Patents Issued in August 6, 2013
  • Patent number: 8502401
    Abstract: A polymeric composition comprising a first polymer chosen from a poly(arylene ether) polymer including polymer repeat units of the following structure: —(O—Ar1—O—Ar2—O—)m—(—O—Ar3—O—Ar4—O)n- where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 are identical or different aryl radicals, m is 0 to 1, n is 1 m; a polysulfone, a polyimide, a poly(etherketone), a polyurea, a polyurethane, and combinations thereof and a second polymer comprising a per(phenylethynyl) arene polymer derivative. Cured films containing the polymer can exhibit at least one of the following properties: Tg from 160° C. to 180° C., a dielectric constant below 2.7 with frequency independence, and a maximum moisture absorption of less than 0.17 wt %. Accordingly, the polymer is especially useful, for example, in interlayer dielectrics and in die-attach adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Delsper LP
    Inventors: William Franklin Burgoyne, Jr., Mark David Conner, Andrew Francis Nordquist, William Steven Collins
  • Patent number: 8502402
    Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a rotation shaft, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a generator and a pitch drive unit. When a fault even occurs, a deviation of a state indicating an operation state from a normal state value is calculated. When the deviation is not less than a first threshold value, the stop control unit performs by means of a hard-wired circuit at least one of switching the hydraulic pump to an idle state, the hydraulic motor to an idle state, and the pitch angle toward a feathering position. When the deviation is less than the first threshold and not less than a second threshold, the stop control unit performs by software control all of switching the hydraulic pump to the idle state, the hydraulic motor to the idle state, and the pitch angle toward the feathering position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumio Hamano
  • Patent number: 8502403
    Abstract: A wind turbine has a plurality of blades mounted on a rotor, the rotor has a rotatable shaft with a drivewheel extending therefrom. A plurality of wheels are in continuous rotatable contact with the drivewheel and are connected to drive a plurality of generators to produce energy. A controller is connected to control the number of generators that are generating between zero and all of the generators based on the speed of the blades. A method of operating the wind turbine uses a controller to control the number of generators that are generating based on the speed of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: New World Generation Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. F. Merswolke, Na'al Nayef, Neil J. Nicholson, Gregor Pestka, James L. Jantzi, Brent A. Cameron, Craig W. Harris, Jason P. Beattie, Martin Queckenstedt, Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 8502404
    Abstract: A wind power generating system includes a unit for eliminating harmonics component of specified-order from inputted current detection value of a grid-side converter and a unit for controlling the grid-side converter using the current detection value in which harmonics are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakayama, Masaya Ichinose, Mitsugu Matsutake
  • Patent number: 8502405
    Abstract: A wind turbine for wind power generation accommodated a heat-generating device therein is always properly cooled by accurately detecting clogging of a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Hirai, Yasushi Okano, Shinsuke Sato
  • Patent number: 8502406
    Abstract: A variable-speed power generator includes a prime mover that generates motive power by using natural energy; a wound-rotor induction generator that includes a stator having a primary winding and a rotor having a secondary winding, which are connected to a power grid, the generator generating electric power based on the motive power generated by the prime mover; a power converter connected to the stator and the rotor; and a controller controlling wound-rotor induction generator. The controller responds to instructions, sent by the power grid, for supplying reactive power to the power grid. The response of the controller to an instruction for supplying reactive power to the power grid may include imposing limitations on the reactive power supplied by the power converter to the power grid and causing the wound-rotor induction generator to operate at a rotation speed set higher than or equal to a synchronous speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wakasa, Akira Yasugi, Takatoshi Matsushita, Takehiro Naka, Takumi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8502407
    Abstract: A wind power generating apparatus provided with heat exhausting measures for an in-rotor-head device is provided. In a wind power generating apparatus in which a rotor head that rotates upon receiving wind power on a wind turbine blade drives a generator that is installed inside a nacelle and thereby generates electric power, the nacelle is installed on an upper end portion of a tower that is erected on a foundation, and a hub control panel is installed inside the rotor head, a ventilating fan that forms a flow inside and outside of an enclosure of the hub control panel is provided in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sato, Shigeto Hirai, Taisuke Nakamura, Takeshi Matsuo, Chuuhachi Gotou, Yasushi Okano
