-fit onto each of the slide channels for the drawers or panels and non-circular connecting rods attached to cam actuators that enable interaction of the anti-tip mechanisms incorporated with each slide channel. Lock actuated auxiliary cam mechanisms and panel locking assemblies controllable by a single cabinet lock are connected with a cabinet lock by linkage bars or cables. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127890 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH EMI SHIELDING CLIP - A computer enclosure includes a cover and a chassis. The cover includes a clasp. The chassis defines an engaging hole and a cutout adjacent to the engaging hole. An edge of the cutout extends in the cutout to form an elastic clip. The clip includes a driving portion which is located below the flange. The clasp penetrates the engaging hole sliding, engages with the flange, and simultaneously pushes the driving portion to place the clip in contact with the cover. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127891 | APPLIANCE AND LID ASSEMBLY - A washing appliance including a wash receptacle and a lid assembly for closing an open top of the wash receptacle. At least a peripheral portion of the lid assembly is movable toward and away from the open top of the wash receptacle between a sealed condition contacting contact portions of the periphery of the open top and an unsealed condition spaced away from the periphery of the open top. The lid assembly is generally rectangular and has front, rear and side portions. In the closed condition the peripheral portion of the lid assembly is urged against the top of the receptacle by forces applied to opposed side edge portions of the lid assembly. Front and rear portions of the contact portion of the receptacle periphery are planar and the peripheral portion of the lid structure is curved across front and rear contact portions, to be closer to the receptacle periphery in central portions of the front and rear contact portions than lateral portions of the front and rear contact portions. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127892 | EDGE STRIP FOR PIECES OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to an edge strip for pieces of furniture, comprising a basic-body element ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127893 | Document Management System - A filing system includes a housing having vertical sides and at least one horizontal member extending therebetween. A vertical side define a Y-axis, and a horizontal member defines an X-axis. The vertical sides define the depth of the housing. Along the Y-axis are positioned a plurality of labels. At least one tracking marker is positioned along the X-axis. A plurality of file supports are positioned between the vertical sides. Each file support is vertically positioned along the Y-axis to correspond to one of the plurality of labels. At least one of the file supports is incorporated into a pivotable frame. The frame comprises side supports and a file support therebetween. Each side support is pivotably engaged to a vertical side of the housing. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127894 | COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE - A collapsible device includes a cover, a base, a connecting member pivotally mounted to the base, and two slide units. Each slide unit includes a fixing member fixed to the cover, and a receiving member fixed to the connecting member. The receiving member is received in the fixing member, and slidable relative to the fixing member. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127895 | GEARED LATCH APPARATUS - In at least some embodiments, an apparatus is provided that comprises a frame and a cover removably attached to the frame. The apparatus further comprises a geared latch assembly attached to the cover, the geared latch assembly having a geared latch. If the geared latch is rotated from a first position to a second position, the cover moves linearly from a closed state to an open state. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127896 | UNIVERSAL CRISPER FRAME ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF CRISPER CONFIGURATIONS - A refrigerator which includes a refrigerator cabinet, a door attached to the refrigerator cabinet, a refrigerator drawer assembly disposed within the cabinet, the assembly including: (a) a refrigerator drawer body with a bottom and a plurality of upright walls operatively connected to the bottom; (b) a perimeter frame with front, back and opposite portions; (c) a support member having a first end, a second end, a bottom, a top, and a plurality of walls, the support member interchangeably connected to the front and back portions of the perimeter frame; and (d) a refrigerator drawer subassembly configured to support and allow for movement of the refrigerator drawer. A method for manufacturing a refrigerator with refrigerator drawer assembly includes providing a perimeter frame and a support member, connecting the support member to the perimeter frame to create a first position, disconnecting the support member from the perimeter to create a second position, selecting one of a plurality of refrigerator drawer bodies for insertion into the perimeter based on the position of the support member, and selecting one of a plurality of refrigerator drawer subassemblies for connection to the perimeter frame, support member, or refrigerator drawer body. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127897 | SHELF FOR AN APPLIANCE - A spill proof shelf and a refrigerator using the same are disclosed. The shelf has a glass plate formed through a glass-slumping process. The shelf also has a metal bracket coupled to the plate for supporting the plate. The bracket provides an interface of the shelf with the refrigerator. The plate has a lower planar portion and an upper planar portion surrounding the lower planar portion. The upper planar portion is smoothly transitioned to the lower planar portion through the glass-slumping process, to define a central recess. The plate also has a side portion extending perpendicularly from the upper planar portion. In case food or beverage spill occurs, it will be confined in the recess. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127898 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided an electronic paper display device, and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic paper display device includes a display side electrode formed of a transparent material, a rear electrode opposing the display side electrode, a substrate disposed between the display side electrode and the rear electrode, and including a plurality of partition walls separating a space between the display side electrode and the rear electrode and a plurality of cell spaces formed by the plurality of partition walls, and two or more types of rotary bodies disposed in the plurality of cell spaces and displaying different respective colors. The same type of rotary bodies displaying the same color among the rotary bodies includes a plurality of rotary bodies having different respective shades. The electronic paper display device has high image stability and uniformity and enables the expression of various shades. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127899 | OXIDE MULTILAYERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS AND LAMPS - Disclosed herein are optical interference multilayer coatings employing a high refractive index material comprising a NbTaZr oxide. Such coatings provide enhanced retention of favorable optical and physical properties at high temperatures. Also disclosed herein are lamps comprising a light-transmissive envelope, at least a portion of the surface of the light-transmissive envelope being provided with the optical interference multilayer coating noted above. Such coatings, when used on lamps, may advantageously offer improved energy efficiencies for such lamps. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127900 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A SPARK PLUG - A spark plug electrode material that may be used in spark plugs and other ignition devices including industrial plugs, aviation igniters, glow plugs, or any other device that is used to ignite an air/fuel mixture in an engine. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electrode material includes a refractory metal (for example, tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), rhenium (Re), ruthenium (Ru) and/or chromium (Cr)) and a precious metal (for example, rhodium (Rh), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and/or iridium (Ir)), where the refractory metal is present in an amount that is greater than that of the precious metal. This includes, but is certainly not limited to, electrode materials including tungsten-based alloys such as W—Rh and ruthenium-based alloys such as Ru—Rh. Other combinations and embodiments are also possible. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127901 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The display apparatus includes an airtight container having an insulating first substrate, an insulating second substrate which faces the first substrate, a conductive frame arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, a conductive layer which is provided between the conductive frame and the first substrate and which is airtightly bonded to the conductive frame, and an insulating layer which is provided between the conductive layer and the first substrate and which airtightly bonds between the conductive layer and the first substrate; a display unit provided inside the airtight container; wires connected to the display unit; and electrodes. The insulating layer insulates the wires from the conductive frame and the electrodes and has through-holes penetrating from the electrodes toward the conductive frame, and the conductive layer is connected to the electrodes through the through-holes. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127902 | Plasma Display Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A plasma display panel including: a front substrate an opposing rear substrate; barrier ribs to form discharge cells between the front rear substrates; discharge electrodes disposed on the front substrate; address electrodes disposed on the rear substrate; and a phosphor layer disposed inside the discharge cells, covering the address electrodes. The phosphor layer includes a phosphor mixed with an intercalation agent having a smaller particle size than the phosphor. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127903 | Illumination Device with Wide Output Angle and Manufacture Method Thereof - An illumination device and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The illumination device includes a base, an illumination chip, and a sealant. The illumination chip is disposed on the base while the sealant covers the illumination chip. The sealant has an outer surface which includes an inner circular convex and an outer circular convex surrounding the inner circular convex. The inner circular convex encloses a space with a narrow bottom and a wide opening. The illumination chip is disposed within a projective area of the inner circular convex. A part of the light emitted from the illumination chip is directly reflected from the inner circular convex to the outer circular convex and directly leaves the sealant from the outer circular convex. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127904 | LIGHTING MODULE - An embodiment of the present invention provide a lighting module, which comprises a carrier, at least one light source disposed on and electrically connected with the carrier, a molding compound mixed with a fluorescent material to encapsulate the light source and a portion of the carrier, and a color temperature converter disposed over or doped into the molding compound. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127905 | ALKALINE EARTH BORATE PHOSPHORS - A phosphor of formula I is included phosphor composition in a lighting apparatus capable of emitting white light | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127906 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light-emitting device includes an anode; a cathode; a first light-emitting unit provided between the anode and the cathode and having at least one light-emitting layer; a second light-emitting unit provided between the cathode and the first light-emitting unit and having at least one light-emitting layer; and a carrier generation layer provided between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit, the carrier generation layer generating holes and electrons in response to application of a voltage between the anode and the cathode. The carrier generation layer includes an n-type electron transport layer and an electron-withdrawing layer, the n-type electron transport layer being positioned between_the first light-emitting unit and the electron-withdrawing layer and containing alkali metal oxide and an electron-transporting material having electron transport properties, the electron-withdrawing layer contacting the n-type electron transport layer and containing organic cyanide having an aromatic ring. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127907 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An organic electroluminescent display device has a structure which suppresses a leakage current generated in an organic electroluminescent layer and achieves a low power consumption and excellent light-emitting characteristics. The organic electroluminescent display device includes a first electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer, and a second electrode, stacked in this order on a substrate, wherein the organic electroluminescent layer includes a conductive layer and a light-emitting layer, the conductive layer has a trapezoidal cross section which widens downwardly, and the light-emitting layer covers upper and side surfaces of the conductive layer. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127908 | FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE COMPOUND - Provided is an organic light-emitting device having good durability. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and organic compound layers interposed between the anode and the cathode, and at least one of the organic compound layers contains a fused polycyclic compound represented by the following general formula [1]: | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127909 | PLASMA PANEL AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A plasma panel, a plasma display apparatus, and a method of forming a complex functional layer for the plasma panel are provided, the plasma panel including: a front glass substrate and a back glass substrate which form a plurality of discharge cells; and a complex functional layer which is formed on an external surface of the front glass substrate. The complex functional layer includes a base substance, an optical functional substance, and a polymer substance to improve a crashworthy property of the front glass substrate. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127910 | High-pressure discharge lamp - In various embodiments, a metal halide discharge lamp is provided, which may include a ceramic discharge vessel containing a metal halide fill, including a tubular central part and two end sections which are configured asymmetrically, in each of which an electrode system is held, wherein a pointed first end section tapers as seen from the central part, while a blunt second end section either remains constant in its dimensions or widens as seen from the central part, a stopper being fitted at least in the blunt end. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127911 | Traveling-Wave Tube Turn-Off Body Energy Circuit - An apparatus that includes a traveling-wave tube having an electron gun having a cathode. The apparatus also includes a first power supply for establishing a first electric potential between the cathode and an anode and for providing an operational current to the cathode to generate a beam of electrons. The apparatus also includes a slow-wave structure having a passage through which the beam of electrons passes. The apparatus also includes a second power supply for providing a voltage to a beam focusing electrode to establish an electric potential between the cathode and the beam focusing electrode. The apparatus also includes a switching module coupled to the first power supply and the second power supply, the switching module providing a current path between the cathode and the beam focusing electrode, wherein the current path is disabled when a biasing current is below a predetermined level. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127912 | LED PACKAGE, LED PACKAGE MODULE HAVING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAD LAMP MODULE HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an LED package, an LED package module having the same and a manufacturing method thereof, and a head lamp module having the same and a control method thereof. The light emitting diode package includes: a package substrate; a light emitting diode chip mounted on one surface of the package substrate; an electrode pad formed on the other surface of the package substrate and electrically connected to the light emitting diode chip; and a heat radiation pad formed on the other surface of the package substrate and electrically insulated from the electrode pad. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127913 | LED REPLACEMENT FOR LOW VOLTAGE LAMPS - The LED replacement for low voltage lamps has a plurality of LED lights disposed in a housing capped by a multifaceted reflector to provide lighting having comparable lighting characteristics to non-LED sourced low voltage lamps. Power conditioning solid state circuitry is disposed in the housing and provides the LED lights with a regulated excitation voltage source. The power conditioning circuitry has at least one ceramic capacitor in parallel with output leads of a power supply for the lamp. A zener diode pair having anodes connected together is disposed in parallel with the ceramic capacitor. The power conditioning circuitry is disposed in advance of a voltage rectifier and filter bank, whose output is provided to a voltage regulator that provides regulated DC voltage to the LED light sources. Output of the voltage regulator is modulated by thermal protection circuitry that throttles the LEDs off responsive to lamp overheating. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127914 | KINETIC FLAME DEVICE - An apparatus creating a flickering flame effect. The apparatus includes a housing with an interior space with first and second stages. A drive mechanism generates a time varying electromagnetic field extending into the first stage. A first pendulum member is pivotally mounted in the interior space of the first stage and includes first and second magnets on first and second ends, with the first end proximate to the drive mechanism such that the first magnet interacts with the varying electromagnetic field to cause movement of the pendulum member. The apparatus includes a second pendulum member pivotally mounted in the second stage with a magnet on a first end proximate to the second end of the first pendulum member. A flame silhouette element extends from the second pendulum member, and a light source transmits light onto the flame silhouette, which is moving due to the magnetic coupling of the pendulum members. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127915 | PLASMA CONTAINMENT - A method and apparatus are disclosed for plasma containment. A toroidal vacuum device is filled with the gas. Field coils generate a toroidal magnetic field. An ionizing device ionizes the gas into a plasma. A transformer inductively drives a toroidal first particle current about a toroidal axis that heats the plasma and generates a poloidal magnetic field. The field coils restrict the toroidal magnetic field to a boundary value. The poloidal magnetic field and the toroidal magnetic field motivate the first particles radially inward toward a toroidal axis, producing a radial electric field. The radial electric field, the poloidal magnetic field, and the toroidal magnetic field contain the plasma within the toroidal vacuum device in a minimum-energy state. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - Disclosed herein is a system for driving light emitting devices. The system for driving light emitting devices includes a main light emitting device and at least one sub-light emitting device. The main light emitting device includes a first communication unit for exchanging information with a central monitoring server and a close sub-light emitting device using a wireless communication module, a first light emitting unit having at least one light emitting element, and a first control unit for controlling the light emission of the first light emitting unit, and transmitting a command signal for controlling the sub-light emitting device to the sub-light emitting device. The sub-light emitting device includes a second communication unit for exchanging information with the main light emitting device, a second light emitting unit having at least one light emitting element, and a second control unit for controlling the light emission of the second light emitting unit. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127917 | Solid State Lighting Panels with Variable Voltage Boost Current Sources - A lighting panel system includes a lighting panel having a string of solid state lighting devices and a current supply circuit having a voltage input terminal, a control input terminal, and first and second output terminals coupled to the string of solid state lighting devices. The current supply circuit is configured to supply an on-state drive current to the string of solid state lighting devices in response to a control signal. The current supply circuit includes a charging inductor coupled to the voltage input terminal and an output capacitor coupled to the first output terminal. The current supply circuit is configured to operate in continuous conduction mode in which current continuously flows through the charging inductor while the on-state drive current is supplied to the string of solid state light emitting devices. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127918 | LED flash bulb decorating light - A LED flash bulb decorating light with features of able to achieve complicated light variation by employing simple circuit design, which comprises a power cord with a power plug, a series of single color, dual color or multiple color LED flash bulb forming in series or parallel circuit with the power cord. And a circuit control box comprises a low pass filter circuit and a power reset circuit and installed between the power plug of the power cord and the LED flash bulb, wherein the LED flash bulb at least comprises a LED chip and an IC driving element for driving the LED chip with DC power according to the setting time sequence to generate desired light variation. And the power reset circuit reset power supply at the repeated setting time interval to enable each LED flash bulb on the power cord to restart flash sequence to maintain the desired synchronous light variation. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127919 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device, electrically connected to an external variable voltage source, includes a plurality of light-emitting modules sequentially electrically connected in series and electrically connected to the external variable voltage source. Each light-emitting module has at least one light-emitting unit, a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal. At least one of the light-emitting modules has a control unit and a bypass unit electrically connected to the light-emitting unit. The second connection terminal of the light-emitting module having the bypass unit and the control unit is electrically connected to the first connection terminal of the other light-emitting module and serves as a detection terminal. The control unit detects a voltage of the detection terminal and accordingly controls the bypass unit to adjust a current flowing through the light-emitting unit. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127920 | Protection circuit for alternating current light emitting diode - The present invention relates to a protection circuit for an alternating current light emitting diode which mainly comprises light emitting diodes placed in series and parallel with loads in a light emitting diode lamp device. When one of the light emitting diodes has been damaged, the current flows through the load in parallel with the light emitting diode and flows to the next light emitting diode. Only the damaged light emitting diode is off to keep from causing an open circuit in the overall circuitry and to prevent the overall lamp device from turning off and not emitting light. In addition to the device being easier to use, finding the damaged light emitting diode for replacement is faster, easier and more convenient when repairing the damaged light emitting diode, thereby greatly enhancing the usefulness and practicability of the protection circuit for an alternating current light emitting diode. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127921 | Light-emitting Diode (LED) Current Balance Circuit - A light-emitting diode (LED) current balance circuit includes a reference current generator, a current mirror and a voltage compensation circuit. The reference current generator provides a reference current robust against disturbance in a supply voltage applied to the reference current generator. The current mirror generates, according to the reference current, sink currents to bias lightbars and employs a structure to reduce the influence of unmatched transistors on the sink currents so as to stabilize and clamp currents through the lightbar. The voltage compensation circuit detects the voltages across the lightbars to compensate the lightbars having various forward voltages so as to ensure the turn-on of all lightbars and effectively balance the currents through the lightbars. Therefore, the invention employs simpler circuit architecture and not need a specific-purpose LED controller so as to be cheaper and more competitive. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127922 | llumination device comprising multiple LEDs - A light generating device ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127923 | LED DRIVER AND DRIVING METHOD - An LED driver includes a power converter to convert an input voltage to a regulated voltage, a current source to be connected with an LED string in series between the power converter and a bias node, and a switching circuit to apply a bias voltage to the bias node to set the total voltage drop of the LED string and the current source. By controlling the total voltage drop of the LED string and the current source, the LED driver will automatically select a boost mode or a buck mode for operation, thereby improving the efficiency thereof. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127924 | FREQUENCY MODULATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP - An electronic control gear for a HID lamp receives an input signal for operating the lamp and frequency modulates the input signal to generate a frequency modulated output signal that drives an arc of the lamp. The frequency modulation of the output signal sweeps continuously between a low frequency modulation and a high frequency modulation, the low frequency modulation being a frequency f | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127925 | TRIAC DIMMER COMPATIBLE WLED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - The present technology is generally related to Triac dimmer compatible driving circuits and methods thereof. The present technology also provides an electronic transformer that is integrated in the Traic dimmer compatible driving circuit. In one embodiment, the electronic transformer detects the conduction angles of an output AC voltage from the Triac dimmer and converts said output AC voltage into a PWM DC voltage having a duty cycle regulated by said conduction angles. Said PWM DC voltage is then applied to a WLED driver for driving a WLED. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127926 | Discharge lamp light apparatus - A discharge lamp lighting apparatus for lighting a discharge lamp where a voltage generated in a secondary side winding can be superimposed on an output voltage of an inverter and is impressed between electrodes, where while a periodic drive circuit generates an inverter drive signal so that frequency of the inverter becomes a start-up initial frequency, electric supply control circuit controls a power supply circuit to output no-load opening voltage, where the frequency of the inverter gradually decreases until reaching a first threshold frequency from the start-up initial frequency, where when the frequency of the inverter reaches the first threshold frequency, the periodic drive circuit generates the inverter drive signal so that the frequency of the inverter becomes stable lighting frequency, and where the electric supply control circuit controls the power supply circuit to output current which is sufficient to maintain electric discharge of the discharge lamp. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127927 | Buck-Store and Boost-Restore Converter - A buck-store and boost-restore converter is to be electrically connected to a pre-stage circuit, which provides a pre-stage output direct current (DC) voltage to a first capacitive load. The converter has an inductance element and is to be electrically connected to a second capacitive load. When the pre-stage output DC voltage is reduced from a first DC voltage to a second DC voltage, the inductance element outputs a current to the second capacitive load so as to transfer electric energy, which is stored in the first capacitive load, to the second capacitive load. When the pre-stage output DC voltage is raised from the second DC voltage to the first DC voltage, the inductance element outputs a current to the first capacitive load so as to transfer electric energy, which is stored in the second capacitive load, to the first capacitive load. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127928 | Automatic Calibration of an Automated Dimmer - The present specification discloses a method and device for automatically calibrating a reference light level for an automated dimmer for electric lights, such as fluorescent lamps. An automatic dimmer, including an automatic calibration device, can be installed in series between an instant-start electronic ballast and a fluorescent lamp. An exemplary method for calibrating a lamp includes blocking or removing all ambient light, turning on the electric light, measuring the light output, and turning off the electric light. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127929 | LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH A POWER SAVING FEATURE - An LED illumination system includes a control circuit having a timing unit, a control unit and a PWM signal generating unit. The timing unit divides an operating period of an LED lamp into a plurality of time segments, and outputs a clock signal at a start of each time segment to the control unit. The control unit outputs different controlling signals corresponding to the clock signals to the PWM signal generating unit, which in turn generates different PWM signals with different duty cycles. A constant current circuit electrically connects the control circuit to the LED lamp. The constant current circuit outputs different electric currents to the LED lamp according to the PWM signals, to thereby control the LED lamp to emit light having different light intensities at the various time segments of the operating period. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127930 | COLOR CONTROL SYSTEM, INTERFACE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OUTPUT OF LIGHT SOURCES - Systems, interfaces, and methods for controlling a luminaire. The luminaire includes a plurality of light sources or emitters corresponding to different characteristics of light. Color controls corresponding to pre-defined characteristics are set or modified by one or more dials, faders, or similar interface devices. Each of the color controls correspondingly controls the output of one or more of the light sources. A separation between the preset characteristic for each color control and the actual characteristic of each light source is calculated. An output value for each light source that is required to generate the selected characteristic is then calculated and stored in memory. When one or more color controls are selected, the output values of each light source required to reproduce the desired characteristic is determined, and the light sources in the luminaire are driven at the corresponding output values. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127931 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - To provide a light source device and an illumination apparatus capable of reducing electric power loss. The parent module | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127932 | Blue light emitting semiconductor nanocrystals and devices - A blue light emitting semiconductor nanocrystal having an quantum yield of greater than 20% can be incorporated in a light emitting device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127933 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A control device that controls an electric motor drive device is configured with a current control portion that determines a voltage command value, a voltage control portion that generates a switching control signal, and a current control period determining portion. The control device is also configured with a voltage control period determining portion that determines a voltage control period, and a control period setting portion. In the control device, the current control period determining portion determines, according to a target torque, the current control period as a value that increases continuously or stepwise as the target torque decreases. Furthermore, the voltage control period determining portion determines, according to a rotating speed, the voltage control period as a value that increases continuously or stepwise as the rotating speed decreases. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127934 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A current command value computation section | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127935 | Drive unit - The present invention relates to a drive unit for at least one electric motor. The drive unit comprises: a control power supply (+18V) for supplying the drive unit with control power, a power source ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127936 | VOLTAGE BOOSTER APPARATUS FOR POWER STEERING SYSTEM - In a voltage booster apparatus, a charge control transistor is turned on to charge a coil output capacitor and a booster output capacitor and then turned off, thereby confirming rise of a coil output voltage and a booster output voltage. A power supply relay is turned on to restore a booster operation thereby to check rise of the booster output voltage. If both of a step-up FET and a step-down FET are not in short-circuit failure, ON state of the power supply relay is fixed thereby to restore a power steering system operation. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127937 | MOTOR ACTUATION CONTROL DEVICE - A triangle wave generator ( | 2011-06-02 |
