Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 05/08

20080122561 - Method for producing a pole face in a solenoid, armature, yoke, solenoid and electromechanical switchgear: A method is disclosed for producing a pole face of a metal closing elements of a solenoid, especially for electromechanical switchgear. In at least one embodiment, the method includes machining the surface of a crude stamped part of the closing element to give the pole face. A corresponding armature, yoke,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122562 - Hermetically sealed electromechanical relay: An electromechanical relay includes an armature and an inner core at least partially surrounding at least a portion of the armature. The armature is slidably movable relative to the inner core. A coil at least partially surrounding at least a portion of the inner core. The relay also includes a... Agent: Helen Odar Wolstoncroft Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080122563 - Instantaneous trip mechanism for mould cased circuit breaker: An instantaneous trip mechanism for a mould cased circuit breaker in a trip mechanism of a mould cased circuit breaker, the instantaneous trip mechanism capable of easily adjusting a trip current sensitivity for initiating an instantaneous trip operation and of fabricating a reliable mould cased circuit breaker by employing a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080122564 - Electromagnetic switch for use in starter: The electromagnetic switch for use in a starter includes a solenoid including an excitation coil and a plunger, and an energization terminal through which a current is supplied to the excitation coil from an external battery. The excitation coil generating, when applied with the current, a magnetic attraction force to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080122565 - Method of magnetizing into permanent magnet: A method of magnetizing into a permanent magnet comprises placing magnetizing magnetic field applying means to be adjacent to an object to be magnetized into the permanent magnet, and continuing to apply a magnetizing magnetic field to the object by the magnetizing magnetic field applying means while cooling the object... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080117006 - Switching equipment comprising a thermal and electromagnetic trip device: A switching device has a housing and at least one contact point, which comprises a fixed contact piece and a moveable contact piece, and having a thermal and magnetic release, which comprises a tripping coil and a tripping armature. The tripping armature comprises at least two operatively connected tripping armature... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080117007 - Starter including electromagnetic switch with protective cover for protecting terminals: According to the invention, a starter includes a motor and an electromagnetic switch. The electromagnetic switch includes a switch case, a movable contact, a fixed contact, a contact cover, an excitation coil, an excitation coil terminal, a motor terminal, and a protective cover. The excitation coil terminal has a first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080117008 - Rare earth element magnet and method of manufacturing same: A magnet comprising magnetic powder containing at least one rare earth metal element, and an oxide binder for binding the magnetic powder, wherein an inter-face distance of the binder determined by diffraction analysis is 0.25 to 2.94 nm. The disclosure also discloses a method of manufacturing a magnet comprising; compacting... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080111655 - Magnetic flotation device: This disclosure discusses a means of generating a magnetic field around a device such that it can interact with the geomagnetic field of the earth in such a manner to develop a net lift against the pull of gravity. A flow of electric current is directed in a manner that... Agent: J.m. Wozniak, Jr.

20080111656 - Method and apparatus for magnetically treating fluids: A method and apparatus for applying a magnetic flux to a fluid flowing through a conduit is described. The apparatus comprises a flux driver plate having a plate base and sides extending upwardly from the plate base at angles greater than ninety degrees. A plurality of permanent magnets is affixed... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.a.

20080106359 - Breaker: A breaker connected between a power source end of an electric device and a power source comprises a power retriever for setting a first reference voltage; the first reference voltage being corresponding to a limiting value; a comparator for comparing a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage value;... Agent: Chiu-yueh Chang

20080106360 - Microsystem with electromagnetic control: The invention relates to a microsystem, comprising a magnetic microactuator (2, 2′), with a mobile element supported by a substrate (3) and controlled by magnetic effect between a first position and a second position for switching at least one electric circuit, whereby a permanent magnet or a solenoid subjects the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080106361 - Eddy current damper, and lithographic apparatus having an eddy current damper: An eddy current damper has an electrically conducting body having a face, and an array of magnets extending over the face of the conducting body. Each magnet generates a magnetic field directed essentially transversely to the face of the conducting body. The magnet array generates oppositely directed magnetic fields each... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080106362 - Contactor with modular connection of the coil: A contactor with modular connection of the coil according to the invention comprises an insulating body, an operating coil housed in the insulating body, and means of modular connection of the coil to an external circuit so that the coil can be powered. The coil connection means comprise a connection... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100405 - Module for electrical connection between a first and a second contactor and corresponding reverser assembly: The invention relates to a module for electrical locking between a first and a second contactor, comprising a first and a second normally closed auxiliary contact for respectively cooperating with a slide of the first and the second contactor, a first and a second connecting member of the module for... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100406 - Magnetic field generator for mri: There is provided a magnetic field generator for MRI 10 applicable to a variety of magnetic field generators, and capable of preventing separation of permanent magnets 20 which constitute permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The magnetic field generator for MRI 10 includes a pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP