| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
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| 20130194756 | ELECTRONIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC MODULE - An electronic module includes a mold body in which an electronic component mounted on a circuit substrate is sealed by a mold resin; and a shield film formed to cover upper and side surfaces of the mold body, the shield film being a metal evaporated film formed by physical vapor deposition. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194757 | SENSORS AND SENSOR INTERFACE SYSTEMS - An apparatus, comprising a housing; a first connector coupled to the housing and having a first plurality of contacts; a second connector coupled to the housing and having a second plurality of contacts; and a circuit electrically connected to at least one of the first contacts and at least one of the second contacts. The circuit is encapsulated within the housing. The circuit is configured to generate an output signal in response to a resistance sensed at the at least one of the first contacts. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194758 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION CONTROL - An apparatus for performing communication control includes a control module implemented with at least one integrated circuit (IC) whose package includes a plurality of sets of terminals, each set of the plurality of sets of terminals corresponding to one of a plurality of sub-modules of the control module, and within the sets of terminals, a set of terminals corresponding to a specific sub-module of the sub-modules include a power-input terminal arranged to input power from outside the control module. For example, on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the apparatus, arrangement of some modules is similar to that of some contact pads associated to the sets of terminals. In another example, the control module includes a power distribution system including at least one power distribution wire. In another example, a PCB within the apparatus includes at least one signal transmission wire and at least one set of co-plane ground wires. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194759 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH INTEGRATED SIGNAL BUS EXTENSIONS - A touch sensor may be formed from a flexible substrate such as a sheet of polymer. The flexible substrate may have a main rectangular portion and a protruding portion. Capacitive touch sensor electrodes may be formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the flexible substrate. Signal lines may be coupled to the touch sensor electrodes. The ends of the signal lines may extend onto the protruding portion. Signal lines may be formed on upper and lower surfaces of the flexible substrate. The signal lines may be coupled to circuitry on a printed circuit using a connector that receives the end of the protruding portion. Ground structures on the protruding portion may be configured to overlap the signal lines or may be laterally interposed between upper surface signal lines and lower surface signal lines. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194760 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device including a first body and a second body is provided. The first body has a first operating surface. The second body covers the first operating surface and includes a back cover and a main body. The back cover is slidably disposed on the first body along a first axis. The back cover is suitable for sliding relative to the first body, such that the first operating surface is exposed by the second body. The main body is pivoted to the back cover along a second axis and has a second operating surface. The main body is suitable for pivoting relative to the back cover to change a relative position between the first operating surface and the second operating surface. The first axis is parallel to the second operating surface, and the second axis is perpendicular to the second operating surface. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194761 | Flexible Display Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - In a flexible display device including flexibility and toughness, and a method of manufacturing the flexible display device, the flexible display device includes a glass substrate, a flexible substrate and a display unit which are sequentially stacked, and the flexible display device has a structure wherein a surface area of the flexible substrate is larger than a surface area of the glass substrate. A volume of the device may be significantly reduced for convenience of portability since a flexible area where the glass substrate is not located may be folded or rolled. Also, a stable circuit connection may be guaranteed since the driving chip is installed on a hard area which does not go through a heating process in order to separate the glass substrate and the flexible substrate during the manufacturing process. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194762 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device includes a circuit board having a control circuit controlling electric power to be supplied to a motor, a base fixedly supporting the circuit board, a flexible printed circuit supplying electric power to the motor, a pin terminal disposed on the circuit board, being electrically connected with the control circuit, a dummy pin terminal disposed on the circuit board, being electrically free from the control circuit, a wiring pattern land disposed on the FPC, being electrically connected with the pin terminal, and a dummy wiring pattern land disposed on the FPC, being connected with the dummy pin terminal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194763 | BOARD BLOCK FOR VEHICLES - Disclosure relates to a board block for vehicles. A housing forms an outer appearance of the board block of the present invention. The housing includes a housing body and a housing cover. A interior space is formed in the housing body, and a first connection unit is formed at one side of an upper end of the housing body. The housing cover covers the upper end of the housing body and the first connection unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194764 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a substrate having an opening portion, electronic components positioned in the opening portion of the substrate and including first and second electronic components, and an insulation layer formed over the substrate and the first and second components. The first component has first and second electrodes having side portions on side surfaces of the first component, the second component has first and second electrodes having side portions on side surfaces of the second component, the first electrode of the first component and the first electrode of the second component are set to have substantially the same electric potential, and the first component and the second component are positioned in the opening portion of the substrate such that the side portion of the first electrode of the first component is beside the side portion of the first electrode of the second component. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194765 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY - A semiconductor module assembly is provided. The semiconductor module assembly includes a motherboard, a socket, and a semiconductor module. The motherboard includes an opening for receiving the semiconductor module, the opening including at least three sides. The socket is disposed in the opening along at least a first side, second side, and third side of the at least three sides. The semiconductor module is disposed in the socket. The semiconductor module includes at least one semiconductor device mounted on a module board. The socket includes at least a first side along the first side of the opening, and a second side along the second side of the opening, and the semiconductor module electrically connects to the motherboard through at least the first and second sides of the socket. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194766 | SIGNAL FILTERING MOUNTING SCTRUCTURE - A signal filter mounting structure includes a circuit board having two spaced lines of metal contacts, a box mounted on the circuit board between the two spaced lines of metal contacts and having two lines of upright bars arranged at opposing front and back sides thereof and a wire management groove defined between each two adjacent upright bars, and signal filters accommodated in the box in reversed directions, each signal filter including a magnetic coil and a plurality of conductor wires wound on the magnetic coil with the end portions thereof respectively extending out of the box through the wire management grooves and respectively soldered to the metal contacts of the circuit board. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194767 | MULTI-INDUCTOR USABLE WITH SLIM FLAT IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multi-inductor usable with a slim flat image display apparatus which includes an outer core with a number of through holes formed therein in a horizontal direction; a corresponding number of inner cores provided in respective through holes; a number of windings wound around a respective inner core; a number of electrode leads which project from a bottom surface of the outer core perpendicular to central axes of the through holes. The plurality of electrode are electrically connected with opposite ends of each of the windings. The multi-inductor further includes a sealing member that fixes each of the inner cores to a respective through hole of the outer core. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194768 | Zonal Utility Control System - A controller for controlling the utilization of resources within a zone having a housing having an interior carrying a barrier for utilization in defining a line voltage compartment delineated from a low voltage compartment within said housing interior. A power control board is carried within the line voltage compartment for receiving line voltage. A low voltage board is carried within the low voltage compartment for communicating with low voltage components. A controller board is carried by the housing for receiving data associated with the low voltage components and receiving line voltage from the line power control board. A first cover encloses a first portion of the interior of the housing for defining the line voltage compartment. A second cover encloses a second portion of the interior of the housing for defining the low voltage compartment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194769 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HOOD - An electrical connector includes a housing having an internal compartment. A dielectric insert is held within the internal compartment of the housing. The dielectric insert includes an end face. An electrical contact is held by the dielectric insert and includes a mating segment that extends a length outwardly from the end face of the dielectric insert along a connection axis. A hood is held by the housing and has an extended position relative to the end face of the dielectric insert wherein the hood extends a length outwardly relative to the end face. The hood extends at least partially around the mating segment of the electrical contact in the extended position. The hood is retractable along the connection axis from the extended position to a retracted position wherein at least a portion of the length of the hood is retracted relative to the end face of the dielectric insert. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194770 | MEMS VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A microelectromechanical vibration isolation system includes a microelectromechanical structure having a plurality of fin apertures etched therethrough, and a plurality of fins each disposed within a respective one of the plurality of fin apertures and spaced apart from the microelectromechanical structure so as to define a fluid gap therebetween. The fluid gap is configured to provide squeeze film damping of vibrations imparted upon the microelectromechanical structure in at least two dimensions. The system further includes a frame surrounding the microelectromechanical structure, and a plurality of springs each coupled to the microelectromechanical structure and to the frame. The plurality of springs is configured to support the micromechanical structure in relation to the frame. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194771 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack providing power to a portable electronic device is disclosed which inhibits electromagnetic waves generated by the battery pack from interfering with the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may include a radiofrequency (RF) circuit including a transceiver. The battery pack may include a battery cell and a protection circuit module (PCM) which operates to prevent the battery cell from overcharge/overdischarge and overheating. The PCM may include a substrate and a protection device mounted to the substrate. Electromagnetic waves generated when the protection device operates are shielded from the portable electronic device by a shielding layer formed on the substrate of the PCM. The substrate may include a plurality of circuit layers, each including a circuit layer, with the circuit layers in electrical communication with one another. A shielding pattern is formed on at least one of the circuit layers. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194772 | Protective Telecommunications Enclosure Systems and Methods - Protective containers for electronic equipment, and methods of testing, use, and/or manufacture thereof, are provided. The cabinets provide a HEMP protection level to electronic equipment housed therein that meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194773 | RF Apparatus and Accelerator Having Such an RF Apparatus - An RF apparatus may include: an RF resonance device having an electrically conductive outer wall, the outer wall comprising a gap extending over its circumference, and an input coupling device having an RF generator, arranged on the outer side of the outer wall of the RF resonance device in the region of the gap, for coupling RF radiation of a particular frequency through the gap into the interior of the RF resonance device, and shielding which externally shields the generator and electrically bridges the gap on the outer side of the outer wall, wherein the shielding is formed as a resonator having a high impedance at the generator frequency | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194774 | TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HAVING A DROP-DOWN SILL GATE - A transformer enclosure has a hood and sill attached to a tank. The hood is retractable upon hinges connected to the top face of the tank. The sill is attached to the front face of the tank near the base and has a gate that drops down to an expanded position. When the enclosure is in a closed position, the hood and sill meet with the sill gate fully retracted along a tamperproof interface. A tamperproof interface is formed at the side of the enclosure by a flange on the side panels of the sill and a baffle on the bottom edges of the hood. A tamperproof interface is formed at the front of the enclosure by a bend and lip formed in the front panel of the hood in cooperation with a recessed portion formed in the gate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194775 | WEBCAM ILLUMINATION FRAME - An illumination frame attaches to a laptop computer, computer notebook, table or other communications device having a camera. The frame has a series of light arrays that illuminate an object placed before the camera so that it is more easily and clearly viewed. The arrays provide lighting from many different angles. The lights include diffuse lenses to soften the light applied of an object being viewed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194776 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENHANCING SENSOR INDICATION - Devices and methods for providing sensor indication and enhancing sensor indication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor indication is provided by sensing an operational status at a sensor circuit, generating a signal at the sensor circuit based on the sensed operational status, utilizing the signal to activate a light source, transmitting light into a first indicator layer with the light source, wherein the first indicator layer includes a fluorophore embedded within a substrate, and wherein the one or more fluorophores modify at least one characteristic of the transmitted light from the light source, and emitting the modified transmitted light from an end wall of the first indicator layer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194777 | Luminescent Device for the Conversion of Pump Light - A luminescent device is disclosed comprising a luminescent substance for the conversion of pump light, wherein a scattering body which scatters the pump light is provided. The pump light input into the scattering body may first be scattered at inert scatterers provided in the scattering body and subsequently converted. Light scattered at luminescent particles may also be simultaneously converted. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194778 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH INDICATOR AND RELATED METHODS - Devices and methods for providing sensor indication are disclosed. The sensor device includes utilizing the signal to activate a light source, transmitting light into a first indicator layer with the light source, and the first indicator layer optionally includes a fluorophore. The indicator layer provides visibility of light around the sensor device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194779 | LIGHTING SOURCE USING SOLID STATE EMITTER AND PHOSPHOR MATERIALS - A light emitting apparatus has a light source for emitting a first light in a forward direction. A wavelength-converting layer is spaced apart from the light source and disposed in a path of the first light. The wavelength-converting layer is configured to absorb at least a portion of the first light and emit a second light. A reflective layer is configured to be reflective of at least the second light, and the wavelength-converting layer is disposed between the reflective layer and the light source. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194780 | APPLIANCE USER INTERFACE HAVING REVERSE MOUNT LEDS - A system and method of displaying appliance information to a user is provided. Reverse mount LEDS may be used in a seven segment configuration and correlating to any other icon or indicator. The reverse mount LEDs may be mounted on single sided printed circuit board to form an appliance user display. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194781 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flat panel display device includes a bottom plate, a bottom sidewall which is extended upward from the bottom plate, and a first and second hook which protrude outward from the bottom sidewall, a mold frame includes a first protrusion including a guide hole therein and a second protrusion including a notch therein, a display panel is on the mold frame, and a top chassis includes a bezel portion which is opened at a center, a top sidewall which is extended downward from the bezel portion, a first and a second engagement hole at a position which respectively correspond to the first and second protrusion. The first protrusion is in the first engagement hole and the first hook is in the guide hole. The second protrusion is in the second engagement hole and the second hook is in the notch and in the second engagement hole. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194782 | DISPLAY MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display module which is able to prevent light-leakage and to protect a display provided therein against an external shock, and a mobile terminal including the same. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194783 | MEMBER FOR BACKLIGHT UNIT USING QUANTUM DOTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A member for a backlight unit using quantum dots is provided comprising a frame where a blue LED is mounted and a light transmitting layer over the frame, wherein the light transmitting layer includes a quantum dot. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194784 | FLASHLIGHT CONTROL BODY HARNESS - A flashlight control body harness system includes body straps adapted to loop around a body portion; a base having elongated slots to thread the body strap there through; a curved bottom to fit over the body portion; a flashlight strap adapted to loop around a flashlight; and a flashlight interface unit mounted above the base, the flashlight interface unit having elongated slots to receive the flashlight strap there through. A pivot lock assembly adaptably secures the flashlight interface unit on to the base and enables a beam of light directed to a desire direction. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194785 | Faith Box - The Faith Box is made in four designs. Each of the four designs is a wooden stained box. These range from 2.25″ to 5.25″ tall, 8″ wide and 8″ deep. There is a shelf approximately 1.5 inches down from the top, which creates a four sided cavity 1.5 inches deep. The cavity is partially filled by white sand and six irregularly shaped stones. A LED light is centered and angled upward 45 degrees to shine on the front main cross. This LED light illuminates the crosses which reflect up on the background. The size of the reflection on the wall vanes according to the distance the Faith Box is located from the wall. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194786 | Crystal beaded pumpkin and process of manufacture - A novel crystal beaded pumpkin and process for making a same. An open topped transparent hollow shell member in the shape of a pumpkin or other holiday themed shape is internally coated with a thin layer of liquid acrylic resin. A plurality of color tinted transparent crystal beads are poured into the top of the shell member. The excess beads are then poured out of the shell member leaving a thin layer of beads coating the interior wall of the shell member. The shell member is then rotated in both the X and Y axis until the liquid acrylic resent has hardened causing the beads to be permanently attached to the inside wall of the hollow shell. An electrically powered light and light holder mounted in the interior of the hollow shell member causes the illumination of the color tinted crystal beads. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194787 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH VCSEL ARRAY TO REDUCE SPECKLE - Embodiments of the invention describe an illuminator having a light source to originate an illumination beam, wherein the light source further comprises a set of vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), including a first VCSEL having a first laser emission wavelength, and a second VCSEL having a second laser emission wavelength different than the first laser emission wavelength. Thus, by varying laser emission wavelengths of VCSELs in a VCSEL array, embodiments of the invention produce low-contrast speckle, and do not limit the imaging capabilities of the host illumination system. In some embodiments of the invention, vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) are utilized to produce the above described varying laser emission wavelengths. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194788 | Refuse Container Support Apparatus - Disclosed is a refuse container support apparatus including an elongated post member including a first end and a second end, with the first end disposed to support the second end above the ground, at least one foot member coupled to the post member between the first and second ends to at least partially support a refuse container above the ground, and at least one attachment bar to removably couple a refuse container to the post member from within the interior of a refuse container. The present general inventive concept can also include a substantially flat base member coupled to the post member's first end, a light in electrical communication with a solar panel disposed atop the post member, and a surround member coupled to the post member to receive and support a refuse container. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194789 | Lighted Eyeglass Perch and Light Source - Disclosed is a combination night light and eyeglass support having a detachable light source. The device comprises a lighted eyeglass perch supported by a base and an upstanding body portion. Within the upstanding body portion is a hollow region to accept an upright and removable flashlight, which is independently operable from the base and receives battery charging power therethrough. Above the eyeglass perch is a night light that allows the location of the device to be readily recognized in low light situations. Along the base is a lighting control, which operates the night light and the flashlight when attached to the base, providing a light assembly and convenient perch for eyeglass locating in low light. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194790 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - There is provided a light emitting module including: a printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diode chips disposed at a distance from one another on a conductive pattern formed on a top of the printed circuit board; and a connector formed on a bottom of the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting diode chips. The light emitting diode chips and the connector are optimally arranged to ensure that the light emitting module is suitably utilized as a high-density linear light source including a great number of light emitting diode chips and emits light outward with minimum loss. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194791 | Light Fixture With Adjustable Direction Lighting - A lighting fixture includes first and second elongated lamp carriage assembles supporting respective first and second elongated lamps and an enclosure including first and second spaced plates. The first lamp carriage assembly is fixedly coupled between the first and second plates for directing light output by the first lamp in a first direction. The second lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the second lamp in a second direction that crosses the first direction. The lighting fixture can further include a third elongated lamp carriage assembly supporting a third elongated lamp. The third lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the third lamp in a third direction that crosses the first and second directions. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194792 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising sources of visible light comprising solid state light emitters and/or luminescent materials emitting three or four different hues. A first group of the sources, when illuminated, emit light of two hues which, if combined, would produce illumination having coordinates within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram defined by points having coordinates: 0.59, 0.24; 0.40, 0.50; 0.24, 0.53; 0.17, 0.25; and 0.30, 0.12. A second group of the sources is of an additional hue. Mixing light from the first and second groups produces illumination within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, a lighting device comprising a white light source having a CRI of 75 or less and at least one solid state light emitters and/or luminescent material. Also, methods of lighting. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194793 | MARKING PROJECTOR - A marking projector, in particular a building projector, comprising at least one light generating device and at least one light coupling-out device for coupling at least a part of the light generated by the at least one light generating device out of the marking projector, wherein the at least one light coupling-out device is light-conductingly connected to the at least one light generating device by way of at least one beam path, wherein at least a part of the at least one beam path between the at least one light generating device and the at least one light coupling-out device extends through a fluid or gel-like light guide which is hardened on the surface of an areal substrate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194794 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes: a support unit; a luminous element mounted on the support unit; and a wavelength conversion unit formed on the support unit to cover the luminous element and configured as an encapsulant containing first light wavelength converters emitting light having a relatively long wavelength and second light wavelength converters emitting light having a relatively short wavelength, wherein the wavelength conversion unit includes a first mixture region adjacent to the luminous element and a second mixture region above the first mixture region, a relatively large amount of first light wavelength converters are distributed in the first mixture region, and a relatively large amount of second light wavelength converters are distributed in the second mixture region. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194795 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LENS - The light-emitting apparatus includes: a first light-emitting source which emits light of a first chromaticity from a first light-emitting surface; a second light-emitting source which has a second light-emitting surface provided adjacently to the first light-emitting surface and which emits light of a second chromaticity different from the first chromaticity, from the second light-emitting surface; and a lens member having a light-entering surface which is arranged facing the first light-emitting surface and the second light-emitting surface and on which depressions and projections that mix light entering from the first light-emitting source and the second light-emitting source are formed, and a light-exiting surface which radiates light from the first light-emitting source and the second light-emitting source that has entered from the light-entering surface. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194796 | LAMP STRUCTURE WITH REMOTE LED LIGHT SOURCE - LED based lamps and bulbs are disclosed that comprise an elevating element to arrange LEDs above the lamp or bulb base. The elevating element can at least partially comprise a thermally conductive material. A heat sink structure is included, with the elevating element thermally coupled to the heat sink structure. A diffuser can be arranged in relation to the LEDs so that at least some light from the LEDs passes through the diffuser and is dispersed into the desired emission pattern. In some lamps and bulbs utilize a heat pipe for the elevating elements, with heat from the LEDs conducting through the heat pipe to the heat sink structure where it can dissipate in the ambient. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194797 | Faux Filament Lighting Device - LEDs are considered to be point light sources. Visible light provided by one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) is passed through a light diffuser. The LEDs and diffuser are mounted inside a transparent or light-transmissive non-evacuated envelope and bulb. The light emitted from the bulb appears to originate from a filament used in conventional light bulbs rather than from a point light source. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194798 | LIGHT MIXING LAMP - An light mixing illumination device includes an array ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194799 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATING MODULE - An illuminating module includes a cover body, a plurality of lens elements, a flexible element and a light-emitting component. The cover body has a plurality of first through holes. The lens elements are opposite to the first through holes, respectively, and the size of each lens element is made compatible with the size of each first through hole. The lens elements are disposed between the flexible element and the cover body. The light-emitting component has a circuit board and a plurality of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the circuit board and opposite to the lens elements, respectively. The lights emitted from the light emitting diodes are outputted through the lens elements respectively. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194800 | ROADWAY LUMINAIRE AND METHODS OF USE - A lighting apparatus having a base member and a directional member are shown and described. The base member includes a first surface having a plurality of reflective elements extending therefrom. The base member also including a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern. Each openings is configured to receive a respective light source. The directional member has a portion of a reflective surface positioned relative to at least one opening to reflect light radiating from a lighting source disposed within the opening towards a portion of at least one of the reflective elements extending from the base member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194801 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BEAM SHAPING - A device for beam shaping includes a heat dissipation body having an upper side with a planar section and a plurality of laser elements next to one another on the planar section of the upper side that respectively emit a ray bundle having a fast-axis divergence and, perpendicular thereto, a slow-axis divergence. A reflection element is arranged such that the ray bundles of the individual laser elements extend parallel to one another and at an elevation angle of greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the planar section after exactly one reflection at the associated reflection element. The reflected ray bundles are stacked in the optical path downstream of the reflection elements in a first plane perpendicular to the beam direction and a connecting line, lying in the first plane, of the centers of the reflected ray bundles extends perpendicular to the direction of the slow axis. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194802 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may be provided that includes: a heat sink; a member which has a polygonal pillar shape having at least three sides and is disposed on the heat sink, wherein the sides are inclined at a predetermined angle toward the center of the heat sink; and a light source which is disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, wherein the light source includes: a substrate; at least two light emitting devices which are symmetrically disposed on the substrate with respect to the center of the substrate; and at least two lens units which are disposed on the light emitting devices respectively, and consequently, it is possible to meet U.S. Energy Star and ANSI specifications, to remarkably improve rear light distribution characteristics and to remove a dark portion. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194803 | LIGHTING MODULE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE LIGHTING MODULE - A lighting module for illuminating device may include at least one lighting component; at least one lighting component bracket bearing its corresponding lighting component; and one mounting trail, wherein each lighting component bracket is mounted onto the mounting trail and fixed onto a shell of the illuminating device by the mounting trail. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194804 | LIGHTING MODULE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A lighting module may be provided that includes a light emitting device module including at least one light emitting diode; a heat sink radiating heat generated from the light emitting device module and including at least one partition wall formed on a base; and a cover accommodating the light emitting device module disposed therein and including a connector which is formed in one side of the cover and is connected to a power supplier for driving the light emitting device module, wherein the connector comprises a depression allowing the terminal of the power supplier to be directly inserted into the connector. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194805 | LED LIGHTING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to an LED lighting structure, which includes a plurality of lighting units arranged and mounted to a base. Each lighting unit includes a seat, which has a surface to which a plurality of heat dissipation fins is mounted and an opposite surface to which a circuit board is attached. The circuit board includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The lighting units are arranged to allow the light-emitting diodes to face outward. In this way, all the light can be projected outward or toward a direction where lighting is desired so that no light would be wasted and the lighting efficiency and the convenience of use are improved. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194806 | LED Lighting Module - The present invention is an improved LED lighting module. Preferably, the LED lighting module comprises a first LED base, a central LED base containing a printed circuit board, and a third LED base, where the first and third bases are connected by spacer tubes. Each LED base has an LED pc-board mounted thereon. A main power line runs through the set of three LED bases. A first series connector line connects the printed circuit board to the first LED board and a second series connector line connects the printed circuit board to the third LED board. A first connection line connects the first LED board to the central LED board and a second connection line connects the central LED board to the third LED board. These LED module sets can be connected consecutively to create strings of series wired sets from the same main power lines. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194807 | METHOD FOR GENERATING DIFFUSE REFLECTION LIGHT AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for generating diffuse reflection light and a diffuse reflection lamp are provided. The diffuse reflection lamp comprises a reflective plate ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194808 | COMPACT CONCENTRIC ARRAY REFLECTOR FOR LED LIGHT FIXTURE - An illustrative light fixture providing a desired spot light pattern diameter at a given distance includes a planar light emitter providing a light source and forming a first plane, and concentric conical frustum reflectors, the first reflector having a proximate end coplanar with the first plane and the second reflector having a proximate end distal of the first plane. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194809 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH CORNUATE LIGHT GUIDE - A lighting assembly that includes a cornuate light guide and an annular light extracting and redirecting member. The light guide has a radial light input surface, an axial light input region, radial light output region and a flared region between input region and output region. Light input at the light input surface propagates to and within the light output region by total internal reflection at major surfaces of the light guide. The light extracting and redirecting member has a light extracting element in optical contact with an annular region of one of the major surfaces of the light output region, and a reflective light redirecting element to axially redirect the extracted light with a defined light ray angle distribution. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194810 | REFLECTIVE STREET LIGHT WITH WIDE DIVERGENCE ANGLE - A reflective street light with wide divergence angle includes a light device having a light emitter and a total reflection lens. The light rays from the light emitter are reflected to two sides of the total reflection lens and then are refracted outwardly via the refraction surfaces at a maximum angle. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194811 | SHELL INTEGRATOR - A luminaire has a light source and a shell integrator. The shell integrator has a transparent dome over the light source, with inner and outer surfaces formed as arrays of lenslets. Each lenslet of the inner surface images the light source onto a respective lenslet of the outer surface, and each lenslet of the outer surface images the respective lenslet of the inner surface as a virtual image onto the light source. The dome may be substantially hemispherical. The light source and the integrator may be at an input of a collimator. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194812 | LED LAMP SET FOR ENHANCING ILLUMINATION AND ELIMINATING GHOST IMAGES - An LED lamp set for enhancing illumination and eliminating ghost images includes a lamp shade, a diffusion membrane and a circuit board. The lamp shade has a plurality of light cups each having a housing chamber to hold at least one LED. The housing chamber has an aperture at the bottom run through by the LED to form electric connection with the circuit board and an opening remote from the aperture to define a light output surface. The diffusion membrane covers the light output surface and is made of a transparent material and includes a plurality of transparent bumps on the surface. The circuit board is located below the lamp shade. Through the concave shape of the light cups and repetitive reflection of the bumps, light can be condensed to avoid scattering and loss. Moreover, as the light is greatly and uniformly condensed, ghost images can be eliminated. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194813 | BLANKING DEVICE FOR RECESSED CEILING LIGHTING FIXTURES - A ceiling blank configured to cover recessed canister lighting fixtures. A body member covers the open end of the fixture while an attachment apparatus secures the body member against the open end of the fixture. The attachment apparatus includes a fixture fitting that engages with a threaded aperture, such as a light socket, and a tension member provides tension force between the fixture fitting and the body member, forcing the body member against the open end of the fixture. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194814 | BENT LAYERED STRUCTURE AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A bent layered structure is disclosed having a top conductive layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is a polyimide derived from at least 70 mole percent aromatic dianhydride based upon total dianhydride content of the polyimide and at least 70 mole percent aromatic diamine based upon total diamine content of the polyimide. The bent layered structure has a radius of at least 2 mm and a bend angle of at least 45 degrees at least once along a longitudinal or at least once parallel to the longitudinal axis or both and maintains a 150 to 350 V/micron breakdown voltage. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194815 | Circuit Board for LED Applications - Circuit boards are designed and configured for mounting light emitting devices (LEDs), such as for LED light bulb and LED light tube applications, and are capable of passing a non-isolated, mains powered, electrical strength test. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194816 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device may include: one first light source group having at least one light source and one second light source group having at least one light source, at least one reflector, which is configured and arranged for the purpose of reflecting light emitted by the first light source group to an optical plane, and at least one light conducting element, which is configured and arranged for the purpose of conducting light emitted by the second light source group to the optical plane, wherein the light conducting element is configured and arranged as an aperture for light reflected by the at least one reflector. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194817 | VEHICLE LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle lamp includes a light source, and a resin component disposed on the periphery of the light source. The resin component has a designed surface that can be observed from the outside of the lamp. The designed surface includes a textured surface having minute irregularities, and a projecting portion provided adjacent to the textured surface. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194818 | VENTILATING ELEMENT OF A CASING OF A LIGHTING OR SIGNALLING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A ventilating element of a casing of a lighting or signaling device of a vehicle. The ventilating element comprises essentially a cover with a cavity enclosing a filtering membrane, a mounting surface on a wall of the casing and an end-piece for connecting to an air duct. The filtering membrane is placed on a seat formed in the cavity of the cover, approximately level with the mounting surface. An openwork wall is placed against the filtering membrane on a face of the membrane that is on the other side from the seat in the cavity. The ventilating element is mounted on a wall provided with a dedicated opening so that the peripheral edge of the openwork wall comes into contact with the wall, thus keeping the said openwork wall and the filter in place. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194819 | Light Pipe Illumination System and Method - Systems and methods provide for illuminating a subject using a light pipe that transmits light from a source. A method includes providing a light pipe, the light pipe defining an inner lumen through which the image sensor views the subject; providing a light source in alignment with a proximal portion of the light pipe; and using the light source, projecting a light into the light pipe and through the light pipe, the light pipe including a distal portion for providing a high-angle bright field illumination pattern on the subject with a first portion of the light and for reflecting a second portion of the light for providing a low-angle dark field illumination pattern on the subject. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194820 | REDUCED CONTRAST LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A reduced contrast LED lighting system is disclosed. A plurality optical elements in a fixture is arranged to produce a light pattern with reduced visible contrast between the various areas where light can be perceived leaving the fixture. In some embodiments of the invention the LED light source is disposed at the reflector, and in some such embodiments a partially reflective lens plate is disposed opposite the LED light source. In some embodiments the LED light source is placed opposite the reflector. The lighting system can include a lens arrangement with a partially reflective lens plate connected to a heatsink, or two lens plates adjacent to the LED light source and the heatsink. The fixture can include a plurality of light pipes or slots to direct light into spaces between the lens plates and the heatsink. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194821 | REMOTE LIGHT WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A remote light wavelength conversion device is provided for converting a source light emitted from a light source within a source wavelength range into a converted light within a converted wavelength range. The remote light wavelength conversion device may include a waveguide and a color conversion optic. The waveguide may include a first end and a second end and the color conversion optic may be adjacently located at the second end of the waveguide. The color conversion optic may convert the source light transmitted through the waveguide to the converted light. The waveguide may be a fiber having a core diameter of less than about ten micrometers. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194822 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes an excitation light source, a light guide member and a wavelength conversion unit. The wavelength conversion unit includes an optical element disposed on an optical axis and with which excitation light emitted from the light guide member is irradiated to reflect, scatter, or diffract the excitation light, a wavelength conversion member disposed on an optical path of the excitation light reflected, scattered, or diffracted by the optical element to convert the excitation light into wavelength converted light and an emission opening portion that emits the wavelength converted light converted by the wavelength conversion member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194823 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit includes a light source capable of emitting light, and a light guide plate including a peripheral surface on which the light from the light source is incident, a main surface provided to be connected with the peripheral surface, and a main surface facing the main surface with the peripheral surface interposed therebetween, the light guide plate including a reflection surface capable of reflecting the light that has entered from the peripheral surface toward the main surface, and a lens formed on the main surface capable of condensing the light reflected by the reflection surface and emitting the light to outside. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194824 | BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A backlight structure includes a light source module and a light guiding plate. The light source module includes a circuit board, a lighting unit arranged on the circuit board, and a hollow baffle plate surrounding the lighting unit. The circuit board defines a groove in a surface thereof, and a bottom end of the baffle plate is embedded in the groove. The lighting unit is located between the light guiding plate and the circuit board, and the light guiding plate is disposed on the baffle plate. A method for manufacturing the backlight structure is also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194825 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND COVER FOR A COMPACT DISPLAY APPARATUS - A back cover for a backlight assembly capable of achieving a more compact a display apparatus includes a cover element, a line portion, and a plurality of point light sources. The cover element includes a metallic layer, and the cross-section of the cover element has an L-shape. The line portion is formed over the cover element. The point light sources are mounted on the surface of the cover element to receive a driving voltage from the line portion. A bottom cover portion of the cover element covers an opening portion. A side cover portion of the cover element faces the side wall. The point light sources mounted on the cover element emit light on a side surface of a light guide plate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194826 | Controller for a Switch and Method of Operating the Same - A controller for a switch and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the controller is configured to measure a voltage of a control terminal of the switch and select a first mode of operation if the voltage of the control terminal is greater than a threshold voltage, and a second mode of operation if the voltage of the control terminal is less than the threshold voltage. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194827 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A switching power supply of certain aspects of the invention includes a minimum dead time generating circuit that generates a minimum dead time from an OFF timing of an ON pulse detected from the voltage across an auxiliary winding of the transformer by a differentiating circuit. An ON width-determining means of a voltage control oscillator is started, after this minimum dead time, into operation to determine the ON width of the semiconductor switch. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194828 | INVERTER OUTPUT RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - In a power source of a welding system, an inverter rectifier output circuit and method for reducing the blocking voltages across saturable reactors associated with a rectifier coupled to a transformer winding in the inverter rectifier output circuit during both turn-on and turn-off transitions of the rectifier. At least a portion of a reverse recovery current associated with the rectifier is blocked by allowing blocking voltages to build across associated saturable reactors during a transition phase of the rectifier. During a turn-off portion of the transition phase, the blocking voltages are reduced using a RC circuit, thereby suppressing a peak voltage associated with the rectifier. During a turn-on portion of the transition phase, the blocking voltages are reduced using another saturable reactor in series with a free-wheeling diode. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194829 | INVERTER OUTPUT RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - In a power source of a welding system, an inverter rectifier output circuit and method for reducing the blocking voltages across saturable reactors associated with a rectifier coupled to a transformer winding in the inverter rectifier output circuit during both turn-on and turn-off transitions of the rectifier. At least a portion of a reverse recovery current associated with the rectifier is blocked by allowing blocking voltages to build across associated saturable reactors during a transition phase of the rectifier. During a turn-off portion of the transition phase, the blocking voltages are reduced using a RC circuit, thereby suppressing a peak voltage associated with the rectifier. During a turn-on portion of the transition phase, the blocking voltages are reduced using another saturable reactor in series with a free-wheeling diode. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194830 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device includes a transformer; a series circuit of two bidirectional switching elements connected between terminals of the commercial power supply and having a rectification function and a switching function; an LC resonant circuit connected between a primary coil of the transformer and both ends of one of the bidirectional switching elements; a rectifying element connected to a secondary coil of the transformer; and a control circuit for inputting a gate driving signal to the bidirectional switching elements. The power supply device performs synchronous rectification from the bidirectional switching elements. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194831 | RESONANT CONVERTER WITH AUXILIARY RESONANT COMPONENTS AND HOLDUP TIME CONTROL CIRCUITRY - A resonant power converter is provided with auxiliary circuit branches and control circuitry for switchably coupling the auxiliary branches to resonant circuit components during holdup times. Auxiliary branches are coupled in parallel with any one or more of a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor, and a magnetizing inductive winding via respective switches. When a holdup time condition is detected in accordance with, for example, a drop in the mains line voltage, the switches are controlled to adjust the corresponding inductance or capacitance for the duration of the holdup time condition or otherwise for a predetermined duration. The power converter in normal operation is configured for high efficiency and in a holdup time operation is configured to produce sufficient holdup time. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194832 | CONVERTER DRIVING CIRCUIT, DUAL-MODE LLC RESONANT CONVERTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING DUAL-MODE LLC RESONANT CONVERTER - Disclosed herein are a converter driving circuit for adjusting a variable range of a driving control voltage according to an amplitude and frequency change of a feedback voltage, a dual-mode LLC resonant converter system, and a method of driving the dual-mode LLC resonant converter. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194833 | DRIVER CIRCUIT - A driver circuit ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194834 | POWER SYSTEM WITH SHARED CLAMP RESET - An example power supply includes a first power converter, a second power converter, and a shared clamp reset circuit. The first power converter is adapted to convert an input to a first voltage output and includes a first diode and a first transformer having a first primary winding. The second power converter is adapted to convert the input to a second voltage output and includes a second diode and a second transformer having a second primary winding. The shared clamp reset circuit is included in the first power converter and is coupled to the cathode of the first diode. The shared clamp reset circuit also includes a clamp connection that is coupled to the cathode of the second diode. The shared clamp reset circuit is adapted to manage leakage inductance energy within the first transformer and within the second transformer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194835 | FLYBACK CONVERTER WITH FORWARD CONVERTER RESET CLAMP - A power supply includes a forward converter having a first transformer coupled to an input of the power supply and to a first voltage output. The power supply also includes a separate flyback converter having a second transformer that is coupled to the input and to a second voltage output. A clamp reset circuit is coupled to the first transformer and to the second transformer. The clamp reset circuit includes a capacitor and a voltage limiting element. The voltage limiting element is coupled to prevent energy received at the capacitor from both the power converters from exceeding a threshold. The voltage limiting element limits a voltage on the capacitor. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194836 | Isolated Flyback Converter With Efficient Light Load Operation - A flyback converter uses primary side sensing to sense the output voltage for regulation feedback. Such sensing requires a predetermined minimum duty cycle even with very light load currents. Therefore, such a minimum duty cycle may create an over-voltage condition. In the flyback phase, after a minimum duty cycle of the power switch at light load currents, a synchronous rectifier turns off approximately when the current through the secondary winding falls to zero to create a discontinuous mode. If it is detected that there is an over-voltage, the synchronous rectifier is turned on for a brief interval to draw a reverse current through the secondary winding. When the synchronous rectifier shuts off, a current flows through the primary winding via a drain-body diode while the power switch is off. Therefore, excess power is transferred from the secondary side to the power source to reduce the over-voltage so is not wasted. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194837 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR A FLYBACK CONVERTER TO COMPENSATE FOR AN ENTRY POINT OF A BURST MODE - A control circuit and method are provided for a flyback converter converting an input voltage to an output voltage, to compensate for an entry point of a burst mode of the flyback converter, so that the entry point is not affected by the input voltage, and audible noise resulted from a higher input voltage is reduced without impacting the light load efficiency of the flyback converter. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194838 | THREE-PHASE SOFT-SWITCHED PFC RECTIFIERS - A low input-current harmonic three-phase boost rectifier includes an input stage for receiving a three-phase input voltage in relation to a neutral node and an output stage adapted to couple to at least one load. The rectifier further includes one or more switching converter stages, each having a plurality of switches coupled to the neutral node, the plurality of switches operating with a fixed duty cycle, the fixed duty cycle being a substantially 50% duty cycle. The rectifier further includes one or more controllers adapted to vary the switching frequency of the plurality of switches based on at least one of a condition of the at least one load or the input voltage and includes one or more decoupling stages, each including one or more inductive elements adapted to inductively decouple the output stage from at least one of the one or more switching converter stages. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194839 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND AN OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A household appliance power supply device and method are disclosed. The power supply device comprises a switching converter having an input filtering stage; and a determining means configured to obtain estimation data indicative of the input current that is adsorbed from the a main power input, on the base of the rate of change of the bus voltage across said bus capacitor respectively, during a second switching period. The switching converter further comprises a bus capacitor, electrically connected with at least one output terminal of a rectifying stage, a resonant tank, electrically connected with said bus capacitor, and a switching device electrically connected with said resonant tank, said switching device being operated with a switching cycle having a first switching period, and a second switching period. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194840 | Redundancy Structures for Static Converters - The invention relates to a static converter connected between an electrical voltage source ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194841 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - This invention is directed to a power supply apparatus and a printing apparatus, which have a function of easily relaxing an output voltage rise caused by an abrupt decrease in load current by a simple arrangement. In an embodiment of the invention, a dummy load is connected to some of power supply circuits included in the power supply apparatus. When an input voltage from a DC power supply falls below a predetermined threshold value, a power supply from the power supply circuit to an integrated circuit to which an electric power is supplied is stopped in synchronism with a reset signal output to the integrated circuit. At this time, an electric power from the power supply circuit is partially supplied to the dummy load, thereby relaxing an abrupt variation of the output voltage. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194842 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A control device controls a switching converter. The converter has an input alternating supply voltage, a regulated direct voltage on the output terminal, and a switch connected to an inductor. The control device controls the closing and opening time period of said switch for each cycle and receives a first input signal representative of the current flowing through one element of the converter. The control device comprises a counter configured to count a time period, a comparator configured to compare said first input signal with a second signal, digital control block configured to control the closing and opening of said switch and to activate said counter to start the counting of said time period when the said first input signal crosses said second signal, with said switch being closed. The digital control block is configured to open the switch when the counter finishes the counting of said time period. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194843 | AC/DC LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD OF STEPPING DOWN AC/DC VOLTAGE - An alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) power supply device includes a stepping down unit for stepping down voltage provided by an electric power source, wherein the power source provides a voltage up to but not exceeding a predetermined value. The stepping down unit includes a switch for connecting or disconnecting an energy storage device or a load device to an AC electrical source. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194844 | Closed Loop Control of a Cyclo-Converter - A three-phase resonant cyclo-converter including a closed loop control module for controlling the switching frequency of the cyclo-converter, the closed loop control module including: a voltage signal development module arranged to develop a voltage signal representative of a voltage output waveform of the cyclo-converter, a storage module arranged to accumulate voltage signal values for phase portions of the voltage output waveform, where the voltage signal values are based on a voltage error signal and accumulated historical voltage signal values for the same corresponding phase portions, and a switching frequency control module arranged to develop a switching frequency control signal to control the switching frequency of the cyclo-converter based on the accumulated voltage signal values for corresponding phase portions of the voltage output waveform, and a proportional voltage signal based on a difference between the developed voltage signal and a reference voltage signal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194845 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A control device of a switching converter controls the closing and opening of a switch of the converter that regulates the operation of an inductor. The control device includes a ramp voltage generator, a switch control circuit configured to close the switch based on a comparison of the ramp voltage with a first signal and a generator control circuit configured to control the ramp voltage generator based on a value of a second signal representative of a current flowing through the inductor of the converter, in comparison with the value of a third signal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194846 | UNIVERSAL SINGLE-STAGE POWER CONVERTER - A universal electrical power converter having the combined capabilities of symmetrical and asymmetrical converters, bidirectionality, and simplicity is provided with methods for controlling it in single-stage conversion. In some cases, the converter charges an inductor connected in parallel between a regulated port and an unregulated port using energy stored by a capacitor positioned in parallel between the inductor and one of the ports until the inductor has a level of current stored that corresponds to the change in voltage desired at the regulated port, then discharges stored energy into the other port until a current cutoff threshold level is reached in the inductor. In some embodiments a single stage power converter is provided having three or more ports that can be connected and disconnected from the same inductor. Converters disclosed herein can convert AC signals when there is cross switching on at least one side or branch of the converter. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194847 | UNIVERSAL POWER CONVERSION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Universal electrical power conversion methods and systems which may provide the combined capabilities of symmetrical and asymmetrical conversion, bidirectionality, and simplicity are provided. In some cases, the converter charges an inductor connected in parallel between a regulated port and an unregulated port using energy stored by a capacitor positioned in parallel between the inductor and one of the ports until the inductor has a level of current stored that corresponds to the change in voltage desired at the regulated port, then discharges stored energy into the other port until a current cutoff threshold level is reached in the inductor. Creating an LC tank circuit during conversion allows conversion processes to traverse sinusoidal discharge patterns. In some embodiments, the inductor is precharged with current to affect the discharge of the inductor. Multiple ports can be connected and disconnected from the same inductor with these methods and systems. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194848 | CURRENT-BALANCING IN INTERLEAVED CIRCUIT PHASES - A method for balancing an electrical parameter (e.g, a current or a voltage) between phases in a multi-phase interleaved circuit includes sensing the electrical parameter, demultiplexing the electrical parameter in accordance with a phase-select signal, sampling the demultiplexed components into a plurality of digital signals, generating an error signal based on a difference between the digital signals, and modulating the phase-select signal, as applied to the phases, in accordance with the error signal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194849 | CONVERTER AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR - The converter includes a plurality of input lines and one or more output lines. Each input line is connected to a group of supply circuits and the supply circuits of each group are connected to different output lines. The electric generator comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator has a plurality of windings. Each winding has a plurality of phases. Each phase comprises bars connected in series. The phases have a first connection at one end, a second connection at the other end and a third connection in an intermediate position between the first and the second connection. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194850 | Feed Forward Control for a Cyclo-Converter - A three-phase resonant cyclo-converter, the cyclo-converter comprising a feed forward control module arranged to develop a feed forward signal for controlling a switching frequency of the cyclo-converter dependent on conditions of a power supply arranged to provide power to the cyclo-converter. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194851 | PHASE ANGLE DETECTION IN AN INVERTER - A system and method of detecting phase angle in an inverter is provided. A shunt resistor is coupled to a controller which is part of an inverter circuit and a phase angle may be directly derived from the detected voltage across the shunt resistor. The detected shunt voltage may be used to adjust the power delivery from the inverter to the load. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194852 | POWER CONVERTING APPARTATUS - In a power converting apparatus having a plurality of phases on an AC side and configured to perform conversion between DC power and AC power, a current detector detects currents flowing through a DC source line through which a plurality of phase currents commonly flow. A control unit sets a current detection period and a succeeding current control period in each successive control cycle. Using first gate signals based on reference gate signals for PWM control, the control unit calculates values of the individual phase currents from the first gate signals and the detected currents during the current detection period. Then, during the current control period, the control unit performs PWM control using phase voltage commands generated by correcting phase voltage target values so as to cancel out voltage errors that occur during the current detection period. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194853 | Electric Power Conversion Apparatus - An electric power conversion apparatus includes a channel case in which a cooling water channel is formed; a double side cooling semiconductor module that has an upper and lower arms series circuit of an inverter circuit; a capacitor module; a direct current connector; and an alternate current connector. The semiconductor module includes first and second heat dissipation metals whose outer surfaces are heat dissipation surfaces, the upper and lower arms series circuit is disposed tightly between the first heat dissipation metal and the second heat dissipation metal, and the semiconductor module further includes a direct current positive terminal, a direct current negative terminal, and an alternate current terminal which protrude to outside. The channel case is provided with the cooling water channel which extends from a cooling water inlet to a cooling water outlet, and a first opening which opens into the cooling water channel. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194854 | MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING PROGRAMMABLE COMMAND-AND-ADDRESS AND/OR DATA INTERFACES - A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130194855 | HIGH CURRENT CAPABLE ACCESS DEVICE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLID-STATE MEMORY - The present invention generally relates to three-dimensional arrangement of memory cells and methods of addressing those cells. The memory cells can be arranged in a 3D orientation such that macro cells that are in the middle of the 3D arrangement can be addressed without the need for overhead wiring or by utilizing a minimal amount of overhead wiring. An individual macro cell within a memory cell can be addressed by applying three separate currents to the macro cell. A first current is applied to the memory cell directly. A second current is applied to the source electrode of the MESFET, and a third current is applied to the gate electrode of the MESFET to permit the current to travel through the channel of the MESFET to the drain electrode which is coupled to the memory element. | 2013-08-01 |
