Electrical transmission or interconnection systems inventions 06/07

20070145821 - E-latch with microcontroller onboard latch and integrated backup sensor: A latching assembly is used on a door of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle includes a main electric supply and a striker. The latching assembly includes a ratchet that is selectively rotatable with respect to the striker to latch and unlatch the door. The latching assembly includes a... Agent: Robin W Asher Clark Hill

20070145824 - Method for estimating damage to an object, and method and system for controlling the use of the object: A communication system between a base station and a plurality of pieces of construction equipment, the communication system including a transmitter and receiver for transmitting measured operational information from the plurality of pieces of construction equipment to the base station. Each equipment piece includes an operational component that is susceptible... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP

20070145825 - System and method for electrical energy switching and control in a vehicle: This invention discloses a device in a vehicle electrical system which determines the vehicle's operating conditions and facilitates the transfer of electrical energy between systems of electrical energy sources and their associated electrical loads based on the vehicle operating conditions. The device further determines the operating conditions of the systems... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael M. Ahmadshahi

20070145823 - Systems and methods for supplying voltage to a control device: A voltage supply device for a control device that is mounted in a motor vehicle is provided. The control device comprises a logic unit, used mainly for processing information, and a power unit, used mainly for driving actuators. The logic unit is connected to a voltage source by means of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070145822 - Vehicle power system utilizing oval wire: A low-profile wire for distributing power within a vehicle such as a car is disclosed. The wire is elliptical or oval in shape providing good power conduction while also providing flexibility, installation in tight or narrow places and the ability to construct low-profile power distribution and junction devices.... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070145826 - System and architecture for controlling lighting through a low-voltage bus: A system and architecture for managing lighting through a seamless low-voltage bus network is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of control units that serve as nodes for integrating devices, such as light fixtures, control switches and sensors into the bus. Each of the control units preferably includes a printed... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP Attn: James A. Gavney

20070145827 - Apparatus for and method of connecting a power source to a device: According to one aspect of the invention, an uninterruptible power supply includes UPS circuitry, a power source adapted to couple to the UPS circuitry, a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact. The first contact, the second contact, and the third contact are adapted to couple the UPS... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070145828 - Smart power switch for broadband communications network: A power switching module provides power to a line amplifier in a broadband telecommunications network. The switch includes a first input port for connection to a first power source, a second input port for connection to a second power source, an input/output port for connection to a cable connecting the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070145829 - Voltage regulating circuit for uninterruptible power supply: A voltage regulating circuit has a first switch, a transformer and a second switch. The first switch has an input node, a first node and a second node. The transformer is connected to the switches has a first coil and a second coil. The first coil and the second coil... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070145830 - System and method for contact free transfer of power: A system and method is provided for the inductive transfer of electric power between a substantially flat primary surface and a multitude of secondary devices in such a way that the power transfer is localized to the vicinities of individual device coils. The contact free power transfer does not require... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070138867 - Apparatus for adjusting phase between the different phases in power line communication system: Provided is an apparatus for adjusting the phase difference between different phases in a power line communication (PLC) system. The apparatus includes a power signal blocking unit blocking a power signal and allowing a data signal to pass between two different phases on three-phase power lines; and a data signal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070138869 - Electric steering lock: An electric steering lock capable of outputting a signal correctly indicating an operation state of a steering lock mechanism even when the operation voltage of a lock detector decreases. The electric steering lock includes a CPU, a signal hold circuit, and an OR circuit. When the steering lock mechanism unlocks... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070138868 - Signal detecting circuit for rain sensor and signal detecting method: A signal processing circuit provided with an outside-light component reducing circuit capable of reducing an outside light component in the frequency separation method is provided. This is a signal detecting circuit which irradiates a pulse light from an LED to a windshield of a vehicle, receives a reflected light by... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070138870 - Multi-output switching power supply: A multi-output switching power supply of the present invention includes: a series resonant circuit which is connected in parallel with a first switching element or a second switching element, and includes a current resonance capacitor, a resonant reactor and a primary winding of a transformer, which are connected in series;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070138871 - Zero voltage switching (zvs) in a power converter: In one embodiment, a power converter includes a first switch in a main power loop for delivering power to a first load. A second switch in an auxiliary power loop delivers power to a second load. The power converter system further includes means for providing zero voltage switching (ZVS) conditions... Agent: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

20070138872 - Power system utilizing flow batteries: The present invention is an energy generating system which uses an advanced aqueous-electrolyte energy storage system in conjunction with a commercial available primary source of power and a backup fuel cell.... Agent: Sprint Communications Company L.p.

