21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110122502 | Eyepiece optical system and electronic view finder incorporating the same - The invention relates to an eyepiece optical system that, albeit being of small size, works in favor of gaining an angle of field and optical performance, and an electronic view finder incorporating such an eyepiece optical system. Specifically, the invention is characterized by comprising, in order from an object side to an exit side thereof, a first lens group that is a single lens that has positive refracting power and is in a meniscus configuration concave on its object side, a second lens group that is a single lens that has negative refracting power and is in a meniscus configuration concave on its object side, and a third lens group that is a single lens that has positive refracting power, wherein an object-side concave lens surface in the first lens group is an aspheric surface, an object-side concave lens surface in the second lens group is an aspheric surface, and an exit-side lens surface in the third lens group is an aspheric surface. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122503 | PROJECTING DEVICE AND LENS ADJUSTING MODULE THEREOF - The invention discloses a lens adjusting module for adjusting the position of a lens module. The lens adjusting module includes an input rod and an output rod, wherein the input rod is configured along a first direction and has an inclined surface. The output rod is configured along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The output rod has a first contact surface contacting the inclined surface, and a second contact surface contacting the lens module. When the input rod moves along the first direction, the first contact surface of the output rod moves along the inclined surface of the input rod, and the lens module moves with the output rod along the second direction. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122504 | VARIABLE FOCUS MICROLENS - A microlens chip comprises a variable focus fluidic microlens and actuator. The actuator varies the pressure in a fluidic channel in the microlens chip which is coupled to an aperture opening containing the microlens. Applying an electric field to the actuator creates changes in fluid pressure in the fluidic channel, which in turn changes the radius of curvature (i.e., focal length) of the fluidic microlens. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122505 | LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A lens system and an image capturing device having the same include a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group being exchangeable with the third lens group. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122506 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION USING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A variable magnification optical system ZL to be mounted on an electronic still camera | 2011-05-26 |
20110122507 | OPTICAL SYSTEM OF ZOOM LENS WITH IMAGE STABILIZATION - An optical system of a zoom lens is provided. The optical system of the zoom lens includes thirteen lenses which are divided into four lens groups, wherein: the zoom lens comprises in a following order from a subject: a first lens group which has a positive refractive index; a second lens group which has a negative refractive index, and moves along an optical axis; a third lens group which has a positive refractive index; and a fourth lens group which has a positive refractive index, wherein the first lens group comprises four lenses, and an external surface of a first lens is concave in a direction of a plane of an image; the third lens group comprises two meniscus lenses which are concave toward an image plane, and is made with capability of cross-section displacement relative to an optical axis; and the fourth lens group is convex-concave glued lens. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122508 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM - A zoom optical system including, in order from an object side: a first group having positive power; a second group having negative power; a third group having positive power; and a fourth group having positive power, at least a portion of lenses within said third group composing a movable group which moves in a direction having a component perpendicular to an optical axis, a distance between said first group and said second group, a distance between said second group and said third group and a distance between said third group and said fourth group being variable upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telescopic end state, thereby providing a zoom optical system capable of correcting a camera shake by the movable group with realizing high optical performance, a high zoom ratio, and a small f-number, an optical apparatus equipped therewith, and a method for manufacturing thereof. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122509 | LENS BARREL THAT REALIZES MINIATURIZATION, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens barrel that causes base portions of cam followers in a first optical member and a second optical member to follow a single straight-ahead movement guide groove along an optical axis even when circumferential phases of the cam followers are staggered, so that the optical members can move straight ahead while being inhibited from rotating. The base portion of the cam follower of one of the first optical member and the second optical member has a slide portion that is guided along both inner wall surfaces of a straight-ahead movement guide groove which face each other in a circumferential direction of a straight-ahead moving cylinder. The slide portion has a guide surface that guides the base portion of the cam follower of the other one of the first optical member and the second optical member in the direction of the optical axis. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122510 | Imaging optical system - The imaging optical system of the invention is built up of, in order from its object side, the first lens group G | 2011-05-26 |
20110122511 | LENS UNIT - Among three lenses housed in a lens barrel, a first lens and a second lens are adjacent to each other. A position regulating section is a part where a first protrusion of the first lens is formed. A shielding member is provided at a position interposed between the first lens and the second lens and limits a passing luminous flux. An engagement section is a part of the shielding member, and in this part, there is formed an opening into which the first protrusion of the first lens enters. The engagement section engages with the position regulating section, and thereby the position of the shielding member in a direction crossing an optical axis is regulated. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122512 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens includes negative first lens, negative second lens having a concave surface facing the image side, positive third lens, aperture stop, positive fourth lens, and fifth lens having a concave surface facing the object side, which are arranged sequentially from the object side. At least one of second lens, fourth lens and fifth lens has at least an aspheric surface. The Abbe number of third lens and the Abbe number of fifth lens are less than or equal to 30, and the Abbe number of fourth lens is greater than or equal to 40. Further, the following formula (1) is satisfied: | 2011-05-26 |
20110122513 | COMPOUND LENS AND OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A compound lens comprises three or more optical elements, including first, second, and third optical components, that are cemented together. The material of the second optical element is an organic composite material. The first optical element is cemented to one surface of the second optical element. The third optical element is disposed remotest from the first optical element in an optical axis. The diameters of effective areas of the first optical element on the cemented surface between the first and the second optical elements, and of the second optical element, and the distance ti(φ) between optically effective surfaces of the i-th optical element (i=1, 2, 3) along the optical axis at diameter φ are appropriately designed. The second optical element has such a shape that the decrease in the distance between its optically effective surfaces is small in a region outside the effective surface area. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122514 | LENS FIXING DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - A lens fixing device includes a lens holder having a lens (lens area) made of a resin, and a mounting portion. The lens holder has two projections. Each of the two projections is formed with a guide surface and a mounted surface. A line of intersection of an extension of the guide surface of the projections and an extension of the mounted surface of the projections in a plane direction is aligned with an optical axis of the lens area. The lens holder is positioned with respect to a plane direction orthogonal to the optical axis by contact of the guide surfaces with receiving surfaces of the mounting portion. The lens holder is fixedly attached by an adhesive. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122515 | LENS MODULE WITH ADHESIVELY MOUNTED FILTER - A lens module includes a barrel and a parallelogram-shaped filter. The barrel defines a through hole bounded by an inner circumferential surface thereof. The barrel includes an end surface substantially perpendicular to the inner circumferential surface. The barrel further defines four positioning cutouts extending from the end surface to the inner circumferential surface. The parallelogram-shaped filter includes four corners fixed in the four positioning cutouts of the barrel. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122516 | LENS TRANSFERRING DEVICE - Provided is a lens transferring device including a lens mounting member to which at least one lens is installed; a guiding member that guides movement of the lens mounting member; a driver that moves the lens mounting member and includes a lead screw; an operation member installation unit that is formed at an end of the lens mounting member; an operation member that includes a screw unit contacting the lead screw, an installation unit installed to the operation member installation unit, and a connection unit connecting the screw unit and the installation unit; and an elastic member including a first end that contacts the installation unit and a second end that contacts the operation member installation unit, wherein a first propping member that contacts a portion of the installation unit and prevents tilting of the operation member is formed on the operation member installation unit. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122517 | Camera module and lens driving device - There is provided a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel including at least one lens; a housing receiving the lens barrel and having an opening in one surface thereof; an actuator driving the lens barrel through the opening; and a preload control part receiving the actuator therein and forming one surface of the housing by being coupled to the opening such that preload generated from the lens barrel and the actuator is controlled. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122518 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens barrel includes a first frame configured to hold a first optical element, be movable in an optical-axis direction, and hold a position of the optical element in the optical-axis direction in a nonenergized state; a second frame configured to hold a second optical element, be movable in the optical-axis direction, and not hold a position of the optical element in the optical-axis direction in the nonenergized state; and a shock-absorbing portion provided at least one of the first and second frames. In the nonenergized state, the first frame is positioned within a range of the second frame. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122519 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Provided is a lens barrel comprising a lens holding member that holds a lens; a guide bar that has a magnetic pattern in which a pair of magnetic poles repeat in a longitudinal direction and that has the longitudinal direction thereof oriented in a direction of an optical axis of the lens to guide the lens holding section to move in the direction of the optical axis; a control portion that is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the lens holding member and that includes a magnetic body generating magnetic force between itself and the magnetic pattern of the guide bar; and a drive coil that is arranged in a manner to not contact the guide bar and that generates magnetic drive force between itself and the guide bar. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122520 | VEHICLE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and system of automatically adjusting a mirror ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122521 | REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL SUB ASSEMBLY - The invention is related to a rear view mirror assembly that includes at least one electrical device as a light source with adapted connectors to be assembled in an easy way. The invention is related to an electrical device as a lighting mean in a rear view mirror that has a connector adapted to be self centric connected to the counterpart during assembling. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122522 | Tape Recorder And Tape Recording That Increases Empty Tape Area Without Loss of Necessary Data - Provided is a tape recorder that has a tape including at least one partition and that controls access to the tape. The tape recorder includes: means for identifying a position of data on the tape; means for sequentially reading necessary data areas in the data; means for sequentially copying the necessary data areas to the beginning of an empty area on the tape; means for creating a continuous front empty area formed of unnecessary data areas and copy source areas of the necessary data areas on the tape; and means for moving a beginning of the partition (BOP) to a position immediately after the front empty area and for updating the position information on the beginning of the partition. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122523 | LOCALIZED DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving data to store and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of data slices. The method continues with the processing module defining addressable storage sectors within the single hard drive based on a number of data slices within the set of data slices to produce a set of addressable storage sectors. The method continues with the processing module storing data slices of the set of data slices in corresponding addressable storage sectors of the set of addressable storage sectors. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122524 | STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention makes is possible to appropriately set the power saving control of the storage device from the management device of the storage device. In addition, the storage device executes control of the power saving for the magnetic disk device after ensuring consistency between an instruction from the administrator and the operating state of the magnetic disk device in the storage device. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122525 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING LAYERS HAVING HIGHER- AND LOWER-HK ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC FIELDS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic recording layer formed above a substrate, comprising: a first magnetic layer formed from a [Co/Pt] | 2011-05-26 |
20110122526 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium includes: forming a magnetic film having an artificial lattice structure by laminating plural types of atomic layers alternately on a substrate; and separating dots, which forms a dot separation band by implanting an ion, to reduce saturation magnetization locally, into portions of the magnetic film other than plural portions of the magnetic film. Each of the plural portions is made into a magnetic dot in which information is to be magnetically recorded. The saturation magnetization of the dot separation band is smaller than that of the magnetic dot. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122527 | Storing and Locating a Self-Describing Storage Cartridge - Embodiments of the invention relate to storing and locating a self-describing storage cartridge. An aspect of the invention includes a system for storing and locating a self-describing storage cartridge. The system includes a storage cartridge. The storage cartridge includes a first storage module configured to store data objects. The storage cartridge further includes a second storage module configured to store an index describing the data objects stored on the first storage module. The storage cartridge further includes a connector coupled to the second storage module and configured to provide an external device with access to the second storage module. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122528 | DUAL SPINDLE STORAGE DEVICE - An apparatus and associated method are provided whereby first and second spindles operably rotate first and second overlapping storage discs, respectively. First and second data transfer members are operably disposed adjacent storage areas of the respective storage discs. An edge of the first disc moves in a prescribed close spatial separation from a rotating surface of the second spindle so that the second spindle strips windage, generated by the rotation of the first disc, away from the second data transfer member. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122529 | SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SPINDLE MOTOR - A hub includes first and second side surfaces respectively opposed to inner and outer circumferential surfaces of an upper portion of a magnetic member, and a ceiling surface arranged to interconnect an upper ends of the first and second side surfaces. The adhesive agent is interposed between the inner circumferential surface of the upper portion of the magnetic member and the first side surface of the hub and between the upper surface of the magnetic member and the ceiling surface of the hub. Radial distance between the inner circumferential surface of the upper portion of the magnetic member and the first side surface of the hub and axial distance between the upper surface of the magnetic member and the ceiling surface of the hub are smaller than radial distance between the outer circumferential surface of the upper portion of the magnetic member and the second side surface of the hub. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122530 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A stator portion of a spindle motor includes a substantially cup-shaped base member including a bottom portion expanding in a radial direction, and a wall portion extending upwards from an outer edge portion of the bottom portion. A circuit board is fixed to a lower surface of the base member in a position on the outer side in the radial direction and on the upper side than the bottom portion. Accordingly, the thickness of the spindle motor in the axial direction can be reduced. The base member has a through hole formed axially through the bottom portion. An opening edge portion of the base member is covered with the insulating layer. A conducting wire from a coil is drawn through the through hole, led out along the surface of the insulating layer, and connected to the circuit board positioned on the outer side in the radial direction than the bottom portion. Accordingly, the conducting wire can be led to the circuit board while the electric connection between the conducting wire and the opening edge portion can be prevented. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122531 | HARD-DISK DRIVE WITH VAPOR-PHASE LUBRICANT SUPPLY SYSTEM - A hard-disk drive. The hard-disk drive includes a disk enclosure, a magnetic-recording disk accommodated in the disk enclosure, and a diffusion suppressing film. The diffusion suppressing film divides the space in the disk enclosure into a first space where the magnetic-recording disk is disposed and a second space for retaining a lubricant. The diffusion suppressing film also suppresses diffusion of the lubricant from the second space to the first space. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122532 | WRITE HOLE OF A HEAD SLIDER IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - A head slider for supporting a head over a magnetic disk in a hard disk drive, and a method of making the head slider are disclosed. The tail section of the head slider has a deep write hole that may improve the altitude performance of the head slider by minimizing fly height variations at high altitudes (i.e., altitudes above 3000 m) or in low atmospheric pressure environments. The write hole prevents the fly height from changing. Additionally, the write hole limits the amount of lubricant that will flow over the ABS. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122533 | Magnetic disk device having mechanism for detecting projections on recording medium - A thin film magnetic head includes a medium projection detection mechanism that detects a projection on the surface of a recording medium. The medium projection detection mechanism has a discharging electrode, a capacitor, and an input line and an output line that are connected to the discharging electrode. The discharging electrode is configured to receive a voltage applied through the input line, and the capacitor is configured to store electric charge by the applied voltage. The output line is connected to a projection detection processing system and is connected to the charging electrode and the projection detection processing system to detect the location of the projection that is a detection target by detecting voltage change that is caused by discharging between the discharging electrode and the projection when the projection is detected. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122534 | MAGNETORESISTANCE SENSORS PINNED BY AN ETCH INDUCED MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY - Magnetoresistance sensors with magnetic pinned layers that are pinned by anisotropic etch induced magnetic anisotropies and methods for fabricating the magnetoresistance sensors are provided. The method comprises forming a seed layer structure. The seed layer is etched to form an anisotropic etch along a top surface of the seed layer. A magnetic pinned layer is formed on the top surface of the seed layer structure. The anisotropic etch on the top surface of the seed layer structure induces a magnetic anisotropy in the magnetic pinned layer, which pins the magnetization of the magnetic pinned layer structure. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122535 | SECONDARY SIDE PROTECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER - The present invention discloses a secondary side protection method for a switching power converter, used to turn off a secondary side switch according to a secondary side voltage signal, wherein the secondary side voltage signal has falling edges corresponding to the start instants of secondary side discharge periods, and rising edges corresponding to the end instants of the secondary side discharge periods, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the time interval between two adjacent the rising edges repeatedly to derive discharge end cycle times; and generating a first turn-off signal to turn off the secondary side switch when the relative difference of two successive the discharge end cycle times exceeds a predetermined percentage. The present invention also provides a secondary side protection apparatus according to the method. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122536 | POWER FEED CONTROL DEVICE - A branch wire L | 2011-05-26 |
20110122537 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus including an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, an abnormal voltage detection circuit, an internal circuit and a blocking circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit receives a plurality of input signals for preventing an abnormal high voltage damage produced by an ESD phenomenon on a path for delivering the input signals, and correspondingly outputs a plurality of voltage-dropped input signals. The input signals include a control signal set and a data signal set. The abnormal voltage detection circuit is coupled to the ESD protection circuit. The abnormal voltage detection circuit receives the voltage-dropped input signals, and produces a blocking control signal according to voltage levels of the voltage-dropped input signals. The blocking circuit is used for receiving the blocking control signal and blocking the control signal set from delivering to the internal circuit according to the blocking control signal. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122538 | Apparatus for Shutting Off a Fault Current in a Current-Carrying Line - A trigger is provided for switch closing of a dynamic switch that opens under current flow, the trigger being based on a measurement of the current flowing through the switch during burning of an arc. The voltage of the arc is measured or is approximated using an approximation formula for the voltage, and the power is calculated. The power or integrated power, i.e. the energy, through the switch is applied for the triggering. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122539 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR OVER-VOLTAGE TOLERANT CMOS INPUT-OUTPUT CIRCUITS - A modified CMOS switch, composed of parallel N-channel and P-channel transistors, is placed between the pad and the input buffer and/or output devices. The applied pad voltage relative to V | 2011-05-26 |
