50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100315723 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides an imaging lens assembly, comprising in order from an object side toward an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens element with negative refractive power, a fifth lens element with positive refractive power, and an aperture stop positioned between an imaged object and the first lens element. The above lens arrangement shortens the total track length effectively, enabling a high performance imaging lens assembly with a wide field of view. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315724 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE PICKUP LENS - Disclosed is an image pickup lens (LN) including at least three lens blocks (BK) each equipped with a lens substrate (LS) being a parallel flat plate, and a lens or lenses (L) having a positive or negative power and being connected to at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the lens substrate (LS). In the image pickup lens (LN), a first lens block (BK | 2010-12-16 |
20100315725 | WIDE-ANGLE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A wide-angle projection optical system includes a first lens set with positive power, an aperture stop, a second lens set with positive power, a third lens set with negative power, and a negative power reflecting mirror. The first lens set provides optical characteristics to match with a light beam coming from the object side. The second lens set is arranged behind the aperture stop to converge the light beam. The third lens set is configured to diverge the light to enlarge a full field angle. The negative power reflecting mirror is configured to further enlarge the full field angle and correct image distortion. The first lens set, the second lens set, the third lens set and the reflecting mirror have a common optical axis. The optical axis is shifted with respect to a center of a micro display. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315726 | PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a projection lens. The projection lens includes, in order from the magnified end to the minified end thereof, a first lens of negative refraction power, a second lens of positive refraction power, a third lens of negative refraction power, a fourth lens of positive refraction power, and a fifth lens of positive refraction power. The forth lens and the third lens are bonded to integrally form a compound lens of negative refraction power. The projection lens satisfies the following condition: 0.42010-12-16 | |
20100315727 | OPTICAL PART HOLDING MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical part holding member made of ceramic and a production method thereof, and provides an optical part holding member made of ceramic such that a sintered body after processes of degreasing and sintering has small dimensional changes over dimensions of a mold, and a production method thereof. An example includes a lens holder to hold an optical part, made of a silicon nitride ceramic base composite material produced through a process in which silicon and nitrogen are reacted to be nitrided and contains silicon carbide and an iron compound. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315728 | OPTICAL PART HOLDING MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical part holding member made of ceramic and a production method thereof, and provides an effective permeability to prevent dew condensation. The optical part holding member is made of a silicon nitride ceramic base composite material to hold an optical part, which is produced through a process of nitriding in which silicon is caused to react with nitrogen. By using the silicon nitride ceramic base composite material containing silicon carbide and an iron compound, an airflow volume of 50 ml or more per minute is achieved in an effective airflow area of 1.5 cm | 2010-12-16 |
20100315729 | EXTERNAL LENS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME - An external lens device is mounted in front of a lens of an image pickup device. The external lens device includes a fixer and an external lens. The fixer includes a fixing slot and an alignment slice. The alignment slice includes a first reference mark and a second reference mark. The first reference mark is enclosed by the second reference mark. The first reference mark is arranged in the middle portion of the second reference mark. After the fixer is placed in front of the image pickup device, an outer portion of the second reference mark of the alignment slice is parallel with the lens fastening part of the lens of the image pickup device, the first reference mark is aligned with a center of the lens of the image pickup device, and the second reference mark is concentric with a lens fastening part of the lens. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315730 | Lens-Driving Unit - Provided is a lens driving device reduced in sizes. In a right side region divided by a virtual center line vertically passing the outer circumference region of both lens group holding frames, including an optical axis, a lens driving device concentratedly has a first guide pole, a second guide pole, a lead screw of a first piezoelectric motor, and a lead screw of a second piezoelectric motor, when viewed from the front. Furthermore, the lead screw of the first piezoelectric motor and the lead screw of the second piezoelectric motor are arranged in an intermediate region between the first guide pole and the second guide pole. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315731 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes a lens barrel, an optical apparatus body, a body-side mounting unit, a lens-side mounting unit arid a position determination mechanism. A plurality of projection pins protrude from an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical part of the body-side mounting unit. A groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the lens-side mounting unit. Cutout regions that are in communication with the groove are formed in a surface of the lens-side mounting unit that faces toward a flange part of the body-side mounting unit at positions that respectively correspond to positions of the projection pins. The position determination mechanism determines a position of the lens-side mounting unit around the optical axis of the optical apparatus body. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315732 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY HAVING A COMPOSITE REFLECTIVE SURFACE - An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing defining an interior and including a mirror opening oriented rearward when the exterior rearview mirror assembly is secured to the motor vehicle. A backing plate is operatively connected to the housing in the interior. The backing plate is selectively moveable within the housing. A primary mirror is fixedly secured to a first portion of the backing plate. A secondary mirror is fixedly secured to a second portion of the backing plate. The secondary mirror is spaced apart from the primary mirror. An adhesive member extends between the backing plate and the primary and secondary mirrors such that the single adhesive member secures all of the primary and secondary mirrors to the backing plate. A demarcation divider separates the primary and secondary mirrors. The demarcation divider is secured to the backing plate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315733 | DISPERSING AGENT FOR ORGANIC PIGMENT AND USE THEREOF - This invention relates to a dispersant for an organic pigment comprising a compound represented by the below-described formula (1) or (2), and also to its use. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a dispersant or the like, which can afford a coating formulation for a color filter. The coating formulation is prevented from an increase in viscosity and a reduction in storage stability even when the concentration of a pigment is high, and can fabricate the color filter with excellent transparency and color quality. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315734 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY - A color filter array includes a die region having at least a die corner defined therein, a plurality of color filters arranged in a matrix in the die region, and at least a step-shaped corner positioned corresponding to the die corner. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315735 | Plasmon antenna with magnetic core for thermally assisted magnetic recording - A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a plasmon antenna to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the maximum gradient of the magnetic recording field should be concentrated in the small region being heated. Typically this does not occur because the spot being heated by the antenna is offset from the position at which the magnetic pole concentrates its magnetic field. The present invention incorporates a magnetic core within a plasmon antenna, so the antenna effectively becomes an extension of the magnetic pole and produces a magnetic field whose maximum gradient overlaps the region being heated by edge plasmons being generated in a conducting layer surrounding the antenna's magnetic core. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315736 | Multilayered Waveguide Having Protruded Light-Emitting End - A waveguide is provided, in which the optical coupling efficiency to a light source is sufficiently high, and the light-emitting spot center is stably provided at the intended position. The waveguide comprises a multilayered structure in which refractive indexes of layers having a surface contact with each other are different from each other. The multilayered structure is divided into a plurality of groups, and the length from the light-receiving end surface to the light-emitting end surface of one group is different from that of the neighboring group, and the protruded light-emitting end surface of the first group defined as a group that has the largest length includes a center of the light-emitting spot. In this waveguide, the state in which the light-emitting spot center is positioned within the light-emitting end surface does not easily be changed, even when the light-receiving spot center within the light-receiving end surface is rather displaced. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315737 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS - A control device includes an acquisition section which acquires a reading signal from a head under plural heat amounts, an computation section which computes plural kinds of characteristic values representing characteristics of the reading signal for each of the plural generated heat amounts by using at least one kind of algorithm, a contact determination section which determines whether or not the head contacts the storage medium for each of the two or more kinds of characteristic values based on a change of the characteristic values for the generated heat amount, and an association determination section which determines an association of a distance between the head and the storage medium with the generated heat amount when determined that the head contacts the storage medium for any of the characteristic values as the generated heat amount when the head contacts the storage medium so that the is considered to be zero. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315738 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE - The objective of this invention is to provide a motor control device, and a disk drive device using the same, in which during emergency operation it is possible to supply necessary power to the motor while limiting enlargement of the circuit area. During the retraction operation, control is performed to alternate between a short-circuit mode in which each terminal U, V, W of the spindle motor Ml is short-circuited to the terminal ICOM, and a rectifying mode in which the back electromotive force of the spindle motor M | 2010-12-16 |
20100315739 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ADJUST THE ORIENTATION OF A READ HEAD TO CORRECT FOR DYNAMIC SKEW - A method to adjust the orientation of a read head comprising a first read element and a second read element, wherein the first read element and the second read element are separated by a distance, wherein the method moves a sequential information storage medium adjacent to the read head, determines a skew angle for the sequential information storage medium with respect to the read head using the first read element and the second read element, and encodes that skew angle in a computer readable medium. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ROTATE A READ/WRITE HEAD - A method is presented to rotate a read/write head rotatable along a first axis and comprising a first assembly having a first servo element and a second servo element. The method moves a sequential information storage medium adjacent to the read/write head along a second axis, wherein the second axis is substantially orthogonal to the first axis, and determines the rotation angle for the read/write head with respect to the sequential information storage medium using the first servo element and the second servo element. The method then positions the read/write head with respect to the second axis based upon the rotation angle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315741 | Perpendicular magnetic recording head - A perpendicular magnetic write head capable of suppressing damage and corrosion of a magnetic pole to secure a stable writing performance is provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315742 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the cylindrical portion. Accordingly, it is possible to limit the axial dimension of the bearing apparatus while also enabling both a radial dynamic pressure groove array and a pumping groove array to have a sufficient axial dimension. Additionally, one end of a through hole defined in the rotating portion is arranged to open into the annular recessed portion, so that any air bubbles introduced into a lubricating oil by the pumping groove array can be efficiently caused to flow downward through the through hole and out of the bearing apparatus. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315743 | MAGNETIC READ/WRITE HEAD SUBSTRATE - A substrate for a magnetic read/write head is disclosed. The substrate can reduce detachment of crystal grains when unexpected vibrations or impacts are applied. The substrate may be machined when the substrate is cut into strips or a flow path surface recess is formed to produce the magnetic read/write head. The reduced detachment of crystal grains makes the magnetic read/write head more resilient to chipping, which allows the magnetic read/write head to have good performance in read/write. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315744 | SLIDER-GIMBAL SCRATCH MITIGATION - A head gimbal assembly for use with a load beam includes a gimbal, a slider for carrying a transducing head, and first and second tabs. The gimbal is configured to be supported by the load beam, and includes a gimbal tongue. At least a portion of the slider is secured to the gimbal tongue. The first tab extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a first corner of the slider. The second tab is spaced from the first tab and extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a second corner of the slider. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315745 | PROTECTIVE LAYER ON GIMBAL FOR SCRATCH MITIGATION - A head gimbal assembly includes a gimbal, a slider, and a polymer layer. The gimbal comprises a metal layer, and the metal layer of the gimbal defines a gimbal mounting portion for attachment to a metallic load beam and a gimbal tongue extending from the gimbal mounting portion. The slider comprises a ceramic material for carrying a transducing head, and at least a portion of the slider is secured to the gimbal tongue. The polymer layer is positioned adjacent to the gimbal and configured for limiting ceramic-to-metal and metal-to-metal contact. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315746 | HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND FIXING METHOD OF BASE PLATE AND CARRIAGE ARM - According to one embodiment, a head gimbal assembly includes: base plate body; flexure; through hole passing through the base plate body; cylindrical base that upstands from the front surface of the base plate body, and has a first inner diameter; a cylindrical flange that continues to the base around the through hole and has a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter; and inner wall surface that is defined by the flange and extends along a cylindrical surface formed by a generating line parallel to a central axis of the through hole. A ratio of a thickness T of the flange defined along a virtual plane orthogonal to the central axis of the through hole to a length L of the inner wall surface defined in a direction parallel to the central axis of the through hole is set to 1.5 or less. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315747 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND DISK DRIVE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a magnetic head for perpendicular recording, includes a slider including a facing surface opposed to a recording medium, and a head portion on the slider and configured to perform information processing for the recording medium. The head portion includes a main pole configured to apply a perpendicular recording magnetic field to the recording medium, a recording coil configured to excite the main pole, a write shield pole opposing the main pole across a write gap, side shields arranged individually on opposite sides of the main pole in a track width direction and magnetically isolated from the main pole, and low-flux-density layers formed of a material having a saturation magnetic flux density lower than that of the main pole, located between the main pole and the side shields, and configured to regulate magnetic fluxes flowing from the main pole to the side shields. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315748 | ESD Protection using a Capacitivly-Coupled Clamp for Protecting Low-Voltage Core Transistors from High-Voltage Outputs - An electro-static-discharge (ESD) protection circuit protects core transistors. An internal node to the gate of an n-channel output transistor connects to the drain of an n-channel gate-grounding transistor to ground. The gate of the gate-grounding transistor is a coupled-gate node that is coupled by an ESD coupling capacitor to the output and to ground by an n-channel disabling transistor and a leaker resistor. The gate of the n-channel disabling transistor is connected to power and disables the ESD protection circuit when powered. An ESD pulse applied to the output is coupled through the ESD coupling capacitor to pulse high the coupled-gate node and turn on the gate-grounding transistor to ground the gate of the n-channel output transistor, which breaks down to shunt ESD current. The ESD pulse is prevented from coupling through a parasitic Miller capacitor of the n-channel output transistor by the gate-grounding transistor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315749 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING POWER SUPPLY UNIT - A system for testing a power supply unit includes a test sub-system and a test control sub-system connected to the test sub-system and the power supply unit. The test sub-system perform tests and record the results. The test control sub-system is capable of selecting test items to test the power supply unit and setting an execution sequence of the test items. The test items includes a standby test item for testing the power supply unit at a standby state, a normal test item for testing the power supply unit at a normal state, and an over temperature protection test item for testing the power supply unit at an over heated state. The test control sub-system is further capable of automatically switching the standby test item to the normal test item, and switching the normal test item to the over temperature protection test item. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315750 | OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT WITH FOLDBACK CAPABILITY - An over-current protection circuit is disclosed that provides a current limit threshold using resistors in the path of a scaled mirror current of a load current. The protective circuit has a first state that passes a supply source to a device, but when the threshold is reached the circuit becomes a feedback circuit that allows only a set final current to be passed to the device. When the load current reaches the threshold, the mirror current reaches a corresponding threshold that triggers a comparator and circuitry that then limits and fold backs the load current. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315751 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor device which combines reliability and the guarantee of electrical characteristics is provided. A power MOSFET and a protection circuit formed over the same semiconductor substrate are provided. The power MOSFET is a trench gate vertical type P-channel MOSFET and the conduction type of the gate electrode is assumed to be P-type. The protection circuit includes a planar gate horizontal type offset P-channel MOSFET and the conduction type of the gate electrode is assumed to be N-type. These gate electrode and gate electrode are formed in separate steps. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315752 | THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUITS AND STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CABLES - Connectors for cables such as a 30-pin connector are provided. The connectors may have thermal protection circuits and may carry a power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The thermal protection circuits may disable the power supply voltage when the temperature of the connector exceeds a threshold value. The connectors may have structures that encourage any dendritic failure to occur in a preferred location. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315753 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - A circuit protection device for protecting a photovoltaic (PV) system from an overcurrent condition. The circuit protection device includes a first electrode electrically connectable to a first line of an electrical circuit, a second electrode electrically connectable to a second line of the electrical circuit. A first thermal element, second thermal element and an overload assembly define a first conductive path between the first and second electrodes. A bypass shunt defines a second conductive path between the first and second electrodes. The overload assembly electrically connects the first thermal element to the second thermal element, and is moveable between a closed position and an open position (i.e., overload condition). A low melt temperature solder electrically connects the overload assembly to the second thermal element. The low melt temperature solder softens and melts as the temperature increases in response to an overcurrent condition. Consequently, overload assembly moves from the closed position to the open position, thereby opening the first conductive path between the first and second electrodes. Residual follow-on current flows through bypass shunt via the second conductive path until the bypass shunt melts. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315754 | TRANSIENT VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT - The invention discloses a transient voltage detection circuit suitable for an electronic system. The electronic system includes a high voltage line and a low voltage line. The transient voltage detection circuit includes at least one detection circuit and a judge module. Each detection circuit includes a P-typed transistor and/or an N-typed transistor, a capacitor and a detection node. The transistor is coupled with the capacitor, and the detection node is located between the transistor and the capacitor. The judge module is coupled to each of the detection nodes. The judge module generates a judgment according to voltage levels of the detection nodes. Accordingly, the transient voltage detection circuit is formed. The electronic system may selectively execute a protective action according to the judgment. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315755 | Apparatus And Methods For Forming Electrodes For Electronic Weaponry And Deployment Units - An electronic weapon has an installed deployment unit from which an electrode, tethered by a filament, is launched, according to various aspects of the present invention. The electronic weapon provides a stimulus signal through a target to inhibit locomotion by the target. The electrode includes a body and a spear. The body has an interior. The spear has a tang. During assembly of the electrode, the filament is positioned in the interior. The tang is positioned in the interior over the filament. The tang is then mechanically coupled to the body, securing the filament in the interior. After assembly, applying a force along the filament results in friction between the filament and the interior. The interior of the body may include an undulation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315756 | Apparatus And Methods For Coupling A Filament To An Electrode For Electronic Weaponry And Deployment Units - An electronic weapon has an installed deployment unit from which an electrode, tethered by a filament, is launched. According to various aspects of the present invention, the deployment unit includes a housing, two filaments stored in the housing prior to launching, and two electrodes, each coupled to the end of one of the filaments. A propellant in the housing launches the electrodes responsive to the launch device. In operation, an end portion of each filament experiences a tensile stress during launching. The tensile stress follows a nonlinear path along a surface of an undulation of an interior of the respective electrode. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315757 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - An electrical component capable of performing hot switching at low power consumption is disclosed. The electrical component has a first electrical component and a second electrical component connected in parallel to the first electrical component. The first electrical component includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode with a space in between, the second electrode is moved by a first actuator portion. The second electrical component includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode facing the third electrode with a space in between, the fourth electrode is moved by a second actuator portion having a stiffness higher than a stiffness of the first actuator portion, the second electrical component has an impedance becoming higher or lower than an impedance of the first electrical component depending on a moving state of the fourth electrode. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315758 | INTEGRATED CAPACITOR - According to the preferred embodiment, an integrated capacitor having a fence-shaped structure is provided. The integrated capacitor comprises a fence-shaped, outer metal pattern and a dielectric layer. The fence-shaped, outer metal pattern encompasses an inner metal pattern, and the dielectric layer is situated between the outer metal pattern and the inner metal pattern. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315759 | HELICAL CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a helical capacitor for controlling a high-frequency power which flows in power lines, and a manufacturing method of the helical capacitor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315760 | Capacitors Having Dielectric Regions That Include Multiple Metal Oxide-Comprising Materials - Capacitors and methods of forming capacitors are disclosed, and which include an inner conductive metal capacitor electrode and an outer conductive metal capacitor electrode. A capacitor dielectric region is received between the inner and the outer conductive metal capacitor electrodes and has a thickness no greater than 150 Angstroms. Various combinations of materials of thicknesses and relationships relative one another are disclosed which enables and results in the dielectric region having a dielectric constant k of at least 35 yet leakage current no greater than 1×10 | 2010-12-16 |
20100315761 | SEALED AND IMPREGNATED WOUND CAPACITOR ASSEMBLIES - At least one wound film/foil or metalized film capacitor is sealed between its electrodes to form a sealed enclosed annular region between the interior of the enclosure, the electrodes and the exterior of the wound capacitor to form a sealed capacitor assembly. A fluid dielectric can be introduced into the sealed enclosed annular region under a vacuum to form a sealed and impregnated wound capacitor assembly. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315762 | Portable Extension Memory Storage Device - A portable extension memory storage device comprises a body and a slide positioning member. The body includes an elastic positioning tongue. The slide positioning member includes a positioning rib to be engaged into a positioning concave in the positioning tongue. With the elastic positioning tongue, the abrasion can be reduced, and the service life can be extended. The positioning concave offers an assured and firm engagement to improve the convenience in use. The assembly of the portable extension memory storage device can be finished without using any other threaded elements or locking elements, thus reducing the material and labor cost. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315763 | Shock Isolation System for a Mobile Unit with a Monocoque Housing - A monocoque housing for a mobile unit comprises a base, an end cap, and an isolation gasket. The mobile unit includes an electronic stack assembly. The base has an opening. The end cap is adapted to removably couple with the base. The end cap includes a cap and a frame where the frame is received by the base through the opening so that the cap covers the opening. The isolation gasket is disposed between the frame and the electronic stack assembly. The electronic stack assembly is not mechanically fastened to the isolation gasket. When the mobile unit experiences a shock load, the isolation gasket absorbs the shock load to reduce the shock load on the electronic stack assembly. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315764 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a rotating member and a covering member. The second body is connected to the first body and comprises an opening. The rotating member is rotatably disposed in the second body between a first position and a second position. When the rotating member is in the first position, the rotating member is exposed outside of the second body through the opening, and when the rotating member is in the second position, the rotating member is hidden in the second body. The covering member is connected to the rotating member and disposed in the second body between a third position and a fourth position. When the rotating member is in the first position, the covering member is in the third position, and when the rotating member is in the second position, the covering member is in the fourth position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315765 | Casing Assembly - A support for a fragile and/or brittle front piece includes a base plate member and a rim. The support is shaped to receive a specifically shaped piece of brittle material, such as ceramic, sapphire, precious or semi precious stone. The piece of brittle material has a front surface, a rear surface and sides. The rear surface is secured to a base plate of the support and a rim of the support surrounds the edges of the piece of brittle material. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315766 | Electronic device and retreating apparatus thereof - An electronic device and a retreating apparatus are disclosed. The retreating apparatus comprises at least one moving element, at least one first elastic element, an operating element, and at least one linking element. When the electronic device connects to an external device via connecting interfaces, the retreating apparatus disposed in the electronic device is capable of detaching the external device successfully from the electronic device by different working types. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315767 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT IS TRIGGERED AUTOMATICALLY ON BEING PICKED UP - The present invention relates to an electrical device, comprising:
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20100315768 | COMPUTER MONITOR WITH A SHELF - A computer monitor is supported by a stand connected to the back of the monitor. A shelf is positioned behind the computer monitor, where the shelf is connected to either the stand or the computer monitor back surface. The shelf has a flat portion which is essentially horizontal for holding various items. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315769 | PORTABLE COMPUTERS WITH SPRING-MOUNTED DISPLAYS - An electronic device housing may contain a display module. The display module may contain layers of material such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. These layers of material may be mounted in a display module chassis. A cover glass may cover the display module. The housing may have springs that mate with corresponding holes in the chassis of the display module to hold the display module in place within the housing. The springs may flex about a flex axis that is perpendicular to a planar rear housing surface and the planar layers of the display module. A disassembly tool may be inserted into a gap between the cover glass and housing sidewalls. When the disassembly tool is rotated, a fin on the tool may press against an engagement structure in the spring and may release the spring from the display module. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315770 | COOLANT PULSING FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - The present invention provides for repeatedly pulsing coolant through a first channel exposed to heat-generating computer components. The pulsing involves a relatively low baseline coolant flow rate with repeated excursions to a relatively high expulsion coolant flow rate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315771 | CHASSIS - A chassis includes a main box body. The said main box body includes a back panel, an upper cover panel, a lower cover panel, a left side panel and a right side panel connected with each other. An upper single panel slideway and a lower single panel slideway are provided in the main box body for fixing single panels. A fan is provided on the top of the main box body. A power distribution unit is provided on the bottom of the main box body. A connection portion is provided in the chassis for connecting the fan and the power distribution unit. The connection portion is a groove provided from the top to the bottom of the side panel for holding acable or two holes provided on the upper and the lower locations of the side panel for guiding the cable. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315772 | Combination wireless computer apparatus and portable bag - A combination wireless computer apparatus and portable bag is disclosed. The combination includes a wireless computer module and a portable bag. The wireless computer module includes a computer and a radio frequency identification system electrically connected with each other wherein the computer has a body and a display. The portable bag holds the wireless computer module, and includes a bag and a first container wherein the bag has a compartment, an opening, a showing area, and multiple side slots. Thus, the wireless computer module is received in the compartment through the opening, the display is exposed through the showing area, and the radio frequency identification system is held in the first container of the portable bag. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315773 | FOOT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A foot height adjustment system is provided. The system can include a clamshell device comprising a first member having an exterior surface and a pivotably connected second member. The pivotable connection between the members can comprise at least one hinge. At least one foot can be disposed within an aperture disposed within the first member. The one foot can project a first distance from the exterior surface of the first member. An actuator, adapted to reversibly increase the projection of the at least one foot from the exterior surface of the first member to a second distance when the second member is pivoted about the at least one hinge, can link the second member and the at least one foot. The second distance can be greater than the first distance. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315774 | Wireless Card Adapters - A wireless card adapter including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end, and brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion configured to receive a half mini card and mounting holes that align with mounting holes of the half mini card when the half mini card has been slid along the brackets until the half mini card contacts the distal end of the body portion, the mounting holes of the brackets being configured to receive fasteners that secure the half mini card to the adapter. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315775 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF OVERHEAD COOLING EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a data center comprising a first row of equipment racks, a second row of equipment racks, a hot aisle defined by a space between the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks, and a track system above the hot aisle of the data center upon which cooling units may be mounted. Cooling units may be moved along the track system. The track system may include portions of track secured to the top sides of one or more cooling units. Also disclosed is a method for installing a cooling unit above a hot aisle of a data center including a plurality of equipment racks. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315776 | 3-LEVEL POWER CONVERTER - A 3-level power converter is provided, which is reduced in size of the converter, reduced in floating inductance of each of wirings interconnecting between respective elements, and easily attached with a snubber circuit. The 3-level power converter performs on/off control of first to fourth switching elements | 2010-12-16 |
20100315777 | Weatherproof outdoor plasma/LCD cover - A wall mounted or encapsulated apparatus sealed from the elements for outdoor intended use for protection of a “PLASMA” or “LCD” television and or components. It is a fully acrylic housing intended to “weatherproof” and aid in “security” from theft or physical damage. The apparatus would be made of an acrylic fashion with an optional anti-glare version. The apparatus will be clear to allow viewing of the Plasma or LCD screen. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315778 | AIRFLOW-ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE HEAT-DISSIPATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - An active heat-dissipating mechanism includes a fan module, an airflow-guiding part and an airflow shunt part. The fan module includes an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The airflow-guiding part is disposed at the same side of the airflow outlet of the fan module and in communication with the fan module. An airflow channel is defined by the airflow-guiding part. An airflow inhaled by the fan module is guided to a hotspot region of the electronic device through the airflow channel so as to remove the heat generated from the hotspot region. The airflow shunt part is formed on the airflow-guiding part. The airflow shunt part defines a stopping block in the airflow channel. A portion of the airflow is hindered by the stopping block and guided into a sub-hotspot region of the electronic device so as to remove the heat generated from the sub-hotspot region. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315779 | WATER-COOLED COMMUNICATION CHASSIS - A water-cooled communication chassis includes a chassis body and a water cooling unit. The chassis body includes at least one heat receiving portion, at least one heat dissipation portion, and at least one first water pipe system. The first water pipe system has a front part extended through the heat receiving portion and a rear part arranged on the heat dissipation portion, so that heat absorbed by the heat receiving portion is transferred via the first water pipe system to the heat dissipation portion and dissipated therefrom into ambient air. The water cooling unit communicates with the first water pipe system and drives a cooling fluid stored therein to circulate in between the first water pipe system and the water cooling unit, so that the heat absorbed by the heat receiving portion can be quickly and continuously carried away from the communication chassis by the circulating cooling fluid. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315780 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF COOLING VEHICULAR DC/DC CONVERTER - The present invention relates to an electric vehicle and a method of cooling a vehicular DC/DC converter. A fuel cell vehicle, as one example of an electric vehicle, includes a DC/DC converter connected between an electricity storage device and a fuel cell, for converting a voltage generated by the electricity storage device and applying the converted voltage to a motor, and converting a regenerated voltage produced by the motor in a regenerative mode or a voltage generated by the fuel cell and applying the converted voltage to the electricity storage device, and a cooling apparatus for cooling the DC/DC converter. The cooling apparatus includes a cooling fluid passage therein for a cooling fluid that flows therethrough, the cooling fluid passage including a bend. The cooling apparatus constructed such that the cooling fluid flowing upstream of the bend cools upper arm devices, while the cooling fluid flowing downstream of the bend cools lower arm devices. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315781 | ANTI-GRAVITY THERMOSYPHON HEAT EXCHANGER AND A POWER MODULE - A thermosyphon heat exchanger according to the disclosure includes a set of linear conduit elements and a heat exchange plate mounted in a heat receiving region on the conduit elements. The longitudinal axes of the conduit elements extend in a first direction in a plane defined by the flat side of the heat exchange plate. The conduit elements project above the heat receiving region in the first direction on a first side and an opposing second side such that the extension of the conduit elements on each side of the heat exchange region is suitable for constituting a condensing region for condensing a refrigerant vaporized in the heat receiving region if the first direction is arranged vertically. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315782 | INTEGRAL HEAT SINK WITH SPIRAL MANIFOLDS - A heat sink is provided for directly cooling at least one electronic device package having an upper contact surface and a lower contact surface. The heat sink comprises a cooling piece formed of at least one thermally conductive material, where the cooling piece defines at least one inlet manifold configured to receive a coolant and at least one outlet manifolds configured to exhaust the coolant. The inlet and outlet manifolds are interleaved and are disposed in a spiral arrangement. The cooling piece further defines a number of millichannels disposed in a radial arrangement and configured to receive the coolant from the inlet manifolds and to deliver the coolant to the outlet manifolds. The millichannels and inlet and outlet manifolds are further configured to directly cool one of the upper and lower contact surface of the electronic device package by direct contact with the coolant, such that the heat sink comprises an integral heat sink. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315783 | HEAT SPREADER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A heat spreader having at least two adjoining strips of pyrolytic graphite material is made by cutting a strip from a sheet of pyrolytic graphite in the z direction. Thermal conductivity in the xy plane of the graphite sheet is greater than in the z direction. The z direction cut provides strips which are then each individually oriented 90 degrees such that the thickness direction of the original pyrolytic graphite sheet becomes the width or length of the cut strip. A face on the side of a first strip adjoins a face on the side of a second strip. Due to the greater thermal conductivity in the xy plane of the strips as compared to in the z direction heat transfers more rapidly in the length and thickness direction of the strips than across adjoining sides of the oriented strips. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315784 | FASTENING CLAMP - The invention relates to a fixing element ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315785 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An electronic equipment includes: an attachment plate; attachments disposed on the attachment plate and each provided with a female screw; a printed circuit board placed on the attachments; electronic parts mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board opposite to the attachments, and whose surfaces opposite to the surface of the printed circuit board serves as heat release surfaces; and a heat sink having a thermal-conduction surface and screw insertion holes. The thermal-conduction surface is abutted in common against the heat release surfaces with a heat release grease between them, male screws inserted into the screw insertion holes are penetrated through the printed circuit board, and meshed with the female screws threaded in the attachments, the heat sink is attached together with the printed circuit board to the attachments, and at least one of the attachments can be displaced in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315786 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device formed by using semiconductor packages is provided. The semiconductor device includes two semiconductor packages adjacently arranged in opposite directions on an inductive conductor. Terminals of the two semiconductor packages are joined by a third lead. the third lead is arranged substantially in parallel to the inductive conductor. Leads at the joint portions have, for example, a bent structure, and the third lead is arranged to be close to the inductive conductor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315787 | System and Method for Dissipating Heat from Semiconductor Devices - A system includes a circuit board, a multi-die package, and a heat dissipator. The circuit board has substantially planar opposing first and second sides. The multi-die package includes a substrate and a first set of one or more semiconductor devices on a first substrate side and a second set of one or more semiconductor devices on a second substrate side. The multi-die package is located at the first circuit board side. The heat dissipator is located at the second circuit board side, and thermally coupled to the second set of semiconductor devices. One or more portions of the circuit board are removed between the first circuit board side and the second circuit board side so as to define one or more holes through the circuit board and to facilitate thermal coupling between the second set of semiconductor devices and the heat dissipator through the one or more holes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315788 | SIDE-EXHAUST COOLING SYSTEM FOR RACK MOUNTED EQUIPMENT - A cooling system for rack mount electrical or electronic equipment comprises a hollow, box-shaped exhaust shelf having a vent on at least one end face thereof. The exhaust shelf may be configured for rack mounting. A side duct, open on its inner side, is mounted between the exhaust shelf and a top rail adapted to be mounted between a front post and an opposing rear post in a four-post rack mount enclosure. A plenum in the side duct is in fluid communication with the interior chamber of the exhaust shelf. A chassis having a side-facing exhaust for cooling air may be mounted on or over the exhaust shelf such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum of the side duct and channeled into the exhaust shelf and out through the vent. In this way, the desired front-to-back cooling air flow within a rack mount enclosure may be maintained even if one or more individual chassis mounted in the enclosure have side cooling air exhausts. In other embodiments of the invention, the airflow may be in the reverse direction—i.e., cooling air may be drawn into the shelf, pass through the side duct and enter the chassis. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315789 | CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE AND CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE DEVICE - Provided is a circuit board device in which printed wiring boards | 2010-12-16 |
20100315790 | Circuit Substrate Structure And Circuit Apparatus - A first wiring layer in a circuit substrate structure is provided with a first inductor and a second inductor. A dielectric layer is provided with a first via and a second via electrically connected to the first inductor and the second inductor, respectively. A second wiring layer is provided with: a bridge electrically connecting the first via and the second via; and a conductive pattern provided around the bridge, the outer edge of the conductive pattern being located outside the outer edge of the first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern in the first wiring layer. The bridge functions as a coplanar line and suppresses generation of electromagnetic field. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315791 | Printed Wiring Board and Electronic Apparatus - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printed wiring board having a first surface and a second surface provided on a side opposite to the first surface, the printed wiring board including: a product portion on which electronic components are mounted; an end portion provided to have a gap with respect to the product portion; and a connection portion which connects the product portion and the end portion to each other; a first coating composition applied on the first surface of the product portion; and a second coating composition applied on the first surface of the end portion and the first surface of the connection portion so as to be separated from the first coating composition. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315792 | MODULE FOR HOUSING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A module includes an outer housing comprising an additive. A first holder is disposed so as to be in integral relationship the outer housing. A second holder is disposed so as to be in integral relationship with the outer housing. A first circuit board is in removable engagement with first holder and the first circuit board adapted to being held in place by the holder without the use of a fastener. A second circuit board is in removable engagement with the second holder, the second circuit board adapted to being held in place by the holder without the use of a fastener. At least one electrical trace element is disposed so as to be in integral relationship with the outer housing. A conductive portion of the trace element provides a first electrical pathway between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The insulator material and the additive act to provide electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding for electrical components disposed within the outer housing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315793 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a button module with a button movably received in the base from a lateral side of the base, a sliding block slidably mounted in the base, and an elastic positioning member. The sliding block defines a first securing slot and a second securing slot. The elastic positioning member is capable of engaging in the first securing slot to restrict the sliding block in a first position where the button module is received in the base, and is capable of engaging in the second securing slot to restrict the sliding block in a second position where the button module extends out of the base | 2010-12-16 |
20100315794 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON PRINTED BOARD - When U-shape formed electronic components having an axial lead shape are mounted upright on a printed board, two U-shape formed electronic components having an axial lead shape are arranged so as not to be in the same straight line, and a wiring pattern is formed in a state where bent-side lead wires have the same electric potential, and the electronic components are inclined so as to place the bent-side lead wires close to each other, whereby the electronic components that tend to fall in the inclined direction can be mutually supported by the bent-side lead wires. Thus, the electronic components can be prevented from falling without spoiling a heat dissipation performance of the electronic component and the board, and without greatly deteriorating an assembly performance of the board. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315795 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing an electronic component including a first surface mount device and a second surface mount device is provided. The first surface mount device and the second surface mount device are joined to a substrate via joint materials such that either or both of the first and second surface mount devices are shifted from the locations corresponding to land electrodes located on the substrate so as to be aligned with each other and are subjected to a reflow process. The outer land electrodes are formed at locations shifted inwardly from the locations corresponding to a virtual arrangement state in which the first surface mount device and the second surface mount device are arranged in series such that an end surface of the first surface mount device is in contact with an end surface of the second surface mount device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315796 | CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, CONDUCTIVE PASTE, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A conductive material includes a first metal part whose main ingredient is a first metal; a second metal part formed on the first metal part and whose main ingredient is a second metal, the second metal having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first metal, which second metal can form a metallic compound with the first metal; and a third metal part whose main ingredient is a third metal, which third metal can make a eutectic reaction with the second metal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315797 | Display Device - According to one embodiment, a display device includes an assembly of a frame and a sub frame provided on a rear side of a display panel, and respective circuit boards provided inside the frame and the sub frame. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315798 | Method for Receiving an Electric/Electronic Component and Corresponding Mounting Method and Covering for Said Type of Device - An apparatus is provided for receiving, at least partially, an electric/electronic component in an internal housing area, in particular for commercial vehicles. A first housing component at least partially forms the internal housing area and a cover at least partially surrounds the internal housing area. The cover is designed such that at least one electrically conductive connecting element for electrically coupling the electric/electronic component to at least one additional electric/electronic component provided outside of the internal housing area is fixed by the cover. A method for assembling the apparatus is also provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315799 | HIGH FREQUENCY STORING CASE AND HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE - A cavity configured by electrically connecting an earth conductor formed on a multilayer dielectric substrate and on which a plurality of high frequency circuits are mounted, and a shield cover member. A waveguide aperture is formed on the earth conductor on which the high frequency circuits are mounted and is electrically coupled to the cavity, and an end-short-circuited dielectric waveguide formed in a direction of layer lamination of the multilayer dielectric substrate is connected to the waveguide aperture, and has a length approximately ¼ of an effective wavelength in the substrate of a signal wave. Spatial isolation between the high frequency circuits is ensured by an inexpensive and simple configuration using the single cavity. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315800 | Vertical cable management system with ribcage structure - A cable management system is provided including a rack for holding telecommunications equipment, and a ribcage cable support member along a vertical side of the rack. The ribcage cable support member includes a plurality of forwardly and rearwardly extending ribs. The ribs each include cable retention tabs. A plurality of spools are provided for cable storage on the ribcage cable support member. Holes through the ribcage cable support member allow access between the front and rear portions. An additional rack may be positioned on an opposite side of the ribcage cable support member to the first rack, and two columns of ribs are provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315801 | Structure of desk lamp - Disclosed is a structure of desk lamp, including a base, a support arm, and a lampshade. The lampshade is composed of a first lampshade portion and a second lampshade portion. The first and second lampshade portions are relatively movable with respect to each other and are removably coupled to each other (for being fixed together or separated from each other) to allow the second lampshade portion to selectively serve as a separate portable lighting device thereby making the use thereof easy and providing excellent convenience of use. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315802 | Optical system for a Light Emitting Diode with collection, conduction, phosphor directing, and output means - An optical system with an LED light source utilizes a base with an inverted conical shape to conduct light to a phosphor layer. The phosphor layer emits light from both upper and lower surfaces. The base and a substantially mirror image cap element facilitate efficient extraction of the phosphor-generated light from the optical system so that the output of the system is omni-directional light suitable for common lighting applications. The system is very efficient in that nearly all the light generated by the LED is transmitted to the phosphor layer, and nearly all the light emitted from the phosphor layer is output from the system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315803 | OPTICAL SHEET, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet including a fly-eye lens is provided. This optical sheet can exhibit excellent optical functions, including desired light condensing ability, light diffusing ability and ability for rendering a light source image substantially invisible, as well as can be produced with high reproducibility. In one example, the optical sheet ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315804 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS - An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch, | 2010-12-16 |
20100315805 | FLASHLIGHT AND LENS ASSEMBLY - A flashlight is provided. The flashlight includes a housing having a first end and a second end. A light source is disposed at the first end of the housing. A battery is disposed in the housing. A sheath houses a plurality of lenses to focus the light. A radius of curvature for the lenses arranged farther from the light source being greater than a radius of curvature for lenses arranged closer to the light source. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315806 | BATTERY-POWERED LIGHT - A personal light including a battery power source connected in series with a light-emitting diode (LED) light source and a switching mechanism configured for non-contact actuation are disposed within an environmentally sealed chamber. A reflector is employed to maximize reflection of light emanating from the LED and a lens having an anti-reflective coating thereon associated with the LED opposite the reflector to enhance the light output and magnify the narrow beam of the LED. The switch employs an actuation mechanism exterior to the chamber to activate and deactivate the light. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315807 | SOLAR OR WIND POWERED LIGHT - A LED lighting assembly comprising at least one LED; the at least one LED being mounted to a support; at least one solar element for creating electric power from solar power; at least one battery for storing electricity generated by the solar element; at least one wind vane operatively associated with the support; at least one motor/generator having a first mode for generating electric power from the wind turbine; and at least one shaft operatively connected to the at least one motor/generator and the support; the motor/generator having a second mode in which the motor/generator operates to rotate the support; the at least one motor/generator being operatively connected to the at least one battery for storing electric power therein. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315808 | Structure for Securing Conductive Strip of Flashlight - A structure for securing a conductive strip of a flashlight includes a flashlight main body formed therein with a receiving space for receiving batteries. The receiving space has a lateral surface formed with a groove whose cross-section tapers toward the center of the receiving space and is configured for receiving the conductive strip coupled to a switch assembly, along with an insulating element corresponding in width to the conductive strip and having a predetermined length. Once installed in the flashlight main body, the conductive strip is separated from the batteries in the receiving space, thereby preventing the batteries from overheating, which might otherwise result from direct contact with the conductive strip. The main body further has a rear end coupled with a pressing portion formed of a pliable material such that a switch of the switch assembly is switched on or off by pressing the pressing portion. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315809 | Method and kit for retrofitting fluorescent light fixtures - Retrofit lighting kits allow for the reuse of fluorescent lighting fixture housings, already in place, while retrofitting new assemblies that increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption and demand, and reduce ongoing maintenance costs. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315810 | LED lighting device with illumination angle adjustment mechanism - An LED lighting device in one embodiment includes a housing having two inclined open sides and two end segments having two arcuate side slots proximate a top; a controller in the housing; a first light source affixed to a bottom of the housing and comprising a plurality of first LED members electrically connected to the controller; and two second light sources comprising a plurality of second LED members electrically connected to the controller, two pivots each pivotably secured to a bottom corner of either end segment of the housing, and two sliding members each slidably disposed in the slot. Both sides of the housing are concealed by the second light sources. Either second light source may pivot about the pivots to adjust an angle of illumination of the second LED members by moving the sliding members along the slots. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315811 | CURVED LIGHT GUIDING ILLUMINATOR - A curved light guiding illuminator includes primarily a curved light guide plate, a diffuser plate and a reflector. At least one edge of the curved light guide plate has plural light emitting elements, and one side of the curved light guide plate is a rough surface to change a light path. Therefore, the path of light generated by the light emitting elements at one edge of the light guide plate is changed by being reflected through the rough surface inside the light guide plate, and a wider area of irradiation is provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315812 | LED LAMP - A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a base, a connecting member and a lamp body. The base defines therein an opening receiving the connecting member. The connecting member is pivotally connected to the base. The lamp body has an annular holder at a bottom thereof and an LED module received in the annular holder and exposed outside through bottoms of the base and the connecting member. The annular holder is received in the connecting member and pivotally connected to the connecting member. The connecting member is rotatable relative to the base about a first axis, while the lamp body is rotatable relative to the connecting member about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315813 | SOLID STATE LIGHT UNIT AND HEAT SINK, AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A SOLID STATE LIGHT UNIT - A lamp assembly manages thermal energy output from solid state lighting elements. An aspect of the present disclosure provides a lamp assembly that achieves enhanced cooling of light elements within the assembly. Enhanced cooling is achieved, in this aspect, by providing a lamp assembly including a heat sink having a plurality of thermo bosses protruding therefrom on a first side, and a plurality of heat sink fins on a second side. A printed circuit board is secured to the first side of the heat sink, and has a plurality of through holes that correspond to the size and locations of the thermo bosses, such that when the printed circuit board is secured to the heat sink, the thermo bosses extend into the through holes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315814 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE - In order to avoid irregular irradiation of a substrate, a light irradiation device is provided, comprised of a plurality of adjacently arranged segment light sources wherein a plurality of LEDs is arranged on a substrate, wherein said segment light source comprises an integrator lens arranged such as to be irradiated with light of said plurality of LEDs and a condenser lens arranged such as to be irradiated with light transmitted by said integrator lens, said integrator lens consisting of a plurality of cell lenses, whose aperture sizes at that side of said integrator lens that opposes said LEDs have different dimensions. Alternatively, a mask is provided at that side of said integrator lens which opposes said LEDs, said mask having apertures at positions corresponding to a respective one of said cell lenses, the mask apertures having sizes of different dimensions. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315815 | LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT ADAPTER MODULE - A light-emitting unit adapter module includes a mounting base for mounting, a circuit board accommodated in the mounting base and having electrode pins connectable to an external power source, a light-emitting unit mountable in the mounting base, and a holding-down device fastenable to the mounting base to hold down the light-emitting unit, keeping the tubular electrodes of the light-emitting unit in positive contact with the electrode pins of the circuit board for power input and the heat sink of the light-emitting unit suspending outside the mounting base for quick dissipation of waste heat during operation of the light-emitting devices of the light-emitting unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315816 | RING LIGHT DIFFUSER - A light reflector is disclosed for use in a photographic ring light diffuser. The light reflector consists of a substantially circular body including an outer wall having an opening therein for the provision of a light source, an inner wall provided substantially about a substantially circular aperture at or adjacent the centre of the rear panel. The inner surfaces of the body are substantially reflective, thereby reflecting light from the light source uniformly at an angle substantially coaxial with the aperture. Also disclosed is an adapter for coupling a light source with the light reflector, and a ring light diffuser including the same. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315817 | LOW-PROFILE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination system in accordance with an embodiment hereof includes a first substantially flat waveguide for propagating and emitting light. The first waveguide may include a plurality of optical elements increasing in density from an edge to the center of the first waveguide. Light enters the first waveguide at the edge, and light is emitted from the top surface of the first waveguide. The intensity of the emitted light is substantially uniform over the top surface. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315818 | REFLECTIVE SURFACE SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A reflective surface sub-assembly for a light-emitting device, comprising a substrate, at least one area reserved for placement of a light-emitting device assembly on the substrate, and a diffusive reflective layer applied on selected regions on the substrate, wherein if the light-emitting device assembly were placed onto the at least one area then the diffusive reflective layer would reflect photons emitted by the light-emitting device assembly is disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315819 | FRONT SHEET AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A technique for a display device using a display panel with Lambert light distribution, such as a plasma display panel, which displays a bright image with less contrast deterioration. This device has a front sheet which is integrally or separately located in front of the display panel. The front sheet includes light guides which extend in the horizontal direction and have a virtually convex cross section in the vertical direction with their apexes on the light exit side. A light reflection layer and a light-absorbing layer are sequentially stacked on the lateral sides of the light guides. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315820 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device comprises a housing, a first light guiding member, a display and a second light guiding member. The housing has a main body, an opening defined through the main body, a frame protrudes from the main body surrounding the opening, and a trough is defined through the frame. The first light guiding member has a main body mounted in the opening of the housing. The display is mounted with the first light guiding member in the housing. The second light guiding member is accommodated in the trough. The first light guiding member further includes a peripheral wall protruding from the main body thereof, the peripheral wall is located between the main body of the first light guiding member and the display, and a passage is defined between the peripheral wall and the second light guiding member. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315821 | DIFFUSER ATTACHMENT FOR PORTABLE LAMP - The invention relates to a diffuser attachment ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315822 | Illuminating Tower - A tower includes a base configured to sit upon a surface. A light source is coupled to the base and is positioned a first horizontal distance from a center of the base. The light source is configured to produce light therefrom when energized. The tower includes a cylindrical outer body that is coupled to and positioned a second distance from the center of the base, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. The outer body is oriented to extend vertically from the surface and is configured to allow light from the light source to pass therethrough. A plurality of leaves are coupled to an outer surface of the outer body and are configured to hang therefrom. The leaves are configured to freely move with respect to the outer body when air flow is applied thereto, wherein light from the light source is viewable through the outer body when the leaves move. | 2010-12-16 |