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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188823 | Dry-type transformer with a polymer shield case and a method of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein at least a portion of a core is disposed inside a shield case formed from a polymeric resin composition containing conductive particles. An encasement comprising a dielectric ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8154371 | Method and apparatus for adjusting displacement current in an energy transfer element A method includes calculating a number of turns of a shield winding included in an energy transfer element of a power supply, where the calculating is to have a low noise current in an input conductor of the power supply. The method further includes: increasing the ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7994887 | Outdoor dry transformer having shield made of high functional fiber An outdoor dry transformer having a shield made of a high functional fiber. The transformer includes a transformer body having a core and first and second coils wound on the core; a shield surrounding the transformer body, the shield comprising a high functional fib... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7898376 | Transformer apparatus with shielding architecture and shielding method thereof A transformer apparatus and a transformer shielding method are provided for shielding external electronic noises and protecting against erosion. The transformer apparatus comprises a toroidal core, a primary winding, a secondary winding, a protection tape, a metal f... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7868724 | Method for suppressing common mode noise The present invention discloses a power converter with low common mode noise. The power converter having a primary side and a secondary side, comprises a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and at least one electrostatic shield disposed bet... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7808351 | High voltage transformer with a shield ring, a shield ring and a method of manufacture same A high voltage transformer including a transformer housing. Internal components and provided in the transformer housing. The internal components are submerged in transformer oil and are provided with insulation for insulating a high voltage winding end. The insulati... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7737814 | Electrostatic shield and voltage transformer An electrostatic shield and a voltage transformer having a high voltage winding and a low voltage winding. The shield takes the form of a concentric winded coil, made from a round conductive wire having a layer of insulation around it and a radius of at least ten ti... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7321227 | Measuring electrical current flowing through a conductor A current measurement device for measuring an electrical current, in particular in a contactless manner, in a current-carrying conductor, using a coil arrangement having a coil conductor and a circuit connected to the coil conductor, the coil arrangement being surro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7288929 | Inductive clamp for applying signal to buried utilities An inductive clamp includes a pair of jaws configured to surround a conductor, and a pair of handles, each connected to a corresponding jaw. A pivotal connection is provided that allows the jaws to close around a conductor. The jaws are optionally biased to hold the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286035 | Highly insulated inductive data couplers There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a power line. The inductive coupler includes a magnetic core for placement about the power line, and a coil wound around a portion of the magnetic core. The coil includes a coaxial cable having a non-in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285714 | Pickup for digital guitar A reluctance pickup for a guitar including a pair of magnetic pole pieces disposed within wire coils. The coils are oppositely wound and wired in series. Each pole piece has an elongated magnetic pole end extending above its respective coil. The pole pieces are disp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265648 | Composite core nonlinear reactor and induction power receiving circuit A composite core nonlinear reactor comprising a first core member of high permeability material forming a continuous annular magnetic path, a second core member of high permeability material forming an annular magnetic path locally broken by an air gap, a magnetic s... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262679 | Rotary transformer A rotary transformer for coupling electrical power at a high level into a rotor operable at a high rotational speed without the introduction of undesirable electromagnetic torque and problems of dynamic mechanical instability comprises a stationary primary mounted i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259625 | High Q monolithic inductors for use in differential circuits The present invention provides a differentially driven monolithic inductor circuit having a shield differentially driven by phase shift buffers and a single-ended monolithic inductor circuit having single-ended shields driven by phase shift buffers, both inductor ci... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236073 | Inductance part and electronic apparatus therewith An inductance part is provided which includes: a coil which is formed by bending a metal plate into a coil shape; a magnetic body in which the coil is buried; and a short ring which faces the coil. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227076 | Advanced magnetic circuit to improve both the solenoidal and magnetic functions of string instrument pickups with co-linear coil assemblies An electromagnetic pickup for a stringed musical instrument incorporating a magnetic structure placed between two elongated collinear coils of opposing polarity. The magnetic structure includes a number of ferromagnetic polepieces that extend through the collinear c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220913 | Breakout box for digital guitar A guitar interface device for a digital guitar system is adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals, so that the digital guitar system may be utilized with conventional analog equipment. The interface... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220912 | Digital guitar system A digital guitar system and method includes a digital guitar and a digital guitar interface device, and a method of converting a conventional guitar into a digital guitar. The guitar is adapted to generate analog audio signals, convert those signals into digital sig... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211740 | Valve metal electromagnetic interference filter A valve metal electromagnetic interference filter (VMEIF). The filter comprises a porous valve metal pellet with at least three terminals extending therefrom. A dielectric layer at least partially circumvents the sintered porous valve metal pellet. A conductive laye... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7170367 | Inductive coupler for power line communications There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a data signal to a power line. The inductive coupler includes a split magnetic core having an aperture formed by an upper magnetic core and a lower magnetic core. The aperture permits the power line to pass thereth... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166794 | Hexaphonic pickup for digital guitar system A novel multi-signal guitar pickup is provided. The pickup includes a coil assembly for each string that is capable of generating two signals which can be combined together in a predetermined manner to generate an x-plane and a y-plane signal. The pickup is particul... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166793 | Compact hum-canceling musical instrument pickup with improved tonal response A two-coil pickup having a magnetic flux shield configuration which shields an upper coil from magnetic flux variations caused by unwanted noise and concentrates this noise flux in a lower coil. The magnetic flux shield also concentrates magnetic flux generated by m... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161455 | Method and arrangement for securing sensors in an electricity meter A current transformer assembly includes a current transformer and an insulation cup. The current transformer has a core and a first coil in a flux inducing relationship with the core. The core includes an opening defining a void configured to receive at least a seco... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154367 | Wire wound choke coil A wire wound choke coil uses a metallic conductor to form a coil. The surface of the conductor is pre-plated with metallic material such as gold, silver, nickel, tin or others before covered with an insulation film on it so as to form a plated conductor enclosed wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151429 | Inductor element having a high quality factor An inductor element having a high quality factor, wherein the inductor element includes an inductor helically formed on a semiconductor substrate and a magnetic material film on a surface of the inductor for inducing magnetic flux generated by the inductor. The magn... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145348 | Sensor device with coated electric wire shielding A coated electric wire is wound around a detection circuit in a planar manner for the purpose of electrostatic shield. This winding is performed, for example, spirally in a single layer. In the case where there are further provided a detection circuit board includin... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7119646 | Apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of the core of a super-conducting transformer An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a core of a transformer is provided that includes a core, a shield surrounding the core, a cast formed between the core and the shield, and tubing positioned on the shield. The cast directs heat from the core to the sh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113068 | Winding structure of inductor used in power factor correction circuit A winding structure of an inductor used in a power factor correction circuit is provided. The winding structure includes a ring-shaped core with a gap, a first coil and a second coil wound around the core. The negative end of the first coil and the positive end of t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111983 | Temperature detection method and apparatus for inverter-driven machines A resistance temperature detector device and system are provided for measuring the temperature adjacent to windings within a stator assembly. The resistance temperature detector comprises a resistive element enclosed within a plurality of insulative layers, includin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109835 | Highly insulated inductive data couplers There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a power line. The inductive coupler includes a magnetic core for placement about the power line, a coil wound around a portion of the magnetic core, and a semiconducting coating that encapsulates the co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087084 | Method for replacing a natural facet joint with a prosthesis having an artificial facet joint structure A prosthesis replaces all or a portion of a natural facet joint on a vertebral body. The prosthesis has a prosthesis body that accommodates fixation to the vertebral body at or near a pedicle and without support by a lamina. The prosthesis also has an artificial fac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7046112 | Logging tool induction coil form The present invention is directed to a logging tool induction coil form having a coating layer, which is easy to form to tight tolerances, bonded to at least a portion of the outer surface of the ceramic hollow cylindrical core. A plurality of parallel circumferenti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028387 | Method of making a miniaturized positional assembly A method of producing a miniaturized set of inductive coils set mutually orthogonally inside a tube. In the method a positional template made of a sheet of substantially rigid material that defines a set of guide apertures, each of which is in the shape of one of th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026904 | Multiple layer inductor and method of making the same A multiple layer inductor has a first spiral conductive pattern disposed on a first surface; a second spiral conductive pattern disposed on a second surface; a continuing interconnection coupled to the first and second spiral conductive patterns; an interface couple... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023313 | Power inductor with reduced DC current saturation A power inductor includes a magnetic core material having first and second ends. An inner cavity arranged in the magnetic core material extends from the first end to the second end. A conductor passes through the cavity. A slotted air gap arranged in the magnetic co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022908 | Pick-up assembly for stringed musical instruments A pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument includes first and second identical pick-ups in respective housings. The first pick-up is positioned toward strings of the instrument and the second pick-up is positioned toward inside of the instrument. The first... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009482 | Controlled inductance device and method Improved inductive apparatus having controlled core saturation which provides a desired inductance characteristic with low cost of manufacturing. In one embodiment, a pot core having a variable geometry gap is provided. The variable geometry gap allows for a “step... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982621 | Method and apparatus for substantially reducing electrical displacement current flow between input and output windings of an energy transfer element An energy transfer element with substantially reduced electrical displacement current flow between an input circuit coupled to the energy transfer element input winding and an output circuit coupled to the energy transfer element output winding. In one aspect, an en... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977803 | Method and apparatus for substantially reducing electrical displacement current flow between input and output windings of an energy transfer element An energy transfer element with substantially reduced electrical displacement current flow between an input circuit coupled to the energy transfer element input winding and an output circuit coupled to the energy transfer element output winding. In one aspect, an en... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6965228 | Proximity switch encapsulated in a plastic housing and having a shield A proximity switch having a coil former (3) which is fitted with at least one coil (4, 5, 6), has an associated board (8) and is held by a plastic housing (1), and having an electrically conductive shield (2) between the coil forme... | 11/15/2005 |
