Electrical transmission or interconnection systems inventions 12/07

20070296271 - Emi reduced power inverter: A power inverter of the type used with hybrid electric vehicles having a circuit board with a power layer having a first and second section which are electrically separated using slits from each other on the power layer. A control circuit is connected to and powered by the first section... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070296272 - Driving device with common driver: A driving device with a common driver for driving a plurality of loadings is provided. The driving device includes a first driver and a plurality of first switches. The first driver enhances the driving ability of input data received and outputs the input data. The first terminal of the first... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070296274 - Power regulator: The present invention is directed to a power converter, which includes a first switching voltage regulator, some linear voltage regulators, and a second switching voltage regulator. The first switching voltage regulator is electrically connected between input ports and an output terminal. One ends of the linear voltage regulators are respectively... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070296276 - Retrofittable power distribution system for a household: An AC-DC Charger and or alternator is also operatively connected to the energy converting means. The alternator is configured to convert the motion produced by the energy converting means into another electric current. The AC-DC Charger and or alternator transmits this electric current to a bank of batteries which stores... Agent: Tracy D Blacjman

20070296273 - Power supply network with integrated undervoltage protection in a passenger aircraft: The disclosed embodiments relate to a power supply network with integrated undervoltage protection for the energised consumers in a passenger aircraft having multiple consumers, with a power supply having multiple output connectors, wherein each consumer is connected to one of the multiple output connectors via a main supply wire, wherein... Agent: Perman & Green

20070296275 - Static exciter system for a generator and method of operation: A static exciter system (20) for the field winding (17) of a generator (16) which is connected to a grid system via a busbar (19) includes a first device (12, 18, 21) for production of a DC voltage, which is connected to the field winding (17) and together with the... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP

20070296277 - Emi filter for controlling cutoff frequency: Disclosed relates to an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter. Capacitance and resistance or inductance of an EMI filter, which includes a resistor and a capacitor or an inductor and a capacitor, can be controlled, such that a cutoff frequency can be freely controlled without manufacturing a separate EMI filter according to... Agent: HorizonIPPte Ltd

20070296278 - High-voltage pulse generating circuit: Disclosed is a high-voltage pulse generating circuit comprising an inductor, a first semiconductor switch and a second semiconductor switch connected in series between both ends of a DC power supply unit. A diode unit is connected between a gate terminal of the first semiconductor switch and one end of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070296279 - Power control system: A power control system for use in an electronic device provided with a transforming module becoming self-contained upon connection with a power supply includes a switch module, a delay module, and a control module. The switch module turns on or off a power input route whereby the transforming module can... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070296280 - Power stealing for a thermostat using a triac with fet control: An electronic thermostat circuit has improved power stealing for controlling an AC control device. The circuit comprises a source of AC control power coupled to an electronic switch means having an electronic switch means control input. The electronic switch means controls the AC control device. The diode bridge controls the... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20070290554 - Vehicle control system: Portable devices are provided to occupants, who frequently use a vehicle. Based on a result of verification of an ID code of respective portable devices through intercommunication between the respective portable devices and a vehicle side unit, a number and a location of the occupant, who approaches the vehicle to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070290555 - Power adaptor: A power adaptor configured for vehicle or wall power converting the power to one or more voltage sources for user accessories. Accessory power is regulated by a first regulator sending the power to an accessory connector, such as a miniature USB, SCI connector, or any other type of connector. Power... Agent: Sam Talpalatsky

20070284941 - Power cross-coupler for power over ethernet: The invention includes a method and an apparatus with several embodiments for cross-coupling DC power between the data and spare twisted-pairs in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system. In one embodiment, power output by an endspan Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) on the Alternative-B twisted-pairs (the spare pairs) is DC-coupled to... Agent: Steve Robbins

20070284945 - Map pocket illumination: A map pocket or other compartment illumination system. The system suitable for use in any number of environment and application where it is desirable to illuminate a storage location in response to definable illumination events.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070284946 - Passive power combiner for dual power over ethernet sources: The invention includes a method and apparatus, each with several embodiments, for combining power from two ports of a multi-port Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) for Power over Ethernet (PoE) systems, for the purpose of providing increased power to a Powered Device (PD) that comprises two separate loads and requires two... Agent: Steve Robbins

20070284947 - Power system module and method of fabricating the same: Provided are a power system module allowing a user's requirements to be easily met, and having economic practicality and high integration, and a manufacturing method thereof. The power system module includes a plastic case, a molding type power module package, a control circuit board, and at least one external terminal.... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070284942 - Method for data security in vehicle components and corresponding vehicle component: An apparatus and method for data security for a vehicle component in which security data is stored in the vehicle component are provided. Security data which is present in the vehicle component is stored in the vehicle component after having been encrypted by an encryption method and, when necessary, is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070284943 - Rf-immobilizer and contactless ignition for a motor vehicle: A contactless ignition and RF immobilizer for use with motor vehicle ignition systems. The apparatus uses many of the prior art components, however, it eliminates the need for a metal cylinder that contacts a key blade. Instead, a plastic cylinder with a magnet is provided that will activate at least... Agent: William B Ritchie Law Ofice Of William B. Ritchie

20070284944 - Method for starting an engine of a vehicle: A method for starting an engine of a vehicle ensures that a stationary vehicle cannot unintentionally begin to move during the starting operation. In the event of a starting command, a check is made as to whether the vehicle is stationary. If the vehicle is stationary, at least one vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070284948 - Power supply device: Power supply devices for vehicle electricelectrical systems in particular, including two voltage systems, i.e., vehicle electricelectrical systems, each having its own generator. The first generator and the battery belong to the same voltage system, and the second generator belongs to the second voltage system. If the two voltage systems were... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070284949 - Distance extender: A distance extender (100, 200) for increasing a distance between a first device (145) and a second device (150) in electrical communication with the first device includes an electrical cable (130, 230) electrically coupled between the first device and the second device, a first subsystem (110, 210) electrically coupled to... Agent: Walter P. Opaska Bryan Cave LLP

20070278857 - Mid-link powered device for power over ethernet: A method and apparatus with several embodiments for powering two Powered Devices (PD's) in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system from a single computer network cable, where the cable is carrying power from both an endspan Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) and a midspan PSE. The apparatus is a special type... Agent: Steve Robbins

20070278858 - Circuit for reducing the wiring needed to control the functions of a vehicle: The wiring needed to control all the functions in a vehicle is reduced, especially where the input source for operating a given function is remote from the function. A control member is provided that receives the input signal and converts it to a coded message that is applied to the... Agent: Robert L. Marsh

20070278859 - Voltage transformer with mechanically actuated voltage-selected switches: A voltage transformer with mechanically actuated voltage-selected switch provides an input voltage pass through a voltage transformation unit, wherein the unit is disposed in the casing and its both ends are electrically connected to the input port and output port respectively, and transforms this input voltage into the predetermined output... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070278860 - Distributed power-up: A method for powering a system is described. The method includes receiving a signal that indicates availability of a primary power source to supply operating power to a plurality of computing devices, and responsive to the received signal, transitioning each of the plurality of computing devices from a secondary power... Agent: Joshua J. Mcguire

20070278861 - Power supply for real-time clock generation: A power supply. The power supply provides power to a real-time clock generator when system power is not available and comprises first and second regulators, an energy storage device, and a switch. The first regulator receives a system power and generates a first regulated voltage when the system power is... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070278862 - Structure to control a magnetic reed switch: The present invention provides a structure to control a magnetic reed switch that includes a first electric conductor that extends an appropriate length along a first path and a magnetic reed switch, which includes at least a first reed and a second reed, disposed to one side of the first... Agent: Chen-kai Lin