http://www.freshpatents.com/Electricity--electrical-systems-and-devices-dtnewntc361.php USPTO Class 361 - Electricity: electrical systems and devices en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-device-for-an-overload-detection-in-hand-guided-power-tools-dt20080717ptan20080170340.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 The invention relates to a method for detecting an overload in an electric hand tool (10) comprising an electric motor (12), in particular a battery-driven electric hand tool (10). According to the invention, an operating current (iB) of the electric motor (12) is determined, the difference (ID) between the value... http://www.freshpatents.com/Novel-circuit-interrupting-device-with-automatic-end-of-life-test-dt20080717ptan20080170341.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 The present invention provides a novel circuit interrupting device which is capable of performing an automatic end-of-life test using a status test switch (KR-1), when the device is properly wired and the reset button is at a tripped state. The present invention is further characterized by its novel reset mechanism... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multistage-series-circuit-system-dt20080717ptan20080170342.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A multistage series circuit system includes: multiple DC power sources coupled in series with each other; multiple unit circuits coupled in parallel with a power source; multiple first protection circuits for protecting each unit circuit; and a second protection circuit for protecting the whole system. Each first protection circuit is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Active-matrix-device-with-electrostatic-protection-dt20080717ptan20080170343.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An active matrix device includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, pixels, electrostatic discharge ring, a circuit board and a electrostatic protection circuit. The scan lines and data lines are disposed on the substrate, in which the data lines cross the scan lines. The pixels are electrically coupled to the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Arcing-fault-protection-system-for-an-air-arc-switchgear-enclosure-dt20080717ptan20080170344.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure includes an arc diverter for rapidly grounding or crow-barring the electrical distribution system in response to the detection of arcing fault currents in the system. Detection is done through a comparison of current on the main bus against the current through... http://www.freshpatents.com/Power-semiconductor-device-architecture-for-output-transistor-protection-dt20080717ptan20080170345.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A power semiconductor device is provided with an output transistor, a load control circuit, and a pull-up circuit. The output transistor is connected between a power supply terminal provided to receive a power supply voltage and an output terminal to be connected with a load. The load control circuit is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Folded-surface-capacitor-in-line-assembly-dt20080717ptan20080170346.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An in-line capacitor, having a pair of inner conductor segments, each of the inner conductor segments having a mating surface. A dielectric spacer positioned between the mating surfaces, each of the mating surfaces having corresponding folds formed thereon.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-switching-a-cook-top-and-method-for-assessing-faulty-operation-of-a-cook-top-dt20080717ptan20080170347.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An apparatus for switching a cook top having at least one cooking area, includes a clocking relay for clocking operation of a heating device of a cooking area, a control device for driving the clocking relay, a relay coil current measurement device for measuring the current through a relay coil... http://www.freshpatents.com/Constant-current-relay-driver-with-controlled-sense-resistor-dt20080717ptan20080170348.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 The present teachings generally include a method of controlling a relay. The method generally includes momentarily initiating a pull-in pulse when an input signal indicates a first state. A sense resistor controller is activated based on the pull-in pulse. A current flow is controlled to bypass a sense resistor and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Light-weight-system-for-lightning-protection-of-nonconductive-aircraft-panels-dt20080717ptan20080170349.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A system for lightning-protection of an aircraft skin panel that includes a nonconductive skin panel substrate and a series of spaced apart electrically conductive strips embedded in and extending along an outer surface of the nonconductive skin panel substrate. A series of electrically conductive fasteners extend through the nonconductive skin... http://www.freshpatents.com/Non-contact-electricity-feeding-system-and-running-vehicle-system-using-this-and-method-for-reducing-leakage-magnetic-field-dt20080717ptan20080170350.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A feeding line is connected to an AC source so that electricity is picked up from the feeding line in a non-contact manner by a pickup coil provided on the side of a moving body. A compensating current from a compensating power source in phase or in reverse phase with... http://www.freshpatents.com/Composite-electronic-component-dt20080717ptan20080170351.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A composite electronic component has: a first multilayer section including an electrode layer; and a second multilayer section laid on the first multilayer section and including at least one ground electrode layer on which a ground electrode is formed, and at least one hot electrode layer on which a hot... http://www.freshpatents.com/Capacitor-and-its-manufacturing-method-dt20080717ptan20080170352.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A method for manufacturing a capacitor includes the steps of: sequentially laminating, on a substrate, a lower electrode layer, a dielectric layer and an upper electrode layer; forming a patterned mask layer on the upper electrode layer; patterning at least the upper electrode layer and the ferroelectric layer using the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Diverse-capacitor-packaging-for-maximizing-volumetric-efficiency-for-medical-devices-dt20080717ptan20080170353.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 Capacitor packaging according to the disclosure provides advantages particularly in connection to compact and/or complex-shaped medical devices (e.g., having limited interior volume defined by domed and/or irregular exterior surfaces). In addition, capacitors of the type shown and described herein can be utilized in relatively compact external defibrillators, such as automatic... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fused-electrolytic-capacitor-assembly-dt20080717ptan20080170354.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A fused electrolytic capacitor assembly that offers improved performance characteristics in a convenient and space-saving package is provided. More specifically, the fused electrolytic capacitor assembly contains an electrolytic capacitor element and a surface mount fuse that are contained within a case and connected to a common anode termination. During initial... http://www.freshpatents.com/Container-for-multiple-household-electronic-charging-compartment-dt20080717ptan20080170355.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A case or carrier for accommodating a plurality of electronic devices to be charged either singularly or more than one at a time. A slide out drawer carries a power panel which has a power surge protector. Each section of the case or carrier is removable and adjustable to change... http://www.freshpatents.com/Light-transfer-apparatus-for-an-electronic-device-dt20080717ptan20080170356.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An electronic device [200] includes a housing [100] for containing circuitry [205] that generates a light beam. The electronic device includes pivotal portions [105, 110] of the housing. A light receiver [245] is associated with one of the housing pivotal portions. A light redirecting mechanism [215] is mounted at a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Display-device-dt20080717ptan20080170358.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A rotating shaft supporting means 3 is provided with a rotating shaft shifting means 18 for shifting a rotating shaft 2 by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction when a display means 1 is rotated on the rotating shaft 2 to a predetermined angle. Further, the rotating shaft of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Display-device-capable-of-protecting-a-display-panel-dt20080717ptan20080170357.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A fixing device includes a housing, a bezel, and a rib structure. The housing has a first side. The bezel is connected to the housing for covering the flat structure with the housing. The bezel has a second side and a third side. The rib structure is disposed outside the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Plasma-display-device-dt20080717ptan20080170359.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A plasma display device that includes a plasma display panel adapted to display images on a front side thereof, a chassis base including conductive material and arranged behind the plasma display panel, a plurality of circuit boards adapted to drive the plasma display panel, the plurality of circuit boards being... http://www.freshpatents.com/Extendable-mouse-with-extension-pole-dt20080717ptan20080170360.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An extendable mouse with an extension pole includes a bottom housing and a top housing. The top housing includes a forepart and a back part, the forepart covers the bottom housing, or, the forepart is in-molded with the bottom housing, a flexing sheath connects the forepart and the back part,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Receiving-device-structure-for-receiving-computer-peripherals-and-computer-main-body-dt20080717ptan20080170361.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 Disclosed herein is a receiving device for integrally receiving peripherals and a main body of a computer. The receiving device includes upper and lower plates. A rear plate connects rear ends of the upper and lower plates to each other. A pair of side plates connects side ends of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-with-support-structure-for-hard-disk-drive-and-method-for-mounting-hard-disk-drive-dt20080717ptan20080170362.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A device (101), comprising a support structure (151), a hard disk drive (121), having a printed circuit board at one side (122) and a substantially plane plate (123) at the opposite side, at least one mounting pad (131) having at least one layer of viscoelastic material (141) characterized in that... http://www.freshpatents.com/Computer-case-dt20080717ptan20080170363.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A computer case includes a blower, a bracket, and an air outlet defined in the computer case. The blower is received in the bracket, which is fixed outside the computer case. The blower includes an intake and an outlet, which are used to take away the heated air in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Heat-dissipation-device-with-a-fan-duct-dt20080717ptan20080170364.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A heat dissipation device adapted for cooling a heat-generating electronic component includes a heat sink (30), a fan (40) mounted on the heat sink (30), a fan duct (70) mounted on the fan (40) and a clip (50) securing the fan duct (70) on the fan (40). The fan (40)... http://www.freshpatents.com/Heat-dissipation-assembly-dt20080717ptan20080170365.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A heat dissipation assembly includes a heat sink and a fan. The heat sink device has a base and a plurality of fins formed on the base, the fins are parallel with each other, one or more of the fins cooperatively form at least two concave engagement parts. The fan... http://www.freshpatents.com/Cooling-apparatus-with-discrete-cold-plates-disposed--between-a-module-enclosure-and-electronics-components-to-be-cooled-dt20080717ptan20080170366.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for cooling an assembly including a substrate supporting multiple electronics components. The cooling apparatus includes: multiple discrete cold plates, each having a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and at least one coolant chamber disposed therebetween; and multiple coolant-carrying tubes, each tube extending from a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Combination-assembly-of-led-and-liquid-vapor-thermally-dissipating-device-dt20080717ptan20080170367.