03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140016179 | PIGMENT-BASED INKS - A compound is disclosed. The compound has a general structure: | 2014-01-16 |
20140016180 | ELECTROPHORETIC MATERIAL, ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an electrophoretic material, first particles which are charged with a first polarity and second particles which are charged with a second polarity are dispersed in a solvent. A volume, which is obtained by dividing a volume of the solvent by a total number of particles, is called free volume, and a radius of a spherical space, which is occupied by sum of an average volume of the particles and the free volume, is called a free volume radius. A first particle average radius is greater than a second particle average radius. A difference between the free volume radius and the first particle average radius is greater than the second particle average radius. An electric charge amount of the second particles is greater than an electric charge amount of the first particles. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016181 | OPTICAL DEVICES WITH SPIRAL APERIODIC STRUCTURES FOR CIRCULARLY SYMMETRIC LIGHT SCATTERING - Optical devices including deterministic aperiodic patterning using spiral arrays exhibit circular symmetry in continuous Fourier space via polarization-insensitive planar diffraction. Far-field diffractive coupling in these structures leads to the formation of scattering resonances with circular symmetry and characteristic vortex behavior carrying orbital angular momentum. Plasmonic nanoparticle arrays with aperiodic spiral geometry can be used in fabrication of optical devices that benefit from polarization insensitive, enhanced light-matter coupling on planar surfaces, such as thin-film solar cells (enhanced light absorption and efficiency), photodetectors (enhanced light emission and efficiency), optical biosensors, and polarization devices. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016182 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE OPTICAL SWITCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF - A wavelength selective optical switch device includes an incidence and exit part where a signal beam made of light of a multiplicity of wavelengths enters and a signal beam of a selected wavelength exits, a wavelength dispersion element that spatially disperses a signal beam according to the wavelength thereof and multiplexes reflected light, a condensing element that condenses the light dispersed by the wavelength dispersion element onto a two-dimensional plane, and a wavelength selection element that uses a multilevel optical phased array arranged in a position to receive incident light developed on an xy-plane made of an x-axis direction and a y-axis direction perpendicular thereto developed according to a wavelength, having a multiplicity of pixels arrayed in a lattice on the xy-plane, and that cyclically changes the phase shift amount in the y-axis direction to a sawtooth wave pattern for each pixel on the x-axis. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016183 | RECONSTRUCTION OF NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION - Disclosed are systems and methods for characterizing a nonlinear propagation environment by numerically propagating a measured output waveform resulting from a known input waveform. The numerical propagation reconstructs the input waveform, and in the process, the nonlinear environment is characterized. In certain embodiments, knowledge of the characterized nonlinear environment facilitates determination of an unknown input based on a measured output. Similarly, knowledge of the characterized nonlinear environment also facilitates formation of a desired output based on a configurable input. In both situations, the input thus characterized and the output thus obtained include features that would normally be lost in linear propagations. Such features can include evanescent waves and peripheral waves, such that an image thus obtained are inherently wide-angle, farfield form of microscopy. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016184 | HIGH-POWER OPTICAL FIBRE LASER - A high-power optical fibre laser includes: an oscillator ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016185 | SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER FOR NONLINEAR MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS IN LIVING ORGANISMS - A mode locked semiconductor disk laser with an output beam having an ultra-short pulse length which provides the incident beam to a non linear microscope. The wavelength of the beam is at or near the action cross section maximum absorption wavelength for creating two photon excited fluorescence of a fluorescent biological marker in a sample. Semiconductor disk lasers combine excellent beam quality and output power, stability while maintaining simplicity and easiness of operation. In addition, these types of lasers are ideally suited for mass production as they are built in wafer-scale technology enabling a high level of integration. Importantly this non expensive, turn-key, compact laser system could be used as a platform to develop portable non-linear bio-imaging devices for clinical studies, facilitating its wide-spread adoption in “real-life” applications. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016186 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION CRYSTAL AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION LASER DEVICE - A wavelength conversion crystal including: a single nonlinear optical crystal which satisfies both of a first phase-matching condition and a second phase-matching condition, the first phase-matching condition being required for first wavelength conversion to convert a fundamental wave having a wavelength of 1064 nm into a second harmonic having a wavelength of 532 nm, and the second phase-matching condition being required for second wavelength conversion to convert the light having a wavelength of 532 nm into a fourth harmonic having a wavelength of 266 nm; and a first reflective face and a second reflective face for reflecting the light having a wavelength of 532 nm generated by the first wavelength conversion to supply it to the second wavelength conversion. This approach can efficiently generate a third or higher-order harmonic with a reliable and simple configuration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016187 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens includes a first optical surface, and a first cut end surface outside the first optical surface. The first optical surface has a SWS configured to reduce reflection of light. The first cut end surface has a SWS configured to reduce reflection of light and a reflection surface configured to reflect light having a predetermined wavelength. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016188 | Lens System - A lens system includes a first lens. The first lens is an IR absorptive lens. The first lens includes a first surface facing the object side, and a second surface facing the image side. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016189 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens includes a first optical surface including an optical axis X, and a first cut end surface at an outer circumference of the first optical surface. The first optical surface has a first SWS configured to reduce reflection of light. The first cut end surface has a second SWS configured to reduce reflection of light. A reflectance of the second SWS with respect to light having a predetermined wavelength is higher than the reflectance of the first SWS with respect to the light having the predetermined wavelength. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016190 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE - A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, other types of windows, or in any other suitable application. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016191 | WINDOW SHUTTER APPARATUS AND ARCHITECTURAL OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a window shutter apparatus and architectural optical assemblies thereof. The architectural optical assembly includes a discolorable element and a light-shielding element. The discolorable element is used for receiving the light beam to exhibit discoloration effect. The light-shielding element is disposed adjacent to the discolorable element and used for shielding a part of the light beam having a wavelength within a predetermined range. Thereby, the architectural optical assembly has both light-shielding effect and light-transmitting effect. Furthermore, the architectural optical assembly can be applied to a window shutter apparatus. Whereby, the window shutter apparatus has both light-shielding effect and light-transmitting effect. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016192 | USE OF SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE GAS TO PREVENT LASER INDUCED AIR BREAKDOWN - A method and apparatus for propagating a laser beam is disclosed. The laser beam pulse is passed through a first lens which focuses the laser beam pulse at a focal point of the first lens. An electronegative gas at substantially atmospheric pressure is configured to surround the focal point in order to suppress an ionization effect by the laser beam pulse at the focal point. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016193 | LENS CONTROL DEVICE AND LENS CONTROL METHOD - A lens control device incorporated in a lens device | 2014-01-16 |
20140016194 | IMAGE DISPLAYING SHEET - An image displaying sheet includes a lens array composed of plural lenticular lenses, wherein the lenticular lens has curvatures along two different directions. A composite image has image periods along the two different directions. The application of the image displaying sheet on the composite image can generate the morphing effect, the dynamic effect, the 3D effect, the depth effect or the zooming effect of the composite image. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016195 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZING FILM, POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)-BASED RESIN FOR POLARIZING FILM, POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)-BASED RESIN SOLUTION FOR POLARIZING FILM, POLARIZING FILM, AND POLARIZING PLATE - Provided are a method of manufacturing a polarizing film, in which time for dyeing can be shortened, and the productivity of polarizing films with few dyeing unevenness can be heightened, and a poly (vinyl alcohol)-based resin for a polarizing film. The method of manufacturing a polarizing film according to the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a poly (vinyl alcohol)-based resin film formed by using a poly (vinyl alcohol)-based resin having a saponification degree of 94 to 98.5 mol % obtained in accordance with JIS K6726 and a polymerization degree of 2500 to 3000; and obtaining a polarizing film using the poly (vinyl alcohol) -based resin film; and the poly (vinyl alcohol)-based resin for a polarizing film according to the present invention is a poly (vinyl alcohol)-based resin having a saponification degree of 94 to 98.5 mol % measured in accordance with JIS K6726 and a polymerization degree of 2500 to 3000. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016196 | RESIN COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FILM FORMED USING THE SAME, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a resin composition and an optical film using the same. The resin composition includes a copolymer (A) formed by polymerizing a (meth)acryloyl morpholine-based monomer (a), a maleimide-based monomer (b), and an alkyl(meth)acrylate-based monomer (c), and the optical film is manufactured using the same. The resin composition may provide a film having excellent optical properties and optical transparency, reduced haze, excellent mechanical strength, a relatively low level of thermal expansion coefficient leading to a relatively small change in a dimension, and a relatively low level of alteration in a retardation value due to external stress. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016197 | Fine Pitch Wire Grid Polarizer - A wire grid polarizer can have a repeated pattern of groups of parallel elongated wires disposed over a substrate. Each group of wires can comprise at least three wires. At least one wire at an interior of each group can be taller than outermost wires of each group. The wires can be a byproduct of an etch reaction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016198 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZER - A method for producing a polarizer ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016199 | OPTICAL DEPOLARIZER - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for optical depolarization. One optical depolarizer includes a light-combining module comprising a birefringent prism, wherein an optic axis of a first crystal of the birefringent prism forms a 90° angle with an optic axis of a second crystal of the birefringent prism; and a depolarization module, wherein the depolarization module is disposed at a light emitting end of the light-combining module, the depolarization module comprising a light splitting component and a light-combining component disposed at an emitting end of the light-splitting component, and a delayer disposed between the light-splitting component and the light-combining component, wherein the delayer is disposed on an emitting optical path of the light-splitting component. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016200 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND IMAGE-SHAKE CORRECTING METHOD - An exemplary image stabilizer includes a shaking sensor, a control module, a driving module, an image module, and a data adjusting module. The shaking sensor detects a shake of a lens associated with the image stabilizer. The control module stores a shake correcting setting having one or more error ranges. The driving module is controlled by the control module to move the lens according to the shake correcting setting. The image module captures an image through the corrected lens. The data adjusting module adjusts the shake correcting setting within one or more of the error ranges when a resolution value of the captured image is lower than a preset reference value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016201 | OPTICAL COATING METHOD, APPARATUS AND PRODUCT - This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.” | 2014-01-16 |
20140016202 | LIGHT-SHIELDING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - Provided is a light-shielding material for use in optical instrument and having a light-shielding sheet with broad low-gloss region while maintaining the physical properties necessary for a light-shielding sheet. The light-shielding material | 2014-01-16 |
20140016203 | LIGHT-SHIELDING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a method of manufacturing a light-shielding material for use in optical instrument and having a light-shielding coat with a broad low-gloss region while maintaining the physical properties, such as a light-blocking property, necessary for light-shielding coat. In this method for manufacturing a light-shielding material comprising a light-shielding coat formed on the substrate, a coating liquid is prepared containing at least a binder resin, black fine particles and a matting agent having a variation coefficient of 20 or larger. Next, this coating liquid is coated on the substrate and dried to form a light-blocking coat. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016204 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an optical member, including: a substrate having an at least partially curved surface; a concave-convex structure at an outermost surface, the concave-convex structure being prepared by hydrothermal treatment of a layer formed by gas-phase deposition of at least one of simple aluminum and a compound containing aluminum on the substrate; and a dielectric layer formed by gas-phase deposition between the substrate and the concave-convex structure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016205 | LIGHT DUCT TEE SPLITTER - The disclosure generally relates to highly efficient light duct light splitters that are capable of splitting the light propagating within a light duct into two different ducts, with nearly 100 percent efficiency. In particular, the described light splitters are configured in a “Tee” shape with a reflective splitter element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016206 | ROD LENS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A rod lens and methods for producing such a rod lens are disclosed. The rod lens and methods include a sealing glass and holder glass or a metallic holder that are heated so that only the sealing glass melts and forms a spherical cap to define a lens element joined to a light guiding element. A plurality of rod lenses may form an array arrangement. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016207 | OPTICAL FILM WITH PARTIALLY COATED STRUCTURE ARRAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical film comprising a substrate on which an array of structures is formed, wherein a material having a different refractive index, absorbancy or reflectivity from that of a surface of the structures is partially coated on the surface of the structures, and a manufacturing method thereof. Specifically, the optical film according to one embodiment of the present invention may have a different transparency depending on the direction or can transmit light asymmetrically. Further, the optical film may be applicable to image devices, which need to change brightness or images depending on the angle of view or to display three-dimensional images. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016208 | OPTICAL STACK COMPRISING ADHESIVE - Presently described are optical stacks comprising a first optical film comprising a plurality of structures comprising an optically active portion designed primarily to provide optical gain and optionally an optically in-active bonding portion disposed on a first surface bonded to a second optical film with a light-transmissive adhesive layer such that a portion of the structures penetrate the adhesive layer and a separation is provided between the adhesive layer and the first surface. In one embodiment, the optical stacks exhibit a combination of high peel strength and high retained brightness, particularly after aging. The adhesive layer preferably comprises an interpenetrating network of the reaction product of a polyacrylate component and a polymerizable monomer and the adhesive layer has an elastic modulus ranging from 100 to 2000 MPa at 25° C. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016209 | OPTICAL UNIT AND WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - In a wavelength selective switch, a holding member is used to rotate one end of optical fibers and a collimator array around a rotation axis to thereby change an incident angle of collimated light with respect to incident surfaces of a beam expander optical system. When the incident angle of the collimated light on the beam expander optical system is changed, an amount of variation in an emission angle of light from the beam expander optical system is not proportional (inversely proportional) to the magnification of the beam expander optical system. Thus, this wavelength selective switch can easily fine-tune the incident position (beam position) of light with respect to each reflecting surface of a MEMS mirror by rotating the holding member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016210 | Anamorphic Lens - ANAMORPHIC LENS, of the type used to horizontally compress images, in which the anamorphic group is positioned immediately behind the stop o iris ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016211 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY FOR IMAGE TAKING - An optical lens assembly for image taking includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power includes a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The second lens element with negative refractive power includes a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region. The third lens element with refractive power includes a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The fourth lens element made of plastic with negative refractive power includes a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and an image-side surface. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is aspheric, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave at a paraxial region and convex at a peripheral region. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016212 | SMALL-SIZE AND WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW OPTICAL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a small-size and wide field-of-view optical system including: a first lens having negative refractive power, having a shape in which it is concave from the vicinity of a near axis to an object side and becomes convex outwardly, and including a coating layer formed on a surface thereof toward the object side; a second lens having positive refractive power and having a shape in which a surface thereof toward the object side is concave and an upper side thereof is convex; and a third lens having positive refractive power and having a shape in which both sides thereof are convex. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016213 | Plastic injection molded lens for a left and a right rear-view mirror of an automobile - A plastic injection molded lens for a left and a right rear-view mirror of an automobile is injection formed into shape in a mold. The lens is formed integrally with a major mirror surface zone and a minor mirror surface zone that are different from each other in radian of curved surface. By so designing, the visual field of the rear-view mirror is much wider and produces no dead angles of vision; therefore, the rear-view mirror of this invention is needless to be adjusted for keeping away from the dead angles of eyesight. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016214 | IMAGE-FORMING LENS, AND CAMERA DEVICE AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE WITH THE IMAGE-FORMING LENS - An image forming lens consists of from an object side to an image side in the following order: a first group with a positive refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second group with a positive refractive power, wherein the second group includes, from the object side to the image side in the following order, a biconvex lens, a biconcave lens, a negative meniscus lens a convex surface of which faces the image side, a biconvex lens, and a positive meniscus lens a convex surface of which faces the image side. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016215 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A small, high-performance image pickup lens unit having an IR cut filter that can be incorporated reliably therein while avoiding an increase in processing complexity. A sealing portion | 2014-01-16 |
20140016216 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP LENS UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP LENS - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for an image pickup lens unit, with which deformation of a lens occurring during molding of a holder can be suppressed. A resin holder member | 2014-01-16 |
20140016217 | HOUSING FOR AN OBJECT HAVING A PROXIMITY SENSOR - An apparatus and system for housing a device include a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member optionally includes front and back surfaces surrounded by a perimeter. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016218 | CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY - A camera lens assembly includes: a lens holder unit to which a lens module is mounted; a wire member fixed to the lens holder unit and the lens module, and resiliently supporting the lens module such that the lens module is driven in an optical axis direction; and a fixing member mounted to the lens holder unit to fix the wire member and dampen an impact generated in the wire member due to an impact generated in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction. Also, a camera lens assembly can include: a wire module resiliently supporting a lens module such that the lens module is movable in an optical axis direction on a lens holder unit, dampening an impact generated in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, and transferring a current applied to drive the lens module to a circuit board. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016219 | LIGHT TUNNEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light tunnel for use in an optical projection system, comprising: a plurality of reflecting plates, each said reflecting plate being disposed between and connected to the other two said reflecting plates, so that a light passage with a hollow structure is defined by said plurality of reflecting plates. At least one of said reflecting plates has a first surface in an inclined structure, said reflecting plate having said first surface is disposed between and obliquely connected to the other two said reflecting plates for forming said light passage having a non-rectangular cross section, and said first surface of said reflecting plate is abutted against an adjoined reflecting plate to form a junction with no gap between said first surface of said reflecting plate and said adjoined reflecting plate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016220 | Systems and Methods for Hardware Assisted Write Pre-Compensation Enhancement - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for calibrating write pre-compensation values. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016221 | PIN-EFFICIENT READER BIAS ENABLE CONTROL - Systems and methods are included for determining a presence of an upcoming reading field during a write mode of a storage device, and initiating a read-while write (RWW) mode of the storage device in response to the sensed reading field. Initiating the RWW mode comprises warming up the reader circuitry, generating a signal in response to an end to the write operation, and activating reader bias current in response to the generated signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016222 | GAIN CONTROL FOR LATENCY TESTING - Approaches for determining the timing latency of a communication path are described. Some embodiments involve a method for testing timing latency. A signal is driven on a first data path and is returned through a second data path through a loop back element. The timing latency of at least a portion of the communication path that includes the first data path and the second data path is tested using the signal returned on the second data path. The gain of the second data path is adjusted to a test value during the testing of the timing latency. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016223 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE, MAGNETIC DISK CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND HEAD POSITION DETERMINING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes an initial calculation module and a simple determination module. The initial calculation module, in a simple determination expression describing a magnitude relation between a first value calculated from a first half part of the burst data and a second value calculated from a second half part of the burst data, starts a calculation of the first value before the reading of the second half part of the burst data is completed. The simple determination module performs a determination by the simple determination expression after the reading of the second half part of the burst data is completed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016224 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTION OF RESERVED AREA DATA TRACKS - Selection of disk drive data tracks for the location of reserved area include providing a media disk with data tracks comprising a user data region. A location is assessed on the media disk with a highest frequency of adjacent track interference and far track interference-refresh potential. The location is then configured to be a reserved area where no user data is written. The reserved area has parameters that are read out first before the disk drive enters an operation enabled state for user interface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016225 | MAGNETIC MEDIA ACCESS HEAD WITH METAL COATING - Embodiments disclosed herein provide magnetic media access heads with metal coatings. In a particular embodiment, a magnetic media head for accessing magnetic media comprises a base substrate configured to support a magnetic head layer. The magnetic head layer is formed on the base substrate and configured to magnetically access the magnetic media. A metallic layer formed over the magnetic head layer and disposed between the magnetic head layer and the magnetic media when the magnetic media is positioned for access by the magnetic head layer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016226 | DETERMINING A SKEW ERROR SIGNAL (SES) OFFSET USED TO DETERMINE AN SES TO ADJUST HEADS IN A DRIVE UNIT - Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining a skew error signal (SES) offset used to determine an SES to adjust heads in a drive unit. A determination is made of a first difference in a first orientation with respect to a direction of movement of the recordable storage media based on first and second position information read by first and second servo read elements on a first head. A determination is made of a second difference in a second orientation with respect to the direction of movement of the recordable storage media based on third and fourth position information read by the first servo read element and a third servo read element on a second head. An offset, calculated based on the determined first and second difference, is used to generate an error signal to adjust the first and second heads. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016227 | TAPE LIBRARY STRING REQUEST MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods that dynamically distribute status, cartridge movement and other types of requests and communications from a library manager to one or more libraries of a library string based on target or subject libraries in the requests. Upon receiving and/or generating a request, the library manager determines whether active connections (e.g., control paths) are available from the library manager substantially directly to the subject libraries and then distributes the requests over such active connections when available. When such active connections are unavailable, the library manager may distribute such requests over active connections to non-subject libraries which may forward such requests to the subject libraries via an inter-library communication interconnect. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016228 | Distribution of Mass in Vertical Axis for HGA Flexure Mode Control - Approaches for a hard-disk drive (HDD) and a head gimbal assembly comprising techniques for forming the gimbal legs in a head gimbal assembly (HGA) in a manner to shift the distribution of mass of the HGA that results in controlling the magnitude of resonance gain associated with the HGA during operation of a hard-disk drive. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016229 | SPINDLE MOTOR INCLUDING A FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS WITH SAME - A stationary portion of a motor includes a shaft component, an upper plate portion, and a lower plate portion. A rotating portion includes a sleeve portion which is disposed between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. The shaft component includes an inner shaft upper portion, an inner shaft lower portion which is located in a lower side of the inner shaft upper portion, and an outer shaft portion. The outer shaft portion is located on an outer circumferential surface of the inner shaft upper portion and an outer circumferential surface of the inner shaft lower portion. The inner shaft upper portion and the upper plate portion are preferably defined by a single monolithic member, and the inner shaft lower portion and the lower plate portion are preferably defined by a single monolithic member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016230 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING UNIT AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A first sleeve rotatably extends around a shaft. First and second flanges are fixed to the shaft. A second sleeve extending around the first sleeve is fixed thereto. A first annular member fixed to the second sleeve surrounds the first flange. A second annular member fixed to the second flange surrounds a portion of the second sleeve. A first capillary seal includes a clearance between the first flange and the first annular member. A second capillary seal includes a clearance between the second annular member and the second sleeve. Lubricant is provided in the clearances in the first and second capillary seals. The second annular member and the second sleeve are designed so that the lubricant in the clearance in the second capillary seal can be viewed from a point in a radial position which is outward of the second sleeve as seen in an axial direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016231 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A magnetic head in one embodiment includes a first outer array of writers; a second outer array of writers; a first inner array of writers positioned between the first and second outer arrays; a second inner array of writers positioned between the first inner array and the second outer array; and an array of readers, at least some of the readers being generally aligned with the writers of the first and second outer arrays in a direction of media travel relative thereto, wherein the writers of the first inner array are misaligned with the writers of the first outer array relative to the direction of media travel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016232 | Non-Uniform Write Gap Perpendicular Writer for Shingle Writing - A PMR writer is disclosed that includes at least one of a recessed center section in the write pole trailing edge and a center recessed trailing shield to improve the field gradient at track edge. In all embodiments, there is a non-uniform write gap between the trailing edge and the trailing shield. The recessed portion of the write pole trailing edge and/or center recess of the trailing shield has a thickness from 10 to 40 nm in a down-track direction and a width in a cross-track direction of 20 to 200 nm. The distance between the center recess and a corner of the trailing edge is from 20 to 80 nm. A sequence of steps is provided to fabricate the two embodiments of the present invention. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016233 | MULTILAYER FILM, MAGNETIC HEAD, MAGNETIC HEAD DEVICE, MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER FILM - In the present invention, magnetic and non-magnetic films are formed as a compound of Fe, Ni and P to provide a multilayer film in which such magnetic and non-magnetic films are alternately stacked. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016234 | HARDENED LAYER ON A DRIVE HEAD - A method of forming a hardened layer on a tape drive head assembly comprising building a tape drive head assembly, in which a number of layers of amorphous material are applied along read and write components of the tape drive head assembly as the tape drive head assembly is built and selectively heating portions of the amorphous material. A drive head assembly comprising a write component, a magnetic resistive element, and a number of layers of amorphous material, in which a portion of the amorphous material is hardened. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016235 | INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided an inrush current suppression apparatus that suppresses an inrush current generated when shunt capacitors are connected to a power system. The apparatus includes a power supply voltage measurement unit measuring a power supply voltage, a circuit breaker current measurement unit measuring a circuit breaker current, a residual voltage polarity determination unit determining the polarities of three phases of a residual voltage, a specific phase determination unit determining a specific phase, a closing phase detector detecting a closing phase, and a circuit breaker closing unit closing the circuit breaker in the closing phase. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016236 | SWITCH FOR A TRANSMISSION PATH FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT - A switch for a high-voltage direct current transmission path includes a vacuum circuit breaker for disconnecting the transmission path and a gas-insulated circuit breaker for disconnecting the transmission path. The gas-insulated circuit breaker is connected in series with the vacuum circuit breaker. A device is provided for building up a counter-current against the current in the transmission path for the purpose of reducing the current across the vacuum circuit breaker. The elements of the switch are actuated by a control device in such a way that the switch is switched off at or close to the zero crossing of the current. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016237 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUITRY CONTROLS POWER SUPPLY ENABLEMENT - A protective circuit compares at least two different signals and asserts a control node toward respective logic states accordingly. At least one of the signals is derived from a voltage on a power rail within a computer or other device. A switching element passes or isolates an enable signal based on the logic state of the control node, enabling or preventing operation of a power supply, accordingly. Central processing units (CPUs) or other elements are protected against electrically caused damage in the event that a fault is detected by the protective circuit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016238 | RELAY-WELDING DETECTION CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - The relay-welding detection circuit detects welding of relays (RYP, RYN) provided on a charging path from an external power supply (PW) to a first battery ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016239 | THRESHOLD VOLTAGE AND DELAY TIME SETTING CIRCUIT, AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a threshold voltage and delay time setting circuit, and a battery management system including the same. The setting circuit is connected to a set resistor and a set capacitor through a pin. The setting circuit includes a threshold voltage setter for setting a threshold voltage according to resistance of the set resistor, and a delay setter for determining a count frequency according to capacitance of the set capacitor and setting a delay time according to the determined count frequency. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016240 | DRIVER CIRCUIT AND TELEVISION SET USING THE SAME - A driver circuit includes: a first transistor connected between a line of first voltage and an output terminal; a first overcurrent detector configured to output a first signal when overcurrent flows into the first transistor; a first control unit configured to turn on and off the first transistor at a predetermined period and turn off the first transistor when the first signal is output from the first overcurrent detector; and a counter configured to count the number of times by which the first signal is output from the first overcurrent detector within a predetermined time interval, and to output a shut-down signal to stop an operation of the driver circuit as a value of the count reaches a predetermined value of equal to or more than 2. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016241 | LAMINATED CAPACITOR - In a laminated capacitor, one additional first internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the first external electrode as do the first internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five first internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the second dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity, and one additional second internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the second external electrode as do the second internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five second internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the third dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016242 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes flat-shaped inner electrodes that are laminated. An interposer includes an insulating substrate that is larger than contours of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. A first mounting electrode that mounts the multilayer ceramic capacitor is located on a first principal surface of the insulating substrate, and a first external connection electrode for connection to an external circuit board located on a second principal surface. The multilayer ceramic capacitor is mounted onto the interposer in such a way that the principal surfaces of the inner electrodes are parallel or substantially parallel to the principal surface of the interposer, that is, the first and second principal surfaces of the insulating substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016243 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, DIELECTRIC CERAMIC, MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - Provided in a dielectric ceramic having flat capacitance characteristics and a high dielectric constant, and a multilayer ceramic electronic component (such as a multilayer ceramic capacitor) in which the dielectric ceramic is used. A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body having a plurality of dielectric ceramic layers and a plurality of internal electrodes, and external electrodes formed on the multilayer body. The composition of the multilayer body includes any of a bismuth layered compound containing Sr, Bi and Ti, a bismuth layered compound containing Sr, Bi and Nb, and a bismuth layered compound containing Ca, Bi and Ti as a primary ingredient, Bi and at least one of Cu, Ba, Zn and Li, and satisfies the conditions that if the Ti content is 400 molar parts or the Nb content is 200 molar parts, then (Bi content-Ti content) or (Bi content-Nb content) is equal to or greater than 1 molar part and less than 7.5 molar parts and the total content of Cu, Ba, Zn and Li is equal to or greater than 1 molar part and less than 10 molar parts. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016244 | BIAXIALLY STRETCHED POLYPROPYLENE FILM, METALLIZED FILM, AND FILM CAPACITOR - A biaxially stretched polypropylene film includes protrusions on both surfaces, in which the biaxially stretched polypropylene film has a thickness t1 of 1 μm to 3 μm, has a tensile strength in the machine direction of 120 MPa to 250 MPa, has a tensile strength in the transverse direction of 250 MPa to 400 MPa, has a minimum protrusion height P | 2014-01-16 |
