25th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140167555 | CARBON FIBER STATOR AND ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a carbon fiber stator core having a plurality of longitudinal slots and poles arranged on an interior surface thereof, the stator core having a hollow central portion. A thin metallic sleeve is inserted into the stator core so as to mate with an interior surface of the stator core. An outer surface of the metallic sleeve corresponds in shape to the interior surface of the stator core. A carbon fiber rotor is suspended within the hollow central portion of the stator core. The carbon fiber rotor further includes inserts formed of ferromagnetic metals or permanent magnets. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167556 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - Disclosed is an electric rotating machine that includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a housing and a cylindrical stator core secured to the housing by shrinkage fitting. The rotor is rotatably disposed inside the stator. The stator core is formed of two or more circumferentially split cores. Spilt surfaces of the split cores are shaped in such a manner that the amount of distortion caused on the split surfaces on the outside diameter side by the shrinkage fitting is greater than the amount of distortion caused on the split surfaces on the inside diameter side by the shrinkage fitting. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167557 | MOTOR - Provided is a motor. The motor includes a stator that includes a stator core and a coil that is wound around the stator core, and a rotor that is rotatably disposed in the stator, wherein the stator core includes a plurality of teeth that are radially formed along an inner circumferential surface of the stator core, a plurality of shoes that extend in a circumferential direction from both sides of an end of each of the plurality of teeth, and a tip portion that extends in the circumferential direction from an end of each of the plurality of shoes to contact a tip portion of an adjacent tooth. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167558 | STATOR AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a stator and a motor including the same. The motor includes a housing; and a stator coupled to an inner space portion of the housing, wherein the stator includes a stator core having an outer surface on which a first surface spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the housing and a second surface in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the housing are alternately disposed, and a coil wound around the stator core. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167559 | ELECTRIC MACHINE STATOR SECURING METHOD - A vehicle including a movable element and an electric machine either driving or being driven by the movable element. The electric machine having first and second housing portions and a stator. The second housing portion is engaged with the first housing portion. The stator being coupled to the first housing portion and the second housing portion by way of compressive force applied to the stator by and between the first housing portion and the second housing portion. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167560 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM RESONATOR - A piezoelectric thin film resonator includes: a substrate; a piezoelectric film that is located on the substrate and includes a first film made of an aluminum nitride film containing an additive element and second films located on an upper surface and a lower surface of the first film and made of an aluminum nitride film containing the additive element at a concentration lower than that of the first film; and a lower electrode and an upper electrode that are located to sandwich the piezoelectric film. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167561 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATION APPARATUS - An ultrasonic vibration apparatus includes a vibrator, wherein the vibrator includes at least two vibration elements to generate ultrasonic vibration when a driving voltage is applied to the vibration elements, at least three electrode portions wherein the vibration elements and the electrode portions is alternately arranged side by side in a vibrating direction, at least the three electrode portions includes at least two first electrode portions and at least one second electrode portion alternately arranged in the vibrating direction, the vibrator integrally vibrates ultrasonically in the vibrating direction when the driving voltage is applied to the first electrode portions and the second electrode portion, and a bridging portion coupling and electrically connecting two first electrode portions of at least the two first electrode portions with each other, and the ultrasonic vibration apparatus further includes an anti-vibration portion to suppress vibration of the bridging portion in any other direction except the vibrating direction. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167562 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE CERAMICS COMPOSITION AND DISPLACEMENT GENERATING DEVICE - Provided is piezoelectric/electrostrictive body generating large electric-field-induced strain, and having high durability with respect to an electric field having a direction opposite to a polarization direction. A composition of piezoelectric/electrostrictive ceramics is represented by a general formula Pb | 2014-06-19 |
20140167563 | PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are flexible piezoelectric generators and methods of manufacturing the same. The piezoelectric generator includes a first insulation layer disposed on a first electrode, a piezoelectric structure disposed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer disposed on the piezoelectric structure, and a second electrode disposed on the second insulation layer. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167564 | CHARGING DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC-COMPOSITE AND ULTRASONIC APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - Provided is an ultrasonic apparatus. The ultrasonic apparatus may include a charging device, a circuit device electrically connected to the charging device, and a housing part for packaging the charging device and the circuit device. Here, the charging device may include a lower electrode, an upper electrode provided on the lower electrode, a plurality of pillar-shaped piezoelectric composites provided between the lower and upper electrodes, and an electrolyte layer provided between the lower and upper electrodes to fill spaces between the pillar-shaped piezoelectric composites. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167565 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - In a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device while stably achieving strong bonding, a moisture-absorbing layer is formed on a bonding surface side of a piezoelectric single-crystal substrate. The moisture-absorbing layer is allowed to absorb moisture. A binder layer is formed on a bonding surface side of a supporting substrate. The moisture-absorbing layer is placed on the binder layer. A silica precursor in the binder layer is converted into silica through a hydrolysis reaction with moisture in the moisture-absorbing layer. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167566 | PIEZOELECTRIC BULK WAVE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PIEZOELECTRIC BULK WAVE DEVICE - A piezoelectric bulk wave device that includes a piezoelectric thin plate that is made of LiTaO | 2014-06-19 |
20140167567 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT - In the manufacture of a laminated piezoelectric/electrostrictive element by lamination of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and an electrode film containing either platinum or an alloy composed mainly of platinum and having a thickness of 2.0 μm or less, both or either one of yttrium oxide (Y | 2014-06-19 |
20140167568 | UNIT OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - In object to provide a unit of piezoelectric element having a preferable bending strength and preferably used as a part of a driving unit, a unit of piezoelectric element comprising: a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes, a wiring part connected to the external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified, a resin part, joining one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface, wherein the resin part is continuous from the one end surface and the mounting surface to the solder part; and the resin part covers the solder part, is provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167569 | ACTUATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device and a method for manufacturing the actuator device, which is formed by stacking and rolling films of electrostrictive material into a cylindrical body and can ensure electrical connection with inner electrodes at both end portions of the cylindrical body. The actuator device is formed by stacking and rolling two films of electrostrictive material into a cylindrical body, the two films each having an inner electrode on one or both surfaces thereof. The cylindrical body has at least one cut portion at each end portion thereof, the cut portion being configured to reach the inner electrode (electrode pattern). By applying conductive ink to each of the cut portions, the conductive ink flows through the cut portions and reaches the inner electrodes on the films. By heat-hardening the conductive ink, it is possible to ensure electrical connection between outer and inner electrodes. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167570 | ACTUATOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device and a manufacturing method for the actuator device with which an outer electrode electrically connected to an inner electrode can be reliably formed even when using a film made of an electrostrictive material. An actuator device includes a plurality of stacked electrostrictive films each of which is made of an electrostrictive material and includes inner electrodes formed on one surface or both surfaces of the film. Lead electrodes are formed to be led out respectively from the inner electrodes toward the outside of the electrostrictive film | 2014-06-19 |
