Patents Issued in August 28, 2014
  • Publication number: 20140239696
    Abstract: An armrest assembly includes a base, an arm support, and a connector. The base includes a connecting portion and an installing portion formed at two opposite ends thereof. The installing portion is adapted for installing to a chair. A first surface at one end of the connecting portion is opposite to the installing portion. The arm support is supported on the base and includes a second surface faced to the first surface of the base. A cavity is defined in one of the first and second surfaces. An engaging member is formed on the other of the first and second surfaces and pivotably received in the cavity between an unlocked position and a locked position. A connector is received in the cavity of the arm support and engaged with the engaging member. The arm support is fixed to the base in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: CHUAN HSING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140239697
    Abstract: A seat structure member includes a cover and a seat pad. The cover and the seat pad are integrated when the seat pad is foam molded. A recessed portion is formed on a portion of a surface of the seat pad that is covered by the cover. Integrated molding of the seat pad and the cover is avoided at a location of the recessed portion, and a space of the recessed portion is formed between the seat pad and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20140239698
    Abstract: A mechanism and method for assembling a base to a piece of furniture is provided with at least two cams having complimentary interlock mechanisms constructed and arranged to interlock one to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: BIlly Joe Griggs, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140239699
    Abstract: A continuous miner includes a mining portion, a support frame connected to the mining portion, and a discharge portion pivotally attached to the support frame. The discharge portion swings laterally relative to the support frame about a pivot axis. The continuous miner also includes a conveyor extending across the support frame and discharge portion. The conveyor moves mined material from the mining portion to the discharge portion. The conveyor includes a conveyor chain, a rear roller, and a front roller. The continuous miner also includes a conveyor drive system for driving the conveyor chain. The conveyor drive system is located on a bottom surface of the continuous miner and between the rear roller and the front roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: JOY MM DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Michael L. O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20140239700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a milling drum for a ground milling machine, wherein a material guiding device is provided, which diverts the milled material in the direction of stagger of milling devices disposed one behind the other, as regarded in the direction of rotation. For this purpose, in particular, a wear plate is provided, which can be selectively replaced on the material guiding device. A further aspect of the present invention relates to such a material guiding device and also to a wear plate for such a material guiding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventor: Steffen Wachsmann
  • Publication number: 20140239701
    Abstract: A non frictional wheel enhancing assembly that utilizes bolts and lubricated joints to attach to a wheel, remains level and independent of the wheel as the wheel revolves, inhibits friction and heat between the wheel and a wheel cover, and aesthetically enhances the wheel without covering the perimeter of the wheel. The wheel assembly includes an attachment surface with three extending bolts that press outwardly, against an inner circumference of a wheel hub to create pressure and grip for attaching the wheel cover with the wheel. The wheel cover also secures to the wheel through numerous lubricated joints, adapters, and fasteners. The lubricated joints facilitate revolution of the wheel cover to minimize friction between the wheel and the wheel cover, and improve fuel efficiency for the vehicle. The wheel cover displays decorative indicia. A counterweight allows the wheel cover to remain level and revolve independently of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Andres Velez
  • Publication number: 20140239702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rim insert system for a rim having at least one opening which forms a rim channel that tapers in a funnel-like manner, and at least one funnel-like rim insert releasably engaged in the opening. The rim insert has a peripheral catch edge which engage behind an internally arranged opening edge of the rim channel in an inserted position. A first catch projection is in abutment with an inclined portion of the opening edge. The inclined portion and the inner face of the rim channel are disposed at an angle of approximately from 200°-240° in cross-section. A second catch projection is substantially diametrically opposed to the first catch projection and engages behind the opening edge in a positive-locking manner. The inner face of the rim channel and the opening edge form an angle of approximately from 270° to 290°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jens von ROENNE, Claudio SANTOS, Franziska SCHMITZ, Andrea PIRODDI
  • Publication number: 20140239703
    Abstract: A wheel for at least partially muscle-powered vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles includes a hub and a rim having a plurality of spoke holes and a plurality of spoke systems for connecting the hub with the rim. A spoke system includes a spoke and a spoke nipple. A reinforcing unit with a through hole between the rim and the spoke nipple is provided. The reinforcing unit is a disk-type and is configured curved about at least one longitudinal axis. The reinforcing unit has a convex inner rim contact surface for bearing against a concave orientation area of the rim matched thereto. The reinforcing unit has a concave outside surface at which a nipple accommodation is provided at a depression having a concave nipple contact surface with a narrower curvature for accommodating a matching, convex supporting area of the spoke nipple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DT SWISS INC.
