Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 10/06

20060238279 - Mems actuators and switches: MEMS structures employing movable conductive member and a number of current-carrying stationary contact terminals which advantageously permit higher current carrying capability that prior art devices in which currents flowed through movable conductive members. Current carrying capability in excess of 1.0 amp without the need for additional current limiting devices is...

20060238280 - Magnetic springs for asset containers: A magnetic spring is provided that includes a first magnetic assembly with a first plunger and a second magnetic assembly with a second plunger. The first and second magnetic assemblies are disposed within a housing structure in repulsion. The distance between the first and second magnetic assemblies may be decreased...

20060238281 - Keyboard having magnet-actuated switches or sensors: A text input device having a keyboard with magnet-actuated switches or magnetoelectric sensors, and a stylus with a magnet at the tip. Each key of the keyboard has a reed switch. A key is selected by moving the stylus magnet near to the selected key and switch. The magnet actuated...

20060238282 - Motor using magnet: A permanent magnet comprises a hard magnetic material that contains at least a rare earth element and an anti-ferromagnetic material, wherein the hard magnetic material and the anti-ferromagnetic material are magnetically coupled. A volume ratio of the anti-ferromagnetic material is 20% or less, based on the permanent magnet....

20060238283 - Latch arrangement: A latch arrangement including a latch, a release mechanism a manually actuable element and a control means, the latch being operable to releasably retain a striker in use, the release mechanism being capable of being moved by the manually actuable element from a rest position through an unlocked position to...

20060238284 - Residual magnetic devices and methods: Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature....

20060238285 - Residual magnetic devices and methods: Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature....

20060238286 - Carrier device for magnetizable substrate: A carrier device for magnetizable substrates, such as stainless steel substrates, which is suitable for processing thin-film substrates in particular. The carrier device includes at least one magnetized base element having at least one receptacle for a substrate....

20060238287 - Explosion proof door holder: An explosion proof electromagnetic door holder includes an explosion cover to protect internal door holder components. The explosion proof electromagnetic door holder comprises a wall box, the explosion cover attached to the wall box, a coil assembly attached to the explosion cover, and a face plate over the explosion cover....

20060232365 - Micro-machined relay: An improved micro-machined relay is disclosed. The relay includes a micro-machined beam capable of carrying an electric signal and having a contact point on a closure side of the beam. The beam is electrically coupled to a first electrical transmission path and suspended above a second electrical transmission path. An...

20060232366 - Over-current actuated reed relay and electrical outlet incorporating the same for providing over-current alarm: An electrical outlet for supplying electrical power to one or more loads is provided with a reed relay, an alarm indicator, one or more receptacles, and a pair of input terminals connected to power source to provide power to the one or more receptacles. The reed relay comprises a reed...

20060232367 - Modular permanent magnet chuck: A permanent magnet chuck for holding or lifting workpieces is formed of two overlying/underlying flat surfaced chuck layers having a common center of rotation. In each chuck layer an even number of permanent magnet plates radiate from the center of rotation at equal angles with blocks of magnetically soft material...

20060232368 - Permanent magnet structure with axial access for spectroscopy applications: A magnet structure or instrument for spectroscopy including a plurality of magnetic flux sources disposed along a common axis. The plurality of permanent magnetic flux sources include a first magnet flux source having a first through-hole body, and include second and third magnet flux sources located respectively on opposite sides...

20060232369 - Permanent magnet structure with axial access for spectroscopy applications: A mass spectrometer with a magnet structure including a plurality of magnetic flux sources disposed along a common axis. The plurality of magnetic flux sources includes at least one permanent magnet flux source having at least one through-hole body along the common axis. The plurality of magnetic sources generates a...

20060226935 - Electromagnetic relay: An electromagnetic relay is provided which is capable of reducing a contact bounce at time of closing a contact. The electromagnetic relay is so configured that an opposed angle θ is 0°<θ<45°, when viewed from a direction to which a normally open fixed contact and a movable contact slide before...

20060226936 - Electromagnetic relay: To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed by a coil, an iron core, a yoke, and an...

20060226937 - Electromagnetic relay: To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed by a coil, an iron core, a yoke, and an...

20060226934 - Semiconductor device using mems technology: A semiconductor device using a MEMS technology according to an example of the present invention comprises a cavity, a lower electrode provided in a lower part of the cavity, an actuator provided in an upper part or inside of the cavity, an upper electrode connected to the actuator, and a...

20060226938 - Electromagnetic relay: To provide a small-sized electromagnetic relay capable of reducing an internal resistance of a contact circuit as much as possible, and also capable of carrying a high current to the relay. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic driving block composed by a coil, an iron core, a yoke, and an...

20060226939 - Residual magnetic devices and methods: Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature....

20060226940 - Method and apparatus for setting a sensor afm with a superconducting magnet: A method for constructing a magnetoresistive sensor using a horizontally disposed superconducting magnetic tool. The superconducting magnetic tool is capable of generating very high magnetic fields for sustained periods of time to effectively set the magnetizations of magnetoresitive sensors having a very high pinning field. The supermagnetic tool has a...

20060226941 - Residual magnetic devices and methods: Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature....

20060226942 - Residual magnetic devices and methods: Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature....

20060226943 - Magnetically differential inductors and associated methods: A method and apparatus is provided for use in an integrated circuit or printed circuit board for reducing or minimizing interference. An inductance is formed using two or more inductors coupled together and configured such that current flows through the inductors in different directions, thus at least partially canceling magnetic...

20060220769 - Electrode and method for making the same: The present invention relates to an electrode 100 with high capacitance. The electrode includes a conducting substrate 10 with a number of nano-sized structures 13 thereon and a coating 15. The nano-sized structures are concave-shaped and are of a size in the range from 2 nanometers to 50 nanometers. The...

20060220768 - Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit: A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit in which a pair of regulator valves, four normally open electromagnetic valves, a pair of reservoirs, four normally closed electromagnetic valves, a pair of pumps and a pair of suction valves are provided in a common base unit with the normally open electromagnetic...

20060220770 - Secure magnetic sensor: A secure magnetic sensor has a first magnetic switch activatable by a first magnetic field and a second magnetic switch activatable by a second magnetic field which is stronger than the first magnetic field. The first magnetic switch is electrically connected in series to the second magnetic switch. In the...

20060220771 - Starter electromagnetic switch: The starter electromagnetic switch includes a switch coil creating magnetic force to move a plunger for closing the main contact thereof, a switch terminal bolt having a head portion fixed to a switch cover covering the main contact, and a shaft portion to which a switch cable is fastened by...