13th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140085707 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A constitution of the display device of the invention is shown in the following. The display device includes a pixel unit including TFTs of which the active layer contains an organic semiconductor material for forming channel portions in the opening portions in an insulating layer arranged to meet the gate electrodes. The pixel unit further includes a contrast media formed on the electrodes connected to the TFTs for changing the reflectivity upon the application of an electric field, or microcapsules containing electrically charged particles that change the reflectivity upon the application of an electric field. The pixel unit is sandwiched by plastic substrates, and barrier layers including an inorganic insulating material are provided between the plastic substrates and the pixel unit. The purpose of the present invention is to supply display devices which are excellent in productivity, light in weight and flexible. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085708 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic paper display device includes an electronic paper display panel, and a functional layer. The electronic paper display panel includes a display surface. The functional layer is located on the display surface and includes a carbon nanotube touching functional layer, an anti-glare layer, and a waterproof layer. The carbon nanotube touching functional layer is located between the anti-glare layer and the electronic paper display panel. The waterproof layer is located between the carbon nanotube touching functional layer and the electronic paper display panel. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085709 | REACTIVE MESOGEN BASED POLYMER PARTICLES - This invention relates to polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic, electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085710 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wavelength conversion element includes a core formed of a ferroelectric crystal having a periodically poled structure in which first and second domains having mutually inverted directions of spontaneous polarization are alternately aligned side by side, and a cladding covering all side surfaces of the core along a light propagation direction and having a uniform refractive index. Boundary surfaces of the first and second domains are arranged in a non-parallel manner with respect to the light propagation direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085711 | ACTIVE MANIPULATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN METAMATERIALS - An apparatus for controlling propagation of an electromagnetic wave includes a metamaterial having an array of cells, each cell containing a metallic structure having a resonant frequency; a plurality of devices integrated in the metamaterial, each of said devices being in electrical communication with a metallic structure in a cell in the array of cells; and a controller for electrically activating each of said plurality of devices to cause said resonant frequency to change, thereby causing at least one of a permeability and permittivity of the metamaterial to change. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085712 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS ASSEMBLY - An image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex and an image-side surface being concave. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both convex. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being concave and an image-side surface being convex. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex, and an image-side surface being concave at a paraxial region and being convex at a peripheral region, wherein the surfaces of the fourth lens element are aspheric. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085713 | Phase Derivative Microscopy - Methods and a module for use with a microscope for enhancing image contrast in an image of a phase object. A transmission image of a specimen is formed in an image plane, of which a Fourier transform is generated in a Fourier plane. An amplitude filter is applied to the Fourier transform field, which is then transformed back to an image at a focal plane of a detector array. An image signal from the detector array is processed to generate a contrast-enhanced image of the specimen. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085714 | APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING ITEMS - An apparatus for selectively connecting an accessory item to a surgical microscope includes a center pivot. An adapter arm includes an adapter support having a substantially planar support body which extends laterally in an outboard direction from the center pivot and has laterally spaced inboard and outboard support regions separated by a laterally oriented centerline. The adapter arm is configured to accept at least a portion of the accessory item in a supporting relationship. An undermount adapter includes a substantially planar undermount body having laterally spaced inboard and outboard body regions separated by a laterally oriented centerline. A plurality of microscope attachment throughholes each throughhole extend through the undermount body. Each throughhole is configured to accept a fastener for securement of the undermount adapter to the surgical microscope. An arm receiver is configured to accept the adapter tongue of the adapter arm in a supporting relationship. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085715 | Diffraction Phase Microscopy with White Light - A microscope and methods for obtaining a phase image of a substantially transparent specimen. Light collected from a specimen illuminated by a temporally incoherent source is diffracted into a first order and either the zeroth or first order is low-pass filtered in a Fourier transform plane before the orders are recombined at a focal plane detector. By low pass filtering the first order diffracted beam into a plurality of wavelengths, a spectrally- and spatially-resolved quantitative phase image of the specimen is obtained. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085716 | ENHANCED PERISCOPE - A periscope comprises an object window ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOSED-LOOP TELESCOPE CONTROL - A closed-loop telescope control system is disclosed that greatly improves the accuracy of telescope operation. Using image information collected by sensors mounted on the telescope, a control system can improve pointing accuracy by observing the actual position of a selected object and making minute pointing corrections. Tracking accuracy is greatly improved using image information to directly control servo motor operation by a telescope control. Additional automated features are possible by the closed-loop capacity of the disclosure to improve the efficiency of a telescope system. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085718 | PROJECTION SCREEN AND PROJECTION SYSTEM THEREOF - A projection screen includes a substrate having a projection area for a projection device to project an image onto the projection area. The projection area includes a plurality of arrayed optical regions, and each pixel of the image corresponding to the at least one optical region. Each of the optical regions includes a first optical sub-region and a second optical sub-region with different optical characteristics, such as reflective scattering, transmissive scattering, simple transmission or specular reflection. The above-mentioned projection screen with the optical characteristics of two or more, for example, can be at the same time as the front projection screen and the rear projection screen, or allows the user to watch background image behind the projection screen. A projection system including the above-mentioned projection screen is also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085719 | DIPSLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a transmit-control portion and a light blocking portion. The pixel-transmit portion may include a pair of first sides and a pair of second sides and transmitting light, the pair of the first sides being inclined with respect to a horizontal-axis direction and substantially parallel with each other, the pair of the second sides being inclined with respect to a vertical-axis direction and substantially parallel with each other. The blocking portion may surround the pixel-transmit portion and block the light. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085720 | Binocular Viewing Device - A binocular viewing device includes two eyepieces, each eyepiece being provided with perpendicular lines. Each eyepiece is provided only with one horizon line and one line perpendicular to the horizon line, so that the point of intersection of these two single lines is marked by a visible point situated approximately 3-5 mm off center on the temporal side of said eyepiece and 2-4 mm off center towards the bottom of said eyepiece in relation to the center of the field of vision of each eyepiece corresponding to the centre of a pupil of a user. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085721 | Dye-Based Polarizing Element And Polarizing Plate - To develop a polarizing element having a good, polarizing property, and also having a high durability without use of a raw material belonging to a specified, chemical substance such as dianisidine. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085722 | POLARIZING FILM WITH ADHESIVE LAYER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film of the present invention includes a polarizing film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the polarizing film, wherein the polarizing film includes a polarizer with a thickness of 10 μm or less and a transparent protective film or films provided on one or both sides of the polarizer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A) and an ionic compound (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film has an antistatic function and exhibits durability. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085723 | OPTICAL FILM ROLL SET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM ROLL SET - A set of optical film rolls for use in a process including supplying films and bonding the films, in directions relatively perpendicular to one another, to an optical cell, wherein a direction in which each film is bonded to the optical cell is equal to a direction in which each film is supplied, and the films are laminated to one side of the optical cell, the set of optical film rolls includes:
| 2014-03-27 |
20140085724 | PARTICLE AND CHEMICAL CONTROL USING TUNNEL FLOW - An apparatus for contaminant control, having: a first optical assembly including: a first light homogenizer tunnel with: a first end connected to an extreme ultra-violet light source, a second end in communication with a destination chamber, a first enclosed space, and, a first gas input arranged to introduce a first gas such that the first gas flows in a first direction toward the first end and in a second direction toward the second end. The apparatus alternately having: a second optical assembly including: a second light homogenizer tunnel with: a third end connected to an extreme ultra-violet light source, a fourth end in communication with a destination chamber, a second enclosed space, a diffusion barrier tube including: a fifth end facing the fourth end and a sixth end in communication with a destination chamber, and a second gas input between the second light homogenizer tunnel and the diffusion tube. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085725 | Two-Dimensionally Periodic, Color-Filtering Grating - A two-dimensionally periodic, color-filtering grating has a contiguous high-refractive. In an embodiment, the color-filtering grating includes a metallic ground layer defining a grating plane and above the ground layer a two-dimensionally regular pattern of individual high-refractive, such as metallic areal elements that respectively extend parallel to the grating plane and respectively are spaced apart from the ground layer through an intermediate dielectric by a distance that is greater than the thickness of the ground layer and of the areal elements. The regular pattern has in at least two directions, which run parallel to the grating plane, a periodicity between 100 nm and 800 nm, and preferably between 200 nm and 500 nm. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085726 | REFRACTIVE-DIFFRACTIVE SWITCHABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A lens in accordance with the present invention includes an switchable cell consisting of optical substrate with diffraction surface, elastic film in contact with the diffraction surface of the substrate, optical fluid that fills the space between the film and diffraction surface and the mean to transfer the optical fluid in and out of the space between the film and diffraction surface. The refractive index of the optical fluid matches the refractive index of the optical substrate. The switchable cell changes focus positions between refractive focus in relaxed state when the pressure at both sides of the film is the same and diffraction focus when the optical fluid is transported from the space between the film and optical substrate for the film to largely conform to the diffraction surface shape of the optical substrate. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085727 | Method for Making Color Image and Color Filter Manufactured with the Method - A method for making a color image and a color filter manufactured with the method. The color of the color image and the color of the color filter are characterized by resonance features of a Fabry-Perot resonant cavity ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085728 | Dual-Stage Sunlight Redirection System - A system providing consistent and intense sunlight to light-guiding structures for redirecting sunlight to the interior of a building is presented. One aspect of the inventive subject matter includes an illumination system comprising a solar redirector and at least one optical converter. The solar redirector can be configured to extend outward from a wall of a building and to redirect sunlight to exterior sections of the wall below the solar redirector. The optical converter can be configured to mount on at least one of the exterior sections of the wall and to receive the redirected sunlight and distribute the redirected sunlight to an interior of the building. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085729 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTI-REFLECTION COMPOSITE - There is provided an optical filter or an anti-reflection structure with lower reflection in comparison with the conventional ones by comprising a gradient refractive index thin film | 2014-03-27 |
20140085730 | IMAGE DISPLAY SHEET - An object is to provide an image display sheet provided for position detection of an object to be observed so as to realize a smooth pseudo moving image. The image display sheet is provided for an object | 2014-03-27 |
20140085731 | LED DRIVE APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Light flux levels sensed from a color LED array control both current availability to the array and disable/re-enable a current bypass switch to shunt stored-energy current to or away from a selected LED. In continuous mode, a single flux pulse is created for the duration of a pre-established period. Feedback from the flux sensor pulses current to an energy storage device to maintain the light flux at a predetermined set-point. A particular dimming level is achieved by establishing both the pulse period and the flux magnitude. In discontinuous mode, one or more short flux pulses are created. Both the turn-on and the turn-off time of each flux pulse is controlled by alternately removing and then re-establishing a current shunt from the energy storage device to ground. Flux pulse magnitude is controlled by recognizing when the flux pulse has reached a predetermined set-point and re-establishing the current shunt to abruptly turn off current to the selected LED. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085732 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ZOOMING THE ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - Providing a zoom lens system having excellent optical performance with a high zoom ratio, an imaging apparatus, and a method for zooming the zoom lens system. The system including, in order from an object, a first group G | 2014-03-27 |
20140085733 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens substantially consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a negative fifth lens group. When varying magnification from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is always increased, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is always decreased, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group is always decreased, and a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group is changed, while all of the lens groups are moved with respect to an image formation position. Formulas (Ca): −5.00≦1−(β | 2014-03-27 |
20140085734 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens substantially consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a negative fifth lens group. When varying magnification, the distances between adjacent lens groups are changed, while all of the lens groups are moved with respect to an image formation position. When focusing, only the fifth lens group is shifted. The fifth lens group has at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085735 | Slim Lens Assembly - A slim lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is a convex-concave lens with negative refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side. The second lens is with positive refractive power. The third lens is a biconcave lens with negative refractive power. The fourth lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The fifth lens is a convex-concave lens with negative refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085736 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element. Each of the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element includes at least one aspheric surface. The fourth lens element and the fifth lens element are made of plastic. The fifth lens element includes a concave image-side surface and at least one inflection point. An axial distance is formed between each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, and the fifth lens element, and the optical imaging system further comprises a stop. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085737 | LENS MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a lens module and a manufacturing method thereof allowing for a reduction in a total length of the lens module. The lens module include: a first lens, a cross section of which, perpendicular to an optical axis, is circular; and a second lens, a cross section of which, perpendicular to an optical axis, is quadrangular. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085738 | Lensed Planar Reflective Surface for Automotive Auto Dimming Mirrors - A lensed planar reflective surface for automotive auto dimming mirror applications, including a lens and a planar variable attenuating reflective element in spaced relation so as to reflect light transmitted through the lens back through the lens; wherein the planar variable attenuating reflective element comprises: front and rear planar elements; a layer of transparent conductive material disposed on the rear surface of the front planar element; a reflective material disposed on one side of the rear planar element and a perimeter sealing member bonding together the front and rear planar elements in a spaced-apart relationship to define a planar chamber therebetween of uniform thickness, where the planar chamber contains at least one electrochromic material, and where the reflective material is effective to reflect light transmitted through the front planar element and the planar chamber back through the planar chamber and the front planar element. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085739 | Pontoon Mirror Bracket System - A pontoon boat mirror bracket assembly comprising at least one mirror and one mount that attaches to a pontoon boat side rail and positions the mirror for rearward viewing. The mirror bracket may position the mirror in a first position to reflect a rearward view to the boat driver while piloting the boat and a second position for stowing such that a boat cover may be installed onto the boat without removing the mirror bracket assembly. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085740 | DEFORMABLE MIRROR WITH CAPACITIVE SENSORS - The invention relates to a deformable mirror ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085741 | Beam guide and method for adjusting the opening angle of a laser beam - The inventions relate to beam guides for guiding a laser beam from a driver laser device in the direction of a target position for generating extreme ultraviolet (“EUV”) radiation. The beam guides include a device for increasing or decreasing the beam diameter of the laser beam. The device includes a first off-axis parabolic mirror having a first convex curved reflecting surface and a second off-axis parabolic mirror having a second concave curved reflecting surface. The beam guides also include a moving device arranged to change a distance between the first and the second reflecting surfaces to change the opening angle (α), e.g., the convergence or divergence angle, of the laser beam. The inventions also relate to methods for adjusting an opening angle (α) of a laser beam using such beam guides. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085742 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A color filter substrate and a fabrication method thereof, and a transflective liquid crystal display device are provided. The color filter substrate comprises: a transparent base substrate; a plurality of separators formed on a surface of the transparent base substrate and separating the surface of the transparent base substrate into a plurality of color filter regions; a plurality of color filter patterns that arrange alternatively with the separators, wherein each color filter pattern covers one color filter region; an aperture formed in the color filter pattern on at least one of the color filter regions; a flat protective layer at least disposed on the color filter pattern and the aperture, wherein an upper surface of a portion of the flat protective layer above the color filter pattern is even with an upper surface of a portion of the flat protective layer above the aperture. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085743 | REAL TIME MRA ESTIMATION AND CORRECTION USING ADC SAMPLES - Methods and systems for estimating MRA for a hard disk drive are described. The methods and systems described herein provide for real time estimating and correcting magneto-resistive head asymmetry (MRA) in a hard disk drive using analog-to-digital convertor (ADC) samples or counts. Generally, ADC outputs may be obtained by injecting MRA at known values, where an estimated MRA may be derived in real time by applying an equation using particular ADC output values. Once an estimated MRA is obtained, MRA correction may be performed when the estimated MRA is larger than a threshold value, such as by adjusting a channel MRA compensation coefficient. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARCHIVE VERIFICATION USING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS - Systems, methods and apparatus for archive verification including the verification of media in a library, are disclosed. More specifically, a method of archive verification may include performing an initial verification on a first media in a first drive and performing a subsequent verification on the first media in a second drive not used for the initial verification, and comparing the results of the initial verification and the subsequent verification. Embodiments may further perform an initial verification of the readability of a second tape media and subsequent verification of the readability for the second tape media, and compare the results of the initial verification to the results of the subsequent verification to determine the tape drive health, the efficacy of the first tape media or the second tape media, the efficacy of the first tape drive or the second tape drive, or whether to replace a tape media. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085745 | STORAGE MEDIA ASPERITY DETECTION - The present application discloses a transducer head comprising a read element that reads data from a storage media and an asperity sensor that detects a dimension of an asperity on a surface of the storage media using a temperature change at the asperity sensor. The asperity may be one or both of a void in the surface of the storage media and a protrusion from the surface of the storage media. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085746 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING DATA WRITING OF TAPE RECORDING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a write controlling method is provided that adjusts the timing to wrap-turn the tape running direction depending on the data amount in order to reduce the time required for positioning in reading any data by performing back-and-forth data writing by positioning a magnetic head of a tape recording apparatus at a predetermined position close to a first end of the tape medium, writing data on the tape medium starting from the predetermined position toward a second end of the tape medium, wrap-turning a running direction of the tape medium when the magnetic head reaches the second end of the tape medium, and writing the data on the tape medium from the second end toward the first end. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085747 | BASE PLATE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a base plate including: a base body; and a component receiving part penetrating through the base body so as to receive a circuit component mounted on a substrate therein at the time of coupling the substrate and the base body, wherein the component receiving part includes a step part formed in an outer edge thereof so that a sealing member is seated on the step part to seal the component receiving part. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085748 | DEVICE SUCH AS MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING HARDENED DIELECTRIC PORTIONS - A device according to one embodiment includes a substrate; and a plurality of thin films above the substrate, the thin films having at least one dielectric layer; wherein the at least one dielectric layer has a more crystalline structure towards a first end thereof than towards an end thereof opposite the first end. A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a substrate; and a plurality of thin films above the substrate, the thin films having at least one transducer formed therein and at least one dielectric layer; wherein the at least one dielectric layer has a more crystalline structure towards a media facing end thereof than towards an end thereof opposite the media facing end. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085749 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A spindle motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a shaft and an upper annular member. The rotating portion includes a sleeve. The shaft includes an annular or substantially annular upper shaft recessed portion recessed radially inward from an outside surface of the shaft. The upper shaft recessed portion is arranged opposite to an inside surface of a hole of the upper annular member. An adhesive is arranged in a gap defined between the upper shaft recessed portion and the inside surface of the hole of the upper annular member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085750 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK, MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC DISK - A glass substrate for a magnetic disk, wherein, in regions with respect to two places arbitrarily selected on a surface of the glass substrate on its central portion side relative to its outer peripheral end, a surface shape with a shape wavelength in a band of 60 to 500 μm is extracted from surface shapes in each of the regions and, assuming that a root mean square roughness Rq of the surface shape is given as a microwaviness Rq, the difference between the microwavinesses Rq of the regions is 0.02 nm or less or the difference between standard deviations of the microwavinesses Rq of the regions is 0.04 nm or less. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085751 | METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-CHANNEL TIME BASED SERVO TAPE MEDIA - A thin film magnetic recording head is fabricated by forming a substrate from opposing ferrite blocks which have a ceramic member bonded between them. This structure is then diced to form a plurality of columns, wherein each column has a ferrite/ceramic combination. Each column represents a single channel in the completed head. A block of ceramic is then cut to match the columned structure and the two are bonded together. The bonded structure is then cut or ground until a head is formed, having ceramic disposed between each channel. A ferrite back-gap is then added to each channel, minimizing the reluctance of the flux path. The thin film is patterned on the head to optimize various channel configurations. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085752 | CARTRIDGE DRIVE APPARATUS - A cartridge drive apparatus includes a hole detection lever and a hole detector. The hole detection lever is provided with a projection corresponding to an identification hole position of a first shell of a cartridge at an insertion completion position of the cartridge. The projection is supported with respect to the identification hole to be movable in an insertion direction. The movement of the projection in the insertion direction is limited depending on a position of a second shell separated from the first shell. The hole detector is configured to detect whether or not an identification hole is formed at an identification hole position depending on the amount of movement of the projection in the insertion direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085753 | SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR FOR MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING - A microwave assisted magnetic recording write head having a spin torque oscillator capable of producing high strength high frequency magnetic oscillations with reduced applied current. The spin torque oscillator uses a magnetic field generation layer with a high moment material including such as Fe and Co that is formed on an interlayer having a face centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure, that functions as an under-layer. The high moment magnetic field generation layer has also reduced magnetic damping. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085754 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A slider and microactuator elements are disposed on a gimbal portion of a flexure. A tongue of the gimbal portion has a first tongue portion, a second tongue portion, and a hinge portion. A leading-side portion of the slider is movably disposed on the first tongue portion. A trailing-side portion of the slider is secured to the second tongue portion. The hinge portion is formed between the first tongue portion and the second tongue portion. The gimbal portion is provided with a damper member includes a viscoelastic material layer and a constrained plate. The damper member comprises a first damper and a second damper. The hinge portion is exposed between the first damper and the second damper. A dimple on a load beam contacts the hinge portion at a point of contact. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085755 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A slider and a microactuator element are disposed on a gimbal portion of a flexure. The gimbal portion comprises a metal base, an electrically insulating resin layer, a conductor disposed on the resin layer, an electrically insulating adhesive block, and an electrically conductive paste. The adhesive block secures an end portion of the microactuator element to the metal base. The conductive paste is provided between the conductor and an electrode of the microactuator element. A first adhesive interface extending along the thickness of the resin layer, a second adhesive interface extending along a surface of the resin layer, and a corner portion are formed between the metal base and the conductive paste. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085756 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A protection circuit connected between a power supply and a load comprises an interface unit, a control unit, and a first switching unit. The interface unit is capable of connecting to the load. The control unit generates a variable duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal when the interface unit is connected with the load. The first switching unit is connected between the control unit and the interface unit. The first switching unit switches between a turned-on state and a turned-off state based on the PWM signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085757 | SURGE BLOCKING INDUCTOR - A surge blocking inductor. In one embodiment, the surge blocking inductor comprises a core; a first winding wound about the core in a first direction; and a second winding wound about the core in a second direction, wherein the first winding and the second winding are magnetically independent when the core is in a non-saturated state, and wherein the first winding and the second winding are coupled magnetically when the core is in a saturated state. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085758 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ENABLING THERMAL REGULATION WITHIN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - An integrated circuit device comprising at least one electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp device. The at least one ESD clamp device comprises a first channel input, a second channel input, and a control input arranged to receive a control signal. The at least one ESD clamp device is arranged to selectively operate in a conductive state in which the at least one ESD clamp device permits current to flow between the first and second channel inputs thereof based at least partly on the received control signal. The integrated circuit device further comprises at least one biasing module. The at least one biasing module comprises at least one output operably coupled to the control input of the at least one ESD clamp device and at least one input arranged to receive a thermal regulation signal. The at least one biasing module being arranged to apply a bias to the control signal for the at least one ESD clamp device based at least partly on the received thermal regulation signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085759 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND POLARITY REVERSAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A power supply circuit for a voltage step-up circuit comprises a diode and a first controllable semiconductor, wherein the diode is connected in series to the first controllable semiconductor in a main current direction of the first controllable semiconductor. The diode electrically connects an output of the first controllable semiconductor to an output of the power supply circuit. A polarity reversal protection circuit for an electric load comprises an output stage, a voltage step-up circuit and a power supply circuit according to the invention. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085760 | Active Clamp Protection Circuit For Power Semiconductor Device For High Frequency Switching - A protection circuit for a power transistor includes a first transistor connected in parallel with the power transistor and having a control terminal connected to a first power supply voltage through a first resistive element; and a first set of diodes connected between a first terminal and a control terminal of the first transistor. In operation, the voltage at the first terminal of the first transistor is clamped to a clamp voltage and the first transistor is turned on to conduct current in a forward conduction mode when an over-voltage condition occurs at a first terminal of the power transistor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085761 | LOW POWER ANALOG SWITCH CIRCUITS THAT PROVIDE OVER-VOLTAGE, UNDER-VOLTAGE AND POWER-OFF PROTECTION, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Analog switch circuits, methods for use with analog switch circuits, and devices and systems including analog switch circuits are disclosed herein. Such analog switch circuits include an analog switch input terminal (In), an analog switch output terminal (Out), and an analog switch control terminal (Ctl). During a normal-voltage condition, the input terminal (In) of the analog switch circuit is selectively connected and disconnected to/from the output terminal (Out) in dependence on a control signal received at the control terminal (Ctl). During an over-voltage condition, the input terminal (In) is disconnected from the output terminal (Out) regardless of the control signal received at the control terminal (Ctl). Additionally, during an under-voltage condition, the input terminal (In) is disconnected from the output terminal (Out) regardless of the control signal received at the analog switch control terminal (Ctl). In specific embodiments, symmetric protection and/or power-off protection is/are also provided. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085762 | Inverter Drive Device - An inverter drive device includes a drive circuit that outputs a gate voltage signal of a power semiconductor element; and a Zener clamping protection circuit that acquires an emitter electrode side voltage of the power semiconductor element, and, if that voltage is greater than a predetermined voltage value, performs clamping of the gate voltage of the drive circuit after a predetermined time interval has elapsed from the acquisition of the emitter electrode side voltage. The Zener clamping protection circuit includes a latch circuit that, after the emitter electrode side voltage has been acquired, continues the clamping of the gate voltage by the Zener clamping protection circuit during an interval. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085763 | FAULT DETECTION AND SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR INVERTER BASED DISTRIBUTED GENERATORS (DG) - Systems, methods, and devices relating to fault detection and short circuit current management support in power transmission and distribution networks using multiple inverter based power generation facilities. A fault detection process uses the waveshape (or the rate of change of the current) of the distributed generator output short circuit current to determine if a trip signal is required to disconnect the inverter based power generation facility from the transmission and distribution network. The process operates on DGs such as photovoltaic (PV) based solar farm. The present invention applies to the entire 24-hour period operation of inverter based DGs (e.g., solar farms, wind farms, fuel cell based DGs, etc.). | 2014-03-27 |
20140085764 | Series R-C Graded Gap Assembly For MOV Arrester - A gap assembly for a arrester includes a spark gap assembly and an MOV block disposed electrically in series with the spark gap assembly. The spark gap assembly includes a resistor, a capacitor disposed electrically in series with the resistor and a spark gap disposed electrically parallel to the resistor and to the capacitor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085765 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF CONTROL - Embodiments of magnetorheological systems, devices, and associated methods of control are described below are described herein. In one embodiment, a magnetorheological device includes an magnetorheological fluid, a shaft proximate and mechanically coupled to the magnetorheological fluid, and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic flux through the magnetorheological fluid along a magnetic flux path. The magnetorheological device also includes a sensor positioned in the magnetic flux path and configured to measure a current value of magnetic inductance of the magnetic flux flowing through the magnetorheological fluid. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085766 | Anti-Static and Lightning Compatible Transport Element - Described are transport elements for dissipating electrostatic charge including at least two outer structural layers coupled in an overlapping arrangement. Some examples may include a transport element having an inner structural layer coupled to an inner surface of the at least two outer structural layers. Other examples may include an outer resin layer coupled to the outer surface of the at least two outer structural layers, wherein the outer resin layer comprises materials that display a distinctive appearance when viewed under an ultraviolet light. An electrical resistance per length of the outer structural layers, the inner structural layer, and/or the outer resin layer is about 10 | 2014-03-27 |
20140085767 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body having first and second side surfaces opposing each other and third and fourth end surfaces connecting the first and second side surfaces, first and second internal electrodes formed in the ceramic body and having one ends exposed to the first and second side surfaces and the third end surface or exposed to the first and second side surfaces and the fourth end surface, first and second external electrodes formed on an outer side of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, and a plating layer partially formed on certain regions of the first and second external electrodes, wherein a polymer layer is additionally formed on the ceramic body on regions of upper portions of the first and second external electrodes on which the plating layer is not formed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085768 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor, whose CR product can be prevented from dropping with certainty even at a thickness of 1.0 μm or less, includes multiple unit capacitors wherein a part constituted by two adjacent internal electrode layers in the laminating direction and one dielectric layer present between the two internal electrode layers is defined as a unit capacitor. The capacitances of the unit capacitors arranged in the laminating direction exhibit a distribution that gradually increases from both ends in the laminating direction toward the inside, while gradually decreasing from the two apexes of increase toward the center in the laminating direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085769 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor has multiple laminated dielectric ceramic layers made of a dielectric ceramic, internal electrodes formed between the dielectric ceramic layers, and external electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes, wherein generation of cracks in the dielectric layer due to expansion of the internal electrode is suppressed by causing ceramic grains having a crystal axis ratio c/a higher than that of the ceramic grains constituting the dielectric layer to be present in non-contiguous parts of the internal electrodes between the dielectric ceramic layers, and by harnessing the stress-mitigating effect of domain switching involving these ceramic grains. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085770 | CHIP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a chip device including: a multilayer body having a hexahedral shape; an external electrode covering both distal ends of the multilayer body; and a shape maintaining material contained in the external electrode to maintain a shape of the external electrode at the time of forming the external electrode. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085771 | QUATERNARY DATA-STORAGE MATERIALS AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - An organic compound has the following chemical structure: | 2014-03-27 |
20140085772 | DIRECT CURRENT CAPACITOR MODULE - A direct current (DC) link capacitor module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) formed by sequentially disposing a first electrode substrate, an insulation substrate, a second electrode substrate, a third electrode substrate; a plurality of DC link capacitors connected in parallel to each of the first electrode substrate and the second electrode substrate; a plurality of first Y-capacitors connected in series to each of the first electrode substrate and the third electrode substrate, and connected in parallel to the DC link capacitors; and a plurality of second Y-capacitors connected in series to each of the first electrode substrate and the third electrode substrate, and connected in parallel to the first Y-capacitors, thereby achieving a miniaturization and facilitating a fabrication by connecting the plurality of DC link capacitors using the PCB. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085773 | HYBRID ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a hybrid electrochemical energy storage device which can store much larger energy density than known electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLC's) and, simultaneously, can provide high power density and efficiency comparable with those of known EDLC's. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085774 | ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR USING SAME - An electrolyte includes an organic solvent, a solute and a compound represented by chemical formula [1], both contained in the organic solvent. R | 2014-03-27 |
20140085775 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided an electrolytic capacitor which includes a capacitance portion that includes an anode and a cathode foils wound around, a separator being provided between the foils, a first conductor bar connected to the anode foil, a second conductor bar to the cathode foil, a casing that houses the capacitance portion, the first conductor bar, and the second conductor bar and is provided with an opening, a sealing material fitted to the opening, the sealing material including a first and a second holes, a first lead welded to the first conductor bar within the first hole, a second lead to the second conductor bar the second holed, a first insulating filler filled between the first hole and the first lead and filler being formed in a porous state, and a second insulating filler filled between the second hole and the second lead and being formed in a porous state. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085776 | Multiple Cable Connector - A power or signal cable connector for allowing two or more electric devices to be connected to a single socket, the connector comprising: a shell having a first mounting block and a second mounting block; a nose piece assembly fastened to one end of the shell; a handle assembly fastened to an opposite end of the shell; a stud extending from the handle assembly through the nose piece assembly; and one of a cable adaptor and a socket/plug housing fastened to each of the first and second mounting blocks. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085777 | Handheld Electronic Apparatus with Kickstand - A kickstand includes a holder, a bar, a shaft assembly, a cam assembly, and at least one spring washer. The bar is pivotally connected to the holder by the shaft assembly. The cam assembly is engaged with the holder and the bar and pivotally connected to the shaft assembly, so as to allow the bar to rotate relative to the holder to a closing position or an opening position selectively. The spring washer is engaged with the shaft assembly and abuts against the cam assembly. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085778 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ISOLATION - Systems and methods for providing vibration isolation for a MEMS device are provided. In at least one embodiment, a system comprises a first assembly and a second assembly, wherein the second assembly and the first assembly are joined together, enclosing the MEMS device, wherein the joined first assembly and the second assembly have a recessed groove formed on an interior surface. Further, the system comprises a rigid support encircling the MEMS device, the rigid support fitting within the recessed groove; and at least one mount isolator in contact with a plurality of surfaces of the rigid support, wherein the at least one mount isolator interfaces the plurality of surfaces of the rigid support with the first assembly and the second assembly, when the first assembly and the second assembly are joined together. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085779 | DISPLAY PANEL DEVICE AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DISPLAY PANEL DEVICE - A display panel device ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140085780 | DISPLAY MODULE AND FRONT FRAME, BACK FRAME AND PLASTIC FRAME USED IN THE SAME - A display module and a front frame, a back frame and a plastic frame used in the display module are disclosed by the invention. The display module includes a front frame, a back frame, a plastic frame and a display unit. The front frame has a top-plate, a plurality of front-side-plates connecting the top-plate and at least two first position-limiting openings. The back frame has a bottom-plate, a plurality of back-side-plates connecting the bottom-plate and at least two second position-limiting openings. The plastic frame is disposed between the front frame and the back frame and includes a body, at least one side-wall, at least two baffle-wall portions and at least two retracted portions. The first position-limiting openings and the second position-limiting openings expose the baffle-wall portions. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085781 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening, a button body and a sealing member. The button body includes a cap member, a key rod, a resisting rod, and a protruding member. The protruding member protrudes from a lateral surface of the resisting rod. The protruding member includes a resisting surface. The sealing member is integrally formed with the housing at the opening. The sealing member includes a main body arranged in the opening and a positioning member protruding from the main body. The positioning member defines a receiving hole including an opening end. The key rod is inserted into the receiving hole through the opening end. The sealing member defines a first through hole. The resisting rod extends through the first through hole, the sealing member is urged to elastically deform by the resisting surface, and the first through hole is tightly engaged with the resisting rod. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085782 | POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND HOT PLUG METHOD FOR POWER UNIT - The disclosed is a power electronic device comprising a power unit and a mounting cubicle matching with the power unit. The mounting cubicle is provided with a rail and an entrance for pushing into and pulling out of the power unit. A side of the mounting cubicle is provided with an power source and control output terminal and a signal output terminal. A side of the power unit is provided with a power source and control input terminal and a signal input terminal. The power unit is provided with a micro-switch. When the power unit moves along the rail, after the power source and control input terminal contacts with the power source and control output terminal. The signal input terminal becomes electrically connected with the signal output terminal, and the micro-switch is turned on so as to start the power unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085783 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH VARIABLE HEIGHT AND ANGLES OF VIEW BY VIRTUE OF ROTATABLE STAND - A stand, rotatable through approximately 180 degrees, supports a display device in such a way that whilst the height of the display device above a supporting surface is variable, a full range of viewing angles is also available at any height. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085784 | SNAP DOOR STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention discloses a snap door structure configured with an opening and a snap joint part. The snap door structure comprises a door cover, a switch puller and a stopper. The door cover is pivotally connected to the electronic device and installed in correspondence with the opening. The switch puller is connected to the door cover and slidable with respect thereto, in which the switch puller includes a clip joint segment and a snap connection part. The stopper is fixedly set to the door cover and clip latched between the door cover and the switch puller. The stopper has an elastic arm, in which the elastic arm along with the clip joint segment enable a multi-staged position adjustment function in order to cause the snap connection part to be correspondingly buckled to the snap joint part thus allowing coverage of the door cover on the opening. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085785 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RUBBER PADS - An electronic device comprises a chassis and a plurality of rubber pads mounted in a base panel of the chassis. A mounting hole is defined in the base panel. A protruding wall extends from an edge of the mounting hole towards an inner side of the base panel. A groove is defined in the protruding wall. Each of the plurality of rubber pads comprises a supporting wall and a mounting portion extending from an inner side of the supporting member. The mounting portion comprises a main body mounted in the mounting hole and a latch portion extending from the main body and extending through the groove for preventing the main body from disengaging from the mounting hole. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085786 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device | 2014-03-27 |
