16th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100097689 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER, FIBER LASER, AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING REFLECTED LIGHT - A MO-PA type optical amplifier is provided which includes an oscillator and an amplifier including a fiber for optical amplification, including: a reflected-light wavelength conversion fiber which is provided on an optical path between the oscillator and the amplifier and which converts a wavelength of reflected-light traveling toward the oscillator due to Stimulated Raman Scattering; and a filter which is provided on the optical path between the oscillator and the amplifier and which eliminates the wavelength-converted light. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097690 | High-Temperature Interband Cascade Lasers - A gain medium and an interband cascade laser, an interband cascade amplifier, and an external cavity laser having the gain medium are presented. The gain medium can include any one or more of the following features: (1) the active quantum well region includes a thick and In-rich GaInSb hole well; (2) the hole injector includes two or more GaSb hole wells having thicknesses in a specified range; (3) the electron and hole injectors are separated by a thick AlSb barrier to suppress interband absorption; (4) a first electron barrier of the hole injector region separating the hole injector region from an adjacent active quantum well region has a thickness sufficient to lower a square of a wavefunction overlap between a zone-center active electron quantum well and injector hole states to not more than 5%; (5) the thickness of the first InAs electron well in the electron injector, as well as the total thickness of the electron injector, is reduced; (6) the number of cascaded stages is reduced; (7) transition regions are inserted at the interfaces between the various regions of the gain medium so as to smooth out abrupt shifts of the conduction-band minimum; (8) thick separate confinement layers comprising Ga(InAlAs)Sb are disposed between the active gain region and the cladding to confine the optical mode and increase its overlap with the active stages; and (9) the doping profile of the cladding layers is optimized to minimize the overlap of the optical mode with the most heavily-doped portion of the InAs/AlSb SL cladding layers. An interband cascade laser, an interband cascade amplifier, or an external cavity laser employing a gain medium having these features can emit at a wavelength of about 2.5 μm to about 8 μm at high temperatures. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097691 | SPIN-COATED POLYMER MICROCAVITY FOR LIGHT EMITTERS AND LASERS - A spin-coated polymer microcavity for light emitters and lasers producing enhancement of spontaneous emission rate from colloidal CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots embedded in a one dimensional polymer microcavity structure at room temperature. The polymer microcavity structures are fabricated using spin coating. Alternating layers of polymers of two different refractive indices were stacked to form the Distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs). To achieve high reflectivity, the polymers for the DBR structures were chosen so that they have a relatively high refractive index ratio. The high and low refractive index polymers chosen were poly-N(vinylcarbazole) (PVK) and poly acrylic acid (PAA), with refractive indices of 1.683 and 1.420 at 600 nm, respectively. Thin films of quarter wavelength thickness of the two polymers are alternately spin coated on a glass substrate to make the DBR structures. Greater than 90% reflectivity is obtained using ten periods of the structure. A PVK cavity layer of λ thickness embedded with CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots is sandwiched between two of these DBRs to form the entire microcavity structure. The bottom and top DBRs comprise ten and five periods, respectively. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097692 | Movable Objective Lens Assembly for an Optical Microscope and Optical Microscopes Having Such an Assembly - A movable objective lens assembly that includes an infinity-corrected objective lens providing the microscope with an optical field of view. The assembly permits the imaging of a specimen under investigation over an area of the specimen much larger than the field of view of the objective lens without moving the microscope and/or a specimen stage relative to one another. The assembly includes a mirror system and the linearly movable infinity-corrected objective lens. The mirror system includes a plurality of mirrors that provide a folded optical path that allows the objective lens to be moved relative to the specimen without moving the entire microscope. The mirror system and the objective lens are pivotably mounted relative to the rest of the microscope so as to allow the objective lens to be located substantially anywhere within a circular, or circular-sectoral, viewing area. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097693 | Confocal microscope - A confocal microscope that can reduce the measurement time is provided. Linear bright lines are extracted from the light of a light source. White light emitted from the linear bright lines is chromatically dispersed into continuous wavelength components by a chromatic aberration lens, which then irradiate a sample on a stage via an objective lens. The chromatically dispersed linear bright lines are continuously imaged for each wavelength on an optical axis in the height direction, and light having one wavelength is focused on one certain point on the surface of the sample. The reflected light of light having wavelengths focused on a surface of the sample is collected by the chromatic aberration lens via the objective lens and then focused on a slit. The light passed through the slit is separated by a spectroscopic device and imaged on a two-dimensional array photodetector. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097694 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLED ACTUATION OF A MICROSCOPE, IN PARTICULAR OF A LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE - Method for actuation control of a microscope, in particular of a Laser Scanning Microscope, in which, at least one first illumination light, preferably moving at least in one direction, as well as at least one second illumination light moving at least in one direction, illuminate a sample through a beam combiner, a detection of the light coming from the sample takes place, whereby, at least one part of the illumination light is generated through the splitting of the light from a common illuminating unit, characterized in that, by means of a common control unit, a controlled splitting into the first and the second illumination light takes place, in which the intensity of the first illuminating light, specified by the user or specified automatically, is assigned a higher priority (is prioritized) compared to the specified value for the second illumination light, and an adjustment for the second illumination light takes place until a maximum value is obtained, which is determined by the value specified for the first illumination light. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097695 | INCUBATION CONTAINER SYSTEM - A method and system for providing a container for investigating at least one specimen are described. The method and system include providing a dish. The dish includes a floor, a plurality of sidewalls, and at least one pedestal. The floor has a perimeter. The plurality of sidewalls coupled with the floor proximate to the perimeter. The at least one pedestal resides on a portion of the floor and is pedestal configured to support at least one microscope slide distal from the floor. The at least one microscope slide bears the specimen(s) for investigation. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097696 | Sheet glass for microscopy and manufacturing method thereof - A sheet glass for microscopy includes a base plate and a metal pattern configured on the base plate. The structure of the sheet glass increases the throughput, reduces the cost and shortens the distance between grids and targets for keeping grids and targets within the depth of field of the microscope. A manufacturing method of sheet glass for microscopy is also disclosed. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097697 | HOLDING APPARATUS, TELESCOPE, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A holding apparatus for holding an optical element includes: a barrel; a first member having one end connected to the barrel, and an opposite end located apart from the one end in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the barrel and outside the barrel; a second member passing through the hole and having one end connected to the opposite end of the first member and the other end located apart from the opposite end of the first member in the direction and inside the barrel. Their linear expansion coefficients and dimensions are configured so that the opposite end of the second member is in contact with a side of the optical element, and the amounts of displacement of the side of the optical element and the opposite end of the second member due to a change in temperature correspond to each other. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097698 | Screen, projector, and image display device - A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097699 | SCREEN FILM FOR LIGHT PROJECTION BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT - A front-projection screen that includes a prismatic film that comprises an outside surface of the screen. The film includes parallel prismatic grooved lines. Each of the lines have a draft surface, a groove surface, and, each of the lines are located on a first side of a base portion of the film. The screen also includes a diffuser-reflector layer adjacent to a second opposite side of the base portion. The outside surface of the screen is oriented to receive an incoming light exclusively through the draft surfaces of the lines. The incoming light has an angle of incidence of about 60 degrees or greater with respect to the normal of the outside surface. A draft-base angle between the base portion and the draft surface is about 75 degrees or greater. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097700 | LASER DIODE EMITTER POWER CONCENTRATION ENHANCEMENT - A method of coupling laser radiation from a single emitter to achieve an increased power concentration on a radiated area comprising the steps of: providing a laser diode emitter ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097701 | Imaging apparatus and foreign object removal program - An imaging apparatus having an imaging element which photoelectrically converts a photographic object image at a photoelectric conversion face, an optical member provided on a front face of the element and which forms an image of the object image on the face, an oscillation element which oscillates the member, an oscillation element driving means which makes the oscillation element oscillate according to each of oscillation modes having different oscillation forms, a foreign object specifying means which specifies a position of a foreign object attached to the optical member based on image data of a white screen imaged by the imaging element, and an oscillation control means which selects an oscillation mode where the foreign object is present at a peak portion of the oscillation form, based on the foreign object specified by the foreign object specifying means, and changes an oscillation condition of the oscillation mode. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097702 | OPTICAL SUPERRESOLUTION USING MULTIPLE IMAGES - An imaging system is provided. The imaging system includes a point spread function (PSF) module producing a diffraction-limited image of a sample. A convolution module performs convolution of the diffraction-limited image with a first image of a focal spot having a first wavelength to produce a first simulated image. The convolution also performs convolution of the diffraction-limited image with a second image of a focal ring having a second wavelength to produce a second simulated image. A difference module subtracts said first simulated image and said second simulated image to produce said high resolution composite image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097703 | MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH BINARY DIFFRACTIVE LENSES - A dichromatic lens includes a plurality of zones being arranged on a lens structure, each of the zones having a specified radius and varying height. The lens structure focuses propagating light applicable to any intensity distribution for a plurality of wavelengths. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097704 | Line narrowing module - An apparatus is disclosed which may comprise a grating receiving light, a first prism moveable to coarsely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating, and a second prism moveable to finely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating. In one application, the apparatus may be used as a line narrowing module for a laser light source. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097705 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, PRODUCTION APPARATUS OF OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a method for manufacturing an optical laminate in which properties such as a glare-proof property, an antidazzle property, and a black reproducible property for obtaining, for example, glossy black, can be simultaneously obtained. Manufacturing equipment for the optical laminate is also provided. The method for manufacturing an optical laminate having a light-transmitting substrate and a glare-proof layer formed on the light-transmitting substrate comprises a step of forming the glare-proof layer having an uneven shape on the light-transmitting substrate. When an average pitch of the surface unevenness of the optical laminate is denoted by Sm, an average slope angle of the unevenness by θa, and an average roughness of the unevenness by Rz, the uneven shape satisfies the following conditions: Sm is greater than or equal to 50 μm and less than 100 μm; θa is greater than or equal to 0.1 degrees and less than or equal to 1.0 degree; and Rz exceeds 0.2 μm and is less than or equal to 1.0 μm. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097706 | Optical sheet - An optical sheet is adapted for diffusing and converging light, and includes a light-transmissive base layer, a prism layer, and a plurality of diffusion regions. The base layer has a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The prism layer is provided on the first surface of the base layer and has a plurality of prisms, each of which has a peak and two inclined surfaces that meet at the peak. At least two of the peaks of the prisms are different in height. The diffusion regions are disposed on the inclined surfaces of the prisms. Each of the diffusion regions is in the form of a roughened surface. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097707 | DUAL LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DIGITAL CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - A dual lens optical system including a first optical system and a second optical system includes at least one reflection member to selectively redirect object lights in first and second directions toward a photographing device. The first optical system includes, in order from an object to the photographing device along the optical axis, a first lens group comprising a first reflection member, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power. The second optical system shares at least one optical element with the first optical system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097708 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object of the present invention is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a high resolution, high capability of compensating curvature of field, a high zoom ratio of, for example, 3 or greater, a reduced weight, and a reduced overall optical length at the time of non-use; and an imaging device and a camera that employ this zoom lens system so as to have a reduced thickness and excellent portability as well as high performance. The zoom lens system forms an optical image of an object with variable magnification and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit that has positive optical power and that contains a bi-convex lens element composed of a resin material and serving as the most image side lens element; and a third lens unit having positive optical power. Then, the lens units move respectively along the optical axis in such a manner that intervals between the individual lens units should vary so that the variable magnification is achieved. Further, the condition |(R | 2010-04-22 |
20100097709 | Optical Lens System for Taking Image - An optical lens system for taking image comprises: in order from the object side to the image side: an aperture stop; a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a plastic fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, the object-side and the image-side surfaces of the fourth lens element being aspheric. A focal length of the optical lens system for taking image is f, a focal length of the first lens element and the second lens element combined is f | 2010-04-22 |