20140167571 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSFORMER WITH HIGH EFFECTIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING FACTORS - The present invention relates to a piezoelectric transformer comprising an elongate piezoelectric ceramic body adapted to operate in fundamental thickness mode. The elongate piezoelectric ceramic body comprises a central input or primary section coupled to adjacently arranged first and second output sections. High power conversion efficiency and zero-voltage switching capability is achieved by providing a primary side effective electromechanical coupling factor k | 2014-06-19 |
20140167572 | MOTOR AND SENSING MAGNET OF THE SAME - Provided are a motor and a sensing magnet of the motor. The sensing magnet includes a through hole that is positioned at a center portion thereof, and a plurality of poles which are formed along an outer periphery thereof. Here, the plurality of poles includes a first pole and a second pole extending from the first pole in a direction of the through hole. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167573 | MOTOR DRIVE FOR ACTUATING A STEP SWITCH - The invention relates to a motor drive for actuating a step switch, consisting of a drive motor, a load transmission, and a control transmission. Means for detecting a torque are provided in the housing of the motor drive, said means consisting of a radio-requestable surface wave sensor, a rotor antenna, and a stator antenna. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167574 | Secure File Cabinet - A controlled access file cabinet permits an authorized user access only to one file drawer or one locked compartment at a time. The cabinet has at least one pull-out drawer with a lock mechanism that self-locks when the drawer is pushed in and closed, and has an electro-mechanical servo to release the drawer for authorized access. One or more drawers may be divided into a row of locked compartments. Slide bar lock mechanisms interact with with lock pins on hinged lids or covers for the compartments. Only one compartment can be opened at a time. A control board within the cabinet ensures that all drawers are closed and latched before any can be released. The secure cabinet may be connected with a network, or by i2c or daisy chain to other secure file cabinets, including cabinets retro-fitted with a bolt-on lock mechanism. Computer software limits access to certain areas of the cabinet to specific authorized users, and maintains inventory and audit trail over multiple cabinets. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167575 | UNIVERSAL SAFETY LOCK SYSTEM FOR TOOL CABINETS - A tool cabinet apparatus with a safety lock system and a method of manufacturing the cabinet. The cabinet includes a shell or frame, an inner panel with openings for installing drawer slides, a plurality of four different drawer configurations, the drawer configurations including drawers of three inches, five inches, seven inches and eight inches, and a block guide attached to the inner panel for stacking three different configurations of lock blocks. One block configuration includes an upper protrusion, another block configuration includes a lower protrusion and a third block configuration is a spacer with no protrusions. To achieve universality, the two blocks with upper and lower protrusions are paired and between such pairs there are three of the third blocks to accommodate each of the eight inch drawers, two of the third blocks to accommodate each of the seven inch drawers, one third block to accommodate each of the five inch drawers and no third blocks to accommodate each of the three inch drawers. Each lock block has opposed offset grooves of different sizes. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167576 | SERVER CHASSIS - A server chassis includes an enclosure, two slide members, and a number of positioning members. The enclosure includes two opposite sidewalls. An end of each sidewall defines a slide slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the sidewall. The slide members each define a number of through holes aligning with the corresponding slide slot. The positioning members are respectively extended through the through holes and the corresponding slide slots, to slidably mount the slide members to the sidewalls. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167577 | CAGE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE CAGE - A cage for hard disk drives includes left and right sidewalls parallel with each other, and a front wall perpendicularly connected between front sides of the left and right sidewalls. A receiving space is bound by the left sidewall, the right sidewall, and the front wall. The front wall defines a number of openings, through which the hard disk drives slide into or out of the cage. The cage further includes a reinforcing bracket fixed to an outside of the right sidewall. The reinforcing bracket includes a fixing flange abutting the right sidewall, and a middle plate perpendicularly extending from the fixing flange away from the right sidewall. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167578 | Computer Chassis - A computer chassis has a body with variable components. The chassis is accessible from the front or back of a casing or cabinet through the use of gripping loops. Further, each cooling fan, mounted on a rail, is removable, thus making the fans' positions variable and a back plane unnecessary. The chassis is arranged such that hard drives may be configured into different orientations through movable components, altering the size and number of hard drives with ease. Because the position of each hard drive is also variable and removable, connectors are loose and not attached to a fixed back plane. A power controller may be utilized through both the front and back of the panel. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167579 | WATER-CONDUCTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING A DETERGENT DOSING SYSTEM AND CARTRIDGE THEREFOR - A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance including a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a washing cycle by the water-conducting domestic appliance; a detergent dosing system, the detergent dosing system having a detergent dispenser with a receiving compartment, the receiving area for receiving at least one cartridge that is configured to hold at least one detergent; and a cartridge having separate chambers for storing at least two detergents, each chamber having a storage capacity for storing detergent that is greater than a quantity of detergent required for one washing cycle. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167580 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image; a drawer unit configured to be pulled out from a body of the image forming apparatus; a first lock unit configured to receive power from a power supply and perform at least one of lock and unlock of the drawer unit with respect to the body; and a second lock unit configured to perform lock and unlock of the drawer unit with respect to the body by a mechanical operation performed by an operator. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167581 | Shelf Component - A shelf component including a generally flat, planar base and a pair of side panels, each side panel being coupled to the base on opposite sides thereof. Each side panel is pivotally coupled to said base such that each side panel is positionable generally on a first side of the base. Each side panel has an opening configured to receive a mounting hook therethrough. The shelf component further includes a pair of extension hooks coupled to at least one of the side panels or the base. Each extension hook is positionable on a second side of the base that is opposite the first side. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167582 | Cover Assembly For Outdoor Equipment Enclosure - A cover assembly for use with an outdoor equipment enclosure when the enclosure is opened up for access. The equipment enclosure includes a housing having an interior equipment chamber accessible via an opening in a side portion of the housing. A service entrance door is positionable between a closed position wherein the opening is covered and an open position wherein the opening is exposed. The cover assembly includes a frame positionable above a top portion of the housing. The frame is configurable between an open unfolded position and closed folded position. A cover is supportable on the frame in the unfolded position. The cover has a top and plural side portions that enclose the enclosure housing when the cover is deployed. This provides an area surrounding the enclosure housing that is sequestered from an outside environment when it is necessary to access the equipment chamber via the service entrance door. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167583 | Combination Cabinet with Foldable Door - A combination cabinet includes at least one pair of door frames, at least one separation bar mounted between the door frames, a pair of fixing seats mounted on the separation bar, and a plurality of pivot pieces each mounted in a respective one of the door frames and each pivotally connected with a respective one of the fixing seats. The separation bar has an upper end and a lower end each provided with a slot for mounting a respective one of the fixing seats. Each of the fixing seats has a side provided with an insert inserted into the respective slot of the separation bar. Thus, the separation bar closes the gap between the door frames during pivotal movement of the door frames, thereby preventing a person from being clamped or hurt by the gap between the door frames. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167584 | ROTARY MECHANISM AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A rotary mechanism includes an accommodating slot structure, a supporting arm, a pivoting portion and a resilient component. The accommodating slot structure is disposed on the bezel. The accommodating slot structure includes a pivot hole structure and an opening structure, respectively formed on the lateral surface and a bottom of the accommodating slot structure. The supporting arm is disposed on the door. The pivoting portion is disposed on the surface of the supporting arm. The pivoting portion is disposed inside the pivot hole structure, so that the supporting arm is rotatably disposed inside the accommodating slot structure. The resilient component is movably accommodated inside the opening structure. A first end of the resilient component is resiliently connected to the lateral surface of the accommodating slot structure. A second end of the resilient component points the surface of the supporting arm, to prevent the pivoting portion from separation. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167585 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SAME - An exemplary rotating mechanism for positioning a rotation angle of a second body relative to a first body is provided. The first body includes a pair of sidewalls. The second body includes a pair of connecting arms rotatably connected to the sidewalls. The rotating mechanism includes a pair of positioning gears rotatably connected to the sidewalls, a brake slidably connected to the first body, and a button fastened to the brake. Each of the positioning gears includes a positioning block extending out of the sidewalls. The brake is driven to brake the positioning gears by the button when the button is moved towards the sidewalls. The positioning block is fixed at a predetermined position to position the rotation angle of the second body when the positioning gears are braked. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167586 | DRAWER | 2014-06-19 |
20140167587 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a drawer unit configured to be drawn out from a body of the image forming apparatus. The drawer unit includes a carriage path for carrying a recording medium, a lock unit configured to lock the drawer unit in the body, a driving unit configured to drive the lock unit, the driving unit including at least a driving source, and a drawer unit cover configured to cover at least the drawer unit. The drawer unit cover is a part of an outer cover of the body arranged on a side in a drawing direction of the drawer unit. The drawer unit cover is attached to the drawer unit so that the drawer unit cover is removed from the drawer unit in a state where the drawer unit is attached to the body. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167588 | RAIL - Provided is a rail having a simple structure and capable of stably supporting a load caused by a drawer and accommodated matters. The rail has a structure having a resistance against a torsional load that twists the rail in a central direction of the drawer and configured to prevent interference between components of the rail even when the torsional load occurs. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167589 | EXTRACTION GUIDE - A drawer guide is provided for displaceable arrangement of a drawer configured to be pulled out from a carcass. The drawer guide has at least two guide rails, which are displaceable relative to one another by means of rolling elements, and at least one functional device for influencing a relative movement of at least one of the at least two guide rails relative to at least one further one of the at least two guide rails. At least two substantially C-shaped guide rails are provided, which each have a rail back which connects at least two legs to one another, on which, in each case, at least one rolling element track is configured. The at least two C-shaped guide rails are arranged with the rail backs facing away from one another. At least one receiving element is provided to at least partially receive the at least one functional device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167590 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PAD ASSEMBLY - A pad assembly includes a moving member and foot pad. The moving member is movable along a first direction. The guiding slot is defined in the moving member. The guiding slot includes an entrance slot, a positioning slot, and an exit slot. The entrance slot, the positioning slot, and the exit slot are connected end to end in sequence. The foot pad is movable along a second direction. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The guiding post protrudes from the foot pad and is movable in the guiding slot. Thee foot pad is movable from a first position where the guiding post is located between the entrance slot and the exit slot, to a second position where the guiding post is retained in the positioning slot, through the entrance slot. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING UTILITIES IN A REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed in this application is a u-shaped grommet for use in a refrigerator. The grommet is fixed so as to allow wires to be routed towards an opening in the liner of the refrigerator, pass through the opening in the liner, and exit the grommet in the opposite direction as the wires entered. The grommet is preferably molded to the wires so that the combined product is inseparable from the wiring which it protects. The grommet is also described as a single piece grommet, although multiple piece grommets are anticipated. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167592 | HEAT REMOVAL DESIGN FOR LED BULBS - An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167593 | LED ILLUMINATION LAMP - An LED illumination lamp includes a lamp shell, a light emitting unit, a heat transfer substrate, and a heat dissipation unit. The light emitting unit is mounted on the heat transfer substrate. The lamp shell covers the light emitting unit. The heat dissipation unit includes a heat transfer rod. One end of the heat transfer rod is thermally connected to the heat transfer substrate, and the other end of the rod is thermally connected to the lamp shell for transferring heat from the heat transfer substrate to the lamp shell. The illumination LED lamp has the advantages of high heat dissipation efficiency. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167594 | SIDE-EMITTING LED LENS AND BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A side-emitting LED lens includes a bottom surface having an incident surface through which light from the LED enters, a top surface that reflects light, and a side surface which connects the bottom surface to the top surface, and through which light exits the lens. Within the incident surface, a central area directs light emitted from the LED to the top surface by refracting the light in a direction away from the optical axis, whereby the height of the lens can be reduced. A surrounding area connected to the central area directs light emitted from the LED to the top surface by refracting the light in a direction toward the optical axis, whereby the width or radius of the lens can be reduced. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167595 | IGNITION PLUG - An ignition plug includes a ceramic insulator having an axial bore, a metallic shell, and a terminal electrode. The terminal electrode has a leg portion inserted into a rear side of the axial bore, and a head portion formed on a rear side of the leg portion and having an outside diameter greater than that of the leg portion. The insulator includes a rear trunk portion exposed from the rear end of the metallic shell, which has a maximum outside diameter of 9.5 mm or less. The insulator has an end-surface seat portion located forward of its rear end and being in contact with the forward end surface of the head portion, and an outer circumferential portion into which at least a forward end portion of the head portion is inserted and which is located externally of the outer circumference of the head portion. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167596 | STROBE DEVICE - A compact strobe device includes the following components: a flash discharge tube having an anode and a cathode; a conductive reflector storing a part of the flash discharge tube; a trigger coil having a hollow core, and a primary winding and a secondary winding around the core; and a conductor connecting the secondary winding of the trigger coil and the reflector. The trigger coil has an end of the flash discharge tube inserted into the core, and includes at an end thereof adjacent to the reflector, a secondary terminal connected to the secondary winding. The reflector has a bottom in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the flash discharge tube, the outer peripheral surface covering at least the region extending from the anode to the cathode. The conductor has a first contact portion in contact with the secondary terminal of the trigger coil, and a second contact portion in contact with the bottom of the reflector. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167597 | CATHODE INTERFACE FOR A PLASMA GUN AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Interchangeable or standard electrode interface for a thermal spray plasma gun includes an interchangeable electrode having a first connecting section and a first annular coupling surface. A second connecting section is arranged in a plasma gun and includes a second annular coupling surface. An annular seal is spaced or axially spaced from an annular interface formed between the first and second annular coupling surfaces. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167598 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a light emitting device including: a substrate; a light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor layer. The phosphor layer includes a first cover part and a second cover part; the first cover part is disposed on the top surface of the light emitting diode chip, and the second cover part covers the surface of the substrate at the peripheral area of the light emitting diode chip. Further, there is a height difference between the top surface of the second cover part and the top surface of the first cover part; the top surface of the second cover part is at a position lower than that of the top surface of the first cover part. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167599 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHTING SOURCE INCLUDING THE SAME - A light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element, a first wavelength converter and a second wavelength converter. The first wavelength converter is located in an optical pathway of emitted light, and converts a portion of the emitted light to light in a first visible wavelength band. The second wavelength converter is located in the optical pathway on an opposite side of the first wavelength converter relative to the light-emitting element, and converts at least a portion of light passing unconverted through the first wavelength converter to light in a second visible wavelength band, differing from the first visible wavelength band. The light-emitting module also includes a light-absorbing substance, absorbing light in at least a wavelength band from 570 nm to 590 nm, which is present in the optical pathway between the light-emitting element and the second wavelength converter, and is not substantially present in the second wavelength converter. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167600 | YELLOW PHOSPHOR HAVING AN INCREASED ACTIVATOR CONCENTRATION AND A METHOD OF MAKING A YELLOW PHOSPHOR - A yellow phosphor having an increased activator concentration includes a host lattice comprising yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and an activator comprising cerium in the host lattice, where the cerium is present at a concentration of at least about 5 wt. % Ce. A method of making a yellow phosphor includes forming a reaction mixture comprising: a first precursor comprising cerium and oxygen; a second precursor comprising cerium and fluorine; a third precursor comprising yttrium; and a fourth precursor comprising aluminum. The reaction mixture is heated in a reducing environment at a temperature sufficient to form a yellow phosphor including a host lattice comprising yttrium aluminum garnet and an activator comprising cerium (Ce) incorporated in the host lattice. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167601 | Enhanced Luminous Flux Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices Including Red Phosphors that Exhibit Good Color Rendering Properties and Related Red Phosphors - Light emitting devices include an LED that emits light having a dominant wavelength in the blue color range and a recipient luminophoric medium that is configured to down-convert at least some of the light emitted by the LED. In these devices, the recipient luminophoric medium may include at least a green phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a peak wavelength that is between about 525 nanometers and about 545 nanometers, a yellow phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a peak wavelength that is between about 550 nanometers and about 570 nanometers, and a red (Ca | 2014-06-19 |
20140167602 | WEARABLE DISPLAY - OLED displays capable of operation at a sunlight readable luminance value are disclosed. Devices as disclosed may be wearable such that the display is flexible and the operating temperature rise due to the display operation is below a threshold. Displays with an operating power consumption density of not more than 65 mW/cm | 2014-06-19 |
20140167603 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, an organic light emitting unit disposed on the substrate and including a laminate of a first electrode, an organic emission film, and a second electrode, a first inorganic film formed on the substrate to cover the organic light emitting unit, the first inorganic film including SnO | 2014-06-19 |
20140167604 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An organic EL device includes a substrate, a first colored layer, a first luminescence element having a first pixel electrode, a reflection layer, and an insulation layer which overlaps a second portion without overlapping a first portion of a first pixel electrode. Light emitted from the first luminescence element includes a first light emitted from a region overlapping a first portion and a second light emitted from a region overlapping a second portion, and a film thickness of an insulation layer or optical characteristics of the first colored layer are set so that the first light is transmitted through the first colored layer more than the second light is. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167605 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING PHOSPHOR FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A light emitting device package, and more particularly, a light emitting device package including a phosphor film, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lighting apparatus using the same are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a light emitting device package including a phosphor film, includes attaching a phosphor film green sheet on a first surface of a support substrate, attaching a glass film green sheet on the phosphor film green sheet, patterning the glass film green sheet by mold pressing, and sintering the phosphor film green sheet and the patterned glass film green sheet. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167606 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP HAVING A STARTING AID - A high-pressure discharge lamp having a starting aid and having a discharge vessel is disclosed, wherein the discharge vessel has two ends with seals, in which electrodes and possibly power supply lines are fastened, wherein the starting aid includes a wire system consisting of a core wire and a wrapping wire applied thereto, wherein the wrapping wire is a flat-pressed or flattened wire. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167607 | ELECTRODELESS LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrodeless lighting device and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes inserting a dose into the bulb and at least one of heating a vacuum line for applying a vacuum to the bulb at first predetermined temperature and heating the bulb containing the dose at a second predetermined temperature for a predetermined time. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167608 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LIGHTING RANGE OF A HEADLIGHT - A method for determining a lighting range of a headlight of a vehicle includes determining the lighting range for the vehicle as a function of a position of a second vehicle driving ahead of the vehicle in the direction of travel. The method includes checking whether a braking process of the vehicle is occurring, and when a braking process is detected, reducing the determined lighting range by a correction value. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167609 | LIGHT DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - There are provided a light driving apparatus capable of being commonly used in various types of dimmers, and a driving method therefor. The light driving apparatus includes: a driving unit supplying driving power to a light emitting device according to controlling to drive the light emitting device; and a general-purpose dimming controlling unit controlling dimming of the light emitting device by converting a range of a brightness control signal of an external dimmer into a first voltage range according to a preset ratio to control the supply of power from the driving unit. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167610 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION DRIVING METHOD - An illumination system includes a light-emitting device, a first switch element, a driving device, a detecting circuit, an arithmetic unit and a power supply unit. The first switch element is configured for receiving an external voltage supplied by an external power source. The driving device is configured for converting the external voltage to a direct-current power signal for driving the light-emitting device to emit light; the detecting circuit is configured for detecting a voltage across the first switch element and converting the voltage to a detecting signal; the arithmetic unit is configured for performing an arithmetic operation on the direct-current power signal and the detecting signal to generate a control signal; and the power supply unit is configured for supplying power for the light-emitting device according to the control signal and driving the light-emitting device to emit light. An illumination driving method is also disclosed herein. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167611 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT REPAIR IN ARRAY-BASED LIGHTING DEVICES - In accordance with certain embodiments, patches with replacement light-emitting elements thereon are utilized to repair lighting-system fault locations. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167612 | Vacuum Ultraviolet Photon Source, Ionization Apparatus, and Related Methods - A vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photon source includes a body, a VUV window, electrodes disposed on the body outside an interior thereof, and a dielectric barrier between the electrodes. A method for generating VUV photons includes generating a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in an interior of a photon source by applying a periodic voltage between a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a dielectric barrier, wherein the DBD produces excimers from a gas in a gap between the electrodes, and transmitting VUV photons through a window of the photon source. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167613 | Computation of Statistics for Statistical Data Decimation - Systems and methods for statistical data decimation are described. The method includes receiving a variable from a radio frequency (RF) system, propagating the variable through a model of the RF system, and counting an output of the model for the variable to generate a count. The method further includes determining whether the count meets a count threshold, generating a statistical value of the variable at the output of the model upon determining that the count meets the count threshold, and sending the statistical value to the RF system to adjust the variable. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167614 | ARC CHAMBER WITH MULTIPLE CATHODES FOR AN ION SOURCE - An apparatus for extending the useful life of an ion source, comprising an arc chamber containing a plurality of cathodes to be used sequentially and a plurality of repellers to protect cathodes when not in use. The arc chamber includes an arc chamber housing defining a reaction cavity, gas injection openings, a plurality of cathodes, and at least one repeller element. A method for extending the useful life of an ion source includes providing power to a first cathode of an arc chamber in an ion source, operating the first cathode, detecting a failure or degradation in performance of the first cathode, energizing a second cathode, and continuing operation of the arc chamber with the second cathode. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167615 | HEAT DISSIPATING METHOD FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING SAME - A heat dissipating method for a light emitting diode is provided. The heat dissipating method includes following steps. Firstly, a circuit board with a light emitting diode formed on one side and a heat dissipating fan formed on the other side is provided. The heat dissipating fan is configured to dissipate heat for the light emitting diode. Secondly, a power source is provided for supplying power for the light emitting diode. Finally, a speed of the heat dissipating fan is adjusted according to an input power of the power source. A lighting device using the heat dissipating method is also provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167616 | AUTOMATIC MODE ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES FOR A LIGHT FIXTURE IN A LIGHTING SYSTEM - According to techniques of the application, a method for operating a light fixture in a lighting system may include operating the light fixture in a first mode if a voltage is being supplied to the light fixture. The method may further include, while operating the light fixture in the first mode, detecting whether there has been an interruption in the voltage supplied to the light fixture. The method may further include, if there has been an interruption in the voltage supplied to the light fixture, operating the light fixture in a second mode. The first mode may include an independent timer mode and the second mode may include a synchronized timer mode. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION AMONG LINEAR LIGHT MODULES IN A LIGHTING SYSTEM - Light source systems and methods of operating the light source systems are disclosed. A light source system may include a combination of two lighting modules in communication with each other. The lighting modules can operate in concert, in parallel, or as master or slave. A printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) of the light source system includes electrical circuitry to drive a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The PCBA can include a communication interface for communication amongst the lighting modules. The PCBA can also include an optical sensor to provide color spectrum feedback to a controller module for self calibration. A master PCBA can receive sensor feedbacks, such as thermal and optical feedbacks from a slave PCBA. The sensor feedbacks can then be used to tune a color spectrum of a slave lighting module including calibrating the slave lighting module. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167618 | Intelligent lighting system - Intelligent lighting system | 2014-06-19 |
20140167619 | Light Sensors For Electronic Devices - Electronic devices may include light sensors. A light sensor may be an ambient light sensor that is mounted adjacent to an aperture in an opaque structure. An ambient light sensor may include active light sensor elements located adjacent to the aperture and inactive light sensor elements located adjacent to the opaque structure. Signal processing circuitry may be interposed between the light sensor elements and a summing circuit that sums light signals from the light sensor elements to form an ambient light signal. The signal processing circuitry may include a switch and an amplifier associated with each light sensor element. The switch associated with each element may be used to selectively activate or inactivate that element. The amplifier associated with each element may be used to amplify the light signal from that element by a gain factor that depends on the location of that element with respect to the aperture. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167620 | LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR AUTOMATED GROUPING - Control of lighting fixtures in a lighting network may be distributed among the lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures may be broken into groups that are associated with different lighting zones. At least some of the lighting fixtures will have or be associated with one or more sensors. Within the overall lighting network or the various lighting zones, the lighting fixtures may share sensor data from the sensors. Each lighting fixture processes sensor data provided by its own sensor, a remote standalone sensor, or lighting fixture, and processes the sensor data according to the lighting fixture's internal logic to control operation of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixtures may also receive control input from other lighting fixtures, control nodes, light switches, and commissioning tools. The control input is processed along with the sensor data according to the internal logic to enhance control of the lighting fixture. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167621 | LIGHT FIXTURES, SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT FIXTURES, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FIXTURES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS - A fixture comprising a light sensor and an actuator for assigning the fixture to at least one zone. A fixture comprising a light source, a motion sensor and a light sensor. A fixture comprising a motion sensor, a light sensor and a wireless transmitter (optionally also a wireless receiver). A fixture configured to detect light brightness values over a time-span, and identify a period of time with smallest average brightness. A fixture configured to dim at a first rate when a motion sensor senses no motion for a designated period of time, and optionally also configured to brighten at a second rate when the motion sensor detects motion. A fixture configured to dim to not less than a designated percentage unless motion is detected during the dimming. A lighting control system, comprising fixtures and an actuator configured to assign fixtures to zones. Also, other lighting control systems and methods. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167622 | AUTO COMMISSIONING LIGHTING FIXTURE - The present disclosure relates to lighting fixtures for use in a lighting network where the lighting fixtures and other elements are able to communicate with each other via wired or wireless communication techniques. When the lighting network is being formed or modified, the lighting fixtures may be able to communicate with each other and automatically determine a single lighting fixture to act as a coordinator during a commissioning process. The lighting fixtures can exchange their communication addresses, such as MAC addresses, wherein the lighting fixture with the lowest (or highest) normal communication address becomes the coordinator. The coordinator may also be configured to assign short addresses to use for communications once the lighting network is formed instead of the longer MAC, or like, addresses. The short addresses can reduce routing overhead, and thus make the routing of messages including control information, sensor data, and the like, more efficient. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167623 | COMMISSIONING FOR A LIGHTING NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to lighting fixtures for use in a lighting network where the lighting fixtures and other elements are able to communicate with each other via wired or wireless communication techniques. When the lighting network is being formed or modified, a lighting fixture is selected to act as a coordinator for forming the lighting network. For example, a user may employ a commissioning tool to select a particular lighting fixture as the coordinator. The coordinator will send out one or more ‘join my network’ messages toward the other elements of the lighting network. The elements that receive the ‘join my network’ message may respond in order to make the coordinator aware of their presence and join them to a lighting network. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167624 | LED TABLE LAMP - An exemplary LED table lamp includes a hollow lamp housing, a lamp base supporting the lamp housing, an LED module received in the lamp housing for emitting light, and a controlling module electrically connecting to the LED module for automatically adjusting a light intensity of the LED table lamp. The controlling module includes a sensor configured for sensing the light intensity of a working surface of the LED table lamp, and obtaining data corresponding to the light intensity of the working surface of the LED table lamp, a controller comparing the data obtained by the sensor with predetermined data and giving an adjusting order, and an adjusting member adjusting current supplied to the LED module according to the adjusting order from the controller. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167625 | ELECTRONIC CENSER - An electronic censer includes a censer body, an incense branch mounted on the censer body, a sensor mounted on the censer body to sense a luminance of the environment, and a controller connecting the light source and the sensor. The incense branch includes a light guiding tube, a light source and a head member mounted on opposite ends of the light guiding tube, and light emitted from the light source guided by the light guiding tube and traveling through the head member to illuminate. When the light source is lighted, the sensor senses the luminance of the environment and a corresponding diction signal occurs in the sensor. The diction signal is transferred to the controller, and then the controller adjusts the luminance of the light source according to the diction signal. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167626 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DUAL EMISSION OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - An organic light-emitting diode, an organic light-emitting display device including the same, and a method of controlling dual emission of the organic light-emitting diode. The organic light-emitting diode includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a common electrode interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the common electrode; and a second organic layer that is interposed between the second electrode and the common electrode and is reverse-symmetric to the first organic layer with respect to the common electrode. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167627 | Lighting Display - A display where lights may be programmed to randomly flash is described. The randomness may be changed by changing the mode of flashing. The lights may extend along strings that are powered by a power supply that may itself be plugged into a socket that had previously served as a light socket. The display may be added to existing displays to enhance existing visual effects. The display may be submerged and the lights may remain upright because of their buoyancy. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167628 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - Disclosed is an illuminating device which has: a first illuminating lamp which is disposed at a first predetermined position and is identifiable; a second illuminating lamp which is disposed at a second predetermined position having a predetermined relationship with the first predetermined position and is identifiable; a determining means which determines the mutual relationship between the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp; and a transmitting means which transmits identifiable control signals to the first illuminating lamp and the second illuminating lamp, respectively, so as to achieve the determination made by the determining means. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167629 | Direct Type LED Backlight and Liquid Crystal Display Thereof - The present invention provides a direct type LED backlight and a liquid crystal display thereof. The direct type LED backlight comprises a power converting circuit, which transfers an alternating current voltage generated from an external liquid crystal display into direct an current voltage and outputs it; multiple LED strings connected in parallel, wherein each LED string comprises a predetermined amount of LED connected in parallel, which receives a direct current from the power converting circuit; wherein, the predetermined amount is limited to that the direct current of the LED string emitting light normally is smaller than or equal to the direct current output from the power converting circuit. According to the direct type LED backlight of the present invention, it can avoid using a boost circuit in order to decrease circuit complexity and save costs. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167630 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHT SYSTEM THE DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting diode (LED) backlight system and a driving apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus is suitable for an LED backlight system with N LED strings, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and which includes an LED driver and a switching unit. The LED driver is configured to receive a dimming signal and time-divisionally generate N control signals in response to a counting clock and an enabling time and a period time both related to the dimming signal. The switching unit is coupled to the LED driver and the N LED strings, and is configured to respectively control an on-off time ratio of a current flowing through each of the LED strings in response to the N control signals. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167631 | Circuit and Method for Detecting the Duration of the Interruption of a Mains Input - A power supply or driver circuit configured to provide electrical energy at a drive voltage. The driver circuit converts electrical energy at an input voltage to the electrical energy at the drive voltage. A controller is configured to control the power converter to provide electrical energy at the drive voltage. The controller stops operation at an interruption of electrical energy to the driver circuit. The controller is configured to resume operation subsequent restoration of electrical energy to the driver circuit. The controller is configured to maintain the timing voltage above a first voltage level when the controller is in operation and to determine the duration of an interruption of electrical energy to the driver circuit. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167632 | LIGHT SOURCE COMPRISING A LED STRIP - A LED light source comprising a LED strip supplied by a switch mode power supply is disclosed. The LED light source has a low power dissipation and is to a large extent independent of the magnitude of the DC voltage supplying the switch mode power supply. The LED light source allows arbitrary positioning of a light or a presence detector. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167633 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH THE SAME - A backlight driving circuit is disclosed. The backlight driving circuit includes a steady voltage circuit, a boost converter, a current setting circuit, and a control circuit. The steady voltage circuit receives an input voltage, filters the input voltage and outputs a steady DC voltage. The boost converter connects to the steady voltage circuit to receive the steady DC voltage. The control circuit provides a first PWM square wave such that the boost converter may supply power to the LED light bar. Wherein the boost converter includes a first MOSFET or a triode. At least three parallel connected resistors are arranged between a source of the first MOSFET or a collector of the triode and the ground, and the three resistors have the same or similar resistance. In addition, a liquid crystal display includes the backlight driving circuit is also disclosed. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167634 | Method and Circuit for LED Driver Dimming - An LED driver includes a transformer, current control loop and current adjustment circuit. The primary side of the transformer transfers energy to the secondary side of the transformer responsive to an input signal. The secondary side delivers output current to one or more LEDs at a magnitude corresponding to the amount of energy transferred to the secondary side. The current control loop controls current in the primary side so that the output current equals a reference current signal. The current adjustment circuit injects a current adjustment signal into the current control loop responsive to a phase-cut signal which removes a portion of the input signal. The current control loop also decreases the current in the primary side responsive to the current adjustment signal so that a brightness of each LED connected to the secondary side is decreased by an amount corresponding to the magnitude of the current adjustment signal. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167635 | Method for Starting a High-Pressure Discharge Lamp - A method for starting a high-pressure discharge lamp by means of a starter, having a starting capacitor, a starting switch and a starting transformer, wherein the method comprises the following temporally successive steps: charging the starting capacitor to a predetermined voltage; closing the starting switch; and opening the starting switch before the current through the starting switch reaches zero for the first time in terms of its fundamental component. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - An LED driving method is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a brightness control signal, wherein the brightness control signal represents a duty cycle of an LED within a pulse width modulation cycle, and the duty cycle is indicated by a plurality of illuminating clocks; dividing the PWM cycle into a plurality of sub-PWM cycles; and equally distributing the illuminating clocks to each of the sub-PWM cycles. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167637 | LOAD DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A load driving apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The load driving apparatus includes a power conversion circuit and a control chip. The power conversion circuit receives a DC input voltage, and drives an LED load in response to a gate PWM signal. The control chip is configured to: provide the gate PWM signal having a first preset duty cycle during a light operation period of a dimming operation, so that the LED load is fully turned on; and provide the gate PWM signal having a second preset duty cycle during a dark operation period of the dimming operation, so that the LED load is slightly turned on. The second preset duty cycle is far less than the first preset duty cycle. A current of the LED load during the light operation period is far more than a current of the LED load during the dark operation period. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167638 | PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A method for controlling a portable lighting device. The device has a switched-mode power supply, a light source, a high frequency switch, a controller controlling the operation of the light source and a user interface for inputting commands to the controller. A DC power source has a negative pole that is connected by only one single electric contact with the lighting device tail. The method for controlling a portable lighting device includes connecting a DC power source, an inductor, a light source, a high frequency switch and a resistor in series, measuring a voltage across the resistor, and controlling the high frequency switch dependent on the voltage measured across the resistor. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-POWER LAMP COMPATIBILITY WITH A LEADING-EDGE DIMMER AND AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMER - Methods and systems to provide compatibility between a load and a secondary winding of an electronic transformer driven by a leading-edge dimmer may include: (a) responsive to determining that energy is available from the electronic transformer, drawing a requested amount of power from the electronic transformer thus transferring energy from the electronic transformer to an energy storage device in accordance with the requested amount of power; and (b) transferring energy from the energy storage device to the load at a rate such that a voltage of the energy storage device is regulated within a predetermined voltage range. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167640 | Back-up Capacitor - This invention relates to driver circuits used within high voltage power supplies, e.g. for light bulb assemblies. A driver circuit providing electrical energy at an output derived from electrical energy at an input is described. The driver circuit comprises a power converter, a controller, a supply voltage capacitor, and is configured to provide a supply voltage to the controller. A start-up resistor is coupled to the input of the driver circuit, charges the supply voltage capacitor, and is coupled to the supply voltage capacitor during start-up of the driver circuit. A back-up capacitor is coupled to the output of the driver circuit and with the supply voltage capacitor if a voltage at the back-up capacitor exceeds the supply voltage by a forward voltage threshold, and is decoupled from the supply voltage capacitor if the supply voltage exceeds the voltage at the back-up capacitor by a reverse voltage threshold. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167641 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING APPARATUS - In a lighting apparatus containing a high pressure discharge lamp, an alternating current supplied to the discharge lamp at the time of steady lighting of the frequency (basic frequency) selected from a range between 60 and 1000 Hz and a low frequency having a frequency selected from a range between 5 and 200 Hz lower than the basic frequency is generated alternately. The frequency of the low frequency wave is changed in response to the change of the lighting voltage of the discharge lamp. The supply period of the basic frequency is increased and decreased little by little by every predetermined time. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167642 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH LIGHTING FIXTURES - Control of lighting fixtures in a lighting network may be distributed among the lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures may be broken into groups that are associated with different lighting zones. At least some of the lighting fixtures will have or be associated with one or more sensors. Within the overall lighting network or the various lighting zones, the lighting fixtures may share sensor data from their sensors. Each lighting fixture may process sensor data provided by its own sensor, a remote standalone sensor, or lighting fixture, and process the sensor data according to the lighting fixture's own internal logic to control operation of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixtures may also receive control input from other lighting fixtures, control nodes, light switches, and commissioning tools. The control input may be processed along with the sensor data according to the internal logic to further enhance control of the lighting fixture. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167643 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE IN A COOKTOP APPLIANCE - Systems and methods of variably controlling a driver signal to a light emitting device located proximate to a burner assembly of an appliance are provided. The driver signal can be adjusted based on a signal indicative of a temperature in a region proximate the light emitting device. The signal indicative of a temperature of the burner assembly temperature can be generated by a temperature senor or the signal can be based on an anticipated temperature profile of the burner assembly. The driver signal can be adjusted based on the signal indicative of the temperature of the burner assembly temperature using pulse width modulation. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167644 | METHOD FOR MIXING LIGHT OF LEDS AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING SAME - A method for mixing light of LEDs includes following steps: Firstly, a substrate with a red light LED, a green light LED and a blue light LED arranged thereon is provided. Secondly, a power source for supplying power to the red light LED, the green light LED and the blue light LED is provided. Thirdly, a temperature variation ΔT1 of the red light LED caused by the power source, a temperature variation ΔT2 of the green light LED caused by the power source, a temperature variation ΔT3 of the blue light LED caused by the power source are calculated. And finally, input currents applied to the red light LED, the green light LED and the blue light LED are adjusted according to the temperature variations ΔT1, ΔT2 and ΔT3. A lighting device using the method is also provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167645 | Lighting Apparatus and Lighting System - A lighting apparatus (L) includes: a light source section that includes two or more kinds of plural LEDs having different emission colors as light sources; a storage section that stores light color characteristic information that indicates the relation between a light color of an illumination light that is generable by the light source section and an output of each LED; a transmission section through which a light color control command for designating the light color of the illumination light is input; and a control section that converts the light color control command into output information of each LED on the basis of the light color characteristic information, and controls an output level of each LED on the basis of the output information. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167646 | POLYCHROMATIC SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCES FOR THE CONTROL OF COLOUR SATURATION OF ILLUMINATED SURFACES - Polychromatic light sources of white light are composed of at least two different coloured emitters, such as groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Disclosed are the spectral power distributions and relative partial radiant fluxes of the coloured emitters that allow controlling the colour saturating ability of the generated light, namely, the ability to render colours with increased saturation and the ability to render colours with decreased saturation. Also disclosed is a method for dynamical tailoring the colour saturating ability of the generated light. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167647 | POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT FOR LOW POWER ILLUMINATION DEVICE, CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF AND METHOD THEREOF - A power converter circuit for a low power illumination device includes a boost converter circuit, a buck converter circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit configures the boost converter circuit to alternately operate in a current conducting mode and an off mode, to draw different values of the current from an electric transformer in different periods in the current conducting mode, and to stop drawing current from the electric transformer in the off mode. The control circuit further configures the buck converter circuit to generate the required output signals to the low power illumination device according to the output of the boost converter circuit so that the low power illumination device may function normally. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167648 | POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT FOR LOW POWER ILLUMINATION DEVICE, CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF AND METHOD THEREOF - A power converter circuit of a low power illumination device includes a boost converter circuit, a buck converter circuit, and a control circuit, for cooperating with a dimmer and an electric transformer. The control circuit configures the boost converter circuit to alternatively operate in a current conducting mode and an off mode, to draw current from the electric transformer in the current conducting mode, and to stop drawing current from the electric transformer in the off mode. The control circuit further configures the buck converter circuit to generate the required output signals to the low power illumination device according to the configuration of the dimmer so that the low power illumination device may perform the required dimming function. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167649 | Double-Output High-Efficiency LED Light-Modulating Circuit - The present invention relates to a double-output high-efficiency LED light-modulating circuit, comprising: a single-stage flyback power factor corrector, a DC/DC convertor, an LED module, and a light-modulating switch. In the present invention, it mainly utilizes the single-stage flyback power factor corrector for carrying out the purposes of reducing the components of an LED luminaire controlling circuit and increasing the circuit power conversion efficiency. Moreover, the double-output high-efficiency LED light-modulating circuit further includes a twin-bus light modulation framework, which can not only reduce the cross voltage of the power switch in back-end DC/DC convertor, but also process a high-frequency light modulation and a low-frequency light modulation to the LED luminaire. Therefore, because the cross voltage of the power switch has been reduced, a power switch with lower R | 2014-06-19 |
20140167650 | Terminal Device and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - A terminal apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium capable of achieving reduction of power consumption by appropriately controlling lighting of a display unit are provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167651 | ELECTRONIC CENSER WITH CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING WIND FORCE SENSOR TO REGULATE LIGHT EMITTING STATE THEREOF - An exemplary electronic censer with control system includes a main body, an LED disposed on the main body and a control system mounted on the main body. The control system includes a driver received in the main body, a wind force sensor exposed out of the main body and a controlling unit electrically connecting the driver. The wind force sensor measures a wind force therearound and samples a wind force signal S corresponding to the measured wind force to the controlling unit. The controlling unit analyzes the wind force signal S and thereby delivers instructions to the driver to regulate a light emitting state of the LED. A method for controlling the electronic censer with control system is also provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER CONTROLLER - In accordance with systems and methods of the present disclosure, an apparatus may include a power converter and a controller. The controller may be configured to monitor a voltage at an input of the power converter, cause the power controller to transfer energy from the input to a load at a target current, decrease the target current responsive to determining that the voltage is less than or equal to an undervoltage threshold, and increase the target current responsive to determining that the voltage is greater than or equal to a maximum threshold voltage. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167653 | EFFICIENT ROUTING TABLES FOR LIGHTING NETWORKS - Control of lighting fixtures in a lighting network may be distributed among the lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures may be broken into groups that are associated with different lighting zones. At least some of the lighting fixtures will have or be associated with one or more sensors. Within the overall lighting network or the various lighting zones, the lighting fixtures may share sensor data from their sensors. Each lighting fixture may process sensor data provided by its own sensor, a remote standalone sensor, or lighting fixture, and process the sensor data according to the lighting fixture's own internal logic to control operation of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixtures may also receive control input from other lighting fixtures, control nodes, light switches, and commissioning tools. The control input may be processed along with the sensor data according to the internal logic to further enhance control of the lighting fixture. | 2014-06-19 |
20140167654 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A circuit arrangement is described comprising a first battery; a second battery; an electrical machine connected between the first battery and the second battery wherein the electrical machine is connected to the first battery via a first switching arrangement and the electrical machine is connected to the second battery via a second switching arrangement and a controller configured to control the first switching arrangement and the second switching arrangement such that a current that has a DC component flows through the electrical machine. | 2014-06-19 |