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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148851 | Simplified lighting control system The invention offers an improvement in lighting control systems by providing a simplified power switching control system (i.e., using direct AC line voltage or DC current power switches instead of low voltage switches that control higher-current-capable relays) that... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148852 | Electronic device and printing device An electronic device controlled by software, includes a first switch that shuts off electric power supplied via a first supply line in accordance with operation by a user; a second switch that shuts off electric power supplied via a second supply line in accordance ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8120208 | Impedance-based power supply switch optimization In one embodiment, a power gated circuit block includes power switches that couple at least one of the power supply grids within the block to the global power supply grids of the integrated circuit. The power switches receive an enable that indicates whether or not ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8035256 | Switching device and a system comprising the same A switching device comprising switching means for switching at least one current phase between responsive current phase input and responsive current phase output, the switching device being suitable for switching electrical current of a power circuit of an electric ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7928606 | Input device An input device includes a power unit, a power switch unit, a processing unit, and an input unit. The power switch unit includes a first switch for supplying power to the processing unit when actuated; the input unit is connected with the processing unit and the pow... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7851947 | Methods and apparatuses for selectable voltage supply A circuit which selects a supply voltage from a plurality of voltage supplies is presented. The circuit includes a first transistor configured to select a first voltage supply, a second transistor configured to select a second voltage supply, a first parasitic curre... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847439 | Dry-type high-voltage load system apparatus and method of preventing chain breaking and arc discharge for use therewith A dry-type high-voltage load system apparatus has a space-saving structure, which is resistant to chain breaking, arc discharge and vibration, and a method of preventing the chain breaking and the arc discharge for use with the system apparatus. The system apparatus... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7791225 | Power switching circuit and liquid crystal display using same An exemplary LCD (2) includes a control signal input terminal (210) configured for receiving a control signal; an output terminal (220) configured to be connected to a load circuit; a first direct current (DC) power supply (230); a first ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791224 | Method and apparatus for providing a voltage to a circuit One embodiment of the invention provides a circuit. The circuit includes a switching unit configured to connect or disconnect a voltage domain to a supply voltage input. The switching unit includes a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The circuit incl... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7696645 | Circuit arrangement for voltage switching A circuit arrangement for voltage switching is used for optimized control of switching transistors, which are used for switching voltages applied to an output of the circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement of the invention enables rapid voltage switching with a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696646 | Power switching circuit for liquid crystal display An exemplary power switching circuit (20) includes a control signal input terminal (210); an output terminal (220); direct current (DC) power supply (230); a first transistor (250) including a control electrode connected to the con... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7560833 | Drive circuit having a transformer for a semiconductor switching element A drive circuit for a semiconductor switching element includes a transformer, first and second driver circuits, and a rectifier element. The drive circuit produces a drive signal based on an input signal. The transformer has a primary winding and a secondary winding... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7554222 | Micro-electromechanical system based switching A current control device is disclosed. The current control device includes control circuitry integrally arranged with a current path and at least one micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch pair disposed in the current path. The current control device further i... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547992 | Drive device driving a plurality of semiconductor elements having respective reference potential electrodes coupled via a main electrode unit and alternating current power supply device provided with the drive device A first bypass circuit has first and second nodes. The first load circuit is connected between the first node and a signal input terminal of the second drive circuit. The second load circuit has substantially the same impedance as the first load circuit, and is conn... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7531920 | Driving circuit When a driving signal changes from L level to H level, a switching circuit is turned on. Then, a gate current flows from a booster circuit to MOSFET through the switching circuit and a resistor. A gate monitor circuit outputs a drive abnormality detection signal of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7492062 | Modular switchgear control A modular switchgear control to control the operation of one or more vacuum interrupter switches includes a cabinet that may contain one or more line powered or low energy control panels. Each low energy and line powered control panel allows multiple interrupter swi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7411318 | Digital circuit having correcting circuit and electronic apparatus thereof Provided is a digital circuit (30) that comprises: a switching circuit (31) having first transistors (32, 33) supplied with power supply potentials (VDD, VSS): correcting circuits (34, 36) connected between an input terminal (IN) inputted... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391133 | Hybrid switch An electrical switching topology for a hybrid switch provides extremely low losses in both cryogenic and non-cryogenic electronic systems. In this switch having switch modules connected in parallel, switching losses in a first module are separated from conduction lo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7362165 | Servo loop for well bias voltage source A servo loop for a charge pump including comparator. A variable resistor and comparator are in series and couple the output of the charge pump to an enable input. A current source/sink coupled to the variable resistor provide a first input voltage to the comparator,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359166 | Method and control system for controlling electric motors There is described a method for controlling an electric motor comprising an operating relay having relay windings with respective first and second relay contacts and a control means, which motor via current conductors is connected to said relay and a power source wh... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7332692 | Redundant control circuit for hot melt adhesive assembly heater circuits and temperature sensors A redundant control circuit comprises a pair of heater circuits for heating a hot melt adhesive hose assembly to a predetermined temperature level, and a pair of temperature sensors which are used to sense the temperature of the hot melt adhesive hose assembly and t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324358 | Power supply apparatus including charge-pump type step-up circuit operated at clock signal frequency In a power supply apparatus including a charge-pump type step-up circuit adapted to carry out a stand-by operation to charge a step-up capacitor by a power supply voltage, and carry out a step-up operation to step up a charged voltage of the step-up capacitor and di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322849 | Relay retrofit apparatus including an electrically-activated relay switch for retrofitting an electrical system The invented apparatus is designed for use within a vehicle's electrical system. The apparatus electrically couples a plug having a first electrical contact configuration with a relay having a different electrical contact configuration. The apparatus provides an eas... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316167 | Method and apparatus for protection of contour sensing devices A sheet film protective covering for different types of contour sensing devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, this covering is a mylar sheet film that is coated with a layer of a conductive material. The bottom surface of the mylar film is also preferably... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314998 | Coaxial cable jumper device The present invention relates to a coaxial cable having a flat portion, so that the cable can be used, for example, as a jumper cable that passes through a window sill or a door. Because the cable is flat, it can easily pass through a crack in the door or window wit... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312980 | Adaptable rack mountable power distribution apparatus Embodiments of a power distribution apparatus that is adaptable to be readily mounted within a variety of differing types of electronic equipment racks are herein described. One such embodiment provides power distribution apparatus having an upper mounting adapter. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295052 | Regenerative power-on control circuit A power-on control circuit includes a coupling device coupled to a first voltage supply. A first inverter, coupled between the coupling device and a complementary voltage, has an input node coupled to a second voltage supply with a supply voltage level lower than th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286339 | Combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent use An underground combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent service comprising two enclosures. A utility enclosure contains a meter socket and the second enclosure contains a breaker panel. The breaker panel on the customer side and the meter o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276959 | Pumping circuit of semiconductor device A pumping circuit of a semiconductor device includes a power supply unit for supplying a power source voltage to a first node, a first transfer pump for transferring a first electric potential of the first node to a second node, a first pumping unit coupled to the f... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274223 | Semiconductor device As devices are often different in the characteristics from one another, semiconductor chips based on the devices have discrepancies in the performance. A semiconductor device having a semiconductor switching element and a drive controlling means (1) for gener... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256345 | Cable and manufacturing method therefor A cable 1 is configured of connecting portions 12 on both ends for connecting to external connecting terminals and an intermediate portion 13. Each connecting portion 12 has electroconductive portions 14 for connecting with externa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253540 | Method for operating a parallel arrangement of semiconductor power switches The invention relates to a method for statically balancing the loading of power semiconductor switches (S1, S2, S3) in a parallel circuit (1). To achieve this in prior art, switching instants of individual switches (S1 | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253676 | Semiconductor device and driving method of semiconductor device A semiconductor device that includes a clock generator which generates a clock signal; a booster which boosts a supply voltage by using the clock signal to output the boosted voltage; a potential detector which detects an output potential of the booster to output a ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250794 | Voltage source converter A voltage source converter with a line-side diode rectifier, a load-side inverter with an electronic circuit, a power supply for the electronic circuit, and a slim DC link with a DC link capacitor is described. The slim DC link connects a DC output side of the line-... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248007 | Control system to monitor the functioning of an electromechanical drive in a vehicle A control system for an electromechanical drive in a vehicle has a motor (29) whose connections (24, 25) are connected to the assigned control elements (2, 3) of a bridge circuit, a control circuit (21) with signal connections (12, 13 | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233744 | Power feed arrangement using aggregate segments A power feed arrangement for aggregate segments of a communications system is disclosed. In embodiments of the invention, cables are used to communicatively connect a number of landmasses, where the cables also serve to carry electrical power to devices connected al... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7234013 | System and method for preventing wake on LAN to protect expansion cards Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing protected swapping of a peripheral component in a computer system. The method comprises determining a position of a first mechanical retention latch wherein the first mechanical retention latch has ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208851 | Circuit arrangement for the reliable switching of electrical circuits A circuit arrangement for the reliable switching of electrical circuits contains two series paths, two switching elements being arranged in parallel with one another in one of the series paths, the switching inputs of said switching elements being connected to the i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7196572 | Integrated circuit for stabilizing a voltage An integrated circuit includes an input terminal (IN) for application of a supply voltage (Vext) and an output terminal (A) for generation of an output voltage (Vout). A first branch including a first controllable resistance (T1) and a second branch including... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193338 | Method for tapping a high voltage transmission line and substation using the same A method of tapping a high voltage transmission line for input into a power distribution substation is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of dividing the transmission line and attaching the conductors to the primaries of at least two transformers via a series... | 03/20/2007 |
