09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100053695 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image receiving unit, an image processing unit, an image storage unit, a usage-log managing unit, an operation display unit, and a control unit. The usage-log managing unit manages processing contents used for image data processed by the image processing unit in association with the processed image data as usage log information. When the operation display unit receives a request for an output process, the control unit acquires a processing content of the output process from the usage log information and displays information about the acquired processing content in association with image data processed based on the acquired processing content via the operation display unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053696 | DOCUMENT READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading device includes: a document image acquisition unit that reads a document and obtains a document image; a memory that holds the document image obtained by the document image acquisition unit; a determination unit that determines whether or not a size or orientation of the document, the image of which is obtained by the document image acquisition unit, matches a set parameter; and a setting change unit that, when it is determined that the size or orientation of the document does not match the set parameter, changes a setting of the parameter so as to match the size or orientation of the document. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053718 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR MERGING A FIRST AND A SECOND PARTIAL IMAGE BEAM, EACH PROCEEDING FROM A SPECIMEN, INTO A RESULTANT IMAGE BEAM - An optical system is described for merging a first and a second partial image beam emanating from a specimen into a resultant image beam allowing modification of the areal proportion of the respective first or second partial image beam in the resultant image beam. A stop arrangement comprises at least a first and a second movable stop element each comprising at least one stop region adapted to be brought into a working position with the first or second partial image beam. Movably arranged connecting means for connecting the two stop elements are provided to modify the respective areal proportions of the partial image beams in the resultant image beam by movement of the connecting means. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053721 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A first etching stop layer and an active layer are formed on an inner surface of a first glass substrate, and a second etching stop layer and a cover layer are formed on an inner surface of a second glass substrate. A display media is formed between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate. A first passivation layer is formed on an outer surface of the second glass substrate. A first etching process is performed to expose the first etching stop layer. A first flexible substrate is formed on the exposed first etching stop layer, and a second passivation layer is formed on the first flexible substrate. The first passivation layer is removed. A second etching process is performed to expose the second etching stop layer. A second flexible substrate is formed on the exposed second etching stop layer, and the second passivation layer is removed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053722 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - An electrochromic device includes a first substrate spaced from a second substrate. A first conductive member is formed over at least a portion of the first substrate. A first electrochromic electrode comprising a tungsten oxide coating is formed over at least a portion of the first conductive member. A second conductive member is formed over at least a portion of the second substrate. A second electrochromic electrode is formed over at least a portion of the second conductive member. An ionic liquid is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. In one aspect of the invention, the ionic liquid can include nanoparticles of metals or metal oxides. In a further aspect of the invention, the second conductive member and second electrode can be formed by a single material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053725 | ACOUSTO-OPTICAL COMPONENT - An acousto-optical component is suggested, in particular for use in the beam path of an optical arrangement, preferably of a microscope, with a crystal for the passage of light. Sound waves are generated via an electrical transducer and passed through the crystal. The sound waves passing through the crystal affect the optical properties of the crystal and therefore the light passing through the crystal. For exerting a variable influence on the light passing through the crystal, the sound waves passing through the crystal, or the acoustic field in the crystal, are/is variable. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053726 | Spatial light modulator having capacitor - The present invention provides an image projection system implemented with a spatial light modulator (SLM) to modulate an illumination light projected from a light source wherein said SLM comprising a first conductive layer to wire and function as a bit line; a second conductive layer to wire and function as a word line; and a first conductive and second conductive capacitor layers functioning as a capacitor wherein the bit line is wired along a direction crossing the word line and the capacitor is disposed in parallel with the bit line. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053727 | Display Device - A flat panel display device displays an image using a micro-shutter electrode and a diffusive reflection layer. The display device has a wide viewing angle and reduces a loss of light to thus improve light efficiency. In addition, gray levels can be determined by an electrostatic force between the pixel electrode and the micro-shutter electrode. An opening/closing operation of the micro-shutter electrode is fast so that the response speed can be improved. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053730 | HIGH SPEED BEAM STEERING - The use of spatial light modulators to steer light beams is disclosed. A dual frequency liquid crystal spatial light modulator can be controlled so as to form a blazed phase grating thereon that effects desire deflection of incident light. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053733 | METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION BY SPATIO-TEMPORAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of amplification based on spatio-temporal frequency drift for a pulse laser comprising a so-called CPA (Chirped Pulse Amplification) frequency-shift amplifying chain, the various spectral components spatially spread. The various components separately amplified. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053735 | FOCUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A focusing apparatus for use with an optical system having a high NA objective lens ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100053736 | Confocal microscope apparatus - The present application generates an image suitable for collectively observing a whole area or all wavelength components in a viewing field. A confocal microscope apparatus includes a detecting unit being disposed on a collecting location of the collecting optical system, separating incident light into a light from a vicinity of a collecting point on the sample and a light from a peripheral of the vicinity, and detecting each of the lights; and an image generating unit generating an image of the sample by a light signal from the vicinity and a light signal from the peripheral of the vicinity, and setting a ratio of the signal of the light from the vicinity of the collecting point to the signal of the light from the peripheral of the vicinity for each of areas on the image. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053737 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR - A variable magnification optical system projects an image onto a screen with a sufficient magnification without requiring a large-sized mirror. The variable magnification optical system includes a first optical system through which a light beam modulated with an image signal corresponding to the image is passed; a second optical system disposed downstream of the first optical system in a direction of travel of the light beam along an optical axis; and a reflective optical element having a magnification power that is configured to reflect the light beam from the second optical system toward the screen. A magnification of the image projected on the screen is changed by moving the reflective optical element relative to the object plane, thus changing a distance between the screen and the reflective optical element, while an incident angle of the light beam on the screen is maintained substantially constant. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053738 | High NA Catadioptric Imaging Optics For Imaging A reticle to a Pair of Imaging Locations - New and useful concepts for an imaging optical system configured to simultaneously image a reticle to a pair of imaging locations are provided, where the imaging optics comprise a pair of arms, each of which includes catadioptric imaging optics. In addition, the imaging optics are preferably designed to image a reticle simultaneously to the pair of imaging locations, at a numerical aperture of at least 1.3, and without obscuration of light by the imaging optics. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053740 | MICROSCOPE - The microscope comprises a first phase-contrast objective including a first phase film shaped like a ring and having a 20-fold magnification or lower, a second phase-contrast objective including a second phase film shaped like a ring and having a 60-fold magnification or higher; and a ring silt shared and used by the first and second phase-contrast objectives. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053743 | APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY, WITH DETECTION OF SINGLE- AND MULTI-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE AND OF HIGHER ORDER HARMONICS - Apparatus for real-time three-dimensional laser scanning microscopy, where single-photon fluorescence light, multi-photon fluorescence light, and higher order harmonics generated in the sample are detected. The excitation light is focused into the sample in a three-dimensional matrix of focal points. Real-time three-dimensional image acquisition is obtained by fast scanning in the xy plane only. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053744 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope includes a main body, a transmitted light source, and a transmitted-light illumination optical system. The main body has a substantially C-shape when viewed from side, and is composed of a lower horizontal portion, an upper horizontal portion, and a brace portion. The brace portion connects between the lower horizontal portion and the upper horizontal portion on their rear side. The transmitted-light illumination optical system brings an illumination light from the transmitted light source to a specimen supported by the main body, and illuminates the specimen with the illumination light transmitted therethrough. The transmitted-light illumination optical system and the transmitted light source are removably attached to the lower horizontal portion of the main body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053747 | SCREEN - A screen includes: the four arm members have first connection sections, one at each of the first and second support section side extremities, each of the first and second support sections includes at either extremity thereof a second connection section which receives the first connection section, an attachment and detachment of each of the arm members to and from the screen main body is carried out by an attachment and detachment of the first connection section to and from the second connection section, each of the four arm members has a third connection section at the support rod side extremity, the support rod has fourth connection sections which receive, one each, the four arm members, and an attachment and detachment of the arm members to and from the support rod is carried out by the third connection sections and fourth connection sections coming into engagement. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053758 | OPTICAL RELAY FOR COMPACT HEAD UP DISPLAY - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an optical relay for a head up display, the optical relay comprises a glare trap having angularly selectivity by being capable of reflecting light having an angle of incidence greater than a first angle, and being capable of transmitting light having an angle of incidence less than a second angle, and a first optic arranged to receive light reflected off the glare trap at an angle of incidence greater than the first angle, and to direct light through the glare trap at an angle of incidence less than the second angle to exit the glare trap. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053763 | Chirped Metamaterials - An apparatus includes a medium that is a metamaterial over a frequency range. The medium includes a stack of layers or slabs. A mechanical, electrical, or magnetic property of the layers or slabs of the stack varies monotonically between neighboring ones of the layers or slabs. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053765 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical system includes, in order from an enlargement conjugate side to a reduction conjugate side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the optical system, an aperture stop is located closer to the reduction conjugate side than the first lens unit, one or more positive lenses are located closer to the reduction conjugate side than the aperture stop, and the one or more positive lenses include a P-th positive lens located closest to the reduction conjugate side. In the optical system, a relative partial dispersion of a material of the P-th positive lens (θ | 2010-03-04 |
20100053766 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the zoom lens, an interval between every adjacent ones of the first through fourth lens units varies during zooming, the second lens unit includes at least one negative lens, and the third lens unit includes at least one positive lens. An Abbe number and a relative partial dispersion of a material of the at least one negative lens (υd2N, θgF2N) and an Abbe number and a relative partial dispersion of a material of the at least one positive lens (υd3P, θgF3P) are appropriately set. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROMACHINED CYLINDRICAL LENSES - Systems and methods are operable to focus light. An exemplary embodiment has a MEMS substrate, a first cylindrical lens having a first cylindrical surface, and a second cylindrical lens having a second cylindrical surface that is oriented perpendicular to the first cylindrical surface. Light passing through the first and second cylindrical lenses is focused. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053770 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An image pickup lens includes a first lens block with a positive power and a second lens block with a positive or negative power. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, and lens portions | 2010-03-04 |
20100053773 | PROJECTION LENS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a projection lens that has a simple inner focus structure, an appropriate back focal length, telecentricity, a high optical performance, and a small size and can effectively correct, particularly, lateral chromatic aberration, and a projection display device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053775 | IMAGING LENS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An imaging lens comprises a first lens (L | 2010-03-04 |
20100053777 | Imaging lens - It is to provide an imaging lens that can improve optical performance while reducing size and weight. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053801 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA RECORDED ON A TAPE MEDIUM - A device and method are disclosed for processing data recorded on a tape medium. The device comprises a first control part controls a read head to read specific data recorded in a first area among data recorded in a first format on the tape medium. The device further comprises a second control part that controls a write head to write the specific data in a second area different from the first area of the tape medium and to write the specific data in a second format in a third area different from the second area of the tape medium. Moreover, the device may comprise a recording part for recording specific information that specifies a read position of other data among data recorded in the first format on the tape medium. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053802 | Low Power Disk-Drive Motor Driver - One embodiment of the invention includes a disk-drive motor control system. The system comprises a seek mode power supply configured to provide a first voltage corresponding to a seek mode associated with a disk-drive voice control motor (VCM). The system also includes a track mode power supply configured to provide a second voltage corresponding to a tracking mode associated with the disk-drive VCM. The first voltage can be greater than the second voltage. The system further includes a disk-drive motor driver configured to provide a current to the disk-drive VCM at a first magnitude in the seek mode based on the first voltage, at a second magnitude in the tracking mode based on the second voltage, and at a third magnitude in a head-retraction mode. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053803 | BREADTH SPREADING PLACEMENT OF DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGES IN MULTI-CARTRIDGE DEEP SLOT CELLS OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY - In an automated data storage library having a plurality of multi-cartridge deep slot cells, each configured to store a plurality of data storage cartridges arranged in sequential order of tiers from front to rear, and having accessor(s) configured to selectively extract, place and transport cartridges with respect to the cells; operating the accessor(s) to selectively extract, place and transport data storage cartridges with respect to the multi-cartridge deep slot cells and with respect to other elements of the automated data storage library; filling at least the frontmost tier of vacant at least selected multi-cartridge deep slot cells in the selectively extracting, placing and transporting step in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, while leaving other tiers vacant. If the frontmost tier is full, a data storage cartridge is placed into the one of the selected multi-cartridge deep slot cells having the factored greatest number of tiers available to place a data storage cartridge. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053805 | HARD DISK DRIVE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacturing a hard disk drive includes measuring an imbalance value including an imbalance position with respect to a rotation center of a rotation shaft of the hub, with respect to each of a plurality of disks installed on a hub of a spindle motor to rotate the disks, allowing different imbalance positions of the disks to approach each other in a circumferential direction by applying an impact to the hard disk drive, and correcting the imbalance value by applying an impact to the hard disk drive in a direction opposite to the imbalance positions of the disks approaching each other with respect to the rotation shaft of the hub, to move the imbalance positions of the disks approaching each other in a radial direction of the disks with respect to the rotation center of the rotation shaft of the hub. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053808 | NANOMETER SCALE MAGNETIZATION - Magnetic heads for perpendicular magnetic recording on magnetic recording media are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053810 | MAGNETIC HEAD - A system in one embodiment includes first and second modules, each module having a substrate, a closure, and a gap situated therebetween, the gap comprising transducers selected from readers and writers; wherein the closures face each other, wherein the closure and the substrate of each module form a flat tape bearing surface, wherein a module spacing is defined as a distance from a point proximate to the transducers in the gap of the first module to a point proximate to the transducers in the gap of the second module, wherein the module spacing is less than 1.3 mm and greater than 0 mm. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053813 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100053814 | MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM AND STORAGE APPARATUS - A magnetic storage medium includes: burst lines each including magnetic bodies placed in a nonmagnetic body in a predetermined repetitive pattern repeated in the radial direction, the burst lines arranged in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals, wherein the phases of the predetermined repetitive patterns are shifted in the radial direction relative to a circumferential line at least between the adjacent ones of the burst lines. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053817 | COATED MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION THEREOF - In one general embodiment, a magnetic head includes a module having a substrate and a gap, the gap having an array of transducers therein, wherein the gap is recessed from a plane extending across a tape bearing surface side of the substrate; and a coating of aluminum oxide above at least a tape bearing surface side of the gap, the aluminum oxide having polycrystalline portions and amorphous portions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY OPERATING AC POWERED APPLIANCES FROM VIDEO INTERPHONES OR SHOPPING TERMINALS - A method for adding and connecting a remotely operated SPDT relay to an electric power circuit of an AC appliance connected to a manually actuated electrical SPDT switch for integrating said AC appliance into an home automation network, each said relay and said SPDT switch includes a pole terminal and dual traveler terminals and said relay is similar to a shape and a size of an AC switch fit for installation into a standard electrical box. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053840 | METHOD TO CHARGE TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY USING CARBON NANOTUBES OR OTHER NANOSTRUCTURES - In accordance with the invention, there are systems and methods to impart an electrostatic charge to particles. An exemplary method can include providing a plurality of particles to be charged and providing a plurality of nanostructures disposed over a first electrode array, the first electrode array including a plurality of electrodes spaced apart. The method can also include providing a multi-phase voltage source operatively coupled to the first electrode array and applying a multi-phase voltage to the first electrode array to create a traveling electric field between each electrode of the first electrode array, thereby causing electron emission from the plurality of nanostructures and forming a plurality of charged particles. The method can further include transporting each of the plurality of charged particles using the traveling electric field onto a surface. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053842 | STACKED MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - A capacitor device mountable on a plane of a substrate includes an electrically conductive bottom plate adapted to be mounted substantially parallel to, and in electrical contact at the plane of the substrate and a first multilayer capacitor having substantially parallel first and second electrode plates oriented substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate with the first electrode plates being electrically connected to the bottom plate. An electrically conductive top lead frame overlaps with, and is electrically isolated from, the bottom plate. The top lead frame electrically connected to the second electrode plates and adapted to be electrically connected at the plane of the substrate. The bottom lead frame may have a corrugated shape, where the corrugated shape provides compliance between the first multilayer capacitor and the substrate. A portion of the top lead frame may contact at least a portion of a side of the first multilayer capacitor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053845 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR A CAPACITOR - A composite membrane for a capacitor, comprising: a carrier; a mixture of a catalytic material for catalyzing hydrogen and oxygen, and a dispersion resin. The catalytic material is selected from the group consisting of a precious metal in Group VIII of the periodic table of elements and their alloys, and a rare earth metal of the La group of rare earth metals and their alloys. The carrier is a film formed by at least one of the following: polypropylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene and polyamide. The carrier can include asbestos fibers, polypropylene fibers, or their mixture. The dispersion resin can be one of the following: ethylene, Nafion™, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene, CMC, and the like. The present disclosure also provides a method for making a composite membrane, and a capacitor with the composite membrane. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053847 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provide is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor exhibiting low specific resistance and low impedance property and realizing high reliability. An electrolytic capacitor has a structure in which: a capacitor element which is formed by rolling an anode foil and a cathode foil each connected with an electrode extraction lead through a separator and which is impregnated with a drive electrolytic solution is included in a cylindrical outer case having a closed-end; and an open end of the outer case is sealed with an elastic sealing body, in which: the drive electrolytic solution contains a tricyanomethide salt represented by the below-indicated chemical formula (1); and the drive electrolytic solution has a water content of 3.0 wt % or less: | 2010-03-04 |
20100053868 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device is provided for being mounted on a computer enclosure to seal an inside of the enclosure from an outside of the enclosure. The heat dissipation device comprises a housing, a plurality of fins received in the housing, and two fans respectively fixed on a top and a bottom of the housing. The plurality of fins divides an inner space of the housing into two separate chambers, wherein a lower chamber communicates with the interior of the enclosure, and an upper chamber communicates with the exterior of the enclosure. A lower fan forces airflow through the lower chamber to take heat in the enclosure to the fins. An upper fan forces airflow through the upper chamber to carry the heat in the fins to the exterior of the enclosure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053870 | COMPUTER KEYBOARD WITH TRANSPARENT COVERS FOR PROTECTING KEY CHARACTERS - A computer keyboard in one embodiment includes a plurality of keys, each of the keys including a suspension structure and a key body supported by the suspension structure, the key body comprising a color body member, a transparent colorless protective cover formed on the body member, and at least one character formed on the body member by laser engraving through the protective cover onto the body member wherein the body member has a flat top. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053871 | KEY ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key assembly comprises a base plate and a key. The base plate has an opening defined therein. The key is accommodated in the opening, and includes a first key section, a second key section connecting with the first key section and a shaft portion protruding from the junction of the first key section and the second key section. The shaft portion is rotatably mounted to the housing. The key further includes two contacting members, one contacting member is mounted on the first key section, another contacting member is mounted on the second key section. When the first key section is pressed to rotate about the shaft portion, the contacting member mounted on the first key section moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction that the first key section is pressed, and the contacting member mounted on the second key section moves in a direction reverse to the direction that the contacting member mounted on the first key section moves. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053873 | Folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board of electronic device - A folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board is for being assembled beside a recess formed on a machine body of an electronic device. The folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board comprises a board connected with the machine body through a link unit so as to allow the recess to be opened or closed thereby. The board has a first surface facing the recess and a second surface at a reverse side of the board with respect to the first surface. A keyboard-positioning unit and a mouse positioning unit are provided at the first surface of the board. A first board-positioning unit positions the board at a retracted position; and a second board-positioning unit positions the board at an expanded position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053874 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a base body that is made of a resin and includes two first side surfaces and two second side surfaces, two first exterior members that are each made of metal and respectively cover the two first side surfaces, a second exterior member that is made of metal and adhered to one of the second side surfaces, a plurality of dowel pins provided to the two first exterior members, a plurality of dowel hole portions that are capable of receiving the plurality of dowel pins, respectively, a plurality of held portions provided on a surface of the second exterior member, in correspondence with the plurality of dowel hole portions, and a plurality of elastic holders that are provided on the one of the second side surfaces of the base body and capable of holding and elastically supporting the plurality of held portions, respectively. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053877 | 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. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053889 | INVERTER POWER MODULE FOR WITH DISTRIBUTED SUPPORT FOR DIRECT SUBSTRATE COOLING - Systems and/or methods are provided for an inverter power module with distributed support for direct substrate cooling. An inverter module comprises a power electronic substrate. A first support frame is adapted to house the power electronic substrate and has a first region adapted to allow direct cooling of the power electronic substrate. A gasket is interposed between the power electronic substrate and the first support frame. The gasket is configured to provide a seal between the first region and the power electronic substrate. A second support frame is adapted to house the power electronic substrate and joined to the first support frame to form the seal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053892 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HEAT SINK THEREOF - An electronic device includes a casing, a thermal generating element, and a heat sink. The thermal generating element is disposed within the casing and operates to produce thermal energy. The heat sink includes a thermal transfer plate and a plurality of movable thermal transfer members. The thermal transfer plate contacts the thermal generating element and includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the movable thermal transfer members has a weight end and a free end. The weight end is accommodated in the recess. The thermal energy produced by the thermal generating element is conducted to the movable thermal transfer members via the thermal transfer plate. When the casing is tilted by a certain angle, the movable thermal transfer member swings relative to the thermal transfer plate, such that the free end thereof points to a direction opposite to that of an acceleration of gravity under a normal state. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING USING IMPINGING JET CONTROL | 2010-03-04 |
20100053896 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a heat dissipation system and an operating system. The heat dissipation system includes a housing, a first heat dissipation module received in the housing, heat pipes extending from the first heat dissipation module through the housing. The operating system includes a dust-proof housing, a heat source and a heat dissipation device. The heat source is received in the dust-proof housing and generates heat. The cooling module is adhered to an outer surface of the dust-proof housing to be cooled and attaches the heat pipes to the first heat dissipation module. The outer surface of the dust-proof housing is adjacent to the housing. The heat pipes transfer heat from the operating system into the first heat dissipation module. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053897 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Electronic equipment has a first circuit substrate disposed in opposition with the second circuit substrate, a first heat generating component mounted on the first circuit substrate, a first heat receiving portion thermally connected the first heat generating component, a second heat generating component mounted on a surface of the second circuit substrate, a second heat receiving portion thermally connected the second heat generating component, and a holding member having a first and a second elastic holding portion for pressing the first and second heat receiving portion in the direction of the first and second heat generating component and a supporting portion for supporting the first elastic holding portion and the second elastic holding portion and a plurality of fixing portion for fixing the supporting portion between the first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053908 | Electric device module - There is provided an electric device module including: a housing; a board member fixed to one inner side of the housing and including a plurality of connecting terminals; at least one board adhered to another inner side of the housing by a predetermined adhesive and including a plurality of terminals electrically connected to the plurality of connecting terminals; and a guider guiding a mounting position of the board. In the electric device module, a circuit board is prevented from changing in adhering position due to fluidity of an adhesive but can be adhered at a precise position. Also, an extra amount of the adhesive is prevented from flowing outside the circuit board to thereby enhance accuracy and reliability in terms of terminal connection. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053909 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COVER - The purpose of the present invention is providing an electronic apparatus cover easily detached in the electronic apparatus cover that protects a connector installed in a recess portion of the electronic apparatus. The present invention is an electronic apparatus cover that covers a first connector for electrically connecting to a portable apparatus of an electronic apparatus that includes a recess portion to which the portable apparatus can be attached and a first engagement portion that engages the portable apparatus, including: a third engagement portion that engages with the first engagement portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053910 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, a locking member, and an elastic member. The main body defines a receiving cavity. The receiving cavity has a plurality of sidewalls. One of the sidewalls defines a receiving depression. The battery is detachably received in the receiving cavity. The locking member is fixed on the battery. The locking member includes an elastic resisting portion. The button is positioned on the main body. The elastic member biases the button. The elastic resisting portion is inserted into the receiving depression to fix the battery. When an external force is applied to the button, the button pushes the elastic resisting portion out of the receiving depression so that the battery can be taken out. After the external force is removed, the elastic member pushes the button to return to its original position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053913 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CARD SOCKET THEREOF - The invention discloses a card socket comprising a base, a first resilient member, a holder, a second resilient member and a driving rod. The base comprises a bottom surface and a side wall with a block portion. The first resilient member is disposed on the bottom surface. The holder is pivotally connected to the base and compresses the first resilient member. The holder comprises an accommodating space, and a card member is removably accommodated in the accommodating space. The second resilient member and the driving rod are also disposed in the accommodating space. The driving rod comprises a hook and a recess. The hook is against the second resilient member and is capable of driving the card member to move. The block portion restrains the driving rod on the base. Furthermore, the restriction between the driving rod and the block portion can be removed through the recess. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053916 | CARD HOLDING MECHANISM - The invention discloses a card holding mechanism, which includes a housing, a retaining member mounting in one side of the housing and a sliding button slidably attached on another side of the housing. The housing defines a chamber therein, and the chamber is used for accommodating a chip card. The bottom of the chamber defines a through hole. The retaining member is used for receiving the chip card. The sliding button is fixed with the retaining button through the through hole. The chip card is accommodated in the chamber and is secured by the retaining member, when the sliding button is pushed, then the chip card with the retaining member are brought out from the chamber. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053917 | CHIP CARD HOLDER - A chip card holder, for securing a chip card in an electronic device, includes a housing and a locking member, the housing defines an assembling recess for receiving a chip card, the assembling recess has a slant wall defining a through cutout; the housing defines a latching hole in line with the cutout. The locking member forms a protrusion. when a chip card is disposed in the assembling recess, the locking member passes through the cutout and presses the chip card, the protrusion of the locking member is latched into the latching hole, the chip card is secured by the locking member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053928 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES MADE BY BIO-FABRICATION - A light emitting device includes a substrate layer, a first injection contact positioned over the substrate layer, a first dielectric layer positioned over the first injection contact, a light emission layer positioned over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer positioned over the light emission layer and a second injection contact positioned over the second dielectric layer. The light emission layer includes an organic template having binding sites for binding nanoparticles into an array. The wavelength of emitted light is dependent upon the size of the nanoparticles and the pitch of the array. The light emitting device may include a first plurality of binding sites for binding a first set of nanoparticles and a second plurality of binding sites for binding a second set of nanoparticles. The wavelength depends upon a ratio of the first plurality to the second plurality of binding sites. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053933 | WHITE EMITTING LIGHT SOURCE AND LUMINESCENT MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED COLOUR STABILITY - The invention relates to a white emitting light source with an improved luminescent material of the formula (AEN2/3)*b(MN)*c(SiN4/3)*d1CeO3/2*d2EuO*xSiO2*yAlO3/2 wherein AE is an alkaline earth metal chosen of the group of Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba or mixtures thereof and M is a trivalent element chosen of the group of Al, B, Ga, Sc with d1>10*d2. In combination with a UV to blue light generating device this material leads to an improved light quality and stability, especially an improved temperature stability for a wide range of applications. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053934 | REFRIGERATOR AND LIGHTING APPARATUS THEREOF - A lighting apparatus for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a light emitting diode with small volume and low heat generation amount so that the storage space of the refrigerator is assured as well as a risk of the degradation in the storage state of foods stored in the refrigerator due to heat emitted from the lighting apparatus is minimized. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053936 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a lighting unit that is disposed to overlap with the electro-optical panel in a plan view and that irradiates the electro-optical panel, and a frame-shaped holding member that has an adhesive layer for holding the electro-optical panel and the lighting unit. The holding member is provided at an outer peripheral end surface of the electro-optical panel and an outer peripheral end surface of the lighting unit, and fixes the electro-optical panel and the lighting unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053937 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a backlight module comprising a back plate, a light guide plate provided on the back plate and a light source provided at a side of the light guide plate. A side and lower surface of the light guide plate facing the lamp tubes is a concave surface. The weight of the backlight module and the cost can be largely reduced without change of the light efficiency. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053960 | MICROLENS ARRAY - The present invention provides a microlens array produced by molding a resin obtained by reacting a silicon compound with a boron compound or an aluminum compound, in which the silicon compound is represented by the following formula (I): | 2010-03-04 |
20100053964 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp comprises a heat sink with a plurality of LED modules attached thereon, an envelope receiving the heat sink and the LED modules, and a top cover and a bottom cover mounted at two ends of the heat sink via a plurality of fasteners and shafts with an elastic member coiled therearound. The top cover, the envelope and the bottom cover cooperatively form a sealed space receiving the heat sink and the LED modules. When the fasteners are fastened toward the heat sink, the shafts move upwardly relative to the bottom cover, whereby a distance between the top cover and the heat sink is decreased, so the heat sink makes tight contact with the top cover. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053965 | LED LAMP - A LED lamp comprises: a lamp base; an illuminating component, mounted on the lamp base, wherein the illuminating component comprises a circuit board and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the circuit board; a lamp shade, mounted on the lamp shade for enclosing the illuminating element, wherein the lamp shade has at least one open area; and at least one waterproof and ventilative element, disposed on the open area for covering the open area; thereby, vapors inside the lamp shade can vacate out of the LED lamp through the waterproof and ventilative element, while external vapors cannot infiltrate into the lamp shade through the waterproof and ventilative element. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053966 | LED LAMP AND HEAT-DISSIPATING WATERPROOF COVER THEREOF - An LED lamp includes an illumination apparatus and a heat-dissipating waterproof cover. The illumination apparatus includes LED modules; and the heat-dissipating waterproof cover is configured to cover the LED modules. The heat-dissipating waterproof cover includes a plurality of drain members, and a gap is formed between every two drain members so as to increase the air convection, thereby increasing heat dissipation efficiency of the LED modules. Every two adjacent drain members are partially overlapping in vertical to prevent the intrusion of water. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053969 | Laser light decoration - A laser light decoration is disclosed in which a decorative string of light, for example, is replaced by a line of laser light reflected from a plurality of adjustable mirrors. A laser is provided which produces a fan or plane of laser light. The laser light is intercepted by a plurality of mirrors which may be tilted or rotated such that a reflected line of light is projected upon a surface and aligned appropriately by adjusting the mirrors. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053970 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes: a first laser light source; a first diffusion member provided along a light axis of a first light radiated form the first laser light source; and a first wavelength converter provided along the first diffusion member. The first diffusion member generates a second light from the first light. The second light outgoes in a direction different from the light axis direction of the first light. A ratio of generating the second light from the first light in a first part is higher than that in a second part, wherein an intensity of the first light in the first part is lower than that in a second part. The first wavelength converter absorbs the second light and emitting a third light having a different wavelength from the second light. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053972 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT LIGHT REFLECTANCE AND STRENGTH - A resin composition obtained by melt-kneading a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester and titanium oxide particles maintains the polyester heat resistance and moldability, and achieves white light reflectance and weld portion mechanical strength. The composition includes 100 parts by mass of a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester, 8 to 42 parts by mass of titanium oxide particles formed by surface treating 97 to 85 mass % of titanium oxide obtained by a method including roasting with 3 to 15 mass % of aluminum oxide, 25 to 50 parts by mass of glass fibers, and 0 to 8 parts by mass of other inorganic fillers. The composition is obtained by undergoing a melt-kneading step including feeding at least a part of the glass fibers using a twin screw extruder from a position which is 30% or more downstream based on a total length of a cylinder of the twin screw extruder. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053974 | SILICATE CEMENT COMPOSITION AND LAMP ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING SAME - In one aspect of embodiments of the invention is provided a heat-resistant cementitious composition comprising a binder comprising potassium silicate, and at least one filler material, the filler material substantially non-reactive with said potassium silicate; wherein the cementitious composition, in the presence of water, has a ramp flow value of less than about 10 in the substantial absence of vibration; and wherein the cementitious composition, in the presence of water, has both thixotropic flow properties and pseudoplastic flow properties. Also provided are lamp assemblies employing such cementitious compositions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053975 | Apparatus for Producing a Ring Illumination Pattern - A lighting apparatus for producing a ring illumination pattern, it comprises: a light emitting diode for producing a light beam; and an optical reflective surface for reflecting the light beam to form the ring illumination pattern, wherein the reflective surface can be a hyperboloid, an ellipsoid or a paraboloid. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053976 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE EMBEDDED REFLECTOR - An optical element ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100053980 | OPTICAL PLATFORM TO ENABLE EFFICIENT LED EMISSION - An integrated multi-layer apparatus and method of producing the same is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an LED, a beam shaping layer, and a refracting layer between the beam shaping layer from the LED. The refracting layer may have an index of refraction lower than the index of refraction of the LED and the beam shaping layer. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053982 | Handle - A handle has a grip part rotatably journaled between two end positions and is provided with a sensor which detects one of the end positions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053983 | WARNING LAMP - A warning lamp has a body and a light emitting device. The body has a diaphanous front cover, a rear cover, a chamber and a light reflecting surface. The chamber is formed between the front cover and the rear cover. The light reflecting surface faces the rear cover. The light emitting device is mounted in the chamber and has a circuit board, at least one light emitting element and a power cable. The circuit board has an inner surface and a reflection surface. The reflection surface is formed on the inner surface of the circuit board and faces the light reflecting surface. When the warning lamp operates, the light radiated from the light emitting element can be reflected between the reflecting element and the reflection surface. Therefore, the warning lamp has a wide lighting angular extent. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053986 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp with an opening portion extending in a left-right direction provided on a side that wraps around toward a rear of a vehicle on an end side of an outer side wall of a mirror housing that supports a side mirror body includes a main lamp body including a lamp body and a front lens. The main lamp body is formed into a shape that generally follows the curved opening portion. The front lens is attached to the mirror housing so as to slightly project from or be on generally the same plane as the opening portion. The vehicular lamp includes a surface-emitting light guide inner lens provided along the front lens in a curved lamp chamber space and an LED used as a light source provided behind the light guide inner lens. The lamp chamber space is defined by the lamp body and the front lens. The lamp chamber space is elongated in the left-right direction. The LED is formed from: a first LED provided on the curved wrap-around side of the lamp chamber space such that an illumination axis thereof faces diagonally rearward of the vehicle, and a second LED provided adjacent to and on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the first LED such that an illumination axis thereof faces diagonally forward of the vehicle. A concave portion for light source installation is provided in an area of the light guide inner lens corresponding to the first and second LEDs, and respectively forms light incident surfaces generally opposite to the first and second LEDs. | 2010-03-04 |
20100053987 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A lighting device for a vehicle is provided. The lighting device includes a projection lens disposed on an optical axis and having a focal line, a first light emitting device disposed on a rear side of the focal line, a reflector which reflects light toward the focal line; a shade which shields a part of the light; a second light emitting device disposed on a rear side of the first light emitting device; and a light guide. The light guide includes an incident portion into which light emitted from the second light emitting device is introduced, a light guiding portion which guides the light, a shielding portion which forms a part of the shade, and an emitting portion coupled to the shielding portion and disposed on the focal line or in a vicinity of the focal line. The emitting portion emits the light guided by the light guiding portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050500 | Maritime Hydrogen or Hydrocarbon Production Facility - The present invention relates to a maritime facility for the production of large quantities of hydrogen or hydrocarbons, consisting of a plurality of interconnecting modules of two designs. The first module design (a generating module) converts the linear motion of wind into electrical energy. A second module (a refining module) converts the electrical energy into chemical energy stored in the form of hydrogen or hydrocarbons. Each module can also serve as a docking port for a detachable transport vessel, and all modules are interconnected using a plurality of ridged inter-modular trusses of a standard design that also permit the transfer of stress loads, electricity, gases/fluids, and control commands between all modules. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050639 | Indirect-Fired Gas Turbine Power Plant - An indirect-fired gas turbine power plant comprises a compressor; a turbine mechanically coupled to the compressor; a furnace; a heat exchanger inside the furnace and fluidly coupled at an inlet end to the compressor and at an outlet end to the turbine; and means for forming a gas barrier around a portion of the heat exchanger to impede combustion products from contacting the heat exchanger. Such means can be a plurality of gas discharge manifolds located around a portion of the heat exchanger. The manifolds can be coupled to heated working gas exhausted by the turbine. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050710 | LOCKABLE CONTAINER HAVING AN INTEGRAL AND INTERNAL LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - A lockable container for securing assets that has an integral and internal locking mechanism and methods of use are provided. An illustrative lockable container may include first and second covers configured to move between an open position, which allows access to the asset, and a closed position, which encloses the asset. The locking mechanism of the lockable container may include a locking mate arrangement operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second covers, and a locking member that is configured to move between an unlocked position and a locked position. The entirety of the locking member may be internal to the container when the locking member is in the unlocked position. A magnetic key arrangement may interact with the locking member to move the locking member between the unlocked and locked positions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050798 | PINION SHAFT AND BEARING ASSEMBLY - A pinion shaft and bearing assembly is provided having two different surface finish interfaces. A first surface finish functions to locate the bearing to the pinion. A second surface finish functions to improve the cure time of an adhesive used to retain the bearing to the pinion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050817 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE POWER JAW - An improved jaw apparatus is provided for making or breaking a tubular pipe connection. The jaw includes a head adapted to receive a hook having a threaded shank end. The threaded shank end is engaged at the head end opposite the hook end by a hydraulic powered nut adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly may be operated by a control unit to allow for the automatic opening and closing of the jaw for receiving pipes of varying diameters. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051001 | Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System - A method for operating an internal combustion engine Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system that includes producing an EGR valve position signal to decrease the amount of exhaust gas passed to the EGR cooler when a processor determines the EGR cooler efficiency is less than the predetermined level and producing an EGR coolant valve position signal to decrease the amount of coolant passed to the EGR cooler when such processor determines the EGR cooler efficiency is less than the predetermined level. The processor produced EGR valve and the EGR coolant valve position signals result in regeneration within the cooler, returning the effectiveness of the cooler to a near “clean” condition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051055 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - The substrate processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a substrate rotating mechanism holding a substrate in a horizontal attitude and rotating the substrate around an axis passing through the center of the substrate; a processing liquid supply mechanism supplying a processing liquid to a central portion of the upper surface of the substrate rotated by the substrate rotating mechanism; a counter member arranged to be opposed to the upper surface of the substrate rotated by the substrate rotating mechanism; and a liquid film extending mechanism moving the counter member from a position opposed to the central portion of the substrate to a position opposed to a peripheral edge portion of the substrate in parallel with the supply of the processing liquid by the processing liquid supply mechanism and extending a liquid film of the processing liquid covering the central portion of the substrate toward the peripheral edge of the substrate due to the movement. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051070 | DISHWASHER - The present invention deals with a dishwasher comprising a tub ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051093 | GLASS PANE WITH LIGHT-CAPTURING SURFACE STRUCTURE - Transparent panes made of glass or of synthetic material, which simultaneously create good light trapping properties by linear structural elements and allow a thermal treatment and hardening of the glass without warping. Groups of parallel elements for which the orientation of the longitudinal extension of the elements alternates from one group to another are formed globally on the surface of the substrate. Moreover, the parallel elements can include a curvature superimposed on their longitudinal extension, which makes it possible to obtain a non-oriented reflected image with a weak screen effect. These panes can be used as covering for photovoltaic components designed to use solar energy, and can also serve a decorative purpose in the construction industry, for example for glazed doors or panes for furniture. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051136 | Cleaning and fluid dispensing device - The present invention provides a cleaning and fluid dispensing device. Such cleaning and fluid dispensing device includes a housing member. A first plurality of brush bristles is operably connected to such housing member at a first predetermined location thereon. A handle member is operably connected to such housing member at a second predetermined location thereon. A reservoir for storing a predetermined amount of a predetermined fluid is disposed within at least one of such housing member, such handle member and a combination thereof. An access mechanism is in fluid communication with such reservoir and operably connected to at least one of such housing member and such handle member at a third predetermined location thereon for selectively accessing such reservoir such that such reservoir may be at least one of filled, emptied, refilled and a combination thereof. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051190 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE LAYER ON THIN CUT SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - The invention relates to a method for applying an adhesive layer to ground-thin or thinned semiconductor chips of a semiconductor wafer. In this case, the adhesive layer, with the aid of an adhesive film which is entirely composed of precurable adhesive, is introduced relatively early into a method for the thinning by grinding, separation and singulation of a semiconductor wafer to form thinned semiconductor chips, and is finally used further in the semiconductor device into which the thinned semiconductor chip is to be incorporated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051194 | POLYMER ENHANCED CHOLESTERIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES - The present invention provides liquid crystal devices comprised of a composite of an internal polymer network localized on the substrate surfaces and short-pitch dual-frequency switchable cholesteric liquid crystal that operate in two different modes including in-plane switching (amplitude modulation) and out-of-plane switching (phase modulation). The invention further provides a method of making a liquid crystal device demonstrating uniform lying helical axis where the device comprises a composite of an internal spatially ordered polymer network localized by in-situ photo-polymerization at the surface of the substrate. The invention can be used for flat panel displays, as well as spatial light modulators for applications such as optical waveguides, optical beam scanners, computer-generated holograms, and adaptive optics. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051284 | Valve trigger for downhole tools - An actuator device for setting a downhole tool comprises a piston disposed in an upper reservoir of the device, the piston comprising two actuation areas upon which pressure acts to move the piston. The upper reservoir is in fluid communication with a lower reservoir through a valve that initially restricts the flow of fluid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. In setting a downhole tool, fluid pressure initially acts on the first actuation area to slowly move the piston toward a set position. After a predetermined length of movement of the piston, the second actuation area is placed in fluid communication with a pressure such that the valve no longer restricts the flow of fluid through the valve, i.e., the total pressure acting on the piston is increased. This increased pressure rapidly moves the piston to actuate, or set, the downhole tool. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051293 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH LOAD DIVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole tool for providing a seal downhole within a wellbore for reducing loading experienced by a sealing member of the downhole tool is disclosed. The downhole tool may include a pair of directional locking members, at least one of which is operable to transfer a loading experienced by the downhole tool through rigid components of the downhole tool, thereby bypassing the sealing member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051389 | Electricity Generating Device by Applying Vehicle Weight - In an electricity generating device by applying vehicle weight, a rolling vehicle wheel is weighting down on a pressure receiver to actuate a driving mechanism having a restoring function. It is then able to provide a unidirectional rotating torque to drive a generating device to produce electrical power. The mechanical power transmission is performed by a transmission gear unit composed of a driving wheel and a follower wheel interconnected each other with a transmission means therebetween. When the vehicle weight is applied to the driving mechanism by pressing the vehicle wheel on the pressure receiver, the driving mechanism is forced to downwardly urge a ratchet wheel and a driving wheel to rotate that in turn causes the rotation of the follower wheel through the transmission means thereby driving the generating device to operate to produce electricity. The driving mechanism can recover its initial state with the aid of a balancing weight as soon as it has been liberate from the exerted pressure of the vehicle wheel. The device is to be installed flush with the road surface to work. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051416 | Device for Forming a Number of Rows of Objects In Particular For Producing Sandwich Biscuits - A method for forming a number of side by side lying rows of objects such as for producing sandwich biscuits. Firstly the products being supplied to the even channels are turned over and, as well as the not turned over products are brought on a conveyor belt. In a second step by means of a continuous rotatable first roller positioned above the conveyor belt and being provided with pins a product can be released from each channel and the next product can be stopped for the formation of rows of turned over and not turned over products running in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the conveyor belt. Thereupon by means of rollers at least one of which is movable in axial direction, the turned over and not turned over products are moved in longitudinal and transverse direction to obtain alternate transverse rows of turned over and not turned over products. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051430 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BUTTON ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A button assembly is applied to a portable electronic device having a casing. The casing has an opening. The button assembly includes a button and a circuit board. The button is disposed at the opening and has a button body and a cloth-material layer. The cloth-material layer covers at least one portion of the button body and is exposed to a surface of the casing. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The circuit board has a switch corresponding to the button body. A portable electronic device having the button assembly is also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051431 | INPUT APPARATUS AND KEYSWITCH - The invention provides a keyswitch. The keyswitch comprises a keycap, an adhesive layer, an electroplated layer, and a protecting layer. The adhesive layer has at least one color and covers the keycap. The electroplated layer covers the adhesive layer. After a part of the protecting layer and the electroplate layer is removed, a cave is formed on the keyswitch surface to show the at least one color. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051433 | Multi-point touch-sensitive device - A touch-sensitive device includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer has at least a first edge and a second edge. The second edge is substantially parallel to the first edge and there is a voltage drop across the first conductive layer between the first edge and the second edge when a power supply is coupled to the first edge and the second edge. The second conductive layer is separated from the first conductive layer by a spacer layer. The second conductive layer includes multiple electrically isolated conductive regions. When a plurality of the conductive regions are in contact with the first conductive layer simultaneously, each of the plurality of the conductive regions generates an output signal and the magnitude of the output signal depends at least in part upon the conductive region's position relative to the first and second edges. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051494 | Carton Having Novel Opening Features - Cartons have dispensing features that enable containers or other articles to be selectively dispensed from the cartons while preventing inadvertent escape of the articles from the cartons. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051555 | Process of removal of arsenic from water - An arsenic removal process where arsenic 3 is oxidized to arsenic 5 where the water is passed upflow through a bed of manganese dioxide (MnO | 2010-03-04 |
20100051619 | HANDS FREE WASTE FLAP APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for an automated waste receptacle includes a waste flap, a motor positioned on a side of the waste flap and an actuator located in proximity of the top side of the waste flap. The actuator is configured to operate the motor and subsequently move the flap between open and closed positions. | 2010-03-04 |