45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150318591 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL APPARATUS HAVING A CHARGE LIMITER - The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell device ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318592 | TEM Mode Dielectric Filter and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode dielectric filter and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The mode dielectric filter provided by the present invention includes a dielectric body and a silver plating layer, where the silver plating layer covers a surface of the dielectric body, and a dielectric constant of the dielectric body is less than or equal to 21. The TEM dielectric filter provided by the present invention has a large energy storage space in a single resonant cavity of a dielectric material, and has a high quality factor. An insertion loss of the TEM dielectric filter is low, and electrical conductivity of the silver plating layer is high. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318593 | RESONATOR AND BAND PASS FILTER - A resonator includes a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers. An electrode is disposed on each of the plurality of dielectric layers. The resonator includes ground electrodes disposed on any of the dielectric layers, capacitor electrodes disposed on any of the dielectric layers, and inductor electrodes. The inductor electrodes are located in portions which start from nodes between the inductor electrodes and the capacitor electrodes as start points, pass through line electrodes disposed on dielectric layers different from the dielectric layers on which the capacitor electrodes are disposed and the dielectric layers on which the ground electrodes are disposed, and reach nodes between the inductor electrodes and the ground electrode as end points. The line electrode have a ring-shaped configuration, as viewed in a stacking direction of the dielectric layers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318594 | Dielectric Resonator, Assembly Method Therefor, and Dielectric Filter - The dielectric resonator includes a sealing cover, a dielectric resonant column, a metal cavity, and an electrically-conductive elastic structure body. The dielectric resonant column is located within the metal cavity, wherein the sealing cover is connected to an upper surface of the dielectric resonant column. The sealing cover is located at the upper end face of the metal cavity and is configured to seal the metal cavity. The metal cavity is provided with a groove at the bottom. The electrically-conductive elastic structure body is located within the groove and is configured to support the dielectric resonant column. The depth of the groove causes a lower surface of the dielectric resonant column to be lower than an inner bottom surface of the metal cavity after the sealing cover seals the metal cavity. A lower end face of the dielectric resonant column is in contact with the electrically-conductive elastic structure body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318595 | TRANSMISSION LINE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A main transmission line includes a substantially elongated dielectric body in which first and second substantially elongated signal conductors are disposed with a distance therebetween in a width direction. A first reference ground conductor and a first auxiliary ground conductor sandwich therebetween the first signal conductor in a thickness direction. A second reference ground conductor and a second auxiliary ground conductor sandwich therebetween the second signal conductor in the thickness direction. The second auxiliary ground conductor includes two substantially elongated conductors and a first bridge conductor, and the second auxiliary ground conductor includes two substantially elongated conductors and a second bridge conductor. The positions of the first and second bridge conductors in a lengthwise direction are different. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318596 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - A package substrate includes a core substrate, a first buildup layer and a second buildup layer. The first buildup layer includes an uppermost interlayer, an upper inner interlayer, an uppermost conductive layer including first pads and second pads, an upper first conductive layer, an upper second conductive layer, vias formed through the uppermost interlayer and connecting the upper first conductive layer and the second pads, and skip vias formed through the uppermost and upper inner interlayers and connecting the uppermost and upper second conductive layers. The second buildup layer includes a lowermost interlayer, a lower inner interlayer, a lowermost conductive layer including third pads, a lower first conductive layer, a lower second conductive layer, vias formed through the lowermost interlayer and connecting the lower first conductive layer and third pads, and skip vias formed through the lowermost and lower inner interlayers and connecting the lowermost and lower second conductive layers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318597 | MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a multi-layer substrate which can be used in a wireless signal transmission/reception apparatus, etc, a through-hole and a first waveguide and a second waveguide which are formed by conductive films enclosing the inner surface of the through-hole are formed on an upper substrate and a lower substrate of the multi-layer substrate, respectively, and an RF signal can be transmitted between an upper surface and a lower surface through the two waveguides. A process of manufacturing a multi-layer substrate by a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) is used, so that a waveguide passing through the multi-layer substrate can be precisely and easily formed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318598 | FOLDED COURRUGATED SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE - A folded corrugated substrate integrated waveguide is disclosed. The folded corrugated substrate integrated waveguide, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a first conductor plate having upper surface stubs respectively formed on both sides thereof in the lengthwise direction; a first dielectric substrate of which the upper surface is attached to the lower surface of the first conductor plate; a second conductor plate of which the upper surface is attached to the lower surface of the first dielectric substrate; a second dielectric substrate of which the upper surface is attached to the lower surface of the second conductor plate; and two stub conductor arrays spaced at a certain distance so as to be arranged in parallel to each other and attached to the lower surface of the second dielectric substrate, wherein each of the stub conductors in the two stub conductor arrays is electrically connected to a position corresponding to the upper surface stub of the first conductor plate through a via-hole which vertically penetrates the first dielectric substrate, the second conductor plate, and the second dielectric substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318599 | COAXIAL DATA COMMUNICATION WITH REDUCED EMI - Data communication having improved electromagnetic interference (EMI) rejection when communicating through a coaxial cable is provided by using differential transmission and/or reception through a common-mode choke and a dissipative element resulting in extremely low radiated emissions and high immunity to external radiation interference in a low-cost way. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318600 | Radio Frequency Power Combiner - High-power microwave generators usable in designing circuits of power combiners/dividers, wherein a device for combining radio frequency power includes a cavity, for example, having a rectangular shape, a central cylindrical conductor with a larger radius middle portion, inductive coupling elements for inputting RF power from sources to the cavity, a movable output element secured on the central cylindrical conductor for outputting the combined power, where the device offers high frequency and phase stability, and has a compact design. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318601 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wireless communication device includes a metallic housing and an antenna structure. The metallic housing includes a bottom frame and a side frame spaced from the bottom frame. The antenna structure includes a feed end plate, a ground end plate, a main radiator, and a coupling section. The ground end plate is coupled to the bottom frame. The main radiator is coupled between the feed end plate and the side frame. The coupling section is coupled to the main radiator and extending parallel to the bottom frame. A first end of the coupling section is coupled to a distal end of the feed end plate, and a second end of the coupling section extends towards the ground end plate, current is coupled from the feed end plate to the ground end plate via the coupling section and is coupled from the coupling section to the bottom frame. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318602 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - An antenna device includes a first conductor plane and a second conductor plane that face each other. The first conductor plane and the second conductor plane are electrically continuous through a first connection conductor, a second connection conductor, and a chip capacitor. A power feed coil is disposed between the first conductor plane and the second conductor plane. The power feed coil includes a magnetic core and a coil conductor. The coil conductor defines a pattern such that the coil conductor winds around the magnetic core. The power feed coil is disposed at a position closer to the first connection conductor and magnetically couples with the first connection conductor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318603 | BODY COMMUNICATION ANTENNA - An electromagnetic induction wireless communication system including: a magnetic antenna; an electric antenna; a tuning capacitor coupled to the magnetic antenna configured to tune the magnetic antenna; a controller configured to control the operation of the communication system; a signal source coupled to the controller configured to produce a communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and the electric antenna; a voltage control unit coupled to the signal source configured to produce one of an amplitude difference, phase difference, and an amplitude and a phase difference between the communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and electric antenna. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318604 | Dynamically Adjusting Width of Beam Based on Altitude - An antenna includes a radiator and a reflector and has a radiation pattern that is based at least in part on a separation distance between the radiator and the reflector. The antenna includes a linkage configured to adjust the separation distance based at least in part on the altitude of the antenna. The resulting radiation pattern can be dynamically adjusted based on altitude of the antenna such that, while the antenna is aloft and the antenna is ground-facing, variations in geographic boundaries and intensity of the radiation received at ground level are at least partially compensated for by the dynamic adjustments to the radiation pattern. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318605 | CO-LINEAR AM/FM AND DSRC ANTENNA - An antenna assembly for a vehicle that includes an AM/FM mast antenna element for AM/FM signals and a WiFi or DSRC antenna element positioned at a tip of the mast, where the antenna assembly is mounted to a vehicle roof and where the WiFi or DSRC antenna element extends above a roof line of the vehicle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318606 | ANTENNA FOR A SUBMARINE - An antenna for submarines comprises a base member extending along a main direction of extension between its bottom end, which is fixable to a structure of a submarine, and its top end, at least one movable stem, juxtaposed with the base member and extending along the main direction of extension between its bottom end and its top end, electrical connection means between the stem and the base member and movement means by which the stem is moved relative to the base member along the main direction of extension between a lowered position and a raised position. The connection means comprise a wire-shaped element extending between two end portions connected to the stem and to the base member, respectively, where at least the end portion connected to the stem is equipped with an underwater connector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318607 | Non-Foster Active Impedance Circuit for Electrically Small Antennas - An antenna comprising: a driven element; an input feed coupled to the driven element wherein the input feed is configured to be connected to a receiver; a non-Foster circuit having a negative impedance, wherein the non-Foster circuit is configured to actively load the antenna at a location on the antenna other than at the input feed; and wherein the antenna may be contained within an imaginary sphere having a radius a, and wherein the product ka is less than 0.5, where k is a wave number. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318608 | VEHICLE RADAR COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A vehicle radar cover assembly and method includes a radar bracket for securing a radar unit to the vehicle, a radar cover for inhibiting undesirable matter from interfering with the radar unit, and at least one fastener securing both the radar bracket and the radar cover to the vehicle. The radar bracket includes at least one bracket mounting aperture. The radar cover includes at least one cover mounting aperture. The at least one fastener is received through aligned ones of the at least one bracket mounting aperture and the at least cover mounting aperture. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318609 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device is provided with a substrate; an antenna coil formed into a loop-shaped or spiral-shaped on the substrate; a first metallic layer overlapping with a first part of the antenna coil in a planar view; and a second metallic layer overlapping with a second part of the antenna coil different from the first part. The first and second metallic layers are disposed on both sides of a center of an inner diameter portion of the antenna coil in a planar view, respectively. A slit formed between the first and second metallic layers overlaps with the inner diameter portion of the antenna coil in a planar view. At least one of the first and second metallic layers is formed on the substrate together with the antenna coil. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318610 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BEAM PATTERN IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING BEAM DIVISION MULTIPILE ACCESS SCHEME - A method for adjusting a beam pattern in a beam pattern adjusting apparatus in a communication system supporting a Beam Division Multiple Access (BDMA) scheme is provided. The method includes determining whether a Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) value for each antenna included in an antenna array included in the beam pattern adjusting apparatus is greater than or equal to a threshold VSWR value, if it is determined that an antenna of the antenna array has a VSWR value that is greater than or equal to the threshold VSWR, detecting whether each of the antenna elements is operable, and if it is determined that at least one of the antennas is inoperable, adjusting a beam pattern of at least one of the antennas that is operable. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318611 | ANTENNA ARRAY FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to antenna arrays for communication systems. An apparatus comprises an array of antenna elements and a controller configured to independently control modulated or unmodulated phase and modulated or unmodulated gain for two or more signals received or transmitted by the array of antenna elements using energy sampling techniques. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318612 | Method and Apparatus for Wideband, Polarimetric Reception of High Frequency Radio Signals - A Method and Apparatus for Wideband, Polarimetric Reception of High Frequency Radio Signals. Traditionally, high frequency (HF) antennas that employ magnetic loops are “tuned” to specific frequency and a single polarization. Modern processing equipment is capable of handling large bandwidths and requires sensitivity for all polarizations at all elevation angles. As a result of these needs, this invention provides an HF antenna that is both wideband and polarimetric. The antenna presented here is sensitive to both linear vertical and horizontal polarizations as well as to circular polarizations for high elevation angles. This makes it optimal as an element in a direction finding array. The antenna should be modular in construction so that it is easily deployed and packed for transport. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318613 | BODY ANTENNA SYSTEM - An electromagnetic induction antenna including: a first inductor including windings; a second inductor including windings spaced apart from the first inductor; and an impedance connecting the first and second inductors; wherein the first and second inductor form a capacitor; wherein the capacitor is an electric field antenna, and wherein the inductor is a magnetic field antenna. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318614 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND CIRCUIT MODULE - A circuit board and a circuit module more accurately provide impedance matching between an antenna coil and an electronic component electrically connected to the antenna coil, and include a board body including board portions and a plurality of laminated insulating material layers made of a flexible material. An antenna coil includes coil conductors provided in the board portion. Wiring conductors are provided in the board portion and electrically connected to the antenna coil. The board portion has a structure that is less likely to deform than the board portion. An integrated circuit electrically connected to the wiring conductors is mounted on the board portion. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318615 | ANTENNA HAVING A PLANAR CONDUCTING ELEMENT WITH FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS SEPARATED BY A NON-CONDUCTIVE GAP - In one embodiment, an antenna includes a dielectric material and a planar conducting element. The dielectric material has a first side opposite a second side, with the planar conducting element residing on the first side. The planar conducting element defines a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element, which end portions are separated by a non-conductive gap. In another embodiment, an antenna has a planar conducting element defining a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element. The planar conducting element has at least two different widths transverse to the conductive path. The first and second end portions of the planar conducting element are separated by a non-conductive gap. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318616 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - There is provided an antenna apparatus including a first wire connecting a first metal part to a fourth metal part, a second wire connecting a second metal part to a feeder, and a third wire connecting a third metal part to a fourth metal part, wherein the first, second, and third wires are arranged in parallel to one edge of a semiconductor chip, and the second wire is disposed between the first wire and the third wire. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318617 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure and an electronic device are provided. The antenna structure includes a connecting part, a grounding part, a first extending part and a second extending part. An angle is larger than zero between a first vector from the connecting point to the first open terminal and a second vector from the connecting point to the second open terminal. Also, a difference between the path length of a first path length and the path length of a second path length would be a quarter of the wave length of the radio frequency signal or a positive integer times thereof, so that the antenna is capable of receiving the radio frequency signal with circular polarizing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318618 | SURFACE SCATTERING ANTENNAS WITH LUMPED ELEMENTS - Surface scattering antennas with lumped elements provide adjustable radiation fields by adjustably coupling scattering elements along a wave-propagating structure. In some approaches, the surface scattering antenna is a multi-layer printed circuit board assembly, and the lumped elements are surface-mount components placed on an upper surface of the printed circuit board assembly. In some approaches, the scattering elements are adjusted by adjusting bias voltages for the lumped elements. In some approaches, the lumped elements include diodes or transistors. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318619 | TRAVELLING WAVE ANTENNA FEED STRUCTURES - Techniques for implementing series-fed antenna arrays with a variable dielectric waveguide. In one implementation, coupling elements with optional controlled phase shifters are placed adjacent each radiating element of the array. To avoid frequency sensitivity of the resulting array, one or more waveguides have a variable propagation constant. The variable waveguide may use certain materials exhibiting this phenomenon, or may have configurable gaps between layers. Plated-through holes and pins can control the gaps; and/or a 2-D circular or a rectangular travelling wave array of scattering elements can be used as well. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318620 | CURVED SURFACE SCATTERING ANTENNAS - Surface scattering antennas on curved manifolds provide adjustable radiation fields by adjustably coupling scattering elements along a wave-propagating structure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318621 | QUASI TEM DIELECTRIC TRAVELLING WAVE SCANNING ARRAY - A dielectric travelling wave antenna (DTWA) using a TEM mode transmission line and variable dielectric substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318622 | INTERLEAVED ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAYS - An array antenna including two interleaved array antennas, capable of being operated independently at a first frequency, or together, at a second frequency. Each of the two array antennas is composed of alternating elements of an antenna array, and the two arrays are interleaved. Each of the interleaved arrays may be operated independently, e.g., in the X band, or the arrays may be driven together, as a single array with more densely spaced elements, e.g., in the Ku band. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318623 | IMPROVEMENTS IN ANTENNAS - Disclosed is antenna sub-array for use in an antenna array comprising a plurality of such sub-arrays, comprising: a stripline for signal distribution, the stripline defining a plurality of signal pathways from a common feed point to a plurality of radiating elements, wherein the stripline is housed in a first support structure located a distance away from a first surface of a ground plane structure. Also disclosed is a method of manufacture and a method of cooling | 2015-11-05 |
20150318624 | Embedded Symmetric Multiple Axis Antenna System With Isolation Among The Multiple Axes - The present disclosure pertains to a rotationally triply symmetric three axis magnetic antenna system having substantial isolation among the three axes, including a three axis skew orthogonal magnetic antenna system and device utilizing the antenna system. The antenna system comprising three substantially identical magnetic antenna elements disposed symmetrically about a reference point such that the magnetic axes from the three antenna elements are orthogonal to one another in direction and do not intersect one another. The three antenna elements are positioned in a substantial cross coupling null from one another to minimize cross coupling. The arrangement yields packaging efficiency for compact electronic devices. A 1, 1, diameter embodiment is disclosed. A location system utilizing the antenna system is disclosed. Methods for producing the antenna are disclosed. A moldable triple coil holder for the antenna system is described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318625 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND ANTENNA SWITCHING METHOD - A terminal device includes a first memory that stores a position of each of antennas included in a main body of a terminal device for each of holding manners for the main body of the terminal device, a second memory, a processor coupled to the second memory, configured to detect a holding manner for the main body of the terminal device including the antennas, detect a shape indicating a shadow of an object pointing to a surface of the terminal device, identify a holding hand that holds the main body of the terminal device, based on the detected shape, and switch an antenna which overlaps with the holding hand to another antenna based on the identified holding hand and the position of each antenna stored in the first memory, the antenna corresponding to the detected holding manner. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318626 | WIRING MODULE - A wiring module that includes a connecting member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of electricity storage elements that have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; an insulating protector that has a partition wall surrounding the connecting member and that accommodates the connecting member; and a detection terminal that is connected to an end portion of an electric wire and that is laid over the connecting member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318627 | DUAL IN LINE MEMORY MODULE (DIMM) CONNECTOR - An enhanced dual in line memory module (DIMM) connector includes internal conductive paths that provide access to signaling on standard conductive paths to an industry standard DIMM. The internal conductive paths are coupled in series or in parallel with the standard conductive paths through the connector. Interposer circuitry, such as control circuitry and or supplemental memory circuitry, may be incorporated on or within the connector. The interposer circuitry may include field effect transistor (FET) switching circuitry configured to selectively decouple a defective dynamic random memory (DRAM) on a DIMM from a conductive path to a memory controller and couple a substitute DRAM to the conductive paths in its place. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318628 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO EXTERNAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE SAME - An electronic device connectable to an external device is provided. The electronic device includes a case part covering the electronic device, the case part having at least one hole, and a connector, at least a part of which is exposed through the hole so as to perform electrical or physical connection to the external device, wherein the exposed part may form a smooth surface with a surface of the case part. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318629 | STRADDLE MOUNT CONNECTOR AND PLUGGABLE TRANSCEIVER MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Straddle mount connector including first and second plug members each having a member housing and electrical contacts held by the member housing. Each of the member housings has a base portion and a mating segment that projects away from the base portion to a distal edge. Each of the mating segments has an inner plug side and an outer plug side that face in respective opposite directions. The mating segments of the first and second plug members are coupled to each other along the inner plug sides and form a common straddle plug that is configured to be inserted in a mating direction into an edge connector. The common straddle plug projects away from a board edge of the circuit board in the mating direction. The electrical contacts of the first and second plug members extend along the outer plug sides of the corresponding mating segments for communicatively engaging the edge connector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318630 | DOUBLE-MATED EDGE FINGER CONNECTOR - A double-mated edge finger connector that is configured to double the connector density without resorting to a reduction in pitch. A first connector defines a first slot configured to receive and permit horizontal displacement of an edge finger of a second board relative thereto, while a second connector defines a second slot configured to receive and permit horizontal displacement of an edge finger of a first board relative thereto, to thereby establish an electrical connection between the first board and the second board. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318631 | FLEXIBLE CABLE CONNECTOR - Disclosed herein is a connector for contacting a flexible cable with a printed circuit board (hereinafter “PCB”) that enables the connector to contact the flexible cable directly to the PCB without using a terminal as a medium. The connector includes a housing that is fixed to a PCB and forms an insertion space between it and the PCB, whereinto a flexible cable is inserted; and an actuator mounted rotatably on the housing that pushes downward on the top of the flexible cable inserted into the insertion space so as to put the conductor part of the flexible cable in direct contact with the conductor part of the top of the PCB. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318632 | TERMINAL - A terminal includes a box-shaped body part including a pair of a first side wall and second side wall which are raised from both side ends of a bottom wall, a top wall extended from the first side wall, and an auxiliary wall extended from the second side wall. The top wall includes a first slit opening on a side end face of the top wall. The auxiliary wall includes a second slit opening on a side end face of the auxiliary wall. A stabilizer is formed by a portion on a front side of a separating portion formed by the second slit. A stabilizer reinforcing section is formed by a portion on a front side of a separating portion formed by the first slit. An engagement section is formed by a portion on a rear side of the separating portion formed by the first slit of the top wall. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318633 | PLUGGABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A PROTECTIVE FRONT WALL - Pluggable connector having a connector housing with a receiving space that opens to a leading end of the connector housing. The pluggable connector includes an edge interface that is positioned within the receiving space and has a mating edge. The pluggable connector also includes a guard assembly that is coupled to the connector housing and includes a front wall and a spring member that operably engages the front wall. The front wall has an edge slot. The spring member is biased to hold the front wall in a forward position with respect to the edge interface. The front wall compresses the spring member as the front wall moves from the forward position to a displaced position. The mating edge moves through the edge slot and clears the front wall as the front wall moves to the displaced position. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318634 | PLUGGABLE CONNECTOR HAVING MULTIPLE HOUSING SHELLS - Pluggable connector including a contact array of electrical contacts for engaging corresponding contacts of a communication component. The pluggable connector also includes a connector housing having a mating end configured to mate with the communication component. The connector housing includes a first housing shell and a second housing shell that oppose each other and are coupled together to define a housing cavity therebetween. The contact array is disposed within the housing cavity. The first housing shell includes a plug collar that surrounds the contact array at the mating end. The plug collar has a leading edge and a back edge. The second housing shell interfaces with the back edge of the plug collar such that the plug collar extends from the second housing shell to the mating end. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318635 | Detachable Cable Joint With Three Sockets - A detachable cable joint is provided and includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket, a third socket, a first contact member, and a second contact member. The second socket is positioned adjacent to the first socket, while the third socket is positioned adjacent to the first socket and separate from the second socket. The first contact member connects the first socket and the second socket, while the second contact member connects the first socket and the third socket. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318636 | ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - An electrical plug-in connector having a first housing part and having a second housing part, blade contact elements being arranged in the first or second housing part and spring contact elements being arranged in the second or first housing part which are adapted to the blade contacts and can be inserted therein, has a locking clip which, when it engages around the first or second housing part in a manner substantially parallel to the plug-in direction when the two housing parts are plugged into each other, can be locked in or on the second or first housing part. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318637 | CAR CHARGING CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a plug-in connector, in particular a car charging connector, wherein the plug-in connector comprises a contact support, in which at least one contact element is provided, wherein the at least one contact element is connected to a conductor of a connected cable, wherein the contact support is provided in a housing of the plug-in connector and wherein the connected cable protrudes into the housing of the plug-in connector, wherein the plug-in connector comprises a seal which seals at the same time the contact support and a section of the cable that protrudes into the housing of the plug-in connector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318638 | QUICK-DISCONNECT POWER ADAPTERS - A quick disconnect power adapter for maintaining a connection between a plug and a receptacle. In various embodiments, the quick disconnect power adapter maintains a completed circuit for providing power from a power source to an electrical device with a releasable fastener. In particular embodiments, the releasable fastener includes one or more magnets. In various embodiments, the quick disconnect power adapter is configured such that the electrical contact points of the plug and receptacle cannot be touched or otherwise contacted by a user when the plug and receptacle are not engaged. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318639 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector of the present invention includes a female housing ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318640 | High Voltage Connector Assembly - A high voltage connector assembly is provide which may include a first connector having a first adapter and a first portion of an identification mark and a second connector having a second portion of the mark and a second adapter which may be configured to engage the first adapter. The first and second portions may be arranged on the connectors such that the portions are aligned to define the mark when the adapters are completely engaged and not aligned otherwise. The mark may include one or more electronically readable indicators identifying each of the first and second connectors. The mark may include indicia indicative of adapter engagement or adapter mis-engagement. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318641 | LATCHING CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A latching connector receptacle includes a receptacle body configured to receive a plug, a biased release ring coupled to the receptacle body, and a latch dog assembly coupled to the receptacle body. The latch dog assembly includes a moveable latch dog configured to matingly engage the plug and matingly engage the release ring, and a moveable latch indicator configured to move in response to movement of the latch dog. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318642 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a housing, a plurality of circuit board cable assemblies, and an overmold. Each of the circuit board cable assemblies may include a printed circuit board and a pair of shielded cables. The overmold may extend and insulate a portion of the shielded cables and a portion of the printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductive contact pads for electrical connection to the shielded cables. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318643 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING CONTACT SHIELD WITH INTEGRAL SECURING MEMBERS - A connector assembly configured to electrically and mechanically mate to a printed circuit board (PCB) may include a housing including a first ganging feature on a first side, and a second ganging feature on a second side that is opposite from the first side. The second ganging feature may be reciprocal to the first ganging feature. The first and second ganging features may be parallel to and oriented and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing. The assembly may include a contact shield retained by the housing. The contact shield may include a main body and at least one securing member configured to secure the connector assembly to the PCB. The securing member(s) may be integrally formed together with the main body from a single piece of material. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318644 | CAR CHARGING CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a plug-in connector ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318645 | Modular Inserted Connector Detecting Structure - The present invention is a modular inserted connector detecting structure, which comprises a connector (such as USB connector) having an insulation body and multiple signal terminals, wherein two sides of the insulation body may have a first and a second detection modules joined therewith, or one surface of the insulation body is provided with a detection module thereon. Thereby, in assembly, the first and second detection modules may be used to join the two sides of the insulation body directly, or a scarfing seat of the detection module may be used to join on the insulation body, in order to achieve the effects of easy structure, convenient assembly, robust joining and facility to produce and manufacture. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318646 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318647 | CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED WIRE SPACER - A method associated with the related structures to prepare cable wires of a cable connector, comprising the steps of: extending a first type and a second type of cable wires through a wire spacer having a notch; securing the first and second types of wires to the spacer; bending the extended cable wires of the first type in the spacer notch; operating the extended cable wires of the second type; returning the extended cable wires of the first type; and operating the extended cable wires of both the first type and the second type. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318648 | POWER STRIP HOLDER - A combination storage receptacle and power strip/surge protector holder includes an enclosure perimeter defining an aperture for receiving objects, and a power strip mounted to the enclosure perimeter for reducing the clutter of wiring of power strips. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318649 | BUS BAR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUS BAR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A bus bar attachment structure includes a coupling bus bar and an attachment member for the coupling bus bar. The coupling bus bar includes a plurality of bus bars which serves as a conductive path and a coupler which integrally couples the plurality of bus bars. The coupler includes a first notch that divides the coupler from the bus bar and a second notch that bends the coupler divided from the bus bar such that the coupler is separated from the bus bar. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318650 | USB Connector and Wireless Network Access Device - A wireless network access device which includes a universal serial bus (USB) connector, the USB connector includes a substrate, a USB signal pin, a subscriber card mounting portion, and a subscriber card data signal pin, where the USB signal pin is disposed on a top of the substrate, and the USB signal pin is connected to a first circuit board, to transmit USB signals; the subscriber card mounting portion is disposed on a bottom of the substrate, to mount a subscriber card; and the subscriber card data signal pin is disposed on the subscriber card mounting portion, and the subscriber card data signal pin is connected to the first circuit board. The present invention achieves an objective of miniaturizing the wireless network access device and reduces impact on the subscriber card caused by heat generated in the wireless network access device. The present invention further provides a USB connector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318651 | BRUSH-TYPE CONTACT MATERIAL AND MANUFACTUING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a brush type contact material, including one or more curved metal pawls of which ends come into contact with objects to be contacted. The ends of the pawls have an arc-like cross section in a thickness direction, a curvature radius R1 on a front side from a contact point with the object to be contacted and a curvature radius R2 on a back side from the contact point are formed so as to be R1≧R2, and also both ends in a width direction of the pawl are chamfered. At this time, preferably, R1 is larger than R2 (R1>R2), and R1 divided by R2 (R1/R2) is 3.0 or less. The brush type contact material according to the present invention enables a smoother sliding movement than ever before and can be relatively simply manufactured. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318652 | ELECTRIC MOTOR BRUSH APPARATUS AND METHOD - A motor assembly includes: a motor housing including: at least one brush receptacle having top and bottom ends; a locking element extending from the top end toward the bottom end; and a housing spring member; at least one brush holder apparatus including: a brush holder housing sized to be received within the brush receptacle, including: an upper surface and a lower surface; a receiving aperture; and an open end; a brush spring enclosed by the brush holder housing; and a brush located inside the brush holder housing; wherein the brush holder apparatus is inserted inside the brush receptacle; and wherein the housing spring member urges the brush holder apparatus toward the top end such that the locking element is received inside the receiving aperture. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318653 | DOCKING STATION HAVING CONNECTOR PRELOAD AND ISOLATOR SYSTEM - A method for mounting a rigid electrical connector, including selecting an electrical connector that is compatible with a predetermined portable electronic device; forming an aperture through an interface member, wherein the aperture is larger than the electrical connector; selecting an elastomeric potting material that is compatible with both the electrical connector and the interface member; locating the electrical connector in the aperture with a space between the electrical connector and the interface member; introducing the elastomeric potting material in an uncured state into the space between the electrical connector and the interface member; and while maintaining the space between the electrical connector and the interface member, curing the elastomeric potting material in the space therebetween. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318654 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH TERMINAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of inhibiting localized thinness in a coating thickness of a sheath formed on a wire with terminal. A method of manufacturing a wire with terminal includes: a) a step of crimping a core wire crimping portion of a terminal onto an exposed core wire extending from an insulating sheathing member at an end portion of a wire; b) a step of crimping a sheath crimping portion of the terminal onto the insulating sheathing member; and c) a step of designating at least one of a first trough-shaped combination portion, which links a terminal connection portion of the terminal and the core wire crimping portion, and a second trough-shaped combination portion, which links the core wire crimping portion and the sheath crimping portion, as a target combination portion and deforming circumference direction end portions of the target combination portion inward. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318655 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING AND EMPLOYING A MAGNETIC GRID ARRAY - A mechanism is described for facilitating and employing a magnetic grid array according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments may include engaging, via magnetic force of a magnet, magnetic contacts of a magnetic grid array to substrate lands of a package substrate of an integrated circuit package of a computing system, and disengaging, via a removal lever, the magnetic contacts from the substrate lands. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318656 | OPTICALLY PUMPED SOLID STATE LASER DEVICE WITH SELF ALIGNING PUMP OPTICS AND ENHANCED GAIN - The present invention relates to an optically pumped solid state laser device, comprising one or several solid state laser media ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318657 | LASER OSCILLATOR HAVING MECHANISM FOR CORRECTING DISTORTION - A laser oscillator having a mechanism which makes it easy to correct distortion in the laser oscillator, and also has a simple structure. The laser oscillator has a housing located on an installation surface and a resonator held by the housing. The resonator has a total reflecting mirror, an outputting mirror, a discharge tube positioned between the mirrors, and a laser power source which injects excitation energy into the laser medium such as the carbon dioxide gas within the discharge tube. The resonator is held on the housing by means of a holding mechanism, such as a clamp, a bolt or a bearing. The laser oscillator has at least three nonextendable legs having a constant height, and at least one extendable leg having an adjustable height, so that the legs extend from a lower part of the housing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318658 | SHORT-PULSE LASER SYSTEM - A short-pulse laser system for generating electromagnetic pulses includes: a first resonator having a first beam path and a first resonator length; a second resonator having a second beam path and a second resonator length; and an amplification medium. The amplification medium is arranged both in the first beam path of the first resonator and in the second beam path of the second resonator. The system and method for generating optical pulses enables the generation of a first and a second pulse with an adjustable time delay at high sampling rates. The first resonator of the system is designed such that it supports precisely one first polarization state of the electromagnetic pulses and the second resonator is designed such that it supports precisely one second polarization state. The first and second polarization states are orthogonal to one another and designed with lengths that are variable relative to one another. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318659 | AMPLIFYING OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - A plurality of cores | 2015-11-05 |
20150318660 | FIBER LASER DEVICE - In a case where the period from the input of the output suspension instruction to the next output instruction is shorter than the fixed period of time, the seed laser light source and the pumping light source are in a pre-pumped state during the period from the end of the output state to the start of the next output state. In a case where the period from the input of the output suspension instruction to the next output instruction is longer than the fixed period of time, the seed laser light source and the pumping light source are in the pre-pumped state only for the fixed period of time from the input of the output instruction. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318661 | AMPLIFYING OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - The first cladding | 2015-11-05 |
20150318662 | LASER RESONATOR WITH PARASITIC MODE SUPPRESSION - The resonator includes a lasing medium having a thickness, a first mirror disposed at a first end of the lasing medium and a second mirror disposed at a second end of the lasing medium. the first and second mirror cooperate to fold an intra-cavity laser beam along a plurality of paths through the lasing medium, thereby defining a boundary of a superfluous region within the resonator, wherein the intra-cavity laser beam does not pass through the superfluous region. The first mirror and the second mirror form a laser resonator for a parasitic laser mode, a portion of which is located within the superfluous region. A parasitic mode suppressor is located within the superfluous region of the resonator. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318663 | SENSING MODULE AND LASER DEVICE - Disclosure is related to a sensing module and a Laser device using the sensing module. The sensing module is adapted to a Laser module. The sensing module essentially includes a beam splitter and a photo sensor. This beam splitter is disposed at an optical-axis path of laser beam. The splitter is used to split the laser beam into a transmissive beam and a reflective beam. The photo sensor however is disposed apart from the optical-axis path of the original laser beam. The photo sensor converts the sensed photo signals into electrical signals which are as feedback signals to the laser module. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318664 | LASER COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A laser component includes a housing and a laser chip arranged in the housing, wherein the housing includes a first soldering contact and a second soldering contact at a first outer surface, and a third soldering contact and a fourth soldering contact at a second outer surface, the first soldering contact connects to the third soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner and the second soldering contact connects to the fourth soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner, the housing includes a carrier substrate and a cover, a bottom side of the laser chip is arranged on the carrier substrate, the cover includes an encapsulation material, the laser chip is covered by the encapsulation material, and a beam direction of the laser chip is oriented in parallel to the bottom side of the laser chip. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318665 | Thermal Shunt - A thermal shunt is to transfer heat from a sidewall of a device to a silicon substrate. The device is associated with a Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) including a buried oxide layer. The thermal shunt extends through the buried oxide layer to the silicon substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318666 | VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING TRANSISTOR LASER, T-VCSEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is provided a transistor vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, T-VCSEL comprising: a collector section ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318667 | BEAM STEERING MODULATED VCSEL - A VCSEL can include: an electro-optic modulator between a lasing active region and a light emitting surface. The electro-optic modulator can include: an electro-optically active region; a modulator mirror region over the electro-optically active region; and at least one electrical insulator region separating the modulator mirror region into at least two separate modulator mirror cavities electrically isolated from each other, wherein each separate modulator mirror cavity and a longitudinally aligned portion of the electro-optically active region form an electro-optic modulator cavity. A method of emitting light from a VCSEL can include: emitting a laser beam from the lasing active region along a longitudinal axis; and changing a refractive index of one electro-optic modulator cavity so as to steer the laser beam from the longitudinal axis. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318668 | QUANTUM CASCADE LASER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING QUANTUM CASCADE LASER - A quantum cascade laser includes a substrate having first and second regions; a stacked semiconductor layer disposed on the second region, the stacked semiconductor layer including an active layer, the stacked semiconductor layer having a first end facet and a second end facet that constitute a laser cavity; an insulating layer disposed on the first end facet and an upper surface of the stacked semiconductor layer, the insulating layer having an opening on the upper surface; a conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer and in the opening, the conductive layer being in contact with the upper surface through the opening; and a metal layer disposed on the conductive layer on the first end facet and an upper surface. The first end facet of the stacked semiconductor layer is retreated from an end facet of the substrate to a boundary between the first and second regions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318669 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER COMPRISING A FEEDBACK ELEMENT - Embodiments relate to a semiconductor laser having a multilayer structure including a ridge and two material removal areas adjacent to the ridge on either side, the multilayer structure being arranged on a substrate and a layer expansion plane being defined by a surface of the substrate, the ridge having at least one active region and at least the active region being spatially limited by passages between the ridge and the material removal areas in one dimension of the layer expansion plane, the active region having a layer structure for forming an interband cascade laser. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318670 | OPTICAL DEVICE STRUCTURE USING GAN SUBSTRATES AND GROWTH STRUCTURES FOR LASER APPLICATIONS - Optical devices having a structured active region configured for selected wavelengths of light emissions are disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318671 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark plug for an internal combustion engine has a housing, an insulator, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a tip projecting portion. The tip projecting portion has an air guiding surface. In the spark plug, when viewed from a plug axial direction, a straight line that connects the center, in the plug circumferential direction, of the erect portion of the ground electrode and a center point of the center electrode is a straight line. An extension line of the air guiding surface is a straight line. A distance between an intersection, between the straight line and the straight line, and the center point of the center electrode is a (positive towards the side moving away from the erect portion. An angle formed by the straight line and the straight line is b. A diameter of the housing is D. At this time, all of b≧−67.8×(a/D)+27.4, b≦123.7×(a/D)+64.5, −0.4≦(a/D)≦0.4, and 0° | 2015-11-05 |
20150318672 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes an insulator with an axial through hole, a center electrode disposed in a front side of the through hole and a metal terminal disposed in a rear side of the through hole. The spark plug further includes a front conductive glass seal layer, a first resistor, a rear conductive glass seal layer, a seal contact member, a second resistor and a conductive elastic material arranged, in this order from the front to the rear, between the center electrode and the metal terminal within the through hole. The first resistor is formed containing at least a conductive material and a glass material. The second resistor is formed as a wire wound resistor having 30 or more turns of wire. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318673 | POWER POLE INVERTER - An arm assembly is provided. The arm assembly includes a heat exchanger assembly, a plurality of electrical components thermally coupled to the heat exchanger assembly, and a number of electrical buses. Each electrical component is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, one electrical bus. A sealing compound is then applied to each electrical bus and to a limited number of the electrical components. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318674 | Wire Puller - A system and method for a cart puller. The cart has a puller portion which is coupled to the cart portion. The puller portion has at least one arm coupled to a motor, which is further coupled to a wrapper. The cart portion has at least one wheel, and the arm has a puller head which is coupled to a mount. The mount is couples to a pipe through which wire is to be retrieved. The motor rotates the wrapper such that wire is retrieved from the pipe by the wrapper. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318675 | METHOD IN THE MANUFACTURING OF AN INSULATED ELECTRIC HIGH VOLTAGE DC TERMINATION OR JOINT - A method in the manufacturing of an insulated electric high voltage DC termination or joint includes the steps of providing an insulated electric high voltage DC cable including an inner conductor; a polymer based insulation system, the polymer based insulation system comprising an insulation layer and a semiconducting layer; and an outer grounding layer; removing the grounding layer and the semiconducting layer in at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable, thereby exposing the insulation layer in the at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable; covering the insulation layer of the polymer based insulation system in the at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable by a cover impermeable to at least one substance present in the insulation layer of the polymer based insulation system in the at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable in a non-homogenous distribution; subjecting the insulation layer of the polymer based insulation system in the at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable for a heat treatment procedure, while being covered by the cover, thereby equalizing the concentration of the at least one substance in the insulation layer of the polymer based insulation system in the at least one end portion of the high voltage DC cable; and removing the cover. Instead of using a temporary cover, which is later removed, as the impermeable barrier, a field grading adapter or joint body mounted at the end of the DC cable during the manufacturing of the high voltage DC termination or joint may be used. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318676 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An electrical junction box, wherein as one set of the fitting portions provided at the plurality of locations, lock portions for being engaged with each other are formed in the box body and the external member, respectively; and as one set of the fitting portions provided at the plurality of locations, an engaging guide rib is formed in one of the box body and the external member, the engaging guide rib protruding from a wall surface of the box body or the external member so as to extend in a direction in which the external member is fitted to the box body and including locking portions that extend in opposite directions orthogonal to a direction of extension of the engaging guide rib, and an engaging guide groove for being engaged with the engaging guide rib is formed in the other of the box body and the external member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318677 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR ELECTRICAL OR COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mounting bracket for a junction box includes a face plate, a first leg extending from the face plate, a second leg extending from the face plate, and a leg connector extending between and interconnecting the first and second legs. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318678 | Box Comprising A Hinge Device - A box comprising a box bottom part and a lid part which is pivotably supported relative thereto by means of a hinge device between an open and a closed position is particularly suited for use in the Ex area. The hinge device comprises a lower hinge part assigned to the box bottom part and an upper hinge part assigned to the lid part, which are pivotably connected to each other. To provide a permanent connection between lid part and box bottom part in a simple way and at low costs, while simultaneously said parts are pivotable relative to each other in a safe way, one hinge part is slidably supported and the other hinge part is arranged to be at least partly screw-mountable in the respectively assigned box bottom part and lid part, respectively. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318679 | GROMMET AND ATTACHMENT MEMBER WITH GROMMET - At the end portion of a wire harness that is connected through a through hole of a casing, a shielding shell is fixed to the casing and covers a connector for a harness attached to the end portion of the wire harness. A grommet covers the outside of the shielding shell. The grommet includes a main portion and a band-fastened portion, and a skirt portion extends from the band-fastened portion. A bundling band fastens the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion via the band-fastened portion, and the skirt portion is brought into intimate contact with the outer circumferential surface of a step portion that is continuous with the connecting portion. Sealing lips that receive fastening force by the bundling band and come into intimate contact with the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion in a squeezed state are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the band-fastened portion. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318680 | ELECTRICAL WIRE SEALING ASEMBLY AND METHOD - A seal assembly includes a circular resilient grommet-type seal having one or more through axial openings equal in number to the wires which pass through the seal and a rigid wire channel or guide which is received within a complementary pocket aligned with the seal between the seal and a reaction surface. The rigid wire channel or guide is retained in the pocket and carries any force exerted on the seal by pressure within the device to the aligned reaction surface. A method of installation includes the steps of mounting an electrical device within a component, routing the electrical wires leading from the device through an opening, routing the wires through corresponding openings in a grommet-type seal, pressing the seal into the opening, routing the wires through passageways in the rigid wire channel or guide and installing the guide in a complementary pocket which is aligned with the seal at one end and includes a reaction surface at the other end. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318681 | JUNCTION BOX AND CONTACTOR DEVICE - An electrical junction box includes a casing, a first installation space, a second installation space, and a connection part arranged in the casing the connection part includes a main body, a first connection end, and a second connection end. The main body is used for connecting to a cable; the first connection end, connected to the main body, is located in the first installation space, and is used for connecting to a contactor; and the second connection end, arranged on the first connection end, is located in the second installation space, and may be used for connecting to a resistance wire. The resistance wire may be connected to the second connection end without passing over the junction box, which is not only advantageous for fastening and installing the junction box, but also facilitates the connection and installation of the cable. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318682 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING ARCS IN AN ELECTRIC INSTALLATION ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for detecting arcs in an electric installation arrangement includes at least one first sub-network and a second sub-network. At least one first detector for measuring an electric variable and outputting a first measurement signal is arranged in the first sub-network, and at least one second detector for measuring an electric variable and outputting a second measurement signal is arranged in the second sub-network. The arrangement may have an arc-detecting device, and the first detector and the second detector may be connected to the arc-detecting device so as to transmit messages. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318683 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT - A circuit for protecting an electronic functional unit connected to a data line against positive and negative overvoltages includes an analog switch arranged in the data line before the electronic functional unit and a voltage monitor, which is configured to control the analog switch, wherein the voltage monitor is configured to close the analog switch when no overvoltage occurs and to open the analog switch when an overvoltage occurs. The circuit also functions in an energy-saving mode and/or when no supply voltage is applied. The low resistance and bidirectionality of the data line are maintained. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318684 | Circuit Device and Electronic Apparatus - Various embodiments may relate to a circuit device and an electronic apparatus. The circuit device may include a main circuit unit, an energy store and output unit and a valley detection unit. The main circuit unit transfers energy to the energy store and output unit according to a detected voltage of the valley detection unit. Furthermore, the circuit device described above also includes a malfunction processing unit for preventing the main circuit unit from transferring energy to the energy store and output unit by adjusting the detected voltage of the valley detection unit in the case that the energy store and output unit has an output malfunction. Hereby, elements in the circuit device may be prevented from being damaged by the output malfunction. Moreover, the circuit device has a simple structure and is cost effective. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318685 | Systems And Methods For Inductive Overvoltage Protection Of PFC Buk Capacitors In Power Supplies - Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented for overvoltage protection of bulk capacitors employed in power factor correction (PFC) circuitry components of switched mode power supply units (PSUs) using one or more inductive overvoltage feedback protection paths (OVPs) to monitor a voltage indicative of a PFC bulk capacitor by sensing the real time voltage at one or both of the primary and/or secondary side windings of a PSU transformer, and/or using an auxiliary windings of a PSU transformer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318686 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING FAULTS AND CONTROL IN AN ELECTRICAL POWER GRID - A system and method for reporting and control in an electrical power distribution grid including a plurality of sensor devices forming a sensor network are disclosed. Each sensor device monitors and measures attributes of line current for an associated electrical power distribution line at a selected location. Control sensor devices will have control capabilities in addition to its monitoring and measurement capabilities. The sensor devices can detect a fault in a branch of the power grid and send control and fault detected messages to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access and contention free time slots wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318687 | SURGE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHNG APPARATUS - An electrical switching apparatus includes a plurality of poles each comprising separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts and to trip open the separable contacts in response to a fault condition, and a housing enclosing the separable contacts. The housing includes an interior, an exterior, and a plurality of receptacles extending from the exterior toward the interior. A surge protection assembly includes a plurality of modules, wherein each of the modules is removably disposed in a corresponding one of the receptacles of the housing. Each of the modules provides independent surge protection for a corresponding one of the poles of the electrical switching apparatus. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318688 | CURRENT LIMITING DEVICE, CURRENT LIMITER AND CURRENT LIMITING SYSTEM FOR POWER GRID - A current limiting device for a power grid includes a first current limiting reactor; a first smart fast switch connected with the first current limiting reactor in parallel; a current transformer sleeved on a bus bar located on one side of a circuit resulting from the parallel connection of the first current limiting reactor with the first smart fast switch to monitor the current in the bus bar in real time; and a controller connected with the current transformer to control the switch-off of the first smart fast switch when the current in the bus bar is higher than a first preset value and the switch-on of the first smart fast switch when the current in the bus bar is smaller than a second preset value, wherein the first preset value is higher than the second preset value. The current limiting device improves the operational reliability of a power grid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150318689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING RUSH CURRENT NOISE IN A POWER SWITCH CELL - A System and a method are disclosed for suppressing rush current noise in a power switch cell. The system comprises: a power switch ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150318690 | SUBMODULE FOR LIMITING A SURGE CURRENT - A submodule for a modular multistage converter contains a first and a second connection terminal, an energy store, and a power semiconductor circuit which is connected to the energy store such that the voltage dropping at the energy store can be generated at the connection terminals in a first switch state and a zero voltage can be generated at the connection terminals in a second switch state. The aim is to provide such a submodule which allows an inexpensive submodule housing to be used while maintaining the same energy storage capacity or which allows an increased energy storage capacity while using the same housing without thereby undermining the protection provided by the submodule housing. This is achieved in that the power semiconductor circuit is connected in parallel to an energy storage branch in which the energy store and a device for limiting a surge current are arranged. | 2015-11-05 |