Patents Issued in February 21, 2017
  • Patent number: 9576715
    Abstract: Provided is a device for magnetizing a ring-shaped magnet for a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor, including: a rotor having a ring-shaped magnet installed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotor core; and a plurality of magnetizing yokes disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval while facing an outer peripheral surface of the ring-shaped magnet, magnetizing the ring-shaped magnet to form even-numbered unit magnets, and magnetizing the ring-shaped magnet only in regions except for one end and the other end of the unit magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: COAVIS
    Inventors: Seong Hwan Moon, Wan Sung Pae, In Seok Sohn
  • Patent number: 9576716
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates improved common mode choke (CMC) and integrated connector module (ICM) designs for Ethernet applications. Some aspects provide an improved CMC component, including an upper chassis element having a first plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the upper chassis element, and a lower chassis element comprising a second plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the lower chassis element, the second plurality of comb structures configured to interlock with the first plurality of comb structures to form an enclosure when the upper chassis element is mechanically coupled with the lower chassis element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC
    Inventors: William F. Edwards, George Edward Curtis, Ki Yuen Chau, Sandeep Arvindkumar Patel, Keith Frank Tharp, Robin Carol Johnson, Yu Liu, Billie Alton Hudson
  • Patent number: 9576717
    Abstract: A multi-layered printed circuit board, PCB, includes first windings for a first side of a planar magnetic transformer and second windings for a second side of the planar magnetic transformer. The PCB further includes conductive layers configured as the first windings, conductive layers configured as the second windings, and layers of an isolation material. Each layer of the isolation material is arranged between two conductive layers to provide electrical isolation between the two conductive layers. A group of two or more adjacent conductive layers are all conductive layers of the first windings and are all arranged between two conductive layers of the second windings. The thickness of the isolation material between the group of adjacent conductive layers of the first windings is less than the thickness of the isolation material between a conductive layer of the second windings and a conductive layer of the first windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Oscar Persson, Magnus Karlsson
  • Patent number: 9576718
    Abstract: An inductor structure includes a first set of traces corresponding to a first layer of an inductor, a second set of traces corresponding to a second layer of the inductor, and a third set of traces corresponding to a third layer of the inductor that is positioned between the first layer and the second layer. The first set of traces includes a first trace and a second trace that is parallel to the first trace. A dimension of the first trace is different from a corresponding dimension of the second trace. The second set of traces is coupled to the first set of traces. The second set of traces includes a third trace that is coupled to the first trace and to the second trace. The third set of traces is coupled to the first set of traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Uei-Ming Jow, Young Kyu Song, Jong-Hoon Lee, Jung Ho Yoon, Sangjo Choi, Xiaonan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9576719
    Abstract: Embodiments of an electromagnetic coil assembly are provided, as are methods for the manufacture of an electromagnetic coil assembly. In one embodiment, the method for manufacturing an electromagnetic coil assembly includes the steps of providing a braided aluminum lead wire having a first end portion and a second end portion, brazing the first end portion of the braided aluminum lead wire to a first electrically-conductive interconnect member, and winding a magnet wire into an electromagnetic coil. The second end portion of the braided aluminum lead wire is joined to the magnet wire after the step of brazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: James Piascik, Robert Franconi, Jacob Harding, Jimmy Wiggins, Eric Passman, Richard Fox
  • Patent number: 9576720
    Abstract: A transformer (900) comprising a primary-side auxiliary winding (976, wherein in use the primary-side auxiliary winding (976) is configured such that a first electric potential distribution is induced in the primary-side auxiliary winding (976); and a secondary-side auxiliary winding (982) configured such that a second electric potential distribution is induced in the secondary-side auxiliary winding (982). The primary-side auxiliary winding (976) is physically located between (a) a main pair of windings; and (b) the second-side auxiliary winding (982).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Humphrey de Groot
  • Patent number: 9576721
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a magnetic core member, a winding and a magnetic exterior body. The magnetic core member has a flat base and a core. The flat base has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The core is located on the top surface of the flat base. A winding has an edgewise coil and two non-wound flat wires that extend from the edgewise coil. A magnetic exterior body covers at least the core and the edgewise coil. The two non-wound flat wires continuously extend along the top surface, the first side surface, the bottom surface and the second side surface of the flat base in this order. The two non-wound flat wires located on the bottom surface work as electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sumida Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Sakamoto, Zhigang Cheng, Fernando Chan Mock, Mitsugu Kawarai
  • Patent number: 9576722
    Abstract: A coil component 1 includes a thin-film coil layer including spiral conductors and bump electrodes 12a to 12d formed on a surface of the thin-film coil layer. The thin-film coil layer includes internal terminal electrodes 24a to 24d connected respectively to corresponding one ends of the spiral conductors, and a fourth insulating layer 15d covering the internal terminal electrode 24a to 24d and having openings ha to hd. Both a top surface TS and a side surface SS of each of the internal terminal electrodes 24a to 24d are exposed through the corresponding opening. The bump electrodes 12a to 12d are each brought into contact with both the top surface TS and side surface SS of each of the internal terminal electrodes 24a to 24d in the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumio Watanabe, Naozumi Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 9576723
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for isolating a current loop conductor of a current loop system of a pre-charge circuit from a plurality of current transformers disposed around the current loop conductor. In particular, the embodiments described herein include an insulating support flange having a first tubular section, a second tubular section radially disposed around the first tubular section and connected to the first tubular section via a solid annular section extending radially outward from the first tubular section to a first end of the second tubular section, an annular base extending radially outward from a second end of the second tubular section, and a plurality of prongs extending axially from or near to an outer circumference of the annular base, wherein each of the prongs comprises an end face that is angled toward the second tubular section. The insulating support flanges are configured to mate with each other along an axial direction of the current loop conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David Scott MacLennan, Mariana Wentzell
  • Patent number: 9576724
    Abstract: An air core power reactor (10) having a noise mitigating sound shield (40). In one embodiment the sound shield includes a plurality of sound absorbing panels (42p) configured for positioning about an outermost reactor layer (12?) so that the panels reduce radiation of acoustic energy when the reactor coil layers carry current. One or more flexible members (48) are attached along the first side of each sound absorbing panel for contact with the outermost reactor layer. Sound barrier material (44) is positioned along the second side of each panel. When the flexible members are attached to a panel and the panel is installed about the outermost first layer of the reactor, the flexible members are positioned against the outermost first layer and the flexible members provide a gap between the first side of the panel and the outermost first layer of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fabian Best, Tom Chiu Hung Lau
  • Patent number: 9576725
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing an interwinding capacitance current in a transformer. In certain embodiments, the transformer includes a coupling winding and a primary winding that encircles a portion of the coupling winding. Additionally, the transformer includes a secondary winding that encircles a portion of the coupling winding. The transformer includes a shield terminal which is electrically coupled to the coupling winding. The shield terminal directs currents, such as interwinding capacitance currents, in the coupling winding to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Stanley Glaser, Joseph Taher Mossoba
  • Patent number: 9576726
    Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided with an antenna including a coil, a load, a power feeding unit for feeding power received by the antenna to the load, a communication unit for communicating with the outside world via the antenna, a switching circuit installed between the antenna and the communication unit, and a switching control unit for controlling ON/OFF of the switching circuit according to power to be received by the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Mori, Koichi Mishina, Yuichi Hosokawa, Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 9576727
    Abstract: In a capacitor main body, a dimension along the thickness direction of a first region where a first inner electrode and a second inner electrode are provided is t1, a dimension along the thickness direction of a second region that is positioned on the side of a first main surface relative to the first region is t2, and a dimension along the thickness direction of a third region that is positioned on the side of a second main surface relative to the first region is t3. A condition of t2/t1> about 0.15 and a condition of t3/t1> about 0.15 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadateru Yamada
  • Patent number: 9576728
    Abstract: A laminated chip electronic component includes: a ceramic body including internal electrodes and dielectric layers; external electrodes formed to cover both end portions of the ceramic body in a length direction; an active layer in which the internal electrodes are disposed in an opposing manner, while having the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, to form capacitance; and upper and lower cover layers formed on upper and lower portions of the active layer in a thickness direction, the lower cover layer having a thickness greater than that of the upper cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ghyu Ahn, Sang Soo Park, Min Cheol Park, Se Hwa Jeong