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A combination assembly of LED and liquid-vapor thermally dissipating device includes a liquid-vapor thermally dissipating device, a circuit board and at least one LED unit. The liquid-vapor thermally dissipating device includes a metal shell with liquid and capillarity structures therein. The circuit board is provided on the liquid-vapor thermally dissipating... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatuses-for-dissipating-heat-from-semiconductor-devices-dt20080717ptan20080170368.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An apparatus for providing two-phase heat transfer for semiconductor devices includes a vapor chamber configured to carry a cooling liquid, the vapor chamber having a base section, and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) shaped members. The plurality of 3D-shaped members have interior and exterior sidewalls, the 3D-shaped members being connected... http://www.freshpatents.com/Heat-dissipating-apparatus-heat-dissipating-base-and-its-manufacturing-method-dt20080717ptan20080170369.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat dissipating base and a heat dissipating element. The heat dissipating base includes a heat conducting plate and a heat dissipating plate having a hole. The heat conducting plate is disposed in the hole by a way of fitting with the hole and the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Cooling-structure-using-rigid-movable-elements-dt20080717ptan20080170370.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An information processing system includes: a processor; a memory; an input/output subsystem; and a bus coupled to the processor, the memory and the input/output subsystem. The system further includes a cooling structure for cooling the processor. The cooling structure consists of: a compressible backing; a plurality of rigid copper elements... http://www.freshpatents.com/Combination-assembly-of-led-and-heat-sink-dt20080717ptan20080170371.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A combination assembly of LED and heat sink includes a heat sink having a substrate and a plurality of fins, a circuit board provided on the substrate and at least one LED unit provided on the heat sink and electrically connected to the circuit board. The heat of the LED... http://www.freshpatents.com/Electronic-control-apparatus-and-method-of-manufacturing-the-same-dt20080717ptan20080170372.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An electronic control apparatus includes a circuit board with a circuit element mounted thereon, a heatsink for dissipating heat from the circuit board placed thereon, an external terminal having a first end electrically connected to the circuit board and a second end connectable to an external device, a molding resin... http://www.freshpatents.com/Computer-spacing-and-stabilization-system-dt20080717ptan20080170373.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A system for spacing and stabilizing a row of computers includes a strap attached to a plurality of spacer blocks. The strap is arrayed over top of the computer row, and each spacer block is inserted between a pair of adjacent computers to provide substantially uniform spacing between the computers.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Low-thickness-electronic-module-comprising-a-stack-of-electronic-packages-provided-with-connection-balls-dt20080717ptan20080170374.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 The invention relates to an electronic module (100) comprising a stack of n packages (10, 10a, 10b) of predetermined thickness E, which are provided on a lower surface with connection balls (12) of predetermined thickness eb, said connection balls being connected to a printed circuit (20, 20a, 20b) for interconnecting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Optoelectronic-device-in-combination-with-a-push-in-cage-dt20080717ptan20080170375.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 The device includes a push-in cage, and an optoelectronic device. The push-in cage includes a first thread form, and a first key. The optoelectronic device includes an optical subassembly, a second thread form, and a second key. The second thread form of the optoelectronic device is complementary to the first... http://www.freshpatents.com/Stacked-mounting-structure-dt20080717ptan20080170376.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 In a stacked mounting structure At least a pair of a first connecting terminal and a second connecting terminal is formed, and further, the stacked mounting structure includes a protruding electrode which is provided on at least any one of the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal, and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Manipulation-input-device-and-electronic-instrument-using-the-same-dt20080717ptan20080170377.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A manipulation input device includes a base, a printed-circuit board adhered to the base, a manipulation member, a pressing projection, and a manipulation dial. A plurality of push-button switches and a magnetic-field detection element are mounted on the printed-circuit board. The manipulation member has a ring-shape plate spring and a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Circuit-structure-having-independent-ground-plane-layouts-implemented-in-circuit-board-dt20080717ptan20080170378.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 A circuit structure includes a circuit board, a first circuit component mounted on the circuit board, and a second circuit component mounted on the circuit board. The first circuit board has a first ground plane layout including at least one ground plane, and a second ground plane layout including at... http://www.freshpatents.com/Optical-receiver-having-improved-shielding-dt20080717ptan20080170379.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:18 -0700 An apparatus having a die, a carrier, and a plurality of shielding wires. The die has a top surface through which EMI is received. The carrier has a first surface on which the die is mounted by attaching the die to the first surface using a surface of the die...