52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160380368 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector includes a housing into which a cable is to be inserted, a terminal accommodated in the housing and configured to be conductively connected to the cable, and a lever attached to the housing so as to turn between the first and second positions. The lever includes attachment parts to be attached to supporting parts of the housing, at both ends in the direction in which the turning shafts of the lever extend. Either the attachment parts or the supporting parts, or both of them include a defective-closing prevention structure which prevents the lever from turning from the first position to the second position when the cable is not inserted in the housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380369 | INTERFACE CARD FASTENING MODULE - An interface card fastening module is provided for assembling an interface card to a housing and electrically connecting the interface card with a main board having an insertion slot corresponding to the interface card, and the opening of the insertion slot is substantially parallel to the main board. The interface card fastening module includes a stopping member and an engaging member rotatably disposed on the housing so as to be movable between a release position and an engage position. Therefore, upon assembling the interface card to the main board, additional riser card would be not required. As a result, the space for installing an adapting member can be saved, and more components may be received in the housing or the size of the housing may become smaller. In addition, since the adapting member is no more needed, the manufacturing cost and assembling hours for the adapting member can be saved. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380370 | RETENTION MECHANISM FOR SHIELDED FLEX CABLE TO IMPROVE EMI/RFI FOR HIGH SPEED SIGNALING - A retention apparatus for a shielded cable is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a substrate having a ground; a connector coupled to the substrate; a cable shielded with a conductive material and having an end connectable to the connector to electrically connect with the connector; an electrically conductive material coupled to the ground of the substrate; and a grounding retention mechanism to cause the electrically conductive material to electrically connect the cable to the ground of the substrate by applying a force to the cable shield. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380371 | SELF-SECURED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing stack and plural conductors. The housing stack includes a front housing and a rear housing. The rear housing is disposed rearward of the front housing. The housing stack defines plural cavities that extend continuously through the front housing and the rear housing. The front housing includes a forward-facing shoulder within at least some of the cavities. The rear housing includes a rear-facing shoulder associated with the cavities that include the forward-facing shoulder. The conductors are disposed in the cavities of the housing stack. At least some of the conductors have a first projecting feature that engages the forward-facing shoulder in the corresponding cavity and a second projecting feature that engages the rear-facing shoulder to secure the front housing to the rear housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380372 | Electrical Connector for USB and other external interface and method of making - A novel interconnection structure and method of manufacture is provided which provides an improved means of interconnecting external connector interfaces, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, to the internal system boards of electronic devices, such as laptop computers, tablets, and mobile phones. An external connector interface used for interconnecting separate electronic devices is connected to the internal system board of the device in which it resides by being interconnected mechanically and electrically, or alternatively being integral to and of a unitary structure with, a printed circuit substrate, said printed circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive, elastic spring contacts mounted on one surface, with at least one of said electrical spring contacts electrically interconnected to the external electrical connections of the USB connector, and said electrical spring contacts providing an electrical interconnection means to a system board inside the electronic device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380373 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector includes a first terminal accommodated in a first housing portion of a housing and a holding terminal accommodated in a second housing portion of the housing. The holding terminal is identical in shape to the first terminal and is configured to hold a cable. The first terminal has a contact point configured to come into contact with the cable. The holding terminal has a holding part corresponding in position to the contact point of the first terminal. When the housing is oriented so that the direction of inserting and removing the cable is horizontal, the holding part of the holding terminal accommodated in the second housing portion differs in position in height from the contact point of the first terminal accommodated in the first housing portion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380374 | PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - A plug-in connector having an inner conductor and an insulator which is surrounded by the inner conductor, the insulator having a first insulator part and a second insulator part which are interconnected such that they can rotate with respect to each other through an insulator joint. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380375 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT HAVING CLEANING SYSTEM - Embodiments disclose an electrical contact including a metal housing and a fixed contact part, which is attached to the metal housing and has a contact surface that, during the attachment, is located within the metal housing, and a contact tab located outside the metal housing. The electrical contact includes a movable contact part, which can be inserted into the metal housing to form an electrical contact together with the contact surface of the fixed contact part. A cleaning system is provided in that at least one scraping edge is provided adjoining the contact surface, the movable contact part making contact with said scraping edge during insertion. A surface of the movable contact part passes over the scraping edge to remove possible dirt particles. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380376 | PLUG CONNECTOR AND MATING CONNECTOR - Disclosed is a plug connector for positioning on a mating connector and for producing an electrically conductive connection. The plug connector comprises a guide means and a contact pin. The guide means is configured and positioned such that to produce the electrically conductive connection, contact bars of a contact socket of the mating connector can be guided by means of the guide means toward the contact pin, said contact bars encompassing the contact pin in a frictional engagement to establish electrical contact. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380377 | JOINT CONNECTOR - A joint connector includes a housing having a plurality of mounting passages into which a plurality of wires are horizontally inserted from the outside to the inside, and a fastening hole formed in the upper surface thereof and in communication with the mounting passages of the housing, a terminal inserted into the mounting passages of the housing and having a plurality of connection parts connected to an external circuit through the plurality of wires, and a holder vertically inserted into the fastening hole of the housing and having a plurality of fastening protrusions formed on a bottom surface thereof to fasten the terminal to the housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380378 | ELECTRICAL POP OUT DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND/OR USB PORTS - An electrical pop out device has a shroud and an outlet housing. The outlet housing is sized to be placed inside the shroud. A guidance mechanism connects the outlet housing with the shroud. The guidance mechanism includes multiple rack gears and multiple pinion gears. The outlet housing is moveable with respect to the shroud along a direction defined by the rack gear. A spring connector electrically couples the shroud to the outlet housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380379 | COUPLING PART FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - A coupling part for an electrical line ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380380 | Sealed Connector - A sealed electrical connection assembly joins an electrical component to a plug-in component. For liquid-tight sealing, the free, deformable ends of the conductor tracks of the electrical component and/or the contact elements of the plug-in component are provided with hydrophobic surfaces at least regionally, so that even after a plurality of plug contact operations have been performed, in the coupling position and, optionally, in the uncoupled position, the contact region is surrounded by hydrophobic surfaces. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A high density electrical connector system is disclosed which may make use of first and second connector components. The first connector component has a first substrate with a first plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a first plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the first plurality of electrical feedthroughs. The second connector component has a second substrate with a second plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a second plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the second plurality of electrical feedthroughs. An electrical coupling subsystem is disposed between the first and second connector components and makes electrical contact between associated pairs of the first and second pluralities of electrically conductive bond pads. A plurality of fasteners may be used for clamping the first and second connector components in facing relationship. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380382 | CONNECTOR WITH CABLE RETENTION FEATURE AND PATCH CORD HAVING THE SAME - A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of an electrical cable. The connector includes a single-piece attachment member having a management section, a boot, and collar including a retention arrangement. Certain types of retention arrangements include one or more teeth that protrude inwardly from the collar to bite into at least an outer jacket of the electrical cable. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380383 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING GUIDE MEMBER - An electrical connector includes an electrical contact assembly that includes an electrical contact and an electrically insulative guide member. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380384 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having a guide part to which a male terminal is inserted, a connection part exposed on the guide part so as to make contact with a terminal member of the male terminal in a state where the male terminal is inserted, a cover member provided on the guide part so as to cover the connection part, while making contact with the connection part, in a state where the male terminal is not inserted, and a spring configured to urge the cover member toward an opening of the guide part in the state where the male terminal is not inserted. The cover member is moved, upon inserting the male terminal, to a side of the guide part opposite to the opening so as not to cover the connection part. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380385 | APPARATUS FOR EJECTING AT LEAST ONE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD - An apparatus is described. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a housing; a tray; an ejector; a push member having two positions, the push member is configured to receive an external force for moving the push member and to operate the ejector to eject the tray to an ejected open position when the push member is moved to a second position and to maintain in the second position; and a switch comprising two electric position; the switch is configured to switch to a first electric position when receiving the external force, and the push member is configured to maintain the switch in the first electric position when the push member is moved to the second position causing the tray to eject; when the tray is returned to a retracted closed position, the push member is moved to a first position causing the switch to switch to a second electric position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380386 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE COUPLING - In one example an electronic device comprises a housing, a receptacle in the housing comprising an opening at a distal end to receive a plug, a data connector positioned in the receptacle to provide a communication connection, and an electrostatic conductor assembly positioned proximate the opening in the receptacle, wherein the electrostatic conductor assembly comprises a dedicated discharge path and a conductive pin mounted on a retention latch and moveable between a first position in which the conductive pin is in electrical contact with the data connector and a second position in which the conductive pin is not in electrical contact with the data connector. Other examples may be described. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380387 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED METAL SHELL - A cable connector assembly ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380388 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INSERTED INSULATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of first contacts and second contacts, an insulator inset-molded with the first contacts, a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing, and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing. The housing has a base portion defining a receiving cavity located at a back-end thereof and extending forwardly and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The tongue portion defines a first surface carrying the first contacts and a second surface located oppositely and a number of terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface and the second surface and communicated with receiving cavity. The second contacts are inserted into terminal-receiving slots located at the second surface. The insulator is received in the receiving cavity to insert the first contacts into the terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380389 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An includes an insulation body, multiple terminals, an inner metal shell, and an outer metal shell. The insulation body has a base and a tongue located in a front end of the base. The terminals are fixedly arranged in the base in upper and lower rows. Each terminal has a contact portion exposed to an upper surface or a lower surface of the tongue. The inner metal shell has a covering portion disposed on the upper surface of the tongue, and an extending portion extending from the covering portion to the base, and covering the base. The outer metal shell wraps the inner metal shell. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380390 | TERMINAL BLOCK - A terminal block including an electric wire, a shield material, a terminal, a housing and a shield bracket. The shield material is configured to cover at least a part of the electric wire. The electric wire is connected to the terminal. The housing is configured to accommodate the terminal. The shield bracket is fixed to the housing. The shield bracket is configured to hold the shield material, and includes a folding portion. The folding portion is configured to hold an end of the shield material by sandwiching the end of the shield material. The folding portion has a notch hole. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380391 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle. The receptacle includes a plurality of embedded pins. The electrical connector assembly also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the plurality of embedded pins of the receptacle. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of interconnected tracks provided thereon. The plurality of interconnected tracks is arranged in a side by side relationship. Each of the plurality of interconnected tracks including a plurality of through holes. The embedded pins extend from the receptacle and are received into the respective through holes of the printed circuit board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380392 | SMART PLUG HAVING PLUG BLADE DETECTION - A smart plug system is disclosed. The smart plug system includes a power plug configured to receive an alternating current power signal from shore power, a power receptacle configured to receive a plug having a plug blade, and a plug detection switch configured to detect receipt of the plug blade in the power receptacle. A rectifier circuit is included to rectify the alternating current power signal received at the power plug when the plug detection switch is actuated by receipt of the plug blade. The plug detection switch is further configured to prevent rectification of the alternating current power signal by the rectifier circuit when the plug blade is removed from the power receptacle. A logic level converter is included to receive the rectified power signal to convert the rectified power signal to a logic level signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380393 | SIDEBAND CONDUCTOR RESONANCE MITIGATION - An apparatus comprising includes a first pair of conductors to carry differential signals, at least one ground conductor neighboring the first pair of conductors, the ground conductor to be connected to a ground plane, and at least one particular conductor to carry sideband signals. The particular conductor is to be connected to a ground plane via a resonance mitigation circuit, and the resonance mitigation circuit comprises a resistor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380394 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PREVENTING ERRONEOUS RECOGNIZING INSERTING CONNECTOR INTO EARPHONE JACK - An electronic device includes a circuit electrically connected to first and second contacts and a processor electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the circuit compares a first signal occurring by an electrical contact of the first contact and the external material with a first threshold value to generate a first comparison signal, compares a second signal occurring by an electrical contact of the second contact and the external material with a second threshold value to generate a second comparison signal, and generates a third signal based on a portion of the first and second comparison signals and provides the third signal to the processor, wherein the external material includes one of moisture and a foreign substance or the external connector, and the processor prevents recognizing a contact of the moisture or the foreign substance as a contact of the external connector based on a portion of the third signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380395 | REELING DEVICE - A reeling device includes a reeling member, a connecting cable, two connectors, a case, and a wireless power transmission module. The connecting cable winds around the reeling member. The connectors are respectively connected to two ends of the connecting cable. The reeling member is provided in the case, wherein the two ends of the connecting cable respectively extends out of the case through two openings of the case. The wireless power transmission module is provided in the case, including an induction coil and a conversion circuit, wherein the conversion circuit is electrically connected to the induction coil and the connecting cable respectively. Whereby, the reeling device not only can be used as an extension cord for signals or power, but also can transmit power wirelessly. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380396 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FREQUENCY SHIFTING RESONANCE OF CONNECTOR STUBS - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a connector may include a housing and a pin housed in the housing and configured to electrically couple to a corresponding electrically-conductive conduit of an information handling resource comprising the connector. The pin may include an approximate connection point at which the pin electrically couples to a corresponding pin of another connector mated to the connector and a stub extending from the approximate connection point and constructed such that a per-unit-length signal propagation delay through the stub is significantly larger than a per-unit-length signal propagation delay through the remainder of the pin excluding the stub. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380397 | HIGH-DENSITY DATA COMMUNICATIONS CABLE - Disclosed is a system for operating a network incorporating high-density connections for increased efficiency, network operation and management. The high-density connections are incorporated into the patch panel, network switch, and cables that connects them, as well as into cable analyzers and printed circuit boards (PCBs) which allow for a complete network within a single computer running virtualization software. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380398 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An example universal contact assembly includes plug contact members and a sensing contact member that are overmolded together to form a single unit. Example adapter block assembly include a first optical adapter; a first contact assembly disposed in an aperture defined in the first optical adapter; a first circuit board; and a retainer arrangement that holds the first circuit board to the first optical adapter with sufficient force to retain the first contact assembly within the aperture. Example retainer arrangements include a cover having flanges with tabs that deflect into cavities defined by the first optical adapter; clamp members that clamp a cover to the first optical adapter to hold the first circuit board therebetween; and a retention strip having barbs that attach to the first optical adapter and barbs that attach to the first printed circuit board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380399 | MIDPLANE DOCKING SYSTEM - Technologies for midplane docking systems for connecting adjacent levels of docks are provided herein. An extendable connection system includes: a connector cable, the connector cable having a first end and a second end; a male connector, the male connector connected to the first end of the connector cable, the male connector including male connecting mechanism; and a female connector, the female connector connected to the second end of the connector cable and including a female connecting mechanism adapted to connect with the male connecting mechanism, wherein the male connector is extendable relative to the female connector. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380400 | BULB APPARATUS - A bulb apparatus includes a driver plate and a bulb head body. The bulb head body is a housing structure with top opening. The sidewall of the bulb head body forms a first electrode terminal. The bottom of the driver plate is placed inside the bulb head body. The bulb apparatus also includes a connection base and a first electrode. The connection base is fixed on the driver plate. The connection base has an embedding trench. The first electrode has a fixing end electrically connected to the driver plate via the embedding trench and a connecting end elastically abutting on the inner sidewall of the first electrode terminal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380401 | Lubricating method - A method of coating and installing electrical connectors into a receptacle employing a handheld container filled with an open cell, microcellular foam saturated with a liquid lubricant, especially where the electrical connectors are in the base of a CFL light bulb. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380402 | PULSED LIGHT BEAM SPECTRAL FEATURE CONTROL - A system includes a first actuation module coupled to a first actuatable apparatus of an optical source, the first actuatable apparatus being altered by the first actuation module to adjust the spectral feature of the pulsed light beam; a second actuation module coupled to a second actuatable apparatus of the optical source, the second actuatable apparatus being altered by the second actuation module to adjust the spectral feature of the pulsed light beam; and a control system configured to receive an indication regarding the operating state of the first actuatable apparatus; and send a signal to the second actuation module to adjust the spectral feature of the pulsed light beam to either: prevent the first actuatable apparatus from saturating based on the operating state of the first actuatable apparatus, or desaturate the first actuatable apparatus if the first actuatable apparatus is saturated. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380403 | TWO-ENDED PUMPING OF A COMPOSITE FIBER OPTIC AMPLIFIER - Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure include a fiber optic amplifier system and a fiber optic oscillator system having a first stage, comprising a first core fiber having a first core diameter and a first cladding size; a second stage, comprising a second core fiber having a second core diameter and a second cladding size; and a double mode adapter connecting the first stage to the second stage, wherein the double mode adapter is configured to provide transitions for the cores and the claddings of the first and second core fibers. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380404 | METHOD AND APPLICATIONS OF THIN-FILM MEMBRANE TRANSFER - The disclosure relates to method and apparatus for micro-contact printing of micro-electromechanical systems (“MEMS”) in a solvent-free environment. The disclosed embodiments enable forming a composite membrane over a parylene layer and transferring the composite structure to a receiving structure to form one or more microcavities covered by the composite membrane. The parylene film may have a thickness in the range of about 100 nm-2 microns; 100 nm-1 micron, 200-300 nm, 300-500 nm, 500 nm to 1 micron and 1-30 microns. Next, one or more secondary layers are formed over the parylene to create a composite membrane. The composite membrane may have a thickness of about 100 nm to 700 nm to several microns. The composite membrane's deflection in response to external forces can be measured to provide a contact-less detector. Conversely, the composite membrane may be actuated using an external bias to cause deflection commensurate with the applied bias. Applications of the disclosed embodiments include tunable lasers, microphones, microspeakers, remotely-activated contact-less pressure sensors and the like. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380405 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - This semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser chip and a spatial light modulator SLM which is optically connected to the semiconductor laser chip. The semiconductor laser chip LDC includes an active layer | 2016-12-29 |
