41st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130265653 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens SL installed in a single-lens reflex digital camera includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group G | 2013-10-10 |
20130265654 | MICRO-LENS MODULE - A micro-lens module including a first lens group and a second lens group is provided. The first lens group disposed between an object side and an image side has a first aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the object side and a second aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the image side. The second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the image side has a third aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the first lens group and a fourth aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the image side. An overall length of the micro-lens module is L, an effective focal length (EFL) of the micro-lens module is f, and an EFL of the second lens group is 12. The micro-lens module satisfies following conditions: 1.5>L/f>0.6, and −7>f2/f>−14. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265655 | MOLDED-ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOLD, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING FRESNEL LENS - A center-portion molding member having a center-portion transfer shape surface and a side wall surface is inserted and fitted in a frame-portion molding member having a frame-portion transfer shape surface to form a part of a cavity. The center-portion molding member has a groove portion in the side wall surface. The groove portion protrudes from the frame-portion transfer shape surface. Before injected resin transfers a shape of the center-portion transfer shape surface, the side wall surface of the center-portion molding member is sealed with the resin to form, between the center-portion transfer shape surface and the resin, a space in which gas is confined. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265656 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of negative first lens having a concave image-side surface, positive second lens, negative third lens, positive fourth lens, positive fifth lens having a convex image-side surface, and negative sixth lens, which are in this order from an object side. In the imaging lens, all of the lenses constituting the lens system are single lenses, which are not cemented lenses, and a stop is arranged closer to the object side than an image-side surface of the fourth lens is arranged. When a refractive index of a material of the third lens for d-line is Nd | 2013-10-10 |
20130265657 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS UNIT - A first lens unit performing communication with an image pickup apparatus with a first voltage and a second lens unit performing communication with the image pickup apparatus with a second voltage are selectively attached to the image pickup apparatus. The image pickup apparatus includes a controller configured to operate with a third voltage different from at least one of the first and second voltages to output a signal for the communication with the first and second lens units, and a determiner configured to determine the type of the lens unit attached to the image pickup apparatus. The controller is configured to produce, as a voltage of the signal for the communication, from the third voltage, one of the first and second voltages corresponding to a determination result of the determiner. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265658 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY - A photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element and a second lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the first lens element are convex at a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with refractive power is made of plastic material, and has an object-side surface and an image-side surface, wherein the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex at a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave at the paraxial region and is convex at a peripheral region thereof, and the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the second lens element are aspheric. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265659 | Tip Tray With Magnifier - A tip tray with a magnifier for providing magnification, primarily of the restaurant bill. The magnifier may be embedded within the base of the tip tray or may be raised above the base of the tip tray for hands-free magnification. Multiple magnifications may be provided by having multiple magnifiers as part of the tip tray. For example, a 2x magnification power may be provided through one magnifier and 4x magnification power may be provided through another magnifier. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265660 | LENS UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - According to an illustrative embodiment, a lens unit is provided. The lens unit includes at least one lens having an engagement portion in a flange portion of the lens, the engagement portion having a width perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, and the width of the engagement portion decreasing as the engagement portion is traversed in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to the optical axis of the lens. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265661 | OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ALIGNMENT MECHANISM - Techniques described herein generally relate to optical devices and methods of manufacturing optical devices. An example optical device includes a first substrate having a first optical element, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, and cured resin. The first substrate has a first optical element. The second substrate has at least one supporting structure and a second optical element supported by the at least one supporting structure. The at least one supporting structure has at least one receptor. The cured resin is arranged in the at least one receptor of the at least one supporting structure effective to position the second optical element relative to the first optical element. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265662 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND LENS UNIT - An attachment structure is configured to attach a first member to a second member. The attachment structure includes a first engagement portion which is provided at one of the first member or the second member, and a second engagement portion which is provided at the other one of the first member or the second member and which engages with the first engagement portion at a predetermined attachment position to restrict a relative movement. One of the first member or the second member at which the second engagement portion is provided, is provided with spaces at both sides of the second engagement portion in the circumferential direction. The first member and the second member include a torque change portion which changes a torque such that the torque is larger at a preceding side and a succeeding side of the attachment position in the circumferential direction, than at the attachment position. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265663 | ADAPTER CORRECTING FOR GLASS THICKNESS AND FIELD LENS - The adapter correcting for glass thickness includes an adapter main body, a plane parallel plate, and a retainer. The adapter main body includes an attacher/detacher capable of attaching and detaching with respect to an adapter connecter on the lens barrel; a tubular accommodator extending from the attacher/detacher toward the objective along an optical axis of the field lens; and a tongue provided on the attacher/detacher side of the accommodator. The plane parallel plate includes two mutually parallel flat surfaces and is inserted into the accommodator such that the two flat surfaces are orthogonal to the optical axis of the field lens. The retainer is attached to an end of the accommodator closest to the objective and holds the plane parallel plate between the retainer and the tongue. The accommodator is formed to have a tubular length sufficient to insert at least two plane parallel plates. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265664 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INTERCHANGING LENSES AND LENS MOUNT THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus having a lens mount capable of easily mounting and dismounting an interchangeable lens to and from an image pickup apparatus body and capable of preventing the interchangeable lens mounted to the image pickup apparatus body from being rattled. In the lens mount, by rotating a movable mount portion about an optical axis from a state where bayonet pawls of the interchangeable lens and pawls of the movable mount portion do not overlap with one another as viewed in an optical axis direction, the movable mount portion moves toward a first fixed portion in the optical axis direction with the progress of engagement between a female screw portion of a stationary mount portion and a male screw portion of the movable mount portion, whereby the pawls and the bayonet pawls are brought in abutment with one another. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265665 | CONCENTRATING SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR - Systems, methods, and apparatus by which solar energy may be collected to provide heat, electricity, or a combination of heat and electricity are disclosed herein. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265666 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT WITH AUXILIARY REFLECTOR PORTION - A mirror reflector sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element having a principal reflector portion and an auxiliary reflector portion. The principal reflector portion has a first radius of curvature and the auxiliary reflector portion has a second radius of curvature that is smaller than the first radius of curvature. The mirror reflective element is supported at a side of a mirror back plate and an opposing side of the mirror back plate is adapted for attaching the mirror back plate to a mirror actuator. A heater pad is disposed at a second surface of the glass substrate between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate. The mirror reflective element is a fixed reflectance non-electro-optic mirror reflective element and a principal mirror reflector is established at the second surface of the glass substrate at the principal reflector portion. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265667 | CURVED REFLECTIVE MIRROR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A curved reflective mirror includes a flat glass structure, an intermediate adhesive layer, and a flat glass mirror. The intermediate adhesive layer is positioned between the flat glass structure and the flat glass mirror. The flat glass structure, the intermediate adhesive layer, and the flat glass mirror are curved and deformed in a mechanical manner with the support of a mold. The curved and deformed flat glass structure, intermediate adhesive layer, and flat glass mirror are solidified and bonded together in a heating and/or ultraviolet (UV) light radiation and/or room temperature solidification manner to form a composite curved structure. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a curved reflective mirror. The curved reflective mirror can be widely applied in the fields of solar thermal collection and concentration and solar thermal power generation. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265668 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL STRUCTURAL COLOR MADE FROM METAL AND DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A high-chroma omnidirectional structural color multilayer structure is provided. The structure includes a multilayer stack that has a core layer, a dielectric layer extending across the core layer, and an absorber layer extending across the dielectric layer. An interface is present between the dielectric layer and the absorber layer and a near-zero electric field for a first incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at this interface. In addition, a large electric field at a second incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at the interface. As such, the interface allows for high transmission of the first incident electromagnetic wavelength and high absorption of the second incident electromagnetic wavelength such that a narrow band of reflected light is produced by the multilayer stack. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265669 | Magnetic Tape Partitioning Format For Use in Linear Recording of Fixed Partitions - A partitioning format for magnetic tape media that includes at least a first portion (e.g., a file directory) having a plurality of dynamically updateable (e.g., non-shingled) partitions and a second portion (e.g., a data portion) having a plurality of linearly or sequentially written shingled partitions. Use of both shingled and non-shingled partitions on the same length of magnetic tape allows for an increase in capacity over those applications that perform linear recording of non-shingled partitions while allowing for the dynamic updating of a local file directory free of disturbing the linearly written data of the shingled partitions. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265670 | VARIABLE STOPWRITE THRESHOLD - A data storage system according to one embodiment includes a head; a drive mechanism for passing a medium over the head; a controller electrically coupled to the head; logic for periodically determining a stopwrite threshold based on a current position error signal sample; logic for determining whether the current position error signal sample exceeds the stopwrite threshold; logic for disabling writing when the current position error signal sample exceeds the stopwrite threshold; and logic for enabling writing when the current position error signal sample does not exceed the stopwrite threshold. Additional embodiments are also disclosed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265671 | SYSTEM FOR FAST CENTER CALIBRATION OF A TAPE DRIVE FOR A FLANGELESS TAPE PATH - A servo system according to one embodiment includes a servo control configured to: determine position error between a magnetic head and a desired position related to at least one defined servo track on a longitudinal tape based on at least one servo signal; calculate a first average position of the magnetic head while the longitudinal tape is moved in a first direction; calculate a first offset of the magnetic head while the longitudinal tape is moved in the first direction based on a target position and an assumption that the first average position of the magnetic head occurred when the tape was at a top-most position or a bottom-most position of a supply reel; and operate an actuator to position the actuator substantially at the target position using the first offset and the first average position | 2013-10-10 |
20130265672 | Perpendicular Pole Head for Servo Writing Magnetic Media - The present disclosure relates to a perpendicular pole head for creating a perpendicular magnetic moment in a concentrated pattern for writing the pattern on perpendicular magnetic media, such as BaFe based media. The pole head can have flux concentrators in the shape of the written pattern, which can be repeatedly applied to a moving magnetic medium to create a timing pattern on the media, e.g., a servo timing pattern. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265673 | PATTERNED MAGNETIC MEDIA WITH OFFSET DATA AND SERVO REGIONS - A patterned magnetic media having offset servo and data regions. The media can be constructed by a method that allows both a data region and a servo region to be patterned without the patterning of one region adversely affecting the patterning of the other region. The method results in a patterned data region a patterned servo region and intermediate regions between the servo and data regions. The intermediate regions, which are most likely, but not necessarily, asymmetrical with one another indicate that the method has been used to pattern the media. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265674 | GIMBAL ASSEMBLY WITH A GOLD TONGUE/DIMPLE INTERFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A gimbal assembly of a single or dual stage actuator is provided with gold at a tongue/dimple interface where a dimple of a supporting loadbeam contacts a tongue on the gimbal assembly. Using gold at the tongue/dimple interface greatly reduces the amount of wear particles formed during assembly and operation of the microactuator. The tongue may include a gold coating on the tongue at the tongue/dimple interface, or the tongue may have a hole etched in a stainless steel layer at the tongue/dimple interface to expose a gold layer disposed below the stainless steel layer. The tongue portion of the tongue/dimple interface may also be formed from a gold-coated copper pad with a polymer coating over the gold. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265675 | DIGITAL PROTECTIVE RELAY - A digital protective relay includes at least one daughter PCB having an electronic circuit which generates electromagnetic interference noise or high frequency noise; and a backplane printed circuit board having, on an upper surface thereof, a plurality of first connectors for connection with the daughter PCB, connected to the daughter PCB through the first connectors, and providing a noise discharge path along which the electromagnetic interference noise or the high frequency noise from the daughter PCB flows to an external ground. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265676 | POWER CLAMP FOR HIGH VOLTAGE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A clamp circuit includes both nmos and pmos devices connected in series between a voltage source terminal, such as an integrated circuit pad, and ground. A trigger unit, connected between the voltage source and ground, includes a plurality of output terminals coupled to the clamp circuit. The trigger unit is responsive to a voltage threshold, such as caused by an ESD occurrence, between the voltage source and ground to apply clamping signals at its output terminals to couple the voltage source terminal to ground through both nmos and pmos devices. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265677 | DRIVER-BASED DISTRIBUTED MULTI-PATH ESD SCHEME - A driver-based distributed multi-path ESD scheme is disclosed. Embodiments include providing a plurality of I/O cells, wherein each of the I/O cells includes a first driver having a first source, a first drain, and a first gate; and providing a first signal to turn on the first driver in each of the I/O cells during an ESD event to form a plurality of parallel ESD paths that include turned-on first drivers. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265678 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes an electronic device, a circuit board, a ground layer and a drive chip. The circuit board includes a substrate, a patterned circuit layer disposed on the substrate and a protective layer exposing a portion of the patterned circuit layer to define at least one ground pin and plural of input/output (I/O) pins. Each of the I/O pins has a first incisive terminal, and a length of the ground pin is greater than a length of each I/O pins. The ground layer covers a portion of the protective layer and a portion of the ground pin. The ground layer has plural of second incisive terminals corresponding to the first incisive terminals. A gap exists between the orthographic projections of each first incisive terminal and the corresponding second incisive terminal on the substrate. The drive chip is electrically connected to the electronic device via the circuit board. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265679 | Overvoltage Protection for Electrically Conductive Structures - There is described a structure ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130265680 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING POWER DISTRIBUTION FEEDER SYSTEMS - A power distribution feeder system includes a plurality of power sources, a plurality of switching components coupled to the power sources by a plurality of line sections, and an IED coupled to each switching component and configured to monitor any line section coupled to the switching component, each IED containing protection logic configured to detect a jump in current on a faulted line section, communicate the jump in current to other IEDs coupled to the faulted line section, receive information from the other IEDs coupled to the faulted line section regarding any jump in current detected by the other IEDs, employ the received information from the other IEDs to confirm a fault in the faulted line section, and issue a trip command to isolate the faulted line section based on the current jump detected by the IED and current jump information received from other IEDs coupled to the line section. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265681 | AUTOMATIC AND SELF-SUSTAINING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT CONDITIONS - This is a solid state switch device, capable of receiving and differentiating electrical signatures by a number of electronic and optical elements, the arrangement of which makes it possible to recognize the type of fault condition (short circuit), to interrupt the current and to restore the latter automatically or manually with no electric arcs, no falls in the threshold, and no heat dissipation, thus increasing the service life, reducing the response time, and restoring the operation of the installation or electrical apparatus to be protected. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265682 | Electrical Protection Circuitry For A Docking Station Base Of A Hand Held Meter And Method Thereof - An electrical protection circuitry for a docking station base of a hand held meter and method thereof are disclosed. In the event of a short circuit at a meter interface connector, the protection circuitry removes power at the meter interface connector. Similarly, in the event of an applied voltage outside a specified operating range of the base, the protection circuitry removes power to the meter interface connector. These conditions of the electrical system of the base are monitored regardless whether the meter or the meter's battery is electrically connected to the base. The protection circuitry also provides a visual indication in the event of either the over current and under/over voltage conditions. Additionally, the base is designed to prevent liquid from pooling inside a pocket used to cradle and hold the meter in the base through the use of a drain located at the lowest point in the pocket. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265683 | CIRCUIT FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRIC LOAD FROM OVERVOLTAGES - A circuit for protecting an electric load from overvoltages has an n-channel MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) (T1) and a means for producing a reference voltage in order to achieve the most effective overvoltage protection possible by means of the cheapest and most compact circuit possible, wherein the means for producing a reference voltage is connected to the gate of the MOSFET (T1), wherein a supply voltage is applied to the circuit on the input side and wherein the gate is supplied with a voltage greater than the supply voltage using an auxiliary voltage source in such a way that the MOSFET (T1) is turned on. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265684 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A switching circuit | 2013-10-10 |
20130265685 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FORMING A THERMAL ISOLATION POINT - The invention relates to an arrangement for forming a thermal isolation point, consisting of an isolation strip to which a prestressing force can be applied, an electrical means which produces thermal energy and has a contact surface, in particular in the form of an overvoltage protection element or a component of such an element, as well as an integral connection means, which changes when heated in a defined manner in the aggregate state, in particular a solder. According to the invention, an adapter part is provided between the isolation strip and the contact surface of the electrical means, wherein the adapter part can on the one hand be connected to the contact surface in a purely interlocking and/or force-fitting manner, and on the other hand is connected in a manner which can provide thermal isolation integrally to the isolation strip. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265686 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER ACCORDING TO A LOAD OF A HYBRID EXCAVATOR - A power control apparatus and method according to a load of a hybrid excavator including an H-ECU is disclosed. If a difference between an actual power value actually used in a load (SW PEC and ISAM PEC) or in an ESS and a power value required for an actual use in the load is equal to or larger than a set error value, a power that is supplied from the ESS to the PECs and a power that is supplied between the PECs are controlled to be cut off, and thus high voltage is prevented from being continuously supplied to circuits to thereby prevent secondary problems (e.g., fire, trouble of equipment, and the like) from occurring due to the high voltage. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265687 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE - A voltage suppression device for suppressing voltage surges in an electrical circuit having a voltage sensitive assembly comprised of a plurality of tubular sections within a tubular casing. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265688 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTI-STATIC PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR SAME - An anti-static protection circuit includes a first discharge unit and a second discharge unit. The first discharge unit is connected to a port of an electronic device, and includes a number of first sharp turning points. The first sharp turning points absorb static electricity flowing to the first discharge unit from the port, and discharge part of the static electricity to the air. The second discharge unit is grounded and includes a number of second sharp turning points spaced apart from and directly opposing to the corresponding first sharp turning points of the first discharge unit. The second sharp turning points absorb part of the static electricity on the first sharp turning points, and discharges the part of the static electricity to the ground. A related electronic device employing the protection circuit is also provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265689 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NEUTRALIZING AEROSOL PARTICLES - A method for the neutralization of aerosol particles uses a bipolar ion atmosphere generated by a dielectric barrier discharge to achieve a symmetric charge distribution on the particles. The aerosol-laden sample air passes, with a defined velocity, through the central flow channel of a first electrode, an adjoining discharge chamber and a downstream equilibration chamber. The wall electrode and the discharge chamber are surrounded by a plasma-resistant dielectric. The dielectric is at least in the region of the discharge chamber surrounded by a ring-shaped excitation electrode. A pulsating high voltage applied to the excitation electrode causes a dielectric barrier discharge between wall electrode and dielectric in the largely field-free discharge chamber, which generates positive and negative ions. A rod-shaped control electrode generates a weak electric field. The adjustable potential of the control electrode enables a controlled shift of the plasma-generated ion atmosphere to more positive or more negative charges. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265690 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK APPARATUS - An electrostatic chuck apparatus is disclosed which can be prevented from being damaged or fractured when the temperature abruptly increases or decreases when plasma is irradiated on a plate-like specimen, the heater is heated, or the like, and can also prevent corrosion when a corrosive gas or plasma is provided. The electrostatic chuck apparatus has an electrostatic chuck portion | 2013-10-10 |
20130265691 | Terminal Box for Solar Cell Module - A terminal box for a solar cell module including a terminal box body having an inner bottom surface, a backflow check diode housed in the terminal box body , and a plurality of terminal blocks fixed to the inner bottom surface. The backflow check diode includes a diode body portion and a pair of leads extending in opposite directions from the diode body portion. The leads have bent portions at distal ends thereof, respectively. All the parts of the pair of leads lie in the same plane. Each of the terminal blocks has a connecting portion connected to each of the leads. The connecting portion of the terminal block for connecting each of the pair of leads is configured to attach each of the leads thereto to allow the plane to lie along the inner bottom surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265692 | Dielectric Insulation Medium - A dielectric insulation medium including a hydrofluoro monoether, the hydrofluoro monoether containing at least three carbon atoms. The insulation medium according has high insulation capabilities, in particular a high dielectric strength, and at the same time a low GWP. The invention further includes an insulation medium which is chemically and thermally stable also at temperatures above 140° C., which is non-toxic or has a low toxicity level, and which in addition is non-corrosive and non-explosive. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265693 | CIRCUIT BREAKER - A medium or high-voltage circuit breaker is provided. An arc-extinguishing fluid is stored in a pressure chamber, which is made up by an arcing chamber of the circuit breaker where an electrical arc is extinguished. No tubings or other conduction devices for pressurized fluids are necessary during current interruption. This speeds up contact separation and arc extinguishing. In a first, closed position of the circuit breaker, the pressure chamber is delimited by a sealing wall which is fixed to a movable first arcing contact. The sealing wall acts as a valve and as a piston at the same time, because it opens the outflow of pressurized arc extinguishing fluid and it concurrently actuates arcing contact separation. The arcing chamber enables the stored pressurized arc extinguishing fluid to perform fast contact separation within a few milliseconds and extinguishing a gaseous arc on the same timescale. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265694 | DECORATIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL COVER - A decorative circuit breaker panel cover can decorate and/or add functionality to a circuit breaker panel cover. In some embodiments, the decorative cover may be, for example, a decorative tin having an inlaid design. In other embodiments, the decorative cover may include a shelving system that fits over the circuit breaker panel. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265695 | POSITIVE PRESSURE-APPLYING COMPLIANT LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism is provided for latching a field-replaceable unit within an enclosure. The latch mechanism includes a rotatable latch coupled to the field-replaceable unit, via a pivot, at a first side of the field-replaceable unit, and a compliant spring member disposed to act on the pivot. The compliant spring member acts on the pivot and compresses with rotating of the latch from an open position to a latched position during latching of the field-replaceable unit within the enclosure. The compressing facilitates provision of a positive pressure on or across the field-replaceable unit directed towards a second side of the field-replaceable unit opposite to the first side. This positive pressure facilitates, for example, fixed coupling of a first connector at the second side of the field-replaceable unit to a second connector associated with the enclosure when the field-replaceable unit is latched within the enclosure. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265696 | ENCLOSURE FOR AN ELETRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure is provided for a device comprising one or more electronic assemblies where the enclosure deforms under a shock in one or more selected manners to dissipate the shock energy. The deformation, which is elastic deformation, occurs at selected parts of the enclosure and/or in selected translations and/or rotations where those selections are made by the designer of the enclosure. By being able to define where and how the deformations will occur, the electronic assemblies can be located, mounted and interconnect within the enclosure such that the deformation does not adversely affect the assemblies or device. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CARGO TRACKING - An apparatus includes a hardened case configured to be removably coupled to an object and a control unit disposed within the hardened case. The control unit is configured to report information regarding the object, where the information includes identifier information and/or location information. The hardened case includes at least two layers of water-tight seals configured to protect the control unit, and the hardened case is configured to inhibit compression. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265698 | REMOTE CONTROL FOR HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS - A remote control is provided for use in a high humidity environment. More particularly, the remote control includes a foam insert configured to at least substantially fill a space in an interior compartment of the remote control to prevent formation of condensate in the space. The foam insert is also configured to exert a force against a control board in the interior compartment, thereby fixing the control board within the remote control. The remote control housing comprises a pair of enclosures. A plurality of latch components and a polymer bead are provided to cooperatively secure the enclosures to each other, with the bead providing an at least substantially continuous seal between the interior compartment and the environment. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265699 | SEALED HINGE FOR CASING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a bottom casing, an upper casing, a hinge, and a dust proof casing. The upper casing is assembled to the bottom casing to form a space. The upper casing defines a first opening in one side. The bottom casing further includes a first fixing member located in the first opening. A part of the hinge is received in the space, and the other part of the hinge protrudes out of the upper casing via the first opening. The dust proof casing includes a cover, and a second fixing member protruding from the cover to cooperate with the first fixing member so as to enable the cover to be assembled to the upper casing, and enable the cover to cooperate with the hinge to seal the first opening. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265700 | DALI CONTROLLER - The Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) is a lighting control protocol that allows individual control and monitoring of each device in a lighting system (e.g. ballasts, emergency lighting etc), as well as groups of such devices. An improved DALI compliant Line Controller is described which may be advantageously used in a commercial setting. The sockets for both DALI lines and Ethernet are industry standard RJ45 sockets, allowing the use of industry standard cables (as compared to DB9 connectors which are not typically used in industrial settings). Further the use of RJ45 sockets enables the DALI controller to be SELV compliant, thus reducing the risk of electrical shock whilst working on the controller and advantageously providing a safer controller for use in an industrial environment. Additional modifications for use in an industrial environment include constructing DIN mountable slimline housing which extends along the DIN rail to minimise the footprint of the controller and increase packing efficiency on the rack, providing an externally accessible battery compartment on the top surface allowing quick and easy battery replacement without requiring removal of the controller from the DIN rack, and LED visual indicators on the top surface to provide status information and allow easy identification of a specific controller with a problem when mounted on a DIN rack with many other devices. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265701 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING BODY - An electronic device includes a substrate, a cover body which is placed on the substrate, a first cavity which is surrounded by the substrate and the cover body, and a second cavity which is surrounded by the substrate and the cover body, wherein an inner portion of the first cavity is sealed in a first air pressure atmosphere, and an inner portion of the second cavity is sealed in a second air pressure atmosphere which has a difference of air pressure with respect to the first air pressure atmosphere, a first through-hole, which communicates with the first cavity and is blocked by a seal member, is provided in at least one of the substrate and the cover body, and the first cavity and the second cavity are isolated from each other by a partition wall portion which is integrally provided to the cover body or the substrate. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265702 | RETRACTABLE STORAGE SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A retractable storage system for handheld electronic device comprises a removable panel with one or more storage chambers for storing an accessory item, such as a wireless earbud, cabled earbud, headphone cable or e-cigarette, and a retractable mechanism to retrieve and dispense the stored accessory item through an accessory station. The removable panel can be replaced with another removable panel configured with different structure to store different accessory item, such as a battery to charge a wireless earbud or e-cigarette. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265703 | Case for Portable Electronic Device - A case for an electronic device protects the electronic device. The case has a lower case portion and an upper case portion, which assemble together to protect the electronic device. A back of the case can include a back opening to expose a camera lens and flash of the electronic device or first and second back openings. The first back opening exposes the camera lens. The second back opening exposes the flash. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265704 | HOUSING FOR CONTAINING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THEREIN - A housing for containing at least an electronic component therein is provided. At least a tuning element is disposed in a wall of the housing at a predetermined location. The at least a tuning element forms an opening having a pilot aperture with a countersink aperture connected thereto. The pilot aperture and the countersink aperture are determined such that the housing has a tuned mechanical frequency response for improving the signal quality of an electric signal transmitted therein or therethrough. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN OPTIMIZABLE RACK SOLUTION - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for an optimizable rack solution is presented. The system and method is directed to an optimizable rack that includes a frame. The frame has both a primary portion and a detachable portion. The primary portion may contain a primary enclosure and the detachable portion may container a secondary enclosure. Each of the primary enclosure and secondary enclosure are sized to hold a plurality of computing systems. Detaching the detachable portion of the frame both reduces the size and computing systems capacity of the frame. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265706 | Tilted Printed Circuit Board Installation - A blade for a chassis-based system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted at a tilt angle within the blade. The tilt angle provides space above or below the PCB at the front end of the blade, such that media interface modules can be flexibly positioned within the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB higher near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted in a belly-to-belly configuration on the PCB to be fitted within the front end of the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB lower near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted on the upper surface of the PCB to be fitted within the first end of the blade. The tilt angle also positions a backplane connector mounted on the PCB to properly engage a backplane when the blade is inserted into a slot. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265707 | BUSINESS CARD ASSEMBLY - A card for use with a computer comprises two panels. One panel is connected to the other for movement about an axis to permit movement of the one between a closed position, wherein the panels are stacked, and an open position, wherein the panels extend away from one another. An apparatus can be coupled to said device and is coupled to the one panel such that the apparatus: moves with the one panel as same moves between the open and closed positions; and is movable relative to the one panel, in a direction perpendicular to the axis, between a retracted position, wherein the apparatus is disposed in stacked relation to the one panel, and an extended position, wherein the apparatus extends beyond the one panel. A mechanism causes the apparatus to move, upon movement of the one panel between the open and closed position, between the extended and retracted position. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265708 | Displays With Polarizer Windows and Opaque Masking Layers for Electronic Devices - An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265709 | USB MEMORY STICK WITH A HINGED SAFETY HOOK - A USB memory stick includes comprises a casing comprising opposing top and bottom sides and a bottom opening in said bottom side, a PC board comprising a USB interface circuit and a memory chip package, a tray holding the PC board in the casing, a safety hook for fastening to a belt or strip-like object, and a hinge coupled between the casing and the safety hook for allowing a limited angle of rotation between the casing and the safety hook. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265710 | MOTHERBOARD HAVING DISK ON MODULE - A motherboard having a disk on module (DOM) module includes a connector arranged on the DOM, two first signal input pins and two first signal output pins connected to a control chip of the DOM, a first power pin connected to a first power unit of the DOM, and four first ground pins grounded. A socket to receive the connector includes two second signal input pins and two second signal output pins connected to a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) control chip of the motherboard, a second power pin connected to a second power unit of the motherboard, and four second ground pins grounded. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265711 | EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE - An external hard drive includes a housing and a disk drive assembly received in the housing. A first magnet is located in the housing, and the disk drive assembly includes a second magnet opposite to the first magnet. Adjacent sides of the first magnet and the second magnet have the same polarity so that the first and second magnets repel each other, and the disk drive assembly is suspended over the first magnet. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265712 | SERVER HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY - A server heat dissipating assembly includes a server chassis, a heat dissipating unit, and at least one connecting unit. Several electronic components are mounted inside the server chassis, the server chassis defines a plurality of holes corresponding in location to each of the several electronic components. The heat dissipating unit includes several connecting ports and an exhaust fan. The connecting unit is connected to at least one hole of the server chassis and at least one connecting port of the heat dissipating unit, the exhaust fan exhausts the heat from the server chassis through the connecting unit. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265713 | DAUGHTERBOARD HAVING AIRFLOW PATH - A daughterboard can include an airflow path or opening. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265714 | SERVER HAVING CARRIER AND POWER MODULE - A carrier for installation in a receiving space of a chassis includes a carrier body having a bottom wall and two sidewalls that cooperatively define a carrying space. The bottom wall has two opposite short sides respectively defining front and rear sides of the carrier body. A front shell is connected to the front side of the carrier body, and includes a front cover plate and two connecting walls extending into the carrying space and respectively and adjustably connected to the sidewalls in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between the front cover plate and the rear side of the carrier body, so that the length of the carrier corresponds to the depth of the receiving space of the chassis. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265715 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal including a body, a front deco positioned along a periphery of the body, a main battery cover positioned on a rear surface of the body to cover a battery, and a waterproofing cover interchangeable with the front deco and the main battery cover so that when substituted for the main battery cover and front deco all water intrusion paths on the portable terminal are sealed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265716 | CHASSIS STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING EXPANSION CARDS - A chassis structure includes a support frame defining a plurality of slots parallel to each other. The support frame includes a mounting plate and a locking module. The mounting plate and the locking module are configured for mounting different types of expansion cards. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265717 | Ultrafine particle removal system in printer exhaust - A printing device having ultrafine particle (UFP) emissions is disclosed which includes an UFP particle removal assembly comprising a fluid conduit having a printing device emission input and output and an other fluid input and output wherein an emission portion of the conduit is affected by the other fluid portion and communication of the other fluid through the removal assembly effects a condensation/coalescence of the UFP emissions between the emission input and output for a reduction in UFP content of printing device emissions at the printing device emission output. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265718 | HEAT DISSIPATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a power supply, a heat generating module, a detecting module, a switching module presetting a predetermined voltage, and a heat dissipation module. The heat generating module is powered by the power supply to generate heat. The detecting module detects the heat of the heat generating module and generates a control voltage variable with the heat of the heat generating module. The switching module establishes the electrical connection between the power supply and the heat dissipation module when the control voltage is smaller than the predetermined voltage and generates a working voltage variable with the control voltage. The heat dissipation module is powered by the working voltage to dissipate the heat of the heat generating module with different heat dissipation efficiency. The heat dissipation efficiency is variable with the working voltage. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265719 | STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATION OF A HEAT EXCHANGER DOOR FOR AN ELECTRONICS RACK - A method is provided which includes providing a heat exchanger door that includes a door assembly spanning at least a portion of the air inlet or outlet side of an electronics rack. The door assembly includes an airflow opening which facilitates air ingress or egress of airflow through the electronics rack. The door assembly further includes an air-to-coolant heat exchanger and a structural support. The heat exchanger is disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening passes across the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core and a heat exchanger casing coupled to the core. The core includes at least one coolant-carrying channel which loops through the casing. The structural support is attached to the heat exchanger casing to define with the casing a tubular door support structure. The looping of the coolant-carrying channel(s) through the heat exchanger casing resides within the tubular door support structure. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265720 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates to a heat dissipation device ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130265721 | Thermal Interface Materials with Thin Film or Metallization - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of thermal interface material assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, a thermal interface material assembly generally includes a thermal interface material having a first side and a second side and a dry material having a thickness of about 0.0005 inches or less. The dry material is disposed along at least a portion of the first side of the thermal interface material. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265722 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR DISSIPATING HEAT FROM HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments include assemblies and methods for dissipating heat from an electronic device by a thermally-conducting heat path to the external casing. In an exemplary embodiment, a thermally-conductive structure which comprises graphite may be disposed about or define a battery area such that heat may be transferred to the external casing by a thermally-conductive heat path around the battery area through or along the thermally-conductive structure which comprises graphite. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265723 | POWER SUPPLY MODULE - A power supply module includes a circuit board and a heatsink plate. The circuit board includes a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and side surfaces. Electronic components are mounted on the first principal surface. The heatsink plate includes a plate-shaped body portion that faces the first principal surface, and a plurality of fixing portions that extend at an angle from the body portion to face the side surfaces. The fixing portions are configured to come into contact with the second principal surface to secure the body portion to the circuit board. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265724 | Power Module and Power Conversion Device Using Power Module - A power module includes a power unit equipped with plural power semiconductor devices, heat sinks, and a housing case. The power unit includes the power semiconductor devices, lead frames, and a sealing resin. The lead frames are coupled to the surfaces of each of the power semiconductor devices, and parts of the external surfaces of the upper and lower lead frames are bared out of the sealing resin. The housing case includes a housing base and a housing cover. The housing base, heat sink, power unit, heat sink, and housing cover are layered in that order. Assuming that S | 2013-10-10 |
20130265725 | STORAGE ENCLOSURE AND A METHOD OF ACCESSING COMPONENTS WITHIN A STORAGE ENCLOSURE - The invention provides storage enclosure, comprising an enclosure housing; one or more drawers slidably arranged within the enclosure housing, wherein each drawer has a pivotably mounted midplane having storage media coupled thereto wherein the storage media are coupled to both sides of the pivotably mounted midplane. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265726 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided is a printed circuit board capable of increasing an inductance value of a power pattern and a ground pattern while keeping a low electric resistance value of the power pattern and the ground pattern. The printed circuit board includes a printed wiring board including: a power layer having a power pattern formed therein; and a ground layer having a ground pattern formed therein. On the printed wiring board, an LSI as a semiconductor device and an LSI as a power supply member are mounted. The ground pattern has a first ground region that overlaps the power pattern as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the surface of the printed wiring board. In the first ground region, at least one defect portion is formed. In the first ground region, the defect portion forms a region that is narrower than the power pattern. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265727 | MANY-UP WIRING SUBSTRATE, WIRING BOARD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A many-up wiring substrate includes an insulating base substrate in which a plurality of wiring board regions are arranged in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; a hole disposed in one main surface of the insulating base substrate, and straddling adjacent wiring board regions of the plurality of wiring board regions or straddling the wiring board regions and a dummy region; a conductor disposed on an inner surface of the hole; and a through hole disposed so as to extend from the inner surface of the hole of the wiring board regions to the other main surface of the insulating base substrate. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265728 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - The electronic control unit comprises (i) a circuit board including an electronic part, (ii) a connector mounted on the circuit board and (iii) a housing with storage space. The connector electrically connects the circuit board with an external equipment. The housing includes the circuit board and a part of the connector. The housing has an opening to expose a tip of the connector outward. The housing includes a wet inhibition portion which prevents a water drop falling on the top plate of the housing from flowing toward the connector. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265729 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to electronic components assembly for electrically connecting electronic components to each other, wherein a wiring formed on a surface of a first electronic component and a wiring formed on a surface of a second electronic component face each other, and are bonded to each other with an electric conductor interposed therebetween, so as to electrically connect the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The electric conductor is a resin composition containing solder or conductive filler. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265730 | PHOTOSTRUCTURED MAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A photostructurable ceramic is processed using photostructuring process steps for embedding devices within a photostructurable ceramic volume, the devices may include one or more of chemical, mechanical, electronic, electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic devices, all made in part by creating device material within the ceramic or by disposing a device material through surface ports of the ceramic volume, with the devices being interconnected using internal connections and surface interfaces. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265731 | CIRCUIT BOARD SYSTEM - A circuit board system includes a first circuit board ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130265732 | INTERCHIP COMMUNICATION USING A DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE - An apparatus is provided. There is a circuit assembly with a package substrate and an integrated circuit (IC). The package substrate has a microstrip line, and the IC is secured to the package substrate and is electrically coupled to the microstrip line. A circuit board is also secured to the package substrate. A dielectric waveguide is secured to the circuit board. The dielectric waveguide has a dielectric core that extends into a transition region located between the dielectric waveguide and the microstrip line, and the microstrip line is configured to form a communication link with the dielectric waveguide. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265733 | INTERCHIP COMMUNICATION USING AN EMBEDDED DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE - An apparatus is provided. There is a circuit assembly with a package substrate and an integrated circuit (IC). The package substrate has a microstrip line, and the IC is secured to the package substrate and is electrically coupled to the microstrip line. A circuit board is also secured to the package substrate. A dielectric waveguide is secured to the circuit board. The dielectric waveguide has a dielectric core that extends into a transition region located between the dielectric waveguide and the microstrip line, and the microstrip line is configured to form a communication link with the dielectric waveguide. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265734 | INTERCHIP COMMUNICATION USING EMBEDDED DIELECTRIC AND METAL WAVEGUIDES - An apparatus is provided. There is a circuit assembly with a package substrate and an integrated circuit (IC). The package substrate has a microstrip line, and the IC is secured to the package substrate and is electrically coupled to the microstrip line. A circuit board is also secured to the package substrate. A dielectric waveguide is secured to the circuit board. The dielectric waveguide has a dielectric core that extends into a transition region located between the dielectric waveguide and the microstrip line, and the microstrip line is configured to form a communication link with the dielectric waveguide. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265735 | METAL NANOPARTICLE PASTE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY USING METAL NANOPARTICLE PASTE, LED MODULE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING CIRCUIT FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARD - Disclosed is a metal nanoparticle paste that uses the low-temperature sintering characteristics of metal nanoparticles to easily obtain a metal bond with excellent conductivity and mechanical strength, and which can form a wiring pattern with excellent conductivity. The metal nanoparticle paste is characterized by containing (A) metal nanoparticles, (B) a protective film that coats the surface of the metal nanoparticles, (C) a carboxylic acid, and (D) a dispersion medium. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265736 | WIRING BOARD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a wiring board including a thin film member configured to include an inorganic dielectric film formed over an overall area of a mounting face thereof for an electronic part, a first conductive film formed over an overall area of one of faces of the inorganic dielectric film and including a plurality of patch electrode portions disposed in a predetermined pattern corresponding to a predetermined electromagnetic band gap structure in at least part of the area, and a second conductive film formed over an overall area of the other face of the inorganic dielectric film. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265737 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING ARC FLASH INCIDENT ENERGY IN MOTOR CONTROL DEVICES - Industrial motor control apparatus and techniques are presented for mitigating incident energy associated with an internal arcing. Interior enclosure surfaces and/or surfaces of electrical components are provided with textures and/or coatings which may be non-reflective with respect to visible and/or infrared light in order to redirect or absorb incident energy associated with internal arcing conditions. The electrical components are also arranged so as to substantially minimize the percentage of back wall exposure, and filler material and/or tile structures may be mounted within the enclosure, which may be non-reflective and/or have textured surfaces or coating layers to mitigate incident arcing energy. In addition, baffles or barriers may be provided within the enclosure to redirect or absorb incident energy from internal arcing. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265738 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RESIZING ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - Apparatus and methods are provided for resizing an electronic display that includes front and back plates, a perimeter seal spacing apart the plates and defining an enclosed cell area between the plates that includes an original display image area, image-generating medium sealed in the enclosed cell area, and electrical circuits on inner surfaces of the plates extending throughout the original display image area. For example, a cut line may be identified that intersects across the original display image area of the display. A laser may be directed adjacent the cut line to heat and/or separate leads of the electrical circuits adjacent the cut line. The display may be cut adjacent the cut line, e.g., before or after separating leads along the cut line, resulting in a target display portion with an exposed edge, and an excess display portion, and then the exposed edge may be sealed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265739 | Display Device with Narrowed Frame Border and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A display device with narrowed frame border and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a backlight module, an optical film, and a display panel. The backlight module includes an outer frame and a light source module. The outer frame has a bottom plate and a sidewall connected to the bottom plate, and the light source module is disposed in the outer frame near the sidewall. The optical film is disposed on the backlight module and covers the light source module. One side of the optical film protrudes outside from the sidewall and is bent to attach a portion of the sidewall. The display panel is disposed on the optical film opposite to the backlight module. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265740 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATED KEYBOAD - The present invention provides an LED illuminated keyboard, which controls LED components with specific color hues to illuminate by pressing a specific key. The LED illuminated keyboard according to the present invention merely uses a micro control unit (MCU) commonly used in a keyboard of a computer, and connects switch circuits capable of controlling the LED components with the specific color hues to an output terminal of a GPIO of the MCU, to make a plurality of keys of the keyboard illuminate with multiple color hues. Therefore, the LED illuminated keyboard according to the present invention brings in advantages of low cost and easy use. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265741 | MULTI-HUES LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATED KEYBOAD - The present invention provides a multi-hues LED illuminated keyboard, which controls LED components with specific color hues to illuminate by pressing a specific key. The multi-hues LED illuminated keyboard according to the present invention merely uses a micro control unit (MCU) commonly used in a keyboard of a computer, and connects switch circuits capable of controlling the LED components with the specific color hues to an output terminal of a GPIO of the MCU, to make a plurality of keys of the keyboard illuminate with multiple color hues. Therefore, the multi-hues LED illuminated keyboard according to the present invention brings in advantages of low cost and easy use. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265742 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light emitting module including a board, a plurality of light emitting devices on the board, a resin disposed on the plurality of light emitting devices, and a phosphor film on the resin and extending along areas between the light emitting devices, wherein the light emitting devices are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance, wherein the phosphor film is divided into parts, the parts having different phosphors being one of a red phosphor, a green phosphor or a blue phosphor and corresponding respectively to the light emitting devices, and wherein the divided phosphor films are connected to each other and makes a continuous phosphor film layer. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265743 | Lamp Structure - A lamp structure comprises a base, a light-guiding body, and a shade. The base defines an opening at a top thereof and multiple air holes at a periphery thereof, and provided with an electrical plug and a control switch. The interior of the base is provided with a control circuit board including a light module and a negative-ion generator, wherein the control circuit board is electrically connected with the electrical plug and the control switch. The light-guiding body is fitted into the base via the opening of the base, so that the light emitting from the light module can be directed out of the base. The shade is mounted on top of the base, wherein the shade is configured to be a hollow cylinder defining multiple light-through holes on a periphery thereof, whereby the light going out of the base can go through the light-through holes of the shade. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265744 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING LEDs AND SIDE REFLECTORS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes: a light emitting unit having a plurality of unit LEDs formed in a matrix, each of the unit LEDs having a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED; a plurality of bottom reflectors disposed under the respective unit LEDs; and a plurality of side reflectors disposed around the respective unit LEDs. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265745 | LIGHT INTEGRATED HARD HAT - A light integrated hard hat includes a protective head covering having a crown and a brim. A casing has an open window, whereby the casing is formed on a front portion of the crown and on the brim of the protective head covering. A first mechanism is for producing an illumination carried within the casing behind the open window. A second mechanism is for supplying electrical power to the illumination producing mechanism, so as to provide a projected focused beam through the open window of the casing. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265746 | Non-Curvilinear LED Luminaries - An improved light emitting diode (LED) illuminating assembly is provided with a multiple sided LED lighting bar, also referred to as a multi-sided LED light bar, comprising a non-curvilinear LED luminary for enhanced LED lighting. The LED illuminating assembly can be used for overhead ceiling lighting, menu boards and other LED illuminating signs, as well as for other uses. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265747 | PORTABLE ILLUMINATING AND CHARGING DEVICE WITH TOUCH SWITCH - A portable illuminating and charging device with a touch switch including includes a housing, at least one light emitting element, a touch control unit, and a discharging output interface is revealed. The housing consists of a main body and a cap body connected with each other and respectively with a close receiving space. The light emitting element, the touch control unit and the discharging output interface are arranged in the receiving space of the cap body. The touch control unit is formed by a touch control board and a sensor. The touch control board is electrically connected to the light emitting element and the sensor respectively. Thereby the touch control board generates signals for conduction of circuit between an electrical storage device and the light emitting element to illuminate when users lightly touch the cap body of the housing and the sensor is triggered. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265748 | INDUCTION RECHARGEABLE ELECTRONIC CANDLE SYSTEM - A large plurality of artificial, battery-operated, electronic candles are arranged to be simultaneously recharged upon placement on a series of interconnected charging trays that include a transformer primary winding at defined locations thereon. The primary windings are driven by an AC signal whose duty cycle is controlled by a pulse width modulator IC to induce a voltage across secondary windings contained within the candle housing. This induced signal is rectified to produce the battery charging current and the delivery of the charging current to the rechargeable batteries is controlled by a microprocessor IC. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265749 | MODULAR FLASHLIGHT SYSTEM - A modular flashlight and a modular flashlight system are provided. In one example, the modular flashlight includes a base configuration that can be modified with a modular extension unit. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265750 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLING LIGHT EMITTER - A lighting device configured to be held relative to a space extending from an opening in a first surface. A distance between first and second emitters and/or a dimension of a lens is/are larger than a largest dimension of the opening and/or a largest dimension of a power supply. Also, a bracket comprising a body member and at least two mounting clips, the body member configured to be attached to a lighting device, each mounting clip pivotable about respective pivot axes at least from a first position, where a first end region of the clip does not extend farther from an axis of the body member than all portions of the body member, to a second position, where the first end region of the clip extends farther from the axis of the body member than all portions of the body member. Also, a lighting device comprising a removable bracket. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265751 | LENSED TROFFER-STYLE LIGHT FIXTURE - Troffer-style lighting fixtures are disclosed having troffer housing with reflective regions, and respective light emitting diode (LED) arrays mounted in the reflective regions. The LED arrays are arranged to emit out of said troffer housing to illuminate a room below the troffer fixture. The LED arrays can be driven by an elevated drive signal to produce a relatively high luminous flux. The light fixtures according to the present invention can have lenses and diffusers over the arrays arranged to mix and disperse light from the light source to reduce or eliminate hot spots and to reduce or eliminate the appearance of the different LED colors. A plurality of first diffusers are included, each of which is over a respective one of the LED arrays. A second diffuser is included over the first diffusers, with the LED light passing through the first and second diffusers prior to emitting from the lighting fixture. The first and second diffusers can have shapes, surfaces or materials to disperse and/or mix the LED light as it emits from said fixtures. | 2013-10-10 |
20130265752 | LED LAMP AND LENS UNIT THEREFOR - An LED lamp includes: a plurality of light source units, each of which includes one or more LED chips and an emission surface through which light from the LED chips is emitted; and a lens unit having a plurality of lenses, each of which is located in front of the emission surface of each of the plurality of light source units. | 2013-10-10 |