45th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100283293 | REMOVABLE SHADE FOR A STROLLER HOOD - A stroller covering including a removable cover shade is provided. Embodiments of this invention are directed to a removable shade for a stroller hood or bassinet hood to shield a stroller occupant (i.e., an infant or child) from rain, snow, sunlight, noise, etc., while allowing his/her caregiver quick and easy access to the child. In these embodiments, the removable shade comprises a curtain configured to cover an opening formed by the stroller hood, and a flange extending from the curtain for engaging a surface of the stroller hood. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283294 | VEHICLE ROOF COMPRISING A WIND DEFLECTOR - The invention relates to a vehicle roof of a motor vehicle that is provided with a roof opening system comprising at least one cover element for selectively closing or at least partially opening a roof section. A wind deflector ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283295 | HEATED COLLAPSIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE - A heated collapsible article of furniture is provided. The article of furniture has a collapsible frame movable from an open orientation to a collapsed orientation. A heating element is formed integrally with the article of furniture and is configured for converting electrical energy to thermal energy. A rechargeable electrical storage device is couple to the heating element and configured to receive electrical energy photovoltaically and provide the electrical energy to the heating element. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283296 | FOLDABLE CHAIR WITH RETRACTABLE ARMRESTS - A foldable chair has an armrest retracting structure that includes two plate elements placed below each armrest, each plate element having a guide slot with a linear section and a reverse turn section. A first pivotal axle passes through the plate elements and connects with the front leg frame. A support beam has an end through which a second pivotal axle is mounted, the second pivotal axle being connected with the front leg frame. An opposite end of the support beam is secured in the slots through a bolt. By moving the support beam, the armrest can be deployed or retracted. When the bolt is lodged in the reverse turn section, the armrest can be locked in the deployed position. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283297 | Recliner Ottoman Linkage with Unique Secondary Ottoman - Extendable ottoman linkages supporting both a main and secondary ottoman, as well as high-leg, space-saving recliners for which such linkages are designed, are provided. The extendable ottoman linkages provide sufficient clearance for a secondary ottoman to extend by arranging the components of the linkage such that the extension of the secondary ottoman is delayed until the main ottoman has extended sufficiently to provide the necessary clearance. The extendable ottoman linkages further hold the secondary ottoman securely in a closed position when the furniture is in a closed position. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283298 | Safety Seat Suspended on Vertically Extending Retaining Strap Loops - Safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft, and watercraft. A seat portion frame forms a seat portion, and a backrest frame, connected to the seat portion frame and disposed at an angle thereto, forms a backrest. Two vertical, vehicle-mounted retaining straps are disposed near the rear edge of the seat portion. Each retaining strap is a strap loop mounted between vehicle-mounted anchors that are spaced vertically apart. The strap loop has a front strap facing the safety seat, and a rear strap spaced from the front strap. The front and rear straps are respectively alternatingly guided over an upper cross member of the backrest frame and, in the region of the seat portion frame, a lower cross member of the backrest frame such that when the strap loop is tensioned, the front and rear straps clamp the upper and lower cross members between them. The backrest frame is suspended on at least one suspension strap secured to a further vehicle-mounted anchor above the safety seat. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283299 | SEAT - A seat for reducing looseness of a seated posture in the entirety of the body. In connection with a load peak position of the pelvis of a seated occupant as detected by a pelvis displacement sensor disposed in the seat cushion of a seat, a control device compares an initial peak position and a peak position after displacement. At the same time, the control device detects a shoulder blade position from load distribution of the chest of the seated occupant, detected by a chest displacement detecting sensor disposed in the upper portion of a seat back, and compares an initial position detected in advance and an after-displacement position. Next, the control device moves the seating position of a seat cushion in a direction to eliminate dislocation between the initial peak position and the after-displacement peak position, and moves the upper portion of the seat back in a direction to eliminate dislocation between the initial position and the after-displacement position of the shoulder blade of the seated occupant. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283300 | Vehicle seat apparatus - The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat assembly frame, a seat and backrest subassembly having a seat pivotally mounted to the frame and a backrest pivotally connected at its lower end to the seat, and a link pivotally connected to the backrest and the frame. The seat and backrest subassembly is movable between a first position to facilitate operation of the vehicle while the driver is sitting and a second position to facilitate operation of the vehicle with the driver standing. When the seat and backrest subassembly is moved from the first position to the second position, the seat moves from a generally horizontal orientation to a generally vertical orientation and the backrest moves upward and forward. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283301 | RECLINER MECHANISM - A vehicle seat is movable between a first position to a second position and includes a seat back, seat cushion for coupling to a track adjuster for use in a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a recliner mechanism coupled to the seat back and the seat cushion. The vehicle seat further includes a stow mechanism coupled to the recliner mechanism and an easy entry mechanism coupled to the recliner mechanism and stow mechanism, wherein, when the stow mechanism is actuated, the easy entry mechanism is not actuated and when the easy entry mechanism is actuated, the stow mechanism is not actuated. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283302 | VEHICULAR SEAT - A vehicular seat can include a pair of right and left slide devices, right and left lock mechanisms, and a synchronous releasing mechanism releasing the right and left lock mechanisms in synchronism with each other. The synchronous releasing mechanism can include a rod whose both end portions are rotatably mounted between upper portions of right and left side frames of a seat cushion, right and left levers mounted to portions of the rod near both end portions thereof so as to be incapable of rotating with respect to the rod, and right and left connection members connecting the right and left levers and the right and left lock mechanisms to each other. Clearance portions can be included between the right and left levers and the right and left connection members, to prevent the connection members from moving so as to release the lock mechanisms in synch with the levers when the side frames are downwardly crushed, and the rod and the levers move downwards. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283303 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283304 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A fitting ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283305 | FOLDING VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283306 | SEAT ASSEMBLY AND AN ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly having a headrest for supporting the head of a seat occupant. The seat assembly includes a seat back, a support post disposed on the seat back, and a headrest. The headrest has a front portion for supporting the head of a seat occupant. The front portion is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The headrest is rotatably disposed on the support post such that the headrest can rotate independent of movement of the front portion. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283307 | HEAD REST APPARATUS - In the head rest apparatus, a core member is separately formed from a metal plate and a metal stay, wherein a fixing member is integrally formed on a first divided body of the core member and the fixing member mechanically engages the flat plate portion of the metal plate with the first divided body and fixes the flat plate portion to the first divided body. The flat plate position is tightly fixed to the first divided body. Since the stress can be absorbed only by the first divided body, generation of abnormal noise can be prevented without using any damper member and in addition, rattling in operation can be prevented as well. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283308 | CO-INJECTION MOLDED CHAIR - The invention is directed to an article made from co-injection molding. The article has an inner material and an outer material. The inner material has a blowing agent uniformly distributed throughout the inner material. The outer material surrounds the inner material. The use of the blowing agent in the inner material produces a repeatable and consistent structure, as the blowing agent is uniformly activated through the product. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283309 | STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a backrest and a seat part, at least one of which has a structural element forming a cavity. A filling is disposed in the cavity and configured to influence the stability and/or the deformation behavior of the backrest and/or the seat part. The filling comprises a foam support and a foam material that at least partially surrounds the foam support. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283310 | Head Restraint Device - The present invention provides an improved head restraint device for securing a person's head to a headrest such as those found on vehicle passenger seats. The head restraint immobilizes the person's head, neck, and spine in all degrees of freedom, e.g., lateral, longitudinal or frontal, and rotational, relative to the headrest. Yet, when a threshold amount of external force is applied to the person's head, particularly in a frontal or normal direction relative to the passenger seat, the person's head will separate itself from the headrest to prevent injury to the person. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283311 | VEHICLE WHEEL COVER RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - This invention relates to a vehicle wheel cover retention system for securing a wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment, the vehicle wheel cover retention system is for a non-full face fabricated vehicle wheel and comprises: a full outer wheel rim formed from a suitable material and including a first rim flange, a first tire bead seat, a well, a second tire bead seat, and a second rim flange, the full outer wheel rim defining a first surface extending between the first an second rim flanges; an inner wheel disc defining a wheel axis and formed from a suitable material and joined to the full outer wheel rim, the inner wheel disc including a centrally located wheel mounting surface and an outer annular portion, the inner wheel disc having a first surface and a second surface; and a wheel cover formed from a suitable material and secured to at least one of the first surface of the inner wheel disc, the second surface of the inner wheel disc, and the first surface of said full outer wheel rim. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283312 | WHEEL ORNAMENTATION FOR USE WITH A VEHICLE WHEEL - A wheel ornamentation that can fit vehicle wheels having different offset dimensions. According to one embodiment, the wheel ornamentation is a two-piece wheel cover that includes center and outer components and an adjustable overlapping junction therebetween, where the adjustable overlapping junction may be partially concealed by an annular flange on one of the components. An adhesive portion may be disposed between overlapping axial ends of the components and can be modified during assembly of the ornamentation to a vehicle wheel. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283313 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FRICTION IN AUTOMOBILES AND MACHINERIES - The various embodiments herein provide a system for reducing friction in vehicles operating on agricultural and muddy lands. The system includes a polous placed on a board fastened to the circular base, an arched piece connected one shaft in each of the two hydraulic jacks attached to the board, a plurality of bushings fastened to a wheel ring attached to the polous, a rotating helm attached to one end of a bushing shaft attached to each of the bushings, a guide bar attached to the bushings and bushings shaft and a spring arranged over the guide bar. The movement of the vehicle wheel causes the rotating helm to come in to contact with the arched piece which in turn stroke the bushing shaft resulting in a reciprocal movement inside the bushings thereby providing traction between the vehicle wheel and a land surface. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283314 | Dynamic Electric Brake for Movable Articles - An occupant support | 2010-11-11 |
20100283315 | VEHICLE BRAKING APPARTATUS - In a vehicle braking apparatus, a pressure control valve is controlled according to a brake operation amount of a brake pedal to thereby regulate hydraulic pressure and supply it to wheel cylinders. By controlling the pressure control valve by using hydraulic pressure output from a master cylinder as pilot pressure, the hydraulic pressure can be regulated and supplied to the wheel cylinders. A master cut valve capable of opening and closing a first hydraulic pipe that supplies the hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder to the wheel cylinders is provided. An external pressure supply pipe that supplies the pilot pressure to the pressure control valve is connected to the first hydraulic pipe on a side of the master cut valve closer to the wheel cylinders. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283316 | Empty/Load Brake Control Device with Multi-Stage Sensing - An empty/load valve brake control device for a railway vehicle includes a body and a valve member disposed within the body. The body defines an inlet passageway, an outlet passageway, an exhaust passageway, and a secondary passageway. The valve member has an empty position, a load position, and a partial load position. The inlet passageway is connected to the outlet passageway when the valve member is in the empty position, the outlet passageway is connected to the exhaust passageway when the valve member is in the load position, and the inlet passageway is connected to the secondary passageway when the valve member is in the partial load position. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283317 | Elastomeric Track With Guide Lug Reinforcements - This invention relates to an endless elastomeric traction band that is used to propel tracked vehicles. The traction band generally comprises a main body defining an outer ground-engaging surface and an inner wheel-engaging surface. The outer surface is generally provided with ground-engaging traction lugs. The inner surface of the traction band is preferably provided with one or more row of longitudinally aligned guide lugs and one or more rows of longitudinally aligned drive lugs. Additionally, guide lug reinforcements are inserted into said guide lugs and said band body to laterally reinforce the guide lugs and minimize de-tracking occurrences. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283318 | Marine power distribution and propulsion systems - A power distribution system that can be used in naval ships and submarines includes a first propulsion drive system including a propulsion motor having superconducting (preferably high temperature superconducting (HTS)) rotor windings and a power converter. A first propulsion power generation system supplies power to the first propulsion drive system and includes a generator having superconducting (preferably HTS) rotor windings and a power converter. A first power generation system includes a power source for supplying power to a first service distribution system that includes a dc distribution busbar (optionally implemented using HTS cabling or busbar) for carrying a distribution voltage and a distribution current, and a switchboard that includes protective switchgear with contacts. A power converter is used to connect the power source to the switchboard. The power converters are regulated according to a power source foldback and stabilizing characteristic. An electric load is supplied with power from a zonal power supply unit that forms part of a zonal power distribution sub-system. The electric load and the propulsion motor are regulated according to a load shedding and stabilizing characteristic. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283319 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT IN AN AIRCRAFT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A DE-ICING CIRCUIT - The invention relates to an electrical power supply circuit in an aircraft, the circuit comprising an electricity distribution network | 2010-11-11 |
20100283320 | Control unit and method for controlling passenger-protection means for a vehicle - A method and a control unit are provided for controlling a passenger-protection arrangement for a vehicle, at least one switching converter being used to convert voltage. A modifying circuit is provided for the at least one switching converter, the switching converter being disposed on an integrated circuit. The modifying circuit determines a thermal load as a function of at least one physical parameter for the integrated circuit. Rise and/or fall times of at least one output signal of the at least one switching converter are modified as a function of this thermal load. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283321 | Circuit for Controlling Power Supply to a Consumer and Method for Operating a Circuit - The present invention concerns a circuit for operating a consumer ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283322 | Multiple output power supply - A method is provided for supplying power to multiple output channels. Channel control signals are monitored to determine a state for each of the output channels. Each channel control signal is associated with one of the output channels. The energy in a storage element is directed to output channels according to the state of the channel control signals. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283323 | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - The invention relates to an electrical device having a switching unit, which is provided for switching a power supply of a consumer unit, and a control unit for controlling the consumer unit. According to the invention, the electrical device includes a bridging unit provided for supplying power to the control unit when the power supply is switched off by the switching unit. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283324 | POWER DELIVERY OVER DIGITAL INTERACTION INTERFACE FOR VIDEO AND AUDIO (DiiVA) - A system for delivering power over a network of devices connected through a serial link includes a first and second differential pairs of wires. Each differential pair of wires is double AC coupled by a HPF on one side and by another HPF on an opposite side. An LPF connects a portion of each differential pair of wires between the HPFs to a voltage source, and another LPF connects that portion of each differential pair to a load. The system further includes a third and fourth differential pairs of wires. All four differential pairs of wires are located within a single cable, such as a CAT6 cable. The first, second and third differential pair of wires are used for video links, and the fourth differential pair of wires are used for the bi-directional hybrid link. A power delivery circuit in each device includes a voltage source, a power relay switch, a signature resistor for detection, and a load detector. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283325 | Delivery of Electric Power by Means of a Plurality of Parallel Inverters and Control Method Based on Maximum Power Point Tracking - The system provides for one or more photovoltaic panels ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283326 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SUPPLY - In an electrical power supply having a plurality of switching power converter circuits and configured to supply a voltage to an electrical load, a method of controlling a duty cycle of at least one switch of one of the plurality of switching power converter circuits includes determining a storage voltage produced by the one of the plurality of energy storage devices. The method further includes determining an average storage voltage corresponding to an average of storage voltages produced by each of the plurality of energy storage devices. The method further includes determining at least one control signal as a function of the storage voltage, the average storage voltage, and a reference voltage. The method further includes controlling the duty cycle of the at least one switch of the one of the plurality of switching power converter circuits based upon the at least one control signal. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY AND DATA - In a method and in an apparatus for transmission of energy and data, with a primary side, on which an amplifier is arranged, with a secondary side, on which a data source, e.g. a measuring sensor, is arranged, and with a plug-together assembly inductively coupling, galvanically completely isolated, the primary side and the secondary side, to minimize power losses and disturbing influences of fluctuating parameters, power from the plug-together assembly and from the amplifier, preferably a Class-E-amplifier, is controlled to a predeterminable, desired value. For this, a microcontroller taps the primary voltage on the primary winding and produces for the amplifier a controlled operating voltage as well as a controlled operating frequency, in order to keep the working point of the amplifier always in the optimal region. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283328 | Supply Arrangement, Supply Unit and Method for Supplying an Electronic Unit - A supply arrangement, a supply unit and a method in which a switching element is connected in series to an operating voltage and an electrical load, wherein a supply unit supplies an electronic unit with power independently of the switching state of the switching element. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283329 | GREEN CONSENT - Provided is normal and system-type green consents. The green consent includes an external power source; a lightning prevention circuit; a first power supply unit; a second power supply unit; a current sensing unit; a control unit for receiving a current detection signal from the current sensing unit and outputting a control signal to an LED and a buzzer, and for receiving a control signal from a home server or a main controller via a ZigBee module and a control signal from a remote control or a mobile phone via an irDA sensor to block the voltage from the external power source; a power controller; the irDA sensor; an infrared operation-monitoring sensor; a ZigBee module; a mode select switch; a reset switch; an RS485 unit for converting and transmitting/receiving a signal so that the green consent is externally controlled, by communicating with the control unit via a cable; and an outlet having holes respectively connected to one line extending from the external power source and the other line extending from the power controller, the external load being plugged in the outlet. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283330 | DETACHABLE TIP FOR COMMUNICATING WITH ADAPTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A detachable tip, utilized with a power adapter, includes a memory, a receiver, and a transmitter. The memory stores a character string, the character string identifying whether an approved power adapter is coupled to the detachable tip. The receiver receives an identification request from an electronic device. In response to the identification request, a transmitter transmits the stored character string to the electronic device. A controller may extract the character string from the memory and send the character string to the transmitter. Instead of a character string, the memory may store a value, which is representative of a maximum power output available. A detachable tip may include an input connector and an output connector. The input connector receives a value from the power adapter, the value being representative of a maximum power available from the power adapter. The output connector passes through the value to the electronic device. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283331 | VIBRATION GENERATION MODULE CAPABLE OF GENERATING INERTIAL AND IMPACT VIBRATIONS - Disclosed herein is a vibration generation module capable of generating inertial and impact vibrations. The vibration generation module includes a magnetic force generation unit, an elastic force provision unit, a permanent magnet, a contactor, and an impact transmission panel. The permanent magnet is configured such that when periodic electrical energy having a specific duty or voltage is supplied to the magnetic force generation unit, the permanent magnet alternates between a position in which the permanent magnet is completely spaced apart from the magnetic force generation unit and a completely lowered position in which the permanent magnet collides with an upper surface of the magnetic force generation unit, and such that periodic electrical energy having another specific duty or voltage is supplied to the magnetic force generation unit, the permanent magnet alternates between a position in which the permanent magnet is partially spaced apart from the magnetic force generation unit and a partially lowered position in which the permanent magnet is close to the upper surface of the magnetic force generation unit. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283332 | Electric power tool - An electric power tool includes: a motor including a motor shaft; a tip tool driven by the motor; a housing that houses the motor; a switching element for driving the motor; and a bearing that can retain the motor shaft. The switching element is provided so as to overlap with the bearing in a direction of the motor shaft inside the housing. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283333 | OIL PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE FOR GENERATOR APPLICATIONS - A generator includes a rotor to be driven to rotate and generate electricity and a housing receiving the rotor. An oil supply includes an oil inlet port and an oil outlet port. A pressure regulating valve regulates the flow of oil from the inlet port to the outlet port. The pressure regulating valve includes a valve sleeve mounted within the housing. The valve sleeve extends into a bore within the housing. A valve spool is mounted within the valve sleeve. The valve sleeve has a flange abutting an outer face of the housing. Bolts tighten the flange against the housing. An inner end of the valve sleeve extends radially inwardly to form a ledge. The ledge is spaced away from an inner face of the housing. A valve sleeve, a sense piston and a valve spool are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283334 | GENERATOR MAIN STATOR BACK-IRON COOLING SLEEVE - A main stator sleeve for a generator includes a sheet of material that includes an arcuate notch one two opposed edges such that a butt joint therebetween defines a pin aperture. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283335 | GENERATOR COIL COOLING BAFFLES - Systems are disclosed that assist in cooling generator rotor coils. In one embodiment, the system includes a stator; a rotor positioned within the stator, the rotor having: a spindle; groups of coils disposed about the spindle, each of the groups of coils including a plurality of ducts; a plurality of subslots disposed about the spindle, each of the plurality of subslots extending between the spindle and one of the groups of coils, wherein each of the plurality of subslots is in fluid communication with the one of the groups of coils; and a first baffle disposed in one of the plurality of subslots for directing a coolant into at least one of the plurality of ducts. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283336 | VENTILATING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH A FORCED-FLUID FLOW COOLING DEVICE AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPRISING SAME - The invention concerns a ventilation system for a rotary electrical machine of the type comprising a rotor mounted so as to rotate in a stator and a device for cooling by forced flow of a cooling fluid, such as air, provided with at least one fan fixed to the rotor and an independent fan ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283337 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A drive device for a vehicle includes a motor generator generating drive force, and a power control unit provided integrally with the motor generator for controlling the motor generator. The includes a low-voltage circuit section to which a relatively low voltage is applied, a high-voltage circuit section which is located at a rear side of the vehicle relative to the low-voltage circuit section and to which a relatively high voltage is applied, and a cooling plate located between the low-voltage circuit section and the high-voltage circuit section in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle for cooling the high-voltage circuit section. With such configuration, the drive device for a vehicle allows the power control unit to be protected appropriately against an externally imposed shock. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283338 | OIL FILTER BYPASS VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A GENERATOR - A bypass valve assembly for a generator includes a spring cover with a flange which extends in a radial direction from a spring cover body. The spring cover body defines an overall length dimension, the overall length dimension to an end of the spring cover body to the flange dimension defines a ratio between 1.6:1-1.2:1. The bypass valve assembly also includes a valve sleeve with a multiple of windows. Each of the multiple of windows includes a longitudinal edge which defines a longitudinal edge radius and corner radius. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283339 | MOTOR - A motor including electrical components laid out to avoid enlargement of the motor. The motor includes a rotor, a cylindrical housing including a closed end and an open end and accommodating the rotor, and an end bracket fixed to the housing to close the open end and including a connector support. Two power supply terminals extend to the connector support. A noise prevention element includes a connection terminal connected to the power supply terminals. A rotation detector detects rotation of the rotor and includes a detector body. The noise prevention element is arranged between the two power supply terminals. The detector body and the noise prevention element are arranged at a portion of the end bracket closer to the connector support and aligned in an axial direction of the motor. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283340 | Low-Cost Minimal-Loss Flywheel Battery - A low-cost minimal-loss zero-maintenance flywheel battery, to store electric power from a DC power source by conversion to kinetic energy, and regenerate electric power as needed. Its vertical spin-axis rotor assembly is supported axially by repelling annular permanent magnets, and is centered by ceramic ball bearings which have axial preload that prevents vibration and augments axial rotor support. A regenerative multi-pole permanent-magnet motor, controlled by its 2-phase stator current, and connected by power and signal conductors to power interface electronics, is integrated within the flywheel assembly, in a vacuum enclosure supported by a self-leveling structure. Sinusoidal 2-phase stator currents are controlled by high-frequency pulse-width-modulated H-bridge power electronics that draw and regenerate controlled DC current with minimal ripple, responsive to respective 2-phase rotation angle sensors, the DC power voltage, and other settings. The electronics includes logic and over-voltage protection to prevent otherwise possible damaging current and voltage. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283341 | DECOUPLER SHAFT FOR HIGH SPEED GENERATOR - A clutch member for use in a generator clutch has actuation structure including a face with a ramp. The ramp has a ramp angle of between 6.2° and 6.4°. The clutch member may be a sliding decoupler shaft. In addition, a rotor and a generator including the clutch members are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283342 | HIGH SPEED CLUTCH DESIGN WITH JAW TOOTH PROFILE TO REDUCE SEPARATING LOAD - A shaft for a clutch member comprises an engagement portion having a plurality of teeth spaced about a shaft centerline. The teeth have a tooth profile with a negative rake angle. The negative rake angle is between 1° and 2°. The teeth have a chamfer angle between the face of the negative rake and the face of the clutch end surface. The chamfer angle is between 65° and 75°. A rotor assembly for a generator, a generator and a method are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283343 | ROTOR GEAR FOR A GENERATOR - A rotor gear includes a rotor gear body having involute teeth that each have an involute surface that extends between a tooth tip and a tooth base. The involute surface includes at least reference points A-D, with reference point A near the base, reference point D near the tip, reference point B between reference points A and D, and reference point C between reference points B and D. The reference points A-D have associated respective roll angles, ε | 2010-11-11 |
20100283344 | Inner-Rotor-Type Motor - An inner-rotor-type motor according to the preferred teachings of the present invention includes a housing, a stator, a rotor and a bearing seat. The stator is received in an assembly space of the housing. The rotor is rotatably positioned in the housing via a bearing and extends through a through-hole of the stator. The bearing seat includes a socket having a first recess and second recess and couples to the assembly opening of the assembly space. A stopper is at least a part of the upper wall of the socket and arranged between the first recess and the second recess. The bearing can pass through an end of the socket and be positioned in the first recess, while a circuit board can pass through another end of the socket and be positioned in the second recess. Accordingly, the assembly is simplified and the assembly convenience is improved. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283345 | ELECTRICAL MACHINES - Embodiments provide an electrical machine bearing first and second pluralities of permanent magnets having different number of pole pairs, a plurality of pole-pieces that enable the magnetic interaction between the pluralities of permanent magnets, and winding that couples with the first/fundamental harmonic of the first plurality of permanent magnets to enable electromechanical energy conversion. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283346 | AXIAL RETENTION OF PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR IN HIGH SPEED GENERATOR - A permanent magnet rotor for use on an electrical generator comprises a hub having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral bore centered on an axis. The inner peripheral bore is provided with a screw thread at least over a portion of an axial dimension. Permanent magnets are mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the hub. A containment band is positioned radially outwardly of the magnets, holding the magnets and the hub together. The hub, a generator rotor incorporating the permanent magnet rotor, and a generator incorporating the permanent magnet rotor are also disclosed and claimed in this application. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283347 | NOVEL GANGED ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATOR - A ‘ganged’ electrical generator with mechanical input into a rotor shaft that is used to produce alternating current (AC), the generator employing commonly used components arranged in a novel design to produce magnetic flux-induced current in copper or other conducting windings. The electrical generator is comprised, in part, of two or more rotors paralleling a vented stator and wherein the rotors contain fixed permanent magnets that, when rotated on the shaft of the generator, produce a magnetic field that induces a current in the windings and the permanent magnets are oriented in a manner incorporating features of a unipolar magnet so as to render the full magnetic field available to induce current which travels through the windings of the stator. The stators and rotors are constructed of modular portions for easy replacement and repair of faulty parts. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283348 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - Provided is a brushless motor of a 2P3S×n structure, in which a ratio (W) of a circumferential width (Wm) of each of magnets ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283349 | POLYPHASE ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A polyphase electrical machine, in particular, a polyphase generator, includes a stator which features a core body having a circumferential slot pitch, and a winding configuration having a plurality of windings. It is provided that each winding and each slot of the group of slots that extends over one pole pitch is assigned to one of the phases, and the windings have winding sections that lie in assigned slots and between which, in each case, a winding-head connection is formed, the winding-head connections of different windings being disposed radially in layers relative to each other, and the number of phases being five. A method for producing a polyphase electrical machine is also provided. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283350 | FLYWHEEL GENERATOR SYSTEM HAVING OPEN SHAPED LOOP COILS - A series of elongated oval wire windings bent into open C-shaped or other loop shape coils are positioned around a flywheel. Magnets, mating the loop opening shape, extend from the outer edge of the flywheel on a thin disc to pass through the coils to generate electricity with the spin of the flywheel. With no magnetic material is the coils there is no magnetic resistance created thereby providing more efficient electricity generation. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283351 | LAMINATED SPIRAL CORE, DYNAMO-ELECTRIC-MACHINE ROTOR PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE - A laminated spiral core includes core units and a plurality of swage portions. The core units form a rotor core. The core units have permanent-magnet attachment portions in which permanent magnets are to be disposed. Each of the core units has an arc shape. The plurality of swage portions connect the core units by swage-joining when the core units are spirally stacked in a predetermined number of layers. The plurality of swage portions are provided in the core units in a wave-shape to face the permanent-magnet attachment portions and provided at positions where an influence of magnetic flux paths in a rotor is minimal. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283352 | END PLATES FOR HIGH SPEED GENERATOR APPLICATIONS - An end plate for a generator includes an end plate generally cylindrical and having a central bore to receive a rotor shaft. The end plate has a radially inner boss and a radially outer boss. The radially outer boss is positioned radially outwardly of windings in a generator. The radially inner boss is positioned radially inwardly of the windings in a generator. A main core assembly, a rotor, and a generator incorporating the end plates are all disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283353 | MEMS RESONATORS - A MEMS piezoresistive resonator ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283354 | CAPACITIVE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSDUCER, AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A capacitive electro-mechanical transducer includes a plurality of cavities, a communicating portion for connecting the cavities to each other, and two electrodes sandwiching each of the cavities. The cavities are sealed from outside, and at least a portion of the communicating portion is closed to interrupt the communication between the cavities through the communicating portion. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283355 | Method for changing ultrasound wave frequency by using the acoustic matching layer - The method of changing ultrasound wave frequency by using the acoustic matching layer presents a replaceable acoustic matching layer to offer an effective means of filtering the original broadband frequency of an ultrasonic transducer into certain composite discontinuous frequencies. The filtering effect could be improved by connecting the electrodes of the acoustic matching layer when it is made of a poled piezoelectric material. This method may provide novel applications for commercial ultrasonic transducers. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283356 | VIBRATING BODY FOR VIBRATION WAVE DRIVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING VIBRATING BODY FOR VIBRATION WAVE DRIVE DEVICE - Provided is a method of producing a vibrating body for a vibration wave drive device using a vibrator in which an electromechanical energy conversion element is joined to a vibrating body having a plurality of protruding portions, the method including a first step and a second step. In the first step, an elastic material having a plurality of protruding portions is produced. In the second step, a pressure in a direction opposite to a protruding direction of the protruding portions of the elastic material is applied to press at least parts of the protruding portions to reduce slits between the protruding portions adjacent to each other. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283357 | GENERATOR RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY WITH EASE OF ASSEMBLY FEATURES - A rectifier assembly includes first and second housings surrounding a pair of electrical rings. Each of the electrical rings communicates with a pin. Bolts secure a spring to hold diodes against an inner wall of the electrical rings. The first housing includes openings opposed to the bolts to allow access to the bolts for tightening the bolts to hold the spring, and bias the diodes against the inner periphery of the electrical rings. A rotor balance assembly, a generator, and a method of assembling a rectifier assembly are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283358 | GENERATOR ROTOR WITH IMPROVED HOLLOW SHAFT - A generator rotor shaft includes a shaft body extending through a first axial distance, and being hollow. Spline teeth are formed in an inner bore of the hollow shaft body. The ratio of a distance from one end of the hollow body to a remote axial end of the spline teeth and compared to the overall length of the shaft body is between 0.3 and 0.6. A rotor balance assembly, a generator, and a method of forming a generator rotor shaft are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283359 | INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND DOOR POSITIONING DEVICE FOR APPLIANCES - An appliance comprises a body and a door panel and/or drawer panel movable between a home position, an open position, and an over-travel position. A cosmetic panel may be coupled to the door and/or drawer panel. The appliance may further include an installation system and/or a positioning device. The positioning device is configured to bias the door and/or drawer panels to the home position from the over-travel position. The installation system is configured to establish the front-to-back alignment of the appliance. The installation system may be a direct mount installation system. The installation system may include an adjustment system configured to facilitate positioning the cosmetic panel to be co-planar with the surrounding cabinetry. The adjustment mechanism may further help establish small and consistent reveals. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283360 | Apparatus for opening a door of a climatic test cabinet, an incubator, an environmental simulation chamber or a freezer or the like - An apparatus for opening a door of a climatic test cabinet, an incubator, an environmental simulation chamber or a freezer is suitable for unlocking the door when the door is closed and locked and for transferring it to an open position. The force for opening the door need no longer be applied by the user himself operating lever mechanisms and transferring the door to an open position, but instead the force for opening the door may be applied by the apparatus. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283361 | STORAGE CABINET WITH KEY AND ELECTRONIC KEY - A storage cabinet with key is provided with an electronic key having an electronic key ID memory means that stores electronic key ID, a storage box that stores an item to be kept, an opening and closing permission means that permits opening and closing of storage boxes, and an opening and closing control means that, when it reads out the electronic key ID and authenticates the right, makes the opening and closing permission means permit opening and closing of the storage boxes. The electronic key checks individual identification information input by one or more buttons arranged at the electronic key with specific individual identification information registered at an individual identification information memory means arranged at the electronic key. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283362 | Door lock device of drum washing machine and washing machine having the same - Disclosed herein are a door lock device of a drum washing machine and a drum washing machine having the same, a door of which is opened by force of a predetermined magnitude or greater. The door opening is accomplished by providing a door lever of the door lock device with a bent portion. The bent portion formed at the door lever creates a predetermined angle X° between a contact point between a holding protrusion of the door lever and a raised portion of a body of the washing machine, a center point of a door lever shaft, and a contact point between a handle contact portion of the door lever and a door handle, allowing the door to be opened upon receiving force of a predetermined magnitude or greater. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283363 | READY TO ASSEMBLE MODULAR FURNITURE - A ready to assemble modular article of furniture includes a plurality of panels adapted to be assembled without the use of tools. A plurality of fittings are adapted for securing the plurality of panels in assembled relationship, each of the fittings including a first component and a second component. At least a first one of the panels having a surface supporting at least one of the first components. At least a second one of the panels having a surface supporting at least one of the second components. The first and second panels are arrangeable in transverse relationship with the first and second components in alignment with each other, whereby manipulation of the first component without the use of tools causes the first component to engage the second component thereby securing the first and second panels together in transverse relationship. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283364 | AUTO-RACKS - A rack system for an appliance is provided. The rack system includes a door link, a first coupler link, a first rack, a bracket, a second coupler link, and a second rack. The bracket has a plurality of sites for attachment with the second coupler link. The door link is attached to an appliance door. The first coupler link is attached to the door link and connected to the first rack. The bracket is attached to either the first rack or the second rack. The second coupler link is attached to the bracket at one of the sites for attachment and connected to whichever one of either the first or second racks to which the bracket is not attached. The rack system translationally couples angular displacement of the appliance door to linear movement of the first rack and the second rack. The linear movement of the first and second racks can be non-staggered or staggered depending on the attachment site of the bracket to which the second coupler link is attached. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283365 | Stabilizing Assembly of Drawable Carrier - A stabilizing assembly includes a retaining device settled between a drawable carrier and a cabinet body for preventing the drawable carrier from swinging in sliding. The retaining device includes two rails fixed to two opposite laterals of the drawable carrier. Each of the rails has a rack. Two gears engaging with the racks are connected by a rod and rotate simultaneously. Two bushes at two ends of the rod are received in supporting seats that are fixed on the cabinet body or the drawable carrier and allowed to shift vertically. Two stop portions, as a stop unit, each extending from the rail toward a side of the rod opposite to another side of the rod facing the rack on the rail are closely adjacent to the retained portions so that the bushes are retained and stopped by the stop unit, and disengagement between the racks and the gears is prevented. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283366 | METHOD OF ROUTING UTILITIES THROUGH AN ARTICULATED HINGE - An articulated hinge allowing non-circular motion of a refrigerator door and having a means for transmitting utilities through the hinge is disclosed. A support rod for preventing torsional deformation of a refrigerator door adapted to carry utilities to an in-door dispenser is also disclosed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283367 | ARTICULATED HINGES USING NON-CIRCULAR GEARS - A hinge for controlling the movement of a door on a refrigerator is disclosed, the hinge allowing the refrigerator to be installed flush to adjacent cabinets. The door translates and rotates in order to allow access to the refrigerator cabinet interior without contacting the adjacent cabinets. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283368 | KEEPING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A keeping device for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. A moving shelf is installed to adjust the space between door baskets according to the height of food items received in the door baskets. When the moving shelf is folded, a long food item can be stably received, and when the folded moving shelf is unfolded, the receiving space can be extended to receive more food items. Also, because moving support portions supporting the moving shelf are provided at both sides, collision noise can be reduced when the moving shelf is unfolded, and because a restraining unit is to provided between the moving shelf and the door, the folded state of the moving shelf can be stably maintained. In addition, because the keeping device is hung and fixed such that it is tightly attached to the door, the keeping space can be extended. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283369 | LED bulb and lamp holder thereof - The present invention discloses an LED bulb and its lamp holder. The lamp holder is provided for guiding light sources. The light sources emitted from single LEDs in the LED bulb is diffused uniformly and merged with each other to provide good illuminations. A light guide pipe is integrated with an internal periphery of a transparent casing of the lamp holder and disposed at a position opposite to each single LED. A root portion of the light guide pipe has a larger external diameter at a position proximate to the transparent casing, and the root portion is extended to an end portion proximate to a position of the LED having a tapered external diameter to form a conical shape, such that the light source produced by each single LED can be passed through the corresponding light guide pipe and uniformly diffused to transparent casing, and then to the outside. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283370 | LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING MEMBERS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE - A light-emitting substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting members arranged in a matrix on the substrate, and a plurality of metal backs arranged in a matrix over the plurality of light-emitting members. In each row or each column of the plurality of metal backs, two adjacent metal backs are connected to each other through a resistive member. A conductive member having a resistance value lower than that of the resistive member is connected to a portion of the resistive member, the portion being spaced from the two adjacent metal backs. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283371 | ISOTOPE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND CYCLOTRON HAVING REDUCED MAGNETIC STRAY FIELDS - A cyclotron that includes a magnet yoke that has a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber and a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly is configured to produce magnetic fields to direct charged particles along a desired path. The magnet assembly is located in the acceleration chamber. The magnetic fields propagate through the acceleration chamber and within the magnet yoke. A portion of the magnetic fields escape outside of the magnet yoke as stray fields. The magnet yoke is dimensioned such that the stray fields do not exceed 5 Gauss at a distance of 1 meter from an exterior boundary. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283372 | LAMP HAVING CONTACT MEMBERS AT ITS SURROUNDING EDGE, AND A LAMP HOLDER - A lamp comprising electric contact members ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283373 | SPARK PLUG - A corner of a distal end of a ground-electrode-side noble metal tip of a spark plug is taken as a first corner; a corner of a leading end of a center-electrode-side noble metal tip is taken as a second corner; a corner formed at a starting point where a diameter of the center electrode is reduced is taken as a third corner; a corner of the ground electrode is taken as a fourth corner; a corner closest to the third corner of the corners on the distal end of the ground-electrode-side noble metal tip is taken as a fifth corner; a length of a virtual flying spark path defined between the first corner and the second corner is taken as L | 2010-11-11 |
20100283374 | PLASMA DISPLAY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY MEMBER - A plasma display member comprises a plurality of substantially stripe-shaped address electrodes ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283375 | Ozone generator - An ozone generator includes a plurality of needles having a carbon nanotube linear structure. The carbon nanotube linear structure includes at least one carbon nanotube at a free end thereof. The at least one carbon nanotube acts as a discharge end of each needle. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283376 | Multicolored Linear Light Source - A multicolored linear light source is disclosed. In an embodiment the multicolored linear light source ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283377 | NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS BY SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS - An optical film capable of converting blue light to yellow light and a while light emitting device comprising the optical film are described. The optical film comprises a layer of YAG nanoparticles, wherein the layer of YAG nanoparticles has a size distribution of between about 2 nm to about 200 nm | 2010-11-11 |
