01st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110002104 | BRACKET FOR MOUNTING HEAT SINK - A bracket is used to mount a heat sink to a printed circuit board (PCB). The heat sink can dissipate heat for an electronic component mounted on the PCB. Cantilevers can be detached from the bracket, and replaced by other cantilevers with different sizes to mount a plurality of heat sinks having different sizes. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002105 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device including: a display panel; a circuit board; a connector mounted on the circuit board; a flexible wiring board attached to the connector; and a housing which accommodates the display panel, the circuit board, and one part of the flexible wiring board, and includes a slit formed therein, from which another part of the flexible wiring board is pulled out. The flexible wiring board includes, in the one part of the flexible wiring board, a first region extending in directions which intersect a pull-out direction from the slit, and having a width which is larger than a width of the flexible wiring board at a position overlapping the slit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002106 | Miniature Waterproof Electronic Device Enclosure - Embodiments of an electronic device apparatus are disclosed. One apparatus includes a housing structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of electrical feed-throughs extend through the housing structure from the outer surface to the inner surface. Each of the feed-throughs includes an outer surface cross-section and an inner surface cross-section and a pass through cross-section. The pass through cross-section of the feed-through is located at a portion of the feed-through that extends through the housing structure. The outer surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the outer surface, and the inner surface cross-section located where the feed-through is exposed on the inner surface. The feed-through cross-section is less than the outer surface cross-section and the inner surface cross-section. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002107 | Transponder and Booklet - A transponder includes an inlet including an antenna sheet, which includes an antenna coil on a flexible first base material, and an IC module connected to the antenna coil, and a second base material, which has an opening for exposing at least a part of the IC module and is bonded to the inlet; a sealing material having electrical insulation is provided between the IC module and an inside face of the opening. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002108 | SYSTEM CARD ARCHITECTURE FOR SWITCHING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide switching equipment for communications networks, which switching equipment supports high-speed signalling between switch cards and line cards. Hence, the invention relates to a switching device for communications networks comprising a plurality of line cards and at least one switch card. The line cards comprise connection means arranged on or close to one edge of each line card, and the at least one switch card comprises matching connection means arranged on one flat side of said switch card. In this way, when said switch card is arranged substantially perpendicular to said line cards with said flat side of the switch card facing and at least partially overlapping said edges of the line cards, interconnection is achieved between the connection means of the line cards and the matching connection means of the at least one switch card. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002109 | MICRO FIXTURE - A fixture and a device for use in micro systems, such as the self-aligning mounting and fixture of micro channel plates, including a micro channel plate. The fixture includes structures composed of a conductive material for accommodating a component of the micro system, which are applied on a non-conductive carrier, resilient structures that position the component in a self-aligning manner and simultaneously perform electrical contact-connection and at least one stop for positioning the component. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002110 | MULTI-POSITION MOUNT FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A multi position mount for an electronic display providing an adjustable display interface including a mounting assembly providing adjustable movement in at least one direction as determined by a plurality of follower members disposed within slots for slideable movement, and includes a mounting bracket having flanges configured the receive the adjustable display interface in at least two distinct locations. A plurality of mounting positions are possible for quick and easy engagement and disengagement, where at least one position provides mounting of a flat panel device in very close proximity to a mounting surface, and at least one position provides for angled adjustment of a flat panel display. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002111 | PROTECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF LOCATING A SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET UNIT AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET UNIT APPARATUS - A protection apparatus for a superconductive magnet unit has a support frame for location relative to a portion of the superconductive magnet unit. The support frame is arranged to carry a buffer for protecting the superconductive magnet unit from a shock load. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002112 | Display Device with Panel Positioning Structure and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A panel display and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The panel display includes a frame, an elastic pad, and a display panel. The frame has a supporting tray and a side wall which perpendicularly extends from the end of the supporting tray. A groove is formed on the supporting tray adjacent to the foot of the side wall. One end of the elastic pad is located within the groove while the other end leans on the side wall before the display panel is configured with the frame. When entering the display panel into the frame, the edge of the display panel compels the elastic pad to bend and form a bottom portion and a side portion. The bottom portion is accommodated in the groove while the side portion is compressed by the edge of the display panel and lies on the side wall. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002113 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002114 | LED-BASED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR HEAT-SENSITIVE OBJECTS - Disclosed herein are illumination systems ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002115 | FITTING MEMBER, LEAF SPRING AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A V-shaped leaf spring is provided, at one side of the leaf spring, with a plurality of pressing parts curved convexly toward the other side thereof and arc-shaped in cross section along a longitudinal direction of the leaf spring. The leaf spring is appropriately attached to a lighting apparatus main body so that a region of the leaf spring at a bent part thereof is located downward. Thus, upon installation of the lighting apparatus main body into an attachment hole provided in a ceiling, either one of the plurality of pressing parts abuts against the ceiling having different thicknesses from above, and a sufficient downward pressing force can be exerted on the ceiling having different thicknesses, thereby allowing the component to be fixed to the ceiling with a sufficient holding force. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002116 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a base, a first LED module attached to a bottom surface of the base, a second LED module attached to a top surface of the base, and a reflector engaged on the top surface of the base. The reflector has an outer surface facing and angled with the second LED module. Light generated by the first LED module radiates to a bottom side of the LED lamp, and light generated by the second LED module is reflected by the outer surface of the reflector to radiate out and toward a lateral side of the LED lamp. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002117 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - An optical disc drive includes: at least one light source; an objective lens configured to focus the light that has been emitted from the at least one light source; a chromatic aberration compensation element, which is arranged on an optical path between the at least one light source and the objective lens in order to compensate for chromatic aberration that has been produced by the objective lens; and an actuator configured to change a position of the objective lens. The actuator changes the position of the objective lens in a tracking direction by a magnitude of an offset, which is determined by a variation in wavelength of the light to be produced when the power of the light emitted from the at least one light source changes. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002118 | LED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT - A light emitting diode (LED) light with a corrugated reflective surface is disclosed. The corrugated reflective surface reflects and diffuses light beams emitting from a light source having at least one LED. The corrugated reflective surface can be concavely curved. The curvature and the corrugations of the reflective surface can be designed by an equation to achieve a specified beam spread. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002119 | LED LAMP WITH LARGE LIGHT EMITTING ANGLE - An LED lamp includes a heat sink and a plurality of LED modules. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of supporters extending from a top face of the base. Each supporter has an inclined supporting face facing an adjacent one of two opposite lateral sides of the base. Each LED module is mounted on an inclined supporting face of a corresponding supporter. The supporters have extending heights gradually increasing along a horizontal direction from the two opposite lateral sides toward a center of the base. Angles between the base and the supporting faces of the supporters are acute angles and gradually decrease along the horizontal direction from the two opposite lateral sides toward the center of the base. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002120 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED light units juxtaposed together and a connecting member engaging with the LED light units. Each LED light unit includes a heat sink and an LED module engaged on the heat sink. The heat sink defines a groove group at each lateral portion thereof. The connecting member includes a plurality of inserts received in grooves of the groove groups of the heat sinks of neighboring LED light units and clasping the neighboring LED light units together thereby to secure the LED light units into the LED lamp. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002121 | Loop LED Light - A Light-Emitting Diode (“LED”) light includes a ring-shaped housing with a cross section, a transparent section and a non-transparent section. The ring-shaped housing defines a horizontal plane relative to a midpoint of the cross section, and a board is fitted within the ring-shaped housing at an angle between about ten to sixty degrees relative to the horizontal plane with LEDs mounted thereon the board to emit light through the transparent section. In one aspect, the board is a printed circuit board. In one aspect, the LEDs are mounted approximately perpendicularly onto the board. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002122 | DUAL-PURPOSE SPOT LAMP - The invention relates to a dual-purpose spot lamp with a photoelectric switch, which can be used outdoor, including a burner component and back plane component, wherein, the photoelectric switch is fixed on the burner component, the burner component and back plane component are joined with a screw joint structure, the back plane component is fixed on a fixture at the using place, and the sensor window of the photoelectric switch faces obliquely upward. When the lamp is used as a wall lamp, the back plane component is a wall-hanging fixation plate and used as a floor lamp. The back plane component mainly includes a pointed plug and swath board. The lamp provided by the invention has a simple and reasonable structure and is easy to install and especially suitable for outdoor use. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002123 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT - A light source unit relating to the present invention includes a light source element; an optical-waveguide-formed element in which an optical waveguide is formed; a prism for turning back a light flux emitted from the light source and guiding the light flux toward an incident end of the optical waveguide; and a coupling optical system formed on the prism or provided as a separated body from the prism, for coupling the light flux emitted from the light source onto the optical waveguide. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002124 | WIDE ANGLE LED LAMP STRUCTURE - A wide angle LED lamp structure provides a LED holder, which can be adjusted to have wide angle illumination range, embedded in a LED room of a heat dissipation base, cooperating with lamp cover and light reflection board, so that the illumination range becomes wider while maintaining the brightness even, and also the dazzle from LED lamp can be reduced. Besides, the LED holder can be replaced according to the different needs of illumination range, and the number of LED bulbs on the inclined plane of LED holder also can be varied in accordance with a user's demands, thereby enhancing the efficiency of each lamp. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002125 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a cover, a heat-dissipation module, and a plurality of light emitting units. The heat-dissipation module includes a main body and a mounting plate connected to the main body. The mounting plate is received in the interior of the illumination device. The light emitting units are mounted on the mounting plate and opposite to the cover. Light from the light emitting unit is transmitted through the cover. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002126 | Lens - A lens for a LED light source includes a first light emitting surface and a light incident surface perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The first light emitting surface is a convex surface and opposite to the light incident surface. The lens further includes a second light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface and adjacent to the first light emitting surface. The thickness between the second light emitting surface and the light incident surface near the optical axis exceeds the thickness between the second light emitting surface and the light incident surface away from the optical axis. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002127 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing optical elements ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002128 | LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR CREATING VISUAL EFFECTS AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DISTORTED IMAGE - A lighting fixture and method for creating visual effects include a light box having an interior, a reflective inner surface and an opening, a plate covering the opening, a 3-dimentional image on the plate having a first depth, at least one light source disposed in the interior for illuminating the image with evenly spread light. The light source is disposed at a second depth behind the image. A ratio of first to second depths is between 7:7 and 7:21. A plurality of interchangeable plates may be provided with respective 3-dimentional images for creating different effects. A method for creating a distorted image includes preparing a 2-dimensional image, sculpting a 3-dimensional model, vacuum forming and running a 3-dimentional grid, drawing a distorted outline onto a 2-dimentional grid with photo management software, digitally matching and stretching an original image to match the outline and removing the outline leaving the distorted image. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002129 | LED Display Panel with openable front door - A LED display unit comprises a housing; an openable door coupled to a front of the housing for movement between a closed position and an opened position; a LED module mounted on a front of the openable door; and a sliding assembly coupled to an inside surface of the housing and an inside surface of the front door comprising: a first connection member fixedly mounted to an inside surface of the housing, a second connection member fixedly mounted to an inside surface of the front door, a sliding member slidely mounted to the first connection member and rotatably connected with the second connection member, so that the sliding member can move forward from the housing and rotate relative to the openable door so as to open the openable door. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002130 | FIXED BASE AND LIGHTING DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A fixed base comprises an upper cover comprising an outer canister a top plate and a sidewall. The sidewall encircles the top plate to form a receiving room. An inner canister penetrates the receiving room and is attached to the top plate, which comprises a wall. At least one hatch is defined in the wall, and is connected to the receiving room. A positioning component is set inside the surface of the top plate. A limitation frame comprises a frame body, a connecting block, and a positioning block. The positioning block is slidably connected to the positioning component. At least one groove opposite the hatch is defined in the wall of the frame body, and comprises a sliding groove and a fixing groove connecting with the sliding groove. The fixed base further comprises a driver and a trigger switch. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002131 | Lighting Control System with Wireless Network Connection - Wireless network used to control multiple lights, includes multiple different networks for different purposes, and interference prevention mechanisms. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002132 | IRRADIATION ANGLE ADJUSTER FOR STREET LIGHT - Disclosed herein is an irradiation angle adjuster for a street light which enables one to adjust an angle of light emitted from a lamp. The adjuster includes an arm coupling part, a boss coupling part, a boss, a lamp mounting part and a worm gear. The arm coupling part is coupled to the arm of the street light. The boss coupling part is provided on the arm coupling part. Coupling protrusions are provided at both sides on the boss coupling part. The boss is coupled between the coupling protrusions. Gear teeth are formed on the rear surface of the boss. The lamp mounting part is provided on the front surface of the boss. The lamp is mounted to the lamp mounting part. The worm gear is installed in the boss coupling part and engages with the gear teeth of the boss to transmit rotating force to the boss. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002133 | LIGHTING DEVICES, PARTICULARLY WITH LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES, ABLE TO GENERATE AN ADAPTATIVE LIGHT BEAM - A lighting device comprising a support for optical modules able to make a rotation movement, comprising a first optical module able to generate a light beam exhibiting a cutoff of the dipped beam type; a second optical module able to generate a light beam exhibiting a substantially L-shaped cutoff; the first optical module and the second optical module of the first lighting device being disposed on the optical module support able to make a rotation movement. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002134 | Lamp set for bicycle - A lamp set for a bicycle comprises a lamp base, a connector, and an annular fastener, wherein the lamp base includes a housing, and the connector can engage the housing; the fastener is mounted around a bicycle frame and disposed with a connecting part for connecting to the connector; characterized in that the housing is disposed with an engaging part in its lower part, and the engaging part includes a first indentation and a second indentation which are mutually communicated, wherein the length of the second indentation is longer than the first indentation, and the connector is disposed with two engaging members having a spacing between the engaging members, and the engaging members are disposed with an engaging block respectively that the engaging blocks are capable of being squeezed by the first indentation to compress the spacing between the two engaging members while the engaging members enter the first indentation, and the spacing between the engaging members is recovered after the engaging members passed through the first indentation to engage and locate the engaging blocks in the second indentation; when the spacing between the engaging members is compressed and shorter than the length of the first indentation because of the squeezing of engaging members, the engaging blocks depart from the second indentation and the first indentation sequentially to allow the lamp base to detach from the connector. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002135 | Vehicular Lamp - A vehicular lamp includes: a lamp outer housing composed of a lamp housing with an opening on one side and a cover attached to the lamp housing to close the opening; a light source disposed inside the lamp outer housing; a reflector that is disposed inside the lamp outer housing, reflects light emitted from the light source, and is formed with an optical path notch or an optical path hole which serves as a path for a part of the light emitted from the light source; and a control optical section having a lens member attached to the reflector so as to close the optical path notch or the optical path hole, and controlling light emitted from the light source toward the optical path notch or the optical path hole to guide the light in a predetermined direction for radiation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002136 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An optical device having an optical axis (y-y) and comprising a source of light; a reflector which is associated with the source of light in order to form a light beam; and a rotary assembly which is designed to intercept the light beam, and can be rotated around an axis of rotation between first and second distinctive lighting positions. The rotary assembly comprises at least first and second shields associated respectively with the first and second lighting positions, in order to create a cut-off of the light beam. The first and second shields each comprise at least one ridge. The rotary assembly additionally is designed to permit progressive transition of the lighting between the first and second distinctive lighting positions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002137 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A light emitting module includes a light emitting element, and a phosphor configured to emit visible light after being excited by the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light emitting element is structured such that the peak wavelength of the light, emitted by the light emitting element immediately after the start of an operation of the light emitting element, is shorter than that of an excitation spectrum for the phosphor, and the peak wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting element is shifted toward that of the excitation spectrum for the phosphor with an increase in the temperature of the element due to its operation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002138 | SELECTIVELY ILLUMINATED TRIM PANELS - Decorative or protective appliqués' or trim panels having a wide range of decorative patterns may be formed by injection molding a backing layer behind and a transparent outer layer on the top surface of a thin foil, film, fabric or veneer. Use of multiple layers of decorative film, transparent plastic and colored/opaque plastic is also disclosed to provide distinguishing visual effects. The appliqués and trim panels may be backlighted or edge-lighted selectively by providing a light source behind or optically coupled to a runner molded as part of the transparent outer layer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002139 | LIGHT PIPE - Disclosed is a light pipe including a body having a hollow therein, and plural prism sections on an outer surface of the body. Each prism section includes a reflection section, a cross section of which is an isosceles right triangle, and an angle adjusting section. The angle adjusting section has a cross section in the shape of a right-angled triangle, a base side of which is an oblique side of the isosceles right triangle. A vertical angle of the right-angled triangle varies with the position of a light source. Installation of the light source at the center of the cross section of the light pipe is not required, thereby increasing the manufacturing efficiency of the light pipe. The light pipe has an internal surface in various shapes including a cylindrical shape to be applicable to various application fields. Power is saved, and light is transmitted to a remote place. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002140 | PHOSPHOR SHEET, A DIFFUSION PLATE, AN ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND A DISPLAY UNIT - A phosphor sheet having a laminated structure including a first barrier material, a first barrier material, a first color conversion layer, a second color conversion layer, and a second barrier layer and a display unit and an illuminating device including display unit is provided. A diffusion plate and a display unit including a diffusion plate are also provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002141 | BACKLIGHT MODULE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight module for a liquid crystal display according to the present invention is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a first reflection sheet and a second reflection sheet. The light guide plate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and opposing first and second side surfaces. The light source is disposed on the first side surface of the light guide plate and comprises a plurality of point light sources. The first reflection sheet is disposed on the light source and the upper surface of the light guide plate to reflect light beams emitting from the light source to the light guide plate. The first reflection sheet includes a plurality of first portions, a plurality of second portions and a plurality of protrusion portions, wherein the first portions are positioned corresponding to the light source and arranged alternately with the second portions. The protrusion portions extend from the second portions toward the second side surface of the light guide plate. The second reflection sheet is disposed under the lower surface of the light guide plate. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002142 | FLAT SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METALLIC MOLD FOR DIVIDING PRISM - A planar light source device capable of increasing light use efficiency and preventing color breakup without using any reflection polarizing plate nor performing multiple reflection. The planar light source device includes a planar light guide plate, light sources arranged as to be opposed to end surfaces of the light guide plate on its both sides, and a divided prism formed in a back surface inside the light guide plate and that reflects light incident upon the light guide plate from the light sources toward a front surface side of the light guide plate. The divided prism includes a prism portion and a dividing portion both of which have a width equal to or less than the wavelength of light from the light sources and is formed with the prism portion and the dividing portion alternately repeated along a direction parallel to the end surfaces of the light guide plate which are opposed to the light sources. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002143 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A light guide plate ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002144 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL SHEET AND OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are an integrated optical sheet and an optical device having the same, and more particularly, an integrated optical sheet and an optical device having the same, in which a diffuser film and a prism film are integrated in a thin structure. The optical sheet includes a light collector including a plurality of prism elements extending in a first direction, and an anisotropic diffuser including a plurality of optical elements extending from a surface of the light collector opposite to the surface having the prism elements in a second direction different from the first direction. One part including downward prism elements and scattering elements is formed at one surface and the other part including diffusion elements is formed at the other surface to integrate a conventional diffusion film to a horizontal prism film, providing a thin optical sheet. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002145 | METHOD OF OPERATING A RESONANT POWER CONVERTER AND A CONTROLLER THEREFOR - A method of operating a resonant power converter( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002146 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT SWITCHING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A multiple-output switching power source apparatus includes a control circuit to adjust a time for applying a DC voltage to a primary winding of a transformer by turning on/off a switching element Q | 2011-01-06 |
20110002147 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY REGULATION - An off-period adjustment circuit | 2011-01-06 |
20110002148 | POWER RECTIFIER CIRCUIT AND SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED METHOD, AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A CIRCUIT OR SYSTEMS - A power rectifying circuit for an electric current signal supplied by an alternating power source, which includes: two separate switching assemblies adapted to be connected to a power terminal of the source, wherein at least one switching assembly includes a plurality of boost cells in cascade, each boost cell including a diode, a switch mechanism and a capacitor, the capacitors of the two terminal boost cells of the switching assemblies having one terminal in common. The circuit may include two assemblies of boost cells, and can be used in electric systems onboard aircrafts. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002149 | CONVERTER - A converter has a network-side and a load-side power converter that are connected together on the DC side in an electrically conductive manner. An upper and a lower valve branch of each phase module, respectively, of the load-side power converter has at least one two-poled subsystem. At least one multiphase network-controlled power converter is provided as the network-side power converter. In this way, a converter is obtained, in particular an intermediate voltage circuit converter for intermediate voltages, which combines a simple and cost-effective feed circuit on the network side with a modular multilevel converter on the load side. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002150 | Rectifier Circuit with High Efficiency - Disclosed is a rectifier circuit in order to adaptively reduce a threshold voltage of a diode module constituting the rectifier circuit using an output voltage of the rectifier circuit. A PMOS diode module flowing the forward current from an input terminal to an output terminal comprises: a first PMOS transistor including a source and a drain connected to the input terminal and the output terminal, respectively; a second PMOS transistor including a source connected to the output terminal, and a gate and a drain connected to each other; a switch connecting the gate of the first PMOS transistor to one of the output terminal and the drain of the second PMOS transistor; and a bias resistor including one terminal connected to the gate of the second PMOS transistor and another terminal to which a bias voltage is applied. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002151 | ULTIMATE MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY-BASED TERNARY CAM - The present disclosure concerns a magnetic random access memory-based ternary content addressable memory cell, comprising a first and second magnetic tunnel junction respectively connected to a first and second straps extending on each side of the first and second magnetic tunnel junctions, respectively; a first and second selection transistors, respectively connected to one extremity of the first and second straps; a first and second current lines; and a conductive line electrically connecting in series the first and second magnetic tunnel junctions at their ends opposed to the ones connecting the first and second straps. The cell disclosed herein has smaller size and can be advantageously used in memory devices having a high cell density array. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002152 | SYSTEMS, MEMORIES, AND METHODS FOR REPAIR IN OPEN DIGIT MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - Memories, systems, and methods for repairing are provided. A memory with extra digit lines in end arrays with an open digit architecture can use the extra digit lines to form repair cells. In one example, folded digit sense amplifiers are connected to an end array with an open digit architecture such that each sense amplifier corresponds to a group four adjacent digit lines. Two digit lines of the group connect to two open digit sense amplifiers and the other two digit lines connect to the corresponding folded digit sense amplifier. To repair memories including folded digit end arrays, a row in a core array that includes a replaceable IO is activated and a row in an end array is activated. The repair cells in the end array can be sensed by the folded digit sense amplifiers to generate a replacement IO, which is selected rather than the replaceable IO. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002153 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR STACKING MEMORY CIRCUITS AND FOR ADDRESSING A MEMORY CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING STACKING AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for making a stack of memory circuits, wherein the method includes the step of testing the validity of at least two memory circuits. According to the invention, the method includes the phase of configuring each memory circuit, the configuration phase including the step of writing, within a configuration device of each memory circuit included in the stack, a piece of information on an identifier allocated to the memory circuit in the stack, and a piece of information on the results of the validity test of the memory circuit. The invention also relates to a method for addressing a memory circuit, to a stack of memory circuits, and to an electronic device including such a stack. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002154 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING NONVOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENT - A nonvolatile memory element of the present invention comprises a first electrode ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002155 | CURRENT CONTROL ELEMENT, MEMORY ELEMENT, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A memory element ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002156 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of first wirings; a plurality of second wirings; a plurality of memory cells positioned at respective intersections of the first wirings and the second wirings, each of the memory cells having a variable resistance element and a selective element connected to the variable resistance element in series; a first selection portion selecting the first wiring; a second selection portion selecting the second wiring; and a power source portion applying predetermined selected-wiring-voltages to a selected first wiring being selected by the first selection portion and a selected second wiring being selected by the second selection portion, respectively, and applying predetermined unselected-wiring-voltages to unselected first wirings other than the selected first wiring and unselected second wirings other than the selected second wiring, respectively. A resistance element having a predetermined resistance value is provided between the power source portion and the unselected first and second wirings. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002157 | RESISTANCE CHANGE TYPE MEMORY - A resistance change type memory includes first, second and third drive lines, a resistance change element having one end connected to the third drive line, a first diode having an anode connected to the first drive line and a cathode connected to other end of the first resistance change element, a second diode having an anode connected to other end of the first resistance change element and a cathode connected to the second drive line, and a driver/sinker which supplies a write current to the resistance change element. A write control circuit is arranged such that when first data is written, the write current is caused to flow in a direction from the first drive line to the third drive line, and when second data is written, the write current is caused to flow in a direction from the third drive line to the second drive line. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002158 | METHOD OF PROGRAMMING VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of programming a variable resistance element to be operated with stability and at a high speed is provided. The method programs a nonvolatile variable resistance element ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002159 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device - Provided are a memory array excellent in noise characteristics and small in size and a semiconductor integrated circuit device having such a memory array. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002160 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MAGNETORESISTIVE RAM - A magnetoresistive random access memory (RAM) may include a plurality of variable resistance devices, a plurality of read bitlines electrically connected to respective variable resistance devices, and a plurality of write bitlines alternating with the read bitlines. The magnetoresistive RAM may be configured to apply a first write current through a first write bitline adjacent to a first variable resistance device when writing a first data to the first variable resistance device, and apply a first inhibition current through a second write bitline adjacent to a second variable resistance device, the second variable resistance device being adjacent to the first write bitline, and between the first write bitline and the second write bitline, and the first write current and the first inhibition current flowing in a same direction. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002161 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL WITH SELECTING ELEMENT - A memory cell comprising a phase-change memory cell stacked in series with a resistive switch. The resistive switch has a material switchable between a high resistance state and a low resistance state by the application of a voltage. A plurality of memory cells are used to form a memory array. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002162 | Gate drive voltage boost schemes for memory array - This invention describes a circuit and method to limit the stress caused by gate voltages required to write a one or zero in magnetic memory elements using the Giant magneto-resistive effect, such as Phase Change RAM and Spin Moment Transfer MRAM, sometimes referred to as Spin Torque Transfer MRAM, which require high programming currents. The circuit and method selects one cell at a time for writing a one or a zero, different voltages to write a one or a zero, and a precharge circuit to limit the stress on non selected cells. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002163 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a first magnetic random access memory including a first memory cell and a second magnetic random access memory including a second memory cell operating at higher speed than the first memory cell and is provided on the same chip together with the first magnetic random access memory. The first memory cell is a current-induced domain wall motion type MRAM and stores data based on a domain wall position of a magnetization free layer. A layer that a write current flows is different from a layer that a read current flows. The second memory cell is a current-induced magnetic field writing type MRAM and stores data based on a magnetic field induced by a write current. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002164 | Semiconductor device - A charge pump circuit, whose output is connected to a first node, starts a boosting operation after start of a test period. A load current application circuit supplies a load current to the first node during the test period. A voltage of the first node is a write voltage. A memory circuit stops application of the write voltage to a memory cell during the test period, and applies the write voltage to the memory cell after end of the test period. A high voltage detection unit compares the write voltage and a predetermined voltage to determine whether or not the write voltage is increased to the predetermined voltage. If the write voltage is less than the predetermined voltage at the end of the test period, the high voltage detection unit activates a disable signal. If the disable signal is activated, the charge pump circuit stops the boosting operation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002165 | FLASH MEMORY - A flash memory according to a present embodiment includes a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. Each of the memory cells can store n-bit data (n is an integer equal to or larger than 2). A plurality of word line are connected to gate terminals of the memory cells. A plurality of bit lines are connected to the memory cells. Sense amplifiers are configured to detect data stored in the memory cells via the bit lines. A data latch circuit of m×n bits can store n-bit data stored in each of m memory cells (m is an integer equal to or larger than 2) connected to one of the word lines. A multi-level interface can simultaneously transfer data of two or more bits between the data latch circuit and outside. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002166 | TWO-BIT NON-VOLATILE FLASH MEMORY ARRAY - A memory array comprises a semiconductor substrate, two-bit memory cells, word lines, a gate voltage source, bit lines and bit line control cells. The memory cells have a first and a second source/drain regions, each memory cell includes a dielectric trapping layer, and the dielectric trapping layer is disposed between a first oxide layer and a gate layer. The word lines are coupled to the gate layer. The gate voltage source is coupled to the word lines and configured to apply erase voltages between 14 and 20 volts to the word lines. The bit lines are in electrical communication with the first and the second source/drain regions. The bit line control cells are disposed at the beginning and end of each bit line, the bit line control cells are configured to control the electrical communication of each bit line with the first and the second source/drain regions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002167 | PUSH-PULL PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE CELL - A memory cell includes a non-volatile p-channel transistor having a source coupled to a first potential, a drain, and a gate. A non-volatile n-channel transistor has a source coupled to a second potential, a drain, and a gate. A switch transistor has a gate coupled to a switch node, a source, and a drain. A stress transistor has a source and drain coupled between the drain of the non-volatile p-channel transistor and the drain of the non-volatile n-channel transistor, the stress transistor having a gate coupled to a gate bias circuit. Where one of the first or second potentials is a bit line, an isolation transistor is coupled between the other of the second potentials and one of the non-volatile transistors. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002168 | Binary Logic Utilizing MEMS Devices - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to switches that utilize micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). By replacing transistors in many devices with switches such as MEMS switches, the devices may be used for logic applications. MEMS switches may be used in devices such as FPGAs, NAND devices, nvSRAM devices, AMS chips and general memory logic devices. The benefit of utilizing MEMS devices in place of transistors is that the transistors utilize more space on the chip. Additionally, the MEMS devices can be formed in the BEOL without having any negative impacts on the FEOL or necessitating the use of additional layers within the chip. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002169 | Bad Column Management with Bit Information in Non-Volatile Memory Systems - Column based defect management techniques are presented. Each column of the memory has an associated isolation latch or register whose value indicates whether the column is defective, but in addition to this information, for columns marked as defective, additional information is used to indicate whether the column as a whole is to be treated as defective, or whether just individual bits of the column are defective. The defective elements can then be re-mapped to a redundant element at either the appropriate bit or column level based on the data. When a column is bad, but only on the bit level, the good bits can still be used for data, although this may be done at a penalty of under programming for some bits, as is described further below. A self contained Built In Self Test (BIST) flow constructed to collect the bit information through a set of column tests is also described. Based on this information, the bad bits can be extracted and re-grouped into bytes by the controller or on the memory to more efficiently use the column redundancy area. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002170 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MEMORY BLOCK CONFIGURATION - A memory array including memory mats is arranged in a U shape when seen in two dimensions, and a logic circuit and an analog circuit are arranged in a region unoccupied by the memory array. This facilitates transmission of power supply voltage and signals between the peripheral circuit including the analog and logic circuits and the pad band including power supply and data pads. The analog circuit is positioned close to the power supply pad, so that voltage drop due to the resistance of power supply interconnection is restricted. It is also possible to separate a charge pumping power supply interconnection and a peripheral circuit power supply interconnection in the vicinity of the power supply pad. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002171 | MEMORY WITH OUTPUT CONTROL - An apparatus, system, and method for controlling data transfer to an output port of a serial data link interface in a semiconductor memory is disclosed. In one example, a flash memory device may have multiple serial data links, multiple memory banks and control input ports that enable the memory device to transfer the serial data to a serial data output port of the memory device. In another example, a flash memory device may have a single serial data link, a single memory bank, a serial data input port, a control input port for receiving output enable signals. The flash memory devices may be cascaded in a daisy-chain configuration using echo signal lines to serially communicate between memory devices. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002172 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit; and a control unit. The memory unit includes a multilayer structure including electrode films and inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor pillar piercing the multilayer structure in the first direction; a memory layer provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; a inner insulating film provided between the memory layer and the semiconductor pillar; a outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and the electrode films; and a wiring electrically connected to the first semiconductor pillar. In erasing operation, the control unit sets the first wiring at a first potential and sets the electrode film at a second potential lower than the first potential, and then sets the first wiring at a third potential and sets the electrode film at a fourth potential higher than the third potential. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002173 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells are arrayed, and a program voltage generator that switches current supply amount based on the number of memory cells that are programmed at the same time, among the plurality of memory cells. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device further includes a selection circuit that selects, among the plurality of memory cells, one or more memory cells that are programmed, to flow a current outputted by the program voltage generator. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002174 | FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND PROGRAM RECOVERY METHOD THEREOF - A method of programming a flash memory includes programming memory cells connected to a selected word line by applying a first voltage to the selected word line and a second voltage to non-selected word lines, the second voltage being lower than the first voltage, lowering the first voltage of the selected word line to a third voltage after programming the memory cells connected to the selected word line, the third voltage being lower than the first voltage, and recovering a fourth voltage of the selected word line and the non-selected word lines, the fourth voltage being lower than the second and third voltages. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002175 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a repair node; a fuse one side of which is coupled to the repair node; a pull-down unit configured to selectively transfer a ground voltage to the repair node; a pull-up unit configured to selectively transfer a driving voltage to another side of the fuse; and a voltage drop unit coupled between the pull-up unit and the fuse and configured to lower a voltage level of the driving voltage. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002176 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a repair node; a fuse, one side of which is coupled to the repair node; a pull-down unit configured to selectively transfer a ground voltage to the repair node; a pull-up unit configured to selectively transfer a driving voltage to another side of the fuse; a latch unit configured to latch a signal at the repair node; and a switch unit coupled between the latch unit and the repair node and configured to selectively transfer the signal from the repair node to the latch unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002177 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY BLOCKS - A nonvolatile memory device | 2011-01-06 |
