Patents Examined by Lisa N Homza
  • Patent number: 10878983
    Abstract: An electromagnet assembly has an outer shield coil assembly having a first end and a second end, and further has a housing having a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from one another by a side wall. The outer shield coil assembly and housing are centered on a common assembly axis. A first support pin extends between and couples the first end wall of the housing and the first end of the outer shield coil assembly. A second support pin extends between and couples the second end wall of the housing and the second end of the outer shield coil assembly. Hence the outer shield coil assembly is carried by the housing by the pins. The coupling of the end walls of the housing and ends of the outer shield coil assembly is configured to prevent relative radial and rotational movement between the outer shield coil assembly and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: William James Bickell, Jonathan Noys, Alun Down
  • Patent number: 10872718
    Abstract: A coil component includes a first magnetic body, an insulator stacked on the first magnetic body, a second magnetic body stacked on the insulator, a coil which is disposed in the insulator and which includes at least one coil conductor layer, and an internal magnetic body disposed within the inner circumference of the coil and connected to the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body. In a cross section in a stacking direction, the width of the internal magnetic body increases continuously from the first magnetic body side toward the second magnetic body side. Also, the inner circumferential surface of an end coil conductor layer located closest to the second magnetic body faces the outer circumferential surface of the internal magnetic body and is inclined in the same direction as the outer circumferential surface of the internal magnetic body with respect to the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morihiro Hamano, Keiichi Tsuduki, Kouhei Matsuura, Minoru Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 10867731
    Abstract: A hybrid superconductive device for stabilizing an electric grid comprises (a) a magnetic core arrangement at least partially carrying an AC winding the AC winding connectable to an AC circuit for a current to be limited in the event of a fault; (b) at least one superconductive coil configured for storing electromagnetic energy; the superconductive coil magnetically coupled with the core arrangement and saturating the magnetic core arrangement during use. The hybrid superconductive device further comprises a switch unit preprogrammed for switching electric current patterns corresponding to the following modes: at least partially charging the superconductive coil; a standby mode when the superconductive coil is looped back; and at least partially discharging the superconductive coil into the circuit. Optionally, hybrid superconductive device comprises at least one passage located within said magnetic flux. The passage conducts a material flow comprising components magnetically separable by said magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Shuki Wolfus, Yosef Yeshurun, Amizur Kafri
  • Patent number: 10861664
    Abstract: An actuator for a high-speed switch is proposed. The actuator can include a frame having multiple mounting plates and columns. The mounting plates have parts installed thereon or movably supported thereby. The columns maintain the space between the mounting plates. A permanent magnet is installed on one of the mounting plates so as to face the second driving plate, and an elastic member is installed on the mounting plate that faces the mounting plate having the permanent magnet installed thereon, so as to provide force for the movement of the second driving plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Mo An, Hui Dong Hwang, Dong Joon Sim
  • Patent number: 10854366
    Abstract: A magnetic assembly structure has a main body and an inserting component. A first receiving slot of the main body receives a first magnetic component, and a second receiving slot of the main body penetrates a main body surface to form a main body opening on the main body surface. An engagement slot of the main body is disposed between the first receiving slot and the second receiving slot, communicated with the second receiving slot, and has a contacting surface being away from the main body surface with a distance. The receiving slot of the inserting component receives a second magnetic component. The inserting component is inserted into the second receiving slot via the main body opening, and the second magnetic component moves into the engagement slot. The magnetic assembly is assembled with a less force, has higher safety, and is hard to be disassembled without allowance or explanations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN OASIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Long Lee
  • Patent number: 10854406
    Abstract: A relay is disclosed. In an embodiment a relay includes a magnet armature including a magnetic core and a permanent magnet secured to the magnet armature for identifying a position of the magnet armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventor: Peter Bobert
  • Patent number: 10847333
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact moveable between an open state and a closed state; an armature, wherein movement of the armature from a first position to a second position initiates the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact to move from the closed state to the open state; a first electromagnetic device configured to move the armature from the first position to the second position in response to being energized by a first signal; and a second electromagnetic device configured to move the armature from the first position to the second position in response to being energized by a second signal and in response to generation of the first signal and the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact still being in the closed state. Other circuit breakers and methods of operating circuit breakers are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Siemends Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Thomas Watford
  • Patent number: 10839998
    Abstract: A magnet assembly (1) with a cryostat (2) has a superconducting magnet coil system (3), an active cooling device (4) for the coil system, and current leads (5a, 5b) for charging the coil system. The current leads have at least one normal-conducting region (15a, 15b), wherein multiple cold reservoirs (20) are thermally coupled to the current leads along the normal-conducting region thereof, in order to absorb heat the normal-conducting region during charging of the magnet coil system. The current leads have a variable cross-sectional area B in the normal-conducting region along the extension direction thereof, wherein at least over a predominant fraction of their overall length in the normal-conducting region, the cross-sectional area B decreases from a cold end (18a, 18b) toward a warm end (19a, 19b). This provides a magnet assembly requiring reduced cooling power during charging, with less heat introduced into the magnet coil system in normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BRUKER SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Patrick Wikus, Joerg Hinderer, Marco Strobel
  • Patent number: 10832845
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating device includes an armature, which has a permanent magnet and can move along a longitudinal axis between actuation positions relative to a stationary coil and in reaction to energization, armature has an engagement section for interacting with a plunger, and which armature can move from a first actuation position, which is stable in the currentless state, into a second actuation position against a restoring force of a spring, wherein the coil has a first coil unit, which acts on the armature and which releases the armature from the first actuation position, wherein the coil has a second coil unit which, during movement, applies to the armature a force which accelerates the armature, and wherein the coil has a restoring coil such that when the armature is returned from the second into the first actuation position, the restoring coil boosts the restoring force of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon
  • Patent number: 10825595
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical system has a solenoid with a plunger received in a housing chamber. A plunger portion extends outwardly of the housing. There is at least one coil, and a control for the at least one coil. The control selectively applies a first higher level current to the coil to move the plunger to an actuated position relative to the housing. The control is operable to stop the supply of first high level current to the at least one coil and allow the plunger to move to an un-actuated position. The control is operable to supply a partial power current to the at least one coil when in said un-actuated position to resist movement of the plunger. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carpenter, Russell P. Rourke, Lubomir A. Ribarov, Jack Sisson
  • Patent number: 10825628
    Abstract: An microelectromechanical switch uses electrostatic attraction to draw a beam toward a contact and electromagnetic repulsion to disengage and repel the beam from the contact. The electrostatic attraction is generated by a gate electrode. The electromagnetic repulsion is generated between the beam and a magnetic coil positioned on the same side of the beam as the contact. The magnetic coil produces a magnetic field, which induces a current in the beam that repels the magnetic coil. The gate electrode and the magnetic coil may be co-planar or in different planes. A circuit may also operate a coil-shaped structure act as the gate electrode and the magnetic coil, depending on the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Check F. Lee, Philip James Brennan
  • Patent number: 10823795
    Abstract: A resin-impregnated superconducting coil has axially-extending coil mounting arrangements that include features embedded within the structure of the resin-impregnated superconducting coil, between layers of turns of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Simon James Calvert, Jonathan Noys
  • Patent number: 10823305
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to actuators. Various embodiments may include a laminated magnet armature for an electromagnetic actuating device, an injection valve for metering a fluid, and/or an electromagnetic actuating device having a laminated magnet armature. For example, a laminated magnet armature for an electromagnetic actuating device wherein the magnet armature is displaceable along an axis A in a movement direction may include a multiplicity of interconnected laminations oriented perpendicular to the axis A and stacked to form a lamination stack with a bottom side and a top side. Each lamination includes at least one recess open toward an edge of the lamination. The laminations are arranged within the lamination stack so the recesses form at least one duct extending through the lamination stack from the bottom side to the top side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Hamann, Dejan Jovovic
  • Patent number: 10818462
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a short-circuit trip and an overcurrent trip. The short-circuit trip has a trip coil, and the overcurrent trip has a bimetallic element. A first terminal of the trip coil is conductively connected to a fixed contact carrier of the circuit breaker. The bimetallic element is connected in series with the trip coil. The bimetallic element is connected at least indirectly to a first connection terminal of the circuit breaker, and the first connection terminal is connected to the fixed contact carrier by a bypass line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Adolf Tetik, Alfred Nyzner
  • Patent number: 10811205
    Abstract: The link member is capable of pressing the contact piece. The link member includes a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion. The first pressing portion is configured to press the first divided piece, and extends in a widthwise direction of the contact piece. The second pressing portion is configured to press the second divided piece, and extends in a lengthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Hayashida, Yuji Kozai
  • Patent number: 10790106
    Abstract: Disclosed is a relay device including a stator having first and second stationary contact points spaced apart from each other; a movable element provided so as to be movable in a first direction toward the stator and in a second direction away from the stator, the movable element being electrically connected with the stator by making contact with the first and second stationary contact points; and an actuator for moving the movable element in the first or second direction, wherein the movable element includes: a first movable part having a first contact surface formed thereon, which can make contact with the first stationary contact point; and a second movable part having second and third contact surfaces formed thereon, which can make contact with the second stationary contact point, wherein the second and third contact surfaces make contact with the second stationary contact point at different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Si-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10784055
    Abstract: A contact piece unit includes a terminal, a contact piece, and a contact. The contact piece is connected with the terminal, and disposed at a position facing the terminal. The contact is attached to the contact piece. The terminal includes a connection portion, a body, and a narrow portion. The connection portion is connected with the contact piece. The body extends in a lengthwise direction of the contact piece from the connection portion. The narrow portion has a width smaller than a width of the body and smaller than a width of the contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kaori Hayashida, Yuji Kozai
  • Patent number: 10777369
    Abstract: A triggering mechanism is for a switching device, in particular for low-voltage devices and systems, medium-voltage devices and systems, and/or high-voltage devices and systems. The triggering mechanism includes a lever, equipped with two rolls for blocking purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Godesa Ludvik, Bettina Kleinig
  • Patent number: 10763022
    Abstract: An actuating apparatus having a first actuating unit and a second actuating unit arranged adjacent to the first actuating unit. The actuating units each have elongated tubular coil bodies, actuator coils which are wound around the coil bodies, electromagnetically actuatable actuators which are guided in the coil bodies and are movable relative to the actuator coils, and the coil bodies are D-shaped and face one another with the flattened sides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Tsuneo Suzuki, Michael Tischtschenko, Aleksandra Lech
  • Patent number: 10755883
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a pair of fixed terminals, a movable contactor that is movably disposed so as to approach and separate from a fixed contact placement surface of each of the pair of fixed terminals, a movable shaft capable of moving in conjunction with the movable contactor, electromagnetic drive unit that drives the movable shaft to move the movable contactor in a moving direction, and an attenuation mechanism unit that includes an insulating attenuation member disposed between the movable contactor and the electromagnetic drive unit, and a sound insulating gap provided between the attenuation member and the electromagnetic drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Kazuhiro Ikemoto