14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090086429 | FRONT/REAR REMOVABLE FAN MOUNTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A fan assembly and mounting method is provided for mounting a fan within an electrical enclosure. The assembly includes a mounting assembly which houses the fan and can be removed from the exterior of the enclosure. The fan assembly also includes an interior mounting plate which can be detached from the mounting assembly to allow fan removal from the interior of the enclosure. Thus, the fan assembly allows the fan to be accessed from both the interior and exterior of the enclosure. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086430 | COOLING UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a cooling path to connect the cooling fan and the heat generating unit; an inlet portion which is provided to one side of the casing to communicate with the duct; an inlet grill which is provided in the inlet portion to guide air to be inhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing; an outlet portion which is provided to an other side of the casing to communicate with the duct, being spaced from the inlet portion; and an outlet grill which is provided in the outlet portion to guide air to be exhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing, wherein the exhaled direction provided by the outlet grill is different from the air-inhaling direction provided by the inlet grill. With this configuration, the cooling path is effectively provided to enhance cooling efficiency and thermal reliability. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086431 | CIRCUIT DEVICE, CIRCUIT MODULE, AND OUTDOOR UNIT - Provided is a circuit device capable of increasing the packaging density and also suppressing the thermal interference between incorporated circuit elements. In a hybrid integrated circuit device, a first circuit board and a second circuit board are incorporated into a case member being arranged in a way that the first circuit board is overlaid with the second circuit board. A first circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the first circuit board and a second circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the second circuit board. In addition, inside the case member, a hollow portion (internal space) which is not filled with a sealing resin is provided, and this hollow portion communicates with the outside through a communicating opening, which is provided by partially opening the case member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086432 | DOCKING STATION WITH CLOSED LOOP AIRLFOW PATH FOR FACILITATING COOLING OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - A docking station is provided for cooling an electronics rack of a data center. The docking station includes an enclosure having at least one wall, a cover coupled to the at least one wall, and a central opening sized to receive the electronics rack therein through an access opening in the wall. The enclosure is separate and freestanding from the electronics rack, and when the electronics rack is operatively positioned within the central opening, the enclosure surrounds the electronics rack and facilitates establishing a closed loop airflow path passing through air inlet and outlet sides of the rack and through an air return pathway of the enclosure. The docking station further includes an air-to-liquid heat exchange assembly disposed within the air return pathway of the enclosure for cooling circulating air passing through the closed loop airflow path. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086433 | APPARATUS AND DOCKING STATION FOR COOLING OF COMPUTING DEVICES - An apparatus with some embodiments is described having cooling capabilities for a computing device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a thermoelectric component (TEC) to transfer thermal energy with a first heat exchanger, through a heat attach and heat pipe, to or from the TEC, and then with a second heat exchanger. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a second heat attach and a second heat pipe between the second heat exchanger and the TEC. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the apparatus may be at a docking station, where the docking station may connect with the computing device. Other embodiments are described. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086434 | Recirculating Gas Rack Cooling Architecture - Cabinet for housing and cooling electronic components with internally circulating air that is cooled at each of a plurality of equipment shelves. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086435 | HEAT SINK MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a heat sink module having good thermal conductivity, excellent reliability without separation, and a space-saving property with a mechanism of sufficiently high heat radiation. The heat sink module includes: two or more heat conduction sections each having a heat sink layer formed from a heat sink material having a thermal expansion coefficient of 1×10 | 2009-04-02 |
20090086436 | CARRIER BODY FOR COMPONENTS OR CIRCUITS - A carrier body for electrical or electronic component elements or circuits, the carrier body being electrically nonconductive or virtually nonconductive. In order to simplify the carrier body while at the same time providing extremely improved heat dissipation, the invention process that the carrier body is provided integrally with heat-dissipating or heat-supplying cooling elements. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086437 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE USING LC MODULE STRUCTURE - In an electronic control device that includes two or more kinds of lead-insertion-type parts, including at least a coil and a capacitor, the parts are installed on a support that has a wiring, a terminal structure and mechanically fixing portions; the leads of the above parts are respectively inserted in and electrically connected to holes formed in the wiring portion of the support; the parts and the support are fixed to each other with an adhesion material for fixation; the upper surfaces of the parts are attached to a metallic chasis with a thermally conductive material of a low elasticity modulus interposed in between; the mechanically fixing portions of the support are fixed to the metallic chasis; and the terminal structure of the support is electrically connected to a circuit board that mounts at least a controlling element. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086438 | LED ELEMENT AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH THE SAME - Disclosed is a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) element and a PCB body. The LED comprises a heat sink, a light emitting body and two base feet, each base foot comprising a support portion for supporting the light emitting body, an engaging portion and a connecting portion for connecting the support portion to the engaging portion, and the heat sink is disposed under the support portion. The PCB body comprises a first recess portion for disposing the heat sink to increase heat dissipation of the heat sink and two second recess portions for receiving the engaging portions of the base feet to increase heat dissipation of the base feet. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086439 | INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SHIELD IN A HEAT SINK - A system having a heat exchanger with a bottom side, a first nonconductive layer coupled to the bottom side of the heat exchanger, a heat shield made of an electrically conductive material and being coupled to the first nonconductive layer, and an electrical connector electrically coupled to the heat shield, the electrical connector being capable of being connected to an electrical ground. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086440 | STRAP ATTACHABLE MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device includes a pair of cabinet half-bodies | 2009-04-02 |
20090086441 | INTERFACE ASSEMBLY - A computer system comprising an interface assembly configured to support one or more I/O connections. In one variations the computer system comprises a main board housed within a chassis, a chassis connector coupled to the chassis, and one or more I/O cables coupled to the chassis connector. In another variation, the computer assembly comprises a computer rack with a plurality of connector interfaces, each of which is adapted for engaging a computer through a chassis connector with a plurality of I/O ports. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086442 | CIRCUIT MODULE - To improve reliability of a circuit module by improving heat release performance and minimizing thermal influence on a device to be mounted, a base substrate having a first substrate mounted thereon is fitted into a lower portion of casing member, and a second substrate is installed in the upper portion of the casing member so that a spaced area can be provided. In addition, a drive device to be installed on the second substrate is positioned off the center of the second substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086443 | Interface module - An interface module has an integrated component for replacing a component on a circuit board, the terminal contacts on the bottom side of the interface module being designed as provided for the contacts of the component on the circuit board, the interface module being divided into an adaptor part as a base module and a protocol converter part as a tool access module. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086444 | Terminal Box for Solar Cell Module - A plurality of terminal boards ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090086445 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making an electronic circuit device includes expelling air from a gap between a circuit board and an electronic element mounted on only a first side of the circuit board by filling the gap with a filling member, placing the circuit board in a mold cavity such that a second side of the circuit board is held in close contact with an inner surface of the cavity. The method further includes encapsulating the circuit board with a resin material by injecting the resin material into the cavity. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086446 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making an electronic circuit device includes placing a circuit board in a cavity of a mold such that one side of the circuit board is held in close contact with an inner surface of the cavity, and encapsulating the circuit board in a casing by filling the cavity with a resin material. The one side of the circuit board is exposed to one side of an outer surface of the casing to define part of the one side of the outer surface of the casing. The method further includes thinning the casing by machining the entire one side of the outer surface of the casing. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086447 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making an electronic circuit device includes preparing an electronic element having at least one projection, mounting the electronic element on only a first side of a circuit board in such a manner that the projection is substantially held in point contact with the first side of the circuit board to form a gap between the circuit board and the electronic element, placing the circuit board in a mold cavity in such a manner that a second side of the circuit board is held in close contact with an inner surface of the cavity. The method further includes encapsulating the circuit board in a casing by filling the cavity with a resin material so that the gap is filled with the resin material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086448 | SOLID STATE DRIVE WITH COVERLESS CASING - The present invention discloses a solid state drive with a coverless casing, which comprises: a printed circuit board assembly and a coverless casing. In the resent invention, the coverless casing is free of a top cover; thereby, air circulation can be enhanced to cool down the electronic components on a printed circuit board assembly more efficiently. Further, in the present invention, the coverless casing is designed to have the printed circuit board assembly electrically connected to the chassis ground of the host system via the coverless casings; thereby, unwanted electrostatic charges can be dissipated to the chassis ground of the host system before it can damage the electronic components on the printed circuit board assembly; thus, the ESD resistance thereof is promoted. Furthermore, the solid state drive with a coverless casing of the present invention is made of lightweight materials and easy to fabricate and simple to assemble; therefore, the present invention have the advantages of light weight and low cost. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086449 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical element mounted on a wiring board is sealed by a sealing resin except an optical function region. Wires connecting the wiring board with the optical element are also sealed by the sealing resin. The optical function region is exposed as a bottom surface of a recess whose side surface is formed by the sealing resin. The recess has a two-level structure of a bottom recess and a portion located over the bottom recess. A stepped portion extends from an upper end of a first side surface of the bottom recess to a lower end of a second side surface of the bottom recess. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086450 | Printed circuit board, method for manufacturing printed circuit board and electronic apparatus - A printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes an insulation layer and a conductor layer having a GND pattern. The printed circuit board has a center portion, to which an element is to be mounted. The printed circuit board has a periphery portion and a slit pattern separating the periphery portion from the center portion. The GND pattern extends through the center portion and the periphery portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086451 | Printed circuit board with embedded cavity capacitor - A printed circuit board having an embedded cavity capacitor is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board having the embedded cavity capacitor, the printed circuit board can include two conductive layers to be used as a power layer and a ground layer, respectively; and a first dielectric layer, placed between the two conductive layers, wherein at least one cavity capacitor is arranged in a noise-transferable path between a noise source and a noise prevented destination which are placed on the printed circuit board, the cavity capacitor being formed to allow a second dielectric layer to have a lower stepped region than the first dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer using the two conductive layers as a first electrode and a second electrode, respectively, and placed between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086452 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board (PCB) includes parallel first and second signal layers sandwiching a dielectric layer therebetween, and a differential pair having two differential traces respectively disposed within the first and second signal layers at least partially overlapping in vertical alignment. Horizontal distance between midlines of the two differential traces is less than the width of either of the two differential traces. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086453 | Package with passive component support assembly - A package ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090086454 | CIRCUIT DEVICE - Provided is a circuit device capable of increasing the packaging density and preventing the thermal interference between circuit elements to be incorporated. In a hybrid integrated circuit device, a first circuit board and a second circuit board are fitted into a case member in a way that the first circuit board is overlaid with the second circuit board. A first circuit element is arranged on the upper surface of the first circuit board and a second circuit element is arranged on the upper surface of the second circuit board. Furthermore, inside the case member, provided is a hollow portion that is not filled with a sealing resin. Such a configuration prevents the second circuit element, which is a microcomputer, from operating unstably due to a heat generated in the first circuit element, which is a power transistor, for example. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086455 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a circuit device, in which circuit elements incorporated are electrically connected to each other via a lead so as to achieve both of the enhanced functionality and miniaturization. In a hybrid integrated circuit device, a first circuit board and a second circuit board are incorporated into a case member in a way that a first circuit board is overlaid with a second circuit board. A first circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the first circuit board and a second circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the second circuit board. Leads provided in the hybrid integrated circuit device include a lead connected only to the first circuit element mounted on the first circuit board, a lead connected only to the second circuit element mounted on the second circuit board, and a lead connected to both of the first circuit element and the second circuit element. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086456 | TOOL-LESS BLADE EJECTOR LATCH WITH INTEGRATED SPRING - An ejector latch for removing a blade module from a server chassis includes a latch lever, an ejector catch, and an ejector pull part. The latch lever includes a pivot hole near a first end thereof operable to be coupled to the blade module and a bend near a second end thereof. The ejector catch includes a through-hole passing therethrough and a hook operable to hook onto the server chassis. The ejector pull part includes an integrated spring operable to return the ejector pull part to an original position after being pulled. The second end of the latch lever passes through the through-hole of the ejector catch. The ejector pull part is disposed on the bend near the second end of the latch lever and inside the through-hole of the ejector catch such that, when the ejector pull part is pulled, the ejector pull part slides along the bend near the second end of the latch lever and pushes on a wall of the through-hole to disengage the hook of the ejector catch from the server chassis. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086457 | HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In a hybrid integrated circuit device that uses a metal substrate, a sound noise is prevented, which would otherwise be generated due to transmission, to the metal substrate, of vibration caused when a ceramic capacitor expands and contracts by switching ON and OFF a transistor. For improving a heat dissipation effect, a switching transistor driven by a driving pulse and a ceramic capacitor connected to the switching transistor are incorporated on a conductive path on an insulated metal substrate. Both ends of the ceramic capacitor are fixed to the conductive path by solders which are covered with a hard resin to be protected from a solder crack by thermal expansion of the metal substrate. The ceramic capacitor and the hard resin are wholly covered with a soft resin which absorbs noise due to expansion caused when the ceramic capacitor is switched, so that the metal substrate is prevented from resonating. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086458 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - In plasma displays in different inch sizes, there is a disadvantage in that because each of the plasma displays in different inch sizes has an output semiconductor device with a different outer shape, a pitch of the external lead and the number of the output semiconductor devices vary, so that printed circuit boards need be designed differently for the different inch sizes. A hybrid integrated circuit includes mounting portions which are composed of a conductive path on an insulated metal substrate, and into which at least an output semiconductor device of a discharge maintaining circuit is incorporated, and includes external terminals arranged at a constant pitch. When the inch size of the plasma display is changed, the mounting portions are designed to have a size enough to accommodate the output semiconductor device for the greatest inch size. Thus, the same hybrid integrated circuit is commonly used. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086459 | Electronic device with weather-tight housing - An electronic device includes a housing with electrical circuitry that is sealed against penetration by dust, moisture, water, and the like, and permits convenient mounting and reconfiguration during operation. The electronic device can be reconfigured to add or delete a connecting plug and cable without compromising the seal. Mounting brackets are provided for mounting to both horizontal and vertical support structures, depending on orientation of the brackets. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086460 | SHIELD AND METHOD FOR REDUCING STRAY ELECTRIC ENERGY (SEE) GENERATED BY A HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT BULB. - A conductive shield for surrounding a high efficiency light bulb such as a spiral fluorescent bulb is described. A conductive curtain having apertures through which light may pass is connected to the threaded grounded base of the bulb. The apertures in the curtain present high impedance to stray electrical energy (SEE) from the bulb thereby reducing SEE. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086461 | Shielding Apparatus and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A shielding apparatus is provided. The shielding apparatus comprises a substrate on which an electronic device is mounted, a molding layer on the substrate, a conductor layer on a surface of the molding layer, and a ground member electrically connecting a ground terminal of the substrate with the conductor layer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086462 | Method And Apparatus For Reducing EMI Emissions From A Power Inverter - A power inverter for a hybrid automotive vehicle having a case with an interior and at least one electrical port mounted on the case to electrically connect electrical signals from the interior of the case to an exterior device. A cable connector is associated with each electrical port while a non-electrical sensing conductor extends serially through each electrical port and its associated cable connector. A circuit is provided which detects a break in the continuity of the sensing conductor and generates a signal representative of that break in continuity. The non-electrical sensing conductor thus minimizes the emission of EMI from the inverter. Additionally, a circuit board is mounted within the interior of the case by fasteners which minimize the spacing between the circuit board and the case to further reduce EMI emissions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086463 | Wall Mounted Enclosure With Rotating Patch Panel Frame - An apparatus for mounting electrical equipment comprises a frame for carrying electrical equipment, a hinge connected to the frame, and a cable ring connected to the hinge. The cable ring is positioned between the frame and an axis of rotation of the hinge. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086464 | SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR - A shift lever position indicator includes a light transmission plate and a light source which illuminates the inside of the light transmission plate. The light transmission plate is formed by a single plate and has a character indicating portion which is provided on a bottom surface of the light transmission plate and indicates a shift lever position, a protruding portion which is provided in a position corresponding to the character indicating portion on a top surface of the light transmission plate and through which a light from an inside of the light transmission plate passes, and a reflection part which is set inside the light transmission plate so that an incoming light to the inside of the light transmission plate is irregularly reflected and further reflected by the character indicating portion then comes out of the light transmission plate from the protruding portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086465 | Wind-powered generator and blade therefor - A wind-powered generator includes a vertical rotor provided with generally vertically orientated blades having a swept-forward wing shape, a top lighting member and rotor lighting member disposed along the rotor, the blades being made from light-transmitting material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086466 | Planar Light Emitting Element, Image Display Element, and Image Display Device Using the Same - A planar light emitting element is capable of outputting light having high directivity in at least one direction. The planar light emitting element has a light guide plate and first and second low refractive index layers. Light incident on the light guide plate is totally reflected on the interface between the light guide plate and the second low refractive index layer, propagates in the light guide plate, and is output from the light guide plate to the first low refractive index layer through a light output opening section. When a refractive index of the first low refractive index layer is sufficiently smaller than a refractive index of the light guide plate, the light propagates in the light guide plate at a large angle with respect to a light output surface of the light guide plate. When the difference between the refractive indexes of the first and second low refractive index layers is small, a spreading angle of light output to the first low refractive index layer is small. The light having high directivity is reflected on a reflective mirror and output from the planar light emitting element. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086467 | LIGHTED BACKGROUND FOR FISH TANKS AND THE LIKE - A lighted background for mounting on a wall of an aquarium fish tank or the like includes a front panel having an image formed thereon. Light apertures are formed through the front panel and lighting is provided behind the panel to direct light through the apertures. Translucent material covering the apertures and reflective material behind the lights enhances the lighting effect. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086468 | BICYCLE HELMET MOUNTED SAFETY LIGHT - A bicycle helmet includes lights providing illuminating beams toward a rider's upper torso. The lights reside on a downward and rearward facing surface of an elongated rear portion of the bicycle helmet. A light assembly unit is mounted to the elongated rear portion of the bicycle helmet. The light assembly unit includes one or more light elements, a power source, and a switch. The light elements are preferably Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) providing long battery life. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086469 | Electrical connector with illumination waveguide - An electrical connector including a connector subassembly having a front mating portion and a waveguide disposed around the front mating portion of the connector subassembly. The waveguide may alternatively be disposed near the front mating portion of the connector subassembly and an illumination device is provided at the side portion of the connector subassembly adjacent to the waveguide for coupling light emanating therefrom onto a portion of the waveguide which in turn conducts the light to illuminate at least a front end of the waveguide. The connector subassembly may further cooperate with a bezel having a frame and an opening. The frame retains the connector subassembly in position with the front mating portion of connector subassembly extending to the opening. The waveguide is then configured to have a front portion disposed between a rim portion of the opening and the front mating portion of the connector subassembly. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086470 | Telescopic Light Base for Coupling to Diverse Plant Containers - A telescopic light base couples decorative light fixtures to a flower pot or other similar container. The decorative light fixture may then be used to illuminate the contents of the pot. The telescopic light base has a ground-engaging pad upon which the pot rests. The weight of the pot then serves to anchor the telescopic light base in place. A telescopic pole support of variable length is coupled at a first end to the ground-engaging pad. At an end of the telescopic pole support distal to the ground-engaging pad, a pot upper rim retention arm is provided which operatively passes within the pot sidewalls. Adjacent to the pot upper rim retention arm is a lamppost connector. The telescopic pole support may be contracted to capture a pot between the ground-engaging pad and pot upper rim retention arm, and then later expanded and separated from the pot. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086471 | ILLUMINATED LANDSCAPE MODULE FOR EXISTING EDGING SYSTEM - An illuminated edging module is provided for attaching a light strand (e.g. a rope light) to an existing conventional edging. The edging module includes a housing comprising an elongated connector portion adapted to removably couple the edging module to the upper portion of the existing edging and a housing upper portion containing the light strand. The housing upper portion can be translucent or transparent. The housing portion and the connector portion are integrally formed of plastic and can be co-extruded so that they are made of different materials. A translucent or transparent coupler formed as a slotted cylinder and surrounding the housing upper portion can be used to join adjacent sections of the illuminated edging module. One or more sleeves can be provided with a coloring to color the light emitted from the light strand when it is attached over the housing upper portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086472 | Power Supply Mounting Apparatus for Lighting Fixture - A lighting fixture including a housing having a chamber defined by a surrounding wall, at least one power-supply unit within the chamber, and a slidable interlock securing the power-supply unit to the surrounding wall. The interlock includes a linear groove on one of the power-supply unit and the wall, and a mating projection on the other of the power-supply unit and the wall and slidably receivable into the groove. The power-supply unit is readily securable within the chamber by slidable engagement with the surrounding wall. It is preferred that the power-supply unit be secured closely against the fixture-exterior wall-portion, thus facilitating heat transfer from the power-supply unit to outside the fixture. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086473 | Systems and methods for compensating brightness uniformity of backlit image displays - Systems and methods for compensating brightness uniformity of transmissive backlit display devices using auxiliary lights to provide additional light to compensate light provided by the main backlights of a backlit image display device. Auxiliary lights may be, for example, embedded into the light pipe area of an image display and/or placed in any other suitable position relative to the main backlights that is suitable for compensating the main backlights. In one example implementation, brightness uniformity of a transmissive image display may be at least partially compensated based at least in part on measured luminance of one or more areas of the display. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086474 | Method and Apparatus for Thermally Effective Trim for Light Fixture - A lighting assembly comprises a light fixture. The light fixture includes a trim formed by a stamping or die casting process. The trim has thermally conductive properties and includes a flange around a perimeter of the trim. The light fixture includes a light source mounted to a central portion of a front surface of the trim, and a heatsink formed by an extrusion or die casting process. The heatsink has thermally conductive properties and is mounted to a back surface of the trim. The light fixture includes an attachment mechanism connected to the light fixture. A recessed can housing mounted to a surface may be provided. The light fixture may be mounted to the recessed can housing by inserting the heatsink into the recessed can housing and engaging the attachment mechanism to an interior portion of the recessed can housing to brace the flange against the surface. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086475 | Color tunable light emitting device - A color/color temperature tunable light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate light of a first wavelength range and a wavelength converting component comprising a phosphor material which is operable to convert at least a part of the light into light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges. The wavelength converting component has a wavelength converting property (phosphor material concentration per unit area) that varies spatially. The color of light generated by the source is tunable by relative movement of the wavelength converting component and excitation source such that the light of the first wavelength range is incident on a different part of the wavelength converting component and the generated light comprises different relative proportions of light of the first and second wavelength ranges. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086476 | Light Emitting Diode Recessed Light Fixture - A recessed light fixture includes an LED module, which includes a single LED package that is configured to generate all light emitted by the recessed light fixture. For example, the LED package can include multiple LEDs mounted to a common substrate. The LED package can be coupled to a heat sink for dissipating heat from the LEDs. The heat sink can include a core member from which fins extend. Each fin can include one or more straight and/or curved portions. A reflector housing may be coupled to the heat sink and configured to receive a reflector. The reflector can have any geometry, such as a bell-shaped geometry including two radii of curvature that join together at an inflection point. An optic coupler can be coupled to the reflector housing and configured to cover electrical connections at the substrate and to guide light emitted by the LED package. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086477 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE - A planar light source directly mixes three colors of light from light-emitting diodes into white light. The planar light source has a plurality of red ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090086478 | Lighting system with removable light modules - A lighting system with removable light modules mounted on a frame by an attractive force between magnetic material of the light module and magnetic material of the frame such that a light module may be installed on, removed from, or relocated on the frame manually without tools or permanent electrical connection. The frame may be one-, two-, or three-dimensional, and it may provide an aesthetic appearance even when the lighting system is not illuminated. The light modules may employ incandescent, quartz-halogen, LED, or fluorescent light sources. Particularly, in LED embodiments, the magnetic materials serve the dual functions of mounting and heat sinking. The lighting system may be utilized as a sign, signaling device, or a building block in larger lighting systems. The lighting system has a wide variety of applications and provides a user with improved ability to control the quantity, direction, and characteristics of the emitted light. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086479 | Light source unit - A light source unit includes a light source portion including an LED element, a heat radiation portion that is connected to the light source portion, a case including an outside wall that is disposed apart from the light source portion and the heat radiation portion, and a spring member that is disposed between the outside wall of the case and the heat radiation portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086480 | LAMP - The present invention disclosed a lamp, which includes a lampshade, a seat, a light-guiding element, a reflecting layer, and a plurality of circuit boards. The seat shows a cylindrical shape. The seat is installed in the lampshade. The light-guiding element corresponding to the seat is for light mixing. The light-guiding element is installed between the lampshade and the seat. The reflecting layer is disposed between the lampshade and the light-guiding element. Each of the circuit boards has a LED thereon. The circuit boards are installed on the seat. As a result, the light area becomes broad via the reflecting layer and then the light is overlapped in the light-guiding element to achieve the light-mixing effect. Thereby, the light transform from point to plane. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086481 | Diverging Reflector - A recessed light fixture includes an LED module, which includes a single LED package that is configured to generate all light emitted by the recessed light fixture. For example, the LED package can include multiple LEDs mounted to a common substrate. The LED package can be coupled to a heat sink for dissipating heat from the LEDs. The heat sink can include a core member from which fins extend. Each fin can include one or more straight and/or curved portions. A reflector housing may be coupled to the heat sink and configured to receive a reflector. The reflector can have any geometry, such as a bell-shaped geometry including two radii of curvature that join together at an inflection point. An optic coupler can be coupled to the reflector housing and configured to cover electrical connections at the substrate and to guide light emitted by the LED package. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086482 | LIGHT SOURCE WITH VARIABLE RADIATION CHARACTERISTIC - An array of light-emitting diodes in LED chips, which can be turned on and off individually or in groups by means of a circuit, is provided with a device for homogenizing a light beam emitted by the turned-on LED chips. This device can be a conversion plate, a potting compound comprising a converter material or scattering particles, or a device for beam shaping comprising a plurality of micro-optics. The light source is particularly suited for headlights, for example in AFS applications. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086483 | Illumination means and inspection means having an illumination means - An illumination mean for the inspection of flat substrates is disclosed. The flat substrate includes an upper edge area, a lower edge area and a front area. The illumination means is formed as an annular segment and comprises an opening into which at least the edge area of the flat substrate extends. A plurality of light sources are arranged on an annular segment in a housing. Inside the housing, a reflective element is provided so that the light from the light sources does not impinge perpendicularly on the upper edge area, the lower edge area and the front area of the flat substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086484 | SMALL FORM FACTOR DOWNLIGHT SYSTEM - A downlight system includes a substrate. One or more light emitting diodes are disposed on a surface of the substrate for emitting light in a single direction. A respective primary optic for providing a substantially even color of light is optically coupled to a respective one of each of said one or more light emitting diodes. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086485 | LED louvers and lighting system - A LED louvers and lighting system is described. The system can utilize interchangeable LED light assemblies placed within LED light modules. The light output from the light modules can be directed and diffused via a selection of louvers. A LED controller can be utilized to allow a user to control the light output intensity from the light modules. The LED controller provides a smooth range of changing brightness levels. The system can be controlled via a wired switch and/or a radio frequency remote control. Additionally, the LED light modules are daisy chainable and can utilize low-voltage wiring for ease of installation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086486 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A surface light source device includes a plurality of light guide plates spliced together side by side and forming a plurality of jointing interfaces. A plurality of LEDs is attached to a side face of each of the light guide plates. The LEDs are arranged in a linear LED array along the side face of each of the light guide plates. At most one linear LED array is arranged at the jointing interface between each two neighboring light guide plates. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086487 | Flexible LED Lighting Systems, Fixtures and Method of Installation - A low-voltage LED lighting system and method for installation thereof in which the system includes: (a) at least one LED lighting fixture each having one or more LEDs; (b) at least one remotely-located power driver; and (c) interconnections between the at least one LED fixture and the at least one driver using communication network cabling and standard 8P8C network connectors. Preferred lighting fixtures are recessed lighting fixtures adapted for ceiling mounting. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086488 | LED luminaire - A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086489 | Laser Beam Pattern Projector - Methods and systems consistent with some embodiments presented provide methods for denying visual access to a first area from a target area. In some embodiments, methods for denying visual access from a target area may include generating a structured light pattern and projecting the structured light pattern from onto the target area. The structured light pattern may be moved at a rate and in a pattern to deny visual access of a first area from the target area. In some embodiments, the rate and the pattern may be chosen based on characteristics of the target area. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086490 | Light Fixture Support System - The inventive ceiling-mounted light-fixture support assembly includes a mounting bracket having upper and lower surfaces, a length, and a width between two width sides. The assembly also includes a fixture attachment member having a top with portions defining a top opening which has a width narrower than the width of the mounting bracket. The fixture attachment member further has a recessed portion defining a slideway which (a) is in lateral communication with the top opening, (b) has a width wider than the width of the mounting bracket, and (c) is spaced sufficiently lower than the opening-defining portions of the top to receive the two width sides of the mounting bracket. In use, the fixture attachment member can be positioned so that the mounting bracket is at least partially within the slideway and then repositioned so that the mounting bracket is within the top opening for light-fixture support. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086491 | Aerodynamic LED Floodlight Fixture - An LED floodlight fixture having two major principal axes in a fixture plane, the dimensions parallel to the fixtures third principal axis being substantially smaller than the largest dimensions parallel to the fixture plane. The fixture is characterized by a first outer surface which has a first central portion and a first edge-adjacent portion, an opposite second outer surface which has a second central portion substantially aligned with the first central portion and encompassing a light-emitting region and a second edge-adjacent portion having a boundary with the second central portion such boundary defining a reference plane, the first and second edge-adjacent portions meet at a perimetrical edge. The first and second central portions each extend across at least 25% of the area within the perimetrical edge. The first and second edge-adjacent portions form aerodynamic-drag-reducing cross-sectional profiles transverse to the fixture plane and extend in substantially all in-fixture plane directions, the greatest dimension between the first central portion and the reference plane is no more than 50% greater than the smallest dimension therebetween. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086492 | LED lamp with heat sink optic - An LED lamp may be made with a heat sink optic. The lamp has a base having a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact for receiving current. At least one LED is mounted on a thermally conductive support; that supports electrical connections for the LED and provides thermal conduction of heat from the LED to the optic. The LED support mounted in the base and electrically coupled through the first electrical contact to electrical current. The light transmissive, and heat diffusing optic has an external an internal wall defining a cavity with the LED positioned in the cavity. The optic is in thermal contact with the LED support and mechanically coupled to the base. The snap together structure enables rapid manufacture while allowing numerous variations. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086493 | FLOOR LAMP HAVING LOW LIGHT REPLACEABLE BULB - A lamp having at least a portion of a body formed of translucent material defining a hollow chamber within which a low light level light bulb is housed. A portion of the body is removable to provide easy access to the light bulb for removal and changing when required. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086494 | Cover for a Luminary Device - The present invention is directed toward a cover for an illumination device including a composite image including selectively visible design elements. The exterior surface of the cover may include a design element viewable regardless of whether the light source is extinguished or illuminated. The interior surface of the cover may further include a design element that is viewable on the exterior surface only when the light source is illuminated. Thus, when a viewer views the exterior of the lamp generally in elevation, the cover selectively displays different designs to the viewer depending on the illumination state of the device. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086495 | Surgical Lighting System and Surgical Light with Image-Recording Function - The present invention provides a surgical lighting system with an image-recording function mainly comprising a surgical light set and a flexible tube-shaped video camera connected to the surgical light set. The surgical light set comprises a fixed base; a rotary arm set pivoted to the fixed base, the rotary arm set comprising at least one rotary arm; and a surgical light connected to one rotary arm of the rotary arm set. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086496 | HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention aims to perform optical axis adjustment while a vehicle is stopped only in necessary situations and to avoid unnecessary adjustment, and to further enhance durability. A headlight optical axis adjustment device for adjusting an optical axis of a headlight based on a pitch angle of the vehicle includes an opened/closed state detection section for detecting an open/closed state of an open/close unit where the opened state is when a passenger gets on/out or when a baggage is being loaded/unloaded to and from the vehicle; and an optical axis adjustment permitting section for permitting optical axis adjustment of the headlight based on the pitch angle of the vehicle when the opened state of the open/close unit is detected by the opened/closed state detection section. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086497 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT QUANTITY OF HEADLIGHT - In a system for controlling a headlight of a vehicle to be controlled, a dazzling level determiner determines a parameter value of a dazzling level of a driver of an other vehicle ahead of the controlled vehicle based on information associated with a relative positional relationship between the controlled vehicle and the other vehicle. The dazzling level represents a possibility that the driver of the other vehicle feels dazzling to light irradiated from the headlight of the controlled vehicle. A light-quantity adjuster adjusts a quantity of light to be irradiated from the headlight of the controlled vehicle based on the determined parameter value of the dazzling level. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING OPTICAL IMAGES - A device for creating a predetermined light output distribution having a substantially rectangular shape in angle space is provided having a lens with a revolved inner surface and a complex outer surface. The inner surface has a combination of reflective and refractive surface facets swept about an axis of revolution perpendicular to the optical axis of the device. The outer surface has a non-planar, non-circular, non-spherical shape. This outer surface generates an appropriate intensity distribution in a direction generally parallel to the major axis of the output rectangle and may also distribute energy generally parallelly to the minor axis of the output rectangle as well. The optical efficiency improvement in the design of this improved preferably LED-based product has several direct benefits including; increased reliability, lower operating temperature, reduced electrical requirements, greater product life and significantly reduced cost as compared to existing LED products. The resulting cost savings attendant with the implementation of the present invention makes high performance LED lamps more accessible to the general public and improves vehicle safety. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086499 | CAR SPOILER HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING EFFECT - A car spoiler having a light-emitting effect includes a plate body, a light-emitting module and a cover. The plate body is a light-transmitting plate and is provided with notches thereon. The light-emitting module is provided on one side of the long side of the plate body and has a plurality of light-emitting units. The illuminating direction of each light-emitting unit is oriented from the long side toward the interior of the plate body. The cover is used to cover the exterior of the light-emitting module and is connected with the plate body. Via this arrangement, the light emitted by the light-emitting module can be projected on the plate body uniformly, thereby increasing the aesthetic effect of the spoiler. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086500 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - The vehicle headlamp is provided with a main lamp unit fixed and arranged inside a lamp chamber and sub-lamp units as an auxiliary lamp capable of changing and forming light distribution patterns by using semiconductor light emitting elements as light sources. The sub-lamp units are respectively equipped with a vertically changing mechanism for changing the illuminating direction in a vertical direction, a laterally changing mechanism for changing the illuminating direction in a lateral direction and a pattern changing mechanism for changing a light distribution pattern. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086501 | Bending beam headlamp with multi-filament bulb - An automotive headlamp bulb provides the two light or three filament sources in a single bulb. One source may be used to generate a standard headlamp beam, while the second source may be used to generate an augmenting side beam in response to a turning signal. A similar third filament may provide an augmenting beam to the opposite side, or farther to the same side. The single bulb eliminates the need for a second bulb, or a second reflector in an advanced headlamp system with turning light augmentation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086502 | Multi-axial light guide module - A multi-axial light guide module comprises a light guide, a light-emitting unit, a display unit and a light-guiding unit. The light guide has a light-emitting portion connects to a curved portion, wherein the light-emitting portion has at least two axial light-emitting planes to generate at least two axial light-emitting effects; the display unit has a first axial display layer corresponding to a first axial light-emitting plane, and a second axial display layer corresponding to a second axial light-emitting plane; the light-guiding unit is disposed on the light emitting portion, so as to enhance the light-emitting efficiency of the light-emitting portion; and, through the display unit and the light-guiding unit, the light-emitting and display effects of the multi-axial light-emitting plane on the light-emitting portion can be improved. Thereby, users may conveniently see the light-emitting display from different axial planes, in order to achieve the purposes of message prompt and indication. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086503 | Fiber optically illuminated surface - There is provided an illuminated surface mounted on a base surface. The illuminated surface includes a plurality of transmissive tiles configured to allow light to pass therethrough. Each of the transmissive tiles includes an exterior surface, an attaching surface and a plurality of lateral sides disposed between the exterior and attaching surfaces. The attaching surface is affixable to the base surface. The transmissive tiles are arranged in spaced relation to each other to define a cable channel. The cable channel is defined by opposing lateral sides of adjacent transmissive tiles. A fiber optic cable is in optical communication a light source and receives light therefrom. The fiber optic cable includes a longitudinal axis and a first segment disposed within the cable channel. The first segment is configured to radially radiate light along the longitudinal axis into the lateral sides of the adjacent transmissive tiles. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086504 | Backlit erasable writing board - A backlit erasable writing board includes a light guide panel, a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned on at least one side surface of the light guide panel for providing light to the light guide panel, a reflecting plate at a back surface of the light guide panel for reflecting light toward a front surface of the light guide panel, and an impervious translucent film at the front surface of the light guide panel for use as an erasable writing surface. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086505 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - The planar lighting device includes, in addition to light sources, a light exit plane, a pair of light entrance planes formed on a pair of sides of the light exit plane, and a rear plane composed of a pair of inclined planes formed on a side opposite from the light exit plane such that the light guide plate grows thicker with an increasing distance from the light entrance planes toward the center. The light guide plate contains light scattering particles satisfying Npi>Np, where Npi is the particle density in a region of space within a given range of the light guide plate and Np the density in the other region of space. The planar lighting device with minimized brightness unevenness liable to develop near the light entrance planes when the light exit plane has great dimensions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086506 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE UNIT, AND PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - The light guide plate includes a light exit plane, two light entrance planes, two symmetrical inclined rear planes increasingly distanced from the light exit plane from the two light entrance planes toward a center of the light exit plane, a curved portion joining the two inclined rear planes and scattering particles for scattering light travelling inside the light guide plate. The light guide plate satisfies given ranges set for a length between the two light entrance planes, a thickness of each of the two light entrance planes, a thickness at the center of the curved portion, a radius of curvature thereof, tapers of the inclined rear planes, and a particle diameter and a density of the scattering particles, and conditions that a light use efficiency be 55% or greater and that a middle-high ratio represented by the brightness distribution at the light exit plane be greater than 0% and not greater than 25%. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086507 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - The planar lighting device includes a light guide plate having the light exit plane, two pairs of light entrance planes formed at the four sides of the light exit plane, and rear planes formed opposite to the light exit plane and inclined such that the light guide plate grows thicker toward the center thereof, a pair of main light sources and a pair of auxiliary light sources disposed opposite their respective light entrance planes to emit light to the respective light entrance planes, and illuminance distribution control unit to adjust the amount of light emitted by the main and auxiliary light sources to form a designated local illuminance distribution for any position desired in the light exit plane. The planar lighting device performs area control and line control to adjust illuminance at a light exit plane for any area desired and along any line desired, respectively. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086508 | Thin Backlight Using Low Profile Side Emitting LEDs - Backlights containing low profile, side-emitting LEDs are described that have improved brightness uniformity. In one embodiment, the backlight comprises a solid transparent lightguide with a plurality of openings in a bottom surface of the lightguide, each opening containing a side-emitting LED. Prisms or other optical features are formed in the top wall of each opening to reflect light in the lightguide towards a light output surface of the lightguide so that the side-emitting LEDs do not appear as dark spots at the output of the backlight. To avoid any direct emission from the sides of the LED toward the output surface of the lightguide appearing as bright areas, optical features are formed at the edges of the opening or in the output surface of the lightguide so that direct emission light is not output from the lightguide. Substantially identical cells may be formed in the lightguide using cellular walls around one or more LEDs. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086509 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE FOR SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE - A plurality of mirror surfaces ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090086510 | Lamp assembly having self-retaining means - A lamp assembly ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090086511 | CONVERTER CIRCUIT WITH PULSE WIDTH FREQUENCY MODULATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A converter circuit is provided herein. In the converter, a voltage converting unit receives an input voltage and outputs an output voltage according to the magnitude of the input voltage by switching operation based on a control clock signal. A comparing circuit generates a power good pulse signal by comparing the output voltage with a reference voltage. A pulse width frequency modulation circuit receives the power good pulse signal and a source clock signal to provide the control clock signal. The pulse width of the source clock signal is varied gradually and the frequency of the source clock signal is also changed during a period that the power good pulse signal remains in the first logic state, and the pulse width frequency modulated source clock signal is output as the control clock signal. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086512 | Driving a primary-side switch and a secondary-side rectifier element in a switching converter - An apparatus, comprising a transformer comprising a first winding and a second winding; a first switch coupled to the first winding and configured to alternate between an off state and an on state in response to a pulsed first signal; a rectifier coupled to the second winding and configured to alternate between an off state and an on state in response to a pulsed second signal; and a drive circuit configured to generate the first and second signals such that the first switch and the rectifier are switched to the on state in a temporally offset relation with each other. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086513 | Control method and device for switching power supplies - A control device for controlling a switching power supply adapted to convert an input voltage into an output voltage according to a switching rate of a switching element. The control device includes first control means for switching the switching element in a first working mode at a constant frequency and second control means for switching the switching element in a second working mode at a variable frequency, under a maximum frequency, in response to the detection of a predefined operative condition of the switching power supply. The control device further includes means for selecting the first working mode or the second working mode. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086514 | Method and apparatus for providing power conversion using an interleaved flyback converter with automatic balancing - A method and apparatus for converting DC input power to DC output power. The apparatus comprises a plurality of parallel connected flyback circuits. A controller is coupled to the switches within the flyback circuits to provide accurate timing and automatic current balancing amongst the plurality of flyback circuits. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086515 | DIRECT AC POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - Capacitors are connected in series between a first DC link section and a second DC link section when the capacitors are charged by a regenerative current derived from an inverter section. During discharge, as first, second switching circuits turn on, the capacitors are discharged with those capacitors connected in parallel between a first DC link section and a second DC link section. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086516 | Architecture for switching on and off power - An architecture for switching on and off power, which applies to a power supply has a power factor regulation unit, a primary power system, and a regular power system. The regular power system provides the primary power system with a regular power to start the primary power system. The regular power system includes: a voltage detection unit generating a driving signal signifying and a regular power output unit receiving the driving signal and outputting the regular power. The voltage detection unit connects with a logic signal switch. The logic signal switch controls the voltage detection unit to determine whether the driving signal is normally output to the regular power output unit or coercively interrupted. Thereby, the power supply can be coercively switched off. As the driving signal has a smaller current, the liability of electric shock is decreased, and the volume and cost of the logic signal switch is reduced. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086517 | DC/DC BOOST CONVERTER WITH RESISTORLESS CURRENT SENSING - A DC to DC boost converter circuit receives a DC input voltage and converts it to a DC output voltage at a different voltage level than the DC input voltage. The DC to DC boost converter includes a switching power converter for receiving the input voltage on an input and converting the input voltage to an output as the DC output voltage in response to pulse control signals. A switching controller generates the pulse control signals during a switching cycle. Current sensing circuitry limits a current passing through the switching power converter. The current sensing circuitry generates an overload signal when the current exceeds a reference value. The current sensing circuitry sensing the current with a current sensing resistor having a size of at least approximately 500 ohms. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086518 | Switching mode power supplies with digital electromagnetic interference control - A method of programming a switching mode power supply before or after the power supply is installed in a system to control electromagnetic interference. The switching mode power supply includes at least one switching device and a digital controller. The digital controller adjusts a switching frequency of the at least one switching device based on one or more programmable parameters. The method includes programming the digital controller with the one or more programmable parameters via a user interface. The programmable parameter(s) define a switching frequency adjustment to control electromagnetic interference. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086519 | Induction Heating Apparatus - An induction heating apparatus capable of stop heating without excessively boosting output voltages of a booster circuit and a power factor correction circuit is provided. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086520 | Grid-Connected Power Conditioner and Grid-Connected Power Supply System - During charging operations of a power storage unit, a voltage converting unit converts a voltage received from direct-current buses and supplies it to power storage unit, whereas during discharging operations of power storage unit, voltage converting unit converts a voltage received from power storage unit and outputs it to direct-current buses. In voltage converting unit, a side connected to power storage unit and a side connected to direct-current buses are insulated from each other. As a result of this, if a ground failure occurs in power storage unit, its effects on an inverter circuit, a commercial power system and the like are prevented. A grid-connected power conditioner with high safety can thus be obtained. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086521 | MULTIPLE ANTIFUSE MEMORY CELLS AND METHODS TO FORM, PROGRAM, AND SENSE THE SAME - Methods are described to fabricate, program, and sense a multilevel one-time-programmable memory cell including a steering element such as a diode and two, three, or more dielectric antifuses in series. The antifuses may be of different thicknesses, or may be formed of dielectric materials having different dielectric constants, or both. The antifuses and programming pulses are selected such that when the cell is programmed, the largest voltage drop in the memory cell is across only one of the antifuses, while the other antifuses allow some leakage current. In some embodiments, the antifuse with the largest voltage drop breaks down, while the other antifuses remain intact. In this way, the antifuses can be broken down individually, so a memory cell having two, three, or more antifuses may achieve any of three, four, or more unique data states. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086522 | ADDRESS LINE WIRING STRUCTURE AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD HAVING SAME - An address signal line having a stub structure connects between at least three memory elements and a data transferring element and transmits address signals for the memory elements. An address terminal of the data transferring element has an impedance lower than a characteristic impedance of the address signal line. A wiring length TL | 2009-04-02 |
20090086523 | Integrated circuit and method of forming an integrated circuit - An integrated circuit comprises a memory cell array portion and a support circuitry portion. The memory cell array portion comprises at least one bitline and at least one wordline, which is disposed above the bitline. The support circuitry portion comprises a FinFET comprising a gate electrode. An upper side of a portion of the gate electrode is disposed at the same height as an upper side of a portion of the bitline. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprises the steps of forming a memory cell array and forming a support circuitry. The step of forming the memory cell array comprises forming a bitline and forming a wordline disposed above the bitline. The step of forming the support circuitry comprises forming a FinFET. The step of forming the FinFET comprises forming a gate electrode, an upper side of a portion of the gate electrode being formed at the same height as an upper side of a portion of the bitline. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086524 | PROGRAMMABLE ROM USING TWO BONDED STRATA AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A read only memory implemented as a 3D integrated device has a first stratum, a second stratum, and bonded inter-strata connections for coupling the first stratum to the second stratum. The physical bonding between the two strata implements the programming of the read only memory. The stratum may be in wafer form or in die form. The first stratum includes functional active devices and at least one non-programmed active device. The second stratum includes at least conductive routing to be associated with the at least one non-programmed active device. The bonded inter-strata connections include at least one bonded programmable inter-strata connection for programming the at least one non-programmed active device and for providing conductive routing to the programmed active device. The two strata thus form a programmed ROM. Other types of programmable storage devices may be implemented by bonding the two strata. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086525 | Multi-layered memory devices - A multi-layered memory device is provided. The multi-layered memory device includes two or more memory units and an active circuit unit arranged between each of the two or more memory units. The active circuit includes a decoder. Each memory unit includes one or more memory layers. Each memory layer includes a memory array. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086526 | APPARATUS, EMBEDDED MEMORY, ADDRESS DECODER, METHOD OF READING OUT DATA AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING A MEMORY - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to an apparatus, to an embedded memory, to an address decoder, to a method of reading out data and to a method of configuring a memory. In an embodiment of the invention an apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a plurality of read-only memory (ROM) cells and an address decoder to access a ROM cell of the plurality of ROM cells, the address decoder further being fuse-programmable to divert an access to the ROM cell to a different memory cell. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086527 | Non-volatile memory device having threshold switching resistor, memory array including the non-volatile memory device and methods of manufacturing the same - Provided are a non-volatile memory device having a threshold switching resistor, a memory array including the non-volatile memory device, and methods of manufacturing the same. A non-volatile memory device having a threshold switching resistor may include a first resistor having threshold switching characteristics, an intermediate electrode on the first resistor, and a second resistor having at least two resistance characteristics on the intermediate electrode. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086528 | BACK GATED SRAM CELL - Methods, devices and systems for a back gated static random access memory (SRAM) cell are provided. One method embodiment for operating an SRAM cell includes applying a potential to a back gate of a pair of cross coupled p-type pull up transistors in the SRAM during a write operation. The method includes applying a ground to the back gate of the pair of cross coupled p-type pull up transistors during a read operation. The charge stored on a pair of cross coupled storage nodes of the SRAM is coupled to a front gate and a back gate of a pair of cross coupled n-type pull down transistors in the SRAM during the write operation and during a read operation. | 2009-04-02 |