    Inventors: Martin Walthert, Stefan Spahr
  • Publication number: 20140239704
    Abstract: Reversible wheels are disclosed. Methods of making and using reversible wheels are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Scotty Vann Bass, Roscoe Herbert Prosser
  • Publication number: 20140239705
    Abstract: A wheel comprising: an inner hub including a first side, a second side being generally parallel to and opposite of the first side, an axle shaft emanating up from the second side, a plurality of inner spokes emanating up from the second side and outward from the axle shaft and engaging an inner circumferential member; an outer hub engaged to the inner circumferential member, a plurality of outer spokes emanating from the inner circumferential member, the outer spokes being engaged to the inner circumferential member at a proximal end of the spokes and engaged to an inner surface of an over mold substrate at a distal end of the spokes, the over mold substrate also having an outer surface being generally parallel to and opposite of the inner surface; and a over mold tread chemically bonded to the outer surface of the over mold substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ROLL-TECH MOLDING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Patrice Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20140239706
    Abstract: A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Akira TORII, Hiroshi KAWAMURA, Kiyoshige YAMAUCHI, Masahiro OZAWA, Tohru NAKAGAWA, Yuichi ASANO, Mitsuru UMEKIDA, Hisaaki KURA, Shin TOMOGAMI
  • Publication number: 20140239707
    Abstract: A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Akira TORII, Hiroshi KAWAMURA, Kiyoshige YAMAUCHI, Masahiro OZAWA, Tohru NAKAGAWA, Yuichi ASANO, Mitsuru UMEKIDA, Hisaaki KURA, Shin TOMOGAMI
  • Publication number: 20140239708
    Abstract: An apparatus including a hub shell. The hub shell can include a hub body; a first spoke flange; and a second spoke flange. The first spoke flange and the a second spoke flange can include a fiber reinforced plastic. The fiber reinforced plastic can include fibers having a range of lengths between 0.2 and 3 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Trek Bicycle Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Wilke, Graham Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20140239709
    Abstract: A crawler track for a crawler tracked vehicle is configured for running via a drive wheel and via bogie wheels. The crawler track has an outer ground contact side and an inner wheel contact side. The inner wheel contact side is formed with a flat surface from which a plurality of guide horns project to guide the crawler track during the movement of the crawler tracked vehicle. At least parts of the flat surface serve as the running surface for the bogie wheels. Cavities are formed in the flat surface for the engagement of drive pegs of the drive wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DIEHL DEFENCE LAND SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: MARC DELISLE
  • Publication number: 20140239710
    Abstract: An illuminable mat adapted for use in a variety of settings is provided. The illuminable mat includes an illuminable region and a light source that illuminates the illuminable region. The light source is powered by a receiver that is wirelessly supplied by a transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Ali Ammar, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • Publication number: 20140239711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit for conducting an electric current, by an electrical component, between a vehicle battery and an electrical network component that can be connected to the vehicle battery. The circuit includes a first electrical line segment and a second line segment that is separated from the first line segment by a spacer. The line segments are connected to one another by the electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Jakob Schillinger, Dietmar Huber, Klaus Rink, Wolfgang Jöckel, Martin Haverkamp
  • Publication number: 20140239712
    Abstract: An integrated electronic power control unit of an environmentally friendly vehicle includes an inverter and an LDC (low voltage DC-DC converter), which share a DC input terminal. In the integrated electronic power control unit, the inverter is an electronic power control unit that drives a motor by converting DC voltage into AC voltage, and the low voltage DC-DC converter serves as another electronic power control unit that charges a low-voltage battery by converting DC high voltage into low voltage DC voltage, where the inverter includes a capacitor module composed of a capacitor leveling input voltage and a capacitor removing noise of the input voltage, and the inverter and the low voltage DC-DC converter are integrated such that the output of the capacitor module of the inverter becomes the output of the low voltage DC-DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaehoon Yoon, Wooyong Jeon, Jung Hong Joo
  • Publication number: 20140239713
    Abstract: Power supply current is supplied to a plurality of electric loads, the power supply current being generated by a DC power supply, flowing in and branching from a shared power supply switching device and then flowing in reverse connection protection devices that are a field-effect transistor and connected in series to the electric loads, respectively. The reverse connection protection devices are connected in a polarity such that the power supply current flows in the forward direction of parasitic diodes generated between the source terminal S and the drain terminal D of the field-effect transistor. When the current in the field-effect transistor is less than a predetermined value, a gate control circuit interrupts the gate voltage of the reverse connection protection device to cause the reverse connection protection device to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shozo KANZAKI, Koji HASHIMOTO, Tomohiro KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20140239714
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including a power compensation circuit in an apparatus in order to notify of a power supply disconnection failure that a user of the apparatus may not recognize. The power compensation circuit includes a rectifier circuit and a detection circuit. The rectifier circuit is coupled between a first power supply line and a second power supply line. If the voltage of the second power supply line is lower than the voltage of the first power supply line by a predetermined value or more, the rectifier circuit supplies power from the first power supply line to the second power supply line. The detection circuit outputs a detection signal when the current flows through the rectifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsufumi Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20140239715