20100097710 | FIXED FOCUS LENS - A fixed focus lens includes, numbered in order of location from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens. The first lens is a biconvex lens with a positive refractive power, and the second lens is a convex-concave lens with a negative refractive power. The third lens is a concave-convex lens with a positive refractive power, and the fourth lens is an aspherical lens having a negative refractive power in the centre portion thereof and a positive refractive power at the periphery portion thereof. The fixed focus lens satisfies the condition: 1.0>|(1/r | 2010-04-22 |
20100097711 | Imaging lens - It is to provide an imaging lens that can improve optical performance while reducing size and weight. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097712 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE COMPRISING A DRIVING COIL DISPOSED CLOSE TO EXPOSED LENSES - In a lens driving device including a movable portion including a lens barrel having a plurality of lenses and a driving coil, a fixed portion including a magnetic field generating portion including a permanent magnet opposite to the driving coil, and an elastic member mounted to the movable portion and the fixed portion and supporting the movable portion in a direction of an optical axis shiftably so as to position the movable portion in a radial direction, the plurality of lenses are connected with the plurality of lenses fixed to each other. The lens holder holds only an uppermost one among the plurality of lenses and remaining ones in the plurality of lenses except for the uppermost one are put into an exposed state. The driving coil is disposed close to outer edges of the exposed lenses. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097713 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE COMPRISING A LENS BARREL HAVING A LOWER END PORTION MAKING CONTACT WITH A BASE - In a lens driving device including a lens barrel having an outer wall in which a male screw thread is cut, a tubular lens holder having an inner wall in which a female screw thread is cut, a driving coil fixed to the lens holder so as to position around the lens holder, a fixed portion including a magnetic field generating portion including a permanent magnet opposite to the driving coil, and an elastic member mounted to the lens holder and the fixed portion and supporting the lens holder in a direction of an optical axis shiftably so as to position the lens holder in a radial direction, the lens barrel has a lower end portion which makes contact with a base of the fixed portion in a state where the driving coil is not energized. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097714 | GENERATING PES USING READBACK SIGNAL DISTORTION - A data storage system includes a storage medium having a plurality of data sectors and a head that communicates with the data storage medium. The head produces a readback signal when reading information from the data storage medium. A computation unit extracts a distortion component of the readback signal and generates a position error signal from the distortion component. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097715 | NANOIMPRINTING RESIN COMPOSITION - Nanoimprinting resin compositions are cured quickly and uniformly, are patterned by transferring evenly without transfer failure, and are suited for UV nanoimprinting methods and thermal nanoimprinting methods. The invention also provides micropatterned films of the compositions and processes for producing such films, magnetic disk media obtained with the films and production processes therefor, and recording/reproducing apparatuses for recording information in the magnetic disk media or for reproducing information from the magnetic disk media. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097716 | HEAD SLIDER, HEAD ASSEMBLY, AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - Provided is a head slider that can heat a recording medium with a simple structure. In the head slider ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097717 | REDUCING THE SPECTRAL ENERGY OF TORQUE RIPPLE - In BLDC motors driven via sensorless techniques, the BEMF signals in the motor coils may be used to detect the position of the motor such that speed of the motor may be accurately controlled. When detecting the BEMF signals, however, small perturbations occur which negatively impact the rotational torque of the motor. As a result, torque ripple may occur at regular intervals which may result in inefficiencies as well as audible noise. In various embodiments as described herein, the sampling of the BEMF signals may be done so at pseudo-random intervals such that the overall spectral energy that presents from the BEMF detections may be reduced at specific frequencies (such as fundamental sampling frequencies and harmonics thereof) and spread out over many more frequencies. Thus, despite the overall spectral energy being the same, the amplitude of any given frequency is lower as the sampling of the BEMF is less periodic. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097718 | Library device and cartridge carrying method - A library device comprises a cell, a drive, and an accessor. The cell is capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges. The drive performs a recording or reproduction of data between the cartridges and the drive. The accessor carries the cartridges between the cell and the drive. The cell is provided with a first rack gear which extends in a direction in which the accommodated cartridges are arranged. The accessor comprises an accessor base and a feed block. The accessor base comprises a second rack gear. The second rack gear extends in the extension direction of the first rack gear. The second rack gear is formed in correspondence with the first rack gear. The feed block comprises a pinion gear, a driving unit, and a holding unit. The pinion gear is meshed with the first and second rack gears. The driving unit drives the pinion gear. The holding unit holds the cartridges. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097719 | CLAMP OF DISK ROTATION DRIVER - A disc can be supported stably and surely. The clamp ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097720 | MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a magnetic head and a magnetic recording medium. The magnetic recording medium includes a recording layer formed of a hard magnetic layer and a soft magnetic layer. The hard magnetic layer has a bit width corresponding to a length of a bit island in a radial direction of the magnetic recording medium. The soft magnetic layer is arranged on the hard magnetic layer. The soft magnetic layer has a width smaller than the bit width and is arranged at a position displaced in a direction away from an off-track portion of the leading edge of the magnetic head skewed at an angle. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097721 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTACT LOCATION DURING TFC TOUCHDOWN AND METHODS THEREOF - A system according to one embodiment includes a thin film stack having a magnetic transducer and a contact pad; and a heater in the thin film stack for inducing thermal protrusion of a media-facing side of the thin film stack, wherein the thin film stack is characterized by the contact pad protruding farther than the magnetic transducer upon the thin film stack being heated by the heater. A method for calibrating a protrusion of a magnetic head includes increasing a thermal protrusion of a magnetic head to induce head-medium contact; determining that the head has contacted the medium, wherein a portion of the head that contacts the medium is a contact pad or overcoat of the contact pad; determining parameters for inducing a desired amount of protrusion based in part on the determination that the head has contacted the medium; and storing the parameters. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097722 | MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE OF THE CPP TYPE, AND MAGNETIC DISK SYSTEM - The semiconductor oxide layer that forms a part of the spacer layer in the inventive giant magnetoresistive device (CPP-GMR device) is composed of zinc oxide of wurtzite structure that is doped with a dopant given by at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ge, V, and Cr in a content of 0.05 to 0.90 at %: there is the advantage obtained that ever higher MR ratios are achievable while holding back an increase in the area resistivity AR. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097723 | THIN-FILM PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, HEAD GIMBALS ASSEMBLY USING THE THIN-FILM PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND HARD DISK DRIVE USING THE HEAD GIMBALS ASSEMBLY - A method includes a step of stacking a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer on a first substrate to form a first laminate; a step of stacking a support layer on a second substrate to form a second laminate; a step of bonding the first and second laminates through an adhesive layer to form a third laminate; a step of removing the first substrate from the third laminate; a step of processing the third laminate in a desired shape; and a step of removing the second substrate. A Young's modulus of the adhesive layer is smaller than a Young's modulus of the piezoelectric layer. Respective Young's moduli of the second electrode layer and the support layer are larger than the Young's modulus of the adhesive layer. The third laminate has no other piezoelectric layer except for the aforementioned piezoelectric layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097724 | HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY FOR HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING - Provided is an HGA with a radiation structure that can effectively get away the heat generated from a light source. The HGA comprises a suspension and a head comprising a slider and a light source unit. The suspension comprises an opening, and the light source unit projects through the opening to the opposite side to the slider in relation to the suspension. Further, the first and second pads are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the suspension, respectively, the end surface opposite to the source-installation surface of the light source is connected to the first pad by the first connection member, and an electrode of the head part is connected to the second pad by the second connection member. Thus, heat flow paths can be provided from the light source to the opposed-to-medium surface to allow effective radiation of the heat generated from the light source. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097725 | CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY AND STORAGE MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a carriage assembly includes a carriage block body, a carriage arm, a coil, a pair of support arms, and a frame body. The carriage block body is rotatably connected to a spindle. The carriage arm extends forward from the front of the carriage block body. The coil is located behind the carriage block body, and defines a linear region extending along a reference straight line extending radially from the center of the spindle. The support arms extend in parallel to the linear region from a back surface of the carriage block body. The frame body is made of a resin material, and fills between the coil and the support arms to couple the coil and the support arms. The support arms extend more outside than the external end of the linear region of the coil in the radial direction. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097726 | COST REDUCED MICROACTUATOR SUSPENSION - An improved microactuator suspension is provided for use with high density storage media. The number of microactuator elements is reduced to one and placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm to maximize the windage and resonance performance and minimize the microactuator's contribution to bending stiffness and the off track bending component. An improved electrical connection eliminates the requirement for a jumper. These improvements reduce cost by reducing part count and assembly complexity. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097727 | RECESSED BASE PLATE FOR DATA TRANSDUCER SUSPENSION - A suspension assembly with reduced total vertical thickness is provided for a data transducing system that includes a dual-stage actuation system for positioning a data transducer. A first structural element of the suspension assembly includes a plate portion and a boss tower that is connectable to a main actuator of the dual-stage actuation system. A second structural element of the suspension assembly includes a recess that receives the plate portion of the first structural element, an opening through which the boss tower extends for connection to the main actuator of the dual-stage actuation system, and a flexible region to which a microactuator element of the dual-stage actuation system is connected. The suspension assembly also includes a support structure connected to the flexible region of the second structural element that carries the data transducer, and an electrical circuit connection system for making electrical connections to the data transducer and to the microactuator of the dual-stage actuation system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097728 | HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND STORAGE MEDIUM DRIVE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes: a head slider; a fixed piece configured to be fixed to the head slider; a flexible long piece configured to extend from the fixed piece and to be connected to a head suspension; an arm piece configured to be connected to the head suspension at one end and slidably contact a surface of the head slider at other end; and a piezo element configured to be attached to the arm piece. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097729 | CPP DUAL FREE LAYER MAGNETORESISTIVE HEAD FOR MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE - A magnetoresistive sensor having a scissor free layer design and no pinned layer. The sensor includes first and second free layers that have magnetizations that are oriented at 90 degrees to one another and has a third magnetic layer with a magnetization that is antiparallel coupled with one of the free layers. The antiparallel coupling of the third magnetic layer with one of the free layers, allows the sensor to be used in a tunnel valve design, having an electrically insulating barrier layer between the free layers. The tunnel valve design reduces spin torque noise in the sensor, and the presence of the third magnetic layer allows the free layers to remain bias at 90 degrees to one another in spite of interfacial coupling through the very thin barrier layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097730 | SPIN HIGH-FREQUENCY MIXER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A spin high-frequency mixer includes a spin current generator generating a spin current upon input of a local oscillator signal, a TMR device which inputs a high-frequency signal and the spin current and generates a mixed signal, and an output device outputting the generated mixed signal from the TMR device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097731 | METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF A PROTECTIVE DEVICE HAVING AN EXCESS-CURRENT RELEASE, PARTICULARLY A LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER - One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for the automatic adjustment of a protective device having an excess-current release, particularly a low-voltage circuit breaker, which includes an asynchronous motor as a load, said motor requiring protection from overload, and also protects the energy distribution system from a short circuit, wherein at least one release time Tp is to be set as a parameter on the excess-current release, the time ensuring that thermal overload of the asynchronous motor does not occur. In order to enable an automatic adjustment of the excess-current release, the invention proposes that the integral of the square of the motor current over the time be determined based on the temporal current progression of the asynchronous motor at a given load, particularly at nominal load, after connecting or reversing, and that from the integral the trigger time of the excess-current release is derived, in that the integral corresponding to the heating of the asynchronous motor is placed in relation to a predetermined multiple of the square of the nominal current, wherein the motor current progression includes at least the starting current, the transition, and the self-adjusting motor nominal current. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097732 | Method and apparatus for limiting torque in an electric drive motor | 2010-04-22 |
