Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets inventions

20090278635 - Fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding

20090278634 - Multiple arc chamber assemblies for a fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding

20090278636 - Indicator for a fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090278637 - Relay with automated overtravel adjustment: An electromagnetic relay has a relay coil, an armature, a pusher and a contact system. The armature is actuated by the relay coil, and linked to the pusher to drive the pusher to operate the contact system. A set of stationary contact springs and a set of moveable contact springs... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090278638 - Control device comprising means for indexing the position of the control means: Control device comprising a manual control member connected to control means designed to send control orders and comprising first means for indexing the position of said manual control member. The first means for indexing comprise at least one magnetized magnetic element comprising at least one of the magnetic poles having... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090278639 - Control switch for controlling magnetic line of force: A control switch for controlling magnetic line of force is applied to a switch of an electronic equipment or an electrical equipment. The control switch includes a controlled switch, a control part, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element. The control switch is located in the housing of... Agent: Yu-chin Lee

20090278640 - Field coil assembly of electromagnetic clutch for compressor and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention relates to a field coil assembly of an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor and a method for manufacturing the same. A field coil assembly 20 of the present invention includes a coil installed to a core 22 and made by winding a wire W to generate a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090278641 - Cylinder position sensor and cylinder incorporating the same: A cylinder position sensor system including a cylinder barrel; a piston disposed within the cylinder barrel; a piston rod coupled to the piston, at least one magnet coupled to the piston; and at least one sense element positioned outside of the piston barrel. The magnet establishes a field sensed by... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090278642 - Field emission system and method: An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties... Agent: Venable LLP

20090278643 - Magnet assembly: A magnet assembly is provided including a housing having a first end and a second end. A magnet is placed within a recess formed in the first end of the housing and a spring is positioned in at least a portion of the second end of the housing. A method... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090278644 - Thin multi-function vibration actuator: A magnetic circuit unit includes a pole piece, a magnet, and a yoke and a suspension is made of a magnetic material, so that a magnetic gap is formed between an end portion of an inner circumferential side surface of the suspension and an end portion of the pole piece.... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090273419 - Switching device, in particular a compact starter: In one example embodiment of the present application, the switching device includes a first switching point for normal switching of at least one current path, and includes a second switching path for disconnection of a short-circuit current. The first and second switching points are connected in series, and are accommodated... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090273420 - Electromagnetic switch: An electromechanical switch may be actuated in a plurality of modes. A base portion of the electromechanical switch includes first and second electrical ports adapted to be electrically coupled in a plurality of modes. A first electromagnetic coil defines a longitudinal axis and is adapted to receive a first energizing... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090273421 - Spintronic device with control by domain wall displacement induced by a current of spin-polarized carriers: The general field of the invention is that of spintronics, namely the field of electronics using the magnetic spin properties of electrons. The main fields of application are the very large-scale magnetic storage of information and the measurement of local magnetic fields. The object of the invention is to considerably... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090273422 - Field emission system and method: An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties... Agent: Venable LLP

20090273423 - Rotary actuator with magnetically generated haptics: A rotary actuator with a magnetically produced tactile sense is provided, in particular for a motor vehicle. The rotary actuator includes two plane-parallel permanent magnets, with the first magnet being arranged in a fixed position in a housing of the rotary actuator, and in which case the second magnet can... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090273424 - System and method for minimizing disturbances by a field emission structures: An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties... Agent: Venable LLP

20090267714 - Switch-state monitoring device: Provision is made for a switch-state monitoring device that not only monitors the state of a switch but also prevents a motor burnout. A switch-state monitoring device for a switch that opens and closes a main circuit by use of a motor is provided with an operating time measuring unit... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090267715 - Electromagnetic relay: An electromagnetic relay capable of smoothly rotating a movable iron member by eliminating the effect of foreign matters produced on the contact surface of the movable iron piece on a core even if the drive voltage of an electromagnetic block is small. The attracting surface (12) of the movable iron... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090267716 - Superconducting magnet: A persistent current switch in a superconducting magnet, includes: a winding part in which a superconducting wire is noninductively wound; a winding-heating heater provided around the winding part; a vessel provided around the winding part with a space; and an anti-convective material provided in the space between the vessel and... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090267717 - Magnetic mat for holding surgical instruments: A magnetic mat for holding surgical instruments. The mat includes a plurality of magnet holders configured to removably receive magnets therein. The magnet holders are connected together using a plurality of links so as to form a two dimensional mat adjustable in size. As a result, the effective magnetic surface... Agent: Shawna J. Shaw

20090261927 - Coupled electromechanical relay and method of operating same: An electromechanical relay employing a movable first permanent magnet and a nearby third electromagnet is disclosed. The movable first magnet is permanently magnetized and has at least a first end. The third electromagnet, when energized, produces a third magnetic field which is primarily perpendicular to the magnetization direction of the... Agent: Jun Shen

20090261928 - Relay: A relay includes a contact point block having a support shaft with both ends spanning a contact point base, a plunger having a movable contact at a lower end thereof, and a movable iron piece configured to drive the plunger and to have a plate spring. The relay also includes... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090261929 - Electromagnetic actuating device being actuated by ac power and held by dc power: The present invention is disclosed by that the power source device is operatively controlled by the switching device to supply AC power to excite the driving coil thereby producing larger electromagnetic effect to obtain actuating force, and after actuation, the power source device being operatively controlled by the switching device... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261930 - Electromagnetic actuating device capable of partially holding electrification after being actuated in parallel connection: At least two sets of driving coils of the same individual electromagnetic actuating device of the present invention in parallel connection or series and parallel connection to appear relatively lower impedance being actuated to obtain larger actuating force is further manipulated by the switching device to only partially electrified coils... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261931 - Annular solenoid with axially overlapping electromagnet and armature: An electromagnetic actuator having an annular pole piece and an annular armature with surfaces formed thereon through which a magnetic flux passes. One of the annular pole piece and the annular armature is axially movable relative to the other between a first position, in which the surfaces are spaced axially... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090261932 - Two-component structure adhesive for the adhering of rare earth magnets: Disclosed herein is a two-component structural adhesive based on organic compounds containing radically polymerizable multiple bonds, in particular substituted acrylates and/or methacrylates, which on account of their lack of acids are particularly suited for adhering rare earth permanent magnets based on neodymium-iron-boron.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC