| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
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| 20100053893 | SELF-RETAINING VIBRATION ISOLATING FAN MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for an electronic device is provided. The assembly comprises a fan housing, at least one bracket member, and at least one retention peg. The fan housing defines a recess therein for directing heat away from a electrical components positioned within the electronic device. The bracket member supports the fan housing within the electronic device. The retention peg is disposed about the bracket member and includes a plurality of ribs for insertion into the recess to retain the bracket member to the fan housing. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053929 | LED Packaging Methods And LED-Based Lighting Products - A method of packaging a light-emitting diode (LED) chip includes coupling the LED chip to a printed circuit board (PCB) and forming a conductor on a cover plate. Conductive epoxy is applied to at least one of the LED chip and the conductor. The cover plate is coupled to the PCB such that the conductive epoxy forms a circuit connection between the LED chip and the conductor. An LED-based lighting product includes a PCB with one or more LED chips mounted directly thereon. A cover plate has conductors that couple at least to the one or more LED chips and to the PCB, such that the conductors form electrical connections between the one or more LED chips and the PCB. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053932 | FLUORESCENT SUBSTANCE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Offered is a fluorescent substance consisting of Eu-activated β-sialon and capable of enhancing the brightness of a light emitting device such as a white LED using blue or ultraviolet light as a light source. The fluorescent substance has as its main constituent a β-sialon represented by the general formula Si | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053935 | Mosquito Repellent Lamp - A mosquito repellent lamp, comprising a lamp holder, which is provided with a lamp shade with luminous tube; a power switch for turning on and off the power; a mosquito repellent device mounted above said lamp shade; featured by that: said mosquito repellent device is provided with a cavity for contain mosquito repellent patch, which is provided with air inlets and outlets, which are interconnected, and a fan corresponding to the air inlets, said fan and said luminous tube are powered through a switchboard, which is connected with a fan switch for turning and stopping said fan. Compared with existing technologies, this patent provides the air inlets and air outlets on the mosquito repellent device and achieves better mosquito repellant effect by dispelling the effect of the mosquito repellent patch insides said mosquito repellent device from the air outlets by the airflow generated by said fan. Besides mosquito repellent patches, aromatics or deodorizers may also be placed in the mosquito repellent device to achieve the purpose of air purification or perfuming. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053961 | LED ASSEMBLY PREVENTING ELECTROSTATIC ACCUMULATION THEREON - An LED assembly can effectively prevent static electricity from accumulation, comprises an LED module, a grounded support and two fasteners extending through the LED module into the support. The LED module comprises a printed circuit board having a metal substrate and two insulating layers formed on the substrate, and a plurality of LEDs mounted on the printed circuit board. Each fastener has a plurality of teeth extending downwardly through the insulating layer to abut against a top face of the substrate, to thereby electrically connect a top face of the insulating layer and the substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053981 | Light distribution board having multiple light gratings each with many arciform lenses - A light distribution board having multiple light gratings each with many arciform (convex or concave) lenses, the light distribution board is used on a light outputting surface of a lamp shade of an illuminating lamp set, in which at least a transparent board is provided on at least its one surface with a plurality of light gratings, each of these light gratings with many arciform lenses are strip like, annular or arc shaped light gratings in combination and arranged in steps, thus a light distribution board able to provide an effect of uniformly distributing light beams can be formed. With such a structure, light beams can be uniformly distributed and can avoid the phenomenon of Gauss distribution that makes the area below the lamp set especially bright, and can be under control to irradiate a district to be illuminated to get an effect of having wide illumination areas. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053984 | Illuminated handle bar grip - An illuminated handlebar grip ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053985 | VEHICLE INTERIOR LAMP - A vehicle interior lamp includes a seat having a sliding groove for buckling a conductive joint assembly; a bottom of the seat being fixed with a lamp panel; the lamp panel installed with at least one light emitting diode; after the light emitting diode being connected to the power wires of the conductive joint assembly, the light emitting diode being fixed to a bottom of the seat; the conductive joint assembly having two ends; one end being a positive electrode end and another end being a negative electrode end; each of the positive electrode end and negative electrode end being extended upwards with a power wire; and the power wires being connected to a light emitting diode of the lamp panel; an elastic unit being installed between the positive electrode end and the negative electrode end. A distance between the positive electrode end and negative electrode end is adjustable. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051051 | Dental floss Combined with Powders - A dental floss adhered with powder includes a dental floss body that is adhered with grinding powder, cleansing powder, bactericidal powder or fluoride, concurrently or separately by means of a glue powder, such that, as the dental floss body inserting into crevices between teeth, tartars and plaques deposited on surfaces of teeth can be removed through the grinding powder, bacteria can be killed through the bactericidal powder and crevices between teeth can be cleaned through the cleansing agent, as well as an anti-carious effect can be achieved by the fluoride. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051143 | Case Hardening Steel Tube Having Improved Workability and a Process for its Manufacture - A case hardening steel tube which has a hardness of 72-80 HRB and which gives a carburized layer with a high strength and high wear resistance and adequate resistance to impact fracture when it is formed into a final product by working and subsequent carburizing and quenching under relatively mild conditions is manufactured by forming a tube from a steel having a steel composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.1-0.25%, Si: 0.2-0.4%, Mn: 0.3-0.9%, P: at most 0.02%, S: 0.001-0.15%, Cr: 0.5-0.9%, Mo: 0.15-1%, Al: 0.01-0.1%, B: 0.0005-0.009%, N: less than 0.006%, and a remainder essentially of Fe, then subjecting the resulting steel tube to normalizing by soaking at a temperature of 880-980° C. followed by cooling at a cooling rate of at most 70° C. per minute, carrying out cold working of the normalized steel tube, and then annealing the cold worked steel tube at a temperature of 700-820° C. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051165 | ELECTROGRAPHIC DIGITALLY PATTERNING OF METAL FILMS - Electrographic printing of one or more toner layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques so that one layer acts as an adhesive, when fixed, for a thin film. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing marking particles; and applying the thin film in registration before activating the toner. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051279 | Method of prevention of hydrates - The method of prevention of hydrate formation inside a subsea pipe of a first temperature during an increase in flow within the pipe comprising containing a volume of water outside the pipe, heating the volume of water to a second temperature higher than the first temperature such that the pipe is heated to a temperature high enough to stop the formation of the hydrates, and increasing the flow in the pipe. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051443 | HETERODIMERIC SYSTEM FOR VISIBLE-LIGHT HARVESTING PHOTOCATALYSTS - Heterodimeric photocatalytic systems and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The systems can include a first nanomaterial comprising titanium dioxide (TiO | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051532 | TANK - The present invention relates to a tank for water-bearing appliances, in particular domestic appliances such as beverage machines, in particular coffee machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, pressure washers, air purifiers and conditioners or the like, having a filter cartridge connection ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051633 | Cup holder for Wheeled Luggage - Beverage holders adapted to attach to the upwardly extending arms of the handle assembly of a wheeled piece of luggage are described herein. The holders are adapted to twist and pivot when holding a cup with a beverage contained therein to maintain the axis of the beverage cup in a position generally orthogonal with a flat ground surface. The mechanism permitting the pivoting typically comprises a pair of opposing suspension arms that are fabricated of an elastomeric polymer that has sufficient tensile strength to support a beverage cup filled with a beverage but also has a sufficiently low flexural modulus to permit the cup to pivot when the angle of the handle assembly relative to the ground is changed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052013 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is desired for semiconductor devices to reduce leakage currents. In a semiconductor device having a stacked structure including a GaAs layer and an InGaP layer, p-type impurity is doped to the GaAs layer. Consequently, the conduction band of the GaAs is raised to higher than the Fermi level. As a result, electron accumulation is suppressed and the gate leakage current can be reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052023 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A FERROELECTRIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of transistors connected in series and including a transistor having first and second diffusion regions arranged in the semiconductor substrate. The device also includes an insulating film columnar body arranged above the semiconductor substrate, and having a side which is inclined to a top surface of the substrate by an inclination angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. The device includes a memory cell including a first electrode arranged on the side of the insulating film columnar body and connected to the first diffusion region via a first contact plug, a ferroelectric film arranged on the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged on the ferroelectric film, and connected to the second diffusion region via a second contact plug. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052040 | METHOD FOR FORMING SILICON NITRIDE FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND PLASMA APPARATUS - A Plasma processing apparatus ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052064 | METHOD FOR STRAINING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND A WAFER SUBSTRATE UNIT USED THEREIN - The present invention provides a method for straining a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer having a first wafer surface and a second wafer surface arranged substantially opposite the first wafer surface; providing a substrate, the substrate having a substrate surface; adhering the first wafer surface to the substrate surface, thereby connecting the semiconductor wafer to the substrate and forming a wafer substrate unit; heating the semiconductor wafer and the substrate to a first temperature; and cooling the wafer substrate unit to a second temperature lower than the first temperature; thereby straining and bending the semiconductor wafer. The present invention further provides a wafer substrate unit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052108 | VERTICAL THROUGH-SILICON VIA FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure includes at least one silicon substrate having first and second planar surfaces, and at least one through silicon via filled with a conductive material and extending vertically through the first planar surface of the at least one silicon substrate to the second planar surface thereof. The through silicon via forms a vertical interconnection between a plurality of electronic circuits and an amount of dielectric insulation surrounding the through silicon via is varied based on a defined function of the through silicon via. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052131 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SYSTEM WITH REDISTRIBUTION LAYER - An integrated circuit package system includes forming a first external interconnect having both a first side and a second side that is an opposing side to the first side; forming a first encapsulation around a first integrated circuit and the first external interconnect with the first side, the second side, and the first active side of the first integrated circuit exposed; forming a planar interconnect between the first active side and the second side; forming a second encapsulation covering the planar interconnect and the first active side; connecting a second integrated circuit over the first integrated circuit and the first side; and forming a top encapsulation over the second integrated circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052159 | Methods of forming C4 metal stud bump for fine pitch packaging applications and structures formed thereby - Methods of forming microelectronic device structures are described. Those methods may include forming a passivation layer on a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises an array of conductive structures, forming a first via in the passivation layer, forming a second via in the passivation layer that exposes at least one of the conductive structures in the array, and wherein the second via is formed within the first via space to form a step via, and forming a conductive material in the step via, wherein a round dimple is formed in the conductive material. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052165 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING COLUMNAR ELECTRODES HAVING PLANAR SIZE GREATER THAN THAT OF CONNECTION PAD PORTION OF WIRING LINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A plurality of wiring lines are provided on a first protective film, a second protective film having an opening in a part corresponding to a connection pad portion of a wring line is provided on the first protective film including the wiring line, a columnar electrode is provided on the upper surface of the connection pad portion of the wring line exposed via the opening in the second protective film and on the second protective film around the connection pad portion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052189 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Electronic component mounting structure ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052202 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMERS WITH A NEUTRAL COLOR TONE - A method is disclosed for producing polymers with a neutral color tone in one or more reaction stages through independent adjustment of a and b color values in the Hunter l,a,b color space of the polymer, which comprises the steps of:
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| 20100052221 | Apparatus and Method for Removing Molded Articles from Their Molds - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing a plurality of molded articles from respective molds each having an external molding surface oriented according to a mold axis (X), said molds ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052295 | COLUMN-MOUNTED KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE - Rapidly constraining the knees of a driver, even for a steering column structure with plural obstructions projecting below the rear end side of the steering column, while also suppressing or preventing any detriment to column collapse operation during a frontal collision; the steering column is fixed to the vehicle body side with a lower bracket, an upper bracket and a housing, and a combination switch is disposed at the rear end side of an inner tube; lower portions are disposed in a state so as to protrude below a column tube and face each other, so that an airbag module is installed in an installation space between the two portions; a module case is manufactured from a fabric, and the airbag module is attached at a position in the vicinity of the combination switch through a rear attachment bracket. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052339 | LOCKER STRUCTURE - A locker structure is disclosed. The structure comprises a housing, latch, bolt, sliding member triggering rod, positioned within the housing, wherein the sliding member has a bottom edge provided with a slot holding a spring and a steel bead such that the sliding member moves to urge at the bolt or disconnected from the bolt form a locking state and the handle cannot be opened, or open the locker via an external handle, the sliding member is provided with a securing hole to lock with a body plate having a vertical long slot, and a spring and steel beads are provided between the plate body and the sliding member such that the plate body can be triggered to slide up and down by means of the long hole so as to change the urging position of the triggering rod and the triangular latch can change into different position adaptable to door opening at the left and right side. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052384 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH A TRANSVERSE ENGAGING BASE - A child safety seat with a transverse engaging base is provided. The child safety seat has an engagement portion for engaging with the base in transverse direction. The base is formed with at least a transverse engaging space which includes a first upper abutting face, a second abutting face and a support face so as to receive and retain the child safety seat therebetween. A positioning element is operatively mounted between the child safety seat and the base, so as to releasably lock the child safety seat within the transverse engaging space. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052410 | Stackable Bicycle Wheels - A wheel with a removable hub axle cartridge configured to be fitted into a shaped recess hollow or cavity of the wheel at the central hub position. The hub axle cartridge, adapted for use with a rear wheel includes a clutch mechanism and is configured for supporting drive gears, in addition to providing engagement with the body frame for a front wheel. The removable hub axle cartridge provides various advantages including a reduced wheel weight, the ability to stably stack, store and ship the wheels in smaller packages. The hub axle cartridge is reusable in case of wheel damage or with use of a different wheel type. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052411 | BICYCLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVING DISSIMILAR LATERAL SPOKE LACINGS - A bicycle wheel assembly having a number of spokes that extends between a hub and a rim. The wheel assembly includes a drive side that faces a chain and a non-drive side that is laterally spaced from the drive side. The spokes that extend between the hub and the rim on the drive side of the wheel assembly are oriented in a series of radial spokes and one-cross spoke pairs. Preferably, the drive side spokes are oriented in a repeating pattern. The non-drive side spokes are oriented in a repeating pattern wherein each spoke crosses more than one other non-drive side spoke. A wheel having such a spoke lacing pattern is lightweight and robust. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052460 | ELECTRICAL ROTATING MACHINE - In a permanent magnet type electrical rotating machine having coils | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052477 | LARGE STROKE PIEZO ACTUATOR - An actuator device configured to provide a large stroke output. The actuator device including a first piezo element and a second piezo element disposed within a housing. The first piezo element and the second piezo element having a combined long dimension and a height, wherein the long dimension is greater than the height. A fluid region containing a hydraulic fluid is defined in the piezo actuator element at a mid-point of the long dimension and extending parallel with the height of the piezo actuator element. An amplifier including a piston element is slidably coupled to the fluid region. The amplifier provides a large stroke output of the piston element at a mid-point of the long dimension of the piezo actuator elements in response to displacement of the fluid within the fluid region when under the influence of an applied voltage. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052523 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) including a first electrode formed on a substrate; an intermediate layer formed on the first electrode and including an organic emission layer; and a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer, wherein at least one from among the first electrode and the second electrode is formed as a transparent electrode including a material selected from the group consisting of MoO | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052528 | Organic light emitting diode display, display device including the same, and associated methods - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a display device including the same, and associated methods, the OLED display including a substrate member, an organic light emitting element on the substrate member, and a liquid crystal polymer layer on the organic light emitting element, wherein the liquid crystal polymer layer is configured to delay a phase of light passing therethrough. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052566 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - An LED lighting device including a DC power source circuit, a high frequency generation circuit which includes an inverter circuit having switching elements and a resonance circuit having a series-connected inductor and condenser, in which the switching elements are on-off controlled by a no-load resonance frequency of the resonance circuit, and DC voltage input from the DC power source circuit is converted into a high frequency AC voltage, a rectification smoothing circuit having an input side which is connected between both edges of the condenser or both edges of the inductor; and a light emitting diode series connected to an output side of the rectification smoothing circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052583 | Vehicle equipped with motor and inverter - A vehicle includes a motor for driving wheels WH, an inverter to drive the motor, and a control device to perform PWM control of the inverter. The control device performs synchronous PWM control in a case where an electric current supplied to the motor by the inverter or torque generated in the motor is larger than a threshold value; and performs the synchronous PWM control or non-synchronous PWM control in a case where the electric current or the torque is smaller than the threshold value and sets carrier frequency or a pulse number of the PWM control to be higher than the case where the electric current or the torque is larger than the threshold value. Thereby, it is possible to provide a vehicle of achieving reduction of noise, reduction of cost and improvement of fuel consumption in a balanced manner. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052664 | MAGNETIC ROTATIONAL-ANGLE DETECTOR - The present invention provides a magnetic rotational-angle detector capable of detecting a position and a rotational angle of a rotating member with excellent accuracy. The magnetic rotational-angle detector includes device arrays ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052667 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TYPE INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - Any inspection object regardless of material can easily be inspected or discriminated with high accuracy and high sensitivity by being placed in a magnetic field generated by applying an alternating current to an exciting coil and detecting changes of voltage level and phase of electromotive force induced by a detection coil unit. The discrimination of the inspection object is performed on the basis of a DC voltage value with respect to a standard specimen and a phase differential voltage value with respect to a phase difference between the phase of a voltage signal from the induction coil and the phase of the exciting current to the exciting coil. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052709 | WING-SHAPED SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR ENHANCING SEMICONDUCTOR PROBES AND METHODS TO FORM THE SAME - Example wing-shaped support members for enhancing semiconductor device probes and methods to form the same are disclosed. A disclosed example semiconductor device probe includes a finger having a first end and a second end. The example probe further includes a tip having a base and a pointed end. The base is joined to the first end of the finger and the tip tapers from the base to the pointed end. The probe also includes a support member on the tip to increase a rigidity of the tip. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052751 | DLL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A DLL (delay locked loop) circuit includes a first variable delay circuit, a pair of second variable delay circuits and a first synthesis circuit. The first variable delay circuit outputs signals of different delayed time values from each of first and second clock transitions. The pair of second variable delay circuits receive the signals from the first variable delay circuit, and the first synthesis circuit synthesizes output signals of the pair of second variable delay circuits to output the resulting synthesized signal. Each of the pair of second variable delay circuits includes a pair one-shot pulse generating circuits that generate one-shot pulses from the signals from the first variable delay circuit, a pair latch circuits, and a second synthesis circuit. The second synthesis circuit receives the set outputs of the latch circuits to output a signal which is a synthesis at a preset synthesis ratio. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052752 | LOCK DETECTION CIRCUIT AND LOCK DETECTING METHOD - Provided are a lock detection circuit and a lock detecting method. The lock detection circuit includes two delay devices, four flip-flops and two logic gates, and can accurately detect a lock state of a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit. Therefore, the lock detection circuit can be implemented in a simple structure, and as a result, the lock detection circuit can be compact in size and can consume less electric power. Also, the lock detecting method enables lock detection process to be simpler, so that a lock state can be detected within a short time period. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052777 | High Performance Input Receiver Circuit For Reduced-Swing Inputs - An input buffer receiver circuit for electronic devices (e.g., memory chips) to receive and process reduced-swing and high bandwidth inputs to obtain “buffered” output signals therefrom with symmetrical rising and falling delays, and without additional current dissipation over previous receiver circuits, is disclosed. The receiver circuit may include two stages of differential amplifier pairs (i.e., a total of 4 separated differential amplifiers). The differential amplifiers in the first stage convert the single-ended input signal to a full-differential signal, which is then converted back to a single-ended output signal by the differential amplifier pair in the second stage. The output of a P-diff first stage may be connected to the input of an N-diff second stage and the output of an N-diff first stage may be connected to the input of a P-diff second stage thereby creating a “cross” coupled structure. Various current saving and biasing methods may also be employed to keep the operating current the same or lower than the previous receiver circuit designs. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052831 | Relay - A relay includes a base, a switch built into the base, a first terminal that is built into the base, is connected to one end of the switch, and is provided on a first face of the base, a second terminal that is built into the base, is connected to the other end of the switch, and is provided on the first face, and a third terminal that is connected to the first terminal in the base, and is provided on a second face facing with the first face. A terminal connected to the second terminal in the base is not provided on the second face. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052835 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - A magnetic element includes a pair of coil sets. Each of the coil sets includes a first coil having a plurality of first metallic lines, a second coil having a plurality of second metallic lines, and at least one conductive column electrically connected between the first coil and the second coil. The magnetic element further includes a package body for enclosing the pair of coil sets therein. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052920 | ALARM SYSTEM FOR BATHTUB - Disclosed is an alarm system for a bathtub configured to alert ascension of water up to a predetermined level in the bathtub. The alarm system comprises a sensing device configured at a predetermined level on a sidewall of the bathtub and a detector communicably coupled to the sensing device. The sensing device is adapted to generate an electrical signal upon ascension of water in the bathtub up to the predetermined level. The detector is adapted to be activated by the electrical signal generated by the sensing device to generate an alert. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE WITH A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A method and apparatus for providing a strobe alarm unit employing at least one light emitting diode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE WITH A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A method and apparatus for providing a strobe alarm unit employing at least one light emitting diode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052993 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING MICRO STRIP LINE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING STRIP LINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A printed circuit board having a micro strip line, a printed circuit board having a strip line and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The printed circuit board having a micro strip line in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a first insulation layer, a signal line buried in one surface of the first insulation layer, a plurality of conductors penetrating through the first insulation layer and being disposed on both sides of the signal line in parallel with the signal line, and a ground layer formed to be electrically connected to the conductor on the other surface of the first insulation layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053097 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM - A method of matrix sensing using delay-based capacitance sensing, including using X-axis lines as active lines for capacitance measurements and using Y-axis lines as a disturbance to identify the location of a touch in a key matrix is disclosed. A sensing signal is applied to the X-axis lines, and a disturbance signal is applied to the Y-axis lines. If a location is touched, cross-capacitance is reduced, which is measured by sweeping data along the X-axis lines. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053110 | SIMULTANEOUS INPUT ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - One or more users may interact simultaneously with different applications on the same device through an input system such as a touch-sensitive display screen. Simultaneous user input may be detected by a multiple input system and subsequently transmitted to an application using a single transmission frame. An application corresponding to the user input is determined based on an input location of the user input and a location and size of a corresponding application. Simultaneous user inputs are rendered simultaneously by each corresponding application. Each application may further include a secondary event processing thread that runs in parallel to traditional operating system event threads. The secondary event processing thread bypasses sequential processing limits of an operating system event thread, providing substantially simultaneous processing of input. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053117 | WRITING DEVICE - A writing device comprising: an irradiation unit that irradiates light to an optically writable display medium which displays an image responsive to irradiated light; a focusing unit that focuses light irradiated by the irradiation unit on the display medium; and a selector that causes the light irradiated by the irradiation unit to pass through or not to pass through the focusing unit for irradiation to the display medium. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053127 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to reduce the number of defective connections between wires for source drivers and video signal lines. The present invention provides a display device having a display panel with a number of scan signal lines and a number of video signal lines, first wiring boards having first circuit parts connected to the scan signal lines, second wiring boards having second circuit parts connected to the video signal lines, and a control circuit where two opposite sides of the display panel each have a number of first wiring boards, the other two sides each have a number of second wiring boards, and the second wiring boards each have a first wire for connecting the control circuit and a second circuit part, a second wire for connecting a second circuit part and a video signal line, and a third wire for connecting the control circuit and a first circuit part in one of the two regions between which the first wire and the second wire are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053161 | System and Method for Real-Time Co-Rendering of Multiple Attributes - Systems and methods for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without comprising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for analyzing a predetermined property revealed by the attributes. The combined image can be interactively manipulated to display each attribute relative to an imaginary light source or highlighted using a specular component. The systems and methods are best described as particularly useful for analytical, diagnostic and interpretive purposes. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053185 | Video display device capable of compensating for display defects - A video display device including an integrated atypical/typical defect compensation circuit is disclosed. The video display device includes a display panel, a memory storing atypical/typical defect information used to compensate atypical/typical defect regions of the display panel, and an integrated atypical/typical compensation circuit including a first compensator for compensating input data to be displayed on the atypical/typical defect regions, using the atypical/typical defect information from the memory, and a second compensator for finely compensating the data compensated by the first compensator, using first and second dithering patterns. The compensation circuit supplies data to be displayed on normal regions, without compensation. The video display device also includes a timing controller including a dithering unit for finely compensating data output from the integrated atypical/typical compensation circuit, using a third dithering pattern different from the first and second dithering patterns, and a panel driver for driving the display panel under a control of the timing controller. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053231 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING VARIOUS SHAPE - Disclosed relates to a display device including: a display unit displaying an image and formed such that interior angles that outer frames thereof make have values smaller or larger than 90°, and a driving unit driving the display unit by supplying image and character information to the display unit. Moreover, the display device is applicable to a game device including: a main body; a monitor included in the main body and displaying a game screen; and a display unit included in the main body and displaying an image, in which outer frames thereof selectively make a circular shape, a semicircular shape, or a shape mixed with a straight line and a curved line. The display device has an advantageous effect in that the display unit is designed with various shapes such as a semicircle and the like, thus polishing the appearance and providing a variety of designs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053255 | Printhead Integrated Circuit With Open Actuator Test - Provided is a printhead integrated circuit for an inkjet printer that has a nozzle and a corresponding actuator for ejecting ink through the nozzle. The Printhea IC also has drive circuitry for controlling the operation of the actuator. The drive circuitry has an open actuator test circuit comprising an open actuator test input, a column enable input and a row enable input, a drive transistor operatively linking said actuator to a power supply, a bleed transistor arranged in parallel with the actuator, a sense transistor operatively linking an output of the drive transistor and inputs of the actuator and bleed transistor to a sensing node. Actuating the actuator to eject ink by enabling the column and row enable inputs, deactivates the bleed transistor and activates the drive transistor to link the actuator to the power supply. Testing the actuator involves enabling the open actuator test input to activate the sense transistor, so that the actuator is short-circuited and the sense node is pulled high if the actuator is open-circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING BLADE LOADS FOR BLADES ENGAGING IMAGE FORMING MACHINE MOVING SURFACES - Systems and methods of providing controlled blade engagement with an image forming machine moving surface are provided for metering a release agent onto the surface, cleaning the surface, or both. A blade engagement apparatus is provided having a controller controlling an actuator connected to a blade positioning mechanism for providing controlled engagement of the blade with the moving surface. The minimum blade load applied by the blade to the moving surface needed to prevent defects is determined and maintained for increasing the useful life of the blade. Control systems and methods utilizing single and separately operable dual blade positioning mechanisms are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053351 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program for attaining image processing - An image processing procedure receives mosaic image data and calculates vertical and horizontal-direction color difference components for each pixel. The image processing procedure subsequently selects an R pixel or a B pixel from the mosaic image data, and compares a variation of the vertical-direction color difference component with a variation of the horizontal-direction color difference component with regard to each of at least the selected pixels to detect edge directions of the at least selected pixels. The edge directions thus obtained are collected in an edge direction map, and then the edge directions are compared with the surrounding edge directions to remove edge noise in advance. The image processing procedure refers to the detected edge directions, and interpolates a missing color component in each pixel of the mosaic image data with the settings of one color component in each pixel in the mosaic image data. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053358 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus is provided that is capable of performing both object detection using image recognition and object detection using movement detection on successively captured images. In the image capturing apparatus, the reliability of the result of the object detection using image recognition is evaluated based on the previous detection results. If it is determined that the reliability is high, execution of the object detection using movement detection is determined. If it is determined that the reliability is low, non-execution of the object detection using movement detection is determined. With this configuration, the object region can be tracked appropriately. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053416 | Auto depth field capturing system and method thereof - The invention presents a system and method for obtaining object depth through digital signal processing. The auto depth-field capturing method for a camera includes the steps of a) taking plural images; b) estimating plural epipolar data of the plural images for obtaining a matrix describing motion and directional vectors; c) estimating a location data in response to the plural epipolar data and the matrix; d) rectifying the plural images corresponding to the plural epipolar data for obtaining plural rectified images; e) calculating the location data for obtaining disparity vectors of the rectified images; f) obtaining a depth map in response to the disparity vectors and the location data; and g) painting a 3D image in correspondence with the depth map. The depth estimation method of the present invention is fully automatic without change of the camera itself. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053430 | Delay Matching in Audio/Video Systems - An audio/video system comprises an audio signal processing path having an audio path delay and a video signal processing path having a video path delay. The audio path delay may be different from the video path delay. The audio path delay and/or the video path delay may change, for example because of replacement of a component within the audio signal processing path or the video signal processing path. Delay matching (synchronization) in the audio/video system comprises adjusting the audio path delay to be substantially equal to the video path delay. Matching the audio path delay to the video path delay generally includes adding delay to the signal processing path with the lesser delay. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053435 | PLUGGABLE INTERACTIVE TELEVSION - Techniques are disclosed herein that provide a TV receiver that supports a set of existing iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. Further, the TV receiver can be extended to support additional iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. A digital television data stream is received and processed by a client. The digital television data stream is analyzed to determine which interactive television format is present. A registry of interactive television virtual machines is searched to determine whether a virtual machine is registered for the interactive television format. Each of the interactive television virtual machines is adapted for one of the interactive television formats. If a virtual machine that matches the interactive television format is found, it is loaded and hosted. Hosting the virtual includes providing services to the virtual machine through common application programming interfaces (APIs) machine includes. The common APIs may be used by any virtual machine that is loaded. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053495 | Backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device using the same - A backlight assembly for a display panel includes a light pipe that is divided into a plurality of horizontal portions, a light source including a plurality of selectively illuminated lamps arranged at lateral sides of each of the horizontal portions for emitting light into the light pipe, a plurality of diffusion surfaces, each of the diffusion surfaces being provided on a selected area of a respective one of the plurality of the horizontal portions, wherein each of the diffusion surfaces causes light to be emitted from the selected area of the respective horizontal portion when the light pipe is illuminated by the lamp associated therewith. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053503 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same - A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display panel includes a lamp, a plurality of optical sheets, a light guide that guides light from the lamp toward the optical sheets, and a reflector facing a rear surface of the light guide. The light guide includes a first plurality of geometric shapes at the rear surface thereof that substantially directs the light incident on the light guide toward the optical sheets, and a second plurality of geometric shapes at a peripheral portion of the rear surface thereof to prevent the reflector from sticking to the light guide, a density of the second plurality of geometric shapes is less than the density of the first plurality of geometric shapes. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053559 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image projection apparatus includes light sources | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053563 | DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING PROJECTOR - A DLP projector includes a light source generating white light beams, a color wheel separating the white light beams into three colored light beams, an integration rod rendering the colored light beams uniform, a projection lens, a DMD, a light-shade and a light-absorbing member. When a light beam on a first path is in use, a micro mirror of the DMD reflects the light beam on the first path to follow a second path towards the projection lens. Otherwise, the micro mirror reflects the light beam on the first path to follow a third, fourth and fifth path out of the projection lens. The light-shade is positioned in a light path of the light beam out of the projection lens. The light-absorbing member is under the light-shade and absorbs the light beam on the fifth path, the light beam on a sixth and a seventh path reflected by the light-shade. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053659 | Multi-Function Device - A multi-function device may be connected with a color printer capable of printing in a communicable manner. The multi-function device may be configured to store identification information of the color printer, to color-scan an object to be scanned, to monochrome-print based on first image data representing an scanned object, to allow a user to input an instruction, and to send second image data representing a color-scanned object with the identification information of the color printer as a destination if a predetermined instruction is input. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053691 | COMBINING IDENTITY-LINKED IMAGES - Techniques for creating an identity document are provided. The techniques include obtaining two or more identity-linked images, deriving one or more at least partially transparent regions from one of the two or more identity-linked images, combining the two or more identity-linked images to create a combined image, and embedding authentication data into the combined image, inside the one or more at least partially transparent regions, to create an identity document. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053694 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An image scanner is provided with a super-resolution processing function for generating a high-resolution image using multiple pieces of low-resolution image data. The scanner device then measures an initial MTF value without performing the super-resolution processing, refers to an MTF properties table in which is registered a number of pieces of low-resolution image data for a scanner device of that type to achieve a pre-set target MTF, and registers the number of images that corresponds to the initial MTF value in the scanner, if that number is present, and registers an interpolated value if that number is not present. The image scanner then performs the super-resolution processing using the registered number of pieces of low-resolution image data, and outputs image data of a target resolution. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053720 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS WITH MODULATION FUNCTION AND ITS DRIVING METHOD - A light source apparatus with modulation function has a wavelength conversion module ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053741 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical imaging system is described, comprising a zoom system for adjusting a variable magnification of the image, wherein the zoom system comprises at least one of a lens assembly and a first SLM optical unit, and an illumination system for illuminating an object to be imaged in an object plane. The illumination system has a second SLM optical unit for adjusting the focal length within the illumination system. This design allows coordinating zoom system and illumination system with one another in a simple manner and provides a compact design. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053761 | HYBRID OPTICAL FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A hybrid optical film, a display device having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The hybrid optical film is provided in front of a display module of a display device to serve as a display filter. The hybrid optical film is in the form of a single-film. The hybrid optical film includes a film substrate; a first optical pattern directly formed on one side of the film substrate; and a second optical pattern directly formed on the other side of the film substrate. The hybrid optical film can reduce manufacturing costs due to a simplified structure and improve productivity due to a simplified manufacturing process. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053771 | FLAT PANEL LENS - A flat panel lens system as a tapered light guide that has minimal or no margin for fan out. The tapered light guide includes a thin end, and a thick end of which is a bevelled mirror or an optical equivalent. Light is injected into the thin end and the mirror is such that rays injected through a point at the thin end emerge collimated from one of the light guide surfaces, and that collimated rays injected at an appropriate angle through one of the light guide surfaces emerge from a point at the thin end. Bragg gratings can be utilized for color implementations as well. The tapered light guide can be fabricated as a single piece, by extrusion, injection molding, or the combination/variation of extrusion and injection molding, as well as other commonly known techniques. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053798 | Information Recording and Reproducing Apparatus, Information Recording and Reproducing System, Information Processing Apparatus and Information Reproducing Apparatus - An information recording and reproducing apparatus | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053869 | Computer Housing and Computer Including the Same - A computer housing is adapted for receiving a motherboard and at least one electronic component therein, and includes a housing unit and a support board. The housing unit has an opening, and includes at least one first sliding portion that is provided at each of two opposite sides of an inner surface of the housing unit, that extends along a sliding direction, and that is connected to the opening. The support board is adapted for securing the motherboard and the electronic component, and includes a second sliding portion provided at each of two opposite edges of the support board and slidable relative to the first sliding portion in the sliding direction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIATURIZATION OF SYNTHETIC JETS - A micro-electromechanical (MEM) synthetic jet actuator includes a semiconductor substrate having a cavity extending therethrough, such that a first opening is formed in a first surface of the semiconductor substrate and such that a second opening is formed in a second surface of the semiconductor substrate. A first flexible membrane is formed on at least a portion of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and extends over the first opening. The first flexible membrane also includes an orifice formed therein aligned with the first opening. The MEM synthetic jet actuator also includes a second flexible membrane that is formed on at least a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate and that extends over the second opening, and a pair of actuator elements coupled to the flexible membranes and aligned with the cavity to selectively cause displacement of the first and second flexible membranes. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053963 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a base, a heat sink placed on a top surface of the base and a plurality of LED modules mounted on the heat sink. The base has a base plate, an engaging flange extending upwards from an edge of the base plate and a plurality of projecting vanes formed on a bottom of the base plate. The heat sink surrounded by the engaging flange comprises a core, a plurality of branches extending outwards from an outer circumference of the core and a plurality of fins formed on two opposite sides of each branch. Each branch defines an inclined surface on a top thereof and has a height gradually decreased along a direction outwards from the core. Each LED module has a printed circuit board mounted on the inclined surface of a corresponding branch of the heat sink. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053977 | Lap based in light-emitting diodes - A lamp includes a tube, a reflector, at least one illuminator unit, at least one radiator and two connectors. The tube is made of a transparent material. A reflector is disposed in the tube. The illuminator unit includes at least one light-emitting diode for emitting light. The radiator includes a first reduced portion inserted in the tube, a second reduced portion located opposite to the first reduced portion and fins for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting diode. The first reduced portion of the radiator is formed with a face for supporting the illuminator unit so that the light-emitting diode can cast the light to the reflector that can reflect the light. The connectors are connected to the illuminator unit for conducting electricity to the illuminator unit from a power supply. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053999 | Switching Mode Power Supply And The Driving Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a switching mode power supply and a driving method thereof. In the present invention, a supply voltage is generated by using a start voltage that corresponds to input power, and a switching operation frequency of a power switch is changed according to an increase/decrease of the supply voltage. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050916 | Wind-Powered Personal Hydrofoil Watercraft - A personal wind-powered hydrofoil watercraft having a sail supported by a mast coupled to a buoyant body, where the mast is tiltable forward and backward but not side to side, in order to prevent excessive rolling of the buoyant body when it is lifted clear of the water on the hydrofoils. Additionally, the buoyant body may be in the shape of a pontoon, the watercraft may be steerable by a steering mechanism actuated by a human operator's foot or feet, and the front hydrofoil may be associated with a surface tracking means in order to stabilize the altitude of the watercraft. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051429 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND KEYBOARD - The invention provides backlight module comprising a light guiding plate, a flexible substrate, and a light emitting unit. The flexible substrate has a first surface, and the light emitting unit is configured on the first surface. A paint area used for reflecting the light, emitted by the light emitting unit, to the light guiding plate is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit. Accordingly, the light emitted into the light guiding plate could be prevented from being reflected by the flexible substrate directly and presenting the same color with the flexible substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051725 | Watering tube device - A watering tool for planting underground, directing water flow and air to the root system and surrounding area of a plant, tree, bush. A hollow tube is secured in an upright position held by a clamp like apparatus attached to the watering device. Top open end of the tube remains above ground. A flow of water is collected by the above ground portion of the tube. Back and side retaining walls on the watering device direct the liquid forward. Flow directors on the base of the device insure spillage toward the front blunt edge, then directly to the plants underground root area. Plants instantly receive water and air, eliminating evaporation and run off, as in traditional watering methods above ground. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051829 | Method for Putting Code Information on a Wafer Case - A laser light is irradiated on a wafer case made of polymer materials that have a high transparency to visible light and a low transparency to laser light having a wavelength other than the optical wavelength. The wafer case material in the irradiated portion foams, blackens, melts or evaporates by the irradiation. Thus, wafer case information can be marked by concavities and convexities or changing color formed on the wafer case surface. The wafer case information can be formed as a one-dimensional or two-dimensional code. Multiple laser lights can be irradiated on the same portion of the wafer case surface from different directions to the wafer case surface, and thus wafer case information is marked on only the neighborhood of the wafer case surface by foaming, blackening, melting or evaporating only the neighborhood of the wafer case surface that the laser light is irradiated on. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051852 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING PENTAFLUOROPROPENES AND AZEOTROPES COMPRISING HF AND CERTAIN HALOPROPENES OF THE FORMULA C3CL2F4, C3CLF5, OR C3HF5 - A process is disclosed for making CF | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051917 | PRINTABLE THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS WITH HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT GATE INSULATORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed are embodiments of organic thin-film transistors (OTFT) with a gate insulator layer comprised of nanocomposites incorporating metal oxide nanoparticles coated by organic ligands and methods of fabricating such OTFTs. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052111 | STACKED-CHIP DEVICE - A stacked chip device includes a first chip having a first function, and a second chip having a second function which is different from the first function, which is stacked on the first chip. The first chip is a through-silicon-via chip which is comprised of a first semiconductor substrate having first and second surfaces, a first semiconductor integrated circuit which is provided on the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate, a first conductive layer connecting to the first semiconductor integrated circuit, which goes through the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate to the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, and a second conductive layer not connecting to the first semiconductor integrated circuit, which goes through the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate to the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate. The first and second conductive layers have the same shape and the same structure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052139 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SEALING RESIN - There is provided a semiconductor device which has been improved in adhesion between leads and a sealing resin (molding resin), and thus does not undergo peeling therebetween, and has high reliability. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052275 | FOLDABLE GOLF BAG CART - A golf bag cart ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052301 | ROLL-OVER PROTECTION SYSTEM - A roll-over protection system ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052329 | Air flow dynamo-selfbooster - The Air Flow Dynamo-Self-booster includes a method and means for obtaining energy in direct transfer from ionized, seeded, cyclical, intense operative air flow by electromagnetic induction inside a closed loop tunnel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052378 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a bus includes a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat bottom. An energy absorbing link extends from the seat bottom to the seat back for controlling pivoting of the seat back relative to the seat bottom. The energy absorbing link has a first portion connected to the seat bottom, a second portion connected to the seat back, and a deformable portion disposed therebetween. The deformable portion is deformed as the seat back pivots relative to the seat bottom to absorb energy. First and second members are fixed relative to the energy absorbing link. The first and second members are spaced from each other when the seat back is in an upright position and abut each other when the seat back rotates to a rearward position to limit the deformation of the deformable portion and prevent pivoting beyond the rearward position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052533 | LAMP AND A METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LAMP - A method includes enhancing an illumination of a lamp including coating an interior surface of a discharge vessel of the lamp with a coating material; and heating the discharge vessel. A lamp includes a discharge vessel having a coating material. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052587 | DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOTOR USING AN ON-CHIP COMPONENT - An embodiment of a motor controller includes first and second supply nodes, a motor-coil node, an isolator, a motor driver, and a motor position signal generator. The isolator is coupled between the first and second supply nodes, and the motor driver is coupled to the second supply node and to the motor-coil node. The motor position signal generator is coupled to the isolator and is operable to generate, in response to the isolator, a motor-position signal that is related to a position of a motor having at least one coil coupled to the motor-coil node. By generating the motor-position signal in response to the isolator, the motor controller or another circuit may determine the at-rest or low-speed position of a motor without using an external coil-current-sense circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052714 | PROBE CARD COOLING ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT COOLING OF ACTIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A probe card cooling assembly for use in a test system includes a package with one or more dies cooled by direct cooling. The cooled package includes one or more dies with active electronic components and at least one coolant port that allows a coolant to enter the high-density package and directly cool the active electronic components of the dies during a testing operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052720 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A probing apparatus comprises a housing, a device holder positioned in the housing and configured to receive a device under test, a temperature-controller positioned in the device holder, a platen positioned on the housing and configured to retain at least one probe, and a flow line positioned in the platen, wherein the flow line is configured to flow a fluid therein to adjust the temperature of the platen. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052768 | GATE-CHARGE RETAINING SWITCH - This invention provides a means and method for preventing unwanted semiconductor turn-on and turn-off, caused by a high rate of voltage change, without significantly affecting the desired ON and OFF transitions of the semiconductor. According to this invention, time is provided during either or both bistable ON and OFF semiconductor states, during which the semiconductor gate is allowed to float, neither being driven ON or OFF, and circuitry for lowering gate-node impedance at non-transitional times to prevent state disruptions by dV/dT is provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052772 | Charge-Recycle Scheme for Charge Pumps - A method of operating a circuit includes providing a charge pump comprising an input and an output; charge-pumping an output voltage at the output of the charge pump to a high voltage; and discharging the output of the charge pump to power supply voltage VDD. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052863 | RFID-based systems and methods for collecting telecommunications network information - Radio-frequency identification—(RFID)-based systems and methods for collecting telecommunications information is disclosed. The methods include storing transceiver information in a transceiver and connector information in an optical fiber connector, and then operably connecting the connector to the transceiver. The connection results in an electrical connection that allows the transceiver information to be communicated to the connector. The connector has a RFID tag that generates a connector RFID-tag signal that includes the connector information and the transceiver information. When electronics equipment are connected to the transceiver, electronics-equipment information is passed through the transceiver to the connector so that the electronics-equipment information can be included in the connector RFID-tag signal. The transceiver may also include a transceiver RFID tag that can receive connector information and electronics-equipment information and generate a transceiver RFID-tag signal that includes connector, transceiver and/or electronics-equipment information. A Portable test device is also used to connect to the transceiver or the electronics equipment to effectuate the transfer of transceiver and/or electronics-equipment information. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052880 | KEYPAD - A thin keypad including a top surface layer, a light guide layer, a capacitive sensing layer and a piezo layer provides for touch input, pressure input and haptic feedback. | 2010-03-04 |
