41st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110249321 | SIGNAL AND PUMP MODE-FIELD ADAPTOR FOR DOUBLE-CLAD FIBERS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method and apparatus for mode-matching double-clad fibers. In some embodiments, a first fiber section that has a first core, wherein the first core has a first core diameter connects to a mode-field adaptor, wherein the mode-field adaptor includes a first portion having a central volume that has a substantially constant index-of-refraction radial profile and a diameter larger than the first core diameter, and a second portion that has a graded-index (GRIN) central volume, wherein the GRIN central volume has a central axis and a graded index-of-refraction radial profile having an index that gradually decreases at larger distances from its central axis and a length selected to focus light into the core of a second fiber wherein the second core has a diameter that is larger than the first core diameter, and wherein the second fiber section is double clad. Some embodiments are polarized. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249322 | Nanowire-based opto-electronic device - Nanowire-based opto-electronic devices including nanowire lasers, photodetectors and semiconductor optical amplifiers are disclosed. The devices include nanowires grown from single crystal and/or non-single surfaces. The semiconductor optical amplifiers include nanowire arrays that act as ballast lasers to amplify a signal carried by a signal waveguide. Embodiments of the nanowire lasers and photodetectors include horizontal and vertical nanowires that can provide different polarizations. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249323 | COMPENSATING OPTICAL COUPLER FOR VISIBLE AND NIR IMAGING - An optical system, in particular for endoscopic applications, is disclosed which uses wavelength-compensating optical components, in particular prisms, made of materials with different inter-element coatings and refractive indices to image significantly different wavelength-ranges (VIS and NIR) onto the same image plane of an image acquisition device, such as a CCD sensor. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249324 | Composite Particles for Optical Bandpass Filters - The present invention relates to composite polymeric particles for use as infrared reflectors in optical bandpass applications. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249325 | FLUOROPOLYMERIC MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A multilayer optical film is provided comprising first optical layers of a first fluoropolymeric material and second optical layers of a second fluoropolymeric material wherein at least a portion of the first layers and at least a portion of the second layers are in intimate contact | 2011-10-13 |
20110249326 | SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBENT COATING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Selective solar absorbent coating and manufacturing method, with solar absorption and low emissivity properties. The coating comprises a substrate ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249327 | STAGE CONTROL DEVICE, STAGE CONTROL METHOD AND MICROSCOPE - A stage control device including a position detection portion which detects a position deviation of a support plate relative to a reference position regulated by a convex portion provided in a stage, from an image of a scope including the support plate on which a sample is disposed and which is mounted on the stage; and a stage control portion that presses the stage, which is moved and controlled in a surface direction of the support plate so that the sample is in an imaging scope of an imaging element, from a position of a detection point in time in a direction corresponding to a position deviation at a pressing speed, and returns the stage up to a position of the detection point in time at a return speed slower than the pressing speed, when the position deviation of the support plate relative to the reference position is detected. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249328 | DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A Dobsonian telescope apparatus having a first motor for rotating the telescope about a first axis, a second motor for rotating the optical tube assembly about a second axis, and a handheld control device. The first and second axes are perpendicular to each other. The apparatus avoids the erratic manual nudging by the user needed to align a conventional Dobsonian telescope. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249329 | Screen, projector, and image display device - A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249330 | REAR PROJECTION DOME - A seamless, shadowless, rear projection full dome imaging system comprising a 360° screen having a plurality of translucent screen sections, a rigid superstructure to which the screen sections are attached; clamping rings to hold the screen sections together; clamp arms to attach the screen sections to the superstructure, a transparent light guide attached to each clamping ring; adjacent screen sections being held between adjacent light guides by clamp arms; a plurality of projectors projecting a light image onto the rear of the screen sections; the light guides having a rear face angled perpendicular to the projected light; and a narrow front edge on the front side of the light guide. All surfaces of the light guides, except the rear face and the narrow front edge, are coated with a black opaque finish. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249331 | Method and Arrangement for Spatial Display - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for spatial display, in particular to a display that can be perceived in three dimensions simultaneously by several viewers without viewing aids, also known as autostereoscopic visualization. With the invented method, bits of partial information from different views A(k) with k=1, . . . , n and n>1 are made visible on a grid ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249332 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS HAVING SIDE-BY-SIDE MIRROR/POLARIZER ZONES - A reflective film includes interior layers that selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, the layers extending from a first to a second zone of the film. In the first zone, the layers operate substantially as a reflective polarizer; in the second zone they operate substantially as a mirror. The layers may thus provide a first reflective characteristic in the first zone wherein normally incident light of one polarization state is substantially reflected and normally incident light of an orthogonal polarization state is substantially transmitted, and a second reflective characteristic in the second zone wherein normally incident light of any polarization state is substantially reflected. The film may have a first thickness in the first zone that is substantially the same as a second thickness in the second zone. Alternatively, the second thickness may be substantially less than the first thickness. Related methods, articles, and systems are also disclosed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249333 | RETARDATION FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A retardation film is provided and is formed by laminating a thermoplastic norbornene resin film, an anchor layer, an alignment film and a phase difference layer in this order. In this retardation film, the anchor layer is formed by applying an anchor material including a tri-, or more-functional acrylate monomer of 50 parts by weight or more and 90 parts by weight or less onto the thermoplastic norbornene resin film and then, drying and curing the anchor material with ultraviolet light. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249334 | INTERNALLY PATTERNED MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS WITH MULTIPLE BIREFRINGENT LAYERS - A reflective film includes interior layers that selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, the layers extending from a first to a second zone of the film. The interior layers include a first set of layers composed of a first material and a second set of layers composed of a different second material. The first and second sets of layers are both birefringent in the first zone, but at least some of the layers have reduced birefringence in the second zone. The reduced birefringence produces a second reflective characteristic in the second zone that differs from a first reflective characteristic in the first zone, this difference not being substantially attributable to any thickness difference between the first and second zones. The film may also incorporate absorbing agents to assist in the manufacture or processing of the film. Related methods and articles are also disclosed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249335 | LENS COVERING AND CLEANING APPARATUS - An apparatus including a cap adapted for covering, protecting and cleaning a lens of a device such as a scope of a firearm. The cap may be manipulated to clean the lens, such that when the cap is opened, the lens is clean, with the scope ready for use. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249336 | OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING AN IMAGE STABILIZING APPARATUS - An image stabilizer includes: an optical system movable in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis (“orthogonal plane”) and correcting image blur; a movable member holding the optical system and movable relative to a fixed member in an orthogonal plane; a guide guiding the movable member while preventing from rotating in an orthogonal plane; three first balls rollably interposed between the fixed and guide members; two second balls rollably interposed between the guide and movable members; one third ball rollably interposed between the fixed and movable members; a biasing unit biasing the movable member toward the fixed member; and a drive unit driving the movable member relative to the fixed member in two directions perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein in an orthogonal plane, two of the first balls are rollable only in first direction; the second balls are rollable only in second direction different from the first direction. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249337 | OPTICAL DIFFUSION FILM - Measurement reference lengths of length and width are set with respect to a convex structure, and an average of vertical distances between tip points and bottom points inside a measurement reference area is calculated as an average height. An average of horizontal distances between the tip points and bottom points is calculated as an average distance. A value obtained by dividing the average height by the average distance provides a gradient ratio. An inverse tangent of the gradient ratio provides an average gradient angle. When the average gradient angle ranges from 5 degrees to 15 degrees and a standard deviation of average gradient angle ranges from 30% to 40% of the average gradient angle, a regular reflectance at a regular reflection angle with respect to incident light of an angle of 30 degrees from a normal direction of the film surface is 1% or less. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249338 | MICROFABRICATED MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ETCHING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a microfabricated member includes the steps of forming an inorganic resist layer on a stamper having a curved surface, exposing and developing the inorganic resist layer formed on the stamper, so as to form a pattern on the inorganic resist layer, and placing the stamper, which is provided with the pattern on the inorganic resist layer, on an electrode having a curved surface nearly identical or analogous to the curved surface of the stamper and etching the stamper to form an uneven shape on the stamper surface, so as to produce a microfabricated member. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249339 | SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANEL PROVIDED WITH SUBSTRATE - A substrate for use in a display panel includes a transparent substrate and a light blocking layer which includes two layers of different optical densities. A low optical density layer that is one of the two layers of different optical densities which has a lower optical density is interposed between a high optical density layer that is the other one of the two layers which has a higher optical density and the transparent substrate. The sum of the optical density of the low optical density layer and the optical density of the high optical density layer is not less than 3.0. According to the present invention, a substrate which includes a low-reflectance light blocking layer is provided, the substrate being suitably used as a color filter substrate of a display device which has a low reflection structure, such as a low reflection film. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249340 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH METAL PATTERN AND SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH METAL LAMINATE - The present invention relates to a process for producing a substrate provided with a metal pattern by forming a pattern of a metal layer on a substrate using a laser light, the process including: a step of preparing a substrate in which the metal layer is formed on a surface thereof; a step of forming on the metal layer an assist layer which comprises a metal material different from that of the metal layer and which has a light absorptivity for the laser light different from that of the metal layer, thereby forming a metal laminate on the substrate; and a step of patterning the metal layer by irradiating the metal laminate with the laser light to remove a laser light-irradiated portion of the metal laminate, thereby forming a metal pattern on the substrate. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249341 | SUPER LIGHT-FIELD LENS WITH DOUBLET LENSLET ARRAY ELEMENT - Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools. A doublet lenslet array element for use in light field imaging systems includes a first lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, and a second lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, wherein the first lenslet array element is coupled in close proximity to the second lenslet array element. The first and second lenslet array elements are glued together or otherwise bonded together and the first lenslet array element is made from a first optical material different than a second material forming the second lenslet array element. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249342 | THERMALLY COMPENSATING LENS FOR HIGH POWER LASERS - A method for thermally compensating lenses in an optical system for high power lasers includes the steps of providing a fused silica lens to collimate a high power laser beam and positioning that lens in collimating relation to the laser beam. A focusing lens assembly is provided to focus the collimated laser beam and is positioned in focusing relation to the collimated laser beam. At least one lens having a negative dn/dT to offset a heat-induced change in index of refraction of the fused silica lens is included as a part of the collimating lens assembly and as a part of the focusing lens assembly. The lens having a negative dn/dT is selected from a group of glasses having a negative dn/dT. The power of the lenses is balanced with an offsetting negative dn/dT so that the optical system maintains its focus over a wide temperature range. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249343 | LENS SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a lens system ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249344 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A variable magnification optical system for projection includes a first-lens-group having negative refractive power, and which is fixed when magnification of the variable magnification optical system is changed, a second-lens-group having negative refractive power, and which is movable when magnification of the variable magnification optical system is changed, a third-lens-group having positive refractive power, and which is movable when magnification of the variable magnification optical system is changed, and a fourth-lens-group having positive refractive power, and which is fixed when magnification of the variable magnification optical system is changed, which are arranged from the magnification side of the variable magnification optical system in the order mentioned above. The reduction side of the variable magnification optical system is telecentric, and formula (11) is satisfied: | 2011-10-13 |
20110249345 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element according to the present invention is an optical element including: a first light transmitting layer having a first sawtooth blazed surface | 2011-10-13 |
20110249346 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - This invention provides an imaging lens assembly including five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side toward an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, a second lens with negative refractive power, a third lens having a concave object-side surface, a fourth lens with positive refractive power having an object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, and at least one of both surfaces thereof being aspheric, a fifth lens with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point formed thereon. An aperture stop is positioned between an imaged object and the second lens. The imaging lens assembly further comprises an electronic sensor on which an object is imaged. With such arrangement, the size and the optical sensitivity of the lens assembly can be reduced. A high image resolution is also obtained. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249347 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes an aperture stop, a positive first lens with a biconvex shape, a negative second lens; a negative third lens, a positive fourth lens, and a negative fifth lens arranged in this order from an object side. When the whole lens system has a focal length f, focal lengths and Abbe's numbers of the first and the second lenses are f1, νd1, f2, and νd2, focal lengths of the fourth and fifth lenses are f4 and f5, a composite focal length of the first lens L | 2011-10-13 |
20110249348 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes, in this order from an object side, an aperture stop ST, a positive first lens L | 2011-10-13 |
20110249349 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image pickup lens having the following disposed from an object side in the order listed below: a first lens having a negative power and a meniscus shape with a concave surface on an image side; a second lens having a positive power; a third lens having a negative power; a fourth lens having a positive power; a fifth lens having a positive power; and a sixth lens having a negative power and a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the object side. The image pickup lens satisfies Conditional Expression (1) given below when a focal length of the first lens is taken as f | 2011-10-13 |
20110249350 | OPTICAL LENS ON WAFER LEVEL AND RELATED METHOD FOR FORMING THE OPTICAL LENS ONE WAFER LEVEL - An optical lens on wafer level consists of a first optical component, a first spacer, a second optical component, at least a first via plug, and an adhesion material. The first spacer includes at least a first via plug passing through the first spacer, wherein the first optical component and the second optical component are separated by the first spacer. The adhesion material is coated in between the first optical component and the first spacer and coated in between the first spacer and the second optical component, and is filled in at least a portion of the first via plug. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249351 | OPTICAL PICKUP ACTUATOR - There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249352 | SPRING PLATE, LENS ACTUATOR HAVING SAME, AND RELATED CAMERA MODULE - A spring plate includes a plate body having a through hole defined at the center thereof, and a terminal perpendicularly extending from the plate body. The plate body includes an outer closed-loop frame, an inner closed-loop frame, and spring parts interconnected between the outer closed-loop frame and the inner closed-loop frame. The terminal has an end portion distal from the plate body with at least one of a through hole and a recess therein. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249353 | Intentionally Buckled Columns and Columns with Displacement Controls that Form Optical Shapes - Described herein are buckled structures useful for forming specific and precise optical shapes. For example, buckled structures are disclosed which have parabolic, near-parabolic, cylindrical, near cylindrical, conic section shapes, arcs and other non-sinusoidal optical curves. Also described herein are buckled structures including one or more restraints for forcing the structures to adopt or maintain specific optical shapes upon or after buckling. In another aspect, provided herein are methods for forming optical structures. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249354 | DISK STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SERVO CONTROLLING - According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a disk and a servo demodulator. The disk has a servo area, in which a first phase servo pattern, a second phase servo pattern that is in phase with the first servo pattern, and a third servo pattern that is inverse in phase to the first and second servo patterns. The third servo pattern comprises at least two phase servo pattern segments. The servo demodulator is configured to perform a phase servo demodulating process that includes integration operation on integration sections of the same ratio, using a read signal read from the servo area by a head. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249355 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR CHECKING IN BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA - A disc drive system provides increased reliability by detecting and correcting errors associated with bit-patterned media. Write synchronization errors associated with bit-patterned media are addressed by including data storage for temporarily storing data that is being written to the disc drive. The data is read from both the disc drive and the storage medium and compared to detect write synchronization errors. The disc drive system utilizes the identified write synchronization errors for at least one of timing recovery, equalizer training detection, error correction code application, and error recovery. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249356 | DISK STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING DATA - According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a data recording module and a controller. The data recording module is configured to record a first sync mark and a second sync mark in each data sector provided on a disk. The controller is configured to control the data recording module, causing the data recording module to omit recording the second sync mark in one of segments into which the data sector is split. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249357 | METHOD OF PROTECTING INFORMATION WRITTEN TO RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DISK DRIVE AND RECORDING MEDIUM EMPLOYING THE METHOD - A method of protecting information written to a recording medium includes magnetizing the recording medium to form a first magnetic pattern corresponding to information to be stored, and magnetizing the recording medium to form a protective magnetic pattern having a phase difference of 180° from the first magnetic pattern at a position adjacent to where the first magnetic pattern is formed, with adjacent bits of the first magnetic pattern opposite and the protective magnetic pattern opposite to each other. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING A DEFECTIVE SECTOR IN A DISK DRIVE - A method and apparatus to detect a defective sector include features of determining a first error value by counting the number of error symbols in first data read from a sector by using a head in an on-track state, and reading second data from the sector by off-tracking the head in a positive direction and third data from the sector by off-tracking the head in a negative direction in response to the first error value being equal to or greater than a first threshold value. Additionally, a second error value is determined based on the number of error symbols in the read second data and a third error value is determined based on the number of error symbols in the read third data. Accordingly, the sector is determined to have a defect by comparing an average of the second and third error values to a second threshold value. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249359 | MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING AN ASYMMETRICAL SHAPE AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A magnetic head, according to one embodiment, includes a main magnetic pole having a protruding portion such that a distance from a first side of a trailing edge of the main magnetic pole to a leading edge of the main magnetic pole is different from a distance from a second side of the trailing edge of the main magnetic pole to the leading edge of the main magnetic pole, an auxiliary magnetic pole, and a coil wound around a magnetic circuit, the magnetic circuit including the main magnetic pole and the auxiliary magnetic pole. In another embodiment, a disk drive system includes a magnetic storage medium, at least one magnetic head as described previously for writing to the magnetic medium, a slider for supporting the magnetic head, and a control unit coupled to the magnetic head for controlling operation of the magnetic head. Additional systems and heads are also presented. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249360 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD - According to one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a main magnetic pole including a write magnetic pole layer for recording, the write magnetic pole layer comprising magnetic layers being antiferromagnetically coupled via a thin non-magnetic conductor layer between the magnetic layers, wherein the write magnetic pole layer for recording has a flare section which gradually widens in a height-wise direction of a throat height section. The main magnetic pole also includes a non-magnetic cap layer laminated above an uppermost layer of the write magnetic pole layer, the non-magnetic cap layer being textured to provide anisotropy, and a subsidiary magnetic pole layer for supplementing the recording laminated above the non-magnetic cap layer. The head also includes an auxiliary magnetic pole, a magnetic shield positioned via a non-magnetic layer on a trailing edge and both sides of the main magnetic pole in a track width direction, and a coil for generating a recording magnetic field. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249361 | FLY-HEIGHT CONTROL USING ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING - In one embodiment, a hard-disk drive system performs fly-height control using a read-back mode and a loop-back mode. The read-back mode measures first and second harmonics pre-recorded on the medium and divides the first measurement by the second to obtain a read-back mode harmonic ratio. The loop-back mode measures the same first and second harmonics; however, the harmonics are provided by a write precompensation circuit rather than the medium. Further, the loop-back mode measurements are performed using asynchronous sampling to address aliasing and quantization errors. The first measurement is divided by the second to generate a loop-back harmonic ratio. In logarithm domain, the loop-back ratio is subtracted from the read-back mode ratio to remove environment-induced variations in the read path electronic circuits. The resulting harmonic ratio is subtracted from an initial harmonic ratio determined, for example, during manufacturing, to determine how much the harmonic ratio has changed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249362 | SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING CONNECTING MECHANISM CONNECTING LEAD WIRE AND CIRCUIT BOARD, AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE HAVING THE SAME - A spindle motor includes a base portion, a rotor hub, a stator, and a circuit board. The base portion preferably includes a through hole and is arranged to spread out radially around a central axis. The rotor hub is arranged above the base portion to rotate about the central axis. The stator is arranged above the base portion, and includes coils each including at least one lead wire. The circuit board is arranged radially outward of the through hole, and arranged on a lower surface of the base portion. The base portion includes a communicating groove arranged to join the through hole and the circuit board to each other. The at least one lead wire of the coils is arranged to pass inside the through hole and the communicating groove to be electrically connected to the circuit board. The through hole is sealed with a sealant. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249363 | MAGNETIC HEAD INCLUDING SENSOR - A magnetic head disposed in a slider, that is arranged at an interval from a magnetic disk includes a sensor disposed in a position that is opposed to the magnetic disk, a heat conductive film that is positioned on an air bearing surface opposed to the magnetic disk, and that is formed so as to overlap the sensor, of which a height in a direction perpendicular to the air bearing surface is more than a height of the sensor, and that transfers a temperature change of the air bearing surface to the sensor, and a pair of lead films electrically connected to the sensor and not electrically connected to the heat conductive film. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249364 | PMR writer with seamless shields and method of making it - A process (and the structure resulting therefrom) is described for manufacturing a magnetic write head in which there is no physical interface between the first and second trailing shields. This is achieved by the introduction of a sacrificial layer immediately after the top yoke plating has been done and its photoresist mold has been stripped. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249365 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING WRITE HEAD WITH IMPROVED LAMINATED MAIN POLE - A perpendicular magnetic recording write head has an improved antiferromagnetically-coupled laminated main pole (MP) formed on a substrate. The MP has two ferromagnetic multilayers, each comprising at least one FeCo/NiFe/FeCo ferromagnetic trilayer, antiferromagnetically coupled across an antiferromagnetically coupling (AFC) film consisting essentially of ruthenium (Ru). The MP has a NiFe layer directly above the AFC film, on the side of the AFC film opposite the side facing the substrate, and in contact with the Ru AFC film and the lower FeCo layer of the upper multilayer. There is no NiFe layer directly below the Ru AFC film so the side of the AFC film facing the substrate is in direct contact with the upper FeCo layer of the lower multilayer. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249366 | Magnetic Head Suspension and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A flexure metal plate includes distal and proximal end side-center-support plate forming regions that are positioned on distal and proximal sides within an open section. To a distal end section of a supporting part that is positioned on a distal side of the open section, first and second-distal side-metal plates are fixed so as to be positioned on an outer side of the distal end side-center-support plate forming region in a width direction, and to a proximal end section of the supporting part that is positioned on a proximal side of the open section, first and second-proximal side-metal plates are fixed so as to be positioned on an outer side of the proximal end side-center-support plate forming region in the width direction. The first and second-distal side-metal plates form a distal end side-support plate in cooperation with the distal end side-center-support plate forming region, and the first and second-proximal side-metal plates form a proximal end side-support plate in cooperation with the proximal end side-center-support plate forming region. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249367 | FIELD DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESS VARIABLE - A field device for determining and/or monitoring a physical or chemical, process variable in automation technology. The field device comprises: at least one microcontroller; a supply unit of limited capacity as primary voltage supply; and a detection circuit, which signals the microcontroller of a failure of the supply unit so early by means of a detection signal that sufficient time is available to take suitable safety measures, in order to avoid loss of data. The detection circuit is so embodied that a reference voltage required for detection of a voltage decline of the supply unit has an almost constant offset from the supply voltage of the supply unit and adjusts to the supply voltage, until the detection circuit, in the case of an abrupt subceeding of the reference voltage, or an abrupt voltage decline of the supply voltage, sends a detection signal to the microcontroller. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249368 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EARTH-FAULT CONDITIONS IN A MOTOR CONTROLLER - The present invention relates to a method for determining the existence of an earth-fault on-the-fly and thereby protecting a motor controller having a high- and a low-side DC-link, and having high- and low-side switching elements, the high- and low-side switching elements being operatively connected to the high- and low-side DC-link buses, respectively, the method comprising the steps of generating a fault signal, generating at least one test vector in response to the fault signal by switching at least one of the switching elements on, and measuring, while the at least one switching element is on, the magnitude of a current flowing in that DC-link operatively connected to the conducting switching element in order to detect an earth-fault. The present invention further relates to additional methods for on-the-fly determination of earth-faults. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249369 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a single clamp circuit adapted to clamp an electrostatic discharge (ESD) voltage. The apparatus further includes a supply node coupled to the single clamp circuit via one diode, and a ground node that is coupled to the supply node via another diode. The ground node is also coupled to the single clamp circuit. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249370 | ARC FAULT CIRCUIT DETECTION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING DELAY - In one aspect, a method of electrical arc fault detection when high frequency (e.g., RF noise) is present is disclosed. The method includes determining if first arcing criterion is met, determining if delay criterion is met, implementing a delay for a delay period if the delay criterion is met, and determining if second arcing criterion is met. If the second arcing criterion is met, then a trip signal may be sent to trip the circuit breaker. In another aspect, the method includes determining if first arcing criterion is met, starting delay period if the first arcing criterion is met, determining if delay criterion is met, and if the delay criterion is met, determining if second arcing criterion is met. An arc fault detection apparatus adapted to carry out the methods, and systems including the arc fault detection apparatus are disclosed, as are various other aspects. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249371 | THERMAL PROTECTION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - A thermal protection method and system of an Integrated Circuit (IC) are provided, which are applicable to a wireless terminal equipment. The method includes: measuring a temperature value of a protection point; comparing the measured temperature value with a thermal protection temperature threshold; and starting a protection measure when the measured temperature value reaches or exceeds the thermal protection temperature threshold and a duration of reaching or exceeding the thermal protection temperature threshold exceeds a preset time. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249372 | ELECTRIFYING ROLLER - Provided is an electrifying roller which may be used in a contact electrification method, which may be manufactured more easily, and which may better prevent problems caused by an electrically conductive material. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249373 | ACTIVE ELECTROLYTE ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - The disclosure relates to electrochemical capacitors. In particular the disclosure relates to asymmetric electrochemical capacitors and methods to improve service life and energy density. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249374 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING HIGH DIELECTRIC FILM FOR FILM CAPACITOR - The present invention provides a high dielectric film for a film capacitor obtained by molding a film forming composition for a film capacitor comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and surface-treated high dielectric inorganic particles (B) obtained by treating the surfaces of high dielectric inorganic particles (b1) having a dielectric constant (20° C., 1 kHz) of 100 or more with a low dielectric compound (b2) having a dielectric constant (20° C., 1 kHz) of 10 or less. This high dielectric film for a film capacitor can restrain the decrease of electrical insulating property, in spite of the high dielectric inorganic particles being dispersed at a high filling rate. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249375 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode lead frame, a cathode lead frame, and a mold resin portion. The anode lead frame includes an anode terminal portion and a rising portion, and the anode terminal portion is exposed at the bottom surface of the mold resin portion. The rising portion is formed integral with the anode terminal portion, and rises to the anode portion. In the rising portion, a through hole is formed. The cathode lead frame includes a cathode terminal portion, a pair of side surface portions and a step portion. Thus, a solid electrolytic capacitor allowing highly accurate and reliable attachment of the capacitor element to the lead frame without using any additional member is provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249376 | DISPLAY DEVICE PACKAGE AND PACKAGING PROCESS THEREOF - An display device package including a first substrate, an display device, a second substrate, a welding glue, and a first adhesive layer is provided. The display device is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate and the display device. The welding glue is welded with the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounds the display device, wherein the welding glue has a continuous pattern. The first adhesive layer is adhered to the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first adhesive layer is disposed between the display device and the welding glue and surrounds the display device, and the material of the first adhesive layer and the material of the welding glue are different. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249377 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FASTENING STRUCTURE - A fastening structure for a portable electronic device includes a main housing and a frame. The main housing defines a slot. A protrusion and a block are formed at two opposite sides of the slot. The frame includes a tab. The tab defines a locking hole. The block pushes the tab toward the protrusion to allow the protrusion to be latched in the locking hole for connecting the frame to the main housing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249378 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having a side key situated at a lateral side of a bezel made of metal. The present invention is to provide a mobile terminal including a side key provided as an input means of which durability against external shock, waterproof capability and maintenance and repair facilitation are enhanced. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249379 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing and a plurality of ribs. The housing houses at least part of an electronic component. The ribs are arranged along a flat side surface of the electronic component in the housing such that the inner surface of the ribs faces the side surface. The ribs comprises a rib that faces the side surface of the electronic component, and another rib that is located on an edge side of the side surface compared to the rib and more distant from the side surface than the rib. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249380 | CABLE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including an electronic unit and a cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a first connector module, a second connector module, and a cable connecting between the first and the second connector modules. The first connector module detachably connected to the electronic device includes a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) connector and a connector with at least four terminals. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249381 | MINI IMPLANT - The invention relates to a mini implant, including a housing made of biocompatible, electrically insulating plastic and an electric circuit including electronic components, at least some of which are connected to electrically conductive leads having biocompatible surfaces. One or more of the leads is disposed on inner surfaces of the housing, so that the housing effectively acts as a printed circuit board. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249382 | ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONICS UNIT, ELECTRONICS UNIT, POWER-SUPPLY UNIT, AND ELECTRONICS APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an attachment/detachment mechanism for an electronics unit mounted on a casing in an attachable/detachable manner, including: a position-keeping type switch switching between first and second states of the electronics unit; a lever switching between a securing state where the electronics unit is secured to the casing and an attachable/detachable state where the electronics unit is made attachable/detachable to/from the casing; a first restricting member switching between a restricting state where state-switching of the lever is restricted and a permitting state where the state-switching of the lever is permitted; and a second restricting member traveling between a first position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is restricted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch is permitted, and a second position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is permitted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch from the first state to the second state is restricted. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249383 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a casing, a device attachment portion, a pointing device, an attachment member and a button member. The casing includes an outer surface, an inner surface and an opening. The device attachment portion is provided in the casing. The pointing device is attached to the device attachment portion from a side of the inner surface. The attachment member is removably fixed to the casing and covers a part of the pointing device from the side of the inner surface. The button member is attached to the attachment member and includes a base portion, a supporting portion and an operating portion. The base portion is fixed to the attachment member. The supporting portion extends from the base portion. The operating portion at a front end of the supporting portion is fitted in the opening, and exposed to the outside of the casing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249384 | ELECTRONIC HAND-HELD DEVICE - An electronic hand-held device, for example a mobile phone ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249385 | EXPANSION CARD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - An expansion card holding structure for portable electronic device includes a sliding tray and a computer enclosure. The sliding tray includes a receiving portion for receiving an expansion card. The sliding tray defines an opening allowing a connector of the expansion card to extend through. The computer enclosure includes an expansion slot. The sliding tray is slidably attached to the computer enclosure. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249386 | HEAT-DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY FOR SERVER - A heat-dissipating assembly for a server includes a housing in which a partitioning plate and a power supply mounted on one side of the partitioning plate are provided. The power supply includes a casing and a power-supplying module received in the casing. The heat-dissipating assembly includes a fan received in the casing and located outside the power-supplying module. The partitioning plate and the casing are respectively provided with a plurality of first heat-dissipating holes and second heat-dissipating holes. The first heat-dissipating holes and the second heat-dissipating holes are positioned to correspond to the fan. The airflow caused by the fan drives the air inside the housing to flow out of the housing via the first heat-dissipating holes and the second heat-dissipating holes. In this way, the heat-dissipating efficiency can be improved without affecting the arrangement of other electronic devices in the housing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249387 | INDICATOR SECURING STRUCTURE - A display securing structure includes a rectangular display | 2011-10-13 |
20110249388 | BACK PANEL FOR VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A back panel for a display device, such as a flat-panel television or computer monitor, which is very thin around the edges and houses all electronics in a “spine” near the vertical center of the back of the display. The back panel provides novel heat-dissipation, arrangement of electronics to save space, forces the center of gravity forward allowing the display to be set closer to a wall, and provides less interference and signal degradation than the prior art. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249389 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A portable information processing apparatus, includes: a body section configured to have an upper face on which a keyboard for inputting information is provided at least; and a display section configured to have an upper face on which a display member for displaying information is provided at least; the display section being mounted for sliding movement between a first position at which the display section is placed in an overlapping relationship at an upper portion of the body section and a second position at which the display section opens the upper portion of the body section, the display section being mounted for tilting up and down movements with respect to the body section when the display section is at the second position. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249390 | HARD DISK DEVICE FRAME - A hard disk device frame for fastening a plurality of hard disk devices, a fan, and a main board is disclosed. The hard disk device frame includes a rotary piece, a back chassis, and plural hinges. The rotary piece includes a front chassis having an opening; and a bracket fixed on the front chassis, wherein the hard disk devices enter the opening and couple to the bracket. The fan and the main board are fixed on the back chassis. The hinges connect the front chassis and the back chassis, thereby the rotary piece is pivoted relative to the back chassis to hide or expose the fan and the main board on the back chassis. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249391 | PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A portable computer system is disclosed according to the invention. The portable computer system comprises: a multi-functional processing unit with power consumption of no more than approximately 10 watts consisting of a single chip having a plurality of processors thereon, wherein each processor is operable for at least one task selected from a group consisting of computing, graphic processing and audio processing; a mother board to which the multi-functional processing unit is connected; a memory unit connected to the motherboard and in communication with the multi-functional processing unit; and an I/O interface connected to the motherboard and in communication with the multi-functional processing unit, the portable computer system is configured to insert into a interface of a peripheral device to communicate between the portable computer system and the peripheral device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249392 | Computer Including Hot-pluggable Disk Storage Drives That Are Mounted In An In-line Arrangement - An electronic device includes a housing defining an enclosure, one or more processors in the enclosure, and one or more memory modules in the enclosure. Disk storage drives are provided in an in-line arrangement within the enclosure such that a rear portion of one disk storage drive is adjacent a front portion of another disk storage drive. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249393 | COMPUTER BEZEL - A computer bezel includes a main body, a door secured to the main body, a pushing member slidably secured to the main body, and a driving member rotatably secured to the main body. The main body defines a through opening. The door is rotated between a closed position, where the door covers the through opening, and an open position, where the door is rotated away from the main body to expose the through opening. The pushing member is slid between a first position, where the pushing member is disengaged from the driving member, and a second position, where the pushing member rotates the driving member. When the driving member is slid from the first position to the second position, the driving member is capable of sliding a tray of a disk drive out of the disk drive, and the door will rotate from the closed position to the open position. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249394 | LOCATING EQUIPMENT DOCKING STATION COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLED TO OR EQUIPPED WITH A MOBILE/PORTABLE DEVICE - A docking station to dock locating equipment (e.g., marking devices, locate devices, combined locate and marking devices) may be communicatively coupled to and/or equipped with a mobile/portable device (e.g., a mobile phone, personal digital assistant or other portable computing device) that provides processing, electronic storage, electronic display, user interface, communication facilities and/or other functionality (e.g., GPS-enabled functionality) for the docking station. A mobile/portable device may be mechanically and/or electrically coupled to the docking station. The mobile/portable device may provide redundant, shared and/or backup functionality for the docking station to enhance robustness. In one example, the mobile/portable device itself serves as a docking station for the locating equipment. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249395 | Card Retention System - A card retention system includes a chassis comprising a chassis wall. A plurality of actuation channels are defined by the chassis wall. Each of the plurality of actuation channels includes an unsecured section, a secured section, and an arcuate section extending between the unsecured section and the secured section. A securing member is coupled to the chassis wall through the plurality of actuation channels. The securing member is operable to move relative to the chassis wall along a path defined by the plurality of actuation channels. A plurality of engagement members are located on the securing member. The securing member may be moved through the plurality of actuation channels to retain a plurality of cards in the chassis. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249396 | COMPUTER CASE - A computer case includes a case, a main board, and a carrier. The case includes guiding members. The main board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is attached to the case. The first circuit board includes a first connector. The second circuit board includes a second connector. The carrier includes a main body, a handle, and at least one latching member. The second circuit board is removably connected to the main body. Each latching member includes a rotary member and a rotary arm. The rotary member is rotatably connected to the main body and the rotary arm. The rotary member defines a receiving groove. The rotary arm is rotatably connected to the handle. When the second connector is connected to the first connector, guiding members stay in the receiving grooves to prevent the main body and the handle from moving. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249397 | MOUNTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PCI CARD - A mounting apparatus includes a mounting member and a bracket. The mounting member includes a base piece and a latch piece located on the base piece. The latch piece is configured for securing a riser card. The bracket is configured for securing a PCI card, which is electronically coupled to the riser card. The bracket is secured to the base piece and the latch piece. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249398 | FIXING MECHANISM FOR FIXING A PORTABLE DEVICE AND RELATED COMPUTER SYSTEM - A fixing mechanism for fixing a portable device includes a casing. A track is disposed on the casing for guiding the portable device to slide. At least one hole is formed on the casing. The fixing mechanism further includes at least one spherical component installed inside the hole on the casing for wedging into a sunken part on the portable device so as to fix the portable device inside the casing. The fixing mechanism further includes a resilient component installed on a side of the casing and the spherical component for providing resilient force to the spherical component so as to push the spherical component to wedge into the sunken part on the portable device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249399 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING ELECTRONIC MODULES - The invention relates to a modular assembly for fastening electronic modules carried on board an aircraft, characterized in that it comprises:
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20110249400 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a heat pipe, a fan unit and a fixing unit. The heat pipe has a first end physically fixed to and thermally connected to a first circuit component, and a second end opposite to the first end. The fan unit is provided in the vicinity of the second end of the heat pipe, and cools the second end. The fixing unit fixes the position of the heat pipe at a position different from the position of the first circuit component. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249401 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a television attachment device includes a case, a fan unit, a fin unit and a heat pipe. The fan unit includes a case, a fan main body rotatably provided inside the case, and a motor fixed to the inner surface of a second wall and rotating the fan main body. The fin unit is arranged adjacent to a first side portion of the case. The heat pipe includes a first end portion connected to a circuit component, and a second end portion opposed to the first end portion, close to the second wall and connected to the fin unit. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249402 | POWER CONVERTER MODULE WITH COOLED BUSBAR ARRANGEMENT - A power converter module includes at least two power semiconductor modules, which are mechanically connected to a liquid-cooled heat sink and electrically connected to terminals of the power converter module by a busbar arrangement having at least two busbars. The busbars are insulated from one another by an insulation layer. The insulation layer is composed of two insulating layers, which are materially connected with one another so as to form therebetween a cavity having a predetermined shape and an entrance side and an exit side disposed on least one side face of the insulation layer. A connector is provided on the entrance side and the exit side and fluidly connected to the liquid-cooled heat sink. The rectifier module is thus able to sustain relatively high electrical loads compared to conventional rectifier modules, whilst maintaining a permitted temperature for the insulation layer and the lamination material of the busbar. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249403 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a first back plate on the circuit board, a second back plate on the circuit board, and a connecting portion connecting the first back plate with the second back plate. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249404 | MOUNTING APPARATUS AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR HEAT DISSIPATING COMPONENT - A mounting apparatus includes a support, a first lever and a second lever. A first pair and a second pair of positioning portions are located on the support. A first hook portion and a second hook portion are located on the support and bent towards each other. The first and second levers are rotatably secured to the positioning portions. The first lever includes a first pressing portion located between the first pair of the positioning portions. The second lever includes a second pressing portion located between the second pair of the positioning portions. The first and second levers are disengaged from the first and second hook portions when in an unlocked position, and engaged with the first and second hook portions when in a locked position. The first and second pressing portions are capable of pressing retaining portions of a heat dissipating component. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249405 | HEAT DISSIPATING MEMBER, ELECTROOPTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A heat dissipating member is formed so as to be opposed to a reflection type liquid crystal panel. The heat dissipating member includes a heat receiving portion that is opposed to a reflection type light modulation element and has a heat receiving surface for receiving heat from the element, a heat dissipating fin that dissipates heat received on the heat receiving portion to the outside. The heat receiving portion has heat receiving convexes which project to the side at which the element is arranged from the heat receiving surface, and the convexes are formed such that ratios of areas of tip surfaces of the heat receiving convexes with respect to a unit area are larger on a center portion of a heat reception acceleration region rather than on an end of the heat reception acceleration region. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249406 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a system for dissipating heat for one or more electrical components. A first solid heat dissipation structure is connected to a heatsink connection pad of the component while a second heat dissipation structure surrounds the first structure but not in contact with the connection pad to thermally regulate the heat of the electrical component. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249407 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A power semiconductor module comprises: a heat dissipation plate; an insulating wiring board having an upper electrode and a lower electrode, the lower electrode joined to the heat dissipation plate via a first solder; a semiconductor chip joined to the upper electrode via a second solder; a first low-dielectric film coating sides of the lower electrode and the first solder; a second low-dielectric film coating sides of the semiconductor chip and the second solder; a case on the heat dissipation plate and surrounding the insulating wiring board and the semiconductor chip; and an insulator filled in the case and coating the insulating wiring board, the semiconductor chip, and the first and second low-dielectric films. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249408 | PLUGGABLE ELECTRONIC UNIT WITH TRANSMISSION POWER ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITY - The present relates to pluggable electronic unit with transmission power adjustment capability such as for example small form-factor pluggable transceivers. The pluggable electronic unit with transmission power adjustment capability may comprise a power adjustment unit. By verifying the transmitted power is sufficient or could be reduced, it is possible to regulate transmission power of a transceiver autonomously within the pluggable electronic unit itself. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249409 | COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD - A computer motherboard includes a display controller, a digital visual interface integrated (DVI-I) connector, and a switching unit. The switching unit includes four first terminals, two second terminals, and a control terminal. Two of the first terminals are respectively connected to clock and data pins of a first display data channel (DDC) of the display controller, the other two first terminals are respectively connected to clock and data pins of a second DDC of the display controller, and the second terminals are respectively connected to DDC clock and DDC data pins of the DVI-I connector. The control terminal is connected to a hot plug detect pin of the DVI-I connector to detect a voltage and correspondingly control the second terminals to be respectively connected to the two first terminals connected to the clock and data pins of the first DDC or the second DDC. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249410 | CARD HOLDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF HOLDING CARD-SHAPED ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - Due to the presence of a regulating part in the vicinity of a protrusion of a guide member, a card holding apparatus can prevent large deformation of the protrusion even when an excess pressure force in an insertion direction is applied to the expansion card mounted on the card holding apparatus. Thus, when the subsequent expansion cards are mounted, a guide member can be displaced normally in the insertion direction, and a heart-shaped cam mechanism can be operated normally. Therefore, the expansion card can be removed from the card holding apparatus, using the elastic restoring force of a spring. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249411 | Circuit Module and Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a circuit module is provided. The circuit module includes: a circuit board provided with a mounting region on which a heating element is mounted; a reinforcing portion which is attached to the circuit board and reinforces the mounting region; and four fixing portions which fixes the reinforcing portion and the circuit board. The reinforcing portion includes four beam portions connecting the four fixing portions like a frame. The four beam portions include two first-beam portions extending along a surface of the circuit board, and two second-beam portions floated up from the circuit board. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249412 | KEY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A key device includes: a chassis which has an opening divided by one of a vertical rib and a horizontal rib; a plurality of keys which are arranged along the opening; and a substrate which is housed in the chassis, wherein the rib is engaged with the substrate. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249413 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An electronic control unit, has a casing accommodating a printed circuit board. The casing has a molded plastic intermediate structure having a frame. Two electrically conductive members are partially embedded in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and are connected to the printed circuit board forming output terminals of the control unit. Two flexible conductors, provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings, connect the control unit to an apparatus to be controlled. Each conductor has an end permanently connected to a respective one of the conductive members and the connection between the conductors and the conductive members are covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249414 | SYSTEM FOR PLACING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A RESTRICTED SPACE OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A system for placing electronic devices in restricted spaces of a printed circuit board. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a printed circuit board that comprises at least one conductive layer and at least one insulative layer (an outer surface of the printed circuit board defines a first plane), a void within the printed circuit board (the void defines an aperture through the outer surface, the void has at least one side wall at least partially defined by the insulative layer, and the void has a bottom that defines a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane), a first electronic device coupled to the printed circuit board within the void, and a second electronic device coupled to the outer surface, the second electronic device at least partially occludes the aperture. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249415 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main unit with a housing having an upper wall, a front wall, a rear wall facing a communicating party, a display rotatably attached to the main unit, a circuit board in the housing of the main unit, a directional antenna on the circuit board, and a reflecting plate between the antenna and an inner surface of the housing. The antenna emits a radio wave in a direction substantially orthogonal to the upper wall. The reflecting plate reflects the radio wave from the antenna toward the rear wall in order to allow the radio wave to travel toward the communicating party through the rear wall. The electronic apparatus can be operated with the display screen and the communicating party in a same direction from the perspective of a position facing the front wall. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249416 | CIRCUIT MODULE - In a circuit module, a chip element is mounted on a mount electrode, with an outer electrode interposed therebetween. The chip element is arranged such that a cut surface thereof is oriented toward a side of a circuit module that is adjacent to the mount electrode. A gap that is observable from outside of the circuit module is provided between a bottom surface of a base of the chip element and a top surface of a circuit board. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249417 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE RESIN, SUBSTRATE CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An anisotropic conductive resin includes a thermosetting resin and an alloy. A relationship of T | 2011-10-13 |
20110249418 | CHIP ADAPTER - A chip adapter used to install a chip on a first chip arranging area of a circuit board includes a board. The size of the board has the same size as the first chip arranging area of the circuit board. Edges of the chip adapter define a number of gaps corresponding to first pads of the circuit board. A second chip arranging area of the same size as the chip is arranged in a center of the chip adapter. A number of second pads are arranged around the second chip arranging area of the chip adapter corresponding to pins of the chip. Each second pad is electrically connected to a sidewall of the corresponding gap of the chip adapter. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249419 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING BRACKET THEREOF - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a daughter card, and a connecting bracket with a supporting portion. The circuit board includes a first connector and a first position element. The daughter card includes a second connector and a second position element. A first connecting portion extends down from the supporting portion, a second connecting portion extends up from the supporting portion and is electrically connected to the first connecting portion. Two position portions extend from the supporting portion. The first connector of the circuit board is connected to the first connecting portion of the connecting bracket. The second connector of the daughter card is connected to the second connecting portion of the connecting bracket. The first position element of the circuit board and the second position element of the daughter card are latched with the position portions of the connecting bracket, respectively. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249420 | Window mounted electrical outlet system - A window mounted modular system of stackable planks attached with electric components to provide electrical power from outdoor sources for use by indoor appliances. | 2011-10-13 |