20140016245 | CAPACITOR WITH PARALLEL NANOTUBES - Technologies are generally described for a capacitor device that includes parallel nanotubes. Such a capacitor device may include two parallel electrodes, each of which includes an array of nanotubes that extends from the surface of the respective electrode towards the other electrode. The nanotubes can be substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the electrode from which they extend. The space between the electrodes and the nanotubes can be filled with an electrolyte or dielectric material, for example, a solution of an electrolyte solute in a suitable solvent. Such a capacitor device can have high electrode surface area but can avoid pore effects, in comparison to high surface area porous electrodes which do not have interpenetrating electrodes. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016246 | ULTRACAPACITOR WITH IMPROVED AGING PERFORMANCE - An electric double layer capacitor comprises first and second electrodes, each comprising respective first and second carbon materials having distinct pore size distributions. A pore volume ratio of the first carbon material is greater than a pore volume ratio of the second carbon material. The pore volume ratio R is defined as R=V1/V, where V1 is a total volume of pores having a pore size of less than 1 nm, and V is a total volume of pores having a pore size greater than 1 nm. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016247 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electrochemical capacitor includes a first electrode connected to a positive terminal of a power source during the charge of the electrochemical capacitor and a second electrode connected to a negative terminal of a power source during the charge of the electrochemical capacitor. The first and the second electrodes each have a carbon material. The electrochemical capacitor further includes a porous separator to separate the first and second electrodes and to be impregnated with an almost neutral aqueous electrolyte situated between the two electrodes. The neutral aqueous electrolyte has a salt formed by a metallic cation and an anion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016248 | POLYMERIZATION SOLUTION, CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM OBTAINED FROM THE POLYMERIZATION SOLUTION, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Disclosed is a polymerization solution for electrolytic polymerization containing borodisalicylic acid and/or a salt thereof as a supporting electrolyte, in which precipitation due to the hydrolysis of borodisalicylate ions is inhibited and which provides a conductive polymer exhibiting excellent heat resistance. The polymerization solution has: a solvent consisting of 100 to 80% by mass of water and 0 to 20% by mass of an organic solvent; at least one monomer having a g-conjugated double bond; at least one supporting electrolyte selected from the group consisting of borodisalicylic acid and borodisalicylic salts; and at least one stabilizing agent selected from the group consisting of nitrobenzene and nitrobenzene derivatives, and the content of the stabilizing agent content is more than ⅛ mol per 1 mol of the supporting electrolyte. A complex is formed by the stabilizing agent and borodisalicylic acid, and the formation of precipitation due to the hydrolysis of borodisalicylate ions is inhibited. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016249 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ASSEMBLY METHOD OF A DISPLAY DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR USE IN A DISPLAY - A display device is provided. The display device has an upper case, a lower case, at least one fastening unit and at least one adjustable module. The upper case and the lower case respectively have at least one first fasten hole and at least one second fasten hole. The second fasten hole coaxially communicates with the first fasten hole. Through the second fasten hole, the unit is fixed in the first fasten hole to fasten the upper case and the lower case together. The adjustable module has an adjustable unit with a through hole penetrating therethrough. Furthermore, the adjustable unit is partially disposed in the second fasten hole. By disposing the adjustable unit and the fastening unit within the second fasten hole, the display device could be made more compact and the overall cost can be decreased. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016250 | HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary embodiment provides a hinge structure capable of achieving improved durability. The hinge structure includes a hinge pin having a first member and a second member having one end surface and the other end surface provided at a distance from each other in an axial direction, having a protrusion portion provided to protrude from one end surface in the axial direction, arranged to be opposed to the first member at the other end surface, and being pivotable with respect to the first member, and a hinge pin reception portion having a recess portion fitting to a part of the second member and the protrusion portion of the hinge pin. The protrusion portion has a first surface portion extending in a radial direction of the second member. The recess portion has a second surface portion which can be engaged with the first surface portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016251 | VEHICLE DATA RECORDING UNIT FOR INSTALLATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle data recording unit for installation in a motor vehicle having a housing. Within the housing is an electronic memory and control unit and a battery receptacle for receiving a buffer battery for the memory and control unit. The battery receptacle has a battery compartment delimited by a first stop and a second stop, situated opposite the first stop, for holding a first buffer battery between the first stop and the second stop. To make it easy to use buffer batteries of different physical sizes, a third stop is arranged between the first stop and the second stop, which has a smaller length than the first buffer battery, in the battery compartment between the third stop and the first stop, such that optionally the first buffer battery or the second buffer battery can be held in the battery compartment. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016252 | BRACKET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a bracket for an electronic device comprising a first shell at least including a first track and a second shell at least including a second track, the bracket being adapted to connect the first shell with the second shell The bracket comprises a first shaft adapted to be connected with the first shell and movable along the first track and a second shaft adapted to be connected with the second shell and movable along the second track. The present invention also discloses electronic device comprising a first shell at least including a first track and a second shell at least including a second track, and a bracket being adapted to connect the first shell with the second shell, wherein the bracket comprises a first shaft adapted to be connected with the first shell and movable along the first track and a second shaft adapted to be connected with the second shell and movable along the second track. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016253 | SEALING MATERIAL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A sealing material includes a metallic glass | 2014-01-16 |
20140016254 | DISPLAY DEVICE MOUNTABLE ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD - A display device mountable on an automotive wiper arm positioned on the rear of an automotive vehicle, comprising a display panel having a front side for presentation of text or graphics and a back side for mounting a connector; an arm-connector for affixing said display device to said automotive wiper arm; a shaft for linking said arm-connector to said display panel; a shaft-connector for affixing said shaft to said display panel, said shaft-connector comprising part of said shaft; a display-connector for affixing said shaft to said display panel, said display-connector comprising said connector positioned on said display panel backside; wherein said shaft-connector and said display-connector are configured to lock together after one is connected to the other, substantially preventing separation of said display panel from said shaft during motion of said automotive wiper arm during operation, and wherein said arm-connector is configured to clasp said automotive wiper arm and maintain sufficient pressure to avoid substantial rotation of said shaft around said automotive wiper arm as a result of airflow pressure on said display panel during vehicular motion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016255 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a number of rack servers arranged in the container, and a cooling room. Each rack server includes a fan module attached to a first side of the rack server, and defines an opening in a second side of the rack server facing the cooling room. The fan module operates to draw air from the rack server, then the cool air in the cooling room flows into the rack server to cool the rack server. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016256 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a number of rack servers arranged in the container, and an air-conditioning device arranged in the container. The air-conditioning device defines a vent. A fan module is mounted in the vent, for blowing cooling air generated by the air-conditioning device to the rack servers. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016257 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - An electronic device includes at least one electronic component. The electronic device also includes a first housing of a single piece of metal. The first housing defines a length, a width, and a height that is less than both the length and the width. The housing has at least five side walls defining an internal cavity and an open end to the cavity that spans the width and height of the first housing. The electronic component is contained within the cavity. A cover is removably affixed over the open end of the housing so as to contribute to a retaining force applied on the electronic component therein. The first housing can be a base housing for a portable computer, and the cover can be a first portion of a hinge assembly. The electronic device can further include a display assembly operatively connected to the base housing by the hinge assembly. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016258 | DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ATTACHING PORTABLE TERMINAL - A display apparatus capable of attaching a portable terminal includes: a display unit having sliding protrusions formed on a bottom surface, for displaying a current screen of the portable terminal; and a portable terminal connecting unit having sliding grooves formed on a top surface and combined with the sliding protrusions, being slidingly inserted into a lower portion of the display unit by an associative operation of the sliding protrusions and the sliding grooves, and having an accommodation space formed to accommodate and connect the portable terminal. Therefore, the portable terminal can be controlled using the separate display apparatus connected to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal can be connected to the separate display apparatus without being exposed outside. The separate display apparatus may supply power to the portable terminal when the battery of the portable terminal is discharged. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016259 | MULTI-MOTHERBOARD POWER DATA COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR POWER SUPPLIES - A multi-motherboard power data communication architecture for power supplies located in an electronic apparatus includes at least a power supply unit, a data communication control unit, a first motherboard and a second motherboard. The power supply unit includes a power source management unit to generate at least one corresponding working parameter based on operating states of the power supply unit. The data communication control unit includes at least one power source management connection port to get the working parameter of the power supply unit, a buffer memory unit to store the working parameter, and a first data output port and a second data output port to respectively output the working parameter. The first motherboard and second motherboard are electrically connected to the first and second data output ports respectively to read the working parameter saved in the buffer memory unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016260 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - A mounting assembly includes a chassis, a baseboard mounted in the chassis, and a plurality of data storage devices received in the chassis. Each data storage devices includes a transfer circuit board, a transfer connector electrically connected to the transfer circuit board, and at least one data storage unit electrically connected to the transfer circuit board. The transfer connector is plugged to the baseboard. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016261 | HEATING AND HEAT DISSIPATING MULTI-LAYER CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE FOR KEEPING OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A heating and heat dissipating multi-layer circuit board structure for keeping operating temperatures of electronic components is provided. The outer layer of the multi-layer printed circuit board is in contact with electronic components. The operating temperatures of electronic components are measured through by a temperature measuring circuit. When the operating temperature of at least one electronic component is lower than a default temperature, the heating circuits corresponding to the electronic components are enabled respectively to heat the electronic components through corresponding heat conduction elements. When the operating temperature of at least one electronic component is higher than another default temperature, the heating circuits corresponding to the electronic components are disabled to transfer the heat from the electronic components to the heat conduction elements automatically. Therefore, the structure achieves the goal of keeping the operating temperature of each electronic component in the corresponding environment. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016262 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Stackable Hard-Disk Drive Carrier Using Pull-Out Drawers - A method and apparatus for providing a stackable hard-disk drive (“HDD”) carrier using pull-out drawers and fasteners are disclosed. The carrier, in one embodiment, includes an inner case or drawer and an outer frame casing. The inner cage includes a base plate, a front cover, a first side panel, and a second side panel, wherein the first and second side panels are hinged to the base plate. The inner cage is configured to house a removable HDD. The first and second side panels also include fasteners for securing the HDD to the inner cage. The outer frame casing is configured to receive the inner cage via its two opposite guiding walls. The guiding walls are configured to allow extending the inner cage to a predefined distance from the outer frame casing for accessing the HDD. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016263 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - A mounting assembly includes a chassis, and a plurality of partition panels configured to divide a space in the chassis into a plurality of sub-spaces. A motherboard is attached to the chassis and located below the plurality of partition panels. A plurality of data storage devices is mounted in each of the plurality of sub-spaces. Each of the plurality of data storage devices comprising a casing, at least one drive bracket mounted in the casing, at least one data storage unit mounted in the at least one drive bracket, and a handle pivotably attached to the at least one drive bracket. The handle is rotatable between a locked position, where the at least one drive bracket is immovable from the casing, and a released position, where the at least one drive bracket is released from the casing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016264 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device is mounted in a chassis of an information handling apparatus. The heat dissipation device includes a box and a cooling member, a first heat sink, a second heat sink, and a fan received in the box. A partitioning plate mounted inside the box. The box includes defines two air passage arranged at opposite sides of the partitioning plate. The cooling member is fixed to the partitioning plate. The first and second heat sinks are respectively received in the first and second air passages, and respectively abut cold and hot sides of the cooling member. The fan drives air to flow into the box through the first air passage to be cooled by the first heat sink. At the same time, the fan drives air to flow into the box through the second air passage to absorb heat from the second heat sink. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016265 | HIGH-DENSITY SERVER AGGREGATING EXTERNAL WIRES FOR SERVER MODULES - A high-density server includes a plurality of server enclosures, each of which includes an enclosure frame with a pair of front decks and a rear opening, an enclosure element having a power supply unit, and a pair of server modules having module connectors. The enclosure element is positioned in the rear side of the enclosure frame. The module connector of the server module is detachably connected to the front connector of the power supply unit when the server module moves along the front deck in an insertable/removable manner inside the enclosure frame. A cooling fan is positioned in the front side of the server module relative to the rear opening of the enclosure frame. An external interface is attached to the rear end of the server module or installed in the enclosure element, thus preventing a mess in the front face of the server enclosure due to external wires. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016266 | VERTICAL AIRFLOW SEGREGATION PANEL AND BAFFLE - An airflow segregation panel is disclosed for directing air flow. The airflow segregation panel includes a first connection end, an airflow direction portion and a hinge. The hinge is positioned between the first connection end and the air flow direction portion such that the air flow direction portion is selectively pivotable with respect to the first connection end. The airflow direction portion may be configured with a selectively adjustable length. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016267 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT INSULATION LAYER - An exemplary electronic device includes an electronic component, a heat dissipation device, a casing, and a heat insulation layer. The heat dissipation device is positioned on the electronic component for dissipating heat generated by the electronic component. The electronic component and the heat dissipation device are located at an inner side of the casing. The heat insulation layer is located on the heat dissipation device and is close to the casing. The heat insulation layer is made of aerogel material. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016268 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AIRFLOW ADJUSTMENT MEMBER - An electronic device has a board, a heat producing component mounted on the board, a connector mounted on the board and allowing a module component to be fitted thereto, a chassis housing the board, and an air blower configured to cause air to flow through the chassis. Additionally, an airflow adjustment member including a guide portion is placed upstream, in a flow direction of the air, of the heat producing component and the connector, the guide portion being configured to guide part of air flowing toward a region where the connector is placed to a region where the heat producing component is placed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016269 | FAN CHASSIS, FAN UNIT, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A fan chassis includes: a wall panel; and an upper panel that is connected to an upper end of the wall panel, and a lower panel that is connected to a lower end of the wall panel. A cross sectional shape of the upper panel and the lower panel is substantially U-shape. The wall panel includes a plurality of projections to be inserted into mounting holes of a fan. At least either one of the upper panel and the lower panel includes a through hole into which an upper end part or a lower end part of the fan is to be fitted. An inner dimension between the upper panel and the lower panel is shorter than an outer dimension of the fan in a vertical direction. The upper panel and the lower panel deform elastically in a direction in which the upper panel and the lower panel move apart from each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016270 | INTERPOSER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE USING THE SAME - An interposer is provided that suppresses heat conduction more effectively between two heat sources when the interposer is placed between the heat sources. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016271 | ELECTRONIC MODULE WITH LATERALLY-CONDUCTING HEAT DISTRIBUTOR LAYER - An electronic module is provided in which a chip is disposed over a substrate and electrically connected to the substrate by a plurality of electrical connect structures disposed between the chip and the substrate. A heat distributor, fabricated of a thermally conductive material, is disposed between the chip and the substrate and sized to extend beyond an edge of the chip to facilitate conduction of heat laterally out from between the chip and substrate. The heat distributor includes openings sized and positioned to allow the electrical connect structures to pass through the heat distributor without electrically contacting the heat distributor. The heat distributor is electrically isolated from the electrical connect structures, the chip and the substrate. In one implementation, the heat distributor physically contacts a thermally conductive enclosure of the electronic module to facilitate conduction of heat from between the chip and substrate to the enclosure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016272 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE THEREOF - A heat dissipation device is used in a circuit board, where the circuit board includes a chip and at least one positioning hole disposed around the chip, and each of the positioning holes has a bare metal area on its periphery. The heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation element, a conductive element and at least one fixing part. The heat dissipation element is disposed on the chip; the conductive element is connected electrically to the bare metal area of the circuit board and the heat dissipation element respectively; the fixing part passes through the fixing holes and is connected to the positioning hole, so as to fix the heat dissipation element to the circuit board. A circuit board is also provided, which includes a substrate, a chip, a positioning hole and the heat dissipation device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016273 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH HEAT-DISSIPATING PLATE AND BOARD EMPLOYING SAID COMPONENT - Electronic component includes a plurality of pins ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016274 | LIGHTWEIGHT AUDIO SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD - A lightweight radio/Audio player for vehicular application includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material molded to provide details to accept audio devices and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016275 | Card Tray And Tray Connector - The Present Disclosure discloses a card tray including a top panel portion facing the opposite face of a card having terminal members on one face, a front panel portion standing erect at the front edge of the top panel portion and facing the front end of the card, and a rear panel portion standing erect at the rear edge of the top panel portion and facing the rear end of the card. The card tray further includes a notch portion formed in the front panel portion so as to expose at least a portion of the front end of the card, and a card holding spring portion disposed near the rear panel portion, biasing the card forward and applying pressure to the front end of the card in a portion other than the notch portion of the front panel portion. The card is grasped longitudinally to expose the entire face of the card on the terminal member side. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016276 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXECUTING OPEN MODE OF MOTION MODULE OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS - The invention relates to a control device for executing an open mode of a motion module of an electric apparatus. The electric apparatus includes a motion module and a machine body module. The control device disposed on a path of the relative movement includes a combination of a carrier and an elastomer, in which the carrier has a blocking portion. The elastomer normally keeps the carrier at a first position, and the elastomer allows the carrier to motion toward a second position when the carrier is pressed. The control device allows the motion module to rotate (in an open mode) when the motion module crosses the blocking portion of the carrier. Accordingly, the invention promotes visual artistic effects by eliminating the essential exposure of the rotary shaft in the rotation-open mode of conventional skills. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016277 | RACETRACK DESIGN IN RADIO FREQUENCY SHIELDING APPLICATIONS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to determining a layout of a racetrack that forms part of an RF isolation structure of a packaged module and the resulting RF isolation structures. Locations of where the racetrack can be adjusted (for example, narrowed) and/or removed without significantly degrading the EMI performance of the RF isolation structure can be identified. In certain embodiments, a portion of the racetrack can be removed to create a break and/or a portion of the racetrack can be narrowed in a selected area. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016278 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, TOUCH PANEL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided are a conductive structure including a) a base. b) a conductive pattern provided on at least one side of the base. and c) a darkening layer provided on the upper surface and lower surface of the conductive pattern, provided on at least a part of the side of the conductive pattern, and provided in an area corresponding to the conductive pattern area, and a touch panel including the same and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2014-01-16 |