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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120363 | Voltage drop compensation for an electric power storage device charging system A system includes an electrical energy storage device that may be in the form of one or more batteries, a charger to selectively charge the electrical energy storage device, and charger cabling sized to electrically interconnect the storage device and the charger to... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8085002 | Shore power transfer switch A vehicle includes a mobile electric power generation system including a mobile power source such as a generator. An external power interface is included to connect to an external electrical power source. An AC electric power distribution bus is included to power el... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082736 | Temperature determination technique for a turbocharger One embodiment of the present invention is an internal combustion engine system that includes an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger with a compressor and a turbine and a gas flow pathway defined therebetween, one or more pressure sensors to detect pressure a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078339 | Circuit board with integrated connector Removable circuits and related mounting hardware for removably connecting circuits to a vehicle's control system. Circuits and connectors form an addressable assembly which may be enclosed in a flowable material. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078324 | Method for controlling fixed and removable vehicle HVAC devices An idle control system for a vehicle is provided. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076893 | Displacement actuation and sensing for an electrostatic drive An electrostatic drive includes a first electrode and a second electrode responsive to a drive signal. The drive signal includes an actuation signal constituent and a sensing signal constituent. The sensing signal constituent is at a frequency higher than a natural ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057262 | Battery connection and monitoring An electrical coupler for coupling a load to a plurality of power sources including positive and negative load connection points. These connection points include first and second positive power connection points and first and second negative power connection points.... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8030833 | Electron emission device incorporating free standing monocrystalline nanowires One embodiment includes forming a nanowire on a substrate from an organometallic vapor. The nanowire is grown during this formation in a direction away from the substrate and is freestanding during growth. The nanowire has a first dimension of 500 nanometers or less... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026860 | Electrically small antenna devices, systems, apparatus, and methods The utilization of small antennas for mobile devices and for low frequency (long wavelength) applications is desired. Further, efficient use of transmission power is desirable, especially in mobile applications. For this purpose, a system is provided that includes o... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7999405 | Electric power generation system controlled to reduce perception of operational changes An electric power system includes an engine, a generator driven by the engine, an electrical energy storage device, power control circuitry coupling the generator and storage device together, and a processor coupled to the circuitry. The generator provides variable ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7982331 | Transfer switch assembly A transfer switch assembly is disclosed that includes a power switch device with a number engagement landings and a printed circuit board defining an opening bordered by a number of tabs. The tabs engage the landings as the switch device extends through the openings... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7956584 | Electric power generation system with multiple alternators driven by a common prime mover An apparatus includes a vehicular electric power generation system comprising a variable speed internal combustion engine, a first variable speed electric power generator driven by the engine, a second variable speed electric power generator driven by the engine, a ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945064 | Intrabody communication with ultrasound A hearing system has a first device and a second device. The first device acoustically couples to skin of a user of the hearing system and includes a sensor to detect acoustic signals. The second device includes a hearing stimulator arrangement to stimulate hearing ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938337 | Variable orifice nozzle A spray nozzle assembly includes a pressure dependent variable spray orifice and an internal chamber which is at least partially bound by a flexibly deformable sidewall. At its distal end, the sidewall terminates at a distal face defining the spray orifice extending... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7888601 | Bus bar interconnection techniques One system of the present application includes an electronic assembly with a heat dissipating device, printed wiring board with electronic circuitry, bus bar, insulative grommet, and fastener. The board defines a bus with an interconnection pad and a board opening. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880331 | Management of an electric power generation and storage system In one technique of the present invention, DC electric power from a DC bus is inverted to provide AC electricity to one or more electrical loads, and AC power from a variable speed generator is rectified to provide a first variable amount of electric power to the DC... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7855466 | Electric power generation system with current-controlled power boost An electric power system includes a variable speed generator driven by an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The generator and the storage device are coupled to a variable voltage DC bus. An inverter converts DC electricity from the DC bus to AC electri... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854114 | Increasing exhaust temperature for aftertreatment operation One embodiment of the present invention includes an internal combustion engine system designed to increase exhaust temperature when operating with a low mechanical load—such as idle operation. This increased exhaust temperature is provided to operate aftertreatmen... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7842036 | Pediatric intramedullary nail and method An intramedullary nail (20) and related method for fixing a fracture in a long bone. The nail (20) comprises an elongate member (22) having a longitudinal axis (54), a proximal end section (32), a distal end section (34) and... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7788911 | Adsorbed substance accumulation reduction for exhaust treatment equipment A system, method and computer operable code is disclosed for reducing HC and liquid accumulation in an exhaust gas treatment system. A timer is used to monitor the amount of time the system spends in either absorption mode or desorption mode. If the exhaust gas temp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784272 | Control system for an engine aftertreatment system An engine exhaust treatment system using a control system is described. In one form of the present invention, engine exhaust gas contaminates are passed through a selective reduction catalyst and a contaminate reducing agent is injected into the catalyst. The amount... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781083 | Hydrogen/hydrogen peroxide fuel cell One embodiment of the present invention includes a technique of performing a catalytic oxidation reaction at an anode to provide hydrogen ions from molecular hydrogen and a catalytic reduction reaction at a cathode to provide hydroxyl ions from liquid hydrogen perox... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7761302 | Method for generating output data A method for generating output data identifying a class of a predetermined plurality of classes. The method comprises receiving data representing an acoustic signal; determining an amplitude of at least a first predetermined frequency component of said acoustic sign... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7701395 | Increasing isolation between multiple antennas with a grounded meander line structure A wireless communication device includes multiple antennas spaced apart from each other. Also included is a dielectric substrate with electrically conductive ground areas along the substrate opposite the antennas. Signal coupling is decreased between the antennas by... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7688678 | Room volume and room dimension estimation One embodiment of the invention includes a processing subsystem (30) responsive to the detection of sound coming from a room (26) to establish an acoustic impulse response for the room (26), and determine a number of sound reflections correspond... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687929 | Electric power generation system with multiple inverters An apparatus includes a vehicular electric power generation system comprising a variable speed internal combustion engine, a first variable speed electric power generator driven by the engine, a second variable speed electric power generator driven by the engine, a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685814 | Systems, apparatuses, and methods of determining plugging or deplugging of a diesel oxidation catalyst device One embodiment of the present invention includes a unique technique to regulate operation of an internal combustion engine. Other embodiments include unique apparatus, devices, systems, and methods relating to internal combustion engine including exhaust aftertreatm... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7613309 | Interference suppression techniques System (10) is disclosed including an acoustic sensor array (20) coupled to processor (42). System (10) processes inputs from array (20) to extract a desired acoustic signal through the suppression of interfering signals. The extra... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7598623 | Distinguishing between different transient conditions for an electric power generation system An electric power generation system is described can include a variable speed generator and an engine driving the generator to provide an AC electric power output. The output is monitored for different types of transient conditions. For example, electric current of ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7573145 | Electric power generation system controlled to reduce perception of operational changes An electric power system includes an engine, a generator driven by the engine, an electrical energy storage device, power control circuitry coupling the generator and storage device together, and a processor coupled to the circuitry. The generator provides variable ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571640 | Misfire detection in engines for on-board-diagnostics Detection of cylinder misfires in engines. In one aspect of the invention, a method for detecting a cylinder misfire in an engine includes monitoring a temperature in the exhaust of the engine. Vibration of the engine is analyzed to identify a misfiring cylinder in ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7557544 | Zero crossing detection for an electric power generation system One system of the present application includes an electric power generation device structured to provide an AC electric power output at a target frequency. This device includes: an electric power generator; a sensing arrangement structured to provide samples corresp... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554214 | Large transient detection for electric power generation An electric power generation system is disclosed that provides an AC electric power output with the target waveform period. A sequence of values is established that each represent electric current of the output for a corresponding one of a number of sequential time ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7286008 | Digital amplifier A digital amplifier (1) comprising a first modulation stage (9) arranged to receive a digital data signal and to generate a corresponding modulated reference signal; a comparator (12) arranged to receive a feedback signal and the modulated refer... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7521822 | Protection techniques for a back-up electric power system One embodiment of the present application is directed to a protection technique for a back-up electric power generation system. This system includes an electric power generator, generator control circuitry, electrical output sensors to provide one or more correspond... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7512448 | Electrode placement for wireless intrabody communication between components of a hearing system A number of ear-worn hearing system devices are provided that each include a pair of electrodes to transmit time varying electrical signals therebetween when in contact with skin of a user's body. The devices each include a housing, a sound sensor, and processing ci... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7481200 | Start-up control of internal combustion engines An electric power generation system (20) is disclosed, which includes an electric power generator (22) driven by a four-cycle internal combustion engine (30). The engine (30) includes a plurality of reciprocating cylinders (C1-C... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482969 | Material movement sensing techniques One embodiment of the present invention provides several electromagnetic radiation reflectors within a volume that contains solid portions subject to movement relative to one another. At least a portion of the reflectors are positioned beneath one or more of the sol... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7484139 | Amplifier fault detection circuit An amplifier (1) adapted to receive an input signal and to generate an output signal at an amplifier output (7) according to the input signal, the amplifier (1) comprising: a feedback circuit arranged to provide a feedback signal indicative of t... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480142 | Boost spring holder for securing a power device to a heatsink A system and method of dissipating heat form electronic components in an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a retaining device having a cavity extending upwardly a predetermined distance from a lower surface of the casing. A spring is seated with... | 01/20/2009 |