20100283378 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate positioned opposite the front substrate, and a barrier rib that is positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition discharge cells. The barrier rib includes a transverse barrier rib and a longitudinal barrier rib crossing each other. Depressions are positioned to be spaced apart from each other at a barrier crossing of the transverse barrier rib and the longitudinal barrier rib. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283379 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electron beam apparatus | 2010-11-11 |
20100283380 | ELECTRION BEAM APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREWITH - In an electron beam apparatus including an electron emission element and an anode, the electron emission element includes a gate | 2010-11-11 |
20100283381 | Phosphor and light emitting device - A JEM phase phosphor having superior luminous efficiency is obtained, and a light emitting device is provided, which includes first and second phosphors and in which fluorescence from the first phosphor is not much absorbed by the second phosphor, with the JEM phase phosphor used as a first phosphor. The first phosphor is the JEM phase phosphor having optical absorption of at most 30% at a wavelength in a relation of complementary color to the emission wavelength of the first phosphor. In the light emitting device having a combination of the first phosphor and the second phosphor emitting fluorescence of longer wavelength than the first phosphor, the first phosphor has optical absorption at the emission wavelength of the second phosphor of at most 30%. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283382 | White light emitting device - A white light emitting device including: a blue light emitting diode (LED); a green silicate phosphor formed on the blue LED; and a red sulfide phosphor with a surface coated with a silicone oxide layer, the red sulfide phosphor formed on the blue LED. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283383 | PHOSPHOR, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING PHOSPHOR, AND DISPLAY AND LIGHTING SYSTEM USING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A phosphor (A) comprising a host material composed of a compound having a garnet crystal structure represented by the general formula (I): | 2010-11-11 |
20100283384 | OLED-ARRANGEMENT PROVIDED WITH AN ENCAPSULATING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to an OLED-arrangement ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283385 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an organic EL device includes a first organic EL element having a first pixel electrode, a counter-electrode, and a first organic multiplayer structure, a second organic EL element having a second pixel electrode, a counter-electrode, and a second organic multiplayer structure, a third organic EL element having a third pixel electrode, a counter-electrode, and a third organic multiplayer structure. The first organic multiplayer structure includes a first organic layer, a first hole transport layer, and a first electron transport layer. The second organic multiplayer structure includes a second organic layer, a first hole transport layer, and a first electron transport layer. The third organic multiplayer structure includes a third organic layer, a first hole transport layer, a second hole transport layer, a first electron transport layer, and a second electron transport layer. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283386 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light-emitting layer is provided between a first electrode and a second electrode. The light-emitting layer is formed through steps of: forming a composition layer including a radical initiator and a light-emitting material having radical-polymerization reactivity; exciting the composition layer to form in the composition layer a polymerized region where the composition layer is polymerized; and removing the composition layer except in the polymerized region. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283387 | Organic-inorganic lighting device and a method for fabricating the same - An organic-inorganic lighting device and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. Firstly, a conductive substrate is provided, and an inorganic conducting film layer and a seed layer are formed in turn on the conductive substrate. Next, an array of micro and nano zinc oxide wire is formed on the seed layer by using properties of the seed layer. Finally, an electrode layer is formed on the array of micro and nano zinc oxide wire. The invention solves the problem of low mobility of electrons in inorganic materials. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283388 | ELECTRODE PASTE FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND BLACK BUS ELECTRODE FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - Described is an electrode paste for plasma display panel, which has a black pigment, a glass frit, an organic binder and a solvent, wherein the black pigment contains cobalt oxide (CO | 2010-11-11 |
20100283389 | COAXIAL WAVEGUIDE ELECTRODELESS LAMP - The present invention relates to a coaxial waveguide electrodeless lamp. The lamp is formed in analogy to coaxial waveguide cables, with an outer conductor, a central conductor, and a gas-fill vessel made of dielectric material between the outer conductor and the inner conductor. The gas-fill vessel is substantially hollow and filled with substances that form a plasma and emit light when RF radiation carried by the central conductor and ground conductor interacts with the substances in the gas-fill vessel. The present invention also relates to a leaky waveguide electrodeless lamp. The lamp is formed in analogy to leaky waveguides, with a conductor, a ground conductor, and a gas-fill vessel made of dielectric material butted against the conductor and encompassed by the ground conductor. The leaky waveguide electrodeless lamp emits light from a plasma similar to light-emission action of the coaxial waveguide electrodeless lamp described above. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283390 | PLASMA LAMP - A plasma lamp having a lamp bulb ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100283391 | PLC based smart dimmers that function with no new wires - A device that enables “smart” dimmers comprising electronic circuits beyond those found in traditional dimmers to be installed in existing houses with no need for any new electrical wires. In particular, for smart dimmers comprising PLC (power line communication) modems, the device overcomes the large attenuation imposed on power-line communication (PLC) transmissions, introduced by a load electrically connected in series with the smart dimmer, and eliminates the large noise and ringing otherwise introduced by the switching device, found in dimmers. | 2010-11-11 |
20100283392 | MULTIPLE SENSOR VARIABLE ILLUMINATION LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEM - A circuit for operating a plurality of electrical devices at a plurality of varying power levels includes a plurality of motion sensor circuits for detecting motion relative thereto and having an a plurality of outputs conditioned upon motion detection. Additionally, a photocell sensor circuit for detecting a low ambient illumination level has an output command conditioned upon the detection of a predetermined illumination level that is electrically coupled to the control circuit having a plurality of inputs. | 2010-11-11 |