20140085787 | ON-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A first drive arm and a second drive arm are rotatably coupled. A tip portion of the first drive arm and a device main body are connected to each other through a first connection link, and a tip portion of a second drive arm and the device main body are connected to each other through a second connection link. Because each of the drive arms and the device main body are connected to each other through an axial rotational portion, the device main body is moves smoothly between an extended position and a retracted position, and vibration and rattling are suppressed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085788 | COMPUTER SECURITY LOCK FOR TRAPEZOIDAL SECURITY SLOT - A lock that is configured to be attached to electronic equipment requiring securing against theft and the lock comprising: a lock body; a locking element protruding from the lock body and having a forward distal section that is comparatively wider in cross-sectional size compared to a rear section thereof, the forward section being configured to be insertable into a cavity formed in the equipment, where the cavity is defined by an opening having a size and shape slightly larger than the cross-sectional size of the forward section of the locking element and an interior larger in cross-sectional size than the opening of the cavity; a slidable locking pin configured to slide alongside the locking element and into the cavity, after the locking element has been inserted into said cavity, to substantially fill a space of the cavity left unoccupied by the locking element; a sliding mechanism coupled to the locking pin and configured to slide the locking pin into and out of the cavity; and a locking mechanism to lock the locking mechanism within the lock body to prevent withdrawal of the locking element from the cavity. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085789 | SERVER - A server, for being disposed in a server cabinet removably, includes a shell, a mother board, a power input port and a connecting element. The mother board is disposed in the shell. The power input port, disposed on the shell, is electrically connected to the mother board. The power input port is used for inputting power to the mother board. The connecting element is disposed on the power input port and electrically connected to the mother board. The connecting element is used for making the mother board communicate with a rack management controller so the rack management controller determines the position of the server in the server cabinet according to the communication. With the server removed from the server cabinet, the power input port and the connecting element are separated from the electrically conductive component and the one of the connectors, respectively, to stop the electrical connection. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085790 | SERVER RACK - A server rack includes a server rack main body, a mounting bracket, and a power socket secured to the mounting bracket. The server rack main body includes a frame and a pole connected to the frame. The pole includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall connected to the first inner wall. The first inner wall defines a first clipping hole. The mounting bracket includes a bottom panel with a first hook. The mounting bracket is moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane that the frame is positioned, so that the first hook is engaged in the first clipping hole. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085791 | NON-BLOCKING POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ON-PACKAGE INPUT/OUTPUT ARCHITECTURES - An on-package interface. A first set of single-ended transmitter circuits on a first die. The transmitter circuits are impedance matched and have no equalization. A first set of single-ended receiver circuits on a second die. The receiver circuits have no termination and no equalization. A plurality of conductive lines couple the first set of transmitter circuits and the first set of receiver circuits. The lengths of the plurality of conductive lines are matched. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085792 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a lower member, an upper member, a strip-storing unit and an electric connecting strip. The lower member is provided with a keyboard module. The upper member is slidably disposed on the lower member. The strip-storing unit is disposed in the lower member. The electric connecting strip is retractably disposed in the strip-storing unit, and two ends thereof are respectively connected to the upper member and the lower member. When the upper member slides on the lower member, a part of the electric connecting strip is pulled out or pulled back into the strip-storing unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085793 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE STIFFNESS - An assembly can include a first component; a second component that includes a socket; a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the processor and memory being included in one or more of the first component and the second component; and an interconnection mechanism for pivotable interconnection of the first component and the second component about a pivot axis where the interconnection mechanism includes a hinge that defines the pivot axis, a prong pivotable about the pivot axis, a latch mechanism to latch the second component to the interconnection mechanism with the prong received by the socket of the second component, an actuator to unlatch the latch mechanism, and a lever to adjust the hinge to a high stiffness state to adjust the hinge to a low stiffness state. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085794 | LOCKING MECHANISM - An assembly can include a first component; a second component; and an interconnection mechanism for pivotable interconnection of the first component and the second component about a pivot axis where the interconnection mechanism includes a latch mechanism to latch the second component to the interconnection mechanism, an actuator to unlatch the latch mechanism, an obstruction to obstruct actuation of the actuator, and a sliding bar slidable in a first direction to move the obstruction to an obstructing position that obstructs actuation of the actuator and slidable in a second direction to move the obstruction to an unobstructing position that permits actuation of the actuator. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085795 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is an electronic device including a first body, a second body connected with the first body, and a connecting member. The connecting member is hinged with the first body via a first hinge shaft and is hinged with the second body via a second hinge shaft, such as to enable the first body and the second body to be switched between an open state and a closed state. The electronic device is configured in such a manner that, in the closed state, a second housing of the first body snuggles against a first housing of the second body, and in the open state, a lower rim of the first body is located at a front portion of the second body; and the lower rim of the first body keeps abutting against the upper surface of the second body while the state of relative position is switched. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085796 | COMPUTER DISPLAY OR COVER GLASS/CELL ATTACHMENT TO FRAME - The described embodiments relate generally to computing devices including liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and more particularly to methods for attaching a cover glass layer to a structural housing while minimizing an amount of stress transferred through the cover glass layer to the LCD module. A continuous and compliant foam adhesive can be used to bond the cover glass layer to a structural. The compliant bond can absorb and distribute local stress concentrations caused by structural loads, mismatched surfaces and differing thermal expansion rates between various structures and cover glass layer. This can reduce stress concentrations in the cover glass layer that can lead to stress induced birefringence in the LCD cell. In other embodiments, the cover glass layer can be attached using magnets or a tongue and groove design. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085797 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a display, a base, a stand, and a cable. The display has a space for a motherboard. The base includes a base body. A data storage device is located in the base body. The stand connects the display to the base. The cable connects the motherboard to the data storage device and extends through the stand. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085798 | BASE WITH COUNTERWEIGHT FOR DISPLAY SCREENS - Embodiments are directed towards a support structure for electronic displays with a counterweight that is directed towards maintaining a center of gravity for the support structure, display, and counterweight over the support structure. Embodiments further disclose mechanisms for indirectly coupling the display and providing for counterweight rotations. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085799 | FLAT PANEL MONITOR STANDS - The present disclosure provides flat panel monitor stands and related systems and methods. The flat panel monitor stands can comprise a base including a pedestal and a support arm extending upwardly from the pedestal, the top portion being distally positioned with respect to the pedestal. The stand can also include a tilt mechanism connected to the top portion of the support arm. A bracket can be pivotally attached to the tilt mechanism at an off-center location on the bracket so that the bracket has a low position and a high position when pivoted about the tilt mechanism. The bracket can also be attachable to a flat panel monitor in both the low position and the high position without reorienting the flat panel monitor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085800 | SLIM PROFILE, REAR DOCKING TAPE DRIVE CANISTER - In one embodiment, an automated tape library includes an array of tape drive canister bays which each allow insertion of a tape drive canister therein that supports a tape drive, a power system, a communications system, and a robotic accessor adapted for accessing through insertion and/or removal tape cartridges in tape drives in the array of tape drive canister bays, wherein each tape drive canister bay includes a latching mechanism adapted for securing a tape drive canister into the tape drive canister bay when the latching mechanism is in a latched close position and releasing the tape drive canister from the tape drive canister bay when the latching mechanism is in an unlatched open position, and a library docking connector adapted for connecting a docking connector of the tape drive canister to the power system and the communications system when the latching mechanism is in the latched close position. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085801 | SERVER SYSTEM - A server system includes a rack, multiple servers, an electrically conductive component, a switch, a rack management controller and a power supply. The rack has a first storage area, a middle storage area and a second storage area. The servers are positioned in the first storage area and the second storage area. The electrically conductive component is installed inside the rack and includes a first power supply part disposed in the first storage area and a second power supply part disposed in the second storage area. The switch is installed in the middle storage area. The rack management controller is installed in the middle storage area. The power supply, installed in the middle storage area, is electrically connected to the rack management controller and the switch which is disposed farther away from the electrically conductive component than the power supply. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085802 | SERVER AND HOST MODULE THEREOF - A server comprises a cabinet and a host module placed inside or taken outside the cabinet along a rail. The host module comprises a supporting tray, a motherboard, a system storage device, a processing module and a stored data controlling module. The motherboard and the system storage device are disposed in the supporting tray and are electrically connected with each other. The processing module for executing an operating system stored in the system storage device is electrically connected to the system storage device via the motherboard. The stored data controlling module is disposed in the supporting tray and electrically connected to the motherboard. When the host module is placed inside the cabinet, the stored data controlling module is electrically connected to a data storage device. The stored data controlling module is controlled by the processing module to access data from or store data in the data storage device. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085803 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A mounting device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a fixing plate and two fixing members. Two protrusions and a blocking piece adjacent to one of the protrusions protrude from the fixing plate. Each fixing member includes a sidewall, and a top wall and a bottom wall perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the sidewall. The top walls are fastened to a bottom wall of the HDD. Each bottom wall defines an engaging hole. Each engaging hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. A projection protrudes from the sidewall of one of the fixing members away from the corresponding bottom wall. The HDD is slid toward the blocking piece, to allow the protrusions to enter and engage in the corresponding second holes from the corresponding first holes. The projection is blocked by the blocking piece. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085804 | SERVER - A server comprises a frame, a middle plate fixed inside the frame, a vertical plate vertically erected on the middle plate and electrically connected to the middle plate, a mainframe detachably disposed inside the frame, a hard disk module and a power supply detachably disposed inside the frame. The vertical plate comprises a first electrical connector. The mainframe comprises a second electrical connector. The second electrical connector is electrically connected to the first electrical connector. The hard disk module can be detachably disposed inside the frame and electrically connected to the middle plate so that the hard disk module can transmit data to the mainframe via the middle plate and the vertical plate. The power supply is disposed below the mainframe and electrically connected to the middle plate so that the power supply can transmit electric current to the mainframe via the middle plate and the vertical plate. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085805 | STORAGE SERVE - A storage server includes a cage, a midplane fixed on the cage, a fan module on midplane, at least one host, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the midplane, a plurality of HDD backplanes, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the midplane, and a plurality of data HDDs, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the HDD backplanes. The host can be detached from the cage along a first direction. The HDD backplanes can be detached from the cage along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The data HDDs and the host are respectively located at two opposite sides of the fan module, the data HDDs can be detached from the cage along a third direction intersected with the second direction and the first direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140085806 | STORAGE SERVER SYSTEM - A storage server system includes a cage, a midplane, a power supply module, a motherboard module, an HDD backplane, and a data HDD. The cage has a first end and a second end. The midplane is fixed inside the cage. The power supply module is disposed inside the cage. The motherboard module is disposed inside the cage and closer to the first end than the midplane. The HDD backplane is detachably disposed inside the cage. The HDD backplane is closer to the second end than the midplane. The data HDD is detachably disposed inside the cage. After the data HDD and the HDD backplane are detached from each other, the HDD backplane is detached from the cage along a detaching direction towards the second end and away from the first end. | 2014-03-27 |