Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions 08/09

20090212888 - Coupling for solenoid and lead frame: A coupling for a solenoid and a lead frame includes plurality of terminals. Each terminal includes a plurality of terminal guides. A lead frame defines a plurality of slots. A plurality of locating and support channels are defined adjacent each slot, wherein each of the plurality of terminals are coupled... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP Ip Section

20090212889 - Eddy current inductive drive electromechanical linear actuator and switching arrangement: The present invention is directed to an inductively driven electromagnetic linear actuator arrangement employing eddy currents induced by a fixed drive coil to drive its armature. Eddy current focusing fields are employed to direct the eddy currents using Lorentz forces to maximize armature speed. The armature includes a shorted driven... Agent: David D Stein

20090212891 - Coil energization apparatus and method of energizing a superconductive coil: A coil energizing apparatus has a superconducting energization power supply having an output port. The power supply is arranged to generate, when in use, a pulsed output current signal at the output port.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090212890 - Magnetizing system and superconducting magnet to be magnetized therewith: A magnet magnetizing system and a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, for magnetizing a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, comprises: a magnetizing magnetic field generating means for generating and distinguishing a static magnetic field; a cooling means having an electromotive motor within the static magnetic field, which is generated from... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090212892 - Circular magnetic switch: A circular magnetic switch comprises a circuit device and a ring. The circuit device is provided with a plurality of magnetic induction elements and the ring is provided with a plurality of circularly arranged magnets, so that the magnetic induction elements are able to sense the relatively positional changes of... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20090212893 - Circular magnetic switch: A corrosion resistant rare earth magnet is obtained by (i) applying a treating liquid comprising a flaky fine powder and a metal sol to a surface of R-T-M-B rare earth permanent magnet and then heating to form a composite film of flaky fine powder/metal oxide on the magnet surface; (ii)... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090206964 - Mechanical interlock for circuit breaker to prevent relatching of the breaker: An apparatus and method for restricting auxiliary latch movement within a tripped circuit breaker. An auxiliary latch is held in a closed state and is biased into an open state. When the trip bar is activated in response to an overload condition, it releases the auxiliary latch which pivots to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090206965 - Starter solenoid switch with improved arrangement of resistor: In a solenoid switch according to the invention, a magnetic plate is disposed on one side of a solenoid coil in an axial direction of the solenoid coil. A contact cover is arranged with the magnetic plate interposed between the contact cover and the solenoid coil in the axial direction.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090206966 - Structure of electromagnetic switch for starter: An electromagnetic switch for use in actuating a starter for automotive vehicles is provided. The switch includes fixed contacts, a moving contact, and a plunger shaft. The moving contact is joined to a plunger shaft through an insulator. The plunger shaft is to be moved magnetically to bring the moving... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090206968 - Armored superconducting winding and method for its production: The superconducting winding (2) is configured such that it has a band-shaped HTS conductor (4) of the Röbel-conductor type, made of band-shaped HTS individual conductors that are transposed among each other. An armoring band (5) is to be wound to the prefabricated HTS conductor (4), the band not being metallurgically... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090206967 - High-field synchrocyclotron: The magnetic field in an acceleration chamber defined by a magnet structure is shaped by shaping the poles of a magnetic yoke and/or by providing additional magnetic coils to produce a magnetic field in the median acceleration plane that decreases with increasing radial distance from a central axis. The magnet... Agent: Modern Times Legal

