| 27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20120169071 | MOTORIZED SYSTEM FOR LATCHING AND UNLATCHING CASEMENT WINDOWS - A power-operated latch is integrated to a casement window for selectively locking and unlocking a vertically hinged window sash. The power-operated latch is adapted to be concealed in the window frame and is directly connectable to the existing window latch hardware. A reversible rotary motor drives a lead screw on which a slider is threadably engaged for pivoting a lever connected to a longitudinally movable latch bar. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169072 | Handle and Locking Mechanism - The present invention generally relates to a handle for a door having a body mountable to a surface of the door, a slide member configured to be received at least partially within the body so as to slidingly move between a first position wherein the slide member projects beyond the body and a second position wherein the slide member is substantially retracted into the body, a fastening member mounted within the body so as to receive at least a portion of the slide member when the slide member is in the second position so as to lock the slide member in the second position, and a locking mechanism configured to prevent opening of the door when the sliding member is in the second position, wherein sliding movement of the slide member from said first position to said second position engages the locking mechanism to prevent opening of the door. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169073 | INTEGRATED RECESSED LATCH ASSEMBLY - A dish for mounting a latch thereto, the dish including a strike, a peripheral sidewall, a recessed bottom wall forming a dish interior, a flange surrounding the peripheral sidewall adapted for mounting the dish to a container, and a cavity in the recessed bottom wall adapted for receiving a latch, the dish divided into two parts, a lower first part and an upper second part, the strike integral with the upper second part, the strike in proximity to the cavity. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169074 | ADJUSTABLE SLIDING DOOR, WINDOW, OR PANEL LOCK - An adjustable lock for a sliding member such as a sliding door, sliding panel, or sliding window is provided by a tubular mechanism adapted to be placed into a position wedging the tubular mechanism between the frame and the sliding member, with the tubular mechanism including an inner tubular member selectively threadably extendable from within an outer tubular member attached to the frame to a locked position locking the outer and inner tubular members together, with a free end of the inner tubular member is proximate an edge portion of the associated sliding member, whereby the locked together outer and inner tubes are rotatable in one direction for extending and forcing a free end of the inner tubular member into intimate contact with the edge portion of the sliding member, thereby wedging the sliding member into a locked position preventing movement thereof. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169075 | SAFETY BAR - Disclosed is a safety bar having a resiliently flexible neck connecting a shaft to a head. The head includes a surface connected to at least one pair of spaced apart opposing legs. The surface and the spaced apart opposing legs define a passage and a channel intermediate the surface and the passage. Also disclosed is a method of making such a safety bar. The safety bar can be installed in a reach lift truck for protecting an operator of the reach lift truck from injury due to accidental impact. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169076 | Apparatus for operating a zipper - A zipper operating device for closing or opening a zipper located at the back of a garment or where accessibility for manipulation is awkward, inconvenient or otherwise difficult. This zipper operating device can engage almost all zipper pull tabs, including those elongated pull tabs without voids or holes. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169077 | FLEXIBLE FOOD SKEWER SYSTEMS - A flexible food skewer system for providing versatile cooking upon a grill. The flexible food skewer system includes an elongated flexible member, a loop extending from an end and formed in part from the flexible member, and a piercing element extending from an opposite end of the flexible member are provided. In use, the user is able to manipulate the shape of the flexible member about other food items on the grill while allowing the loop and piercing implement to be exterior of the grill if desired. A second piercing implement may be provided instead of the loop. In further alternative embodiments of the invention, two or more flexible skewer systems may be intertwined to provide greater and reinforced food carrying capacity, Various alternative structures are provided to enable secured, releasable interlocking of the intertwined skewer systems. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169078 | GRIPPER FOR A MANIPULATOR - A gripper for grasping a bag has a frame with two clamping components and two fingers which are pivotably connected to the frame. The gripper further includes a suction pad which is displaceably connected to the frame. By first grasping the bag with the suction pad and lifting it, the bag can subsequently be clamped in a simple manner by turning the gripper until the bag is located between the clamping components and the extremities of the fingers. Since the suction pad is freely movable, the bag continues to hold the same position while the gripper is being turned. The gripper further has four pins which can be stuck through the bag so as to hold it in the vertical position of the gripper. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169079 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A SUBSTRATE - A grip mechanism for an end effector includes a grip member configured to be coupled to an effector body. A gripper of the grip member is movable based on movement of the grip member such that the gripper is movable along an engagement path to an engagement position where an object such as a substrate can be retained within a retaining region adjacent to the effector body. End effectors for handling objects incorporating one or more grip mechanisms, and methods of handling an object such as a substrate, are also disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169080 | GRILL TONGS HAVING A HEAT SHIELD - The invention relates to grill tongs, comprising two rods, which are movably connected and which can be pivoted relative to each other and which each have a gripping surface for an item to be grilled at the end of the rods near the grill and which are equipped with a handle at the end of the rods far from the grill, which handle is used as a contact surface for the fingers of a user, wherein a heat shield is arranged on the rod in the area of the handle, which heat shield is fastened to the side of the rod inside the tongs and from there curves around the side of the handle facing outward and is at a distance to the handle. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169081 | FLUID PRESSURE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ROBOT HAND DEVICE - A fluid pressure transmission device is equipped with a plurality of driving fluid pressure cylinders | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169082 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STORAGE ELEMENT IN TEXTILE AND PLASTIC MATERIAL - A method for producing a storage element having a plurality of faces in which a portion of the faces is made in textile material. The method includes the steps of: producing a pattern in textile material, the pattern comprising several panels, placing the pattern in an unfolded condition in an injection mold, injecting a plastic material into the injection mold around the panels so as to overmold at least one portion of each of the panels so as to obtain a pattern comprising the faces in textile and plastic materials of the storage element in the unfolded condition, folding the pattern and attaching the faces to each other. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169083 | DOOR HOLE COVER AND VEHICULAR DOOR STRUCTURE - A door hole cover which is intended to be attached to a door inner panel of a vehicle to cover an opening formed in the door inner panel, and which has an average of loss coefficients at frequencies of 150 Hz or less of 0.085 or more. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169084 | VEHICLE MIST SUPPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The invention is essentially an apparatus and method for reducing the wheel-spray and the aerodynamic drag of a wheel-set of a vehicle having a framework with preexisting holes, the apparatus comprising a three-dimensionally adjustable support infrastructure anchored to the framework without the need for drilling or welding the support infrastructure to the framework; a three-dimensionally adjustable housing superstructure having a housing having an obtuse-angled forward side and an obtuse-angled rearward side for screening the wheel-set, with the housing affixed between a box-sleeve and a stand-on plate with a plurality of U-bolt fasteners, wherein the box-sleeve defines an interior chamber for receiving a girder; and two attenuation rings inserted along both external ends of the girder to dilute vibration from the vehicle to the housing; and a fastening means comprising a locking cap having domed arches and a transplanar bore, a counter-threaded locking bolt, and a locking pin. A tightening wrench may be used for tightening, and/or loosening the locking cap over a girder lateral terminus. A protective replaceable shield and connectors are also provided to protect and renew the housing side wall exterior surface. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169085 | AERODYNAMIC PACKAGE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A vehicle having an aerodynamic splitter for the front of a vehicle is provided. The splitter includes a splitter panel which has a top surface adapted to be mounted to a front fascia of a vehicle. The top surface is contoured and offset from the front fascia in order to define an airflow opening between the front fascia and the splitter panel. The airflow opening directs air under the vehicle therethrough in order to create a down force on the vehicle | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169086 | SIDE UNDERRIDE CABLE SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER - A side skirt and side underride cable system configured to be coupled to a trailer includes a side skirt wall configured to be coupled to one side of the trailer to extend below a side wall of the trailer at least partially along a length of the trailer, and a plurality of cables configured to be coupled to the trailer and configured to extend at least partially along a length of the one side of the trailer. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169087 | FIBER-REINFORCED FLOOR SYSTEM - A floor system configured for use with a storage container such as a trailer. The floor system includes an upper floor section including a plurality of upper floor boards made of glass fiber reinforced polymer, and a lower floor section including a plurality of lower floor boards made of glass fiber reinforced polymer. The upper floor boards are configured to extend along a length of the trailer and the lower floor boards are configured to extend across the width of the trailer. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169088 | Vehicle Suspension System - A suspension system for a motor vehicle includes a spring cylinder for movably mounting a cab or a driver's seat relative to a body part of the vehicle. The spring cylinder is connected to a separation accumulator which holds a smart damping fluid. The separation accumulator is connected to a hydraulic accumulator by a throttle element which is coupled to an adapting device which adjusts a characteristic of the smart damping fluid. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169089 | Rear Vehicle Torque Box - A rear structure for a vehicle is provided, the structure including (i) a pair of single piece rear torque boxes; (ii) a pair of rocker panels mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes; (iii) a pair of rear rails mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes; and (iv) at least one cross-member interposed between and mechanically coupled to the rear torque boxes. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169090 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle is provided with a pair of front pillars extending upward from a vehicle body. A pair of rails extends rearward from the pair of front pillars. A pair of rear pillars extends downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body. A pair of roof panels is spaced apart along the vehicle body longitudinal axis, and each panel extends inboard from a respective rail. A transparent roof panel is interposed between the roof panels. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169091 | SLIDING ROOF DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sliding roof device for a vehicle, in particular for an automobile, is provided. The device has a movable panel, the front region of which is mounted such that it is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, while the rear region is hinged to at least one push-out lever that is likewise mounted such that it is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The sliding roof device additionally comprises drive devices configured to displace the movable panel by directly driving each push-out lever in the direction of a displacement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169092 | CONTROL ROD FOR AN ADJUSTABLE CLOSING ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE ROOF - The invention relates to a control rod for an adjustable closing element or a vehicle roof. The adjustable closing element is designed to selectively close a roof opening in a closing position or at least partly release same in further positions. The control rod is formed from a drawn steel spring wire. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169093 | BED AND COMBINING METHOD - A movable part which combines with a stationary part to form a bed includes: a contact sensor ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169094 | VALVE LAYER FOR A SEAT - In one aspect, the present invention provides a ventilated seat with a valve sheet having one or more valve assemblies. The valve sheet maybe on a frame of the seat. The valve assemblies open in response to a force such as a force applied by an individual occupying the seat. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of thermally regulating a seat by occupying a seat with a valve sheet. By occupying the seat one or more valves assemblies open air moving though the open valve assemblies thermally regulates the seat. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169095 | FRAME FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT CUSHION - A cushion structure for a motor vehicle seat including a retractable stop piece capable of preventing an object placed under the cushion from moving towards the front, and means capable of arranging said cushion in a position preventing a passenger from sitting on it. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169096 | Mobile Device for a Cradle - Improved mobile device ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169097 | FRAME ASSEMBLY & CONNECTOR APPARATUS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a frame assembly configured for being collapsed or disassembled by a user, and later reassembled by the user for use in supporting one or more objects. According to various embodiments, the frame assembly includes a connector apparatus comprising one or more connector members configured for securing two or more of the frame assembly's frame members together in an assembled state. In particular, various embodiments of the connector apparatus are configured for safely maintaining the frame assembly in an assembled state, enabling convenient assembly of the frame assembly by a user, and preventing inadvertent or accidental disassembly of the frame assembly. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169098 | Child Car Seat with Adjustable Harness System - A child safety seat has a seat back with an upper end, a back side, and a front facing side. A harness system has a pair of safety straps each with a back portion on the back side and a shoulder strap portion on the front facing side. A router is on the back side and has a fixed upper guide, a fixed lower guide spaced below the upper guide, and a slider vertically movable therebetween. The back portions are routed from the respective shoulder strap portions through the slider, up to the upper guide, down to the lower guide, and back up to the slider. The slider is vertically adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position and determines the height of the shoulder strap portions. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169099 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat according to the present invention may include a seat cushion that is composed of a stationary cushion portion and a movable cushion portion, in which the movable cushion portion is capable of being tilted so as to be low in a getting in/out side while being raised with respect to the stationary cushion portion, and a cushion tilting mechanism that is disposed under the seat cushion and is configured to tilt the movable cushion portion while raising the same with respect to the stationary cushion portion. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169100 | SEAT CUSHION INCLINATION ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a seat part of a motor vehicle seat, comprising a base part having a transverse supporting element and an adjustable part. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169101 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a tilting lever provided to an outer part of a seat main body, and by operating the tilting lever, a seat back can be tilted to a position of an upper surface of a seat cushion, wherein the tilting lever is arranged within an inwardly recessed space that is formed to a shield covering an outer part of the seat cushion, and an input movement of an operation to the tilting lever is completed within the recessed space. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169102 | Continuously Engaged Recliner Freeplay System And Fine-Blanked Gear Hub - An adjustment device for a seat and more particularly, a carrier in the adjustment device having anti-rock features and increased longevity and a method of forming the outer gear out of hardened steel without the need for heat treating. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169103 | Vehicle Seat and Method for Making Same - The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat portion and a backrest connected to the seat portion by a hinge mechanism. A seat element selected from among the backrest and the seat portion comprises a shell, which is made of a plastic material and the side edges of which are overmolded onto composite reinforcement inserts. Each of the inserts comprises a core perpendicular to the medium plane of the seat element, and two side flanges parallel to the medium plane of the seat element. The insert is formed by assembling two composite parts having an L-shaped cross-section and forming a portion of the core and one of the side flanges of the insert. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169104 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A fitting ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169105 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - With a fitting for a vehicle seat having a first fitting part and a second fitting part which are rotatable relative to each other about an axis, and which are axially held together by an enclosing ring, a spring arrangement, a rotatably mounted eccentric, upon which a spring arrangement acts, and at least two latches, on which the eccentric acts, and which are guided by the second fitting part in the radial direction with respect to the axis and movable radially outwards, in order to interact with a toothed ring of the first fitting part, in order to lock the fitting, a spring arrangement is configured as one single spiral spring, which, with its first spring end is clamped to and completely supported by a fixture of the one of the two fitting parts and, with its second spring end, at least indirectly acts upon the eccentric. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169106 | Portable Footrest for Use When Sitting on a Toilet - A portable footrest for elevating the feet of an individual when seated on a toilet includes an elongated carrying case and two collapsible rectangular box like support members. The footrest also includes a cross member for positioning the support members in a temporarily fixed spaced relationship. Each of the support members includes four rectangular or square shaped elements pivotally connected to one another and wherein one of the side of one of the elements is releaseably connected to an opposite side of another of the elements and each of the support members is positionable in a flat linear end-to-end relationship with two interior elements and two end elements for storage in the carry case. A block on three of the elements prevent the elements from rotating more than about 90° when forming a rectangular box like support. Further, a releaseable latch fastens the outer edges of the elements to form a box like structure. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169107 | SEAT FRAME AND METHOD OF FORMING USING A LASER WARMED ADJESIVE - A seat frame for use in a vehicle having a first seat frame member and a second seat frame member is provided. At least one of the first seat frame member and the second seat frame member has an adhesive positioned thereon. The adhesive is curable by heat generated by a diffused laser beam from a laser welder. A portion of the first seat frame member and a portion of the second seat frame member are positioned adjacent one another, such that a joint is formed and the adhesive is positioned between the portion of the first seat frame member and the portion of the second seat frame member. The seat frame is configured such that the diffused laser beam can be directed at the joint to heat the adhesive and thereby form a bond between the first seat frame member and the second seat frame member. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169108 | CANTILEVERED SEAT SUPPORT - A cantilevered seat support for a vehicle has only connections to a sidewall of the vehicle. The cantilever seat support predominantly consists of components that are produced by deep drawing. The seat support has a reduced weight and at the same time is intended to be able to be produced from low cost parts. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169109 | Heated Dump Body - A system and method for heating a dump body is disclosed. In particular embodiments, a heated dump body comprises a floor including one or more bolsters formed within the floor. The dump body further includes a pair of side sheets, each of the side sheets coupled to one side of the floor, each of the pair of side sheets including one or more bolsters formed within each respective side sheet. The dump body further includes a front sheet coupled to the floor and the side sheets, the front sheet including one or more bolsters formed within the front sheet. The dump body also includes a canopy coupled to the front sheet, the canopy including one or more bolsters formed within the canopy. The bolsters formed in the floor, the pair of side sheets, the front sheet and the canopy are each operable to channel air. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169110 | TRACTOR WHEELS - Improved variable color wheel covers for tractor wheels are provided. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169111 | DRIVING AID FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A driving aid is provided for a motor vehicle on a slippery roadway and includes an auxiliary wheel with frictional elements adapted to be shifted between an inoperative position at a distance from the roadway and an operative position with frictional contact with the roadway and having an operative connection to an associated tire of the motor vehicle. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169112 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A brake system for motor vehicles, which brake system can be actuated both by the vehicle driver and also independently of the vehicle driver in a “brake by wire” operating mode, is preferentially operated in the “brake by wire” operating mode, and can be operated in at least one fall-back operating mode in which only operation by the vehicle driver is possible. The brake system has inter alia an electrohydraulic pressure generating device ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169113 | TRACKED SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE GEOMETRY - A tracked system ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169114 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STARTING A PRIME MOVER OF A POWER SYSTEM - A power system includes a prime mover drivingly connected to an electric motor/generator. The power system may also include a first electrical energy storage device and a second electrical energy storage device. The power system may further include power-system controls configured to selectively start the prime mover by selectively charging the first electrical energy storage device with electricity from the second electrical energy storage device and transmitting electricity from the first electrical energy storage device to the electric motor/generator to operate the electric motor/generator as an electric motor to start the prime mover. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169115 | SOLAR ENERGY POWER SUPPLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONER - A solar power supply for an automobile air conditioner includes a switch unit, a solar energy unit, and a control unit. The switch unit outputs a switch signal. The solar energy unit includes a solar panel, a solar charging circuit, a DC (direct current) voltage transformation circuit, and a battery. The control unit receives the switch signal, enables the solar charging circuit and the DC voltage transformation circuit in response to the switch signal to charge the battery and transform the voltage received from the battery to a stable voltage, respectively, and provides the stable voltage to an automobile air conditioner. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169116 | On-Board Power Supply Protection - The system includes a first and a second power supply terminal configured to have at least one of a battery and a generator connected thereto, a first external terminal coupled to the first power supply terminal, and a second external terminal coupled to the second power supply terminal, and a protection unit connected between the first external terminal and the first power supply terminal. The protection unit includes a semiconductor switching unit having a load path and a control terminal, the load path connected between the first external terminal and the first power supply terminal, and a control circuit coupled to the control terminal of the semiconductor switching unit and configured to switch the switching unit on and off dependent on at least one electrical parameter in the on-board power supply system. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169117 | Battery system and electric vehicle including the same - A battery system and an electric vehicle including the battery system are disclosed. The battery system may include a battery module having at least two batteries, a bus bar configured to connect the at least two batteries, an integrated circuit (IC) type sensing circuit on the bus bar, the IC type sensing circuit being configured to sense a temperature of the bus bar, a battery management system configured to control operation of the battery module, and a communication device configured to supply data output from the IC type sensing circuit to the battery management system. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169118 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR RACK SERVER - A power supply system is for supplying power to a number of loads, and includes a number of plugs, a number of power supply modules of the same type, and a number of current distribution modules. The plugs are respectively used for connecting to an external power source, to obtain alternating current. The power supply modules are connected to the respective plugs for converting the alternating current into direct current and providing the direct current to the loads according to the requirements of the loads. Each power supply module includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, both of which connect to a corresponding load. The current distribution module electrically connects the positive electrodes to each other, and electrically connects the negative electrodes to each other, such that the power supply modules are connected in parallel. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169119 | Universal Power Supply System - A universal power supply system is used for at least one electric consumer. The supply system comprises at least one AC source and a cable connection connecting said AC source to said electric consumer. The AC source has associated therewith an AC/DC converter for converting the AC voltage into DC voltage. The DC voltage generated in this way is adapted to be transmitted to the electric consumer via the cable connection. To improve such a universal power supply in such a way that it is possible to provide a high and stable voltage without any additional components (such as additional heat dissipation components), the AC/DC converter comprises a plurality of AC/DC converter components which, on the input side thereof, are connected in parallel with the AC source and which, on the output side thereof are connected serially to the electric consumer. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169120 | METHOD FOR REDUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE RADIATED FROM A POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT - A method for reducing electromagnetic interference radiated from a power supply arrangement. A plurality of switching mode power supply units are connected to an external device. Each switching mode power supply unit includes a ground point. The radiated electromagnetic interference is reduced by synchronizing a switching frequency of each switching mode power supply unit, such that all of the synchronized switching mode power supply units have an identical switching frequency, thereby reducing the difference in electric potential between the ground points. A corresponding power supply arrangement. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169121 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE HIGH-SPEED AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF A BACKUP CONSUMER ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY - The invention can be used in the field of electrical engineering. The technical result is an increase in activation speed. The method consists in measuring the positive-phase-sequence voltage of the busbars in a backup power source, the linear voltages at the busbars in the primary power source and the angle between the vectors of the positive-phase-sequence voltages of the busbars in the primary and the backup power sources, in measuring, separately for each of the three phases at the input of the primary power source, the value of the rms current in a phase and the value of the angle between the vector of the complex rms current in the same phase and of the vectorial sum of the complex rms voltage between the two other phases at the busbars in the primary power source and the received portion, which is equal to 0-50%, of the analogous complex rms voltage at the busbars in the backup power source, in measuring the change in the angle between the vectors of the positive-phase-sequence voltages of the busbars in the primary and the backup power sources over a set period of time and in switching the power supply to the busbars from the primary source to the backup source in the event of any of the above-mentioned magnitudes departing from the range of permissible values for these magnitudes. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169122 | DIRECT CURRENT POWER SWITCH DEVICE - Disclosed is a direct current power switch device which safely shuts off direct current power supply without generating arc at the time of shutting off the power supply to an electrical load. The direct current power switch device is provided with: an operation input unit ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169123 | STANDBY POWER SHUT-OFF OUTLET DEVICE AND A CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An outlet or multi-outlet power strip device for interrupting standby power is provided that includes at least one standby power shut-off unit, which is provided correspondingly to at least one receptacle outlet and either supplies or shuts off power to an electronic product connected to the at least one receptacle outlet depending on the status of the electronic product; an outlet power supply, which receives power from the at least one standby power shut-off unit, and converts and supplies the input power to the outlet; a mode selector, to which a selected mode on whether the outlet should be operated in independent mode or cooperative mode is input; and a controller, which sets a standby current of the electronic product, detects the power status of the electronic product by using the set standby current, and controls the at least one standby power shut-off unit according to the detected power status. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169124 | OUTPUT CIRCUIT FOR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system is provided with an output terminal unit including a common output terminal, which, when an amount of stored charge in lithium-ion secondary batteries capable of supplying discharge power as a first DC power to a DC load is greater than a predetermined first reference value, supplies to the DC load the first DC power from the lithium-ion secondary batteries and which, when the amount of stored charge is less than the first reference value, supplies to the DC load a second DC power obtained by converting AC power from a system power supply using an AC-DC converter circuit. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169125 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES WITH CONVERTER OPERATION CONDITIONED UPON STATIC SWITCH COMMUTATION AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF - A UPS is operated by deasserting a static switch drive signal, e.g., a gate signal to a thyristor, and then delaying provision of power from a converter circuit of the UPS, e.g., an inverter or other source of AC power, until after the switch has current commutated to an off state. For example, expiration of a predetermined time interval following deassertion of the switch drive signal may be detected, and the converter circuit may be enabled to drive the output of the UPS responsive to the detected expiration of the predetermined time interval. Alternatively, a current in the static switch may be detected, and the converter circuit may be enabled to drive the output of the UPS responsive to the detected current. The invention may be embodied as methods and apparatus. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169126 | BIDIRECTIONAL BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER - A bidirectional buck-boost DC-DC converter is particularly well suited for applications where multiple bidirectional buck-boost DC-DC converters are connected in parallel to a common battery. Multiple bidirectional DC-DC converters, as disclosed, may be connected in parallel to a common battery and, at least in boost mode, substantially no current circulates between the parallel connected bidirectional DC-DC converters. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169127 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL BACKUP POWER SYSTEM THEREOF - A power supply system and a fuel cell backup power system thereof are provided. The power supply system includes: a mains power supply module for providing mains electricity to a load, and a fuel cell backup power system for providing electricity to the load while the mains electricity provided by the mains power supply module is insufficient. The fuel cell backup power system includes a fuel cell system, a power conditioning module, a battery, and a controller. The fuel cell system and the battery output first and second electrical energy, respectively. The controller defines a plurality of output power requirement levels for the fuel cell system, reads the power required by the load, and adjusts the output ratio between the first and the second electrical energy in a stepwise manner according to the output power requirement levels so as to meet the power required by the load. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169128 | Reversible Alternating-Current and Direct-Current Conversion Apparatus with High Frequency - An alternating-current and direct-current conversion apparatus includes a first converter unit, a switching unit electrically connected with the first converter unit, and a second converter unit electrically connected with the switching unit. The switching unit is connected between the first converter unit and the second converter unit and is operated to convert a direct-current power into an alternating-current power or to convert an alternating-current power into a direct-current power so that the direct-current power of the direct-current source is converted into an alternating-current power which can be used by the alternating-current source, and the alternating-current power of the mains power supply is converted into a direct-current power which can be used by the direct-current source. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169129 | Energy Storage Device - An energy storage device formed by a combination of aqueous battery unit cells and non-aqueous battery unit cells is provided. The energy storage device comprises a first energy storage module formed by connecting at least one of aqueous battery unit cells in series and a second energy storage module formed by connecting at least one of lithium ion battery unit cells in series, wherein the first energy storage module and the second energy storage module are connected in parallel, the lithium ion battery unit cell is formed of a cathode active material such as LiFePO | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169130 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM AND SHIP - A first generator is rotationally driven by a rotating shaft of a supercharger to generate power. A second generator generates power and drives an output shaft. A first converter converts alternating-current power generated by the first generator into direct-current power. A second converter always converts alternating-current power generated by the second generator into direct-current power having the same voltage as the direct-current power obtained by conversion through the first converter, or converts the direct-current power obtained by conversion through the first converter into alternating-current power and supplies the alternating-current power to the second generator. An inverter converts the direct-current power obtained by conversion through at least one of the first and second converters into alternating-current power. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169131 | PHASE SHIFT POWER TRANSFER - In a wireless energy transfer system, an apparatus includes a coil and an adjustable alternating current power supply electrically connected to the coil. When a device is in the vicinity of the apparatus, the apparatus determines an operating parameter of the device and adjusts a power supply operating parameter based on the determined device operating parameter. The apparatus may be a transmitter wirelessly transmitting power to the device or a receiver wirelessly receiving power from the device. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169132 | RESONANCE TUNING - One heuristic for tuning a wireless power transfer device includes monitoring a circuit parameter while sweeping a power source frequency; identifying two frequencies related to local maxima of the circuit parameter values; estimating self-resonant frequency of an electromagnetically coupled device based on the two frequencies; determining a value for a tuning component of the wireless power transfer device such that the device self-resonant frequency equals the estimated coupled device self-resonant frequency; and adjusting the tuning component to the determined value. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169133 | TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER TUNING IN A WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM - A transmitter includes an alternating current power source with tunable parameters. A tunable parameter may be capacitance, inductance, or frequency. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169134 | ELECTRICALLY TUNABLE INDUCTOR - An electrically tunable inductor with an equivalent inductance includes a main winding and a tuning winding magnetically coupled to the main winding. The current through the tuning winding is controlled to adjust the equivalent inductance of the electrically tunable inductor. A device may include an electrically tunable inductor. A system may include multiple devices, one or more of the devices including an electrically tunable inductor. A tuning controller within the system may control the current in tuning windings of one or more of the multiple devices in the system. When an electrically tunable inductor is part of a resonant circuit, the resonant frequency may be controlled by adjusting the equivalent inductance of the electrically tunable inductor through controlling the current in the tuning winding. Controlling the current in the tuning winding includes one or more of controlling the peak, direction, frequency, duty cycle, or phase of the current. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169135 | NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING APPARATUS OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD - In this non-contact power feeding apparatus, a power feeding circuit is provided with a power transmission coil and a first parallel capacitor to provide a first parallel resonance circuit, while a power receiving circuit is provided with a power receiving coil and a second parallel capacitor to provide a second parallel resonance circuit. Both parallel resonant circuits are set to have the same resonance frequency and a power frequency of a high-frequency power source in the power feeding side circuit is set to be the same as this resonance frequency. A circuit section including the high-frequency power source and a circuit section including the first parallel capacitor and the power transmission coil are connected by the electric field coupling of electric field coupling capacitors. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169136 | NON-RESONANT AND QUASI-RESONANT SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION TO MULTIPLE RECEIVERS - A wireless power transfer system includes: a non-resonant transmitter, or a transmitter with a resonant circuit; and a non-resonant receiver, or a receiver with a resonant circuit. In some implementations, a transmitter with a resonant circuit is operated away from its resonance frequency. In some implementations, a receiver with a resonant circuit is operated away from the transmitter resonance frequency and/or the transmitter operating frequency. In some implementations, the selection of receiver resonance frequency is based on receiver power requirements. Thus, wireless power transfer may be accomplished by operating away from resonance in a quasi-resonant or non-resonant mode, and further may be accomplished using a non-resonant transmitter and/or a non-resonant receiver. Effective power transfer may also be achieved between a transmitter and multiple receivers. A combination of resonant and non-resonant transmitter and receiver(s) may be used for power transfer. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169137 | RESONANT SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION TO MULTIPLE RECEIVERS - In a wireless power transfer system with multiple receivers, receiver management may be necessary to effectively provide power to the multiple receivers. In one implementation, receiver management includes sweeping or stepping the transmitter resonant and/or operating frequency. In another implementation, receiver management includes receiver self-management, in which the receiver load current duty cycle is controlled to maintain receiver voltage even in the presence of multiple receivers. In another implementation, receiver management includes receiver self-management, in which one or more receivers use a time-sharing heuristic to identify when other receivers are charging and wait to begin receiving a transfer of power until another receiver has stopped receiving a transfer of power. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169138 | NON-MOVING PART OR STATIC ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A static or non-moving part electric power generator achieved by a changing (fluctuating) magnetic field (flux) by passing a pulsating direct current (DC) through a coil of wire wound on either a magnet or any material capable of producing a magnetic field, which in turn induces an alternating current (AC) in an adjacent secondary coil winding, and wherein a portion of the AC produced is used in recharging a DC source. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169139 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A wireless power transmission apparatus, comprising: a drive unit that outputs an alternating current; a phase shifter that controls a phase of the alternating current; a first power transmitting coil that generates a magnetic field by a first alternating current made to flow therethrough; a second power transmitting coil that has a center axis thereof arranged in a position different from the position of the center axis of the first power transmitting coil and linearly symmetrically to the center axis of the first power transmitting coil; and a phase control unit that controls the phase shifter. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169140 | FORCED SHUTDOWN CIRCUIT - A forced shutdown circuit includes a manually operable mechanical switch, a first switch circuit including a first switch connected between a power source and a load, a central processing unit (CPU), a second switch circuit including a second switch connected to the first switch, and a delay circuit connected between the mechanical switch and the second switch circuit. When the CPU is in normal, the CPU controls the first switch to be in an “on” or “off” state allowing the power source to power or disconnected from the load according to manual operation on the mechanical switch. When the CPU is in abnormal and the manual operation on the mechanical switch reaches a preset time, the delay circuit is activated to control the second switch to be in an “on” state or in an “off” state to control the first switch to be in the “off” state. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169141 | Line Cord with a Ride-Through Functionality for Momentary Disturbances - Novel circuits for providing ride-through during unpredictable power line disturbances are disclosed in connection with low-power electronic devices. Such low-power electronics devices are typically subjected to undesirable lock-ups and reboots under momentary power line disturbances such as voltage sags, voltage swells, and other momentary line power disturbances. Diagnostics and visual indication are also integrated in the circuits to allow consumers to correlate equipment lock-up and malfunction with power disturbances, and to provide service providers with various analytics and historical data on the recorded disturbances. To reduce cost, the disclosed circuits utilize a simple DC capacitor without any additional power conditioning switches or converters. In one exemplary embodiment, the disclosed circuits are embedded inside a power line cord to provide a ride-through during the brief interval of time such power line disturbances occur. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169142 | TPMS TRANSMISSION MODULE HAVING POWER SAVING FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a TPMS transmission module having a power saving function, the TPMS transmission module including: a micom outputting a switch turn-off control signal when a vehicle having the TPMS transmission module mounted therein is stopped; a switch supplying a power when the switch is turned on and blocking the supply of the power when it is turned off; an energy generator generating and outputting an electric power when a tire rotates; and a switch controller turning on the switch when the electric power of a predetermined voltage or more is generated in the energy generator and turning off the switch when a switch turn off control signal is output from the micom. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169143 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In an electric vehicle in which a high voltage battery supplying electric power to an electric motor generating power to drive a drive wheel and a low voltage battery supplying electric power to an accessory are mounted in a vehicle body, a breaker ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169144 | MAGNET AND TRANSDUSER USING SAME - A magnet used in a transducer includes a first part made of a first type of material, and a second part made of a second type of material. The density of the second type of material is greater than the density of the first type of material. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169145 | Linear Actuator - A linear actuator has an alternating drive apparatus, an alternating motion member, a fixing member fixed to a housing member, a direct acting member, a first wedge joining mechanism incorporated between the alternating motion member and the direct acting member, and a second wedge joining mechanism incorporated between the fixing member and the direct acting member. The first wedge joining mechanism and the second wedge joining mechanism have an inclined surface, a non-inclined surface at a constant distance from the central axis, and a wedge member arranged between the inclined surface and the non-inclined surface. The non-inclined surfaces of the first and second wedge joining mechanisms are formed on the direct acting member. The inclined surface of the first wedge joining mechanism is formed on the alternating motion member, and the inclined surface of the second wedge joining mechanism is formed to the fixing member. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169146 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor. A stator includes a coil which forms a magnetic field using an external power applied thereto. A vibrator includes a magnet which faces the coil, and a yoke which has a coupling part. The magnet is coupled to the coupling part. An elastic member has a first end coupled to the stator, and a second end coupled to the yoke. The elastic member elastically supports linear vibration motion of the vibrator. The coupling part has a plurality of openings therein so that an electromagnetic force generated by electromagnetic induction of the magnet and the coil leaks out through the openings. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169147 | Electromagnetic Propulsion Engine - An electromagnetic propulsion engine having at least one cylinder, at least one piston, a crankcase, at least one connecting rod secured to the piston and pivotally to a crankshaft enclosed within the crankcase, comprises a first magnetic body secured to a first end of the cylinder; a second magnetic body secured to the cylinder; a third magnetic body secured to a first end of the piston; a fourth magnetic body secured to a second end of the piston; wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth magnetic bodies comprises an electromagnet; and a control module that selectively transmits current to the electromagnet to force the piston to move within the cylinder between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body, and thereby, rotating the crankshaft. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169148 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor, including: a fixing part, a vibrator part vibrating in a horizontal direction, and an elastic member coupled with the outer side of the vibrator part and a round-shaped bending part to elastically support the fixing part opposite to the vibrator part linearly vibrating in a horizontal direction. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169149 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor. The motor includes a stator and a vibrator. The stator includes a magnet. The vibrator includes a coil facing the magnet. A weight is coupled to the coil. A PCB is connected to the coil and the stator. An elastic member is coupled to stator and the coil. A damper is provided on the weight at a position facing the elastic member. The damper may be provided between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the inner surface of a casing. The damper can mitigate metallic high frequency noise attributable to friction between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the casing. Furthermore, the spatial utilization is increased, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in designing the linear vibration motor. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169150 | LINEAR VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a fixing part including a magnet; and a vibrator part including a coil corresponding to the magnet and a printed circuit board coupled with the coil, wherein one end of the printed circuit board is coupled with the fixing part and the other end thereof is coupled with the coil. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169151 | LINEAR VIBRATION DEVICE - A linear vibration device is disclosed. The linear vibration device includes a housing, a plurality of elastic members received in the housing, each of the elastic member has a fastening portion connecting to the housing, an elastic arm extending from the fastening portion, and a mounting portion extending from the elastic arm, a moving unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, a coil located below the moving unit, a supporting portion coupling to the elastic member, the supporting portion has a supporting plate covering at least a part of a top surface of the moving unit and a supporting arm extending downwardly from the supporting plate for pushing the mounting portion toward the positioning portion of the moving unit, the mounting portion has a fender defining a top part above the top surface of the moving unit for restricting the position of the supporting plate. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169152 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER - A multifunctional electromagnetic transducer includes a bracket, a vibrating unit including a magnetic circuit part receiving in the bracket, and a plurality of elastic members assembled to the bracket for sustaining the magnetic circuit part. The magnetic circuit part defines a pole plate, a first magnet disposed at a center portion of the pole plate, and a plurality of second magnets surrounding the first magnet and forming a magnetic gap corporately with the first magnet. Each of the second magnets forms a receiving gap corporately with an adjacent second magnet. Each of the receiving gap receives a weight therein. A voice coil is partially inserted into the magnetic gap. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169153 | STRUCTURE OF VIBRATION ACTUATOR - Provided is a vibration actuator the amplitude of which is increased without reducing the number and width of arms, even in a structure that supports a magnetic circuit section by a single suspension. Both increased amplitude and stabilized vibrating properties are achieved by using a structure in which the middle part of each arm of a suspension is provided with a bent portion in the planar direction, and the metal fatigue of the suspension produced when vibrating is reduced by incorporating the suspension in a state in which the suspension is deformed in advance in an expansion/contraction direction (i.e. the vibrating direction of said magnetic circuit section). Additionally, these advantages, which extend the life of the whole component, allow the component to be environmentally friendly. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169154 | AXIAL-FLUX BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR - An axial-flux brushless electric motor which can be used in various applications, including, for example, driving a propulsion wheel of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the electric motor comprises a rotor comprising a plurality of permanent magnets defining a plurality of rotor poles. The electric motor also comprises a stator axially spaced from the rotor and comprising: at least one winding for conducting current; an electronic controller for controlling the current supplied to the at least one winding to rotate the rotor; and consolidating material in which the at least one winding and the electronic controller are embedded. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169155 | FAN MOTOR FOR CIRCULATING COOLED AIR - A fan motor for circulating cooled air including: a stator assembly having a stator core having teeth ends protruded annularly outwardly and coils wound on the teeth ends of the stator core and molded out of resin to have a donut-like shape having a bearing insertion hole formed to be passed vertically through the center thereof; a bearing assembly adapted to be insertedly fixed into the bearing insertion hole of the stator assembly; and a rotor fan assembly having a rotor having a cup-shaped case, a rotor shaft formed in the center of the case in such a manner as to be passed vertically through the center of the case, and magnetic poles formed along the inner periphery of the case, and a fan having a hub coupled to the top end periphery of the rotor shaft of the rotor and blades disposed around the hub. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169156 | Suspension Structures - A support structure is used to mount the stator of a rotating electrical machine (e.g. a motor or generator). The support structure includes a rigid external support frame ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169157 | COOLING MODULE AND WATER-COOLED MOTOR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A cooling module and a water-cooled motor system using the same are provided. The cooling module comprises a main body and a first flow passage assembly. The main body comprises a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion opposite the first lateral portion. The first flow passage assembly, disposed in the main body, comprises a first flow passage and a second flow passage. The first flow passage has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adjacent to the first lateral portion, and the second end is adjacent to the second lateral portion. The second flow passage has a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end is connected to the second end of the first flow passage, and the fourth end is adjacent to the first lateral portion. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169158 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ASYNCHRONOUS ROTOR - The invention relates to a cage rotor for an asynchronous machine ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169159 | APPARATUS FOR VENTILATING STATOR CORE - An apparatus for venting a stator core having a plurality of slots through which stator windings extend is provided. The apparatus includes a first ventilation layer for positioning at an end of the stator core. The first ventilation layer includes an inner set of circumferentially spaced slots that correspond to the plurality of slots and through which the stator windings extend, and an outer set of slots radially distanced from the inner set of slots. A second ventilation layer for positioning between the first ventilation layer and a stator core flange of the stator core is also provided. The second ventilation layer includes a set of ventilation slots providing a flow path between the stator windings to the outer set of slots. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169160 | Motor Casing and A Motor Utilizing the Same - The invention discloses a motor casing including a frame assembly and a motor base. The frame assembly includes a frame having an inner face defining an air channel, and a plurality of connection members disposed in the air channel. Each connection member has first and second ends. The first ends of the connection members are coupled to the inner face of the frame. The motor base includes a supporting member and a covering member. The supporting member has an inner surface defining a through-hole, and an outer surface coupled with the second ends of the connection members. An opening portion and a coupling portion are formed at two sides of the through-hole. The covering member is coupled to the opening portion of the supporting member and has first and second surfaces. The first surface faces the through-hole of the supporting member. The covering member includes at least one vent. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169161 | DISK MOTOR USING A PERMANENT MAGNET AND BYPASSING THE MAGNETIC FORCE OF THE MAGNET - The present invention relates to a disk-type motor using a permanent magnet, wherein the permanent magnet is arranged on a disk-type rotor ( | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169162 | STRUCTURE FOR HEAT DISSIPATION OF MOTORS - A structure for heat dissipation of motors including a heat dissipation component. A plurality of bosses for heat dissipation is arranged at intervals on the bottom of the heat dissipation component and an airflow passage is formed at the periphery of each boss. The heat dissipation component is a motor controller or an end cover. The structure for heat dissipation of motors is simple and reasonable. It features fast dissipation speed and excellent dissipation effects. It uses fewer materials, and is low in cost. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169163 | MOTOR - A motor includes a motor case, and a rotor and a stator, which are disposed in the case. The case has a tubular portion, a front cover mounted to an axial end of the portion, and a rear cover mounted to the other axial end of the portion. The rotor has a rotary shaft and the stator includes a plurality of teeth, which extend toward a central axis of the shaft and are circumferentially disposed at equal intervals. Between each circumferentially adjacent pair of the teeth, a slot extending toward the axis is formed. In each slot, a U-shaped segment is inserted in parallel with the axis. The distal ends of the segments projecting out from the slots are electrically interconnected, thereby forming an SC coil including the segments disposed circumferentially. The SC coil includes a receiving terminal, and the terminal includes leads extending in parallel to the axis. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169164 | Arrangement for Producing a Star Connection, in Particular of the Stator Windings of an Electromotor, and Electromotor - An arrangement for producing a star connection in the case of an electromotor, in particular three-phase motor; first crimp sleeves being slid onto stator winding-wire end regions and joined thereto; the first crimp sleeves being joined to the second crimp sleeves by a respective welded connection; the second crimp sleeves being slid onto an electrical line and joined thereto. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169165 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft and having an insertion groove provided in a top surface thereof; and a rotor case mounted on a top end of the shaft and including a protruding wall part inserted into the insertion groove, wherein a lubricant, provided to generate a dynamic pressure when the shaft rotates, forms an interface with air in a clearance formed by the protruding wall part and the insertion groove. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169166 | BEARING HAVING A POWER GENERATION UNIT - A bearing, which has a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring and a claw pole generator-type power generation unit. The bearing has a substantially space-neutral power generation unit, which has a high filling factor for the induction coil. Every claw ring is connected to a section of the body of the first bearing ring in a magnetically conducting fashion and the magnetic circuit is substantially closed via the section of the body of the first bearing ring. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169167 | Axial Hybrid Magnetic Bearing, Method for Operation thereof, and Structure for Rotor thereof - An axial hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB) is disclosed herein. The HMB has a first electric magnet, a second electric magnet, and a rotor being between the two electric magnets. The rotor has a permanent magnet (PM) structure facing the two electric magnets by its two sides. By doing so, the power consumption can be lower by a bias magnetic flux provided by the PM structure; the equilibrium point of the rotor can be adjusted by the magnetic force of the two electric magnets, which will not change the magnetic characteristic of the PM structure. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169168 | METHOD FOR ON-LINE DETECTION OF RESISTANCE-TO-GROUND FAULTS IN ACTIVE MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEMS - A magnetic bearing is disclosed that includes a sensing wire wrapped around one or more of the bearing coils and configured to measure the resistance to ground of each bearing coil. With the presence of contaminants such as liquids, a protective coating disposed about the bearing coils degrades over time, thereby reducing the resistance to ground of the bearing coils. The sensing wire transmits the detected resistance to ground of the bearing coils to an adjacent sensing device, which can provide an output that informs a user whether corrective action is required to prevent damage or failure of the magnetic bearing. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169169 | KINETIC ENERGY SUPPLEMENTARY DEVICE - A kinetic energy supplementary device includes an annular magnetizer set formed by permanent magnet and magnetizer. Moreover, the annular magnetizer set consists of one immovable first annular track type permanent magnet assembly, the rotatable second annular track type permanent magnet assembly and the rotatable in reversed directions annular track type magnetizer assembly. The first annular track type permanent magnet assembly and the second annular track type permanent magnet assembly are respectively concentrically arranged outside and inside of annular track type magnetizer assembly for causing an one-way magnetic force. | 2012-07-05 |
| 20120169170 | MAGNET MATERIAL, PERMANENT MAGNET, MOTOR AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR - In an embodiment, a magnet material includes a composition represented by R | 2012-07-05 |