20160380406 | COMPACT WDM OPTICAL MODULES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for optical communication. One apparatus includes a Fabry-Perot (FP) laser diode assembly coupled to a first port of a circulator; an optical amplifier coupled to a second port of the circulator; a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) filter coupled to a third port of the circulator; and a Faraday rotator mirror coupled to the WDM filter. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380407 | ASYMMETRIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE GRATING RESONATORS & DBR LASERS - Monolithic asymmetric optical waveguide grating resonators including an asymmetric resonant grating are disposed in a waveguide. A first grating strength is provided along a first grating length, and a second grating strength, higher than the first grating strength, is provided along a second grating length. In advantageous embodiments, the effective refractive index along first grating length is substantially matched to the effective refractive index along second grating length through proper design of waveguide and grating parameters. A well-matched effective index of refraction may permit the resonant grating to operate in a highly asymmetric single longitudinal mode (SLM). In further embodiments, an asymmetric monolithic DFB laser diode includes front and back grating sections having waveguide and grating parameters for highly asymmetric operation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380408 | QUANTUM DOT SOA-SILICON EXTERNAL CAVITY MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER - A hybrid external cavity multi-wavelength laser using a QD RSOA and a silicon photonics chip is demonstrated. Four lasing modes at 2 nm spacing and less than 3 dB power non-uniformity were observed, with over 20 mW of total output power. Each lasing peak can be successfully modulated at 10 Gb/s. At 10 | 2016-12-29 |
20160380409 | CONTROLLING THE EMISSION WAVELENGTH IN GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODES - Methods are provided for modifying the emission wavelength of a semiconductor quantum well laser diode, e.g. by blue shifting the emission wavelength. The methods can be applied to a variety of semiconductor quantum well laser diodes, e.g. group III-V semiconductor quantum wells. The group III-V semiconductor can include AlSb, AlAs, Aln, AlP, BN, GaSb, GaAs, GaN, GaP, InSb, InAs, InN, and InP, and group III-V ternary semiconductors alloys such as Al | 2016-12-29 |
20160380410 | LASER BEAM COMBINATION SYSTEM - Provided herein is a laser beam combination system. The laser beam combination system includes a laser emitter array including a plurality of laser emitters arranged therein, a first combination lens, through which a plurality of laser beams emitted from the laser emitters are concentrated in a first axis direction, so that the plurality of laser beams are converted to each have an oval cross-section having a long axis that is parallel to a second axis, and a second combination lens disposed at a focal point of the first combination lens to combine the plurality of laser beams converted by the first combination lens at a predetermined target. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380411 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPARK PLUG - A method of manufacturing a spark plug includes a step (a) of chucking, by mutually facing chucks, a metallic shell extending along its center axis so as to fix the metallic shell, and (b) a step of pressing a ground electrode against the fixed metallic shell and applying voltage between the ground electrode and the chucks for resistance-welding the ground electrode and the metallic shell. A first chuck facing a second chuck, wherein, as viewed on an imaginary plane of projection perpendicular to the center axis, the number of support points on the second chuck is smaller than the number of support points on the first chuck for supporting the metallic shell. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380412 | POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL CONNECTOR HAVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURE - An aircraft power distribution system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a power source, a load, and a power distribution panel receiving power from the power source and selectively providing power to the load. The power source is connected to the power panel by a lug having a heat sink portion. The heat sink portion has at least one increased dimension relative to the remainder of the lug. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380413 | UTILITY METER BYPASS SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - Bypass systems can be used to connect alternative energy sources to existing distribution panels without the need to replace or upgrade the distribution panel. Some such bypass systems may be integrated directly into an electric meter, while others can be connected to the meter but located laterally or otherwise away from the electric meter. The bypass busbars and breakers may in some devices be interchangeable, allowing for greater flexibility and capacity of the bypass systems. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380414 | COUPLING JOINT FOR COUPLING INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A fitting for coupling ends of insulated conductors includes a sleeve to couple an end of a jacket of a first insulated conductor to an end of a jacket of a second insulated conductor. The sleeve is located between end portions of the insulated conductors. At least one of the ends of the sleeve is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The sleeve has a longitudinal opening that extends along the length of the sleeve substantially the distance between end portions of the jackets of the insulated conductors. The longitudinal opening allows electrically insulating material to be filled into the sleeve. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380415 | LINEMAN'S HOIST - A lineman's hoist that can be operated by a drill or similar device by its engagement with the head bolt. The head bolt is freely disposed with a head shaft and the head bolt is threadably engaged with a threaded shaft to displace the threaded shaft with respect to the bolt shaft. Thus this can move and displace items or wires that may be connected to the first hoist hook or second hoist hook. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380416 | STRIPPING PLIER WITH SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A stripping plier includes a first plier handle, a second plier handle, a blade assembly, a spring and a supportive blocking member. The blade assembly is attached to two opposite side edges of the first plier handle and the second plier handle correspondingly; two ends of the spring are secured onto the first plier handle and the second plier handle respectively; the supportive blocking member is arranged on one side edge of the blade assembly, one end of the supportive blocking member is attached onto the first plier handle and another end thereof extends to the second plier handle. The supportive blocking member is able to provide supporting force during the cutting of the blade assembly in order to prevent any positional shifts of the stripping plier from occurring. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380417 | ELECTRICAL WIRE PROTECTION TUBE AND WIRE HARNESS - A electrical wire protection tube and a wire harness that can prevent breakage of a wire arranged in the handle swing portion of a two-wheeled vehicle. The electrical wire protection tube includes a tube main body portion made up of ring-shaped ribs and small-diameter short tube portions that are a resin molded body and are alternatingly arranged in a single line so as to form one passageway for an electrical wire. Each ring-shaped ribs has a maximum-diameter ridgeline portion and first and second truncated cone surface portions that are respectively located on different sides of the ridgeline portion and are inclined toward the small-diameter short tube portions. When the tube main body portion is bent into a U shape, the small-diameter short tube portions stretch on one side such that the first and second truncated cone surface portions of adjacent ring-shaped ribs come into close contact on the opposite side. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380418 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A CABLE HARNESS - A device for receiving at least one cable harness is indicated, which has a housing composed of mechanically stable insulation material, on which at least one ring shaped undulated pipe is attached, that in the mounted position, is secured in an opening of the housing. In the mounted position, a bolder composed of combinable parts guided through an opening in the wall of the housing by which each two parts in the combined state with dimensions to be secured in the opening of the housing, ring shaped undulated pipes, a corresponding central passage locked therebetween, is attached. In the mounted position each two parts of the holder engage with two sides of the pipe lying diametrically opposite each other, in at least one trough of the ring shaped undulation of the same. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380419 | COMMUNICATION CABLING DUCT HAVING CONTROLLED ELONGATION - According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive-backed duct having controlled elongation properties is described. The adhesive backed duct has a main body having a conduit portion with a cavity formed longitudinally therethrough, a flange portion having an adhesive backing layer disposed thereon to mount the duct to a mounting surface, and at least one rod-like strength member disposed within and extending longitudinally with the main body of the duct. The at least one rod-like strength member is comprised of a plurality of aligned segments. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380420 | CURRENT CARRYING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A current carrying system for use in transporting electrical current between a plurality of electrical devices is provided. The current carrying system includes a busbar having a first axial end, a second axial end, an electrically conductive shaft extending from the first axial end to the second axial end, and at least one cooling feature defined in at least a portion of the electrically conductive shaft. The current carrying system also includes a casing that defines a busbar channel configured to receive the busbar such that the casing at least partially circumscribes the busbar. The current carrying system also includes an air vent defined by the at least one cooling feature and the casing, wherein the air vent is in flow communication with ambient air, and the cooling feature is configured to facilitate a flow of air from the ambient air through the air vent. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380421 | END CLOSURE FOR A CABLE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An end closure for a cable is indicated, that in a core has at least two electrical cable wires for the transmission of electrical energy and having at least one optical transmission element and its core is surrounded by a reinforcement composed of metal wires. The metal wires of the reinforcement on the end of the cables are distanced a predetermined length and the end of the core of the cable is surrounded by a tension proof pipe that is connected tension proof with the remaining reinforcement. On the end of the electrical cable wires, to directly connect electrical couplings, the electrically suitable connection set is mounted, which at least partially protrudes out of the pipe. A connection unit, one equipped with a part of a plug connector, is mounted on the end of the optical transmission element, which also partially protrudes from the pipe, and that a pot shaped tension element mounted tension proof on the free end of the pipe surrounds moisture tight and pressure tight the part of the connection set and the connection unit that protrudes out of the pipe. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380422 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRONIC TRIP CIRCUIT WITH ARC FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY - An electrical switching apparatus includes a transductor circuit that senses a direct current between an input terminal and an output terminal and outputs an alternating current proportional to the direct current. The electrical switching apparatus also includes a current sensor configured to sense an alternating current component of the direct current. The electrical switching apparatus further includes an alternating current electronic trip circuit including an arc fault detection circuit configured to detect an arc fault based on the sensed alternating current component. The alternating current electronic trip circuit is also configured to control pairs of separable contacts to trip open based on the alternating current output from the transductor circuit or the detected arc fault. The electrical switching apparatus also includes a power supply structured to provide direct current power to the alternating current electronic trip circuit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380423 | SIGNAL HANDLING FOR INACCESSIBLY LOCATED POWER EQUIPMENT - A protection arrangement for inaccessibly located power distribution equipment includes a first enclosure with power equipment and sensors, a second enclosure adjacent the first enclosure and including a signal handling device, at least one sealed electrical conductor passage between the first and second enclosures, each comprising at least one penetrator through the walls of the first and second enclosures. The signal handling device in the second enclosure is connected to the sensors in the first enclosure via electrical conductors passing through said sealed electrical conductor passages and to an external protection device via a communication link. The signal handling device receives electrical sensor signals from the sensors and shapes them for submission to the external protection device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380424 | UNIVERSAL GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERUPTOR (GFCI) DEVICE INCORPORATING A WATER AND FLAME BARRIER BUTTON ASSEMBLY - A water and flame barrier button assembly is incorporated into an electrical enclosure such as a GFCI housing to provide water and flame resistant set and reset buttons. The buttons are contained within flexible sealing frames that allow one end of the buttons to extend through the top portion of the GFCI housing while the opposite end of the button is exposed within the base portion of the sealing frame. The base portion of the sealing frame attaches to the interior of the housing with the exposed button end positioned inward of the sealing frame base. The base of the sealing frame contacts the GFCI circuit board while providing a rebound force to return either the set or reset button exposed end from a position depressed and in contact with the circuit board to a position not in contact with the circuit board and returning inward of the sealing frame base. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380425 | SNUBBER CIRCUIT, POWER CONVERTER AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A snubber circuit for use with a power converter having an input inductor coupled to a winding of a transformer, and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the snubber circuit includes a series-coupled clamp diode and a clamp capacitor coupled across the input inductor. The snubber circuit further includes a clamp switch coupled across and configured to regulate a voltage of the clamp capacitor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380426 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An electrical switch is disclosed for switching an electric current between a feed and an outgoer. The electrical switch can be mounted in a switchgear assembly and as a result electrical contact can be made with the electrical switch by a feed and an outgoer of the switchgear assembly. In one embodiment, the electrical switch includes an internal voltage tap for supplying power to a switch-internal electronics system and a changeover switch. The changeover switch adjusts the electrical connection between the feed or the outgoer and the internal voltage tap. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380427 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTOSTATIC DISCHARGES - An electronic device includes first and second terminals with an electronic circuit coupled there between. The electronic circuit includes a protection circuit and a resistive-capacitive circuit. The resistive-capacitive circuit triggers the protection circuit to protect against electrostatic discharges in the presence of a current pulse between the first and second terminals. A control circuit is configured to slow down a discharge from the resistive-capacitive circuit when the protection circuit is triggered. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380428 | VOLTAGE LIMITER - A voltage limiter includes first and second DC terminals connectable to a DC power transmission medium and ground, respectively. The voltage limiter further includes: (1) a current transmission path including two portions connected in series between the terminals and each including a non-linear resistive element; (2) a current bypass limb connected in parallel with the second portion and including at least one switching element; and (3) a control unit configured to control switching of the or each switching element to selectively switch the current bypass limb, during a fault condition, from a first mode to a second mode. In the first mode, current flows through the current bypass limb and bypasses the second current transmission path portion. In the second mode, current between the DC terminals is inhibited from flowing through the current bypass limb and thereby permits the current to flow through the second portion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380429 | HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLIES USING SERIALLY COUPLED CURRENT SOURCE RECTIFIERS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - An apparatus includes an output port configured to be coupled to a load, a plurality of current source rectifier (CSR) circuits having outputs coupled in series across the output port, and a control circuit configured to control the CSR circuits responsive to a voltage at the output port. The quantity of CSR circuits may be sufficient to provide redundancy in the event one or more of the CSR circuits fails. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380430 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus may include an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit may be configured to set target timing of switching of each of the switch. The electronic control unit may be configured to set the target timing in one cycle of a first carrier wave in accordance with first timing and in one cycle of a second carrier wave in accordance with second timing. The first timing may be two of timing in the one cycle of the first carrier wave that are defined by a first target duty ratio and the first carrier wave. The second timing may be two of timing in the one cycle of the second carrier wave that are defined by a second target duty ratio and the second carrier wave. The second carrier wave may be in the same cycle as the first carrier wave. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380431 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOAD - A method for controlling a load by providing a total energy consumption and a time window for the total energy consumption of the load from one or more energy sources is described. The method includes determining of energy blocks, wherein the energy blocks are based on a power interval during a time interval, the time intervals are within the time window and the energy blocks are allocated energy-source-dependent costs, sorting of the energy blocks in ascending order according to the level of the costs per energy block and subsequent summation of quantities of energy that the energy blocks contain in ascending order of sorting until the total energy consumption of the load is reached. From this, on and off times of the load are determined by means of the time intervals that belong to the summed energy blocks, wherein the power intervals belonging to the respective energy blocks determine a power consumption of the load at the respective instant, and the load is actuated in accordance with the on and off times. An apparatus for carrying out the method is likewise disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380432 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An electrical energy transmission system has a three-phase electric current power source generating a three-phase current including three currents of different phases, a three-phase current converting device which converts at least some of the currents, a single-wire electric current transmission line configured to transmit the converted currents to a consumer, and a balancing device configured to balance the electric currents in the three-phase current source and providing thereby a stable operation of the three-phase current power source. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380433 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONDITION OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORK AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to apparatus | 2016-12-29 |
20160380434 | HIERARCHICAL CONTROL OF A PLURALITY OF POWER SUBSYSTEMS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An apparatus formed with a plurality of power subsystems, and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the apparatus is formed with plurality of local controllers to control an operating characteristic of at least one of the plurality of power subsystems. A central controller of the apparatus is configured to receive an indication of an overall power produced by the plurality of power subsystems, selectively command a first local controller of the plurality of local controllers to change a value of the operating characteristic of a first power subsystem of the plurality of power subsystems, receive an indication of a change in the overall power in response to the change in the value of the operating characteristic of the first power subsystem, and store, in memory, the change in the value of the operating characteristic of the first power subsystem if the overall power is increased. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380435 | INTEGRATED SOLAR PANEL - A solar panel is disclosed that can be daisy-chained with other solar panels. The solar panel automatically generates output alternative current (AC) power that is in parallel with input AC power coming into the solar panel when the solar panel senses the input AC power so that the solar panel operates as a slave in this state. The solar panel automatically generates standalone AC output power when the solar panel fails to detect input AC power coming into the solar panel where the solar panel operates as a master in this state. The solar panel generates the standalone output AC power without any reliance on input AC power generated by a utility grid and/or other AC power sources external to the solar panel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380436 | Safety Methods and Apparatus for Adaptive Operation of Solar Power Systems - Methods and apparatus may provide for the adaptive operation of a solar power system ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380437 | ELECTRICAL CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to an electrical conversion and distribution system for an aircraft, the system comprising a synchronous starter-generator (ENG S/G) intended to be coupled to an aircraft engine, a rectifier (R) capable of transforming alternating voltage into direct voltage, an auxiliary synchronous starter-generator (AUX S/G) intended to be coupled to an auxiliary power group, a first, a second and a third power converter (CV | 2016-12-29 |
20160380438 | ADAPTIVE POLLING IN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Method of controlling distribution of energy within an energy distribution system and energy distribution systems are provided. An energy distribution system includes a central controller and one or more remote distribution control units. A method includes obtaining, with the central controller from the remote distribution control units, operational data indicating an operational condition of the energy distribution system. The method further includes comparing the operational condition to a polling rate threshold that indicates when the operational condition is approaching a condition threshold at which the central controller will operably control operation of the remote distribution control unit. The method further includes adjusting a polling rate at which the operational data is obtained in response to the operational condition crossing the polling rate threshold. The method yet further includes polling and controlling the remote distribution control unit with the central controller at the adjusted polling rate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380439 | NOTIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Notification techniques for wireless power transfer systems are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a power transmitting unit (PTU) and logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to initiate an extraneous object detection procedure to check for a presence of extraneous objects within a transfer field of the PTU during operation of the PTU in a power transfer state, and in response to a detection of an extraneous object, send an extraneous object notification message to a power receiving unit (PRU) and determine whether to maintain the PTU in the power transfer state based on a determination of whether the extraneous object comprises a rogue object. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380440 | ELECTRIC CHARGING POWER MANAGEMENT - Power management systems and methods are used to charge batteries and battery-powered devices over an allotted period of time. A finite amount of source power is allocated and distributed across multiple devices according to a schedule. Users submit requests for time slots in the schedule. For example, a charging platform for electric vehicles can prioritize recharging vehicles that have impending departure times and defer recharging vehicles that are expected to remain present longer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-CONTAINED AUTOMATIC BATTERY CHARGING AND BATTERY-LIFE-EXTENSION CHARGING - The disclosure provides embodiments of a self-contained automatic battery charging system having a printed circuit board (PCB) that enables inputting an alternating current (AC) power flow to the system. A first switchmode converter converts an AC input power to a direct current (DC) power, providing an active power factor correction. The first switchmode converter comprises an isolation transformer, which provides an electrical isolation between a primary circuitry and a secondary circuitry of the system. A second switchmode converter regulates system output voltage and limits system output current to an electrical load. The DC output is connected to a battery, another electrical storage device, and/or a parallel-connected DC load to be powered. An optional accessory PCB electrically connects to the power PCB and provides features including an LCD, alarm output relay(s), and/or a controller area network bus (CANbus) interface. The system may implement a battery-life-extension charging regime. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380442 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SECONDARY PROTECTION SIGNAL AND DIAGNOSIS SIGNAL USING A SMALL NUMBER OF INSULATION ELEMENTS - Disclosed is a battery management system for transmitting a secondary protection signal and a diagnosis signal using a small number of insulation elements. N battery management units included in the battery management system transmit at least two pieces of data via one communication line through time division. N data signals transmitted from the N battery management units are transmitted in a sequential order or are mixed to one signal and transmitted to an external device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380443 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery management system includes a constant voltage DC/DC converter, an integrated circuit, and a regulator. The converter receives a first voltage from a plurality of battery cells and generates a first output voltage at a substantially constant level. The integrated circuit measures voltages of the cells and balances the cells. The regulator converts the first output voltage to a second output voltage. The first output voltage is supplied as a power supply voltage of the integrated circuit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380444 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE ENERGY PRODUCTION OF AN ENERGY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The energy system incorporates an energy production device ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380445 | Switching Fabric For Energy Storage And Power Conversion - An energy storage system operable in a charging phase and in a discharging phase is disclosed. The energy storage system includes M energy storage units and N power converters, where M is at least two and N is at least one. The energy storage system also includes a switching fabric that reconfigurably couples the energy storage units to the power converters and a controller that reconfigures the switching fabric. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380446 | Mobile Device Charger - A mobile device charger with a folding electrical plug and a battery on a key chain with a retractable cord is disclosed. Our invention allows the user to charge their mobile device either from the battery or using an electrical outlet while it is still attached to their bag so that they do not forget it in the outlet. Our invention allows the user to protect the cord and the metal tip used to charge mobile devices because the cord and metal tip retracts into the protective housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380447 | Highly Accurate Over Current Fault Protection for Battery Packs - This disclosure relates generally to the field of providing highly accurate over current fault protection in charging systems and, more particularly, to systems in which the charge over current protection (COCP) and discharge over current protection (DOCP) circuitry in electronic devices are particularly resilient to variations in field-effect transistor (FET) resistance with temperature, gate drive, and/or process shift; variations in printed circuit board (PCB) resistance; and variations in integrated circuit (IC) trip voltages. Through the use of novel circuit designs disclosed herein that effectively “bypass” the traditional “power FETs” that control the current flow to the battery pack(s) of the electronic device using a novel “sense FET” concept, the major sources of error in current sensing may be eliminated without compromising any safety features of the electronic device, thus allowing for more accurate over current fault protection systems for battery packs across a wide range of operating conditions and temperatures. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380448 | BATTERY PACK AND CHARGE-CONTROLLING SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack and a charge-controlling system of an electric vehicle including the same are provided. The battery pack includes a battery module including at least one rechargeable battery cell, a charge mode determiner configured to analyze characteristics of a charging current to the battery module, and configured to determine whether the battery pack is in a first charge mode or in a second charge mode, and a protector configured to set a protection current level of the battery module corresponding to the first charge mode or corresponding to the second charge mode, and configured to interrupt the charging current when a level of the charging current is higher than or equal to the protection current level corresponding to the respective one of the first charge mode or the second charge mode. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380449 | COUPLING MOBILE DEVICES FOR TETHERLESS CHARGING OR COMMUNICATION - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes detecting insertion of a mobile device into a cradle of a computer. The mobile device includes one or more device edges each having device coupling hardware. The cradle includes one or more cradle edges each having cradle coupling hardware. Each of the one or more device edges is configured to couple to a corresponding cradle edge of the one or more cradle edges, through connecting the device coupling hardware of the device edge with the cradle coupling hardware of the cradle edge. Communications are transmitted between a first device edge, of the one or more device edges, and a first cradle edge, of the one or more cradle edges, responsive to detecting the insertion. The communications are interpreted, by a computer processor, to utilize a touchscreen of the mobile device as a trackpad for the computer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380450 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - When a voltage value of an electrical storage device becomes higher than a predetermined voltage value for identifying an overcharged state of the electrical storage device, calculation of a heat generation amount of the electrical storage device based on a current value is started. When the calculated heat generation amount is larger than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the electrical storage device is in an abnormal state (abnormal state related to heating). Because the electrical storage device enters an easily heated state when the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, the heat generation amount may be monitored by starting calculation of the heat generation amount. Once the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, irrespective of a high/low relationship between the voltage value and the predetermined voltage value, the abnormal state may be determined by monitoring the heat generation amount. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380451 | OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR BATTERY DISCHARGE - An overcurrent protection circuit and method for battery discharge. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a discharge switch tube; a discharge control module which is used for detecting the discharge current of batteries in real time, and judging whether an overcurrent is generated by way of comparing the detected discharge current with a preset limiting value, the discharge control module controlling switch-on of the discharge switch tube if no overcurrent is generated, the discharge control module controlling switch-off of the discharge switch tube if an overcurrent is generated, and the discharge control module locking the discharge switch tube in a switch-off state when the overcurrent has timed out; and a time delay module which is used for judging whether the overcurrent has timed out by way of comparing the time when the overcurrent is generated with a preset delay time. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380452 | BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An electronic equipment, including: an electronic circuit which includes a control section and performs a predetermined functional operation; a battery which supplies electric power to the electronic circuit; a supply detecting section which detects power supply from outside; and a supply cutoff section which cuts off power supply from the battery to the electronic circuit, wherein when the supply detecting section detects the power supply from outside, the supply detecting section performs a battery connection operation of releasing cutoff of the power supply by the supply cutoff section. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380453 | Terminal Stand and Wireless Charging Device - A terminal support and a wireless charging device are disclosed. The terminal support includes a base with a placing surface used for placing a terminal; a force generation module; and a control module connected to the force generation module, wherein the control module is configured to control the force generation module to generate a force which acts on the terminal to change a relative position relationship between the terminal and the placing surface. A wireless charging device is further disclosed and the wireless charging device includes the terminal support. The terminal support controls the terminal placed on the base, the terminal and the placing surface are controlled to produce relative movement therebetween, and corresponding control can be performed according to a state parameter of the terminal or an instruction input by a user. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380454 | WIRELESS CHARGING SLEEVE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In one example a charging sleeve for an electronic device comprises a frame to receive the electronic device and a cover slidably engaged with the frame and comprising a first section connected to a first edge of the frame, a second section connected to the first section by a first foldable joint, a third section connected to the second section by a second foldable joint, and a fourth section connected to the third section by a third foldable joint. Other examples may be described. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIDIRECTIONAL TWO-PORT BATTERY CHARGING WITH BOOST FUNCTIONALITY - The disclosed embodiments provide a charging system for a portable electronic device. The charging system includes a first bidirectional switching converter connected to a first power port of the portable electronic device, a low-voltage subsystem in the portable electronic device, and a high-voltage subsystem in the portable electronic device and a second bidirectional switching converter connected to a second power port of the portable electronic device, the low-voltage subsystem, and the high-voltage subsystem. The charging system also includes a control circuit that operates the first and second bidirectional switching converters to provide and receive power through the first and second power ports and convert an input voltage received through the first or second power port into a set of output voltages for charging an internal battery in the portable electronic device and powering the low-voltage subsystem and the high-voltage subsystem. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380456 | Battery Pack and Charger Platform for Power Tool Systems Including Battery Pack Identification Scheme - A battery pack and charger platform including a voltage coupling circuit comprising an input that receives an input voltage and an output that sends an output voltage, a voltage monitoring circuit having an input coupled to the voltage coupling circuit output and an output, and a power source having an input coupled to the voltage monitoring circuit output, the power source input receives an input voltage representative of a charge instruction. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380457 | CHARGER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A charger for a mobile device includes a housing having a first end, a second end, a hollow interior compartment. The second end includes a first opening and a pair of first slots that accommodate a foldable plug that is disposed within the hollow interior compartment and is pivotally coupled to the housing. The foldable plug is movable between an extended position in which prongs thereof lie outside of the housing and a fully retracted position in which the foldable plug lies within the pair of first slots. The charger includes electronics contained within the housing and a spring biased winder mounted to housing and disposed within the hollow interior compartment. An extendable/retractable cord is connected at one end to a connector and at an opposite end is electrically connected to the foldable plug and is wound about the spring biased winder. The first end of the housing is configured such that the connector and cable are contained and held in a recessed portion formed therein. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380458 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO BE DIRECTLY CHARGED - An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380459 | Power Supply Equipment Utilizing Interchangeable Tips to Provide Power and a Data Signal to Electronic Devices - Power supply equipment includes an adapter which converts power from a power source to DC power for powering an electronic device. The power supply equipment includes circuitry which produces a data signal for use by the electronic device to control power drawn by the electronic device. A cable, extends from the adapter. The power supply equipment further includes a tip which has an input side and an output side. The input side of the tip is detachable mateable to the cable. The output side of the tip is detachably mateable to the electronic device. The tip output side has a shape and size dependent on the shape and size of a power input opening of the electronic device. The tip provides the data signal, as well as the DC power, to the electronic device. Different tips may be used to provide appropriate data signals to different electronic devices. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380460 | METHOD AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT FOR THE OF ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY TO A POWER GRID NODE - The method comprises: using a plurality of storage devices, of the same or different types of storage technologies, with the same or different power supply capacities; measuring voltage, current and temperature values, in each of the storage devices; acquiring these measured values and processing them to carry out: a first calculation of a degradation state of each of the storage devices; and a second calculation of a state of function (SoF) of the electrical energy storage unit to provide an electrical service according to a result obtained in the first calculation and the conditions or needs of the power grid; and determining whether or not a power profile for performing the electrical service may be provided, taking into consideration the calculated SoF. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380461 | EMERGENCY LIGHT AND CHARGER SYSTEM - A battery powered device that interfaces with the power source of a target device, such as a lamp, and detects when the primary power source has been removed. When the primary power source is available, the battery is charged and when the primary power source is not available, the battery drives an illumination device to provide emergency safety light to an area. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380462 | POWER ADAPTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a power adapter, an electronic device and a charging apparatus for an electronic device. In the process of charging a battery in a conventional charge mode after the power adapter is powered on, the power adapter carries out quick charge inquiry communication with the electronic device when an output current value of the power adapter is within a conventional current range for a preset time interval; after the electronic device sends a quick charge command to the power adapter, the power adapter adjusts the output voltage according to the battery voltage information fed back by the electronic device; and when the output voltage meets a voltage requirement for quick charge preset by the electronic device, the power adapter adjusts the output current and the output voltage for charging the battery in a quick charge mode. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380463 | TETHERLESS DEVICE CHARGING FOR CHAINED DEVICES - In one embodiment, a method includes integrating a charging pad into a powered device having a power supply, where the powered device is at least one of a monitor and a keyboard. The method includes configuring the charging pad to receive a first chargeable device in a charging position relative to the charging pad. The method further includes configuring the charging pad to deliver an electrical charge from the power supply to the first chargeable device when the chargeable device is in the charging position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380464 | CONTEXTUAL ASSISTANCE FOR WIRELESS CHARGING - A device may identify a wireless charging device within a threshold proximity to the device. The device may provide information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device. The device may determine that the wireless charging connection is enabled with the wireless charging device based on providing information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device. The device may determine a charging status associated with the wireless charging connection. The device may provide information identifying the charging status. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380465 | TETHERLESS DEVICE CHARGING FOR CHAINED DEVICES - In one embodiment, a method includes integrating a charging pad into a powered device having a power supply, where the powered device is at least one of a monitor and a keyboard. The method includes configuring the charging pad to receive a first chargeable device in a charging position relative to the charging pad. The method further includes configuring the charging pad to deliver an electrical charge from the power supply to the first chargeable device when the chargeable device is in the charging position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380466 | DEVICE DEPENDENT MAXIMUM COIL CURRENT - This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to a maximum coil current system. A device may determine a presence of a first device placed on a charging area of the device, the charging area including a power transmitting surface. The device may establish a connection with the first device using one or more communication protocol. The device may identify device information associated with the first device using the established connection. The device may determine a maximum charging current for the first device based at least in part on the device information. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380467 | MANAGING THE OUTPUT POWER OF A WIRELESS CHARGER - Apparatuses and methods for wirelessly charging electronic devices are provided. The apparatuses and methods disclosed herein may wirelessly charge electronic devices by causing a power distribution device to send a group short beacon signal to a plurality of micro-PTU-coils; identifying a load on a first micro-PTU-coil of the plurality of micro-PTU-coils using a detected magnetic flux caused by an object being proximate to the first micro-PTU-coil; determining a location of the object using the identified load on the first micro-PTU-coil; causing the power distribution device to send a group long beacon signal to the plurality of micro-PTU-coils; receiving, from the object, an advertisement, the advertisement comprising an indication of a coupling strength between the first micro-PTU-coil and the object; determining that the object is an electronic device; and determining to apply a current to the first micro-PTU-coil using the location of the electronic device and the coupling strength data. | 2016-12-29 |