20090206969 - Trip actuator including a thermoplastic bushing, and trip unit and electrical switching apparatus including the same: A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the contacts, and a trip unit cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the contacts. The trip unit includes a sensor structured to sense current flowing through the contacts, a processor structured to output a... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090206970 - Device for coupling an attachment: A coupling ring (13), which on its underside has a plurality of permanent magnets (16) that are preferably disposed concentrically and with angular offset, and which is disposed laterally on that part of the transport device which is moved in the Z direction, serves to temporarily couple an instrument (10)... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090206971 - Core for reactor: A core for a reactor includes: a plurality of core members, each of which has a convexly curved side face that serves as a bonding face; and a gap plate that is interposed between the curved side faces of the core members and that is bonded to the curved side... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090206972 - Method and apparatus for dynamic magnetic field control using multiple magnets: A method and apparatus for dynamic magnetic field control using multiple magnets. Control methods and system means are described that allow dynamically changing the magnetic field generated at a point in space by a multiplicity of magnets.... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20090201109 - Circuit breaker: A circuit breaker of different interruption speeds, and a spring operation mechanism is standardized for designing and manufacturing the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker has a power transmission mechanism for driving a movable contact 63 and a fixed contact 64 and an interruption spring 26 that imparts a driving force... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090201110 - Switch device: A movable contact positioned in a sealed case is moved together with a movable contact spring provided with an armature by a magnetic shunt body which is moved outside the sealed case. The movement of the movable contact (movement of the movable contact spring) due to the movement of the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090201111 - Generating electromagnetic forces with flux feedback control: An electromagnetic actuator with flux feedback control includes two poles located on opposite sides of a soft-magnetic target. A bias flux is introduced that flows into both poles. Magnetic circuitry may be designed so that the total bias flux is independent or substantially independent of a position of the target... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090201112 - Method of encasing a magnet and an encased magnet: A method of encasing a magnet to isolate the magnet from the environment is provided. The method includes introducing a magnet to a housing having at least one passage capable of passing a fluid from the environment to the magnet, introducing a hardenable fluid, for example, a resin, to the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090201109 - Circuit breaker: A circuit breaker of different interruption speeds, and a spring operation mechanism is standardized for designing and manufacturing the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker has a power transmission mechanism for driving a movable contact 63 and a fixed contact 64 and an interruption spring 26 that imparts a driving force... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090201110 - Switch device: A movable contact positioned in a sealed case is moved together with a movable contact spring provided with an armature by a magnetic shunt body which is moved outside the sealed case. The movement of the movable contact (movement of the movable contact spring) due to the movement of the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090201111 - Generating electromagnetic forces with flux feedback control: An electromagnetic actuator with flux feedback control includes two poles located on opposite sides of a soft-magnetic target. A bias flux is introduced that flows into both poles. Magnetic circuitry may be designed so that the total bias flux is independent or substantially independent of a position of the target... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090201112 - Method of encasing a magnet and an encased magnet: A method of encasing a magnet to isolate the magnet from the environment is provided. The method includes introducing a magnet to a housing having at least one passage capable of passing a fluid from the environment to the magnet, introducing a hardenable fluid, for example, a resin, to the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090195337 - Manually selectable instantaneous current settings for a trip unit and electrical switching apparatus including the same: A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and a trip mechanism cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the contacts. The trip mechanism includes a current transformer structured to sense a current flowing through the contacts and provide a... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090195338 - Contactless switch: The invention relates to a contactless switch (1), comprising an angularly and/or axially adjustable rotor (2), by means of which at least one main magnet (4) is directly or indirectly adjustable, the magnetic field (F) of which influences at least two magnetic field sensors (6.1 to 6.n), by means of... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090195339 - Magnetized casing string tubulars: A stack of magnetized casing tubulars includes a plurality of magnetized wellbore tubulars each of which includes a plurality of north and south magnetic poles imparted to a corresponding plurality of longitudinal positions along the tubulars. The plurality of wellbore tubulars are arranged into a stack having at least two... Agent: Smith International, Inc. Patent Services

20090195340 - Method for magnetizing casing string tubulars: A method for magnetizing a wellbore tubular includes a positioning a wellbore tubular substantially coaxially in a plurality of longitudinally spaced magnetizing coils deployed on a frame. The coils are selectively connected and disconnected from electrical power such that a circumferential electrical current flows in each of the coils to... Agent: Smith International, Inc. Patent Services