Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 07/06

20060164191 - Electromagnetic breaker: An electromagnetic breaker includes a housing (10) having two conductors (30, 31), and a slidable conductor (40) slidably disposed in the housing (10) and movable to engage with the conductors (30, 31) and to electrically couple the conductors (30, 31) together. An electromagnetic device (2) may selectively force the slidable...

20060164192 - Overcurrent device feed through junction block: An electrical feed through junction block includes a mountable housing comprising a front and a back, a first conductive terminal extending from the front of the housing, a second conductive terminal extending from the housing in a direction opposite the first conductive terminal, and an overcurrent protection device located within...

20060164193 - Electrostatic micro-switch for components with low operating voltages: The invention relates to an electrostatic micro-switch intended to connect two conductor paths (4, 5) placed on a support, the connection between the two conductor paths being created by means of a contact stud (6) fitted to the distortion means (3) made in insulating material and capable of distorting in...

20060164194 - Noble metal contacts for micro-electromechanical switches: A semiconductor micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch provided with noble metal contacts that act as an oxygen barrier to copper electrodes is described. The MEMS switch is fully integrated into a CMOS semiconductor fabrication line. The integration techniques, materials and processes are fully compatible with copper chip metallization processes and are...

20060164195 - Breaker for protecting electric facilities: A breaker includes a housing (10) having two terminals (11, 12), two bars (17, 18) electrically coupled to the terminals (11, 12), an arm (30) supported in the housing (10) and movable to engage with the bars (17, 18) to electrically couple the terminals (11, 12) together. A control device...

20060158288 - Undulator and method of operation thereof: In an undulator for the generation of synchrotron radiation from a particle beam introduced into the undulator, two partial undulators are provided each comprising a conductor of superconductive material which, when a current is conducted therethrough, generates an undulator field that extends perpendicularly to the current flow, and the superconductive...

20060158290 - Actuator structure and actuator block electronic device using the same: The main body of the actuator structure is generally formed into a “pitchfork”shape. The middle bar of the pitchfork forms a Y-bend at its forward end. The Y-bend is disposed so that each tip of the bend is adjacent to the outer bar on each side of the pitchfork. At...

20060158289 - Electromagnet: The invention relates to an electromagnet for actuating a valve. To this end, the electromagnet (28) comprises an armature (58), which can be axially displaced in an armature space (57, 77) and whose axial motion displaces a tappet (29) to the valve. The electromagnet is provided with reflux channel (71.1),...

20060158291 - Magnetic field generating device and method of shimming thereof: A magnetic field generating device is disclosed having an arrangement of permanent magnets, each permanent magnet (PM) having a north end and a south end, and each aligned in the same north-south orientation. The PM arrangement is configured to have a surface at the north polarity end, a surface at...

20060158292 - Ring magnet and method of manufacturing the magnet: Radially oriented ring-shaped preliminarily molded pieces of a ring magnet are stacked in an axial direction to form a ring-shaped molded body, in which end faces of the ring-shaped preliminarily molded pieces are bonded together. This ring-shaped molded body is sintered and heat-treated to produce the ring magnet. Ring magnets...

20060152308 - Split rotor system and method with springs: A rotor assembly may include first rotor half, a first spring supported with the first rotor half, a second rotor half, and a second spring supported within the second rotor half, wherein the first rotor half and the second rotor half are adjoined to enclose the first and second springs....

20060152309 - Magnetic levitation of intraluminal microelectronic capsule: A method and apparatus for magnetically levitating and further steering of an intraluminal device, such as a swallowable microelectronic capsule, for monitoring bodily functions is provided. The method comprises diamagnetically-stabilized levitation, followed by dynamic modification of the external magnetic field producing the said levitation, so that the levitating intraluminal device...

20060152310 - Electromagnetic relay: It is intended to provide an electromagnetic relay which resolves problems of large base size and difference in spring constant. In a facing gap defined between a pair of electromagnet units disposed on a base in parallel to each other and with shaft lines being oriented to an identical direction,...

20060152311 - Electromagnetic contactor: An electromagnetic contactor in which neighboring main contact points have an interphase barrier between them. A concave section is provided at the inner wall face of the interphase barrier at the middle of the emission path of the arc gas that is generated from the opening and closing of a...

20060152312 - Combination of a switching device and a printed board: A combination of an electromagnetic switching device and a printed circuit board incoming and outgoing connecting conductors associated with switchable conducting paths in the switching device. The connecting conductors are each associated with a connecting terminal for connecting an external electrical conductor. Pin contacts are connected to the printed circuit...

20060152313 - Temperature sensing devices, systems and methods: A temperature-monitoring device for attachment to an item, e.g. a frozen food or health product, includes a trigger member that is triggered by a set temperature condition to change state and so register exposure to the temperature condition. In one embodiment, the trigger member is biased to disengage a Thermalloy...

20060152314 - Cathode ray tube with a conical portion: A display tube has an evacuated envelope with a display panel, a cone (or funnel) portion and a neck portion. The cone portion has a cone body portion and a parabolic portion. The contour of the cone body in a plane through the longitudinal axis of the tube and the...

20060152315 - Superconductor magnet coil configuration: A superconducting magnet coil configuration has at least one section containing a superconducting strip conductor which is wound in several layers like a solenoid in a cylindrical winding chamber (1) between two end flanges (2, 3), characterized in that the radially innermost layers of the section consist of metallic low-temperature...

20060152316 - Magnetic securement device magnetically attached to a sheetrock fastener: A magnetic securement device that includes a high energy magnet and a securing member. The device attaches to sheetrock walls through magnetic attraction to sheetrock screws or nails. The device would support display objects by either squeezing them between the device and the wall, hanging them on the device, or...

20060152317 - Magnetic securement device magnetically attached to a sheetrock fastener: A magnetic securement device that includes a high energy magnet and a securing member. The magnet attaches to sheetrock walls through magnetic attraction to sheetrock screws or nails. The device would support display objects by either squeezing them between the device and the wall or by hanging them on hooks...

20060145793 - Micro-electromechanical relay and related methods: The present invention provides a micro-electromechanical relay that can produce low electrical contact resistance, and is capable of mechanical latching. More specifically, the present invention combines the clamping actions of cantilever beams with a movable shuttle-like spacer to generate high contact forces at the metal-metal contacts of the micro-electromechanical relay,...

20060145792 - Structure and method of fabricating a hinge type mems switch: A hinge type MEMS switch that is fully integratable within a semiconductor fabrication process, such as a CMOS, is described. The MEMS switch constructed on a substrate consists of two posts, each end thereof terminating in a cap; a movable conductive plate having a surface terminating in a ring in...

20060145794 - Electrical switching device, relay and electrical apparatus comprising same: The electrical switching device comprises at least a first part comprising at least a first magnetizable element and a first contact zone associated with said first magnetizable element, and at least a second movable part comprising at least a second magnetic element and a second contact zone associated with said...

20060145795 - Low-voltage circuit breaker: A low-voltage circuit breaker includes a first contact arrangement, for connecting a fixed contact to a first busbar and a second contact arrangement, for connecting a counter contact, arranged on a contact lever, to a second busbar. A low-voltage circuit breaker is produced, which may be converted with minimal material...

20060145796 - Levitation magnetic actuator: This is a magnetic actuator including a mobile magnetic portion (20), a fixed magnetic portion (10) provided with at least two attraction areas (11, 12) for the mobile magnetic portion (20), and means (30) for triggering the displacement of the mobile magnetic portion (20), the mobile magnetic portion (20) being...

20060145797 - Linear actuator, and valve device and pump device using the same: A linear actuator may include a fixed body having a coil wound around in a ring-shaped manner and a movable body. The movable body may include a first movable body side yoke which is disposed on the inner side of the coil and a pair of magnets which is laminated...

20060145798 - Electromagnetic actuator: An electromagnetic actuator has a rotor and a stator around which coils are wound to face portions of an outer surface of the rotor. The stator is C-shaped, the rotor is arranged so that a rotation axis thereof is existent in a space surrounded by the stator, and both ends...

20060145799 - Rotating and pivoting magnet for magnetic navigation: A magnet assembly comprising a magnet mounted for pivoting about a first axis spaced from the magnet, and rotating about a second axis that is perpendicular to and intersects with the first axis. The magnet comprising a plurality of segments each with a magnetization direction such that through a combination...