  • Patent number: 9576729
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body in which internal electrodes and dielectric layers containing a barium titanate-based compound containing calcium (Ca) are alternately stacked; and external electrodes disposed on outer surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes. The dielectric layer includes interfacial portions adjacent to the internal electrodes and a central portion disposed between the interfacial portions, the interfacial portion having a calcium (Ca) concentration higher than that of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kum Jin Park, Chang Hak Choi, Chi Hwa Lee, Jong Hoon Yoo, Min Gi Sin
  • Patent number: 9576730
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition contains a base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient. The base material main ingredient includes a first base material main ingredient containing BaTiO3 and a second base material main ingredient containing (Na1-yKy)NbO3. The base material main ingredient is represented by (1?x)BaTiO3-x(Na1-yKy)NbO3, in which x and y satisfy 0.005?x?0.5 and 0.3?y?1.0, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Jung Park, Seok Hyun Yoon, Chang Hoon Kim, Song Je Jeon, No Hoon Park, Soo Kyong Jo
  • Patent number: 9576732
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and satisfying T/W>1.1 when a width thereof is defined as W and a thickness thereof is defined as T; first internal electrodes each having a first lead part exposed to at least one side surface of the ceramic body; second internal electrodes each having a second lead part exposed to the at least one side surface of the ceramic body; first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first lead part and the second lead part, respectively, and extended from the side surface of the ceramic body to which the first lead part and the second lead part are exposed to at least one of the first and second main surfaces; and an insulating layer formed to cover the first and second external electrodes formed on the first and second side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Lee, Dae Bok Oh, Jae Yeol Choi, Wi Heon Kim, Yu Na Kim, Sung Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 9576733
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a capacitor having a desired capacitance value and a laminate including a plurality of laminated insulating material layers. Land electrodes are provided on a bottom surface of the laminate. Internal conductors face the land electrodes, respectively, across the insulating material layer within the laminate, have areas larger than those of the land electrodes, respectively, and contain the land electrodes, respectively, when seen in a planar view from a z-axis direction. A capacitor conductor is provided on the positive direction side of the capacitor conductors in the z-axis direction and faces the capacitor conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sasaki, Ikuo Tamaru
  • Patent number: 9576734
    Abstract: An improved capacitor and method of making an improved capacitor is set forth. The capacitor has planer anodes with each anode comprising a fusion end and a separated end and the anodes are in parallel arrangement with each anode in direct electrical contact with all adjacent anodes at the fusion end. A dielectric is on the said separated end of each anode wherein the dielectric covers at least an active area of the capacitor. Spacers separate adjacent dielectrics and the interstitial space between the adjacent dielectrics and spacers has a conductive material in therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kemet Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Liancai Ning, Qun Ya, Xincheng Jin, Erik Karlsen Reed, Chris Stolarski
  • Patent number: 9576735
    Abstract: A capacitor structure includes a first metal layer including a first plurality of horizontally-spaced neutral conductive lines positioned horizontally between a first plurality of horizontally-spaced high voltage conductive lines. The capacitor structure further includes a second metal layer including a second plurality of horizontally-spaced neutral conductive lines positioned horizontally between a second plurality of horizontally-spaced high voltage conductive lines. The capacitor structure further includes a third metal layer positioned vertically below the first metal layer and above the second metal layer, the third metal layer including a third plurality of horizontally-spaced neutral conductive lines positioned horizontally between a first plurality of horizontally-spaced low voltage conductive lines. The first plurality of low voltage lines are positioned vertically between the first and second plurality of neutral lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick Alan Augur, Jason Eugene Stephens
  • Patent number: 9576736
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes the steps of: preparing a first block formed by stacking a plurality of green sheets serving as an element body; cutting the first block in a first direction into a plurality of second blocks such that a portion of an internal conductor connected to an external electrode is exposed at a cut surface; and cutting each of the plurality of second blocks in a second direction crossing the first direction such that the internal conductor exposed at each of both cut surfaces is located in the center of a portion serving as each element body in the first direction in each of the plurality of second blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kengo Tsubokawa
  • Patent number: 9576737
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a parallel capacitor including a substrate configured by a dielectric, upper electrodes, and a lower electrode. The upper electrodes are provided in an upper electrode region on a surface of the substrate. The lower electrode is provided on an entire surface of a lower electrode region including a region corresponding to the upper electrode region of an underside of the substrate, the lower electrode region being wider than the region. A single-operation capacity of each capacitor on both ends is smaller than the single-operation capacity of a capacitor in a center portion. The capacitors on the both ends are configured by the upper electrodes arranged on both ends of the substrate, the lower electrode, and the substrate. The capacitor in the center portion is configured by the upper electrode arranged in a center portion of the substrate, the lower electrode, and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kazutaka Takagi
  • Patent number: 9576738
    Abstract: A capacitive MEMS structure comprising first and second opposing capacitor electrode arrangements, wherein at least one of the electrode arrangements is movable, and a dielectric material located adjacent to the second electrode arrangement, wherein the second electrode arrangement is patterned such that it includes electrode areas and spaces adjacent to the electrode areas, and wherein the dielectric material extends at least partially in or over the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Peter G. Steeneken, Klaus Reimann
  • Patent number: 9576739
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, a preparing method of the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using a photoelectrode including the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ewha University Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Dong Ha Kim, Yoon Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 9576740
    Abstract: A tantalum capacitor may include two tantalum wires exposed through two surfaces of a capacitor body opposing each other, first and second positive electrode terminals, connected to the tantalum wires, respectively, and disposed on two surfaces of a molded part opposing each other, and a negative electrode terminal disposed between the first and second positive electrode terminals. The negative electrode terminal may be electrically connected to the capacitor body by a via electrode or a pad electrode disposed between the negative electrode terminal and the capacitor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Kyu Shin, Jae Bum Cho, Jae Hyuk Choi, Wan Suk Yang, Hyoung Sun Ham, Hyun Sub Oh
  • Patent number: 9576741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor and a production method thereof. A solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element having an anode wire inserted in one side surface thereof; a cathode terminal disposed on one side under the capacitor element to be electrically connected to the capacitor element; an anode terminal disposed on the other side under the capacitor element and having a bending portion integrally formed to be inclined to the capacitor element for electrical connection with the anode wire; and a molding portion surrounding the outside of the capacitor element and formed to expose lower surfaces of the cathode terminal and the anode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Kwak, Hee Sung Choi, Hun Chol Jung, Yeong Su Cho, Sung Soo Cha, Hee Dong Myung, Jeong Oh Hong
  • Patent number: 9576742
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte capacitor includes an anode foil on a surface of which an oxide film is formed, a cathode foil, and a separator. A gap between the anode foil and the cathode foil is filled with a solid electrolyte which contains a conductive fine particles containing a conductive polymer compound and a hydrophilic polymer compound. The hydrophilic polymer compound has a structure expressed by a following chemical formula (I) and a structure expressed by a following chemical formula (II). —(R1—O)—??(I) —(R2—O)—??(II) In the formula (I) and the formula (II), R1 and R2 are groups selected from the set consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene, and a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, and represent mutually different groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: RUBYCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Komatsu, Yoshishige Sakurai, Hiroki Tsutsui, Kazuyasu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9576743
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor with an integrated fuse assembly is provided. The fuse can be secured in a recess formed in a face of the porous anode body of the capacitor. When the fuse is secured in the recess, the fuse can be substantially flush with the face of the porous anode body in which the recess is formed. Further, the equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the fuse is reduced because the length of the connection between the fuse and the porous anode body is reduced. Further, because the fuse is integrated into the porous anode body, the capacitor can be assembled onto a circuit board via standard pick and place equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Burke, Daniel Johnson
  • Patent number: 9576744
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element including a positive electrode which contains tantalum as a principal component and is composed of a porous sintered body, a positive electrode lead which contains niobium as a principal component and has a first end part embedded in the positive electrode and a second end part extending from the positive electrode, a dielectric layer which is disposed on a surface of the positive electrode and a part of a surface of the positive electrode lead, and a negative electrode layer disposed on the dielectric layer; an positive electrode terminal electrically connected to the second end part of the positive electrode lead; a negative electrode terminal electrically connected to the negative electrode layer; and a resin outer body covering the surfaces of the capacitor element, a part of the positive electrode terminal and a part of the negative electrode terminal, wherein a linear expansion coefficient of the resin outer body is larger than all of linear
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 9576745
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to enhance the efficiency and reduce interfacial charge transfer resistance in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and a perovskite solar cell (PSC) by fabricating with Mg and La doped photoanodes. Mg and La co-doped into TiO2 has shown more than 20% efficiency than pristine TiO2 and more than 5% higher efficiency than the single doping of 1% La and Mg in TiO2 cells. Thus, the present disclosure relates to an improved photoanode material to be used in solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Universiti Brunei Darussalam
    Inventors: Piyasiri Ekanayake, Ako Rajour Tanyi, Alwani Imanah Binti Rafieh, Tan Ai Ling, Lim Chee Ming
  • Patent number: 9576746
    Abstract: An energy storage module in which a plurality of energy storage cells including electrode terminals are stacked, includes a bus bar that electrically connects a plurality of electrode terminals, a conductive member that is secured on the bus bar, a detection section that detects a voltage of each of the energy storage cells, and a wiring board, a wire that is electrically connected to the detection section, and a pad that is connected to the wire being formed on the wiring board, the conductive member coming in contact with the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: JM Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Ueno, Kazuhiro Ohhashi, Tomohiro Ohshima, Kenji Nansaka
  • Patent number: 9576747
    Abstract: A hybrid energy storage device includes a positive pole including a supercapacitor first electrode and a battery positive electrode located in a same plane and contacts with each other, a negative pole including a supercapacitor second electrode and a battery negative electrode located in a same plane and contacts with each other, and a separator located between the positive pole and the negative pole. The supercapacitor second electrode, the battery negative electrode, the supercapacitor first electrode, the battery positive electrode, and the separator are planar structures. The supercapacitor first electrode, the supercapacitor second electrode, the battery positive electrode, the battery negative electrode, the separator and electrolyte are packaged in a shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan-Li Yin, Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 9576748
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electricity storage element formed by winding an electrode body of an anode or cathode side along with a separator, an electrode leading section having an inclined edge is formed on an element end-face of the electricity storage element by a part of the electrode body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junnosuke Taguchi
  • Patent number: 9576749
    Abstract: A combination capacitor and strip material arrangement includes a capacitor element, a strip material, and two connecting wires each including an angled rear mounting part fastened to the strip material, a front contact part providing two contact surfaces connected in series at a predetermined angle and attached to one of positive and negative electrodes of the capacitor element and a middle conducting part having angled portion connected to the angled rear mounting part and an inwardly and transversely extended extension portion connected to the front contact part. Thus, the capacitor element is firmly held down by the contact surfaces of the front contact parts of the two connecting wires for packaging, preventing the capacitor element from deviation, displacement or falling, and thus the capacitor yield can be greatly increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 9576750
    Abstract: A conductor guide member for a circuit breaker terminal assembly includes a body having at least one conductor guide surface configured and disposed to facilitate alignment between at least one terminal connection member of the terminal assembly and at least one conductor. The at least one conductor guide surface gradually slopes from a first end to a second end. The second end defines a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Soundararajan Narayanasamy, Wolfgang Meyer-Haack, Janakiraman Narayanan, Devendra Kumar Sharma
  • Patent number: 9576751
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices for a motorized isolation switch including a switch enclosure with a set of fixed insulated floating input line connectors and output load connectors movably fixed to the rear panel, a removable contactor bucket insertable into the isolation switch enclosure with mating movable insulated line terminals and load terminals and a set of insulated circuit interrupters, a motorized rack and pinion assembly connected to a base of the switch enclosure, coupled for moving a contactor pan connectable to the contactor bucket along a stationary rack gear along the base of the switch enclosure between and switch open position and a switch closed position, an insulating grounding block with ground connectors, the contactor bucket with corresponding movable ground terminals to mate with the insulated ground connectors in the switch open position, and ancillary controls for communicating with remotely located controls to electrically control the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Becker Mining America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Handshoe
