43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090262422 | REFLECTIVE POLARIZER AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A reflective polarizer suitable for use in a display device is disclosed herein. The reflective polarizer comprises: a multilayer optical film comprising alternating layers of first and second polymeric layers that reflects light of a first polarization state and transmits light of a second polarization state, wherein for normally incident light of the second polarization state, the reflective polarizer has an internal percent transmission of at least 95% at 410 nm, and at most 25% at 380 nm. Also disclosed herein is a display device comprising the reflector polarizer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262423 | DUSTPROOF PANEL - The dustproof panel includes: (a) a dustproof plate, which has a size covering a screen and extending to a frame member, and whose portion opposing the screen has transparent properties; (b) a frame-shaped dustproof filter formed by attaching a foam body having shrinking properties and containing pores finer than dust particles to a rear surface of the dustproof plate, the attachment being made without gaps therebetween in a frame shape along the edge of the dustproof plate, and the foam body abutting against the frame member; and (c) an attachment/detachment body having a first constituent element attached to the rear surface of the dustproof plate along an inner circumference of the frame-shaped dustproof filter and a second constituent element attached to a front surface of the frame member so as to oppose the first constituent element, the first constituent element and the second constituent element being mutually attachable and detachable. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262424 | DISPLAY SCREEN ASSEMBLY - The invention discloses a display screen assembly ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262425 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS OR OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS - An image blur correction apparatus includes first and second lens units, a supporting unit aligning the first and second lens units in an optical axis direction, so that the first and second lens units can independently move in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a driving unit driving the first and second lens units in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a relative position detection unit detecting a relative position between the first and second lens units, a shake detection unit detecting a shake amount added to the image blur correction apparatus, and a control unit controlling the driving unit based on an output of the shake detection unit. The control unit performs closed-loop control based on an output of the relative position detection unit so that the second lens unit moves in a direction opposite to that of the first lens unit. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262426 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, LENS BARREL, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, the zoom lens system comprises a first lens unit having positive power, a second lens unit that includes a lens element having a reflecting surface and has negative power and subsequent lens units including at least one lens unit having positive power, and the condition: 0.50<(C−S)/H<1.00(C=√{square root over ( )}(2R·d | 2009-10-22 |
20090262427 | LIGHT-CONCENTRATING PANEL - A light-concentrating panel is disclosed. The light-concentrating panel comprises a planar light collecting element and a linear light collecting element. The planar light collecting element receives and collects the planar light, and then emits out as linear light. The linear light collecting element receives the linear light. The linear light from the planar collecting element enters the linear light collecting element by passing a planar-linear imaginary plane, which is located between the planar light collecting element and the linear light collecting element. The linear light from the planar collecting element are collected and turned into the spot light by the linear light collecting element. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262428 | LIGHT DIFFUSING SHEET AND BACKLIGHT UNIT USING THE LIGHT DIFFUSING SHEET - A subject for the invention is to provide: a light diffusing sheet which, when incorporated in a direct-backlight unit, brings about high uniformity of luminance and a high average luminance; and a backlight unit having the sheet incorporated therein. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262429 | Antiglare Light Diffusing Member and Display Having Antiglare Light Diffusing Member - The purpose is to provide an antiglare light diffusing member that can satisfy both of external light reflection preventiveness and good contrast when being used for a display. The antiglare light diffusing member is made to be an antiglare light diffusing member having an antiglare light diffusing layer including a binder matrix and particles on a transparent base material, wherein the two types of surface roughness (Ra | 2009-10-22 |
20090262430 | Baffle plate for a movie or TV camera - The baffle plate for a lens of a movie or TV camera has an add-on tube that can be slipped onto the camera lens with little clearance. The add-on tube is provided with a swivel arm, which has a swivelling axis which is fixed with respect to the camera lens and which is located in parallel to the rear plane of the add-on tube and in or behind this plane and is positioned such that the distance to the opposite rear inner edge of the add-on tube which is slipped onto the camera lens is approximately equal to or larger than the distance to the front outer edge of the camera lens. The clearance between the add-on tube and the camera lens is from 0.5 mm to 1 mm. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262431 | ANTIGLARE FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film includes: a transparent support; and an antiglare layer containing a light-transmitting particle and a light-transmitting resin, wherein the light-transmitting particle has a structure including a core particle and a shell layer, each of the core particle and the shell layer contains an organic polymer, the shell layer has a thickness of from 10 to 2,000 nm, the core particle has a refractive index of from 1.54 to 1.65, and the shell layer has a refractive index of from 1.46 to 1.53. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262432 | LASER BEAM MULTIPLEXER - A laser beam multiplexer capable of easily multiplexing a plurality of laser beams is provided. A laser beam multiplexer includes a multiplexing element having a hollow portion with a sectional elliptical shape, in which the multiplexing element includes: a plurality of light-incident apertures guiding laser beams from outside toward one of two focal points of the hollow portion, a reflective layer arranged on a wall surface of the hollow portion, and multiplexing a plurality of incident laser beams while reflecting the plurality of laser beams, and a light-emitting aperture guiding laser beams multiplexed by the reflective layer toward outside. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262433 | LENS ARRAY OF ERECTING UNIT MAGNIFICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE WRITING APPARATUS USING THE LENS ARRAY, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LENS ARRAY - The conventional lens array of an erecting unit magnification system is composed of an inside lens of spherical shape and an outside lens of spherical or aspherical shape, and has a problem to be improved for the resulting MTF performance. A lens array of an erecting unit magnification system is provided by stacking a first and a second planar-shaped lens array plates. Each of the first and second planar-shaped lens array plates includes a plurality of outside lenses (L | 2009-10-22 |
20090262434 | Viewing optical system and imaging apparatus incorporating the same - The invention provides a viewing optical system comprising:
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20090262435 | Optical driving apparatus using electro-wetting and driving method of the same - There is provided an optical driving apparatus including: a cell housing housing polar and non-polar liquids, the cell housing including side walls; a first electrode formed on an outer surface of a first insulator formed on a portion of one of the side walls of the cell housing; a second electrode formed on an outer surface of a second insulator formed on a portion of the other side wall of the cell housing; a color filter formed on a top of the cell housing; and a third electrode formed on a bottom of the cell housing to be in contact with the polar liquid so that the third electrode generates a potential in the polar liquid together with one of the first and second electrodes, wherein light incident from a light source unit disposed below the third electrode is irradiated onto a predetermined area of the color filter. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262436 | Producing a Transparent Optical Element Comprising a Substance Contained in Cells - The invention concerns a method for producing a transparent optical element ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262437 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection zoom lens includes a first lens group having a negative reflecting power and a second to fifth lens groups each having a positive reflecting power are provided in the order from the magnification side. Nine lenses are distributed in a manner that the first lens group has one lens, the second lens group has one lens, the third lens group has two lenses, the fourth lens group has four lenses and the fifth lens group has one lens. Since the second lens group, the third lens group and the fourth lens group are moved at the time of the power-varying operation, various kinds of aberrations may be made despite of simple configuration. The first lens group is an aspherical lens which concave surface is directed to the reduction side. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262438 | VOICE COIL MOTOR ACTUATOR - A voice coil motor (VCM) actuator includes a fixed bracket, a lens barrel, two flat spring plates, a support plate, a plurality of positioning pins, a plurality of coils, and a plurality of magnets. The fixed bracket includes a first chamber and a plurality of magnet mounting holes. A lens barrel is positioned in the first chamber. The flat spring plates and the support plate include a plurality of first locating holes and second locating holes. Two resilient heads are formed on two ends of each positioning pin. Each positioning pin interconnects between respective first locating holes of the flat spring plates and respective second locating holes of the support plate. A plurality of coils are wrapped around an outer wall of the lens barrel. A plurality of magnets is received in the magnet mounting holes. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262439 | TELEPHOTO LENS SYSTEM - Provided is a telephoto lens system. The telephoto lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, which are arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side. Focusing is performed by moving the second lens group along an optical axis. The first lens group comprises (from object to image side) a positive lens having an object side surface whose radius of curvature is greater than that of an image side surface, a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface at the object side, a negative meniscus lens having a convex surface at the object side, and a positive lens having an object side surface whose radius of curvature is greater than that of an image side surface. The second lens group comprises (from object to image side) a doublet lens made up of a positive lens and a negative lens, and the third lens group comprises a doublet lens made up of a negative lens with a concave surface at the object side and a positive lens, and a positive lens. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262440 | LENS ACTUATOR - A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, a plurality of magnets, a bracket, and a resilient plate. The bracket is configured for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein. The resilient plate is connected between the bracket and the lens barrel to hold the lens barrel on the bracket. The bracket includes two ring shaped members parallel to each other, a plurality of supporting rods, and a plurality of magnet mounting holes. The supporting rods are interconnected between the two ring-shaped members. Each two neighboring supporting rods have one of the magnets mounted therebetween. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262441 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a first member which has a first sliding-contact surface and an opening formed in the first sliding-contact surface; a second member which has a second sliding-contact surface and moves relative to the first member, the second sliding-contact surface being placed in sliding contact with the first sliding-contact surface; a photodetector provided in the opening of the first member, facing the second sliding-contact surface, to detect relative movement between the first member and the second member; and a lubricant sump portion which, being provided in the first member, has a lubricant sump space on opposite sides of the opening interposing the opening therebetween in a direction of the relative movement. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262442 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a fitting member, and a cover member. The image capturing unit captures a plurality of unit images having parallax by using a lens array having a plurality of unit lenses, and a prism. The fitting member is provided with a mounting portion upon which said prism is mounted. The cover member is put onto the fitting member from its side which faces the mounting portion. The mounting portion has a shape which, in the state in which the prism is mounted, grips two contiguous faces of the prism. And the cover member has a pair of claws which, when the cover member is put onto the fitting member, squeeze two contiguous faces of the prism which is mounted to the mounting portion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262443 | CATOPTRIC OBJECTIVES AND SYSTEMS USING CATOPTRIC OBJECTIVES - In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a system that includes a microlithography projection optical system. The microlithography projection optical system includes a plurality of elements arranged so that during operation the plurality of elements image radiation at a wavelength λ from an object plane to an image plane. At least one of the elements is a reflective element that has a rotationally-asymmetric surface positioned in a path of the radiation. The rotationally-asymmetric surface deviates from a rotationally-symmetric reference surface by a distance of about λ or more at one or more locations of the rotationally-asymmetric surface. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262444 | Transferring Disk Drives Within Disk Drive Testing Systems - A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262445 | Bulk Feeding Disk Drives to Disk Drive Testing Systems - A method of supplying disk drives to a disk drive testing system includes placing a disk drive tote, carrying multiple disk drives, in a presentation position accessible to an automated transporter of the disk drive testing system. The method includes actuating the automated transporter to retrieve one of the disk drives from the disk drive tote, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver the retrieved disk drive to a test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert the disk drive in the test slot. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262446 | METHOD FOR MEASURING WRITE WIDTH AND/OR READ WIDTH OF A COMPOSITE MAGNETIC HEAD AND A MEASURING DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A write sensitive width is calculated by writing a test data by a write head by moving the write head in a radial direction of a magnetic recording medium at a designated speed K to obliquely cross a designated track or a track adjacent to the designated track, reading the test data recorded in the track obliquely by a read head to obtain a read characteristics profile of a read voltage with respect to the track scanning time and obtaining a moving distance in the radial direction of the head by multiplying the test data scanning time of the read head with the designated moving speed K. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262447 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device includes: a storage unit for writing data into a rotating storage medium via a writing head; a nonvolatile memory; a temporary storage memory for storing a plurality of writing commands temporarily; and a controller for executing the plurality of writing commands so as to selectively write data into the storage unit or the nonvolatile memory, rearranging the writing commands stored in the temporary storage memory in accordance with efficiency for executing the writing commands to write data into the storage unit, sequentially executing the rearranged writing commands in descending order, and executing in parallel at least one of the writing commands that has not been executed to write data into the nonvolatile memory until all the data to be written in accordance with the writing commands are stored in either the storage unit or the nonvolatile memory. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262448 | HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD CONSTITUTED OF SLIDER AND LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE HEAD - Provided is a heat-assisted magnetic recording head constituted of a light source unit and a slider, which can be easily joined to each other with sufficiently high accuracy of joining position. The slider comprises a head part including a waveguide having an incident center on its end. The surface including an emission center of the light source is protruded from a joining surface of the unit substrate. And a step is provided on an end surface of the head part. The protruded portion of a lower surface of the light source has a surface contact with a wall surface of the step. Further, the distance between the wall surface of the step and the incident center of the waveguide is set to be equal to the distance between the emission center of the light source and the protruded portion of the lower surface of the light source. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262449 | Disk drive - A disk drive for driving a disk is disclosed, which includes: a driving unit configured to provide a driving force onto the disk, a main circuit pattern electrically connected with the driving unit, a sensor unit configured to sense a rotation speed of the disk, a first board supporting the sensor unit, a second board supporting the first board, and a base plate supporting the second board and the driving unit. One of the first board and the second board can be a flexible board electrically connecting the sensor unit with the main circuit pattern, and the other of the first board and the second board can be a rigid board. This disk drive can be utilized to ensure the distance between the sensor unit and the disk required for a rotation sensor to measure the rotation speed of the disk. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262450 | DATA READING MODULE AND METHOD FOR READING OPTICAL DISC - Disclosed is a data reading module for reading an optical disc with data regions and undesired regions, wherein at least one of the undesired regions is located between the data regions. The data reading module includes: a decoder arranged to decode the optical disc to generate decoded data; a data transferring device arranged to transfer the decoded data; and a controller arranged to control the decoder according to a recorded map indicating the locations of the data regions and the undesired regions; wherein the controller controls the decoder to skip the undesired regions and does not decode the undesired regions while decoding the optical disc. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262451 | INCREASED FORMAT EFFICIENCY USING DISK SYNCHRONIZED WRITE - A hard disk drive with a disk that has a plurality of data fields. Each data field includes a sync field and a plurality of sync marks. Data is written onto the disk in accordance with a write clock. The write clock is generated and synchronized by the sync field and the sync marks. The sync marks are dispersed throughout the data field so that the write clock is resynchronized as data is written onto the field. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262452 | MULTICHANNEL TIME BASED SERVO TAPE MEDIA - A thin film magnetic recording head is fabricated by forming a substrate from opposing ferrite blocks which have a ceramic member bonded between them. This structure is then diced to form a plurality of columns, wherein each column has a ferrite/ceramic combination. Each column represents a single channel in the completed head. A block of ceramic is then cut to match the columned structure and the two are bonded together. The bonded structure is then cut or ground until a head is formed, having ceramic disposed between each channel. A ferrite back-gap is then added to each channel, minimizing the reluctance of the flux path. The thin film is patterned on the head to optimize various channel configurations. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262453 | CARRIER TAPE HAVING LOCALIZED ADHESIVE IN CAVITY REGIONS - A carrier tape ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262454 | Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems - A disk drive testing system cooling circuit includes a plurality of test racks. Each of the test racks include a test slot compartment and a test electronics compartment. Each of the test slot compartments includes multiple test slots, and one or more cooling conduits configured to convey a cooling liquid toward the test slots. Each of the test electronics compartments includes test electronics configured to communicate with the test slots for executing a test algorithm, and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the one or more cooling conduits. The heat exchanger is configured to cool an air flow directed toward the test electronics. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262455 | Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems - A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot. The test slot includes a housing and an air mover (e.g., a blower or a fan). The housing includes an outer surface, and an internal cavity. The internal cavity includes a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The housing also includes an inlet aperture extending from the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity. The air mover can be disposed outside of the internal cavity to provide an air flow towards the test compartment through the inlet aperture. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262456 | METHOD OF FORMATTING MAGNETIC MEDIA USING A THIN FILM PLANAR ARBITRARY GAP PATTERN MAGNETIC HEAD - Methods of formatting media using planar magnetic heads. A head may comprise a substrate having conductive thru-hole vias extending therethrough, a first magnetic layer deposited and patterned on the substrate, a first insulation layer deposited and patterned on the first magnetic layer, a conductive coil layer deposited and patterned on the first insulation layer and connected to the conductive thru-hole vias, a second insulation layer deposited and patterned on the conductive coil layer, vias patterned into the insulation layer extending to the first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer deposited in the vias, and a third magnetic layer deposited and patterned on the second insulation layer and second magnetic layer. The third magnetic layer may be connected to the first magnetic layer through the second magnetic layer deposited in the vias of the insulation layers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262457 | MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEM - A microwave assisted magnetic recording system includes a write pole that generates a write magnetic field, an element that generates a radio frequency assist magnetic field, and a recording medium that moves relative to the write pole. The recording medium is exposed to the radio frequency assist magnetic field before it is exposed to the write magnetic field. One possible element that generates the radio frequency assist magnetic field is an assist wire placed perpendicular to the write pole. Alternatively, the assist wire can be placed parallel to the write pole so that its radio frequency assist magnetic field couples with the write pole, which in turn generates its own coupled radio frequency magnetic field along with the write magnetic field. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262458 | ABS design for dynamic flying height (DFH) applications - A DFH (Dynamic Flying Height) type slider ABS design has significantly improved DFH efficiency and a decreased sensitivity of flying height to both ambient conditions and disk surface variations. This is a result of embedding the read/write head and heater in a micro-pad having a very small surface area. The micro-pad is surrounded by a wing-like structure that projects from a central rail in the ABS. The micro-pad is separated from the central rail by a surrounding trench whose depth can be varied to tune the DFH efficiency. The small surface area of the micro-pad reduces the air pressure at the read/write head and the projecting wings and adjacent topology help to direct the airflow around the micro-pad. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262459 | SLIDER OF A HARD DISK DRIVE AND HARD DISK DRIVE HAVING THE SAME - A slider of a hard disk drive can include a slider main body on which a read/write head is mounted, the read/write head configured to write data to a disk and to read data from the disk by being lifted a predetermined height from a surface of the disk by a lift force when the disk is rotating, and a lift force generation unit provided in an area of the slider main body proximate to the read/write head to improve the lift force of the slider main body with respect to the disk. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262460 | HEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING A SENSING ELEMENT - A head or slider having a sensor element to detect changes in head-media spacing is disclosed. In illustrated embodiments the sensor element includes a piezoelectric sensor layer or similar layer that provides acoustic emission or vibration responsive to changes in head-media spacing. In illustrated embodiments, the sensor element is located proximate to the close point of the head and slider. In embodiments described in the specification, output from the sensor element is utilized to energize a heating element or microactuator to control pole tip protrusion or actuation of transducer elements responsive to changes in head-media spacing. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262461 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING WITH AN IMMISCIBLE FLUID BARRIER - A fluid dynamic bearing with an immiscible fluid barrier deposited on the bearing oil is disclosed. One embodiment provides the fluid dynamic bearing having a seal gap to define a seal cavity. The seal cavity is filled with the bearing oil for lubricating the fluid dynamic bearing. The immiscible fluid is disposed on the bearing oil to prevent the bearing oil from evaporating from the seal cavity. In one embodiment, the immiscible fluid is insoluble in the bearing oil. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262462 | STORAGE APPARATUS - A carriage block body is coupled to a support shaft for relative rotation. The carriage block body defines a bearing hole receiving the support shaft. A carriage arm extends from the carriage block body along an imaginary plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support shaft. The carriage arm has a wall surface defining a cylindrical space at the tip end of the carriage arm. A projection is formed on the wall surface at a position off an intermediate plane set perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical space so that the cylindrical space is equally divided into a first cylindrical space and a second cylindrical space by the intermediate plane. The projection protrudes into the first cylindrical space. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262463 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A suspension is provided with a base plate, load beam, and flexure. The base plate includes a boss portion, a first region situated on a side closer to a slider with respect to a center of the boss portion, and a second region situated on a side more remote from the slider. A pair of first projections are formed in the first region. A pair of second projections are formed in the second region. The projections project in the thickness direction of the base plate. The boss portion is inserted into a hole in an actuator arm, and the projections contact a suspension support portion of the actuator arm. The boss portion is pressurized from inside to be enlarged, whereby the base plate is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the hole of the actuator arm. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262464 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A WRAP AROUND SHIELD CONSTRUCTED OF A LOW PERMEABILITY MATERIAL FOR REDUCED ADJACENT TRACK ERASURE - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a trailing, wrap around magnetic shield constructed of a low magnetic permeability. The lower permeability of the shield prevents magnetic saturation of the shield, which in turn prevents adjacent track interference such as adjacent track erasure. The shield can also be constructed as a pure trailing shield, or as first and second side shields without any trailing shield portion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262465 | Magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof - Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic head having a read head of stable reading operation and with less magnetic fluctuation noise. According to one embodiment, a free layer has a structure comprising two ferromagnetic layers (a first free layer and a second free layer) that are coupled anti-ferromagnetically by way of a non-magnetic intermediate layer, in which the magnetization amount of the first free layer is set to larger than the magnetization amount of the second free layer. Further, the magnetic domains in the first free layer and the second free layer are stabilized simultaneously by increasing the distance between the second free layer and the magnetic domain control film to be more than the distance between the first free layer and the magnetic domain control film, thereby adjusting the magnetization amount of the magnetic domain control film. Further, the volume of the entire free layer is increased thereby greatly decreasing the magnetic fluctuation noises, to obtain a read head showing a high SN ratio. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262466 | MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MAGNETIC ENCODER USING SAME - Soft magnetic material elements are provided on both sides of each of magneto-resistance effect elements with a spacing therebetween. As a result, an external magnetic field generated from a magnet can be pulled to above a substrate on which the magneto-resistance effect element is provided, thereby making it possible to amplify the external magnetic field to be applied to the magneto-resistance effect element to more than in the related art. Since a bias magnetic field is applied to a free magnetic layer, a magnetic sensor is resistant to a disturbance magnetic field. Moreover, since the external magnetic field applied to the magneto-resistance effect element can be amplified, even if the bias magnetic field is applied to the free magnetic layer, the magnetic detection sensitivity can be apparently improved to more than in the related art, thereby increasing the output. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262467 | MAGENTIC JUNCTION MEMORY ARRAY - A magnetic junction memory array and methods of using the same are described. The magnetic junction memory array includes a plurality of electrically conductive word lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of electrically conductive bit lines extending in a second direction and forming a cross-point array with the plurality of electrically conductive word lines, and a memory cell proximate to, at least selected, cross-points forming a magnetic junction memory array. Each memory cell includes a magnetic pinned layer electrically between a magnetic bit and an isolation transistor. The isolation transistor has a current source and a gate. The current source is electrically coupled to the cross-point bit line and the gate is electrically coupled to the cross-point word line. An electrically conductive cover layer is disposed on and in electrical communication with the magnetic bits. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262468 | TEMPERATURE PROTECTION CIRCUIT, POWER SUPPLY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A temperature protection circuit comprises means adapted to compare the temperature being monitored with each of threshold temperatures and judging that the temperature being monitored reaches a threshold temperature when the temperature being monitored is maintained at the threshold temperature or more for a predetermined confirmation period, means adapted to set a longer confirmation period as the threshold temperature compared with the temperature being monitored is lower, means adapted to generate one of corresponding temperature protection signals (Sarm, Slmt, Stsd | 2009-10-22 |
20090262469 | CIRCUIT FOR PROTECTING A DC NETWORK WITH DC LOADS AGAINST OVERVOLTAGE - A circuit (S) for protecting a DC network having DC loads ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262470 | GFCI that cannot be reset until wired correctly on line side and power is applied - An apparatus and method for preventing the miswiring of a protection device. The protection device includes line terminals and load terminals. The protection device further includes a latching mechanism, adapted to move between a closed state which establishes electrical contact between said line and load terminals, and an open state which prevents electrical contact between said line and load terminals; and an initial reset prevention mechanism, adapted to prevent said latching mechanism from being set in said closed state until power is applied to said line terminals. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262471 | Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) Support - An Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter support system and program, having a plurality of sequenced individual loads arranged in scenes or groups, which sequenced individual loads when activated together form a cumulative total of 800 watts or more; and one or both of a delay between each sequenced individual load to prevent the cumulative wattage from creating a nuisance Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter breaker trip, and a plurality of pre-heat pulses provided to individual loads with individual wattages of 800 watts or more prior to applying a full current to the individual load. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262472 | Protective Device with an Auxiliary Switch - The present invention is directed to a protective device that includes a housing having a plurality of line terminals, a plurality of load terminals, and a plurality of user-accessible terminals accessible via apertures disposed in a front major surface of the housing. A fault detection assembly is coupled to the plurality of line terminals, the fault detection circuit being configured to provide a fault detection output in response to detecting a fault condition. A circuit interrupter is coupled to the fault detection assembly. The circuit interrupter includes a first set of interrupting contacts configured to provide electrical continuity between the plurality of line terminals, the plurality of load terminals, and the plurality of user-accessible terminals in a reset state. The first set of interrupting contacts are decoupled in response to the fault detection output to enter a tripped state such that the plurality of line terminals are decoupled from the plurality of load terminals and the plurality of user-accessible terminals. An auxiliary switch is coupled to the fault detection assembly. The auxiliary switch includes a second set of contacts configured to decouple at least a portion of the fault detection assembly from a source of electrical power in the tripped state. The second set of contacts being self-biased toward a predetermined switch position when no force is applied thereto. A latch block assembly is coupled to the circuit interrupter. The latch block assembly includes a first latch block portion and a second latch block portion. The first latch block portion is configured to drive the first set of contacts to close when transitioning from the tripped state to the reset state. The second latch block portion is configured to overcome the self bias of the second set of contacts to thereby drive the second set of contacts open when transitioning from the reset state to the tripped state. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262473 | Self-protecting crowbar - The invention relates to a protective circuit for an electrical device operated in particular in an explosion-hazard area, with a limiting circuit connected downstream of a pair of input terminals for limiting an output voltage present at a pair of output terminals and/or an output current delivered at the output terminals below a threshold value and a shorting circuit, which shorts the output or input terminals when a threshold value is exceeded, the control signal that controls the limitation originating from the same place as the signal that triggers the shorting circuit, and with a measuring circuit, which uses the output voltage or the output current to provide a control signal, which is fed on the one hand to a final control element for reducing the output voltage or the output current and on the other hand to the shorting circuit, the measuring circuit comprising a ZENER diode and/or a measuring resistor and the control signal being a voltage that is in particular a transistor-amplified or impedance-converted voltage. To minimize the difference between the guaranteed output voltage and the safety voltage, the invention proposes that the final control element is a self-conducting field-effect transistor, at the gate of which the control signal is present, and the measuring circuit is connected downstream of the field-effect transistor in the direction of current flow. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262474 | LOW-VOLTAGE CMOS SPACE-EFFICIENT 15 KV ESD PROTECTION FOR COMMON-MODE HIGH-VOLTAGE RECEIVERS - An electrostatic discharge protection device is disposed between true-complement input pins of a differential signal pair and a ground node. A common node couples the three diode stacks together. A first and a second diode stack each connect to one of the differential signal pair input pins. The third diode stack couples to the ground node. Each of the diode stacks is fabricated by a pair of high concentration p-type contact dopant regions within a low concentration n-well region. Each of the p-type contact dopant regions is configured to form back-to-back diodes connected in series with cathodes in common. In protecting common mode receivers, current from an ESD event is channeled to ground rather than to the complementary receiver node. The diode stacks are capable of withstanding a 15 kV incident and save up to 25% in area compared to a fully parallel configuration for differential signal pairs. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262475 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING RISK OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE FOR A SYSTEM ON CHIP (SOC) - Aspects of a method and system for mitigating risk of electrostatic discharge in a system on chip are provided. In this regard, for an IC comprising a plurality of portions electrically isolated from one another within the IC, ESD current may be routed via one or more paths within and/or on a package to which the IC is bonded. The one or more paths may electrically couple two or more of the portions of the IC. The one or more paths may have low impedance at DC and high impedance at one or more frequencies utilized in the integrated circuit. One of the portions of the IC may be a ground plane for RF circuitry. One of the portions of the IC may be a ground plane for digital circuitry. The one or more paths may be fabricated in one or more metal layers of said package. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262476 | Circuit configurations to reduce snapback of a transient voltage suppressor - This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a reverse breakdown voltage BV less than or equal to a BVceo of the BJT where BVceo stands for a collector to emitter breakdown voltage with base left open. The TVS circuit further includes a rectifier connected in parallel to the BJT for triggering a rectified current through the rectifier for further limiting an increase of a reverse blocking voltage. In a preferred embodiment, the triggering Zener diode, the BJT and the rectifier are formed in a semiconductor substrate by implanting and configuring dopant regions of a first and a second conductivity types in a N-well and a P-well whereby the TVS can be formed in parallel as part of the manufacturing processes of the electronic device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262477 | SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT LIMITER - In order to provide a power semiconductor module for power distribution and transmission, having a power semiconductor circuit which is connected via connecting lines to an energy storage device, which limits the current amplitudes that occur in the electrical fault and effectively protects the power electronics, it is proposed that the connecting lines have a weak point which breaks when the current load is above a threshold value, with the connecting lines furthermore having a resistance which is connected in parallel with the weak point. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262478 | ELECTRICITY DELIVERY SYSTEM - An electronic system can include a switch and a regulator coupled to the switch. The switch can be used to deliver electricity from a first terminal to a second terminal. The switch can also be used to prevent the second terminal from having a level that is higher than a predefined operation level limit by controlling the status of the switch according to a supply signal at the first terminal. The regulator can be used to adjust a regulated signal at the second terminal according to the supply signal. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262479 | Electromagnetic actuating device being actuated by high voltage and held electrification by low voltage - The present invention is disclosed by that the power source device with variable output voltage is operatively controlled by the switching device to provide higher voltage power to the driving coil installed in the electromagnetic actuating device so as to produce larger electromagnetic effective force, wherein the power source device with variable output voltage after actuation is operatively controlled by the switching device to be switched to provide lower voltage power thus allowing smaller current to pass through the driving coil thereby holding electrification for excitation, while required operating characteristics of the electromagnetic actuating device can still be ensured. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262480 | Electromagnetic actuating device with coils capable of holding electrification in series connection after being actuated in parallel connection - At least two sets of driving coils of the same individual electromagnetic actuating device of the present invention in parallel connection or series-parallel connection to appear relatively lower impedance being electrified to obtain larger actuating force is further manipulated by the switching device to be switched to series connection and series-parallel connection to appear relatively higher impedance thus reducing currents passing through driving coils, while required operating characteristics of the electromagnetic actuating device can still be satisfied. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262481 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION - An apparatus, system, and method provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in electronic devices by guiding electrostatic charges to a ground through ESD channels within electrical insulation sheet. The ESD channels are positioned within the electrical insulation sheet to provide electrical paths to ground having a lower impedance than electrical paths to protected areas covered by the electrical insulation sheet. Accordingly, an ESD follows the path of least resistance safely to ground rather than to a critical component within the electronic device. In the exemplary embodiment, the ESD channels are openings in a dome contact layer of a keypad where the openings are positioned over one or more ground areas of a printed circuit board (PCB) and the insulting material of the dome contact layer covers areas of the PCB that are protected from ESD. By implementing dedicated GPIO lines, grounded metal domes cover the signal pads in the target discharge area to protected the GPIO lines from ESD. Device components are protected from ESD without additional ports or insulation. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262482 | IONIZER - An ionizer is formed by coupling a fan unit provided with a discharge electrode and a fan and a control unit provided with an indicator and an adjuster to each other, and both units are changeable between a normal coupling condition, where both are directed in the same direction, and an opposite coupling condition, where they are directed in opposite directions to each other, and in addition, a power/signal arrangement of the connection terminals of the separate connector is bilaterally symmetrical such that same power and signals ale transmitted and received between the separate connectors of both units connected to each other in either coupling condition of aforementioned both units. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262483 | CAPACITOR IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A capacitor may include at least one of a polysilicon layer over a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor dielectric layer over a polysilicon layer; an insulating layer over a capacitor dielectric layer; a metal layer connected to a capacitor dielectric layer through a first region of an insulating layer; an upper metal wiring layer connected to a metal layer over an insulating layer; and/or a lower metal wiring line layer connected to a polysilicon layer through a metal contact that passes through a second region of an insulating layer and a capacitor dielectric layer over the insulating layer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262484 | Capacitor, Capacitor Electrode, and Mehtod of Manufacturing Capacitor Electrode Material - A capacitor electrode material having high capacitance and capable of handling large current and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In addition, a capacitor electrode and a capacitor having high capacitance and capable of handling large current, are also provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262485 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor includes a case, an electrolyte solution accommodated in the case, and an electrode foil immersed in the electrolyte solution. The electrode foil includes a collector and an electrode layer covering the collector. The collector has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The collector has apertures provided therein. The apertures communicate with the first surface and the second surface of the collector. The collector includes a projection provided at an edge of at least one aperture out of the apertures. The projection projects from the first surface of the collector and penetrates the electrode layer. The electric double layer capacitor provides a large contact area and a large joining strength between the collector and the electrode layer, and allows the collector to have a small thickness, hence having a large output density and a large energy density. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262486 | SLIDE MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide mechanism ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262487 | SHOCK-ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR ABSORBING SHOCK OF A DISPLAY PANEL AND RELATED DISPLAY DEVICE - A shock-absorbing structure includes a housing including a base and a lateral wall connected to the base, and a fragment component for wedging with the lateral wall. The fragment component includes a first end and a second end. The shock-absorbing structure further includes a supporting component connected to a display panel for pressing the first end of the fragment component, and a frame installed on a side of the display panel for covering the display panel with the housing and for pressing the second end of the fragment component so that the fragment component supports the display panel elastically. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262488 | COVER LOCKING STRUCTURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A cover locking structure ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262489 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COVERING LID FOR COVERING INSERT HOLE - An electronic device with a covering lid for covering an insert hole includes a housing and the covering lid. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface which are connected to each other, and the first surface includes an insert hole. The covering lid includes a covering plate and a flexible handle, and the covering plate is disposed on the first surface and covers the insert hole. A first end of the flexible handle is connected to the second surface of the housing, and a second end of the flexible handle is connected to the covering plate. A bending portion is disposed between the first end and the second end to provide spring force to the covering plate to make the covering plate move along a direction away from the insert hole automatically when the covering plate is unfolded. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262490 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is described. The electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, an earphone and a retracting mechanism. The earphone includes a connecting cable and a head member. One end of the connecting cable is connected to the printed circuit board, the other is connected to the head member. The retracting mechanism includes a receiving compartment and a receiving space communicating with the receiving compartment. The receiving compartment receives the connecting cable therein. The head member is received in and fixed to the receiving space. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262491 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED AUDIO QUALITY THROUGH A CURVED AND SLOPED SURFACE OF A HOUSING - A portable electronic apparatus includes a housing and an output device configured to output sound. The output device is disposed on a surface on an inside of a slope disposed on a lower surface of the housing, the slope resulting in the housing being opened in a predetermined direction. The slope forms a space between the slope and a mounting surface on which the housing is placed. The surface on the inside of the slope includes a curved surface. The curved surface may be concavely curved relative to the bottom surface of the housing. The electronic apparatus may also include an input device, and the output device may be disposed on a side forward of the input device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262492 | SUBMERSIBLE KEYBOARD - A waterproof, submersible computer keyboard can include true-type keys, a waterproof flexible internal keyboard switch membrane, a PCB sealed in a waterproof airtight compartment housing that is sealed in a manner preventing failure of the waterproof seal from temperature and pressure changes associated with cleaning, submersion and machine washing. The keyboard can further include a plurality of drain holes in the keyboard base for water drainage and non-corrosive components including stainless steel screws, aluminum stabilizers and a gold plated USB connector. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262493 | Digital picture frame - A digital picture frame includes a display unit connected movably to a base, a driving unit operable so as to drive the display unit to move relative to the base between a lengthwise position and a widthwise position, an input unit operable so as to generate a control signal, and a controller connected electrically to the input unit and the driving unit. The controller controls the driving unit in response to the control signal from the input unit so that the display unit is driven by the driving unit to move from a current one of the lengthwise position and the widthwise position to the other one of the lengthwise position and the widthwise position. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262494 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An information processing device has: a support stand having a base that lies flat and a pole that stands on the base; a processing unit that performs data processing; a display panel that displays an image; and a storage unit that stores information. The device further has an adaptor that supports the processing unit and the storage unit, when the adaptor is attached to the support stand. The adaptor also supports the display panel such that the processing unit and the storage unit are hidden behind the display panel. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262495 | High efficiency heat removal system for rack mounted computer equipment - An efficient method of heat removal from rack mounted computer equipment, network gear and other electronic equipment, consisting of solid heat conducting components in direct contact with the heat generating sources. In particular, this invention is primarily focused on the ability to efficiently and effectively cool computer equipment in standard computer rack cabinets. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262496 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE OF AN INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER - The present invention discloses an improved heat dissipating structure of an industrial computer, and the heat dissipating structure includes a heat dissipating module and two fixing units installed on both lateral sides of a top surface of the heat dissipating module, and the heat dissipating module includes a detachable heat dissipating fan module disposed therein, and the fixing unit is secured integrally with the heat dissipating module and the industrial computer by a plurality of fixing elements to achieve the effect of facilitating the change of a heat dissipating fan module. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262497 | Duct System For High Power Adapter Cards - Method and apparatus for substantially preventing recirculation of heated air from an exhaust outlet of an expansion card to an air inlet of the expansion card, wherein the air inlet and exhaust outlet are both on the same end of the chassis. The apparatus comprises a chassis with a chassis fan, a motherboard within the chassis having an expansion card connector, and an expansion card in communication with the expansion card connector and secured to the front end of the chassis. The expansion card also includes a card fan configured to move cooling air through the air inlet to the exhaust outlet. An air duct redirects the hot air from the exhaust outlet to prevent recirculation into the expansion card and causes the heated air to exit through the chassis fan. The air duct may include a longitudinal segment through a computer module and a lateral segment selectively securable over the exhaust outlet. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262498 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR POWER SUPPLY - A power supply securing system includes a securing bracket ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262499 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH GUIDE APPARATUS FOR GUIDING AIR FLOW THEREIN - An electronic system includes a case, a plurality of fans, a plurality of shafts, at least one leaf member, and a plurality of elastic elements. The case defines a plurality of exits. The fans are fixed in the case corresponding to the exits. The shafts are fixed in the case corresponding to the fans. The at least one leaf member is rotationally mounted to one of the shafts. The elastic elements are mounted to one of the shafts to bias the at least one leaf member to close the corresponding exit. A guide apparatus for the electronic system is provided as well. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262500 | COOLING DEVICE, HEAT SINK, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There are provided a cooling device and a heat sink that can effectively radiate heat generated by a heat source while reducing the volume of discharged gas to avoid noise, and an electronic apparatus in which the cooling device and the heat sink are mounted. A heat sink | 2009-10-22 |
20090262501 | Rack With Integrated Rear-Door Heat Exchanger - Rack assemblies and methods for cooling one or more rack-based computer systems, as well as data center configurations that utilize the rack assembly. The rack assembly comprises a rack providing support for multiple columns of heat-generating electronic devices and device fans for moving air from an air inlet side of the rack through the devices and through an air outlet side of the rack. The rack assembly also comprises a unitary door having a support frame spanning the air outlet side of the rack and hingedly coupling the door to a rear vertical edge of the rack. The door includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger panel spanning an air outlet passage inside the support frame so that substantially all of the air passing through the air outlet must pass through the heat exchanger panel. The air outlet passage has a cross-sectional area that is substantially equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the multiple columns of heat-generating devices. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262502 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a plurality of fins parallel to each other. The fins include a top portion having a flange. The opposite ends of each flange are rounded. Two rounded corners are located below the plane defined by the flange. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262503 | Control Device - A control device as a module comprises a control board, a sub-module and a housing cover. A microcomputer is mounted on the control board. The sub-module has a sub-module case provided with a wiring layer into a wall of the sub-module case. Electronic parts are mounted in the sub-module case to electrically connect to the control board through the wiring layer. A housing cover accommodates the control board and the sub-module. A housing base is joined with the housing cover. The accommodation portion has a shape corresponding to a shape of each of the electronic parts is arranged in the housing cover. The sub-module is mounted to the housing cover with a heat radiation adhesive between the accommodation portion and each of the electronic parts. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262504 | HEAT SINK CLIP AND ASSEMBLY - A clip includes a body, a moveable fastener and an actuating member. The body includes a pressing part, a flat portion and a latching leg. The movable fastener includes a connecting portion, a pivot axis connected at a top end of the connecting portion and an engaging portion. The connecting portion extends through the flat portion. The actuating member defines a guiding groove therein. The guiding groove angles outward to form a height difference along a longitudinal axis of the actuating member between a topmost end and a bottommost end thereof. The actuating member is above the flat portion and connected to the pivot axis of the moveable fastener. The actuating member is levelly moveable relative to the movable fastener so that the pivot axis can slide along the guiding groove to render the moveable fastener vertically moveable between a locked position and a released position. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262505 | Heat radiator - A heat radiator is in the form of a rectangular body having two opposite longer sides and two opposite shorter sides, and includes a contact section located at an end surface of the heat radiator for contacting with a heat source and having at least one extension wall outward extended therefrom to divide the heat radiator into a first heat-dissipating zone, which consists of a plurality of curved radiation fins outward extended from the contact section toward the two longer sides, and a second heat-dissipating zone, which consists of a plurality of straight or curved radiation fins outward extended from the contact section and the extension wall toward the two shorted sides. These radially outward extended radiation fins not only provide increased heat radiating areas, but also guide airflow produced by a cooling fan to smoothly flow therethrough to carry heat away from the heat radiator in different directions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262506 | BATTERY COVER LATCH MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latching mechanism ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262507 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes: a display panel that has a display screen displaying an image on a front surface thereof; a supporting board that has a first surface extending facing a rear surface of the display panel; a first circuit substrate that is fixed to a second surface of the supporting board; and a unit that includes a base board, a plate-like electronic part supported by the base board, and a second circuit substrate fixed to the base board. The unit is supported on the second surface of the supporting board. The first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate include a first connector and a second connector, respectively. The first connector and the second connector link with each other when the base board is slid in a direction, and go away from each other when the base board is slid in the opposite direction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262508 | MECHANISM FOR LOCKING A BOARD ONTO A CHASSIS - A mechanism for locking boards with various components mounted on them onto the chassis of an electronic device is composed of brackets, which are attached to these boards and which are to be mounted onto the chassis at a series of fixation points provided at certain intervals on it, and a locking element having a number of tongue-shaped pieces. Locking is accomplished by inserting each of these tongue-shaped pieces between a pair of adjacent brackets so that it engages with them. This mechanism requires fewer components than conventional mechanisms and is also easier to operate. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262509 | Welding Part Structure Of A Stem And A Component To Be Welded, A Semiconductor Device Which Has The Welding Part Structure, An Optical Module Which Has The Semiconductor, And The Production Method Thereof - A high projection is provided outside the bottom surface of a cap and a low and small protrusion is provided inside the projection. The projection is resistance-welded to a stem by allowing the projection to abut the stem so as to supply an electric current thereto. Even if melt particles flow inwardly, they are blocked by the small protrusion arranged inside so as not to enter the internal space, thereby eliminating a tapping test of an optical device and an optical module. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262510 | Apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharge - The invention relates to an apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharges during usage. On a printed circuit board ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262511 | SHIELDING DEVICE - A shielding device ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262512 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR TOUCH SCREEN - The frame assembly mainly contains a number of linear edge members and a number of L-shaped corner members end-to-end joining the edge members by a number of connection pieces into a rectangular frame surrounding a touch panel. Both the edge and corner members have a C-shaped cross section with a space inside for holding circuit boards of the touch panel. The circuit boards of the corner and edge members are aligned so that their connectivity by matching connectors is easily established when putting the frame assembly together. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262513 | Support frame for supporting a control panel - A support frame for supporting a control panel, preferably for completely supporting an operator control and monitoring device, is disclosed. Frame elements form the support frame, the frame elements being embodied as external side surfaces forming a housing part. Securing units fix the control panel essentially inside the support frame. A part of at least one frame element is embodied with a first flange surface for flange-mounting the frame element onto a support arm having a second flange surface. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262514 | CAST PHOTOLUMINESCENT DEVICES AND PHOTOLUMINESCENT INSERTS FOR SUBSTRATES - A non-powered path marking system comprises a substrate defining a cavity. A photoluminescent insert comprises a first resinous layer that is cast with photoluminescent particles suspended therein. Adhesive attaches the photoluminescent insert inside of the cavity. A marking device comprises a photoluminescent insert comprising N cast resinous layers, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one. A first one of the N cast resinous layers includes photoluminescent particles suspended therein. A fastener includes a first portion cast in the photoluminescent insert and a second portion extending outside of the photoluminescent insert. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262515 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a light emitting device including one or more light emitting diodes to primarily emit light having different wavelengths in the wavelength range of ultraviolet rays and/or blue light, and a wavelength-conversion means to convert the primary light into secondary light in the visible light wavelength range. The light emitting device of the current invention has a high color temperature of 2000 to 8000 K or 10000 K and a high color rendering index of 90 or more, thus easily realizing desired emission on the color coordinate system. Therefore, the lighting emitting device is applicable to mobile phones, notebook computers, and keypads or backlight units for various electronic products, and, in particular, automobiles and exterior and interior lighting fixtures. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262516 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH PHOSPHOR WAVELENGTH CONVERSION - A light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate excitation light of a first wavelength range and a phosphor (photo-luminescent) material configured to absorb at least a part of the excitation radiation and to emit light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges. The device is characterized by at least the light emitting surface of the excitation source being coated (encapsulated) with an encapsulating material which is transparent to light of the first and second wavelength ranges and which incorporates particles of a thermally conducting material (thermal conductivity ≧100 Wm | 2009-10-22 |
20090262517 | Light source unit - A light source unit includes a light source portion including a mounting board, a light emitting element mounted on the mounting board, a rectangular solid sealing material for sealing the light emitting element, the sealing material including a first distance between the light emitting element and a top face thereof and a second distance between the light emitting element and a side face thereof, the first distance being greater than the second distance and a phosphor dispersed in the sealing material for radiating a wavelength conversion light by being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element, wherein a first light emitted through the top face of the sealing material is different in emission color from a second light emitted through the side face of the sealing material. The light source unit further includes an optical connection member including a reflection surface for reflecting light emitted from the side face of the sealing material, and a light guiding member including an end face through which light emitted through the top face of the sealing material and light reflected by the reflection surface of the optical connection member are inputted into the light guiding member. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262518 | LIGHT GUIDING MECHANISM - A light guiding mechanism ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090262519 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An illumination device is provided on a backside of a display panel so as to irradiate a display panel with light, the illumination device including a plurality of rod-like light sources arranged in a planar configuration such that they do not cross each other, and columnar members being respectively provided adjacent to the rod-like light sources, each columnar member including a light incidence plane through which light emitted from a longitudinal direction of the rod-like light sources enters, a first light exit plane arranged to emit the incoming light from the light incidence plane toward the display panel, and a first light reflecting plane arranged to reflect the incoming light from the light incidence plane to the light exit plane. Therefore, with the illumination device applied as a direct backlight, it is possible to reduce luminance unevenness in both a front direction and oblique directions sufficiently, so as to reduce the luminance unevenness of the backlight sufficiently, as a whole. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262520 | Backlight unit using a thermoplastic resin board - A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit may include a thermoplastic resin board in which cavities may be formed, a light emitting diode (LED) component which may be mounted on a bottom surface of the cavity, and a molding resin which may be filled in the cavity and which may secure the light emitting diode component. The thermoplastic resin board may include a light-reflective filler, to improve reflection efficiency, dispersed within the thermoplastic resin board. According to certain embodiments of the invention, a simple process can be utilized to reduce the thickness of the backlight unit, making it applicable to compact devices. | 2009-10-22 |
20090262521 | Surface light source device and image display device - A surface light source device includes a diffusing member which diffuses light, a reflective member which reflects light, plural light sources provided aligned in a flat manner between the diffusing member and the reflective member, and a light control member provided between the plural light sources and the reflective member as well as arranged in a state that a gap is imposed between the reflective member and the light control member, which has a light-guiding function of guiding part of light emitted from respective light sources in an alignment direction of the light sources, in which the light control member has a rugged structure portion in which geometric shapes in cross section are continuously formed on at least one surface. | 2009-10-22 |