43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140312647 | Vehicle Hail Protective Cover - The present invention includes a durable, weather resistant, and light weight apparatus for covering a vehicle and providing protection from objects that might strike and damage the exterior surfaces of the vehicle. The object of this invention is to provide a vehicle cover which covers both the horizontal and vertical surfaces of a vehicle, which can deployed by a single person, folded for easy deployment, retrieval and storage, and which can be stretched or compressed to fit various sizes of automobiles while maintaining its protective effectiveness. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312648 | WINDOW SURROUND FOR A VEHICLE - An integral window surround for a vehicle. The window surround includes upper, front, and rear glass runs for guiding and sealing a glass window, as well as a mirror sail for mounting a side mirror, and a B-pillar appliqué for providing decorative covering for the B-pillar. A belt molding extends across the bottom of the surround, with attachment means for securing the surround to the vehicle body. Sealing elements are also provided. If desired, an alternative implementation can be provided without the mirror sail, suitable for rear windows and windows that do not have a side mirror. The components of the surround are integral, which is accomplished by forming the surround in a two-shot molding process. The structural elements are molding in a first shot, and at that point decorative films can be inserted into the mold to provide a desired surface finish. The second shot forms the sealing elements. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312649 | SIDE DOOR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A side door structure for a vehicle, the side door structure includes a door sash; a door panel; and a door checker which is spaced just below the door sash. A door checker is mounted on a door inner panel having a recess which is depressed inward the side door. The bottom surface of the recess has a central portion formed at the deepest position in a central height area, and an upper inclined portion inclined upward from the central portion to an upper end edge of the recess. The upper end edge of the upper inclined portion is formed such that the outer end thereof in a vehicle width direction is a top portion. The top portion is located inwardly of an extension line of the laterally inward end of the door sash, and is located inwardly of a lower end of the door sash. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312650 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure equipped with a slide door that opens and closes a partial area of a door opening portion provided in a side portion or a rear portion of a vehicle body and a swing door that opens and closes the other partial area of the door opening portion along with the slide door, the vehicle door structure comprising: a slide door handle that is provided in the slide door so as to open and close the slide door; a swing door lock mechanism that locks the swing door to the vehicle body when the swing door is fully closed; and a swing door lock release mechanism that releases the locking of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body when the full opened state of the slide door is detected. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312651 | VEHICLE BODY WITH A CURVED METAL PLATE FLOOR - A load carrying body for a vehicle includes a curved metal plate floor ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312652 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body has a structure defining a passenger compartment, two primary longitudinal struts, and two secondary longitudinal struts; the primary struts are arranged in lower positions and more inwards with respect to the secondary struts and are provided with front end portions adapted to support a front end of the motor vehicle; such front end portions are joined to the secondary struts by means of respective connection devices having respective intermediate portions extending along respective directions which are substantially symmetric with respect to a vertical centerline plane and diverge, extending backwards. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312653 | BONNET ARRANGEMENT - The present disclosure relates to a bonnet arrangement for a vehicle, the bonnet arrangement including a bonnet and a hinge arrangement, which is adapted to be attached to the bonnet. The hinge arrangement is arranged to permit pivotal displacement of the bonnet relative to the vehicle around a first pivot axis located in the hinge arrangement. The bonnet arrangement further includes a passive energy absorbing member positioned and arranged so as to absorb impact energy from an impact occurring at the bonnet in a region above the hinge arrangement. The energy absorbing member may be adapted to be attached to the bonnet and/or to the hinge arrangement. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312654 | FRONT SUBFRAME STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A front subframe structure for an automotive vehicle comprises: a pair of right and left side members each provided with an arm support member for supporting a suspension arm is mounted; a cross member disposed between the left and right side members to couple together respective locations in the side members at each of which the arm support member is provided; and an oblique member extending from central portion of the cross member, in each of right and left directions of the vehicle and obliquely rearwardly and outwardly in the vehicle width direction, wherein each of the side members has a rear end joined to a rear portion of a respective one of the oblique members, and wherein the rear portion of the oblique member is provided with a tunnel-lower-frame coupling portion couplable to a tunnel lower frame, and a floor frame attaching portion attachable to a floor frame. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312655 | AUTOMOBILE SUBFRAME - A joint part between a main body part of an automobile subframe and a suspension support member comprises a first joint part in which an upper plate is directly superimposed on and joined to the suspension support member, and a second joint part in which a lower plate is directly superimposed on and joined to the suspension support member, and since the first and second joint parts extend in the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction without overlapping each other, it becomes possible to directly transmit, to both the upper plate and the lower plate, a load that has been inputted from the suspension arm to the suspension support member, thus enhancing the joining strength of the main body part and the suspension support member. The upper plate and the lower plate are joined to the suspension support member from the same side. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312656 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING SIDE STRUCTURES AND ROOF RAILS - A structure for coupling roof rails using a side two-buck structure includes a floor formed of a bottom of a vehicle body, side inner panels coupled to both side surfaces of the floor, and roof rails coupled to upper portions of the side inner panels. A method for coupling roof rails includes coupling side inner arms to side surfaces of a vehicle floor, coupling a cross shaped joint part to an upper portion of the side inner arm, coupling a side inner reinforcement part to outer surfaces of the side inner arm and the joint part, coupling the roof rail to an upper portion of the side inner reinforcement part and an upper surface of the joint part, coupling a side outer reinforcement panel to an outer portion of the side inner reinforcement part, and coupling a side outer panel to an outer portion of the side outer reinforcement panel. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312657 | VEHICLE BODY SUPERSTRUCTURE - A vehicle body superstructure includes a roof side rail having a rail flange upon which a roof panel is mounted, a vertical rail wall that hangs down from the outer end of the rail flange in the vehicle width direction, a bottom rail wall that extends from the lower end of the vertical rail wall to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a bulging section formed by allowing the bottom rail wall and the vertical rail wall to bulge toward the center in the vehicle width direction, in order to accommodate a slide rail for a sliding door. The outer end of a roof arch in the vehicle width direction is joined to the bulging section. First arch flanges are joined on the lower surface side of the rail flange. Second arch flanges are joined to the lower surface side of the of the bottom rail wall. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312658 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes: panels juxtaposed in a longitudinal direction and configured to cover an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, a first panel serving as one of the panels; downward-erected walls extending to both edge portions in a width direction of the first panel along the longitudinal direction, and extending downward; a sealing member extending along the width direction on an edge portion of a second panel facing the first panel in the longitudinal direction, the second panel serving as one of the panels, and being arranged in front of or behind the first panel, the sealing member having a sealing portion which can be in liquid-tight contact with an edge end and a lower surface of the edge portion the first panel, and a tip portion of the sealing member having notches; and panel side protruding portions disposed to protrude in the width direction where the panel side protruding portions face both of the downward-erected walls. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312659 | CHAIR WITH COLD PROTECTION HAND POCKETS - A chair with cold protection hand pockets includes a chair body having a seat, a backrest upward extended from a rear edge of the seat, and two armrests located above two lateral side of the seat; and a base located below the chair body to support the seat at a predetermined height from the ground. Two cold protection hand pockets are provided on front ends of the two armrests. Each of the cold protection hand pockets encloses a receiving space having an inlet opening, via which a user may extend one hand into the receiving space. When the chair is used outdoors, the user may rest two arms on the armrests with two hands extended through the inlet openings into the receiving spaces of the cold protection hand pockets to achieve the purpose of protecting hands against cold and wind while keeping hands warm. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312660 | DEVICE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF RESTING COMPONENTS OF A SOFA, A CHAIR AND THE LIKE - The present invention relates to a device for the movement of resting components of a sofa, an armchair or the likes, such as a headrest movable between a lowered position and a raised position, a back movable between a substantially erected configuration and a downwardly inclined configuration, a seat movable between a backward position and a forward position, and a footrest movable between a lowered, substantially vertical position and a raised position. Such a device comprises a telescopic member equipped with a movable portion controlled by a motor and able, jointly with further connection members, to place in reciprocal relation and to move said headrest, back seat and footrest. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312661 | SUSPENSION CHAIR, MODULAR FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT AND MODULAR FURNITURE KIT - A suspension chair includes a first and second back support portion having first and second suspension elements extending in first and second substantially perpendicular directions respectively. The first and second suspension elements are tensioned so as to provide first and second normal biasing forces to the first and second body support portions. In one embodiment, the chair includes a fixed support defining an upper portion and a pivotable side support. A fabric layer covers at least a portion of the fixed support and a front surface of the side support. Various furniture arrangements and modular furniture kits incorporating one or more chairs, desks and/or tables are provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312662 | MODULAR AIRPLANE SEAT UNIT - The invention is a Modular Airplane Seat Unit ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312663 | BICYCLE SEAT CONVERTER - A seating device using a bicycle seat post as one leg of a tripod seat base, employs a clamp member attaching to the seat post and receiving two other tripod leg portions therein. A web member extending from lower portions of the two other tripod leg portions passes in front of the lower seat post portion, creating tension for providing a seat base using the bicycle seat as the seating surface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312664 | MOUNTING MEMBER AND AIRBAG MODULE-EQUIPPED SEAT - An easy-to-attach clip member that makes the surroundings of a stay cloth mounting portion compact while maintaining high airbag deployment performance, and an airbag module-equipped seat with the clip member are provided. A clip member is connected to a cloth-form body that transmits a tensile force. The clip member includes a connecting portion connected to one end of the cloth-form body, and a groove engaged with an edge portion of a mounted portion. The clip member is provided to reduce a torque generated at the connecting portion by the tensile force transmitted from the cloth-form body when engaged with the edge portion of the mounted portion, and connects the cloth-form body to the mounted portion. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312665 | MONITOR-MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A LAND VEHICLE HEADREST - A monitor-mounting system for a headrest of a land vehicle includes a bushing subsystem constructed to be coupled to the headrest; and a monitor-mounting plate constructed to be coupled to the bushing subsystem. The monitor-mounting region extends outwardly of the headrest and is constructed for fixedly receiving a monitor. The headrest is constructed with dual posts and dual post guides, and the bushing system is constructed with dual bushings, each being constructed to couple to a corresponding one of the dual post guides, or to a corresponding one of the posts. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312666 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat back and a head rest disposed on the seat back. When a child sits on the child safety seat, his back is against the seat back, and his head is against the head rest. The child safety seat also includes two sliding slot structures, formed on the seat back, and two sliding rods. The two sliding rod are connected to two opposite sides of the head rest corresponding to the two sliding slot structures and slidably disposed in the corresponding sliding slot structures. When the sliding rod is at a first restraining position of the sliding slot structure and the child safety seat shakes because of an impact, the head rest moves relative to the seat back, so that the sliding rod slides to a second restraining position sliding slot structure, which reduces possible harm to the head of the child. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312667 | CHAIR - A chair includes a base, a seat assembly comprising a seat, and a height adjustment mechanism attached between the base and the seat assembly. The height adjustment mechanism vertically moves a position of the seat from a first position to a second position that is higher than the first position. The height adjustment mechanism includes a first gas spring attached to the base, a second gas spring attached to the seat assembly, and a support attached between the first gas spring and the second gas spring. The first gas spring is at least partially within a lower portion of the base and the second gas spring is at least partially within the seat assembly. The seat assembly is movable relative to the lower portion of the base. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312668 | CHAIR - Provided is a chair which comprises a lumbar support that is capable of comfortably supporting the lumbar region and that is capable of providing stable support with a side frame pole of a back frame. This invention comprises: a lumbar support main body ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312669 | SINGLE ARM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT - Disclosed herein is a single arm adjustment mechanism for supporting an object, the single arm adjustment mechanism comprising: a support arm; an upper adjustment assembly coupled to an upper end of said support arm, said upper adjustment assembly capable of being coupled to said object such that said object pivots about a first axis; and a lower adjustment assembly capable of being fixed to a support and pivotally coupled to a lower end of said support arm such that said support arm pivots about a second axis parallel to said first axis in order to maintain said object in a desired angular orientation with respect to said support. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312670 | VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat, in particular to a motor vehicle seat, having a base structure ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312671 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a rotationally moving hook mechanism provided on a seat back, and a striker disposed in a rear of the seat back and fixed onto a vehicle body. The vehicle seat includes a left lock mechanism and a right lock mechanism which fix the seat back at an erection position, and a supporting bracket that is provided on the vehicle body to tiltably support the seat back. The striker and the supporting bracket are disposed on a rear side of each of a left side bolster and a right side bolster. An insertion hole, a fixing wire and a protruding portion are provided on the left side bolster and the right side bolster, and on the striker and the supporting bracket to determine positions of the left side bolster and the right side bolster and positions of the striker and the supporting bracket. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312672 | Adjustable Head Rest - This invention is directed to a head rest for a vehicle comprising: a concave cradling area to receive a user's head; a plurality of cushioning areas included in the cradling area to provide cushioning for the user's head; a pair of support arms pivotally connected at the cradling area on the left and right side of the cradling area so that a portion of the support arms can protrude away from the cradling area; arm posts attached to each support arm extending rearward and received into the cradling area allowing the lower end of the support arm to slide in to and away from the cradling area to support the sides of the user's head when the support arms are extended away from the user's cradling area. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312673 | Easy-to-operate travel sleep bracket - An easy to operate sleep support frame for travelling is disclosed. The support frame includes a movable and curved chest rod which can move from a passenger's chest to the bottom of the seat; a chest cushion connected with the chest rod; and a headrest connected with the chest rod. The headrest can be placed in the back of the front seat or above the chest rod. The chest rod includes a circular arc segment with meshing gear teeth on the inner circular arc side of the chest rod. One end of the chest rod goes through the driving gear box under the seat to be driven by a driving gear box. The passenger can press a button to drive motors to raise chest cushion, and press the button to lower the chest cushion to be close to the seat bottom if the chest cushion is not used. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312674 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat (car seat (S)) includes a seat cushion (S | 2014-10-23 |
20140312675 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - In a vehicle seat device including a vibration system formed from a seat back and a headrest being equipped with a dynamic damper, the dynamic damper is formed from an elastic member that is embedded within a cushion member of the vibration system and formed from a rubber or elastomer that is softer than the cushion member, and a weight embedded in the elastic member. Thus it is possible to provide a vehicle seat device that includes a dynamic damper having a small number of components and a simple structure. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312676 | SEAT BACK FOR VEHICLES - A seat back for vehicles including a seat back pad having supporting bodies fixed on a periphery of an opening or a seat frame, or formed integrally with the periphery of the opening by one or multiple-point support, the supporting bodies aligned at predetermined intervals, each arranged in a direction between periphery portions opposite to each other of the opening at a front surface portion formed as a backrest surface for a seated person, the supporting bodies being independent of each other in rod or plate form, each made of a synthetic resin foam having 20 mm or larger in bending deflection amount and 2 to 100 N in load when deflected by 20 mm measured in accordance with a method defined by JIS K7221-2:2006, and having an interspace portion configured such that the supporting bodies are allowed to be deformed by bending in a rear direction. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312677 | Emergency Vehicle Seat with Integrated Seat Belt and Height Adjustable Webbing Guide - An arrangement is provided for vertically adjusting a bezel and a bezel support defining a webbing guide for a seat belt webbing integrated into a vehicle seat. The adjustment arrangement includes a bearing block arrangement and a slotted latch plate mounted in a frame channel of the seat. A spring biased height adjustment frame extends from the bezel support and a spring biased release member is pivotally mounted within the bezel support and provided with a latching tooth engageable and disengageable with the latch plate for establishing various vertical positions of the bezel and the bezel support relative to an upper end of the frame channel. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312678 | Mineral Cutter Pick Etc - A water spray system particularly, but no exclusively, for mineral mining, comprising a pick ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312679 | CUTTING CHAIN - A chain link ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312680 | MODULARIZED HUB ASSEMBLY - A modularized hub assembly includes an axle member, a hub shell mounted on the axle member, at least two sprocket carriers alternatively mounted on the axle member, and a pair of end caps respectively secured to opposite ends of the axle member. Each of the sprocket carriers includes a carrier body having an outer profile, and a bearing unit mounted in the carrier body. The outer profiles of the carrier bodies of the sprocket carriers are different from each other. The bearing units of the sprocket carriers are the same in total length and inner diameter for being alternatively mounted on a carrier-mounting section of the axle member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312681 | BATTERY - A battery includes a roll-up unit provided by winding a sheet unit around an axis, the sheet unit including an electrode sheet having an active material and a separator, the roll-up unit having an exposed portion on which the active material is not placed at an end of the electrode sheet in a direction of the axis; an outer case housing the roll-up unit and having an electrode terminal; an intermediate terminal inside the roll-up unit and having a pair of arm portions resistance-welded to the exposed portion, a first connecting portion connecting the arm portions, and a hole portion formed in the first connecting portion and located between welding points formed in the arm portions; and a collector terminal outside the roll-up unit and resistance-welded to a position opposite to the arm portion in the exposed portion to provide electrical continuity between the roll-up unit and the electrode terminal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION TO A DATA NETWORK - Methods, systems, and an integrated Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module cover assembly for communicating data between an aircraft and a ground-based network are provided. The assembly includes a power receptacle cover plate and a BPL module coupled to said power receptacle cover plate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312683 | Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Safety System and Method - A multiply-redundant system that prevents a driver from starting and/or moving a vehicle if a compressed natural gas fill system is not correctly and completely disconnected from the vehicle. One or more sensors in combination with one or more optional microswitches combine to lock-out the vehicle's ignition or otherwise prevent it from starting and/or moving. For different levels of safety, different combinations of sensors can be used with the lowest level having a single proximity sensor sensing the presence or absence of a high-pressure fill hose. The highest level of safety being achieved by having separate proximity sensors on the fuel fill hose fitting, the gas cap cover and a manual safety valve along with a redundant microswitch. An optional override that may be restricted as to the number of times it can be used can allow starting with a faulty sensor in order to allow maintenance. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312684 | INSULATION TYPE SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus comprises: a transformer that includes primary/secondary windings that are electromagnetically connected to each other with polarities opposite to each other, an output switch that activates/inactivates an electric-current route that extends from an application terminal for an input voltage to a ground terminal via the primary winding a rectifying-smoothing portion that generates an output voltage from an induced voltage, a feedback voltage generation portion that monitors a switch voltage appearing at a connection node between the primary winding and the output switch and generates a feedback voltage in accordance with the output voltage, a reference voltage generation portion that generates a reference voltage, a comparator that compares the feedback voltage and the reference voltage with each other to generate a comparison signal, and a switching control portion that generates an output switch control signal by means of an on-time control method in accordance with the comparison signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE DETECTION IN HYBRID VEHICLES - A system and method described herein detects the presence of an unconnected condition in high voltage component cables in an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle having a high voltage battery or energy storage system. The system includes a DC-DC converter which is capable of operating in either a step-down mode (e.g., as a buck converter) or a boost mode. The system uses the DC-DC converter operating in boost mode to create a sufficient, yet safe, measuring voltage on the main high voltage cabling of the vehicle before allowing the energy storage system to begin supplying high voltage power to the system components. The measurements are taken at various points near the individual components to determine if the cable has become disconnected. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312686 | IN VEHICLE INDUCTIVE POWER PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle inductive power assembly and method for transferring electrical power inductively to an electrical device, in a motorized vehicle. The system includes an inductive power transfer system which is configured to provide the electrical power to the electrical device as well as a communications security system which is configured to establish a secure communications channel between the inductive power transfer system and the electrical device. Following activation of the inductive power transfer system, the communications security system initiates a handshaking procedure between the inductive power transfer system and the electrical device. If the handshaking procedure is successful the communications security system instructs the inductive power transfer system to commence providing the electrical power to the electrical device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312687 | MULTIPLE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A lithium battery system includes a first battery pack including a plurality of first battery cells connected in series. The first battery pack is configured to be connected in parallel to an alternator and a second battery pack, and has a lower capacity than the second battery pack. A negative electrode of each of the first battery cells includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon-based material having an interlayer spacing of a (002) plane of 0.34 nm to 0.50 nm in X-ray diffraction measurement using copper (Cu) Kα lines. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312688 | EFFICIENCY MONITOR FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION - An inductive power receiver configured for receiving power transferred from an inductive power outlet having a primary coil includes a secondary coil configured to form an inductive couple with the primary coil thereby facilitating the power transfer. The inductive power receiver further includes a transmission circuit having a variable amplifier configured to vary the voltage of the power drawn by the secondary coil, and a modulator configured to control the variable amplifier. The inductive power receiver is configured to modulate a signal by the varying of the voltage. An inductive power outlet configured for transferring power to the inductive power receiver includes a primary coil and a receiving circuit configured to detect changes in voltage of the power transferred and to produce an output signal based on the changes. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312689 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL POWER BY AN ENERGY STORE BY USING TOLERANCES IN THE DELIVERY OF POWER - A method for providing control power for an electricity network in which at least one energy store connected to the electricity network supplies energy to the electricity network as required and/or takes up energy from the electricity network as required, the control power being delivered in dependence on a frequency deviation from a setpoint value of a network frequency, tolerance with respect to the amount of the control power to be provided being used to set a charging state of the energy store at a same time as providing control power by the energy store. A device for carrying out such a method includes a control system and an energy store, the device being connected or connectable to an electricity network, the control system being connected to the energy store and controlling control power given off and/or taken up by the energy store. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEQUENTIALLY DISTRIBUTING POWER AMONG ONE OR MORE MODULES - A programmable power distributing sequencer including a plurality of internal regulators, an internal memory adapted to store a user programmable script including instructions for sequentially enabling and disabling the regulators, and a controller adapted to enable and disable the regulators based on the script. The controller may receive the user programmable script from a programming source, such as an applications processor, an external memory, or external programming device. Before using the user programmable script, the controller may execute a default script stored in the internal memory to initially power up the programming source. The sequencer may further include an external port for similarly controlling one or more external regulators. The port may also be used to connect multiple sequencers together, such as in a cascaded, hierarchical, and/or redundant manner. Additionally, the sequencer may include a fault detection module for detecting faulty operating regulators. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312691 | SMART POWER STRIP WITH AUTOMATIC DEVICE CONNECTION DETECTION - A multi-port power switch device may intelligently detect whether a portable electronic device is connected to one of the output ports provided. The output ports can automatically be switched on and off as needed depending on whether they are connected to a portable electronic device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312692 | STABILITY ANALYZING APPARATUS AND STABILITY ANALYZING METHOD - A stability analyzing apparatus is in cooperation with a DC power system having a bus terminal connected to at least a load, and comprises a perturbation signal generating module, a signal processing module and a determining module. The perturbation signal generating module generates a perturbation signal injected into the bus terminal to obtain a transfer function of the bus terminal impedance. The signal processing module is electrically connected to the perturbation signal generating module and calculates the slope of the transfer function of the bus terminal impedance to obtain a transfer function of the bus terminal impedance slope. The determining module is electrically connected to the signal processing module and determines the stability tendency of the DC power system according to the transfer function of the bus terminal impedance slope. A stability analyzing method is also disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312693 | VOLTAGE CONSERVATION USING ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUBSTATION CENTRALIZED VOLTAGE CONTROL - A voltage control and conservation (VCC) system is provided, which includes three subsystems, including an energy delivery (ED) system, an energy control (EC) system and an energy regulation (ER) system. The VCC system is configured to monitor energy usage at the ED system and determine one or more energy delivery parameters at the EC system. The EC system may then provide the one or more energy delivery parameters to the ER system to adjust the energy delivered to a plurality of users for maximum energy conservation. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312694 | Dual-Mode Power Stealing for a Climate Control System Controller - A controller for use in a climate control system. The controller, which may be a wireless-enabled thermostat, includes a power stealing circuit configured to steal power from a first load that is in an “on” mode and from a second load that is in an “off” mode. The stealing is performed from the first and second loads at the same time. Sufficient power can be stolen to support substantially constant operation of a transceiver of the controller. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312695 | Switch-Type Interlock Arrangement For Controlling The Neutral Output Of A Portable Generator - An interlock arrangement allows a floating neutral electrical generator having a receptacle, such as a duplex receptacle, absent GFCI protection to be used to provide electrical power to the electrical system of a home or other building during utility power interruption. The interlock arrangement includes structure to disable or prevent access to the duplex receptacle when the electrical generator is coupled to the power cord used to transfer electrical power from the generator to the electrical system of the building. Thus, the duplex receptacles cannot be used to power electrical devices when the generator is connected to supply power to the electrical system of the building. Conversely, when the generator is physically disconnected from the electrical system of the building, the interlock arrangement exposes or supplies power to the duplex receptacles, and may be configured to close access to the receptacle used for connecting to a building electrical system. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312696 | MOSFET GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSITION SOFTENING - A power supply unit for use with thermostats or other like devices requiring power. A power supply unit may be designed to keep electromagnetic interference emissions at a minimum, particularly at a level that does not violate governmental regulations. A unit may be designed so that there is enough power for a triggering a switch at about a cross over point of a waveform of input power to the unit. Power for triggering may come from a storage source rather than line power to reduce emissions on the power line. Power for the storage source may be provided with power stealing. Power stealing may require switching transistors which can generate emissions. Gate signals to the transistors may be especially shaped to keep emissions from transistor switching at a minimum. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312697 | ACTIVE TRIAC TRIGGERING CIRCUIT - A power supply unit for use with thermostats or other like devices requiring power. A power supply unit may be designed to keep electromagnetic interference emissions at a minimum, particularly at a level that does not violate governmental regulations. A unit may be designed so that there is enough power for a triggering a switch at about a cross over point of a waveform of input power to the unit. Power for triggering may come from a storage source rather than line power to reduce emissions on the power line. Power for the storage source may be provided with power stealing. Power stealing may require switching transistors which can generate emissions. Gate signals to the transistors may be especially shaped to keep emissions from transistor switching at a minimum. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312698 | UNIT HAVING A SWITCHING FUNCTION FOR ETHERNET - An arrangement for a switching function unit for Ethernet having a number of active components of the Ethernet which are combined by a switching function unit to form a functional unit; and at least three mutually independent power supplies for supplying power to the active components, wherein a first of the at least three power supplies is a local power supply for the switching function unit, a second of the at least three power supplies is a first extraneous power supply via Ethernet for the switching function unit, and a third of the at least three power supplies is a second extraneous power supply via Ethernet for the switching function unit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312699 | CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY FOR LED EMERGENCY LIGHTING USING SMART OUTPUT RESETTING CIRCUIT FOR NO LOAD CONDITIONS - A constant power backup power supply for LED lighting fixtures is disclosed. The power supply includes a storage battery that is charged while an AC power source is in an ON condition. When AC power transitions to an OFF conditions, a capacitor bank charged by the battery supplies current to the primary side of a flyback converter operating in discontinuous conduction mode. The secondary side of the flyback converter supplies constant output power to the LED lighting fixture for an arbitrary output voltage within a predetermined range. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312700 | Reconfigurable PV Configuration - A PV module is described with an array of PV cells whereby the module is reconfigurable, allowing different configurations to be applied after installation and during operation, i.e. at run-time. The run time configuration of the module has controllable devices. The main controllable devices are any of (individually or in combination): a) switches which determine the parallel/series connections of the cells as well as hybrid cases also. b) switches between the cells and local dc/dc converters and/or among the DC/DC converters; c) actively controlled bypass diodes placed in order to allow excess current to flow in the occurrence of a mismatch. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312701 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A power supply circuit in an electronic device is provided. The power supply circuit includes a connector configured to receive external power and IDentifier (ID) data, a first switch disposed between the connector and a system of the electronic device, a second switch connected to the system, and a controller configured to control ON and OFF states of each of the first and second switches based on the ID data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312702 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM - A power transmission device has: a plurality of power transmission units which perform wireless power transmission of strong-coupling system; a communication unit which, when the plurality of power transmission units transmit power at different timings to a power reception device, receives from the power reception device a plurality of reception power values of power each received by the power reception device and posture information of the power reception device; and a control unit which calculates a plurality of efficiencies based on power values of power transmitted by the plurality of power transmission units and the received plurality of reception power values, obtains a plurality of equal efficiency surfaces with respect to the plurality of power transmission units based on the plurality of efficiencies and the received posture information, and estimates that the power reception device is present at a position where the plurality of equal efficiency surfaces intersect. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312703 | Supply Module and Module Chain - A supply module for insertion into a module chain of functional modules mounted side by side along a concatenation axis and electrically connected to one another in a Z-linkage comprises includes a first coupling surface having a plurality of electric input terminals, and with a second coupling surface having a plurality of electric output terminals, wherein a specifiable assignment of the input terminals to the output terminals is provided, and wherein at least one input terminal is designed as a supply input for feeding in a supply voltage from an upstream functional module and at least one output terminal is designed as a supply output for transferring the supply voltage to a downstream functional module. An additional input for feeding in an additional supply voltage and an output terminal are provided for transferring the additional supply voltage to at least one functional module arranged downstream along the concatenation axis. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312704 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER SYSTEM WITH PARALLEL UNITS AND FAULT TOLERANCE - The present invention relates to an electric energy conversion method and system with at least two conversion units (14), comprising control means (12) establishing the maximum output current of the operative conversion modules, as well as the commutation frequency of the entire or of a sub-group of the operative conversion modules to thus increase the availability of the conversion system in the event of failures. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312705 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power-supplying module and a power-receiving module are positioned so that a coil surface of a power-supplying resonator in the power-supplying module and a coil surface of a power-receiving resonator in the power-receiving module face each other. On the inner circumferential surface sides of the coils of the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator, cylindrical magnetic members and which cover the entire inner circumferential surfaces of the coil of the power-supplying resonator and the coil of the power-receiving resonator are arranged. When power transmission between the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator is performed, while varying the magnetic field, magnetic field occurring around the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator is shielded by the magnetic members. This improves power transmission efficiency of power transmitted from the power-supplying module to the power-receiving module, as compared with a case of arranging no magnetic members. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312706 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A WIRELESS TRANSFER SYSTEM - Described herein are improved configurations for a resonator for wireless power transfer that includes a conductor forming one or more loops and having an inductance L, a network of capacitors, having a capacitance, C, and a desired electrical parameter, coupled to the conductor, the network having at least one capacitor of a first type with a first temperature profile of the electrical parameter, and the network having at least one capacitor of a second type with a second temperature profile of the electrical parameter. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312707 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER RESONATOR ENCLOSURES - Described herein are improved configurations for a resonator enclosure for wireless high power transfer that includes a support plate, a sheet of good conductor positioned on one side of the support plate, a separator piece for maintaining a separation distance between the resonator and the sheet of good conductor, and a cover of a non-lossy material covering the resonator, the separator, the sheet of good conductor and attached to the support plate, wherein the size of the sheet of good conductor is larger than the size of the resonator. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312708 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wireless electric power transmission apparatus includes a communication unit configured to carry out communication for wireless electric power transmission, a restriction unit configured to restrict the wireless electric power transmission in a case in which the communication unit is unable to communicate with an object disposed within a range in which the wireless electric power transmission apparatus can transmit the wireless electric power, and a control unit configured to start the wireless electric power transmission in response to a user instruction in a case in which the communication unit is unable to communicate with the object disposed within the range in which the wireless electric power transmission apparatus can transmit wireless electric power. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312709 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a switch control section configured to: determine whether a received signal is any one of a power signal and a data signal based on the received signal, and select any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on the determination of the received signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312710 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT CHARGE PUMP WITH PEAK VOLTAGE FOLLOWING FREQUENCY DIVIDER CONTROL - A power converter for a load with varying power requirements dynamically adjusts its supply voltage to the load so as to track the radio frequency (RF) envelope of the signal being carried by the load. The supply voltage can be provided by a multiple-output charge pump providing multiple output voltage levels concurrently, and a switch to provide a selected one of the different output voltage levels as the supply voltage to the load. A controller controls the switch to dynamically modify the voltage level selected for output as the supply voltage such that the supply voltage tracks the RF envelope of the signal being carried by the load. As the switching losses of transistors of the power converter may exceed the power savings achieved through envelope tracking, the power converter employs a peak following frequency divider circuit that limits the switching frequency of the power converter to a threshold frequency. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312711 | GENSET WITH INTEGRATED RESISTIVE LOADBANK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An integrated resistive load bank management system ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312712 | LASER PEN, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LASER INDICATING SYSTEM - A laser pen includes a laser diode and a plug. The plug is received in an earphone jack of a portable electronic device. The laser pen obtains power from the portable electronic device to turn on the laser diode. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312713 | Depth-Activated Sensor Switch and Method - A switch for a marine seismic sensor. The switch includes a bellows having a closed end, a side portion and an open end, wherein the side portion connects the closed end to the open end, the closed end includes a conductive surface, and the side portion acts as a spring; a base plug that includes first input and first output contacts on a first side and second input and second output contacts on an opposite side; and a plug located in the open end of the bellows and configured to form a chamber, inside which the second input contact and the second output contact are provided. The conductive surface short-circuits the second input contact and the second output contact when a pressure larger than a predetermined pressure (P) acts on the conductive surface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS POWER TO A POWER-RECEIVING DEVICE, AND RELATED POWER-RECEIVING DEVICES - In an embodiment, a wireless power distribution system is disclosed. The wireless power distribution system includes a routing module having at least one processor configured to determine a route for a power-receiving device to travel responsive to receiving input about one or more characteristics associated with the power-receiving device or one or more wireless power transmitters for delivering power to the power-receiving device. The wireless power distribution system further includes the one or more wireless power transmitters operably coupled to the routing module. The one or more wireless power transmitters are configured to wirelessly transmit the power to the device at one or more locations along the route. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312715 | PROTECTION APPARATUS, METHOD AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a protection apparatus for an IT network having a first and a second live line, having a signal generator which is designed to feed a first signal to the first and/or to the second live line, having a detection device which is designed to detect the profile of the fed first signal in at least one live line, and having a control device which is designed to analyse the detected profile and to output a disconnection signal when the analysis of the detected profile indicates that a living organism is in contact with the first live line and the second live line. The present invention also discloses a method and a power supply system. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312716 | PERMANENT MAGNET LINEAR ACTUATORS - An electromagnetic actuator including: a core comprising a material having a high magnetic permeability relative to air; an array of coils sequentially arranged on the core, each coil of the array of coils being wound around the longitudinal axis of the core; and a magnet assembly movably mounted along the array of coils, the magnet assembly having a coil side facing the array of coils and an opposite side facing away from the array of coils and including an array of permanent magnets sequentially arranged along the array of coils in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnetic moments of the plurality of magnets are selected and arranged to augment the magnetic field produced on the coil side of the magnet assembly and to reduce the magnetic field produced on the opposite side of the magnet assembly. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312717 | IRONLESS MAGNETIC LINEAR MOTORS HAVING LEVITATING AND TRANSVERSAL FORCE CAPACITIES - A ironless magnetic motor ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312718 | MOTOR COOLING AND EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION STRUCTURE - A motor cooling and eddy current suppression structure ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312719 | LINEAR GENERATOR - A linear generator having adjacent coils spaced apart no more than approximately 6 millimeters, and a magnet that moves through the coils. The magnet has a height that is greater than a combined height of at least two of the coils. Preferably, a pair of series-connected coils are spaced apart a distance that equals the magnet height. Current induced in the series-connected coils is in phase. The generator may have a second magnet that is oriented to repel the first magnet and that moves at a slower speed than the first magnet. An electric energy storage device is preferably coupled with the coil and a battery charger that receives energy from the storage device when it reaches a charging level. The storage device preferably receives energy from the coil through a rectifier when a voltage level in the coil is greater than a voltage level in the storage device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312720 | ELECTRIC-MOTOR BRAKE ACTUATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE - A particularly cost-effective electric-motor brake actuator which is useable in a highly flexible manner in respect of structural boundary conditions has an integrally formed cup which is equipped with a permanent magnet assembly and can be equipped with a separately manufactured, electromagnetic rotor assembly. In this manner, the equipment outlay is reduced as is the construction costs. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312721 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS - An electric power tool, which uses a DC brushless motor as a drive source and controls the DC brushless motor by a switching element, can include a tubular housing main body portion accommodating the DC brushless motor, and a grip portion protruding from a side portion of the housing main body portion. The switching element is arranged inside the grip portion, and is spaced apart from an electronic circuit board for an electronic component for operating the switching element. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312722 | MAST-MOUNTED AIRCRAFT GENERATOR - A generator with relatively high (Length/Diameter) aspect ratio, which may be mounted within the rotating mast of a helicopter, and which may generate power that is conditioned by a rotating power conditioning unit and delivered to the rotating rotor blades without the use of slip rings, is disclosed. The generator may be arranged to take advantage of the available space within the mast. Temperature of the mast and generator may be controlled by varying the wall thickness of the mast wall and using cooling fins on the mast and a cooling dome. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312723 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR VEHICLE - In an electric motor for a vehicle, a fan integrally rotatable with a rotor is located on one end in a direction of the axis of the rotor, a bracket for accommodating the fan is joined on one end in the direction of the axis of a stator frame for accommodating a stator, and the bracket is provided with an outside air inlet and a dust emission outlet. The bracket is provided with an expanded section which has an inner peripheral surface bulging on an outer peripheral side in a radial direction beyond a peripheral surface of the stator frame, and at least a part of the dust emission outlet opens to the inner peripheral surface of the expanded section. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312724 | ELECTRIC PUSH BAR ASSEMBLY - An electric push bar assembly includes an electric push bar including a retractable tube and a connector, and a release mechanism including a connection socket connected to the retractable tube, a fixed socket connected to the connector, a clutch socket axially slidably coupled to the connection socket and having a plurality of engagement tooth blocks respectively engaged with respective engagement teeth of the fixed socket and a rotary operating member mounted around the fixed socket and operable to disengage the engagement tooth blocks of the clutch socket from the engagement teeth of the fixed socket for allowing adjustment of the retractable tube manually. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312725 | ELECTRIC LINEAR DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR ADJUSTING FURNITURE USED FOR SITTING OR LYING DOWN - An electric linear drive, in particular for adjusting moveably mounted parts of furniture used for sitting or lying down, includes a drive motor, a threaded spindle, a speed reduction gear arranged between the drive motor and the threaded spindle, a spindle nut placed on the threaded spindle, which can be selectively locked in the direction of rotation and, depending on the direction of rotation of the threaded spindle, moved in the axial direction of the threaded spindle. The linear drive has a lifting element for adjusting the moveable furniture parts, the lifting element being driven by axial movement of the spindle nut. Simple design, easy assembly and operation, and robust mounting of the driving parts are achieved. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312726 | LINEAR TRANSMISSION CYLINDER AND DRIVING MOTOR THEREOF - A linear transmission cylinder with a driving motor includes a case, a stator disposed inside the case and a rotor having a rotary shaft disposed inside the case. The case includes a lower component and an upper component. The lower and upper components include a plurality of lower and upper ribs in an interval arrangement protruding from internal walls thereof and abutting an external wall of the stator, lower and upper shaft nests formed on rear interior walls thereof and lower and upper shaft bases formed on front interior walls thereof, such that the rotary shaft can be supported and pivoted thereon. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312727 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - Provided is a rotating electric machine capable of preventing an outer race of a bearing from rotating because of a reduction in force for coupling a bearing housing portion and the outer race of the bearing. A resin case ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312728 | DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device is provided with a gear unit and a plurality of motors. The gear unit includes a plurality of input shafts supported by a supporting member, and a driven member to which the plurality of input shafts is engaged. Each motor rotor is respectively attached to a corresponding one of the input shafts. Each motor stator is attached to a housing that is detachably attached to the supporting member. When the housing is attached to the supporting member, phase angles of the rotors of all of the motors are equal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312729 | MOTOR HAVING INTEGRAL STATOR CORE - Provided is a motor having an integral stator core, which includes: stators including a plurality of split stator cores that are annularly disposed, bobbins that are surrounded on respective outer circumferential surfaces of the stator cores, and coils wound on an outer circumferential surface of each bobbin; and rotors that are arranged with a gap from each stator, in which the stator core is integrally molded to include a yoke around which the coils are wound, and a first flange and a second flange that are formed at both ends of the yoke, and in which coil winding grooves that are formed at height lower than those of the upper and lower surfaces of the first and second flanges, are formed on the upper and lower surfaces as well as the left and right surfaces of the yoke in order to reduce height of the stator core, to thereby enable the motor to be slimmed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312730 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine includes: a stator; | 2014-10-23 |
20140312731 | MOTOR - A motor includes a rotation shaft, a commutator, power supply brushes, and a brush holder. The brush holder includes an opposing portion that faces an end face of the commutator in an axial direction, a bearing holder, and a diffusion stopper. The diffusion stopper is arranged in a portion of the opposing portion located toward the outer side in the radial direction from the bearing holder and limits the diffusion of abrasion powder of the power supply brushes. The diffusion stopper is projected toward the commutator in the axial direction or recessed in the axial direction. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312732 | WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTOR - A windscreen wiper motor ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312733 | MEMS VIBRATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A MEMS vibrator includes: a vibrating portion; an electrode portion provided to face the vibrating portion with a gap therebetween; and a support portion extended in a first direction from the vibrating portion. The vibrating portion includes a functional portion having a different thickness viewed from the first direction. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312734 | VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATOR - A MEMS vibrator includes a substrate, a lower electrode provided on a main surface of the substrate, a fixed portion provided on the main surface, and an upper electrode which is separated from the substrate and is supported by the fixed portion. The upper electrode is a vibrating body having a region overlapping the lower electrode when the substrate is seen in plan view, and includes a weight portion in a region provided with an antinode portion of vibration of the upper electrode as the vibrating body. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312735 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ENCAPSULATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an element arranged to cooperate with another part so as to form an encapsulation device for a component including the element at least partially coated with a metallization. According to the invention, the metallization includes at least one metal layer protected by an intermetallic compound which is coated by a non-diffused portion of a material whose melting point is lower than 250° C. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312736 | Electricoacoustic Component with Structured Conductor and Dielectric Layer - An electroacoustic component includes a substrate configured to carry acoustic waves. The electroacoustic component can be a guided bulk acoustic wave (GBAW) device, for example. A structured electric conductive layer is arranged on the substrate and an electrically dielectric layer (for example, aluminum oxide) is also arranged over the substrate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312737 | LAYER COMPOSITE COMPRISING ELECTROACTIVE LAYERS - The invention relates to a multi-layer composite ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140312738 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR | 2014-10-23 |
20140312739 | HIGH TEMPERATURE ULTRASONIC PROBE AND PULSE-ECHO PROBE MOUNTING FIXTURE FOR TESTING AND BLIND ALIGNMENT ON STEAM PIPES - A high temperature ultrasonic probe and a mounting fixture for attaching and aligning the probe to a steam pipe using blind alignment. The high temperature ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric transducer having a high temperature. The probe provides both transmitting and receiving functionality. The mounting fixture allows the high temperature ultrasonic probe to be accurately aligned to the bottom external surface of the steam pipe so that the presence of liquid water in the steam pipe can be monitored. The mounting fixture with a mounted high temperature ultrasonic probe are used to conduct health monitoring of steam pipes and to track the height of condensed water through the wall in real-time. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312740 | ENERGY HARVESTER DEVICE FOR IN-EAR DEVICES USING EAR CANAL DYNAMIC MOTION - An energy harvester device located into an in-ear device and harvesting energy from dynamic motion of the wall of the outer ear canal receiving the in-ear device therein, with an external sheath of the in-ear device generally assuming the contour of the ear canal wall. The energy harvester device has an energy harvesting module mounting on an inner portion of the in-ear device adjacent the external sheath, and is at least partially elastically deformable under a displacement of the ear canal wall to generate energy corresponding to the displacement of the wall. An energy storage module mounts onto the in-ear device and connects to the energy harvesting module to receive energy there from and supplying the stored energy to an electronic device of the in-ear device. The in-ear device having the energy harvester device therein is also part of the present invention. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312741 | HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHES HAVING ONE OR MORE FLOATING CONDUCTOR LAYERS - This patent document discloses high voltage switches that include one or more electrically floating conductor layers that are isolated from one another in the dielectric medium between the top and bottom switch electrodes. The presence of the one or more electrically floating conductor layers between the top and bottom switch electrodes allow the dielectric medium between the top and bottom switch electrodes to exhibit a higher breakdown voltage than the breakdown voltage when the one or more electrically floating conductor layers are not present between the top and bottom switch electrodes. This increased breakdown voltage in the presence of one or more electrically floating conductor layers in a dielectric medium enables the switch to supply a higher voltage for various high voltage circuits and electric systems. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312742 | FLEXURE-ENHANCING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED POWER GENERATION IN A WIND-POWERED PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM - Improving wind-based piezoelectric power conversion is provided. For example, a piezoelectric element affixed to a vibratory member is provided. A rigid mounting system coupled with a rotatable base is provided for said vibratory member on one end of the vibratory member. A solar generator is coupled with the rigid mounting system and at least one obstacle is provided located on the flexing side of the vibratory member. The obstacle induces a vortex in the wind passing the obstacle and arriving at the vibratory member, which enhances wind-induced displacement in the vibratory member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312743 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic base, first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes. The first external electrode is disposed at a first end portion of a first major surface in the longitudinal direction. The second external electrode is disposed at a second end portion of the first major surface in the longitudinal direction. A portion of each of the first and second external electrodes is opposed in the thickness direction to a region where the first and second internal electrodes are opposed to each other in the thickness direction. A condition ( 1/10)t | 2014-10-23 |
20140312744 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a multilayer electronic component includes the steps of preparing a laminate including a plurality of laminated insulating layers and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed along interfaces between the insulating layers, edges of the internal electrodes being exposed at a predetermined surface of the laminate, and forming an external electrode on the predetermined surface to electrically connect exposed the edges of the internal electrodes. The step of forming an external electrode includes a plating step of forming a continuous plating film by depositing plating deposits on the edges of the internal electrodes exposed at the predetermined surface and by performing plating growth to be connected to each other, and a heat treatment step of performing a heat treatment at an oxygen partial pressure of about 5 ppm or less and at a temperature of about 600° C. or more. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312745 | Electric Motor - An asymmetric brushless direct current (DC) motor having a stator having a plurality of magnets and a rotor having a plurality of armatures where the vector sum of magnetic forces between each armature and each respective magnet is zero at every angular rotation position of the rotor with respect to the stator in the motor's non-energized state. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312746 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND DRIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A motor includes a stator core fitted to a cylindrical portion of a case, a rotor core being rotatable in the stator core, soft magnetic poles radially extending from the rotor core, and magnet poles disposed between the soft magnetic poles. The case includes a bottom portion having a ring-shaped plate portion, a protrusion portion, and a bearing-supporting portion extending from the protrusion portion. A condition that L2≧t and a condition that L1≧L2 are met, wherein t represents a thickness of the bottom portion, L1 represents a distance in an axial direction between a side surface of the ring-shaped plate portion close to the stator core and a protrusion end of the protrusion portion close to the rotor core, and L2 represents a distance in the axial direction between the side surface and an end surface of a bearing opposite to the rotor core. | 2014-10-23 |