  • Patent number: 9576752
    Abstract: The present application relates to a clutch mechanism for an energy storage device including a load gear, a drive gear, a one-way bearing, a bushing, and a gear shaft including a gear portion and a clutch portion. The gear shaft includes multiple cylinders, and a push rod, a rotary sleeve and an elastic element located in a cavity of the gear shaft. The push rod includes a push rod slide hole and a push rod connecting hole, for connecting to the gear shaft and the rotary sleeve, respectively. A press block is fixed to the drive gear, the press block being capable of pushing the push rod to slide axially, so as to unlock or lock the bushing and the gear shaft. A gas insulated circuit breaker using such a clutch mechanism is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Guo Qiang Huang, Gunnar Lutzke
  • Patent number: 9576753
    Abstract: A contact system of a circuit breaker includes a fixed contact. The contact system also includes a moveable contact arm assembly comprising at least one moveable contact arm having a moveable contact thereon, the moveable contact arm moveable to define a closed condition and a blow open condition. The contact system further includes a carrier assembly operatively coupled to the moveable contact arm. The contact system yet further includes a latch plate operatively coupled to the carrier assembly. The contact system also includes a trip shaft operatively coupled to the carrier assembly, the trip shaft having a non-circular region defining an engagement surface disposed in contact with the latch plate in the closed condition. The contact system further includes a biasing portion of the moveable contact arm configured to rotate the trip shaft out of engagement with the latch plate and into the blow open condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Triplicane Gopikrishnan Babu, Maddela Rajesh Babu, Janakiraman Narayanan, Soundararajan Narayanasamy, Tanmay Pralhad Tamboli
  • Patent number: 9576754
    Abstract: Electrical switch lockout devices for selectively maintaining a position of an electrical switch on an electrical switch base are described. The electrical switch lockout devices include a base adapter configured to be fitted around the electrical switch base, a housing that is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a locking mechanism. The housing includes walls, an opening on one side of the housing, a first lateral lip disposed on a first edge of the opening, and a second lateral lip disposed a second edge of the opening. The first lateral lip and the second lateral lip are configured to engage and disengage with the base adapter in the engaged and disengaged positions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Arnst, Steven Hicks
  • Patent number: 9576755
    Abstract: An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: T+Ink, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Haag, Jeffrey R. Engel, William W. Boddie, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9576756
    Abstract: A switch control apparatus for electric plants includes a box-like body which is adapted to be anchored to a fixed o movable part of an electric plant and has a closing panel with at least one passage therethrough, at least one contact unit which is accommodated in the box-like body at the passage and is adapted to be electrically connected to at least one respective electric circuit of the plant for selective open/close control thereof, at least one actuator which is adapted to interact with the contact unit for the latter to ensure selective opening/closing of the respective circuits, an anchor system for anchoring the contact unit to the actuator. The anchor system includes a container member which is adapted to enclose and contain the contact unit and to be anchored to the closing panel in the box-like body for stably securing the contact unit on the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Marco Pizzato
  • Patent number: 9576757
    Abstract: Circuit interrupting devices, power distribution switchgear assemblies, and pole units for power distribution are provided. A circuit interrupting device includes a solid insulation housing, a disconnect, a window, and an insulating fluid. The solid insulation housing defines a first external opening and a first cavity extending into the solid insulation housing from the first external opening. The disconnect has a moving contact in selective engagement with a stationary contact in the first cavity. The window is secured to the solid insulation housing at the first external opening. The insulating fluid is disposed within the first cavity. The window, the solid insulation housing, or a combination thereof is configured to form a trap region that is in fluid communication with the first cavity and is configured to trap air bubbles in the insulating fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: John C. Opfer
  • Patent number: 9576758
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable single-phase air bypass switch for live power distribution network, including a housing member, a positioning member, a conductive circuit member, a clutch member, a switch-closing member and a switch-opening member. The positioning member includes a positioning nut, positioning frames, and a positioning column. The conductive circuit member includes a conductive end cover, an upper conductive rod, a pressing sleeve, a coupling nut, a conductive sleeve pipe, a stationary contact, a movable contact, and a lower conductive rod. The switch-closing member includes a switch-closing energy-storage rod, a switch-closing energy-storage ring, a switch-closing spring, a switch-closing positioning pin, a switch-closing release ring, and an inner sleeve pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: CHANG ZHOU CURRENT SUPPLY COMPANY OF JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA
    Inventors: Jianjun He, Zhen Xu, Hui Zhu
  • Patent number: 9576759
    Abstract: A system and methods providing for minimizing the arc energy delivered to the pads of a plurality of contactors using a single control coil based on monitoring the electrical sine waves of the three alternating current electrical poles and calculating the instant to energize or deenergize a single control coil. The remainder of the contactors will make or break based on an offset in time from the making or breaking of the control contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hans Weichert, James Peter Miller, Urs Hunziker, Reynald Kaltenrieder, Lorenz Laeuppi
  • Patent number: 9576760
    Abstract: An electromagnet device is configured to generate a magnetic attractive force between a stationary core and a movable core when electricity is applied to a coil, so that the movable core is moved in a direction for coming into contact with the stationary core, and a movable shaft is moved in a direction in which a first end face of the movable shaft separates from a movable terminal. After the movable contact comes in contact with the fixed contact, the movable core moves further in a direction for coming into contact with the stationary core. A yoke made of a magnetic body is disposed between the movable terminal and the first end of the movable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Enomoto
  • Patent number: 9576761
    Abstract: A circuit breaker crossbar assembly includes a crossbar having a first and second segment, the first and second segment each operatively coupled to a respective moveable contact arm assembly. Also included is a coupling segment disposed between the first and second segment, the crossbar and the coupling segment rotatable about an axis. Further included is at least one support assembly operatively coupled to the coupling segment. The support assembly includes a bushing coupled to the coupling segment and rotatable with the crossbar and the coupling segment. The support assembly also includes a support bracket configured for affixation to a stationary structure and disposed adjacent to the bushing, the bushing rotatable relative to the support bracket. The support assembly further includes a fixing bracket engaged with the support bracket and disposed adjacent to the bushing, the bushing rotatable relative to the fixing bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christie Marie Barbera, Shawn Couceiro Fonseca, Linda Yvonne Jacobs, Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, Nagesh Venkata Tumu
  • Patent number: 9576762
    Abstract: A secondary disconnect assembly is for electrically connecting and disconnecting accessories to an electrical switching apparatus, such as a power circuit breaker. The secondary disconnect assembly includes a terminal block assembly comprising a mounting member, at least one terminal block removably mounted on the mounting member, and at least one accessory plug structured to be removably inserted into the terminal block to be electrically connected to the terminal block. The terminal block and the accessory plug each include a plurality of error-proofing features. The error-proofing features prohibit insertion of the accessory plug into the terminal block unless the accessory plug is correctly disposed in a predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianhua Chen, Rong Zheng, Hongfeng Zhu, Yaoming He, Erik Russell Bogdon, Craig Allen Rodgers, Paul Richard Rakus
  • Patent number: 9576763
    Abstract: The removable device (20) according to the invention is designed to be connected to an electronic trip unit (10). The trip unit (10) comprises an internal electrical power supply bus (55) and the device (20) is adapted to be supplied with electrical energy via the internal electrical power supply bus (55). The device (20) comprises a withdrawal member (68) for withdrawing electrical energy on the internal electrical power supply bus (55). The trip unit (10) includes a switched-mode power supply (54) capable of delivering a power supply signal (S1). The withdrawal member (68) comprises detection means for detecting each rising edge of the power supply signal (S1), and the electrical energy of the power supply signal (S1) is withdrawn as of the detection of a rising edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Pascal Houbre
  • Patent number: 9576764
    Abstract: Disclosed is a field emitter electrode including a bonding unit formed on a substrate, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes fixed to the substrate by the bonding unit, in which the bonding unit includes a carbide-based first inorganic filler and a second inorganic filler formed of a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Woo Jeong, Jae-woo Kim, Yoon-Ho Song, Jun Tae Kang, Sungyoul Choi
  • Patent number: 9576765
    Abstract: An electron beam emitter comprises an electron emission source capable of emitting electrons; a vacuum chamber containing the electron emission source; and a transmission window that keeps airtightness of the vacuum chamber and is capable of transmitting the electrons from the electron emission source. The transmission window includes a foil that transmits the electrons and a grid that does not transmit the electrons. The electron emission source includes an emission portion that emits the electrons and a non-emission portion that does not emit the electrons. The emission portion has a lower work function than the non-emission portion. The non-emission portion is prepared so as to prevent the electrons from reaching the grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventor: Kaveh Bakhtari