Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 12/06

20060290451 - Magnetically activated switch: An apparatus for sensing relative positions of mechanically coupled devices. The apparatus includes a magnetically actuated switch connected to a set of flux conductors to form a switch assembly. A permanent magnet is affixed to a set of flux conductors to form a magnet assembly. The flux conductors are positioned... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20060290452 - Non-axisymmetric periodic permanent magnet focusing system: A permanent magnet focusing system includes an electron gun that provides an electron ribbon beam having an elliptical shape. A plurality of permanent magnets provide transport for the electron ribbon beam. The permanent magnets produce a non-axisymmetric periodic permanent magnet (PPM) focusing field to allow the electron ribbon beam to... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20060284710 - Pointing device and key sheet for pointing device: Provided are a pointing device allowing accurate depressing operation on a key top and involving no erroneous input or erroneous operation, and a key sheet for the pointing device. On the back surface of a base sheet (14) of a key sheet (15) for a pointing device, an accommodating portion... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060284711 - Electromagnet: An electromagnet comprising a plurality of coils of superconductive material, monolithically embedded in an embedding material, which is solid at the temperature of operation of the superconductive electromagnet, and a method for producing an electromagnet comprising a plurality of coils of superconductive material, comprising the steps of winding coils of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060279384 - Electromagnetic relay: An electromagnetic block and a movable block are attached onto a base in an inclination attitude. Contact mechanisms press-fitted from above the base are laterally arranged in the inclination attitude, and the contact mechanisms are arranged in parallel in upper and lower stages. Idle end portions of movable contact pieces... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060279385 - Gas-blast circuit breaker: The gas-blast circuit breaker includes an electrically conductive vessel charged with insulating gases and kept at earth potential, a stationary arc-extinguishing chamber accommodated in a ground metal tank and corresponding to a moving part to extinguish an arc generated between it and the moving part, an insulating member that supports... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060279386 - Electromagnetic actuator: Electromagnetic actuator for operating at least one movable contact of a switch into a switched-on position or a switched-off position. The electromagnetic actuator (1) has a first magnetic circuit for making a movable (3) and a fixed (4) pole body move towards one another and a second magnetic circuit, separate... Agent: Kirk D Houser Eckert Seamnas Cherin & Mellott

20060279388 - Self field triggered superconducting fault current limiter: A superconducting fault current limiter array with a plurality of superconductor elements arranged in a meanding array having an even number of supconductors parallel to each other and arranged in a plane that is parallel to an odd number of the plurality of superconductors, where the odd number of supconductors... Agent: George L. Rideout, Jr.

20060279387 - Superconducting magnet: This invention provides a superconducting magnet apparatus capable of preventing or restraining the heat invading into the apparatus and reducing the refrigeration load of an external refrigerator, at the time of changeover of a switch in transiting to a persistent current mode, and capable of quick changeover operation. In the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060279389 - Electromagnetic actuator drive: To implement the actuator drive (1) less expensively, an even number of at least four pole elements (7) may be provided, a separate electromagnetic coil (12) being assigned to each pole element (7) and electric power being applied to the holding device (11) for securing the armature (2) in its... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20060279390 - Magnetic pick-up tool: A magnetic pick-up tool is described having a first, small diameter, high field strength permanent magnet pellet, permanently secured within a holder presenting a pole face at a distal tip of a probe extending from a handle, and at least a second, removable, small diameter, high field strength permanent magnet... Agent: David E. Newhouse, Esq. Newhouse & Associates

20060279391 - Permanent magnet, magnetic device for use in mri including the same, and manufacturing processes thereof: The present invention provides a permanent magnet, comprising a cylinder formed with a permanent magnetic material. The cylinder comprises along a radial direction, a magnetic core and a magnetic sheath that are coaxial. The magnetic core is assembled in the magnetic sheath. The magnetization direction of the magnetic core is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060273871 - Carbon nanotube-based electronic switch: An improved microelectromechanical switch assembly comprises a linearly movable switch rod constrained via a switch bearing, the switch rod being actuated by electrostatic deflection. Movement of the switch rod to one end of its travel puts the switch assembly in a closed state while movement of the switch rod to... Agent: Steven Weseman Associate General Counsel, I.p.