20110122540 | LAMINATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminated electronic component includes a component body including a plurality of laminated functional layers, a plurality of internal conductors provided inside the component body, and an external terminal electrode that is electrically connected to an internal conductor via an exposed portion of the internal conductor and that is defined by a direct plating film. An average grain diameter of metal grains defining the plating film is about 0.1 μm or less. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122541 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A laminated ceramic capacitor which has a dielectric ceramic with a high dielectric constant and has excellent reliability against changes in temperature and mechanical shocks, even when dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in thickness employs a dielectric ceramic containing (Ba | 2011-05-26 |
20110122542 | SUPERCAPACITOR COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed are supercapacitor materials comprising compositions having pores that are optimally sized to maximize capacitance. Also disclosed are related methods for fabricating such supercapacitors. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122543 | Valve Metal Anode Pellets For Capacitors Formed Using Forced Convection Of Liquid Electrolyte During Anodization - A method and apparatus for anodizing a porous valve metal pellet in a flowing liquid electrolyte is described. The apparatus comprises an insulative container comprised of a lower region, a central region including a cavity for holding the pellet, an upper region, and a continuous passageway extending through the lower, central, and upper regions. Lower and upper screens serving as lower and upper electrodes are disposed in the passageway in the lower and upper container regions, respectively. During anodizing, the electrolyte flows through the lower container region including the lower screen, the porous pellet and then the upper container region including the upper screen. The lower and upper screens are at an opposite electrical polarity as the pellet so that a dielectric oxide is formed on the exposed valve metal including interior portions of the pellet that are exposed to the flowing electrolyte. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122544 | STACKED SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The stacked solid electrolytic capacitor includes two capacitor sets, a positive electrode conducting device, a negative electrode conducting device, and a package unit. Each capacitor set includes at least one capacitor unit. The front side of the positive electrode portion of the capacitor set extends to form a positive electrode pin. The positive electrode conducting device has at least one first positive electrode conducting lead frame and at least one second positive electrode conducting lead frame. The first positive electrode conducting lead frame is electrically connected with the second positive electrode conducting lead frame. The negative electrode conducting device has at least one negative electrode conducting lead frame, and is electrically connected with the negative electrode of the two capacitor sets by using metal conductive material. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122545 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A solid electrolytic capacitor having a high heat resistance is provided. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes an anode body having a surface on which a dielectric film is formed, and a conductive polymer layer formed on the dielectric film. The conductive polymer layer includes an aromatic sulfonic acid ion and an NHPA compound ion. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122546 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a conductive polymer suspension for providing a conductive polymer material having a high conductivity and a method for producing the same, and in particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR and a method for producing the same. The conductive polymer suspension is produced as follows: a conductive polymer is synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization of a monomer giving a conductive polymer by using an oxidant in a solvent containing a dopant consisting of polysulfonic acid or a salt thereof; the conductive polymer is purified; and the purified conductive polymer is mixed with an oxidant in an aqueous solvent containing a polyacid component. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122547 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element configured by winding an anode chemical conversion foil and a facing cathode foil with no separator interposed therebetween, wherein a first solid electrolyte layer is formed on at least one of facing surfaces of the anode chemical conversion foil and the facing cathode foil, among surfaces of the anode chemical conversion foil and surfaces of the facing cathode foil, concaves and convexes are formed in a main surface of the first solid electrolyte layer, and an electrolyte solution or a second solid electrolyte layer containing a conductive polymer is formed in an interspace formed between the anode chemical conversion foil and the facing cathode foil by the concaves and convexes. An electrolyte having desired characteristics can be formed in the interspace obtained by the concaves and convexes. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122548 | ELECTRICITY FEEDING CONTROL DEVICE - An electricity feeding control device is provided with an air hole ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122549 | MODULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A modular power distribution system comprises a chassis and a backplane including a power input, and a plurality of module connection locations. A plurality of modules are mounted in the chassis, each module mounted to one of the module connection locations. Each module includes: (i) a circuit protection device; and (ii) a power output connection location. Bus bars connect front power inputs to the backplane. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122550 | PARTITIONING DEVICE FOR MV CUBICLES - A partitioning device for Medium Voltage cubicles which comprises at least a fixed partition wall and at least a movable partition shutter. The partition shutter is capable to be moved between a first, closed, position and a second, open, position. The partitioning device further comprises an actuating device which is operatively connected to said partition shutter and capable to be operatively interfaced to a Medium Voltage circuit breaker and further capable to be actuated by a movement of said Medium Voltage circuit breaker during an insertion/extraction operation of said circuit breaker. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122551 | Security Apparatus - A security apparatus is disclosed. The security apparatus is used with a lock interface member attached to a housing of a portable electronic device. The security apparatus may include an engagement element as well as a stabilizing element. The engagement element and the stabilizing element may secure the security apparatus to the lock interface member, and therefore to the housing of the portable electronic device. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122552 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION AND DEVICES - A chemical vapor deposition method such as an atomic-layer-deposition method for forming a patterned thin film includes applying a deposition inhibitor material to a substrate. The deposition inhibitor material is a hydrophilic polymer that is soluble in an aqueous solution comprising at least 50 weight % water and has an acid content of less than 2.5 meq/g of polymer. The deposition inhibitor material is patterned simultaneously or subsequently to its application to the substrate, to provide selected areas of the substrate effectively not having the deposition inhibitor material. A thin film is substantially deposited only in the selected areas of the substrate not having the deposition inhibitor material. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122553 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device comprises a base and a cover rotatably mounted to the base. A lever arrangement comprising a co-operating lever arm and a support is defined by the base and the cover. The cover is movable between a closed position and an open position through an over center position by movement of the lever against the support upon rotation of the cover. The cover may be biased toward the closed position when the cover is on a closed side of the over center position and toward the open position when the cover is on an open side of the over center position. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122554 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COVERING A COMPONENT ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a broad aspect, embodiments described herein are generally directed to an electronic device comprising: a housing; a component mounted within the housing; a component cover in fixed relation to the housing; wherein the component cover is configurable between at least a first state and a second state; and wherein light transmissivity through the component cover is greater when in the second state than when in the first state. In some implementations, in the first state the component cover is substantially opaque, or in the second state the component cover is substantially transparent. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122555 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body and a linkage is provided. The second body is stacked on the first body, and a first fulcrum at an end of the second body is slidably disposed on the first body. The linkage provided with an end pivotally connected to the first body via a pivot and another end slidably disposed on the second body via a second fulcrum is located between the first body and the second body. When the electronic device is transformed from a retracted state to an expanded state, the second body slides relative to the first body and then the second fulcrum is raised to form an included angle between the first body and the second body. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122556 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, and a connecting component. The connecting component comprises at least one interface. The connecting component is capable of rotating with respect to the main body to switch between a first state in which the at least one interface is hidden under the main body and a second state in which the at least one interface exposes out of the main body. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122557 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a side wall, an interface component, a partition wall, and a protrusion. The side wall is formed on one of the bottom wall and the top wall of a housing to spatially separate the inside of the housing from the outside. The side wall includes a through opening. The interface component faces the through opening in the housing. The partition wall is formed on the one of the bottom wall and the top wall and coupled perpendicularly to the side wall. The partition wall spatially separates the inside of the housing and a component retainer formed as a cutout or a recess of the housing. The protrusion is formed on the one of the bottom wall and the top wall to be spaced apart from the partition wall. The interface component is held between the partition wall and the protrusion. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122558 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY MODULE UNIT AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A UPS module includes a battery; a case accommodating the battery; a terminal disposed on a side of the case so as to transmit or receive electric signals representing data about a status of the battery to or from an external device; and a terminal unit disposed on another side of the case to be electrically connected to an external device for charging or discharging the battery. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122559 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a flexible display device capable of forming a display device on a glass substrate and simultaneously ensuring flexibility, and a fabrication method thereof, the method including preparing a glass substrate having a display region and a non-display region defined on a front surface thereof, forming a display device on the display region defined on the front surface of the glass substrate, preparing a metal foil substrate, bonding the metal foil substrate to the glass substrate such that a front surface of the metal foil substrate faces the front surface of the glass substrate so as to seal the display device, attaching a first passivation film on a region of a rear surface of the glass substrate, the region corresponding to a part or all of the non-display region defined on the front surface of the glass substrate, and attaching a second passivation film on an entire rear surface of the metal foil substrate, performing a first etching with respect to the display region of the rear surface of the glass substrate by using the first passivation film as a mask, removing the first passivation film, and performing a second etching with respect to the display region and the non-display region of the rear surface of the glass substrate, removing the second passivation film, and mounting a display device driving unit on the non-display region defined on the front surface of the glass substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122560 | INVISIBLE, LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. Substantially invisible, tapered, light-transmissive holes are penetrated in a light-transmissive pattern through at least a portion of the light resistant material using a laser beam having a focal width less than the smallest diameter of the tapered holes. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122561 | Modular Data Center - A modular data center is constructed utilizing two building modules, wherein each of two modules includes a computer rack disposed therein which computer rack is spaced apart from an exterior wall to define an exterior access space and spaced apart from an interior opening to define an interior access space. When the two building modules are joined so that the openings abut one another, the interior access spaces of the two modules form a contiguous space between the two computer racks, which space satisfies access requirements for each computer rack. The interior access space between the two computer racks may be enclosed to form an environment that can be separately cooled from the remainder of the modular data center. A method provides two building modules, each containing a computer rack, which modules are joined so that the access spaces for the computer racks overlap, wherein a portion of the computer rack access space of one module forms part of the computer rack access space of the other module. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122562 | Leakage Current Dissipation Devices - In some embodiments, computing device includes an outer housing having a bottom surface, and a leakage current dissipation device mounted to the bottom surface, the leakage current dissipation device being configured to dissipate leakage current generated by the computing device into a surface on which the computing device is supported. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122563 | ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTED ENCLOSURE - A device for containing sensitive data including a housing, an anti-tamper protected enclosure located within the housing and being adapted to contain the sensitive data, anti-tamper protection circuitry located within the anti-tamper protected enclosure and at least one ball grid array arranged within the housing and mounted on an outer surface of the anti-tamper protected enclosure and electrically coupled to the anti-tamper protection circuitry for protecting against unauthorized access to the interior of the anti-tamper protected enclosure. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122564 | COMPUTER - A computer includes an enclosure, a platform, a motherboard and at least one disk drive. A receiving space is defined by the enclosure. The platform divides the receiving space into at least two housings. The motherboard and the at least one disk drive are located in different housings. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122565 | BRACKET FOR HOLDING PORTABLE DEVICE - A bracket is for holding a portable hard disk on a display of a computer. The bracket includes a base fixed to the portable hard disk and a pair of arms pivotably attached to the base. The base includes a plate secured to the portable hard disk, a pair of sidewalls extending from the plate and pair of post extending from the plate between the two sidewalls. Each arm includes a tab pivotably mounted on the post via a screw, and a flange extending from the tab. The arms could be pivoted with respect to the base to sandwich the display of the computer between the flanges and the sidewalls of the bracket. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122566 | COMPUTER - A computer includes an enclosure, a heat sink and a fan. Two openings are defined at opposite sides of the enclosure. The heat sink is located in the enclosure. The fan is located at one opening of the enclosure. Air current generated from the fan travels through the enclosure for dissipating heat from the heat sink and entire computer. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122567 | SURFACE COATING FOR HARD DISK DRIVE CAVITY - A hard disk drive (HDD) case having a cavity configured to locate a HDD assembly therein, the cavity being coated with a coating characterized in that the center line average roughness (R | 2011-05-26 |
20110122568 | COMPUTER - A computer includes an enclosure, at least one disk drive, a panel and a fan. The at least one disk drive is located in the enclosure. The panel is mounted to a side of the enclosure. The panel has different material relative to the enclosure. The fan is mounted to the panel. The vibration generated from fan is indirectly transferred to the at least one disk drive. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122569 | EXPANSION CARD RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER INCORPORATING THE SAME - A retention assembly for securing an expansion card includes a support plate, a retention seat mounted on the supporting plate, and a holder located on the retention seat. The support plate defines a through hole therein. The retention seat defines a sliding groove therethrough aligning with the through hole of the support plate. The holder includes a clamping portion at one end thereof. The holder extends through the sliding groove of the retention seat and the through hole of the supporting plate. The clamping portion extends beyond the supporting plate for clamping the expansion card. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122570 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COOLING OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - Disclosed is both a method and apparatus for delivering cooling air to an electronics rack in a data room in an energy efficient manner. The present apparatus provides directionally delivered cooling air to an electronics rack with usage rates up to 90%. The tiles utilize angled directional vanes for delivering the cooling air. The tiles both conserve energy and increase the overall possible power usage for each cabinet. The tiles greatly increase the cooling efficiencies in the data room and conserve energy. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122571 | Synthetic Air Jet Cooling System - A synthetic air jet cooling system includes a first component. A fan is in fluid communication with the first component. A synthetic air jet is located adjacent the first component. A thermal management engine is coupled to the first component, the fan, and the synthetic air jet. The thermal management engine is operable to receive a first component operating condition, compare the first component operating condition to a target operating condition, and increase a fan fluid flow rate from the fan and a synthetic air jet fluid flow rate from the synthetic air jet in order to reduce the difference between the first component operating condition the target operating condition. The thermal management engine increases the synthetic air jet fluid flow rate from the synthetic air jet to a predetermined synthetic air jet fluid flow rate prior to increasing the fan fluid flow rate from the fan in order to provide improvements in power consumption, airflow, and acoustics. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122572 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system dissipating heat from a server includes a plurality of fans mounted on a server by a fan holder. Each fan has an inlet and an outlet. The fan holder has a framework attached to one of outer sides of the server and accommodating the fans therein. The inlets or the outlets communicate with the server through the fan holder to enable the fans to generate airflow into or out of the server. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122573 | COMPUTER SERVER SYSTEM AND SERVER THEREOF - A server of a computer server system includes an enclosure and a fan module located outside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a sidewall defining a plurality of ventilating holes therein. The fan module includes a tray and a fan mounted on the tray. The fan module is pivotally mounted relative to the sidewall of the enclosure, and the fan module is capable of being pivoted from a horizontal state to a vertical state relative to the server. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122574 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus | 2011-05-26 |
20110122575 | WORKSPACE DEVICE - A computing machine including a processor, a workspace device coupled to one or more mounting mechanisms and configured to extend and retract from the computing machine, and one or more locking mechanisms configured to lock the workspace device in one or more positions in response to the workspace device extending and retracting from the computing machine. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122576 | COMPUTER - A computer includes an integral enclosure, a front panel and a back panel. The enclosure is made of a single piece of extruded aluminum. The enclosure includes a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls. The bottom wall parallels to the top wall. Two openings are defined at opposite sides of the enclosure. The front panel covers one opening of the enclosure. The back panel covers the other opening of the enclosure. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122577 | FASTENER FOR SECURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER UTILIZING THE SAME - A fastener for mounting an electronic device in a computer includes a cap, a sleeve, a spring, and a mounting post. The cap is mounted to the sleeve. The sleeve defines a receiving aperture and a passage hole therein. The mounting post includes a torsion portion and a wedge portion at opposite ends thereof. The wedge portion is provided with an angled surface. A blocking ring is formed between the torsion portion and the wedge portion. The torsion portion extends into the cap. The spring is disposed around the torsion portion. The spring and the blocking ring are received in the receiving aperture of the sleeve, and the wedge portion extends out of the sleeve from the passage hole. The torsion portion rotates commensurately when the cap is rotated to adjust an orientation of the angled surface of the wedge portion. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122578 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - An electronic device includes a printed circuit board and a heat dissipation module. The printed circuit board has a first heat-generating electronic component and a number of second heat-generating electronic components. The heat dissipation module includes a heat sink thermally engaging on the first heat-generating electronic component and an enclosure enclosing the printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a number of fins. The enclosure extends an inner casing to envelop the fins of the heat sink. The enclosure defines a number of slots letting the casing communicate with an exterior of the enclosure. The casing separates the fins from the second heat-generating electronic component. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122579 | COOLING DEVICE FOR COOLING A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE - A semiconductor cooling device for transferring heat from a semiconductor die ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122580 | COOLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A cooling system includes a plurality of fans and a fan bracket accommodating the fans. Each fan comprises a fan intake and a fan outlet. The fan bracket defines a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets therein. The fan bracket is provided with a fan guard in each air outlet and a plurality of noise-reducing holes in the fan guard. The air inlets of the fan bracket communicate with the fan intakes and the air outlets of the fan bracket communicate with the fan outlets, respectively. Airflow generated by the fans through the fan outlets comprises a portion exiting through the noise-reducing holes. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122581 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND CLOSED-TYPE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A heat exchange device includes a housing, an internal circulating fan, an external circulating fan and a heat exchange unit. The internal and external circulating fans and the heat exchange unit are disposed in the housing. The internal and external circulating fans are disposed at the same side relative to the heat exchange unit. A closed-type electronic apparatus including the heat exchange device is also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122582 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a heat dissipating device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a heat dissipating device in which an air flow is directed to a heat dissipating member by alternating rotation of blades within a preset range of angle for making a driving unit and a device thereof smaller, and improving heat dissipating efficiency. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122583 | IMMERSION COOLING APPARATUS FOR A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An immersion cooling apparatus includes a multi-terminal thermally conductive module that supports and encloses a power semiconductor device and a housing defining a flow-through chamber in which the thermally conductive module is mounted and through which liquid coolant is circulated. The thermally conductive module has first and second oppositely disposed connector headers housing terminal pins or blades electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, and the connector headers protrude through openings in oppositely disposed sidewalls of the housing so that the portion of the thermally conductive module between the connector headers is suspended in the chamber and immersed in the circulating coolant. The thermally conductive module is sealed against the housing sidewalls around the openings, and one of the sidewalls is removable to facilitate installation of the thermally conductive module in the housing or its subsequent removal. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122584 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first heating element in the housing, a heat sink in the housing, a first pressing member, a first heat pipe, and a second heat pipe. The first heat pipe has a plate shape, includes a first portion facing the first heating element and a second portion being outside the first heating element. The first heat pipe is configured to be bent by the first pressing member. The second heat pipe is connected to the second portion of the first heat pipe and the heat sink. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122585 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COVERED EXPANSION CARD BAY - An electronic device includes a housing, an expansion card holder, and a protective cover assembly. The housing defines an opening. The expansion card holder is located inside the housing. The protective cover assembly includes a rotary shaft unit, and a cover rotatably connected to the main body via the rotary shaft unit. The cover includes a main body made of soft material, and an elastic member embedded in the main body. The main body includes a cover portion covering the opening, a resisting portion resisting against the housing, and a connecting portion interconnecting the cover portion and the resisting portion. The elastic member includes a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first and the second elastic arms are embedded in the cover portion and the resisting portion, respectively. The elastic member provides a resilient force to the cover portion to open or seal the opening automatically. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122586 | Side key connection device of mobile terminal - A side key connection device of a mobile terminal simplifies a connection structure between a side key and a main circuit board. The mobile terminal includes a side key and a row and column terminal pad. The mobile terminal also includes a side key connection device installed between the side key and the row and column terminal pad. The side key connection device is electrically connected to the side key and the row and column terminal pad. Thereby, by simplifying a connection structure of a side key, a key cost, an assembly process, and a surface mounting cost can be reduced. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122587 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT STRETCHING - A method of connecting electrical components and an electronic device formed using this method are disclosed. This method includes stretching a first substrate with a plurality of conductive traces to form a stretched substrate where at least one increased pitch (a spacing between two conductive traces plus a width of one conductive trace) is not greater than 40 microns; and electrically connecting the conductive traces on the first substrate to conductive traces on a second substrate. A device by which this method can be implemented is also disclosed, which includes a base, and platforms and stretchers mounted to the base that are configured to pull opposite ends of the first substrate to align the conductive traces thereon with the conductive traces on the second substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122588 | SERVER AND LOCKING DEVICE THEREOF - A server includes a substrate, a circuit board and a locking device assembling the circuit board to the substrate. The locking device includes a frame and a sliding member. The frame includes a pin having a main body and a hood wider than the main body. The sliding member defines a latching groove and a sliding groove therein. The latch groove includes a circular hole facing the sliding groove and a slit narrower than the circular hole. The sliding groove includes an opening facing the latch groove and a split. The opening is wider than the hood. The split is narrower than the hood but not narrower than the main body. The hood extends through the opening of the sliding groove. The sliding member moves relative to the frame along a first direction to cause the main body of the pin to engage in the split of the sliding groove. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122589 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED TRANSFORMERS AND COMMOM MODE CHOKES - A magnetic element ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110122590 | EPOXY RESIN FORMULATIONS FOR UNDERFILL APPLICATIONS - Disclosed is a low viscosity, low to no chloride containing epoxy resin formulation including a divinylbenzene dioxide as a component in the formulation; wherein the formulation is useful for the manufacture of capillary underfill compositions. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122591 | HYBRID FABRIC MATERIALS, AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS INCORPORATING SAME - Composite structural components are disclosed that include electrically conducting fibres providing signal power paths to electrical components disposed on or adjacent the material. The signal paths may therefore be embedded in the structural component. Also disclosed is a flexible or drapable fabric containing electrically conducting fibres for similar purposes, and materials for making up said structure and fabrics and methods for the production thereof. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122592 | First-level interconnects with slender columns, and processes of forming same - A column is coupled to a last metallization of a die and the column is mated to a mounting substrate with that aid of a solder. The column may have the solder attached thereto before mating to the mounting substrate and the mounting substrate may be a bare-board (no solder mask) during the mating process. The column has an aspect ratio between 0.75 and 10. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122593 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE AREA WITH A SPECIFIC BENDING REGION - The invention relates to an arrangement | 2011-05-26 |
