40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090244737 | PRISM SHEET - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The transparent main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The first surface of transparent main body defines a plurality of first elongated arc-shaped grooves and a plurality of second elongated arc-shaped grooves. The first elongated arc-shaped grooves intersect with the second elongated arc-shaped grooves. The second surface defining a plurality of rectangular structures. Each rectangular structure defining four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244738 | PRISM SHEET - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The transparent main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The first surface of transparent main body defines a plurality of spherical depressions. The second surface defines a plurality of rectangular structures. Each rectangular structure defines four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244739 | PRISM SHEET - An exemplary prism sheet includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface defines a plurality of elongated V-shaped grooves, and the elongated V-shaped grooves are parallel to each other. The second surface defines a plurality of parallelogram microstructures. Each parallelogram microstructure defines four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244740 | LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE-EQUIPPED REAR-VIEW MIRROR - Interference of light is prevented from occurring in a rear-view mirror incorporating a light-emitting display device where a dark color mask member is arranged behind a mirror element. A mirror element is formed by forming a semi-transmissive reflective film on one surface of a transparent substrate. On a back surface of the mirror element, a dark color mask member is arranged. An opening a is formed in the dark color mask member. Behind the mirror element, a light-emitting display device is arranged facing the opening. A protrusion forming a spacer is formed on the entire peripheral edge of a front surface of the dark color mask member. The spacer provides a clearance gap between the semi-transmissive reflective film and the dark color mask member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244741 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE MIRRORS WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION - A system, apparatus and method to automatically move a side mounted mirror on a vehicle from an inward position to an outward position in response to a signal from a detector indicative of an object outside an operator normal field of vision. The detector may be a blind spot detection system or a lane departure system, or any other system to detect vehicles in a blind spot. The system, apparatus and method further includes permitting an operator to manually actuate the movement of mirror on a vehicle to determine whether there are any objects in the operator's normal field of vision. The systems and method may optionally include hysteresis during mirror movement. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244742 | MIRROR DEVICE FOR SUN VISOR OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a mirror device for a sun visor of a vehicle, in which when a cover of a mirror mounted to a sun visor is opened or closed, the mirror can be operated smoothly and completely, comprising: a mirror housing having a mirror and a cover sliding from the mirror housing to open or close the mirror, wherein the mirror housing and the cover are coupled to each other by an elongation member. Accordingly, the cover moves smoothly in a semi-automatic sliding manner by means of an elastic body, thereby restraining noise from being generated. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244743 | FIXING DEVICE FOR POSITION REGULATING MECHANISMS FOR EXTERNAL REAR-VIEW MIRRORS ON MOTOR VEHICLES - A fixing device for position regulating mechanisms for external rear-view mirrors for motor vehicles, applicable to external rear-view mirrors of the type which are comprised of a support ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090244744 | OUTER MIRROR - An outer mirror includes: a mirror base which is attached to a side surface of a vehicle body of a vehicle; a shaft which is erected on the mirror base; and a mirror housing which is rotatably attached to the shaft and is provided with a mirror for reflecting a rearward of the vehicle body. The shaft is exposed in a gap between a top surface of the mirror base and a bottom surface of the mirror housing. The shaft includes at least one of a concave portion or a convex portion on a part of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft which faces to a front side of the vehicle body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244745 | OPTICAL FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter | 2009-10-01 |
20090244746 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic transfer method including initially magnetizing a disc-shaped perpendicular magnetic recording medium by applying, to the recording medium in a circumference direction, a magnetic field whose direction is inclined at an angle within a range of ±50° with respect to a perpendicular line (0°) to the medium surface, closely attaching a concavo-convex pattern of a magnetic transfer master carrier to the recording medium, and transferring magnetic information to the magnetic layer of the medium by applying a magnetic field to the recording medium and the master carrier closely attached to each other, wherein the concavo-convex pattern includes transfer portions on which surfaces a magnetic layer corresponding to the magnetic information is laid, and non-transfer portions which are concave portions, and wherein the magnetic layer has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, a residual magnetization Mr of 500 emu/cc or lower, and a saturation magnetization Ms of 900 emu/cc or higher. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244747 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER CARRIER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a magnetic transfer master carrier obtained by forming a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy magnetic layer over a surface of an original master which has a concavo-convex pattern, placing a base material against the formed perpendicular magnetic anisotropy magnetic layer, and separating the base material. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244748 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER CARRIER AND MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD - A magnetic transfer master carrier of the present invention includes a base material having convex portions on its surface, the convex portions being provided corresponding to a pattern of information to be recorded on a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and a magnetic layer deposited at least on top surfaces of the convex portions, wherein when a magnetic field is applied to the magnetic transfer master carrier, the magnetic layer absorbs a magnetic flux so as to form a pattern of the magnetic field, wherein the magnetic layer includes at least two perpendicular magnetic anisotropic layers, and an antiferromagnetic coupling induction layer which is provided so as to be sandwiched in between two neighboring layers of all the perpendicular magnetic anisotropic layers, and to induce antiferromagnetic coupling therebetween. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244749 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER CARRIER, MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER CARRIER, MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A production method of a magnetic transfer master carrier, the method including forming an imprint resist layer on a surface of a magnetic layer of a laminate which includes a first base material and the magnetic layer laminated thereon; forming a resist pattern, following shapes of concave portions of a mold, on the surface of the magnetic layer by pressing the concave portions against the imprint resist layer; and forming magnetic convex portions on the first base material by removing the mold from the imprint resist layer and then etching a surface of the magnetic layer which surface has no resist pattern, wherein the mold includes a second base material and the concave portions formed by etching a surface of the second base material so as to correspond to a pattern of information to be recorded on a magnetic recording medium | 2009-10-01 |
20090244750 | MAGNETIC-RECORDING-MEDIUM TESTING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC-RECORDING-MEDIUM TESTING METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - A magnetic-recording-medium testing apparatus includes a frequency-characteristic analyzing unit that analyzes a frequency characteristic of a reproduced signal in an area of a magnetic material where a continuous frequency signal is written, in a magnetic recording medium that records a signal according to a magnetization direction of the magnetic material, a signal-amplitude comparing unit that compares signal amplitudes of a fundamental wave and a higher harmonic wave with each other based on the frequency characteristic analyzed by the frequency-characteristic analyzing unit, to estimate a cross sectional shape pattern of the magnetic recording medium, and a performance-quality determining unit that determines performance quality of the magnetic recording medium based on the cross sectional shape pattern of the magnetic recording medium estimated by the signal-amplitude comparing unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244751 | TRACK ERROR MEASUREMENT AND RECOVERY - A method of measuring a track value is shown. The track value is related to track mis-registration, and is compared to a track value limit to assess a condition of the track. In example embodiments, the track value is determined as a function of multiple position error signals from previous wedges in the track. During a self servo writing operation, the track value and the track value limit are used to selectively perform a recovery action. In example embodiments, the track value limit is dynamically adjusted. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244752 | HEAD SPACING VERIFICATION IN MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE SYSTEMS DURING END-USER OPERATION - Magnetic disk drive systems and associated methods are described for verifying a spacing between read/write heads on a slider and a magnetic recording disk during end-user operation. An operating power applied to heating elements in the slider controls the spacing due to thermal protrusion. While in end-user operation, the operating power is temporarily increased to a test power to decrease the spacing. The test power is then evaluated to determine if contact between the read/write heads and the magnetic recording disk is detected. If contact is not detected, then the spacing due to the operating power is determined to be adequate. If contact is detected, then the operating power is recalibrated. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244753 | MONITORING ELEMENT FOR A MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD - A monitoring element for a magnetic recording head makes it possible to know the form of a magnetic pole of the magnetic recording head without destroying the element. The monitoring element for a magnetic recording head is formed on a workpiece for magnetic recording heads on which element magnetic poles of the magnetic recording heads are formed. The monitoring element includes a monitoring magnetic pole formed of a same material and in a same form as the element magnetic poles and monitoring terminals that are electrically connected to the monitoring magnetic pole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244754 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND WRITE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - In a data storage device, a head writes data so as to protect data from off track writing to adjust tracks. A control unit acquires large ring buffer during sequential writing and performs a retry to return adjacent tracks, according to data of a return sector area of the ring buffer when a write error occurs. A write error due to a detection mistake of an off track error can be prevented. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244755 | METHOD FOR MEASURING WRITE WIDTH AND/OR READ WIDTH OF A COMPOSITE MAGNETIC HEAD AND A MEASURING DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method for measuring a write width and/or a read width of a composite magnetic head in which a read characteristics profile having a peak as a read voltage characteristics for a moving distance is obtained by writing a test data in a designated track of eccentric tracks of such as a DTM by the composite magnetic head (write head), reading the test data from the designated track by moving the composite magnetic head (read head) in a radial direction and crossing the designated track and a write sensitive width or a read sensitive width is calculated on the basis of the read characteristics profile. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244756 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS - A data storage apparatus includes: a medium for storing data having synchronization marks and data blocks, the synchronization mark and the data block being allocated alternately in the circumference direction of the medium; a head writing data into or reading out data from the medium; and a processor for executing a process including: reading out synchronization marks, measuring time for the head to pass through each of the data blocks based on signals read out from each of the synchronization marks in the circumference direction, generating write/read clock for each of the data blocks, which is continuously changing in speed, by calculating difference in time for the head to pass through the each one of the data blocks and its adjacent one of the blocks on the basis of the time measured, and writing data into or reading out data from the medium in synchronization with the write/read clock. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244757 | Methods and Apparatus for Low Power Hard Disk Drive Servo Writers - Methods and apparatus to for low power hard disk drive servo writers. A disclosed servo writer comprises a distribution circuit to receive one or more pulses from a pulse generator, the distribution circuit having a biasing circuit have one of a first write mode or a second write mode based on an operating condition signal; and a first signal generator to form a first write signal and a second signal generator to form a second write signal, the first and second signal generators being actuated by the distribution circuit, wherein the distribution circuit actuates one of the first and second signal generators in the first write mode and the distribution circuit actuates the first and second signal generators in the second write mode. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244758 | Hard Disk Drive Preamplifier Timers and Methods to Calibrate Hard Disk Drive Preamplifier Timers - Hard disk drive preamplifier timers and methods to calibrate hard disk drive preamplifier timers are disclosed. A timer is in a hard disk drive preamplifier comprises a first switch to selectively store charge in a storage device based on an input signal, the storage device receiving a first current and storing the charge to cause the storage device to have a first voltage that increases at a first rate; a compensation device to cause the first voltage to be substantially equal to a second voltage after a predetermined time period; and a trigger to output a signal when the first voltage is substantially equal to the second voltage, the predetermined time period controlling a transition time between a first hard disk drive operating condition and a second hard disk drive operating condition different than the first operating condition. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244759 | CORRECTION INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, CORRECTION INFORMATION RECORDING CIRCUIT AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - A method and device of recording RRO correction information including recording first RRO correction information on a first track in one of servo frames of a recording medium and recording second RRO correction information on a second track different from the first recording track at a position different from a position of the first RRO correction information with respect to a peripheral direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244760 | MAGNETIC STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, MAGNETIC STORAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS - A magnetic storage control apparatus for controlling a magnetic storage apparatus that uses a recording medium having a plurality of reference signals on its track and having a data area between the reference signals. The apparatus includes: a measurement section that reproduces the reference signal in a predetermined track of the recording medium and measures, for each data area, the time for a head to scan the data area to obtain a measurement value; a calculation section that calculates a setting value concerning the frequency of a recording clock used in data recording based on the measurement values of a plurality of data areas obtained by the measurement section; and a generation section that generates the recording clock based on the measurement values obtained by the measurement section and setting value calculated by the calculation section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244761 | MEMORY DEVICE - A method of controlling a memory device connectable to an information apparatus for sending out a command to the memory device, the memory device having a medium for storing data and a head for writing data into and reading data from the medium, the method includes storing parameter information for writing data into and reading out the data from the medium into the medium when formatting the medium, writing into the medium history information indicating user data has been written into the medium in accordance with the parameter information, and determining whether to allow the parameter information to be changed when a command for writing new parameter information is received from the information apparatus in accordance with the history information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244762 | RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD, MOLD STRUCTURE PRODUCING METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM PRODUCING METHOD, MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a resist pattern forming method including: cleaning off fine powder at least on an edge of a base material to be processed; forming an imprint resist layer on a surface of the base material whose edge has been cleared of the fine powder; and forming a resist pattern on the surface of the base material by pressing, against the imprint resist layer, a concavo-convex pattern which is provided in a surface of a concavo-convex mold and which is composed of a plurality of convex portions and concave portions formed between the convex portions, so that the resist pattern is an inversion of the concavo-convex pattern. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244763 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An electronic information storage apparatus includes: a storage that stores electronic information; a check unit that reads out the electronic information stored in the storage to check whether the electronic information is written normally or not; and a controller that, in a case where the electronic information is stored in the storage under a predetermined condition, controls the check unit to carry out an operation to check a state of writing of the electronic information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244764 | BALANCE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND BALANCE CORRECTION METHOD - A balance correction apparatus is configured to correct weight imbalance around an axis of a spindle motor, and includes a piezoelectric actuator configured to apply an impact to a housing, a controller configured to generate as a rectangular wave a force profile that represents an acceleration applied to the housing by the piezoelectric actuator, and a waveform generator configured to generate a voltage waveform configured to drive the piezoelectric actuator, by integrating the force profile twice. The rectangular wave has a first acceleration after a leading edge and a second acceleration after a trailing edge. The first acceleration enables the disc to move relative to the spindle motor and the housing. The second acceleration enables the disc to move together with the spindle motor and the housing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244765 | PATTERNED MEDIA MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK DRIVE WITH WRITE CLOCK PHASE ADJUSTMENT FOR DATA PATTERN CIRCUMFERENTIAL MISALIGNMENT - A patterned-media magnetic recording disk drive compensates for circumferential misalignment of data island patterns among the data tracks as a result of errors in fabrication of the master template used to make the disks. Each data track on the disk has its pattern shifted from a generally radial or arcuate line by a certain amount of pattern circumferential misalignment (PCM). The disk drive includes a write clock where writing to the data islands is controlled by detection of synchronization marks by the read head, and circuitry to adjust the phase of the write clock to compensate for PCM. The phase difference between the data pattern of the selected data track where data is to be written and the data pattern of the track where the synchronization marks are being detected is the difference in their respective PCM values. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244766 | INFORMATION ACCESS DEVICE - A difference value between a gain control value when a head comes into contact with a recording medium and a gain control value when the head floats with respect to the recording medium by a target floating amount is stored in advance. When the information access device is actually operated, supply power to a heater is adjusted to once bring the head into contact with the recording medium, a first gain control value adjusted by a gain control section when the head comes into contact with the recording medium is obtained, a second gain control value to be adjusted by the gain control section when the head floats from the recording medium by the target floating amount is obtained from the first gain control value and the difference value, and the supply power to the heater is adjusted such that the second gain control value is supplied to a gain variable amplifier by the gain control section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244767 | CONTROLLER FOR A POSITIONING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POSITIONING DEVICE, POSITIONING DEVICE, AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A POSITIONING DEVICE - A controller for a positioning device is constructed and arranged to receive a position signal indicative of a position of the positioning device, compare the position signal to a set-point signal indicative of a desired position of the positioning device to obtain an error signal, selectively modify the error signal based on the amplitude and the frequency content of the error signal to obtain a modified error signal, generate a control signal for controlling the positioning device on the basis of the modified error signal. The controller may be applied to control a positioning device in a lithographic apparatus. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244768 | MAGNETIC HEAD POSITIONING CONTROL METHOD AND MAGNETIC HEAD POSITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - N groups of servo patterns, each corresponding to the predetermined number of servo sectors, are recorded in a magnetic disk. The magnetic head positioning control apparatus of the present invention produces an RRO current correction table corresponding to each group of servo patters and selects the group of servo patterns that is the best in transferred quality of the sevro pattern as SPopt. For servo sectors (target servo sectors) corresponding to other groups of servo patterns and existing between two adjacent servo sectors corresponding to the SPopt, the magnetic head positioning control apparatus calculates an RRO current correction amount corresponding to the target servo sector by a linear interpolation calculation using the RRO current correction amount corresponding to each of the adjacent servo sectors in the RRO current correction table corresponding to the SPopt to perform the magnetic head positioning control based on the calculated RRO current correction amount. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244769 | Scheme to protect media and head against corrosion/oxidation in a hard disk drive - Oxygen scavenger for use in a hard disk drive. The oxygen scavenger removes oxygen from an interior of a hard disk drive to prevent corrosion of corrodible materials in magnetic media or magnetic heads. The oxygen scavenger is incorporated into a film so that it uses a limited physical space within an interior of the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is either permeable to the outside environment or sealed so that gases from the outside environment are unable to enter the interior of the hard disk drive. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244770 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - Aspects of the present embodiments are related to manufacturing methods of magnetic recording media. The manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium includes a step of stacking a soft magnetic backing layer, an intermediate layer, a first recording layer having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, an exchange coupling force control layer including ruthenium, and a second recording layer having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy on a substrate in order. A gas pressure of a process gas when the exchange coupling force control layer is being formed is higher than the gas pressure of the process gas when being normally used. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244771 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - A disclosed magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; a soft magnetic backing layer disposed on the substrate; an intermediate layer disposed on the soft magnetic backing layer; a first recording layer disposed on the intermediate layer and having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; an exchange-coupling-energy control layer disposed on the first recording layer and made of a granular material in which oxide is added to metal including ruthenium; and a second recording layer disposed on the exchange-coupling-energy control layer, having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and ferromagnetically coupled with the first recording layer via the exchange-coupling-energy control layer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244772 | MAGNETIC HEAD SUBSTRATE, MAGNETIC HEAD AND RECORDING MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a magnetic head substrate comprising a sintered body containing 35% by mass to 60% by mass of alumina and 40% by mass to 65% by mass of a conductive compound. The conductive compound contains at least one selected from carbide, nitride and carbonitride of tungsten. The sintered body has a maximum crystal particle size of 4 μm or less (except for 0 μm). Furthermore, the present invention provides a magnetic head provided with a slider formed of the magnetic head substrate and a recording medium driving device provided with the magnetic head. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244773 | METHOD FOR COUNTERACTING LONGITUDINAL OSCILLATIONS OF MAGNETIC TAPE IN A TAPE DRIVE SYSTEM - A method for counteracting longitudinal oscillations in a magnetic tape as it passes over a head in a tape drive system includes the steps of passing the magnetic tape over the head, detecting the occurrence of longitudinal oscillations in the magnetic tape, and generating counteractive longitudinal oscillations in the magnetic tape that are substantially 180° out of phase with the longitudinal oscillations to substantially cancel the longitudinal oscillations. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244774 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A magnetic recording medium includes a support and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, and has a cut surface along an edge of the magnetic recording medium, wherein the cut surface of the magnetic recording medium has a shear region whose length in a thickness direction of the magnetic recording medium is at least 50% of the thickness of the magnetic recording medium. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244775 | ADJACENT-TRACK-ERASURE (ATE) REFRESH WITH INCREASED TRACK RESOLUTION FOR OFTEN-WRITTEN AREAS - Methods and systems are shown that specify using group counters and track counters to reduce the need for adjacent-track-erasure (ATE) refresh. A group threshold may be used to monitor the number of write operations to a group. The group threshold may be used to determine when it is necessary to monitor the write operations to the tracks in a group on an individual basis. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244776 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER CARRIER AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a magnetic transfer master carrier including a base material, a concavo-convex pattern formed by arranging a plurality of convex portions on a surface of the base material, and a magnetic layer provided at least on upper surfaces of the convex portions, wherein the magnetic layer is formed by an ion gun deposition method in which a target material is irradiated with an ion beam and a layer is deposited with sputter particles sputtered from the target material. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244777 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A disclosed method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes a first step of forming a magnetic recording film on a non-magnetic substrate and a second step of forming, in the magnetic recording film, a magnetic recording region which is magnetically recordable and an isolation region which is magnetically non-recordable and includes a first isolation-region portion and a second isolation-region portion. The second step includes the sub-steps of performing first ion implantation on the magnetic recording film to form the first isolation-region portion along a boundary of the isolation region to be formed with the magnetic recording region to be formed; and performing second ion implantation on the magnetic recording film to form the second isolation-region portion in the surface of the isolation region to be formed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244778 | HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY - A head suspension assembly comprising: a head suspension; a head slider having the medium-opposed surface opposed to a storage medium, the head slider having the supported surface received on the head suspension, the supported surface being defined at the farside of the medium-opposed surface; an electromagnetic transducer embedded in the medium-opposed surface of the head slider; a light waveguide incorporated in the head slider, the light waveguide extending from the supported surface to the medium-opposed surface; and an optical element interposed between the supported surface and the head suspension, wherein the optical element defines: a light-collecting surface configured to collect light input into the optical element in parallel with the supported surface; and a light-reflective surface configured to reflect the light at a predetermined angle so as to direct the light to the light waveguide. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244779 | STORAGE APPARATUS - A storage apparatus includes a magnetic storage medium which is formed with a data portion based on isolated magnetic dots and a servo pattern portion, a drive mechanism which drives the storage medium, a head actuator which includes a head for reading and writing data from and to the storage medium, and a permanent magnet which is disposed at a position that is opposable to a whole radial region of the servo pattern portion, during a rotation of the storage medium. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244780 | Magnetic Recording Medium and Recording/Reproducing Apparatus Therefor - A magnetic recording medium on which a plurality of concentric recording tracks is formed, the recording tracks including a plurality of closed shaped magnetic parts formed to be symmetrical with respect to two orthogonal axes in shape, the magnetic recording medium being rotated by a recording and reproducing apparatus provided with a slider including a recording and reproducing head to record or reproduce a magnetic recording, wherein when the recording and reproducing head which is moved with movement of a slider to record data on or reproduce data from the recording tracks is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to a tangent line of concentric circles of the recording tracks, the slider moving in a radial direction of the concentric circles of the recording tracks, one of the two orthogonal axes of the magnetic parts is perpendicular to the recording and reproducing head. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244781 | MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER AND MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE - A magnetic head slider includes a magnetic head element for reading or writing data from or into a magnetic recording medium. The magnetic head slider flies over the magnetic recording medium by an air flow generated by rotation of the magnetic recording medium. The magnetic head slider includes a slider substrate including a center pad for supporting the magnetic head element, the center pad having a sliding surface opposing the magnetic recording medium and a side surface at a downstream side of the air flow, the slider substrate including a concave portion having a bottom surface recessed from the sliding surface; and an insulating layer covering the side surface of the slider substrate, the insulating layer having an edge surface adjacent to the bottom surface of the concave portion, the edge surface having substantially the same plane with the bottom surface of the concave portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244782 | DISK DRIVE - A disk drive has: a disc-shape information recording medium; a swing arm having a base and a pair of arm sections extended along the surface and backside of the information recording medium; and two opposed connecting boards attached to the arm sections and each having an arm-side conductor pattern. The disk drive further has a circuit board with a signal-processing circuit processing a signal; and a relay board relaying the signal between the circuit board and the swing arm and having one end fixed to the circuit board and the other end provided with a fixed section fixed to the swing arm. The fixed section has a connection piece provided on a leading-end side of the fixed section, sandwiched between the connecting boards in a direction intersecting the connecting boards, and having a circuit-side conductor pattern connected to the arm-side conductor pattern at an edge contacting the connecting board. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244783 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium, the magnetic recording medium having a structure where plural magnetic recording areas and isolation areas in a magnetic recording layer are formed on a non-magnetic substrate, the isolation areas being configured to magnetically isolate the magnetic recording areas, the manufacturing method includes a step of forming the magnetic layer on the non-magnetic substrate, the magnetic layer being made of a hard magnetic material having a magnetic coercive force whereby magnetic recording is impossible; and a step of performing ion implantation partially at positions corresponding to the plural magnetic recording areas of the magnetic layer so that the magnetic recording areas are formed by reducing the magnetic coercive force in the positions of the ion implantation to a magnetic-recordable magnetic coercive force, and allowing the isolation areas to maintain the magnetic coercive force whereby magnetic recording is impossible. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244784 | STORAGE APPARATUS - A storage apparatus includes a magnetic circuit applying driving force to a carriage. The magnetic circuit includes a first yoke provided with a magnet. An end of the first yoke is secured using a first fastening member screwed in a threaded hole in an end of the base. A second yoke is opposed to the first yoke, and an end of the second yoke is secured using a second fastening member screwed in a threaded hole in another end of the base. A driving coil is held by the carriage and disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke so that the first yoke and the second yoke are attracted to each other by magnetic force of the magnet. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244785 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium suppresses effectively side erasure even when recording dot intervals are reduced. Magnetic dots and a soft magnetic layer are provided on a soft magnetic underlayer with a nonmagnetic layer intervening, so that magnetic dots are separated by the soft magnetic layer, and consequently leakage flux during recording to magnetic dots is absorbed by the soft magnetic layer, side erasure can be suppressed, and moreover the soft magnetic underlayer and soft magnetic layer are separated, so that an influence on recording/reproduction characteristics can be prevented. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244786 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXURE-INTEGRATED MICROACTUATOR - A piezo in-tongue microactuator includes a suspension assembly with a flexure tongue. The tongue has two slots that accept piezo actuators. The tongue also has multiple hinge flexible elements that translate the extension and/or contraction of the piezo actuators into rotary motion of the recording head. This rotary motion is then used to precisely position the recording element over the desired track on the hard disk drive and permits higher track density to be achieved. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244787 | PERPENDICULAR HEAD WITH WIDE TRACK WRITING CAPABILITY AND METHODS OF MEDIA TESTING - A system according to one embodiment comprises a head having a perpendicular writer, the writer comprising: a first pole structure having a pole tip positioned towards an air bearing surface of the head, the first pole structure having a portion that is recessed from an extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface; a return pole having an end positioned towards the air bearing surface of the head; and a gap between the first pole structure and the return pole, wherein the recessed portion is recessed less than about 1.25 microns relative to the extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface. Additional embodiments as well as methods are presented. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244788 | Magneto resistive effect element with a magnetic film generating spin fluctuation of conduction electrons - The present invention is to be capable of suppressing magnetic white noises as far as possible. A resonant magneto-resistance effect element includes a first magnetic layer whose magnetization direction is substantially parallel to a film plane, a second magnetic film whose magnetization direction is substantially perpendicular to the film plane, and a non-magnetic layer which is provided between the first and second layers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HARD BIAS CAPPING LAYER - The method and system for providing a magnetoresistive device are disclosed. The magnetoresistive device is formed from a plurality of magnetoresistive layer. The method and system include providing a mask. The mask covers a first portion of the magnetoresistive element layers in at least one device area. The magnetoresistive element(s) are defined using the mask. The method and system include depositing hard bias layer(s). The method and system also include providing a hard bias capping structure on the hard bias layer(s). The hard bias capping structure includes a first protective layer and a planarization stop layer. The first protective layer resides between the planarization stop layer and the hard bias layer(s). The method and system also include performing a planarization. The planarization stop layer is configured for the planarization. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244790 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND LAYERED OBJECT - An magnetoresistive element includes: an underlayer made of a nitride; a pinning layer made of an antiferromagnetic layer overlaid on the underlayer, the pinning layer having the close-packed surface in the (111) surface of crystal, the pinning layer setting the (002) surface of crystal in parallel with the surface of the underlayer; a reference layer overlaid on the pinning layer, the reference layer having the magnetization fixed in a predetermined direction based on the exchange coupling with the pinning layer; a nonmagnetic layer overlaid on the reference layer, the nonmagnetic layer made of a nonmagnetic material; and a free layer overlaid on the nonmagnetic layer, the free layer made of a ferromagnetic material, the free layer enabling a change in the direction of the magnetization under the influence of an external magnetic field. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244791 | CURRENT-PERPENDICULAR-TO-PLANE (CPP) READ SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE FERROMAGNETIC SENSE LAYERS - The invention provides a current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) or giant magnetoresistance (GMR) read sensor with multiple ferromagnetic sense layers. In one embodiment of the invention, a CPP TMR read sensor comprises a first sense layer formed by a ferromagnetic polycrystalline Co—Fe film, a second sense layer formed by a ferromagnetic interstitial-type amorphous Co—Fe— B film, a third sense layer formed by a ferromagnetic substitute-type amorphous Co—Fe—X film where X is Hf, Zr or Y, and a fourth sense layer formed by a ferromagnetic Ni—Fe film. The third sense layer acts as a diffusion barrier layer to suppress Ni diffusion, thus allowing the incorporation of the Ni—Fe fourth sense layer for improving ferromagnetic properties of the multiple sense layers. The multiple sense layers induce spin-dependent scattering, thus facilitating the CPP TMR read sensor to exhibit a strong TMR effect. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244792 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - A magnetoresistance effect element includes: a first ferromagnetic layer having invariable magnetization perpendicular to a film plane; a second ferromagnetic layer having variable magnetization perpendicular to the film plane; a first nonmagnetic layer interposed between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer; a third ferromagnetic layer provided on an opposite side of the second ferromagnetic layer from the first nonmagnetic layer, and having variable magnetization parallel to the film plane; and a second nonmagnetic layer interposed between the second and third ferromagnetic layers. Spin-polarized electrons are injected into the second ferromagnetic layer by flowing a current in the direction perpendicular to the film planes between the first and third ferromagnetic layers, precession movement is induced in the magnetization of the third ferromagnetic layer by injecting the spin-polarized electrons, and a microwave magnetic field of a frequency corresponding to the precession movement is applied to the second ferromagnetic layer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244793 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD AND MASTER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A magnetic transfer method includes arranging a magnetic transfer master so as to cause a surface of the magnetic transfer master to be in proximity to or in contact with a vertical magnetic recording medium. The magnetic transfer master has on the surface thereof a concave-convex pattern representing information. A top surface of a convex portion of the concave-convex pattern is divided by a plurality of projecting threads lined up and extending at an interval shorter than a shortest pattern length of the concave-convex pattern. The magnetic transfer method includes applying a magnetic field to the magnetic transfer master in a direction along the surface and intersecting the projecting threads. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244794 | Switching Circuit - A switching circuit, e.g. an RCD, comprises a pair of mechanical contacts (M) in an alternating current electricity supply (N, L) and circuit means (SCR) for opening the contacts to cut off the supply in response to a switching signal (S). The switching circuit includes further circuit means (Rs, Cs, D | 2009-10-01 |
20090244795 | DEVICE FOR A REMOTE MONITORING THE STATE OF AT LEAST A SINGLE-POLE SURGE PROTECTION - The invention relates to a device for a remote monitoring the state of at least a single-pole surge protection which consists of a bracket ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090244796 | Electrostatic discharge protection circuit including ovonic threshold switches - An electrostatic discharge protection circuit may include ovonic threshold switches that have a holding voltage greater than an input voltage normally received from a pad. As a result, the ovonic threshold switches provide a low resistance state to shunt current from the pad when an electrostatic discharge protection event occurs and, otherwise, present an off device during normal circuit operations. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244797 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A protection circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided between a first terminal and a second terminal and includes: a capacitor element having one end connected to the second terminal; and a multi-cathode thyristor formed on a semiconductor substrate, and including an anode connected to the first terminal, a first cathode connected to the second terminal, and a second cathode disposed between the anode and the first cathode and connected to another terminal of the capacitor element. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244798 | POWER STATUS NOTIFICATION METHOD AND POWER STATUS NOTIFICATION CIRCUIT - A power status notification method notifying a first device that a second power supply of a second device different from a first power supply of the first device is turned off, where a source voltage of the first power supply is different from a source voltage of the second power supply. The power status notification method and circuit include supplying the first device with a low-level notification signal indicating a power off state of the second power supply in a case where the source voltage of the second power supply drops to a predetermined voltage or is less than the predetermined voltage and setting the predetermined voltage at a value higher than a threshold level at which a circuit of the first device supplied with the notification signal recognizes as a low level. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244799 | LATCH-UP PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR LCD DRIVER IC - A latch-up protection circuit for LCD driver is provided. The latch-up protection circuit for LCD driver comprises an NMOS, a switch and a capacitor. The NMOS comprises a drain electrically connected to a ground; a source electrically connected to a negative voltage source; and a gate. The switch is electrically connected to the gate to receive a control signal, wherein the switch switches between a positive voltage source and the negative voltage source according to the control signal; and the capacitor is electrically connected to the positive voltage source and the gate. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244800 | Surge protection apparatus and methods - Improved over-voltage protection apparatus and associated methods useful in e.g., telecommunications applications. In one embodiment, the over voltage protection apparatus comprises a gas discharge tube, common mode inductor, coupled inductor, secondary over-voltage protection device, filter circuitry, coupled inductor and common mode inductor. In one embodiment the over voltage protection apparatus comprises a gas discharge tube, common mode inductor, coupled inductor, secondary over-voltage protection device and filter circuitry. The arrangement of said inductive components being optimally connected in such a manner as to provide a high impedance circuit for all surge events to the gas discharge tube, so as to protect the filtering circuitry. Methods for the manufacture of the filter protection apparatus so as to be maximally independent of component tolerances are also disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244801 | Operative control circuit of multiple electromagnetic actuating devices in series and parallel connection - An operative control circuit of multiple electromagnetic actuating devices in series and parallel connections, wherein individually installed driving coils of two or more than two electromagnetic actuating devices being operatively controlled by a switching device to appear lower impedance in parallel connection or series and parallel connection for electrification thereby producing a larger electromagnetic actuating power is switched to appear relatively higher impedance in series connection or series and parallel connection thereby reducing currents passing through driving coils while required operating characteristics for individual electromagnetic actuating devices after electrification are still satisfied. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244802 | IGNITION DEVICE - The ignition device is comprised of a center electrode, an insulator having a tubular shape for covering the center electrode, and a ground electrode having an open portion communicating with an open portion of the insulator, the ground electrode covers the insulator The center electrode, the insulator and the ground electrode define a discharge space of the ignition device. The discharge space is provided with high voltage from a discharge power source and high current from a plasma energy supply power source to form plasma having high temperature and high pressure in the discharge space. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244803 | MULTILAYER CHIP CAPACITOR - A multilayer chip capacitor includes a capacitor body including a first capacitor part and a second capacitor part, first and second external electrodes respectively formed on first and second longer side faces of the capacitor body, and third and fourth external electrodes respectively formed on first and second shorter side faces of the capacitor body. The first capacitor part includes first and second internal electrodes of opposite polarity, and the second capacitor part includes third and fourth internal electrodes of opposite polarity. The first to fourth internal electrodes each have one lead. The first to fourth external electrodes are respectively connected to the leads of the first to fourth internal electrodes. A series resonance frequency of the first capacitor part is different from that of the second capacitor part. Equivalent series resistance (ESR | 2009-10-01 |
20090244804 | C0G MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic composition in a multilayer ceramic capacitor with a composition of formula: | 2009-10-01 |
20090244805 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC A ND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a dielectric ceramic in which, while achieving a dielectric constant ε of 500 or more, a breakdown voltage higher than 90 kV/mm can be obtained and which is suitable for constituting dielectric ceramic layers of a multilayer ceramic capacitor for medium-to-high voltage application. As the dielectric ceramic constituting dielectric ceramic layers of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, a dielectric ceramic including, as a main component, (Ba | 2009-10-01 |
20090244806 | Capacitors And Methods Of Forming Capacitors - A method of forming a capacitor includes forming a conductive first capacitor electrode material comprising TiN over a substrate. TiN of the TiN-comprising material is oxidized effective to form conductive TiO | 2009-10-01 |
20090244807 | MULTILAYER CHIP CAPACITOR, MOTHERBOARD APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - There is provided a multilayer chip capacitor including: a capacitor body including first and second capacitor units arranged in a laminated direction; and first to fourth outer electrodes formed on side surfaces of the capacitor body, respectively, wherein the first capacitor unit includes first and second inner electrodes of different polarities alternately arranged in the capacitor body to oppose each other while interposing a corresponding one of dielectric layers, the second capacitor unit includes third and fourth inner electrodes of different polarities alternately arranged in the capacitor body to oppose each other while interposing another corresponding one of the dielectric layers, the first and second capacitor units are electrically insulated from each other, and the first capacitor unit operates in a first frequency range and the second capacitor unit operates in a second frequency range lower than the first frequency range. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244808 | THIN-FILM CAPACITOR - An object of the present invention is to restrain warpage in a thin-film trench capacitor. A thin-film capacitor includes a substrate, a dielectric film, and a pair of electrodes, and the dielectric film is provided along a concave-convex surface on which are formed a plurality of convex portions extending away from the substrate. The concave-convex surface forms a pattern having one or more divisions arranged in a plane parallel to the main plane of the substrate, and the convex portions are arranged in either parts of the divisions or other parts. At least some of the divisions have parts extending along the x axial direction, and two or more of the extending parts overlap each other and terminate at locations that are different from each other, as viewed from the y axial direction orthogonal to the x axial direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244809 | Thin-film device and method of manufacturing same - A thin-film device includes a substrate, and a capacitor provided on the substrate. The capacitor incorporates a lower conductor layer having a top surface and a side surface; a flattening film disposed to cover the top and side surfaces of the lower conductor layer; a dielectric film disposed on the flattening film; and an upper conductor layer disposed on the dielectric film. The lower conductor layer is composed of an electrode film and a plating film disposed on the electrode film. The dielectric film has a thickness that falls within a range of 0.02 to 1 μm inclusive and that is smaller than a thickness of the lower conductor layer. A surface roughness in maximum height of a top surface of the flattening film is smaller than that of the top surface of the lower conductor layer and equal to or smaller than the thickness of the dielectric film. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244810 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electroactive material for charge storage and transport in an electrochemical capacitor. The material is formed of a plurality of nanocomponents including nanoparticles, in turn formed of conductive carbon-based clusters bound together by a conductive carbon-based cluster binder including nanoclusters and nanocluster binders, all having high densities of mobile charge carriers (electrons, electronic acceptors, ionic species). A terminal is electrically coupled to the nanoparticles for charge transport. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244811 | Electrolytic Capacitor Assembly Containing a Resettable Fuse - A fused electrolytic capacitor assembly that offers improved performance characteristics in a convenient and space-saving package is provided. More specifically, the fused electrolytic capacitor assembly contains an electrolytic capacitor element and a resettable fuse contained within a case. The capacitor assembly also contains a stress absorbing material that is positioned adjacent to and in contact with the resettable fuse. By selecting a stress absorbing material having a certain modulus and a certain degree of inherent flexibility, the present inventors believe the resettable fuse is better able to expand to its full capacity upon exposure to an excessive current. In this manner, the resettable fuse is able to better function during use. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244812 | Hermetically Sealed Capacitor Assembly - A capacitor assembly that includes a conductive polymer electrolytic capacitor that is enclosed and hermetically sealed within a ceramic housing in the presence of an inert gas is provided. Without intending to be limited by theory, the present inventors believe that the ceramic housing is capable of limiting the amount of oxygen and moisture supplied to the conductive polymer of the capacitor. In this manner, the conductive polymer is less likely to oxidize in high temperature environments, thus increasing the thermal stability of the capacitor assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244813 | Methods Of Making A Niobium Metal Oxide and Oxygen Reduced Niobium Oxides - Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes mixing the niobium oxide and niobium powder to form a powder mixture that is then heat treated to form heat treated particles which then undergo reacting in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to the niobium powder, and at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form an oxygen reduced niobium oxide. Oxygen reduced niobium oxides having high porosity are also described as well as capacitors containing anodes made from the oxygen reduced niobium oxides. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244814 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor device is disclosed. The solid electrolytic capacitor device comprises a package substrate and a capacitor element which is mounted on the package substrate. The package substrate comprises an outer anode electrode, an outer cathode electrode, an inner anode electrode and an inner cathode electrode The outer anode electrode is electrically connected to the inner anode electrode. The outer cathode electrode is electrically connected to the inner cathode electrode. The capacitor element comprises a capacitor body and an anode lead portion which extends from the capacitor body. The capacitor body has a surface at least one part of which is provided with a cathode portion. The method comprises: forming the anode lead portion; forming the cathode portion after the formation of the anode lead portion; and connecting the anode lead portion and the cathode portion to the inner anode electrode and the inner cathode electrode, respectively. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244815 | Modular electrical bus system with built in ground circuit - A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular I/O units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular I/O units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244816 | Generator Ready Load Center - The present invention relates generally to a load center. More particularly, the invention encompasses a generator ready load center (GRLC). The present invention is also directed to a novel generator ready load center (GRLC) that operates as a standard load center but is ready to accommodate an automatic transfer switch (ATS) for a standby generator, or a manual transfer switch (MTS) for a portable generator. Further the generator ready load center provides an automatic and manual transfer between primary and secondary power sources. The generator ready load center solves the problem of dangerous back-feeding between the primary power source and the secondary power source. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244817 | Electrical Distribution System - An electrical distribution system includes a primary distribution panel connectable to a main power line; a plurality of primary circuit breakers located in the primary distribution panel; a plurality of primary electrical lines electrically connected to the primary circuit breakers; at least one secondary distribution panel electrically connected to the primary distribution panel by a secondary power line; one or more secondary circuit breakers in the secondary distribution panel; secondary electrical line(s) connected to the secondary circuit breakers; and a control device configured to control the flow of electrical power from the primary distribution panel to the secondary distribution panel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244818 | TAMPER RESISTANT METER COVER - An electrical meter is provided that includes a cover configured for securement onto a base. The meter includes features that resist meter tampering, and features that provide evidence of meter tampering. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244819 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing assembly ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090244820 | Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a functional component contained in a first housing and a camera module contained in a second housing. The second housing is swingable with respect to the first housing. The second housing includes an opening part through which a display screen is exposed to the outside. The camera module includes an end portion configured to project beyond the opening part toward the first housing. The functional component is exposed to the outside of the first housing and located in a position configured to be opposed to the end portion of the camera module. The functional component is provided on a level one step lower than an upper surface of the first housing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244821 | ELECTRO-OPTIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An electro-optic apparatus includes: an electro-optic panel; and a holding member configured to hold at least the electro-optic panel, in which the holding member includes a shoulder configured to support at least part of a peripheral edge of the electro-optic panel, and the shoulder does not support the electro-optic panel in at least an area of a part of a corner and a proximity thereof. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244822 | Touch control pen for a portable electronic device - A touch control pen for a portable electronic device includes a resilient positioning sleeve sleeved sealingly on an elongate main body and disposed adjacent to a head end of the main body. When the touch control pen is inserted into a slot defined by a looped surrounding wall of a housing of the portable electronic device, the positioning sleeve contacts watertightly an inner annular surface of the looped surrounding wall of the housing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244823 | HEART SHAPED STRUCTURE WITH ALTERING APPEARANCE - The present invention discloses a heart shaped structure with altering appearance comprising: a right base with an accommodating cavity; a left base flippable and pivot-jointed to the accommodating cavity of right base; a right upper cover pivot-jointed to the side of right base, with a fingerprint recognition device and a locking mechanism; and a left upper cover flippable and pivot-jointed to the side of left base. The interior of the right base selectively includes a processing unit, a decoder, a digital to analog converter (DAC), a rechargeable battery, a storage unit, and a display monitor located within the cavity. In addition, an internal speaker, an audio output port, a data transmission port, a recharge port, a power switch and a control panel is selectively located on the outer casing of the right base. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244824 | MODULAR KEYFOB WITH PIVOTING ARMATURES - In at least one embodiment, a keyfob assembly comprising a housing and a battery chamber is provided. The housing includes a plurality of electrical components positioned therein for transmitting radio frequency (RF) signals to a vehicle. The battery chamber is positioned within the housing and includes at least one removable battery operably coupled to the electrical components for powering the electrical components. The battery chamber is capable of being slideably removed from the housing to facilitate battery exchange. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244825 | Electronic apparatus and panel - An electronic apparatus has a panel that includes: a decorative plate which forms an outer surface; and a panel main body having an upright wall provided upright along the side surface of the decorative plate and surrounding the whole circumference of the decorative plate and having a depressed section surrounded by the upright wall into which the decorative plate is fitted. The panel main body includes a metal plate that forms a portion of the depressed section excluding a periphery section of the depressed section and inside the periphery section. The periphery section is close to the upright wall, and the resin frame forms a portion outside the metal plate including the periphery section. The metal plate and the resin frame are integrally molded. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244826 | AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER CABINETS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Airflow management apparatuses for computer cabinets and associated methods are disclosed herein. The computer cabinets include a plurality of computer modules positioned between an air inlet and an air outlet and an air mover configured to move a flow of cooling air from the air inlet, past the plurality of computer modules, and out the computer cabinet via the air outlet. The computer cabinets carry an airflow restrictor positioned proximate to the air outlet. The airflow restrictor is configured to restrict the flow of cooling air through a portion of the computer cabinet to achieve a desired temperature profile in the computer cabinet. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244827 | System and Method for Portable Information Handling System Thermal Shield - An information handling system's thermal management is selectively altered by coupling a thermal barrier to the bottom surface of the information handling system chassis so that an air channel insulates against the passage of thermal energy from the bottom surface. A vent opening in a side of the thermal barrier allows airflow through the air channel to a vent opening of the information handling system. The airflow through the air channel cools the base of the thermal barrier so that an end user will experience reduced thermal energy if the information handling system rests on the end user, such as in the end user's lap. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244828 | System unit of a computer - The invention relates to a system unit of a computer. The system unit has a plug-in card populated with components and a fan which supplies an air flow to an air ducting body arranged in the system unit. The air flow is provided for cooling the plug-in card which is arranged in the system unit essentially parallel to the air ducting body. Cooling of the plug-in card is improved in that the air ducting body has a central conduit and a first and a second side conduit. The side conduits are provided with a plurality of openings which are arranged in a row and aligned essentially parallel to heat sinks arranged on the plug-in card. The central conduit has a constriction for the admission of air. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244829 | Heat Removal System for Computer Rooms - According to one embodiment, a heat removal system for a computer room includes a heat pipe having two ends. One of the ends is thermally coupled to one or more of a number of components forming a portion of a computing system. The other end is thermally coupled to a heat dissipation mechanism. The heat pipe is operable to move heat from the components of the computing system to the heat dissipation mechanism. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244830 | Systems and Methods for Cooling a Computing Component in a Computing Rack - According to one embodiment, a system for cooling computing components includes a computing rack housing a plurality of computing components of a computing system. A heat absorbing plate is disposed in and removable from the computing rack. The heat absorbing plate is thermally coupled to an outer surface of a computing component and comprises a plurality of walls defining a cavity containing a two-phase coolant. The cavity has a continuous volume allowing the two-phase coolant to absorb heat from the computing component and to transfer the heat to a heat transfer mechanism. The computing rack has a sidewall that is thermally coupled to the heat absorbing plate and comprises the heat transfer mechanism, which is operable to receive the heat transferred from the heat absorbing plate. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244831 | COMPUTER WITH SIMPLIFIED LAYOUT, DESIGNED FOR AVIATION - The present invention belongs to the field of reduced-dimension computers of the ARINC 600 computer type of small and medium dimensions. The advantage of the invention is that it allows optimization of use of the volume of the computers. The surface area for accommodating electronic components on one board is greatly increased and the heat control is made easier and better. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244832 | PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS - A portable computer that is configurable between a plurality of display modes including a laptop mode (in which the portable computer has a conventional laptop appearance) and an easel mode in which the base of the computer and its display component stand vertically forming an inverted “V.” The portable computer includes a hinge assembly that couples the display component to the base of the computer, and allows the display component to be rotated about an axis along an interface between the display component and the base to configure the portable computer between a closed position, the laptop mode and the easel mode. The portable computer further comprises a scroll wheel and optional navigation buttons that permit a user to control or manipulate various aspects of operation of the portable computer (such as volume or display brightness) and/or content displayed the computer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244833 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a cabinet having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of operation button display portions formed on the outer surface of the cabinet, a touchpad which is provided on the inner surface of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and configured to detect an input operation of the operation button display portions, a plurality of light sources which are disposed on the inner surface side of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and illuminate the respective operation button display portions, a light source controller which is configured to change an illumination state of the light sources for a predetermined time in response to the input operation and thereafter returns the illumination state to an original illumination state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244834 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device including a movable side housing having a movable side rear case, a fixed side housing connected to the movable side housing with a connection part. An emitting member is provided to the movable side rear case, and a curved panel that covers the emitting member is attached to the movable side rear case through a light shielding sheet member, wherein light shielding print part is formed on a back side near an illuminated part in the curved panel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244835 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes a movable side housing, a fixed side housing connected to the movable side housing with a hinge part and a thin-wire cable as an electrical current flow passage electrically connected between the movable side housing and the fixed side housing. A cable mount cover member protects the thin-wire coaxial cable. The thin-wire coaxial cable has a cable main body having plural thin wires embedded therein and a cable connector connected to the cable main body, and the cable mount cover has a cable enclosure member enclosing the cable main body and a connector enclosure member enclosing surrounding of the cable connector. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244836 | Attach a Mobile Mouse to Your Laptop - A docking system which can be used with any laptop, and can allow a mouse or other peripheral device to attach to the back surface of the laptop screen, such as the top of the display when closed. A docking piece is attached to the flat surface of the laptop by means of an adhesive or other mechanism. The mouse or other accessory includes a docking element which engages the docking piece with a restraining force applied. A flat tool to remove the docking piece when it is no longer desired to be used. | 2009-10-01 |