Patents Examined by Lisa N Homza
  • Patent number: 12142447
    Abstract: A switch includes a first fixed contactor, a second fixed contactor, a movable contactor, permanent magnets, and a yoke. The movable contactor extends in a first direction, includes a first movable contact at a first end portion, and is provided to be contactable with and separatable from the first fixed contactor in a second direction. The permanent magnets are arranged to sandwich the movable contactor, and to cause their surfaces facing the movable contactor in the third direction of the movable contactor to have the same polarity. The yoke surrounds a periphery of the movable contactor in the first direction and the third direction and is connected to surfaces of the permanent magnets on opposite sides of their surfaces facing the movable contactor. The yoke includes a protrusion protruding toward the movable contactor at a position facing the first end portion of the movable contactor in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuki Hotta, Shinya Watanabe, Takashi Inaguchi, Katsutoshi Ikarashi
  • Patent number: 12125653
    Abstract: A relay, includes: a housing having a cavity in the housing; stationary contacts arranged on the housing, each of the stationary contacts being at least partially in the cavity; a drive shaft movable in an axial direction of the drive shaft, an axial end of the drive shaft having a support piece at least partially inserted into the cavity; a moving contact assembly coupled with the support piece through a sliding structure and movable in the axial direction of the drive shaft, and the sliding structure being arranged on a side of the moving contact assembly along a moving direction of the moving contact assembly; and an elastic member being between the moving contact assembly and the support piece and applying an elastic force to the moving contact assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Baotong Yao, Lujian Wang, Siyuan Liu
  • Patent number: 12125655
    Abstract: A plug-in circuit breaker with an operating button that includes a button inner end inserted inside the circuit breaker and a button outer end. An indicator slot is arranged inside the operating button, an indicating hole is arranged on the button outer end. The plug-in circuit breaker further includes an indicating member slidably inserted inside the indicator slot and one end of which is provided with a make-contact indicating surface and a break-contact indicating surface. When the plug-in circuit breaker is in a break-contact state, the break-contact indicating surface is arranged opposite to the indicating hole, thus during pressing the operating button, the indicating member moves inside the indicator slot. After the make-contact state, the make-contact indicating surface is arranged opposite to the indicating hole. The indicating member is arranged inside the operating button to save space and to indicate the break-contact and make-contact state through the indicating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG CHINT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijun Ge, Kejun Lu, Xiangyi Gu
  • Patent number: 12119171
    Abstract: A high-temperature superconducting flux pump system comprises a flux pump body, a superconducting load, and a stator group. A double-pancake coil group comprises at least one double-pancake coil. The stator group comprises at least one stator. The flux pump body has an air gap for receiving the stator group. The superconducting load and the stator group are connected to form a closed circuit. The high-temperature superconducting flux pump system has a simpler structure, solves the problem of low charging rate of magnets, and greatly reduces the power cost without changing the magnet structure and winding cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SICHUAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Hanxin Ye, Chao Yang, Hong Li, Jiafu Wei, Yuntian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12119149
    Abstract: A fluid transport system that includes a magnetic shape memory pipe having an input end opposite an output end and an outer surface opposite an inner surface. The inner surface defines an inner diameter of the magnetic shape memory pipe and the magnetic shape memory pipe includes a magnetic shape memory alloy. The fluid transport system further includes one or more magnetic field generating devices surrounding the outer surface of the magnetic shape memory pipe and configured to generate a control magnetic field that, when applied to a region of the magnetic shape memory pipe, alters the inner diameter of the region of the magnetic shape memory pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Pinkelman, Michael P. Rowe
  • Patent number: 12119175
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator including a soft-ferromagnetic yoke is described. The electromagnetic actuator includes an at least substantially cylindrical circumferential wall covered at a first end with a base and at a second end with a top, the circumferential wall defining an axis in a direction from the base end to the top. An intermediate yoke section holds a permanent magnet fixed that leaves an inner space housing an axially movable core element being flexibly restrained with at least one resilient element. One of a base yoke section and/or a top yoke section houses an electromagnetic coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Stefan Kuiper, Thomas Paulus Cornelis Van Adrichem
  • Patent number: 12112908