  • Patent number: 8502408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for prioritized application of operational power receiving over a data transmission cable. The system includes a primary component, at least one secondary component, and a power supply. The system further includes a data transmission cable for transmitting operational power from the power supply to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, and for transmitting data between the primary component and a remote station. The system further includes a splitter for separating the operational power from the data received over the data transmission cable, and prioritizing delivery of the operational power to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, wherein at least a threshold level of power is delivered to the primary component, and available operational power in excess of the threshold level is delivered to the at least one secondary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Videolarm, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Schneider, Cheng Jia, Chris Harden, James L. Pfaffenberger
  • Patent number: 8502409
    Abstract: A power supply control apparatus for controlling a power supply unit including a battery and a load is provided. The power supply control apparatus includes a main relay and a ground relay, a pre-charge relay, an inrush current limiting resistor, a first relay control section, and a time measurement section. The main relay and the ground relay are connected between the battery and the load. The pre-charge relay is connected in parallel with one of the main relay and the ground relay. The inrush current limiting resistor is connected in series with the pre-charge relay, and limits an inrush current from the battery to the load. The first relay control section temporarily turns ON the pre-charge relay and turns ON the main relay and the ground relay upon receiving a power supply connection request from the outside, and turns OFF the main relay and the ground relay upon receiving a power supply interruption request from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Norihiko Kato, Takehiro Kubotani, Yukikazu Koide
  • Patent number: 8502410
    Abstract: An electric powertrain comprises a high voltage bus an electric machine, and a traction inverter is coupled between a high voltage bus and the electric machine. An electric voltage for the high voltage bus is generated with the electric machine and the traction inverter when the electric machine is driven mechanically. The generated electric voltage is limited and converted to a predetermined voltage lower than the limited voltage. A unit of the vehicle, such as a cooling pump, is powered with the predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Marcus Heller, Jody J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8502411
    Abstract: In a first condition, the sum of discharging power from a first battery stack and discharging power from a second battery stack is limited in accordance with the sum of a limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack and a limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack. In a second condition, electric power of the battery stacks is limited in accordance with either the limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack or the limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Itaru Seta
  • Patent number: 8502412
    Abstract: A charger converts electric power supplied from an AC power supply external to a vehicle into a predetermined charging voltage. A relay is provided between the charger and a power storage device. A charging ECU controls the charger and the relay. An AC/DC converter converts electric power supplied from the AC power supply into a predetermined power supply voltage and supplies the electric power converted into the power supply voltage to a charging device constituted of the charger, the relay and the charging ECU. While the power storage device is charged by the AC power supply, the charging device operates with the operating electric power it receives from the AC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Wanleng Ang, Kenji Murasato, Kenji Itagaki
  • Patent number: 8502413
    Abstract: A composite power supply includes a plurality of power cluster lines, at least one USB port and at least one DC port formed on a surface of a casing, and the power cluster lines, the USB port and the DC port are electrically connected to a circuit board and the circuit board includes a plug-and-play circuit electrically connected to the USB port and provided for an electronic device to access electric power through the USB port, so as to waive the inconvenience of booting a computer before using the electric power, and the circuit board includes a DC-DC conversion circuit electrically connected to the DC port, and a knob or a multi-stage switch in the DC-DC conversion circuit is provided for adjusting the output voltage of the power ports to improve the convenience of the application significantly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Solytech Enterprise Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Chen, Sheng-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 8502414
