30th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110181944 | FIBER AMPLIFIERS AND FIBER LASERS WITH REDUCED OUT-OF-BAND GAIN - A method of operating a fiber amplifier characterized by a spectral gain curve includes providing an input signal at a signal wavelength. The signal wavelength lies within an in-band portion of the spectral gain curve extending from a first in-band wavelength to a second in-band wavelength, the in-band portion being characterized by a first amplitude range. The method also includes providing pump radiation at a pump wavelength. The pump wavelength is less than the signal wavelength. The method further includes coupling the pump radiation to the fiber amplifier and amplifying the input signal to generate an output signal. All portions of the spectral gain curve at wavelengths less than the first in-band wavelength and greater than the pump wavelength are characterized by a second amplitude less than or equal to 10 dB greater than the first amplitude range. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181945 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is an optical semiconductor device including a lower clad layer | 2011-07-28 |
20110181946 | Chip-Scale Slow-Light Buffers Fashioned with Leaky-Mode Resonant Elements and Methods of Using Leaky-Mode Resonant Elements for Delaying Light - A method for delaying transmitted light. The method may include illuminating a leaky-mode resonant element with light pulses of short duration and sequences of such pulses. The leaky-mode resonant element may include a spatially modulated periodic layer and may be configured so that at least some of the light is transmitted in a delayed manner. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181947 | MICROSCOPE INSPECTION DEVICE FOR FLUORESCENCE INSPECTIONS - A microscope inspection device for performing a fluorescence inspection of a testing object includes a camera module, a microscope lens, a light source module, and a first light filter. The camera module includes an image sensor for sensing an image light of the testing object. The microscope lens has an end connected to the camera module and the microscope lens is used for amplifying the image light of the testing object. The light source module is connected to the microscope lens and emits a light of a first wavelength towards the testing object. The first light filter is installed at another end of the microscope lens and provided for allowing a light of a second wavelength only to pass through the microscope lens. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181948 | Multilayered Fluorescent Screens for Scanning Beam Display Systems - Fluorescent screens and display systems and devices based on such screens using at least one excitation optical beam to excite one or more fluorescent materials on a screen which emit light to form images. The fluorescent materials may include phosphor materials and non-phosphor materials such as quantum dots. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181949 | FLOATING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A floating image display device includes an object, and a light reflecting optical member for reflecting displayed light from the object to a viewer. The light reflecting optical member comprises a structure in which micro mirror units each having first and second light reflecting sides are arranged in matrix. The light reflecting optical member reflects the displayed light by the first and second light reflecting sides at two times to form a mirror image. The light reflecting optical member comprises a first assembly and a second assembly. Each of the first and second assemblies is constructed by arranging a plurality of longitudinal members each having one light reflecting side such that all of the light reflecting sides are oriented in a same direction. The first assembly and the second assembly are laminated onto each other with the light reflecting sides of the first assembly and the light reflecting surfaces of the second assembly intersecting with each other. The light reflecting sides of the first assembly constitute the first light reflecting sides of the respective micro mirror units, and the light reflecting sides of the second assembly constitute the second light reflecting sides of the respective micro mirror units. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181950 | OPTICAL ISOLATOR - An optical isolator including a Faraday rotator that has a high Faraday effect and a high transmission factor in a wavelength used is provided. An optical isolator comprises at least: a Faraday rotator; a polarizer arranged on a light incidence side of the Faraday rotator; and an analyzer arranged on a light exit side of the Faraday rotator, wherein the Faraday rotator consists of an oxide that contains an ytterbium oxide (Yb | 2011-07-28 |
20110181951 | Composite Reciprocal Rotators and Thermally Compensated Optical Isolators and Circulators Therefrom - A thermally compensated optical device includes in an optical path an input linear polarizer for transmitting linearly polarized light from a received light beam at a design wavelength. A composite reciprocal rotator includes a first reciprocal material and at least a second reciprocal material provides a reciprocal rotation having a temperature coefficient for reciprocal rotation (tempco | 2011-07-28 |
20110181952 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display substrate includes a base substrate, a reflection-polarization member, a first electrode, an insulation layer and a pixel wall. The reflection-polarization member is disposed on the base substrate to reflect and polarize incident light. The first electrode is disposed in a unit pixel area of the reflection-polarization member. The insulation layer is disposed on the first electrode. The pixel wall is disposed on the insulation layer and defines the unit pixel area. Therefore, the entire area of a unit pixel may be used as a reflective area or a transmissive area, and thus an aperture ratio may be improved in a reflection mode or a transmission mode. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181953 | POLARIZING ELEMENT - A polarizing element includes fine metal particles formed in numerous regions that were occupied by respective substantially needle-like metal halide fine particles before reduction that are oriented and dispersed in a glass substrate such that the lengthwise directions thereof are almost the same, the fine metal particles being produced by heat-treating the glass substrate in a reducing atmosphere to reduce the substantially needle-like metal halide fine particles. The number of fine metal particles present in at least some of the numerous regions is two or more in each region, 90% or more of the regions each have a volume of 2,500 to 2,500,000 nm | 2011-07-28 |
20110181954 | OPTICAL STRUCTURES INCLUDING POLYUREA - Optical structures and sheeting that include polyurea and method for forming same are proposed in accordance with aspects of the present invention. One and two-component layers can be used to form the optical structures. The optical structures can include microstructures formed from polyurea. The sheeting can include at least one of cube-corner prisms, open-faced cube-corner prisms, linear prisms, lenticular lenses, moth-eye structures, lenses, Fresnel lens arrays, lenses, and fish-eye lens arrays. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181955 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION USING A MEMS MIRROR - An optical system with optical image stabilization of the present invention comprises at least one movement determination unit determining a movement of the optical system, a control circuitry generating a movement compensation signal using the movement information of the optical system from the movement determination unit, and a Micro-Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) unit made by microfabrication technology and controlled by the control circuitry with the movement compensation signal | 2011-07-28 |
