49th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120306257 | DETERMINATION OF ROCK TYPES BY SPECTRAL SCANNING - Described herein is a method and system for classifying rock types in a rock body. The method comprises the steps of obtaining spectral data from a spectral measurement ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306258 | BICYCLE HUB AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A bicycle hub is made of shaped sheet metal. The bicycle hub comprises two rims ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306259 | VEHICLE COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicle compressed air supply device, comprising pressure maintenance valves for service brakes, which are positioned between a junction chamber and compressed air channels for primary brakes; a pressure maintenance valve for the parking brake, which is positioned between the junction chamber and a compressed air channel for the parking brake; and a pressure maintenance valve, positioned on a supply path that connects the pressure maintenance valve for the parking, brake with the junction chamber, and which is closed until the pressure of the compressed air that is supplied to the compressed air channels for the primary brakes reaches a prescribed pressure value. The pressure maintenance valve has the same structure as the pressure maintenance valves for service brakes and the pressure maintenance valve for the parking brake. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306260 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE AND VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - In a BBW type vehicle brake device, first and second fluid paths that are connected to each other are both connected to a slave cylinder with a simple structure equipped with a single fluid pressure chamber, thereby enabling wheel cylinders having two lines to be operated and eliminating the need for a complicated tandem type slave cylinder. When the slave cylinder becomes inoperable due to malfunction of the power supply, by opening first and second master cut valves and closing the communication control valve, braking is carried out by brake fluid pressure generated by a master cylinder. In this process, since the interconnection between the first and second fluid paths is blocked by closing the communication control valve, even if the wheel cylinder of one of the brake lines suffers from a liquid leakage malfunction, the other remained brake line is enabled to ensure a braking force. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306261 | BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A PRESSURE MODEL AND PRIORIZATION DEVICE - A brake system may include a brake booster, the piston-cylinder system of which is driven mechanically or hydraulically by an electric motor, in particular by means of transmission means, at least one working chamber of the piston-cylinder system being connected to at least two wheel brakes via hydraulic lines, each wheel brake being associated with a 2/2 distribution control valve and the hydraulic connecting lines between the wheels brakes and the piston-cylinder system being selectively disconnectable or jointly closable by means of the 2/2 distribution control valves such that in the wheel brakes a pressure can be adjusted consecutively in terms of a multiplex method and/or simultaneously, the electric motor and the control valves being actuated by a regulating device, characterized in that the regulating device calculates the respective pressure in the wheel brakes by means of a pressure model and transmits the calculated pressure values to at least one ABS-ESP regulator and to a pressure regulating device, wherein the pressure regulating device actuates at least the 2/2 distribution control valves and the electric motor, and a prioritization device performs a wheel selection on the basis of the data transmitted by the ABS/ESP regulator and transmits it to the pressure regulating device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306262 | SHIELD DEVICE FOR RESONANCE TYPE CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A shield device for a resonance type contactless power transmission system that reduces adverse influence on power transmission efficiency without unnecessarily increasing space for installing the shield device is provided. A shield device of the resonance type contactless power transmission system includes cylindrical shield members, which are provided in a power supply unit and a power receiving unit, respectively. The distance between the bottom of the shield member provided in the power supply unit and the primary-side resonance coil and the distance between the bottom of the shield member provided in the power receiving unit and the secondary-side resonance coil are both set to be greater than a distance between the primary-side resonance coil and the secondary-side resonance coil that allows power transmission at the maximum efficiency from the power supply unit to the power receiving unit. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306263 | Control Device for Electrically Powered Vehicle - A control device for an electrically powered vehicle, mounted to the electrically powered vehicle, includes: a current control element that takes off a charging current to be supplied to a low voltage battery in order to charge up the low voltage battery from an output current on the low voltage battery side of a voltage conversion device that performs voltage conversion between voltage of a high voltage battery and voltage of the low voltage battery; and an integrated control unit that determines a charging current value for the charging current based upon accumulated power information related to power accumulated in the low voltage battery and conversion efficiency of the voltage conversion by the voltage conversion device, and that controls the current control element so as to take off the charging current specified by the charging current value with the current control element. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306264 | SWITCH LOAD SHEDDING DEVICE FOR A DISCONNECT SWITCH - A switch load shedding device for a disconnect switch may be used in electric vehicles. The disconnect switch must perform a galvanic disconnect between the battery and the intermediate circuit. To this end, at least one semiconductor switch is used. The current to be switched off is conducted via the semiconductor switch for disconnecting the electric connection. The disconnect switch is previously or subsequently switched off under reduced voltage buildup. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306265 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND VEHICLE POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - A power feeding device includes a network analyzer that measures measurement of S-parameters of a resonant system that includes an electromagnetic induction coil and a resonance coil, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU adjusts the resonant frequency of the resonance coils to the power supply frequency in accordance with the measured S-parameters. Specifically, the ECU controls variable capacitors to adjust the resonant frequency of resonance coils and, after adjusting the resonant frequency, controls an impedance matching device to match the input impedance of the resonant system with the impedance on a high-frequency power supply device side viewed from the input port of the resonant system. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306266 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In a power supply system, when an ignition switch is turned OFF, a second switch is turned OFF to cut off supply of electric power to an leveling circuit from the 12-V battery and on the other hand, a first switch is turned ON to supply the electric power from the solar cell. When the vehicle is left unused for a long period, voltages of the respective single cells in the high voltage battery are leveled, so that voltages of the single cells forming a battery pack are leveled even when the ignition switch is OFF. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306267 | DEVICE FOR MINIMIZING THE CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE GENERATOR FROM THE BATTERY DURING THE STARTING PHASE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for minimizing the current consumption of a motor vehicle generator from the battery during the starting phase of a motor vehicle, has a generator unit and a generator regulator. The generator regulator includes a regulator control, which has a unit for providing a first control signal having a fixedly specified pulse duty factor, a unit for providing a second control signal having a pulse duty factor that is a function of the excitation current, and a unit for selecting the control signal having the smaller of the two pulse duty factors, which is supplied to the output stage of the generator regulator as the control signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306268 | Battery System for Micro-Hybrid Vehicles comprising High-Efficiency Consumers - A battery system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The battery system includes an internal combustion engine, said battery system comprising at least one starting circuit, a low-voltage on-board supply system, and an on-board supply system with an increased voltage. The starting circuit has a starter battery and a starter that is connected, or can be connected, to the starter battery, said starter being used to start the internal combustion engine on a starter signal. The low-voltage on-board supply system has an on-board supply system battery used to produce a first voltage and to transmit same to the low-voltage on-board supply system, and at least one electrical consumer . The on-board supply system with increased voltage has at least one electric generator that can be operated by the internal combustion engine and is used to produce a second voltage higher than the first voltage and to transmit said second voltage to the on-board supply system with increased voltage. The on-board supply system with increased voltage is connected to the low-voltage on-board supply system by means of a first coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the on-board supply system with increased voltage and to supply said energy to the low-voltage on-board supply system. The low-voltage supply system is connected to the starter circuit by means of a second coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the low-voltage on-board supply system and to supply said energy to the starter circuit. A motor vehicle comprising a corresponding battery system is also disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LOAD FLUCTUATION OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus to detect load fluctuation of a wireless power transmission are provided. A wireless power transmitter includes a resonator configured to wirelessly transmit, to a target device, an output power. The wireless power transmitter further includes a power detector configured to detect a current of the output power. The wireless power transmitter further includes a controller configured to detect a change in the current, and to detect a target load based on the change in the current. The target load includes a load of which the output power is applied thereto. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306270 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to an energy management apparatus, an energy management method and an energy management system including an energy management apparatus, in which a new renewable energy generation system such as a charged energy of a battery in an electric vehicle, a solar energy generation system, a wind power energy generation system or a fuel cell system determines whether an emergency energy is supplied, in case a main energy is not supplied due to reasons such as blackout, the emergency energy is supplied to energy using equipment if the emergency energy is supplied, the energy using equipment to be supplied with the emergency energy is pre-set, and the emergency energy is supplied only to the pre-set energy using equipment. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306271 | STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - A storage battery is charged with power supplied from at least one of a commercial power system and an independent power source, and supplies the charged power to a plurality of electric devices or the commercial power system. A control unit switches the operation state of the storage battery to either charging or discharging, and switches connection destinations of the storage battery. When the commercial power system is not in a power outage state, the control unit supplies power from the storage battery to the electric devices or the commercial power system only if the remaining level of the storage battery exceeds a reference value. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of dynamic power management of a mobile device. The method includes monitoring at least one load to determine when at least one of the loads will become active or inactive, determining a minimum required output voltage level to be provided by a single voltage converter based on voltage level requirements of the at least one load that will become active or inactive, converting an input voltage level via the voltage converter to provide the minimum required output voltage level to the output power port in advance of the at least one load becoming active or after the at least one load becomes inactive, monitoring the input voltage level, determining whether the input voltage level is below a first threshold, and when the input voltage level is below the first threshold, reducing the output voltage level provided by the single voltage converter. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306273 | SEQUENCE CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR POWER SOURCE - A sequence control circuit for power sources includes two switched circuits and a sequence control unit. Each of the switched circuits has a control node and is coupled between a power source and a load. The sequence control unit includes two output terminals coupled to the control nodes. The output terminals generate control signals to control the sequence of the circuits being turned on. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306274 | UPS ADAPTIVE OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS - An uninterruptible power supply includes a rectifier coupled to an input of an uninterruptible power supply and converts a first alternating current having a first alternating current voltage to a direct current. An inverter is coupled to an output of the uninterruptible power supply and converts the direct current to a second alternating current having a second alternating current voltage. A bypass switch bypasses the rectifier and the inverter and provides a bypass power from the input to the output when in a bypass state. A control module switches the bypass switch to the bypass state when in a bypass mode and switches the bypass switch to a non-bypass state when in a UPS mode. The control module adjusts the second alternating current voltage between first and second voltage levels when in an adaptive voltage control mode after switching from the bypass mode to the UPS mode. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306275 | System and Method for Charging and Discharging a Li-ION Battery - An electrochemical battery system, in one embodiment, includes a plurality of electrochemical cells, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to sequentially connect a first set of the plurality of electrochemical cells to an electrical load, disconnect the first set from the electrical load, connect a second set of the plurality of electrochemical cells to the electrical load, and disconnect the second set from the electrical load, wherein the electrochemical cells in the first set and the electrochemical cells in the second set are selected based upon a target electrochemical cell discharge rate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306276 | ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLY VOLTAGE - An electrical and/or electronic supply circuit, which serves to provide a first or a second, essentially constant value of a supply voltage, which supply voltage serves to operate an operating electronics. The supply circuit serves to output the first value of the supply voltage when the supply voltage is derived from a first voltage source, and the supply circuit serves to output the second value of the supply voltage when the supply voltage is derived from a second voltage source. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306277 | WIND TURBINE CONTROLLER APPLYING DIFFERENTIAL POLE CONTROL ALGORITHM - The present invention relates to a control system and an associated method for controlling an amount of reactive power delivered from a wind power plant to an associated power supply grid, the control system comprising a wind power plant controller and a number of wind turbine controllers each being in communication with said wind power plant controller, wherein the wind power plant controller is adapted to provide a grid voltage reference in response to a required total amount of reactive power to at least one wind turbine controller, said wind turbine controller comprising a voltage control loop comprising means for cancellation of a steady-state local voltage error. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306278 | Voltage Regulation Of A DC/DC Converter - Power system includes at least one power source and a DC/DC converter with an input coupled to the power source, and an output coupled to a load, for allowing power transfer from the power source to the load, the DC/DC converter including means for regulating an input voltage of the DC/DC converter. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306279 | Photovoltaic Voltage Regulation - A photovoltaic system includes: a photovoltaic generator comprising strings that each includes one or more photovoltaic cells; a power converter; switches; and a controller. The power converter is configured to convert direct current (DC) power provided by the photovoltaic generator into alternating current (AC) power, and to output the AC power. Each switch is associated with one of the strings and is configured to connect the associated string to the power converter when set to a first setting, such that power generated by the first string can flow to the power converter. Each switch is also configured to disconnect the string from the power converter when set to a second setting. The controller is configured to control the power provided by the photovoltaic generator by selectively connecting the strings of the photovoltaic generator to the power converter by controlling the settings of the switches. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306280 | RESONATOR STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING - A resonator in the Swiss-roll structure, method of making the resonator structure and the system employing the resonator are disclosed. The resonator includes a plurality of layers, including a ceramic layer and a metallic layer. The ceramic and metallic layers are configured in a Swiss-roll form such that the neighboring ceramic layers are separated by the metallic layer. Further, the ceramic layer includes materials that have a dielectric constant of at least about 10 and dielectric loss tangent less than about 0.01 in the frequency range of about 1 KHz to about 100 MHz. The method of forming the resonator includes the steps of disposing a metallic layer, depositing a dielectric ceramic layer, and forming a Swiss-roll structure of the metallic and ceramic layers. Alternate method includes swaging the dielectric material filled metal tubes and forming into Swiss-rolls. Further steps include heat treating the resultant Swiss-roll structure in vacuum, inert atmosphere, or reducing atmosphere to form a monolithic Swiss-roll structure, such that the air gap between turns of the Swiss-roll structure is less than about 1 μm. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER IN PORTABLE IMAGE DETECTORS - A system and method for contactless power transfer in a portable image detector for charging rechargeable batteries disposed within the portable image detector is provided. The system includes a first coil couplable to a power source, wherein the first coil is configured to produce a magnetic field. The system further includes a second coil coupled to the rechargeable battery disposed within the portable image detector and configured to receive power from the first coil via the magnetic field and to transfer the power to the rechargeable battery. The system also includes a field focusing element disposed between the first coil and the second coil and configured as a self resonant coil having a standing wave current distribution to focus the magnetic field onto the second coil and enhance the coupling between the first coil and the second coil. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306282 | COMBINING POWER FROM MULTIPLE RESONANCE MAGNETIC RECEIVERS IN RESONANCE MAGNETIC POWER SYSTEM - Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. A system and method for utilizing wireless near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power transmission in a computing environment. A small form factor wireless power unit can be used to replace conventional batteries. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306283 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DIVIDING WIRELESS POWER IN WIRELESS RESONANT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Provided are methods and apparatuses for distributing wireless power in a wireless power transmission system. According to a general aspect, a source device that distributes a wireless power in a wireless power transmission system may include: a matching circuit searching unit configured to determine information associated with a matching circuit of a source device based on one or more target devices and the amount of power to be distributed to the one or more of the target devices; and a matching circuit modifying unit configured to modify the shape of the matching circuit of the source device to correspond to the determined information associated with the matching circuit of the source device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306284 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM COMPRISING POWER TRANSMITTER AND POWER RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING POWER OF THE APPARATUSES - Provided is a transmitter in a wireless power transmission system, the transmitter including a Transmission (Tx) power converter for converting a Direct Current (DC) voltage into a first Alternating Current (AC) voltage, and converting the converted first AC voltage into a second AC voltage by amplifying the converted first AC voltage, a Tx matching circuit for matching an impedance thereof with that of a receiver for receiving the second AC voltage to transmit the second AC voltage, a Tx resonator for resonating the second AC voltage into resonant waves to transmit the second AC voltage to the receiver, and a Tx controller for determining an amplification rate of the first AC voltage and controlling the Tx power converter to convert the first AC voltage into the second AC voltage according to the determined amplification rate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING EFFICIENCY OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting an efficiency of a wireless power transmission. An output power of a source device may be adjusted based on current that is flowing in a power converter of the source device. The efficiency of wireless power transmission may be calculated based on the adjusted output power, and an amount of power used by a target device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306286 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An output power of a source device may be wirelessly transmitted to a target device via a resonator. The source device may detect a change in a current of the output power, and may request the target device to verify a state of the target device. The source device may determine a state of a wireless power transmission based on the change in the current and the state of the target device. The source device may control wireless power transmission based on the determined state of the wireless power transmission. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306287 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Provided is an apparatus and method that may stably perform wireless transmission. According to one general aspect, a power supply for a wireless power transmitter may include: a detecting unit configured to detect voltage, current, or both supplied to a power amplifier (PA); a controller configured to determine power supplied to the PA based on the detected voltage, the detected current, or both, and to determine a reference current based on the determined power supplied to the PA; and a breaker configured to cut off the power supplied to the PA based on a comparison of current supplied to the PA and the reference current. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306288 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A switching circuit according to one embodiment includes first to fourth semiconductor switch elements. A pulse-like signal is applied to each input terminal of the switch elements such that when the first and fourth switch elements are in an ON (OFF) state, the remaining switch elements are in an OFF (ON) state. The switching circuit includes first and second capacitance elements. The first capacitance elements connected between an output terminal of the second semiconductor switch element and the second capacitance elements connected between an input terminal of the second semiconductor switch element and an output terminal of the fourth semiconductor switch element has a capacitance to reduce a parasitic capacitance between the input and output terminals of each of the fourth and second switch elements at a frequency N times (N is an integer of 1 or more) as high as a clock frequency of the pulse-like signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306289 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS - The invention relates to a module for locally controlling a photovoltaic panel that includes: first and second terminals (B | 2012-12-06 |
20120306290 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CURRENT BREAKING DEVICE IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY NETWORK - A method of controlling a current breaking device in a high-voltage electricity network is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes, for each phase (A, B, C), obtaining missing supply voltages from an acquired supply voltage, performing healthy phase/faulty phase discrimination, conducting voltage analysis by attempted matching of a model over a signal window, choosing a strategy of simple closing or reclosing of the breaking device as a function of choice conditions, calculating a set of optimum reclosing times for each phase in accordance with the chosen strategy, and selecting an optimum time from the proposed optimum times and closing the phases of the current breaking device. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306291 | ELECTRIC MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING A STARTING INHIBITOR - In an electric machine tool having an electronics unit for implementing a starting lockout, the electric machine tool being connectable to an associated power source in an electrically conductive manner, the electronics unit is configured to receive power from the power source only for a limited, predefined period of time after an electrically conductive connection between the electric machine tool and the power source has been established. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306292 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An FC voltage increasing converter includes a plurality of converter parts having reactors. Regarding the first of the plurality of converter parts provided with a thermistor, the output starts to be limited when the temperature detected by the thermistor reaches a limitation starting temperature, which is obtained based on a reference heat-resistant temperature, which is obtained by subtracting an error of the thermistor from a specification heat-resistant temperature of each of the reactors. Meanwhile, regarding the second, third and fourth of the plurality of converter parts not provided with thermistors, the outputs start to be limited when the temperature detected by the thermistor reaches a limitation starting temperature obtained based on an allowable temperature, which is obtained by subtracting a characteristic-variation temperature of the reactor from the reference heat-resistant temperature of the reactor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306293 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - A voice coil motor (VCM) includes a fixed assembly and a movable assembly. The fixed assembly includes a fixed bracket and a coil group. The fixed bracket is substantially tri-columnar in shape and includes three sidewalls supporting the coil group thereon, and defines a first receiving cavity between the three sidewalls. The coil group is arranged on the three sidewalls. The movable assembly includes a movable barrel movably received in the first receiving cavity, and a magnet group. The movable barrel is also substantially tri-columnar in shape and includes three external surfaces. The magnet group is arranged on the three external surfaces of the movable barrel and spatially opposite to the coil group. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306294 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - A voice coil motor includes a lens retainer, a wire, and an elastic electrode member. The lens retainer includes an end portion. The wire wraps around the lens retainer and includes a first end and a second end. The elastic electrode member is metal and is mounted to the end portion. The elastic member includes a first elastic metal sheet and a second elastic metal sheet. The first elastic metal sheet includes a first electrode. The second elastic plate is physically separated from the first elastic sheet and includes a second electrode. The first end and the second end are respectively soldered to the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306295 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE, DRIVE INSTALLATION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to an electromagnetic drive ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306296 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a switched reluctance motor in which an outer rotor provided with a plurality of salient poles protruded at equidistance along an inner peripheral surface thereof; and a stator provided in the outer rotor, provided with a plurality of stator cores including main salient poles protruded toward the salient poles of the outer rotor and including coils wound therearound and auxiliary salient poles positioned at both sides of the main salient poles, and having phase windings in which the coils are wound around the main salient poles are provided, a magnetic flux is bisected in the main salient pole and flows into the auxiliary salient poles of adjacent phase windings, such that a short magnetic flux route is implemented, thereby making it possible to reduce core loss, and a magnet is also provided, thereby making it possible to improve torque characteristics. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306297 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a switched reluctance motor, including: a rotor provided with a plurality of salient poles protruded along an outer peripheral surface thereof; and a stator including a plurality of stator cores in a pi (π) shape that have the rotor rotatably accommodated therein, are opposite to the plurality of salient poles, and have coils wound therearound, wherein a magnetic flux path is formed along the stator cores in the pi shape and the salient pole opposite thereto. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306298 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a switched reluctance motor comprising: an outer rotor provided with a plurality of salient poles protruded at equidistance along an inner peripheral surface thereof; and a stator provided in the outer rotor, including a plurality of stator cores including a pair of stator salient poles protruded toward the salient pole of the outer rotor and a stator yoke connecting and supporting stator salient poles to each other, and having phase windings in which coils are wound around the stator salient poles, wherein a magnetic flux generated by applying a current to the phase winding flows through the pair of stator salient poles and the salient pole of the outer rotor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306299 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND DRIVING APPARATUS INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - In a semiconductor module, a high-potential side conductor includes a wide section on which the high-potential side switching element is mounted, a high-potential side terminal coupled with a high potential source, and a narrow section extending from the wide section to the high-potential side terminal in a first direction. The wide section is wider than the narrow section in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The wide section has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in the second direction. A distance between the first side of the wide section and a low-potential side conductor is shorter than a distance between the second side of the wide section and the low-potential side conductor. The narrow section extends from a portion of the wide section closer to the first side than the second side. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306300 | VEHICLE AC GENERATOR - Vehicle AC generator comprises a stator comprising stator windings; front frame and rear frame, each rotatably supporting a rotor in the stator via a space on an inner circumference thereof; cooling fan fitted to the rotor; first polarity arm configured to rectify a current of one polarity; second polarity arm configured to rectify a current of another polarity; rectifier device configured to rectify an alternating current generated in stator windings; protective cover covering rectifier device. Rectifier device comprises first heat dissipating plate having rectifier elements forming first polarity arm, second heat dissipating plate rectifier elements forming second polarity arm, and connection plate formed in waveform-like shape and disposed between the first and second heat dissipating plates, and passage of a cooling air blown by the cooling fan formed between first heat dissipating plate and connection plate and between second heat dissipating plate and connection plate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306301 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE FOR STARTER - A noise reduction device for a starter includes a positive electrode connected to a power supply line via a branch wire, a grounding electrode connected to ground via a motor body of a motor, two capacitors connected in parallel with each other between the positive electrode and the grounding electrode, and a resin package into which the positive electrode and the grounding electrode are inserted and fixed. The package holds the two capacitors. The two capacitors include a capacitor body and two lead terminals extracted from the capacitor body in the same direction with respect to the capacitor body. The two capacitors are arranged in such a direction that the lead terminals of one thereof face the lead terminals of the other thereof across the positive electrode and the grounding electrode. The two lead terminals are joined to the positive electrode and the grounding electrode by welding. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306302 | POLYPHASIC MULTI-COIL ELECTRIC DEVICE - A polyphasic multi-coil generator includes a drive shaft, at least first and second rotors rigidly mounted on the drive shaft so as to simultaneously synchronously rotate with rotation of the drive shaft, and at least one stator sandwiched between the first and second rotors. A stator array on the stator has an array of electrically conductive coils mounted to the stator in a first angular orientation about the drive shaft. The rotors each have an array of magnets which are circumferentially equally spaced around the rotor and located at the same radially spacing with respect to the centre of the rotor and the drive shaft at a first angular orientation relative to the drive shaft. The arrays of magnets on adjacent rotors are off-set by an angular offset relative to one another. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306303 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including a rotating part including a rotating shaft, a hub, and a magnet and a fixing part including a sleeve supporting the rotating shaft and an armature opposite to the magnet, wherein a working fluid is injected between the rotating shaft and the sleeve so as to form a fluid dynamic bearing part, and the sleeve is as a sintered sleeve by sintering and a top and a bottom of an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve is protruded toward the rotating shaft, whereby the spindle motor improving dynamic pumping capability and extending a span of a radial bearing part to a top end and a bottom end of the sleeve as compared with the spindle motor according to the prior art can be provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306304 | Motor - There is provided a motor including: a rotating member including a first magnet; and a fixed member supporting the rotating member and including a second magnet configuring a magnetic bearing part together with the first magnet, wherein a gap between the first and second magnets is larger than at least one of a contact prevention gap between the rotating member and the fixed member and a clearance between a shaft and a sleeve supporting the shaft. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306305 | ARRANGEMENT OF AXIAL AND RADIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS - Systems, methods, and devices for generating electromagnetic forces may involve generating an axial control magnetic flux in an axial control magnetic circuit comprising a first axial pole, a second axial pole, and an axial actuator target, the axial actuator target coupled to a body having a rotational axis. A radial control flux can be generated in a radial control magnetic circuit comprising a first radial pole, a second radial pole, and a radial actuator target. An electrical compensation current can be applied to an electrical bias flux leveling coil to cancel or nearly cancel any changes of the magnetic flux leaking from either the first or the second axial poles into the radial poles, electrical bias flux leveling coil wound around the rotational axis and located axially between the radial poles and the closest of the first or the second axial poles. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306306 | COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COUPLING DEVICE - This coupling device includes a magnet rotator and a yoke-side member, while a conductor portion of the yoke-side member has a plurality of first conductor portions at least on a side opposed to magnets. A yoke of the yoke-side member is arranged at least on the side opposed to the magnets in a clearance between the plurality of first conductor portions. The ratio of the circumferential length of each of the first conductor portions to the circumferential length of the yoke is at least 1/1.4. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306307 | MOTOR - There is provided a motor including: a stationary member including a core having a coil wound therearound and generating rotation force; and a rotating member including a magnet facing the coil so as to be rotatable with respect to the stationary member, wherein the rotating member rotates while descending by thrust dynamic pressure directed downwardly in an axial direction and generated in the rotating member when power is applied to the coil. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306308 | R-Fe-B POROUS MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An R—Fe—B based porous magnet according to the present invention has an aggregate structure of Nd | 2012-12-06 |
20120306309 | STATOR OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A stator of rotating electrical machine includes a stator core and stator coils. The stator coils have n number (where n≧6) unit coils, a first coil group and a second coil group. The unit coils of the first coil group include a first unit coil located nearest the first power supply terminal. The unit coils of the first coil group include a second unit coil. The unit coils of the first coil group include a third unit coil located third nearest the first power supply terminal and adjacent to the second unit coil of the second coil group. The unit coils of the second coil group include a third unit coil located third nearest the second power supply terminal and adjacent to the second unit coil of the first coil group. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306310 | CORELESS ELECTRIC MACHINE APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, ROBOT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE CORELESS ELECTRIC MACHINE APPARATUS - A coreless electric machine includes: a permanent magnet on a first member; N-phase (N≧2) air-core electromagnetic coils on a second member; and a coil back yoke on the second member, each electromagnetic coil including a conductor bundle in which a conductor is wound M times (M≧2), coil sub-aggregates are provided, each including the N electromagnetic coils of the respective N phases and in each of which a conductor bundle forming an effective coil area of a first-phase electromagnetic coil contacts a second conductor bundle forming an effective coil area of another phase electromagnetic coil, and the second conductor bundle is in an air-core portion of the first phase electromagnetic coil, and the coil sub-aggregates are arranged along the cylindrical area, in which the coil sub-aggregates do not overlap in a radiation direction of the cylindrical area, and adjacent coil sub-aggregates contact each other. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306311 | STATOR AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - Provided is a stator that can reduce iron loss and ensure a fastening force for stator core segments. The stator of a generally hollow cylindrical shape includes a plurality of stator core segments arranged adjacent to one another in a circumferential direction of the stator and each having an outer surface on the outer side in a radial direction of the stator, and the same number of curved members as the stator core segments, the curved members extending in the circumferential direction, and each having a projecting portion curved to project toward the outer surface, contacting the outer surface and pressing the outer surface inward in the radial direction of the stator. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306312 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - An external cylindrical ring for use in this rotating electric machine includes a body portion and a flange, the body portion including a fastening region making internal contact with an outer circumferential surface of a stator core to be fastened to the outer circumferential surface of the stator core, and a skirt region located at a bottom surface side of a casing and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the fastening region. When the external cylindrical ring is fastened to the stator core, the deformation of the skirt region of the external cylindrical ring can be suppressed, thus enabling the dimensional accuracy of an outer surface of a cylindrical skirt region of the external cylindrical ring to fall within tolerance. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306313 | VIBRATION POWER GENERATOR, VIBRATION POWER GENERATING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING VIBRATION POWER GENERATING DEVICE MOUNTED THEREON - An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration power generator in which the wiring from the movably held substrate can be omitted or simplified. A vibration power generator includes a first substrate, a first electrode which is disposed on a lower surface of the first substrate and includes a film retaining electric charges, a second substrate which is disposed away from the first substrate and opposed to the lower surface of the first substrate, a second electrode disposed on an upper surface of the second substrate so as to be opposed to the first electrode, third electrode which is disposed on the upper surface of the first substrate and includes a film retaining the electric charges, a third substrate which is disposed away from the first substrate and opposed to the upper surface of the first substrate, and a fourth electrode which is disposed on a lower surface of the third substrate so as to be opposed to the third electrodes, wherein the film retaining the electric charges of the first electrodes retains electric charges has a polarity different from a polarity of the film retaining the electric charges of the third electrode, the vibration power generator further includes a restoring force generation member for giving a restoring force, in which the first substrate is held at a predetermined position when an external force is not exerted to the first substrate, and the first substrate is restored to the predetermined position when the external force is exerted to the first substrate and thus the first substrate moves with respect to the second substrate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306314 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM ELEMENT, AND PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM DEVICE - Disclosed are a piezoelectric thin film element and a piezoelectric thin film device which have improved piezoelectric properties and high performance and can be produced in improved yields. The piezoelectric thin film element ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306315 | PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR - A piezoelectric plate in the piezoelectric sensor is obtained from a rotated Y-plate where a rotation angle around the X-axis is set according to a type of the piezoelectric crystalline material, a detection region is located on a surface parallel to an X-Z plane, and a transmitting and a receiving parts are opposite to each other at positions sandwiching the detection region along an X-axis direction of the piezoelectric plate. When a guided wave excited by applying a frequency signal from the transmitting part satisfies ξh=mπ/(2λ) (2h: thickness of the piezoelectric plate, ξ: wave number in the X-axis, λ: wave number in thickness direction normalized by ξ, m: positive even number), the rotation angle satisfies the displacement of a P wave component of the guided wave becomes the maximum, or the displacement of the SH wave component of the guided wave becomes the maximum. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306316 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, BIOLOGICAL SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - An ultrasonic transducer includes a resin substrate, a support film and a piezoelectric element. The resin substrate has an opening. The support film blocks off the opening in the resin substrate. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the support film in a region that blocks off the opening in plan view from a thickness direction of the support film. The piezoelectric element includes a lamination of a lower electrode, a piezoelectric body, and an upper electrode. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306317 | MULTI-AXIS ACTUATING APPARATUS - A multi-axis actuating apparatus for a nano-positioning apparatus includes a movable element attached to a sample platform, a plurality of driving elements, and a plurality of actuators. The driving elements frictionally engage the movable element and are configured to selectively move the movable element along a first direction. The plurality of actuators move the plurality of driving elements when driving signals are applied to the plurality of actuators. Different driving signals may be applied to the plurality of actuators to cause different movement of the driving elements such that the movable element has different displacements in different directions along the plurality of driving elements. The movable element is titled due to the different displacements. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306318 | PYROELECTRIC POWER FROM TURBULENT AIRFLOW - A power-generating device is disclosed that includes a pyroelectric material having first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the pyroelectric material. The device also includes a first conductive electrode coupled to a first support element that is configured to intermittently bring the first electrode into proximity with the first surface and a second conductive electrode proximate to the second surface at least while the first electrode is proximate to the first surface. The device also includes a power module that is electrically coupled between the first and second electrodes. The power module is configured to capture power from an electrical current flowing between the first and second electrodes. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306319 | NANO PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE HAVING A NANOWIRE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Provided are a nano piezoelectric device and a method of forming the nano piezoelectric device. The nano piezoelectric device includes a lower electrode, a nanowire extending upward from the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the nanowire. The nanowire includes a conductive wire core and a wire shell surrounding the wire core and including a piezoelectric material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306320 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides the piezoelectric devices in which the bonding condition of devices can be easily observed. The piezoelectric device ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306321 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A piezoelectric vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a thin vibration region and a thick section integrated along three sides excluding one side of the vibration region, excitation electrodes respectively arranged on the front and rear surfaces of the vibration region, and lead electrodes. The thick section includes a first thick section and a second thick section arranged to be opposed to each other across the vibration region and a third thick section connected between proximal ends of the first and second thick sections. The second thick section includes an inclined section connected to the one side of the vibration region, a second thick section main body connected to the other side of the inclined section, and at least one slit for stress relaxation. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306322 | Electrical Component Comprising a Material with a Perovskite Structure and Optimized Electrodes and Fabrication Process - An electrical component comprises a lead-based perovskite crystal material layer between a lower electrode on the surface of a substrate and an upper electrode, characterized in that the lower electrode comprises a stabilizing first layer made of a first material and a seeding second layer made of a second material, the first and second materials having the same chemical composition but different structural parameters and/or densities. A process for fabricating a component is also provided, in which the material with a perovskite structure may be PZT with a (100) or (111) orientation. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306323 | Method for Producing a Piezoelectric Multilayer Component and a Piezoelectric Multilayer Component - A method for producing a piezoelectric multilayer component is disclosed. Piezoelectric green films and electrode material are provided, arranged alternately on top of one another and sintered. The electrode material is provided with a PbO-containing coating and/or PbO is mixed into the electrode material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306324 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT - There is provided a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element | 2012-12-06 |
20120306325 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including: a multilayer body having a dielectric layer; and a plurality of internal electrode layers provided in the multilayer body, and having ends exposed to at least one face of the multilayer body, wherein, a ratio of T | 2012-12-06 |
20120306326 | Piezoelectric Ceramic Material, Method for the Production Thereof, and Multilayer Component - A piezoelectric ceramic material has the general formula: P | 2012-12-06 |
20120306327 | ELECTRICITY GENERATING BICYCLE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES - Provided are electricity generating bicycle wheel assemblies configured to generate electrical power. In certain embodiments, an electricity generating bicycle wheel assembly includes a hub, and an axle protruding through and rotatably attached to the hub, such that the axle is configured to rigidly attach to a bicycle frame on each side of the hub. The assembly also includes an electrical generator positioned within the hub and rigidly attached to the axle. The electrical generator includes a generator axle rotatably coupled to the hub such that rotation of the hub with respect to the axle facilitates rotation of the generator axle with respect to the electrical generator. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306328 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DRIVING APPARATUS INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor module and a pressing member configured to press the semiconductor module to a heat radiation member. The semiconductor module includes switching elements, conductors, and a molded member. Each of the switching elements is mounted on a corresponding one of the conductors. The molded member covers the switching elements and the conductors. More than three of the switching elements are disposed around the pressing member. The switching elements are disposed in a region in which a pressure generated between the semiconductor module and the heat radiation member by pressing with the pressing member is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure with which heat generated from the switching elements is releasable from the semiconductor module to the heat radiation member. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306329 | SEMI-FULL ACCESS AND FULL ACCESS FRAMED CABINETRY - A semi-full access and full access face frame for a cabinet box is provided, together with a method for making and assembling cabinet boxes. In a semi-full access face frame, the vertical stiles are rotated ninety degrees compared to a traditional face frame. In a full access face frame the vertical stiles and the horizontal rails are rotated ninety degrees compared to a traditional face frame. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306330 | Portable bar with interchangeable canopy tops - A folding portable bar with interchangeable canopies is provided, the bar comprises: at least one umbrella comprising at least one post and a plurality of canopies, each of the canopies comprises a design and at least a portion of each of the canopies is constructed of a material that allows light to pass through the canopy and project image of the design. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306331 | Automated Teller Machines, Methods of Making and Using Automated Teller Machines - Automated teller machines (ATMs) and ATM components are disclosed. Methods of making and using ATMs and ATM components are also disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306332 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN UAV HELICOPTERS - A mounting device for mounting electronic components of an unmanned helicopter. A solid base plate has a circumferential outer edge. A connecting module is fixedly attached to the circumferential outer edge. The connecting module is configured to reversibly connect a flexible cover to the base plate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306333 | ACCESSORY FOR DISHWASHER - An accessory for supporting crockery in a dishwasher comprises a generally U-shaped main body having a pair of legs and a connecting portion that connects the pair of legs, at least one of the legs having a free end that is adapted to be releasably attached to a crockery basket in the dishwasher when in an installation position, and a smoothly radiused portion connecting each leg to the connecting portion, wherein the legs are spaced apart in the installation position a sufficient distance to promote stability of the crockery. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306334 | SLIDING DISHWASHER LID SEAL - In a dishwasher of the type where an open top wash chamber slides out of a cabinet for loading and a closure is provided in the cabinet to close the chamber during washing, the closure is provided with a water sealing elastomeric gasket containing a magnetic material and the wash chamber top edges with a complementary magnetic material such that when the chamber is in the washing position magnetic forces cause the flexible gasket to extend into sealing contact with the wash chamber top edges. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306335 | Corner-Mount Electronics Cabinet - A cabinet for holding electronic equipment includes a first rear frame, a second rear frame, and a front frame. The second rear frame is oriented substantially orthogonal to the first rear frame. The front frame is secured to both the first rear frame and the second rear frame. The front frame includes an electronic equipment mounting element for mounting at least one of electronic equipment or a support for holding electronic equipment. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306336 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN APPLIANCE - A support system for use in an appliance includes at least one brace including a locking bar and at least one substantially vertical track configured to support the at least one brace. The at least one track includes a first side wall and a second side wall defining a channel therebetween, and a first series of teeth extending from the first side wall into the channel. The locking bar is configured to be supported at a first end on a tooth of the first series of teeth at a selected height within the appliance. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306337 | DRAWER SYSTEM - The invention relates to an arrangement, comprising a drawer and a pull-out guide for the drawer, wherein the drawer has a drawer container and a front panel that can be connected to the container and wherein the drawer can be detachably fastened to the pull-out guide by means of fastening device and wherein the pull-out guide has at least one first and one second locking position for fastening the drawer, wherein the drawer can be provided with a first type of front panel or a second type of front panel, wherein the particular drawer can be locked or fastened in the first or second locking position depending on the front panel type. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306338 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306339 | DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING BOTTLES IN AN INVERTED POSITION - Devices for maintaining bottles in an inverted position generally include a platform having a substantially planar bottom side, and a top side defining a plurality of cylindrical cavities that extend downwardly. The cavities releaseably receive the mouth-end of bottles, so bottles can be stored in the inverted position, thereby maximizing the volume of product that one can extract from a bottle. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306340 | Lamp having gas filling - In various embodiments, a lamp is provided. The lamp may include at least one solid light source which is installed on a carrier; an at least partially light-permeable vessel, which encloses the light source and the carrier in a gas-tight manner and a filling gas, which is enclosed in the vessel, wherein the filling gas is a mixture of at least one gas having high thermal conductivity and at least one gas having a different physical property. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306341 | LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODE-BASED LIGHT BULB - The embodiments of a light-emitting-diode-based (LED-based) light bulb and an LED assembly described provide mechanisms of reflecting generated by LED emitters toward the back of the LED-based light bulb. An upper substrate and a lower substrate are used to support upper and lower LED emitters. A slanted and reflective surface between the upper substrate and the lower substrate reflects light generated by the lower LED emitters toward the backside of the LED-based light bulb. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306342 | End piece for a retrofit fluorescent lamp and retrofit fluorescent lamp - An end piece for a retrofit fluorescent lamp may include a housing section open on a first end face and a cover that can close off the first end face, wherein the housing section and the cover can be non-detachably interlocked. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306343 | LIGHT DEVICE - An improved light device comprising a LED having opposing terminal elements for connection to the terminal elements of a power supply, and an inner glass sleeve and/or globe encapsulating the LED, so that the terminal elements of the LED and the terminal elements of the power supply could be tightly fastened together matching the center case of the device and eliminating the usual practice of soldering process. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306344 | Light-Emitting Module and Lighting Apparatus - A light-emitting module may be configured to have improved light emission efficiency and light distribution characteristics. A light-emitting module may include a substrate having a front surface side as a component mounting surface and a rear surface side as a flat heat dissipating surface, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a manner protruding at a central portion of the component mounting surface of the substrate. The light-emitting elements may radiate light at least in an upper surface direction and in a direction along the component mounting surface. The module may further include one or more lighting circuit components electrically connected to the light emitting elements by a wiring pattern arranged on the substrate and which is arranged closer to the peripheral edge side of the substrate than the light emitting elements on the component mounting surface of the substrate, and a connector for power supply connection. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306345 | Spark Plug - A spark plug is provided having a resistor. The resistor is made from resistor glass material containing an alkali free barium alumino-silicate glass mixed with mullite. In one embodiment, the resistor is a 15 to 30 wt % alkali free barium alumino-silicate glass and 10 to 25 wt % mullite. The resistor material provides for a greater processing kiln temperature range with reduced resistor variability and improved durability performance. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306346 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug having a metal shell, the metal shell having a tool engagement portion, a trunk portion and a cylindrical groove disposed between the tool engagement portion and the trunk portion, wherein the following relationship is satisfied: | 2012-12-06 |
20120306347 | Ultraviolet Enhancer (UVE) Holder - An ultraviolet enhancer (UVE) holder ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120306348 | FIELD EMITTER - Disclosed is a field emitter, including: a cathode electrode in a shape of a tip; an emitter having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the cathode electrode and formed on the cathode electrode; and a gate electrode having a single hole and located above the emitter while maintaining a predetermined distance from the emitter. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306349 | IMAGE INTENSIFIER - A chromium oxide film is formed so as to continuously connect an anode and a grid electrode, and an insulating member for insulating those electrodes. A chromium oxide film is formed so as to continuously connect a grid electrode and a grid electrode, and an insulating member for insulating those electrodes. With use of the chromium oxide films, no intermittent discharge phenomenon occurs between the insulating member and the anode, and between the insulating member and the grid electrodes. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306350 | PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of first traces, a plurality of second traces, a plurality of first conductive structures, and a plurality of second conductive structures. The pixel structures are arranged in array in a display region of the substrate. The signal lines are disposed in the display region and are formed in a first conducting wire layer and are electrically connected to the pixel structures. The first traces and the second traces are disposed in a periphery circuit region of the substrate and are respectively formed in a second conducting wire layer and the first conducting wire layer. A part of the signal lines are electrically connected to the first traces by the first conductive structures. Another of the signal lines are electrically connected to the second traces by the second conductive structures. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306351 | LED-Array Light Source with Aspect Ratio Greater Than 1 - An LED light source for use in LED lighting fixtures, the LED light source comprising a submount including an LED-populated area which has an aspect ratio greater than 1, an array of LEDs on the LED-populated area, and a lens on the submount over the LED-populated area. Various embodiments facilitating preferential-side lighting, such as for roadway uses, are also disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306352 | Light-Emitting Module and Lighting Apparatus - A light-emitting module may be configured to have improved light emission efficiency and light distribution characteristics. A light-emitting module may include a substrate having a front surface side as a component mounting surface and a rear surface side as a flat heat dissipating surface, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a manner protruding at a central portion of the component mounting surface of the substrate. The light-emitting elements may radiate light at least in an upper surface direction and in a direction along the component mounting surface. The module may further include one or more lighting circuit components electrically connected to the light emitting elements by a wiring pattern arranged on the substrate and which is arranged closer to the peripheral edge side of the substrate than the light emitting elements on the component mounting surface of the substrate, and a connector for power supply connection. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306353 | Light-Emitting Module and Lighting Apparatus - A light-emitting module may be configured to have improved light emission efficiency and light distribution characteristics. A light-emitting module may include a substrate having a front surface side as a component mounting surface and a rear surface side as a flat heat dissipating surface, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a manner protruding at a central portion of the component mounting surface of the substrate. The light-emitting elements may radiate light at least in an upper surface direction and in a direction along the component mounting surface. The module may further include one or more lighting circuit components electrically connected to the light emitting elements by a wiring pattern arranged on the substrate and which is arranged closer to the peripheral edge side of the substrate than the light emitting elements on the component mounting surface of the substrate, and a connector for power supply connection. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306354 | COATED PHOSPHORS AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided according to embodiments of the invention are method of coating a phosphor that include contacting the phosphor with a sol comprising at least one of silica, alumina, borate and a precursor thereof, to form a coating on the phosphor; and heating the phosphor. Also provided are phosphors that are coated with alumina, silica and/or borate, and light emitting devices that include such phosphors. | 2012-12-06 |
20120306355 | METHODS OF DETERMINING AND MAKING RED NITRIDE COMPOSITIONS - Provided according to embodiments of the invention are methods of making a Ca | 2012-12-06 |
20120306356 | FLUORESCENT SUBSTANCE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - There is provided a phosphor having a β-type Si | 2012-12-06 |