    Abstract: A power saving apparatus and power saving method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus includes a power controller and a power outlet, wherein the power controller has a first signal transmission interface, said first signal transmission signal interface is used to detect the operation mode of a host machine by a second signal transmission interface of said host machine, and outputs a controlling signal according to the operation mode of said host machine. The power socket communicates with the power controller and switches the power-on or off according to the control signal. When the host machine is operated in non-working mode, the power socket will turn off the power supplied to the peripheral electrical devices of the host machines, so as to save the power consumption of the peripheral electrical devices of the host machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Powertech Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Lee, Chun Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8502415
    Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply unit is provided with a straightforward switch connected between a power source and a load to supply or interrupt a power to a system. The combination of the outputs from two kinds of single phase inverters enables compensating for a variation in the system voltage in the normal condition and to supply a predetermined voltage to the load after decreasing in the system voltage and opening of a straight forward switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Yamada, Akihiko Iwata, Yoshihiro Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 8502416
    Abstract: A circuit with series-connected solar modules separated into a first and second substring, wherein each substring includes a first and a second terminal, and a solar inverter configured to supply electrical energy from the solar modules to an AC power grid. The circuit includes a first switch coupled to the first terminal of the first substring to a first power cable of the inverter, and a second switch coupled to the second terminal of the first substring to a first terminal of the second substring at a center point, thereby coupling the first and second substrings to form at least one string. The circuit further includes a third switch couple to second terminal of the second substring, and a shared actuator to open the first switch, second switch, and third switch if a current between the center point and a circuit ground exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventor: Andreas Falk
  • Patent number: 8502417
    Abstract: A power source device includes a main power source circuit, a sub power source circuit whose output voltage is changed when the output voltage of the main power source circuit is changed, a voltage difference detecting circuit which detects whether a voltage difference between the output voltages of the main and sub power source circuits is within a predetermined voltage difference, and a voltage control circuit which controls the output voltages of the main and sub power source circuits based on a voltage changing signal and an output from the voltage difference detecting circuit. The voltage control circuit controls so that the voltage difference between the output voltages of the main and sub power source circuits is within the predetermined voltage difference by controlling output voltage changing speed when the voltage difference between the output voltages of the main and sub power source circuits is over the predetermined voltage difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ippei Noda
  • Patent number: 8502418
    Abstract: An auto-shut off circuit includes a relay, a voltage conversion device, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The relay includes a coil and a switch. The auto-shut off circuit disconnects an electronic device from a power supply when the electronic device is not at a working state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Zhao Huang
  • Patent number: 8502419
    Abstract: A Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker that has at least a pair of contact mutually coupleable and uncoupleable to carry out an opening/closing operation, a magnetic actuator operatively connected to at least one of the contacts, and a capacitor bank that has one or more capacitors that deliver power to the magnetic actuator for carrying out the opening/closing operation and a control device. The Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker further has a supervisor device of the capacitor bank which measures the Equivalent Series Resistance and/or the Capacitance of the capacitor bank system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Gabriele Suardi, Massimo Bresciani
  • Patent number: 8502420
    Abstract: A modular power supply and power control system includes a digital controller coupled to each of a plurality of output modules via a single wire serial data bus having a default high logic state. A plurality of isolation transformers are each coupled on a primary side to receive an intermediate bus voltage, and further coupled on a secondary side to one of the output modules. Galvanic isolation circuits provide galvanic isolation on the serial data bus between each of the output modules and the digital controller. The digital controller further includes circuitry effective to pull a bus logic state from high to low for generating data transmission to the plurality of isolated modules. Each of the plurality of isolated modules further include circuitry effective to independently pull the bus logic state from high to low for generating data transmission to the digital controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Power-One, Inc.
    Inventor: Igor Mogilevski
  • Patent number: 8502421
    Abstract: The moving magnet type linear motor according to the present invention comprises a stator comprising a plurality of coils arranged in a single direction and having a both ends support structure supporting both ends of the stator in a direction perpendicular to said single direction, a pair of movers comprising a plurality of permanent magnets arranged opposing the sides of the stator respectively and capable of relative movement in said single direction with respect to each other, and guidance mechanisms guiding both the movers independently and movably in said single direction, and one of the movers is connected to a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Sabanci University, Fujitec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sandor Markon, Ender Kazan, Ahmet Onat
  • Patent number: 8502422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sorting system including a conveyor comprising a plurality of carts for carrying articles, in particular for sorting articles such as parcels and baggage. The conveyor has a linear synchronous motor drive system with stators arranged along a track which the carts follow. Reaction elements are mounted on each of the carts. The reaction elements each comprise an even or an uneven number of permanent magnets arranged on a plate-like carrier. The magnets on reaction elements of adjacent carts are arranged to form arrow of magnets with alternating polarity, said row having two neighboring magnets. At least one of the two neighboring magnets has a reduced dimension in the transport direction, and the two neighboring magnets are situated at a transition between adjacent carts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Crisplant a/s
    Inventor: Uffe Lykkegaard
  • Patent number: 8502423
    Abstract: A linear motor includes a field including main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets magnetized in a direction of a generation magnetic field, and sub-magnetic-pole permanent magnets magnetized in a direction different from the direction of magnetic poles of the main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets, portions of the main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets located at a magnetic-field generation side being replaced with soft magnetic materials; and an armature including an armature core having teeth and armature coils wound around the armature cores. The linear motor satisfies ?<?, where ? is a pitch of the magnetic poles of the field, and ? is a pitch of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Toru Shikayama, Masanobu Kakihara, Motomichi Ohto
  • Patent number: 8502424
    Abstract: An electric machine has a housing, and in the housing has at least one electrical assembly including a rotor, and having a cooling device which, in the lower region of the housing, has a sump pan that is situated or developed there for a coolant. The cooling device further has at least one coolant spray device for spraying the electrical assembly with coolant, the sump pan having a coolant discharge which, during non-operation of the electric machine, feeds the coolant into a coolant reservoir and is dimensioned so that, during operation of the electric machine at a specified coolant volume flow of the coolant spray device, a coolant level, which wets the rotor, sets in the sump pan. A corresponding method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Paul Esse
  • Patent number: 8502425
    Abstract: A totally enclosed motor which includes a rotor disposed inside a housing and a heat of the rotor is transferred to the housing, a stator disposed inside the housing and a heat of the stator is transferred to the housing, and an inner fin which is disposed in the rotor and agitates air inside the housing. The totally enclosed motor is cooled by a forced convection by an outer fan disposed outside the housing, or by a natural convention in the vicinity of an outer surface of the housing, and a shape of the rotor is different between one end side and the other end side of the rotor in an extending direction of a rotary shaft of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Matsumoto, Atsushi Otake, Hiroshi Morita, Junpei Kusukawa, Kinya Kobayashi, Junnosuke Nakatsugawa
  • Patent number: 8502426
    Abstract: A single phase electromagnetic servo-actuator that includes a rotary actuator which moves a mobile member along a limited travel including a 2N ferromagnetic pole stator structure and at least one excitation coil, the stator structure being made of a material with high magnetic permeability and a rotor having ferromagnetic yoke and a thin magnetized portion of 2N pairs of axially magnetized poles, in alternate directions, and a rotor angular position sensor, the thin magnetized portion being a separate element from the ferromagnetic yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: SONCEBOZ SA
    Inventors: Guillaume Loussert, Pierre Gandel
  • Patent number: 8502427
    Abstract: A motor includes: a stator including a stator iron core on which a winding is wound; a rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet in a circumferential direction to face the stator and a shaft that fastens the rotating body to penetrate a center of the rotating body; a bearing that supports the shaft; and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. The two brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a capacitor serving as an impedance adjusting member that adjusts impedances between the stator iron core and the electrically connected two brackets is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Mizukami, Akihiko Watanabe, Takehiko Hasegawa, Haruhiko Kado
  • Patent number: 8502429
    Abstract: There is provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly including: a sleeve against which a shaft is supported so that an upper end of the shaft, being compressed and inserted into a hub base of a rotor case, protrudes upwardly in an axial direction; a first thrust dynamic pressure generating part formed in at least one of a protrusion and the hub base corresponding to the protrusion, the protrusion being formed at an end of the sleeve along an inner diameter direction; and a second thrust dynamic pressure generating part formed around a protruding end portion of the sleeve, the protruding end portion facing an upper portion of a stopper part in the axial direction and the stopper part rotating together with the rotor case. Also, an oil sealing part has an oil interface between an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve along an outer diameter direction and an inner surface of the stopper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Kyung Jang, Young Hwan Lim, Il Oung Park
  • Patent number: 8502430
    Abstract: A rotor comprises a rotor core, a plurality of magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor core, a plurality of salient poles and a plurality of auxiliary magnets each of which is disposed between the magnetic pole and the salient pole is provided. Each magnet pole has a field magnet pole that serves as a first magnetic pole, wherein the field magnet is a main magnet. Each salient pole is integrally formed with the rotor core between the two adjacent magnetic poles. Each salient pole serves as a second magnetic pole. The pole of the second magnetic pole is opposite from that of the first magnetic pole. The auxiliary magnet generates magnetic flux in a circumferential direction of the rotor core so that the magnetic pole and an opposing pole of the auxiliary magnet have the same polarity and the salient pole and another opposing pole of the auxiliary magnet have the same polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Shigemasa Kato
  • Patent number: 8502431
    Abstract: A coil structure for a coreless motor includes a plurality of first conductive traces and a plurality of second conductive traces. The first conductive traces are disposed in succession relative to one another, and are each arranged into a planar spiral configuration having a substantially polygonal shape. At least one adjacent pair of the first conductive traces cooperate to define a space therebetween. Each of the second conductive traces is disposed in the space defined by a corresponding adjacent pair of the first conductive traces, and is arranged into a planar spiral configuration that has one of a substantially triangular shape and a substantially rhombic shape so as to substantially fill the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
    Inventors: Guo-Jhih Yan, Guang-Miao Huang, Jing-Hui Wang, Cheng-Liang Yao, Hsin-Te Wang, Liang-Yi Hsu
  • Patent number: 8502432
    Abstract: Provided is a crossover module, which can facilitate the process of manufacturing a stator. The crossover module (20) is a module having crossovers (23) for connecting such coils (13) electrically with each other as are mounted on a stator core (11) of a motor (100). The crossover module (20) is constituted such that its shape can be changed between a shape, in which it is mounted on the stator core (11), and a shape, in which it is opened to the outer sides from the former shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Urano, Kazutaka Tatematsu
  • Patent number: 8502433
    Abstract: A grip member is equipped with a plurality of modules for generating haptic feed-back distributed along the grip member and activatable according to a pre-set sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Alessandro Zanella, Tommaso Luchetti, Stefano Alacqua
  • Patent number: 8502434
    Abstract: A multi-layer piezoelectric element that has high durability with capability to operable continuously under higher voltage and higher pressure over a long period of time, a method for manufacturing the same, an injection apparatus and a fuel injection system are provided. The multi-layer piezoelectric element, comprising: a multi-layer structure comprising a plurality of internal electrode layers and a plurality of piezoelectric material layers, the plurality of piezoelectric material layers being stacked with each one of the plurality of internal electrode layers intervened between each two of the plurality of piezoelectric material layers, wherein a cross-sectional area of a cross section of the multi-layer structure parallel to the plurality of internal electrode layers is smaller in both end portions in a stacked direction than in a middle portion in the stacked direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Sata, Masahiro Sato
  • Patent number: 8502435
    Abstract: There are provided a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a bismuth layer-structured compound, which contains Na, Bi, Co and Ln (lanthanoide), as a main component and a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a compound, which contains Na, Bi, Ti, Co and Ln (lanthanoide) and has a Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 type crystal structure, as a main component, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic composition has an atomic ratio of 0<Ln/(Na+Bi+Ln)?0.04.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Yamazaki, Kohei Ito, Katsuya Yamagiwa, Takeshi Mitsuoka
  • Patent number: 8502436
    Abstract: An electro-dynamic machine including a rotor shaft extending along an axis and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft for rotation about the axis. An inner housing has an outer surface and defines a bearing bore. The bearing bore receives and supports the bearing. An outer housing surrounds the inner housing. A plurality of non-radial ribs extends from the outer housing to the inner housing. The non-radial ribs are coupled to the inner housing substantially tangential to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Wilson, Jr., Edward Drye
  • Patent number: 8502437
    Abstract: A light-emitting module with a cooling function includes a heat sink, a light-emitting element and a fitting member. The heat sink has a coupling face and at least one first assembling portion. The light-emitting element is coupled with the coupling face of the heat sink. The fitting member includes at least one positioning portion having at least one second assembling portion. The at least one second assembling portion is coupled with the at least one first assembling portion of the heat sink to position the light-emitting element between the at least one positioning portion and the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Tsung Tsai
  • Patent number: 8502438
    Abstract: A spark plug electrode, which is produced from an electrode material containing nickel as base material, 0.5 to 3 atom % of silicon, and at least 6 atom % of aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Boehm, Jochen Rager
  • Patent number: 8502439
    Abstract: An electrode for a discharge lamp, wherein the electrode comprises a pin and a mass arranged on an end of the pin by melting over an electrode coil. The pin consists of tungsten with microstructure-stabilizing additives, wherein the concentration of the microstructure-stabilizing additives is greater than or equal to 30 ppm. The electrode coil consists of pure tungsten, which has additives at most up to a concentration of 20 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Markus Stange
  • Patent number: 8502440
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order from a light-emitting surface side, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, and a reflecting layer, wherein the reflecting layer includes a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 12 to 45°. An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a diffusing layer, and a reflecting-scattering layer, wherein the diffusing layer has a concavo-convex surface including a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 17 to 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Hirotoshi Tanimoto
  • Patent number: 8502441
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element that emits primary light and a wavelength conversion unit that absorbs part of the primary light and emits secondary light. In the light emitting device, the wavelength conversion unit includes a plurality of types of phosphors that emit secondary light having wavelengths different from each other, and at least one of the phosphors is a covered phosphor covered with a surface film that reflects secondary light emitted from a phosphor other than the covered phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Izumi, Kazunori Annen
  • Patent number: 8502442
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprising a light emitting component that emits light with a first peak wavelength, and at least one sintered ceramic plate over the light emitting component is described. The at least one sintered ceramic plate is capable of absorbing at least a portion of the light emitted from said light emitting component and emitting light of a second peak wavelength, and has a total light transmittance at the second peak wavelength of greater than about 40%. A method for improving the luminance intensity of a light emitting device comprising providing a light emitting component and positioning at least one translucent sintered ceramic plate described above over the light emitting component is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Toshitaka Nakamura, Hironaka Fujii, Hiroaki Miyagawa, Rajesh Mukherjee, Bin Zhang, Amane Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8502443
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the apparatus including: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; an intermediate layer formed on the first electrode, including an organic emissive layer; a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer; and an insulating member interposed between the intermediate layer and the second electrode, on an edge of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nam-Choul Yang
  • Patent number: 8502444
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a first substrate, a plurality of organic light emitting elements on the first substrate, and a second substrate facing the first substrate and spaced apart from the first substrate. The plurality of organic light emitting elements is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The OLED display includes a plurality of color filters in at least one of an area between the second substrate and the organic light emitting elements, and an area between the first substrate and the organic light emitting elements. The OLED also includes a disparity barrier pattern on at least one of a surface of the second substrate that opposes one surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, and a surface of the first substrate that opposes one surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Woong Chu, Sang-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8502445