20110122594 | MAGNETIC HINGE ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICE - An electronic mobile device comprises a base forming an inner surface and having a base hinge end. A cover having a cover hinge end is engaged with the base hinge end, and the cover is pivotable about a hinge axis that is substantially parallel to the inner surface of the base. The cover is movable from a closed position to an open position and vice versa relative to the base. In the closed position the cover is disposed proximate the base, and in the open position the cover is disposed away from the base. A base magnet having a first magnetic axis is supported at the base hinge end, and a cover magnet is supported at the cover hinge end so as to move with the cover relative to the base. The cover magnet has a second magnetic axis and interacts with the base magnet. Interaction of the base magnet and the cover magnet tends to align the first magnetic axis and the second magnetic axis and thereby bias the cover towards at least one of the closed position and the open position. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122595 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing which has a shielding layer on its inner surface and is provided with an opening, a housed component which is contained inside the housing, and a module which is provided at the exterior of the housing, and has a first conducting section that is electrically connected to the housed component and a second conducting section that is different from the first conducting section. The electronic device includes a connection portion, and the connection portion has a contact portion and an elastic support portion which is extended to a part near the opening and supports the contact portion. The contact portion equalizes the potential of the shielding layer with the potential of the second conducting section by electrically connecting to the shielding layer by the opening, and contacting the second conducting section. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122596 | Electromagnetic wave shielding material, and method for manufacturing same - The present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material including a transparent substrate and a convex pattern layer composed of a conductive composition formed in a prescribed pattern on the transparent substrate, wherein the conductive composition contains conductive particles and a binder resin; and in observation of a transverse cross section of the convex pattern layer by electron microscopic photography, at least a part of the conductive particles has a fused continuation and a method for manufacturing the same. The electromagnetic wave shielding material and the method for manufacturing the same include a configuration capable of achieving a lower surface resistivity in an electromagnetic wave shielding material which is required to achieve a much more reduction in a line width of the pattern, specifically, a reduction to a line width of not more than 30 μm, and more preferably not more than 15 to 20 μm and a treatment method capable of reducing the surface resistivity by an easy and short-time treatment. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122597 | DRIVING DEVICE AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving device including a board on which a timing controller for signal processing and a memory are mounted, the board having a conductive field, in which the conductive field has a non-contact region which is coated with an insulating material, and an exposed contact region which is not covered with the insulating material, the exposed contact region formed adjacent to the timing controller or the memory, a conductive member disposed in the exposed contact region, and a shield covering the board and electrically connected to the conductive field via the conductive member | 2011-05-26 |
20110122598 | LED ILLUMINATOR WITH IMPROVED BEAM QUALITY - An improved illuminator with an adjustable beam pattern to be worn by medical and dental professionals includes a housing, a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed in the housing outputting light through a distal opening in the housing, an achromatic doublet lens mounted in the opening in the housing, and a singlet lens disposed between the LED and the achromatic lens. The distance between the singlet lens and the doublet lens may be adjustable, and/or distance between the LED and the singlet lens may be adjustable, through a threaded connections, for example. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122599 | Composite diffuser structure and backlight module - A composite diffuser structure includes a transparent layer having a light-entering surface and a light-emitting surface, a lenticular structure having a plurality of lenticular lens formed on the light-emitting surface, and a plurality of refection structures located on the light-entering surface. Each of the lenticular lenses has a first width. There is an opening between two adjacent reflection structures. Each of the openings has a second width. Thereby, the light beam enters into the transparent layer via the opening to increase the light efficiency. By using the diffuser layer located above the lenticular structure, the view angle can be adjusted. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122600 | SLIM TYPE BACKLIGHT UNIT WITH THROUGH-HOLE ADHESIVE HEAT DISSIPATING MEANS - A backlight unit of the invention is reduced in thickness, weight and manufacturing costs but improved in heat releasing efficiency. In the backlight unit, a flexible printed circuit board has at least one through hole perforated therein. An LED package is disposed on a top portion of the flexible printed circuit board corresponding to the through hole. The backlight unit of the invention employs the flexible printed circuit board in place of a metal printed circuit board as a means to conduct current to the LED package. This produces a slimmer and lighter backlight unit and also saves manufacturing costs. In addition, the LED package is directly bonded onto a bottom plate by a heat conducting adhesive, thereby ensuring heat generated from the LED package to be released more quickly. | 2011-05-26 |
20110122601 | ILLUMINATED HEADGEAR HAVING SWITCH DEVICES AND PACKAGING THEREFOR - There is provided hands-free lighting, components thereof, and other accessories for being combined with the hands-free lighting. The hands-free lighting is preferably lighted headgear including hats and includes various accessories for use therewith, such as lighted headgear having two switch or actuator devices mounted thereto. The two switch devices can include a temporary switch device and a maintained switch device. The lighted headgear can further include a switch guard associated therewith. The lighted headgear can alternatively or also include a switch cover. The switch guard and/or the switch cover can be associated with packaging configured to mount to the lighted hat to substantially prevent inadvertent activation while still allowing intentional actuation thereof, or substantially prevent activation thereof, respectively. | 2011-05-26 |