| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20080211215 | Inflator second stage combustion control - A new type of airbag inflator that may be used in an airbag system is disclosed. The inflator will generally include a housing and two initiators. Accordingly, the inflator is a “dual-stage” inflator. The two stages are disposed within the housing. The second initiator is disposed within a second stage generant cup. A cap is also used to engage the second stage cup. The cap maintains seated engagement with the second stage cup, even during deployment of the second stage. The second stage will also include one or more perforations, which constitute openings through which gas may flow. When the second initiator is in the unactuated state, these perforations will be isolated from the generant by the cap. Actuation of the second initiator unseals the one or more perforations but does not unseat the cap from the cup, due to constraints put in place to prevent such unseating. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211216 | Coupler for a Vehicle Accessory - A coupler assembly for coupling an accessory to a vehicle chassis. The coupler assembly includes a male portion having a male attachment end and a conical male portion, the male side walls each having a male pin aperture, a female portion having a female attachment end and a conical female portion, the conical female portion adapted to at least partly receive the conical male portion, the female side walls each having a female pin aperture, the female pin apertures adapted to be aligned with the male pin apertures when the conical male portion is at least partly received in the conical female portion and two pins adapted to be displaced from a retracted configuration wherein the pins are one of fully contained within the conical male portion and outside the conical female portion and an extended configuration wherein the tip ends of the pins extend through both the male pin apertures and the female pin apertures when the conical male portion is at least partly received in the conical female portion. The male conical portion may include a double pin displacement mechanism adapted to displace the pins to one of the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211217 | Adjustable Steering System - An adjustable steering system for a golf car includes a steering column assembly and a shaft having a cylindrically shaped body and a non-circular engagement end axially extending from the body. A first U-joint includes a first yoke connected to the shaft and a second yoke connected to the steering column assembly. A second U-joint includes a first yoke member having a pair of deflectable members and an oppositely positioned pair of forks. The deflectable members receive and frictionally engage the engagement end of the shaft. A second yoke member includes a pair of forks to engage the pair of forks of the first yoke member. The engagement end of the shaft is releasably engaged by the deflectable members permitting an engagement length of the engagement end positioned between the deflectable members to be axially varied. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211218 | Platform trailer with extruded floor panel cross members - In accordance with one aspect of the present development, a platform trailer includes a chassis comprising first and second aluminum beams each including an upper flange and a lower flange connected by a web. The first and second beams are arranged parallel to each other and each extend from a forward end to a rear end in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the trailer. The first and second beams are each defined with an arch comprising an upwardly oriented apex located between the forward and rear ends. At least one axle assembly connected to the chassis and includes a left wheel and tire assembly and a right wheel and tire assembly. A platform is supported on the first and second beams of the chassis. The platform includes spaced-apart left and right side rails and a plurality of extruded aluminum panels that each extend from a left lateral end abutted with said left side rail to a right lateral end abutted with said right side rail. Each of the panels comprises an upper wall, a lower wall spaced-apart from the upper wall, and first and second spaced-apart end walls that are connected to and extend between the upper and lower walls. The extruded aluminum panels are abutted in series with the first end wall of one panel abutted with the second end wall of an adjacent abutted panel such that the respective upper walls of adjacent abutted panels of the platform together define an upper, cargo supporting surface of the platform. The platform is arched to correspond with the arch of the first and second beams. A method for constructing the platform trailer is also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211219 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a vehicle, such as a school bus, accommodates two or three passengers, depending on the size and stature of the passengers. The seat assembly is equipped with three seatbelts and five buckles spaced along a seatback. When three passengers are utilizing the seat assembly, each of the three seatbelts and three of the buckles are utilized. When two passengers are utilizing the seat assembly, two of the seatbelts and the remaining two buckles are utilized. The seatbelts and buckles are visually coded and/or keyed to prevent improper use. When the buckles are not being utilized, they are housed in cavities formed in the seatback to avoid interference with the passengers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211220 | PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH CAP - A photo album that includes a cover having a front, a back and a spine, a plurality of bound pages that are secured between the front and back of the cover, and at least a first cap having a spine portion and at least one flange portion extending at an angle from the spine portion. The spine portion is positioned between the spine and the bound pages and the flange portion includes a back edge, a front edge and first and second side edges. Neither of the side edges are attached to any portion of the cover. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211221 | Notebook system - A notebook system, including a plurality of notebooks each having a front cover and a back cover connected along one edge by a binding, and a pocket provided on an outer side of the front cover and/or the back cover of each of the notebooks. The front cover or back cover of one of the notebooks is insertable into the pocket of another of the notebooks. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211222 | BOOK - A book with markable pages constructed of washable material and removably disposed between two pillow-like covers, namely, a first pillow and a second pillow. The first pillow includes a first edge and a first periphery and the second pillow includes a second edge and a second periphery. The second edge is hingedly connected to the first edge. The book further includes a fastener positioned along and between the first periphery and the second periphery. The book is closeable and lockable. One or more of the markable pages defines a pocket for accepting a support sheet. The book further includes, disposed between the first pillow and the second pillow, one or more display pages each having a plurality of display pockets, and one or more pouch pages each defining an openably closeable storage pouch. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211223 | Notepad holder - The notepad holder has a base, a first edge, and a second edge with a stop attached to the second edge to prevent a notepad, placed on the base, from extending past the second edge of the base. The notepad holder has at least one guide pin attached to the first edge. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211224 | Method And Device For Protecting A Public Or Private Site By Visual Identification - The invention relates to a method for securing a public or private place where luggage is stored by or carried through by its holder. The invention is characterized by the fact that inside this place, the required means of identification of luggage is by affixing a portrait of the holder to the luggage in order to consistently establish a direct and unequivocal visual link between the aforementioned portrait of the aforementioned holder. The public or private place is delimited by appropriate means for announcing the obligation or lack thereof to have the said luggage identification. The invention also relates to a mechanism or device for implementing this method. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211225 | Method and apparatus for printing multiple pages - A method for imprinting documents imprints visible printed matter on multiple pages of imprintable material and including visible control indicia in one of the marginal portions. The visible control indicia are scanned and data is transmitted to a computer which then imprints on the pages in invisible ink invisible control indicia associated with the visible control indicia. Subsequently, an energy source is applied to the invisible control indicia to render the control indicia discernable to a scanner. The discernable control indicia is scanned to generate data sent to a computer where it is compared with information stored in the computer to determine that the pages conform to stored parameters. Further operations on the pages in which the invisible control indicia are activated may be conducted by reading the data in the invisible control indicia. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211226 | ENHANCED ESCUTCHEON COVER PLATE - An enhanced escutcheon cover plate includes a plate body and an opening having a periphery and surrounded by the plate body. The enhanced cover plate further includes a flexible portion extending from the plate body along portions of the periphery of the opening. The flexible portion is elastically moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the flexible portion can define a first passageway for piping to be received through the opening. In the second position, the flexible portion can define a second passageway larger than the first passageway. A pipe can be slid through the opening while the flexible portion is in the first position. A compression ferrule affixed to the pipe can be slid through the opening while the flexible portion is in the second position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211227 | Wall Bushing For Air Conditioner - A wall-penetrating sleeve of air conditioner comprises external pipe and internal pipe. The cross section of the external pipe is “sports ground” shape, and an inner circular wall of the external pipe is tangential to an outer circular wall of the internal pipe. An end of the internal pipe is connected to an air outlet port of the air conditioner, and an end of the external pipe is connected to an air inlet port. This invention prevents an air outlet pipe of a mobile air conditioner from sliding off the wall body. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211228 | PIPE TESTING TOOL WITH MAGNETIC CLAMPS - An apparatus for sealing a section of a pipe interior includes a clamp having a magnetic engagement means for axially positioning the clamp within the interior of a pipe and preventing relative axial movement there-between and a sealing plate securable thereto. Movement of the sealing plate against the clamp results in deformation of a resilient sealing member thereby forming a seal between the apparatus and the pipe. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with another oppositely oriented apparatus or other sealing means to form a sealed space within the tube. Pressurization of the sealed space allows for a radial and/or axial force being applied to the sealed section of the pipe. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211229 | Angle key pipe coupling - Two pipes ends with circumferential grooves are held rigid by a housing-type coupling with angled keys relative the central transverse plane of the coupling. Upon installation of the coupling, the angled keys engage both the inner groove wall nearest the pipe end and the outer groove wall farthest from the pipe end to hold the pipes rigidly without longitudinal, angular and rotational movement. The coupling advantageously installs in a position with both coupling halves' central transverse planes aligned with no, or very little, rotation, thereby preventing twisting of the internal gasket, which effects the gasket seal. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211230 | HYBRID POWER GENERATION AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An integrated and hybrid energy provider and storage device system for enhancing the energy efficiency and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions particularly for systems that utilize energy in a discrete and discontinuous manner, such as plug-in hybrid vehicles is provided. The system provides automated means to generate power, distribute the preferably locally generated power to a multiplex array of energy storage devices in a dynamic manner. The system, when utilizing dynamic algorithms, preferably meets the complex demands of often conflicting energy storage device requirements and real-time demand loads in-conjunction with dynamic switching between energy storage devices to enhance the performance and effectiveness that is beneficial to both the aggregate energy efficiency and the individual owner demands of each energy storage device. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211231 | Ocean Wave Energy Converter (Owec) - A device consisting of a container which is partially submerged in the sea which may be buoyant and connected to the seabed with cables or mounted on a platform and whose interior is connected to its exterior via pipes where in response to the passing of waves is filled and emptied through these pipes. The force of the water flowing through the pipes causes turbines to rotate thus generating electricity which may be transmitted to land. These turbines may be turbines which rotate in different directions depending on the direction of water flow or turbines which maintain the same direction of rotation irrespective of the direction of water flow. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211232 | Water current powered motor - A water powered motor for extracting raw energy from a water current and converting it to kinetic energy. The water powered motor is generally rectangular in shape with a generally round water wheel consisting of foldable vanes. The vanes receive raw energy produced by water current transforming that raw energy into usable energy for powering a pump, electric generator or as a general power source to power other equipment such as desalinization machinery. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211233 | Water Turbine in Tethered Asymmetric Nozzle - The object of description is an energy generating device for harnessing submarine currents composed of an asymmetric nozzle capable of directing the water flow towards one or more turbines placed ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211234 | Power Towers/Innovative Method of Power Extraction Using Static Airfoils - An airfoil shaped tower the size of a skyscraper for the production of electrical power using turbines. The turbines are located at the base of the tower and are fed by ambient air. Power to turn the turbines comes from the pressure drop generated by the wind moving over a changing surface of the airfoil. (Bernoulli's Equation). The areas of negative pressure on the exterior surface are covered by a plurality of bleeder vents that conduct air from the high-pressure (ambient air) interior to the low-pressure exterior. The invention is further improved by the construction of several towers in close proximity. Adjacent towers augment the air velocity thus increasing the pressure differential. The power of the turbines is greatly increased because power is proportional to the effective wind velocity cubed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211235 | Device For Controlling a Heat Engine Starter, Such as That of a Motor Vehicle, and Starter Comprising One Such Device - The invention relates to a device for controlling a starter for a heat engine that is equipped with an electric motor having a field coil with several windings and an armature winding, both of which are mounted in series, comprising a power contact which is equipped with terminals, one of said terminals being connected to the positive terminal (+Bat) of a battery and the other terminal being connected to the field coil having several windings. The inventive device comprises first means which, in a first phase upon closure of the power contact, activate part of the windings of the field coil and second delayed-action means which, in a second phase during which the power contact is always closed, activate at least a large number of the windings of the coil. The invention is intended for the heat engine starter of a vehicle. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211236 | Contra rotating generator - Disclosed herein is an apparatus of a contra rotating generator. The contra rotating generator comprises a cylindrical armature supported on an inner shaft. The inner shaft rotates in a first direction. A cylindrical magnetic field rotor is supported on an outer shaft. The outer shaft is oriented coaxially to the inner shaft. The outer shaft contra rotates opposite to the first direction. A plurality of cam followers maintains uniform air gap between outer surface of the cylindrical armature and inner surface of the cylindrical magnetic field rotor. The uniform air gap prevents mechanical contact between the cylindrical armature and the cylindrical magnetic field rotor. A sprag clutch prevents unidirectional rotation of the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The contra rotation between the cylindrical armature and the cylindrical magnetic field rotor increases relative magnetic flux speed for generating electrical power at low speeds of operation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211237 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A main generator delivers an AC voltage to an electricity network on board an aircraft via a main line having at least one line contactor mounted therein, the voltage being regulated by a regulator. An engine electricity network delivers electricity to various loads situated in the zone of an engine fitted to the aircraft and to an engine control computer, the engine electricity network having a first fed input connected to the main electricity power supply line via a secondary electricity power supply line, upstream from the line contactor in order to receive directly electricity derived from the main generator without transiting via the electricity network on board the aircraft. The voltage regulator regulating the voltage delivered by the main generator may be situated in the engine zone and is powered by the engine electricity network. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211238 | Latch - A latch assembly for use with a window sash sliding mounted with a window frame. The latch includes at least one bolt ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211239 | SECURITY IMPROVEMENT TO SOLENOID-RELEASABLE MORTISE LOCKSET HAVING THUMB-LEVER ACTUATORS - An improved version of a solenoid-releasable Baldwin® mortise lockset having thumb-lever actuators is provided. Components from a thumb-lever-actuated mortise lockset are combined with those of a knob-actuated mortise lock from the same manufacturer. The sheet metal of the rocking bolt-locking plate of the knob-actuated lockset and of the exterior thumb-lever actuator bracket from the other lockset are thinned in certain regions. In addition, a new vertical-to-horizontal motion converter arm has been designed and installed in the improved lockset. A rounded upper portion of the new converter arm operates on a bottom edge of the bolt-locking plate, causing it to pivot and release the latch bolt. The new converter arm retracts the latch bolt by operating on a projection on the front side, rather than on the back side thereof. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211240 | Apparatus for effecting an initial, predetermined translation of a closed sliding door - The apparatus comprises a gripping-operating unit including a gripping subassembly, a base subassembly for mounting the components of the unit and an operating subassembly. The gripping subassembly includes a gripper, from which, at one of its vertical extremity, a lever, integral with the gripper, extends horizontally. The base subassembly generally includes an elongated body and a positioning-attachment element connected to the latter. The operating subassembly comprises a spring guide block with opposed channels, a helical compression spring, located in one of the channels, and a pushing pin having a tooth like extension. Should the lever act on the pushing pin, the later, via the tooth like extension, operates against the helical compression spring, and simultaneously moves beyond the spring guide bloc. When a lock is used, a subassembly strike-stopper and a lock actuator-stopper deactivator subassembly are included. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211241 | STRIKER DRIVING ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle lock that includes a striker carrier, a striker located on the striker carrier, two cams and a driving means. The striker carrier and the striker can be moved linearly by means of the cams from a pre-locking position into a main locking position. The driving means is controlled by a control which is located in the motor vehicle or on the driving assembly. The driving means also has a motor and gearing, where the cams are driven by the motor, and the application of force by the two cams to the striker carrier takes place on opposite sides of a linear axis of movement of the striker so as to move the striker carrier and striker along the linear axis of movement. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211242 | BUMPER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A bumper mounting system ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211243 | Break away grille - A break away vehicle grille assembly having a first piece with a locking flange and a second piece located generally adjacent the first piece. The second piece also has a locking flange that is configured to align with and releasably connect with the locking flange of the first piece. The two locking flanges can be held together with a retainer. Upon an impact to the vehicle, the vehicle grille is configured in such a manner that the first and second pieces will break away from each other and move with respect to one another in order to absorb impacts. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211244 | Doggy walk scooper - An animal waste collection device allows collection of waste without soiling the device or user. The Doggy Walk Scooper comprises an elongated handle; a hooked grip disposed at one end and a pick-up and collection device at the other end comprising a modified elongated cylindrical member within which, and around which, a bag is mounted for receiving and storing animal waste. The posterior underside of the cylinder is notched out to permit the closed end of the receptacle bag to hang down and the open end of the receptacle bag to be rolled back inside-out such that it completely covers the remaining underside of the cylinder. The bag is secured around the cylinder by an elastic band fitted in the notch such that it cannot be dislodged when in use. When detached, the soiled part of the bag collapses inward for sanitary disposal. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211245 | Sport bike tow sling II - A sling is disclosed for use on a conventional tow truck to facilitate and minimize damage in towing a motorcycle, with a preferred application for towing a sport bike. The sling comprises a single-component lifting brace ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211246 | Mattress sling - A mattress sling is provided for the lifting, moving and transporting of the common bedroom mattress and box spring systems. By providing the mattress sling, the typical method of bending down to the floor, gripping the bottom of the mattress firmly with one hand, and holding one vertical end of the mattress firmly with the other hand before lifting and moving, is eliminated. By providing the mattress sling, lifting straps on the ends of the sling are located within easier reach of one's grasp effecting a better posture for the carrier persons. By providing the mattress sling, an improvement is made on the current lifting, moving and transporting of bedroom mattress and box spring systems, as implied by mattress manufacturers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211247 | Cargo rack for pickup truck - A pickup truck cargo rack is designed for easy mounting to and removal from a truck bed. The cargo rack is adjustable such that cargo support members may be raised to carry large items such as boats, kayaks, lumber, pipe, etc. The cargo support members may also be lowered such that they are spaced only a small distance above the outer side edges of the truck bed enclosure. The lower position of the cargo support members may be used when only small items are to be carried or when it is desired to have the bars essentially out of the field of view of a driver looking at the rearview mirror. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211248 | Ambulance cot with pinch safety feature - An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot has, if desired, a wheel supported base and a litter raisable and lowerable by a powered elevating mechanism oriented between the base and the litter. The ambulance cot also has wireless communication capability to facilitate communication between the ambulance cot and a loading system on an ambulance as well as facilitating wireless troubleshooting via a handheld wireless unit. The ambulance cot also has a longitudinally extendable head section. The ambulance cot also has several accessories, such as an accessory hook mounted to the underside of the fowler, and a collapsible pouch accessory fastened to the retractable head section and the litter frame as well as a pinch safety feature. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211249 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING AN ARTICLE HOLDING ASSEMBLY TO A MOUNTING MEMBER IN A VEHICLE - An article holding assembly for a vehicle that is attachable to a mounting member may include a housing and a first latching member including a locking member. The article holding assembly may also include a second latching member that is moveable with respect to the housing between first and second positions and a handle pivotably attached to the housing and including a striking member and a slotted member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211250 | STORAGE BOX STRUCTURE IN MOTORCYCLE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING STORAGE BOX - A motorcycle includes a body frame having at least a pair of right and left or front and rear frame members with a storage box that is open upward between the pairing frame members. A riding seat covers the opening end of the storage box from above. The storage box includes a box main body arranged between the pair of frame members with a box constituent member that is detachably mounted below the box main body so as to form an electronic component storage chamber in cooperation with the box main body that composes a part of the wall portion of the storage box. The box constituent member is overlapped with at least a part of the frame members of a pair of frame members viewed in a plane with the box constituent member mounted to the box main body. The box constituent member bulges from the box main body. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211251 | WATERBED BEDLINER FOR USE WITH A PICKUP-STYLE VEHICLE - A combination bed liner and fluid retaining unit adapted for mounting within a truck bed in order to selectively ballast the bed. A top cover exhibits a substantially planar base from which extend a pair of sides and an interconnecting rear. A bottom cover exhibits a substantially planar base and a plurality Of upturned side portions overlapping side locations associated with the top. The top and bottom covers are secured together along opposing perimeter locations and in fluid-tight fashion to permit an open interior defined therebetween to be filled with a fluid ballasting medium. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211252 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING BED-LINER COATINGS - A method of repairing a vehicle bed-liner includes depositing a two-component patching material into the defect and placing a template having a design surface over the defect in the bed-liner, with the design surface facing the defect. A rigid backing plate can be placed over the template. The template is biased toward the patching material to form a patch in the bed-liner. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211253 | NONWOVEN PANEL AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A nonwoven material and method of construction thereof from post consumer mixed Asian cardboard for forming structural and/or acoustic and/or thermal panels. The method includes providing post consumer mixed Asian cardboard and comminuting the cardboard into pieces of a predetermined size. Further, combining the reduced sized cardboard pieces with heat bondable textile fibers to form a substantially homogenous mixture, and then, forming a web of the mixture, with the web having a predetermined thickness, in a dry nonwoven webbing process. Then, heating the web to bond the heat bondable material with the reduced size pieces of mixed Asian cardboard to form the nonwoven material. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211254 | Tailgate - Disclosed is a tailgate, especially for a vehicle, comprising a platform ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211255 | FRONT WINDSHIELD SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE - In a front windshield support structure of a vehicle, a windshield support | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211256 | Slidable visor assembly - A visor assembly includes a visor body, a support rod, and a slide mechanism coupled to the visor body that slidably engages the support rod. The slide mechanism includes a slide member having a plurality of extensions that are biased toward the support rod. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211257 | UPPER COVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE REAR LOADING PLATFORM - A support structure for an upper cover of an automobile rear loading platform, which is installed on two sides between a rear end portion of an automobile rear loading platform and an upper cover of the rear loading platform, wherein a base mount is fixed to a bottom plate of the rear loading platform, and a supporting arm is pin connected to the base mount. Another end of the supporting arm is pin connected to a suspension arm, and another end of the suspension arm is pin connected to a fixing mount that enables fixing to a bottom portion of the upper cover. An oil pressure rod is pin configured between the aforementioned supporting arm and the base mount, thereby providing support therebetween. Accordingly, good support and buffering effectiveness is achieved when opening and closing the upper cover. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211258 | Door handle reinforcement plate - A door handle reinforcement plate that is positioned on the inner surface of a vehicle door. The plate is mounted using the fasteners of the existing door handle. The door handle reinforcement plate adds strength and rigidity to the vehicle door to prevent the vehicle door from flexing or distorting in an undesirable fashion. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211259 | TEARDROP TRAVEL TRAILER - The teardrop travel trailer has an airfoil shape with a leading edge region at the front, a trailing edge region at the rear, two relatively flat opposite sides, and a superior surface extending from the leading edge region to the trailing edge region, the superior surface being deployable into a roof by pivoting around a transversal axis located along the leading edge region. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211260 | Means and methods to reduce drags - A drag reduction mean which consists a duct and a support mean which duct can reflect passed through flows and which is mounted on one end of the support mean which another end can be mounted on an object which can move in a fluid; the length of the support mean being able to be altered by a mechanical mean; the ratio of the cross-sectional areas of the entrance and the exit of the duct being able to be altered; the normal directions of the exit of the duct being able to be altered; the algorithms of using the drag reduction means being revealed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211261 | Air-Guiding Device of a Vehicle - The invention relates to an air-guiding device ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211262 | BUTT JOINT FOR TRAILER SIDE WALL - A butt joint assembles side panels of a side wall of a trailer to the base rail of the trailer. The butt joint positions the side panels over the base rail and vertically aligns the outer surfaces of the side panels and the base rail, which provides for an improved trailer side wall. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211263 | Quick Release Cargo Net for Convertible Vehicle - An apparatus for attaching a cargo restraint system to the incorporated rollbar of a motor vehicle with convertible or removable top. By utilizing this existing portion of the vehicle, added cargo retention can be provided for, by attaching an apparatus around said rollbar extending around the rear perimiter of the passenger area. In order to retain maximum driver visibility, said apparatus will consist of netting material similar to that used in fishing, bordered by a heavier material to enable attachment to the vehicle. By utilizing an existing feature of the vehicle, the user is not required to modify any portion of the vehicle in order to attach the invention. Additionally, by not sharing any points of attachment with the existing top, the user is able to utilize the invention with or without the existing convertible top. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211264 | Reinforcement Plate For A B Column Of A Vehicle Body - A B column of a motor vehicle having a high strength and rigidity in the attachment area of door hinges and door locks and able to protect the occupants of the vehicle in the event of a side crash is provided. The B column includes a reinforcement plate, which extends over the entire height of the B column. Because the requirements for this reinforcement plate are not equally great in all areas, the reinforcement plate is a reshaped tailored rolled blank. The tailored rolled blank is produced by flexible rolling and has different thicknesses transversely to the rolling direction. It is thus especially thick in the areas on which especially high strength and rigidity requirements are placed, while it is implemented as correspondingly thin in the areas which must only fulfill low strength and rigidity requirements. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211265 | SUSPENSION MOUNTING CROSSMEMBER WITH INTEGRATED CAB MOUNTS FOR VEHICLE HAVING FRONT MULTILINK SUSPENSION - A three piece belly-band crossmember is provided which may be installed as a single assembly and from which the center subassembly may be removed after installation, allowing access to the vehicle powertrain. The crossmember maintains integral strength as a result of a tab and slot arrangement and overlapping frame mounting holes between its three subassemblies. It may be provided with a suspension component mounting point. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211266 | Blind Device Comprising A Damping Mechanism - Uncontrolled take-up of a shade and often unexpected noise development are perceived as disturbing by the operator. Therefore, it is provided that a shade arrangement with a length of shade material ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211267 | Retractable headrest - A headrest for a seat back for a seat back of an automobile vehicle seat, comprising a rod, likely to be at least party driven into the seat back, and a body linked to the rod. The rod is linked to a lower portion of the body by a pivoting link and the headrest comprises means, triggered by a driving of the rod into the seat back down to a driving-in position, capable of automatically pivoting the body with respect to the rod from a use position to a non-use position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211268 | Chair and Table For Conference Halls and Similar - The invention relates to an armchair and table for conference halls and the like, comprising a backrest ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211269 | VENTILATED SEAT - The present invention relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion, and having a flow control layer with first and second ports, a spacer having an inlay and a main portion, and a first fluid barrier where the inlay is substantially isolated from the main portion by a fluid-tight boundary. The present invention also relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion and having a first flow control layer with at least one port, a first and a second spacer, and a fluid barrier comprising at least one port. The present invention also relates to a ventilated seat with an insert having a seat portion and having a flow control layer with a port and a plurality of flow holes in the seat portion, a spacer, a fluid barrier and at least one conduit with a plurality of flow holes located adjacent to the seat portion of the flow control layer. The seat also may include a fan in fluid communication with the spacer and a fluid conditioning device. The present invention also relates to methods of ventilating a seat. The method includes providing a thermoelectric device (TED) and conditioning air with the TED to provide heating or cooling and communicating that conditioned air through an insert with either pushing or pulling the condition air through the insert. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211270 | CONVERTIBLE FOLDING SEAT AND STORAGE COMBINATION - A folding seat combination is configured for use with and installation on a vehicle such as a golf cart type recreational vehicle. The folding seat combination provides selective positioning of seat, footrest, and backrest components, respectively each between upright and downward positions thereof, to alternately accommodate easy transport of either of additional passengers or materials. With the seat and footrest features in their upright positions and the backrest in its upward position, optional golf bag securing straps may be used to secure golf bags in the cart, as so configured for the transportation of materials rather than passengers in such location. With the footrest in an upright position, relatively loose items stored in an otherwise relatively open storage area of the cart may be contained and prevented from bouncing out during operation the cart. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211271 | Integrated Human Body Support Structure, Particularly a Saddle or Seat For a Vehicle - An integrated human body support structure, particularly a saddle or seat for a vehicle. The structure comprises an upper element ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211272 | Customizable Saddle Structure, Particularly for Bicycles, Having a Removable Seat Element - A customizable seating structure, designed to be connected to a movable or stationary frame. The structure comprises a seat element ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211273 | Triggering device - The present invention relates to a an actuation unit having a triggering device for the moving of a headrest into a predetermined position, with the triggering device comprising a pyrotechnic gas generator and a triggering member which is movable from a blocking position into a release position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211274 | Seat | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211275 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a support structure and a seat bottom mounted to the support structure. A seatback is coupled to the support structure and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis between a first collision position when applying a first force to the seatback and a second collision position when applying a second force to the seatback. A first energy absorbing member is mounted to the seat bottom for absorbing energy when the seatback rotates to the first collision position. A second energy absorbing member includes a first end coupled to the first energy absorbing member and a second end coupled to the seatback for absorbing energy when the seatback rotates to the second collision position after the first energy absorbing member absorbs energy in the first collision position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211276 | Speaker System for a Gaming Machine - A system includes a chair having an electrical connection to electrically connect the chair to a gaming device and a speaker package incorporated into the chair and coupled to the electrical connection. The speaker package includes a speaker mounted to a central member between a first shell defining a front cavity and a second shell defining a back cavity. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211277 | Ergonomic adjustable chair - A chair mechanism for an ergonomically adjustable, reclinable chair includes a frame and profile bands mounted to the frame. The profile bands are flexible and are configured to define a forwardly projecting lumbar region, the degree of forward projection of the lumbar region being variable in response to the position and movement of the chair seat. A flexible back support surface is carried by and spans the region between the profile bands. The shape and contour of the back surface is controlled by the shape of the profile bands. The chair mechanism enables the user to shift easily between upright and reclining positions without requiring the use of heavy springs or complex linkages. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211278 | Restraining - This invention relates to restraining means for seats which can be conveniently adjusted. Accordingly, the invention consists in one aspect of a seat assembly ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211279 | Car Baby Seat - The present invention relates to a car baby seat system, which comprises: (a) a baby seat; (b) a supporting device for the baby seat; (c) positioning mechanism associated with said supporting device and baby seat, for transversally moving the supporting device and baby seat along the rear passengers' seat between at least three states, a safe center-car state, a side-car state, and a loading/unloading state, wherein in the loading/unloading state the baby seat is positioned by said mechanism at least partially outside the car in a rotated orientation relative to the normal use orientation, thereby enabling convenience of loading and unloading of the baby, and additional space for rotation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211280 | Liner for shopping carts - A cover for the seat portion or area of a shopping cart or the like includes a main body portion having a bottom wall which seats on the base of the seat portion and a sidewall which envelops the sides and extends over the top of the seat portion of the shopping cart. The cover includes a pair of cut-out sections coincident with openings in the shopping cart for inserting a child's feet or other occupant's feet therethrough. The cover is, preferably, formed from a two-ply laminate, having an interior surface which is liquid absorbent and an exterior layer which creates a liquid impervious layer to prevent any seepage of liquid therepast. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211281 | INERTIAL LATCH ASSEMBLY SUCH AS INCORPORATED INTO A REAR ROW PIVOTING SEAT BOTTOM INCLUDING A SLOTTED INERTIAL LOCK PLATE WITH RESISTIVE SUPPORT IN BOTH DESIGN AND UPRIGHT POSITIONS - An inertial latch assembly including a planar shaped sector pivotally mounted between a pair of spaced apart support plates. The sector exhibits a bottom including a central projecting shoulder separating first and second bottom surfaces. An arcuate interior channel in the sector is offset from its pivotal mounting location, a pin extending through a second channel defined in a selected support plate and seating within the arcuate channel so that the pin exerts a bias against the sector during travel along the arcuate interior channel. A pendulum is secured in sandwiching fashion between the support plates and proximate the bottom extending surface of the planar shaped sector, an arcuate edge thereof seating against a selected bottom extending surfaces of the rotatable sector, depending upon a pivoted position established between the sector and the support plates. The pendulum responds to an inertial impact condition by engaging against the underside shoulder of the sector and to prevent rotation of the sector relative to the support plates. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211282 | Second Row Seat Assembly Having Fold Flat Mechanism with Forward Cushion Movement - A seat assembly is adapted to be coupled to a vehicle floor and includes a seat back ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211283 | Vehicle seat assembly - Disclosed is a vehicle seat assembly having a feature in a seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism of a seat cushion in a simple configuration. A vehicle seat assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a seat back, a seat cushion coupled to the seat back, and a seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the seat angle of the seat cushion. The seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism comprises a seat cushion frame, a pivotal coupling member to pivotably couple the seat cushion frame to a slider of the seat rail, a guided part provided at a position away from a coupled position of the seat cushion frame to the pivotal coupling member, and a guide member having a guide groove which engages the guided part and guides the movement of the guided part and disposed with an angle between the guide groove and the slide surface of the seat rail set to a specific angle α. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211284 | Seat for vehicle - A seat for use in a vehicle, which is capable of being turned toward a door opening with a child seat, etc. attached thereto, thereby favorably sitting a child, etc. on the child seat, etc. A turning seat S | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211285 | RECLINING DEVICE - The object of the invention is to provide a reclining device which improves engagement between a lock gear and a gear plate for reliable locking without requiring high dimensional accuracy. Four lock gears comprising a pair of first lock gears | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211286 | Vehicular Seat Headrest and Method - The invention relates to a headrest for a vehicle, a method for producing a headrest, and a vehicle seat comprising a headrest. The headrest is provided with a body ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211287 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to the seatback frame and a belt selectively extendable from and retractable to the retractor. A first end of the belt is disposed in the retractor. A guide is coupled to the seatback frame and defines an orifice with the belt slideably extending through the orifice. The retractor and the guide are fixed relative to the seatback frame and the second end of the belt is fixed to the seatback frame. The retractor, the guide, and both ends of the belt rotate from the upright position to the forward position in response to a force exerted on the seatback frame during rapid deceleration of the seat assembly. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211288 | Equipment and supplies lift accessory - An accessory for use in conjunction with a utility vehicle for the lifting and hauling of equipment and supplies, including an integrated platform base, either of a grid work of supporting frames and rods, or of a solid platform type, having upright columns and bracings for support, with a hooked configuration extending forwardly from the upper end of the upright columns, formed of a series of structural member and rods, for securement onto the upper edge of the tailgate or back wall of the bin or carrier of a utility vehicle. Structural support through the use of further rods can connect onto a portion of the accessory, and be fastened structurally to the front of the utility vehicle to add additional strength to the accessory during usage. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211289 | Self-Propelled Trailer - A trailer having a support frame supported by at least two drive wheels, a drive system configured to selectively rotate the at least two drive wheels, a dump frame associated with the support frame and pivotable with respect to the support frame, a steering system having at least one steerable wheel located forward of the at least two drive wheels, and an extendable tail carried by the dump frame, the extendable tail being selectively extendable from a rear of the dump frame is disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211290 | Tapered Bore in a Pick - In one aspect of the present invention, a high impact resistant excavation pick having a super hard material is bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at a non-planar interface. The cemented metal carbide substrate is bonded to a front end of a cemented metal carbide frustum. A tapered bore is formed in the base end of the carbide frustum opposite the front end and a steel shank with a tapered interface is fitted into the tapered bore. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211291 | HUB FOR A SPOKED BICYCLE WHEEL AND RELATED SPOKED WHEEL - A hub for a spoked bicycle wheel has at least one seat for inserting and housing an end portion of a spoke. This at least one seat has a notch shaped for the insertion of a spoke in a different direction from a longitudinal direction of the seat, and surfaces for stopping the spoke both in both ways of a direction of a rotation axis of the hub, and in both ways of a second direction perpendicular both to the axial direction and to the longitudinal direction of the seat. The hub, due to the configuration of the notch, allows the spoke to be connected thereto without having to unthread it along its entire length and, because of the surfaces for stopping the seat, allows the wheel to be provided with increased stiffness. Such a hub can also be used with a spoked bicycle wheel. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211292 | CAST WHEEL - The invention relates to a cast wheel having a wheel rim base, a rear edge region, and a front edge region, wherein the front edge region is coupled to the rear edge region via the wheel rim base. The cast wheel includes at least one reduced-material portion structured and arranged in the rear edge region and a circumferential bead arranged in a rearward portion of the rear edge region, wherein at least a part of the reduced-material portion is located in a region of the circumferential bead and is structured and arranged to widen radially inward from a radially outwardly located vertex region towards a leveling-off end. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211293 | Wheel End with Load Sensing Capabilities - A wheel end (A) has a housing ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211294 | WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY - A wheel hub assembly is fitted to a vehicle axle via a wheel bearing mounted on the axle. The assembly includes a hub mountable on the wheel bearing and rotatable relative to the vehicle axle and fastening members to releasably secure the hub relative to the wheel bearing. The hub can be removed without removing the wheel bearing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211295 | Wheel Clamping Assemblies - An axle assembly ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211296 | BICYCLE QUICK RELEASE STRUCTURE - A bicycle wheel securing structure includes a shaft member, a head member, a first wheel securing device, a second wheel securing device, a first lever member and a second lever member. The shaft member has first and second end portions and a longitudinal center axis. The head member is coupled at the second end portion. The first wheel securing device is positioned at the second end portion. The second wheel securing device positioned at at least one of the first and second end portions. The first lever member is operatively connected to the first wheel securing device to move the first wheel securing device in response to movement of the first lever member. The second lever member is operatively connected to the second wheel securing device to move the second wheel securing device in response to movement of the second lever member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211297 | Pneumatic Braking System for a Commercial Trailer - The system comprises
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| 20080211298 | DUAL MODE UNDERCARRIAGE FOR TRACKED VEHICLE - A vehicle with a frame connecting a driver wheel, an idler wheel and mid-roller wheels, an endless track belt being tensioned around the driver wheel and the idler wheel and being in contact with the mid-roller wheels on a lower run thereof, the mid-roller wheels being arranged in boogies, including a front boogie having a first pivot axis, a middle boogie and a rear boogie arranged in tandem having a second pivot axis, wherein the first pivot axis and said second pivot axis act as load transfer pivots. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211299 | Dynamically Changing Track Support for Tracked Vehicle - A dynamically changing track support for a tracked vehicle, includes a body with one or more track engaging wheels mounted for rotation to the body and extending above the top of the body and below the bottom of the body. At least two arms are provided. Each arm has a body engaging end and a track engaging end. The track engaging ends of the arm extends outwardly past the body. The body engaging end is pivotally secured to the body for pivotal movement about a substantially horizontal pivot axis. One or more track engaging wheels are mounted for concentric axial rotation about an axle positioned at the track engaging end of the each arm. Dynamically adjustment of the pivotal positioning of the arms relative to the body results in changes to track geometry while maintaining consistent tension. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211300 | Core-Less Crawler Track - The present invention provides a crawler in which, due to alteration of a shape of rubber projections which mesh with a sprocket, even when earth, sand and the like has been deposited at an inner peripheral surface of the crawler, damage to the concerned rubber projections will not be incurred. It is a core-less crawler track at an inner peripheral surface of which rubber projections for driving are formed with a certain pitch. In side view, the rubber projections form a substantially triangular shape provided with a drive side inclination surface Pa and a brake side inclination surface Pb. The inclination surfaces of this rubber projection are divided into the drive side inclination surface Pa and the brake side inclination surface Pb. Steps D are formed at both the inclination surfaces. Base side (bottom step) inclination angles X are set with an inclination angle XB of a brake side inclination surface Pba larger than an inclination angle XA of a drive side inclination surface Paa, and top side (top step) inclination angles Y are set with an inclination angle YA of a drive side inclination surface Pab larger than an inclination angle YB of a brake side inclination surface Pbb. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211301 | TREAD PATTERN - A tread pattern for a vehicle track, such as an endless track for earth moving equipment, comprises a plurality of groups of tread lugs. Each group of tread lugs may comprise one or more tread lugs defining a generally “S” shape or a variation thereof. A vehicle track comprising the tread pattern may also comprise a support core that is substantially centered with a center of a group of tread lugs. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211302 | Assist device - The present invention provides a higher-performance assist device which is safer by using a wireless charging technique. The assist device includes a detecting portion and an assist device driving portion. The detecting portion includes a sensor, a first transmitting/receiving circuit, a first data processing circuit, a first charging circuit, and a first battery. The assist device driving portion includes a driving portion, a second data processing circuit, a second transmitting/receiving circuit, a second charging circuit, and a second battery. Electromagnetic waves are transmitted from the second transmitting/receiving circuit provided in the assist device driving portion, and the first transmitting/receiving circuit provided in the detecting portion receives the electromagnetic waves. Induced electromotive force generated at this time is input to the first charging circuit through the first data processing circuit provided in the detecting portion, and the first battery provided in the detecting portion is charged. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211303 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT - An interface circuit between a first device capable of being supplied with a first power and a second device capable of being supplied with a second power independent of the first power includes a first reference voltage generation unit configured to generate a first reference voltage from the first power, a second reference voltage generation unit configured to generate a second reference voltage from the second power, and a switching unit configured to switch to input respective different ones of the first and the second reference voltages to the first and the second devices. In this configuration, the memory controller can be separately powered off while electric power is being supplied to the memory which is connected to the memory controller via a bus. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211304 | Intermediate bus architecture with a quasi-regulated bus converter - A dc-dc converter system comprises a quasi-regulated bus converter and plural regulation stages that regulate the output of the bus converter. The bus converter has at least one controlled rectifier with a parallel uncontrolled rectifier. A control circuit controls the controlled rectifier to cause a normally non-regulated mode of operation through a portion of an operating range of source voltage and a regulated output during another portion. The bus converter may be an isolation stage having primary and secondary transformer winding circuits. For the non-regulated output, each primary winding has a voltage waveform with a fixed duty cycle. The fixed duty cycle causes substantially uninterrupted flow of power during non-regulated operation. Inductors at the bus converter input and in a filter at the output of the bus converter may saturate during non-regulated operation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211305 | Circuit structure for driving a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps - A DC/AC converter circuit structure for driving a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps is described. A common-mode choke is used between the cold cathode fluorescent lamps. The common-mode choke balances the currents respectively flowing through the cold cathode fluorescent lamps. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211306 | Method and System for Supplying Power to Multiple Voltage Islands Using a Single Supply Source (SSS) - Methods and systems for supplying power to multiple voltage islands using a single supply source are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include providing power to a first of a plurality of voltage islands, and individually controlling providing of power to each of a remaining portion of the plurality of voltage islands. For example, when an electronic system is first powered on, a low current voltage source may be used to supply power to a primary voltage island. As a higher current voltage source becomes available, power derived from the higher current voltage source may be provided to the primary voltage island and to secondary voltage islands. Power to each of the secondary voltage islands may be, for example, individually controlled via a power MOS transistor. The power MOS transistor may also be configured to allow a faster blocking time than unblocking time. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211307 | Two-Wire Power And Communications For Irrigation Systems - A large number of irrigation system devices connected to a common two-wire cable can be powered and individually controlled from a central location by transmitting over the cable DC pulses of alternating polarity. Control information is conveyed by transmitting a command pulse train consisting of a series of pulses, separated by short no-power intervals, whose polarities indicate logic ones or zeros. Following a command pulse train, a selected watering station decoder acknowledges receipt of instructions by drawing current during a predetermined pulse of an alternating-polarity power pulse cycle, while a sensor decoder returns binary data by drawing current during one or the other of the alternating-polarity pulses of a series of power pulse cycles. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211308 | PARALLEL-CONNECTED UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a parallel-connected uninterruptible power supply system connected with a power source and a load. The uninterruptible power supply system includes a power distribution circuit having a first connector, a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies having a plurality of second connectors, and a plurality of transmission lines having a plurality of third connectors. The first connectors, the second connectors and the third connectors each includes a first conducting structure and a second conducting structure. When the second conducting structure of the third connector is detached from the second conducting structure of the first connector or the second conducting structure of the second connector, the second conducting structures are detached from each other first so that the pull-down circuit of the corresponding uninterruptible power supply generates a control signal to a controller to stop the operation of the uninterruptible power supply. Next, the third connector is detached from the first connector or the second connector so as to remove the malfunctioned uninterruptible power supply. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211309 | Systems and methods for modular battery replacement in aircraft - A modular aircraft emergency backup battery system and methods for operating the system as well as removing and replacing the modules within the system are described. The system includes a module cabinet enclosure that positions and interconnects the modules. A wiring harness provides the necessary electrical connections to and from the aircraft avionics to recharge the batteries within the system to allow the system to provide a source of power when battery backup is required. The cabinet enclosure provides positioned connections for one or more battery cell modules and one or more power control circuitry modules. A hinged front panel allows access to the battery cell modules and provides a switch and an indicator for operation of a test circuit. The modular enclosure is positioned in place of existing aircraft emergency battery backup systems and connects to the aircraft within the same space. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211310 | PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AC OR DC INPUT POWER - A portable power supply apparatus is provided. The portable power supply apparatus includes an AC-to-DC power adapter, a DC power connector, a DC-to-DC power adapter and an extension power cable. The AC-to-DC power adapter is employed for receiving AC power. The DC power connector is employed for receiving DC power. The DC-to-DC power adapter includes a first DC power input portion, a DC-to-DC power converting circuit and a first DC power output portion. The first DC power input portion is selectively connected to the AC-to-DC power adapter or the DC power connector for receiving a first input DC voltage from the AC-to-DC power adapter or a second input DC voltage from the DC power connector. The DC-to-DC power converting circuit is electrically connected to the first DC power input portion for converting the first input DC voltage or the second input DC voltage into a first DC output voltage. The first DC power output portion is electrically connected to the DC-to-DC power converting circuit for receiving and outputting the first DC output voltage. The extension power cable is connected between the AC-to-DC power adapter and the DC-to-DC power adapter and/or connected to the AC-to-DC power adapter. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211311 | Power supply apparatus - The present invention discloses a power supply apparatus which is an apparatus installed in an electronic system, and the apparatus includes a DC power input transformer connected with a DC voltage adapter through an electric extension cord, such that DC power of different voltage values is rectified into a single voltage value through the DC power input transformer and transmitted to the DC voltage adapter through an electric extension cord, and divided into different voltage outputs by the adapter for supplying different voltages to electronic equipments. The invention not only installs the transformer and the adapter at appropriate spaces depending on the spaces of the electronic system, but also supplies DC power with different voltages to different electronic equipments. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211312 | Multiplexed direct current regulation output circuit having balance control circuit - An exemplary multiplexed direct current regulation output circuit ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211313 | SERIES REGULATOR - A series regulator, which includes a power adjusting portion to which power is supplied, the power adjusting portion making an adjustment to the power thus supplied and outputting the power thus adjusted to a load, and an adjustment control portion detecting an output voltage that is a voltage outputted to the load and controlling the adjustment based on the detection result, is provided with: a current detecting portion for detecting an output current that is a current outputted to the load; and a power supplying section for supplying the power to the power adjusting portion after changing a voltage according to the detection result of the current detecting portion. With this configuration, even when the magnitude of the output current varies, it is possible to appropriately adjust the input voltage according to the variations in the output current. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080211314 | Juvenile Product Inductive Power Transfer - A juvenile product includes a power adapter comprising a first AC-to-DC converter to generate a DC transmission voltage from a line power source, and a power cable coupled to the power adapter and configured to carry the DC transmission voltage. A power transmitter coupled to the power cable includes a transmitter coil and a DC-to-AC converter coupled to the transmitter coil such that an AC current flows through the transmitter coil based on the DC transmission voltage. A power supply includes a receiver coil configured for generation of induced current in the receiver coil via inductive coupling with the transmitter coil, and further includes a second AC-to-DC converter coupled to the receiver coil to generate DC power based on the induced current. An electrical load coupled to the power supply is configured for operation via the DC power. | 2008-09-04 |
