Electricity: single generator systems inventions 12/07

20070296379 - Generator start/stop controller: A method and apparatus is disclosed for starting and stopping a generator set that supplies power to a refrigeration system. An ambient temperature sensor is used rather than an in-box sensor in addition to a programmed microprocessor to regulate the operation of the generator. Unnecessary use of the generator is,... Agent: Jack D. Gendron

20070296378 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle reliably cools a voltage regulator while inhibiting the voltage regulator from being negatively affected by water spray thrown up by a front wheel of the vehicle when it is running forward, or by flying objects that hit the vehicle from the front. The voltage regulator is attached... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070279014 - Power from a non-animal organism: A method for drawing electricity from a non-animal organism, the method including coupling a first electrical conductor to the non-animal organism, coupling a second electrical conductor to a ground rod, embedding the ground rod into soil at a predetermined depth as a function of a desired current level, whereby the... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070279013 - Method and apparatus for setting a setpoint output voltage of a generator which is disposed in a motor vehicle: A method and an apparatus set a setpoint output voltage of a generator that is disposed in a motor vehicle. The setpoint output voltage of the generator is lowered if the setpoint output voltage exceeds a prespecified first threshold value and if an actuation signal for a fan for cooling... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070279012 - Resistive torsional mode damping system and method: A resistive torsional mode damping system for a shaft of a machine includes: a sensor configured for sensing a signal representative of torque on the shaft; a controller configured for using the sensed signal for detecting a presence of a torsional vibration on the shaft corresponding to a natural frequency... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research