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a first fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a drive device, and a first heat dissipation member. The first fixed terminal protrudes from inside the housing to outside the housing. The movable contact piece is disposed in the housing. The movable contact piece faces the first fixed terminal. The drive device moves the movable contact piece in a contact direction and an opening direction. The first heat dissipation member is disposed outside the housing. The first heat dissipation member is provided separately from the first fixed terminal. The first heat dissipation member is connected to the first fixed terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yuichiro Teshima, Tomohiro Yamakita, Koichiro Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12106918
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a movable contact piece, a first fixed terminal, and a drive device. The movable contact piece is disposed in the housing. The first fixed terminal includes a first contact portion and a first terminal portion. The first contact portion faces the movable contact piece in the housing. The first terminal portion protrudes out of the housing. The first terminal portion has a bent shape. The drive device moves the movable contact piece in a contact direction and an opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yuichiro Teshima, Tomohiro Yamakita, Koichiro Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12106917
    Abstract: A socket includes a housing including a connection surface to which an electronic device is connected, and a lever attached to the housing to be rotatable. The lever includes an operation portion that is rotatable between a first position and a second position and a contact portion that extends from the operation portion in a direction approaching the connection surface and rotates about the rotation axis together with the operation portion. The housing includes a restriction protrusion that comes into contact with a protruding portion protruding from the side portion of the electronic device toward the operation portion at the second position to restrict a movement of the electronic device in the first direction and in a direction away from the connection surface when the operation portion is rotated from the first position to the second position in a state where the electronic device is connected to the connection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Matsuo, Kenichiro Masaki, Shinya Tsuji
  • Patent number: 12100568
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a first fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, and a drive device. The first fixed terminal includes a first main member and a first layer member. The first main member protrudes from inside the housing to outside the housing. The first layer member is provided separately from the first main member. The first layer member is laminated on the first main member. The first layer member protrudes from inside the housing to outside the housing. The first layer member has a shape branched from the first main member. The movable contact piece is disposed in the housing and faces the first fixed terminal. The drive device moves the movable contact piece in a contact direction and an opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Tomohiro Yamakita, Yuichiro Teshima, Koichiro Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12087505
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a magnet housing having first and second planar sides, a front plate and a rear plate, and a base plate covering a channel defined by the magnet housing. A first plurality of magnets is secured to the first planar side and a second plurality of magnets is secured to the second planar side. A linear guide slidably secured to an inner surface of the base plate. A piston assembly has a piston element attached to the linear guide. The piston assembly includes a shaft and a printed circuit board attached to the piston element. The printed circuit board defines a controller and a printed coil assembly. A flex cable is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The piston assembly is disposed to move linearly during operation of the linear actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Systems, Machines, Automation Components Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Neff, Toan Minh Vu
  • Patent number: 12073992
    Abstract: A current lead arrangement for supplying current to a superconducting magnet coil, comprising a current lead and a cryogenic refrigerator. The current lead comprises a first section of low temperature superconductor (LTS) wire, joined to a second section of a high temperature superconductor (HTS) material, in turn joined to a third section of a resistive material. The cryogenic refrigerator comprises a first cooling stage and a second cooling stage. A lower end of the third section and an upper end of the second section are thermally linked to the first cooling stage, a lower end of the first section is thermally and electrically connected to the superconducting magnet coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Simon Chorley, Adam Paul Johnstone
  • Patent number: 12073991
    Abstract: A superconducting coil device includes a vacuum vessel, a superconducting coil located inside the vacuum vessel, a heat shield surrounding the superconducting coil within the vacuum vessel, and an electric current introduction line for introducing an electric current into the superconducting coil. The electric current introduction line includes an outer current lead part located outside of the heat shield, within the vacuum vessel, and thermally coupled to the heat shield, and an inner current lead part located inside of the heat shield and connecting the outer current lead part to the superconducting coil. The outer current lead part includes a main body serving as an electric current path to the superconducting coil, an insulation layer that covers the main body, and a heat shield layer that covers the insulation layer and has a lower emissivity than the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Demura
  • Patent number: 12068107
    Abstract: A solenoid contains a yoke, a bobbin having an electromagnetic coil disposed inside the yoke, and an iron core disposed inside the bobbin. In the solenoid, a connector part incorporating a prescribed number of terminal metal fittings is provided on one end portion of the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TDS CO. LTD
    Inventor: Takehiko Ushikubo
  • Patent number: 12057281
    Abstract: This application provides a direct current contactor which includes a housing, and a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact that are fastened into the housing; a first moving contact and a second moving contact that are located in the housing; a drive mechanism, including: an insulation rod connected to the first moving contact and the second moving contact, and a drive component that drives the insulation rod to drive the first moving contact and the second moving contact to synchronously move toward the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact; and a pressing component configured to push the moving contact firmly against the fixed contact. Only two pairs of contacts are used to implement connection/disconnection of two electrode lines, so that a total contactor resistance is reduced by half compared with that in the conventional technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangming Huang, Yang Zhu, Taixian Chen
  • Patent number: 12057266
    Abstract: A wheel control mechanism includes a support base, a wheel module, a first magnetic module and a second magnetic module. The wheel module, the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module are installed on the support base. The first magnetic module generates a magnetic attractive force to attract a metal ratchet of the wheel module. By adjusting the position of the second magnetic module relative to the first magnetic module, the strength of the magnetic attractive force is changed. Consequently, the rotation of the wheel module results in a tactile feel or does not result in the tactile feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Nan Su, Chun-Che Wu, Sheng-An Tsai, Ming-Hao Hsieh, Li-Kuei Cheng
  • Patent number: 12040149
    Abstract: A first yoke is arranged in a contact direction with respect to a movable contact piece. A second yoke is arranged in an opening direction with respect to the movable contact piece. The first yoke and the second yoke are configured to generate a magnetic force that attracts the first yoke and the second yoke to each other when the movable contact contacts the fixed contact and is energized. The first yoke and the second yoke are arranged not to contact each other so that the movable contact piece can contact the fixed terminal in a state where the movable contact and the fixed contact are lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Hayashida, Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Patent number: 12040132
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism includes a main body, an electromagnetic device fixed to the main body, and a swinging rod swingably connected to the main body. A position of connection between the swinging rod and the main body is opposite to an iron core of the electromagnetic device, and an upper end of the swinging rod is opposite to and spaced apart from the electromagnetic device. A permanent magnet is disposed on the upper end of the swinging rod, and a magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet and a magnetic pole direction of the electromagnetic device cross each other. Since the permanent magnet on the swinging rod is opposite to and spaced apart from the electromagnetic device, the swinging rod is not in contact with the electromagnetic device during working process. This avoids knocking of the swinging rod on other components, and therefore prevents noise, reduces wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUNAN XINLIANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yihua Chen
  • Patent number: 12030153
    Abstract: A magnetic base for an electric power tool, in particular for a magnetic core drilling machine. The magnetic base having a base body that has a contact surface for contacting a workpiece to be machined, at least one first permanent magnet and at least one second permanent magnet arranged in the base body, the at least one and second permanent magnet having magnetic forces that interact to form a resulting holding force. The at least one first permanent magnet and the at least one second permanent magnet are supported in the base body and rotatable around its own rotation axis between a first position, in which the resulting holding force of the magnetic base is maximized, and a second position, in which the resulting holding force of the magnetic base is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: C. & E. FEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Seebauer, Ralf Gosnik
  • Patent number: 12027334
    Abstract: A DC relay capable of extinguishing arc and resisting short-circuit current includes two stationary contact leading-out terminals, a push rod component, a straight sheet type movable spring mounted on the push rod component and two permanent magnets. Two permanent magnets are respectively arranged on two sides in the width direction of the movable spring. two permanent magnets have same magnetic poles on a side facing to the movable and stationary contacts; and a yoke clip is connected between the two permanent magnets. Upper magnetizers are mounted above the position. The lower magnetizers are mounted under the position. The upper and lower magnetizers can approach or come into contact with each other through the through holes in the movable spring. At least two independent magnetically conductive loops are formed in the width direction of the movable spring by the upper and lower magnetizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Hongfa Electric Power Controls Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuming Zhong, Wenguang Dai, Dapeng Fu, Meng Wang