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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134810 | Protective circuit arrangement A protective circuit arrangement is disclosed for electrical equipment supplied, for example, from a conductor loop in surroundings subject to explosion hazards in process engineering installations. To suppress current flow from an energy store of the electrical equ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7821749 | Arc flash elimination apparatus and method An arc crowbar with electrodes separated by a gap in a protective case. Each electrode is connected to an electrically different conductor of a circuit. A sensor detects an arc flash condition on the circuit and signals a trigger circuit to send an electrical pulse ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7433164 | Ceiling fan motor control module A ceiling fan motor control module includes a digital core controller coupled to a brushless motor for computing, processing, transmitting and controlling signals and providing a soft start and stop function, a back stage output device for receiving signals from the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428131 | Safety shield for use with different diameter racking rods and an adaptor for use therewith A protective shield that may be secured to an electrical racking rod of the type used for performing electrical work on various types of energized electrical equipment. The protective shield includes a transparent plate formed of an impact resistant, fire retardant ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7417388 | Running machine with wheels A running machine that can prevent overturning of a body in the case of occurrence of an abnormality is provided. The running machine substantially supports the body with coaxially arranged drive wheels, and can drive while maintaining the balance of the body. A con... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401237 | Power supplying method and apparatus and a system using the same An apparatus includes at least one load, a control circuit, and a power supplying apparatus including a control-use power supply part, at least one load-use-power supply part, and a power supply control part. The control-use power supply part supplies first electric... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7369831 | Radio wave receive, radio wave reception integrated circuit, wave clock, and repeater An SW control circuit turns ON and OFF a switch circuit provided between a reception antenna and an RF amplifier circuit, based on a noise removal control signal which is generated by a timing generation circuit and has a constant pulse width and a constant pulse in... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369059 | Electrical apparatus having status indicating means An electrical power distribution device such as a junction box or the like includes a status indicator that also serves not only to indicate the status of energization of a connector mounted in a first housing opening, but also to illuminate a translucent indicia-be... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370218 | Portable computer power control apparatus and method The present invention relates to a portable computer including a main body, a display rotatably connected to the main body, a latching portion provided in one of the main body and the display part, a latch member provided in the other one of the main body and the di... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364459 | Electricity output device with a power supply An electricity output device with a power supply comprises a power supply, a first output module and a second output module installed within the power supply. The first output module is for the electric power output from the power supply through a main power cord co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352546 | Motor overcurrent protection device A motor overcurrent protection device connectable to a motor. The motor has a rotary shaft and a controlling port. The motor overcurrent protection device includes a sensing unit, a driving unit and a controlling unit. The sensing unit includes a magnetic block arra... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340301 | Defibrillator system The invention provides a portable defibrillation system (2), including: a high voltage switch, and current control circuit (16) connectable to and fed by a power source (6); a high voltage transformer (14) fed by the current control circu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337081 | Metering device with control functionality and method thereof A metering device of a power substation and method are provided for operating on a secondary analog waveform output by a transformer assembly receiving a primary waveform. The method includes stepping down the secondary waveform and generating a corresponding output... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330126 | Power supply controller A power supply controller is used in a device including at least one component and at least one control board for controlling an operation of each component, and includes: a power supply section; and a power supply board for independently supplying a power supply vo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319922 | Protective device and method for installation of a protective function in a protective device A protective device for an electrical power distribution network has: means for processing measured values from measurement appliances for the power distribution network, means for initiating switching commands by means of primary appliances for the power distributi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312716 | Wireless communication using an intrinsically safe design for use in a hazardous area A wireless circuit setup is used in a hazardous area where the circuit is intrinsically safe and does not require explosion proof containment. In this setup, an intrinsically safe master barrier (420) is used without the use of a resistor and one or more resi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310740 | System and method for a configurable portable information handling system cover switch delay Power down to a reduced power state, such as a standby or off state, of an information handling system is delayed by a user-configured time after detection of closing of the cover of the information handling system. In one embodiment, a cover delay module associated... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301736 | Method and device for shutting down a drive with a matrix converter during a power outage A method and a device for shutting down a drive during a power outage are disclosed. The method and device include a matrix converter, several commutation capacitors on the power line side, a switch unit on the power line side and a resistor unit. During a power out... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301737 | Motor power line break detection method in AC servo driver An object of the invention is to provide a break detection method capable of lessening a delay of motor power line break detection. According to the invention, in a motor power line break detection method of an AC servo driver including a current detector and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297192 | Flame retardant and flame-retardant resin composition containing the same and its use The invention relates to a flame retardant, comprising (A) a triazine-phenolic resin, (B) a nitrogen-containing compound, and (C) at least one metal compound, wherein said triazine-phenolic resin has formula (I): wherein, m... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7280348 | Positioning mechanism for a pen-based computing system In one embodiment, the invention provides a pen-based computing system. The system comprises a tablet unit including a display screen and an electronic assembly housed within an enclosure; and a separate base unit including two panels connected via a hinge, a first ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261331 | Two-way hidden latch and apparatus utilizing the same An apparatus with a two-way hidden latch. A main body comprises a magnet disposed under a retainer, which fixes the two-way latch disposed in a cover portion. The cover portion can be placed on the main body with a first or second surface facing downward. The cover ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259574 | Sensor device for measuring frequency and amplitude of varying force signals A sensor device for measuring frequency and amplitude of a varying force signal is provided. The sensor device comprises a sensing element defined by a plurality of even numbered planar segments symmetrically disposed about a central axis, a protective housing for h... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256977 | Device for protection from thunder This invention aims at preventing a thunderbolt attack detecting circuit from determining that no thunderbolt is approaching because the thunderbolt attack detecting circuit turns to its initial condition due to power interruption caused by an approaching thunderbol... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253637 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system In order to determine whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit, a sensor signal corresponding to current in said electrical circuit is processed. The sensor signal is filtered to determine the presence of noise in a predetermined frequency range and produc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254005 | AC plug and electrical apparatus provided with same An AC plug provided with a plug casing and prongs formed sticking out from the inside of the plug casing to the outside and supplying AC power supplied from a power outlet to the prongs by an AC cord connected to the prongs inside the plug when the prongs are insert... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242196 | Power supply controller apparatus for detecting welding of contactors A power supply controller apparatus is provided for use in a power supply apparatus including a battery assembly. The power supply controller apparatus includes a controller that controls supplying power to a load from said battery assembly through a capacitor conne... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235900 | Switching apparatus and method for varying a phase line impedance of an electric power transport line section The switching apparatus and method are provided for varying the impedance of a phase line of a segment of an electrical power line. The phase line includes n conductors electrically insulated from each other and short-circuited among each other at two ends of the se... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232968 | Illuminated in-line controller This portable device relates to an in-line illuminated switch. The switch has a soft glowing light which is visible in a darkened room. Elderly people remove their eyeglasses when resting, and the soft glowing light locates the switch when light is required at bedsi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224287 | Method for determining the switching state of a contact and evaluation circuit corresponding thereto An input voltage contacted at the input of a contact can be through-connected to an output of the contact or switched off via a movable contactor. In order to determine the switching state of the contact, any drop in the contact voltage between the input and the out... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221106 | Cordset based appliance controller An apparatus and method for distributed control of an electrical appliance having a plug and a load and two power carrying conductors connecting the plug to the load, comprising locating power control elements completely within the plug, connecting interface element... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215518 | Motor power supply line breaking detection method, motor control apparatus and electric power steering mechanism using the same and computer program thereof According to the breaking detection processing, it is determined that (A) iu of AC current (absolute value) supplied to a motor is less than 0.5 amperes or iv thereof is less 0.5 amperes or iw thereof is less than 0.5 amperes, (B) the angular velocity of the motor i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214131 | Airflow distribution control system for usage in a raised-floor data center An airflow distribution control system for usage in a raised-floor data center comprises an under-floor partition with a controllable flow resistance and a sensor. The partition is capable of selective positioning in a plenum beneath the raised-floor. The sensor is ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209333 | Apparatus and method for over-voltage, under-voltage and over-current stress protection for transceiver input and output circuitry A circuit for protection of a transceiver input includes an input transistor and a first resistor connected between the drain of the input transistor and an input node. A plurality of reverse-biased diodes connected between a supply voltage and the input node. An ou... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206257 | Acoustic remote caviation as a destruction device A method is disclosed of generating a predetermined field of cavitation around a remote target in an underwater environment. The method includes the steps of identifying a remote target location, generating at least two acoustic beams, each at a high power output, f... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199744 | Circuits and methods for reducing interference from switched mode circuits A method of generating a pulse width modulated data stream includes providing a first clock signal having a first frequency and selecting a divisor from a set of divisors for dividing the first frequency to select a pattern rate of a pulse width modulated data strea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196886 | Reverse wiring detect in circuit interrupting devices A resettable circuit interrupting device having a switch and timer circuit connected to the line side of the interrupting device to cause a leakage current to flow for a defined interval of time when power is applied. The timer and switch circuit comprises a timer p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191011 | Access port indicator for implantable medical device The invention is directed to an implantable pump. The implantable pump has a port with light emitters indicating the location of the port. The port can be useful in providing bolus injections or the refilling of reservoirs. The light emitters can be arranged in vari... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184249 | Electric motor circuit with overload protection An electric motor circuit utilized, for instance, for adjusting a wing mirror of a vehicle is provided with a motor with a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a relay switch element included in series with the motor and a protecting circuit for bringing th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179010 | Adjustable pipe clamp assembly An adjustable clamp assembly capable of securing various sized cylindrical members is generally formed from a high strength plastic material dispensing the need for a cushion insert for the cylindrical member disposed therebetween. The clamp assembly contains a pair... | 02/20/2007 |