20110181956 | OPTICAL DEVICE USING DIFFRACTION GRATINGS - A double-sided grating divider acts as a light switch where the upper and lower grating dividers are arranged to accommodate a relative lateral shift therebetween of about one-fourth of the period of the diffraction grating elements and where the critical refraction angles of the grating dividers are more than about 43.6°. Lateral shift may be achieved by various devices including MEMS and metal couplers having a known/calibrated thermal coefficient of expansion over a temperature range of interest. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181957 | OPTICAL LIGHT SWITCH USING DOUBLE-SIDED DIFFRACTION STRUCTURE - A light switch (or valve) made up of two mutually inverted, substantially identical diffraction gratings with a liquid medium therebetween, arranged to allow the grating substrates to be shifted laterally relative to one another so as to align and mis-align the grating elements. When aligned, incident-polarized light passes through the switch and when misaligned, light does not pass through the switch but is reflected. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181958 | PHOTON-ALIGNMENT OPTICAL FILM - A photon-alignment optical film includes a film substrate on which at least one layer of core/shell nanoparticles is coated. The core/shell nanoparticle layer includes a plastic substance, which is photo curable or heat curable, and a plurality of core/shell nanoparticles, which is uniformly distributed in the plastic substance. Light energy is used as a driving force to induce electrical potential of the same polarity on the surfaces of the core/shell nanoparticles to make the core/shell nanoparticles rearranged in the form of a matrix due to repulsion induced between like electrical polarity. Spacing between the particles, which is relatively constant, allows light to pass therethrough. The plastic substance is cured by light or heat to have the core/shell nanoparticles set in position to thereby form the optical film. Such an optical film features both diffusion and brightness enhancement. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181959 | KALEIDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A kaleidoscopic system may include a portable platform table having at least one storage compartment, a teleidoscope mounted on a swivel and gooseneck assembly, and a turntable affixed to a top of the portable platform table. The assembly may be affixed to the portable platform table to position the teleidoscope over the turntable. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181960 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY - Provided are an image display device and HMD, which can make an observer observe an image with reduced luminance nonuniformity and reduced color nonuniformity, while making the image bright by reducing the degree of diffusion with a constitution employing a means which diffuses incident light in one direction. In the image display device, light from a light source is diffused in one direction with the diffusing means and is guided to a display element, and image light emitted from the display element is guided to an optical pupil through a lens. The image display device with the constitution satisfies the expression Hw/f≦tan 1′Kw/(f+δ), wherein Hw is the aperture width of pixels of the display element in the diffusing direction of the diffusing means, Kw is the maximum pitch of recesses and protrusions in the diffusing direction of the diffusing means, f is the focal length of the lens, and δ is the distance between the display surface of the display element and the diffusing surface of the diffusing means. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181961 | Mold, Method of Manufacturing Mold, Method of Manufacturing Wafer Lens, and Wafer Lens - Provided are a mold used to form a concave lens section and provided with a reference surface having improved flatness, a method of manufacturing the mold, a method of manufacturing a wafer lens by using the mold, and a wafer lens. The mold has one or more concave cavities formed in a base having a flat surface. A convex section is formed in each of the cavities, the convex section in the cavity is located below the surface of base ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181962 | COMPACT IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - This invention provides a compact imaging lens assembly in order from an object side toward an image side including a first lens with positive refractive power having at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric, a second lens with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one of both surfaces thereof being aspheric, and an aperture stop positioned between the first lens element and the second lens element. There are two lens elements with refractive power in the compact imaging lens assembly. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181963 | Imaging Lens and Camera Module - Provided is an imaging lens and a camera module, the device including in an orderly way from an object side, a first lens with positive (+) refractive power; a second lens with negative (−) refractive power; a third lens with negative (−) refractive power; a fourth lens with negative (−) refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative (−) refractive power, wherein the lens is concavely formed at an object side surface. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181964 | MAGNIFYING GLASS - A magnifying glass has an eye-side aspherical biconvex-lens and an object-side meniscus lens, the concave lens surface of which faces a field of vision. This produces a magnifying glass, which is flexible to use and at the same time is not complex in its design. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181965 | Optical system - An optical system includes, in order from a front-direction-object side, a first group with a negative refracting power having a reflecting/refracting optical element, an aperture stop, and a rear group with a positive refracting power. The reflecting/refracting optical element is constructed of a first lens and, on the image side thereof, a second lens cemented together; has a first face that is formed on the front-direction-object side of the first lens and that has a first transmitting surface and, around thereof, a first reflecting surface annularly formed and directed toward the image side, a second face that is formed at the cemented surface between the first lens and the second lens and that has a second transmitting surface and, around thereof, a second reflecting surface annularly formed and directed toward the front-direction-object side, a third face formed as a transmitting surface on the image side of the second lens, and a fourth face formed as a transmitting surface on a circumferential face of the first lens; and satisfies the following conditions: | 2011-07-28 |
20110181966 | SOI Lens Structure for Medical Probe - An optical probe for emitting and/or receiving light within a body comprises an optical fiber that transmits and/or receives an optical signal, a silicon optical bench including a fiber groove running longitudinally that holds an optical fiber termination of the optical fiber and a reflecting surface that optically couples an endface of the optical fiber termination to a lateral side of the optical bench. The fiber groove is fabricated using silicon anisotropic etching techniques. Some examples use a housing around the optical bench that is fabricated using LIGA or other electroforming technology. A method for forming lens structure is also described that comprises forming a refractive lens in a first layer of a composite wafer material, such as SOI (silicon on insulator) wafers and forming an optical port through a backside of the composite wafer material along an optical axis of the refractive lens. the refractive lens is preferably formed using grey-scale lithography and dry etching the first layer. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181967 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention provides a miniaturized lens barrel and optical instrument. The lens barrel ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181968 | LENS MODULE SOCKET - A lens module socket for receiving a lens module having a base portion includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, a shielding shell encircling the insulating housing, and a plurality of rotatable latches pivotally assembled to the insulating housing by a plurality of shaft pins. The insulating housing has a bottom base and side walls extended upwardly from the bottom base to surround a receiving chamber therebetween for receiving the lens module. The insulating housing defines a plurality of slits at the side walls for receiving the rotatable latches and a plurality of insertion holes extended downwardly from top portions of the side walls for receiving the shaft pins. The rotatable latches have press portions passing through the slits into the receiving chamber for pressing against the base portion of the lens module when the rotatable latches are rotated to a closed state. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181969 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical device includes: a holding frame holding an optical system; a tubular member provided at an outer circumferential surface with a first concave groove and at an inner circumferential surface with a second concave groove, and holding the holding frame; and an eccentric pin penetrating through the first and second concave grooves, including one end attached to the holding frame, and eccentrically rotating against the first and second concave grooves in response to a force applied to the other end of the eccentric pin. A length, in a first direction intersecting a penetrating direction through which the eccentric pin penetrates, of the first concave groove is greater than a length, in a second direction intersecting the first direction and the penetrating direction, of the first concave groove. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181970 | LENS APPARATUS FOR SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A lens apparatus for a surveillance camera where an operation ring is rotatably provided on an outer periphery of a lens barrel body, comprising:
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20110181971 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL FILMS HAVING SUPERIMPOSED FEATURES - An approach for making a master tool used to fabricate optical films involves cutting a series of base structures. Modifying features are superimposed with the base structures, producing abruptly discontinuous variations in the shape of the base structures. Diffraction elements may be formed in one or both of the base structures and the modifying features. The modifying features can be formed by moving the cutting tool in the x-direction, in the z-direction, or along a trajectory having both an x component and a z component. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181972 | EXTENDABLE REARVIEW MIRROR - An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle including an extendable mirror for improved rearward viewing is disclosed. Several embodiments of the rearview mirror assembly each comprise a mirror housing, a mirror disposed in the mirror housing, and some structure to allow extension of the mirror between an inboard position and an outboard position. In one embodiment, the mirror assembly includes structure to allow rotation of the mirror between inboard and outboard positions. The mirror may comprise a post disposed in a mirror shell and extending along a longitudinal horizontal axis which extends through a plane defined by the mirror, offset from a central vertical axis of the mirror. In another embodiment, the means for rotating the mirror comprises a pivot part having a shaft disposed in an aperture in the mirror shell, which is disposed along the longitudinal horizontal axis. In yet another embodiment, the mean for extending the mirror for an inboard position to an outboard position comprises a groove in the mirror housing, in which a mirror frame is slidably disposed. The frame may be slid, relative to the mirror housing, from an inboard position to an outboard position. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181973 | MULTI-LAYER PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A PANEL - A method of manufacturing a multi-layer panel having a curved reflective and/or transmitting facing layer, the method comprising the steps of: increasing and/or decreasing the pressure on a side of the thin membrane to form a pressure differential across a thin membrane to cause the thin membrane to deform to a required shape; and applying a first layer of material to an outer surface of the thin membrane whilst the thin membrane is maintained in the required shape by the increase and/or decrease in pressure, and allowing the first layer of material to cure for a pre-determined time. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181974 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PART AND OPTICAL PART, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY AND DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an optical part which is configured to prevent the formation of a residual film and to enhance light extraction efficiency. In one embodiment, an optical part as a reflective plate is arranged on a light extraction side of a light-emitting panel. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical function elements are formed independently of one another on a base of the optical part. In one embodiment, a residual film which is an optically unnecessary part between the base and the plurality of optical function elements is eliminated to prevent unnecessary light guiding, reflection or the like to the residual film. In one embodiment, in a light-emitting device including the optical part, stray light due to unnecessary light guiding or reflection to the residual film is reduced, and an improvement in light extraction efficiency achievable. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181975 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MASTER DISK FOR MAGNETIC TRANSFER - A method of manufacturing a master disk for magnetic transfer is provided in which a pattern configuration does not change and burrs that require a polishing process are not generated. The method of manufacturing a master disk for magnetic transfer can include preparing a nonmagnetic body, forming a pattern of recessed parts on the nonmagnetic body, and forming a ferromagnetic material layer by depositing a ferromagnetic material on a surface of the nonmagnetic body having the pattern of recessed parts thereon. The method can further include forming a pattern of ferromagnetic material layers at the recessed parts by removing an excess portion of the ferromagnetic layer without using a mask. An etching rate of the nonmagnetic body can be larger than an etching rate of the ferromagnetic material layer in the operation of forming a pattern of ferromagnetic material layers at the recessed parts. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181976 | POWER-SAVING METHOD AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A power-saving method adapted in a hard disk in a computer system having a CPU and a memory module is provided. The power-saving method comprises the following steps. A data-to-be-written is transferred from the memory module through the CPU to the hard disk filter. A determining module is provided to determine whether a data access frequency of the computer system exceeds a threshold value. When the data access frequency exceeds the threshold value, the determining module further determines whether a request-queuing time exceeds an idle-mode activation time. When the request-queuing time exceeds the idle-mode activation time interval, the data-to-be-written is stored in a temporary storage location by the hard disk filter. When a condition of the computer system is satisfied, the data-to-be-written is written to the hard disk to extend the duration of an idle-mode of the hard disk. A power-saving operating system is disclosed herein as well. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181977 | METHOD OF WRITING SERVO PATTERN TO DISK OF A HARD DISK DRIVE AND HARD DISK DRIVE CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A method of writing a servo pattern of a hard disk drive includes measuring the speed of a head of the hard disk drive by reading a basic servo pattern written to only select ones of the data tracks of the disk, realizing a feedforward current profile when the difference between the actual speed of the head and a target speed of the head is within a predetermined range, and writing a reference servo pattern using the realized feedforward current profile. A final servo pattern is then written using the reference servo pattern. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181978 | DISC DRIVE DATA RECOVERY UTILIZING OFF CENTER TRACK INFORMATION - Disc drive data recovery methods and systems that utilize off center track information are provided. A disc drive data track is illustratively read at a first position along a width of the data track and at a second position along the width of the data track. The data read from the track is stored and tagged with indications of the first and the second positions. The tagged data is optionally used to calculate average waveforms for each of the first and the second positions and to identify the average waveform having the highest signal-to-noise ratio. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181979 | Shaped plasmon generators for thermally-assisted magnetic recording - A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a plasmon generator to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the antenna is formed in three portions, a wide portion of uniform horizontal area, a tapered portion tapering towards the ABS of the write head and a narrow tip extending from the tapered portion to the ABS. The wide portion enhances coupling of optical radiation from a waveguide to surface plasmons generated within the generator, the tapered portion condenses and focuses the plasmons as they propagate towards the ABS and the narrow tip further focuses the surface plasmon field at the medium surface. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181980 | LIBRARY APPARATUS - A library apparatus includes a drive unit for writing data into or reading data from a cartridge, a cell unit having a plurality of cells to store the cartridges and a bottom plate in which a guide groove is formed, a movement unit for moving the cartridge along the guide groove between the cell and the drive unit, the movement unit being arranged under the cell unit, and a control unit for controlling the movement unit to move up through the guide groove, to engage the cartridge, and to move the engaged cartridge. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181981 | Method and system for rotational control of data storage devices - Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, fluid-mediated modification of information or access to information is utilized. According to various embodiments, data storage devices designed for rotating access are described which include rotation-activated fluid control mechanisms. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181982 | SERVO WRITE HEAD, SERVO WRITER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC TAPE WITH SERVO SIGNAL WRITTEN THEREON - A servo write head for writing a servo pattern on a magnetic tape is provided. A flat magnetic pattern writing surface has a magnetic gap contoured to correspond to the servo pattern, and is disposed to allow the magnetic tape to slidably contact therewith. Sloped surfaces are disposed upstream and downstream of the magnetic pattern writing surface in a magnetic tape transport direction at positions retreated from a position of the magnetic pattern writing surface. The sloped surfaces extend obliquely relative to the magnetic pattern writing surface. Connecting surfaces curved gently to smoothly connect the sloped surfaces to the magnetic pattern writing surface are disposed between the magnetic pattern writing surface and each of the sloped surfaces. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181983 | METHOD OF CENTERING A DISK OF HARD DISK DRIVE - A method of centering a disk of a hard disk drive includes arranging a disk on an upper end portion of a hub on which a plurality of disks are rotatably assembled, and assembling the disk on the hub by vibrating the hub. Accordingly, the disks and/or spacers may be easily assembled on the hub, a time of centering may be relatively much reduced, and a superior centering quality may be obtained. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181984 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The recording layer is made of both magnetic particles containing Co, Cr, and Pt and a nonmagnetic material containing Cr present among the magnetic particles. The recording element has an uneven Cr distribution such that the ratio of the number of Cr atoms that constitute the recording element to the total number of Co, Cr, and Pt atoms that constitute the recording element is less at the sidewall portion of the recording element than at the center portion of the recording element. The relationships given by Expressions (I) and (II) below are satisfied; | 2011-07-28 |
20110181985 | TAPE CARTRIDGE FORMATTED WITH PREDETERMINED ERROR PATTERNS FOR TESTING A TAPE HEAD OF A TAPE DRIVE - A tape drive assembly for data storage on a magnetic tape includes a tape head, a cartridge receiver and a controller. The cartridge receiver selectively receives a cartridge having a test tape formatted at a predetermined location with data errors with predetermined type, size and distribution representative of data errors in tape drives. The test tape is able to measure the quality of heads in suspect tape drives by comparing the ratio of the error count successfully recovered by the suspect head to that recovered by the reference drive while reading the same error distributions. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181986 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH LUBRICANT-FILLED FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING - In a disk drive device, a hub has an outer circumferential wall portion configured to hold a recording disk. A base member has a cylindrical portion, whose central axis is the rotation axis of the hub, on a surface on the side of the hub. A fluid dynamic bearing holds a lubricant and rotatably supports the hub relative to the base member. A ring-shaped attraction plate including a magnetic material is fixed to the base member and faces a magnet in the axial direction. The outer circumferential wall portion is configured such that the outer circumferential wall portion surrounds the attraction plate and that the range of the outer circumferential wall portion in the axial direction overlaps with the range of the attraction plate in the axial direction. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181987 | MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION HEAD - Provided is a differential type reproduction head which can obtain a preferable bit error rate without causing a baseline shift even when two magnetoresistive elements have different maximum resistance change amounts. The differential type reproduction head has a layered structure formed by a first magnetoresistive element having a first free layer, a differential gap layer, and a second magnetoresistive element having a second free layer. When DR | 2011-07-28 |
20110181988 | Shield design for magnetic recording head - A method is disclosed for forming a magnetic shield in which all domain patterns and orientations are stable and which are consistently repeated each time said shield is exposed to an initialization field. The shield is given a shape which ensures that all closure domains can align themselves at a reduced angle relative to the initialization direction while still being roughly antiparallel to one another. Most, though not all, of these shapes are variations on trapezoids. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181989 | TRANSFORMER INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION APPARATUS - Inrush current suppression apparatus for suppressing a transformer inrush current including a transformer side voltage measurement unit which measures a voltage at a side of a transformer, a residual magnetic flux calculation unit which calculates three line-to-line residual magnetic fluxes, a power supply side voltage measurement unit which measures a voltage at a side of a power supply, a stable-state magnetic flux calculation unit which calculates three line-to-line stable-state magnetic fluxes, based on the voltage at the side of the power supply, a phase determination unit which determines a phase in which phases of the three line-to-line stable-state magnetic fluxes are respectively the same in polarity as phases of the three line-to-line residual magnetic fluxes, and a closing unit which closes the circuit breaker in the phase determined by the phase determination unit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181990 | BAND-PASS STRUCTURE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, and more particularly to a band-pass structure electrostatic discharge protection circuit. An ESD protection circuit is disposed at the input of a radio frequency (RF) core circuit. The ESD protection circuit comprises a plurality of diodes and inductors constructing a plurality of discharging paths, wherein the diodes and inductors forms a band-pass filter structure. Such that, the RF core circuit with the ESD protection circuit of the present invention feature much higher ESD robustness and better RF performance than the conventional design. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181991 | STRUCTURE OF PROTECTION OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES - An integrated circuit protected against electrostatic discharges, including input/output pads and first and second power supply rails, and: a thyristor forward-connected between each input/output pad and the second rail, each thyristor including, between its anode gate and its anode, a resistor; between each thyristor and the first rail, a diode having its anode connected to the anode gate of the thyristor and having its cathode connected to the first rail via a resistor for adjusting the triggering; and a triggering device capable of conducting a current between the first and second rails when a positive overvoltage occurs between these rails. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181992 | SHORT-CIRCUIT ISOLATOR - Provided is a short-circuit isolator capable of earlier detection of recovery from short circuit of a disconnected line and reconnecting the line. The short-circuit isolator includes: a switch for switching a connection state between a primary signal line and a secondary signal line; a short-circuit monitor circuit which is connected to a primary wiring of the switch through a resistor as a current limiting section and connected to a secondary wiring of the switch, for detecting short circuit when a voltage of the secondary signal line is lower than a short-circuit detection threshold and detecting recovery from the short circuit when the voltage of the secondary signal line is higher than a short-circuit recovery threshold which is a voltage value lower than the short-circuit detection threshold after the short circuit is detected; and a switch control section for turning off the switch when the short circuit is detected by the short-circuit monitor circuit and turning on the switch when the recovery from the short circuit is detected by the short-circuit monitor circuit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181993 | SWITCHING DEVICE - A switching device includes a plurality of semiconductor switching elements coupled in series, a smoothing capacitor, and snubber circuit. Each of the semiconductor switching elements includes a free wheel diode. The smoothing capacitor is coupled in parallel with a direct current power source and the semiconductor switching elements. The smoothing capacitor smoothes an output of the direct current power source and supplies the smoothed output to the semiconductor switching elements. The snubber circuit is coupled between a first connecting point and a second connecting point in parallel with the semiconductor switching elements. An inductance of a first channel provided from the first connecting point to the second connecting point through the smoothing capacitor is equal to or more than 10 times as large as an inductance of a second channel including the semiconductor switching elements and the snubber circuit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181994 | SURGE ENERGY TRANSFER CIRCUIT - A surge energy transfer circuit comprises a surge protection device, gas tube, inductor and high voltage capacitor for significantly reducing surge energy entering a power facility, lowering a remnant surge voltage to convert the surge energy in a voltage form. The converted voltage is superimposed to an operating power to slightly cause a rise of a peak value of the operating voltage. After the surge energy is converted in tens of mS, the operating power returns to a normal voltage value. Accordingly, the lifetime of the surge protection device can be extended and the surge immunity of the power facility can be improved to normal under surge interference situations. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181995 | COIL SYSTEM FOR THE CONTACTLESS MAGNETIC NAVIGATION OF A MAGNETIC BODY IN A WORK SPACE - A coil system for the contactless magnetic navigation of a magnetic body in a work space, has a plurality of coils and a current controller for controlling the respective currents in the plurality of coils. In order to navigate the magnetic body to a variably predeterminable position in the work space, the current controller is designed such that the currents in the plurality of coils are such that the magnetic forces generated by the currents and acting upon the magnetic body at multiple positions at the edge of a convex environment around the predetermined position are directed into the environment. The coil system has the advantage that a movement of the magnetic body toward a spatial position is achieved without any mechanical movement of the coil system and without a positioning system for determining the position of the magnetic body. The coil system is utilized particularly in a medical device, wherein a magnetic body in the form of a probe is moved in the body of a patient. In this way, fast navigation of the probe in the patient's body can be achieved without mechanical movements of the patient table or of the coil system. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181996 | BATTERY OPERATED, AIR INDUCTION IONIZING BLOW-OFF GUN - An ionizing blow-off gun including a barrel having an open rearward end for drawing in ambient air and an open forward end for discharging an ionized airstream, an air induction device downstream from the open rearward end, a compressed gas pathway connected to the air induction device, a self-contained ionization system, and a lock coupled to a battery. The self-contained ionization system includes a removable emitter pin positioned downstream from the air induction device, a high voltage, alternating current power supply coupled to the emitter pin to provide the operating voltage for the emitter pin, a battery connected to the power supply, and a switch that allows electric current from the battery to flow into the power supply. In the locked position, the lock disconnects the battery from the power supply so the emitter pin can be removed without electric current flowing. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181997 | Integrated Exciter-Igniter - An integrated exciter-igniter architecture is disclosed that integrates compact, direct-mounted exciter electronics with an aerospace designed igniter to reduce overall ignition system complexity. The integrated exciter-igniter unit hermetically seals exciter electronics within a stainless steel enclosure or housing. The stainless enclosure enables the exciter electronics to remain near atmospheric pressure while the unit is exposed to vacuum conditions. The exciter electronics include a DC-DC converter, timing circuitry, custom-designed PCBs, a custom-designed main power transformer, and a high voltage ignition coil. All of which are packaged together in the stainless steel enclosure. The integrated exciter-igniter unit allows for efficient energy delivery to the spark gap and eliminates the need for a high voltage cable to distribute the high voltage, high energy pulses. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181998 | DEPOSITED FILM AND FILM CAPACITOR USING THE SAME - There is provided a deposited film for a film capacitor, which comprises: a thermally sprayed metal contact part formed at one end of a dielectric in a width direction of the dielectric, and a margin part having no deposited metal formed at the other end of the dielectric in the width direction of the dielectric; a split electrode in a rectangular shape formed by forming a T-shaped window margin, from the margin part to a predetermined position within a width range of the deposit film, in the width direction of the deposited film; and a fuse part formed between the split electrodes in the width direction of the deposited film, wherein adjacent fuse parts in the length direction of the deposited film are formed in a stepped layout in the width direction of the deposited film. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181999 | MULTI LAYER CHIP CAPACITOR, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention carries out the vacuum deposition by setting a deposition angle between a single mask set including a shadow mask having a plurality of slits and a deposition source to form a lower terminal layer, a dielectric layer, an inner electrode layer, and an upper terminal layer at once under a vacuum state generated once, or adjusts slit patterns by relatively moving upper and lower mask sets that respectively include shadow masks having a plurality of slits and face each other to form a lower terminal layer, a dielectric layer, an inner electrode layer, and an upper terminal layer at once under a vacuum state generated once. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182000 | MICROPOROUS ACTIVATED CARBON FOR EDLCS - An electric double layer capacitor electrode includes microporous carbon, wherein the microporous carbon includes pores having a size of 1 nm or less, which provide a combined pore volume of at least 0.3 cm | 2011-07-28 |
20110182001 | ACTIVATED CARBON MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - An activated carbon material having a BET specific surface area of 10 to 1,000 m | 2011-07-28 |
20110182002 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a conductive polymer suspension for providing a conductive polymer material having high conductivity and a method for producing the same, and particularly provides a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR and a method for producing the same. In an emulsion comprising a dopant of a low molecular organic acid or a salt thereof, obtained by emulsifying a monomer providing a conductive polymer, using a nonionic surfactant, in a water, the monomer is subjected to chemical oxidative polymerization, using an oxidant, to synthesize a conductive polymer. The obtained conductive polymer is purified, and then, the purified conductive polymer and an oxidant are mixed in an aqueous solvent containing a polyacid component to produce a conductive polymer suspension. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182003 | ELECTRODE FOIL FOR CAPACITOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING THE ELECTRODE FOIL - An electrode foil for capacitor includes a substrate made of a valve metal foil, a first rough surface layer made of a valve metal formed on the first surface of the substrate by vapor deposition, and a second rough surface layer made of a valve metal formed on the second surface of the substrate by vapor deposition. The mode of diameters of pores of the first and second rough surface layers ranges from 0.02 μm to 0.10 μm. The thickness of the first rough surface layer is larger than the thickness of the second rough surface layer. The electrode foil has the rough surface layers formed by vapor deposition fabricated stably so that a solid electrolytic capacitor with high capacitance can be obtained using the foil. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182004 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A collapsible device includes a cover, a base, and a hinge. The cover includes a display on a top of the cover. The base defines a groove extending through a front and a rear sides of the base. The groove defines a keyboard region adjacent to the front side, and a fixing slot adjacent to the rear side. The hinge is connected to a bottom of the cover and the fixing slot. The cover is rotatably received in the groove, and the cover is operable of rotating relative to the display around the hinge, to cover or expose the keyboard region. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182005 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT - An electronic device includes a body, two clamps, a remote control, a connecting member and two supports. The two clamps are oppositely fastened to two lateral sides of the body. The remote control is seated between the clamps on a rear side of the body. The connecting member is positioned under the remote control and slidingly connected to the clamps, and configured for carrying the remote control. Each of the supports includes a holder rotatablely connected to one of the two clamps and a bracket extending from the holder towards the body for holding the connecting member. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182006 | REMOVABLE ASSEMBLY AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A removable assembly adapted to be inserted into a shell defining a pair of grooves includes a support tray, a panel perpendicular to the support tray and defining a pair of gaps and a pair of handle assemblies. Each of the handle assemblies includes a trigger, a shiftable plate and a spring. The trigger pivots to the support tray. The shiftable plate engages with the trigger to rotate together with the trigger or disengage from the trigger under an external force to keep the support tray immovable during rotating the trigger. The shiftable plate includes an urging portion used to urge an outer surface of the shell to move the support tray out from the shell. The spring is urged between the panel and the shiftable plate to ensure the shiftable plate engage with the trigger. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182007 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT - An electronic device includes a main body and a support. The support includes a rotary socket, a retaining ring, a fixing cover, a support member, and a shaft. The rotary socket and the retaining ring are fixed to the main body via the fixing cover, the rotary socket is limited to rotate within the retaining ring, and the shaft rotatably connects the support member to the rotary socket. The support member is capable of being rotated to support the electronic device in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182009 | Display Device and Housing Structure of the Display Device - A housing structure includes a casing unit for connection with a selected one of first and second display panels and defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic component module used for connecting electrically with one of the first and second display panels, and two side frames respectively connected to left and right sides of the casing unit at different height positions. When the casing unit and the side frames are connected to one of the first and second display panels, a third fastening hole set of each side frame is adapted to be aligned with a first or second fastening hole set of the first or second display panel so that the side frames can be connected to the selected one of the first and second display panels, thereby reducing the cost of making molds for the housing structure. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182010 | DISPLAY HOLDER FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A display holder ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110182011 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal including a pair of housings and a hinge apparatus for coupling the housings in such a way that the housings pivot with respect to each other are provided. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge bracket fixed to a first housing of the pair of housings, a pivot member connected to a second housing of the pair of housings and pivotably coupled to the hinge bracket to pivot with respect to a hinge axis, a cam surface provided on the pivot member around the hinge axis, the cam surface comprising at least a pair of recess portions, and a cam member received to protrude and retreat in perpendicular to the hinge axis on the hinge bracket. When the pivot member pivots, the cam member slides and contacts the cam surface and is engaged with one of the recess portions on the cam surface, such that at least the housings are folded to each other or are kept stationary in a position where the housings are inclined with respect to each other at a predetermined angle. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182012 | Providing Additional Electrical Functionality To A Node - An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system, which may include a faceplate and an electrical receptacle or switch. The faceplate may include a panel having a first surface, a second surface, and an opening defined in the panel providing communication between the first and second surfaces. The faceplate may also include an interrupter extending from the first surface of the panel having at least two interrupter contacts thereon and a first electrical circuit operatively coupled to the interrupter contacts. The electrical receptacle or switch may include a housing and a second electrical circuit, wherein the second electrical circuit is in communication with the first electrical circuit when the faceplate is mounted on the electrical receptacle or switch and the interrupter is configured to interrupt the second electrical circuit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182013 | Frame Case for Portable Electronic Devices - A frame case includes a device case for holding a portable electronic device having a display to be viewed by a user; and a frame associated with the device case for holding a photograph or graphics to be viewed by the user. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182014 | Data Card - A data card includes a circuit board, a holder, an upper cover, a connecting wire, and an interface. The circuit board is fixed in the holder. One end of the flexible connecting wire is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the flexible connecting wire is connected with the interface. The upper cover covers the holder. When the data card is idle, the interface and the flexible connecting wire are located in the cavity formed by the upper cover and the holder. When the data card is connected with an external device by the interface, the interface is located outside the cavity formed by the upper cover and the holder. The data card enables flexible adjustment of the location of the interface, and fixes the upper cover on the data card when the data card is connected for use. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182015 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a main body, a display, and a light emitting module is provided. The main body has a restrictive opening. A pivoting side of the display is pivoted to the main body. A side of the display away form the pivoting side has a latch structure protruding from a first surface of the display. The light emitting module is disposed at the latch structure. When the display is opened relative to the main body, the light emitting module emits light toward a second surface of the main body to illuminate the second surface of the main body. When the display is closed relative to the main body, the latch structure is accommodated in the restrictive opening. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182016 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A notebook computer including a host and a keyboard is provided. The host has an assembling region. The keyboard module disposed at the assembling region includes a keyboard and a keyboard frame. The keyboard has a substrate and multiple keys, wherein the keys are disposed on the substrate. The keyboard frame has a frame body and at least one spring arm disposed at a sidewall of the frame body. The frame body is disposed on the substrate and has multiple openings for exposing the keys. Two ends of the spring are connected to the sidewall. A gap is formed between a center portion of the spring arm and the sidewall of the frame body. Further, the center portion has a first position-limiting structure protruding out of the assembling region, and the first position-limiting structure is mutually interfered with the host. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182017 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING MOLD SET OF FRONT COVER THEREOF - A front cover of a display device, which includes a first front cover unit and a second front cover unit disposed in a rear of the first front cover, and a manufacturing mold set of the front cover. The front cover minimizes and/or prevents air introduction through gaps between the first front cover unit and the second front cover unit and deterioration of the quality of the external appearance of the front cover thereby. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182018 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a display module pivotally connected to the main body, a first magnet in the main body, a second magnet in the display module, a lever movably disposed in the main body, and a joining member movably disposed in the main body and connected to the lever. When the display module and the main body are folded, the second magnet attracts the first magnet, and the lever pushes the joining member to protrude from the main body and join with the display module. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182019 | DISPLAY STRUCTURE OF SLIP-COVER-HINGE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display structure of a slip-cover-hinge electronic device, which includes a housing, a display module, two track modules and a flexible-printed-circuit module, is disclosed. The housing has an accommodated cavity formed with a bottom wall, two parallel slots formed respectively at two opposite ends of the bottom wall, and a passageway formed between the two slots and on the bottom wall. The display module is connected within the cavity. Each track module has a track disposed on the opposite ends of the bottom wall and a skid slidably arranged onto the corresponding tracks for gliding in corresponding slots. The flexible-printed-circuit module has at least a flexible-printed-circuit member, which includes an electrical connection portion and a resilient portion flexibly extending from the electrical connection portion. The resilient portion extends out of the passageway of the housing, and the resilient portion is partially self-overlapped to be capable of stretching outwardly. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182020 | AUTOMATED SUPPLIER FOR FLASH MEMORY - An automatic flash memory supply device comprises a plurality of magazines provided detachably on a base plate to face a plurality of USB ports on the rear face of a duplicator, the magazine storing the flash memories such that a plug of the flash memory is directed forward; a plurality of pushers that pushes the lowest flash memory in the magazine to enable the plug thereof to put into the USB port; a longitudinally drive unit for moving all the pushers forward and rearward; and an ejection unit that ejects the flash memory from the pusher. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182021 | COMPUTER APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING DUAL AIR CHAMBERS - A computer system is disclosed having an enclosure having a plurality of components. The computer system further includes a first chamber including a first set of cooling devices; and a second chamber including solely a set of components and a second set of cooling devices. The second chamber is located adjacent to the first chamber, and the set of components includes components not included in the first chamber. The set of components includes solely a plurality of storage components selected from the group consisting of a CD-ROM and a hard drive. Air flow is unidirectional from a front side of the enclosure to a rear side of the enclosure. Further, air flow is prevented from flowing between the first chamber and the second chamber by a solid separation mechanism there between. The first chamber has an air flow path independent of the air flow path of the second chamber. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182022 | WATERPROOF CASING WITH MULTIPLE ISOLATED COMPARTMENTS - A structure of compartmental waterproof casing comprises a mother board and a casing body with multiple compartments. The compartments are closed and sealed in order to prevent moisture or other foreign substance from entering the casing body. Therefore the device installed inside the casing body is waterproof and protected against other damaging substance. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182023 | HARD DISK DRIVE HOLDER AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME - A hard disk drive holder fixes hard disk drives in electronic equipment, and includes at least one handling assembly and a bracket for receiving the handling assemblies. Each of the handling assemblies is fixed to one of the hard disk drives to push or pull the hard disk drive into or out from the bracket for replacement or repair, and includes a handle and a pair of handle seats. The handle includes a holding portion and two extending portions including a convex block. Each of the handle seats includes a housing cavity and a spring clip. The spring clip includes a first stopper portion, a second stopper portion and a hook portion. The convex block is movable between the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion to limit movement range of the handle. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182024 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, an information processing terminal may include a partition wall dividing an inner room of a housing into a first space and a second space. The information processing terminal may further include a support member subdividing the second space into a third space and a fourth space with a ventilation path defined therebetween, the support member supporting the partition wall. Further, the information processing terminal may include a power supply located in the third space defined by the support member, and a mother board configured to allow a processing unit to be mounted thereon in the first space. A cooling fan may be provided in the information processing terminal to have a rotating blade that extends across the first space and the second space defined by the partition wall. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182025 | Solid-State Mass Data Storage Device - In an example, a solid-state data storage system comprises a housing forming an enclosure; a plurality of trays within the enclosure of the housing; a plurality of non-volatile, rewriteable solid-state memory chips mounted to flexible circuit substrates within each of the trays; and a controller configured to apply a power-sequencing scheme that supplies power to active flexible memory strands. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182026 | NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE - Disclosed is a network attached storage (NAS). The NAS includes a bracket receiving a hard disk drive, a holder hooked on the bracket to prevent detachment of the hard disk drive, and an attachment/detachment device including a push handle moving in a direction of pressure exerted thereon and a guide arm pressing the holder according to a motion of the push handle to release the hooking of the holder. Accordingly, the holder configured to prevent the detachment of the hard disk drive from the NAS can be easily uncoupled. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182027 | AIR FLOW DUCTS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITHIN A DATA PROCESSING UNIT - Air flow ducts for improving the air flow within data processing units are described herein. In some embodiments, a duct includes an inlet portion and an outlet portion. An interior surface of the outlet portion of the duct defines, at least in part, a portion of a flow path. The duct is configured to be coupled to a printed circuit board within a data processing unit such that a first portion of a cooling fluid can flow within the flow path between the inlet portion of the duct and an electronic device coupled to the printed circuit board. An exterior surface of the outlet portion of the duct is configured to redirect a second portion of the cooling fluid to a volume within the data processing unit apart from the electronic device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182028 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system including several air jet elements, a heat exchange assembly and a frame is provided. The cooling system is applied to a rack server configured to receive a plurality of electronic assemblies. The air jet elements receive a high-pressure air and convert the high-pressure air into a low-temperature air. The heat exchange assembly is disposed in the frame and is connected to the air jet elements so as to perform a heat exchange between the low-temperature air and a high-temperature air generated by the rack server so as to lower the temperature of the high-temperature air. The frame is applied to accommodate the heat exchange assembly. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182029 | Notebook Computer Device with Image Capture Module - A notebook computer device includes an image capture module, a cover, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element. The image capture module is disposed on a body of the computer device, the cover is moveably disposed on the body. The image capture module is exposed when the cover is at a first position, and the image capture module is covered when the cover is at a second position. The first magnet element is disposed on the cover, and a second magnet element is disposed on the body corresponding to the first magnet element. The cover moves between a first position and a second position via the magnetic force of repulsion and attraction. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A MIDPLANE WITHIN A COMPUTER CHASSIS - System and method for positioning a midplane within a computer chassis. In some embodiments, a computer system includes a chassis, a midplane disposed within the chassis, and a plunger pin coupled to the midplane. The plunger pin is selectably movable between a first position, wherein the midplane is immovable relative to the chassis, and a second position, wherein the midplane is moveable relative to the chassis. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182031 | PROCESSING ASSEMBLY, FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING DEVICE - A processing assembly includes: a processing housing configured to support a processor for executing a given process; an immobilizing mechanism configured to immobilize the processing housing and including an operation portion configured to release the immobilized processing housing; a cover mounted on the processing housing so as to be rotatable between a first position where the operation portion is covered by the cover and a second position where the operation portion is exposed to be visible; and a knob rotatably mounted on the processing housing and configured to rotate integrally with the cover. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182032 | SUPPORT PART - A support part serves is arranged in an instrument panel of a motor vehicle to hold a vehicle data display unit having an integrated navigation or radio unit. The support part has a single-piece frame composed of a magnesium pressure die cast material with a central holding frame for the unit and lateral holding frames for the air outlets. The support part is connected at one side to the instrument panel and another side to the cockpit cross member. Centering receptacles for the unit and further centering receptacles for the air outlets are arranged in the central holding frame and in the two lateral holding frames. Centering elements are arranged on the unit and on the air outlet correspondingly to the centering receptacles of the holding frames. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182033 | DEVICE FOR COOLING AN ELECTRONIC CARD BY CONDUCTION COMPRISING HEAT PIPES, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF FABRICATION - In a device for cooling an electronic circuit board comprising at least one component covered with an exchanger cover, the device includes a heat sink covering all or some of the electronic circuit board, and at least one heat pipe per component, each heat pipe being capable of carrying away the heat from the component with which it is associated to at least one end of the electronic circuit board via a zone of the heat pipe called the condensing zone. The device further includes at least one heat-exchange part located on the end of the electronic circuit board and mounted freely on the heat sink, each heat pipe being attached to the heat-exchange part by means of its condensing zone. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182034 | COMPOSITE COVER WITH INTEGRAL HEAT SINK - A composite cover for a portion of a motor vehicle transmission has an integral, internal heat sink to which an electronic controller is attached. The cover, which may be fabricated of any temperature appropriate plastic or composite, closes off and protects that portion of a motor vehicle transmission having electrical and electronic components such as valves, solenoids, motors and sensors. Spaced from the inside surface of the cover where it is subjected on both sides to flow of transmission fluid is a plate or heat sink. An electronic controller is disposed on the outside of the cover and attached by heat transferring mechanical fasteners such as studs or bolts to the plate inside the cover. Preferably, the housing of the controller also includes a heat sink. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic apparatus includes: a semiconductor device including an electrically conductive portion to be grounded, the semiconductor device being configured to be mounted on a circuit board; a heat sink configured to radiate heat generated by the semiconductor device; a fastener configured to fasten the heat sink to the circuit board; and a first spring member wound around the fastener to electrically connect the heat sink to the electrically conductive portion. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182036 | CASING FOR SHELTERING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND NETWORK ELEMENT AND AIR PASSAGE - A casing for sheltering electronic components ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110182037 | CARD DEVICE - A card device capable of improving mechanical strength of a mounting substrate with a simple structure is provided. A memory card includes the mounting substrate and a semiconductor package in a package. An electronic component such as a communication component on the mounting substrate is covered with a protective member having an electromagnetic shield function. The protective member is formed by drawing process of a sheet metal, has a containable space by a ceiling section and a side wall, and has a curve section at a joint section between an all rim of the ceiling section and the side wall. A flange is provided on the bottom end of the side wall, and the flange is solder-jointed with a ground region of the mounting substrate. In the protective member having the foregoing structure, stress hardly concentrates locally. Thus, its mechanical strength is large, and rigidity of the mounting substrate is increased. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182038 | Connecting module and electronic device coupling system - A connecting module includes: a main section in which an electronic circuit is housed; a plate section that is rotatably supported by the main section, and that is adapted to lie in front of the main section, and that is rotatable between a flat position in which an electronic device is laid on a first face representing a top face and a standing position in which the electronic device is leaned against a second face representing a back face opposite to the first face; and a first connector that couples with the electronic device laid on the plate section when the plate section is in the flat position so as to connect the electronic device to the electronic circuit in the main section. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182039 | COMPOSITE MODULE - A composite module is obtained which enables high-density mounting of components without increasing its size. A composite module includes a main substrate which is a multilayer circuit board, a sub-substrate mounted on a lower surface of the main substrate, a sealing layer arranged on the lower surface of the main substrate to cover the sub-substrate, the sealing layer defining a mount surface arranged to be mounted on a mount board, and terminal electrodes disposed on the mount surface. The terminal electrodes include at least one first terminal electrode drawn directly from the main substrate and at least one second terminal electrode drawn directly from the sub-substrate. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182040 | DATA STORAGE DEVICES - A data storage device comprising a card-shaped body, a memory within the card-shaped body, and a connector for connecting the memory to a personal computer. The card-shaped body comprises a swipable portion with a magnetic stripe arranged to be read by a magnetic stripe card reader. The card-shaped body can comprise a main portion with a recess and a connector portion comprising the memory and connector. In that case, the connector portion is hingably mounted on the main portion to be rotatable between a closed position in which the connector portion is located within the recess, and an open position in which the connector of the connector portion is located outside of the recess so that it can be used to connect the memory to a personal computer. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182041 | LEAD-FREE SOLDER AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BUILT-IN MODULE - First solder is lead-free solder that contains no lead (Pb). The first solder includes a first metal that contains at least Sn; and a second metal that contains at least a Ni—Fe alloy. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182042 | Electronic Assemblies without Solder and Methods for their Manufacture - An electronic assembly | 2011-07-28 |
20110182043 | CONTROL UNIT FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A CONTROL UNIT - A control unit is provided and a method for assembling such a control unit for a personal protection device for a vehicle. A circuit board is installed between a plastic cover and a plastic floor. An interface is positioned on the circuit board, for an electrical connection to at least one additional vehicle component. At least one opening is provided in the plastic cover for the electrical connection. | 2011-07-28 |
20110182044 | Mounting component and electronic apparatus - A mounting component includes a fixed frame to be fixed to a board and a sliding frame. The fixed frame includes first and second fixed side plates having through holes formed in positions corresponding to engaging holes of an electronic component, and first and second fixed arms connecting the first and second fixed side plates. The sliding frame includes first and second sliding side plates including engaging pins to be inserted via the through holes into the engaging holes of the electronic component, first and second sliding arms extending from the front and back ends of the first sliding side plate, and third and fourth sliding arms extending from the front and back ends of the second sliding side plate. The first, second, third, and fourth sliding arms are configured to slide the first and second sliding plates away from the first and second fixed side plates. | 2011-07-28 |