23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130140890 | Circuit, method and system for overload protection - An overload protection circuit for supplying electric power has advantageous applications especially in supplying power to capacitive loads. In prior art circuits, the charging current is lead to the capacitive load through a linearly operating transistor or through a power resistor. Therefore, prior art circuits often involve a risk of exceeding safe operating area of a power transistor, or circuits with a large number of components are needed. The present overload protection circuit has an inductor (L) coupled in series with a switching element (Q). Load current is measured ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140891 | CONFIGURABLE POWER SWITCHING CONTROLLER - A configurable power switching controller includes multiple power channels and a programming connector that connects the load outputs of a subset of the multiple power channels thereby creating at least one merged power channel. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140892 | CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR POWER SWITCHING CONTROLLER - A control architecture for a power controller has a power line input, a plurality of power channels that are operable to control power flow from the power line input to one or more loads, an isolated power supply, and a microcontroller module that controls each of the multiple power channels. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140893 | POWER DEMAND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND POWER DEMAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power demand management apparatus comprising a power demand acquiring section acquiring a predicted power demand; a consumer house information holding section that, for each of a plurality of request methods or request conditions, and for each of a plurality of consumer houses, holds a sensitivity indicating a probability that the consumer house will comply with a request; a consumer house selecting section that, when the predicted power demand exceeds a target value, selects a first consumer house whose sensitivity for a first request method or request condition is no less than a first reference value and selects a second consumer house whose sensitivity for a second request method or request condition is no less than a second reference value; and a restriction requesting section that issues requests for power demand restriction to the first and second consumer houses respectively using the first and second request methods or request conditions. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140894 | DYNAMIC ENERGY-SAVING SOCKET - The present invention relates to a dynamic energy-saving socket which comprises: a housing; a first socket; a sensor; a first relay; an active/passive sensing circuit; at least a second socket; a second relay; and a control unit. When a human is approaching the sensor, the first relay is enabled to be conducted for supplying electric source to the first socket, and when the loading value of the first socket exceeds a threshold value, the second relay is enabled to be conducted for supplying the electric source to the second socket, thereby achieving the objective of saving energy. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140895 | SOCKET HAVING LOADING DETECTING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a socket having loading detecting function, which comprises: a housing; at least a socket; a sensor; a relay; a detection circuit capable of detecting the loading value of the socket; and a control unit. The control unit can be used for recording the maximum of the loading value, and said maximum is multiplied by an coefficient thereby obtaining a first threshold value; meanwhile comparing the loading value to the first threshold value and a second threshold value, when the loading value is lower than both of the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the control unit terminates the relay after a second time period for cutting off the electric source of the socket. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140896 | ADAPTIVE LOADING OF POWER SOURCES WITH HIGH AND NON-LINEAR OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - An adaptive loader for time varying, non-linear high-impedance power sources (HIS) comprising: an electronic converter, matching the impedance of said HIS to its load; at least one sensor; and a control system, controlling loading factor of the electronic converter to ensures impedance matching between said time varying HIS and its load. The loader may be used for any HIS like piezoelectric, photoelectric, thermoelectric, etc., sources. Impedance matching can be used for energy production, measurement of the input stimuli or both of them. The load may be any active or capacitive load including for example rechargeable battery. A piezoelectric generator producing time varying electrical signal in response to time varying mechanical strain can be used as HIS. For example the piezoelectric generator generates a pulse in response to a mechanical strain caused for example by one of passage of a vehicle or passage of a train. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140897 | Arrangement for an uninterruptible power supply - An arrangement for uninterruptible power supply with a rectifier, an energy store, an inverter with an input, a switch and a controller. The rectifier is connected to a rectifier input to a supply grid (AC | 2013-06-06 |
20130140898 | Arrangement for an uninterruptible power supply - The invention relates to an arrangement for an uninterruptible power supply with a rectifier, an energy store, an inverter, a switching means and a controller. The rectifier is connected to a rectifier input to a supply grid (AC | 2013-06-06 |
20130140899 | Method, Apparatus for Emergency Power Supply and Device Associated Thereto - An apparatus comprises a transformer coupled to a mains power, a backup power source comprising a first battery, a first power supply line switch configured to switch the power source between the backup power source and the mains power, a connecting interface coupling the power source to an external electronic device comprising a second battery which is rechargeable and a second power supply line switch which is configured such that the external electronic device is able to be powered by either the power source or a second battery, and a charging detector configured to detect the availability of the mains power, wherein the first power supply line switch is further configured to couple the backup power source to the external electronic device via the connecting interface when the mains power is not available such that the first battery is able to deliver power to the external electronic device. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140900 | Electronic Device, Wireless Power Supply System Thereof and Wireless Power Supply Method Thereof - An electronic device ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140901 | DC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A DC power supply system includes a DC power supply and a secondary battery for backing up the DC power supply. When a voltage of the DC power supply is lower than a voltage of the secondary battery, the DC power system adds an extra voltage to the voltage of the DC power supply to provide an input voltage to the secondary battery higher than the voltage of the secondary battery by using an electric power of the secondary battery, and the secondary battery is charged. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140902 | FUEL CELL RECOVERY TIME SYSTEM - The disclosure is directed at a fuel cell recovery time system for a mobile communication device including a battery for supplying power to the mobile communication device when the device is in a stand-by mode; a fuel cell element including at least two fuel cells, one of the at least two fuel cells being always on and the remaining fuel cells being off in the stand-by mode; wherein the one of at least two fuel cells generates heat to improve operating conditions for the remaining fuel cells in the fuel cell element when the device enters an active mode. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140903 | COMPACT DYNAMIC PHASE ANGLE REGULATORS - Compact dynamic Phase Angle Regulators (CD-PARs) are provided. A Compact Dynamic Phase Angle Regulator (CD-PAR) is a stand-alone device that regulates phase angle through a single transformer. A CD-PAR has no external energy source, uses low-rating devices, and can be isolated from a fault in the grid. A CD-PAR may be implemented in a single-phase or in a three-phase configuration, but the operation of a CD-PAR cross-couples all three phases. A CD-PAR controls both the real and the reactive power flow between two AC sources having the same frequency by inserting a voltage with controllable magnitude and phase. A CD-PAR may be implemented in either a buck configuration or a boost configuration. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140904 | AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH HAVING AN INTERLOCK ARRANGEMENT - An automatic transfer switch to automatically electrically connect an electrical panel to a second power source, e.g., an electric generator, during interruption or failure of a first power source, e.g., a utility power supply, includes a powered interlock arrangement that is operative to prevent the electrical panel from being electrically connected to both power sources simultaneously. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140905 | ISOLATION CELL - An embodiment of the invention provides an isolation cell for isolating a second power domain from a first power domain. The isolation cell includes an input terminal capable of receiving a first signal of the first power domain, an output terminal capable of outputting an output signal with a predetermined logic state to the second power domain, a first power terminal and a second power terminal The first power terminal is capable of receiving a voltage from a power source, the power source is different from a first power source of the first power domain, and the isolation cell is powered by the voltage. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140906 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication, a load unit, a power receiving unit that wirelessly receives power from a power supply apparatus, and a control unit that controls to limit a supply of power to the load unit if the communication unit transmits data to the power supply apparatus. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140907 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND ADAPTIVE ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A wireless power supply system and a self adaptive regulation method thereof. The method includes the following steps: detecting an operating mode of an electric power sending unit ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140908 | Wireless Energy Transfer with Metamaterials - Embodiments of the invention disclose a system configured to exchange energy wirelessly. The system includes a structure configured to exchange the energy wirelessly via a coupling of evanescent waves, wherein the structure is electromagnetic (EM) and non-radiative, and wherein the structure generates an EM near-field in response to receiving the energy; and a metamaterial arranged within the EM near-field such that the coupling is enhanced. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140909 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A NUMBER OF MODULES - A method and a circuit system for actuating a number of modules. The method is carried out using the circuit system, which implements a flexible trigger mechanism. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140910 | SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device has a sensor unit, a control unit; and multiple power supply paths from a power supply to the sensor unit and the control unit. The multiple power supply paths are configured to be switched in accordance with an operation status of the sensor unit. The sensor device further has a wireless communication device for transmitting a measurement result of the sensor unit. The multiple power supply paths are provided to supply power from the power supply to the wireless communication device. The multiple power supply paths are configured to be switched in accordance with an operation status of the wireless communication device. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140911 | DIODELESS TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER ARRAY - A method and device are disclosed for diodeless terrestrial photovoltaic solar power arrays. In one or more embodiments, the method and device involve a solar power array device without blocking diodes and/or without bypass diodes. The method comprises providing a solar module, a solar array tracker, a power bus, a controller, and an inverter. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises providing a circuit breaker and/or a bi-position switch. When the controller senses that the solar module power is below a threshold level, the controller commands the solar tracker to vary the solar module's pointing until the solar module is operating at its maximum power point for the solar module's level of illumination. In some embodiments, when the controller senses that the solar module power is less than a minimum bypass threshold level, the controller commands a bi-position switch to bypass current around the solar module. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140912 | SOLID STATE BILGE PUMP SWITCH - A switch for a bilge pump of a boat includes a pair of probes for providing a probe signal indicating the presence of fluid at the probes, a current sensor for providing a sensor signal indicating electric current of the pump; and a controller programmed to energize the pump when a threshold level of the probe signal indicates the presence of fluid and to de-energize the pump when a threshold level of the sensor signal indicates that the pump is not pumping fluid. The controller can also be programmed to dynamically change the threshold level of the probe signal based on a prior probe signal that indicates changing probe conditions. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140913 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTERFACE SWITCHING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first connector and a switching system. The first connector is configured to receive a second connector having a first contact area and a second different contact area. The switching system is connected to the first connector. The switching system is configured to alternatively connect a ground of the apparatus to the first or the second contact area. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140914 | Controlling Communication System - There is provided a controlling communication system which includes a control device for transmitting a control signal, an object-side communication device mounted on a controlled object for receiving the control signal, and a drive control device for controlling the controlled object, and which can set a failsafe function of the object-side communication device using the control device, wherein a voltage reference value and a detection time reference value set by the control device are transmitted to the object-side communication device and are stored in a memory unit of the object-side communication device, and wherein the object-side communication device judges if the battery state meets a requirement for activating a failsafe function by referring to the voltage reference value and the detection time reference value stored in the memory unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140915 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION - In one aspect, the invention provides a system for power distribution. According to some embodiments, the system includes a rack mountable power distribution unit including a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing also including an outer wall defining a cavity within the housing, and fastening elements configured to allow the housing to be mounted within an electrical equipment rack. In accordance with these embodiments, the outer wall of the housing includes an opening extending linearly between the first end and the second end of the housing and a plurality of electrical conductors located within the cavity and oriented linearly between the first end and the second end. In accordance with further embodiments, the system includes a tap module. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140916 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIGHT ENERGY AUGMENTED POWER - A method for transmitting power over long distances to a remote device is described. The method includes positioning a lens between a photon source and a photon receiver, the lens, photon source and photon receiver being physically separate systems, focusing a plurality of photons originating from the photon source using the lens, collecting the photons at a receiver, and utilizing the collected photons to generate electrical power. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140917 | Method And Apparatus For Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using Combined Magnetic And Microfluidic Energy Generation - An energy harvesting system for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy uses an electrostatic arrangement based upon the interaction between conductive microfluidic droplets and dielectric-coated electrodes in combination with an electromagnetic arrangement based upon the interaction between magnetic elements and coils, with the two arrangements disposed in an interleaved configuration that provides a degree of synergy to the overall system in the form of providing spacings between adjacent elements and providing a bias voltage source for the electrostatic arrangement from the energy created by the electromagnetic arrangement. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140918 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a stator part including a magnet; a vibrator part including a coil facing the magnet to generate electromagnetic force and a printed circuit board having one end coupled to the stator part and the other end coupled to the coil; and an elastic member connecting the stator part and the vibrator part to each other, wherein the stator part further includes a damper facing the vibrator part. The damper is made of a rubber material having lower density in order to alleviate and absorb impact at the time of contact with the vibrator part, thereby making is possible to prevent vibration noise due to residual vibration generated at the time of contact between the vibrator part and the stator part. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140919 | POWER GENERATION ELEMENT AND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS INCLUDING POWER GENERATION ELEMENT - A power generation element includes: a first magnetostrictive rod made of a magnetostrictive material; a rigid rod made of a magnetic material and disposed in parallel with the first magnetostrictive rod, the magnetic material having rigidity and a shape that enable uniform application of compression force or tensile force to the first magnetostrictive rod; a first coil wound around the first magnetostrictive rod; and two connecting yokes each of which is provided at one end of each of the first magnetostrictive rod and the rigid rod to connect the first magnetostrictive rod and the rigid rod, wherein the power generation element generates power through expansion or contraction of the first magnetostrictive rod due to vibration in a direction perpendicular to an axis direction of the first magnetostrictive rod. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140920 | STATOR ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR AXIAL FLUX ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator assembly structure for an axial flux electric machine is designed. The back iron for each silicon steel disk stator is formed into a specific structure with tooth-like protrusions for allowing the same to be integrated with the disk-type stator seat, while the disk-type stator seat is made of a material suitable for casting or mold forming. A coil is mounted on the disk stator, and a stator assembly is achieved by integrating the stator, the coil and the stator seat. The stator and the disk-type stator seat of the stator assembly are manufactured by using a one-piece cast or one-piece mold forming method so as to enable the contact surfaces of the stator and the stator seat to engage with each other even more tightly, and consequently enable the heat generated from the coil to be transmitted rapidly from the disk stator to the disk-type stator seat. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140921 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including a rotor hub having a driving magnet mounted on an internal surface thereof; and a pulling plate fixedly installed on a base member to be disposed below the driving magnet, wherein the pulling plate includes a body having a ring shape, protrusion portions protruded from the body, and an indent portion formed inwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the body. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140922 | ROTOR OF PERMANENT MAGNET EMBEDDED MOTOR, COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A rotor of a permanent magnet embedded motor according to this invention includes: a rotor iron core formed by stacking a predetermined number of electromagnetic steel plates perforated in a predetermined shape; a plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes formed along an outer circumferential section of the rotor iron core; permanent magnet end gaps provided at both ends of the permanent magnet insertion hole; a permanent magnet inserted in the permanent magnet insertion hole; and a plurality of slits formed in an iron core section on the outer side of the permanent magnet insertion hole. The width in the radial direction of a slit thin section of each of the slits between the slit and the rotor iron core outer circumference gradually increases from an inter-electrode side toward a magnetic pole center and changes in a sine wave shape having a peak in the magnetic pole center. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140923 | ELECTRIC MACHINE COOLING STRUCTURE - A housing surrounding a stator or a rotor includes an annular cooling chamber, which is formed within the housing and defines a circumferential fluid path around the stator or rotor. A fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are communication with the annular cooling chamber. A primary divider separates the fluid inlet from the fluid outlet. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140924 | ELECTRIC MACHINE MODULE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module. The module can include a housing, which can define a machine cavity. In some embodiments, a coolant jacket can be at least partially positioned within the housing. In some embodiments, a plurality of coolant apertures can be disposed through at least a portion of the housing. A stator assembly can be at least partially disposed within the housing and can include a plurality of coolant channels being in fluid communication with the machine cavity. Each of the coolant channels includes at least one radial subunit and at least one axial subunit. The radial subunits are fluidly coupled to some of the coolant apertures so that the coolant jacket is in fluid communication with the machine cavity via the coolant channels. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140925 | STATOR INCLUDING CONDUCTORS PROVIDED WITH A COMPOSITE SLEEVE - A stator includes a stator core having a plurality of slot segments, a plurality of stator winding conductors arranged in select ones of the plurality of slot segments, a jumper conductor interconnecting select ones of the plurality of stator winding conductors to form one or more stator windings, a common conductor connected to at least one of the stator winding conductors, a phase conductor connected to corresponding ones of the one or more stator windings, and a composite sleeve provided on at least one of the jumper conductor, the common conductor, and the phase conductor. The composite sleeve includes a first sleeve, and a second sleeve positioned about the first sleeve. One of the first and second sleeves is formed from a compressed amide synthetic fiber. The first and second sleeves cooperate to provide protection for the conductor from external elements. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140926 | MOUNTING CAP FOR INSULATED STATOR OF OUTER ROTOR MOTOR - A mounting cap is provided for use with an insulated stator of an outer rotor motor. The mounting cap is configured to support the stator and is fixed to the stator to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The mounting cap includes mounting structure configured to fix the mounting cap to the machine, such that the stator is fixed to and supported on the machine by the mounting cap. Furthermore, the mounting cap is configured to facilitate routing of wiring associated with the stator. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140927 | Generator Motor and Work Machine - A generator motor connected to an output shaft of an engine mounted in a work machine includes a terminal box for connecting an exterior electric-power-supplying cable to the generator motor. The terminal box includes a casing having an inner space in communication with an inside of a housing of the generator motor. A casing of the terminal box is detachably provided to the housing of the generator motor. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140928 | STARTER - A starter which includes a shift piece that is relatively rotatably fitted to a groove ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140929 | EXPLOSION-PROOF, COMPOUND ELECTRIC MOTOR - Provided is a combined explosion-proof electromotor, which includes a body in which an interior space is formed and whose one end is open in an axial direction, a terminal box whose one end is open in the axial direction so as to face the open end of the body and in which a space is formed to hold terminal cables extending from the outside, and a middle plate that is disposed between the opposing ends of the body and the terminal box which are connected by separate fastening means and that includes terminal insertion holes through which ends of the terminal cables are inserted into the body. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140930 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STATOR CORE FOR THE ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - Electric rotating machine suppressing narrowing of a magnetic path caused by a skin effect in a housing to increase torque, including stator core having e.g. core back and teeth; stator windings wound around the teeth; stator including stator core and stator windings; housing composed of a magnetic body accommodating the stator; rotor disposed for rotation on an inner circumferential side of the stator. An air gap is provided between an inside wall of the housing and an outer circumferential surface of core back. The core back has projections on a radial back surface of a portion where the teeth are provided. The projections are each provided to be continuous in an axial direction and have tip portions in contact with inside wall of the housing. The air gap may be defined by the inside wall of the housing, the outer circumferential surface of the core back and the projections. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140931 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a base part including a base member and a lower thrust member fixedly installed on the base member; a shaft having a lower end portion fixedly installed on the base part; an upper thrust member fixedly installed on an upper end portion of the shaft; a sleeve disposed between the upper and lower thrust members and rotatably installed on the shaft; and a rotor hub fixedly installed on the sleeve to thereby rotate together therewith, wherein the sleeve includes a connection hole formed therein in order to connect an inner diameter portion thereof to an outer peripheral surface thereof. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140932 | ROTOR CORE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor core is provided for an electric machine. The rotor core includes a body extending a length along, and being configured to rotate about, a central longitudinal axis. The body includes spokes arranged radially about the central longitudinal axis and conductor openings arranged radially about the central longitudinal axis. The radial arrangement of the spokes and conductor openings about the central longitudinal axis includes an alternating pattern of spokes and conductor openings. The spokes include slots extending therethrough along the central longitudinal axis. The slots are positioned radially about the central longitudinal axis between adjacent conductor openings. The rotor core also includes conductors extending within the conductor openings of the body. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140933 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a brushless motor includes a rotor rotating about a rotation axis and having a rotor core and a plurality of magnets, and a stator disposed around the rotor, wherein the magnets are arranged to be equally spaced and embedded in an outer circumferential portion of the rotor core, and the rotor core includes a pair of slits symmetrically disposed about the reference line, wherein when a portion of the magnet between the center point and each of the edges is divided into eleven portions by parting lines parallel to the reference line, an inner end of the slit is positioned outside a parting line set as an eighth parting line when the parting lines are arranged in order from a side of the reference line toward the edge. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140934 | Rotating Electrical Machine and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A manufacturing method for manufacturing a rotating electrical machine equipped with a stator that includes a continuously wound coil unit achieved by continuously winding concentrated winding-type coils via cross wires, with coil wire having a rectangular section. The manufacturing method includes: mounting core segments, at which the coil wire is yet to be wound, at a core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; winding the coil wire with a winding track secured by driving the core segments forward/backward via the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; setting faces of the coil wire in alignment by holding orientations of winding start wire and winding end wire at the concentrated winding-type coils at approximately 90° via open/close type chucks each equipped with a chuck forward/backward moving mechanism, with the open/close type chucks mounted at the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; and forming the continuously wound coil unit by driving the core segments forward/backward via the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism, driving the open/close type chucks forward/backward and opening/closing the open/close type chucks. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140935 | Slot Liner and Interphase Insulator Combination - Electrically insulating material so foldable as to form a slot liner and an interphase insulator combination so configured as to be inserted in the slots of the stator or the rotor of an electric machine to prevent coils from being in contact with the slot walls and to prevent separate coils inserted in the same slot to be in direct contact with one another is described herein. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140936 | MOTOR STATOR - A motor stator includes a body member having multiple wire-winding grooves that is formed of a stack of silicon steel plates and defines axially a middle section and two end sections, the wire-dinging grooves in the end sections being greater than in the middle section, two wire racks each having foot tubes respectively inserted into the end sections of the body member in the wire-winding grooves beyond the middle section, the foot tubes having an inner diameter not less than the part of the wire-winding grooves corresponding to the middle section, and insulation sheets having a length greater than the height of the middle section of the body member and being respectively set in the wire-winding grooves and the corresponding foot tubes. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140937 | Rotor Core of Motor - Provided is a stacked rotor core of a motor, the rotor core including a thin disk-shaped rotor core member including a shaft hole extended to a direction of a rotation shaft, a key groove communicating with the shaft hole and a magnet, a shaft press-fitted into the shaft hole and concavely formed at a peripheral position corresponding to that of the key groove with a key accommodation groove, and at least one or more keys formed at the key groove and the key accommodation groove to restrict the rotor core member and the shaft. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140938 | BALANCED ROTOR CORE WITH REDUCED MASS AND INERTIA LAMINATIONS - A rotor core configured to rotate about an axis includes a first end lamination, a second end lamination, and a middle lamination, which is disposed axially between the first end lamination and the second end lamination. The middle lamination has a plurality of first apertures, and the first end lamination and the second end lamination do not have the first apertures. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140939 | ROTOR OF ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A rotor of an electric motor comprises a rotor core composed of laminated steel plates and having pin holes; a pair of end plates having insertion holes of a diameter being greater than or equal to the diameter of the pin holes of the rotor core and arranged on opposite sides of the rotor core; and fastening members inserted into the pin holes of the rotor core, fitted in the insertion holes of the pair of end plates, and pressed by staking at opposite end portions thereof, wherein each fastening member has a body portion, main radially-expanded portions continued from the body portion and being larger in diameter than the insertion holes of the end plates, and protrusions continued from the main radially-expanded portions and protruding from the main radially-expanded portions. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140940 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE - An electrical machine ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140941 | BRUSH COVER FOR A BRUSH-COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - The present invention relates to a brush cover for a brush-commutated electric motor. The brush cover comprises at least one lever brush which is mounted rotatably about an axis at the brush cover by means of a bolt. According to the invention, the bolt is surrounded, at least in sections, by at least one damping sleeve of an elastomer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140942 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft rotatably supported by a sleeve; and a rotor hub fixedly installed on an upper end portion of the shaft, wherein the shaft includes a burr generation suppression part formed at the upper end portion thereof in order to suppress burr generation in an inner peripheral surface of the rotor hub in the case in which the rotor hub is press-fitted to the shaft. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140943 | LINEAR DUAL EAP GENERATOR - Systems are described for obtaining energy from water movements in shallow waters. Some systems use panels ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130140944 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) RESONATORS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Devices having piezoelectric material structures integrated with substrates are described. Fabrication techniques for forming such devices are also described. The fabrication may include bonding a piezoelectric material wafer to a substrate of a differing material. A structure, such as a resonator, may then be formed from the piezoelectric material wafer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140945 | Method and Apparatus for Electricity Generation Using Electromagnetic Induction Including Thermal Transfer Between Vortex Flux Generator and Refrigerator Compartment - System and method for generating and storing electricity by electromagnetic induction using a magnetic field modulated by the formation, dissipation, and movement of vortices produced by a vortex material such as a type II superconductor and further including a vortex flux generator in cryostat and a refrigerant compartment having bi-directionally thermal transfer to the vortex flux generator. Magnetic field modulation occurs at the microscopic level, facilitating the production of high frequency electric power. Generator inductors are manufactured using microelectronic fabrication, in at least one dimension corresponding to the spacing of vortices. The vortex material fabrication method establishes the alignment of vortices and generator coils, permitting the electromagnetic induction of energy from many vortices into many coils simultaneously as a cumulative output of electricity. A thermoelectric cycle is used to convert heat energy into electricity. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140946 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Provided is a laminated ceramic electronic component which has excellent mechanical characteristics, internal electrode corrosion resistance, high degree of freedom in ceramic material design, low cost, low defective rate, and various properties. The laminated ceramic electronic component includes: a laminate which has a plurality of laminated ceramic layers and Al/Si alloy-containing internal electrodes at a plurality of specific interface between ceramic layers; and an external electrode formed on the outer surface of the laminate, wherein the Al/Si ratio of the Al/Si alloy is 85/15 or more. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140947 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device | 2013-06-06 |
20130140948 | RESONATOR - A resonator includes an interdigital transducer electrode, a resonance part, a supporting part, and two beam parts. The interdigital transducer electrode is disposed on a piezoelectric thin film. The resonance part is held on a substrate through an air gap. The supporting part supports the resonance part. The two beam parts connect the resonance part to the supporting part at both ends of the resonance part. The air gap forms a level difference at the supporting part or level differences at the respective two beam parts. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140949 | DRIVE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTING APPARATUS, ROBOT HAND, AND ROBOT - A drive device includes a movable member, plural piezoelectric motors that cause the movable member to move in a predetermined direction, a drive circuit that drives the plural piezoelectric motors, and plural relays that electrically connect or disconnect at least one of the plural piezoelectric motors to or from the drive circuit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140950 | MEMS-BASED CANTILEVER ENERGY HARVESTER - The claimed invention is directed to integrated energy-harvesting piezoelectric cantilevers. The cantilevers are fabricated using sol-gel processing using a sacrificial poly-Si seeding layer. Improvements in film microstructure and electrical properties are realized by introducing a poly-Si seeding layer and by optimizing the poling process. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140951 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, DRIVE UNIT, ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTER - A piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric element, a first support member, a second support member, a third support member, and a fourth support member that support the piezoelectric element, a elastic portion that presses the first support member and the second support member, a case that comes in contact with the third support member and the fourth support member, and a pressing plate that presses the elastic portion. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140952 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, DRIVE UNIT, ELECTRONIC PART TRANSFER APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC PART INSPECTION APPARATUS, ROBOT, AND PRINTER - A piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric element, an oscillating plate including the piezoelectric element, a driving projection provided at an end of the oscillating plate, and a driven member driven by the driving projection coming into abutment therewith and is characterized in that Young's modulus E1 of the driving projection and Young's modulus E2 of the driven member are different. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140953 | ACTUATOR, ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, ELECTRIC COMPONENT CONVEYING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TESTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTER - An actuator includes a vibrating piezoelectric element and a holding section configured to hold the piezoelectric element. The holding section includes a first supporting section arranged on a vibrating surface of the piezoelectric element and arranged on one side of the piezoelectric element and a second supporting section arranged on the other side of the piezoelectric element. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140954 | ACTUATOR, ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CARRYING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTION DEVICE, AND PRINTER - An actuator includes a vibrating piezoelectric element, and a holding unit that holds the piezoelectric element, in which the holding unit is disposed on a vibrating surface of the piezoelectric element, and includes a first support unit and a second support unit that are disposed on one side of the piezoelectric element, and a third support unit and a fourth support unit that are disposed on the other side of the piezoelectric element. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140955 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS - The disclosed technology features methods for the manufacture of electrical components such as ultrasound transducers. In particular, the disclosed technology provides methods of creating an ultrasonic transducer by connecting one or more multi-layer printed circuits to an array of ultrasound transducer elements. In one embodiment, the printed circuits have traces in a single layer that are spaced by a distance that is greater than a pitch of the transducer elements to which the multi-layer printed circuit is to be connected. However the traces from all the layers in the multi-layer printed circuit are interleaved to have a pitch that is equal to the pitch of the transducer elements. The disclosed technology also features ultrasound transducers produced by the methods described herein. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140956 | Ultrasonic Generator - An ultrasonic generator that includes an ultrasonic generating element and a first acoustic path. The ultrasonic generating element includes a frame including a through hole in its central portion, a first transducer being flat-shaped and bonded to a first principal surface of the frame, and a second transducer being flat-shaped and bonded to a second principal surface of the frame and is configured to generate ultrasonic waves in a buckling tuning-fork vibration mode where the first transducer and the second transducer vibrate in mutually opposite phases. The first acoustic path is disposed so as to be adjacent to at least one of both principal surfaces of the ultrasonic generating element and configured to compress the ultrasonic waves generated from the ultrasonic generating element and to allow the ultrasonic waves to propagate therethrough in a direction along the principal surface of the ultrasonic generating element. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140957 | ENERGY SCAVENGING SYSTEM USING ELASTO-ELECTRIC PLATES - Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to an energy scavenging system using elasto-electric plates and methods thereof. In one embodiment of the present invention, an energy scavenging system comprises at least one piezoelectric region in a roadbed or walkway, wherein the piezoelectric region generates electric fields by the strain deformation from vehicles rolling over it or pedestrians stepping upon it; and at least one plate of a solid material embedded in the roadbed or walkway, wherein the plate is designed to sustain, transmit and guide elastic plate modes that are generated in the piezoelectric region and launched into the plate at a first location; wherein the elastic plate modes are guided laterally through the plate to a second location, at which they are converted to electrical energy by the piezoelectric effect. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140958 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) RESONATORS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Devices having piezoelectric material structures integrated with substrates are described. Fabrication techniques for forming such devices are also described. The fabrication may include bonding a piezoelectric material wafer to a substrate of a differing material. A structure, such as a resonator, may then be formed from the piezoelectric material wafer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140959 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR - Disclosed is a bulk acoustic wave resonator (BAWR). The BAWR includes a bulk acoustic wave resonance unit with a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An air edge is formed at a distance from a center of the bulk acoustic wave resonance unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140960 | Piezoelectric Multilayer Component and Method for Forming an External Electrode in a Piezoelectric Multilayer Component - A piezoelectric multilayer component is specified. At least one external electrode is fixed to a stack of piezoelectric layers and electrode layers arranged therebetween. At wherein at least one region of the external electrode projects beyond the stack and the external electrode is at least partly pressure-deformed in said region. Furthermore, a method for forming an external electrode in a piezoelectric multilayer component is specified. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140961 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a cover member installed on a lower end portion of the sleeve; and a bonding member disposed between the sleeve and the cover member such that the cover member is installed on the sleeve and formed of an anisotropic conductive material. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140962 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a shaft; a rotor case coupled to the shaft to rotate integrally with the shaft and including a rotor magnet coupled to an inner portion thereof; a base plate to which the shaft is rotatably coupled; a bearing coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft to rotatably support the shaft; a bearing holder coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing to support the bearing and fixedly coupled to an upper portion of the base plate; and a stator core part coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing holder so as to face the rotor magnet, wherein the bearing has a length of an inner peripheral surface contacting the shaft longer than a length of an outer peripheral surface contacting the bearing holder. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140963 | MOTOR WITH ENCODER AND ENCODER FOR MOTOR - A motor with an encoder has a motor, and an encoder disposed on the anti-load side of this motor. The motor includes a motor electromagnetic part, and a motor shaft rotatably supported by a load side bearing and an anti-load side bearing, and the encoder includes a hub having a convex part formed in a load side end thereof, the hub being coaxially fixed to an anti-load side end of the motor shaft, and a rotating disc fixed to an anti-load side end of this hub. The convex part of the hub is fitted to a concave part formed in the anti-load side end of the motor shaft so that the hub is fixed to the motor shaft. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140964 | MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A motor for an electric power steering device, includes: a housing side bearing which is placed on the output side of a shaft of a rotor placed in a frame, and is supported by a housing connected to the frame; and a frame side bearing which is placed on the opposite output side of the shaft of the rotor, and is composed of an outer ring and an inner ring supported by the frame. The motor is controlled by an electronic control unit which is coaxially placed with the rotor, the motor including: a bearing box which supports the frame side bearing, and is formed with a closed end section between the closed end section and the side of the frame side bearing; an axial elastic body which is placed on the closed end section of the bearing box, and applies a preload in an axial direction to the outer ring of the frame side bearing; and a radial elastic body which is placed on the outer circumferential side of the outer ring of the frame side bearing, and applies a preload in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140965 | Electronic Devices With Structural Glass Members - Electronic devices may be provided having internal components mounted to a structural glass support member. The structural glass support member may have a planar front surface that forms a front surface of the device. The structural glass support member may have bent portions that form sidewall surfaces of the device. Portions of the structural glass support member may form a transparent display cover layer. A rigid or flexible display may be mounted to the structural glass support member. Additional internal device components may be mounted to the display. A thin enclosure for enclosing the internal components in the device may be mounted to the structural glass support member. The thin enclosure may be mounted to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. The thin enclosure may be free from attachments to internal components or may be adhesively bonded to one or more internal components. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140966 | MOBILE DEVICES WITH MECHANICALLY BONDED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SUCH MOBILE DEVICES - Mobile devices with mechanically bonded connector assemblies and methods for forming such mobile devices are provided. A representative mobile device includes: a housing comprising a metal chassis; and a plastic connector assembly mechanically bonded to the metal of the chassis. A representative method includes: providing a metal chassis, the chassis defining an interior; and mechanically bonding a plastic connector assembly to the chassis, the connector being located within the interior. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140967 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A housing of an electronic device includes a main body, at least one sidewall, and a strengthening portion. The sidewall bends outward from an edge of the main body. The sidewall includes an inner side surface adjacent to the main body and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface. The strengthening portion is located on the inner side surface of the at least one sidewall. The sidewall defines a connecting port at the outer side surface thereof, and the connecting port passes through the at least one sidewall and the strengthening portion. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of the housing. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140968 | CASING, MODULE SUBSTRATE, AND AIR-COOLING SYSTEM - A casing in which a module substrate is to be enclosed, the casing includes a rail portion that slidably supports the module substrate, and a shutter portion provided so as to open and close an opening for ventilation. The casing includes a pin portion that is provided in the rail portion and contacts an edge of the module substrate while the module substrate is supported by the rail portion. The casing includes a link mechanism that allows the shutter portion to move in accordance with the moving distance of the pin portion. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140969 | COMPUTER CASE WITH SIDE PLATE HAVING CONVENIENT ATTACHING AND DETACHING MECHANISM - An exemplary computer case includes a side plate, a rear cover and a knob. The side plate defines a recess. The rear cover defines a flange for abutting against the side plate when the side plate is attached to the computer case. The knob is partially and rotatably received in the recess. The knob includes a protruding member capable of being driven to rotate to a position where the protruding member and the side plate cooperatively sandwich the flange therebetween so that the side plate is attached to the computer case. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140970 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR MOVING A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART - The invention relates to a drive device for moving a movable furniture part, in particular a drawer, said drive device acting as a latching and unlatching spring-loaded ejection device for ejecting the furniture part from a closed position in the opening direction and as a spring-loaded refraction device for retracting the furniture part into the closed position. The same spring spring-loads the drive device both when the latter acts as an ejection device and when the drive device acts as a refraction device. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140971 | COVER OPENING-CLOSING DEVICE AND MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER WITH THE SAME - A cover opening-closing device for opening or closing a cover relative to a base is provided. The cover opening-closing device includes an actuation module, a transmission module, and a rotating shaft. The actuation module is disposed on the base and between the base and the cover. The transmission module is engaged to the actuation module. The rotating shaft has a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is joggled to the actuation module, and the second end is connected to the cover. The actuation module drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the transmission module, so as to allow the cover connected to the rotating shaft to move to an open position or a close position relative to the base. Thereby, a user's time is saved and proper opening and closing of the cover is ensured. A multi-function printer with the cover opening-closing device is further provided. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140972 | EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE KIT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - An equipment enclosure for housing electronic components includes a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure, and a rear assembly having a rear frame. The enclosure further includes at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end. A first connector is configured to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame. A second connector is configured to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame. Other embodiments and methods are further disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140973 | Shelf for a locker - A locker device for a locker may include a drawer housing to house a drawer, a frame support member extending from the drawer housing and a second shelf wall being supported by the frame support member. The frame support member may be detachably connected to the drawer housing, and the second shelf wall may be detachably connected to the frame support member. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140974 | LED-LIGHT HEATSINK AND LED LAMP - The present invention provides an LED-light heatsink and a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp having the same heatsink. The LED-light heatsink comprises: a hollow heatsink body; and a heatsink baseplate for enclosing one end of the heatsink body. The present invention can significantly improve the heat-dissipation effect of an LED-light. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140975 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug having excellent load life performance even when the spark plug receives an impact or vibration. The spark plug includes an accommodated portion of a metallic terminal, which is accommodated in an axial hole of an insulator, having a plurality of bent portions formed as a result of proper bending of the accommodated portion. The bent portions are in close vicinity to an inner circumferential surface of the insulator at three or more locations, and are present without localizing in the radial direction of the axial hole. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140976 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANT LIGHT - A method of manufacturing a microfluidic chip includes: irradiating, with a laser light, an area to be provided with a valley for storing a fluid on a surface of a substrate so as to form a modified region having a periodic pattern formed in a self-organizing manner in a light-collecting area of the laser light, the laser light having a pulse width for which the pulse duration is on the order of picoseconds or less; carrying out an etching treatment on the substrate in which the modified region is formed, removing at least some of the modified portion so as to provide the valley, and forming a periodic structure having a plurality of groove portions along one direction which have a surface profile based on the periodic pattern on at least a bottom surface of the valley; and forming a metal layer that covers the periodic structure of the bottom surface. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140977 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM RADIATION APPARATUS - In an accelerating tube which uses a conductive insulator, there is a possibility that the dopant concentration on a surface of the conductive insulator becomes non-uniform so that the surface resistance of the conductive insulator becomes non-uniform. Accordingly, a circumferential groove is formed on the inner surface of the conductive insulator accelerating tube in plural stages, and metal is metalized along inner portions of the grooves. When the resistance of a specific portion on the surface of the accelerating tube differs from the resistance of an area around the specific portion, the potential of the metalized region on the inner surface of the accelerating tube becomes a fixed value and hence, the potential distribution on the inner surface of the accelerating tube in the vertical direction can be maintained substantially equal without regard to the circumferential direction. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140978 | PHOSPHOR SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED EFFICACY LIGHTING SOURCES - Mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamps are provided. The lamp can include a lamp envelope enclosing a discharge space and having an inner surface. First and second electrodes can be positioned on the lamp, such as on opposite ends of the lamp envelope. An ionizable medium that includes mercury and an inert gas can be within said lamp envelope. A phosphor layer can be on the inner surface of the lamp envelope. The phosphor layer generally includes a phosphor blend of a calcium halophosphor, a blue phosphor having an emission peak at about 440 nm to about 490 nm, a blue-green phosphor having an emission peak at about 475 nm to about 530 nm, and a red phosphor having an emission peak at about 600 nm to about 650 nm. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140979 | PLASMA TUBE ARRAY-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma tube array-type display device has an improved high resolution and sufficient brightness. In the plasma tube array-type display device comprising a plasma tube array that includes a plurality of plasma tubes | 2013-06-06 |
20130140980 | FLUORESCENT LAMP OF IMPROVED LUMEN MAINTENANCE AND MERCURY CONSUMPTION - The inner surfaces of fluorescent lamp tubing are provided with a phosphor coating. The phosphor coating defines an inward-facing surface. A protective coating is deposited on the inward-facing surface of the phosphor coating. The protective coating defines an innermost surface and makes effective recombination of Hg ions possible on the innermost surface of the second coating before the Hg ions collide with the phosphor particles in the phosphor coating. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140981 | LUMINESCENT SUBSTANCE AND LIGHT SOURCE HAVING SUCH A LUMINESCENT SUBSTANCE - A blue to yellow emitting phosphor from the class of orthosilicates, which substantially has the structure EA2SiO4:D, wherein the phosphor comprises as component EA at least one of the elements EA=Sr, Ba, Ca or Mg alone or in combination, wherein the activating doping D consists of Eu and wherein a deficiency of SiO2 is introduced, such that a modified sub stoichiometric orthosilicate is present. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140982 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, an organic layer on the first electrode, the organic layer including a light-emitting layer, a second electrode on an opposite side of the organic layer from the first electrode, a protective layer on the second electrode, a window member spaced apart from the protective layer, wherein the first electrode, the organic layer, the second electrode, and the protective layer are between the window member and the substrate, and a bead coating layer between the protective layer and the window member. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140983 | LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A light-emitting structure and a method of fabricating the light-emitting structure. The method includes covering an LED die provided on a carrier with a uniform phosphor layer, with an accommodation space constituted by the carrier and the uniform phosphor layer; | 2013-06-06 |
20130140984 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus can excite uniform plasma on a large substrate. The plasma processing apparatus | 2013-06-06 |
20130140985 | RESONATOR CONFIGURATION FOR MICROWAVE GENERATOR - In order to increase a service life of a microwave generator, a resonator configuration for a microwave generator has a hollow cylindrical electrical conductor positioned inside a housing, a first electrode, and a second electrode. Two electrodes are spaced apart from one another and form a spark gap in the region of the conductor. A contact element is provided for making electrical contact between the conductor and the first electrode. The position of the first electrode can be adjusted to modify a length of the spark gap. Furthermore, the contact element is electrically connected to the first electrode or its holder so as to resist movement so that the opposing contact surfaces remain in contact even when the position of the first electrode is adjusted with respect to the second electrode. The contact element is configured to be deformable, preferably elastically deformable, for this purpose. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140986 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp include san LED package as a light source. The LED package includes a first series element section having a plurality of LED elements connected in series with each other, a second series element section having at least one LED element, the number of which is smaller than the number of LED elements of the firs series element section, a first anode electrode provided on an anode side of the first series element section, a first cathode electrode provided on a cathode side of the first series element section, a second anode electrode provided on an anode side of the second series element section, and a second cathode electrode provided on a cathode side of the second series element section. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140987 | ION IMPLANTATION WITH CHARGE AND DIRECTION CONTROL - The present disclosure provides for various advantageous methods and apparatus of controlling electron emission. One of the broader forms of the present disclosure involves an electron emission element, comprising an electron emitter including an electron emission region disposed between a gate electrode and a cathode electrode. An anode is disposed above the electron emission region, and a voltage set is disposed above the anode. A first voltage applied between the gate electrode and the cathode electrode controls a quantity of electrons generated from the electron emission region. A second voltage applied to the anode extracts generated electrons. A third voltage applied to the voltage set controls a direction of electrons extracted through the anode. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140988 | TUNABLE LED LAMP FOR PRODUCING BIOLOGICALLY-ADJUSTED LIGHT - A tunable light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for producing an adjustable light output. In one embodiment, the LED lamp includes a drive circuit for driving LED dies in one of a plurality of light output configurations (e.g., a pre-sleep configuration, a phase-shift configuration, and a general lighting configuration). Further, the LED lamp may include an output-select controller and/or input sensor electrically coupled to the drive circuit to select the light output configuration. As such, the LED lamp is tunable to generate different levels of spectral output, appropriate for varying biological circumstance, while maintaining a commercially acceptable light quality and color rendering index. | 2013-06-06 |
20130140989 | REGULATION OF WAVELENGTH SHIFT AND PERCEIVED COLOR OF SOLID STATE LIGHTING WITH INTENSITY VARIATION - Representative embodiments of the invention provide a system, apparatus, and method of controlling an intensity and spectrum of light emitted from a solid state lighting system. The solid state lighting system has a first emitted spectrum at a full intensity level and at a selected temperature, with a first electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a first wavelength shift, and a second electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a second, opposing wavelength shift. Representative embodiments provide for receiving information designating a selected intensity level or a selected temperature; and providing a combined first electrical biasing and second electrical biasing to the solid state lighting system to generate emitted light having the selected intensity level and having a second emitted spectrum within a predetermined variance of the first emitted spectrum over a predetermined range of temperatures. | 2013-06-06 |