| 22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20100133885 | POWER SEAT DRIVE DEVICE - A power seat drive device ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133886 | Walk-In and Folding Apparatus for Seat - A walk-in and folding apparatus for a seat includes a locking link installed on a cushion frame by means of an elastic hinge, and connected with a locking unit via a first wire so as to, upon rotation, release the locked locking unit, and a walk-in pin installed on a frame of a seat back by means of another elastic hinge, protruding towards the locking link so as to, upon folding of the frame of the seat back, force the locking link to rotate, and connected with a folding lever in such a manner as to rotate in association with the same so as to, upon a folding action caused by operation of the folding lever, rotate so that it does not interfere with the locking link. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133887 | Lock release latch assembly for a collapsible chair having a fold-down back - A collapsible chair including a seat, a pair of arm rests at opposite sides of the seat, a rotatable fold-down back, and a lock release latch assembly that is manually accessible at the rear of the fold-down back. The lock release latch assembly has a rotatable latch that is connected by way of first and second locking cables to a pair of locking pins that extend from opposite sides of the fold-down back to be removably attached to respective ones of the pair of arm rests. A lifting force applied to the latch causes a corresponding pulling force to be applied to each of the pair of locking pins via the first and second locking cables, whereby the locking pins are withdrawn from the pair of arm rests. Accordingly, the fold-down back of the collapsible chair is rotatable from an upright position standing generally vertically upward relative to the seat to a generally horizontal folded position lying above the seat in face-to-face alignment therewith. With the fold-down back rotated to its folded position, the chair will have a compact, space-efficient configuration which is suitable for storage and/or transport without requiring that the chair be disassembled. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133888 | Headrest - A device, system, and method for a headrest are disclosed herein. The headrest may have an orthopedic cervical support comprised of a semi-rigid polystyrene base and/or a memory foam or polyurethane foam covering for comfort. The curved shape of the headrest provides a full head support backing with two concave sides of equal proportion to support the head while turned as well as preventing a child or adult's head from tilting at an uncomfortable angle while at rest. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133889 | PIVOTING HEADREST WITH CABLE OPERATED RELEASE CATCH - A pivoting headrest assembly including a bracket supported upon a seatback frame. A headrest support secures a bun and is pivotally secured to the bracket in a forward biased direction. A sector is pivotally secured to the bracket and to which is attached the headrest support. A release catch is pivotally supported at a further location of the bracket and is biased in a first upward direction so that the catch abuts a projecting pin associated with the sector in an upright design position established by the headrest support. A cable is secured to a support fixed to a side of the bracket and engages the catch at a location offset from its pivot axis relative to the bracket. Upon displacement of the cable, the catch is actuated out of engagement with the sector, resulting in the headrest support pivoting relative to the seatback. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133890 | Footrest - A footrest for supporting the feet of a user above a floor is disclosed. The footrest comprises a platform having an upper surface for accommodating the feet of the user and a pair of planar portions extending downwardly from said generally flat portion. The platform is coupled to at least one support arm for supporting a portion of the platform in an elevated position relative to the floor. The at least one support arm having a first end dynamically coupled to a fulcrum whereby the support arm is biased towards a first position and moveable towards a second position responsive to a force being applied in use to the upper surface of the platform by the feet of the user. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133891 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a pad that is made of resin foam, and that forms a seat cushion or a seatback. The pad has a layered structure formed of a surface layer pad that forms a seating surface-side portion of the pad and a back layer pad that is provided on the back side of the surface layer pad. The back layer pad is higher in hardness and lower in density than the surface layer pad. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133892 | Contoured loveseat - Contoured loveseat with an internal support frame forming an elongate rectilinear shape having a pair of matching long rigid parallel side panels, a pair of matching short rigid parallel side panels and a contoured top panel. The short side panels and the contoured top panels are covered by a uniformly thick cushion material. The short side panels join the top panel in a radiused fashion. A plurality of supplemental support cushions can be slidably retained within cutout portions in the side panels. The cutout portions are shaped to match the profile of the supplemental cushions. A preferred embodiment includes one side of the contoured top panel being sized for a male body and the opposite side of the contoured top panel being sized for a female body. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133893 | CHAIR HAVING ELASTIC BANDS FOR SUPPORT SURFACES AND DEVICE FOR SECURING THE BANDS TO THE CHAIR - A chair uses multiple elastic bands to form the seating surfaces. The elastic bands are held in place with a mounting bracket which facilitates easy assembly of the chair and reduces the likelihood of breakage or improper assembly of the elastic bands. The elastic bands are positioned nearly level with the chair side rails and mounting bracket, and the elastic bands cover the mounting screws to provide a chair which is more comfortable and more aesthetically pleasing. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133894 | Vehicle Wheel - The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133895 | Three section wheel/rim invention embodiment of inner center/spindle, bearing/race system, outer section and a locking/coupling/pinning method to each inner and outer sections - The invention provides motorist a lock-unlock wheel that rotates independently around its center hub, which remains mounted to the axle of a subject vehicle. The rim allows vehicles to be towed without vehicle axle rotation, while eliminating odometer reading due to towing. The invention comprises an inner hub spindle that is able to be unlocked from the outer wheel's rim, allowing for independent rotation of the inner spindle. And, when unlocked via a bolting system, the invention's outer rim section rotates while also eliminating effects of a vehicle drive and brake system while the vehicle is in tow. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133896 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE - An electronic control unit which includes: a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached; a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board, wherein the housing has a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control hoard in a stacked condition, and a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other, wherein a recess which is opened to the second room is formed in the partition portion, and a sensor accommodating portion for accommodating the sensor is formed using the recess. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133897 | Actuating Unit for a Motor Vehicle Brake System - In order to increase the operational safety of a device which is used in a brake system of the “brake-by-wire” type and has the purpose of activating and deactivating a pedal travel simulator, an articulated connection which permits an all around pivoting movement of a piston rod is provided between a piston and the piston rod which activates the latter. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133898 | Sound Reduce Segmented Idler For Track-Type Vehicles - An idler having an axis of rotation. The idler may include a hub with a flange. A plurality of rim members are positioned along a perimeter of the flange and have generally axially facing, opposite side surfaces. At least one of the side surfaces has a first interlocking formation. A clamping plate is connected to the flange. The clamping plate has a second interlocking formation coupled with the first interlocking formation. A dampening member interposes the first and second interlocking formations. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133899 | TWO-CONDUCTOR FIELD DEVICE FOR PROCESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR ELEMENT - A two-conductor field device for process automation technology for connecting at least one sensor element includes a first supply part, which via a first 2-conductor connection is connectable with a fieldbus. The field device is supplied completely with energy via the fieldbus. The two-conductor field device includes a second supply part, which is connected to the first supply part and which serves via a second 2-conductor-connection for energy supply of a sensor bus. Further provided are a fieldbus communication unit, which is connected with the first 2-conductor-connection and with the first supply part and which serves for data-exchange via the fieldbus, and a sensor bus communication unit, which is connected with the second 2-conductor-connection and the second supply part and which serves for data exchange via the sensor bus. Connected with the fieldbus communication unit, the sensor bus communication unit and the first supply part is a processing module. The fieldbus and the sensor bus are galvanically isolated from one another. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE BASED UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY - A system and method for controlling a vehicle-based source of uninterruptable power is disclosed. The vehicle-based UPS includes an energy storage system located on-board a vehicle and configured to generate DC power transferable to an external load, and an DC-AC inverter connected to the on-board energy storage system to receive the DC power therefrom and invert the DC power to an AC power useable by the external load. The vehicle-based UPS also includes a charging device located on-board the vehicle and connected to the on-board energy storage system to provide recharging power thereto and a control system. The control system is configured to determine one of a state-of-charge (SOC) and a voltage of the energy storage system and selectively operate the charging device to provide the recharging power to the energy storage system to maintain the SOC or voltage of the energy storage system within a pre-determined range. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133901 | Modular stacked subsea power system architectures - A sub-sea power delivery system includes a plurality of modular power converter building blocks on each of the power source side and the sub-sea load side that are stacked and interconnected to meet site expansion requirements and electrical load topologies. The power delivery system comprises a system DC transmission link/bus, wherein the system DC link is configured to carry HVDC or MVDC power from an onshore utility or topside power source to multiple sub-sea load modules. The stacked modular power converter topology on the sub-sea side of the sub-sea power delivery system is symmetrical with the stacked modular power converter topology on the on-shore/top-side of the sub-sea power delivery system. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133902 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND VARIOUS DEVICES COMPRISING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A power supply potential detecting circuit detects a power supply potential of a second circuit block when a first circuit block shifts from a power supply shutdown state to a power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state. Then, an operation control circuit temporarily stops a function of the second circuit block when the first circuit block shifts from the power supply shutdown state to the power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state and then recovers the function of the second circuit block based on a detection result outputted from the power supply potential detecting circuit. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133903 | Energy Storage Systems - Different types of energy storage systems are described, in particular hydro-pneumatic storage systems. In one, energy is stored by compressing gas in a chamber ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133904 | DC BUS VOLTAGE CONTROL FOR TWO STAGE SOLAR CONVERTER - Systems, methods, and apparatus for supplying AC power to an AC power grid from a DC power source, such as a photovoltaic (PV) array are disclosed. The systems and methods can include a converter coupled to the DC power source that provides DC power to a DC bus at a DC bus voltage. The systems and methods can further include an inverter coupled to the DC bus for converting the DC power of the DC bus to an output AC power. The systems and methods can further include a control system configured to regulate the DC bus voltage of the DC bus to operate at a variable DC bus voltage setpoint. The control system can adjust the DC bus voltage setpoint based at least in part on the DC bus voltage and the output AC current of the inverter. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133905 | MULTI-OUTPUT POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT - A multi-output power conversion circuit is provided for converting an input voltage into a standby voltage and a first output voltage. The multi-output power conversion circuit includes a transformer, a power switching circuit, a first rectifier-filter circuit, a second rectifier-filter circuit, a first switching circuit, a voltage-adjusting circuit, a feedback circuit and a power control circuit. The feedback circuit is connected to the first rectifier-filter circuit, the second rectifier-filter circuit and the system circuit. The feedback circuit generates a feedback voltage according to a power-status signal issued by the system circuit. The power control circuit is interconnected between the power switching circuit and the feedback circuit for controlling on/off statuses of the power switching circuit according to the feedback voltage. The feedback circuit generates the feedback voltage according to the power-status signal and selectively according to the first DC voltage or the second DC voltage. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133906 | Remote Controlled Extension Cord with Embedded Housing for a Remote Control - A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The remote control can snap inside the base and can be easily pushed out. The base thereby serves as a convenient storage for the remote control in order to discourage the remote from getting misplaced. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133907 | Control method and unit of an electric system for supplying power/electric current to sockets for the passengers of an aircraft - Control method and unit of an electric system for supplying power/electric current to sockets for the passengers of an aircraft; the method comprises the steps of: setting a maximum power/electric current deliverable to the sockets; cyclically detecting the power/electric current absorbed by the sockets; if the power/electric current absorbed by the sockets is higher than the maximum power/electric current, disconnecting one or more sockets from the electric supply until the power/electric current absorbed by the sockets is lower than the maximum power/electric current; if the power/electric current absorbed by the sockets is remarkably lower than the maximum power/electric current, connecting again one or more sockets from the electric supply until the power/electric current absorbed by the sockets is close to the maximum power/electric current; and periodically varying the sockets connected/disconnected to/from the electric supply so that each socket is connected to the electric supply for a first period of time and is disconnected from the electric supply for a second period of time. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133908 | USB DEVICE WITH INTERNAL ASSISTING POWER - An universal-serial-bus external device is connected to an universal-serial-bus port of a computer host and the universal-serial-bus port comprises a positive-power end from which a main current is outputted. The external device includes: a load circuit comprising a positive-power end to which a main current is outputted from the positive-power end of the universal-serial-bus port, wherein a load current, for driving the universal-serial-bus external device, is inputted to the positive-power end of the load circuit; and an assisting-power circuit comprising an output end from which an assisting current is outputted to the positive-power end of the load circuit; wherein the load circuit is only provided by the main current if the load current is lower than a first threshold current; and, the load circuit is provided by both the main current and the assisting current if the load current is higher than a second threshold current. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133909 | SOFT-START CIRCUIT - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an input circuit, a startup circuit, and a current limiter. The input circuit is coupled to a first source and is adapted to provide a first voltage and a first current to a load having a capacitance. The startup circuit is coupled to the input circuit and to the first source, and the startup circuit includes a current source and a startup capacitor coupled in series with one another. The current limiter has a cascode circuit and a discharge circuit. The cascode circuit has a bias transistor and a power transistor coupled in series with one another to provide a second voltage and a second current to the load, where the bias transistor is coupled to a second source and where the bias transistor generally operates as source follower during startup. The discharge circuit is coupled to a node between the bias transistor and the power transistor of the cascode circuit and coupled to a node between the startup current source. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133910 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY - An uninterruptible power supply includes an input switching circuit, an AC-to-DC converting circuit, a bus capacitor, an energy storage unit, a charging circuit, a DC-to-DC converting circuit, and a system control circuit. The input switching circuit receives an input AC voltage. The AC-to-DC converting circuit is used for converting the input AC voltage into a bus voltage. The energy storage unit is used for storing electric energy. The charging circuit is used for charging the energy storage unit. The DC-to-DC converting circuit is used for converting the energy storage unit connecting node voltage into a regulated DC voltage. The system control circuit is used for controlling operations of the uninterruptible power supply. When the uninterruptible power supply is initiated, the AC-to-DC converting circuit is disabled and the bus capacitor is charged by the DC-to-DC converting circuit under control of the system control circuit. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133911 | Solar power array with maximized panel power extraction - A solar power array includes solar power panels, where each solar panel provides output current and voltage, separate DC-DC converters, where each solar panel is connected to a unique DC-DC converter, where each DC-DC converter is designed to maximize the power from each solar panel, and where each DC-DC converter produces a high voltage output, a high voltage DC bus coupled to the DC-DC converters that receives the high voltage output, and a DC-AC inverter that inverts the high voltage DC on the high voltage DC bus to an AC power signal for distribution to one or more AC loads. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133912 | AUXILIARY DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An auxiliary drive circuit including a first energy storage device coupled to a first DC bus and configured to output electrical power to the first DC bus, and a first DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first DC bus and to a second DC bus, the first DC-to-DC voltage converter configured to convert the electrical power to a first voltage and to output the first voltage to the second DC bus. The auxiliary drive circuit also includes a second DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the second DC bus and coupled to an auxiliary bus, the second DC-to-DC voltage converter configured to convert the first voltage to a second voltage and to provide the second voltage to the auxiliary bus, the auxiliary bus configured to provide an auxiliary voltage to an auxiliary load, wherein the second voltage is different from the first voltage. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133913 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEM - An electric system including a first converter and a second converter connected in parallel executes a program including a step of controlling a value of a voltage of a section between the first converter and the second converter to be higher by a predetermined value than either voltage value V( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133914 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCH UNITS, AND BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID APPARATUS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of controlling switch units between a battery pack and a load, and a battery pack and a battery management system comprising the same. The apparatus comprises a memory for storing the turn-off number and order of first and second switch units connecting the battery pack with the load according to current ranges; and a control unit for equalizing the turn-off order of the first switch unit and the second switch unit with reference to the turn-off number and order in a current range corresponding to a magnitude level of discharge current of a battery. Accordingly, the present invention reduces the frequency of breakdown or malfunction of the switch units and increases the using period of the switch units. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133915 | THYRISTOR CONTROLLIED SERIES CAPACITOR ADAPTED TO DAMP SUB SYNCHRONOUS RESONANCES - An apparatus for controlling a thyristor controlled series capacitor connected to a power transmission line. A thyristor firing control includes a unit for effectuating a desired capacitor voltage zero crossing in dependence of a line current and a capacitor voltage in response to a command signal. A command control provides the command signal to the thyristor firing control. The command control includes a damping control including a damper configured to damp at a least one discrete frequency. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133916 | POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRIC POWER - A power transfer apparatus including a first device and a second device having a first coil and a second coil, respectively, is provided. The first device is configured to produce primary power through the primary coil upon being supplied with external power and to be controlled by a provided control signal so that the primary power decreases and increases upon the control signal representing a first value and a second value, respectively. The second device is configured to be joined with the first device so that the secondary coil is electromagnetically coupled with the primary coil. The second device is configured to produce secondary power upon the secondary coil being driven through the electromagnetic coupling. The second device is configured to provide the first device with the control signal representing the first value and the second value upon the secondary power being greater and smaller than a reference value, respectively. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133917 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device includes: a power transmission coil to transmit electric power to a power receiving coil by an electromagnetic induction method; driving unit to supply a driving voltage to the power transmission coil; a detection unit to detect an electric current flowing in the power transmission coil based on the driving voltage; a control unit to change an amplitude of the driving voltage; a starting point detection unit to detect the amplitude of the driving voltage as a characteristic point at which an electric current starts to flow in the power receiving coil, on a characteristic line representing a relationship between the driving voltage supplied to the power transmission coil and the electric current detected by the detection unit; and a transmission stopping control unit to stop power transmission by the power transmission coil if the characteristic point is not detected by the starting point detection unit. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133918 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER OVER VARIABLE DISTANCES BETWEEN RESONATORS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR RESONANT FREQUENCIES - Described herein are embodiments of a first resonator, with a resonant frequency f | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133919 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ACROSS VARIABLE DISTANCES WITH HIGH-Q CAPACITIVELY-LOADED CONDUCTING-WIRE LOOPS - Described herein are embodiments of at least one source resonator coupled to an energy source generating an oscillating near field region, and at least one device resonator optionally coupled to an electronic device located at a variable distance within the at least one source resonator's near-field region, where at least two of the resonators comprise high-Q capacitively-loaded conducting-wire loops. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133920 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ACROSS A DISTANCE TO A MOVING DEVICE - Described herein are embodiments of a first resonator coupled to an energy source generating an oscillating near field region, and a second resonator optionally coupled to an energy drain and moving freely within the near field region of the first resonator. The first resonator and the second resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said first resonator to said second resonator as the second resonator moves freely within the near field region, and where the region may include distances greater than the characteristic size of the smaller of the first resonator and the second resonator. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133921 | Communication Interface Between A Control Unit And A High Voltage Unit - A communication interface, between a control unit and a high voltage unit, includes a serial communication link between the control unit and the high voltage unit. The interface includes a signal transformer arranged as an isolation barrier between the control unit and the high voltage unit to ensure personal safety. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133922 | Integrated Automatic Selection of Maintenance Mode in Electronic Tripping Systems to Minimize Arc Fault Energy - A monitor control system and method for an electrical distribution system includes a trip unit of a circuit breaker. A sensor is associated with the electrical distribution system and coupled to the trip unit wherein the sensor is connected to one or more components of the electrical distribution system to detect whether the electrical distribution system is being serviced when a presence of a human being is also detected. A selector is coupled to the trip unit and configured to select maintenance mode parameters to define a mode of operation of the trip unit wherein in the maintenance mode arc flash reduction or tripping delay reduction is provided such that the trip unit operates based on the maintenance mode parameters. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133923 | FLAT SPRING PLATE FOR VOICE COIL MOTOR - An exemplary flat spring plate for a voice coil motor includes a first plate body, a second plate body, and a disposal body. The disposal body includes a connecting member, and a handle extending from the connecting member. The connecting member is configured for connecting the first plate body to the second plate body. The handle is configured for facilitating removal of the connecting member from the first and second plate bodies. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133924 | COMPACT LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for a guided single-phase or multi-phase linear motor actuator with a snap-together design. Some embodiments include the ability to monitor and/or adjust work being done, yet with a cost that is comparable to that of cams or pneumatic devices. In one embodiment, a coil is attached to a bobbin assembly that is secured behind a piston. To prevent rotation of the piston during operation, a spline bearing may be slidably fitted onto one or more grooves of a spline shaft disposed within the piston assembly. One or more cylindrical magnets surrounding the coil actuate the piston based upon the direction that current is traveling through the coil. Since the electromotive force generated is linear with respect to the spline shaft, unwanted lateral force acting upon the spline shaft can be reduced and/or eliminated. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133925 | Electrical Direct Linear Drive Device with a Stator Having Two Guide Rails for the Linear Guidance of a Driven Carriage - An electrical direct linear drive device, with a stator ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133926 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR - In an electromagnetic actuator including a bearing member which slidably supports a variable core, a yoke for retaining a coil assembly by cooperation with a bottom wall of a housing is connected to the housing, and the bearing member is fitted into the yoke. A support for supporting an outward-facing flange formed at one end of the bearing member is mounted on the bottom wall, and a set spring for biasing the outward-facing flange toward the support is mounted under compression between the outward-facing flange and the first yoke. A low-friction material coating made of a fluorocarbon resin is formed on at least one of opposed sliding surfaces of the bearing member and a movable core. Thus, even if wear powder is generated between the set spring of the bearing member and a portion on which the set spring is pressed, the wear powder is prevented from entering inside the bearing member. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133927 | ROTOR FOR A DIRECT CURRENT DRIVE MOTOR AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An external rotor for a direct current drive motor with a side wall, an end cover, a cavity, an opening, a base, a magnetic tile, a center hole, and a magnetic yoke shell. A method for producing an external rotor for a direct current drive motor by integrally forming by injection molding a magnetic yoke shell and multiple magnetic tiles; forming a side wall on said magnetic yoke shell and an end cover at the bottom of said side wall; forming a base at the center of said end cover; and integrally forming by injection molding said base and a rotating spline. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133928 | MOTOR - A motor may include a motor base plate, a bearing holder provided with a through hole whose both ends hold bearings and vertically disposed with respect to the motor base plate, a stator provided with a center hole and fixed to an outer peripheral face of the bearing holder, and a rotor having a shaft supported by the bearings, a rotor case fixed to the shaft, and a magnet fixed on an inner peripheral face of the rotor case. The bearing holder may be provided with a stepped part, protruded toward a radial direction. The stator may be provided with a first resin block structured so that an end face on a motor base plate side of the stator core is molded with resin to cover a coil wound around the stator core, and inner peripheral faces of the stator core and the first resin block structure the center hole, and the center hole of the stator is press-fitted and fixed to the bearing holder until an end face of the first resin block is abutted with the stepped part. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133929 | PERMANENT-MAGNET ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A permanent-magnet rotary electric machine preferably includes a stator and a rotor opposed thereto via an air gap. The stator includes a stator core having 4m (m is an integer equal to or larger than 2) main poles each having inductor teeth at a tip thereof. The rotor includes two rotor units adjacent to each other in the axial direction. Each rotor unit includes a pair of rotor magnetic poles and a permanent magnet arranged therebetween. The permanent magnets in the rotor are axially magnetized in opposite directions to each other. Each rotor magnetic pole has magnetic teeth on its outer periphery at a regular pitch. The rotor magnetic poles in each rotor unit are arranged such that the magnetic teeth of one rotor magnetic plate are offset by half a pitch from those of the other rotor magnetic pole, and the magnetic teeth of adjacent rotor magnetic poles are aligned with each other in the axial direction. The tooth pitch of the inductor teeth of each stator main pole is different from that of the magnetic teeth of the rotor magnetic pole to generate a fourth harmonic component of a permeance between the stator and the rotor zero. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133930 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - The hybrid drive device characterized in that: a case space (G | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133931 | WIND TURBINE WITH DIRECT-CONNECTED VARIABLE SPEED BLOWER - A wind turbine is provided having at least one generator, and at least one blower motor connected to the generator. The blower motor is configured to rotate the fan for circulating air to the generator. The blower motor is connected to the generator so that a variable power output of the generator results in a variable power output of the blower motor and a variable speed of the fan. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133932 | EXTERNAL ROTOR AND HOUSING THEREFOR - A housing for an external rotor with a side wall; an end cover directly connected to the side wall; a cavity formed between the side wall and the end cover; a plurality of openings formed in the side wall; a plurality of wind wheels; a plurality of air inlets, each of the air inlets disposed one between adjacent wind wheels; a base disposed at the center of the end cover and connected to the side wall via the wind wheels; and a center hole disposed at the center of the base, the center hole for forming connection to a drive shaft of the external rotor. An external rotor with the housing, a magnetic conductive housing; and a plurality of magnetic tiles. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133933 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A cooling arrangement is disclosed for an electrical machine in which the main cooling air circulation within the machine is arranged using a centrifugal blower in at least one of the ends of the machine, making the main cooling air circulation flow through at least an air space in the machine and the outer surface of the stator. A circulating fan is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the centrifugal fan for the purpose of generating a coil end circulation that circulates air at least in the area of the machine's coil ends. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133934 | Polyphase alternating-Current motor and electric power steering apparatus - In a motor that includes bus bars each of which has an intermediate electrical path portion, end electrical path portions, and a main electrical path portion, the width of a portion of the intermediate electrical path portion at which the multiple end electrical path portions are formed between the main electrical path portion and an end portion of the intermediate electrical path portion is decreased from the portion at which the main electrical path portion is formed toward the end portion of the intermediate electrical path portion in such a manner that the width is decreased immediately after each intervening end electrical path portion by a unit width “w” that is equal to the width of the end electrical path portion. Thus, it is possible to prevent the current density in the intermediate electrical path portion from being excessive so that the current density is maintained substantially constant, and to attain lighter bus bars, and, consequently, to attain a lighter motor. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133935 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor includes an external stator where a magnetic circuit is electrically formed by winding electric wires around an iron core; a bus bar bundling the electric wires and forming an external input terminal; and an internal rotor formed by integrating a permanent magnet and rotatably supported through a bearing with respect to the external stator, wherein an insulation plate is held on one end of the external stator and attached thereto a magnetic pole sensor detecting a magnetic pole of the permanent magnet. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133936 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTRACTION TYPE MAGNETIC BEARING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electromagnetic attraction type magnetic bearing includes at least a pair of electromagnets ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY GENERATION - A method and device for using radial relative displacement between a magnet and coil to generate electricity from fluid motion. The device includes a support structural component, a movable magnetic structure, a rotating structural component, and bearings. The movable magnetic structure is coupled to the support structural component. The rotating structural component rotates relative to the support structural component. The bearings are coupled to or disposed with the rotating structural component. The rotation of the rotating structural component results in forces applied by the bearings on the movable magnetic structure and movement of the movable magnetic structure. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133938 | Rotor - A rotor includes a hub, a permanent magnet and a shaft. The hub has an inner surface and an outer surface, with an assembling hole being formed at the center of the inner surface. The permanent magnet is mounted on the inner surface of the hub. The shaft has two ends with one of which is a connecting end. The connecting end is fixed in the assembling hole of the hub. An extending member is arranged at the connecting end and extends radially from a radial surface of the shaft. The extending member is embedded in a wall of the hub. Consequently, a contact area between the hub and the shaft is radially to extended and increased to provide a reliable combination of the hub and the shaft, and the rotor can be applied to a motor with minimizing dimensions. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133939 | MOTOR - A motor including a stator and a rotor is disclosed. The rotor includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes an N-pole first magnet and an S-pole second magnet. The first and the second magnets are alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor at equal angular intervals to form magnetic pole portions. The second unit includes an N-pole or S-pole third magnet and a salient pole arranged in the rotor core. The salient pole functions as a magnetic pole that differs from the third magnet. The third magnet and the salient pole are alternately arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotor to form magnetic pole portions. The number of magnetic pole portions of the second unit is the same as the number of magnetic pole portions of the first unit. The third magnet and the magnet of the first unit having the same pole as the third magnet are aligned in the axial direction of the rotor. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133940 | THREE-PHASE DYNAMOELECTRICAL PERMANENTLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - A three-phase dynamoelectrical permanently excited synchronous machine includes a stator with teeth which point to a rotor, wherein twelve slots are formed between the teeth. The slots have coil sides of coils of a winding system in such a manner that two coil sides of different coils are situated in each slot. The rotor has a cylindrical support structure which is provided with permanent magnets defined by an inner radius which corresponds to a radius of the support structure, and by an outer radius which is smaller than their inner radius. The permanent magnets are formed with ten magnet poles when viewed in a circumferential direction. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133941 | Permanent-Magnet (PM) Rotors and Systems - Line-start permanent-magnet (LSPM) rotors, rotor components, and machines using LSPM rotors, where the PM rotors have PM bulks in W-like shapes, vent openings between PM bulks, and/or air gaps at ends of PM bulks in the W-like shapes. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133942 | Permanent Magnet Arrangement for Generator Rotor - An electric generator rotor having one or more permanent magnets coupled thereon. The permanent magnets provide a constant magnetic field in the rotor at all times, therein minimizing the effect of rotor residual magnetism on the start-up characteristics of the electric generator. The type and placement of the one or more permanent magnets on the rotor and/or magnetic field confinement techniques may be utilized to control spatial distribution of magnetic field within the rotor. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133943 | TORQUE SUPPORT MEMBER FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A support module is provided for use in a rotor assembly of a rotating machine. The support module is disposed on the rotor body, supports high temperature superconductor rotor windings within the rotor assembly, and thermally decouples the cold portions of the rotor assembly, including windings and support tube, from the ambient temperature rotor body and drive shaft. The support module includes a frame disposed on the rotor body, a support block connected to the rotor winding and suspended within the frame, and thermally non-conductive straps extending from each of a pair of opposed sides of the support block to the frame, the straps suspending the support block within the frame. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133944 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND DRIVE SYSTEM THEREOF - In a rotating electric machine, each phase of a plurality of three-phase windings is divided into a plurality of partial windings, disposed on a stator core. For example, the partial windings of the U-phase are distributively arranged on four U-phase winding areas | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133945 | SEGMENTED STATOR CORE WINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WINDING A SEGMENTED STATOR CORE - A winding apparatus for a segmented core having a plurality of stator teeth includes a mounting fixture configured to support select ones of the plurality of stator teeth. The mounting fixture is configured to rotate about an axis defined by each of the plurality of stator teeth. The winding apparatus also includes a plurality of stator tooth holding elements operatively connected to the mounting fixture. Each of the plurality of stator tooth holding elements are configured to retain a select one of the plurality of a stator teeth relative to the mounting fixture. The mounting fixture is selectively rotated about the axis of at least one of the plurality of teeth to apply wraps of wire to the one of the plurality of stator teeth while at the same time rotating others of the plurality of stator teeth that have already been wrapped with wire. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133946 | GENERATOR WEDGE WITH REDUCED EDDY CURRENT LOSSES - A wedge placed between adjacent coils in a generator comprises a wedge body having a generally triangular portion to be positioned at a radially inner location, and a radially outer portion. The radially outer portion includes ends that will be spaced at axial ends of the wedge when the wedge is positioned within a generator. The ends have a first surface spaced a first distance from an apex of the triangle. The end walls extend above the first surface at each of two spaced positions axially inwardly of the ends of the wedge. The end walls are connected to side walls that extend near circumferential edges of the wedge. An open pocket is formed within the wedge body at locations between the side walls and axially between the end walls. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133947 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CORE MEMBER - An electric motor core member includes a body having an inner diametric portion including an inner arcuate surface and an outer diametric portion including an outer arcuate surface. The electric motor core member further includes a plurality of wall members provided on the main body. Each of the plurality of wall members projects outwardly from the outer arcuate surface and is arranged in a spaced relationship to define a plurality of conductor isolation channels. Each of the plurality of conductor isolation channels is adapted to receive one of a plurality of conductors with the plurality of wall members providing electrical isolation between adjacent ones of the plurality of conductors. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133948 | CARBON COMMUTATOR AND CARBON BRUSH FOR FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL PUMP HAVING THE CARBON COMMUTATOR AND THE CARBON BRUSH INCORPORATED THEREIN - The present invention provides a carbon commutator and a carbon brush for a fuel pump which have excellent slidability and abrasion resistance, and a fuel pump having the carbon commutator and the carbon brush incorporated therein. In the carbon commutator for a fuel pump, at least a contact portion to contact with a brush contains 0.2 to less than 5% by weight of an amorphous carbon. The carbon brush for a fuel pump to contact with and slide on the carbon commutator contains 0.2 to not more than 5% by weight of an amorphous carbon. The fuel pump includes the carbon commutator having the foregoing structure and the carbon brush having the foregoing structure. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133949 | CONDUCTOR BLANK FOR A DRUM COMMUTATOR, A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND A DRUM COMMUTATOR - The invention relates to a closed loop conductor blank for a drum commutator (T). The conductor segments are interconnected via bridge sections. One end face of the conductor segments comprises connecting projections ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133950 | BRUSH HOLDER APPARATUS, BRUSH ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD - Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133951 | CARBON BRUSH FOR TRANSMITTING HIGH CURRENTS - The embodiments of the invention relate to a carbon brush for transmitting high currents, having a connecting element for connecting an electrical track and a consumable contact element with a contact surface that is designed to lie flush against a commutator device, wherein the connecting element and the contact element are combined in a layer transition zone aligned perpendicularly to the direction of wear of the carbon brush and form a one-piece moulded body, wherein the connecting element and the contact element have different compositions, such that a carbon component of the contact element is greater than the carbon component of the connecting element and the contact element has a metal component differing from that of the connecting element. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133952 | Complex Microdevices and Apparatus and Methods for Fabricating Such Devices - Various embodiments of the invention are directed to various microdevices including sensors, actuators, valves, scanning mirrors, accelerometers, switches, and the like. In some embodiments the devices are formed via electrochemical fabrication (EFAB®). | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133953 | DRIVING APPARATUS - A driving apparatus ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133954 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A method for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by at least one piezoelectric element and at least one variable capacitor. The method: a) mechanically deforms the piezoelectric element; b) recovers charges produced by the deformation of the piezoelectric element; c) transfers the charges from the piezoelectric element to the capacitor; d) modifies the capacitance of the capacitor; and e) recovers at least some of the electrical energy. A device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy includes a piezoelectric element and a variable capacitor. The piezoelectric element is capable of transferring charges to the capacitor. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133955 | LINEAR DRIVE ULTRASONIC MOTOR - A linear drive ultrasonic motor includes at least an ultrasonic vibrator having a piezoelectric element, a driven member which is driven by a frictional force between the ultrasonic vibrator and the driven member, a pressing member which presses the ultrasonic vibrator such that a frictional force is generated between the ultrasonic vibrator and the driven member, a rolling member having a spherical shape, which makes a contact with the driven member, and a base member which movably supports the driven member via the rolling member. The rolling member makes a contact with the base member at a first contact point, and makes a contact with the driven member at two second contact points. Lengths of two straight lines which connect the first contact point and the two second contact points are substantially same. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133956 | ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR - An ultrasonic actuator ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133957 | PIEZO ACTUATOR WITH INCREASED DISPLACEMENT CAPACITY - The invention relates to a high-lifting capacity piezoelectric actuator ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133958 | Piezoelectric devices and methods for manufacturing same - Methods are disclosed for manufacturing piezoelectric vibrating pieces and devices including such pieces. According to an embodiment of the method, a piezoelectric vibrating piece is produced from a piezoelectric wafer. To form the piece, a profile of the piezoelectric vibrating piece is formed in a piezoelectric wafer. A first metal film (chromium; Cr) is formed on the surface of the piezoelectric piece. The chromium film is surface-oxidized to form a film having Cr foundation layer and an oxidized surface. A second metal film (gold; Au) is formed on the oxidized surface. Then, in selected regions not destined to become electrodes, the second metal film is removed, leaving electrode patterns at designated regions of the piezoelectric vibrating piece. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133959 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - There are provided a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a bismuth layer-structured compound, which contains Na, Bi, Co and Ln (lanthanoide), as a main component and a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a compound, which contains Na, Bi, Ti, Co and Ln (lanthanoide) and has a Na | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133960 | SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor is disclosed, wherein the spindle motor is formed at an outer periphery of a first protruder of a bearing housing having a gap relative to the inner periphery of the coupling hole of a base with a guide portion contacting an inner periphery of a coupling hole, whereby, the bearing housing is not moved on the base by the guide portion, and whereby the bearing housing is always coupled to a predetermined area of the base, such that when the base assembled with parts is coupled to the product, the parts are always positioned at a predetermined area of the product, thereby improving product reliability. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133961 | CONTROLLER-INTEGRATED ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A controller-integrated rotating electrical machine includes a rotating electrical machine main body having a stator winding and a field winding and provided with a rotation detector that detects a rotation angle of a rotation shaft, a power circuit that controls a current flowing into the stator winding according to a detection output of the rotation detection portion, a field switching circuit that controls a current to flow into the field winding, and a capacitor connected in parallel with the power circuit and the field switching circuit. Both ends of the capacitor portion are connected to an external battery. The capacitor is disposed in closer proximity to the field switching circuit than the rotation detector, and connected to the field switching circuit via a common connection terminal. Noises superimposed on the rotation detection portion are thus reduced. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133962 | SHAFT-HUB CONNECTION BETWEEN A BELT PULLEY AND A GENERATOR SHAFT AS WELL AS BELT-DRIVEN STARTER GENERATOR WITH SUCH A SHAFT-HUB CONNECTION - A shaft-hub connection ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133963 | MEDICINE CABINET FRAME AND ACCESSORIES - A fixture includes a medicine cabinet having a cabinet body and a door. The fixture includes a frame which includes a frame body having a recess sized and shaped to receive the door, and an overhang which extends along the upper portion of the door. The fixture can include a guide rail which is repeatably moveable between positions away from and extending over the lower portion of the door, and an adjustable container assembly carried by the door. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133964 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND PROTECTIVE APPARATUS THEREOF - An electronic device assembly includes a protective apparatus, a first electronic member, and a pivotal mechanism. The protective apparatus includes an upper housing and a lower housing. The first electronic member is housing in the upper housing. The pivotal mechanism received in the lower housing rotates the upper housing relative to the lower housing. When the upper housing is unlatched by the pivotal mechanism from the lower housing, the first electronic member leaves the protective apparatus, and when the upper housing is driven by the pivotal mechanism to latch to the lower housing, the first electronic member is shielded in the protective apparatus. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133965 | JEWELRY CABINET - A jewelry storage system for storing and allowing access to and removal of jewelry pieces includes a jewelry cabinet and a stand. The jewelry cabinet defines an interior space for holding jewelry items. The jewelry cabinet includes a box frame and a door connected to the box frame wherein the door extends substantially from the top wall to the bottom wall. A plurality of jewelry storage elements are attached within the interior space. In one embodiment, a stand is configured to receive the jewelry cabinet to hold the jewelry cabinet in an upright position so that the back wall of the jewelry cabinet forms an angle from the horizontal. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133966 | APPLIANCE - An appliance such as a refrigerator, dishwasher or other appliance, is adapted to be installed within a kitchen or cabinet space. The appliance has a chassis with two side members, a top member and a bottom member. The side members are spaced apart and parallel and vertical in use and the top and bottom members extend between the two side members. The appliance includes at least one tab, the tab extending from a side member or the top or bottom members so that a front portion of the tab extends forward of a front edge of the chassis. The front portion of the tab has an aperture for fixing the tab to an inside of the cabinet or kitchen space with a fastener to fix the appliance within the cabinet or kitchen space. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133967 | Foldable Frame And A Computer Housing Including The Foldable Frame - A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133968 | CASING COMPRISING A RE-RECORDABLE COMPUTER MEDIUM TO BE FIXED IN A SERVICE CABINET - The invention relates to a case | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133969 | Vending machine for dispensing cylindrical Articles - A vending machine having increased capacity and that efficiently dispenses cylindrical articles is provided. The vending machine includes a storage section for cylindrical articles which alleviates the force created when storing articles in conventional vertical columns or stacks. The storage section is provided with a plurality of vertically extending saw-tooth column walls perpendicularly mounted on a back board which form a plurality of column or stack areas. The configuration of the stack area continuously shifts the forces generated by the weight of the articles to lessen the force being applied to the lowest most article. In this manner, jamming of a dispensing section can be eliminated. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133970 | STRUCTURE FOR MODIFYING HEIGHT OF SHELF AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a shelf and a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a shelf height re-setting structure which enables convenient setting of a shelf without removing food from the shelf, and a refrigerator having the same. For this, the present invention provides a shelf height re-setting structure including a rail having height adjusting paths repeated in a vertical direction each with a slope and release and setting paths connected between adjacent height adjusting paths, and setting means secured to the shelf so as to be movable along the height adjusting paths and release and setting paths for selecting a height of the shelf, and a refrigerator with the same. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133971 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - An illuminating device is disclosed which comprises a light source ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133972 | Connector | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133973 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH A LONG LIFESPAN - A light-emitting device includes a housing, a light-emitting unit, a cup-shaped reflector, and a plurality of leads. The light-emitting unit is disposed in the housing. The cup-shaped reflector is disposed in the housing, and includes a base wall that is formed with a plurality of holes therethrough, and a surrounding wall that diverges from the base wall thereof and that surrounds the light-emitting unit. Each of the leads extends into the housing and is coupled electrically to the light-emitting unit. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133974 | Plasma display panel - A plasma display panel including a front substrate on which a plurality of discharge electrodes for generating a discharge are formed, a rear substrate on which barrier ribs partitioning discharge cells are formed, the rear substrate being disposed to face the front substrate, and a light absorption layer disposed between the discharge electrodes and the front substrate, the light absorption layer being formed of a plurality of metal particles, and the discharge electrodes being formed of a plurality of extension portions that are grown using the metal particles as seeds, whereby the light absorption layer reduces the reflectivity of the external light. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133975 | Linear Lens Envelope for Photographic Lighting - An envelope for photographic lighting that enhances and modifies light from a light source to create desirable light for photography. The envelope is constructed to include a series of linear lenses surrounding a light source to produce multiple distorted images of light at a diameter corresponding to the curvature of the lens and the distance from the light source. The envelope homogenizes the distribution of light by multiplying the projected light dispersion pattern to modify or “shape” the light for stage, studio, motion picture or still photography. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133976 | Maxx fire spark plug - A spark plug for vehicle may include a ground electrode, and a center electrode for cooperating with the ground electrode. The center electrode may include a spline member and the ground electrode may include an inward extending projection member. The spline member and the inward extending projection member may cooperate to generate a spark for the vehicle, and the spline member may be a male spline member. The center electrode may include a plurality of spline members spaced around the periphery of the central electrode, and the ground electrode may include a plurality of inward extending projection members spaced around the periphery of the ground electrode. The ground electrode may include a cylinder. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133977 | SPARK PLUG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A ground electrode and a metal shell are joined by welding or the like while an entire end face of a base of the ground electrode is brought into contact with a front end constituent face of the metal shell. The ground electrode has an extending portion extending forward in an axial (O) direction of the ground electrode. A front end portion faces a noble metal tip joined to a front end portion of the center electrode through a bending portion and forms a spark discharge gap (G) therebetween. A gap (a clearance) having a sufficient space to accommodate a virtual sphere (Q) with a radius of 1.2 mm is provided so that the virtual sphere (Q) being in contact with an inner face of the bending portion of the ground electrode is neither in contact with a center electrode nor an insulator. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133978 | Spark Plug For Internal Combustion Engine - A spark plug | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133979 | RC plasma jet and method - A resistor-capacitor (“RC”) plasma jet device, produces a safe plasma for human contact. In an example embodiment, the RC plasma jet device includes a power supply, a gas supply and an electrode. A working gas can be injected into the gas inlet of the electrode from the gas supply. The electrode, is connected to the power supply through a resistance and a capacitance. The electrode may be a hollow tube with a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The device can be portable, safe, easy to operate, and inexpensive. By changing the values of the capacitor (s) and resistor (s), and using different excitation sources and working gas, the intensity and gas temperature of the plasma jet can be adjusted. When the gas temperature is close to room-temperature, the plasma jet is touchable by a human hand without an arcing risk. The plasma can also be ejected to an open space by different geometric shapes or configuration in various directions and the device can be modified or applied to many large-scale applications at room-temperature and atmospheric pressure. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133980 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - Provided is a field emission device. The field emission device includes an insulated cathode substrate facing an anode substrate, a plurality of cathodes arranged on the cathode substrate and separated from each other, and an emitter formed on each of the cathodes. In order to prevent accumulation of charges on an exposed area of the cathode substrate between the cathodes due to electrons discharged from the emitter, the distance between the cathodes is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value, and the distance from the emitter to the end of the cathode is equal to or greater than a second threshold value. Accordingly, in the field emission device in which a plurality of cathodes are separated from each other on the same plane, it is possible to prevent abnormal field emission and arc generation due to accumulated charges between the cathodes, thereby performing stable operation. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133981 | Lamp for rapid temperature processing | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133982 | LAMP, LAMP HOLDER, AND ASSEMBLY OF SUCH A LAMP AND SUCH A LAMP HOLDER - The invention relates to an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. The invention also relates' to a lamp' for use in an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. The invention further relates to a lamp holder for use in an assembly of a lamp and a lamp holder. Assembly of a lamp ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133983 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIELD EMITTER ELECTRODE USING THE ARRAY OF NANOWIRES - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a field emitter electrode, in which nanowires are aligned horizontally, perpendicularly or at any angle between horizontal and perpendicular according to the direction of a generated electromagnetic field. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a field emitter electrode having nanowires aligned horizontally, perpendicularly or at any angle between horizontal and perpendicular according to the direction of a generated electromagnetic field, the method comprising the steps of diluting nanowires in a solvent, dispersing the resulting solution on a substrate fixed to the upper part of an electromagnetic field generator, and fixing the nanowires aligned in the direction of an electromagnetic field generated from the electromagnetic field generator. According to the present invention, a high capacity field emitter electrode having high density nanowires aligned according to the direction of a generated electromagnetic field can be fabricated by a simple process and nanowires can be used as positive electrode materials for field emission displays (FEDs), sensors, electrodes, backlights and the like. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133984 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - Disclosed is a PDP wherein a discharge space is formed by arranging a front plate ( | 2010-06-03 |