20110002178 | VERTICAL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC-ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME DEVICE - Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device having a metal source line. The vertical non-volatile memory device includes cell string units that are formed on first portions of a semiconductor substrate and are vertically arranged with respect to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, impurity regions formed on second portions of the semiconductor substrate between the cell string units, conductive lines formed on the impurity regions, and spacers that are formed on the sidewalls of the cell string units and insulate the conductive lines from the cells string units. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002179 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes first and second write driving blocks to perform a data write operation on first and second memory banks in response to first and second bank strobe signals, respectively, and a common input driving block to transmit data to the first and second write driving blocks through a common data line in response to access information of the first and second memory banks. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002180 | CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING DATA STROBE SIGNAL AND METHOD - A circuit for generating a data strobe signal includes: a control signal generation unit configured to generate a strobe control signal defining an activation time period where a first data strobe signal and a second data strobe signal, which is an inverted signal of the first data strobe signal, are toggled; and a strobe signal output unit configured to output the first and second data strobe signals as a final strobe signal in the activation time period where the strobe control signal is activated. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002181 | Delay locked loop using hybrid fir filtering technique and semiconductor memory device having the same - Example embodiments are directed to a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit based on a hybrid finite impulse response (FIR) filtering technique, and a semiconductor memory device including the DLL circuit. The DLL circuit includes a frequency divider and a self-referenced multiphase generator (SRMG) and allows a Sigma-Delta (ΣΔ) modulator to operate at a low frequency without generating false lock and glitch noise. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002182 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a source signal generation unit configured to generate a source pulse signal having a pulse width which is determined depending on an interval between an input of an active signal and an input of a column command signal, which is inputted after an active command, and a column decoding unit configured to generate a column select signal in response to an address and the source pulse signal. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002183 | CIRCUIT PRECHARGING DRAM BIT LINE - A bit line pre-charge circuit for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) uses a charge sharing scheme. The pre-charge circuit includes switching elements disposed between a power voltage node and an output node, capacitors connected between intermediate nodes and ground. The switching elements being operated by successively activated control signals to effectively charge a bit line pair to one half a power voltage using charge sharing between the capacitors. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002184 | METHOD OF DETECTING A LIGHT ATTACK AGAINST A MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY DEVICE EMPLOYING A METHOD OF DETECTING A LIGHT ATTACK - A memory device having a plurality of memory cells employs a method to detect a light attack on the memory device. The method utilizes at least one memory cell to detect a light attack when the memory cell is in an inactive state, and outputs a signal indicating whether a light attack is detected. In one case, the method includes turning off all of the memory cells of memory blocks of the memory device that are not currently being accessed for a read/write operation; sensing a leakage current of at least one of the memory cells of the memory blocks that are not currently being accessed for a read/write operation; and detecting a light attack on the memory device when a leakage current of the one of the memory cells of the memory blocks that are not currently being accessed for a read/write operation is greater than a threshold. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002185 | Semiconductor device with control circuit controlling controlled circuit to the same potential - A device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a control circuit controlling the first and the second circuits. The control circuit controls a plurality of output signals of the second circuit so as to have the same potential when the control circuit activates the first circuit and inactivates the second circuit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002186 | SECURE ELECTRICALLY PROGRAMMABLE FUSE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electrically programmable fuse, a method of operating the same and an integrated circuit (IC) incorporating the fuse or the method. In one embodiment, the fuse includes: (1) at least one fuse element configured to be programmed with contents and (2) an inhibitor coupled to the at least one fuse element and configured to be activated to inhibit subsequent reprogramming of the at least one fuse element. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002187 | LATCH TYPE FUSE CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A latch type fuse circuit includes a non-volatile memory, a PMOS transistor, and an output circuit. The non-volatile memory cell stores a logic bit. A voltage level of a source of the PMOS transistor determines the latch type fuse operating in the data program status or the data read status. In the data program status, a gate of the PMOS transistor receives a first signal including an address and the logic bit for determining the logic bit written in the non-volatile memory cell. The output circuit includes two NMOS transistors and an inverter. In the data read status, the output circuit can latch the logic bit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002188 | Apparatus for Nonvolatile Multi-Programmable Electronic Fuse System - Electronic fuse (e-fuse) systems with multiple reprogrammability are provided. In one aspect, a reprogrammable e-fuse system is provided that includes a first e-fuse string; a second e-fuse string; a selector connected to both the first e-fuse string and the second e-fuse string configured to alternately select an e-fuse from the first e-fuse string or the second e-fuse string to be programmed; and a comparator connected to both the first e-fuse string and the second e-fuse string configured to compare a voltage across the first e-fuse string to a voltage across the second e-fuse string to determine a programming state of the e-fuse system. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002189 | KNEADING EXTRUDER - It is intended to provide a kneading extruder which makes it possible to prevent breakage due to resonance regardless of the rotating speed of kneading screws. The kneading extruder comprises a driving motor, kneading screws for kneading a material, each of the kneading screws having a screw shaft, a motive power transmitting path including a first speed regulator for varying a rotating speed produced by motive power output from the driving motor, the motive power transmitting path serving to transmit the motive power which produces a rotating speed varied by the first speed regulator to the screw shafts of the kneading screws, and a resonance suppressor for suppressing torsional resonance of the kneading screws caused by fluctuations in load exerted on the kneading screws, the resonance suppressor serving to reduce a resonance response factor which is the ratio of an output amplitude of the kneading screw amplified by resonance response to an input amplitude of the kneading screw caused by the fluctuations in load to suppress the torsional resonance. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002190 | Fiber Feed System For Extruder For Use In Filled Polymeric Products - Methods for forming composite materials containing fiber in an extruder are described. A first method includes introducing a polymeric material, an inorganic filler, and a fiber to an extruder. A fiber metering device is used to control the rate the fiber is introduced to the extruder based on the extrusion rate of the extruder. A further method is described that includes introducing a polymeric material and an inorganic filler to an extruder. Then, downstream of the polymeric material and inorganic filler, a fiber metering device introduces a constant weight percentage of fiber to the extruder based on the amount of polymeric material and inorganic filler introduced to the extruder. After the polymeric material, inorganic filler, and fiber are introduced to the extruder by either method, the components are mixed to produce a composite material. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002191 | Active sonar apparatuses and methods - An active sonar detection system may include a transmitter, which may project into the transmissive medium signals of any frequency, amplitude or phase using one or more transducers. A transmit beamformer to provide transmission directionality may also be included. Generated transmit waveforms may have different temporal and frequency spectra that are adapted for different purposes. Such purposes may include, individually or in combination: detection of stationary or moving objects and surfaces and the ability to describe, classify and/or localize them; the ability to interrogate the environment for its reverberation and propagation features and/or to discern fronts and eddies; the ability to mislead third parties and their apparatuses either by making the transmitted signal unobtrusive, or provide for stealth operations by making the signals appear to be radiating from a source other than the one from which the signals are actually radiating, or by giving the signals or an object, such as a submarine, the appearance of having a purpose other than that for which they are actually intended. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002192 | Jointly Interpolating and Deghosting Seismic Data - A technique includes representing actual measurements of a seismic wavefield as combinations of an upgoing component of the seismic wavefield and ghost operators. Interpolated and deghosted components of the seismic wavefield are jointly determined based at least in part on the actual measurements and the representation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002193 | ACTIVE STEERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARINE SEISMIC SOURCES - Systems and methods for automatic steering of marine seismic sources are described. One system comprises a marine seismic spread comprising a towing vessel and a seismic source, the seismic source comprising one or more source arrays each having a center of source array, each source array having one or more source strings; a seismic source deployment sub-system on the towing vessel, the sub-system controlled by a controller including a software module, the software module and the deployment sub-system adapted to control an inline distance between one of the centers of source array and a target coordinate. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, allowing a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2011-01-06 |
20110002194 | Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes In The Domains of Depth, Time, and Age - Method for transforming geologic data relating to a subsurface region between a geophysical depth domain and a geologic age domain. A set of topologically consistent surfaces ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002195 | Method to estimate towed array angles - A towed array is provided with hot-film sensors and anemometer circuitry to calculate the angle of inclination of the towed array in real time during deployment of the towed array in a sea water environment. The hot-film sensors are arranged in pairs along the length of the towed array to increase the sensitivity of the inclination angle determinations and are located flush with an exterior surface of the towed array to minimize interference with the operation of the towed array. The pairs of hot-film sensors determine the local shear stresses on the towed array, and these measurements are converted to inclination angles using an empirically derived look-up table. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002196 | Electronic Rodent Repeller - A rodent repeller having an audio signal generator configured to generate a chattering sound that mimics a distressed rodent. The audio signal generator produces a variable sound frequency to generate the chattering sound of distressed rodents. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002197 | Integrated circuit for electronic timepiece and electronic timepiece - In response to a system reset signal inputted into a system reset port, a control circuit sets a general-purpose port to a high level first. Then, when a mode A is set in an integrated circuit for electronic timepiece, the control circuit sets the general-purpose output port to a low level after an elapse of a first time and when a mode B is set, it sets the general-purpose output port to a low level after an elapse of a second time. In this manner, a mode information signal having a pulse width corresponding to the mode is outputted from the general-purpose output port. It thus becomes possible to reduce the size without adding a special configuration for mode confirmation and to perform a confirmation in a short time. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002198 | ANTI-SHOCK DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE CONTROL MEMBER - Timepiece ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002199 | Near-Field Light Generator Comprising Waveguide With Inclined End Surface - Provided is a near-field light generator capable of avoiding a noise to the generated near-field light. The generator comprises a waveguide and a plasmon antenna comprising a propagation surface or edge, for propagating surface plasmon, extending to a near-field light generating end. A portion of one side surface of the waveguide is opposed to a portion of the propagation surface or edge, so as for the waveguide light to be coupled with the plasmon antenna. And an end surface of the waveguide is inclined in such a way as to become away from the plasmon antenna toward the near-field light generating end side. The light that propagates through the waveguide and is not transformed into surface plasmon is refracted or totally reflected in the inclined end surface, does not come close to the generated near-field light, thus does not become a noise for the generated near-field light. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DATA ACCESS RATE OF AN OPTICAL DISC DRIVER - A method and an apparatus for controlling data access rate of an optical disc player are disclosed. The method includes steps of ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110002201 | OPTICAL DISC, OPTICAL DISC DRIVE, OPTICAL DISC RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An address format for appropriately controlling the recording linear density and the number of information recording layers is provided in order to increase the recording capacity of an information recording medium such as an optical disc or the like in a range in which a necessary S/N ratio can be guaranteed. An optical disc includes an information recording layer having a concentric or spiral track, and has a format for describing a track address, which is pre-recorded on the track or is to be added to data that is to be recorded on the information recording layer. The format includes layer information regarding the information recording layer and address information regarding the track address. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002202 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOCUS ON LABEL SIDE - A method for controlling focus on a label side of a light-scribe disc divides the label side into several zones, finds the maximum SBAD and the corresponding focus volt and spoke during focusing on each zone, approaches a primary focus volt level curve, compensates a predetermined volt to focus on the label side, checks the maximum SBAD and the corresponding focus volt and spoke between the primary focus volt level curve and the compensation volt on each zone, and approaches a calibrating focus volt level curve to reduce errors. | 2011-01-06 |
20110002203 | ADJUSTING SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING TILT OF AN OPTICAL PICKUP HEAD - An adjusting system for adjusting a tilt of an optical pickup head includes a collimator, a processing device, and a controller. The collimator receives reflected light beams from the optical pickup head and generating images from the reflected light beams. The processing device processes the images and generates an adjust signal. The controller receives the adjust signal and adjusting a position of the optical pickup head based on the adjust signal. | 2011-01-06 |