24th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140159474 | Safety Circuit for Blocking Drive of a Brake Booster - The invention relates to a brake system having a brake booster, in which pressure medium can be guided by means of at least one switchable valve ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159475 | Electromechanical Brake Power Assist Unit - An electromechanical brake power assist unit of a vehicle braking system has a master brake cylinder with a piston rod, displaceable by a brake pedal and, in the process, building up brake pressure. The piston rod is also displaceable by an electric motor. The piston rod is supported on a pedal lever, which is formed by the brake pedal itself or an intermediate element pivotable about an axis of rotation by the brake pedal. The piston rod is displaced by a pivotal movement of the pedal lever. An axis of rotation of the pedal lever is displaceable by the electric motor in a moving direction of the piston rod. The pedal ratio is selected such that the driver can slightly displace the piston rod by forces customary in the case of a conventional effective brake power assistance also without an activation of the electric motor, and the pedal path which is large, because of such a pedal ratio without an activation of the electric motor, will then be reduced to a normal extent by the electric-motor-driven displacement of the pedal lever axis rotation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY BRAKING - A method for automatically decelerating a vehicle having a first side with a first front wheel brake and a first rear wheel brake and second side with a second front wheel brake and a second rear wheel brake, and in which the vehicle further has a braking system with a pump operable to deliver a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the first and second front wheel brakes and to the first and second rear wheel brakes, includes receiving a signal associated with an emergency braking event. The method further includes increasing the hydraulic pressure at the first and second front wheel brakes at a greater rate than at the first and second rear wheel brakes. The method also includes directing hydraulic fluid from the first front wheel brake to the second rear wheel brake upon achieving a targeted level of deceleration or wheel slip. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159477 | Power Delivery Over Digital Interaction Interface for Video and Audio (DiiVA) - A system for delivering power over a network of devices connected through a serial link includes a first and second differential pairs of wires. Each differential pair of wires is double AC coupled by a HPF on one side and by another HPF on an opposite side. An LPF connects a portion of each differential pair of wires between the HPFs to a voltage source, and another LPF connects that portion of each differential pair to a load. The system further includes a third and fourth differential pairs of wires. All four differential pairs of wires are located within a single cable, such as a CAT6 cable. The first, second and third differential pair of wires are used for video links, and the fourth differential pair of wires are used for the bi-directional hybrid link. A power delivery circuit in each device includes a voltage source, a power relay switch, a signature resistor for detection, and a load detector. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159478 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A power supply system for a vehicle includes: a first power storage device; a second power storage device; a voltage converter performing voltage conversion between a first node and a second node; a first switching unit capable of connecting the first node to any one of the first power storage device and a third node; and a second switching unit capable of connecting the second node to any one of the second power storage device and the third node. To the third node, a power supply device is connected. Preferably, the power supply device includes a solar cell mounted on the vehicle. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159479 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING AIR GAP AND METAMATERIAL - Examples of the invention include methods and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a vehicle using electromagnetic radiation. An example apparatus includes a transmitter coil associated with a first metamaterial lens, and a receiver coil associated with a second metamaterial lens, the receiver coil being located within the vehicle. The metamaterial lenses each have a negative magnetic permeability, and are separated by a lens spacing including an air gap. The first and second metamaterial lenses (and the lens spacing) act cooperatively to focus the electromagnetic radiation from the transmitter coil on the receiver coil. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159480 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle door lock control device post-installed on a vehicle includes an unlocking relay having a fixed contact connectable to either one of an unlocking signal lead wire and a neutral lead wire via a first interrupt connection terminal and a movable contact connectable to the other of the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire via a second interrupt connection terminal, an unlocking concealed switch mountable on vehicle body exterior, and an unlocking relay control unit connectable to a vehicle permanent power supply and connected to the concealed switch. The relay control unit controls the relay so that the movable contact is connected to the fixed contact when the concealed switch is manually operated. The interrupt connection terminals include metal needles thrust into the signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire to be connectable to the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire, respectively. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159481 | Inverter - An electronic circuit comprising a direct current interface at which a direct current is providable, an alternating current interface at which an alternating current is providable, a set of switchable half-bridges coupled to the direct current interface, each half-bridge comprising two blocks each having a switch and a diode, a control entity configured for switching the switches of the half-bridges with a predefined relative phase shift between different half-bridges, and a filter entity arranged between the alternating current interface and a plurality of parallel paths relating to the plurality of half-bridges wherein the filter entity comprises a coupled inductor inductively coupling the plurality of parallel paths. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159482 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - Disclosed is a power supply unit reducing deterioration of power loss caused by cables. A connector connecting a power line L | 2014-06-12 |
20140159483 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL PHASE BALANCING USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING WITH SPATIAL CONSIDERATION - Provided are an apparatus and method for load-balancing of a three-phase electric power distribution system having a multi-phase feeder, including obtaining topology information of the feeder identifying supply points for customer loads and feeder sections between the supply points, obtaining customer information that includes peak customer load at each of the points between each of the feeder sections, performing a phase balancing analysis, and recommending phase assignment at the customer load supply points. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159484 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - An electrical apparatus includes a main unit which consumes electrical power; a power supply unit which supplies electrical power from a commercial power source to the main unit; a secondary battery to be charged with electrical power supplied from the power supply unit; and a power source control unit. In a state where a power source of the main unit is the power supply unit, when power consumption of the main unit exceeds a first threshold, the power source control unit changes the state to another state where the power source of the main unit is the power supply unit and secondary battery. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159485 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLIES - A system including a plurality of battery assemblies. Each battery assembly includes power storage and control electronics, and a communication device. Each battery assembly acts as a local hub for local direct current (DC) power demand monitoring and a local DC power supply for DC loads. Each battery assembly also charges the power storage. The plurality of battery assemblies are configured to be managed as a collective resource in aggregate via the communication device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159486 | TWO-INDUCTOR BASED AC-DC OFFLINE POWER CONVERTER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY - Embodiments disclosed herein describe the use of two inductors in a non-isolated power converter. The power converter receives power from a non-regulated power source, and converts the received power to regulated output signals. Each inductor in the power converter receives power provided from the non-regulated power source via a switch controlled by a controller, and provides a regulated output to a power converter load. A first regulated output provided by a first inductor can be representative of a second regulated output provided by a second inductor. In addition, a voltage feedback signal can be provided for use by the controller based on the first regulated output and/or the second regulated output. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159487 | Energy-saving central control system and energy-saving lighting device comprised thereof - An energy-saving central control system and energy-saving lighting devices comprised thereof is provided. The invention stores power produced from retail electricity during off-peak hours and electricity generated by renewable energy sources, and controls the electricity output by means of control equipments. The control equipment has an energy-saving central control system. The energy-saving central control system includes a control module, a management module, a cloud transmission module, and a warning module that are electrically connected to one another. Accordingly, when an electrical appliance is electrically connected to system, the electrical appliance can be turned on or off, and can be monitored for its condition of electricity consumption and usage condition. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159488 | Power Distribution System and Power Distribution Unit - The present invention discloses a power distribution system and a power distribution unit. The power distribution system includes a cable module, an electrical device, and a power distribution unit, where the power distribution unit includes a first input end, a second input end, a first output end, a second output end, a fourth connector, a controlled switch, and a first sensing module configured to sense whether a second connector plugged into the fourth connector is unplugged; if yes, generate a second drive signal to a drive end of the controlled switch; and if no, generate a first drive signal to the drive end of the controlled switch. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159489 | WHEELCHAIR SOLAR CANOPY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a solar canopy for a motorized wheelchair includes a solar panel fitted into a recess in the solar canopy and a top cover in another recess at the top of the solar canopy and over the solar panel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159490 | POWER CONVERTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OUTPUT POWER OF POWER CONVERTER - A method for detecting output power of a power converter is applied for detecting power outputted from the power converter as an electronic device is electrically connected with the power converter. The method comprises the following steps: First, it is to control a battery of the electronic device to supplies power to the electronic device and disconnecting a power supply path of supplying the power from the power converter to the electronic device. After disconnecting the power supply path, the impedance of the voltage dividing circuit of the power converter is regulated to vary the power supply voltage outputted to the electronic device. And then, the varied power supply voltage is detected and the power outputted form the power converter will be recognized according to the power supply voltage. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159491 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD, GRID INTERCONNECTION APPARATUS, AND CONTROLLER - A fault diagnosis method of diagnosing a fault related to a PV PCS | 2014-06-12 |
20140159492 | Power Bank Circuit - The present invention discloses a power bank circuit. The power bank circuit includes a charger circuit, a battery circuit, a power conversion circuit, a temperature detecting circuit and a current distribution circuit. The charger circuit receives an input voltage and provides a charging current to the battery circuit. The power conversion circuit converts a battery voltage to an output voltage and provides an output current. The temperature detecting circuit detects the temperature of the packaged structure. When the temperature of the packaged structure exceeds a first predetermined temperature, the current distribution circuit first reduces the output current. When the temperature of the packaged structure exceeds a second predetermined temperature, the current distribution circuit then reduces the charging current. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159493 | MULTIPLE UPS SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-WAY POWER TIE SYSTEM AND INTELLIGENT POWER SHARING CONTROL - A multiple UPS system includes a plurality of multi-module UPS subsystems coupled to a power tie cabinet, each multi-module UPS subsystem having a plurality of UPS modules. The power tie cabinet includes one or more controllers, collectively referred to as PTC (power tie cabinet) controls. The PTC controls periodically determine a power error message for each of the multi-module UPS subsystems and pass it to the respective multi-module UPS subsystem. A controller of the multi-module UPS subsystem uses the power error message to determine error data that is provided to a power average control loop used in control of power sharing among the UPS modules of the multi-module UPS subsystem. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159494 | Dual Use Photovoltaic System - A system for providing power from a direct current (DC) source to the power grid. The system includes a first inverter with an input and an output. The input is adapted to connect to the DC source. A first switch disposed between the output and the power grid. A second inverter with a DC terminal and an AC terminal, the AC terminal is adapted to connect in parallel with the output of the first inverter. A battery adapted to connect to the DC terminal of the second inverter. A second switch connected between the DC terminal of the second inverter and the input of the first inverter. The second switch also operatively connects the DC source to the battery. The system may further include a charging circuit adapted to be disposed between the input and the DC terminal and a load adapted to connect to the output. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159495 | Dynamic Battery Control Based On Demand - A system is provided that includes a plurality of power units each configured to supply power. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of contacts each configured to toggle an electrical connection of each of the plurality of power units as a network. Moreover, the network is configured to supply power to a load. Furthermore, the system includes a controller configured to control when each of the plurality of contacts toggle according to a power state, and the power state includes information regarding a charge of each power unit, a load demand, and a supplied power being supplied by the plurality of power units. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159496 | INPUT LINE SELECTOR SYSTEM FOR BATTERY CHARGERS - An input line selector system provided to selectively connect one of two input power lines is configured with a single switch provided in series with each of the input power lines, the connection between the switches being made such that it prevents reverse flow of current in the event that the switches are OFF. A smart, simple and precisely operating automatic line selector is provided to control the operation of the two switches. The line selector system configuration is simple and implements only two switches and can be applied to a linear charger or switching charger application with addition of one or two switches respectively, thereby providing a simple, efficient and cost effective system. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159497 | UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A universal power supply system allows each board mounted DC power module or each AC/DC power supply device therein having identical dimensions and appearance to further have a specification setting circuit. When the board mounted DC power module or the AC/DC power supply device is plugged in a backboard module, the specification setting terminal outputs a specification identification signal to a monitoring circuit of the backboard module. As built in with a specification mapping table, the monitoring circuit can compare the specification identification signal to find a model number corresponding to the signal, and automatically sets a critical current value or critical power value of each board mounted DC power module for over-current protection or over-power protection. Accordingly, the universal power supply system can be adapted to different board mounted DC power modules or AC/DC power supply devices without redesigning the backboard module. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159498 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMI FILTER HAVING SWITCHED CAPACITANCE BASED ON LOADING - Methods and apparatus for providing a system, such as a power conditioner unit, including terminals to receive three-phase signals, respective filter inductors, and respective filter capacitors that are switched into the EMI filter when the loading is above a given threshold. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159499 | SHIELDED POWER COUPLING DEVICE - One or more techniques and/or systems described herein provide a shielded power coupling device, such as may be used to transfer electric power from a stator portion of a computed tomography (CT) apparatus to a rotor portion. The shielded power coupling device comprises a rotor portion and a stator portion, separated by an airgap, respectively comprising one or more windings and a core. The shielded power coupling device further comprises a fringe field mitigation element(s) (e.g., an electrically conductive wire) that is configured to carry an induced current that creates a magnetic field that mitigates, or substantially cancels, magnetic flux generated by current in the windings that escapes from the core near the core airgap. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159500 | Wireless Power System - A higher power wireless power transmitter (HPWPT) including a first, second and third circuit and a transmit coil for wirelessly powering a lower power wireless power receiver (LPWPR) is provided. The first circuit is a switch network. The second circuit is variable impedance network and/or a tuning network. The third circuit is a control logic circuit configured to change the input voltage source or topology of the first circuit, to change the impedance and/or tuning characteristics of the second circuit, to select the transmit coil, vary frequency or duty cycle of the PWM signal or any combination thereof. The change in the input voltage or topology of first circuit or change in impedance or tuning characteristics of second circuit or change in the transmit coil used or the applied constraints on the frequency and duty cycle of the PWM signal constrain the maximum power transmitted by the HPWPT to LPWPR. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159501 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CONTINUING POWER TRANSMISSION WHILE SUPPRESSING HEATUP OF FOREIGN OBJECTS - A power transmitting antenna includes a first resonant circuit including a power transmitting coil, a power receiving antenna includes a second resonant circuit including a power receiving coil. When the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna are electromagnetically coupled to each other, the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna have an odd-mode resonance frequency corresponding to an odd-mode resonant condition, and an even-mode resonance frequency corresponding to an even-mode resonant condition, and the even-mode resonance frequency is higher than the odd-mode resonance frequency. A wireless power transmitting apparatus is provided with a power transmitting circuit configured to generate high-frequency power at a variable frequency, and supply the high-frequency power to the power transmitting antenna. A control circuit sets the frequency of the high-frequency power generated by the power transmitting circuit to one of the odd-mode resonance frequency and the even-mode resonance frequency. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159502 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power transmission apparatus includes a cover part attached to one of a power transmitter and an electronic apparatus, the power transmitter including a primary-side coil connected to an alternating-current power supply and a primary-side resonant coil configured to receive power from the primary-side coil by electromagnetic induction, the electronic apparatus including a secondary-side coil; and a secondary-side resonant coil disposed in the cover part, and configured to transmit to the secondary-side coil the power received from the primary-side resonant coil by magnetic field resonance generated between the primary-side resonant coil and the secondary-side resonant coil. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159503 | DETECTION DEVICE, ENERGY RECEIVER, ENERGY TRANSMITTER, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND DETECTION METHOD - A detection device includes a coil configured to be electromagnetically coupled with an outside, and a detection section connected to a circuit including the coil. The detection section is configured to measure a Q value of the circuit using an alternating-current signal at a frequency different from a frequency of an alternating-current signal of contactless power feed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159504 | POTENTIAL DEFINITION OF INPUT LINES OF AN INVERTER - For defining an electric potential of input lines of an inverter with respect to ground, in all current-carrying output lines of the inverter capacitors are arranged and charged to a DC voltage in order to shift the electric potential of the input lines with respect to a reference potential present at the current-carrying output lines of the inverter by this DC voltage. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159505 | TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A touch control system and a sensing method thereof. Wherein, a plurality of sensor units are connected respectively to a control electrode line and a detection electrode line. Each sensor unit includes: a first switching element and a second switching element connected in parallel, and a sensing electrode connected to the second switching element. A common electrode provides a trigger signal to each sensing electrode to form coupling. The control electrode line is used to selectively output a turn-off signal in sequence to each of the first switching elements, so that the detection electrode line acts in cooperation with the sensor unit, in response to the turn-off signal. When a touch action occurs, the sensing electrode utilizes the detection electrode line to detect variations of current signal passing through the sensor unit, based on turn-on extent of the second switching element, hereby obtaining at least a touch message. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159506 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE DC-DC CONVERTERS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DC-DC CONVERTERS - A power conversion apparatus includes a plurality of converters which independently converts a voltage of power output from a power source, a measuring instrument which measures at least one predetermined characteristic value of power to be supplied from the power source to a load, and a controller for enabling or disabling each of the plurality of converters based on the at least one predetermined characteristic value. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159507 | BATTERY PACK - An electrical combination. The electrical combination comprises a battery pack configured to be interfaced with a hand held power tool, a control component, and a semiconducting switch. The transfer of power from the battery pack to the hand held power tool is controlled by the control component and the switch based on one of a battery pack state of charge and a respective state of charge of one of a plurality of battery cells. A discharge current of the battery pack is regulated based on the switch being controlled into one of a first state and a second state by the control component to selectively enable the transfer power from the plurality of battery cells to the hand held power tool. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159508 | Input Power Appraisal Based Wireless Power System - A wireless power system (WPS) has a wireless power transmitter (WPT) that appraises an input power available to a power inverter from one or more input power sources. The WPT comprises the power inverter that wirelessly transmits power to a wireless power receiver (WPR) of the WPS, and a power appraiser circuit (PAC). The PAC ascertains maximum input power available to the power inverter from the input power sources. The PAC includes a variable load connected to a path carrying the input power to the power inverter or one or more input pins that receive power ratings of the input power sources that indicate available maximum input power from the input power sources. The ascertaining of maximum input power available to the power inverter from the input power sources appraises the input power available to the power inverter. The WPR receives information representing maximum power deliverable by the WPT. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159509 | Battery Boost Jump Starter - A portable battery boost and jump starter apparatus for charging a vehicle battery is described. The apparatus can monitor and determine the existence of a fault condition in the vehicle battery and provide a battery boost or jump start depending on the level of depletion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159510 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING AC POWER TO A DISPLAY VIA A LOW VOLTAGE CABLE - A system for supplying AC power to a display via a CAT7 or similar low voltage cable comprises a transmitter connected to an AC power outlet and generating DC voltage transmitted by the CAT7 cable to a receiver. The receiver converts the DC voltage to AC voltage and supplies AC power to the display. A limiting circuit limits power transmitted by the CAT7 cable to a predetermined wattage, depending on the feedback from the receiver, which insures safe operation of the system. Power from the display is disconnected if a pre-programmed power consumed by the display is exceeded or falls below a predetermined threshold. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159511 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a stator part having an internal space formed therein and including a main magnet mounted therein; a vibrator part including a coil disposed to face the main magnet and accommodated in the internal space of the stator part; and an elastic member connecting to the stator part and the vibrator part to each other, wherein the vibrator part further includes an auxiliary magnet disposed to face the main magnet. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159512 | STATOR STRUCTURE - A stator structure includes a main body having multiple frames each having an arc panel, a main tooth, at least one secondary tooth, at least one main coil and at least one secondary coil. The main tooth and the secondary tooth are disposed at one face of the arc panel. The main coil is installed at the main tooth, and the secondary coil is installed at the secondary coil. A rotor is penetrated through the stator structure. The frames are in a multi-layer circular arrangement at the rotor, and a dislocation angle exists between the frame at any layer and the frame at the neighboring layer. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159513 | LOW-COST, REDUCED DIAMETER LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, comprising a base housing, a top housing, and a piston assembly. The base housing may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain at least one magnet in three dimensions and a channel configured to receive a linear guide. The top housing may be fixedly attached to the base housing and may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain another at least one magnet in three dimensions. The piston assembly may comprise at least one coil bobbin, a shaft, a linear encoder scale, and a flex cable, wherein the piston assembly may be positioned between the base housing and the top housing. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159514 | LOW-COST, REDUCED DIAMETER LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, comprising a base housing, a top housing, and a piston assembly. The base housing may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain at least one magnet in three dimensions and a channel configured to receive a linear guide. The top housing may be fixedly attached to the base housing and may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain another at least one magnet in three dimensions. The piston assembly may comprise at least one coil bobbin, a shaft, a linear encoder scale, and a flex cable, wherein the piston assembly may be positioned between the base housing and the top housing. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159515 | ACTIVE DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER - An active dynamic vibration absorber includes: a coil part provided inside a housing and wound with a coil; a yoke part that moves with respect to the coil part when current flows in the coil part, and includes an upper yoke, a lower yoke, and a permanent magnet provided between the upper yoke and the lower yoke; springs mounted to the yoke part so as to switch a movement of the yoke part to a vibration; first and second slide protrusions electrically connected to both ends of the coil of the coil part, upper and lower contact protrusions formed in the yoke part to correspond to the first and second slide protrusions; and first and second drive devices that generate a relative movement between the coil part and the yoke part by selectively applying current to the upper and lower contact protrusions according to a control signal. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159516 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a switched reluctance motor assembly, wherein a lower balancing part, which becomes a target to be cut for balancing, includes a lower balancing part body installed on a lower surface of a rotor part and an encoder protruding on a lower surface of the lower balancing part body. In the present invention, the encoder, which is a portion of a balancing part, becomes a target to be cut, thereby making it possible to more effectively perform balancing even with a smaller amount of cutting as compared with the prior art. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159517 | AXIAL GAP-TYPE POWER GENERATOR - An axial gap-type power generator has: a rotor fixed to a crankshaft of an engine; a stator fixed to a crankcase of the engine and opposing the rotor across a spacing in an axial direction; and a housing to house the rotor and the stator and to fix the stator. The stator is configured by arraying, in a peripheral direction, a plurality of coils C each configured through winding of a winding about a stator core. The housing is formed of a resin-based material. Winding ends of the coils are wired using connector fittings each of which is formed of a metal plate, is held on the housing, and has a clamp into which the winding end is inserted and clamped. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159518 | STATOR WINDING OF A DIRECTLY COOLED TURBOGENERATOR - A stator winding of a directly cooled turbogenerator comprises directly gas cooled double Roebel bars is arranged as active parts in slots of a stator body. Each double Roebel bar has two single Roebel bars, which includes each a stack of a plurality of transposed individual strands, and are separated by an intermediate stack of cooling tubes. Mounting space is saved by constructing, for the compensation of stray field voltages, at least one double Roebel bar as a cross-over bar with the strands being transposed over the stack of cooling tubes in the middle in order to change the sides of the single Roebel bars along the active part. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159519 | BUSBAR THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - This busbar ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159520 | STATOR ASSEMBLY WITH MAGMATE HOLDER - Disclosed therein is a stator assembly, which includes a circular base part and a stator core having a plurality of teeth radially formed on an outer face of the base part and respectively having a tooth end portion. The stator assembly further includes: a magmate holder including a base plate, at least one inner leg and at least one outer leg formed at a lower portion of the base plate, and a power connector part formed on an upper portion of the base plate and having a joining projection formed at one side thereof; and a sensor cover including a body part and a hook formed on a lower portion of the body part and being joined with the joining projection. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOISE OR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCES IN A ROTATORY DEVICE - An apparatus includes multiple brushes ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159522 | DC Motor Assembly and Method - An assembly is presented that can be used in an electric fireplace for providing rotational motion. The assembly can be used to drive an auxiliary axle with extensions to simulate a flickering flame. The assembly may include a direct current (DC) motor to create an initial rotational motion about an input axle at an input rate. The DC motor may be driven by a variable electric voltage that is variable. The assembly also includes a transmission to convert the rotational motion from the input axle at the input rate to an output axle at an output rate. The transmission uses pulleys, belts, and optionally gears to convert the rotational motion from the input rate to the output rate. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159523 | WORK OUTPUT DEVICE - A work output device is revealed. The work output device includes two motor rotors respectively arrange at two ends of a horizontal main rotating shaft. An outer transmission shaft of each motor rotor starts rotating after the power is turned on. The rotating outer transmission shaft drives the main rotating shaft to rotate in one direction through a speed change gear mechanism. The motor rotors are synchronously driven to rotate around the main rotating shaft and move from a lower position to a higher position. At the moment, the power is turned off and the motor rotors turn back from the higher position to the lower position with the help of gravity. Thus a cycle of repetitive up-and-down half circle rotation is completed. Moreover, the main rotating shaft drives a work output shaft to rotate by a torque controller. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159524 | AUTO CENTERING FITTING SYSTEM FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINES USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses an auto centering fitting system for the assembly of rotating electrical machines, comprising a couple of caps ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159525 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft and including a first circulation hole formed therein, the first circulation hole penetrating between an inner peripheral surface thereof and an outer peripheral surface thereof; a sleeve housing into which the sleeve is inserted; and a second circulation hole formed between the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve housing to be in communication with the first circulation hole, wherein an upper portion of the second circulation hole has a larger diameter than a lower portion thereof in an axial direction. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159526 | RADIAL DIRECTION CONTROLLER AND MAGNETIC BEARING APPARATUS UTILIZING SAME - Provided is a radial direction controller capable of handling changes in negative bearing stiffness according to the mounting orientation. This radial direction controller, which is a magnetic bearing device that lifts and supports a rotating body by electromagnets, is equipped with: a radial control circuit for controlling displacement of the axis of the rotating body in the radial direction; a negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit that is connected in parallel with the radial control circuit and outputs a signal about the negative bearing stiffness; converters that output current values for controlling the electromagnets, based on the output signals from these circuits; filters that extract the DC component from the current values; computing units that compute correction coefficients based on the extracted DC components and the bias current of the electromagnets; and multiplication units that multiply the computed correction coefficients with the signal output from the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159527 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a yoke having a plurality of magnetic poles, a rotary shaft, an armature core ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159528 | ROTOR PERMANENT MAGNET APPARATUS FOR DRIVE MOTOR BASED ON TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION - Disclosed herein is a rotor permanent magnet apparatus for a drive motor based on temperature distribution. The permanent magnet may enhance coercivity without a substantial decrease in magnetic flux density Br by applying a grain boundary diffusion process of diffusing dysprosium on the surface of the permanent magnet based on the temperature distribution of the permanent magnet | 2014-06-12 |
20140159529 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MACHINE WITH ROTOR EXCITATION USING PERMANENT MAGNETS - Various embodiments are described herein for a switched reluctance machine having a rotor excitation. In one example embodiment, the switched reluctance machine comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor may be disposed inside or outside the stator. The rotor is spaced from the stator, and the rotor and the stator are concentrically disposed. The rotor has a plurality of rotor poles having an excitation source, where the excitation source comprises at least one adjustable parameter. The excitation source is provided by a permanent magnet. The dimensions and various other parameters associated with the permanent magnets are adjustable. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159530 | INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - An interior permanent magnet synchronous motor is provided. In the motor, a V-type recess is provided between adjacent permanent magnets within an outer surface of a rotor. The angle of the V-type recess ranges from 103° to 107°. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159531 | DRIVE MOTOR OF ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND ROTOR STRUCTURE OF THE DRIVE MOTOR - A drive motor that is used as a power source of an eco-friendly vehicle and a rotor structure of the drive motor, wherein the drive motor includes a rotor that has a rotation axis and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded within a rotor core. Each of the permanent magnets are divided into an even number of divided magnets. In addition, the drive motor includes a stator that has a plurality of cores in which teeth for winding coils are formed and a plurality of slots that are interposed among the plurality of cores. An electric steel sheet is filled between the divided magnets of each of the permanent magnets of the rotor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159532 | MULTI-GAP TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A multi-gap type rotary electric machine is provided, where the machine is provided a shaft supported rotatably by a baring secured to a housing. An annular rotor is secured to the shaft and configured to rotate together with the shaft. Double stators are secured to the housing and configured to have gaps between the stators and the rotor. Relationships of: | 2014-06-12 |
20140159533 | MULTI-GAP TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A multi-gap type rotary electric machine is provided, where the machine is provided a shaft supported rotatably by a baring secured to a housing. An annular rotor is secured to the shaft and configured to rotate together with the shaft. Double stators are secured to the housing and configured to have gaps between the stators and the rotor. Relationships of: | 2014-06-12 |
20140159534 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine is equipped with a consequent-pole type rotor that includes a magnetic pole having a permanent magnet buried therein and a soft magnetic material pole that interposes two magnetic poles. The thickness of the permanent magnet and a circumferential width of the soft magnetic material pole have a relationship that prevents a spread of magnetic flux distribution in the circumferential direction within a gap between the soft magnetic material pole and a stator. As a result, a magnetic flux density difference in the circumferential direction is prevented, which enables a reduction of cogging torque based on an effective reduction of low-frequency space order components that originate from components other than a main component. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159535 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A permanent magnet rotor includes at least one permanent magnet and a rotor core including a first end and a second end. The rotor core includes a plurality of permanent magnet openings that are each configured to receive a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet rotor also includes a first rotor end lamination coupled to the first rotor core end. The first rotor end lamination includes a plurality of inner lamination walls defining a first lamination opening and a second lamination opening circumferentially adjacent the first lamination opening. At least one inner lamination wall includes at least one permanent magnet retention feature configured to secure the permanent magnet within a corresponding permanent magnet opening. The at least one permanent magnet retention feature includes at least one tab extending radially from at least one of the plurality of inner lamination walls within the first rotor end lamination. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159536 | MAGNET WIRE WITH SHIELDED HIGH TEMPERATURE PERFLUOROPOLYMER INSULATION - An electrical submersible pumping system includes a pump assembly and a motor assembly. The motor assembly includes a plurality of stator coils and each of the plurality of stator coils comprises magnet wire. The magnet wire includes an inner insulation layer and an outer protective layer. The inner insulation layer is preferably constructed from a high-temperature, epitaxial co-crystallized perfluoropolymer that exhibits favorable resistance to elevated temperatures. The outer protective layer shields the inner insulation layer from mechanical abrasion and contaminants. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159537 | ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - The invention concerns an asynchronous machine having a slip-ring rotor for use with a variable rotational speed, with