    Abstract: A first device is provided that includes a first light source that has at least one organic light emitting device that may emit near white light having a correlated color temperature (CCT) that is less than 6504K. The first device may also have a plurality of pixels comprising a first sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 400 and 500 nm. A second sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 500 and 580 nm. A third sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 580 and 700 nm. A fourth sub-pixel that emits near white light that may have a CCT that is less than 6504 K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Levermore, Woo-Young So, Michael Weaver, Michael Hack
  • Patent number: 8502446
    Abstract: An OLED display that is enhanced in mechanical strength by improving a structure of a bezel supporting a panel assembly. The OLED display includes a panel assembly that includes a display region, a pad region, and a plurality of OLEDs arranged in the display region and a bezel coupled to the panel assembly, the bezel including synthetic resin, wherein, when a diagonal length of the display region is in the range of 25.4 to 101.6 mm, the bezel being designed to satisfy the following inequality t?0.0003×a, where t(mm) is a thickness of the bezel and a(mm2) is an area of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Kyoung Moon, Kuen-Dong Ha, Ji-Ho Kang, Hyun-Hee Lee, Dong-Su Yee, Jung-Jun Im, Oh-June Kwon, Hyun-Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 8502447
    Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite to the front panel; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires. The back panel is divided such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, and a groove part having a shape wider at the top on the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel than at the bottom is formed at the divided portion. The metal wires are connected to the exposed electrode terminals of the groove part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Zenichiro Hara, Satoru Kiridoshi, Suguru Nagae, Takanori Okumura, Yoshiyuki Suehiro, Nobuo Terazaki, Yutaka Saito, Yuji Saito, Toshinao Yuki, Ryota Oki, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun Sugahara, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshinori Fukuda, Yosuke Sato, Masami Kimura
  • Patent number: 8502448
    Abstract: A display apparatus having an improved function for encapsulating a display unit, and comprising a substrate, wherein the display unit is disposed on the substrate; an encapsulation unit facing the display unit, the encapsulation unit comprising: a metal layer; and a composite member; and a sealing unit disposed between the substrate and the encapsulation unit and separated from the display unit so as to adhere the substrate to the encapsulation unit, wherein the composite member comprises a resin matrix and carbon fibers, and wherein the metal layer is disposed between the substrate and the composite member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Min Lee, Kie-Hyun Nam, Choong-Ho Lee, Dong-Ki Lee, Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8502449
    Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp having a single socket, comprising: a discharge vessel (100) having two opposite sealed ends (120, 130) and a discharge chamber (110) arranged between the sealed ends (120, 130), a first sealed end (120) extending into a lamp base (400) and the second sealed end (130) protruding out of the lamp base (400), a first electrode (20) which is fixed in the first sealed end (120) of the discharge vessel (100) and has an end on the discharge side extending into the discharge chamber (110), a second electrode (30) which is fixed in the second sealed end (130) of the discharge vessel (100) and has an end on the discharge side extending into the discharge chamber; and (110), a base flange (420) arranged on the lamp base (400) and defining a plane (421) which is usable for adjusting the high-pressure discharge lamp in an optical system wherein for the distance A from the end of the first electrode (20) on the discharge side to the plane (421) of the base flange (420) and for the distance B
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Becker, Florian Bedynek, Kilian Klages, Karsten Pietsch, Matthias Protsch
  • Patent number: 8502450
    Abstract: With respect to a vacuum tube having a reduced pressure vessel containing an electric discharge gas sealed therein, problems such as the lowering of discharge efficiency owing to an organic material, moisture or oxygen remaining in the reduced pressure vessel have taken place conventionally. It has been now found that the selection of the number of water molecules, the number of molecules of an organic gas and the number of oxygen molecules remaining in the reduced pressure vessel, in a relation with the number of molecules of a gas contributing the electric discharge allows the reduction of the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. Specifically, the selection of the number of molecules of the above electric discharge gas being about ten times that of the above-mentioned remaining gas or more can reduce the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Foundation for Advancement of International Science
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8502451
    Abstract: A collector included in an electron tube is covered with a carbon nanotube layer over a required area on the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Netcomsec Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Chiba