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

20090237187 - Auxiliary release for a circuit breaker: At least one embodiment of the invention relates to an auxiliary release for a circuit breaker. The auxiliary release includes an undervoltage release for mechanically actuating an actuating element, and a connection point for connecting a voltage release is arranged in the circuit of the undervoltage release.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090237188 - Integrated reed switch: This invention relates to reed switches, and more particularly to micro-miniaturized reed switches and batch microfabrication techniques used to fabricate micro-miniaturized reed switches. The present invention can provide miniaturized reed switches with more consistent operating parameters, and that can be produced more efficiently than conventional reed switches. The present invention... Agent: V. Gerald Grafe

20090237189 - Stop lamp switch: A stop lamp switch including: an enclosure; a reed switch disposed in the enclosure; a magnet, disposed in the enclosure, a magnetic field of which opens and closes the contacts of the reed switch; an actuating shaft that is movable along an axial direction of the enclosure; a blocking member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090237190 - Tripping module for a switch device: A tripping module for a switching device includes at least a magnetic system having at least an armature, a coil, and a yoke. The coil is arranged about the armature, and the yoke is arranged about the coil. The armature is provided for tripping at least indirectly a disconnecting apparatus... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090237191 - Electromagnetic relay: An electromagnetic relay has a movable iron core, an insulation holder integrated with an upper end portion of the movable iron core, a movable contact piece supported by the insulation holder, and a solenoid formed from a wound coil. The movable iron core is housed in an axial hole in... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090237192 - Magnetic resonance imaging system and apparatus having a multiple-section: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a magnetic resonance imaging system includes at least two cryostats, each cryostat having a portion of a superconducting coil. Some embodiments provide force balancing between the sections. Some embodiments provide an ability to use more efficient superconducting coil geometry... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20090231070 - Relay: A relay includes a permanent magnet and a magnetic circuit. The permanent magnet is disposed between a pair of electromagnets. The pair of the electromagnets is formed by winding coils around body portions of spools. Each spool has flanges integrally formed on both upper and lower end portions thereof. The... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090231071 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes a main body and a cover pivotally assembled on the main body, wherein when the cover rotates relative to the main body, the electronic device is automatically powered on.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090231072 - Stalk switch device: Provided is a stalk switch device which does not cause a contact failure of a switching device of an operating ring upon rotating and is suitable for a long life-span. The stalk switch device is configured such that a permanent magnet is fixed to a driven member, which is driven... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090231073 - Magnetic field control method and magnetic field generator: There is provided a magnetic field generator 10 which is capable of varying an orientation of a magnetic field at a target position P easily in all directions. The magnetic field generator 10 includes a pair of magnetic field generating units 16a, 16b which are disposed coaxially so that their... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090231074 - Reactor arrangement: A reactor arrangement for alternating electrical currents includes, for each alternating electrical current, different coils (105, 107, 105a, 107a) for positive and negative half-cycles of that alternating electrical current. The negative and positive half-cycles of the alternating electrical current are directed to the different coils with the aid of unidirectional... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090224861 - Switching device: A switching device, for example a circuit breaker, has an input terminal and an output terminal for connection to electrical conductors, and two switching contacts which, when closed, close a current path between the input terminal and the output terminal. A disconnect device is provided for disconnecting the two switching... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090224862 - Magnetic apparatus and method: Magnet apparatus (2) is provided comprising a magnet chamber (20), a magnet (2) positioned within the magnet chamber (20) and a quantity of superfluid coolant (30) which partially fills the magnet chamber (20) such that at least part of the magnet (2) is cooled by a superfluids film (31) of... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090219118 - Power tool lockdown device: Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively permitting electricity to flow to a power tool having a power cord. The apparatus comprises a body having an exterior surface and having a passage therethrough. The passage contains an electrical relay having an electrical input side and an electrical output side. A switch... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20090219119 - Electromagnetic contactor: electromagnetic contactor comprising a winding (6) for generating a magnetic field, a magnetic circuit comprising a stationary portion (7) and a mobile portion (8), and an electronic board (11) comprising means of controlling the power supply to the winding (6), the electronic board (11) being arranged horizontally above the stationary... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090219120 - Electromagnet device: An electromagnet device has a movable iron piece having an end that is operable to contact and separate to and from a magnetic pole portion of an iron core. The movable iron piece rotates based on magnetization and demagnetization of a coil wound around the iron core. A tapered surface... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090219121 - Superconducting magnet current adjustment by flux pumping: In a superconducting magnet arrangement having main magnet windings, a first switch is connected between first and second ends of the main magnet windings, an induction coil has a first end connected to the first end of the main magnet windings and having a second end connected through a second... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090219122 - Apparatus for magnetizing a magnetizable element and a sensor device: An apparatus is for magnetizing a magnetizable element to generate magnetically encoded regions. The apparatus includes electric connection elements for electrically contacting at least two different portions of the magnetizable element. The apparatus also includes an electric signal supply unit connected to the electric connection elements and adapted for applying... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090219123 - Magnet unit for magnetron sputtering system: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a magnet unit for a magnetron sputtering system includes a base board, an inner magnet fixed to the base board and an outer magnet fixed to the base board. The outer magnet is fixed surround the inner magnet. At least one of a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain