Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 01/09

20090027146 - Electrical switching apparatus, circuit interrupter and method of interrupting overcurrents of a power circuit: A circuit interrupter includes a housing, separable contacts, and an operating mechanism including a latch. The operating mechanism opens the contacts responsive to actuation of the latch. A trip mechanism cooperates with the latch to trip open the contacts. The trip mechanism includes a thermal overload mechanism actuating the latch... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090027147 - Biaxial type of starter for starting internal combustion engine: A starter for starting in-vehicle internal combustion engines comprise a motor, an electromagnetic switch and an electrically conductive connection member. The electromagnetic switch comprises first and second fixed contacts, a movable contact, an electromagnet moving back and forth to the movable contact to electrically connect and disconnect the first and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090027148 - Bi-stable magnetic latch with permanent magnet stator: A magnetic latch includes a stator having first and second permanent magnets disposed on either side of a center portion. Each of the first and second permanent magnets has at least two associated poles. A rotor has at least one magnetic region. The rotor is configured for rotation about an... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090027149 - Magnet arrays: Method and device for self-regulated flux transfer from a source of magnetic energy into one or more ferromagnetic work pieces, wherein a plurality of magnets, each having at least one N-S pole pair defining a magnetization axis, are disposed in a medium having a first relative permeability, the magnets being... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090021333 - Magnetic holding device: The invention relates to a universally-applicable, detachable magnetic catch, suitable, for example, for the closing and opening of containers of for fixing or releasing an object, whereby each magnet (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 16, 19, 21) is held with a positive fit in the recess (15, 18, 21) of a... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, Llc Henry M Feiereisen

20090021334 - Electromagnetic actuator: An electromagnetic actuator comprising a fixed magnetic pole (11) applied with an electromagnetic coil (14), and a movable magnetic pole (20) provided in the insertion hole (12) of the fixed magnetic pole movably in the axial direction. The movable magnetic pole is provided with a projecting portion (22) tapered along... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090021335 - Magnetic pole for magnetic levitation vehicles: A magnetic pole for magnetically levitation vehicles is described comprising a core and a winding applied on said core. According to the present invention, the winding has two spaced disks formed of conductor strip sections (21a, 21b) wound in opposite winding sense and in several layers around said core and... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20090015356 - Current inductive timer socket: A current inductive timer socket comprises: a principle relay circuit 1, a reed relay circuit, a plurality of diodes, a reed relay and a resistance, a counter circuit, a holding circuit, a time switch circuit and amplification circuit. When the electric appliance is in use, a signal of voltage drop... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090015357 - Air circuit breaker with mechanical trip indicating mechanism: An air circuit breaker having a mechanical trip indicating mechanism, in an air circuit breaker including a switching mechanism, an actuator having an output link for providing a mechanical driving force, a first link unit connected between the output link of the actuator and the switching mechanism for applying the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090015358 - Electrical switching device comprising magnetic displacement elements for a switching element: Electrical switching device, especially a high-frequency switching device, with at least one oblong electrical switching element, which is arranged with one contact end between two fixed-contact elements spaced a transverse distance from one another and can be moved by two adjustment elements forming a transverse movement drive transversely to a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090015359 - Electrical switching apparatus, and trip actuator reset assembly and lever arm assembly therefor: A lever arm assembly is provided for a circuit breaker trip actuator reset assembly including a cradle assembly pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker pole shaft, a reset lever pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker housing, and a trip actuator including an actuating element, which moves the reset lever in... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20090015360 - Haptic feedback system and method: A haptic feedback system includes movable and static portions coupled by one or more magnetic fields that serve to retard movement of the movable portion with respect to the static portion so as to provide haptic feedback when the movable portion is moved relative to the static portion. A magnet... Agent: Jenner & Block, LLP

20090015361 - Magnetic and electronic toy construction systems and elements: Magnetic and electronic toy construction systems and elements are provided that include an assembly of at least two panels that have at least two magnet holders located around the perimeter of the panel for embedding and positioning magnets therein. Magnets are disposed in each of the magnet holders such that... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090009273 - Hall effect switching circuit and controlling method for same: A Hall effect switching circuit includes a magnetic south pole detecting unit configured for detecting and judging a magnetic field intensity of a magnetic south pole to produce a first triggering signal; a magnetic north pole detecting unit configured for detecting and judging a magnetic field intensity of a magnetic... Agent: Hdsl

20090002105 - Integrated solenoid and ignition magnetic switch: A solenoid includes a solenoid housing defining a solenoid centerline; and an ignition magnetic switch including an ignition magnetic switch coil disposed at least partially within the housing, the ignition magnetic switch coil having a magnetic field that encompasses the solenoid centerline.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090002106 - Circuit breaker apparatus: A circuit breaker assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a base having an interior bottom surface that includes a first engagement feature and a circuit breaker cassette having an exterior bottom surface that includes a second engagement feature. The cassette is oriented in the base to provide for a current... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090002107 - Superconducting magnet arrangement with hysteresis free field coil: c

20090002108 - Actuator: An actuator has a resilient shape memory member 1 with superelasticity, a magnetic body 2, and a magnetic field generator 3. At least one of the magnetic body 2 and the magnetic field generator 3 is fixed to the resilient shape memory member 1 such that one of the magnetic... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090002109 - Pole tube and actuation magnet having such a pole tube: A pole tube including a non-magnetic spacer ring configured to join a pole piece along a control cone and also configured to join a tube piece along a back annular surface. The annular surface includes a first face section and a second face section. The first face section and the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.