| 01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20120002301 | ZOOM LENS APPARATUS HAVING MOVABLE LENS HOLDER - A zoom lens apparatus includes a movable magnification lens component, a stationary barrel, a movable lens holder, and a rotatable cam barrel. Plural cam grooves are formed in the cam barrel, have a pair of cam surfaces opposed to one another, for moving the movable lens holder in the optical axis direction by rotation of the cam barrel relative to the stationary barrel. Plural shaft devices are disposed on a peripheral surface of the movable lens holder, for extending in a radial direction being perpendicular to the optical axis direction. A cam follower device is secured to each of the shaft devices, and inserted in each of the cam grooves. A pair of cam follower surfaces are provided on the cam follower device, deformable resiliently about each of the shaft devices, and pressed by respectively the cam surfaces. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002302 | Photographic Lens Optical System - A lens optical system includes first to fourth lenses that are sequentially arranged from an object, and which are between the object and an image sensor on which an image of the object is formed. The first lens has a positive refractive power and an incident surface that is convex toward the object. The second lens has a negative refractive power and both surfaces that are concave. The third lens has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape that is convex toward the image sensor. The fourth lens has a negative refractive power and at least one of an incident surface and an exit surface thereof is an aspherical surface. The lens optical system may satisfy an inequality that 0.5<|tan θ|/f<1.5, where “θ” denotes an angle of view of the lens optical system and “f” denotes a focal length of the lens optical system. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002303 | Three-Piece Optical Pickup Lens - A three-piece optical pickup lens includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side of the three-piece optical pickup lens along an optical axis thereof, an aperture stop, a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens. The first lens is a meniscus lens of positive refractive power. The second lens has an object side and an image side, on each of which at least one inflection point is formed at a position located between a center and a periphery of the second lens. The third lens has an object side and an image side, on each of which at least one inflection point is formed at a position located between a center and a periphery of the third lens, and has positive refractive power at paraxial region of optical axis. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002304 | Method and System for Determining Projections in Non-Central Catadioptric Optical Systems - Embodiment of invention discloses a system and a method for determining a three-dimensional (3D) location of a folding point of a ray between a point in a scene (PS) and a center of projection (COP) of a camera of a catadioptric system. One embodiment maps the catadioptric system, including 3D locations of the PS and the COP on a two-dimensional (2D) plane defined by an axis of symmetry of a folding optical element and the PS to produce a conic and 2D locations of the PS and COP on the 2D plane, and determines a 2D location of the folding point on the 2D plane based on the conic, the 2D locations of the PS and the COP. Next, the embodiment determines the 3D location of the folding point from the 2D location of the folding point on the 2D plane. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002305 | DIAGONAL MIRROR WITH DISPLAY - A diagonal mirror having a display includes a minor holder and a display detector. The mirror holder has a main body, an ocular part connected to the main body in tilt way, and a telescope tube connector connected to the main body in a way that is tilt relative to the main body and diagonal to the lens holder. One side of the main body has a hole. The display detector inlayed in the hole on the side of the mirror holder is used to detect and show the surrounding area conditions. Users could directly get information of outdoor surrounding area from the display detector. With the information of outdoor surrounding area, users could precisely adjust the focusing system of the telescope and have a clear magnified visual image of the astronomy landscape. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002306 | SCREW-MOUNT LENS BARREL - A screw-mount lens barrel includes a screw mount cylinder which is screw-engaged with a screw mount of a camera body, a shift ring which is rotatably supported by the screw mount cylinder to be coaxial therewith, a lens barrel body which supports an optical system and is adjustable relative to the shift ring in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis, and a shift adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the lens barrel body relative to the shift ring in directions orthogonal to the optical axis. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002307 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens groups including a retractable lens group, a plurality of lens retaining frames to retain the plurality of lens groups, a movable lens barrel to retain the plurality of lens retaining frames therein, and a fixed cylinder portion to retain the movable lens barrel therein. The plurality of lens retaining frames, the movable lens barrel and the fixed cylinder portion are configured to move the plurality of lens groups between a collapsed state with at least one portion of the plurality of lens groups collapsed and a photographing state. The plurality of lens retaining frames include a retractable lens retaining frame configured to movably retain the retractable lens group so as to position the plurality of lens groups in photographing positions on a single optical axis in the photographing state and to retract the retractable lens group to a retracted position outside an inside diameter position of the fixed cylinder portion in the collapsed state. The retractable lens retaining frame moves the retractable lens group between the photographing position and the retracted position by a driving force to drive the movable lens barrel relative to the fixed cylinder portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002308 | AUTO-FOCUSING LENS DRIVING DEVICE - This invention provides an auto-focusing lens driving device having a movable member, the movable member comprising: a cylinder-shaped lens carrier whose exterior is wound with a coil and whose interior defines a hollow portion for receiving an optical system; and two separate conductive elastic pieces which are each disposed at one side of the cylinder-shaped lens carrier along an optical axis; wherein each one of the two ends of the coil is micro-welded and joined to a corresponding one of the two conductive elastic pieces by thermal pressing technique, and a thermal pressing region having an area of less than 1 mm | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002309 | LIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A light adjusting apparatus according to the present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate having an optical aperture, a rotating shaft member which has been rotatably installed with respect to the first substrate and the second substrate, a light adjusting unit which is joined to the rotating shaft member, and a driving unit which moves the light adjusting unit by driving to rotate the rotating shaft member. Light which passes through the optical aperture is adjusted by moving the light adjusting unit by rotating the rotating shaft member by the driving unit. The light adjusting unit has a notch, and the rotating shaft member and the light adjusting unit are joined at the notch. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002310 | ROTATING MIRROR HOLDER FOR VEHICLE MIRROR, IN PARTICULAR FOR UTILITY VEHICLES, AND A MIRROR ARRANGEMENT HAVING SAID MIRROR HOLDER - The invention relates to a mirror holder ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002311 | REFLECTIVE MIRROR FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION - Disclosed is a reflective mirror for solar thermal power generation comprising a metal film and provided thereon, a substrate, the reflective mirror reflecting sunlight entering from a substrate side, featured in that the substrate is a film composed of a resin containing microfibrillated cellulose. The reflective mirror maintains a light collecting ability, particularly a specular reflectance highly and stably against variation of weather conditions, when sunlight is collected outdoors, is usable over a long period of time, and has high durability. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002312 | NON-FOCAL OPTICAL POWER LIMITING POLYMERIC MATERIALS - This invention concerns a solid polymer matrix for use as non-focal optical power limiting polymeric materials. This matrix contains: (1) a hyperbranched polymer family, especially HB-PCS OR HB-PU, HB-PUSOX or PC; (2) one or more of RSA dye, MPA dye, azo dye or DMNPAA; 3) CNT and 4) a self-focusing component. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002313 | CARD READER AND CONTROL METHOD OF CARD READER - The present invention is to provide a card reader that can prevent the illegal acquisition of magnetic information recorded on a magnetic stripe, based on an output signal from a pre-head. More specifically described, in a card reader having a card insertion slot for guiding a magnetic card having a magnetic stripe to a transport passage and a pre-head arranged in the vicinity of the card insertion slot for detecting the presence of the magnetic stripe, the pre-head is equipped with a head portion having at least one pair of magnetic cores arranged to be opposite from each other having a magnetic gap between them and coils wound around a pair of the magnetic cores; and a signal different from that of the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic stripe is output from the pre-head. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002314 | THERMAL READ/WRITE OFFSET COMPENSATION - A HDD comprising a temperature sensor disposed inside the HDD configured to periodically measure temperature inside of said hard disk drive; a magnetic disk; a read head; a write head; memory for storing RWO data. The RWO data is a function of a distance between the read head and the write head. The HDD also includes a RWO data adjustor configured to adjust the RWO data in response to a change in temperature of the HDD to compensate for a change in the distance between the read head and the write head based on the change in temperature. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002315 | MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE AND REFRESH METHOD FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive includes a grouping module and a refresh controller. The grouping module partitions a set of tracks on a disk into a plurality of groups. Each of the plurality of groups includes a plurality of tracks including at least two tracks with nonconsecutive physical positions. The refresh controller controls refresh process for each of the plurality of groups. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002316 | MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic recording apparatus including a head slider including read and write elements, and a magnetic recording medium including magnetically recordable recording tracks with a width L | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002317 | WRITING DATA TO TAPE MEDIUM - In a controller of a tape drive, a CM input-output unit recognizes a tape format; a tape variable acquisition unit acquires tape variables; a setting variable acquisition unit acquires setting variables; and a minimum number calculator calculates a minimum number m of sub datasets, which are to be written to a tape to secure resistance to burst error, by using the tape variables and setting variables. When a command processor receives a synchronization command, the buffer manager generates n sub datasets for storing data in the buffer. If n is smaller than m, m sub datasets are padded out and set as write data. If n is m or more, the n sub datasets are set as write data. Then, the channel input-output unit writes the write data to the tape. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002318 | Transducer Assembly For Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Light Delivery - An apparatus includes a transducer assembly including a waveguide having a core layer and a cladding layer adjacent to the core layer, and a grating structured to couple electromagnetic radiation into the waveguide; and a light source mounted on the cladding to direct light onto the grating at an acute angle with respect to a plane containing the grating. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002319 | MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND FLYING HEIGHT CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording and reproduction device includes a head; a heater configured to heat the head by electric power supplied; a detector provided with a resistive element and configured to detect a contact between the head and a magnetic recording medium by detecting a change in resistance of the resistive element associated with the contact between the head and the magnetic recording medium; and a flying height controller configured to control a flying height of the head from the magnetic recording medium by supplying electric power to the heater to thermally deform the head and to bring the deformed head into contact with the magnetic recording medium so as to determine reference power supplied when the head is in contact with the magnetic recording medium and by supplying electric power to the heater based on the reference power. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002320 | PARTICLE-CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING A COMPONENT CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE EXCLUSIVE OF CAPTURING PARTICLES - A particle-capturing device. The particle-capturing device includes a component having a surface that is configured to be disposed inside an enclosure, and is configured to make contact with an air-stream carrying particles within the enclosure. The component includes an electrostatic particle-capturing portion that includes a dielectric electrically insulating portion, and a plurality of charged portions. The charged portions are embedded in the dielectric electrically insulating portion, and are configured to generate an electrostatic field coupled with the surface that captures the particles from a flow of the air-stream and confines the particles at the surface. In addition, the component is configured to provide at least one additional function within the enclosure exclusive of capturing particles. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002321 | HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND DISK DEVICE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes an arm includes upper and lower surfaces, a suspension extending from the arm, a head supported by the suspension, and restriction plates bonded on the upper and lower surfaces of the arm. The restriction plates includes extending portions projecting from the arm to a downstream side of an airflow, respectively, and the extending portions are bent in a direction in which the extending portions approach each other. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002322 | HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a head gimbal assembly includes a load beam, a metal plate mounted on the load beam and constituting a gimbal includes a limiter portion, a flexure includes a plurality of conductors formed over the metal plate with an insulating layer therebetween, a slider includes a head and mounted on the gimbal, and a positioning reference mark formed on the limiter portion by parts of the conductors and configured to position the slider. The plurality of conductors includes conductors which conduct to the positioning reference mark through the metal plate and constitute an interleaved structure. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002323 | METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for inspecting a magnetic recording medium in which the adhesion (transfer) of contaminants or corrosive materials to a magnetic head can be prevented. Specifically disclosed is a method for inspecting a magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic substrate and additionally comprising at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer and a lubricant layer all provided on the non-magnetic substrate. The method is characterized by including exposing the magnetic recording medium to an atmosphere containing a siloxane and determining the resistance of the magnetic recording medium against environmental substances based on the amount of the siloxane attached to the surface of the magnetic recording medium. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002324 | DISK DRIVE WITH BALANCE PLUG HAVING LONGITUDINAL RETAINERS - Described herein is a disk drive balance plug that includes a substantially cylindrical body defining a first end, a second end, a substantially cylindrical outer surface, and a plug central axis. The balance plug also preferably includes at least one protrusion extending along the cylindrical outer surface between the first and second ends in a direction substantially aligned with the plug central axis. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002325 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a main magnetic pole generating a recording magnetic field in a magnetic recording medium, a return yoke paired with the main magnetic pole, and a spin torque oscillator interposed between the main magnetic pole and the return yoke and including a spin injection layer, an oscillation layer, a nonmagnetic metal layer, and spin assist layer stacked in this order, wherein the nonmagnetic metal layer includes at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Au, Ag, Al, Pd, Pt, Os, and Ir, and the spin assist layer is a soft magnetic layer whose saturation magnetic flux density (Bs), diamagnetic field coefficient (N) and gap magnetic field (Hg) show a relationship expressed by Bs×N>Hg. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002326 | Perpendicular Magnetic Write head and method of manufacturing the same - A perpendicular magnetic write head includes: a magnetic pole; a pair of nonmagnetic side gap layers provided on both sides in a track-width direction of the magnetic pole; a nonmagnetic trailing gap layer provided on a trailing side of the magnetic pole; a magnetic shield layer so provided as to surround the magnetic pole with both of the nonmagnetic side gap layer and the nonmagnetic trailing gap layer in between; and a magnetic seed layer formed between the nonmagnetic trailing gap layer and the magnetic shield layer, and having a saturation magnetic flux density higher than that of the magnetic shield layer. The magnetic seed layer is not formed between the nonmagnetic side gap layer and the magnetic shield layer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002327 | HEAD AND DISK DEVICE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a head includes a slider and a head section on the slider. A supporting surface of the slider includes a leading step in an inflow side of airflow, a leading pad on the leading step, a negative-pressure cavity in a downstream side of the leading pad, a trailing step in an outflow end side of the airflow, a center rail extending from the leading step to the trailing step, a guide groove in the center rail, configured to guide the airflow to the trailing step, and an intake groove formed in the leading pad, extending in a direction transverse to the airflow, communicating with the guide groove, and includes two end parts in its longitudinal direction, the two end parts extending in a direction of the airflow and forming openings open to the inflow side of the leading pad. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002328 | HEAD STACK ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a head stack assembly includes an arm including a swaged seat surface with swaged hole, a load beam supporting a head, and a baseplate secured to a proximal end portion of the load beam, including an annular protrusion secured to the swaged hole of the arm by swaging, and secured to the swaged seat surface. The arm includes a distal end portion located on a longitudinal end side of the arm with respect to the center of the swaged hole and being less rigid than the other portion of the arm around the swaged hole. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002329 | SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY HAVING A MICROACTUATOR GROUNDED TO A FLEXURE - Disclosed is a suspension assembly for a disk drive that includes: a mounting plate having a through-hole extending from a top-side of the mounting plate to a bottom-side of the mounting plate; a microactuator mounting structure formed in the mounting plate; a microactuator mounted in the microactuator mounting structure; and a flexure attached to the bottom-side of the of mounting plate. The flexure includes: a metal layer; an insulator layer; a trace layer that includes a ground trace; and an opening, wherein the opening extends through the metal layer and the insulator layer to a gold-plated ground trace. A conductive epoxy is bonded to the microactuator and extends through the through-hole to bond to the flexure, wherein the epoxy extends through the opening of the flexure to the gold-plated ground trace of the flexure such that the microactuator is grounded to the flexure. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002330 | CPP-Type Magnetoresistive Element Including Spacer Layer - An MR element includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first and second ferromagnetic layers. The spacer layer includes a nonmagnetic metal layer, a first oxide semiconductor layer, and a second oxide semiconductor layer that are stacked in this order. The nonmagnetic metal layer is made of Cu, and has a thickness in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 nm. The first oxide semiconductor layer is made of a Ga oxide semiconductor, and has a thickness in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 nm. The second oxide semiconductor layer is made of a Zn oxide semiconductor, and has a thickness in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 nm. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002331 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic recording head including a main pole, and a spin torque oscillator provided adjacent to the main pole and includes an oscillation layer including a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer and a third magnetic layer provided closer to the second magnetic layer and configured to inject a spin into the oscillation layer. The first magnetic layer has a saturation flux density of 1 T or more and 1.9 T or less. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002332 | OVERVOLTAGE CIRCUIT, AND MOTOR STARTER, OVERLOAD RELAY AND LOW-POWER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A motor starter includes a contactor and an overload relay. The overload relay includes a power supply having a voltage, a processor powered by the power supply voltage and being structured to control the contactor, and an overvoltage circuit. The overvoltage circuit includes a voltage reference having a voltage, a comparator, a load and a switch. The comparator includes a first input for the power supply voltage, the first input cooperating with the voltage of the voltage reference to determine a threshold voltage, a second input for voltage reference voltage, and an output. The switch is controlled by the comparator output and is structured to electrically connect the power supply voltage to ground through the load whenever the power supply voltage exceeds the threshold voltage. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002333 | ESD Clamp Adjustment - Embodiments of this disclosure relate to electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection techniques. For example, some embodiments include a variable resistor that selectively shunts power of an incoming ESD pulse from a first circuit node to a second circuit node and away from a semiconductor device. A control voltage provided to the variable resistor causes the transistor to change between a fully-off mode where only sub-threshold current, if any, flows; a fully-on mode wherein a maximum amount of current flows; and an analog mode wherein an intermediate and time-varying amount of current flows. In particular, the analog mode allows the ESD protection device to shunt power more precisely than previously achievable, such that the ESD protection device can protect semiconductor devices from ESD pulses. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002334 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The IC includes a first global voltage node and a second global voltage node. The IC further includes two or more power domains each coupled to the first global voltage node. Each of the two or more power domains includes a functional unit and a local voltage node coupled to the functional unit. Each of the plurality of power domains further includes a power-gating transistor coupled between the local voltage node and the second global voltage node, and an ESD (electrostatic discharge) circuit configured to detect an occurrence of an ESD event and further configured to cause activation of the transistor responsive to detecting the ESD event. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002335 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A protection circuit is connected between an interface circuit and a main circuit of an electronic device. The interface circuit is for providing a path for a power supply to power the main circuit. The protection circuit includes an electrostatic protection unit and a mis-connect protection unit. The electrostatic protection unit is electrically connected to the interface circuit and the main circuit and is configured for clamping a voltage of a node to a predetermined value, which the node is defined by the interface circuit, the electrostatic protection unit, and the main circuit. The mis-connect protection unit is electrically connected between the node and the main circuit. When the interface circuit is incorrectly connected to the power supply, the mis-connect protection unit disconnects an electrical connection between the power supply and the main circuit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002336 | Method for current conditioning, in particular on a fault current limiter - A method for current conditioning, comprising transporting a primary current ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PROTECTION - Apparatuses and methods for providing transient electrical event protection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a detection and timing circuit, a current amplification circuit, and a clamping circuit. The detection and timing circuit is configured to detect a presence or absence of a transient electrical event at a first node, and to generate a first current for a first duration upon detection of the transient electrical event. The current amplification circuit is configured to receive the first current from the detection and timing circuit and to amplify the first current to generate a second current. The clamping circuit is electrically connected between the first node and a second node and receives the second current for activation. The clamping circuit is configured to activate a low impedance path between the first and second nodes in response to the second current, and to otherwise deactivate the low impedance path. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002338 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an electrical energy storage unit. The arrangement is particularly intended for use in a motor vehicle configured to be powered electrically, or by a so-called hybrid motor, and which hence comprises a high voltage electrical storage unit such as a battery or capacitor. The safety arrangement is configured to cool the storage unit in response to a signal indicative of an accident situation or battery malfunction, and comprises: a source of compressed inert gas and a flow-release actuator, the flow-release actuator being actuable upon receipt of an actuation signal so as to release a flow of inert gas from said source, the arrangement being configured such that said flow is directed substantially onto said storage unit so as to cool the unit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002339 | Grading Devices For A High Voltage Apparatus - An electrical assembly having an elongated electrical component, such as a surge arrester, coupled to a grading device for distributing an electric field along the electrical component during operation. The grading device includes a grading body and a means for securing the grading body to the electrical component. The grading body, the securing means, or both include semi-conductive materials. The semi-conductive materials can be nonmetallic. The grading device has improved flashover resistance over conventional metal grading devices. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002340 | Relay Controller - The invention relates to a relay controller for controlling an excitation current of a relay, wherein the relay controller is designed, upon the energization of the relay by means of a switch, to control the excitation current through the excitation winding of the relay in such a way that through the excitation winding there flows firstly a pull-in current and, after a pull-in time has elapsed, through the excitation winding there flows a holding current that is lower than the pull-in current, and wherein the relay controller is designed, upon the switching-off of the relay by means of the switch, to feed a commutation current that flows through the excitation winding to the commutation device through the first terminal and through the second terminal of the relay controller. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002341 | Relay Controller for Defined Hold Current for a Relay - The invention relates to a relay controller for controlling an excitation current of a relay, wherein the relay controller is designed, upon the energization of the relay by means of a switch, to control the excitation current through the excitation winding of the relay in such a way that through the excitation winding there flows firstly a pull-in current and, after a pull-in time has elapsed, through the excitation winding there flows a holding current that is lower than the pull-in current, and wherein the relay controller is designed, upon the switching-off of the relay by means of the switch, to feed a commutation current that flows through the excitation winding to the commutation device through the first terminal and through the second terminal of the relay controller. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002342 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Embodiments provide various apparatus and techniques for deflecting or redirecting a flow of ionized air generated from an ionic wind generator. In general, a deflection field generator can be located proximate to the path of the flow of ionized air. The deflection field generator is configured to generate an electromagnetic field, which deflects a least a portion of the flow of ionized air to a different path and may possibly increase local heat transfer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002343 | Multi-function electroshock gun - A multi-function electroshock gun includes a gun body that includes a barrel and a grip extending from the barrel, and a firing mechanism mounted in the gun body and operable to propel a projectile that is fired through the barrel. The multi-function electroshock gun further includes an electroshock unit that includes a battery mounted in the gun body, a set of exposed electrodes fixedly mounted to the gun body, and a discharge module. The discharge module is coupled electrically to the battery and the exposed electrodes and is capable of being activated to generate an electrical output signal at the exposed electrodes for administering electric shock by contact. The multi-function electroshock gun also includes a trigger mechanism mounted on the gun body and operable to activate the discharge module. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002344 | Electronic Weaponry With Manifold For Electrode Launch Matching - An electronic weapon with an installed deployment unit, from which at least one wire-tethered electrode is launched, provides a stimulus current through a target to inhibit locomotion by the target. A manifold, according to various aspects of the present invention, directs a pressurized gas to two or more electrodes to launch the electrodes from the cartridge and toward a target. A matching portion of the manifold increases a correspondence between an exit velocity and/or a time of exit of the two or more electrodes. An increased correspondence between an exit velocity and/or a time of exit increases an accuracy of delivery of the electrodes to a target. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002345 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT TABLE OF PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE - A substrate support stage of a plasma processing device, which stably controls a substrate at a relatively high temperature. The substrate support stage includes an electrostatic attraction plate ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002346 | Metalized film capacitor - Disclosed is a metalized film capacitor having excellent safety preservation ability and an excellent withstand voltage at high temperatures. This capacitor has a structure for which a split electrode section wherein a split electrode is formed by spliting a metalized film along the longitudinal direction by means of plural insulating slits, and a non-split electrode section for which a vapor-deposited electrode is continuous in the longitudinal direction, are arranged alternately in the film width direction of the metalized film, with each split electrode being connected to the non-split electrode section by a fuse formed between the ends of adjacent insulating slits; and has a structure for which three rows or more of split electrode sections, which are split by means of insulating slits that are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the film, are arranged in the width direction, with each split electrode that forms a split electrode section being connected to an adjacent split electrode by a fuse, and the area of a split electrode in the center of the film being smaller than the area of a split electrode arranged on the outer side. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002347 | Method of Forming Long Strips of Dielectric Coated Metalized Film - A method for forming a plurality of strips to be used for formulating high-breakdown strength and high-temperature capacitors is disclosed. The method includes forming a metalized substrate having a particular pattern, masking a portion of the metalized substrate, coating the metalized substrate with a dielectric material and removing the masking material and thus the dielectric layer from a portion of the metalized layer to form a contact surface. In lieu of placing a masking material on the metalized substrate, the exposed contact area can be formed by shielding a portion of the metalized substrate while depositing the dielectric layer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002348 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin energy storage device having high capacity is obtained. An energy storage device having high output is obtained. A current collector and an active material layer are formed in the same manufacturing step. The number of manufacturing steps of an energy storage device is reduced. The manufacturing cost of an energy storage device is suppressed. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an electric double layer capacitor which includes a pair of electrodes including a porous metal material, and an electrolyte provided between the pair of electrodes; or a lithium ion capacitor which includes a positive electrode that is a porous metal body functioning as a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, and an electrolyte provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002349 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR - One object is to provide a power storage device including an electrolyte using a room-temperature ionic liquid which includes a univalent anion and a cyclic quaternary ammonium cation having excellent reduction resistance. Another object is to provide a high-performance power storage device. A room-temperature ionic liquid which includes a cyclic quaternary ammonium cation represented by a general formula (G1) below is used for an electrolyte of a power storage device. In the general formula (G1), one or two of R | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002350 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH SMALL LEAKAGE CURRENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode formed of a valve metal and having a roughened surface layer at a surface thereof, a dielectric layer formed of a valve metal oxide and formed on the anode, a cathode formed of a conductive polymer layer formed on the dielectric layer, an anode lead formed adjacent to and integrally with the anode, and a resist formed of an insulating material and delimiting the anode and the anode lead. The anode and the anode lead have a first stepped portion having both surfaces each cut in a thickness direction and covered with the resist, and the anode lead has a second stepped portion having both surfaces each cut deeper in the thickness direction than the first stepped portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002351 | THREE-PHASE COMMON TANK TYPE GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR - Vertical type tank | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002352 | FASTENING STRUCTURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fastening structure for portable electronic device includes a cover, a main body and a latching member. The cover includes a hook. The main body defines a receiving cavity. The latching member is attached to the main body. The latching member includes a locking portion received in the receiving cavity. The cover is locked on the main body by engagement between the hook and the locking portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002353 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal includes a first cabinet, a cover rotatably secured on the first cabinet, and an adjustment device received in the first cabinet. A card slot for inputting/outputting a cash card is defined in the cover, and a positioning member is attached to the user interface cover. The adjustment device includes a positioning tray and a mounting member slidably secured to the positioning tray. A reader is attached to the positioning tray and includes an interface. The mounting member includes a slanted side plate abutting the positioning tray; wherein the positioning member is engaged with the positioning tray, for aligning with the interface of the reader and the card slot of the cover. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002354 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal includes a control portion and a slide panel. The control portion includes a user interface cover and a maintenance operation portion. The user interface cover is pivotably mounted on the control portion, and rotates on the control portion between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the user interface cover shields the maintenance operation portion to make the maintenance operation portion inaccessible. In the second position, the user interface cover does not shield the maintenance operation portion and the maintenance operation portion is accessible. The slide panel is slidably mounted in the maintenance operation portion. A keyboard and a mouse are mounted on the slide panel. The slide panel hangs over the maintenance operation portion when the user interface cover is in the second position, and is retracted in the maintenance operation portion when the user interface cover is in the first position. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002355 | Vehicle-Mounted Electronic Product with Magnetic Connector and its Mounting Bracket - A vehicle-mounted electronic product comprises an electronic product body. The electronic product body is equipped with a first port of the magnetic connector. The first port comprises a primary body shell, magnets mounted on the primary body shell, and several first signal pins. The mounting bracket comprises a bracket body for fixing the vehicle-mounted electronic product in place. A second port of the magnetic connector is placed on said bracket body. The second port comprises a secondary body shell, magnets mounted on the secondary body shell, and several second signal pins. The second port and the first port of the magnetic connector are fit together by magnets. The vehicle-mounted electronic product and its mounting bracket utilize the magnetic force from the connector to fit the first port and the second port together in a floatable condition, enabling a more reliable and steadier signal transmission. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002356 | CUSTOMIZABLE BUS SYSTEM - A customizable bus system includes a system module containing one or more accessory modules and is easily mounted along a surface in a workspace, such as the underside of a cabinet. The accessory modules provide conveniently located utility services and applications such as power, lighting or media connections, and may be interchanged within the bus system to provide particular services and applications where they are needed most. Additionally, the bus system may include a control center for controlling the operation of one or more of the accessory modules, such as manually or automatically. The bus system may also include multiple housings that are functionally linked. Additionally, the housings may be integrated with the applications and take the form of a modular stick, which can be easily installed to provide a service or application in an area, or removed and replaced by a modular stick having another desired service or application. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002357 | Large Screen Portable LED Display - A large size display is transportable, being construed of multiple rigid segments containing light emitting diodes (LED's). The rigid segments are linked by hinges or cables so the display is flexible and can be rolled up for storage and transport. The display can be unrolled upward or downwards such as from a protective container, such as a canister or truss. The weight of the display on the linked hinges or the tensioned cables provides sufficient rigidity. Such cables, like a signal and power distribution bus, are connected to the rear of each rigid element. The display can be repaired by removing and replacing selected rigid segments from the front thereof. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002358 | INPUT/OUTPUT UNIT - An input/output unit includes: input/output subunits each including an input/output card that has front-side connectors, which are engaged with back-unit connectors on a back unit of a control device, mounted on a front edge of a substrate and has mounted on a rear edge of the substrate, rear-side connectors to be engaged with connectors of field devices and a card holder that has at a front side, guide shafts to be inserted into guide holes of the back unit and holds the input/output card; and a case which is formed with slots into which the input/output subunits are inserted with a gap, which is formed on a front plate with a long hole into which the back-unit connectors are inserted with a gap and with shaft holes through which the guide shafts are penetrated from inside with a gap, and which is attached to the back unit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002359 | BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD, BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY SUCH METHOD, VEHICLE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A negative-electrode active material layer having a line-and-space structure is formed by applying an application liquid containing a negative-electrode active material in stripes on a surface of a negative-electrode current collector using a nozzle-scan coating method and drying the application liquid (Steps S | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002360 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A flip-type mobile communication terminal includes a first main body, a second main body coupled to the first main body; a flexible display; a connection member connected to the flexible display; and a length-adjusting assembly to adjust length of the flexible display. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002361 | PIVOTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to make available a pivoting display device which enables a display unit to be assuredly stowed even by using a relatively small elastic component, and which has enhanced reliability and is space-saving. When a power switch becomes off, a monitor which can be stowed is swung by urging force from a coil spring. In an initial stage in which counter-electromotive force Vm induced by a motor is greater than on-voltage of a FET, the counter-electromotive force Vm acts as rotation resistance for the motor. When the monitor approaches a stowage position, the rotating speed of the motor is reduced. Therefore, bias voltage of the FET is reduced due to reduction of the counter-electromotive force Vm, and the braking force imposed on the motor by the counter-electromotive force Vm is gradually reduced, thereby increasing pivoting speed. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002362 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, a plurality of connecting rods and a connecting part. The first casing has an upper surface, and an end of each of the connecting rods is connected to the second casing. The connecting part connected to the first casing has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion having a lower surface and two corresponding side surfaces adjacent to the first connecting portion. The lower surface faces the upper surface of the first casing and is parallel with the upper surface. A runner is formed at each of the side surfaces, and the other ends of the connecting rods are slidingly disposed in the runners correspondingly to allow the second casing to move relative to the first casing via the runners of the connecting part and the connecting rods. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002363 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a heat dissipating module mounted at a position interposed between a shield plate and a main circuit board and air sent from a fan through a heat dissipating fin is discharged from an air vent, wherein the heat dissipating module includes the heat dissipating fin in contact with the heat generating electronic component; the fan sending the air; and a base body supporting the fan and the heat dissipating fin at a position closer to a side of the shield plate than a position of the fan, and having a slope between the fan and the heat dissipating fin for guiding the air sent from the fan to the heat dissipating fin, wherein the shield plate includes a cut and raised piece which faces the slope and obliquely guides the air sent from the fan to the heat dissipating fin along the slope. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002364 | EXTERNALLY LATCHING DRIVE TRAY AND DRIVE REMOVAL MECHANISM - A drive-removal mechanism may include, but is not limited to: at least one rotatable member; and at least one drive-engaging member operably coupled to the at least one rotatable member, wherein the drive-removal mechanism is detached from at least one drive to be removed. A drive enclosure may include, but is not limited to: at least one drive-receiving member including at least one drive-receiving channel; and at least one drive-removal mechanism including: at least one rotatable member; and at least one drive-engaging member operably coupled to the at least one rotatable member, wherein the drive-removal mechanism is configured to at least partially remove at least one hot swappable drive from the at least one drive-receiving channel. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002365 | ALL-IN-ONE COMPUTER - A computer includes an enclosure and a mainframe module enclosed in the enclosure. The mainframe module includes a base board, a motherboard, a partition panel perpendicularly attached on the base board, and a fan. The motherboard and the fan are attached on the base board at opposite sides of the partition panel. The fan is capable of blowing air to the motherboard to cool heat generating components of the motherboard. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002366 | SUSPENSION SUBSTRATE, SUSPENSION, HEAD SUSPENSION, HARD DISK DRIVE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SUSPENSION - A suspension substrate according to the present invention includes an insulating layer, a metallic support layer provided on one face of the insulating layer, a wiring layer provided on the other face of the insulating layer, the wiring layer including a plurality of wirings and an alignment section located in a substrate main body region and isolated from each wiring. Further, in the substrate main body region, an alignment through hole is provided to extend through the metallic support layer, insulating layer and alignment section of the wiring layer. This alignment through hole is used for alignment for the actuator elements. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002367 | UNIVERSAL CONNECTION HUB WITH PERIPHERAL ORGANIZING BAYS - The present inventor devised, among other things, a universal connection hub with one or more peripheral storage bays. One exemplary connection hub includes one or more connection hubs within a rectangular housing. The housing has a generally vertical exterior sidewall with two bays for receiving and storing corresponding peripheral modules, such as a rechargeable battery and a portable hard drive. The peripheral modules include connectors which connect to corresponding connectors of one of the internal connection hubs. The connection hub is itself connected to a USB or Firewire port connector mounted in the exterior sidewall for connection to a laptop or notebook computer. Flat top and bottom panels are mounted to the vertical sidewall. When sized appropriately, the housing supports a laptop or notebook computer, giving the appearance of a docking station. The peripheral storage bays, which can receive various types of devices, such as smart phones, music players, hard drives, batteries, television tuners, and so forth, ultimately reduce the clutter on user work surfaces. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002368 | INTEGRATED CROSSFLOW BLOWER MOTOR APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a crossflow blower motor. An apparatus may comprise one or more motors operative to control a crossflow blower. The one or more motors may comprise one or more stator assemblies having a stator coil and a bent stator. The one or more motors may be configured to control a crossflow blower arranged to generate a flow of air in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the crossflow blower. Other embodiments are described. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002369 | FOLDABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH COUNTERBALANCE MEMBER - A foldable computing device with counterbalance member includes a main body, a rotary member, and a shaft. The rotary member is rotatably connected to the main body by the shaft. The main body, from top to bottom, includes a top cover, a printed circuit board, a counterbalance member and a bottom case. The counterbalance is configured to maintain contact with the printed circuit board and the bottom case. Electrostatic charges produced on the printed circuit board can be conducted to the bottom case through the counterbalance member, and then to ground. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002370 | COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling device comprising a thermal diffusing unit operable to radiate heat taken from a heating element, and a heat transporting part, laminated in a thickness direction of the heat diffusing unit and diffused thereby. The thermal diffusing unit has an upper plate, a lower plate opposite thereto, a vapor diffusion path to diffuse an evaporated refrigerant, and a capillary channel to circulate a condensed refrigerant. The heat transporting part has an upper plate, a lower plate opposite thereto, a vapor diffusion path to diffuse an evaporated refrigerant, and a capillary channel to circulate a condensed refrigerant. Either the upper plate or the lower plate is formed with the same member of the lower plate or the upper plate of the heat transporting part. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002371 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - An electronic device includes an enclosure, a circuit board disposed within the enclosure, a heat sink, and a thermally conductive member. A heat-generating electronic component is fixed to the circuit board. The heat sink is in contact with the heat-generating electronic component. Two ends of the thermally conductive member are respectively fixed to the enclosure and the heat sink. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002372 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A composite component includes a first joining partner, at least one second joining partner and a first joining layer situated between the first joining partner and the second joining partner. In addition to the first joining layer, at least one second joining layer is provided between the first and the second joining partner; and at least one intermediate layer is situated between the first and the second joining layer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002373 | HEAT PIPE TYPE COOLING DEVICE AND RAILCAR CONTROL EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - An economical heat pipe type cooling device with high performance and stable start at low environmental temperatures below 0° C., and a railcar control equipment using the invented heat pipe type cooling device are provided. The midsection between two bents formed on a heat pipe is used as an evaporator; lengths of two distal sections to be used as the condenser sections are intentionally differentiated each from the other; and the condenser section of greater length is provided with heat radiating fins more than those on the condenser section of shorter length. This configuration permits each of two condenser sections to be provided with mutually different condensing capacity and accordingly the condenser section of shorter length works to cool heat-generating elements even though the condenser section of greater length would suffer from freezing problem at low temperatures. A sufficient cooling effect is rendered at ordinary temperature. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002374 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - The electronic control device includes: a printed circuit board; a heat-generating member having a plurality of legs which are mounted on the printed circuit board by connections between the legs and the printed circuit board; and a casing which radiates heat that is transferred from the heat-generating member, wherein: the legs are connected via press-fit connections with the printed circuit board. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002375 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR DISSIPATING HEAT AWAY FROM A RESISTOR HAVING NEIGHBORING DEVICES AND INTERCONNECTS - A semiconductor structure for dissipating heat away from a resistor having neighboring devices and interconnects. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistor disposed above the semiconductor substrate, and a thermal protection structure disposed above the resistor. The thermal protection structure has a plurality of heat dissipating elements, the heat dissipating elements having one end disposed in thermal conductive contact with the thermal protection structure and the other end in thermal conductive contact with the semiconductor substrate. The thermal protection structure receives the heat generated from the resistor and the heat dissipating elements dissipates the heat to the semiconductor substrate. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002376 | Flexible Printed Wiring Board and Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, the flexible printed wiring board of the one embodiment has a base, corrugated portion, and block. The base has therein a conductor that electrically connects a first end and a second end. The corrugated portion is formed in a middle part of the base and has a ridge and legs. The ridge is roundly bent. The legs continuously hang from opposite sides of the ridge. The block is located off the ridge within a gap where the legs face each other and is mounted on one of the legs. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002377 | GALVANIC ISOLATION TRANSFORMER - An integrated circuit die system comprises a first integrated circuit die, a second integrated circuit die and a transformer formed on a dielectric (e.g., quartz) substrate and electrically connected between the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die to provide galvanic isolation therebetween. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002378 | BACKPLANE AND BACKPLANE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a backplane and backplane system. The backplane includes at least two service slots with the same function and an exchange slot. Among the pins of different service slots with the same function respectively connected to the exchange slot, at least two pins are arranged to resemble a stepped form. When arranged in this manner, the distribution and orientation of the connection lines connecting the pins of the service slots with the same function to the exchange slot may be adjusted, and wiring density within a single wiring layer may be increased, which therefore enables the connection lines between the service slots and the exchange slot to be staggered from each other in less wiring layers or even one wiring layer, and as a result, decreases the number of the wiring layers to be used, and reduces the costs of the backplane. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002379 | CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE - A circuit board structure includes a rigid circuit board, a flexible circuit board connected to the rigid circuit board and a fixing member positioned between the rigid circuit board and the flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is folded over the rigid circuit board. The fixing member is secured to the rigid circuit board latching the flexible circuit board. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002380 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND MOTHER LAMINATED BODY - A circuit board includes a laminated body including insulation layers made of a flexible material that are stacked on one another. External electrodes are provided on a bottom surface of the laminated body. Ground conductors are provided in the laminated body and that are harder than the insulation layers. The laminated body includes a flexible region and a rigid region that is adjacent to the flexible region when viewed in plan from a z-axis direction. The rigid region is defined by the ground conductors when viewed in plan from the z-axis direction. The external electrodes are provided within the flexible region when viewed in plan from the z-axis direction. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002381 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID-TIGHT ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIQUID-TIGHT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a liquid-tight electronic device includes: providing a first printed-circuit board having a first connector; providing a supporting structure having a first opening; forming a first assembly by coupling the supporting structure and the first printed-circuit board in such a way that the first connector extends through the first opening and delimits a bottom gap; and forming a second assembly having a protective shell. The method further includes: depositing a first layer of liquid resin within the bottom gap, and hardening the first layer of liquid resin; depositing a second layer of liquid resin within the second assembly; coupling the first and second assemblies in such a way that the second layer of liquid resin hermetically closes a first interstitial area between the protective shell and the supporting structure; and hardening the second layer of liquid resin. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002382 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention discloses a rotating mechanism and an electronic device. The rotating mechanism includes a base assembly, a rotator assembly, and a riveting gasket. The base assembly is riveted to the riveting gasket; the rotator assembly is sheathed to the base assembly, the riveting gasket restricts the rotator assembly onto the base assembly, and the rotator assembly can rotate against the base assembly around an axial direction; and the rotator assembly includes at least one elastomer, a concave-convex structure on the base assembly engages with a concave-convex structure on the elastomer to fix the rotator assembly and the base assembly. The total axial thickness of the rotating mechanism in this invention is very small, the outer diameter of the rotating mechanism is also very small, and therefore, the rotating mechanism fits in well with an ultra-thin electronic device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002383 | DIFFERENTIAL PATH REPLACEMENT COMPONENT, PRINTED BOARD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A differential path replacement component includes: a first signal line that comprises one end and the other end; and a second signal line that comprises one end adjacent to one end of the first signal line and the other end adjacent to the other end of the first signal line, that transmits a signal having a phase opposite to a phase of a signal transmitted through the first signal line, and that is paired with the first signal line. The first and second signal lines are twisted together such that an arranged sequence of one end of the first signal line and one end of the second signal line is reversed to an arranged sequence of the other end of the first signal line and the other end of the second signal line. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002384 | CASING FOR ELECTRONIC BALLAST - A casing for electronic ballast, in which a PCB assembly is received, may include: a top wall; a bottom wall opposite to the top wall; two opposite side walls extending integrally between the top wall and bottom wall; and two opposite end walls extending integrally from the top wall, wherein the top wall, bottom wall, side walls and end walls are formed integrally, the top wall, bottom wall and side walls define openings at both ends of the casing in a lengthwise direction of the casing, the end walls are arranged to be pivotable relative to the top wall so as to close the openings formed by the top wall, bottom wall and side walls. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002385 | Card Guide System and Method - A cardguide to be disposed in a computer chassis during use. The cardguide includes a track to accept an edge of a printed circuit board of a modular computer device to be disposed in the computer chassis during use. The cardguide further comprises an integral clip configured to retain at least a portion of a temperature sensing device during use. The clip provides for positioning the temperature sensing device within the computer chassis during use. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002386 | Method and Apparatus for Improving the Reliability of Solder Joints - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method, comprises receiving an integrated circuit component comprising at least one solder ball substantially surrounded by a first epoxy flux, applying a second epoxy flux to at least one integrated circuit component contact point of a printed circuit board, and performing a reflow process such that the integrated circuit component adheres to the printed circuit board and the first and second epoxy flux forms an encapsulating layer around at least one solder joint. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002387 | TRANSFORMER AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a thin transformer capable of being used in a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a light emitting diode (LED) device, and a flat panel display device including the thin transformer. The transformer includes a bobbin part including inner and outer bobbins each including a pipe shaped body part having a though-hole formed in an inner portion thereof and a flange part protruding outwardly from both ends of the body part; coils respectively wound around the inner and outer bobbins; and a core electromagnetically coupled to the coils to thereby form a magnetic path, wherein the outer bobbin includes a support part formed at the flange part formed at an upper end of the body part of the outer bobbin so as to cover a portion of the through-hole, and the inner bobbin is coupled to the outer bobbin while having one end supported by the support part. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002388 | PULSE SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE - To provide a microwave/milliwave band high-frequency pulse signal generating device that enables realization of structural simplification, high performance, compact integration, easy design, low power consumption, and low cost. A radiation type oscillator substrate S | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002389 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD UNIT AND COMPUTER DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A printed circuit board unit usable with a computer device includes a main board on which a first component and a second component are mounted on an upper surface, and a routing unit mounted on at least one of the upper surface and a lower surface of the main board and including a sub-wire forming at least part of a wire to transmit a data between the first component and the second component. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002390 | DUSTPROOF STRUCTURE FOR SLIDE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SLIDE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are a first packing | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002391 | Apparatus for Indicating a Status of an Apparatus That Energizes a Protective Device, and Associated Method - An improved overload relay includes a number of current transformers that draw power from a circuit it protects in order to evaluate the circuit and also to power itself. The overload relay advantageously includes a visual indicator that includes an LED that is able to provide a visual indication of a status of the overload relay. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002392 | ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION FOR DIE OF A MULTI-CHIP MODULE - Electro-static discharge (“ESD”) protection for a die of a multi-chip module is described. A contact has an externally exposed surface after formation of the die and prior to assembly of the multi-chip module. The contact is for a die-to-die interconnect of the multi-chip module. The contact is for an internal node of the multi-chip module after the assembly of the multi-chip module. A driver circuit is coupled to the contact and has a first input impedance. A discharge circuit is coupled to the contact for electrostatic discharge protection of the driver circuit and has a first forward bias impedance associated with a first discharge path. The first forward bias impedance is a fraction of the first input impedance. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002393 | DISPLAY MOUNT WITH ADJUSTABLE POSITION TILT AXIS - A display mount includes a wall interface that can be attached on a wall and a display interface that can be attached to a flat panel display. The width of the wall interface can be adjusted to accommodate flat panel display of different sizes. The display interface can be positioned on the mounting interface and adjusted to achieve a desired viewing angle of flat panel display. The display mount enables the flat panel display to be self balancing at any point along the tilting travel of the display and avoids contact between the wall and the display when the display is tilted. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002394 | DISPOSABLE ATTACHABLE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT FOR AN ENDOSCOPE - An LED based light source unit for an endoscopic imaging system produces illumination for a camera through an endoscope. The light source unit includes an array of LEDs mounted to a thermally conductive substrate, a light guide to collect light emitted from the LEDs and to couple the light into a group of optical fibers within the endoscope, and an interface to allow the light source unit to be removably attached to the endoscope at the endoscope's external light port. The LEDs therein may be overdriven by power for increased light output. When the LEDs reach their lifetime, the light source unit can be discarded. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002395 | BEAM COMBINING LIGHT SOURCE - The invention relates to sources of optical radiation wherein polarized radiation from first and second rows of light emitters is first collimated and combined into two combined beam using first and second rows of collimating and beam re-directing elements, respectively, and then polarization multiplexed to form a polarization-multiplexed output beam. In order to reduce the footprint, emitters of the first and second emitter rows are disposed in an interleaved, staggered arrangement, and the second row of collimating and beam re-directing elements is disposed in a space between the first emitter row and the first row of collimating and beam re-directing elements. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002396 | LED-BASED ILLUMINATION MODULES WITH PTFE COLOR CONVERTING SURFACES - An illumination module includes a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a light conversion sub-assembly mounted near but physically separated from the LEDs. The light conversion sub-assembly includes at least a portion that is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material that also includes a wavelength converting material. Despite being less reflective than other materials that may be used in the light conversion sub-assembly, the PTFE material unexpectedly produces an increase in luminous output, compared to other more reflective materials, when the PTFE material includes a wavelength converting material. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002397 | OPTICAL MULTILAYER BODY, POLARIZATION PLATE USING SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY - An optical laminate is provided which has anti-dazzling properties and can realize excellent glare preventive properties and black reproducibility (gradation rendering of black at low brightness). The optical laminate includes a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer or a light diffusion layer provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer or light diffusion layer has a concavoconvex surface. The anti-dazzling layer satisfies the requirements that Sm is not less than 100 μm and not more than 600 μm, θa is not less than 0.1 degree and not more than 1.2 degrees, and Rz is more than 0.2 μm and not more than 1 μm, wherein Sm represents the average spacing of concavoconvexes in the anti-dazzling layer, θa represents the average inclination angle of the concavoconvexes, and Rz represents the average roughness of the concavoconvexes. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002398 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight apparatus, laminated optical sheets are housed in a tray such that a wall portion thereof surrounds their circumferences so that the optical sheets receive light from fluorescent lights. Tips of one corner portion A of optical sheets preferably have a shape in which the tips are trimmed by line segments extending between two edges defining the corner portions. At the wall portion of the tray, an opposing surface is formed along the line segments of the corner portions so as to correspond to the shape of the corner portions having tips trimmed off. The opposing surface restrains the line segments. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002399 | Lamp Support Having Film Support and Backlight Module Using the Same - A film support includes a pillar and a supporting unit. The pillar has an outer wall which encloses an accommodation space. The supporting unit has a supporting end and an assembly portion connected to each other, wherein the assembly portion is disposed in the accommodation space whereas the supporting end protrudes outside the pillar. The assembly portion of the supporting unit has a degree of freedom of rotation within the accommodation space and when the assembly portion rotates with respect to the pillar, the supporting end is driven to rotate with respect to the pillar. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120002400 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR A DRINK HOLDER - An illumination apparatus for a drink holder that includes a base portion having a planar top surface attachable to a bottom surface of the drink holder, a lighting device disposed at an exterior bottom surface of the base portion, to supply light in a downward direction away from the drink holder, and a circuit enclosed by the base portion at a predetermined distance from the planar top surface of the base portion. The circuit includes a power supply unit to supply power for operation of the lighting device, a light driving unit electrically connected with the power supply unit and the lighting device, to regulate power supplied to the lighting device, and a switch device configured to switch the illumination apparatus between an on-state and an off-state. | 2012-01-05 |