20070138873 - Circuit breaker configuration: A circuit breaker configuration contains a number of circuit breakers each to be connected via lines to a system component of a power distribution system and a plurality of control buttons with a respective one of the control buttons connected to a respective one of the circuit breakers. The respective... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070138874 - Three-state switch for power supply circuit: A three-state switch includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a pole, a first throw, a second throw, and a third throw. The first input terminal is for receiving a first signal. The first output terminal is coupled to the first input terminal, and... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070132314 - Device and method for the disposal/disposal firing of occupant protection devices/road user protection devices with pyrotechnic igniters: Disclosed is a device and a method for disposal of occupant protection devices/road user protection devices with a pyrotechnic igniter, by which both a reliable disposal of the device as well as a stable/malfunction-free placing of the device in operation can be ensured with implemented disposal capabilities/disposal routines (protection from... Agent: Craig Hallacher Continental Teves Inc

20070132313 - Device for the voltage supply in a motor vehicle: A device for the voltage supply for a heavy power consumer, e.g., an electric auxiliary compressor in a motor vehicle, in which the electric auxiliary compressor is supplied with voltage with the aid of two ultracaps and one high current diode. The voltage supply via the high current diode takes... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070132315 - Power supply system: A power supply system for providing main power and standby power to peripheral electronic devices in a computer, comprises an input signal coming from a CPU of the computer; a driving device for receiving the input signal and generating a driving signal; a first power switch device connected with a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070132316 - Method for pulse width modulated control of a plurality of load elements: Disclosed is a method for pulse width modulated control of a plurality of load elements, particularly during supply of the load elements from a common supply system in motor vehicles. The load elements are controlled in a time staggered manner with respect to one another, more particularly in a phase... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070132317 - Back-up power system for a cooling system: A power system that serves as a source of dedicated back-up power for a cooling system is disclosed. The power system utilizes a plurality of fuel cells, which produce direct current (DC) power. A conversion device, such as an inverter, is used to convert the DC into alternating current (AC)... Agent: Sprint Communications Company L.p.

20070132318 - Arrangement comprising at least one electrical voltage source and a first voltage converter circuit: An arrangement comprising at least one electrical voltage source (1) and one first voltage converter circuit (2) with an output (3) and an input (4). In this arrangement, the electrical voltage source (1) is connected to the input (4) of the first voltage converter circuit (2) and the output (3)... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070132319 - Power-off circuit: A power-off circuit includes a power unit (10), a power management unit (20), an integrated circuit chip (IC chip, 40), a switching apparatus (30), and a clamp circuit (70). The switching apparatus produces and transmits a power-off instruction to the power management unit. The power management unit produces and transmits... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070126288 - Switch controller: A switch controller is described that permits a single AC load to be controlled by DC signals from multiple switches. In one example of the invention, a switch controller includes a switch-state evaluator that receives DC signals from two or more switches and a load controller, responsive to the switch-state... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070126289 - Electronic switching device with uninterruptible voltage regulating switch: An electronic switching device, externally connected with an alternating current power source, includes an uninterruptible voltage regulating switch for generating an energy storage electromotive force; a signal transmitter; and a remote control module connected to an electrical device, which at least has a signal controller, a voltage detector, and a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070126290 - Systems and methods for powering an electronic device from selectable power sources: Systems and methods for powering and/or charging the battery of an electronic device from selectable power sources. A powering device is provided having multiple contacts or connections such that any electronic device can be powered by any power source through utilization of the powering device. In one implementation, the device... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070126291 - Sensor assembly and sensing system for sensing human tissue in a protected area of a machine: The invention provides a sensor assembly which can sense human tissue in a protected area of a machine. An emitter plate and a plurality of sensor plates are disposed co-planar to each other and adjacent to the protected area of the machine. An electric field is generated between the emitter... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC