| 32nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
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| 20100201103 | CHILDREN'S SPORT STROLLER - The invention relates to a rehabilitation children's sport stroller, comprising a frame ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201104 | FOLDABLE STROLLER - A stroller ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201105 | Airbag cover and airbag apparatus - An airbag apparatus includes an airbag that is normally in a folded state and inflates and deploys in the event of an emergency, an inflator that supplies gas to the airbag, a retainer that houses the airbag, and an airbag cover that normally conceals the airbag and, in the event of an emergency, causes the door portions to thereof to split open for releasing the airbag into the passenger compartment, wherein the airbag has a vent hole that can release gas supplied to the inside thereof, and the vent hole is disposed along a side surface portion of the airbag cover, and the door portion is configured so as not to rotate to the side of the side surface portion. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201106 | Knee airbag - The present invention relates to a knee airbag for a vehicle with a reinforcement configured to form a seal with an inflator. The knee airbag that includes an opening, an inflator inserted within the opening of the knee airbag, and a reinforcement formed around the opening of the airbag, wherein the reinforcement is configured to form a seal with the inflator. Such an arrangement may advantageously minimize or prevent the release of inflation gas through the opening for the inflator. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201107 | AIRBAG, AIRBAG DEVICE AND AIRBAG EXHAUSTING METHOD - [Object] To provide an airbag, an airbag apparatus, and an air-discharging method of the airbag which are able to reduce the pressure loss during inflation and deployment of the airbag, or is able to demonstrate the impact absorbing capability of the airbag apparatus efficiently depending on the physical structure of an occupant. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201108 | INTERIOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A door trim covers a door body of a side door. An article storage portion is provided at a lower portion of the door trim. A seat is provided beside the side door so that the seat and the side door are overlapped when viewed from a vehicle side. A side airbag device includes an airbag which inflates beside the seat with gas supplied from an inflator at a vehicle side crash and protects chest and waist portions of a passenger. A recess is provided at the door trim. The recess is concaved toward a vehicle outside at an upper portion of the door trim above the article storage portion. A covering member which restrains the airbag from coming into the recess is provided at the door trim so as to cover almost half of the recess. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201109 | Airbag module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is opened when the gas sack is inflated, so that the coolant for cooling the gas used to inflate the gas sack can come into contact with the gas. The cooling device comprises a movement generating device that opens the reservoir to release the coolant. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201110 | Airbag module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is opened when the gas sack is inflated, so that the coolant for cooling the gas used to inflate the gas sack can come into contact with the gas. The cooling device comprises a movement generating device that opens the reservoir to release the coolant. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201111 | GAS GENERATOR - A cylindrical housing is mounted with an igniter and a diffuser portion having a gas discharge port. A cylindrical member is disposed and fixed in the housing so as to form a cylindrical gap reaching the gas discharge port. An obstacle is provided in the gap, and a first gas passage hole, a second gas passage hole and a third gas passage hole are formed. A gas generating agent is ignited and burnt by activation of the igniter to generate gas, part of the generated gas flows into the gap through the first gas passage hole (f | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201112 | DEPLOYABLE ENERGY MANAGING PELVIC PUSHER FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A system for providing protection to a vehicle occupant during a side impact event is disclosed. The system includes an outer panel, which may be a vehicle door outer sheet metal, an inner panel, which may be a vehicle door trim, and an elongated structural member disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. The elongated structural member is generally disposed perpendicularly with respect to the inner and outer panels and is in general alignment with the pelvic area of the adjacent occupant. The elongated structural member may have an I-beam configuration which extends from the outer panel to the inner panel in the occupant's pelvic zone. The elongated structure may progressively crush during the impact event while pushing the occupant. During an impact event, the elongated structure is pushed vehicle-inward and provides pelvic support to the adjacent occupant. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201113 | MULTIPURPOSE COVER SUPPORTER - A multipurpose cover supporter includes a front cover ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201114 | PAGE MARK-UP USING PRINTED DOT BARCODES - Disclosed is a method ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201115 | SECURITY LAMINATES WITH INTERLAMINATED TRANSPARENT EMBOSSED POLYMER HOLOGRAM - A method for interlaminating an embossed hologram, the embossed hologram comprising an optionally transparent support having two sides, at least one of the two sides either itself being embossed or having a layer thereon which is embossed and a layer of a HRI-material contiguous with the embossed side or embossed layer, comprising the steps of: a) conditioning the outermost surface of the layer of inorganic HRI-material with an alkaline solution or an acidic solution; b) drying the outermost surface of the layer of the inorganic HRI-material thereby providing a conditioned outermost surface of the layer of inorganic HRI-material; c) applying a layer of an adhesive composition to the conditioned outermost surface of the layer of inorganic HRI-material support; and d) laminating the outermost surface of the layer of HRI-material to a polymer film, wherein at least one of the support and the polymer film is transparent; and wherein the HRI material is a material with a refractive index of at least 0.3 higher than that of the embossed material. A laminate obtainable therewith, and a security document comprising the laminate are also disclosed. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201116 | Flexible duct seal - A duct connection comprising a collar having a first tab extending radially for lockable engagement with a first duct, a flexible body having an inner surface, the flexible body extendably disposed on the outside of the collar whereby the flexible body is axially coextensive with the collar when the collar is engaged with the duct, and whereby the duct is disposed between the collar and the flexible body when the flexible body is in the axially extended position, and the flexible body sealingly engageable with the duct. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201117 | GALVANIC CORROSION PROTECTIVE PIPING CONNECTION - A piping connector having a crimp section configured to snugly fit around an external diameter of a pipe, the crimp section having one of a flared and an unflared edge, and a galvanic shield connected to the crimp section, wherein the galvanic shield covers a exterior diameter of a pipe end to be connected and frontal face of the pipe end, wherein a joint between the crimp section and the galvanic shield is one of a chemical connection and a mechanical connection. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201118 | CONDUIT CONNECTION WITH SENSING FUNCTION - Apparatus and method for mechanically attached connections of conduits may include a conduit gripping member ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201119 | TUBULAR THREADED MEMBER WITH DRY PROTECTION COATING - A tubular threaded element including a dry protective coating. The coating includes a solid matrix adhering to the substrate in which there are dispersed particles of at least one solid lubricant belonging to one and the same class. The solid matrix is lubricating and has a rheological behaviour of plastic or viscoplastic type. The coating protects the threadings of the threaded elements, used for example in hydrocarbon wells, from corrosion and galling. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201120 | ROTATING UNION - A rotating union ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201121 | H.V.A.C variable size saddle tap fitting - The purpose is to extract conditioned air through the use of a saddle tap fitting made of sheet metal or other material for attaching a rectangular or square discharge to registers or duct to a round or the round sides of an oval HVAC main trunk line or short sections of pipe of many different sizes as well as tapers, reducers or fittings. With the use of this fitting will reduce huge amounts of manufacturing and inventory. This saddle tap which flexibly conforms tightly to the arcuate surface to which it is attached will deliver less turbulent conditioned air to desired locations. A key feature of the fitting is several attachment tabs typical of ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201122 | Fabrication Process to Connect Branch Air Ducts to Main Air Ducts and the Fabricated Ventilating Ducts - A fabrication process to connect branch ventilating ducts to main ventilating ducts comprising: a, use non-combustible sandwich panels which are consisted by substrates on both sides and non-combustible material in middle to form a main air duct and a branch duct, both have rectangular cross-section; b, open on side panels of the main air duct birdsmouths ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201123 | PIPE COUPLING AND FEMALE PIPE COUPLING MEMBER - A pipe coupling including a female pipe coupling member ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201124 | FITTING WITH BUSHING FOR CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING - A fitting incorporating a bushing for forming a seal between a length of corrugated tubing and the fitting, and methods of actuating the fitting and forming a seal using the fitting and tubing are provided. The tubing can be corrugated stainless steel tubing having a jacket that at least partially covers the tubing. The fitting includes a bushing having a substantially open configuration, the bushing configured to engage at least one corrugation groove. When a nut is advanced, the bushing applies pressure to the tubing to crush at least one initial corrugation to form a metal-to-metal seal that is gas and liquid tight. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201125 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CONSUMABLE ENERGY - A method of powering a multi-level structure is provided, which includes disposing a climate control system in the building. The system has a cooling tower, a fluid cooled chiller, a return line connecting an output of the chiller to an input of the cooling tower, and a condenser pump for pumping fluid therebetween. The system further includes a supply line connecting an output of the cooling tower to an input of the chiller, fluid being gravity fed from the cooling tower to the chiller. A turbine generator is disposed in the return line, the turbine generator being powered by fluid flowing through the return line. The method provides for transferring power generated from the turbine generator to a power supply for the structure. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201126 | TURBO GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a turbo generator and a fuel cell system having the same. The turbo generator includes a housing; an air inlet formed on the same axis as the axis of the housing on a first side of the housing; a rotor, a stator winding unit, impeller, and a turbine wheel mounted in the housing; and a tie-shaft installed to pass through the impeller and the turbine wheel and rotatably and integrally support the rotor. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201127 | THERMALLY OPERATED ROTATABLE COMPONENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A turboalternator system includes a turboalternator having a rotatable member operatively engaged to a bearing set, a radial support element, and a contact structure engaged with the radial support element. The rotatable member defines a first end, a second end and an axis of rotation. The turboalternator system is configured to be thermally adjustable such that in a first thermal condition the contact structure is at a first radial position with respect to the axis of rotation and contacts the rotatable member to provide support, and in a second thermal condition the contact structure is at a second radial position with respect to the axis of rotation that is spaced further from the axis of rotation than the first radial position. The contact structure includes a ring having a groove formed in an outer diameter surface thereof, and the radial support element engages the groove in the contact structure. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201128 | Wind Turbine, A Method For Coupling A First Drive Train Component Of The Drive Train Of A Wind Turbine To A Second Drive Train Component Of The Drive Train And Use Of A Wind Turbine - A wind turbine including a drive train. The drive train includes at least a rotor for transforming wind into rotation of a rotor hub, to provide a drive torque, a generator for transforming at least a part of the drive torque into electrical power, and at least one coupling for connecting a first drive train component to a second drive train component for transferring the drive torque between the components. The coupling includes a first coupling part with a first coupling area, the first coupling area being connected with a second coupling area of a second coupling part, whereby the drive torque is transferred from one of the areas to the other of the areas during operation of the coupling. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201129 | IMMERSIBLE ENERGY GENERATION INSTALLATION - A submersible power generation plant includes a water turbine standing freely on a support structure in an ambient flow; an electric generator which is driven at least indirectly by the water turbine;
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| 20100201130 | SEA WAVES ENERGY CONVERTER - The conversion of wave energy in electrical or mechanical power is disclosed by means of the present subject-matter. When the sea wave is pushing up the floating cylinder ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201131 | Systems and Methods for Converting Marine Currents into Electrical Energy - Systems and methods for converting marine current into electrical energy are provided. Certain systems include a housing with an opening that is adjustable between an open position and a closed position and a plunger that is configurable between a porous state and a non-porous state. The plunger can be configured to translate about the housing in a first direction when the opening is in the open position and the plunger is in the non-porous state, and in the opposite direction when the opening is in the closed position and the plunger is in the porous state. Certain systems include an axis configured to rotate, decks extending radially from the axis, and a vane disposed between the decks. The vane can be configured to translate between a first end of the decks and a second end of the decks when the axis rotates one hundred and eighty degrees. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201132 | WIND-DRIVEN ELECTRIC PLANT - A wind-driven electric plant comprises an inlet shell shaped as a circle and a circular outer shell. Inside the circular shell, provision is made of a coaxially arranged turbine. Kinematically coupled with the turbine is a mechanism for the conversion of mechanical energy. The outer shell is eccentrically mounted relative to the inlet shell. A value of eccentricity is not less than 0.01 and not more than 0.24 of the dia. of a circle defining the inside surface of the outer shell in its minimal cross section. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201133 | Zero Point Energy Rotator Transducer and Associated Methods - An energy conversion system for extracting energy from the zero-point field of space is disclosed and described. This system includes a primary transducer operatively associated with a secondary transducer. The primary transducer can include a substrate having an arm rotatably coupled to the substrate, while the substrate can be confined to move along a linear oscillatory path. The secondary transducer converts kinetic energy of the substrate and arm to usable energy. The multi-mode motion of the substrate and arm combination is sufficient to impart a momentum influx to rotational motion of the arm. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201134 | Gravity-based electrical energy production system - A rotating-energy electrical production system includes an elongate central substantially vertically extending bar structure including an exterior helical thread portion extending therearound from an upper region thereof to lower region thereof, and a free-to-rotate disk structure encircling the bar structure, the disk structure having an interior helical thread portion engaging the exterior helical thread portion of the bar structure for helically winding counter-rotation therebetween under the force of gravity acting on the disk structure. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201135 | SMALL-SIZED POWER PACKAGE - A small-sized power package includes a tubular case, a magnet tube, a coil, a power-generating magnet, a shaft, a movable box, and a positioning magnet. The power-generating magnet is attracted by the positioning magnet and thus suspended within the magnet tube. The small-sized power package has enhanced power generating efficiency by utilizing the benefit of magnetic levitation. An electronic device including such a small-sized power package is also provided. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201136 | Adjustable Bar Guide - A bar guide for guiding locking bars on sheet metal cabinet doors, or the like, comprises a carrier which can be secured, e.g., spot welded, to the inside surface of the door leaf and a guide element which can be mounted on the carrier and which has a guide surface whose distance from the inside surface of the door leaf is adjustable. According to the invention, the carrier which is spot welded to the door leaf is a pin with a circumferential thread, and an adjusting screw or adjusting nut can be screwed, or is screwed, on this pin. The guide element is a housing which encloses the adjusting screw and which has a guide channel forming the guide surface for the locking bar. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201137 | ADVANCED HANDLE SQUARE FOR ANY OPENING MEMBER - The lack of adaptation of various models developed for satisfying a need for an efficient door handle safety system, especially for children, has been clearly assessed. In order to solve this problem, according to the invention and instead of using a low-safety and inconvenient lock, the handle is simply disassembled in order to replace the existing square with the advanced square of the present invention. The square includes a threaded portion and a tapped portion. One side of the door is secured, which is useful for basement rooms, while the other side operates in a traditional manner. In order to actuate the bolt the lever handle must first be raised in order to momentarily block the two portions of the square relative to each other. It is then possible to actuate the bolt by lowering the lever handle and unlocking the latter by applying, in a second time, a force having an amplitude higher than that required for the opening. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201138 | PREHUNG DOOR JAMB INSERT WITH SECURITY AND ADJUSTMENT FEATURES - A prehung door jamb assembly is provided that includes a strike plate mounting assembly configured to fasten to a door jamb. The strike plate mounting assembly includes a longitudinal extending support plate, a longitudinal extending second plate, first and second strike plate supports, a spacer, at least one adjustment fastener, and at least one fastener. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201139 | AUTOMOBILE BODY REINFORCEMENT WITH EXCELLENT BENDING CRUSH CHARACTERISTICS - An automobile body reinforcement including a hollow aluminum alloy extrusion having an approximately rectangular cross-section is structured as follows: (a) a front wall, a rear wall, an upper horizontal wall, a lower horizontal wall, and an intermediate horizontal wall are provided; (b) the front and rear walls are each at least 3 mm thick; (c) the upper and lower horizontal walls divide each of the front and rear walls thereby defining upper and lower end portions of each of the front and rear walls as flange portions; and (d) the front wall has a concave portion formed in a middle portion thereof and the concave portion is connected to a front end of the intermediate wall. The aluminum alloy automobile body reinforcement structured as described above that may be, for example, a bumper reinforcement or a door guard bar has high bending crush characteristics, for example, high bending strength and high energy absorbability against the bending load generated at a time of a vehicle collision and can provide high collision safety without requiring an additional reinforcement. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201140 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE AND CRASHBOX THEREFOR - A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201141 | LASSO HANDLING DEVICE - A lasso handling device ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201142 | Telescopic Clipping Apparatus - A telescopic clipping apparatus includes a handle, a lever, a telescopic unit, a clipping unit, a reel, a pulley and a cable. The lever is movably connected to the handle. The telescopic unit is connected to the handle. The clipping unit is pivotally connected to the telescopic unit. A reel is located in the telescopic unit. A pulley is connected to the clipping unit. The cable is wound around the pulley, and includes a first end tied to the lever and a second end tied to the reel. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201143 | HARSH ENVIRONMENT ROBOT END EFFECTOR - A harsh environment robot end effector includes an end effector frame connectable to a material handling robot, one or more pickup arms rotatingly coupled to the frame, and pickup arm airbag actuator air bags for opening and closing the pickup arms. One or more positioning palms may be provided, which are rotatingly coupled to the end effector frame and provided with actuator air bags for opening and closing. One or more adjustable pushdowns having airbags attached to their heads are provided to grip a load between the pushdown and pickup arm. A mechanical synchronizer may be provided to couple the pickup arms. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201144 | Cable Clasp - A cable clasp comprises a tail including an engagement face. The cable clasp further comprises a head including a handle that connects to the tail and defines a mouth opening into which the tail is movable. The cable clasp is biased towards a closed-loop position in which at least a portion of the tail is disposed in the mouth opening. The head further includes a lock having a catch engageable with the engagement face in a lock position to: 1) prevent motion of the tail relative to the head in a first direction, and 2) permit motion of the tail relative to the head in a second direction opposite the first direction by sliding the catch over the engagement face. The catch and the engagement face are also disengageable in a release position to permit motion of the tail relative to the head in both the first and second directions. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201145 | COT FASTENING SYSTEM - A method and cot fastening system for a patient transport vehicle having a rearwardly located patient access which meet the pull requirements for vertical and lateral movement are disclosed. The system comprises a rear mounting part, which mounts on the floor of the transport vehicle adjacent the patient access; a forward mounting part which mounts on the floor forward of the access, rails connecting the rear mounting part to the forward mounting part, and a release mechanism. The rails of the cot fastening system help guide the cot into the vehicle and to the forward mounting part. When the cot has reached the forward mounting part, a cross-member which forms part of the cot undercarriage, is urged against a pair of automatically locking securing mechanisms of the forward mounting part which secures the cot thereto as well as to the rear mounting part via catches. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201146 | Mobile Dance Studio - The present invention provides a mobile dance studio located within a vehicle. The mobile dance studio generally comprises a dance floor, a reflective surface, a balance barre, and a music system. The dance floor, reflective surface, balance barre, and music system are secured within the vehicle such that the vehicle may easily and quickly be moved from one location to another. The vehicle may optionally also include an office having items such as a desk, a chair, and means for collecting and tracking payment as well as tracking student enrollment. The vehicle may optionally further include a dressing room in which students may prepare for class by changing into appropriate dance attire. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201147 | CONSOLE ASSEMBLY - A center console assembly for a vehicle interior compartment includes a console body defining a storage compartment characterized by an access opening. A first member is operatively connected to the console body and is selectively rotatable about a first axis between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the first member obstructs the access opening. In the open position, the first member does not obstruct the access opening. A second member is operatively connected to the first member such that the second member is selectively rotatable with the first member about the first axis, and such that the second member is selectively rotatable with respect to the first member about a second axis. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201148 | ADJUSTABLE SECURITY PARTITION FOR A VEHICLE - A pivotably adjustable security partition installable in a vehicle for providing a barrier between a front occupant area and a rear occupant area is provided. The partition may, be pivotably mounted to lower seatbelt mounts via an articulating joint. Additionally, the partition may be secured to upper seatbelt mounts. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201149 | SUN SHIELD - The invention relates to a sun shield for a vehicle, wherein the sun shield can be rotated from a storage position about a horizontal rotational axis in front of the windshield into at least one first shading position. The sun shield comprises a sun shield body, whereon a shield segment is mounted in a movable manner. The present invention further relates to a method for retracting and extending a shield segment relative to a sun shield body. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201150 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A convertible vehicle having an openable roof structure ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201151 | CARGO ACCESS AND RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - An improved access and retention system for sedans includes a protective cover for safeguarding a lower peripheral region of a rear cargo region while loading, unloading, and transporting cargo. The protective cover can conveniently and remotely stow within the cargo region. An integral tie-down assembly, exposed by deploying the protective cover, secures cargo loaded in the rear cargo region and cargo placed along the protective cover. The system also includes a double hinging rear closure member which has a rear facing portion which can be locked in open and closed positions. Arranging the rear facing portion in the open position is particularly advantageous for hauling oversized cargo articles which may extend from the rear of the vehicle. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201152 | DRAG REDUCING DEFLECTOR - A drag reducing deflector system is disclosed. The drag reducing deflector system provides aerodynamic drag reduction during crosswind flow (CF) conditions including zero crosswind flow conditions in which the crosswind flow angle, α, is 0.0. The crosswind flow angle α is measured from the vehicle longitudinal axis A that also defines the vehicle direction of motion. Embodiments of the drag reducing deflector system | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201153 | AIR DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM - A drag reduction system [ | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201154 | Cap For Pickup Truck Bed - A cap for the cargo bed of a pickup truck assembled on the truck including a base support frame comprised of a pair of parallel side by side slotted side guide rails and a hoop support frame pivotally mounted to each of the opposite ends of the side guide rails so as to able to be swung up to an erect position after the base support frame is installed on the pickup truck cargo bed side walls. An elongated slotted top guide rail is connected at either end to the top of each hoop support frame. Flexible side panels are inserted in respective slots on the side guide rails and top guide rail assuming a convex shape to cover the cargo bed. End panels close off either end of the cap, a rear panel may be hinged to the rear hoop support frame to be operable and may be transparent to provide a window. The hoop support frames and end panels may be adjustable in width to be matched to the cargo bed width. The cap can be collapsed into a tonneau cover by lowering the hoop support frames and the flexible side panels overly overlapping each other. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201155 | Automobile Body Part - In a car body or component of a car body with at least one first component of sheet metal of a first aluminium alloy (A) and at least one second component of sheet metal of a second aluminium alloy (B), the first and second aluminium alloy are of type AlMgSi and in the sheet metal of the second aluminium alloy (B) a substantial part of the elements Mg and Si, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, is present in the form of separate Mg | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201156 | Vehicle Frame for Work Vehicle and Method for Manufacturing Same - The vehicle frame for a work vehicle includes a cabin frame that is assembled into a substantially box form. A base frame is welded to the cabin frame. The cabin frame includes left and right side frames, each of which is formed into a loop. The cabin member includes a plurality of cross members for connecting the left and right side frames. Each of the side frames is formed with a single one-piece pipe material having a first end and a second end with the first end connected to the second end such that a tangential direction extending along a region of the first end coincides with a tangential direction extending along a region of the second end. The pipe material has an irregular shape having a recess formed along the entire length between the first end and the second end of the pipe material. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201157 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH FORWARD-ARCHED BULKHEAD - A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a bulkhead for separating a vehicle interior space from an engine bay. The entire bulkhead in its upper area at a first bending point bends toward the front side of the vehicle (=forward), to then extend upwardly from there in a forward-arched area, where it forms a window support for a windshield. The bulkhead has an air inlet opening in a forwardly arched area that is connected with the vehicle interior space to supply air to the latter. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201158 | FORMED PART FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURAL MEMBER - Curved portions are formed on a first vertical wall portion that continues from a headwall portion, and curved portions are formed on a second vertical wall portion that continues from the headwall portion. A difference in the linear length on the first vertical wall portion side before forming and after forming is cancelled out (i.e., absorbed) by the sum of the amounts that the curved portions protrude. Similarly, a difference in the linear length on the second vertical wall portion side before forming and after forming is cancelled out (i.e., absorbed) by the sum of the amounts that the curved portions protrude. As a result, tensile stress on the first vertical wall portion side and compression stress on the second vertical wall portion side can be prevented or minimized. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201159 | GUIDED LOW AREA FOR THE FRONT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A section of a motor vehicle front low area includes a first extendable elongated part, whose rear end is placed in front of a vehicle structural element embodied in a form of a cradle, whereas the front end thereof is connected to a bar-type structural element of the vehicle by a first connection device. The rear end of the first elongated part is movably mounted in front of the cradle-shaped vehicle structural element. The first connection device includes a connection in a form of a slide bar enabling a substantially longitudinal movement to be carried out and a removable stop member for normally hindering movement up to the removal. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201160 | MOUNT FOR FASTENING A MOTOR VEHICLE MODULE - A mount is provided for fastening a motor vehicle module on a motor vehicle, having a fastening section, using which the module is fastenable on the motor vehicle, and having a support section angled therefrom, in order to place the module thereon. The support section has a receptacle, into which a pin of the module is insertable in the vertical direction (z), the pin being longitudinally displaceable in the receptacle in a predetermined direction (x) in the inserted state, the fastening section having a receptacle, into which a tab of the module can be introduced upon a movement in the cited direction (x), and having a cantilever, which is implemented to produce a positive connection with a safeguard block associated with the module. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201161 | Integral Compartment Vehicle Body - An integral box-like vehicle body, characterized in that it comprises a three-dimensional truss framework, the framework of the vehicle body includes two lateral trusses, which are connected to each other at the points of an upper longeron ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201162 | COLLAPSIBLE SEAT - The invention provides a collapsible seat suitable for forming from a sheet material. The seat includes a seat panel, a back panel linked to the seat panel along a first fold line, and a support panel linked to one side of the back panel via a first web defined by second and third fold lines. The support panel is adapted to be linked to another side of the back panel via a second web partially defined by a fourth fold line. The seat also includes a reinforcement panel having one end linked to the support panel along an eighth fold line and an opposite end. The reinforcement panel is adapted to be positioned generally horizontally and under the seat panel in use. The reinforcement panel includes twelfth and thirteenth fold lines intermediate the seventh fold line and the support panel such that the reinforcement panel is divided into first, second and third portions. The first and third portions are substantially identical in size. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201163 | MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE FURNITURE SYSTEM - A multipurpose vehicle furniture system for use proximate to a vehicle driver's seat, the system comprising: a first post having a first post first end, a first post body, and a first post second end mountable to the floor of the vehicle; a primary support having a primary support longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to a primary support lateral axis, a primary support top surface, a primary support bottom surface, a primary support first longitudinal side rotatably and slidably engageable to the first post, a primary support second longitudinal side, a primary support first lateral side, and a primary support second lateral side, the primary support disposable in a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position; a primary support rod; and a second support adjacent to the primary support with the primary support in the second position and the third position. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201164 | Strap Management System For Infant Support Structure - The disclosed invention relates to an infant support structure. In particular, the invention relates to a strap management system for an infant support structure. In addition, the invention relates to an infant support structure that includes a seat portion that can be used alternatively as a booster seat and with a frame as part of a highchair. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201165 | ERGONOMIC WORK STATION - A work station comprises a base. A seat and a tower are each cooperatively connected to the base thereby providing an adjustable interaction between the seat and the tower. The tower supports a keyboard support and the seat has an armrest for supporting an occupant. At least one armrest adjustment device is disposed between the seat and the armrest and is moveable between an unlocked position to allow for adjustment of the armrest relative to the seat to an ergonomically correct position relative to the keyboard support and to a locked position to lock the armrest in the ergonomically correct position. An armrest lever is operatively connected to the at least one armrest adjustment device to move the at least one armrest adjustment device between the unlocked position and the locked position. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201166 | VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a seat for a means of transport, having a supporting structure ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201167 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A COMFORTABLE SEAT BACK PORTION - A vehicle seat assembly having a first back support member connectable to a seat bottom, a second back support member pivotally connected above the first back support member, the second back support member being configured to receive a headrest, and a biasing member connected to the second back support member. The second back support member pivots with respect to the first back support member though a defined range. The first biasing member is configured to urge the second back support member towards a forward end of the defined pivot range. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201168 | Padding Structure for a Chair - A padding structure for a chair comprises a back support and a seat plate, a foam disposed to the back support, two guiding lines mounted on the back support, and two guiding lines mounted on the seat plate, each guiding line of the back support and the seat plate connected with a resilient member to control flexibility of the resilient member, and an adjustable member being used to control the expansion and retraction of the guiding lines to drive the resilient members to change their radians, correcting user's improper posture. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201169 | Dental Chair Toe Cover - The present invention is an improved toe cover that is designed to be useful for a variety of dental chairs. It is a two piece system joined together comprising a flexible plastic designed in a specific shape with an additional flexible panel. The two pieces are permanently joined together and an optional method incorporates printed material on the exposed cover so that the patient will see a work of art or similar item of interest. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201170 | HARNESS SYSTEM FOR JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT - A child restraint having a juvenile vehicle seat, a harness for securing a juvenile to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a harness-positioning system for positioning the harness in an open juvenile-receiving position. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201171 | Child Motion Device - A child motion device includes a frame providing a structural support relative to a reference surface and including an arm pivotably coupled to the structural support for reciprocating movement with a resonant frequency, a child supporting device coupled to the arm and spaced from the reference surface by the frame, and a drive system including a motor configured to drive the arm such that the child supporting device reciprocates along a motion path at a frequency matched to the resonant frequency. The drive system is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the motor to control a speed at which the child support device moves along the motion path. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201172 | Aircraft Seat - An aircraft seat a squab | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201173 | Sliding Seat Track Having A Secondary Retaining Structure - A seat track includes a stationary rail and a movable rail. The stationary rail has a plurality of windows formed therein and a plurality of tabs formed adjacent to the windows. The moveable rail engages the stationary rail for relative movement in a first direction and for restricted movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The moveable rail has a J-hook that cooperates with the plurality of tabs of the stationary rail to restrict relative movement therebetween in the second direction. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201174 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - A vehicle seat reclining device comprises an internal gear formed on a gear plate secured to a lower arm, an external gear formed on an upper arm to be meshed with the internal gear and being fewer by at least one tooth than the internal gear, wedge members frictionally engageable with, and disengageable therefrom, the gear plate or the upper arm, a spring arranged between the wedge members and urging the wedge members in a direction for friction engagement with either the gear plate or the upper arm, a drive shaft for pushing and rotating either one of the wedge members in a direction to release the friction engagement, and a ring member arranged between either one of the gear plate and the upper arm and the wedge members for rotating together with the wedge members relative to the other of the gear plate and the upper arm during rotation of the drive shaft. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201175 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - In a vehicle seat reclining device, all projections are surely engaged in corresponding cam grooves and strength of every projection is assured. The seat reclining device includes a first cam groove formed at a first opposing surface of a pawl, a pawl control member provided in an inner space and rotatably disposed between the first arm and the first opposing surface, the pawl control member including at least a first projection to be inserted into the first cam groove and controlling movement of the pawl in response to the rotation thereof by engagement between the first cam groove and the first projection, a second projection formed at a second opposing surface of the pawl and a second cam groove formed at the second arm side, into which the second projection is inserted and including a restricting portion restricting the movement of the pawl towards the engagement state with an internal toothed portion by engagement with the second projection. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201176 | BIARTICULATED HEADREST FOR CHAIR - A biarticulating headrest having a chair mount adapted for attachment at one end thereof to a back support section of a chair. The headrest includes a base plate on the backside thereof. One or more headrest mounts can be attached to the base plate at a first end thereof. A first axis can be attached to a second end of one or more of the headrest mounts and a second axis can be attached to a second end of the one or more chair mounts. The headrest includes a biarticulating headrest locking mechanism, wherein the positioning assembly is movably engaged to the first axis at a first end and to the second axis at the second end thereof. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201177 | ADJUSTABLE FOOTREST FOR STOOL OR PEDESTAL CHAIR - A footrest for a foot of a person is provided, where the person is at least partially supported by a seat that is disposed on a stand that has a support post or disposed on a shaft that is part of a pedestal support assembly. Typically the footrest has a plate with a footrest surface and in some embodiments the footrest surface is entirely under the seat. In some embodiments the footrest surface faces away from the support post or shaft. Some embodiments include a mounting bracket and a connecting assembly that operatively secures the footrest plate to the mounting bracket. The connecting assembly generally has two engagement mechanisms and a spring that biases the connecting assembly in selectable angular positions with respect to the mounting bracket and plate. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201178 | VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes: a planar elastic body that has a frame body provided in a periphery of the planar elastic body, the planar elastic body stretched to the frame body; a cushion member disposed around the planar elastic body; and a backbone member, wherein a supporting surface configured to support a seated person is formed by the planar elastic body and the cushion member, the planar elastic body is assembled to the seat by fixing the frame body to the backbone member, and the cushion member is disposed to be overlaid on the periphery of the planar elastic body at a supporting surface side, the cushion member is covered by a skin material that is attached on the planar elastic body at the supporting surface side. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201179 | PRETENSIONER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pretensioner ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201180 | SHOVELING APPARATUS WITH MULTI-POSITIONAL SHOVEL - A shoveling apparatus including a low profile vehicle, a boom assembly, and a shovel assembly for use in underground mining operations, and particularly useful in clearing coal and rock debris from a belt line corridor. The low profile vehicle includes an advanceable support that supports the boom assembly and laterally advances the boom assembly from the cab portion of the vehicle. The boom assembly includes a support structure, a rotary actuator and a linear actuator, to control lateral and vertical rotation of the support structure (and thus the shovel assembly) with respect to a ground surface. The shovel assembly includes a rotary actuator and a shovel, and in some embodiments a tilting mechanism, to control the lateral and in some cases vertical, rotation of the shovel with respect to the boom assembly. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201181 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF FLOOR COVERING - An apparatus is provided for removing at least one surface layer from a floor. The apparatus includes a body frame mountable by a machine operator. A blade tool assembly having a scraping blade is secured to the front of the main body frame by a blade holder. The blade tool may be replaced by a detachable transport wheel for moving the machine when not in use for removing floor covering. The blade holder is manipulated by attaching a hydraulic cylinder ram to the bottom side of the blade holder. The hydraulic cylinder is attached to a rear bracket attached below the body of the machine, whereby the hydraulics system for controlling the blade holder is protected. The angles and pivotal connections of the hydraulic cylinder to the blade holder permit sufficient power to operate the blade holder using an auxiliary hydraulic pump. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201182 | CONTINUOUS RADIUS AXLE AND FABRICATED SPINDLE ASSEMBLY - Axles and spindle assemblies for wheeled vehicles. More particularly, in at least one embodiment, this invention relates to a substantially curvilinear axle for wheeled vehicles, alone or in combination with a spindle assembly, having a substantially continuous radius of curvature extending from one end of the axle to the other. In at least one additional embodiment, this invention relates to fabricated spindle assemblies having gusset arms for mechanical attachment to axle ends. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201183 | BRAKE UNIT OF A SLIP-CONTROLLED MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A FLUID SUPPLY DEVICE - A brake unit of a slip-controlled motor vehicle brake system with a fluid supply device with an electrically operated fluid supply device provides a pressurised hydraulic or pneumatic fluid in the brake circuits of the brake system. The fluid supply device has a pressure chamber with at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet. One non-return valve each is provided at the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A piston which protrudes into the pressure chamber is movable at least into one of two end positions by means of an electric drive device. In the one end position, a minimum volume is defined by the pressure chamber and the piston. In the other end position, a maximum volume is defined by the pressure chamber and the piston. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201184 | METHOD FOR DIMENSIONING THE ADMISSION PRESSURE AT AN ANALOGIZED ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED HYDRAULIC VALVE - A method for dimensioning the admission pressure at a first, analogized, electromagnetically actuated hydraulic valve for sensitively regulating the pressure in a pressure circuit in which the admission pressure at the first valve can be set by the delivery capacity of an engine pump assembly which is connected to the first valve via a pump-outlet-side pressure line, in particular in a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, wherein the admission pressure is set by electronically evaluating the tappet reaction of the first valve or of a further hydraulic valve which is also actuated electromagnetically and is connected to the pump-outlet-side pressure line. An electronically controlled motor vehicle brake pressure control device with which the above method can be carried out is also described. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201185 | Conformable Track Assembly For A Robotic Crawler - A suspension system for a lightweight robotic crawler is disclosed. The suspension system provides for mounting of a flexible endless track thereon. The suspension system includes a forward guide and a rearward guide around which the endless track can be looped. A deflector positioned between the forward guide and the rearward guide downwardly deflects a ground-engaging portion of the endless track to form a peaked area. The peaked area can support the lightweight robotic vehicle allowing alteration of a distribution of load over the ground-engaging portion of the endless track with respect to a supporting surface. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201186 | VEHICLE TRACK ASSEMBLY - A vehicle wheel assembly is provided which includes a vehicle frame having a first axle, a wheel assembly having a housing with an aperture engaging the first axle and enabling the wheel assembly to pivot in a first plane about a first axis formed by the first axle. A cylindrical member is carried by the housing of the wheel assembly, the cylindrical member and housing are arranged perpendicular to the first axle. A first wheel is pivotably connected to a first portion of the cylindrical member and a second wheel is pivotably connected to a second portion of the cylindrical member. The first wheel and second wheel independently pivot in a second plane about a second axis formed by the cylindrical member. The first axis is arranged perpendicular to the second axis and the first plane is arranged perpendicular to the second plane. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201187 | Versatile Endless Track For Lightweight Mobile Robots - A versatile endless track system for a lightweight robotic vehicle is disclosed. The versatile endless track system includes a flexible track configured for mounting about a plurality of track supports of the lightweight robotic vehicle. A plurality of traction pads including at least two different types of traction pads are inserted into and supported by a plurality of receptacles contained within the flexible track. The different types of traction pads provide different ground-interfacing profiles designed to provide traction with respect to ground surfaces having different traction properties. Optionally, traction pads can be removable, allowing the versatile endless track to be reconfigured. A method of configuring a versatile endless track is also disclosed. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201188 | MAGNETIC ISOLATION OF POWER SOURCING EQUIPMENT CONTROL CIRCUITRY - A circuit for providing electrical isolation of Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) circuitry from external circuitry in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system has an inductive circuit for providing an isolation barrier to electrically isolate an isolated side of the isolation circuit from a non-isolated side of the isolation circuit. A signal path circuitry is configured for transferring bidirectional and/or unidirectional signals over the isolation barrier between respective nodes at the isolated and non-isolated sides. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201189 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER FOR VEHICLES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A power transmitting device is attached to an existing vehicle item or is embedded in a vehicle element. The power transmitting device includes a transmit antenna to wirelessly transfer power to a receive antenna by generating a near-field radiation within a coupling-mode region. An amplifier applies a driving signal to the transmit antenna. A presence detector may detect a presence of a receiver device within the coupling-mode region. The presence detector may also detect a human presence. An enclosed compartment detector may detect when the vehicle element is in a closed state. A power output may be adjusted in response to the closed state, the presence of a receiver device, and the presence of a human. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201190 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER SUPPLY OF AT LEAST ONE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the power supply of at least one aircraft maintenance actuator ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201191 | Power Supply For By-Wire System - The invention relates to an electric power supply system for a by-wire vehicle system. There is a need for a power supply system which allows the integrity of the battery and alternator to be monitored. A vehicle electric power supply system includes a battery, an alternator, a key operated switch and at least two electronic control units (ECUs). A battery line is connected to the battery, to the second ECU, and to the key switch. An alternator line connects the alternator to the first ECU and to the key switch. A relay includes a relay switch which opens and closes a connection between the battery line and the alternator line. A relay coil is energizable to cause the relay switch to connect the battery line to the alternator line. Energization of the relay coil is controlled by one of the ECUs. This ECU causes the relay coil to move the switch element disconnect the alternator line from the battery line so that voltage from the alternator and battery can be independently tested. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201192 | Power conversion device - A power conversion device includes a combination of at least one power supply, a power converter, an inverter, a converter, an alternate current (AC) power circuit, and a control unit. The power converter converts a power provided from the at least one power supply into a direct current (DC) power input. The inverter and the converter convert the DC power from the power converter into an AC power output and a different DC power output respectively. The AC power circuit includes a switching device for controlling the transmission of AC power output. The AC power circuit has a terminal connected to an electric main and another terminal connected to the output of the inverter. The control unit employs a signal to control the power converter for setting the distribution of input powers in the conversion of power in order to ensure power output. As such, the at least one power supply is converted by the inverter and the converter to provide an output of AC power or DC power and a signal of the control unit is used to effect control so as to ensure power output so that the present invention allows for timed management and distribution of power flows for the AC power outputs from the electric main and the inverter in order to provide stable power output. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201193 | Power supply apparatus and voltage monitoring method - Output voltages of regulators are supplied to each load device and input to a representing-value decision logic circuit that is operated by a dedicated resident power supply. The representing-value decision logic circuit selects an output voltage that appears the most irregular of all output voltages from the regulators, and then sends a selection result to a selector. The selector selects only the output voltage from a regulator that outputs the output voltage that appears the most irregular and is selected by the representing-value decision logic circuit and then outputs the output voltage to a smoothing circuit. The direct current that has been smoothed by the smoothing circuit is quantized by an AD converter and then received by a system monitoring processor. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201194 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER - Power supply systems and methods are provided. In one aspect, a power supply system includes a frame, a power input to receive input power from a power source, a power output to provide output power to a load, at least one battery module mounted in the frame and having a battery output that provides battery power, at least one power module mounted in the frame and coupled to the power input to receive the input power, coupled to the battery output to receive the battery power, and coupled to the power output to provide the output power from at least one of the battery power and the input power, a first controller coupled to the at least one power module, and a second controller, substantially similar to the first controller, coupled to the first controller, and coupled to the at least one power module, wherein each of the first controller and the second controller are configured to determine operational parameters of the power supply system and store a first set of parameters determined by the first controller and a second set of parameters determined by the second controller. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201195 | INDEPENDENT POWER SYSTEM - An independent power system has a power source control unit for controlling discharge of a storage battery to a connection terminal, a first electricity supply unit for supplying electricity generated by a solar battery to the power source control unit as an operation power, a second electricity supply unit for supplying electricity stored in the storage battery to the power source control unit as the operation power, and a switching element for inhibiting the second electricity supply unit from supplying the operation power to the power source control unit when the terminal voltage of the storage battery is less than an operational voltage threshold. During a period in which the switching element is off and stops operating, when the electricity generated by the solar battery is supplied by the first electricity supply unit, the power source control unit is activated to turn on the switching element. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING END OF BATTERY LIFE - A powering subassembly for a portable electronic device includes a main battery, a converter, a backup battery, and a controller. The main battery provides a main voltage and the backup battery can provide a backup voltage. The converter receives the main voltage and increases the main voltage to at least one operating voltage. The controller receives the operating voltage from the converter, monitors the voltage of the main battery, and compares the monitored main battery voltage to a main battery low voltage threshold. The controller transmits a disconnect signal to decouple the main battery from the converter if the monitored voltage from the main battery is less than the main battery low voltage threshold. The controller transmits a connection signal to couple the backup battery to the converter if the monitored voltage is less than the main battery low voltage threshold. The backup battery provides the power for a predetermined minimum amount of time. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201197 | System and Method for Electrical Power Conversion - A system for combining electrical power from two or more power sources includes first and second conversion stages ( | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201198 | LOW- VOLTAGE DUAL POWER LOOP DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a low-voltage dual power loop device and method, comprising a first power supply, a second power supply and a dual power control loop, wherein the first and second power supplies provide power input to the dual power control loop, which contains the first and second control chips connected with a power detection loop, a power comparison loop and a power switch loop respectively. The first and second control chips can detect the priority of the first and second power supplies by using the power detection loop. When a power outage happens to the power supply of the first priority, it will compare the voltages by using the power comparison loop and switch over from the power supply of the first priority into the standby power supply of the second priority by using the power switch loop, so that the standby power supply continues electricity supply to external electronic equipments, avoiding losses of important data in these equipments, which may result in heavy economic losses. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201199 | Power conversion device - A power conversion device includes a combination of at least one power supply, a power converter, an inverter, a converter, an AC power circuit, a power output selection device, and a control unit. The at least one power supply is converted by the inverter and the converter to provide an output of AC power or DC power connected to the power output selection device and the control unit is used to effect control of the distribution of input power supplies in the conversion of power and to ensure power output of the power output selection device so that the present invention allows for timed management and distribution of power flows for the AC power outputs from the electric main and the inverter in order to provide stable AC power output and provide DC power outputs of different voltage levels for powering various electric appliances. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201200 | Power Supply Circuit - A power supply circuit includes a first DC-DC converter, a second DC-DC converter, a voltage detection circuit, a delay circuit and a switch. The second DC-DC converter converts an output voltage of the first DC-DC converter into a second voltage and outputs the second voltage. The voltage detection circuit outputs a detection signal when an output voltage of the first DC-DC converter becomes a threshold voltage or more. The delay circuit outputs a delayed detection signal with a delay of a predetermined time from a point of time that the detection signal outputted from the voltage detection circuit is inputted to the delay circuit. The switch is connected between the first DC-DC converter and an output terminal. The second DC-DC converter starts an operation in response to the delayed detection signal outputted from the delay circuit. The switch is closed in response to an output from the second DC-DC converter. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201201 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER IN PUBLIC PLACES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to public wireless-power-transmission. A device disposed in or on a publicly placed structure and a user neighboring device includes a repeater antenna with a loop antenna and a capacitive element. The public wireless-power-transmitting device includes a transmit antenna to wirelessly transfer power by generating a near-field radiation at a resonant frequency within a coupling-mode region and an amplifier for driving the transmit antenna. When in the coupling-mode region, the repeater antenna couples with the near-field radiation generated by the transmit antenna and develops an enhanced coupling-mode region about the repeater antenna with a repeated near-field radiation that is stronger than the near-field radiation of the transmit antenna within the enhanced coupling-mode region. Power may be wirelessly transferred from the enhanced coupling-mode region to a receiver device including a receive antenna. | 2010-08-12 |
| 20100201202 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER FOR FURNISHINGS AND BUILDING ELEMENTS - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A power transmitting device is attached to an existing furniture item or is embedded in a host furnishing. The power transmitting device includes a transmit antenna to wirelessly transfer power to a receive antenna by generating a near field radiation within a coupling-mode region. An amplifier applies a driving signal to the transmit antenna. A presence detector detects a presence of a receiver device within the coupling-mode region. The presence detector may also detect a human presence. An enclosed furnishing detector detects when the furnishing item is in a closed state. A power output may be adjusted in response to the closed state, the presence of a receiver device, and the presence of a human. | 2010-08-12 |
