Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 03/08

20080074219 - Solenoid assembly with over-molded electronics: A solenoid assembly (23) includes a coil assembly (65) having at least one coil winding (73) and an electronic circuit assembly (67), which is in electrical communication with the coil assembly (65). The electronic circuit assembly (67) has a printed circuit board (79) and at least one electronic component (81),... Agent: Eaton Corporation Eaton Center

20080074220 - Magnetic core: A magnetic core (1, 1′, 20, 28, 29, 58, 61, 70, 70′, 80, 80′, 90) for a magnetic component has a longitudinal axis parallel to which a magnetic current is to be substantially guided inside the magnetic core. The magnetic core consists of a plurality of magnetic elements (2, 3,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080074221 - Nmr solenoidal coil and nmr probe: The invention provides a solenoid coil in which a sensitive area is expanded by increasing a homogeneity of a static magnetic field in an outer side from a solenoid coil end so as to be capable of receiving a signal from a space in an outer side from the coil... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080074222 - Mineral supplement cow magnet: A cow magnet is provided having minerals that have been found useful for good health. A cow magnet of Ferrous Oxide (FeO) and stable Strontium (Sr) is discovered to be healthy. Stable Strontium (Sr) is discovered to be used by the bovine body to increase bone growth and strength. Iron... Agent: John Nellessen

20080074223 - Reinforcing of permanent magnet arrays: A reinforced permanent magnet array includes a plurality of permanent magnets with each magnet being unnaturally aligned with an adjacent magnet and at least one member at least partially embedded in the magnets for resisting a natural tendency of individual magnets to repulse, twist, and separate from one another.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080074224 - Wheatstone-bridge magnetoresistive device: A magnetoresistive Wheatstone-bridge structure includes a magnetoresistive ring structure. The magnetoresistive ring structure includes a first magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic material. A second magnetic layer also includes a ferromagnetic material. A non-magnetic spacer is positioned between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A vacant open region... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080068115 - Switching device including magnetic microswitches organized in a matrix: P

20080068116 - Battery pack: Noise generated by driving a relay provided on a battery pack is suppressed. A negative relay is fixed onto top of a bottom face and an inner side surface of a lower case of the battery pack via multiple mounting points formed on an L-shaped fixture. The center of gravity... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080068117 - Operating device for an electrical appliance and operating method: An operating device for an electric hob has an operating element for performing operating functions, which is rotatable and rests in a removable manner on a support. The operating element is configured to be shape-variable, such as being compressible, such that it can be pressed onto the support. Upon approaching... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080061911 - Mechanical switch with melting bridge: A mechanical switch includes a pair of conducting contacts, metal located on and between the conducting contacts, a heater, and an electromechanical actuator. The heater is operable to apply heat that melts the metal. The electro-mechanical actuator is capable of moving one or both of the conducting contacts in a... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc.

20080061912 - Semiconductor switching module optimized for resistance to short circuits: A semiconductor switching module is disclosed, including a housing, the housing having openings to carry away pressure which occurs in the case of a short circuit. In at least one embodiment, the semiconductor switching module includes an inexpensive, compact housing construction. Further, after a short circuit, there is no danger... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080061913 - Singly attached mems thermal device and method of manufacture: An improved MEMS thermal actuator has a cantilevered beam and a conductive circuit having two driving arms, an inner arm adjacent to the cantilevered beam, and an outer arm adjacent to the inner arm. Current flows through the inner and outer arms to heat the conductive circuit, causing it to... Agent: Jaquelin K. Spong

20080061914 - Magnetic levitation sliding structure: A magnetic levitation sliding structure is provided for a portable electronic device. The sliding structure includes a first slider member with a guide portion, a second slider member with a receiving portion that mates with the guide portion, a first magnet coupled with the guide portion and having magnetic poles... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080055024 - System and method for protection of unplanned state changes of a magnetic latching relay: A system for protecting against unplanned state changes of a magnetic latching relay (100) includes logic switching logic circuits (101, 105) for controlling a driver circuit (103) that works to supply a drive voltage to a magnetic latching relay (109). The switching logic circuits (101, 105) work to detect any... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080055025 - Switching apparatus: A switching apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an electrical contactor including a set of main terminals per phase and an auxiliary switch including a set of auxiliary terminals per phase. Each set of the auxiliary terminals is electrically connected to a respective set of the main terminals via a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080055026 - Rectangular coil made of strip-shaped superconductors containing high-tc-superconductor material and use thereof: A rectangular coil has several successive windings which are made of a strip-shaped super conductor, which contains at least one core which is embedded in a normal conductive matrix material and which is made of a high-Tc-super conductor material. The coil is made of a strip-shaped superconductor and does not... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080055027 - Actuator device for optical device and image-capture apparatus: Disclosed is an actuator device for an optical device. The actuator device includes a core arranged in an optical device inside of which an optical path passes through, a coil wound around the core, and a rotational magnet formed into an approximately cylindrical shape, at least one end of which... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080055028 - Inline electromagnetic tool actuator: An inline electromagnetic tool actuator incorporates an actuator housing, an elongated armature, a tool assembly, spaced-apart return magnets, at least one drive magnet, and at least one magnet wire. The elongated armature is located inside the housing, and is adapted for reciprocating linear movement along a notional assembly axis. The... Agent: Schwartz Law Firm, P.C. Southpark Towers

20080055029 - Method for manufacturing stator, and magnetizing core: Ferromagnetic bodies, the number of which is n (n is an integer greater than or equal to two), are secured to an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical yoke. A first gap S1 is provided between ferromagnetic bodies that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. Active magnetic... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080055030 - Self-clinching magnet: In various embodiments, a self-clinching magnet (SCM) may be used to mount a magnet in a panel or for use in alignment. The SCM may include an outer shell with a clinching portion and an inner magnetic core. The clinching portion may hold the SCM in a hole in a... Agent: Mhkkg/sun

20080055031 - Process of producing permanent magnet and permanent magnet: The present invention relates to a process of producing a permanent magnet, which includes extruding a preform to form a plate-shaped permanent magnet, in which the preform is extruded in such a way that a dimension of a cross section of the preform is reduced in an X-direction and enlarged... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080055032 - Permanent magnet and permanent magnet rotating machine: A permanent magnet has a D-shaped cross section including an arcuate top surface (22), a flat bottom surface (24), and side surfaces (26, 28). Provided that a plurality of permanent magnets are circumferentially arranged so that a great circle (S) circumscribes the apexes (P) on the arcuate top surfaces (22),... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP