Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 01/07

20070018762 - Apparatus utilizing latching micromagnetic switches: An apparatus includes an electrical device and a latching micromagnetic switch that controls energy flow through the electrical device. The latching micromagnetic switch includes a cantilever, a permanent magnet, and a coil configured to latch the latching micromagnetic switch in one of two positions each time energy passes through the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070018760 - Mems switch and manufacturing method thereof: A MEMS switch including a substrate at least one fixed electrode formed on top of the substrate and at least one restoring electrode formed on top of the substrate and formed at a lateral surface of the fixed electrode. At least one signal line is formed on top of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070018759 - Switch: A switch. A lid body is rotatably connected to a casing and includes a first magnetic portion. A polarity-switching mechanism is disposed in the casing and separated from the first magnetic portion. The lid body rotates to a first position by attraction between the polarity-switching mechanism and the first magnetic... Agent: Quintero Law Office

20070018761 - Switch, semiconductor device, and manufacturing method thereof: It is an objective to achieve a MEMS switch which can be mounted with a CMOS circuit and has a contact point with high reliability, both mechanically and electrically. An insulator having a compatibility with a CMOS process is formed at the contact surface of a cantilever beam constituting a... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070018763 - Ground fault circuit interrupter with reverse wiring protection: A circuit interrupter comprises a pair of fixed contact strips, a pair of movable contact strips, a reset component, a movable component, and a tripping component that contains a reset contact. Each of the fixed contact strips has a fixed contact. Each of the movable contact strips has a fixed... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070018764 - Device and method for separating magnetic particles: The invention relates to a method and device for separating magnetic particles from a sample housed in an inner space (1) of the separating device. The magnetic field of the invention is generated with a specific configuration of the magnets (3). This specific configuration permits devices of different sizes with... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070018765 - Electromagnetic actuator using permanent magnets: An actuator mechanism having a different magnet polarity arrangement than the conventional mechanisms is provided. The actuator mechanism 100 has a magnet unit 210 that includes magnets 30 and an electromagnetic coil unit 110 that includes an electromagnetic coil. the relative positions of the magnet unit 210 and the magnetic... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070018766 - Safety switch: A safety switch for a safety circuit includes a moveable magnet located between a fixed contact and a fixed magnet. The safety switch includes a coil located adjacent the moveable magnet and arranged such that the coil pushes the moveable magnet towards the fixed contact so that the movable contact... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20070013467 - Relay and method for the production thereof: A relay comprises a main body containing first, second, and third contact carriers, connection pins, and a magnetic system. The first, second, and third contact carriers are provided with contacts. Each of the first, second, and third contact carriers is connected to at least one of the connection pins. The... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070013468 - Means to increase or decrease magnetic strength in permanent magnetic clamping devices: A mechanical means to increase or decrease the magnetic strength of magnetic clamping devices used to clamp ferromagnetic workpieces together.... Agent: Serpent And Dove Pty Ltd

20070008053 - Electromagnetic relay: To reduce the internal resistance of small electromagnetic relays of a one-circuit three-contact gap type in order to make it possible to allow large electric currents and at the same time to improve the connection between the fixed contacts and the moveable contacts. Fixed contacts on the fixed terminals are... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20070008054 - Cradle assembly with opening assist mechanism and electrical switching apparatus employing the same: An opening assist mechanism is for the cradle assembly of a circuit breaker including a housing enclosing separable contacts, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes a trip bar and a cradle assembly. The cradle assembly includes a first toggle link, a... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070008055 - Superconductor magnet coil configuration: A superconducting magnet coil configuration comprising at least one section of a superconducting strip conductor, which is continuously wound in a cylindrical winding chamber (1) between two end flanges (2, 3) in several solenoid-like layers is characterized in that the section comprises an axial region of reduced current density (=notch... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20070008056 - Electromagnetic drive device: A moving core includes a magnetic body having a rough face-shaped wall portion at a side facing a stationary core, a plated layer portion provided on the magnetic body and including a micro concave and convex portion on the surface layer of the plated layer portion, and a lubricating layer... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070001790 - Apparatus for testing electronic devices: An apparatus is described for burn-in and/or functional testing of microelectronic circuits of unsingulated wafers. A large number of power, ground, and signal connections can be made to a large number of contacts on a wafer. The apparatus has a cartridge that allows for fanning-in of electric paths. A distribution... Agent: Stephen De Klerk Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070001791 - Handle apparatus and electrical switching apparatus employing the same: An electrical switching apparatus includes a circuit breaker device having a molded housing with line and load ends, plural terminals disposed from the housing, and first and second handle devices. The terminals electrically and mechanically engage a circuit breaker mounting block. The first and second handle devices engage the housing... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070001792 - Mri superconductive magnet: [Object]An object of the present invention is to provide a MRI superconductive magnet enables sharp images representing patients' health states to be produced. [Means for Achieving the Object]A MRI superconductive magnet having a superconductive coil, a liquid vessel of liquid helium used to cool the superconductive coil, a heat shield... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.