Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
  • Patent number: 8274344
    Abstract: An electromagnet for use in a relay having a coil bobbin with flange portions at both ends of a coil winding portion where a coil is wound and an iron core with a flange-like head portion at one end of a body portion, the coil bobbin being so fitted onto the iron core that the flange-like head portion and the other end of the body portion of the iron core respectively project out of each of openings formed at the flange portions of the coil bobbin. The iron core has at the other end an engageable portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed on a grasping part of a coil winding chuck device. The electromagnet further has between the coil bobbin and the iron core a means for preventing misregistration of the coil bobbin fitted onto the iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kato
  • Patent number: 8274295
    Abstract: A method for testing an electronics unit, especially an electronics unit of an apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring a process variable, wherein the electronics unit has a plurality of electrical components. At least a part of the electrical components is grouped into at least one group, and this group is supplied with a query signal. A response signal is received from the group, and the response signal is evaluated. Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a process variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Grittke, Axel Humpert, Dietmar Frühauf, Harald Schäuble
  • Patent number: 8272263
    Abstract: An apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level of a medium, having piezoelectric sensors for producing and receiving ultrasonic signals, relates to a scanning circuit, which provides, for each piezoelectric sensor to be driven, at least one exciter switching circuit for selective driving of the selected piezoelectric sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Roland Grozinger
  • Patent number: 8272187
    Abstract: Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises a decor, a top layer on the basis of synthetic material, and an underlying substrate (13), whether or not composed of several layers or parts, wherein the floor panel (1), in the surface over which the decor (10) extends, is provided with embossed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Christian Vandevoorde, Bernard Thiers
  • Patent number: 8274229
    Abstract: The present invention of a reverse polarity series type LED is formed by two sets of LED and diode assemblies in reverse polarity series connection wherein the first set is consisted of at least one or multiple homopolar series or parallel connected or series and parallel connected LEDs, and the second set consisting of at least one or more homopolar parallel or series connected or series and parallel connected LEDs for further connection to the drive circuit formed by current-limiting impedance and/or power storage and discharging devices and/or voltage-limit circuit devices in order to produce the required operational characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8272870
    Abstract: An anchorage unit fits to a dental implant. A dental attachment for mounting to the anchorage unit has a first attachment part and a second attachment part. The attachment parts define an aperture for accommodating a portion of the anchorage unit with a boundary wall of the aperture on each of the attachment parts serving, in use, as a jaw for clamping against the portion of the anchorage unit. The aperture is of greater size than the portion of the anchorage unit to allow adjustment of the position of the attachment with respect to the anchorage unit. In another embodiment, a two-part anchoring assembly defines a pair of jaws for, in use, receiving and clamping against a portion of a dental attachment. The apparatus is particularly relevant when an attachment must be placed on more than one implant simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Materialise Dental N.V.
    Inventors: Carl Van Lierde, Alessio Esposti
  • Patent number: 8272271
    Abstract: A device for determining or monitoring one or more physical and/or chemical, process variables and having a vibration sensor comprising, a plug-in element and a socket element, which are releasably connected by a pluggable connection and which communicate with one another via an interface, wherein, in the plug-in element or the socket element, a transducer is provided for determining or monitoring a process variable, and wherein the element not having the transducer has the vibration sensor, and the element having the vibration sensor is connectable with a superordinated unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft Für Mess-Und Regeltechnik mbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Buschnakowski, Jorg Uhle
  • Patent number: 8275568
    Abstract: A semiconductor test system with self-inspection of an electrical channel is disclosed, which includes a tester head, a plurality of parameter detection units and a self-inspection controller. The tester head includes a plurality of pin electronics cards inserted therein, in which the plurality of pin electronics cards contain a plurality of power channels, a plurality of I/O channels and a plurality of drive channels. The self-inspection controller outputs different inspection signals respectively to each power channel, each I/O channel and each drive channel. Then, the plurality of parameter detection units detect response signals respectively produced by each power channel, each I/O channel and each drive channel in response to the inspection signals respectively received thereby, and the response signals are judged by the self-inspection controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 8276097
    Abstract: A key control system disposed in a display apparatus includes a hierarchical menu, a power key, and a key module. The hierarchical menu includes a first layer menu and a second layer menu. The first layer menu has an item corresponding to the second layer menu. The power key is adapted to turn on the power supply of the display apparatus. The key control system is used to execute a key control method includes steps of defining the function of the power key as opening the first layer menu of the hierarchical menu after the power supply is turned on; defining the function of the key module as selecting the item of the first layer menu when the first layer menu is opened; and defining the function of the power key as opening the second layer menu after the item of the first layer menu is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Chi Chen, Wen-Chang Chien
  • Patent number: 8272988
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional, and through the torque limit transmission being transferred into overload sliding or disengaging status, the retrograde torque limit bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output is prevented from being locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8275472
    Abstract: In a field device for process automation, a reprogammable logic device is used, in order to achieve a high flexibility as regards hardware components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Joerg Roth, Eugenio Ferreira Da Silva Neto
  • Patent number: 8274231
    Abstract: The present invention is through the power control unit, which is connected with the voltage-dividing load in parallel, to perform shunt regulation for the current passing through the voltage-dividing load, the shunt regulation means of the power control unit is that the power control unit increases or decreases the current passing through the voltage-dividing load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8269678
    Abstract: An antenna module for a tablet personal computer is disclosed. The tablet personal computer comprises a main body and a housing with a screen, and the housing is pivotally connected to the main body. The tablet personal computer is capable of being switched to a tablet mode. The antenna module comprises an antenna device, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element. The antenna device is located concealably in the housing. The first magnetic element is coupled to an end of the antenna device. The second magnetic element is located in the main body. The second magnetic element is positioned corresponding to the first magnetic element in the tablet mode such that an end of the antenna device can be moved outside the housing due to a magnetic force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Rong-Cheng Sun
  • Patent number: 8271946
    Abstract: A set-up for operating a process installation. The set-up includes a control station and at least one field device, which determines or monitors at least one process variable. Each field device has a program memory, in which a boot-loader software is persistently implemented. The boot-loader software enables communication of the field device with the control station. A transmission link is provided, via which the control station and the field device, or field devices, communicate with one another during operation. Each field device transmits to the control station upon booting of the field device, via the transmission link, device-specific information. The control station transmits to the field device, after receipt of the device-specific information, application- and/or device-specific, measurement/control/evaluation software, which is matched to a particular application of the field device and which the field device stores in a data memory associated with it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Budmiger
  • Patent number: 8269233
    Abstract: This application related to an opto-electrical device, comprising a first ACLED having a first n-type semiconductor layer, a first light emitting layer, a first p-type semiconductor layer, a first p-type electrode and a first n-type electrode; a second ACLED having a second n-type semiconductor layer, a second light emitting layer, a second p-type semiconductor layer, a second p-type electrode and a second n-type electrode, wherein each of the first ACLED and the second ACLED are vertical stack structure and is connected in anti-parallel manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yo Chen, Yen-Wen Chen, Shu-Ting Hsu, Tsung Xian Lee
  • Patent number: 8269673
    Abstract: A broadband antenna for wireless signal transmission of an electronic device comprises a base board, a radiating element, a grounding element, a shorting element, and a feeding point. The radiating element, the grounding element, and the shorting element are disposed on the base board. The radiating element comprises a first slot and a second slot. The second slot is connected to the first slot substantially. The first slot and the second slot are used to adjust the operating band of the broadband antenna. The grounding element is used to ground the broadband antenna. The shorting element is used to connect the radiating element and the grounding element. The feeding point is disposed between an edge of the base board and the shorting element, and the horizontal extended range of the first slot does not exceed the position of the feeding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.
    Inventor: Yuh-Yuh Chiang
  • Patent number: 8269926
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Li-Ya Yeh, Shu-Chih Wang
  • Patent number: 8269454
    Abstract: A power charging device with charge saturation disconnection through electromagnetic force release is formed by a charging power supply, charging control device, a magnetic actuator conductive device, power excitation windings, a rechargeable discharge device, and various detection devices provided for detection of the charge situation of the rechargeable discharge device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: D667646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mykko, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventor: Bruno Jozef Ivo Frans Maria Ghisleen Daeseleire
  • Patent number: D667743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Index Measuring Tape Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jason Huang