53rd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200412041 | WIDEBAND MULTI-PIN EDGE CONNECTOR FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END MODULE - A wide bandwidth signal connector plug, comprising a plurality of signal pins having a first anchor portion and a first mating portion, and a plurality of ground pins having a second anchor portion and a second mating portion. The plurality of ground pins is adjacent to the plurality of signal pins. The plurality of signal pins has a first thickness and the plurality of ground pins has a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The first anchor portion has a first width and the second anchor portion has a second width that is greater than the first width. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412042 | NETWORK INTERFACE CARD - This disclosure relates to a network interface card includes a first interface card. The first interface card includes a first circuit board and a first connector. The first connector is disposed on the first circuit board. The first circuit board includes a plurality of connection terminals with longitudinal axes in different directions from the first connector. The first connector is a board-to-board connector. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412043 | PLUG-IN STRUCTURE, CONNECTOR, PLUG, AND PLUG-IN METHOD THEREOF - A plug-in structure includes a connector and a plug; wherein the connector is provided with a jack. The jack is provided with a first terminal and a first guide rail structure are arranged, the first terminal being configured to be electrically connected to a first flexible circuit board; and the plug is provided with a second terminal and a second guide rail structure, the second terminal being configured to be electrically connected to a second flexible circuit board, and the second guide rail structure of the plug being in cooperation with the first guide rail structure in the jack to guide the plug to move in the jack, such that the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412044 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT MATERIAL, TERMINAL FITTING, CONNECTOR, WIRE HARNESS, AND ELECTRICAL CONTACT MATERIAL MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an electrical contact material that can suppress an increase in contact resistance even if contact pressure with a counterpart material is small. An electrical contact material that includes a base material made of metal, a metal layer provided on a surface of the base material, and an oxide layer provided on a surface of the metal layer. The metal layer is made of metal that contains zinc, copper, and tin, the oxide layer is made of an oxide that contains zinc, copper, and tin, and beneath the oxide layer, a ratio of the atomic concentration of copper to the atomic concentration of tin is less than 1.4. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412045 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH MODIFIED MODULE SOCKET - A modified socket mechanism comprises a printed circuit board and a connector component located on a first face of the printed circuit board. The modified socket mechanism may comprise a first region of electrical contacts located on the first face. The first region of electrical contacts may be designed to interface with a processor module. The modified socket mechanism may also comprise a second region of electrical contacts located on a second face of the printed circuit board. The second region of electrical contacts may be designed to interface with a motherboard. The modified socket mechanism may also comprise a first electrical connection between the connector component and the first region of electrical contacts through the printed circuit board. Finally, the modified socket mechanism may also comprise a second electrical connection between the first region of electrical contacts and the second region of electrical contacts through the printed circuit board. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412046 | SPRING ELECTRODE - The object is to provide a technology that can prevent a spring electrode from being dissolved and broken upon a short circuit in a semiconductor chip. A spring electrode includes a main body. The main body is a tubular conductor, and varies in diameter in a longitudinal direction so that a side surface has bellows. Since the main body of the spring electrode does not include an edge portion, the local concentration of a short-circuit current that flows through the spring electrode upon a short circuit in a semiconductor chip can be reduced. This can prevent the spring electrode from being dissolved and broken. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412047 | POWER CONNECTION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CONNECTION MODULE AND ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINATIONS TO BE LOCKED IN/UNLOCKED FROM THE MODULE IN A DESIRED INSERTION POSITION, TERMINAL BLOCK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT CONNECTION MODULES - Power connection assembly including a connection module and electric cable terminations to be locked in/unlocked from the module in a desired insertion position. Terminal block includes a plurality of independent connection modules. A cavity in the body of a connection module is provided into which it is possible to insert an electric cable termination that is able to be fastened and locked in at least two separate insertion positions, preferably a multitude thereof, through sliding/translational movement of a locking plate over the body that is provided with reliefs, preferably ridges that interleave in complementary reliefs, preferably ridges of the sleeve of the termination. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412048 | SEALED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A sealed electrical connector system has a first connector assembly and a second connector assembly which are mated together at front ends thereof. In an embodiment, each assembly includes an insulative outer housing, shield seal cap, and terminal housing and an elastomeric shield seal and mat seal, each having terminal receiving passageways through which a terminal is seated. The shield seal caps are attached to rear ends and hold the shield seals in the outer housings. In an embodiment, the second connector assembly includes an insulative outer housing and an elastomeric seal, each having terminal receiving passageways through which a terminal is seated. The shield seal prevents high-pressure spray from directly contacting the mat seal. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412049 | CONNECTOR - It is aimed to suppress the formation of sinks and voids in a sealing groove. A connector ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412050 | CONNECTOR - It is aimed to provide a connector capable of dispersing stress during unlocking and avoiding enlargement in a connected state. A connector includes a housing body and a lock arm for locking a mating housing in a connected state. The lock arm includes a leg rising from the housing body and an arm body facing the housing body and extending to intersect the leg. The leg is inclined in a connecting direction of the mating housing with distance from the housing body. The lock arm includes an entrance space, into which a tip of the mating housing enters, in a formation range of the leg in the connecting direction and between the leg and the arm body. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412051 | CONNECTOR - A connector is provided with a housing including a lock arm and a detector movable to a standby position and a detection position with respect to the housing. The detector includes a locking piece to be locked to the lock arm at the standby position before both housings are connected. At least one of the detector and the housing includes a locking strengthening portion for displacing the detector in a direction to increase a locking engagement of the locking piece and the lock arm in a part configured to slide in contact with the other when the detector moves from the standby position to the detection position. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412052 | SET OF CONNECTORS HAVING A LOCKING DEVICE - A set of electrical connectors includes a connector and a mating connector. The connector comprises a locking device mounted on a housing so as to slide in a locking direction between a pre-locking position and a locking position. The connector also has a latch. The latch is provided with a locking surface for locking the connector to the mating connector. The latch extends between a junction that joins it to the body of the housing and at least the locking surface in a direction opposite to the locking direction. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412053 | Auto-Eject Apparatus For Charging Cord - An auto-eject apparatus for ejecting a charging cord from a communication device after the battery is substantially charged. The auto-eject apparatus serves to provides a connector that ejects a proximal end of a charging cord that is attached to a communication device after the battery of the communication device is substantially charged. A processor component operatively connects to the pins. The processor component runs a software program that detects when the battery is finished charging. The software program may be a battery monitoring program. After detecting a full charge, the software program triggers two pins in the apparatus to mechanically eject the proximal end of the charging cord. The pins axially extend and retract in relation to the housing, such that axially extending the pins urges the connector to disengage from the communication device A linkage assembly articulates between the processor component and the pins to axially displace the pins. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412054 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERFACE - There is provided an electronic device ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412055 | CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE MEMBER AND WIRING HARNESS - A connector position assurance member ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412056 | CONNECTOR - It is aimed to provide a connector capable of ensuring lock reliability. A connector includes a detector allowed to move from a standby position to a detection position after both housings are connected. The detector includes a locking piece to be locked to a lock arm at the standby position before the housings are connected. The lock arm of the housing includes a releasing portion to be pressed at the time of separating the housings, a stopper contactable by the detector having reached the detection position at a position facing the releasing portion, two links linking the releasing portion and the stopper and facing each other, and an insertion hole formed inside the releasing portion, the stopper and the links, the locking piece being inserted into the insertion hole. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412057 | POWER CONNECTION MODULE, WITH A SYSTEM FOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINATIONS IN THE MODULE, TERMINAL BLOCK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT CONNECTION MODULES - Power connection module, with a system for locking/unlocking electric cable terminations in the module. Terminal block including a plurality of independent connection modules. A connection module, the body of which is provided with cavities into each of which it is possible to insert an electric cable termination that may be fastened and locked by a sliding/translational movement of a locking plate over the body. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412058 | Plug and Socket Device - A plug and socket device includes a plug, which can be inserted in a socket. The plug or the socket has a detection unit designed to detect the correct positioning of the plug in the socket. The detection unit has a switching element designed to be mechanically activated when the plug is correctly positioned. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412059 | Separable High-Voltage Connector Assembly and Manufacturing Method Therefor - A separable high-voltage connector assembly which can miniaturize a size by individually separating each first pin of a connector mounted on a board to form multiple small connectors and simplify a process and prevent an error that connectors are incorrectly inserted into each other by forming an inserting connector through fastening and assembling each of individually separated second pins. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412060 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - An electrical connector structure is provided. The electrical connector structure includes a housing, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of conductive members. The terminals are disposed in the housing. The conductive members are disposed on a side of the terminals. Two immediately adjacent ones of the conductive members are physically separated and electrically connected. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412061 | FIRST TERMINAL ASSEMBLY, FIRST CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A first terminal assembly includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal includes a first body portion and a first extension arm. The first extension arm includes a first contact portion to contact a second connector. The second terminal includes a second body portion and a second extension arm. The second extension arm includes a second contact portion to contact the second connector. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are arranged in a staggered manner in a left-to-right direction and a top-to-bottom direction perpendicular to a connector mating direction. As a result, a space between the first contact portion and the second contact portion is increased, thereby improving the quality of signal transmission. The present application also relates to a first terminal module, a first connector and a connector assembly with the above-mentioned first terminal assembly. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412062 | Plug Connector, Connector System, and Flying Body - (Technical Problem) To provide a lightweight and highly reliable plug connector for high-speed digital multi-channel transmission. (Technical Solution) A rigid substrate of a plug connector includes a base material having a first surface, including a first side and a second side formed opposite the first side, and a second surface formed opposite the first surface, and a plurality of signal transmission patterns configured to transmit a differential signal, and includes a first signal transmission pattern on the first surface, a second signal transmission pattern on the second surface, a third signal transmission pattern on the first surface and adjacent to the first signal transmission pattern, and a fourth signal transmission pattern on the second surface and adjacent to the second signal transmission pattern. Each signal transmission pattern includes a first conductor pattern, a second conductor pattern forming a differential pair, and a third conductor pattern having a fixed potential. Each of the first conductor pattern, the second conductor pattern, and the third conductor pattern includes a terminal portion electrically connected to a terminal of another connector, a pad portion electrically connected to a cable, and a wiring portion electrically connecting the terminal portion and the pad portion. The terminal portion is formed along the first side, and the pad portion is formed along the second side. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412063 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing that allows a terminal lead-out and an electric wire lead-out to be drawn outward in a direction orthogonal to a connector insertion/removal direction, a shield shell, and a male screw member that secures the shield shell to a fixture base in a state where the connector mating is completed when the connector insertion/removal direction is defined as a screw axis, in which the shield shell includes a first shell and a second shell each of which having a through hole respectively that allows insertion of the male screw member and configured to sandwich the housing in the connector insertion/removal direction, and includes a first pressing plate and a second pressing plate that grip the terminal lead-out in the connector insertion/removal direction in the state where the connector mating is completed. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412064 | CROSSTALK SHIELD - Technologies are described for devices and methods to prevent crosstalk. The devices may comprise a first and a second electromagnetic interference shield, each effective to prevent crosstalk between inner contacts and each may include a first flat plate and a second flat plate connected at a bend. The device may comprise an inner insulator. The inner insulator may include walls defining slots configured to receive the first and second electromagnetic interference shields and walls defining cavities configured to secure inner contacts to the inner insulator. The device may comprise the inner contacts and an outer insulator. The outer insulator may be configured to slide over and attach to the inner insulator. The device may comprise a ferrule and an outer body. The outer body may be configured to enclose the outer insulator, the inner insulator, the inner contacts, the electromagnetic interference shields, and at least part of the ferrule. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412065 | CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A connector includes first contacts, second contacts, a middle plate, a first electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) pad, a second EMC pad, an insulating body, and a spacer. The middle plate is clamped between the first contacts and the second contacts. The first EMC pad is located above the first contacts. The second EMC pad is located below the second contacts. The first EMC pad and the second EMC pad are connected to the middle plate respectively. The insulating body is partially embedded with the first contacts, the second contacts, the middle plate, the first EMC pad, and the second EMC pad. The spacer is formed between the first contacts and the second contacts, and is partially embedded with the first contacts and the second contacts. A manufacturing method where the connector is assembled as a semi-finished product in advance is further provided to reduce the production cost. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412066 | Cable System - The cable attaches a first component and a second component using a quick disconnect connector pair. The cable includes a twisted pair of wires with a separate shield. A portion of the shielding near the connector is removed to expose the wires and assemble the wires to the connector. To reduce the EMI leakage, the inner shell encloses the exposed portions of the wires. In order to maintain the ground path for the shielding of the shielded twisted wire pairs, the shielding for the twisted wire pairs is connected to the shell. The outer shells facilitate the quick disconnect feature. The outer shell includes one or more slots. The slot allows a portion of the outer shell to become a cantilever beam. The beam deflects during disengagement and engagement with the outer shell. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412067 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulated member, a plurality of first conductive terminals, a plurality of second conductive terminals, a shielding shell, and a metal housing. The first conductive terminals are disposed on an upper surface of the insulated member and extending rearward. The second conductive terminals are disposed on a lower surface of the insulated member, extending rearward, and located below the first conductive terminals. The shielding shell is fitted over the insulated member, and the shielding shell has a plug end and a mounting end. The metal housing has a plurality of grounding structures, the metal housing is fitted over the mounting end of the shielding shell, and the grounding structures are completely located below the second conductive terminals. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412068 | SHIELDING OF TWISTED PAIRS IN TWISTED-PAIR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS BY MEANS OF A CONDUCTIVE POTTING COMPOUND - An electrical connector for connecting a plurality of conductor pairs is provided. The electrical connector has a plurality of conductor pairs. The electrical connector has a metal housing. The metal housing comprises or defines a first region and a second region. Each conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs extends through the first region and the second region. The first region is provided with an electrically conductive potting compound. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412069 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE IN A POWER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A printed circuit board is housed in a connector. A temperature sensor is mounted on the printed circuit board between two connection pads located on one of the faces of the printed circuit board. A contact housed in the connector is placed in thermal continuity with two thermal conduction lands, one of which is arranged on the same face of the printed circuit board as the connection pads and the other of which is arranged beneath the temperature sensor. Each of the connection pads is connected to a temperature measurement circuit. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412070 | Environment Sensing Active Units - A variety of active units that sense environmental variables and take various actions are described. In one embodiment, an active unit includes at least one sensor to detect a change in an environmental variable and generate a sensor signal and an action module configured to influence the environmental. The active unit may also include a communication module and a processor module configured to accept the sensor signal and determine if the environmental variable exceeds a threshold and to instruct the action module not to take action to influence the environmental variable, and instruct the communication module to transmit a signal to other active units that the environmental variable has exceeded the threshold. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412071 | MONITORING OF DEVICES - This application relates to monitoring of electronic devices ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412072 | IN-WALL POWER ADAPTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPLICATION OF POWER TO A LOAD - An in-wall power adapter configured to control the application of power to a load is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements accessible on an outer surface of the in-wall power adapter, the first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element configured to receive a power signal and a second contact element configured to provide the power signal to the load; a switch configured to control the application of the power signal to the load; and a second plurality of contact elements configured to be coupled to a control attachment for routing the power signal to the load; wherein the second plurality of contact elements comprise a third contact element configured to route the power signal to the control attachment and a fourth contact element configured to receive the power signal from the control attachment. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412073 | SMALL PITCH HIGH-SPEED CONNECTORS - High-speed connectors are identically configured each comprising a housing with a first interconnection feature at one location of the housing and a second interconnection feature at another location of the housing with a channel interposed between the first and second interconnection features. The first interconnection feature of the connector is configured to attach with the second interconnection feature of an identical connector and vise versa. The housing channel includes opposed wall sections with shields attached thereto that connect with one another when the connectors are combined. A plurality of electrical terminals is disposed within each housing channel and extend a length from a channel floor to a channel opening. The electrical terminals form an electrical/mechanical contact between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs when the connectors are joined together. In an example, two or more points of electrical/mechanical contact are formed between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412074 | A HYBRID BUSBAR FOR A BUSBAR SYSTEM - A hybrid busbar ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412075 | BRAID FOLDING-BACK APPARATUS FOR END PORTION OF COAXIAL ELECTRIC WIRE - An opening and closing drive mechanism allows the ring-shaped claw portions on the outer peripheries of the opening rollers to press against the base end portion of the exposed braid via the opening and closing blocks, in this state, the rotation body is rotated by the rotation drive mechanism, and the opening rollers attached to the opening and closing blocks revolve around the outer periphery of the braid, so that the tip end side of the exposed braid is opened outward in a radial direction. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412076 | Generating Multiple Laser Pulses By Superimposing Laser Radiation - The invention relates to a device for generating a sequence of laser pulses consisting of pulse bursts. The object of the invention is to provide a possibility of generating laser pulses for material processing in the burst mode at a high quality based on the principle of beam combination. To that end, the invention proposes a device, comprising:
| 2020-12-31 |
20200412077 | FEMTOSECOND FIBER OSCILLATOR - An optical assembly provides dispersion control, modelocking, spectral filtering, and/or the like in a laser cavity. For example, the optical assembly may comprise a diffraction grating pair arranged to temporally and spatially disperse a beam on a forward pass through the optical assembly, a reflective device at an end of the optical assembly, and a focusing optic arranged to create a beam waist at the reflective device. The beam waist created at the reflective device may cause the beam to be inverted on a reverse pass through the optical assembly, and a temporal dispersion and a spatial dispersion of the beam may be doubled on the reverse pass through the optical assembly to form a temporally and spatially dispersed output from the optical assembly. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412078 | LASER DEVICE, MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER DEVICE, AND PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The laser device includes a laser crystal, a resonator including a pair of mirrors between which the laser crystal is interposed, a Q switch that is disposed on an optical path of the resonator and controls a Q value of the resonator, and a Brewster thin-film polarizer that is disposed on the optical path of the resonator and transmits selectively p-polarized light. The thin-film polarizer has wavelength selectivity in which a p-polarized light transmittance at a first wavelength exhibiting a maximum gain of the laser crystal is 5% or more to 25% or less, the p-polarized light transmittance monotonically increases as a wavelength becomes longer than the first wavelength, and a maximum transmittance is exhibited at a third wavelength. The laser device oscillates laser light at a second wavelength that is a wavelength longer than the first wavelength and shorter than or equal to the third wavelength. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412079 | OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER, OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER CONTROL METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Provided are a low-cost and low power-consumption optical fiber amplifier, an optical fiber amplifier control method, and a transmission system. The optical fiber amplifier comprises: an optical fiber to which pumping light is supplied and which amplifies an optical signal, the optical fiber including a plurality of cores in a cladding; a light source which outputs the pumping light; a combining means which supplies the pumping light from the light source to the cladding of the optical fiber and causes the pumping light to be combined with the optical signal; a collect means which collects, without collecting the signal light, pumping light among the supplied pumping light that has not been absorbed by the optical fiber; a monitor means which monitors residual pumping light that has passed through the optical fiber and collected by the collect means; and a control means which controls the state of the pumping light. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412080 | PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASER AND LASER SYSTEM FOR RANGING APPLICATIONS - A passively, Q-switched laser operating at an eye safe wavelength of between 1.2 and 1.4 microns is described. The laser may operate at a lasing wavelength of 1.34 microns and use a gain element of Nd:YVO | 2020-12-31 |
20200412081 | FEMTOSECOND PULSE STRETCHING FIBER OSCILLATOR - A pulse stretching fiber oscillator (or laser cavity) may comprise a chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) and an optical circulator arranged such that a first portion of a beam that is transmitted through the CFBG continues to propagate through the laser cavity while a second portion of the beam that is reflected from the CFBG is stretched and chirped by the CFBG and directed out of the laser cavity by the optical circulator. Accordingly, a configuration of the CFBG and the optical circulator in the laser cavity may enable pulse stretching contemporaneous with outcoupling, which may prevent deleterious nonlinear phase from accumulating prior to stretching. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412082 | Q-switched Cavity Dumped Sub-nanosecond Laser - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with a sub-nanosecond round trip time. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412083 | SI-BASED CTE-MATCHED SUBSTRATE FOR LASER DIODE PACKAGING - A Cu—Si—Cu substrate having a silicon substrate, copper plating on opposite sides of the silicon substrate, and copper vias extending thru the silicon substrate to electrically and thermally connect the copper platings together. The thicknesses of the silicon substrate and the copper platings are selected so that a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the Cu—Si—Cu substrate is substantially the same as a CTE of a material to be mounted on the Cu—Si—Cu substrate. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412084 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND INSPECTION METHOD THEREOF - A vertical cavity surface-emitting laser includes a first insulating film provided on a semiconductor layer, the first insulating film having a recess, an identification mark provided in the recess of the first insulating film, the identification mark being formed of a metal layer, and a second insulating film provided over the semiconductor layer and covering the first insulating film and the metal layer. The metal layer has an upper surface located at a height equal to or lower than an upper surface of the first insulating film. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412085 | Device for injecting spin-polarized charge carriers and for reflecting light - The invention relates to a device ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412086 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MODULE AND METHOD OF PICKING UP VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER - A vertical cavity surface-emitting laser includes a light emitting portion provided on a substrate, a first pad provided on the substrate, the first pad being electrically connected to the light emitting portion, and a second pad provided on the substrate, the second pad being electrically isolated from the light emitting portion and the first pad. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412087 | CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER DRIVER WITH ENERGY RECYCLING - A laser pulse emitter circuit comprises a laser diode and a laser diode driver circuit. The laser diode driver circuit includes an inductive circuit element in series with the laser diode, at least one capacitive circuit element connected in series with the inductive circuit element, and a switch circuit configured to activate the laser diode using duty cycling that includes an on-period and an off-period, wherein energy used in an activation of the laser diode is stored in the inductive circuit element and the at least one capacitive circuit element, and the stored energy is recycled by use in a subsequent activation of the laser diode. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412088 | PULSE WIDTH CHECK CIRCUIT FOR LASER DIODE PULSE GENERATOR - A pulsed signal generator generates a pulsed signal having a pulse width intended to be equal to a given fraction of a pulse width of a reference clock. A reference current source outputs current having a reference magnitude, and a comparison current source outputs current having a magnitude that is a function of the reference magnitude and the given fraction. A comparison circuit compares a total current output by one of the reference current source and the comparison current source during pulses of the reference clock to a total current output by the other of the reference current source and the comparison current source during pulses of the pulsed signal equal in number to the pulses of the reference clock in order to determine whether the pulse width of the pulse signal is less than or equal to the given fraction of the pulse width of the reference clock. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412089 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A surface emitting laser includes a substrate, semiconductor layers on the substrate, a light transmitting window configured to transmit laser light from the semiconductor layers, a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, a first dummy pad, and a second dummy pad, wherein the first electrode pad, the second electrode pad, the first dummy pad, and the second dummy pad are disposed on the semiconductor layers at a place different from the light transmitting window, and wherein the substrate is classified into first through fourth regions by a straight line extending in a first direction and a straight line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first electrode pad being situated in the first region, the second electrode pad being situated in the second region, the first dummy pad being situated in the third region, and the second dummy pad being situated in the fourth region. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412090 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A surface emitting laser includes a substrate, a lower contact layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer mesa including a lower reflector layer, an active layer, an upper reflector layer, and an upper contact layer which are laminated, in the order named, on the lower contact layer, an annular electrode disposed on the upper contact layer, and a light transmitting window situated inside the annular electrode to transmit laser light, wherein the upper reflector layer includes a first region and a second region, the first region being inclusive of an area situated directly below the electrode and the light transmitting window, the second region being inclusive of an area outside the mesa and inclusive of a surrounding area of the first region within the mesa, and wherein a proton concentration in the first region is lower than a proton concentration in the second region. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412091 | External Cavity Diode Laser Arrangement - A laser arrangement including a laser element; a volume Bragg grating, VBG, for providing optical feedback to the laser element along a beam path; a polarizing beam splitter, PBS, arranged in the beam path between the laser element and the VBG; and a polarization-modifying element arranged in the beam path between the PBS and the VBG element; wherein the polarization-modifying element is structured and arranged to alter a polarization state of light reflected from the VBG such that the PBS is operative to divide said light reflected from the VBG into a first portion that provides the optical feedback to the laser element and a second portion that provides an output beam from the laser arrangement. Embodiments may be useful for low wavenumber Raman spectroscopy. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412092 | INP-Based Monolithic Integrated Chaotic Semiconductor Laser Chip Capable Of Feeding Back Randomly Diffused Light - An InP-based monolithic integrated chaotic semiconductor laser chip capable of feeding back randomly diffused light, being composed of six regions: a left DFB semiconductor laser, a bidirectional SOA, a left passive optical waveguide region, a doped passive optical waveguide region, a right passive optical waveguide region, and a right DFB semiconductor laser, specifically including: an N+ electrode layer, an N-type substrate, an InGaAsP lower confinement layer, an undoped InGaAsP multiple quantum well active region layer, doped particles, distributed feedback Bragg gratings, an InGaAsP upper confinement layer, a P-type heavily doped InP cover layer, a P-type heavily doped InGaAs contact layer, a P+ electrode layer, a light-emitting region, and isolation grooves. It effectively solves problems of bulky volume of the existing chaotic laser source, the time-delay signature of chaotic laser, narrow bandwidth, and low coupling efficiency of the light and the optical waveguide. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412093 | EXTERNAL-CAVITY QUANTUM CASCADE LASER - The invention relates to a wavelength-switchable, semiconductor laser ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412094 | SURFACE-EMITTING LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface-emitting laser includes a substrate; semiconductor layers provided on the substrate, the semiconductor layers including a lower reflector layer, an active layer, and an upper reflector layer, the semiconductor layers forming a mesa; a first insulating film covering the mesa; and a second insulating film covering the first insulating film, wherein the mesa has a polygonal shape in a direction in which the substrate extends, and a vertex of the mesa in the direction in which the substrate extends has a chamfered portion. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412095 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A surface emitting laser includes a substrate, a mesa of semiconductor layers including a lower reflector layer, an active layer, an upper reflector layer, and an upper contact layer that are successively laminated on the substrate, and an electrode provided on the upper contact layer. The upper contact layer includes GaAs. The electrode includes an alloy layer including Pt, in contact with the upper contact layer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412096 | VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH AN ACCESSORY MOUNTING FEATURE AND A METHOD AND TOOL FOR FORMING - A vehicle component, and a method and tool for forming the component are provided. First and second tools with first and second surfaces, respectively, are provided. The first tool is translated along a first axis towards the second tool such that the first and second surfaces cooperate to define a mold cavity configured to form an accessory mount feature with an aperture. The second surface is configured to form an integrated rib extending outwardly from an upper surface of the mount feature to a planar bearing surface surrounding the aperture with the planar bearing surface oriented at an acute angle relative to the upper surface. The first axis is substantially parallel to the upper surface. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412097 | LED DBR STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED PHOTODEGRADATION - A distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure on a substrate includes a high refractive index layer comprising titanium oxide (TiO2) and a low refractive index layer having a high carbon region and at least one low carbon region that contacts the high refractive index layer. Multiple layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer are stacked. Typically, the multiple layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer are stacked to a thickness of less than 10 microns. Each of the respective layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer have a thickness of less than 0.2 microns. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412098 | LED DBR STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED PHOTODEGRADATION - A distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure on a substrate includes a high refractive index layer comprising titanium oxide (TiO2) and a low refractive index layer having a high carbon region and at least one low carbon region that contacts the high refractive index layer. Multiple layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer are stacked. Typically, the multiple layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer are stacked to a thickness of less than 10 microns. Each of the respective layers of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer have a thickness of less than 0.2 microns. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412099 | Light Emitting Device And Projector - A light emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated structure provided to the substrate, and including a plurality of columnar parts, and an electrode disposed at an opposite side to the substrate of the laminated structure, wherein the columnar parts have a light emitting layer, the columnar parts are disposed between the electrode and the substrate, light generated in the light emitting layer propagates through the plurality of columnar parts to cause laser oscillation, and the electrode is provided with a hole. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412100 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated structure provided to the substrate, and including a plurality of columnar parts, and a covering part configured to cover the laminated structure, wherein the columnar parts have a light emitting layer, and the covering part is provided with a through hole penetrating the covering part. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412101 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A semiconductor light emitting element includes: a GaN substrate; a first semiconductor layer located above the GaN substrate and including a nitride semiconductor of a first conductivity type; an active layer located above the first semiconductor layer and including a nitride semiconductor including Ga or In; an electron barrier layer located above the active layer and including a nitride semiconductor including Al; and a second semiconductor layer located above the electron barrier layer and including a nitride semiconductor of a second conductivity type. The electron barrier layer includes: a first region having an Al composition ratio changing at a first change rate; and a second region having an Al composition ratio changing at a second change rate larger than the first change rate. In the first second regions, the Al composition ratio monotonically increases at the first change rate in the direction from the active layer toward second semiconductor layer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412102 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, and an array including three or more light emitting elements which are aligned above and along a main surface of a substrate and each emit light. The light emitting elements each include a clad layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer containing In, and a clad layer of a second conductivity type disposed above the substrate sequentially from the substrate. Among the light emitting elements, the compositional ratio of In in the active layer is smaller in the light emitting element located in a central area in an alignment direction than that in the light emitting elements located in both end areas in the alignment direction. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412103 | BROADBAND ARBITRARY WAVELENGTH MULTICHANNEL LASER SOURCE - A multi-channel laser source, including: a bus waveguide coupled, at an output end of the bus waveguide, to an output of the multi-channel laser source; a first semiconductor optical amplifier; a first back mirror; a first wavelength-dependent coupler, having a first resonant wavelength, on the bus waveguide; a second semiconductor optical amplifier; a second back mirror; and a second wavelength-dependent coupler, on the bus waveguide, having a second resonant wavelength, different from the first resonant wavelength. In some embodiments the first semiconductor optical amplifier is coupled to the bus waveguide by the first wavelength-dependent coupler, which is nearer to the output end of the bus waveguide than the second wavelength-dependent coupler, the second semiconductor optical amplifier is coupled to the bus waveguide by the second wavelength-dependent coupler, and the first wavelength-dependent coupler is configured to transmit light, at the second resonant wavelength, along the bus waveguide. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412104 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug including a tubular insulator extending in the direction of an axial line from a forward end side to a rear end side; and a tubular metallic shell fixed to an outer circumference of the insulator, the tubular metallic shell having a male thread formed on part of an outer circumferential surface thereof. The insulator has a groove formed in a region of an outer circumference thereof, the region overlapping the male thread of the metallic shell in the direction of the axial line. At least part of a heat transfer member is disposed in the groove. In a cross section passing through the axial line and extending along the axial line, the depth of the groove decreases toward at least one of a forward opening end of the groove and a rear opening end thereof. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412105 | MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (MCC) UNITS WITH SLIDABLE SHUTTERS - Motor control centers have units or buckets with an operator mechanism with a retractable power stab assembly and one or more sliding shutters that controllably block access to a stab isolation port based on position of the operator disconnect handle using an attached shutter cam that slides the shutter right and left. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412106 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT, SUCH AS A FUSE BOX FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a power distribution unit ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412107 | SWITCHGEAR CABINET ARRANGEMENT WITH A SAFETY FUNCTION, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement with at least one switch cabinet housing and at least one cooling device for cooling air contained in the switch cabinet arrangement, wherein the cooling device has at least one refrigerant circuit including a flammable refrigerant, wherein the switch cabinet arrangement has at least one refrigerant sensor which detects a concentration of the flammable refrigerant in the air and is evaluated by a control unit which is adapted to trigger a safety function for reducing the concentration of the flammable refrigerant in the air below the threshold value if a threshold value of the concentration is exceeded. A corresponding method is also described. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412108 | SWITCHGEAR - At a connection portion between a common duct penetrating in an arrangement direction through switchgears arranged in the arrangement direction inside an electrical room, and an exhaust duct via which the common duct and outside of the electrical room communicate with each other, an end of the common duct is bent inward to form a first exhaust duct joining portion, and an end of the exhaust duct is bent outward to form a common duct joining portion. In a state in which an outer surface of the first exhaust duct joining portion and an inner surface of the common duct joining portion are in contact with each other, the first exhaust duct joining portion and the common duct joining portion are fastened and fixed by two or more pairs of bolts and welding nuts. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412109 | THE DEVICE FOR FIXING MEASURING DEVICES PERPENDICULARLY ON OVERHEAD LINEAR OBJECTS, ESPECIALLY ON OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION LINES - A device for fixing measuring devices perpendicularly on overhead linear objects, especially on overhead power transmission lines, which comprises a fastening element ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412110 | Pull-In Head Assembly - A pull-in head assembly ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412111 | Pull-In Head Assembly - A pull-in head assembly ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412112 | Pull-In Head Assembly - A pull-in head assembly ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200412113 | SNAP ADAPTER FOR TOOL COMPONENT - A snap adapter for a wire stripping tool has a hollow body with a tool end, a component end, and a button. The tool end is sized for insertion into the tool body and the component end is sized for receiving a component meant to strip a cable of a specified diameter. The button comprises a pin feature for attaching the received component. Inserting the component into the snap adapter forces the pin away from the snap adapter hollow body to allow for full insertion of the component into the tool body. A spring disposed between the hollow body and button pushes the pin feature upwards through the hollow body to hold the component inside the snap adapter once the component is fully inserted. Removing the component requires pushing down the button to extract the pin feature, which allows the component to be slideably removed from the tool body. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412114 | CABLE TERMINAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - An axial direction moving mechanism has a function of moving the rotary head and the cable holding mechanism relative to each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft, positions a blade edge of the peeling cutter and the cutting cutter in the axial direction with respect to the cable by moving and stopping, and peels the coating on a tip end side by moving the rotary head and the cable holding mechanism in a direction away from each other in a state where the blade edge of the peeling cutter is cut into the coating of the terminal portion of the cable. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412115 | PROTECTIVE OUTLET COVER - A protective cover for an electrical device for use during construction includes a front wall, a pair of end walls, and a pair of side walls. The end walls extend from opposite sides of the front wall. The side walls extend from opposite sides of the front wall. The front wall, the end walls, and the side walls define a cavity configured to enclose an electrical device. The cover can be placed over the device during construction to limit the ingress of debris. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412116 | ADJUSTABLE MOUTNING LUG FOR ELECTRICAL BOX - An adjustable mounting lug for an electrical box that diminishes the degree of play of the adjustable mounting lug relative to at least an orientation of a front face of the electrical box. Sidewalls of the adjustable mounting lug can include a first portion comprising a first segment, and a second portion comprising a first inclined side, an intermediate curved side, and a second inclined side. The second portion can be configured accommodate the adjustable mounting lug having a relatively large height while maintaining at least a minimum length of a bottom wall of the adjustable mounting lug that is supported by a support louvre of the electrical box. The second portion also provides the sidewalls of the larger adjustable mounting lug with a configuration that can prevent the adjustable mounting lug from interfering with at least fittings in the box that can be associated with relatively large knockout openings. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412117 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes a wire connected to an electrical component, a casing to accommodate therein the electrical component, the casing being provided with an opening through which the wire is led out, a cover component removably attached to an exterior of the casing to cover the opening, and provided with a wiring hole through which the wire passes, and a pressing plate that is a fixing component to fix the wire inside the cover component. The cover component is attachable in two or more different orientations. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412118 | CABLE MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - A cable management assembly includes a cable management device and a supporting device. Two engaging members are arranged on one of the cable management device and the supporting device. Amounting member is arranged on the other one of the cable management device and the supporting device. The mounting member is detachably connected to one of the two engaging members. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412119 | CORD CLAMP - A cord clamp includes: two plate sections; and a base plate section that connects one end sections of the plate section in the longitudinal direction. A step a surface of which is shifted in a direction intersecting a plane formed by a cord insertion direction in which a cord passes between the plate sections and the longitudinal direction is provided on each of an inside surface formed on the side where the two plate sections face each other and an outside surface formed on an opposite side of the inside surface, a location in the direction where the step of the inside surface is provided and a location in the direction where the step of the outside surface is provided are equal to or greater than a plate thickness of the plate section and equal to or less than three times the plate thickness thereof. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412120 | SPLICED SHIELDED WIRE CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A wire harness assembly including a first, second, and third shielded wire cable, each having a core conductor surrounded by a shield conductor which is surrounded by a insulative jacket. Portions of the core conductors are sonically welded to one another. The assembly also includes a flexible insulative layer wrapped about the sonically welded core portions, a flexible conductive layer wrapped about the flexible insulative layer and exposed shield portions, and a section of heat shrink tubing in which the flexible conductive layer and portions of the insulative jackets are enclosed. The assembly further including an insulative housing having a longitudinal cavity extending therethrough in which the section of heat shrink tubing, the flexible conductive layer, and portions of the insulative jackets are disposed. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412121 | CIRCUIT PROVIDING REVERSE CURRENT PROTECTION FOR HIGH-SIDE DRIVER - An electronic control unit (ECU) operates between first and second voltage rails and includes an amplifier circuit and a single current sense circuit coupled to carry a signal to a bus pin and to protect the bus pin from both a short to ground and a short to battery. The single current sense circuit includes a switch circuit that passes the signal to the bus pin and a forward current sensing circuit that provides a second current that is proportional to an output current at the bus pin. The forward current sensing circuit causes the second current to be substantially zero when voltage on the bus pin is above a given value. The single current sense circuit also includes a forward current protection circuit and a reverse current switching circuit that receives the second current and closes a connection to the second voltage when the second current is zero. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412122 | DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INTERRUPTION AND RECONNECTION OF MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CIRCUITS WHICH CAN BE INSTALLED IN INTERCHANGEABLE BASES - The present invention relates to devices which can be installed in interchangeable bases and which interrupt and subsequently automatically reconnect medium-voltage circuits. The device disclosed herein detects whether there is a fault in the electric circuit and effects automatic interruption and subsequent reconnection after a time that depends on the characteristics of the detected fault and on the device configuration. The design of the device reduces the contact wear of vacuum switch and lengthens the useful life thereof. The device is further characterized in that it gathers detailed information regarding electrical characteristics of medium-voltage line; it is self-powering and stores electrical power, thereby allowing the device to keep operating even when there is no current in the line. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412123 | ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WITH A BYPASS UNIT THAT COUPLES TO A LOAD AND ELECTRICALLY ENGAGES ONE OF TWO ALTERNATE UNITS FOR POWERING THE LOAD AND RELATED METHODS - Electrical power distribution systems with a bypass unit that electrically engages one of two alternate units for powering a load while electrically isolating the other using a power transfer switch with first and second contactors and mechanical and electrical interlocks to allow a technician to access one of the alternate units when de-energized and in position while the other of the alternate units is energized and powering the load. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412124 | LOW LEAKAGE MOSFET SUPPLY CLAMP FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION - Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is provided in using a supply clamp circuit using an ESD event actuated MOSFET device. Triggering of the MOSFET device is made at both the gate terminal and the substrate (back gate) terminal. Additionally, the MOSFET device can be formed of cascoded MOSFETs. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412125 | Load Control System Having a Broadcast Controller with a Diverse Wireless Communication System - A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a plurality of electrical load includes a plurality of energy controllers. Each energy controller is operable to control at least one of the electrical loads. The load control system also includes a first broadcast controller that has a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna is arranged in a first position and the second antenna is arranged in a second position that is orthogonal to the first position. The broadcast controller is operable to transmit a first wireless signal via the first antenna and a second wireless signal via the second antenna. Each of the energy controllers is operable to receive at least one of the first and second wireless signals, and to control the respective load in response to the received wireless signal. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412126 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED REAL TIME LOW-COST AUTOMATIC LOAD DISAGGREGATION, REMOTE MONITORING, AND CONTROL - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and controlling a plurality of loads are provided. The apparatus may include a universal embedded metering and control system (UEMCS) and a universal storage and renewable energy interface (USREI). The UEMCS may include a main device engine, a communication module coupled to the main device engine, a multiplexer coupled to the main device engine, a plurality of current sensors coupled to the multiplexer, and at least one voltage sensor coupled to the main device engine. The USREI may be coupleable to at least one of the plurality of current sensors, coupled to at least one renewable energy source, and configured to provide energy output by the at least one renewable energy source to the UEMCS for output to at least one of the plurality of loads. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412127 | FUEL DISPENSER WITH POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A fuel dispenser includes a power distribution system having an alternating current (AC) power supply and an AC to direct current (DC) power converter configured to convert a portion of the AC power to DC power for one or more DC peripheral components associated with the fuel dispenser. The power distribution system also includes processing circuitry configured to power down at least one of the DC peripheral components in response to an actuator, cause an indicator to be activated indicating that the DC peripheral components are de-energized and the AC power supply is active, power up the at least one direct current peripheral component in response to the actuator when the direct current peripherals are de-energized, and cause the indicator to be activated to indicate that both the DC peripheral components and the AC power supply are active. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412128 | Communication Less Control Technique for Hybrid HVDC - A first converter station is part of a high voltage direct current transmission system that includes a DC transmission link connected to the first converter station a second converter station. A DC current and a DC voltage of the DC transmission link are sensed by the first converter station. It is determined that the sensed DC current is equal to or larger than a threshold current value, that the sensed DC current is equal to or larger than the threshold current value, and that at least a partial recovery of the sensed DC voltage has occurred. On the basis that it is determined that the at least a partial recovery of the sensed DC voltage has occurred, it is determined that a phase-to-ground fault has occurred. In response to determining that a phase-to-ground fault has occurred, a power delivered by the first converter station can be reduced. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412129 | UTILITY METER FOR USE WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATION DEVICE - An integrated metering device allows a resource provider to control the output of a distributed generation device onto a resource distribution network or grid. The integrated metering device may include a communications module, a metrology module, an inverter and regulator device, and a transfer switch. A resource provider may communicate with the integrated metering device via the communications module and may control the inverter and regulator device or the transfer switch. The metrology module may monitor the energy provided by the distributed generation device to the grid and may send information about the generated energy to the resource provider via the communications module. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412130 | Method and System for Dynamic Battery Charge Rate Adaptation - A method of charging a battery in an electronic device includes: supplying electrical power to the battery at a charge rate equal; determining if a battery temperature exceeds an adaptive temperature threshold; responsive to the battery temperature exceeding the adaptive temperature threshold: determining a rate of change of the battery temperature; obtaining a charge rate adjustment based on the rate of change; and modifying the charge rate by the charge rate adjustment. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412131 | STEP-DOWN CONVERSION CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A step-down conversion circuit assembly and an electronic device are provided. The step-down conversion circuit assembly includes a box body, a step-down conversion circuit, a heat dissipation element, and a fan. The box body has multiple side walls, where the multiple side walls define an enclosed accommodating space, and the box body defines an air outlet on one of the multiple side walls. The step-down conversion circuit is disposed in the accommodating space of the box body. The heat dissipation element is disposed in the accommodating space of the box body and attached to the step-down conversion circuit for conducting heat. The fan is disposed between the step-down conversion circuit and the air outlet and configured to enable the heat in the accommodating space to exit from the air outlet. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412132 | PARALLEL BATTERY CHARGE MANAGEMENT - An electronic device adjusts power supplied to a first battery power source by a second battery power source. A battery current sense circuit senses a charge current supplied to the first battery power source. Operation of a tracking circuit depends on the charge current. A charge feedback controller generates a control voltage based on an output voltage at a first battery port of the first battery power source. A voltage converter circuit includes an input port electrically coupled to the second battery power source and an output port electrically coupled to the tracking circuit and the first battery power source. The voltage converter circuit adjusts the charge current supplied by the second battery power source through the voltage converter circuit to the first power source based on the control voltage. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412133 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERCONNECTED AND SECURE MOBILE DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS - A system for verifying the identity of a user is disclosed. The system has a door that selectively opens to allow access to a cavity and selectively closes to block access to the cavity, a lock configured to selectively lock and unlock the door when the door is closed, a camera configured to image a user area adjacent to the door, computing memory having associated therewith code, and a processor communicatively coupled with the computing memory. The processor communicatively coupled with the computing memory is configured to execute the code and to control the camera to record a first image data of the user area that includes a plurality of first image sets recorded at a plurality of first times, store the first image data, and control the camera to record a second image data of the user area that includes a second image set recorded at a second time. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412134 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM - A voltage measurement unit measures voltages of the plurality of cells connected in series. A plurality of discharge circuits are connected in parallel to the plurality of cells, respectively. A controller controls, based on the voltages of the plurality of cells detected by voltage measurement unit, the plurality of discharge circuits to make the voltages or capacities of the plurality of cells equal to a target value. The controller determines a number of cells to be discharged among the plurality of cells in accordance with an allowable temperature of a substrate having the plurality of discharge circuits. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412135 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF HOLD-UP TIME BETWEEN BATTERY PACKS - Methods, systems, and computer program products for battery pack management are provided. Aspects include receiving battery pack data for two or more battery packs, the two or more battery packs comprising a first battery pack and a second battery pack, determining a target performance characteristic for the first battery pack and the second battery pack, determining a first hold up time for the first battery pack and a second hold up time for the second battery pack based at least in part on the battery pack data, determining, based on the target performance characteristic, a target hold up time from the first hold up time and the second hold up time, and determining, based on the battery pack data, a first voltage for the first battery pack and a second voltage for the second battery pack that satisfies the target hold up time. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412136 | PARALLEL BATTERY DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT - An electronic device balances power supplied to a system load by a first battery power source and a second battery power source. A battery current sense circuit is electrically coupled to sense a first current supplied by the first battery power source to the system load. A discharge feedback controller is electrically coupled to the battery current sense circuit and configured to adjust a control voltage based on the sensed first current. A voltage converter circuit includes an input electrically coupled to the second battery power source and an output electrically coupled to the system load. The voltage converter circuit is configured to adjust current supplied by the second battery power source through the voltage converter circuit to the system load based on the control voltage. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412137 | Power Sharing Methods and Systems for Use With a Capture Device - Systems and methods for charging a rechargeable battery of a barcode reader are provided. In one example, two connectors of an interface device are connected to two corresponding host-provided power sources, each with limited output current capacity. The output currents of the host-provided power sources are combined to provide a combined current to a power storage unit of the interface device, which provides power to a wireless power transmitter of the interface device. The wireless power transmitter wirelessly transmits the power received from the power storage unit to a wireless power receiver of the barcode reader that provides power to a rechargeable battery of the barcode reader. In other examples, the interface device does not include a power storage unit, and the battery chargers are replaced with current limiters (e.g., current limited switches with reverse protection). | 2020-12-31 |
20200412138 | SECONDARY BATTERY PROTECTION APPARATUS - A secondary battery protection apparatus includes a plurality of secondary battery protection apparatuses. One of two adjacent secondary battery protection apparatuses includes a voltage determination unit that is not affected by a current transfer signal and configured to receive, through a single communication line, the current transfer signal that is transmitted from the other of the two adjacent battery protection apparatuses through the single communication line and an information element based on changes of a voltage value of a voltage transfer signal, and a current determination unit that is not affected by the voltage transfer signal and configured to receive, through the single communication line, the voltage transfer signal that is transmitted from the other of the two adjacent secondary battery protection apparatuses through the single communication line and an information element based on changes of the current value of the current transfer signal. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412139 | Charge Control Method and Device, and Electronic Device - The present disclosure provides a charge control method and device and an electronic device, applied in the electronic device, in which the electronic device includes a charging interface, a charging circuit and a battery coupled in series. The method includes: when a charging device is coupled with the charging interface, determining, by a charge control device, a charging mode supported by the charging device as the high voltage charging mode or the low voltage charging mode, in which a charging voltage of the high voltage charging mode is greater than a charging voltage of the low voltage charging mode; controlling the charging circuit by the charge control device according to the charging mode supported by the charging device, such that the charging circuit charges the battery in the charging mode supported by the charging device. | 2020-12-31 |
20200412140 | STORAGE BATTERY UNIT - Storage battery unit is a storage battery unit which is connected to PCS. Storage battery unit includes: storage battery module that includes a plurality of electric cells; first terminal which is connectable to PCS, and capable of outputting electric power from storage battery module to PCS; and second terminal which is connectable to external device, and capable of outputting electric power from storage battery module to external device without passing through PCS. | 2020-12-31 |