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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126834 | Sensor Element Device and Method for Producing a Molded Body of a Sensor Element Device A sensor element device for a capacitive contact switch for an operator control device with an operator panel has a molded body of an electrically nonconducting material. The molded body has an upper side that lies against an underside of the control panel in the assemb... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129372 | Electrical Installation System And Method A power-socket variable location system and method provide one or more variably-locatable electrical sockets and data connection points along a wall to enable pins of an electrical plug to be inserted at selectively variable locations along the wall to obtain electrical... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129369 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BREAKAWAY CABLE A breakaway cable for an electric vehicle charging system comprises a female portion connected to a first cable and a male portion connected to a second cable. The female portion comprises a tang located at an end of the female portion. The male portion is configured to... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126580 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICLES AND VEHICLE OBTAINED THEREBY A method of manufacturing vehicles, comprising at least the steps of: providing a first shaped panel made of plastic material; providing a second shaped panel; coupling the first shaped panel to the second shaped panel so as to define a structural element of the vehicle... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130672 | MEMS VERTICAL COMB STRUCTURE WITH LINEAR DRIVE/PICKOFF A MEMS sensor comprises a substrate and at least one proof mass having a first plurality of combs. The proof mass is coupled to the substrate via one or more suspension beams such that the proof mass and the first plurality of combs are movable. The MEMS sensor also com... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129405 | Modular electric socket assembly and assembly method thereof A modular electric socket assembly comprises a male plug unit electrically connected to a cover plate member having at least one electric socket, and a female plug unit retained in a wall and electrically connected to an electric supply system. Pins of the male plug uni... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127798 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING INTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES A method, system and apparatus for sharing internal power supplies in integrated circuit devices is described. A multiple device integrated circuit 200 including multiple integrated circuits 202-205 each having internal power supplies is contained i... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129022 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, METHOD, AND ASSEMBLY An electrochemical device is disclosed that includes a plurality of cells that each include a face, wherein a terminal is disposed on the faces of each respective cell. A bus bar has a bus bar height and electrically couples the terminals from cell-to-cell within the el... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129041 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING TERMINALS OF BATTERY MODULES A connection structure for a battery module includes a fastening member and a space forming member. The fastening member presses a connecting portion of a bus bar against an electrode of the battery module to fasten the bus bar to the electrode. The space forming member... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130364 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT An electrosurgical instrument including a probe tube for transporting fluid, at least one electrode for devitalizing tissue, and at least one conducting foil electrical lead arranged along the longitudinal axis of the probe tube for providing a high frequency (RF) volta... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127627 | MODULAR EMI FILTERED TERMINAL ASSEMBLY FOR AN ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE A modular EMI filtered terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) includes a hermetic terminal subassembly having at least one conductor extending through an insulator in non-conductive relation with the AIMD housing, and a feedthrough capacitor s... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128995 | Material for use with a capacitive touch screen A modified material for use with a capacitive touch screen is described. The modified material comprises a material impregnated with a composition comprising either a non-metallic and/or a metallic conductive agent with a binder. A variety of materials are contemplated,... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130231 | MAGNETIC NAVIGATION ENABLED DELIVERY TOOLS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH TOOLS Disclosed herein is a magnetic navigation enabled tool configured for the delivery of an implantable medical lead. The tool includes a tubular body, a sensor and a conductor. The tubular body includes a distal end, a proximal end, an inner layer including an outer circu... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127720 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES AND METHODS Light emitting devices and methods such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed for use in higher voltage applications. Variable arrangements of LEDs are disclosed herein. Arrangements can include one or more LED chips connected in series, parallel, and/or a combi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103396 | Electrical Component Connection System And Method Of Use An electric connection system connecting adjacent BIPV glass panels and frames in a solar curtain wall. The electric connection system includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and a third electrical connector. The first electric connector is... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106140 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND METHOD OF MAKING A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamp includes a heat sink with a number of passive air flow ducts defined at least partially by fins of the heat sink and a cover plate over the fins. The heat sink includes a body with a cavity, a number of fins radiating outwards from the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106304 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOLDING MULTIPLE DEVICES A consumer electronic system for concurrently holding and providing power to several consumer electronic devices has several cradles in a staggered configuration. At least one of the cradles is positioned behind at least one other of the cradles. Thereby the cradle posi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103657 | HIGH-SPEED CARD CABLE Techniques described herein generally relate to ground planes. In some examples, an electrical cable is described that can include multiple signal lines. The multiple signal lines can be arranged to extend along a length of the electrical cable. A ground plane can be sp... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106069 | SYSTEM AND, METHOD FOR HOLDING AND POWERING THREE CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES A consumer electronic system for holding and providing power to as many as three consumer electronic devices has three cradles in a staggered configuration. One of the cradles is positioned behind and between the remaining two cradles. Thereby the cradle positioned behi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107176 | Detection Apparatus for Biological Materials and Methods of Making and Using the Same Apparatus comprising surface site comprising substantially inorganic surface having chemical composition selected from group consisting of metals, semiconductors, insulators, and mixtures thereof, the surface positioned within polypeptide bonding region and having selec... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106752 | LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105263 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER An analog to digital converter includes a dielectric substrate, an analog input wire, and digital output wires, with a metal insulator extending over the digital output wires. The analog input wire can be in proximity to the dielectric substrate and can generate heat wh... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103085 | THERMAL FLOW SENSOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH LOW RESPONSE TIME AND HIGH SENSITIVITY A thermal flow sensor integrated circuit for sensing flow in a channel based on temperature measurements, the integrated circuit having a temperature sensing element (30) on a front side of the integrated circuit arranged to face the channel, and a bond pad (6... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102729 | METHOD FOR TREATING ELECTRICAL CABLE AT SUSTAINED ELEVATED PRESSURE A method for enhancing the dielectric properties of an electrical cable segment having a central stranded conductor encased in a polymeric insulation jacket and an interstitial void volume in the region of the conductor, including filling the interstitial void volume wi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104849 | Electrical Supply Apparatus Electrical supply apparatus (201) for providing electrical power to a first type of socket and a second type of socket (410). The apparatus comprises an electrical power source (420) for providing electrical power, a first mains circuit (204)... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103651 | HIGH-SPEED CABLE CONFIGURATIONS Cables that are capable of high-speed data transmission. One example provides a cable having conductors that have a low insertion loss. These cables may also be manufactured such that differential signals may be conveyed with minimal skew. The conductors may also be arr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083205 | NFC DEVICE HAVING A DIFFERENTIAL INPUT ENVELOPE DETECTOR A differential input envelope detector receives an unamplified Near Field Communication (NFC) input signal from an NFC antenna and downconverts an NFC intelligence signal to baseband. In one example, the NFC input signal includes the NFC intelligence signal modulated on... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081300 | TOUCH PANEL AND REPAIRING METHOD THEREOF A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first and second sensing series, and a plurality of conductive repairing pattern layers is provided. The first sensing series are disposed on the substrate and extended along a first direction. Each of the first sensin... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081851 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE HARD DRIVES A multiple hard drive connection system includes a first backplane, a second backplane, and a card assembly. The first backplane includes a pass-through and a first socket, and couples to a control system such that the first socket is in electrical communication with th... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079885 | ELECTRODE DEVICE, PRESSURE SENSOR AND PRESSURE METER Provided are an electrode device, a pressure sensor and an electronic pressure meter. The electrode device may comprise: an electrode portion; and an elastically deformable portion arranged on a radial peripheral of the electrode portion. The electrode portion is integr... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083169 | CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURE Various circuit board sockets and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a socket that is operable to receive a circuit board. The socket includes a surface for seating a firs... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081226 | BURGLARPROOF SECURITY SYSTEM AND INSTALLING METHOD THEREOF A burglarproof security system includes a substrate, a conducting wire layer, a sensing control unit, an alarm device and a power supply. The conducting wire layer is disposed on the substrate, and includes plural conducting wires. The plural conducting wires collective... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068727 | COMPLIANT WAFER LEVEL PROBE ASSEMBLY A probe assembly that acts as a temporary interconnect between terminals on a circuit member and a test station. The probe assembly can include a base layer of a dielectric material printed onto a surface of a fixture. The surface of the fixture can have a plurality of ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069494 | LOW-RESISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL A low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel provides a lower electrical resistance than traditional telecommunications power distribution panels, where the lower electrical resistance provides a reduced amount of waste heat. The low-resistance telecommu... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068602 | ELECTRODE AND PLASMA GUN CONFIGURATION FOR USE WITH A CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun configured to emit an ablative plasma along an axis, and a plurality of electrodes, wherein each electrode is electrically coupled to a respective conductor of a circuit and is arranged substantially along a plane that i... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069531 | CONDUCTING PASTE FOR DEVICE LEVEL INTERCONNECTS A conducting paste and method of forming the paste for device level interconnection. The conducting paste contains metal loading in the range 80-95% that is useful for making five micron device level interconnects. The conducting paste is made by mixing two different co... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067639 | A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR THE ELECTRICAL TREATMENT OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS The invention relates to a method for the application of at least one voltage pulse to at least two containers fitted with electrodes, by means of which at least one voltage pulse is applied to at least one container, while at least one other container is subjected to a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067612 | OPEN BACK BOX WITH GROUND SCREW BUMP The disclosure herein provides for an electrical device housing that includes a protrusion, or bump, for securing a electrical ground wire to the housing. The housing may include a plurality of walls defining an interior space for housing the electrical device, includin... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067614 | CABLE WITH A SPLIT TUBE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of twisted wire pairs and each wire of the pairs is insulated. A separating layer surrounds at least one pair of the plurality of twisted wire pairs. The separating layer is a tube with a longitudinal split t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067621 | GAS INSULATED BUS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Gas insulated bus (GIB) systems and methods are provided that facilitate efficient cost control and resource utilization. A GIB system assembly includes one or more GIB runs which include a maximum number of a first GIB section components having a predetermined length a... | 03/22/2012 |
