Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 02/09

20090051470 - Apparatus for auxiliary contact of circuit breaker: An apparatus for auxiliary contact of circuit breaker is disclosed that is capable of preventing an erroneous operation of and damage to an ON/OFF switch caused by over-stroke of a linkage mounted at an auxiliary contact apparatus, and enhancing reliability despite repeated opening/closing thereof.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090051471 - Long-proportional-stroke force motor: where X is a coordinate of an axial direction of the guide; a positive direction of an X-axis is a direction in which the armature is attracted through the application of exiting current; and Y is a coordinate on the guide along a direction orthogonal to the X-axis.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090051472 - Solenoid device with stable activation: A solenoid may include a core having a junction surface; a plunger having a junction surface and located adjacent to the core; a shading ring located proximate to an interface between the core junction surface and the plunger junction surface, the shading ring having an outside diameter slightly smaller than... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090045892 - Circuit breaker with articulating control cabinet: A circuit breaker is provided having three horizontal circuit breakers coupled together with a base housing. Each of the horizontal circuit breakers comprising a tank secured in the housing, first and second current transformers extending from the tank and exit and entrance insulators extending from the first and second current... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

20090045893 - Electromagnetic switching device: An electromagnetic switching device is disclosed with an electromagnet and a movable magnet armature, which is mounted in the switching device with a resetting force, which counteracts the closing force, is different than zero in an OPEN position and is formed at least partially by a magnet arrangement with at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090045895 - Cryostat having a magnet coil system, which comprises an lts section and an hts section, which is arranged in the vacuum part: A cryostat (1) with a magnet coil system including superconductors for the production of a magnet field B0 in a measuring volume (3) within a room temperature bore (2) of the cryostat has a plurality of radially nested solenoid-shaped coil sections (4, 5, 6) which surround the room temperature bore... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20090045894 - Method and device for generating a homogeneous magnetic field in an area of interest, especially for nmr imaging: The device for creating a uniform magnetic field in a zone of interest, in particular for nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging, comprises an arrangement of superconductor coils disposed around a longitudinal axis (z) of the zone of interest. This arrangement of coils comprises at least one stack of... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090045896 - Electromagnetic transmission device: An electromagnetic transmission device. A guide bar connects to a fixed base and includes magnetic-permeable material and a first central height plane. A coil connects to the fixed base. A support base movably fits on the guide bar. An annular magnetic member connects to the support base and is surrounded... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090039987 - Switching device module: A switching device module comprising a frame (2), the switching device module being adapted to be connected to another switching device module for providing a modular switching device. The frame (2) of the switching device module is provided with one or more wire troughs (8), each of which is adapted... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090039988 - Molded case circuit breaker with contact on mechanism: A molded case circuit breaker having a contact on mechanism which can perform a trip operation and automatically rotates the handle to the on position or a position toward the on position if the handle is manipulated to move to the off (or reset) position in a state that the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090039989 - Electromagnetic actuator, in particular for a medium voltage switch: The disclosure relates to an electromagnetic actuator, such as for a medium-voltage switch, having a core having a coil applied to it, and a movable yoke. A method for producing such an actuator is also disclosed. A compact design can be achieved with, at the same time, a high level... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090039990 - Magnet switch with magnetic core designed to ensure stability in operation thereof: A magnet switch which may be employed in automotive engine starters is provided. The magnet switch includes a stationary magnetic core made up of a disc assembly and a core body. The disc assembly is made of a stack of annular plate members superposed on each other. Each of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090039991 - 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

20090039992 - Flat electromagnetic actuator: A flat electromagnetic actuator includes a solenoid, a shaft at the center thereof, first and second bearings, a projecting supporting part, a movable core having an annular projection, a cylindrical yoke, a coil bobbin, a coil and a cylindrical housing whose top is closed, wherein an axial dimension thereof is... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090039993 - Magnetic accessory system: A lightweight and durable magnetic accessory system strengthened and secured by high-powered magnets to secure various accessories to magnetic surfaces. This invention is easily detachable and does not mar surfaces while maintaining its ability to securely fasten to anything that has magnetic qualities. The accessory is easy to clean and... Agent: Sarju Bharucha

20090039994 - Soft magnetic iron-cobalt-based alloy and process for manufacturing it: A soft magnetic alloy consists essentially of 10 percent by weight ≦Co≦22 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight ≦V≦4 percent by weight, 1.5 percent by weight ≦Cr≦5 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight <Mn<1 percent by weight, 0 percent by weight ≦Mo≦1 percent by weight, 0.5 percent by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090039995 - Permanent magnet or permanent magnet array having uniform flux density: A permanent magnet device includes a polarized permanent annular magnet having two oppositely charged poles faces. A magnetically conductive faceplate is disposed on each of the opposite pole faces of the permanent magnet. Each faceplate is sized, shaped and oriented to equally distribute the flux lines emanating from the permanent... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090033445 - Mems actuators with stress releasing design: The micro-electromechanical (MEMS) actuator comprises a hot arm member and a cold arm member. The cold arm member comprises at least two longitudinally spaced-apart flexors. The actuators may also be constructed with at least one among the hot arm member and the cold arm member comprising at least one spring... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090033446 - Electromagnetic relay assembly: An electromagnetic relay enables current to pass through switch termini and comprises a coil assembly, a rotor or bridge assembly, and opposing, balanced switch assemblies. The coil assembly comprises a coil and a C-shaped core. The coil is wound round a coil axis extending through the core. The core comprises... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20090033447 - Electromagnetic relay assembly: An electromagnetic relay enables current to pass through switch termini and comprises a coil assembly, a rotor or bridge assembly, and a switch assembly. The coil assembly comprises a coil and a C-shaped core. The coil is wound round a coil axis extending through the core. The core comprises core... Agent: Charles F. Meroni, Jr. Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20090033448 - Device having a shape memory element: Conventional devices have a valve needle and a shape memory element which, by the application of a controllable magnetic field, executes a control stroke travel that operates the actuator, and having a coil that excites the magnetic field which is situated in a magnet housing which, at its end face,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090033449 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes a housing, a connecting member and a roller. The housing has a track and an aperture. The connecting member moves along the track. The roller rotatably connects with an end of the connecting member. The connecting member moves the roller to be exposed through the aperture... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090033450 - Low eddy current cryogen circuit for superconducting magnets: A low eddy current cryogen circuit for superconducting magnets including at least a first cooling coil made of an electrically conducting material and having at least one electrical isolator incorporated in the first cooling coil. The electrical isolator is located to inhibit induced eddy current loops due to inductive coupling... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research