43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120267944 | MACHINING TOOL FOR VEHICLE HUB UNIT AND VEHICLE HUB UNIT - In a machining tool, multiple tooth forming portions for plastically forming spline teeth on an axial end face of a vehicle hub unit, the axial end face facing inward in the vehicle lateral direction, are formed in a circular pattern about the central axis of the machining tool. In the machining tool, a rounded-portion forming portion is formed to form a rounded portion between a tooth flank and a top land of each spline tooth, and the radius of the rounded-portion forming portion gradually changes in the radial direction about the central axis. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267945 | TUBULAR ARTICLES WITH VARYING WALL THICKNESS - A method for manufacturing a one-piece axle tube housing with localized sections of increased wall thickness includes providing a tube blank, inserting a mandrel having a reduced diameter profile, passing the tube through an extrusion die to conform the tube to the shape of the mandrel; and extraction of the mandrel from the tube to cause outward deformation of the tube at specific locations. A further reducing step may be used to form the final desired profile, including reduced inner and outer diameters along sections of the axle tube housing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267946 | ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER AND BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An annular seal member includes: an annular base part; and a seal edge, which is provided on both end faces of the annular base part to protrude in opposite directions, wherein the seal edge is configured to closely contact with a opposing face of a seal target such that an inner periphery side of the base part and an outer periphery side of the base part are fluid-tightly partitioned, wherein a plurality of the seal edges is provided in parallel with each other in at least one area of the base part, and wherein the number of the seal edges in the at least one area of the base part is larger than the number of the seal edges in the other area of the base part. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267947 | Twin Bushing Track Chain Cartridge - A cartridge assembly for a track chain is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a pin that has a lubricant channel therein. The pin is accommodated in an inner bushing that also has a channel extending therethrough for accommodating the pin. The pin extends beyond either end of the inner bushing. The pin and inner bushing are partially disposed in an outer bushing that also has a channel for accommodating the pin in inner bushing. The ends of the inner bushing and pin extend beyond the ends of the outer bushing. First and second inserts are disposed at either end of the inner bushing. The first and second inserts are disposed between the outer bushing and a pair of opposing collars which are disposed on the ends of the pin beyond the inserts and beyond the ends of the inner bushing. The inserts and collars each include seals. The seals of the collars are supported by one or more thrust rings as opposed to the inserts or partially by the inserts. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267948 | WIRELESS NETWORK-COMPATIBLE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR AIRCRAFT AND OTHER PASSENGER TRANSPORT VEHICLES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a power supply for a microwave oven designed for use on-board an aircraft and that is configured to deliver power to the microwave magnetron in such a way as to avoid interference with Wi-Fi networks. Output from the power supply to the microwave oven is modulated and optimized by lowering the time period that the power is delivered (e.g., into short bursts), but increasing the actual current that is delivered. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267949 | SYSTEM FOR WAVE ENERGY HARVESTING EMPLOYING TRANSPORT OF STORED ENERGY - A system employs wave energy harvesting apparatus and a water vessel (e.g., a ship) carrying an energy storage apparatus (e.g., array of batteries). The energy harvesting apparatus is preferably also carried by the water vessel, but may be fixed or carried by a separate water vessel. The water vessel is operated in an energy storing mode at an energy harvesting location subject to wave activity, during which the energy storage apparatus stores energy from the wave activity as harvested by the energy harvesting apparatus. The water vessel is operated in an energy transporting mode to transport the stored energy from the energy harvesting location to an energy releasing location (preferably onshore, but may be offshore) having a connection to an electrical power grid. The water vessel is operated at the energy releasing location in an energy releasing mode in which the stored energy is transformed into appropriate AC electricity supplied to the electrical power grid. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267950 | ENGINE START CONTROL APPARATUS - The accuracy of measuring the temperature of a semiconductor element is improved, while a method for measuring the temperature using a general-purpose semiconductor element is provided at low cost. A fourth conductor that is a part of a first conductor connected to a power semiconductor element and is a thin line pattern extends under a chip thermometer. The fourth conductor and the thermometer are connected to each other through high thermal conductive resin. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267951 | METERING ASSEMBLY AND CUSTOMER LOAD PANEL FOR POWER DELIVERY - Systems and methods for power delivery to a load through a transfer switch are provided. The transfer switch has a first input terminal coupled to a source of a first power, a second input terminal coupled to a source of an alternate power, and an output terminal coupled to the load. A request is received from the transfer switch for the alternate power to be supplied through the transfer switch to the load. The alternate power is enabled to be supplied to the load through the transfer switch in response to the request. A power delivery system may include a first cabinet that houses a plurality of metering assemblies and a second cabinet that houses a load panel. Each metering assembly includes a power meter module that includes a power control module and a power monitor, with each power control module coupled to a corresponding transfer switch. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267952 | DC Micro-Grid - Systems and methods are provided for creating and operating a Direct Current (DC) micro-grid. A DC micro-grid may include power generators, energy storage devices, and loads coupled to a common DC bus. Power electronics devices may couple the power generators, energy storage devices, and loads to the common DC bus and provide power transfer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267953 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND SUPPLYING POWER TO ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS - An integrated power hub and device controller apparatus, and associated operational method, are operable to control and supply power to electrical devices that operate in environments which create a high risk for the electrical devices to generate stray voltages and currents. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of converter circuits, a controller, and a communication interface. The converter circuits convert input AC power to DC power such that each converter circuit provides a DC output voltage for a respective electrical device. The converter circuits may be configured (e.g., with toroidal step-down transformers) so as to mitigate stray currents from flowing between the electrical devices. The controller is operable to generate control signals so as to at least partially control operations of the electrical devices. The communication interface is operably coupled to the controller and operable to provide the control signals to the electrical devices. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267954 | LOAD LINE CALIBRATION DEVICE - An adjusting device adjusts a load line of a CPU power supply circuit. The adjusting device includes a controller, a DC electronic load device, a voltage follower, an adjustable resistor, and an indicator. The controller controls the DC electronic load device to change an output current of the circuit. The voltage follower sends an output voltage of the circuit to the controller. The controller calculates the load line of the circuit based on the output current and the output voltage of the circuit, determines whether the load line satisfies the required value, changes a resistance of the adjustable resistor until the load line satisfies the required value, and sends a resistance of the adjustable resistor to the indicator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267955 | POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A power transmission and distribution system suitable for subsea electrical loads includes a primary dc transmission cable connected to an onshore AC/DC converter module that connects the onshore end of the cable to an ac supply network. The subsea end of the cable is connected to a primary subsea power distribution unit and includes a DC/DC converter module having a modular topology with a series of interconnected DC/DC converter units. The DC/DC converter module is connected between the cable and a primary dc distribution network. Secondary dc transmission cables and associated circuit breakers connect the primary subsea power distribution unit to secondary subsea power distribution units that are located near the subsea loads. Each secondary subsea power distribution unit includes a DC/DC converter module having a modular topology with a series of interconnected DC/DC converter units. Respective secondary dc distribution networks supply power to one or more subsea loads. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267956 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A current mirror circuit converts a positive-side supply voltage of a second power supply with respect to a reference potential into an electric current so as to supply the electric current to a current/voltage converting section. The current/voltage converting section converts the electric current from the current mirror circuit into a voltage with respect to the reference potential of a first power supply so as to supply the voltage to a feedback input terminal of a switching controller. Therefore, although the reference potential of the first power supply supplied to the switching controller is different from the reference potential of the second power supply, the electric current from the current mirror circuit is not influenced by the reference potential. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267957 | Transfer Switch For Automatically Switching Between Alternative Energy Source And Utility Grid - An automatic transfer switch configured for connection to a non-traditional, full-time or intermittent power source, such as a wind turbine or solar panel, selectively connects the non-traditional power source as a primary power source and a utility-derived power source as a secondary power source. The intermittent power source includes an energy storage device, such as a bank of DC batteries, to supplement power delivery during periods of low energy production. The power is provided to an AC load via a DC-to-AC inverter. The transfer switch includes an input to monitor the voltage level on the energy storage device and will switch from the primary power source to the utility power source when the voltage level on the energy storage device drops below a preset level. Thus, a loading condition that exceeds the rating of the inverter will not fault the inverter or limit the power available to the loads. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267958 | CURRENT SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A current suppression circuit for an electronic device and includes a main power supply and a standby power supply. The current suppression circuit includes a voltage comparator and an electronic switch. The voltage comparator includes a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output. The non-inverting input and the inverting input are respectively connected to the main power supply and the standby power supply, and the output is connected to the electronic switch. Whether the electronic switch is turned on or off by virtue of by the voltage comparator, such that when the electronic device itself is powered off, the comparator outputs a voltage signal to the electronic switch to turn it off, and the standby power supply is disconnected from the components. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267959 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING ENERGY BY PARTIAL INFLUENCE THROUGH A DIELECTRIC MEDIUM - The invention proposes a means for transporting electrical energy and/or information from a distance by using, at a slowly varying regime, the Coulomb field which surrounds any set of charged conductors. The device according to the invention is composed of energy production and consumption devices situated a short distance apart, it uses neither the propagation of electromagnetic waves nor induction and cannot be reduced to a simple arrangement of electrical capacitors. The device is modeled in the form of an interaction between oscillating asymmetric electric dipoles, consisting of a high-frequency high-voltage generator ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267960 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER TUNING - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for tuning a wireless power transmitter. In one aspect an apparatus configured to wirelessly provide power to a load is provided. The apparatus includes a transmit circuit including a transmit coil. The transmit circuit is configured to wirelessly provide power to the load. The transmit coil is configured to resonate at a resonant frequency. The transmit circuit has a reactance. The apparatus further includes a detection circuit configured to detect a change in the resonant frequency while providing power to the load. The apparatus further includes a tuning circuit configured to adjust the reactance based on the change. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267961 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A resonance circuit includes a transmission coil and a resonance capacitor connected in series. A multi-tone power supply is capable of selecting arbitrary frequency components from among multiple discrete frequency components, and outputs, to the resonance circuit, a multi-tone signal obtained by superimposing sine wave signals of the respective frequency components thus selected. In a measurement mode, a frequency control circuit sets all the frequency components for the multi-tone power supply, and selects at least one frequency component at which the electric power transmission efficiency is high in the state in which a multi-tone signal is generated by superimposing the sine wave signals of all the frequencies. In a power supply mode, the aforementioned at least one frequency component thus selected in the measurement mode is set for the multi-tone power supply. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267962 | System for Providing Power and Data Transmission Between a Door and a Frame - A system for providing wire-free and contact free electric power and communication connection in a security installation between a door and a frame. The cores, windings, and control circuits of first and second transformers portions are disposed in the frame and the door, respectively. Power applied to the first transformer portion induces a voltage and current in the second transformer portion when the door is in a closed position. Fiber optic cables housed within the transformer portions transmit and receive data between the door and the frame. Power transfer occurs at 100+ KHz and data transfer is in the range of 100 K baud. The transformers portions are compactly constructed and, in one aspect of the invention, may reside in an opening normally occupied by a dead bolt. In another aspect of the invention, the transformer portions are fixed and resonating circuitry is off-tuned to optimize output levels. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267963 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING ENERGY BY PARTIAL INFLUENCE THROUGH A DIELECTRIC MEDIUM - The invention proposes a means for transporting electrical energy and/or information from a distance by using, at a slowly varying regime, the Coulomb field which surrounds any set of charged conductors. The device according to the invention is composed of energy production and consumption devices situated a short distance apart, it uses neither the propagation of electromagnetic waves nor induction and cannot be reduced to a simple arrangement of electrical capacitors. The device is modeled in the form of an interaction between oscillating asymmetric electric dipoles, consisting of a high-frequency high-voltage generator ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267964 | TOUCH SWITCHES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - A touch switch apparatus emulating a mechanical switch includes a field effect sensor and an electric field stimulator mechanically associated with the field effect sensor. A field generation signal applied to the field effect sensor causes an electric field to be generated thereabout. The electric field stimulator can be moved between first and second positions with respect to the field effect sensor. When moved into proximity with the field effect sensor, the electric field stimulator disturbs the electric field. A detection circuit coupled to the field effect sensor detects and responds to the disturbance to the electric field. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267965 | Power Control Device and Electronic Device Using the Same - A power control device for an electronic device includes a power switching unit for switching to output a dc power source to a load of the electronic device according to a power switching signal, a switching detection unit for responding a power switching status to generate a switching detection signal, a status latch module for generating the power switching signal according to the switching detection signal, a first status signal and a second status signal, and a logic unit for generating the first status signal and the second status signal for the status latch module according to the power switching signal, such that the status latch module latches the first status signal and the second status signal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267966 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A circuit board includes a wiring substrate, a circuit that operates with a power from a first power supply and is provided on the wiring substrate, the circuit including a degrading component that degrades by being in a non-electrified state, a second power supply provided on the wiring substrate, an electrification control part that is provided on the wiring substrate and configured to intermittently electrify at least the degrading component by using a power from the second power supply. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267967 | Environmentally Protected Housingless Generator/Motor - A stator arrangement particularly suitable for use in an air-cooled generator or other such electric machine includes a stator with an outer stator surface, an opening therein defining an inner stator surface, and longitudinally opposed stator end surfaces. Conductive coils are supported by the stator, and include end turns overlying the longitudinally opposed stator end surfaces. In order to block out environmental contaminants and prevent conductive coil shorting, protective barriers are mounted over the end turns and secured to the stator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267968 | MOTOR - A motor may include a motor main body and an urging member. The urging member is provided with an end plate part having a plate spring part for urging the rotor and an engaging plate part which is extended along an outer peripheral face of a tube-like body part structuring an outer peripheral face of the motor main body. The engaging plate part is provided with a side plate part extended from the end plate part along the outer peripheral face of tube-like body part, a hook part which is bent from a tip end part of the side plate part to an inner side and is engaged with an opening part which is formed in the tube-like body part, and a pawl part which is bent from a tip end part of the hook part and is engaged with an inner peripheral face of the tube-like body part. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267969 | EXTERNAL COVER-COOLED ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND CASING USED THEREIN - A center frame is fastened to a first bracket and a second bracket such that a first mated protrusion and a second mated protrusion are fitted together with a first mated recess portion and a second mated recess portion so as to be mated. O rings are disposed annularly so as to be held between an end surface of the first bracket and a first axial end surface of the center frame, and between an end surface of the second bracket and a second axial end surface of the center frame on an opposite side from outer circumferential inner wall surfaces of the first mated recess portion and the second mated recess portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267970 | Coolant Flow Channel Arrangement for a Fluid Cooled Electric Motor - An improved fluid cooling arrangement for an electric machine, such as an electric motor, a generator, or a motor/generator assembly, is provided. In its most general sense, the fluid-cooled electric machine includes a rotor disposed on a motor shaft, a stator surrounding the rotor, and a motor housing surrounding the stator, with the stator formed of a laminated stack of stator plates that is plated at its outer surface. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267971 | Electrical Machine, Rotor for Such Machine and a Method for Its Manufacturing - The purpose is to accommodate large axial channels in a slim electric machine without sacrificing its torque density and radial dimensions. This is possible with a rotor ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267972 | MOTOR END FRAME - An end-frame of an electro-dynamic machine includes a bearing housing defining an annular bearing cavity for rotatably supporting a rotor shaft about an axis. A support body is coupled to the bearing housing. The support body has a terminal end and a base end opposite the terminal end. The base end includes a first radial support surface having a first diameter, a second radial support surface having a second diameter, and an annular wall axially disposed between the first radial support surface and the second radial support surface. A radial extension extends radially from the support body adjacent the terminal end. A mounting member extends axially from the radial extension portion. The mounting member defines an aperture for receiving a BX fitting. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267973 | Method of propulsion - One embodiment of the new method of propulsion is an electron magnetic drive with an array of rotor electromagnets ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267974 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTOR-GENERATOR UNIT - An electromagnetic motor-generator unit (MGU) includes a motor and a generator. The motor includes permanent magnets disposed on a rotor hub, a rotor shaft connected to the hub, and stator brackets arranged in a ring. Each of the brackets forms a generally U-shaped profile. The side walls and base of each bracket includes a post, around which is wound a coil. A first chassis circumscribes the brackets, with the base of each bracket connected to an inner wall of the first chassis. The generator includes insulating rotor plates each having equally spaced teeth. The plates are connected to the shaft. Wedge-shaped permanent magnets are stacked within gaps of the plates. A second chassis circumscribes the plates and the wedge-shaped permanent magnets, and includes coils disposed on an inner face of the second chassis. The coils are connectable to a battery pack to selectively recharge the battery pack. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267975 | EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR - The embedded permanent magnet electric motor includes: a rotor having: a rotor core that has an outer circumferential surface that is constituted by a plurality of convex surfaces that are circular arc-shaped curved surfaces that are arranged continuously at a uniform angular pitch circumferentially; and a plurality of permanent magnets that are embedded in the rotor core so as to be positioned on a radially inner side of each of the circular arc-shaped curved surfaces; and a stator having: a stator core in which teeth are respectively disposed so as to extend radially inward from an annular core back and are arranged at a uniform angular pitch circumferentially to configure open slots; and a stator coil that is constituted by a plurality of concentrated winding coils that are wound into concentrated windings on each of the teeth. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267976 | BRUSHLESS DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR HAVING CURRENTLESS STOPPAGE - The invention relates to a brushless direct-current motor ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267977 | Electrical Drive Motor for a Vehicle - An electric drive motor that is intended for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a stator and a rotor with at least one pole pair, wherein each pole of a respective pole pair has a magnet arrangement having at least one buried magnetic layer. The drive motor is characterized in that each pole has a number of magnetic flux influencing groups, each of which has a number of air-filled recesses, which are not assigned to a magnet of a respective magnetic layer for purposes of flux conductance. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267978 | SQUIRREL-CAGE ROTOR FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOTORS - A squirrel-cage rotor for asynchronous motors is provided with a lamination stack made of a magnetic material and a plurality of bars, the intermediate portions of which engage respective slots of the lamination stack; the end portions of the bars protrude with respect to the lamination stack at both axial ends of the rotor and are fixed to two shorting rings; a plurality of spaces are defined, axially, by the lamination stack and the shorting rings, and tangentially by the end portions of the bars; part of such spaces is engaged by stiffening blocks arranged in contact with the end portions of the adjacent bars. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267979 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A rotary electric machine includes a plurality of lead end holding grooves defined in insulators at an outer circumferential surface of a stator core, for guiding respective ends of coil leads therein. The lead end holding grooves are defined by ledges of the insulators. The ledges have respective lands which are convex in widthwise directions of the lead end holding groove. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267980 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE BUSHINGS OF AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BUSHINGS OF AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A cooling system for bushings of an electric generator, which includes a casing housing a stator and a rotor connected to a rotor shaft activating at least a fan defining at least a high pressure zone and a low pressure zone. The generator has a plurality of phases electrically connected to hollow phase rings that are electrically connected to bushings supported by the casing and having cooling circuits to let a cooling medium pass through them to cool them. The outlets of the bushing cooling circuits are housed in the high pressure zone and are connected to inlets of the hollow phase rings. A method for cooling the bushings of an electric generator is also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267981 | Modular Array and Circuits for Ultrasound Transducers - Modular electronics are provided for a multi-dimensional array. The electronics are positioned perpendicular to the array in modules. The modules include frames to support the electronics and provide for electrical connection between the array and the electronics. The frames include thermally conductive material to transfer heat away from the electronics and the array. The frames form a surface to support part of the array and a single layer of flexible circuit material with pads and traces over the surface for electrical connection. The flexible circuit material allows connection to the electronics at a pitch different than the pitch of the array. The modules allow the same electronics parts to be used with different sized arrays. The traces and pads of the flexible circuit material may be changed for different arrays without having to redesign the electronics and/or modules. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267982 | NON-CONTACT MECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHOD UTILIZING FREQUENCY RECTIFICATION - An energy harvesting apparatus includes an inverse frequency rectifier structured to receive mechanical energy at a first frequency, and a solid state electromechanical transducer coupled to the inverse frequency rectifier to receive a force provided by the inverse frequency rectifier. The force, when provided by the inverse frequency rectifier, causes the solid state transducer to be subjected to a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency to thereby generate electrical power. The coupling of the solid state electromechanical transducer to the inverse frequency rectifier is a non-contact coupling. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267983 | STATOR AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR USING THE SAME - An ultrasonic motor includes a stator. The stator includes a seat and a driving unit. The driving unit includes a generally semi-elliptical driving mechanism formed integrally with the seat, and two spaced-apart piezoelectric actuators disposed between the seat and the driving mechanism. Each of the piezoelectric actuators has a first end abutting against the driving mechanism, and a second end opposite to the first end and abutting against the seat. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267984 | Method and apparatus of extracting an immense electric energy from piezoelectric materials in a super-gain energy system - The aim of the present invention is the uses of a modified hydraulic press to generate electric power. The electric power is generated by two arrays of piezoelectric cells placed at the top and bottom of the larger unit. The new modification of the hydraulic press is based on the restoration of the potential energy of the larger unit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267985 | FLEXURAL VIBRATION PIECE AND OSCILLATOR USING THE SAME - A flexural vibration piece includes a flexural vibrator that has a first region on which a compressive stress or a tensile stress acts due to vibration and a second region having a relationship in which a tensile stress acts thereon when a compressive stress acts on the first region and a compressive stress acts thereon when a tensile stress acts on the first region, and performs flexural vibration in a first plane. The flexural vibration piece also includes a heat conduction path, in the vicinity of the first region and the second region, that is formed of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the flexural vibrator and thermally connects between the first region and the second region. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267986 | DUAL-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - A dual-frequency ultrasound transducer, comprising a piezo-electric element bonded to a substrate, has two resonant vibration modes: a low frequency mechanical bending resonance mode and a relatively high frequency thickness resonance mode. The low frequency bending resonance mode occurs when the piezo-electric element is excited, in use, by a voltage which includes a low frequency oscillating component. The high frequency thickness resonance mode occurs when the piezo-electric element is excited, in use, by a voltage which includes a relatively high frequency oscillating component. The transducer may include a mounting arrangement, such as a support ring securing the periphery of the substrate to an underlying base layer that enhances the depth of penetration and focus of the ultrasound. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267987 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DRIVE DEVICE - A piezoelectric element | 2012-10-25 |
20120267988 | CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR - In order to enable simple, low-cost monitoring of a motor, a switch box cover for the motor, a condition monitoring system has a sensor unit for detecting a measured variable of the motor, a communication device, which is designed to provide a characteristic value that characterizes the measured variable to a reading device, and a supply unit for supplying the sensor unit with energy. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267989 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A device housing for an electronic device is provided. The device housing includes a metal main body and at least one metal decorative member. The metal main body has at least one receiving recess defined in an outer surface thereof. The at least one metal decorative member has a top surface. The top surface has a mirror finish. The at least one metal decorative member is received in the at least one receiving recess, with the top surface exposed out of the outer surface. The at least one metal decorative member forms a desired symbol, logo, or pattern on the device housing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267990 | AUTOMATED STORAGE RACK AND STORAGE PRODUCT CARRIER WITH ACCESS CONTROL - A storage product carrier for a storage rack includes a plurality of carrier supports spaced one above the other, arranged in pairs on opposite side walls of the storage rack and able to support the storage product carrier which is conveyable by an automatic storage/retrieval device and an access opening for accessing the storage product carriers has a plurality of compartments having openings. A closure is provided to cover at least one of the openings, wherein a locking mechanism is provided to lock the closure of the associated openings and wherein the locking mechanism can be controlled to lock the closure in a closed position or an open position such that the compartment becomes accessible. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267991 | NETWORK CABINET - A network cabinet is provided comprising a base member, two pairs of vertical frame rail members connected to the base member, and a top cover supported by at least one of the vertical frame rail members. The base member defines an opening and another opening is defined in the top cover. The vertical frame rail members are positioned spaced apart from four sidewalls from four corners of the cabinet formed by the four sidewalls, where each sidewall comprises a panel or a door. The two pairs of vertical frame rail members and the four sidewalls define at least one cable management pathway and at least a portion of the cable management pathway is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the base member and the opening of the top cover. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267992 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a refrigerator. More specifically, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising a first food storage space and a second food storage space formed separately from each other into two, left and right compartments in a lower part of the main body; a machinery room formed in the rear of the first food storage space; a swing door installed in a rotatable manner at the first food storage space and formed in a single body with a loading part into which food is loaded, entering and coming out of the first food storage space with rotational motion and opening or closing the first food storage space; and a drawing door installed in the second food storage space capable of sliding in a forward and backward direction and formed in a single body with a loading part into which food is loaded, entering and coming out of the second food storage space with sliding motion and opening or closing the second food storage space, thereby improving user's accessibility to food and storing food more reliably. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267993 | REFRIGERATOR WITH SLIDABLE SHELF - A refrigerator includes a sliding rail assembly of a triple rail type, which is slidably installed to a sidewall of a storage compartment, a rail cover to cover the sliding rail assembly, and a sliding shelf removably coupled at one end thereof to the rail cover so as to slide forward or rearward relative to the storage compartment, which prevents sagging of the sliding shelf despite an increased withdrawal distance of the shelf, and results in enhanced quality. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267994 | METAL VAPOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - The present invention aims to provide a metal vapor discharge lamp that has an outer tube less likely to break, and that is obtained at low manufacturing cost. A metal vapor discharge lamp | 2012-10-25 |
20120267995 | SPARK PLUG - Disclosed is a spark plug having an insulator with good breakage resistance. A spark plug | 2012-10-25 |
20120267996 | CERAMIC ELECTRODE FOR GLIDING ELECTRIC ARC - A ceramic electrode for a gliding electric arc system. The ceramic electrode includes a ceramic fin defining a spine, a heel, and a tip. A discharge edge of the ceramic fin defines a diverging profile approximately from the heel of the ceramic fin to the tip of the ceramic fin. A mounting surface coupled to the ceramic fin facilitates mounting the ceramic fin within the gliding electric arc system. One or more ceramic electrodes may be used in the gliding electric arc system or other systems which at least partially oxidize a combustible material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267997 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY - To achieve a light-emitting device emitting light with high brightness, closer to natural light, and less color shift due to a small change in intensity of emitted light, in a light-emitting device including a light source emitting light by driving current and at least one wavelength-converting material absorbing at least part of the light from the light source and emitting light having a different wavelength, the color coordinate x | 2012-10-25 |
20120267998 | Photoluminescent Sheet - A photoluminescent sheet is disclosed. A photoluminescent sheet that includes a matrix resin layer, which is a thermosetting resin; a phosphor, which is included in the matrix resin layer and which converts the wavelength of light emitted from a blue LED; a curing agent, which is included in the matrix resin layer and which cures liquid thermosetting resin; and an additive, which is included in the matrix resin layer and which disperses the phosphor uniformly within the matrix resin layer, can implement white light from light having wavelengths corresponding to blue color. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267999 | HALOPHOSPHATE PHOSPHOR AND WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a blue (blue-green) phosphor that has sufficient emission intensity in the wavelength region around 490 nm and that has high emission luminance at a temperature region reached during LED operation. The present invention also provides a white light-emitting device that uses a high-luminance green phosphor having an emission peak wavelength of 535 nm or greater and that has improved bright blue reproducibility. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268000 | Organic light-emitting display device - An organic light-emitting display device includes an anode electrode, an organic layer on the anode electrode, the organic layer having an emission layer, and a cathode electrode on the organic layer through which light emitted from the emission layer of the organic layer passes, wherein a thickness of the cathode electrode in a first region is different from a thickness of the cathode electrode in a second region. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268001 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display device including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a second electrode formed on the substrate separate from the first electrode, and an emissive layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein an auxiliary electrode is formed on the first electrode and is electrically connected to the first electrode, and the auxiliary electrode is covered by an insulating layer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268002 | DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS - A display panel apparatus has a structure which is less likely to seal a planarizing film even when an electrode plate is provided on the planarizing film, and the display panel apparatus includes: a planarizing film formed on a substrate; a pixel formed on the planarizing film and including: a lower electrode; an organic layer; and an upper electrode; an auxiliary electrode electrically insulated from the lower electrode and electrically connected to the upper electrode; a display section including a plurality of the pixels; an electrode plate electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode and arranged to cover the planarizing film outside the display section; and a power supply section electrically connected to the electrode plate, and the electrode plate has a hole exposing a part of a surface of the planarizing film. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268003 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and at least one light emitting layer that is interposed between the anode and the cathode and is at least involved in light-emission function, wherein at least one of the light emitting layer contains at least one organic compound having a basic skeleton represented by the following formulae (I) to (III) and a compound represented by the following formula (IV). | 2012-10-25 |
20120268004 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - Organic electroluminescent display (OELD) devices and method of fabricating them, make use of a printed circuit board as a deposition substrate. The OELD device includes a printed circuit board including a first region provided with at least one first through hole and a second region provided with at least one second through hole, the second region surrounding the first region, a second through electrode disposed in the second through hole, a first electrode including a first through electrode and a first conductive layer, the first through electrode being disposed in the first through hole, and the first conductive layer being disposed on the first through electrode and the printed circuit board, and being spaced apart from the second through electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic electroluminescent layer and connected to the second through electrode. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268005 | SUBSTRATE FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENSE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINSCENSE DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - The present invention provides a substrate for an organic EL device. The substrate for an organic EL device of the present invention is provided with a support substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrode arrays are formed in parallel with each other, and a partition wall composed of stripe partition walls located between each of the pixel electrode arrays along the pixel electrode arrays and a frame partition wall in the form of a rectangle surrounding all of the plurality of pixel electrode arrays, and in this structure, the partition wall partitions a coating area of ink applied on the pixel electrode arrays and a neighboring coating area of ink applied on the pixel electrode array, and notches are located in the stripe partition walls to make the neighboring coating areas communicate with each other. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268006 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - In a step of forming one or a plurality of organic layers, an object to be coated to become an organic EL element is arranged such that a surface to form the organic layer faces down, while a nozzle having a plurality of slit-shaped outlets for discharging thereabove a coating liquid containing a material to become the organic layer and downwardly depressed cutouts respectively formed at both end parts of each of the slit-shaped outlets is arranged under the object. A coating step of moving the nozzle and the object relative to each other in a predetermined coating direction while keeping the coating liquid discharged from the nozzle in contact with the object and a non-coating step of moving the nozzle and the object relative to each other in the coating direction while keeping the coating liquid away from the object are alternately repeated. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268007 | LED Light Source and Chromaticity Adjustment Method for LED Light Source - There is provided an LED light source whose chromaticity can be adjusted easily without changing its outer shape and suffering damage in the process of chromaticity adjustment. An LED light source includes an LED device, a fluorescent material that absorbs and wavelength-converts a portion of light emitted from the LED device to emit light from itself, a sealing material that includes the fluorescent material and that is disposed around the LED device, and light scattering sections that are formed at a portion of a surface of the sealing material and scatter a portion of the light emitted from the LED device for adjusting chromaticity of the LED light source, and a chromaticity adjustment method for such LED light source. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268008 | LED Circuits and Assemblies - An AC-driven LED circuit | 2012-10-25 |
20120268009 | CONTROLLER FOR A LIGHT FIXTURE - A controller for a light fixture includes: a current-sampling circuit adapted to be connected electrically to the light fixture, and operable to generate a voltage signal corresponding to a current flowing through a light source of the light fixture; a voltage-processing circuit operable to perform at least one of voltage-amplification and voltage-rectification processes upon the voltage signal so as to generate a recognition signal; a signal-recognition unit configured to generate a control signal according to the recognition signal; a driver unit operable to generate a driver signal corresponding to the control signal; and a driving component adapted to be connected electrically to the light fixture, and driven by the driver signal for controlling operation of the light source of the light fixture. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268010 | Inductively-Coupled Plasma Device - A plasma device configured to receive ionizable media is disclosed. The plasma device includes a first pair of dielectric substrates each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first pair of dielectric substrates is disposed in spaced, parallel relation relative to one another with the inner surfaces thereof facing one another. The device also includes a first pair of spiral coils each disposed on the inner surface of the dielectric substrates. The first pair of spiral coils is configured to couple to a power source and configured to inductively couple to an ionizable media passed therebetween to ignite the ionizable media to form a plasma effluent. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268011 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT - An LED driving circuit includes a first and a second LED modules, a first and a second switching converters, an extreme voltage detecting and selecting circuit, a current balance circuit and a controller. The first switching converter transforms electric power of an input power supply into a first output voltage for lighting the first LED module. The second switching converter transforms electric power of the input power supply into a second output voltage for lighting the second LED module. The current balance circuit balances the currents flowing through the first and the second LED modules. The extreme voltage detecting and selecting circuit detects the first and the second LED modules and selects to output one of detecting results. The controller controls the transforming of the first switching converter and the second switching converter to light the first and the second LED modules in response to the outputted detecting result. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268012 | CIRCUIT FOR DETECTION AND CONTROL OF LED STRING OPERATION - A circuit is disclosed for determining which of a multiplicity of LED strings in an illumination system has a fault. A group of circuits determines the maximum, minimum, midpoint between maximum and minimum, and average voltage of the group of LED string voltages in use, and examines the statistical properties of the LED string voltages. Comparators are used to find the strings which have the highest and lowest operating voltages, and to compare the midpoint and average voltages to determine whether the highest or lowest voltage string is responsible for causing a fault in the illumination system operation. Memory means are used to keep the said determined string turned off to prevent faulty operation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268013 | DYNAMIC-HEADROOM LED POWER SUPPLY - A voltage level supplied to power a plurality of LED light fixtures is dynamically adjusted to control the headroom of the voltage level. The current drawn by at least one of the plurality of LED light fixtures is monitored, and the voltage is increased from zero until the monitored current reaches its maximum. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268014 | Comparative Lighting Network - A network of lighting elements controlled by a control system, in which the control system receives and analyzes operating conditions from the lighting elements in the network, from which it can determine whether any lighting elements are operating at unacceptable levels. The analysis is carried out by averaging the values received from the lighting elements to determine a baseline value and determining whether any deviate from the baseline value by more than a pre-determined amount. Alternatively, the analysis may be done by finding the distribution of the values and mode value, and determining whether any individual values are outside an acceptable distribution. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268015 | LIGHT POWER COMPENSATION DEVICE, LIGHT POWER COMPENSATION CIRCUIT, AND DETECTING MODULE - Alight power compensation circuit includes a current source to be electrically coupled to a temperature-detecting light-emitting device and providing a working current for the temperature-detecting light-emitting device, a detector unit operable to detect a forward bias voltage across the temperature-detecting light-emitting device and providing a detector voltage proportional to the forward bias voltage, a compensation voltage converting module converting the detector voltage into a compensation voltage which has a negative relation to change in the detector voltage, and a driving module converting the compensation voltage into a driving current which is proportional to the compensation voltage and which drives operation of a controlled light-emitting device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268016 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device including a light emitting diode having a semiconductor body that generates electromagnetic radiation; a converter element downstream of the first light emitting diode which converts at least part of the electromagnetic radiation into first color light; a second light emitting diode having a semiconductor body that generates light of the first color; a radiation exit area from which the first color light emerges; and a drive circuit operating the second light emitting diode, wherein the converter element contains at least one luminescence conversion material that emits the first color light, as the operating duration of the first light emitting diode increases, intensity of the first color light emitted by the converter element decreases, the drive circuit controls the second light emitting diode dependent on at least one of measurement values: intensity of the first color light emitted by the converter element, temperature of the converter element, operating duration of the first light emitting diode, and color locus of the light emerging from the radiation exit area. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268017 | SWITCH-ACTUATED ARRANGEMENTS - An article incorporating a light or sound source ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120268018 | SWITCH ACTUATED CIRCUITS - A trigger circuit ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120268019 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING APPARATUS USING AMBIENT LIGHT LEVELS - Lighting apparatus and methods for controlling lighting apparatus using ambient light levels are disclosed. A controller is used to activate and deactivate one or more light radiating devices within a duty cycle. The controller uses a light detection apparatus to sample ambient light levels at a plurality of sampling times during which the light radiating devices are deactivated. The controller determines an average for the light levels sampled over a survey time period, thus generating an averaged ambient light level over the survey time period. The controller adjusts an intensity of the light radiating devices based at least partially upon the averaged ambient light level. The controller may generate a target light level using the averaged ambient light level over the survey time period and a desired light level and, over an adjustment time period, incrementally adjust the intensity of the light radiating devices towards the target light level. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268020 | HYBRID LIGHT SOURCE - A hybrid light source comprises a discrete-spectrum lamp (for example, a fluorescent lamp) and a continuous-spectrum lamp (for example, a halogen lamp). A control circuit individually controls the amount of power delivered to the discrete-spectrum lamp and the continuous-spectrum lamp in response to a phase-controlled voltage generated by a connected dimmer switch, such that a total light output of the hybrid light source ranges throughout a dimming range. The continuous-spectrum lamp is driven by a continuous-spectrum lamp drive circuit, which is operable to conduct a charging current of a power supply of the dimmer switch and to provide a path for enough current to flow through the hybrid light source, such that the magnitude of the current exceeds rated latching and holding currents of a thyristor of the dimmer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268021 | MULTI-CHANNEL LED DRIVING SYSTEM - A multi-channel LED driving system includes a power adapter, a rectifying and filtering unit, a plurality of LED strings, and a plurality of linear regulators, a CC/CV controller, an optically coupled isolator and a PWM controller. The CC/CV controller detects the conducting currents flowing though the LED strings and DC voltage source outputting from the rectifying and filtering unit, and provides voltage compensation of the power adaptor. In addition, the linear regulators slightly modulate the current difference between the LED strings to achieve current-sharing control, thus stabilize the illuminating brightness generating by the LED. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268022 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND LIGHT ILLUMINATION MODULE - An image processing circuit and a light illumination module are provided. The light illumination module has an integrated circuit and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) strings connected in parallel. The integrated circuit could be the image processing circuit. Each of the LED strings has a plurality of LEDs connected in series. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268023 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCES - A driving circuit for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) light source includes a buck-boost converter and a controller. The buck-boost converter receives an input voltage and an input current and powers the LED light source, and comprises a switch controlled by a driving signal. The controller receives a first signal indicating a current through the LED light source, and generates the driving signal based on the first signal to control the switch and to adjust the current through the LED light source. The buck-boost converter further comprises a current sensor which provides a second signal indicating an instant current flowing through the buck-boost converter, wherein the first signal is derived from the second signal, and wherein a reference ground of the controller is different from a ground of the driving circuit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268024 | CURRENT-SHARING BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A current-sharing backlight driving circuit for light-emitting diodes and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The current-sharing backlight driving circuit includes a class-E converter and a plurality of power processing units. The class-E converter receives a DC input voltage and produces an AC output voltage. The AC output voltage outputted from the class-E converter is converted into a DC driven voltage thorough the power processing units, thus driving the light-emitting diodes and providing a current-sharing backlight operation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268025 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS AND METHOD THEREOF - A switching circuit system includes a rectification circuit, a transformer, a light-emitting unit, a touch panel including a plurality of touch sensors, and a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU determines that a first user operation is taken place on the touch panel when first and second touch signals from at least two touch sensors have been received within a predetermined time interval, and further determines the track of the touches according to the sequence in which the first and second touch signals were received when the first user operation was determined. The CPU further directs the transformer to control the voltage output to the light-emitting unit according to the determined touch track to control the switching circuit system to execute a first function, and otherwise, a second user operation is determined which executes a second function. A related method is also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268026 | Biphase Laser Diode Driver And Method - A current-driven load such as LEDs or laser diodes is driven by a current driver having a two stages (or phases), the outputs of which have ripple which is forced to be out-of-phase with one another. In analog embodiments, an output (ripple or switching) of a master stage hysteresis controller is phase-shifted and scaled, and modulates the input of a slave stage hysteresis controller so that the slave stage pulls into a ripple-canceling phase. In digital embodiments, a faster of the two phases is designated “master”, maximum and minimum thresholds are set, and the slave phase's on time is based on a previous cycle's slave phase ON time, the master stage OFF time and an offset. The slave controller may “lock” to the anti-phase of the master stage (or phase). The ripple currents at the summed output of the master and slave stages substantially cancel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268027 | ENERGY SAVING LED HAVING DIMMING FUNCTION AND MOOD-LIGHTING CONTROL FUNCTION - An energy saving LED lamp is disclosed. The LED lamp can control dimming or mood-lighting operation through repeated on/off operations of a simple power switch currently installed in a building, thereby eliminating requirement for any additional labor to change the existing switch or device for obtaining a dimming function or mood-lighting control function. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268028 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes: a step-down chopper unit for stepping down a DC voltage from a DC power source to a voltage required for lighting; and a dimming control unit which dims the light source by alternately repeating a switching ON period during which a drive signal having a frequency higher than that of the dimming signal is supplied to the switching element and a switching OFF period during which the supply of the drive signal to the switching element is stopped. Further, the power supply includes an inrush current prevention unit for preventing an inrush current occurring when the DC power source is turned on, and a compensation unit which applies a drive voltage to the thyristor in the switching OFF period. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268029 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Operating a Light Source, in Particular, a Light-Emitting Diode - A circuit arrangement for driving a light source, in particular, a light-emitting diode, comprises a first adjustable current path ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120268030 | LED DRIVER HAVING CONSTANT INPUT CURRENT - Power consumed by an LED driver may be reduced by drawing, from an electronic transformer or dimmer, an input current that is constant over a plurality of input voltages. Power derived from the constant input current is provided to the LED driver. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268031 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIMMING CONTROL WITH CAPACITIVE LOADS - System and method for dimming control. The system includes a system controller including a first controller terminal and a second controller terminal, a transistor including a first transistor terminal, a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal, and a resistor including a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal. The system controller is configured to generate a first signal at the first controller terminal based on an input signal and to generate a second signal at the second controller terminal based on the first signal. The first transistor terminal is coupled to the second controller terminal. The first resistor terminal is coupled to the second transistor terminal. The second resistor terminal is coupled to the third transistor terminal. The transistor is configured to receive the second signal at the first transistor terminal and to change between two conditions in response to the second signal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268032 | COMBINATION LED DRIVER - A driver circuit for a Light Emitting Diode (LED) is disclosed. The driver circuit is capable of supporting a constant LED current circuit configuration as well as an external resistor-controlled LED current circuit configuration. By integrating both configurations into a single driver circuit, the either circuit configuration can be selected without requiring a different driver circuit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268033 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - An LED lighting device including a DC power source circuit, a high frequency generation circuit which includes an inverter circuit having switching elements and a resonance circuit having a series-connected inductor and condenser, in which the switching elements are on-off controlled by a no-load resonance frequency of the resonance circuit, and DC voltage input from the DC power source circuit is converted into a high frequency AC voltage, a rectification smoothing circuit having an input side which is connected between both edges of the condenser or both edges of the inductor; and a light emitting diode series connected to an output side of the rectification smoothing circuit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268034 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An illumination system includes a plurality of illumination apparatuses, each of the illumination apparatuses including a light source, a detection sensor for sensing presence and absence of a moving object, a wireless communication unit for transmitting a sensing signal of the detection sensor to other illumination apparatuses and for receiving a sensing signal from other illumination apparatuses and a control unit for controlling an output of the light source based on the sensing signal of the detection sensor or the sensing signal transmitted from other illumination apparatuses. If the detection sensor of one of the illumination apparatuses senses the moving object, at least one of remaining illumination apparatuses is controlled together by the sensing signal wirelessly transmitted from said one of the illumination apparatuses. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268035 | Push button switch - A push button switch for use in logic-level switching applications. It has dual-intensity LED backlighting of a display: the switch off-state is low intensity and the on-state is distinctly brighter. The button assembly, not attached to the main body, uses magnets to provide a tactile touch and a retaining force. The backlight power is inductively coupled to the button assembly by a high-frequency oscillator that also limits and controls the LED backlight current. Switching is by a Hall-effect switch; alternate action is by bistable logic; and diode logic provides single-wire switch output and remote-control input. The wire can also carry remotely generated pulse signals to program an alternative active display. There are no mechanisms or wear parts in the assemblies, allowing impregnation sealing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268036 | POWER SUPPLY FOR AIRFIELD LIGHTING - Disclosed herein is a power supply suitable for use with an airfield lighting device. In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein, a rectifier that converts a signal from an alternating current (AC) current source to a direct current (DC) voltage. The circuit comprises a current sensor, a controller, and a half active bridge rectifier. The controller receives a signal from the current sensor and controls the operation of the half active bridge rectifier to produce a light emitting diode (LED) current based on the current sensed by the current sensor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268037 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes a power unit supplied with power; an emission unit to be lit with power supplied from the power unit, with a light quantity of the emission unit being controlled in accordance with a control signal; and a power control part lighting the emission unit after the control signal is supplied. Since the emission unit may be lit after the control signal is supplied, the emission unit may be lit with a light quantity in accordance with the control signal from an initial stage, and hence a user may be prevented from feeling uncomfortable. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268038 | Layered Dimmer system - A layered dimmer formed of different layers. The front layer may be a scattering layer, and the back layer may be a reflective layer. The light beam is scattered prior to reflecting, to avoid reflection back to form hotspots. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268039 | Switching power supply with power feedback to keep lamp's brightness constant - A power supply and methods are provided. In one implementation, the power supply includes a switching converter with power feedback circuit to output constant power to keep lamp at constant brightness. The power feedback circuits include a current feedback circuit and a voltage feedback circuit. The power supply further includes a controller operable to adjust on time or duty cycle of main switch to keep the output power constant. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268040 | THERMAL FOLDBACK SYSTEM - A thermal-foldback system detects an over-temperature condition in an LED lamp. In response to the over-temperature condition, the thermal-foldback system chops a portion of the input power waveform drawn by the LED lamp. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268041 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a plurality of lights connected to a bridge, a gateway, a lighting controller, and an interface. A plurality of commands to control a corresponding light may be stored in a memory. A communication module may be provided to generate a packet for transmission to the gateway based on the plurality of stored commands. The packet may combine a plurality of the commands for controlling one or more of the lights. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268042 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Each pixel in a display apparatus includes a plurality of sub-pixels configured to emit light with different luminescent colors. Each of the sub-pixels includes an organic EL element. A high-refractive-index transparent layer having a refractive index higher than that of an organic compound layer in the organic EL element is provided on a light emitting side of the organic EL element. A light extraction structure is provided on a light emitting side of the high-refractive-index transparent layer. The light extraction structure is provided on the pixel, and a visible-light absorbing member is provided in an interpixel region. | 2012-10-25 |
20120268043 | Moveable Barrier Operator Having Directional Light Sources And Corresponding Method - A moveable barrier operator includes a motor for moving a moveable barrier and a housing is disposed around the motor. The moveable barrier operator also includes a plurality of light sources and the plurality of light source are coupled to the housing along a periphery of the housing and being individually directable so as to illuminate at least one predetermined area outside the housing. The at least one predetermined area is proximal to a moveable barrier operator. A controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the motor. The controller is arranged and configured to automatically selectively actuate the motor to move the moveable barrier according to received user instructions. | 2012-10-25 |