    Abstract: Power delivery of an image modality system for transferring power from a transmission unit (e.g., stationary unit) to a reception unit (e.g., a moving and/or rotating unit). A modulated electric signal comprising at least two modulated characteristics (e.g., such as amplitude and frequency) is configured to (e.g., concurrently) supply power to both high voltage and lower voltage components (216, 222) of the reception unit. An auxiliary component (316) is configured to utilize a first of the modulated characteristics (e.g., amplitude) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the lower voltage component (s), and a filter component (324) (e.g., such as a frequency selective circuit) is configured to utilize a second of the modulated characteristics (e.g., frequency) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the high voltage component (s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Hans J. Weedon, Stephen Quigley
  • Publication number: 20140239716
    Abstract: Provided is an AC power supply apparatus including a first AC power supply generation unit that generates a first AC voltage for a first terminal corresponding to a u-phase; a second AC power supply generation unit that generates a second AC voltage for a second terminal corresponding to a v-phase; a third AC power supply generation unit that generates a third AC voltage for a third terminal corresponding to a w-phase; and a control unit that controls a phase and an amplitude of each of the AC voltages output from the first to third AC power supply generation units, in such a manner that the amplitude and the phase of each of the first to third AC voltages output to the first to third terminals, respectively, match an amplitude set value and a phase set value preliminarily set for each of the AC voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TAKASAGO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ISHIKAWA, Kazuaki HONDA
  • Publication number: 20140239717
    Abstract: A freestanding solar-powered charging system includes a baseplate, a substantially vertical frame member having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to and extending from the baseplate, one or more panels coupled to the second end of the vertical frame member, each of the panels having an upper surface with a photovoltaic cell, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the photovoltaic cell, and one or more electrical connectors supported by the vertical frame member and electrically coupled to the energy storage device, the electrical connectors configured to engage any one or more of a plurality of consumer electronic devices for charging the consumer electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Prommel, Marco Perry, Pil Ho Chung, Kevin O'Leary, Avi Bajpai, Todd Brunner, Keyvan Vasefi, Walker Ford, Robert Norman Gardner
  • Publication number: 20140239718
    Abstract: A system for the management of rack-mounted field replaceable units (FRUs) that affords the enhanced availability and serviceability of FRUs provided by blade-based systems but in a manner that accommodates different types of FRUs (e.g., in relation to form factors, functionality, power and cooling requirements, and/or the like) installed within a rack or cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas E. Giles
  • Publication number: 20140239719
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating output multiple voltages may include connecting a first low pass filter to a switched capacitor voltage divider at the first junction point. The switched capacitor voltage divider may be configured to receive an input voltage and to generate a first output voltage. The first low pass filter may be associated with a second output voltage. The first junction point may be positioned between a first switch and a second switch of the switched capacitor voltage divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Pavan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140239720
    Abstract: A switch control circuit includes a processor computing an on-time ratio based on an input voltage value, a first output voltage value, and a second output voltage value. The processor further computes an on-time sum based, on an output current value, an inductance value, the input voltage value, the first-output voltage value and the second output voltage value, and further computes an operation frequency value that corresponds to the on-time sum. The processor further computes on-time values of a boost mode and a buck-boost mode based on the on-time sum and the on-time ratio. The processor controls a signal generator based on the operation frequency value, the on-time value of the boost mode and the on-time value of the buck-boost mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Kuen LIU, Ming-Hung Chien, Sheng-Hsiang Chiang
  • Publication number: 20140239721
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an electrical supply system for electrical apparatus, comprising at least one master electrical socket, referred to as the primary master socket, able to be connected between an electrical supply source and at least one electrical apparatus. The system is characterised in that the primary master socket comprises: connection means to a user terminal or to a data storage means configured so as to receive a plurality of computerised calendars; data storage means able to store the plurality of computerised calendars; transmission means configured so as to transmit at least one computerised calendar to another electrical socket. The primary master socket further comprises control means associated with a processor and configured so as to enable or interrupt the supply to the electrical apparatus able to be connected to the primary master socket according to a computerised calendar stored in the data storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Eric Sgarroni
  • Publication number: 20140239722
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system includes a photovoltaic power generator including a plurality of PV modules, and a PV inverter that connects an output by the photovoltaic power generator to a power grid. The ratio of a rated output by the photovoltaic power generator defined by a rated output by the PV modules relative to a rated output by the PV inverter is equal to or greater than 140%. The photovoltaic power generation system further includes a battery unit, a battery inverter that connects an output by the battery unit to a power grid, and a controller that adjusts an output by the battery unit in such a way that an output by the battery inverter becomes equal to or greater than a preset electric power together with an output by the PV inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuto Arai, Takeshi Niimoto
  • Publication number: 20140239723
    Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method of operating a UPS system having a first UPS and a second UPS, the method comprising powering on the first UPS, receiving power from a first input power source coupled to an input of the first UPS, providing power to a load coupled to an output of the first UPS, adjusting the power provided to the load by the first UPS in response to power characteristics of the first UPS and power characteristics of the second UPS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mirza Akmal Beg
  • Publication number: 20140239724
    Abstract: A power conditioner according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a first converter that converts a first DC voltage supplied from an external power supply into a second DC voltage, an inverter that converts the second DC voltage into an AC voltage and outputs the AC voltage to an external line so as to keep receiving power by the external line from a supply source system in a predetermined range, and an energy management unit that stops operations of the first converter and the inverter at predetermined time previously determined based on a magnitude of load power consumed by a load connected to the external line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TAKASAGO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ISHIKAWA, Kazuaki HONDA
  • Publication number: 20140239725
    Abstract: A system for generating electric power includes a first DC source, a second DC source and a shared optimizer. The first DC source provides a first voltage across a first node and a second node, while the second DC source provides a second voltage across the second node and a third node. The shared optimizer is designed to provide a first programmable current source between the first node and the second node as well as a second programmable current source between the second node and the third node. In an embodiment, the first and second DC sources are solar panels, and the optimizer includes a DC-DC converter, which operates to maximize power output of the solar panels. The use of a single (shared) optimizer may obviate the need for separate optimizers for each solar panel, and thereby reduce system cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: INNOREL SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Prakash Easwaran, Rupak Ghayal, Saumitra Singh
  • Publication number: 20140239726
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for converting DC input power to AC output power, including a DC-AC inverter employing: a first feedback loop for determining a maximum power point (MPP) and operating the DC-AC inverter proximate the MPP. A second feedback loop for determining a difference between a first power measurement and a second power measurement, producing an error signal indicative of the difference, and coupling the error signal to the first feedback loop to adjust at least one operating parameter of the DC-AC inverter to drive toward the MPP, where the first power measurement and the second power measurement are each determined based on a phase shift between an AC output voltage from the DC-AC inverter and an AC output current from the DC-AC inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Enphase Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Fornage
  • Publication number: 20140239727
    Abstract: A multi-directional wireless power supply device applying cambered coils for coupling to electricity comprises a power base. A top surface of a case of the power base is defined as a cambered surface. An electric joint is disposed on the case and connected to a power converting unit disposed in the case. The power converting unit is further connected to a primary coil whereby the primary coil accompanying with a secondary coil of an external electric equipment can attain an electromagnetic induction to transmit the electrical energy to the external electric equipment wirelessly for using and allow the external electric equipment to be rotated in multiple directions for attaining the multi-directional wireless power supply, which also facilitates a convenient detachment and easy carrying of the external electric equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: CERAMATE TECHNICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert WANG
  • Publication number: 20140239728
    Abstract: Provided is a power transmission system that can determine an optimal frequency for power transmission, and transmit power efficiently. The power transmission system of the present invention includes: an inverter unit 130 that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage of a predetermined frequency to output; a power-transmission antenna 140 into which the AC voltage is input from the inverter unit 130; and a power-transmission control unit 150 that controls a frequency of an AC voltage output by the inverter unit 130, with electric energy being transmitted via an electromagnetic field from the power-transmission antenna 140 to a power-reception antenna that faces the power-transmission antenna 140, wherein the power-transmission control unit 150 controls in such a way as to select a frequency at which an antenna unit works as a constant voltage source when seen from a load side, to transmit power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamakawa, Yasuo Ito
  • Publication number: 20140239729
    Abstract: Inductive power transfer apparatus has a first magnetic coupling structure and a second magnetic coupling structure, the structures being adapted to generate and/or receive magnetic flux to thereby transfer power inductively, the first structure comprising a substantially circular coil, and the second magnetic structure comprising an arrangement of at least two coils associated with a magnetically permeable core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Auckland UniServices Ltd.
    Inventor: Grant Anthony Covic
  • Publication number: 20140239730
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a leak preventing device of electromagnetic wave, including a metal pipe and a magnetic material part. The metal pipe is arranged to surround a periphery of a first electric power transmission device. The first electric power transmission device wirelessly transmits electric power to a second electric power transmission device via an electromagnetic wave. The second electric power transmission device is opposed to the first electric power transmission device. An opening is formed on the metal pipe along a circumferential direction of the metal pipe. The magnetic material part is arranged within the metal pipe along the circumferential direction the metal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Tetsu SHIJO, Akiko Yamada, Shuichi Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20140239731
    Abstract: A digital multifunction peripheral including a contactless power feeding unit having a function of communicating with a terminal apparatus and a function of feeding the power in a contactless manner to the terminal apparatus is configured to detect a status of the digital multifunction peripheral, detect the presence or absence of a power receiving apparatus capable of communicating with the contactless power feeding unit, and, when such a power receiving apparatus is present, detect the status of the power receiving apparatus, and perform power-saving control based on the result of the detections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akio Ito
  • Publication number: 20140239732
    Abstract: An inductive power receiver including a resonant circuit, a rectifier, a rectified current sense, and a communication and control unit includes a communications modulator and at least one signal generator operable to generate a set of communication signals including a series of pulses generated at characteristic frequencies. Communication signals provide instructions for an inductive power outlet to regulate power transfer to the inductive power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: POWERMAT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Elieser MACH, Arik ROFE, Oola GREENWALD, Guy RAVEH, Oz MOSHKOVICH, Ian PODKAMIEN, Yuval KOREN, Rinat BURDO
  • Publication number: 20140239733
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to inductive charging systems comprising at least one power access point (PAP) comprising a primary inductor connectable to a power supply, a PAP credential characterizing said PAP and a charger link comprising at least one wireless communication component; at least one device comprising a secondary inductor, a device credential characterizing said device and a device link comprising at least one wireless communication component; and a power controller comprising a communicator comprising at least one wireless communication component and a server having a database. The disclosure further relates to methods of controlling the inductive charging performed by an inductive charging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Powermat Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Elieser MACH, Oz MOSHKOVICH, Ian PODKAMIEN, Yuval KOREN
  • Publication number: 20140239734
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes a transmission device that performs power supply by wireless power transfer to a power receiving device, a position acquiring section that acquires a current position of the power receiving device, and a control section that performs control to authorize the power supply in a case where the power receiving device is in a preset area and to not authorize the power supply in a case where the power receiving device is outside the preset area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventor: Shinya Masaoka
  • Publication number: 20140239735
    Abstract: In an example of a system, power is transferred from a transmission coil to a reception coil by electromagnetic induction. A detecting unit calculates a difference between a standard value and a measured value, detects presence of a metallic foreign object on the transmission coil based on the difference, and outputs a signal when the metallic foreign object is detected. The standard value is obtained by supplying electrical power to the transmission coil when a metallic foreign object is absent on the transmission coil. The measured value is obtained by supplying electrical power to the transmission coil. If PIN0 represents input power of the transmission coil, PL0 represents output power of the reception coil, Pc1 represents copper loss of the transmission coil, and Pc2, represents copper loss of the reception coil, the detecting unit uses a value expressed by (PIN0-PL0-Pc1-Pc2) as the standard value and the measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TECHNOVA INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Abe, Tomio Yasuda, Akira Suzuki, Nobuhiro Hosoi
  • Publication number: 20140239736
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device comprises: a primary winding (101); and a secondary winding (201) to which an electric power is supplied from an alternating current power supply via the primary winding, wherein an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which the minimal value is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Yuya Yamauchi, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20140239737
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic control device (28) for controlling at least one rotatably arranged actuator, comprising electronic components, such as a device (30) for the contact-free reception of electrical energy and the contact-free reception of signals, a device (27a) for generating magnetic fields and a common housing (39) that encloses the electronic components (27a, 30) and assimilates them, whereas the control device (28) is rotatable and designed for attaching on or into a component rotating around a rotational axis (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Ralf Dreibholz
  • Publication number: 20140239738
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission sheet constituting a transmission unit used for a non-contact power transmission system, wherein the transmission sheet comprises a functional composite material layer wherein the functional composite material layer is obtained by dispersing conductive filler in a polymer material, wherein an amount of the conductive filler added in the functional composite material layer is 90 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer material, and wherein a conductivity of the functional composite material layer is 10 S/m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tamami Koyama, Koji Tokita, Ryuichi Mitsumoto, Yasuaki Tamino, Ayako Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20140239739
    Abstract: An input operation receiving apparatus includes a mechanical switch; a capacitance sensor that is provided at a position where an operator comes into contact therewith when the mechanical switch is operated and that detects capacitance; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a threshold value for a contact determination when the capacitance sensor is used as a switch, on the basis of a detection value at a time of operation, the detection value at the time of operation being a detection value of the capacitance sensor when an operation of the mechanical switch is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20140239740
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exercise timer for a generator, having a poor air quality delay function to interrupt, prevent or delay a scheduled exercise run from occurring during a period of poor air quality, as well as its methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: John Stellwag
  • Publication number: 20140239741
    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of a first semiconductor device on an inverter module of a drive configured to drive an electrical machine is disclosed. The method comprises calculating at least one harmonic component of at least one power loss of at least the first semiconductor device; using the at least one harmonic component of the at least one power loss of the at least the first semiconductor device to calculate a temperature of the first semiconductor device; and if the calculated temperature of the first semiconductor device does not meet a predetermined temperature condition, issuing a command to control the operation of the drive such that the temperature of the first semiconductor device is changed to meet the predetermined temperature condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Cade, Gareth Christopher James
  • Publication number: 20140239742
    Abstract: A method for switching on and off electric current includes detecting a verification condition, switching on the electric current responsive to the detected verification condition, establishing a communication via a communication network after switching on the electric current, detecting a switch-off condition via the established communication, and switching off the electric current responsive to the detected switch-off condition. An apparatus and a system are described for controlling switching on and off electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventor: Holger Elias
  • Publication number: 20140239743
    Abstract: An oscillation frequency power amplification circuit is disclosed herein having improved power and frequency receiver characteristics. The power circuit is characterized by having atmospheric capacitance of device electronic amplify resonate by antenna vessel. Piezoelectrically, a high power device is disclosed that encompasses at least some or all of the techniques described above to achieve an amplification that exhibits both high power and frequency characteristics. The handheld phone, media player, EKG device comprises a number of EKG electrodes and a mood media auto select unit connected to the EKG electrodes sensor amplification transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: JAMES EDWARD JENNINGS
  • Publication number: 20140239744
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a method of electricity leakage detection and prevention of electrical equipment's outer surface and system thereof. The method and system are used for detecting and preventing electricity leakage of the electrical equipment's outer surface caused by defective insulation and power supply connection faults. Without in touch with the electrical equipment's outer surface, the electricity leakage of the outer surface can be detected and the connection between the electrical equipment and the power supply can be cut and an alarm is made by means of the current channel (2) formed between the electrical equipment neutral line (N?) and the electrical equipment's outer surface (G?) and the monitoring of the current value. A power supply channel (5) is set up to make sure that the electrical equipment can be normally operated via the system even in the condition of the power supply connection faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20140239745
    Abstract: A device generates electrical energy from mechanical motion in a downhole environment. The device converts rotary motion into a linear strain in a magnetostrictive material. The device includes a rotor, a magnetostrictive element, and an electrically conductive coil. The rotor rotates within a stator of a drill string. The magnetostrictive element is attached to the rotor by a first ball joint. The magnetostrictive element is configured to experience axial strain in response to rotational movement of the rotor. The magnetostrictive element includes a second ball joint on an end of the magnetostrictive element opposite the first ball joint. The electrically conductive coil is disposed in proximity to the magnetostrictive element. The electrically conductive coil is configured to generate an electrical current in response to a change in flux density of the magnetostrictive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Oscilla Power Inc.
    Inventors: Balakrishnan Nair, Andrew Joseph Gill, James H. Dudley