35th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110210563 | PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR - The present invention relates to a permanent magnet generator for increasing the capacity of generating the electric power by increasing the number of a magnetic pole. Thus, the present invention is constructed to largely increase the capacity of generating the electric power by installing the ferromagnetic substances, which are magnetized due to permanent magnets disposed at the rotor, between the permanent magnets thereby easily increasing the number of the magnetic poles twice. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210564 | BI-STABLE ACTUATOR FOR ELECTRONIC LOCK - An actuator for an electronic door lock includes a stationary first magnet assembly, a beam, and a second magnet assembly. The first magnet includes at least one magnet stationarily positioned within the electronic door lock. The beam is movable relative to the first magnet assembly to a first position and a second position. The second magnet assembly is connected to the beam and is configured to be magnetically repulsed away from the first magnet assembly. The repulsion of the second magnet assembly maintains the beam in either the first or second position until the beam is selectively actuated therefrom. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210565 | LOCK UNIT HAVING A MULTI-PAWL LOCKING MECHANISM - A lock unit ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210566 | LATCH DIRECTION CHANGE STRUCTURE OF LOCK - A latch direction change structure of lock includes a fixed member and a movable member each having front and rear vertical walls that form through holes and a horizontal connection wall connected between the front and rear vertical walls. The fixed member forms symmetrically arranged slots in a circumference of the through hole of the rear vertical wall thereof. A bar is set through the through hole of the fixed member, receives a spring to fit thereon, and further extends through the through hole of the movable member to attach to a latch. When the latch is frontward pulled with respect to a lock case, the movable member is movable along the fixed member to allow the latch to separate from the lock case for selective rotation of 180 degrees. The slots defined in the rear vertical wall of the fixed member provides a function of properly positioning the latch. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210567 | SECURITY SEAL - A security seal has an outer body, a locking insert, and a shackle. The locking insert and shackle are received within a cavity of the outer body to be locked therein. Once the locking insert is engaged with the outer body, they cannot be disengaged without showing evidence of the disengagement. The evidence of the disengagement can be in the form of damage to any component of the security seal, in the form of mismatching of marked components of the security seal, or in any other suitable form showing evidence of the disengagement. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210568 | SELF-ADJUSTING STRIKER ASSEMBLY - A self-adjusting striker assembly, for use with a box having a lid, a box body and a latch, includes a striker bar mounted to the lid which is operative to move linearly relative to the latch in the event of misalignment between the lid and box body. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210569 | Slam catch for trailer gates and the like - A slam catch that holds a side-load trailer gate or door in a closed position relative to the body of a trailer having a primary gate closure mechanism by which the trailer gate is fully secured in the closed position. The slam catch includes a catch hinge mounted on the body of the trailer, a latch mounted on the trailer gate, and a catch pivotally coupled to the catch hinge and configured to automatically engage the latch when the trailer gate is moved toward the closed position. The engagement of the catch with the latch holds the trailer gate in a closed position so that an operator can secure the primary gate closure mechanism without having to physically hold the gate closed. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210570 | PEDESTRIAN-PROTECTIVE ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM - An energy absorbing structure | 2011-09-01 |
20110210571 | Reinforced Blown Film Bag - A reinforced blown film bag for minimizing the touch and feel of waste matter collecting experience at the collector hands and for creating fast, clean, efficient, easy and touch-less feel of pet waste matter collection and disposal is disclosed herein. The reinforced blown film bag includes fingers pockets, reinforced surface, pet waste matter collecting pocket, pull remove and tie flaps, easy to carry handles ambidextrous use and in some embodiments may be a flat folded bag to portable packaging. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210572 | MULTIMODE SNOW TOOL - A one-piece tool head comprising a scoop and at least one socket with a retention snap provided on the scoop for engaging a free end of a handle to secure the handle to the one-piece tool head, thus forming a multi-functional tool without the need for separate fasteners to secure the handle and the one-piece tool head together. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210573 | Puck retriever - A puck retriever has a hollow interior of diameter larger than that of a puck for use in the game of hockey. A ring of rubber or similar resiliently deformable material is located adjacent to the lower end of the tube. The ring has an inner edge which defines a circular inlet of diameter smaller than that of a puck. The ring flexes upward when pressed downward against a puck which is resting on a flat surface with resulting bending upward of the edge and enlargement of the inlet sufficient to allow the puck to pass through the inlet. The ring is of sufficient strength to resist flexing downward under the weight of any pucks within the tube such that the ring prevents pucks within the tube from exiting through the inlet. The ring may be continuous and unbroken throughout its circumference or it may be cut into a number of flaps. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210574 | JOINING MECHANISM - A joining mechanism includes a front lower cross member | 2011-09-01 |
20110210575 | AUTOMOTIVE DOOR WITH ENHANCED SIDE COLLISION PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides an automotive door enhanced with the absorption performance for the collision energy in the side collision. The automotive door constructed of an outer panel and an inner panel, comprising a door beam for a side collision therewithin, and provided with a glass ascending/descending space between the inner panel and the door beam for a side collision comprises a reinforcing panel disposed in a space between the outer panel and the glass ascending/descending space and joined with both of the outer panel and the door beam for a side collision. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210576 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SLIDING DOOR - A motor vehicle with a sliding door has a safeguard with two mounting elements. One of the mounting elements is secured to the sliding door, while the other mounting element is arranged on a column bordering the sliding door. The mounting elements pass by each other given a sliding motion by the sliding door, and end up opposite each other during the motion of the sliding door, transversely to the sliding motion. As a result, the safeguard holds the sliding door against the column during a crash in which forces act perpendicularly on the sliding door. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210577 | MOBILE SHELTER SYSTEM - A mobile shelter system having deployed and non-deployed configurations. The shelter system includes a towable trailer and a plurality of functional components for use in the deployed configuration. The functional components include a temperature control unit configured to output one or more of heated and cooled air, and an electric generator configured to provide power to the temperature control unit. In the non-deployed configuration, all of the functional components are positioned on the trailer and the system is configured to be towed over rugged terrain by an off-road vehicle. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210578 | Aerodynamic Drag Reducing Apparatus - An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adaptable for use with vehicles having downstream surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus consists of a series of nesting shapes and/or frameworks that extend rearward for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210579 | ENERGY ABSORBER ELEMENTS AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, an energy absorber element can comprise: a first support wall and a second support wall, a crush wall joining the first and second support walls together to define a deformable zone; a connection mechanism configured to connect the first and/or second support wall to a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for using an energy absorber element in a vehicle can comprise: detachably connecting an energy absorber element to a vehicle at a support location for a vehicle component, once the energy absorber element has absorbed energy, detaching the energy absorber element from the vehicle; and separately replacing the energy absorber element from the vehicle component. In some embodiments, the vehicle component is not replaced. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210580 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PART STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front part structure has an apron side panel | 2011-09-01 |
20110210581 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - Through holes | 2011-09-01 |
20110210582 | VEHICLE FLOOR STRUCTURE - A tunnel is provided at a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of a floor panel. The tunnel extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. Along the lateral portion of the floor panel, a rocker extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is provided. A floor crossmember is spanned between the tunnel and the rocker. The floor crossmember is composed of a first floor crossmember and a second floor crossmember. A fragile portion is formed at a fitting portion between the first floor crossmember and the second floor crossmember. The fragile portion F is disposed at a position closer to a lateral center position of the floor panel than a lateral portion of the floor panel. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210583 | TRUCK FRAME FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A frame for use in a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator, in which a circle member ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210584 | FOLDABLE LEISURE CHAIR - A foldable leisure chair has two side frames, a backrest unit connected to the side frames, and two armrest members connected respectively to the side frames. Each armrest member has a pivot portion connected pivotally to a corresponding side frame, an armrest portion extending from an end of the pivot portion, an extending portion extending from an opposite end of the pivot portion, and an abutment portion extending from the extending portion and abutting against a bottom side of the corresponding side frame. Each armrest member is pivotable between an unfolded position, where the armrest portion thereof is in front of the extending and abutment portions and is away from the corresponding side frame, and a folded position, where the armrest portion thereof is behind the extending and abutment portions and is close to the corresponding side frame. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210585 | Sunshade Apparatus for Infant Carrier - An infant carrier has a sunshade that is removably coupled to a handle and that substantially occupies an interior space defined by the handle. The sunshade may be retractable from a pouch. The sunshade may have children's toys attached for child amusement. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210586 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seat bottom of a vehicle seat includes a base portion, a movable frame configured to be movable in a front-rear direction relative to the base portion, a tension generator and a tension transmission member. The tension transmission member connected at one end of its first portion with the tension generator is bifurcated at another end of a first portion into a second portion connected with a seat belt anchor or a seat belt buckle and a third portion connected with the movable frame. Upon activation of the tension generator, the third portion pulls the movable frame rearward and at the same time the second portion pulls the seat belt anchor or the seat belt buckle. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210587 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a flexible plate member provided between the right and left side frames; a seat back cushion provided in front of the flexible plate member; a mechanism for pushing the seat back cushion to a front direction by forwardly protruding the flexible plate member that results from the flexible plate member being bent; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, wherein the headrest is forwardly movably connected to the right and left side frames via right and left link members; and a rear-end collision detecting plate disposed at a portion of the seat back frame behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detecting plate detects rearward movement of the seat occupant. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210588 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a flexible plate member provided between the right and left side frames; a seat back cushion provided in front of the flexible plate member; a mechanism for pushing the seat back cushion to a front direction by forwardly protruding the flexible plate member that results from the flexible plate member being bent; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, wherein the headrest is forwardly movably connected to the right and left side frames via right and left link members; and a rear-end collision detecting plate disposed at a portion of the seat back frame behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detecting plate detects rearward movement of the seat occupant. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210589 | UTILITY SEAT - A utility seat encompasses a length of fabric of a tear-resistant, flexible material that can be secured to two spaced apart vehicle seats in a row of seats between the two vehicle seats to form the utility seat. A backrest section and a seat section are arranged thereupon. The length of fabric can be refracted into a cassette to be arranged between the vehicle seats when the utility seat is not in use, and extended from the cassette when using the utility seat. The cassette has a width configured to accommodate the length of fabric. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210590 | OPERATION MECHANISM OF SIDE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND SIDE SUPPORT APPARATUS USING SAME FOR VEHICULAR SEAT - An operation mechanism of a side support apparatus adapted to be accommodated in a right and left side support portions provided at a seatback and being movable between a support position and an open position, includes a support structure including a pulley and being movable between the open position and the support position, a first fixing portion including a first guide portion and a second guide portion and fixedly provided at a seatback member, and a drive cable being fixedly attached to the first fixing portion at a first end portion of the drive cable and being engaged with the pulley at an intermediate of the drive cable. The pulley is pushed by a tensile force generated at the drive cable by pulling the drive cable so that the support structure is movable relative to the first fixing portion in a direction toward the support position. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210591 | SEAT ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a seat adjusting mechanism for vehicle comprising a seat cushion frame which has at a lower part thereof a latch assembly being locked or unlocked to a locking pin of a vehicle part, a connecting plate which is fixedly coupled to an end part of the seat cushion frame and a seatback frame which is rotatably coupled to an end part of the connecting plate through a recliner, further comprising a driving link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate and is rotated in connection with the seatback frame when the seatback frame is rotated; a pre-latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate apart from the driving link and which, when the driving link is rotated over a predetermined angle, is rotated together to a predetermined extent in contact with the driving link; and a latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate with the same rotating axis as the pre-latch link and has an end part coupled to a cable end part for an operation of unlocking the latch assembly, and which is contacted, pressed and rotated by the pre-latch link from a predetermined position within the predetermined extent where the pre-latch link is rotated, thus unlocking the latch assembly through the cable end part. According to the present invention, the seat can be folded and erected by just a simple operation if required. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210592 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seat belt-integrated vehicle seat is provided with an improved seat frame rigidity, without a size precision decrease of the entire seat frame. The vehicle seat with a seat belt includes a seat back frame having at least a pair of side frames, and an upper frame for coupling a pair of the side frames on the upper side, a shoulder anchor portion provided in an upper part of the side frame, the shoulder anchor portion into which a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt is inserted, and a reclining device provided in a lower part of the side frame, in which the side frame has a closed section structure portion having a hollow closed section, and an extension portion integrally formed by downwardly extending a surface of the closed section structure portion and positioned on the outer side, and the reclining device is attached to the extension portion. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210593 | CHAIR WITH COLLAPSIBLE SEAT BACK - A chair comprising a seat back assembly pivotably mounted to a seat assembly for selective movement between a first, upright position and a second, collapsed position. The chair can be provided with a latching mechanism for securing the seat back assembly in the first, upright position. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210594 | HEADREST ATTACHMENT - A headrest attachment is provided for attaching a headrest brace to a vehicle seat structure, with a sheath for accommodating the headrest brace, a flexible, axial latching device and a radial support for fixation to the vehicle seat structure. The radial support is functionally decoupled from the flexible axial latching device. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210595 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHIC CHAIR AND GRAPHIC CHAIR MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - The present invention has an object to provide a graphic chair having a fine graphic, wherein the chair is made of a transparent material, the graphic can be clearly seen from any side of the material, and the graphic is not damaged by mechanical contact from both sides; and to provide a graphic chair with a personalized design producible cheaply even if the system of producing various kinds of products in small lots is employed. The foregoing objects could be achieved by a method for manufacturing a graphic chair, whose at least any one of a seat part and a backrest part or both consist(s) of a substrate having a configuration of both sides of the graphic sandwiched by transparent resin A and transparent resin B, wherein the substrate is obtained by carrying out Step ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210596 | ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURE AND COLD FORMING PROCESSES TO CREATE SEAT STRUCTURES - A one-piece seat structure for use in a vehicle seat assembly comprising a first portion having a first set of characteristics; a second portion having a second set of characteristics; wherein the first set of characteristics differs from the second set of characteristics and wherein the number of portions within the same one piece structure can be multiple; and wherein the one-piece seat structure is formed from a tailored welded blank or monolithic blank using a cold forming process with optional additional post forming processes including post form heat treatment, edge treatment, and the like. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210597 | VEHICULAR SEAT, WATERCRAFT SEAT, METHOD FOR MAKING VEHICULAR SEAT, AND METHOD FOR MAKING WATERCRAFT SEAT - A vehicular seat, a watercraft seat, a method for making the vehicular seat, and a method for making the watercraft seat that can achieve a favorable riding comfort, reduce the number of work processes involved, and reduce a manufacturing cost even by foaming a first cushion member of urethane on a second cushion member of a thermoplastic elastomer to make an integrated assembly of the first cushion member of urethane and the second cushion member. A vehicular seat includes a first cushion member formed of urethane and covered with a seat skin and a second cushion member formed of a thermoplastic elastomer and disposed between the first cushion member and a bottom plate. A covering sheet is disposed between the first cushion member and the second cushion member. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210598 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus and for restraining occupants of a vehicle is disclosed, the apparatus having a rigid member configured to restrain an upper or lower body portion of an individual located in the vehicle. The individual moves within a range of motion that is represented by an area of movement. The rigid member is capable of movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The upper body portion or the lower body portion is restrained by the rigid member only in the deployed position. A locking mechanism for locking the rigid member in the stowed position and the deployed position is provided. A release mechanism activates the locking mechanism. The release mechanism is located at a predetermined distance from the locking mechanism such that the release mechanism is located outside of the area of movement. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210599 | Method of Mining and Processing Seabed Sediment - A method and apparatus for mining and processing seabed sediment comprising disturbing sediment at the seabed ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210600 | WHEEL RIM DECORATIVE LAMP - A wheel rim decorative lamp for mounting on the wheel rim of a vehicle comprises a motor assembly, a circuit board, a plurality of light emitting diodes, a light transmissive shell and a cover. The motor assembly includes a motor and a counterweight block, The motor has a rotating shaft and a housing. The light emitting diodes are disposed on one side of the circuit board. The light transmissive shell is disposed on one side of the circuit board. The cover disposed on one side of the circuit board is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft and drives the rotating shaft to relatively rotate with the housing, so as to generate electricity to actuate the light emitting diodes. Hence, the present invention improves safety and provides aesthetic feeling. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210601 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-ALLOY WHEEL FOR VEHICLE AND THE WHEEL - An outer rim molded material is molded by forging or casting, a portion of the outer rim which extends from a hump to a bead seat is separated from part of a rim flange precursor and is caused to fall in a sloping fashion inwards of a wheel width so as to form a bead seat precursor, and the bead seat precursor so formed is then joined to be welded to a top or side of a rim well rising portion precursor. An external surface is cut to be finished to a proper shape, and an annular hollow portion is formed underneath a lower surface of the bead seat portion. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210602 | AUTOMOBILE WHEEL - In an automobile wheel, a disc flange of a wheel disc includes bent surface-side edge portions each having an arcuate shape and arranged concentrically with each other, and the bent surface-side edge portions extend from the surface-side end edge of a fitted straight annular portion to be bent radially inward and are dented to a back side of the outer end portions of the lateral edge portions of spokes. The thus configured automobile wheel can exhibit high strength and rigidity against a radial load, a bending load, and a torsional load because of the shape of the bent surface-side edge portions, thereby suppressing deformation of the disc flange caused while an automobile is running. Thus, it is possible to mitigate a stress concentration on a joined portion between the wheel disc and a wheel rim. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210603 | VEHICLE WHEEL - The technology provides vehicle wheels that can include a hub coupling portion and a spoke portion. The spoke portion can have a waved portion at a portion of the spoke portion in the radial direction of the wheel and can be decreased in section modulus at a cross section of the portion of the spoke portion taken along a plane perpendicular to the radial direction of the wheel. The waved portion can be formed by displacing the spoke bottom wall and/or the spoke reinforcing walls in the axial direction of the wheel. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210604 | BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS - In a braking control apparatus, a plurality of pumps are driven by a common first motor. A brake supplies operating fluid to pipelines by operating the first motor, and controls opening/closing of a fluid pressure regulating valve so as to make the wheel cylinder pressure in the right front wheel approach the right front wheel target pressure, and controls opening closing of a fluid pressure regulating valve so as to make the wheel cylinder pressure in the left rear wheel approach the left rear wheel target pressure. In the case where the right front wheel target pressure is zero when the fluid pressure regulating valve is to be opened so as to make the wheel cylinder pressure in the left rear wheel approach the left rear wheel target pressure, the brake turns off the first motor. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210605 | Methods and Circuits for Controlling a Battery Disconnect Switch - Redundant power supplies and redundant channels of communication maximize the probability that a controller will trigger a battery disconnect switch to open when commanded to do so. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210606 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALTERNATING VOLTAGE IN AN AIRCRAFT - The present invention provides a method and a device for providing a three-phase electrical system alternating voltage for an electrical system of an aircraft, a plurality of voltage sources being provided which comprise at least one engine generator and a further voltage source, in particular a fuel cell, comprising one or more frequency converters for converting an alternating voltage of variable frequency provided by the respective engine generator into a first output alternating voltage and comprising at least one cyclo-inverter for cyclo-inverting a voltage provided by the respective further voltage source into a second output alternating voltage which is synchronous with the first output alternating voltage and constitutes the electrical system alternating voltage. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210607 | ADAPTIVE POWER SUPPLY - A voltage supply unit for providing an adaptive voltage supply to a consumer in a means of transport, wherein the voltage supply unit comprises a voltage output device and an output control device. The output control device and the voltage output device are designed to set an output voltage of the voltage supply unit adaptively in a consumer-dependent manner. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210608 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE STAGE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM - A power conversion system includes a photovoltaic source to generate direct current (DC) power; a direct current (DC) to an alternating current (AC) single stage inverter to convert the direct current (DC) power from the photovoltaic source to alternating current (AC) power for delivery to a power grid, and a load balancing unit coupled to the single stage inverter. The power conversion system also includes a controller configured to determine a maximum power point for the power conversion system, regulate an output voltage of the single stage inverter, compute a power balance difference between a power demand from the power grid and an output power of the single stage inverter obtainable at the maximum power point and control in real-time the load balancing unit based on the power balance difference. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210609 | SNEAK PATH ELIMINATOR FOR DIODE MULTIPLEXED CONTROL OF DOWNHOLE WELL TOOLS - A system for selectively actuating multiple load devices, such as well tools, which are selectively actuated by applying a predetermined voltage across a predetermined pair of conductors. At least one lockout device is associated with each load device. The lockout device prevents current from flowing through the respective load device until voltage across the pair of the conductors exceeds a predetermined minimum. A method is provided for selecting well tools for actuation by applying a minimum voltage across a set of conductors and a lockout device. Leak paths are prevented from draining off current by the lockout devices. A system is provided for applying current to bidirectional load devices such as downhole pumps and motors. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210610 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A photovoltaic power generation system includes: a plurality of units, each of the units being formed with a string, which is a series-connection body of a plurality of solar cell modules, or with a solar cell module; a plurality of connection cables to which the units are each connected such that the units are parallelly connected to each other; a junction box to which each end of the plurality of connection cables is connected; and a failure detection section that performs failure detection and outputs a detection result on a unit-by-unit basis, the failure detection section being located outside the junction box. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210611 | Novel Solar Power Circuits - Particular embodiments of the inventive technology disclosed herein seek to reduce or eliminate the risk of damage to components of photovoltaic power circuits such as solar arrays. Aspects of the inventive technology, in embodiments, utilize diode to prevent reverse current flow in the event of application of a voltage to a power supply string which would otherwise effect such flow. Prevention of such reverse current flow may preclude voltages that would otherwise damage reverse current sensitive devices such as switches that may form part of a voltage limiting DC to DC converter. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210612 | INVERTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - The invention concerns an inverter for solar panels which includes at least two inverter inputs to each of which a group of solar panels can be connected, and an inverter output to which a network can be connected. The inverter includes an inverter element with a direct voltage input and an alternating voltage output which converts the direct voltage which is connected to its direct voltage input into alternating voltage and sends it to the inverter output, an electronic control system which monitors the direct voltage which is connected to the direct voltage input of the inverter element and the network voltage and/or the network frequency of the network which is connected to the inverter output, and a switching system which is electrically arrayed between one of the at least two inverter inputs and the direct voltage input of the inverter element, wherein the at least two inverter inputs of the inverter are connected in series with the direct voltage input of the inverter element. The electronic control system is designed so that it triggers the switching system to disconnect the at least one inverter input of the inverter from the direct voltage input of the inverter element if the voltage which is connected to the direct voltage input of the inverter element exceeds an upper threshold value and/or the network voltage and/or the network frequency of the network which is connected to the inverter output lies outside a previously specified normal voltage or normal frequency range. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210613 | POWER GENERATION FREQUENCY CONTROL - A solar power generation system includes a control system and a DC to AC converter coupled to a photovoltaic (PV) module and for supplying power to a power network. The control system includes a power point tracker to extract either maximum power available from the PV module or less than maximum power available from the PV module, a frequency monitor to obtain a network frequency from the power network, an internal reference frame element to provide an internal reference frequency of the solar power generation system, a frequency comparator to compare the network frequency and the internal reference frequency, and a command signal generator to use the frequency comparison to determine whether a transient increase or decrease in commanded output power is warranted and to provide a command signal. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210614 | Power storage system and method of controlling the same - A power storage system and a method of controlling the same include supplying power to a load by connecting a power generation system and a grid. The system includes a power converting unit that operates in one of at least two control modes including a maximum power point tracking control mode in which the power generation system is controlled to generate maximum power and a voltage control mode in which a boosting ratio is adjusted according to a change in the amount of power consumed by a load. The system also includes a direct current (DC)/DC converter for converting an output voltage of the power converting unit into a DC link voltage, an inverter for converting the DC link voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage appropriate for the grid, and a central controller for controlling operations of the power converting unit, the DC/DC converter, and the inverter. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210615 | MOTOR STARTING AND SWITCHING - A method of starting and apparatus for starting a multiphase electrical machine is disclosed. The aim is to reduce oscillatory pulsation in torque generated by the motor and inrush current that occurs shortly after start-up. The starting method comprises the steps of first connecting at least one, but less than all, of a plurality of windings to a respective phase-shifted supply voltage at a controlled point in the supply phase. Then, after a controlled delay following the first connection, connecting the or each remaining winding of the machine a respective phase-shifted supply voltage. The invention has particular application to multiphase (most usually, 3-phase) motors. However, it can also be applied to other electrical machines, such as generators and transformers. The method can be performed at initial start-up or, in the case of application to a motor, at Y-delta switchover. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210616 | Binary impedance method - An electrical circuit, two methods and two energy transformation processes are disclosed in support of invention of the electrical motor apparatus disclosed in which the electrical energy provided to operate the motor is recycled and reused by the invented circuitry incorporated in the Binary Torque Motor. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210617 | POWER TRANSMISSION ACROSS A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR INTERFACE BY MAGNETIC INDUCTION AND GEOMETRICALLY-COMPLIMENTARY MAGNETIC FIELD STRUCTURES - Geometrically complimentary magnetic field structures are adapted for efficient power transfer by induction from a planar power delivery surface to a power receiving device. Planar surface electro-magnetic coil pole areas for power delivery and receiver coil assemblies as well as several would coil apparatus and configurations are included. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210618 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module, a connection request reception module, a connection establishing module, a disconnection request transmission module, and a connection control module. The communication module executes close proximity wireless transfer. The connection request reception module receives a connection request signal from an external device in close proximity to the communication module. The connection establishing module establishes a connection to the external device responding to reception of the connection request signal. The disconnection request transmission module transmits a disconnection request signal to the external device. The connection control module inhibits establishment of a connection until a non-reception period of the connection request signal continues for a threshold period or more after the connection is released in accordance with the disconnection request signal, and permits the establishment responding to the reception after the non-reception period has continued for the threshold period or more. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210619 | ADAPTING PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES TO RECEIVE POWER WIRELESSLY - Wireless power receiving apparatus 150 is retrofitted to a portable electrical device 100 to enable the device to receive power wirelessly. The apparatus comprises a power-receiving element 200 adapted to be attached to the device, e.g. by adhesive 201, and also being adapted to receive power wirelessly from a transmitter of power when the element and transmitter are in proximity with one another. One or more power connectors 203 are connected electrically to the power-receiving element and are adapted to be connected, when the apparatus is in use, to one or more corresponding power connectors 101 of the portable electrical device to deliver power received by the element to the device. The power-receiving element may be in the form of a sticker or may be carried by or incorporated in a replacement cover portion for the portable electrical device. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210620 | CONTACTLESS POWER RECEPTION CIRCUIT AND CONTACTLESS POWER TRANMISSION SYSTEM - This disclosure provides a contactless power reception circuit that includes a power reception part, a voltage rectifying part, a voltage transforming part and a load modulation part. The voltage transforming part includes a smoothing capacitor, a DCDC converter and a backflow prevention device. The power reception part is couplable with an electromagnetic field adjacent to the contactless power reception circuit. The rectifying part rectifies a voltage output from the power reception part, the voltage transforming part transforms rectified voltage from the rectifying part, and the load modulation circuit conducts a load modulation while signals are transmitted. The smoothing capacitor smoothes a voltage input to the voltage transforming part, the DCDC converter transforms voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor, and the backflow prevention device prevents backflow of charge from the smoothing capacitor while the signals are transmitted to a contactless power transmission circuit. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210621 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMISSION COIL UNIT, AND WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A wireless power supply apparatus for a capsule-type endoscope has three sets of coils that generate a magnetic field in directions that are orthogonal to each other, a gravity sensor that detects a gravitational direction, a coil selection section that selects a coil that generates a magnetic field in a gravitational direction that is detected by the gravity sensor, and a drive section that applies a current to the coil that the coil selection section selects. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210622 | HALF-AUTOMATIC SWITCH - A half-automatic switch is operated in concert with a movement detecting sensor, and is also manually driven to supply power to an electric apparatus. The driving of the half-automatic switch is stopped when it is manually turned off or a signal from the movement detecting sensor is not provided. When the driving of the half-automatic switch is stopped, it is again manually driven irrespective of whether the signal from the movement detecting sensor is provided. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210623 | SWITCH DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM - The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210624 | System For Providing Cyclic Motion - In one embodiment, a system for providing cyclic motion includes a magnetic drive having an electrically conductive coil defining a bore and a magnetic member movable through the bore. A control provides current to the coil and selectively reverses the direction of the current to move the magnetic member through the bore. In another embodiment, the system includes a counterbalance. The counterbalance includes a biasing member for reacting against a load applied to a support, and a lever arm coupled to the biasing member for varying a preload of the biasing member. In another embodiment, the magnetic drive and the counterbalance may be incorporated into an apparatus for reciprocating a person. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210625 | MOTOR GEARBOX UNIT - The invention relates to a motor gearbox unit ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210626 | TRANSVERSE FLUX MOTOR AS AN EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR AND DRIVE METHOD - The invention relates to a transverse flux motor comprising at least one stator and at least one rotor. Magnetically active elements of the stator are formed in an annular manner and with a U-shaped inner contour on the stator and the rotor is in the form of a disk or a ring. The rotor comprises magnetically active sections consisting of a soft-magnetic or permanent-magnetic material, that are radially oriented in an annular manner towards at least one front surface of the rotor. The invention also relates to a drive method according to the transverse flux principle, whereby magnetically active sections of at least one disk-type or annular rotor, that are radially oriented in an annular manner towards at least one front surface of the rotor, interact with magnetically active elements having a U-shaped inner contour in an annular manner on at least one stator, in order to rotate the rotor | 2011-09-01 |
20110210627 | ELECTROMAGNETIC STEP-BY-STEP WOBBLE-TYPE MICROMOTOR - An electromagnetic step-by-step wobbling micromotor comprises an inner component and an annular component being external to the inner one. The outer component may be a stator and the inner component a rotor, or vice versa. The inner component has three or more poles with a winding on each pole, and an external surface facing an internal surface of the outer component. During the operation of the micromotor each winding is powered. The external and internal surfaces have toothed surfaces. Each tooth has a peak radius which is different from the valley radius. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210628 | HYDROGEN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC GENERATOR - Systems for controlling hydrogen purity in a power plant system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hydrogen control system for a generator housing includes: a mass flow control system fluidly connected to the generator housing, the mass flow control system being configured to measure a flow rate of a gas mixture extracted from the generator housing and modify the flow rate of the gas mixture across a range of flow rates; and a vent conduit fluidly connected to the mass flow control system, the vent conduit for receiving a portion of the gas mixture from the mass flow control system and feeding the portion of the gas mixture to an outlet. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210629 | FILTER SYSTEM FOR DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINES - A filter system is provided for a hydrogen cooled dynamoelectric machine, and includes a float trap fluidly connected to a component of the dynamoelectric machine via a first conduit, a filter fluidly connected to the float trap via a second conduit, and a flow switch fluidly connected to the filter via a third conduit. The third conduit is fluidly connected to a hydrogen control assembly. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210630 | PLASTIC PACKAGE MOTOR - A plastic package motor, including at least a plastic package stator ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210631 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND BEARING BLOCK HAVING A MAGNETIC RADIAL BEARING AND A SAFETY BEARING FOR A ROTATING MACHINE - A bearing arrangement and a bearing block includes a magnetic radial bearing for the contact-less support of a rotor shaft of a rotating machine, and a touchdown bearing for catching the rotor shaft. Both bearings are connected to each other permanently and in an axially aligned manner, and are elastically suspended with regard to a bearing shield, a machine housing, or a foundation of the rotating machine. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210632 | Driving device of an electric motor - A driving device of an electric motor for generating power is characterized by that: said driving device comprises: multiples support bars arranged at interval, a drive shaft penetrating the support bars, at least four weight wheels penetrated and secured by the drive shaft, a first driving wheel pivotally mated with the drive shaft and driven by the electric motor, and at least a second driving wheel pivotally mated with the drive shaft and used to energize the generator; four weight wheels are arranged at both sides of every support bar in pairs, so that the driving device forms a two driving portions, and the support bar is fitted with a drive bearing penetrated by the drive shaft. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210633 | Multi-Phase Rotating Motor - A multi-phase rotating motor causes interpolar mutually-coupled magnetic potential gradient of a field magnet member and an armature member to be prearranged by providing desired shape of pole face for two magnetic pole faces of magnetic assemblies of the field magnet member and the pole faces of the paired poles of electromagnetic assemblies of the armature member, thus controlling detent torque to be varied as desired; and multi-phase arrangement is utilized to further balance the unwanted detent torque in order to guarantee that magnetic flux centralization as well as minimization for magnetic flux loss and of interference effect in motor characteristics are hardly influenced. In addition, with the help of two or more than two magnetic tracks, more parallel air gaps are added in three-dimensional space of the motor to cause the motor, by means of the difference between the magnetic track to which the electromagnetic assemblies of the each-phase unit are corresponding and the magnetic track to which the electromagnetic assemblies of other phase units, to obtain the benefit that higher torque output is provided or more serially-connected and independently-moving individuals are simultaneously arranged, on condition of limited movement direction space. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210634 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE STARTER - A direct-current rotating electrical machine, in particular for a motor vehicle starter. The machine includes a stator comprising a magnetized structure with permanent magnetization, extending along a circumference of the stator, a rotor, and a group of brushes arranged to allow the electrical supply of the rotor by switching the electrical current in sections of the rotor. The magnetized structure of the machine includes a plurality of main magnets and a plurality of auxiliary magnets, each arranged between two main magnets. The auxiliary magnets have a smaller angular extent and/or radial thickness than the main magnets. The magnetization vector in at least one of the main and auxiliary magnets varies continuously or in steps, at least locally taking a direction other than radial and orthoradial directions. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210635 | Magnet Rotor Assembly With Increased Physical Strength - A magnet rotor assembly comprises a magnet sleeve held on a rotor shaft by a rigid adhesive layer that includes at least one axial wedge shape corresponding to an axial irregularity on at least one of the surfaces bonded by the adhesive layer. Improved crush strength in the magnet sleeve and in other bonded metal parts, both initially and after exposure to high temperatures is accomplished by impregnating the parts with a curable resin. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210636 | MP-T II MACHINES - MP-T II Machines are alternating current, two, three, or four or more phase machines of the multipolar type, i.e. machines whose torque is produced in a cylindrical current tube through axially oriented current flow in a plurality of turns between pairs of parallel permanent magnet poles attached to cylindrical concentric magnet tubes. Unlike MP-T machines, MP-T II machines use flat permanent magnets and may contain cooling cuffs as needed. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210637 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH REDUCED DETENT TORQUE - The invention relates to an electric machine, in particular to a generator for supplying the electrical system of a motor vehicle, comprising a laminated rotor ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210638 | STATOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A stator includes a stator coil comprised of electric wires each of which has in-slot portions received in slots of a stator core and turn portions located outside the slots to connect the in-slot portions. Each of the turn portions is stepped to have parallel parts that extend substantially parallel to a corresponding axial end face of the stator core. For each pair of the turn portions of the electric wires, which respectively protrude out of an adjacent pair of the slots of the stator core, the parallel parts of one of the turn portions overlap those of the other in the axial direction of the stator core. A clearance provided between one of the overlapping pairs of the parallel parts, which is positioned furthest from the corresponding axial end face of the stator core, is largest among all clearances provided between the overlapping pairs of the parallel parts. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210639 | MOTOR STATOR AND PHASE COIL PREFORM - A stator of a motor includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth forming slots between any two adjacent teeth and a plurality of phase coils provided in the slots, each formed by wave winding and made of a continuous wire. Each phase coil includes a first wave winding bundle and a second wave winding bundle that is passed through a first slot and a second slot. The first slot is located adjacent to one side of a group of slots through which the phase coils other than said each phase coil are passed and the second slot is located adjacent to the other side of the group of slots. The first wave winding bundle is passed through a third slot and a fourth slot. The third slot is located adjacent to the first slot on the opposite side of the first slot from the group of slots and the fourth slot is located adjacent to the second slot on the opposite side of the second slot from the group of slots. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210640 | STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a stator of an electrical machine, with at least one stator tooth and a coil wound outside of the stator, which coil has been pushed onto the stator tooth substantially radially. It is provided that the coil ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210641 | ARMATURE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - An armature of an electric motor includes a core and a winding. The core has a plurality of slots and a plurality of teeth formed between the slots. The winding is composed of a plurality of wires. The winding has a plurality of coil parts and connecting portions. The coil parts are inserted into the slots and wound around and across the teeth. The connecting portions connect the coil parts together. The winding has a twisted shape in the connecting portions. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210642 | ARMATURE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARMATURE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR( amended - A stator is provided with a core and a winding. The core includes a plurality of slots and a plurality of teeth formed between the slots. The winding is composed of a plurality of wires W bundled in an irregular arrangement. The winding includes a plurality of coil portions wound on each of the teeth, and a connecting portion connecting the coil portions together. The winding has a twisted shape in the connecting portion. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210643 | STATOR CORE SUSPENSION SYSTEM USING SPRING BAR IN PLANE EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO STATOR CORE AXIS - A stator core suspension system includes a spring bar(s) coupled to a stator core and a frame for vibrationally isolating the stator core from the frame. A longitudinal axis of the spring bar is positioned in a plane extending substantially perpendicular to an axis of the stator core. The stator core suspension system can be arranged in modular suspension sections for selective assembly into a related dynamoelectric machine. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210644 | SLIP RING ASSEMBLY WITH SHAFT HOLDER - The present invention relates to a slip ring assembly | 2011-09-01 |
20110210645 | DOWNHOLE STATIC POWER GENERATOR - A downhole static power generator according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure comprises a static charge accumulator comprising a dielectric material having a surface to contact a flowing dielectric fluid. The static charge accumulator may be configured to accumulate electrical-potential in response to the dielectric fluid flowing across the surface. In addition, an electrical-potential storage device may be provided to receive the electrical-potential from the static charge accumulator. A charge harvesting device may also be provided to shunt electrical-potential from the static charge accumulator to the electrical-potential storage device. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210646 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR - A piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric element; a stator comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the piezoelectric element is disposed on the first surface and a plurality of projections are formed on the second surface; a rotor comprising an operating portion that contacts the plurality of projections and that rotates via waves of the stator generated by the piezoelectric element, wherein a part of each of the plurality of projections that contacts the operating portion comprises a curved contact portion. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210647 | Electric universal drive - In a universal drive with a rotatable or linearly movable drive member and piezo actuators supported on a carrier for acting on a leg supported on the drive member and moving the leg in a high-frequency stepping sequence in a drive direction, wherein the carriers are jointly supported on a stator by a pretension member which biases them elastically toward the drive member via an elbow lever mechanism including a first elbow lever and at least a second elbow lever which are both connected to an actuator by a coupling member and this arrangement is such that, with the first elbow lever stretched, the second elbow lever is kinked and vice versa. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210648 | ENERGY TRANSDUCER AND METHOD - The invention is an energy transducer that utilizes a material's internal energy as an energy source by operating in a cycle where there is a net loss in the material's internal energy without the need to raise the temperature of the material above ambient temperature. The invention is accomplished by the use of selected materials in which the material's mechanical strain, magnetization or electric polarization can be controlled by cross coupling forces, and where the cross coupling coefficients are not equal to each other in finite operating regions. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210649 | CRYSTAL RESONATOR FOR SURFACE MOUNTING - The crystal resonator for surface mounting includes: a single-layer base substrate, including a pair of crystal holding terminals on a major face; a crystal piece, including an excitation electrode on two major faces, and electrically and mechanically connected to the crystal holding terminals; and a concave metal cover, including an opening end face bonded to an outer peripheral surface of the base substrate through curing of a liquid resin. The end face electrode is electrically connected through an electrically conducting path of the outer peripheral surface extended from the crystal holding terminals, and the crystal resonator for surface mounting is disposed as a structure that includes an end face region of two positions at least being opposite to the electrically conducting path in the opening end face of the metal cover spaced from a front end of a protruding portion through the protruding portion disposed on the opening end face. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210650 | Piezoelectric composite nanofibers, nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees - Piezoelectric nanostructures, including nanofibers, nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees, may be made of piezoelectric materials alone, or as composites of piezoelectric materials and electrically-conductive materials. Homogeneous or composite nanofibers and nanotubes may be fabricated by electrospinning. Homogeneous or composite nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees may be fabricated by template-assisted processes in which colloidal suspensions and/or modified sol-gels of the desired materials are deposited sequentially into the pores of a template. The electrospinning or template-assisted fabrication methods may employ a modified sol-gel process for obtaining a perovskite phase in the piezoelectric material at a low annealing temperature. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210651 | MOTOR, MOVING UNIT INCORPORATING SAME AND METHOD OF STORING ERROR INFORMATION ON POSITION WHERE ROTOR POSITION DETECTION ELEMENT IS ATTACHED - A motor of the present invention is provided with a storage portion, and information stored in the storage portion can be output to the outside. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210652 | DISTRIBUTION CABINET FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a distribution cabinet ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210653 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A MOVABLE PART OF A FURNITURE UNIT - The device for opening and closing a movable part of a furniture unit comprises a body ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210654 | TIPPABLE SHELF FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RACK - A telecommunications cabinet systems and methods provide a cabinet enclosure coupled with a tippable shelf assembly. Exemplary tippable shelf assemblies include a support mechanism having a mounting connection coupled with the telecommunication cabinet, and a pivoting tray mechanism having a component connection attached with a telecommunications or electronics component. The pivoting tray mechanism is pivotably and translatably coupled with the support mechanism and provides access to the telecommunications component during an installation or maintenance procedure. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210655 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly is provided for an enclosure which includes a first interior surface and a second interior surface which are opposite one another. The drawer assembly includes a drawer, a first rack, a second rack, a first linear motion element and a second linear motion element. The drawer is configured to be insertable in the enclosure. The first rack and the second rack are mounted respectively near the first interior surface and the second interior surface. The first linear motion element and the second linear motion element are mounted respectively near the first interior surface and the second interior surface. Each of the linear motion elements is configured to enable movement of the drawer in and out of the enclosure. Each of the linear motion elements includes a pinion configured to rotate along a corresponding rack as the drawer is moved in and out of the enclosure. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210656 | Articles including anticondensation coatings and/or methods of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to articles including anticondensation coatings that are exposed to an external environment, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the anticondensation coatings may be survivable in an outside environment. The coatings also may have a sufficiently low sheet resistance and hemispherical emissivity such that the glass surface is more likely to retain heat from the interior area, thereby reducing (and sometimes completely eliminating) the presence condensation thereon. The articles of certain example embodiments may be, for example, skylights, vehicle windows or windshields, IG units, VIG units, refrigerator/freezer doors, and/or the like. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210657 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device is disclosed herein. The lighting device may include an LED module having a plurality of LEDs and a heat sink that dissipates heat generated by the LEDs. The heat sink may be electrically insulated from the LEDs and other electrical components to improve the inner voltage property of the lighting device. In the lighting device as disclosed herein, a number of connectors required to assemble the various components of the lighting device may be reduced, and efficiency during assembly may be improved accordingly. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210658 | LIGHT EMISSIVE CERAMIC LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A ceramic composite laminate includes a wavelength-converting layer and a non-emissive layer, wherein the ceramic composite laminate has a wavelength conversion efficiency (WCE) of at least 0.650. The ceramic composite laminate can also include a wavelength-converting ceramic layer comprising an emissive material and a scattering material, wherein the laminated composite has a total transmittance of between about 40% to about 85%. The wavelength-converting layer may be formed from plasma YAG:Ce powder. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210659 | SPARK PLUG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a spark plug in which the occurrence of spark blowout or the like is restrained for improvement of ignition performance, and a method of manufacturing the spark plug. A ground electrode | 2011-09-01 |
20110210660 | LED BULB ASSEMBLIES - The present invention is to provide a LED bulb assembly, which includes a LED body and two connecting legs, wherein the LED body made of only one material with a nipple-type appearance. The LED body includes a head and body, in which the head is a semi-ball connecting with side arcs and the body is a cylinder. In use of these, the light will be the true color of the lighting source. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210661 | EL DISPLAY DEVICE - An EL display device capable of reducing an average film resistance of an anode in an EL device as well as displaying an image with high definition, and electrical equipment including such an EL display device are provided. A light-shielding metal film 109 is provided on an anode 108 so as to conceal gaps between the pixels. Thus, an average film resistance of the anode 108 in the EL device is reduced. Furthermore, light leakage from the gaps between the pixels can be prevented, resulting in an image display with high definition. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210662 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus comprises an upper substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the upper substrate, a lower substrate disposed to face the upper substrate, and a third electrode and a barrier rib formed in the lower substrate. First and second black matrices are formed in the upper substrate and are separated from each other on a same straight line. According to the present invention, while maintaining the function of improving a contrast ratio and reflectance of a black matrix, a short and a spotted pattern that may occur when simultaneous exposure is performed can be reduced, and so the picture quality, the cost of production, and efficiency can be improved. | 2011-09-01 |