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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120007451 | Self-latching sector motor for producing a net torque that can be backed-up or doubled A self-latching sector motor for producing a net torque from two integral independent sources where one can serve as a spare backup or paralleled for double net torque or used alternately for extended life operation. The self-latching sector motor includes a housing, a ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110012443 | Energy and power transformation systems and apparatuses Systems and apparatuses for delivering power and energy using deflecting beams or other oscillating members motivated to oscillate a beam assembly using an eccentrically balanced rotating body that induces deflections in the elastic beam or other oscillating member. One... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110001366 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR, LENS BARREL, AND CAMERA A vibration actuator 10 comprises an elastic body 12 that generates vibration waves in accordance with driving of an element 13, and a relative movement member that is in pressure contact with the body 12 and is relatively moved with respect ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100303587 | OPERATING DEVICE PREFERABLY FOR MACHINES FOR CONTROLLING AND INSPECTING CONTAINERS AND/OR THEIR CONTENTS, AND CORRESPONDING MACHINE The invention is an operating device (1, 100, 200) comprising means (2) suited to move a support (3) with an alternating motion (A) around an axis (4). The means (2) comprise one or more permanent magnets (5) arranged along a se... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301686 | THREE-STABLE OSCILLATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR A three-stable oscillating electromagnetic actuator includes a cylindrical stator from which a plurality of first magnetic poles project toward a center direction, a mover that extends in a circumferential direction inside the stator and is reciprocatingly and rotatably... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100194213 | Electromagnetic Energy Transducer An electromagnetic energy transducer configured to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy comprises two magnetic elements including a permanent magnetic element and a soft-magnetic element and an electrical coil. The permanent magnetic element and the soft-mag... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100176665 | Vibration Motor A vibration motor comprises a permanent magnet supported by a spring and an electromagnet. The electromagnet generates an alternating second magnetic field which exerts a torque on the permanent magnet and causes said permanent magnet to rotate and vibrate. The supporti... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20090267423 | ELECTROMAGNETIC EXCITER An electromagnetic exciter that enables thickness reduction has a casing, a stator having an electromagnet and fixed in the casing, an oscillator having a permanent magnet, and an elastic support member that positions the oscillator in horizontally-opposed relation to t... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090110388 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including a bobbin made of a non-magnetic material including a hollow cylindrical portion and disk flanges; a coil formed between the disk flanges; a power supply which supplies a current to the coil; a movable member pivoted on ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090108684 | Rotary switching mechanism A switching system includes two or more rotary switching mechanisms for selectively moving items. The switching system may be used for switching optical elements, such as filters, into and out of an optical path, for example selectively placing one of a group of availab... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090097088 | MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE OPTICAL DEFLECTOR A movable body apparatus includes a vibratory system, a driving portion for driving the vibratory system, a detecting portion for detecting a resonance frequency of the vibratory system, a drive controlling portion, and a storing portion. The vibratory system has a reso... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090072637 | AIRFLOW GENERATOR The airflow generator includes a plate having a pivot and a swinging end. The invention also includes a first magnetic induced portion assembled nearby the pivot opposite to a second magnetic induced portion. With magnetic induced change, the first and second magnetic i... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090039715 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME An oscillator device includes an oscillator supported for oscillatory motion about an oscillation central axis, a magnetic member provided on the oscillator, and a magnetic-field generating member disposed opposed to the oscillator, wherein the magnetic member is provid... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090039716 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME An oscillator device includes an oscillator, a resilient support member configured to support the oscillator for oscillatory motion about an oscillation central axis, a magnetic member provided on the oscillator, and a magnetic-field generating member disposed opposed t... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080303357 | Device for Producing Electrical Energy A device for generating electrical energy has at least one pair of permanent magnets and at least one coil. They are moved about a pivot axis relative to one another by agitating or shaking. Each coil is disposed between the pole surfaces of the at least one pair of per... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080218823 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An actuator includes: a first vibrating system having a frame-like driving member and a pair of first axis members holding the driving member from both sides so that the driving member is rotatable about an X axis; a second vibrating system having a movable plate provid... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080217926 | Electrical Energy generator An electrical energy generator that converts kinetic energy harvested from voluntary motor activity of a human or animal to electrical energy. The electrical energy generator includes a housing, a coil of electrically conductive material, a reciprocally movable electrom... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080211435 | VIBRATION GENERATOR A vibration generator has an oscillator including a magnet and a holding member for holding the oscillator based on a magnetic force emitted from the oscillator. The holding member includes a magnet or a magnetic body. The oscillator vibrates relative to the holding mem... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080185922 | Electric Drive Unit For Generating An Oscillating Displacement An electric drive unit for generating an oscillating movement, having a stator, a rotor, a torsion element and a tuning element. The tuning element acts upon the torsion element and serves to mechanically tune the resonant frequency of the drive unit.... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080180771 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME An oscillator device includes a supporting base plate, a supporting member, a movable plate supported by the supporting member for oscillating motion relative to the supporting base plate, a first functional device having a first function, a second functional device hav... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080174188 | AMPG device for generation of electrical energy from vibrations, an AMPG device assembly, and a method to optimize the generation of said electrical energy An AMPG device for generation of electrical energy, including a bobbin, at least one magnet, and at least one spring member. The magnet is arranged to be movable together with the spring member. The device is arranged so that when exposed to an acceleration component in... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080143196 | MEMS scanner driven by two or more signal lines A MEMS oscillator, such as a MEMS scanner, has an improved and simplified drive scheme and structure. Drive impulses may be transmitted to an oscillating mass via torque through the support arms. For multi-axis oscillators drive signals for two or more axes may be super... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080137348 | MAGNETIC ACTUATOR AND LIGHT QUANTITY ADJUSTING DEVICE A magnetic actuator according to the present invention includes a stator yoke 10 made of a magnetic substance and having projecting streaks 10a and 10b on the inner circumference thereof to produce magnetic bias to a rotor magnet 8<... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080106156 | OSCILLATING MOTOR FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE The motor includes an E-core stator assembly with a source of alternating current and an armature portion mounted to be responsive to the stator to oscillate back and forth through an arc portion of the personal care appliance and flexure elements are connected between ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080084072 | Moving Coil Electrical Generators A moving coil electrical generator includes a hollow passageway of predetermined configuration and length, at least one permanent magnet supported in a position which extends its magnetic flux through empty space within the passageway, at least one electrically conducti... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080067878 | Electromagnetic engine An electromagnetic engine has inner and outer rotors having magnets of opposite polarity mounted thereon. Output is taken from the inner rotor, which is free to unidirectionally rotate. The outer rotor is caused to oscillate, the force of magnetic repulsion between the ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080054732 | Electromagnetic micro actuator and method of manufacturing the same A micro actuator and a method of manufacturing the micro actuator. A micro actuator includes a base frame, a first movable part, a second movable part, at least one pair of permanent magnets, a coil part, and a deformation suppression portion. The first movable part is ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080036307 | Vibration power generation Vibration-based electrical power generation is provided. In one aspect, a vibration-based power generator is embodied within a machine dampener and includes an electromotive power generation module and a piezoelectric power generation module. A power storage device is o... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080036309 | Rocking Actuator and Laser Machining Apparatus A rocking actuator and a laser machining apparatus which can suppress a temperature rise of a permanent magnet in a moving-magnet actuator. Even when a steerable mirror is positioned by rapid and continuous motions, highly reliable machining can be performed without deg... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080024017 | Magnetic energy power machine A magnetic energy power machine has a base, a power wheel-set and a driving devices pivotally mounted through the base. The power wheel-set has a power shank, which is connected with a follower wheel, and multiple eccentric cams with multiple embedded first permanent ma... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070241620 | Moving coil type linear actuator system A moving coil type linear actuator system which can stably and linearly control a relatively large load despite using relatively low electric force applied to a coil unit, thus enhancing control accuracy and preventing energy loss.... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070216235 | Linear Vibrator Embodiments of a linear vibrator are provided that are capable of reducing the manufacturing cost, increasing the product reliability and increasing the vibrating quantity. An embodiment of a linear vibrator can include a case formed of an upper case portion and a lower... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070176498 | Ultrasonic wave generating device An ultrasonic wave generating device includes a substrate, a heat insulation layer on the substrate, a membrane heating portion on the heat insulation layer, and a membrane oscillator on the heating portion. The heating portion is electrically driven with a predetermine... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070145832 | Actuator capable of reciprocal linear driving and rolling driving and power toothbrush using the same A reciprocal linear driving unit and a rolling driving unit are adjacently provided on a common single shaft in axial direction thereof, so that the reciprocal linear driving in the axial direction and the rolling driving around the axis are performed by the single shaf... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070126540 | System and Method for Reducing Effect of Magnetic Fields on a Magnetic Transducer An electromagnetic driver transducer free of torque in the presence of an external magnetic field, of any direction and orientation (such as in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging environment). The transducer includes a housing. At least one coil is associated with the housing... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070085425 | VIBRATION GENERATOR A vibration generator is provided. The vibration generator comprising a case having a hollow inside and a lower plate. A first vibrator is disposed away from the lower plate of the case and supported by first elastic member fixed to the lower plate. A second vibrator is... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070057580 | Annular stack of lamination elements An annular stack of lamination elements for the stator of a linear electric motor, each lamination element (10) having two external axial extensions (12) and an internal axial extension (11) defined by two lamination portions (13, 14) to be m... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070051373 | Disposable vibrating condom ring with internal and external vibration A disposable vibrating condom ring with internal and external vibration, which is comprised of circular ring, a flexible resin casing, two rigid plastic casings, cylindrical vibrating means and dumbbell shaped vibrating body,wherein the flexible resin casing is integral... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070007827 | Electromagnetic device for converting mechinal vibrational energy into electrical energy, and manufacture thereof An electromagnetic generator comprising a multilayer assembly of a first layer carrying at least one magnet, a second layer carrying at least one coil, and a third layer carrying at least one magnet, the at least one magnet of the first and third layers being configured... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070007828 | Scanner A scanner has a rotor, and a stator disposed in the outside of the rotor. The rotor includes a shaft, and a permanent magnet mounted on the outer circumferential side of the shaft. The stator includes a casing, a yoke held in the inner circumferential side of the casing... | 01/11/2007 |
