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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102229 | System for a linear drive A system, whereby drive units on a movable part, e.g., a turntable or linear drive, are powered in a contactless manner via, in each instance, an inductive coupling to one or more primary conductors. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093978 | Coil component A coil component 1 includes: a pot core 2; a coil 10 for generating magnetic flux when a predetermined electric current is supplied; a piezoelectric actuator 15 for changing the position of a movable core portion 11 with respect to... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7911307 | Rotary transformer The invention relates to a variable transformer comprising at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding which can be rotated in relation thereto. The primary winding and the secondary winding are subdivided into at least two winding sections. The ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7800475 | Non-contact signal transmission apparatus A non-contact signal transmission apparatus transmits electric power and a signal in a non-contact manner via magnetic induction. The apparatus includes: a pair of annular electric power cores provided in opposing relationship to each other; a pair of electric power... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7786833 | Edgewise coil An edgewise coil which includes a non-circular cross-sectional shaped conductor having a cross-sectional shape defined by a pair of first and second long sides and a pair of first and second short sides, the shaped conductor wire being laminated while being bended w... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7701315 | Inductive rotary transfer device A device for contactless transfer of energy and data. One embodiment includes a primary coil assembly on a first support and a secondary coil assembly on a second support, the supports rotatable in relation to one another, the primary and secondary coil assemblies h... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7663462 | Inductive rotating transmitter The invention relates to an inductive rotating transmitter, comprising a fixed piece and a rotating piece, whereby the fixed piece and the rotating pierce have a common virtual rotational axis and the rotating piece rotates about the fixed piece. The data transmissi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7605681 | Transformer A transformer for transferring electrical power from a stationary member to a rotating member, with a primary winding and a secondary winding, by means of annular primary and secondary windings disposed in annular slots. The transf... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7323964 | Non-contact power system with load and gap detection A non-contact power system transfers power and signals simultaneously. The signals control the non-contact power system. And an operational frequency is operated on a resonant frequency so that there is no voltage alternating on power switch and power loss is reduce... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321229 | Inductive position sensors with secondary windings with increased or decreased number of turns A position sensor comprising a primary winding (26) for generating a magnetic flux, a first secondary winding (24.1) the number of turns of which increases in one direction, a second secondary winding (24.2) the number of turns of which increase... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317371 | Linear variable differential transformer with complimentary step-winding secondary coils A linear variable differential transformer comprising a coil form; a first primary coil; an optional second primary coil; a first secondary coil; and a second secondary coil; wherein the windings of the secondary coils create complimentary and preferably uniform ste... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7262700 | Inductive powering surface for powering portable devices An inductive powering device provides power to a portable device via inductive coupling between primary coils in the surface of the powering device and a secondary coil in the portable device. The portable device includes a passive locator device, such as an RFID de... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7248177 | Down hole transmission system A transmission system in a downhole component comprises a data transmission element in both ends of the downhole component. Each data transmission element houses an electrically conducting coil in a MCEI circular trough. The electrically conducting coil comprises at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7212078 | Method and assembly for providing impedance matching network and network assembly An impedance matching network and network assembly employ one or more variable inductive elements, wherein one or more of the variable inductive elements includes a high temperature ferrite core, a helical coil, and a means for physically translating the magnetic co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7138734 | Linear drive unit reducing stress generated in movable part in horizontal direction In order to reduce load supported by a support mechanism for supporting a movable part so as to prevent the movable part from moving in a horizontal direction when stress is generated thereon in the horizontal direction, there is provided a drive unit including a pr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135855 | Simplified inductive position sensor and circuit configuration Inductive position sensors and circuit configurations are disclosed for the measurement of linear, rotary, or curved position along a motion axis. The simplified sensor structures combine one or two parts of a movable core element with a simple planar substrate havi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7091884 | Analog position encoder A position-measuring circuit is described for use with an analog position encoder of the kind comprising a code member and at least two sensors for sensing successive marks on the code member during relative movement between the code member and sensors, the sensors ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068015 | Wind power plant having magnetic field adjustment according to rotation speed A wind power plant where the driving shaft communicates with a synchronous generator (3) optionally through a gear (2) and with a transformer, if any, communicating through an AC/DC inverter 7 with an HVDC transmission cable 9. The synchr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053324 | Switching mechanism for a manual motor starter The present invention relates to a switching mechanism for preventing a trip error of a manual motor starter. While using the manual motor starter, even though a latch holder (4) is incompletely released from restraint by a trip lever (3) during trip o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049722 | Motor core construction An electrical machine has a core that includes stranded magnetically permeable material. The core is elongated to thereby define a lengthwise direction and a profile that is transverse to the lengthwise direction. Coils are wound about the core profile and sequentia... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044005 | Rotation angle sensor having single wire windings and method for winding a rotation angle sensor A rotation angle sensor and a method of winding a rotation angle sensor involve a single electrical wire that is wound from a rotor transformer to a magnetic rotor. The magnetic rotor is axially spaced on a shaft from the rotor transformer. A notch is formed in a wa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7019672 | Position sensor A low cost x-y digitising system is described for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitizer includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energising the resonant stylu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016744 | Man-machine interface A man-machine interface is provided for a domestic appliance in which remotely sensed buttons, slider bars, marker pucks and a knob are used. The sensing coils for remotely sensing the positions of the buttons, slider bars, marker pucks and the knob are formed on a ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6999007 | Linear position sensor In a linear position encoder, a support is provided upon which a pair of phase quadrature windings are mounted. The windings are arranged to have a sinusoidal magnetic sensitivity characteristic along the length of the support. Mounted on a movable element there is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980134 | Signal processing apparatus and method Processing circuitry is provided for processing signals received from, for example, sense coils forming part of a position encoder used to encode the relative positions of two relatively movable members. The position encoder is such that each of the plurality of sig... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974220 | Bright pointer for instrument cluster An instrument display for a vehicle dash includes a unique light source and light guide assembly. The light source is incorporated directly into the light guide. A non-contact magnetic coupling transfers power from a circuit board to the light source. A textured sur... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952152 | Winding fixing structure of a rotary transformer-type resolver A spacer 2 is provided between an inner core 62 and a resolver rotor 63, which are respectively attached to a rotary shaft 68. A cutout groove 42 is formed at a flange 41 of the inner core 62. A fixing groove 3 | 10/04/2005 |
| 6897757 | Accessory device for manual motor starter Disclosed is an accessory device for a manual motor starter attached to one side of a body of the manual motor starter so as to perform various accessory functions, such as a forcible trip function for the manual motor starter by remotely switching the manual motor ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897756 | Apparatus with two components being movable relative to each other and a device for simultaneous transfer of electric power and information between these components The invention relates to an apparatus with a device for simultaneous transfer of electrical power and information between two components being movable to each other and preferably comprising a stationary and a movable component. According to the invention the appara... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6891460 | Rotor transformer positioning mechanism and operating method therefor A rotor transformer positioning mechanism permitting automatic positioning of a rotor transformer, having a first winding, relative to a rotor stack, having a second winding, mounted on a common rotary shaft to thereby permit a crossover having a predetermined lengt... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6788221 | Signal processing apparatus and method Processing circuitry is provided for processing signals received from, for example, sense coils forming part of a position encoder used to encode the relative positions of two relatively moveable members. The position encoder is such that each of the plurality of si... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6650216 | Inductive transformer and method for producing the same An inductive transformer for transmitting measurement data and/or electrical energy between two components (1, 2) moving relative to one another includes one primary and one secondary transformer part (4, 5), in which a gap is formed between the moving co... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6597269 | Convergence coil structure for a deflection yoke and method of producing deflection yokes A deflection yoke includes a bobbin having a cavity formed in the longitudinal direction of the bobbin, and an adjusting coil having a magnetic core on which a thread is cut. The core inserted into the cavity is slidable in the longitudinal direction of t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6587056 | Solid state flight deck modules and components thereof A conventional light plate for a systems control panel is mounted on a machined front plate which, in turn, is maintained a predetermined uniform distance from a front printed wiring assembly (PWA). A plurality of systems control devices including one or ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584379 | Robot device and method of adjusting origin of robot In a robot machine having a plurality of rotational joint axes, a rotational angle of rotational joint axis and a tilt angle of robot arm against the direction of gravity are measured at three or more of rotational angle positions to obtain rotational ang... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6559560 | Transmission control apparatus using the same isolation transformer An isolation transformer is provided having primary and secondary cores (2, 4) and primary and secondary coils (3, 5), with the primary coil and the secondary coil being disposed with a gap G provided therebetween. Each of the primary coil and the seconda... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6489874 | Non-contact electric power transmission apparatus A non-contact electric power transmission apparatus including a primary unit and a secondary unit. The primary unit includes a primary core and a power primary winding. A signal secondary winding is wound around the primary core and provided to be apart f... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6489899 | Position detector A position detector is provided for detecting the relative movement of first and second members which are mounted for relative movement along a measuring path. One of the members comprises a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field and the... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6441712 | Tuned filters for electric power systems A tuned filter for connection to a busbar in a high voltage electric power system. The filter incorporates a variable inductor comprising a main winding, auxiliary windings and switching circuitry associated with each auxiliary winding. The auxiliary wind... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437472 | Apparatus for wireless transfer of power to a rotating element A magnetic induction device having at least one secondary induction assembly including a secondary winding is mounted on a rotary element. A magnetic flux is induced the secondary induction assembly, causing an induced secondary alternating current in the... | 08/20/2002 |
