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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8441825 | H-bridge circuit having energy compensation circuit and controlling method thereof The configurations of an H-bridge circuit and a controlling method thereof are provided in the present invention. The proposed circuit includes an H-bridge having a first and a second bridge arms, each of which has a middle point, and a bidirectional switch connecte... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441811 | AC-DC converter An AC-DC converter is disclosed. The AC-DC converter includes an OFF-time clamping circuit. The OFF time clamping circuit outputs a triggering signal when a main switch circuit of the AC-DC converter is switched from ON state to OFF state. When an input AC voltage i... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441151 | Power supply with arc flash protection mechanism and data-processing system employing same A power supply with arc flash protection mechanism for providing power to a load is disclosed. The power supply comprises a first power connector including a plurality of power terminals and a first detecting terminal, a power conversion circuit, a control unit and ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8436557 | Ballast control circuit and ballast control method for gas discharge lamp The invention proposes a ballast control circuit and ballast control method for gas discharge lamp. The ballast control circuit and control method of the invention is advantageous by allowing the OFF time of the main switch of the ballast circuit to be fixed in orde... | 05/07/2013 |
| D681794 | Exhaust fan with LED | 05/07/2013 |
| 8432699 | Junction box and electrical connection mechanism thereof A junction box for a solar module is disclosed and comprises a housing having an opening for introducing a plurality of conductor strips; and an electrical connection mechanism disposed in a receptacle of the housing. The electrical connection mechanism comprises a ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432245 | Power module and circuit board assembly thereof A power module includes a first bobbin, a primary winding coil, a circuit board assembly and a first magnetic core assembly. The primary winding coil is wound around the first bobbin. The circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board, a second winding stru... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8425046 | Cooling device for a projection apparatus and said projection apparatus A cooling device applied in a projection apparatus and the projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises a first light source, a second light source, a third light source and the cooling device. The cooling device comprises an airflow guiding... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8423806 | Power management system capable of saving power and optimizing operating efficiency of power supplies for providing power with back-up or redundancy to plural loads The present invention relates to a power management system comprising at least one power management subsystem. Each power management subsystem comprises a first power module coupled to a first load and comprising at least one first power supply for supplying power t... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8421572 | Bobbin and transformer comprising the same A bobbin used in a transformer is disclosed. The bobbin includes a main body, two side walls, two wire collecting bases and at least one extension wire collecting base. The main body has a tunnel. The two side walls are disposed on the two ends of the main body, res... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8417510 | Vocabulary generating apparatus and method, speech recognition system using the same A vocabulary generating method and apparatus and a speech recognition system using the same are disclosed. In the vocabulary generating method, a new system vocabulary can be generated to increase the flexibility of the speech recognition system, so a user, when uns... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8415851 | Terminal element, motor winding structure and method for manufacturing motor winding structure A terminal element, a motor winding structure and a manufacturing method are disclosed. The terminal element includes a fixing portion, a positioning portion and a buffering portion. The fixing portion is disposed at one end of the terminal element and has a serrate... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8410885 | Combined transformer A combined transformer is provided. The transformer comprises at least three bobbins arranged abreast and a core assembly. Each of the bobbins includes two separated guard plates, a winding column, a through groove and two metal pins; the winding column is disposed ... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8409052 | Starting method for hybrid electric vehicle and system architecture of hybrid electric vehicle Provided is a starting method for hybrid electric vehicle, which includes the steps of: (a1) as the temperature of a battery module of the hybrid electric vehicle is below a first threshold temperature, allowing the vehicle control unit of the hybrid electric... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8408884 | Fan and airflow guiding structure thereof A fan includes an airflow guiding structure, an impeller and a guiding ring. The outer radius of the airflow guiding structure increases gradually from the top of the airflow guiding structure to the bottom of the airflow guiding structure. The airflow guiding struc... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8408713 | Lens arrays with angle difference and projection apparatus A lens array set for a projection apparatus is provided. The lens array set comprises a first lens array and a second lens array. The first lens array has a plurality of first lens units which are rectangle-shaped and a side thereof that defines the first direction.... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8406023 | Discharge loop for power supply circuit and active control circuit thereof Provided is a discharge loop for power supply and the active control circuit thereof for actively regulating the discharging operation of the discharge loop of the power supply. The inventive active control circuit is able to disallow the current to flow through the... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8403651 | Fan and airflow guiding structure thereof A fan includes an airflow guiding structure, an impeller and a guiding ring. The outer radius of the airflow guiding structure increases gradually from the top to the bottom of the airflow guiding structure. The airflow guiding structure includes a plurality of fins... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8400787 | Resonant converter system having synchronous control circuit and controlling method thereof The configurations of a resonant converter system and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed resonant converter system includes a resonant converter receiving an input voltage for outputting an output voltage, a rectifying device having a first rect... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8400077 | Power supply circuit for powering light emitting diode A power supply circuit for receiving an input voltage and outputting a driving voltage to at least one LED string. The power supply circuit includes a rear-stage converting circuit and a control circuit. The rear-stage converting circuit is used for receiving the in... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8389859 | Modular power connector A modular power connector includes an insulation main body, at least one conducting element, at least one electricity-delivering element, and at least one engaging element. The conducting element is partially accommodated within the insulation main body, and include... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8382526 | Power adapter with interchangeable connectors and power supply having the same There is disclosed a power adapter which comprises an adapter body and a modular connector. The adapter body has a cavity forming a first opening and a second opening respectively disposed on two adjacent lateral walls of the adapter body, a first connecting member ... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8382330 | Illuminating device and heat-dissipating structure thereof The present invention provides an illuminating device and heat-dissipating structure thereof. The heat-dissipating structure includes a plurality of heat-dissipating units stacked together. Each heat-dissipating unit includes a cone-like portion with an opening and ... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8378770 | Inductor assembly An inductor assembly includes a base and an inductor component. When the inductor component is disposed on the base, the distance between the inductor component and a nearby electronic component is increased by a connecting element or a carrying element of the base,... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8378592 | End of lamp life protection circuit with bi-level detections for the electronic ballast and method thereof The configurations of an end of lamp life protection circuit for a ballast and a method thereof are provided in the present invention. The proposed circuit includes a voltage-dividing circuit receiving an input voltage and outputting a first and a second divided vol... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8374010 | Power supply circuit and control method thereof A power supply circuit for receiving an input voltage to drive a plurality of loads is disclosed. The power supply circuit comprises a plurality of switch circuits, a plurality of power conversion circuits and a phase delay circuit. The plurality of switch circuits ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8373987 | Air conditioning system of portable data center An air conditioning system of a portable data center includes a shipping container, plural data-processing devices and plural airflow-driving devices. The shipping container includes a partition plate and a bottom plate. The partition plate has plural hollow portion... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8373960 | Driving circuit for AC contactor Disclosed is driving circuit for AC contactor for driving a AC contactor, including a first switch connected in series with a winding of the AC contactor, a first diode reversely connected in parallel with the winding of the AC contactor for providing a discharging ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8373533 | Power module and circuit board assembly thereof A power module includes a first bobbin, a primary winding coil, a circuit board assembly and a first magnetic core assembly. The primary winding coil is wound around the first bobbin. The circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board, a second winding stru... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8373304 | Current-sharing supply circuit for driving multiple sets of DC loads A current-sharing supply circuit includes a current providing circuit, a first output rectifier circuit, a second output rectifier circuit, a first current-sharing transformer, a second current-sharing transformer, a first current-sharing circuit and a second curren... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8368249 | Power supply unit provided with AC/DC input voltage detection and power supply system incorporating same Disclosed is a power supply unit provided with AC/DC voltage detection and a power supply system incorporating such power supply unit. The power control unit of the power supply unit can manipulate the first stage power circuit and the bypass switch thereof accordin... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8366417 | Fan and fan housing capable of anti-backflow A fan housing capable of anti-backflow includes a frame and a plurality of anti-backflow sheets. The frame has a plurality of fixing parts disposed at an opening of an outlet side of the frame. The anti-backflow sheets are respectively pivoted to the fixing parts an... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8355217 | Aligning structure for optical actuator An aligning structure for an optical actuator is disclosed. The optical actuator includes a main structure, a base and an optical element disposed on the base. The aligning structure includes a bracket and an adjusting element. The bracket has a first extending port... | 01/15/2013 |
| D673309 | Lamp | 12/25/2012 |
| 8334745 | Transformer having leakage inductance A transformer includes a bobbin assembly, a primary winding coil, a first secondary winding coil, a second secondary winding coil, and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin assembly includes a primary winding part, a first secondary winding part, a second secondary w... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8334720 | Electronic apparatuses and electronic systems using the same for providing supply voltage to external devices An electronic apparatus for providing supply voltage to a first external device with a predetermined pin assignment specification is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a connection interface and a voltage supplier. The connection interface includes a first ... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8333547 | Multiple-motor blower and impeller thereof A multiple-motor blower includes a housing and a plurality of motors. The housing has a common outlet passage and different inlet passages. The motors are accommodated in the housing and respectively drive impellers to generate airflow flowing from the inlet passage... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8331113 | Resonant switching circuit for harmonic suppression of input current utilizing frequency modulation The invention discloses a control circuit for an AC-DC converter. The control circuit includes a power control circuit for comparing an input current sensing signal generated by sensing an input current of the AC-DC converter and a power level control input and in r... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8324871 | Integrated multi-inductor magnetic member and multi-loop power factor correction circuit having same A multi-loop power factor correction circuit includes a first rectifier circuit, an integrated multi-inductor magnetic member, plural switching circuits, plural rectifying elements, and a power factor correction controlling circuit. The integrated multi-inductor mag... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8324849 | Motor control apparatus and control method thereof A motor control apparatus includes a sensing module, a phase modulating module, a duty cycle modulating module and a driving module. The sensing module detects a motor to generate a sensing signal. The phase modulating module receives the sensing signal and generate... | 12/04/2012 |
