| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
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| 20100053668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus that may include a communication interface unit to receive an Extensible Markup Language (XML) Paper Specification (XPS) file, a determination unit to determine whether printing options set for the received XPS file are supported by the image forming apparatus, and a user interface unit to display a message that a printing option set for the received XPS file is an unsupported printing option if the printing option is not supported by the image forming apparatus. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053669 | Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus communicates image information with an external apparatus. A communication portion includes a connector though which the image information is communicated. A controller controls the communication portion to be either active or non-active in response to a control signal. A cover covers the connector when the cover is mounted to the image processing apparatus. A switch and the cover may be interlocked with one another such that the switch generates the control signal either when the cover is mounted to the image processing apparatus or when the cover is dismounted from the image processing apparatus. A cable may be connected between the connector and the external apparatus, and the switch and the cable may be interlocked such that the switch generates the control signal either when the cable is inserted into the connector or when the cable is pulled out of the connector. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053670 | PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, PRINTING CONTROL TERMINAL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A printing control method including receiving a command to print an XML paper specification (XPS) file; determining whether the XPS file contains a preset tag; separating a page to which the preset tag is attached from the XPS file, and converting the separated page into page description language (PDL) data; and transmitting the XPS file from which the page has been separated and the PDL data to an image forming apparatus, and a printing control terminal device and an image forming apparatus to execute the printing control method. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053671 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE FORMATION METHOD, AND CONSUMABLES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An image formation apparatus, which includes: a detector unit that detects a status of consumables; a prediction unit that predicts a run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the status detected by the detector unit; a transmission unit that transmits the status detected by the detector unit to a management apparatus as consumables information; a reception unit that receives run-out timing information indicating a run-out timing predicted by the management apparatus on the basis of the consumables information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a notification unit that notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing information received by the reception unit if communication with the management apparatus is possible, or notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing predicted by the prediction unit if communication with the management apparatus is not possible. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053672 | Printer Control Method, an Apparatus and a Printer Using the Method - A printer control method includes the following steps: setting triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu; executing a functional item if the key information had fulfilled the triggering condition for executing the functional item; and launching a configuration menu if the key information had fulfilled the triggering conditions for startup the configuration menu. By setting the triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu, then determining whether the key information has fulfilled the triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu, the printer directly executes the functional item as long as the key information has fulfilled the triggering condition for executing the functional item. When the printer is powered on, it skips the step of launching the configuration menu, operates conveniently and saves paper. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053673 | DOCUMENT SUBMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A document submission management system calculates predicted values of the amount of consumption of consumables used for printing processing according to an order from a user, estimates the cost of the printing processing based on the predicted values, and transmits the estimated cost to a client terminal of the user. A user interface allowing placement of an order briefly displays the cost for a print option. For the cost estimate, the cost of printing form data used in printing processing is registered in advance in a memory in the document submission management system, so that time required for the calculation of the estimate is reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053674 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, JOB EXECUTION METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display accesses an external server via a browser installed on an image processing apparatus, and displays on itself via the browser, a job instruction screen of the external server, based on screen data of the job instruction screen. When a user specifies a job, a job issuance requester requests the external server to issue the job and accordingly the external server issues the job. And a receiver receives the issued job and a job executor executes the received job. And then, a display controller makes the display to display a screen that matches a result of the receiver's job receipt and/or a job execution status of the job executed by the job executor. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053675 | OPEN/CLOSE JUDGMENT OF OPENING OF DEVICE - A printer is disclosed which determines whether or not an opening of the printer is open or closed. The printer includes an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing the opening of the printer housing. The printer includes a controller configured to determine whether the opening is open or closed based on a light receiving state of a light receiving portion. The light receiving portion receives light from a light sending portion. A first movable body with a plurality of openings is moveable between the light sending and receiving portions. A movement transmission mechanism moves the first moveable body according to movement of a second moveable body. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053676 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SERVER - An image processing device including a communication interface unit; a user interface display unit which provides information to a user; a user interface input unit having a hardware key which receives an input from the user; a web-browser section which receives page data from a web server, structures a display screen on the user interface display unit based on the page data, and displays the display screen on the user interface display unit; a data analysis section which determines whether an operation on the hardware key is to be valid or invalid based on the page data; and a hardware-key control section which controls validity/invalidity of the operation on the hardware key based on the determination made by the data analysis section. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053677 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTER AND TERMINAL DEVICE THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM FOR PRINTER OR TERMINAL DEVICE - A printing system has a printer and a terminal device. The printer has a first data receiving unit to receive print data and layout data request that requests the terminal device to transmit layout data representing an arrangement of objects, a layout data generating unit to generate the layout data based on the print data, and a second data transmitting unit to transmit the layout data to the terminal device. The terminal device has a first data transmitting unit to transmit the print data and the layout data request to the printer, a second data receiving unit to receive the layout data from the printer, a preview image generating unit to generate preview image data representing a printing result with the use of the layout data, and a display unit to display a preview image represented by the preview image data on a display unit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053698 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for managing image information, the process includes: accepting image information and registration destination information that indicates a registration destination of the image information; acquiring a registration condition determined based on feature information of the image information that is allowed to be registered in the registration destination indicated by the accepted registration destination information; extracting the feature information from the accepted image information; and registering the accepted image information in the registration destination when the extracted feature information satisfies the acquired registration condition. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053699 | Method, System and Test Sheet Image Bitmap for Carrying out a Scanner-and-Processor Based Image-to-Paper Registration Setup - A method and system for carrying out an image-to-paper printer registration setup includes: using a printer undergoing registration setup, printing a test pattern on a sheet having reference targets within a printable region of the sheet; using a scanner, scanning the printed sheet to generate an image bitmap of the test pattern-bearing sheet larger than the sheet itself so that the image bitmap contains the sheet edges and measuring in numbers of pixels the distances between the reference targets and/or sheet edges using multiple swaths of the image bitmap itself as the measuring tool; and, using a processor and based on the measured distances, calculating error-associated adjustment values in millimeters to use to correct errors in the registration setup of the image-to-paper in the printer and transferring the error-associated adjustment values to the printer to perform adjustment of its setup actuators. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053700 | Shared image scanning method and picture scanner thereof - The present invention discloses a shared image scanning method and picture scanner thereof The method includes the steps of: sharing a desired scanning document into image areas; constructing images captured from each image area into a whole document sensing image to be used by the scanner. The scanner includes reflecting mirrors, light source modules and image sensing modules in a frame. The reflecting mirrors are installed in the frame with an interval apart from each other and corresponding to the image areas. The light source modules project lights onto the image areas to produce document images which are captured by the corresponding image sensing module and converted into image signals, and processed by an image processing unit to produce a whole document sensing image signal. Thus, the scanner applying the shared image method of the present invention can complete a document scanning quickly. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053701 | SCANNER DEVICE - A scanner device includes a scanner body formed with a document insertion opening and a document ejection opening and is configured so that an document taken in from the document insertion opening is read and then ejected from the document ejection opening. The scanner device further includes an upper surface cover covering the upper surface of the scanner body and a front surface cover covering the front surface of the scanner body. The front cover is connected at a lower end side thereof to the lower front part of the scanner body and connected at an upper end side thereof to pivotably connected to the front end side of the upper surface cover. By opening the front surface cover from the front surface of the scanner body, the upper surface cover and front surface cover form a document ejection tray. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053702 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CORRECT IMAGES - An image reading apparatus to read an image and generate pixel data representing the image is provided. The image reading apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of sensor units, each of which includes a plurality of light receiving elements, a data storage store shading correction data, which is used to correct unevenness caused in the pixel data, including first shading correction data, and a data corrector to correct the pixel data output from the light receiving elements based on the shading correction data. The data corrector corrects the pixel data based on the first shading correction data when a number of light receiving elements used to read the image in each sensor unit is greater than a number of pieces of correcting information in the first shading correction data. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053703 | APPARATUS FOR IMAGING OBJECTS OF CHANGING LUMINANCE - In an imaging apparatus, a function whose value increases in time is used as a threshold electric-signal level, and an electric-signal level of a photoreceptor element is compared with the threshold electric-signal level. Even if a light received by the photoreceptor element has a low luminance, the electric-signal level of the photoreceptor element crosses the threshold electric-signal level in a short time, allowing calculation of the amount of optical energy received by the photoreceptor element. Furthermore, when an object having a region where brightness changes in time and also having a region with a low luminance is imaged, imaging interval is changed in accordance with luminance. Accordingly, information regarding how the brightness of the object is rapidly changing in time can be obtained more precisely, and an image can be output without making a projection image of the dark region completely black. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053704 | DUPLEX SCAN APPARATUS - A duplex scan apparatus for generating scanned images of a resolution includes an ASIC, a first CCD, a second CCD, a first AFE, and a second AFE. The ASIC processes digital data at an ASIC timing and outputs a CCD timing, wherein the ASIC timing equals twice as the resolution. The first CCD scans the first face of a document and generates first analog data according to the CCD timing. The second CCD scans the second face of the document and generates second analog data according to the CCD timing. The first AFE converts the first analog data into first digital data and outputs a first data amount of data points of the digital data to the ASIC for processing. The second AFE converts the second analog data into second digital data and outputs a second data amount of data points of the digital data to the ASIC for processing. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053705 | Methods And Devices For Rasterizing Transparent Pages - A grating-type processing method for a transparent page comprises: scanning the transparent page twice, in the first scanning, taking grammatical interpretation to the page description file of the transparent page, dividing the page into areas, and writing primitive object information and transparent parameters generated into the intermediate file; in the second scanning, reading the primitive objects and the transparent parameters in turns from the intermediate file, and assembling the page dot matrix in each area. A grating-type processing device is also disclosed, which includes a grammatical interpretation unit, a dividing unit, a file memory unit and an assembly unit that processing grammatical interpretation, dividing the page into areas, partitioning the transparent page area and non-transparent page area, and grating-type processing according to the type of page area of the transparent page and the non-transparent page and the primitive object information and the transparent parameters, and assembling the page dot matrix in each area | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053706 | DETECTION OF OPEN SCANNER LID - A scanning apparatus for scanning an image that includes a transparent plate and a target region having a predetermined optical reflectance. Also included is a movable sensor array, having a home position that is in optical communication with the target region when a lid of the scanning apparatus is closed. A light source illuminates the target region, and a controller analyzes a signal sent from the movable sensor array and subsequently initiating at least one function for the scanning apparatus. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053707 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS DIRECTED TO IMAGE OUTLINE PROCESSING, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING - In outline processing according to the present embodiment, a normalization coefficient is determined such that values outputted as outline data substantially coincide with a maximum value in a prescribed number of digits in accordance with a variation amount between coordinate values. Such determination can constantly enhance image quality (legibility of a character) of the outline data up to a highest value under conditions of the prescribed number of digits as well as being free of the influence of a size of a target character. In other words, it is possible to provide the highest feasible image quality under the limitation of the number of digits set from the limit of a file size. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053708 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus having a print unit and a print controller with a first density correcting component performing a density correction to image data transmitted to the unit is provided. The correction accords with a printing capacity of the unit. The apparatus comprises a component notifying a separate apparatus of an order to make a second density correcting component perform a density correction an amount of which is the same as that of the density correction by the first correcting component. The separate apparatus is provided with a transmitter and the second correcting component, the transmitter being capable of transmitting image data to the unit bypassing the first correcting component provided in the controller, and the second correcting component being capable of performing a density correction to the image data. The correction accords with the printing capacity of the unit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053709 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a color matching section for performing, on monochrome or two-color image data to be supplied to an image display device, a color matching process of reducing differences in color from a single- or two-color image to be outputted by an image display device, and as such, can display a comfortable preview of a single- or two-color image data by reducing differences in color between an image to be previewed and an image to be actually printed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053710 | APPARATUS FOR RECORDING/REPRODUCING HOLOGRAPHIC DATA AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING POSITION OF RECORDING LAYER - An apparatus for recording/reproducing holographic data and a method of adjusting a position of a recording layer. While an objective lens focusing first and second lights having different wavelengths on a holographic data storage medium including first and second reflective layers reciprocatingly moves in a direction of an optical axis, a focus movement unit, which moves a focus of the second light in the direction of the optical axis until a time difference between a first detection signal generated when the first light is reflected from the first reflective layer and a second detection signal generated when the second light is reflected from the second reflective layer becomes a value corresponding to a position of a desired recording layer, is controlled to move a focal position of the second light so that the focal position of the second light can be adjusted to the position of a desired recording layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053711 | DEVICE FOR SELECTION OF LIGHT IN A REFRACTION ARRANGEMENT - A device for the selection of light of at least one diffraction order comprises a light modulator device comprising a hologram. The light modulator device emits modulated light, where the light comprises one beam which is not deflected by the hologram and at least one diffracted beam. The device comprises at least one controllable angle-selective optical element which selects the light of diffraction orders. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053712 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL LATCH - Techniques are disclosed for optical switching and data control, without the interaction of electronic switching speeds. In one example embodiment, a common cavity optical latch is provided that that can hold an optical state for an extended period of time, and the operation of which is controlled optically. Optical phase control allows optical modal switching to be employed between two common optical cavities, using incident optical signals and the way in which the cavities manipulate the phase within them to lock in one or the other configuration, thereby forming an optical latch. The optical latch is implemented in an integrated fashion, such as in a CMOS environment. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053713 | OPTICAL SWITCHES AND LOGIC GATES EMPLOYING SAME - An optical switch including a light passageway having a changeable cross-sectional area, an activation light responsive piezoelectric element associated with the light passageway, the activation light responsive piezoelectric element being operative to change its shape in response to activation light impinging thereon and a conductive element operatively associated with the piezoelectric element for enhancing activation light responsiveness thereof, the activation light responsive piezoelectric element being associated with the light passageway and being operative such that changes in the shape of the piezoelectric element cause changes in the changeable cross-sectional area of the light passageway sufficient to govern the passage of light along the light passageway. Logic gates and logic functionality employing an optical switch are also described. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053714 | OPTICAL BOX, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical box for an optical scanner includes an optical housing and a lid. The optical housing has an opening and a side wall surrounding the opening. The side wall includes inward recessed parts, each of which has a protrusion formed on its outer side. The protrusion can engage with the lid. The lid can so engage with the optical housing as to cover the opening of the housing. The lid has a pair of dust guard walls, between which the whole side wall of the optical housing is sandwiched when the lid is in engagement with the housing. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053715 | SCANNING SYSTEM FOR LIDAR - The present invention relates to a scanning system optimized for lidar that includes a nodding mirror, a rotary electromagnetic drive, a rotary optical encoder, and control circuitry. The rotary electromagnetic drive includes a yoke incorporating a permanent magnet, and an arm having a coil at one end of the arm. The coil is enclosed within the yoke, and an opposite end of the arm is coupled to the nodding mirror, such that movement of the coil within the yoke in response to a current causes the nodding mirror to rotate. The rotary optical encoder produces an output signal in response to rotation of the nodding mirror, which serves as feedback to the control circuitry. The control circuitry adjusts the current provided to the rotary electromagnetic drive in response to the output signal, such that the nodding mirror rotates in a reference scan pattern. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053716 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A STRUCTURE BY ANISOTROPIC ETCHING, AND SILICON SUBSTRATE WITH AN ETCHING MASK - In a fabrication method of fabricating a structure, a basic etching mask corresponding a target shape with a convex corner, and a correction etching mask with a first portion, a second portion and an opening portion are formed on a single-crystal silicon substrate with a (100) principal face, and the silicon substrate with the basic etching mask and the correction etching mask formed thereon is subjected to an anisotropic etching to form the silicon substrate having the target shape. The first portion extends in a <110> direction, respective ends of the first portion are connected to the basic etching mask, and at least one end of the first portion is connected to the convex corner of the basic etching mask. The second portion is connected to a side of the first portion extending in the <110> direction, the second portion includes at least one convex corner, and the opening portion extends straddling a boundary between the first portion and the second portion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053717 | LIQUID DEVICE, LIQUID DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a liquid device, liquid device manufacturing apparatus and method, and an image display device that are so configured as to achieve increase in the capacitance and allow suppression of breakdown. An insulating film | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053748 | REAR PROJECTION FABRIC, REAR PROJECTION SCREEN, AND REAR PROJECTION SYSTEM - Thin high-density fabrics are particularly suitable for super wide-angle rear projections that are accurate in every detail. Based on said recognition, the invention relates to a rear projection fabric ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053749 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device includes; a display panel, a lens substrate facing the display panel, an air layer disposed between the display panel and the lens substrate, and a light refraction portion disposed on a surface of the lens substrate facing the display panel, wherein an average refractive index of the light refraction portion taken along a plane substantially parallel to the display panel increases in a direction substantially parallel to a path of light from the display panel to the lens substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053750 | OBSERVATION APPARATUS - An observation apparatus includes a first member | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053751 | WIRE GRID POLARIZERS IN WINDOW SHADING APPLICATIONS AND VARRYING THICKNESS WAVE RETARDERS - A light transmissive panel is provided comprising a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein each sheet is made up of a nonbirefringant substrate and a wire grid polarizer pattern of continuously varying absorption axis orientation formed on the nonbirefringant substrate. The wire grid polarizer patterns on each of the first and second sheet are mechanically translatable relative to each other, wherein the mechanical translation controls transmission of light through the light transmissive panel. Also taught is an example wherein each sheet of the panel is made of a wire grid polarizer that is laminated with a continuous variable thickness wave plate retarder, wherein the continuous variable thickness wave plate retarder rotates input light by an amount determined by the thickness of the wave plate retarder. Also taught is an example wherein each sheet of the panel is made up of a traditional polarizer and continuously varying thickness wave retarder. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053752 | Display Panel and Apparatus Provided with the Same - A display panel is provided with a solar cell, a light transmitting substrate arranged on a side of the solar cell to be seen, and a reflective polarizing plate. An uneven pattern is arranged on at least one surface of the reflective polarizing plate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053753 | Optical Relay for Compact Head Up Display - An optical relay ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053754 | Metallized Retroreflective Sheeting With Increased Daytime Brightness - A retroreflective sheeting ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053755 | PLASMONIC FABRY-PEROT FILTER - A plasmonic Fabry-Perot filter includes a first partial mirror and a second partial mirror separated from the first partial mirror by a gap. At least one of the first partial mirror or the second partial mirror includes an integrated plasmonic optical filter array. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053756 | ANTIGLARE FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film is provided, the antiglare film including: a transparent support; and an antiglare layer, wherein the antiglare layer contains a light-transmitting resin particle, a light-transmitting resin and a copolymerization product having an amine value of 1 to 30 mgKOH/g, and the average particle diameter of the light-transmitting resin particle is from 6 to 20 μm. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053757 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The optical element includes a base member, and a first layer which is formed on the base member and whose refractive index for a central use wavelength λ changes in a thickness direction of the first layer by 0.05 or more. The first layer has an anti-reflection function and satisfies n | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053778 | Imaging lens - It is to provide an imaging lens that can improve optical performance while reducing size and weight. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053779 | DIGITAL PRESENTER USING GOOSENECK - A digital presenter is provided. A digital presenter including a base; a lens; a gooseneck having one end secured to the base and the other end connected to the lens; and a supporting element having one end secured to the base and disposed inside the gooseneck, wherein the supporting element reinforces a supporting force for the gooseneck. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053780 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A lens driving device includes a lens, a lens frame configured to support the lens, a drive mechanism configured to cause the lens frame to move upon an optical axis, and a fixed member configured to support the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotational cylinder capable of moving upon the optical axis, a cam part on the fixed member and a cam follower which is formed on the rotational cylinder fitting with the cam part and has a conical portion and a cylindrical portion. The cam part includes a tapered cam groove formed such that the rotational cylinder extends in the optical axis upon a range whereupon the rotational cylinder moves from the collapsed state to a photography state and a planar surface formed such that the rotational cylinder does not move upon the optical axis upon the photography range, even if the rotational cylinder rotates. The conical portion fits with the cam groove of the cam part upon the range whereupon the rotational cylinder moves upon the optical axis, and the cylindrical portion fits with the planar surface of the cam part upon the range whereupon the rotational cylinder does not move upon the optical axis. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053781 | LENS MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING SAME - An exemplary lens module includes a barrel and a plurality of deformable lenses received in the barrel. The barrel includes an inner wall. The inner wall has a plurality of circular retaining portions. The plurality of deformable lenses is deformed and retained in the plurality of circular retaining portions. Diameters of the lenses are greater than an inner diameter of the barrel. The lenses each has a curved surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053782 | CONSTRUCTION OF OBJECTIVE - A construction of an objective is configured which includes a plurality of lens groups including at least one cemented lens group; a plurality of inner frames to hold the lens groups, each including a contact projection; and a tube to hold the plurality of inner frames stacked inside. At least one cemented lens group is secured to the inner frames by causing the periphery of a cemented surface between cemented lenses to come into contact with the contact projection. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053783 | HOLDING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A holding apparatus includes a holding member configured to hold an optical element, the holding member having an internal space that extends in a circumferential direction and has different sectional shapes perpendicular to the circumferential direction on at least two locations, a fixing member arranged outside of the holding member and configured to fix the holding member from an outside of the holding member, and a pressing member configured to press the internal space by supplying a fluid to the internal space, and to deform the holding member. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053784 | Camera module - A camera module according to an aspect of the invention may include: a housing; a fixed unit fixed to the inside of the housing; a lens barrel provided in the housing and having at least one lens; and a moving unit moved and supported by the fixed unit by a predetermined magnetic force, and moving the lens barrel along an optical axis, such that driving accuracy and reliability can be increased when performing auto focus or zoom. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053785 | LIGHT REFLECTING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHT REFLECTING DEVICE - Provided is a light reflecting plate capable of reducing glare of reflected light while maintaining high light reflectance by regular reflection. The light reflecting plate includes a base, a light reflecting layer that is formed on the base and made of silver or silver alloy, or aluminum or aluminum alloy, in which arithmetic average roughness (Ra) is 0.10 to 0.30 μm and arithmetic average waviness (Wa) is 0.30 to 2.50 μm on a surface of the light reflecting layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053786 | Sight glass assembly - A sight glass assembly with a housing having a circular opening therein, the opening including an annular shoulder and a frusto-conically shaped wall is provided. Further, the sight glass assembly includes a circular sight glass plate having a cylindrical rim wall, a sight glass packing member having a cylindrical inner wall and a frusto-conically shaped outer wall. The sight glass packing member is interposed between the cylindrical rim wall of the sight glass plate and the frusto-conically shaped wall of the opening of the housing. Also, an annular gasket is interposed between the annular shoulder and the sight glass plate. The sight glass packing member includes a full ring of metal kept in position by press seating in the opening without any further fixing means. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053787 | Systems and Methods for On-The-Fly Write Pre-compensation Estimation - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for write pre-compensation. For example, various embodiments of the present invention provide systems for on-the-fly estimation of write pre-compensation values. Such systems include a magnetic storage medium, a read/write head assembly disposed in relation to the magnetic storage medium, and an analog to digital converter that receives an analog signal from the read/write head assembly corresponding to a data set stored on the magnetic storage medium and provides a series of digital samples corresponding to the data set. The storage devices further include a read data processing circuit that receives the same series of digital samples and provides a user data output, and a pre-compensation value calculation circuit that receives the series of digital samples and provides an updated write pre-compensation value. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053788 | METHOD OF MEASURING VARIATION IN FLOATING AMOUNT AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS - A method for measuring a variation in the floating amount of a magnetic head comprising: measuring the ambient temperature which is a temperature of the magnetic storage apparatus; reading a signal recorded in the magnetic recording medium; measuring a signal value which is a value related to a signal read in the reading; and calculating a variation in the floating amount of the magnetic head based on relationship information which is information representing a relationship between the ambient temperature and signal value that have previously been measured, measurement value which is the ambient temperature measured in the measuring of the temperature, and signal value measured in the measuring of the signal. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053789 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR CIRCUIT - A magnetic field sensor circuit comprises a first magneto-resistive sensor (Rx) which senses a first magnetic field component in a first direction to supply a first sense signal (Vx). A first flipping coil (FC1) applies a first flipping magnetic field with a periodically changing polarity to the first magneto-resistive sensor (Rx) to cause the first sense signal (Vx) to have alternating different levels synchronized with the first flipping magnetic field. A second magneto -resistive sensor (Ry) senses a second magnetic field component in a second direction different than the first direction to supply a second sense signal (Vy). A second flipping coil (FC2) applies a second flipping magnetic field with a periodically changing polarity to the second magneto -resistive sensor (Ry) to cause the second sense signal (Vy) to have an alternating different levels synchronized with the second flipping magnetic field. The first flipping magnetic field and the second flipping magnetic field have a phase shift. A differential amplifier (AMP1) receives the first sense signal (Vx) and the second sense signal (Vy) to obtain a difference signal (Vd). A first synchronous demodulator (DEM1) receives the difference signal (Vd) and a first switching signal (Q1) being phase locked to the alternating different levels of the first sense signal (Vx) to supply a first output signal (Vox) indicating the first magnetic field component. A second synchronous demodulator (DEM2) receives the difference signal (Vd) and a second switching signal (Q2) being phase locked to the alternating different levels of the second sense signal (Vy) to supply a second output signal (Voy) indicating the second magnetic field component. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053790 | HARD DISK INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM - A hard disk inspection apparatus comprises an image pickup device which includes an inspection region portion of a disk surface including an edge of a hard disk, and which picks up an image of reflected light from the inspection region portion, an edge detection processing device which detects an edge position of the hard disk, an information acquisition device which acquires specification information that defines several values of a inspection target hard disk, a window separation device which separates the captured image into windows, an image analysis device which performs data processing for each of the regions into which the captured image is separated by the window separation device, and acquires information regarding positions and sizes of dust for each region, and a display control device which displays a result obtained by the image analysis device on a monitor screen. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053791 | STORAGE DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM EVALUATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM EVALUATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage device that reads data from and writes data to a recording medium, which is rotationally driven by a motor, by a head, includes a ground disconnector, a motor voltage application module, and a Coulomb force detector. The ground disconnector disconnects a connection between the motor and ground. The motor voltage application module applies voltage to be supplied to the motor. The Coulomb force detector detects read output while the motor voltage application module applies voltage to the motor. The Coulomb force detector then calculates, based on the read output, an amount of change in floating height of the head to read data from or write data to the recording medium to detect the magnitude of Coulomb force generated by electrical charging of the recording medium based on the applied voltage and the amount of change in floating height of the head. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053792 | Apparatus for and method of measuring motion characteristics of head gimbal assembly - An apparatus correctly measures motion characteristics a head gimbal assembly exhibits when turned in a radial direction of a hard disk. The apparatus includes an assembly support to fixedly support the head gimbal assembly on a center axis that corresponds to a rotation axis around which the head gimbal assembly is turned in actual use, a disk drive to rotatably support the hard disk and turn around a turn axis that is concentric with the center axis on which the head gimbal assembly is fixedly supported, and a turn unit to turn the disk drive around the turn axis, thereby creating a relative turn of the head gimbal assembly with respect to the hard disk. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053793 | Systems and Methods for Adaptive Write Pre-Compensation - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for write pre-compensation. For example, various embodiments of the present invention provide methods for modifying magnetic information transfer. The methods include retrieving magnetically represented data from a storage medium, and converting the magnetically represented data to a series of data samples. A preceding pattern and a transition status is identified in the series of data samples, and an equalized channel response is computed based on an estimated NLTS value. An error value is computed that corresponds to a difference between the estimated NLTS value and an actual NLTS value, and a pre-compensation value is computed based at least in part on the error value. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053794 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - In a thermally assisted magnetic recording method, tunneling current is applied from a tunneling current wiring arranged on a magnetic recording head configured to fly above a magnetic recording medium having a bit pattern formed of recording bits separated from one another by an insulator to a desired recording bit of the magnetic recording medium, so that the recording bit is heated and thus coercivity of the recording bit is reduced. Then, an alternating magnetic field corresponding to information to be recorded is applied from the magnetic recording head to the heated recording bit, so that the information can be recorded in the magnetic recording medium. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053795 | MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS HAVING A MAGNETIC READ HEAD WITH A SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR - A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a magnetic head that has a spin-torque oscillator and a magnetic disk and the spin-torque oscillator detects a magnetic field from the magnetic disk and outputs a signal. A criterion used to determine the rotational speed of the magnetic disk, the frequency shift of the spin-torque oscillator produced by a magnetic field from the magnetic disk, a characteristic oscillation frequency of the spin-torque oscillator and the full-width at half maximum of an oscillation spectrum is given in order for a read signal output from the spin-torque oscillator to satisfy a desired signal-to-noise ratio and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is configured based on the criterion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053796 | DISK DRIVE INCLUDING A DELAY CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE A DELAYED RESET SIGNAL - A disk drive including a delay circuit to provide a delayed reset signal is disclosed. The disk drive includes a head to perform write and read operations to and from a disk and a disk controller that is coupled to the head to control the write and read operations performed by the head. The disk drive further includes: a power loss detection circuit to detect a power loss and to generate a reset signal in response to the power loss; a reset power line coupled to the disk controller and the power loss detection circuit to provide a non-delayed reset signal to the disk controller; and a delay circuit coupled to the reset power line wherein the delay circuit delays the reset signal to provide a delayed reset signal. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053797 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes the steps of depositing a magnetic layer on at least one of surfaces of a nonmagnetic substrate and injecting atoms partially in the magnetic layer, thereby demagnetizing parts having admitted the injected atoms or imparting amorphousness thereto, to form a magnetically separated magnetic recording pattern. The step of injecting includes the steps of applying resist to the at least one surface subsequent to the step of depositing, partially decreasing a thickness of the resist and irradiating a surface of the resist with atoms, thereby inducing partial injection of the atoms to the magnetic layer through portions of the resist decreased in thickness. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053818 | CURRENT PERPENDICULAR TO PLANE DIFFERENTIAL MAGNETORESISTANCE READ HEAD DESIGN USING A CURRENT CONFINEMENT STRUCTURE PROXIMAL TO AN AIR BEARING SURFACE - A current to perpendicular to plane (CPP) differential magnetoresistance (DMR) read head using current confinement proximal to an air bearing surface (ABS) is disclosed. The CPP DMR read head includes a first electrically conductive lead, a first MR sensor formed on the first lead, and a non-magnetic electrically conductive spacer formed on the first MR sensor proximate to the ABS. The CPP DMR read head further includes insulating material on the first MR sensor distal to the ABS. A second MR sensor is formed in contact with the conductive spacer such that the second MR sensor is in electrical contact with the first MR sensor proximate to the ABS and is electrically isolated from the first MR sensor distal to the ABS. A second electrically conductive lead is in contact with the second MR sensor. Sense current injected into the first and the second MR sensor is confined proximate to the ABS. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053819 | Thin film magnetic head, magnetic head slider, head gimbal assembly, head arm assembly, magnetic disk device and method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head - The invention is devised to provide a method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head including a magnetoresistive element having higher reading performance. In manufacturing the thin film magnetic head, after forming an MR element | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053820 | Magnetoresistive element including a pair of ferromagnetic layers coupled to a pair of shield layers - A magnetoresistive element includes first and second shield layers, an MR stack disposed therebetween, a first hard magnetic layer for setting the magnetization direction of the first shield layer, and a second hard magnetic layer for setting the magnetization direction of the second shield layer. The MR stack includes a first ferromagnetic layer magnetically coupled to the first shield layer, a second ferromagnetic layer magnetically coupled to the second shield layer, and a spacer layer between the first and second ferromagnetic layers. The first and second ferromagnetic layers have magnetizations that are in antiparallel directions when any external magnetic field other than a magnetic field resulting from the first and second hard magnetic layers is not applied to the two ferromagnetic layers, and that change their directions in response to an external magnetic field other than the magnetic field resulting from the first and second hard magnetic layers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053821 | CPP Structure Magnetoresistive Head - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive head has a magnetoresistive sensor film between a lower shield layer and an upper shield layer. The magnetoresistive sensor film is formed by stacking at least a pinning layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, an intermediate layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer, in which a sense current flows so as to pass through an interface between the intermediate layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, and a resistance change of the magnetoresistive sensor film in accordance with the change of an external magnetic field is detected. Also, a lateral side metal layer having an electric resistivity lower than the electric resistivity of the pinning layer is disposed at least on a side wall of the pinning layer among side walls of layers constituting the magnetoresistive sensor film, the lateral side metal layer being in contact with the lower shield layer. Other embodiments are described as well. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053822 | STRAM CELLS WITH AMPERE FIELD ASSISTED SWITCHING - A magnetic tunnel junction cell that has a ferromagnetic pinned layer, a ferromagnetic free layer, and a non-magnetic barrier layer therebetween. The free layer has a larger area than the pinned layer, in some embodiments at least twice the size of the pinned layer, in some embodiments at least three times the size of the pinned layer, and in yet other embodiments at least four times the size of the pinned layer. The pinned layer is offset from the center of the free layer. The free layer has a changeable vortex magnetization, changeable between clockwise and counterclockwise directions. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053823 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A magnetoresistive element includes a stack formed by sequentially stacking a first fixed layer in which a magnetization direction is fixed, a first nonmagnetic layer, a free layer in which a magnetization direction is changeable, a second nonmagnetic layer, and a second fixed layer in which a magnetization direction is fixed, a first circumferential wall provided on the second nonmagnetic layer in contact with a circumferential surface of the second fixed layer to surround the second fixed layer, and made of an insulator, and a second circumferential wall provided on the first nonmagnetic layer in contact with a circumferential surface of the free layer to surround the free layer, and made of an insulator. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053824 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - A magnetoresistive element includes: a free layer made of a ferromagnetic material, the free layer configured to change the direction of magnetization under the influence of an external magnetic field; an insulating layer overlaid on the free layer, the insulating layer made of an insulating material; an amorphous reference layer overlaid on the insulating layer, the amorphous reference layer made of a ferromagnetic material, the amorphous reference layer configured to fix the magnetization in a predetermined direction; a crystal layer overlaid on the amorphous reference layer, the crystal layer containing crystal grains; a non-magnetic layer overlaid on the crystal layer, the non-magnetic layer containing crystal grains having grown from the crystal grains in the crystal layer; and a pinned layer overlaid on the non-magnetic layer, the pinned layer configured to fix the magnetization in a predetermined direction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053825 | METHOD FOR PROTECTION OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SOURCE, AND IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY - A method for protection of an energy storage source ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053826 | Electrical Wiring Device - The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a plurality of line terminals including a line hot terminal and a line neutral terminal, and a plurality of load terminals including a load hot terminal and a load neutral terminal. An interrupting contact assembly includes four sets of interrupting contacts configured to provide electrical continuity at least between the line hot terminal and the load hot terminal and the line neutral terminal and the load neutral terminal in a reset state. The four sets of interrupting contacts are open in a tripped state. A miswire prevention arrangement is configured to prevent the interrupting contact assembly from maintaining the reset state when the load hot terminal and the load neutral terminal are connected to a source of AC power. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053827 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A protection circuit includes a first primary-type transistor; a secondary-type transistor; a circuit protection element; and a second primary-type transistor. The first primary-type transistor includes a drain terminal connected to a first terminal to which a first voltage is applied. The first primary-type transistor further includes a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a bulk terminal each connected to a second terminal to which a second voltage is applied. The first primary-type transistor responds to an excessive voltage applied to the first terminal as a forward direction response to discharge the excessive voltage to the second terminal, thereby protecting an internal circuit from the excessive voltage. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053828 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTED PHASES IN A MULTI-PHASE ELECTRICAL NETWORK - The present invention is directed to a protective relay for providing protective control to a power system carrying three-phase power. The protective relay performs a faulted phase detection method wherein signal values representative of electrical properties of the power carried by the power system are received and are processed to produce processed signals, respectively. The processed signals have components of the signal values removed that are the same frequency as the nominal operating frequency of the power system. The process signal values are added to produce a sum, which is then divided by a predetermined number to yield a quotient. A determination is made whether the quotient falls within one of a plurality of predetermined ranges. This determination is used to determine whether the power system has a single-phase fault, a two-phase fault, or a three-phase fault. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053829 | Faulted Phase Decision Method Between Current And Voltage Based Delta Phase Selectors - A method of identifying fault conditions in a three phase power system includes monitoring the changes of both the current and voltage properties on a three phase power network. A maximum phase change value of both the current and voltage is determined. Either the voltage or the current values are selected, whichever includes the largest maximum phase change. Thereafter, the selected set of measurements is analyzed to determine whether a fault condition exists on any phase of the three phase power. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATION OF DYNAMIC OVERVOLTAGE - A method and apparatus for mitigating dynamic overvoltage (DOV) in an AC network. A distribution and power transformer has its primary connected to the high voltage bus of the network and its secondary connected to a switching device. Upon the occurrence of a condition known to cause a DOV and the DOV a control system cause the switching device to change from a nonconductive mode to a conductive mode in less than the time for one cycle of the operating frequency of the AC network. This change in switching device conduction places a short circuit across the transformer secondary. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053831 | WIDEBAND OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - The present patent application describes an approach to the protection of voltage sensitive instruments using a protection circuit that may be easily integrated in a three-terminal device, and which overcomes the drawbacks of previous approaches. The protection circuit of the invention performs very fast against overvoltages (in a few nanoseconds), automatically switching to a low impedance conduction state as soon as the overvoltage situation ends. It also minimizes insertion losses, shows a very low level of thermal noise and allows for obtaining broad bandwidths due to its low serial impedance in the conduction state. Furthermore, it does not require any power source or control signal. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053832 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SWITCH CIRCUITS WITH FAST RESPONSES TO HARD SHORT-CIRCUITS - Methods and apparatus to provide power distribution switch circuits with fast responses to hard short-circuits are disclosed. In one example, a power distribution switch to detect a hard short-circuit condition is described, comprising a switching device having a resistance between an input terminal and an output terminal, to conduct a current from an input power source having an input voltage to an output terminal having an output voltage, a voltage feedback loop having a digital output voltage to increase the resistance of the switching device in response to a short-circuit based on the output voltage, and an analog current feedback loop to increase the resistance of the switching device based on a current through the switching device and a reference current. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053833 | MANUALLY-CONTROLLED ARC FLASH ENERGY REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP UNITS - A circuit protection system includes a normal mode and a maintenance mode. A current sensor senses current in the circuit. An enclosure includes an access panel that is movable between a closed position and open position. A circuit breaker is mounted within the enclosure. An electronic trip unit is in communication with the current sensor and controls interruptions of the current by the circuit breaker based on a trip setting. An interface device is accessible when said access panel is closed and allows selections of the normal and maintenance modes. A display, which is in communication with both of the user interface device and the electronic trip unit, monitors the interface device and transmits data to the trip unit that is based on the selected mode. The display receives data from the trip unit and displays information based on the received data. The display is viewable when the access panel is closed. The trip unit changes the trip setting when said maintenance mode is selected to reduce potential arc flash energy. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053834 | THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR POWER SUPPLY - A thermal protection circuit includes a driving circuit having a thermal control chip electrically disposed thereon. The driving circuit has a first output terminal for outputting voltage and a second output terminal for outputting thermal control voltage. A compare circuit is electrically connected to the driving circuit. The compare circuit includes a comparator electrically disposed thereon for forming a control voltage thereon. The second output terminal of the thermal control chip is electrically connected to the comparator. The comparator forms a base voltage that is determined on the control voltage and the output voltage. A detection circuit is electrically connected to the compare circuit and includes an input terminal disposed thereon for receiving the control voltage. The detection circuit detects the control voltage for controlling to close/open the thermal protection circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053835 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT BOARD, SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A protection circuit board, a secondary battery with the protection circuit board, and a battery pack comprising the secondary battery. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053836 | TWO STAGE SURGE PROTECTION FOR SINGLE WIRE MULTI SWITCH TRANSCEIVER - An architecture for protecting circuitry used for signal communications between a frequency translation module ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053837 | SURGE ARRESTER - A surge arrester for medium and high voltages includes a length adjustment device and pivot unit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053848 | NIOBIUM SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A niobium solid electrolytic capacitor comprises: an anode mainly made of niobium and containing nitrogen and at least one kind of alloying element whose hardness is higher than that of niobium; a dielectric layer provided on a surface of the anode and containing nitrogen; an electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric layer and formed of a conductive polymer; and a cathode layer provided on the electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer has a three-layered structure formed of a first electrolyte layer, a second electrolyte layer, and a third electrolyte layer, which are arranged in this order between the dielectric layer to the cathode layer. The second electrolyte layer and the third electrolyte layer contain alkyl substituted aromatic sulfonate. Conductivities of the respective electrolyte layers increase in order of the first electrolyte layer, the second electrolyte layer, and the third electrolyte layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053849 | ANODES WITH CORNER AND EDGE MODIFIED DESIGNS - Porous sintered anode bodies for capacitors formed from valve metals are treated by electrolysis to form a dielectric layer and coated with cathode layers. When standard parallelepiped shapes are used, cathode coverage at the edges and corners is non-uniform and failures occur at those locations. Rectangular prisms, obround prisms and cylindrical prisms are formed with transition surfaces at edges and corners, such as chamfers and curves, to enhance cathode layer uniformity. The transition surface greatly enhances the application of polymer slurries. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053850 | MODULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A modular power distribution system comprises a chassis; and a backplane including a power input, and a plurality of module connection locations. A plurality of modules are mounted in the chassis, each module mounted to one of the module connection locations. Each module includes: (i) an OR-ing diode; (ii) a circuit protection device; (iii) a microprocessor controlling the circuit protection device; and (iv) a power output connection location. A circuit option switch is located on each module for setting the current limits for each module. A control module is provided connected to the backplane. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053851 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK IN DEVICES - A device for preventing electrical shock from a device with electrical interfaces. A shutter or other barrier associated with the device that physically prevents access or contact to one of the electrical interfaces while another electrical interface is in use. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053852 | Display Device - A display device is disclosed that includes a frame assembly. A first screen panel and a second screen panel are assembled together with the frame assembly and electrically coupled with each other. A main circuit board electrically connected with both the first and second screen panels defines a receiving opening upon which an underside of the second screen panel is rested. A gap is defined between the second screen panel and the main circuit board when the underside of the second screen panel is rested upon the receiving opening of the main circuit board. Wherein the frame assembly has at least one positioning member configured to be inserted into the gap for restraining the second screen panel in place. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053853 | Extruded Housing for Hand-Held Device with a Cap for Covering Two or More Adjacent Sides - A housing for a hand-held electronic device is provided. The housing includes an extruded element having a length and a profile, the length corresponding to a distance that the extruded element extends in the direction of extrusion, and the profile corresponding to a cross-section of the element, which is perpendicular to the direction of extrusion. The housing further includes a cap, coupled to the extruded element, wherein the cap extends to cover substantial portions of two or more adjacent sides. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053854 | Electronic Apparatus with Protective Panel - An electronic apparatus with a protective panel, includes a display device | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053855 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis configured to hold electronic elements with cables, and a securing member. The chassis includes a bottom plate and at least one clip protruding from the bottom plate. The securing member includes a base portion fixed on the bottom plate, an end portion, and a neck portion connecting the base portion to the end portion. The base portion is resiliently deformable for maintaining the cables between the base portion and the bottom plate. The neck portion slidably engages with the at least one clip of the bottom plate. The end portion is configured to prevent the neck portion from disengaging from the at least one clip. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053856 | ENGAGING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An engaging structure for an electronic device includes a first substrate, an engaging member, and a fixed reinforcing member. The first substrate defines at least one guiding slot. The engaging member includes at least one first latching protrusion extending therefrom. The at least one first protrusion engages in the at least one guiding slot. The fixed reinforcing member includes at least one abutting block extending therefrom. The at least one abutting block is configured for abutting against the at least one first latching protrusion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053857 | LATCHING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A latching device and an electronic device using the latching device are provided. The latching device is for fastening a cover assembly of the electronic device to a base assembly. The latching device includes a sliding member movably mounted in the cover assembly, a magnet fixed in the sliding member, and a hooking member pivotally fixing on the base assembly. The hooking member is made up of magnetic material. When the cover assembly is rotated to cover the base assembly, the hooking member is attracted by the magnet and hooks onto the cover assembly. When the sliding member slides, the sliding member pushes the hooking member to disengage from the cover assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053858 | PORTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a portable display device having at lease two display elements, at least two foldable panel housings for receiving and supporting the display elements circuit boards and other parts, respectively, and optical elements provided on the top surface of the one of the sidewalls of the panel housings and mounted in a joint portion of the display elements, wherein one of the sidewalls of the panel housings are cut to form openings or a connecting joint portion, and the sidewalls of the optical elements is adjacently disposed each other when the panel housings are unfolded. The portable display device allows a single large sized screen, and whereby a joint portion between the two display panels as non-display area may be minimized. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053859 | PROTECTIVE COVER MECHANISM - A protective cover mechanism includes a cover head and a cover body, the cover head includes a head portion and a connecting portion integrally connecting with the head portion, the connecting portion forms latching members therein, a cover body forms ribs in the inter wall thereof, the cover head fixes to the cover body by latching the latching members with the ribs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053860 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - When a unit lock member ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053861 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided that includes a housing having an opening, a display provided in the opening of the housing, a bezel provided on the housing, and at least one sensor or a touch screen/sensor provided at the bezel. The at least one sensor or touch screen detects a user selection on the bezel such that an image on the display changes or a command is performed by the mobile terminal. The sensor or the touch screen/sensor also allows images on the main display to be not hidden because items or commands are selected on the bezel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053862 | MODULAR DIGITAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - Digital image display devices and methods for providing the same are provided. Such devices may include an electronic component for displaying digital images and a housing with a cavity for receiving the electronic component. The electronic component may include a display device, a processor, a battery, an input device, a storage device, and an I/O interface device. The electronic component may be capable of electrically coupling with an external power source, portable storage media or another electronic device. The electronic component may be interchangeable amongst a plurality of housings. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053863 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING HIDDEN SOUND OPENINGS OFFSET FROM AN AUDIO SOURCE - An improved handheld electronic device has a case with an elongated cavity formed therein. An audio transducer is in fluid communication with the cavity, and a number of sound openings are formed in the case and are in fluid communication with the cavity and with the atmosphere surrounding the handheld electronic device. The sound openings are generally spaced from a central region of the audio transducer to space the sound openings generally farther from an edge of the case than the audio transducer. The cavity is configured to form a Helmholtz resonator that enables the communication of sound through the cavity between the audio transducer and the sound openings. The spacing of the sound openings from an edge of a case helps a user to form a seal between the case and the user's ear to enable sound from the sound openings to enter the ear and to be perceived by the user. In one embodiment, the sound openings face into a channel formed in the case, which enables the sound openings to be largely hidden from view and enable the sound openings to be spaced an even greater distance from the audio transducer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053864 | Cosmetic computer - This laptop apparatus is built not only with a computer but also with a cosmetic compact. It is complete with makeup and can be matched with any skin type. The compact is mounted at the top of the laptop for easy and quick access. What's so great about this laptop is that it makes traveling a breeze and is fashion forward. Not only can you surf the net, catch up with work, but you can look great doing it. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SUPPORT EXTERNAL DEVICES IN RELATION TO A SERVER RACK - A system to support external devices in relation to a server rack includes a server rack chassis having a plurality of sides. Each side has a pair of substantially vertical edges extending along a height of the server rack chassis. The system also includes a rail member having a first end coupled to the server rack chassis. The rail member is substantially parallel to the substantially vertical edges when the first end of the rail member is coupled to the server rack chassis. The system also includes a tray having a first aperture adapted to slidably receive a second end of the rail member. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a display, a main body, a rotating member, and a hinge. The display is slidably mounted to the rotating member. The hinge is mounted between the rotating member and the main body to pivotably mount the rotating member to the main body. The hinge includes a shaft, a first interfering member and a second interfering member retained around the shaft. The first interfering member is fixed on the rotating member, and the second interfering member is fixed on the main body. The first interfering member includes a first side facing the second interfering member. The first side forms a positioning tab. The second interfering member includes a second side facing the first interfering member. The second side defines a recess, configured to allow the positioning tab to be positioned therein. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053867 | CONVENIENTLY VIEWABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - We have disclosed a modular personal network (MPN) that includes multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Functions of the MPN may be modified by adding or removing components. The MPN may communicate with a personal computer. General purpose devices may include a control unit, a display, a user input, and an audio output. The MPN may provide a variety of functions, including time, communication, entertainment, organization, guidance, athletic, medical, travel, outdoors, identity, security, and military. | 2010-03-04 |
