Patents Examined by Lisa Homza
  • Patent number: 9746533
    Abstract: The invention provides for magnetic resonance imaging system (600) comprising a superconducting magnet (100) with a first current lead (108) and a second current lead (110) for connecting to a current ramping system (624). The magnet further comprises a vacuum vessel (104) penetrated by the first current lead and the second current lead. The magnet further comprises a magnet circuit (106) within the vacuum vessel. The magnet circuit has a first magnet circuit connection (132) and a second magnet circuit connection (134). The magnet further comprises a first switch (120) between the first magnet connection and the first current lead and a second switch (122) between the second magnet connection and the second current lead. The magnet further comprises a first current shunt (128) connected across the first switch and a second current shunt (130) connected across the second switch. The magnet further comprises a first rigid coil loop (124) operable to actuate the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Adrianus Overweg, Thomas Erik Amthor, Peter Forthmann, Falk Uhlemann, Bernd David
  • Patent number: 9741481
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating mechanism comprising an armature unit (10) which can be moved by a certain armature excursion along an axial direction of travel as a result of stationary coil means being energized, plunger means (16) which are associated with the armature unit, are designed such that the end thereof cooperates with an external actuating partner, and can be moved by a certain plunger excursion along the direction of travel from a starting position into an engagement position, and spring means (22) which bias the plunger means in the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbH
    Inventor: Timo Rigling
  • Patent number: 9741480
    Abstract: A mechanically operating superconducting switch has two superconducting wires, a respective end of each superconducting wire being embedded in a respective block of superconducting material. A mechanical arrangement is provided for driving respective contact surfaces of the blocks into physical contact with each other, and for separating those services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 9741517
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes plural pairs of fixed terminals each including an external input/output terminal and an external output/input terminal that can be electrically connected to the external input/output terminal the external input/output terminal and the external output/input terminal being paired with and separated from each other. A tip portion of the external input/output terminal and a tip portion of the external output/input terminal paired with each other are aligned along a straight line extending in a direction substantially parallel to a virtual straight line in a plan view, and the straight lines on which the respective pairs of the tip portions are aligned are offset from each other in a direction vertical to the virtual straight lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuo Aratani
  • Patent number: 9741518
    Abstract: A latch relay includes a frame, a bobbin installed in the frame and having a coil wound therearound, first and second yokes provided as magnetic bodies, a rotary mover rotating in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction between head portions of the first and second yokes, first and second fixed contactors installed to be spaced apart from one another and parallel to each other within the frame, a movable contactor having one end connected to the second fixed contactor, a transmission lever having one end coupled to one side of the rotary mover to make a vertical movement, a support member fixedly installed on one side of the transmission lever, and an elastic member providing contact force such that the movable contactor is brought into contact with the first fixed contactor or separated from the first fixed contactor, while moving according to a movement of the transmission lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeonsoon Choi
  • Patent number: 9728360
    Abstract: A power relay for a vehicle has a housing and two connecting bolts that are introduced into the housing so as to contact a load current circuit. The power relay further having a coil assembly that is arranged in the housing, the coil assembly contains a magnetic coil and a magnetic armature that is coupled by way of a force-transferring member to a contact bridge that can be moved in a reversible manner between a closed position and an opened position and can be displaced in the housing under the effect of a magnetic field that is generated by the magnetic coil. The contact bridge supports two contact elements that together with the mating contacts of the connecting pin form a first contact pair and a second contact pair. The contact pairs form a three point bearing arrangement in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Helmut Kraus
  • Patent number: 9728348
    Abstract: An electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a line terminal, a load terminal, separable contacts disposed on a conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal, an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a trip bar, and an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus also includes a trip actuator assembly including an actuator housing coupled to said housing, an actuator coupled to said actuator housing, and a connector structured to electrically connect the actuator to an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus further includes a current transformer assembly including a rod-shaped conductor electrically coupled to the load terminal and a current transformer disposed around the rod-shaped conductor, wherein the electronic trip unit is structured to electrically control actuation of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Frank Joseph Stifter, Jr., Gerald Zheng, Brian Scott Jansto, Theodore James Miller
  • Patent number: 9715960
    Abstract: A mechanism for fixing together first and second parts and comprising first and second guides provided respectively in or attached to the first and second parts. The mechanism further comprises first and second magnetic components coupled respectively to the first and second guides such that the first magnetic component is rotatable with the first guide and the first part, and the second magnetic component cannot rotate relative to the second guide, the magnetic components being moveable axially and rotationally with respect to each other and having magnetic poles oriented such that rotation of said first magnetic component causes relative axial movement of the magnetic components between a locking position in which one of the magnetic components straddles the two guides and an unlocking position in which it does not straddle the two guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: INELXIA LIMITED
    Inventor: Patrick Andre Chaizy
  • Patent number: 9715958
    Abstract: A method for charging a magnet arrangement having a superconducting tape conductor with a first transition temperature in a cryostat device. The magnet arrangement is temperature-controlled to a first pre-operating temperature between the first transition temperature and the operating temperature, a first pre-operating current is excited, the magnet arrangement is cooled to operating temperature and a first operating current is excited. The magnet arrangement has a second magnet winding composed of a second superconductor material with a second transition temperature above the operating temperature and at least 15 K below the first transition temperature, wherein a second operating current in the second magnet winding is excited at the latest after cooling of the magnet arrangement to the operating temperature, and with the second operating current the second magnet winding generates a second operating magnetic field in the volume of the first magnet winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bruker Biospin AG
    Inventors: Robert Schauwecker, Patrik Vonlanthen
  • Patent number: 9711313
    Abstract: The instant trip apparatus of the molded case circuit breaker includes a case, a magnet part disposed in the case to generate magnetic attractive force when accident current flows therethrough, an armature disposed to face the magnet part, the armature rotating to the magnet part by the magnetic attractive force, an armature spring for allowing the armature to elastically return to its original position when the magnetic attractive force is removed, and a gap maintenance part restricting the rotation of the armature so that a gap defined between the armature and the magnet part is maintained when the accident current occurs. The gap maintenance part includes a rotation restriction member that is disposed to be exposed to an armature rotation path between the armature and the magnet part. Thus, fusion between the armature and the magnet part due to the accident current occurs may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwang Won Lee
  • Patent number: 9711310
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a contact including a movable spring having a base end fixed to a bottom of a housing and a tip end provided with a movable contact, and a fixed spring having a base end fixed to the bottom of the housing and a tip end provided with a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided opposite to the fixed contact so as to come in contact with the fixed contact or move away therefrom. The housing has a protrusion protruding toward a side of the fixed contact opposite to a side facing the movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Ryuji Sasaki, Katsuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9704682
    Abstract: An operation indicating lamp-equipped electromagnetic relay has an excitation coil, a contract member that has electromagnetic interaction with the excitation coil to open and close a circuit, a housing in which the excitation coil and the contact member are disposed, and having a display surface arranged in a top surface thereof, a light source having an optical axis that is oriented toward a direction other than the display surface in order to display an operating situation of the electromagnetic relay, and being disposed in the housing so as to emit light according to a situation of power supplied to the excitation coil, a reflecting member disposed in the housing so as to reflect the light emitted from the light source toward the display surface, and a diffusion structure that diffuses the light reflected by the reflecting member formed in the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Hirose, Masayuki Shinohara, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Tanoue
  • Patent number: 9704634
    Abstract: A linear actuator (20, 20?, 20?) comprises a plunger receptacle (22); a coil (24); a magnetic plunger (26); a magnetic base (28); a return spring (30); and a lock spring (32, 32?). The coil (24) is wound about at least a portion of an exterior surface of the plunger receptacle (22). The magnetic plunger (26) is at least partially disposed within a cavity at least partially formed by an interior surface of the plunger receptacle (22) for linear motion along a plunger axis (34). The magnetic base (28) is radially disposed relative to the plunger (26). The return spring (30) is disposed to bias the plunger (26) to a plunger extended position. The lock spring (32, 32?) is configured and oriented to lock the plunger (26) in the plunger extended position when power is not applied to the coil (24) but to be attracted to the magnetic base (28) and thereby permit movement of the plunger (26) to a plunger retracted position when the power is applied to the coil (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRONIC S.A.
    Inventor: James Irwin
  • Patent number: 9691575
    Abstract: A hopper control actuator is provided. The actuator has a frame having a first bracket at a top end for attaching to a hopper, a second bracket at a bottom end for attaching to an overhead support, and at least one strut between the top end and bottom end; a sliding member attached to the frame having of an outer tube, an inner tube and a spring, the inner tube being slidable within the outer tube and having a first magnet affixed on an exterior surface thereof, the spring being connected to the inner tube and the first bracket, the inner tube and the outer tube having complimentary corners to prevent rotation; and an electrical enclosure having a micro-switch mounted therein, the electrical enclosure being attached to the at least one strut and the micro-switch having an actuating lever with a second magnet affixed thereto such that a like pole faces a like pole of the first magnet along a length of a path of travel of the first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Way-More
    Inventor: Wayne McCauley
  • Patent number: 9691533
    Abstract: A magnetic circuit, provided with a short magnet and short magnet that are arranged in an array, and a yoke and a yoke provided so as to sandwich the short magnet and short magnet. The short magnet and short magnet, are arranged, that have a space between them that is a predetermined gap or less in the arrangement direction of the array respectively. In addition, the short magnet and short magnet are arranged so that one magnetic pole is located on the side toward one of the pair of yokes and, and the other magnetic pole is located on the side toward the other yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Okada, Tomokazu Ogomi, Hiroyuki Asano, Takeshi Kishimoto, Kenji Shimohata
  • Patent number: 9691568
    Abstract: The electrical circuit breaker includes a circuit breaker block including at least an electrical conductor equipped with a first fixed pastille. The circuit breaker block also includes a bridge equipped with at least a second pastille, a unit for controlling the mobile bridge and an actuator of the control unit. This actuator is able to switch between an armed configuration in which it activates the control unit and a disarmed configuration in which it does not activate the control unit. The circuit breaker block also includes a first electrical coupling module. The electrical circuit breaker also includes a trip block including an electronic trip circuit and a second module for electrically coupling with the first coupling module of the circuit breaker block. This circuit breaker is provided with an actuator arming latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Willy Martin
  • Patent number: 9691534
    Abstract: In a magnetization device, while an annular magnetic body including plural rows of annular un-magnetized magnetic encoder tracks which are arranged adjacent to each other and integrated therewith is rotated, magnetization is performed, thereby providing a magnetic encoder. The magnetization device includes: a magnetizing yoke including a pair of opposed end portions opposed to each other across a magnetic gap; an exciting coil wound on the magnetizing yoke; a magnetization power source supplying a magnetizing current to the exciting coil to pass magnetic flux between the opposed end portions; and a magnetic shield which is provided to the magnetizing yoke and shields flow of the magnetic flux to the rows of magnetic encoder tracks other than a magnetization target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Shintarou Ueno
  • Patent number: 9679690
    Abstract: A solenoid (30) is provided. The solenoid (30) includes a magnetic core (304). The solenoid (30) also includes a pole piece (305) positioned substantially coaxially with the magnetic core (304). An over-molded component (303) is provided that is over-molded around at least a portion of the magnetic core (304) and at least a portion of the pole piece (305).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: Norgren GmbH, Norgren GT Development Corporation
    Inventors: Vasile Nila, Gerhard Uiselt, John Michael Morris
  • Patent number: 9679725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic switch, and more particularly, a magnetic switch capable of preventing degradation of breaking efficiency by utilizing magnetic force to the utmost, in a manner of matching contact centers of fixed and movable cores. A magnetic switch according to one embodiment includes a bobbin provided with a cylindrical body and a plurality of flanges and having a coil wound on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a fixed core fixed to an inside of the cylindrical body with a predetermined spaced interval from the cylindrical body, and a movable core slidably installed in the cylindrical body and contactable with or separated from the fixed core, wherein a guide portion protrudes from a lower portion of the cylindrical body along an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body, such that the movable core can linearly move along a central axis of the fixed core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinhee Park
  • Patent number: 9673010
    Abstract: A relay according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a cylinder, a fixed contactor coupled to the housing, a movable contactor contactable with or separated from the fixed contactor, a coil assembly disposed in the housing to generate a magnetic field, a movable shaft coupled with the movable contactor at an upper portion thereof, a fixed core inserted into the cylinder, a moving core fixed to the movable shaft to move the movable shaft in a pressing manner, a wipe spring to supply elastic force to the movable shaft, and a return spring located between the fixed core and the moving core. The moving core includes a cylindrical protrusion extending toward the fixed core and surrounding the movable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Su Jung Lee