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20140159538 | COIL WIRE FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND COIL BODY - A coil wire for a rotating electrical machine forms a coil body wound on teeth of a stator for the rotating electrical machine and includes an element wire assembly and a covering member. The element wire assembly has a plurality of element wires coated with insulation and bound together. The covering member is an electrical conductive member covering around the element wire assembly and provided with a conductive side surface and a slit. The conductive side surface is a surface with which magnetic flux from the teeth is linked when the coil wire is wound on the teeth. The slit is provided on the conductive side surface along a longitudinal direction of the coil wire, and the slit extends from an inner peripheral side to an outer peripheral side of the coil body in an coil end of the coil body. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159539 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE FOR VEHICLE - A rotating electrical machine including a stator core formed by layering electromagnetic steel sheets, a first insulator and a second insulator facing with each other and fitted to the stator from an axial direction of the stator core, and a coil winding formed by resin molding and wound around the first and the second insulators. The first insulator includes a first end portion and a first side wall portion and the second insulator includes a second end portion and a second side wall portion. A gap is formed between the first and the second side wall portions and is positioned at a first end portion side or a second end portion side from a middle position of the length of the stator core in the axial direction and is positioned at a portion of the coil winding where a curvature thereat is larger than that at the middle position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159540 | BOBIN AND ROTOR OF WOUND ROTOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR USING THE SAME - A rotor of a wound rotor synchronous motor is manufactured by forming a rotor core using a plurality of core blocks, and fitting bobbins with a coil wound onto the core blocks. In particular, the core blocks are connected such that tops of the bobbins extend from bobbin bodies and are connected with tops of other bobbins fitted on the adjacent core blocks. Additionally, a molding material may be injected into spaces between the core blocks. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159541 | HIGH ENERGY-DENSITY RADIOISOTOPE MICRO POWER SOURCES - A solid-state high energy-density micro radioisotope power source device including a dielectric and radiation shielding body having an internal cavity, a first electrode disposed a first end of the cavity, and a second electrode disposed at an opposing second end of the cavity and spaced apart from the first electrode such that a micro chamber is provided therebetween. The device further includes a solid-state composite voltaic semiconductor disposed within the micro chamber fabricated by combining at least one semiconductor material with at least one radioisotope material to provide a pre-voltaic semiconductor composition; depositing the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition into the micro chamber; heating the body to liquefy the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition within the micro chamber such that the semiconductor and radioisotope materials are uniformly mixed; and cooling the body and liquid state composite mixture such that liquid state composite mixture solidifies to provide the solid-state composite voltaic semiconductor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159542 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A flexible piezoelectric energy harvesting device includes a first flexible electrode substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first flexible electrode substrate, and a second flexible electrode substrate disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer may include a plurality of first piezoelectric lines spaced apart from each other in one direction and a plurality of second piezoelectric lines respectively filling spaces between the first piezoelectric lines. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159543 | VIBRATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND VIBRATION WAVE DRIVING DEVICE - Provided is a vibrator including a substrate; a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric layer and an electrode layer, the piezoelectric element being fixed to the substrate; and a ceramics layer disposed between the substrate and the piezoelectric element, the ceramics layer having a thickness of more than 0.5 times and less than 1 time a thickness of the piezoelectric layer. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159544 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND SEALING BODY CONTAINED THEREIN - An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, comb-shaped electrodes, wires, a sealing body, terminal electrodes, and connection electrodes. The comb-shaped electrodes are disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and are connected to the wires. The sealing body is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate in such a manner that the comb-shaped electrodes are sealed between the piezoelectric substrate and the sealing body. The terminal electrodes are disposed on the sealing body. The connection electrodes penetrate the sealing body so as to electrically connect the wires and the terminal electrodes, respectively. A first linear expansion coefficient in a first temperature range below a first glass transition temperature of the sealing body is larger than a second linear expansion coefficient in a second temperature range above the first glass transition temperature. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159545 | PIEZOELECTRIC LINEAR ACTUATOR - Provided is a piezoelectric linear actuator. The piezoelectric linear actuator includes a slider having first and second surfaces facing each other, first and second plates spaced by predetermined distances from the first and second surfaces of the slider, respectively, a plurality of shear piezo stacks having one end fixed to the corresponding first or second plates, the plurality of shear piezo stacks being disposed toward the slider, and a friction member disposed on the shear piezo stacks to support the slider by a friction force with the slider. The slider includes a piezo plate expanding or contracting with respect to the shear piezo stacks according to a voltage applied thereto and a sliding member on each of both opposite surfaces of the piezo plate contacting the friction member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159546 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIBRATIONS INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a piezoelectric actuator including: positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers iteratively alternately vertically laminated; piezoelectric element layers interposed between the positive electrode layers and the negative electrode layers, respectively; a positive electrode (or anode) connection pillar provided in a position corresponding to less than 50% of maximum displacement in the event of driving and penetrating the electrode layers and the piezoelectric element layers to connect the positive electrode layers; and a negative electrode (or cathode) connection pillar provided in a position corresponding to less than 50% of maximum displacement in the event of driving and penetrating the electrode layers and the piezoelectric element layers to connect the negative electrode layers. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159547 | IMPACT-TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO POWER GENERATOR - The present inventive concept discloses an impact-type piezoelectric micro power generator. The impact-type piezoelectric micro power generator may comprise a base having a cavity and at least one stop area adjacent to the cavity; a frame fastened to the base; a vibrating body comprising a plurality of first vibrating beams extended from the frame toward a top of the cavity, an impact beam connected to between first tips of the plurality of first vibrating beams and extended onto the stop area, and a second vibrating beam extended from the impact beam to between the plurality of first vibrating beams, the second vibrating beam having a second tip; and a piezoelectric device disposed on one of a top and a bottom of the second vibrating beam and the impact beam, the piezoelectric device generating electric power according to impacts of the vibrating body to the stop area and bending of the impact beam and the second vibrating beam. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159548 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING COLLAR AND ACOUSTIC REFLECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING LAYER - An acoustic resonator structure includes an acoustic reflector over a cavity formed in a substrate, the acoustic reflector including a layer of low acoustic impedance material stacked on a layer of high acoustic impedance material. The acoustic resonator further includes a bottom electrode on the layer of low acoustic impedance material, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, a top electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and a collar formed outside a main membrane region defined by an overlap between the top electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the bottom electrode. The collar has an inner edge substantially aligned with a boundary of or overlapping the main membrane region. The layer of the low acoustic impedance material includes a temperature compensating material having a positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer, the bottom electrode and the top electrode. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159549 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element includes, in sequence, a substrate containing metallic material; a first intermediate layer; a lower electrode layer; a piezoelectric layer; and an upper electrode layer. The first intermediate layer contains, as a main component, a nitrogen-containing silicon oxide having a silicon-nitrogen bond. The lower electrode layer contains a perovskite-type oxide in (100) preferential orientation. The piezoelectric layer contains a perovskite-type oxide in (001) or (100) preferential orientation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159550 | Subsurface Motors with Fiber Optic Sensors - Subsurface motors for use with electrical submersible pump which include one or more optic fiber sensors to detect operational parameters of the motor such as temperature, vibration and pressure. Optic fiber sensors are disposed a ally along a pathway within unsealed portions of the motor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159551 | LINEAR AND ROTARY ACTUATOR SYSTEM - A linear and rotary actuator system includes a shaft member moving linearly in an axial direction and rotating around an axis line, a hollow rotor surrounding the shaft member, a stator of a rotary motor having a space for holding the rotor and which rotates the rotor around the axis line, linear bearings, that rotates together with the rotor to transmit rotation of the rotor of the rotary motor to the shaft member and accepts linear movement of the shaft member, an angle measuring unit for measuring a rotation angle of the rotor, and a rotary motor driver for controlling the rotary motor in such a manner that the rotation angle of the rotor of the rotary motor measured by the angle measuring unit conforms to a command value. The rotation angle of the shaft member is controlled by controlling the rotation angle of the rotor of the rotary motor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159552 | Equipment Segregation Unit For An Industrial Control Panel - An industrial control panel is provided that comprises a zone enclosure unit and an equipment segregation unit. The zone enclosure unit has a back panel, a plurality of side panels, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a door to access the interior of the zone enclosure unit. The zone enclosure unit is adapted to contain a first set of electrical equipment. The equipment segregation unit may be mounted to the zone enclosure unit. The equipment segregation unit has a back panel, a plurality of side panels, a bottom panel, and a door to access the interior of the equipment segregation unit. The equipment segregation unit is adapted to contain a second set of electrical equipment. The first set of electrical equipment is capable of being electrically connected to the second set of electrical equipment. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159553 | WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A waterproof electronic device with waterproof function is provided. The device includes a top cover, a bottom cover, and a waterproof loop. The top cover defines an upper sidewall and a distal end of the upper sidewall being bent outwardly. The bottom cover defines a groove. The waterproof loop is located in the groove. When the waterproof loop is pressed by the bent distal end to engage in the groove, the waterproof loop is deformedly sandwiched by the bent distal end and the bottom cover. Therefore, the bent distal end of the top cover, the waterproof loop, and a sidewall of the bottom cover are adhered each other, and establishing a seamless connection between the top cover and the bottom cover. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159554 | SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet includes a rack, a bracket, and a switch. Two first poles are formed at a front end of the rack, and two second poles are formed at a rear end of the rack. A connection plate is connected between each first pole and the corresponding second pole in alignment with the first pole. A bracket is detachably fastened between the connection plates. A front end of the switch is fastened to the first poles, and a rear end of the switch is supported on the bracket. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159555 | TABLE TOP DISHWASHER - A table top dishwasher comprises (a) a tub ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159556 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum washing machine includes a housing having one or more through-holes in a rear surface thereof; and one or more fixing units having a first side or end fixed to a wall and a second side or end inserted in one of the through-hole(s), wherein each through-hole includes a guide having a cross-sectional area that decreases from a rear surface of the housing toward a front of the housing. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159557 | DIGITAL FRAME COVER AND DECORATIVE WRAP - Disclosed is a digital frame cover comprised of two basic components which are utilized in conjunction with each other to decorate the front perimeter of a digital frame. The two primary components of the digital frame cover being ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159558 | HOUSING WITH LATHCING MECHANISM - A housing with latching mechanism includes a base, a cover, a number of latching members, and a plurality of resilient elements. The base includes a bottom plate and a sidewall protruding from the bottom plate. The cover includes a number of tabs each defining an engaging hole. The latching members are slidably connected to the sidewall of the base and each include a latching portion. The latching members are slidable between a first position where the latching portion is latchingly received in the engaging hole of the cover, thereby locking the cover to the base, and a second position where the latching portion disengages from the engaging hole of the cover, allowing the cover to be detached from the base. The resilient elements are used to apply a pushing force to the latching members for driving the latching members to move to the first position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159559 | DETERGENT CASE APPARATUS FOR WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed is a detergent case apparatus for a washing machine, including a detergent case configured to be opened and closed, and having a hanging part; a button in or on the washing machine body; and a case fixing apparatus configured to confine a movement of the detergent case by operation of the button. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159560 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, first and second doors opening or closing the storage compartment, and a pillar configured to block cool air from leaking between the first and second doors. The refrigerator also includes a hinge that rotatably connects the pillar to the first door and a holder disposed on the storage compartment and configured to guide rotation of the pillar. The hinge includes a rotation shaft that enables the pillar to rotate with respect to the first door and a rotation restriction unit that is configured to contact the holder and, based on the contact with the holder, move the rotation shaft in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the rotation shaft. The rotation restriction unit selectively restricts the rotation of the pillar with respect to the first door. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159561 | CONTROL OF LUMEN LOSS IN A LIQUID-FILLED LED BULB - A liquid-filled light emitting diode (LED) bulb including a base, a shell connected to the base forming an enclosed volume, a thermally conductive liquid held within the enclosed volume, a support structure connected to the base, and several LEDs attached to the support structure. The thermally conductive liquid has an oxygen content of at least 5 cubic centimeters of oxygen per liter of the thermally conductive fluid. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159562 | LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In various embodiments, a lighting device may include: a light-emitting optoelectronic component; an envelope bulb, within which the component is arranged; and scattering means that scatter diffusely, wherein the scattering means are arranged in such a way that, as viewed in a sectional plane which includes a principal ray of the light emitted by the component, light emitted along rays tilted relative to the principal ray is scattered to a greater extent as the tilting angle between ray and principal ray decreases, and this increase in the scattering is fulfilled in a continuous angular range of at least 30°. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159563 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A spark plug for internal combustion engines is provided, where the spark plug includes a cylindrical housing, a cylindrical insulation porcelain part, a center electrode, and a ground electrode. The insulation porcelain is housed in the housing and the center electrode is held inside the insulation porcelain. The ground electrode protrudes from a top end portion of the housing. A spark discharge gap is left between the ground and center electrodes. Further, first to third projections are formed on the top end portion. The first projection is opposed to the ground electrode with the center electrode therebetween. The second projection is closer to the ground electrode than to the first projection. The third projection is closer to the first projection than to the ground electrode. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159564 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug having a center electrode; a ground electrode provided so as to form a gap between the ground electrode and the center electrode; and a tip provided on at least one of a distal end portion of the ground electrode and a front end portion of the center electrode, the end portions facing each other, characterized in that the tip contains an element group M (M consists of at least one species of Pt and Rh) in an amount of 3 mass % to 35 mass %, and an element group L (L consists of at least one species of Ir, Ru, and Pd) in an amount of 0 mass % to 15 mass %; the total amount of the element group M and the element group L is at most 35 mass %; and the total amount of Ni, the element group M, and the element group L is at least 94 mass %. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159565 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an electrostatic discharging structure including single-wall carbon nano tubes disposed between electrodes at a predetermined interval to precisely control discharge starting voltage generating a discharge phenomenon between electrodes, and a method of manufacturing an electrostatic discharging structure. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159566 | FIELD EMISSION CATHODE DEVICE AND FIELD EMISSION EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - A field emission cathode device includes a cathode electrode. An electron emitter is electrically connected to the cathode electrode, wherein the electron emitter includes a number of sub-electron emitters. An electron extracting electrode is spaced from the cathode electrode by a dielectric layer, wherein the electron extracting electrode defines a through-hole. The distances between an end of each of the sub-electron emitters away from the cathode electrode and a sidewall of the through-hole are substantially equal. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159567 | OXYCARBONITRIDE PHOSPHORS AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a novel family of oxycarbonitride phosphor compositions and light emitting devices incorporating the same. Within the sextant system of M—Al—Si—O—N—C—Ln and quintuplet system of M—Si—O—N—C—Ln (M=alkaline earth element, Ln=rare earth element), the phosphors are composed of either one single crystalline phase or two crystalline phases with high chemical and thermal stability. In certain embodiments, the disclosed phosphor of silicon oxycarbonitrides emits green light at wavelength between 530-550 nm. In further embodiments, the disclosed phosphor compositions emit blue-green to yellow light in a wavelength range of 450-650 nm under near-UV and blue light excitation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159568 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159569 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display that includes: a display panel that displays an image; a cover window that is positioned at the outside of a display surface of the display panel; a buffer member that is positioned at a rear surface of the display panel; and a set frame that encloses a rear surface and a side surface of the display panel at a predetermined distance from the buffer member. A distance between the buffer member and the set frame increases as receding from a central portion of the display panel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159570 | DISCHARGE TUBE AND LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH DISCHARGE TUBE - A discharge tube of the present invention includes a glass bulb in which noble gas is enclosed, a pair of electrodes protruding from both ends of the glass bulb in the longitudinal direction of the glass bulb, and a connector connected to each of the electrodes. Each of the electrodes includes at least an axis section and a large-diameter section with a step section and a circumferential face. The step section has a first latching section for latching onto the connector. The circumferential face has a contact section with which the connector comes in contact. The connector includes a connector body into which the electrode is inserted, a second latching section for latching onto the first latching section of the electrode, and a connecting section connected to the contact section of the electrode. This achieves a discharge tube with high connection reliability and high heat radiation efficiency, and a light-emitting apparatus provided with this discharge tube. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159571 | Microplasma Generating Array - A microplasma generator includes first and second conductive resonators disposed on a first surface of a dielectric substrate. The first and second conductive resonators are arranged in line with one another with a gap defined between a first end of each resonator. A ground plane is disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate and a second end of each of the first and second resonators is coupled to the ground plane. A power input connector is coupled to the first resonator at a first predetermined distance from the second end chosen as a function of the impedance of the first conductive resonator. A microplasma generating array includes a number of resonators in a dielectric material substrate with one end of each resonator coupled to ground. A micro-plasma is generated at the non-grounded end of each resonator. The substrate includes a ground electrode and the microplasmas are generated between the non-grounded end of the resonator and the ground electrode. The coupling of each resonator to ground may be made through controlled switches in order to turn each resonator off or on and therefore control where and when a microplasma will be created in the array. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159572 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A GAS AND A DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method and device for processing a gas by forming microwave plasmas of the gas. The gas that is to be processed is set in a two or three co-axial vortex flow inside the device and exposed to a microwave field to form the plasma in the inner co-axial vortex flow, which subsequently is expelled as a plasma afterglow through an outlet of the device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159573 | LAMP COMPRISING ACTIVE COOLING DEVICE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of a lamp comprise a light source and an active cooling device that propagates airflow within the lamp to dissipate heat from the light source. In one embodiment, the lamp comprises a light emitting diode (LED) device and an inductor that couples in series with the light emitting diode (LED) device. The lamp also comprises a diaphragm magnetically coupled with the inductor, wherein the diaphragm can flex between a first position and a second position to generate the air flow. | 2014-06-12 |