20100097733 | ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER, SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS OF DETECTING AND INTERRUPTING ELECTRICAL FAULTS - In all electrical circuits, various arcing conditions can arise, however, the primary ones are series arcing (low current arcing), and, parallel arcing (high current arcing). An arc fault circuit interrupter (“AFCI”) that protects for both series and parallel arcing is called a combination type. An AFCI is a device that controls the effects of electrical arcing by opening a circuit through a tripping mechanism that isolates the load from the supply line upon detection of an arcing condition. In this invention, this arc fault is detected by a circuit employing a Hall-Effect sensor (“HES”) integrated circuit, and a microprocessor among other components. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097734 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting Power Systems from Extraordinary Electromagnetic Pulses - One form of the invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing an extraordinary electromagnetic pulse from reaching and rendering inoperative an electrical component of an electrical power system, wherein the component is located in a conductive path of the system that receives the pulse. The method and apparatus comprises the steps or means for detecting the presence of the pulse in the conductive path prior to the pulse reaching and rendering inoperative the electrical component. The pulse is diverted around the electrical component with a low inductance, high current capacity circuit relative to the electrical component before the pulse can reach and render the electrical component inoperative. The foregoing invention may beneficially utilize a high-speed current shunt comprising a flat conductive metal strap having a defined current-measuring region, a tapered parallel-plate transmission-line matching transformer attached to the current-measuring region and an output via a coaxial cable. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097735 | METHOD OF PROTECTING AND DISSIPATING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A device for protecting at least one integrated circuit against an electrostatic discharge, comprising at least:
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20100097736 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A BUS IN A THREE-PHASE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM - A method of protecting a bus in a three-phase electrical power system comprises the steps of (a) sampling voltage values and current values of each phase of the or each power system element within a predefined protection zone; (b) analysing at least one sampled voltage value of each phase of a power system element within the protection zone to detect when a fault condition arises; (c) on detection of a fault condition, determining whether the fault condition has arisen because of a bus fault; and (d) electrically isolating the bus from the or each power system element within the protection zone when a bus fault is determined so as to clear the bus fault. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097737 | LOAD DRIVING DEVICE - A load driving device including a semiconductor switch arranged in a current path extending from a power supply to a load. A control circuit controls activation and deactivation of the semiconductor switch. The control circuit deactivates the semiconductor switch when it is determined that overcurrent is flowing through the current path. A current detector detects current that is flowing through the current path. The control circuit determines that overcurrent is flowing when the current detector continuously detects current that is greater than a threshold value over a predetermined detection time. The detection time is set to be shorter than the time from when the current in the current path exceeds the threshold value to when an increase in resistance value of the semiconductor switch resulting from heat generated by the current lowers the current to the threshold value. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097738 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND SUBSTRATE BONDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electrostatic chuck and a substrate bonding device equipped with the electrostatic chuck are disclosed. The electrostatic chuck in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: an elastic holder, in which a center portion of one surface of the elastic holder is formed in a convex shape; an electrode, which is coupled to the elastic holder such that the elastic holder is electrically charged; and a holding unit, which holds the other surface of the elastic holder. The electrostatic chuck in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can prevent a defect caused by a void formed between substrates while bonding the substrates. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097739 | Capacitor Comprising Flex Crack Mitigation Voids - A ceramic multilayer surface-mount capacitor with inherent crack mitigation void patterning to channel flex cracks into a safe zone, thereby negating any electrical failures. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097740 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic comprising a barium titanate as a main component and a capacitor comprising the dielectric ceramic are disclosed. The dielectric ceramic has a high dielectric constant that is stable over temperature, and has a small spontaneous polarization. The capacitor can reduce audible noise caused by an electrically induced strain in a power supply circuit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097741 | ULTRACAPACITOR ELECTRODE WITH CONTROLLED SULFUR CONTENT - Particles of active electrode material are made by blending mixing a mixture of activated carbon and binder. In selected implementations, sulfur level in the activated carbon is relatively low and the binder is inert. For example, sulfur content of the activated carbon and the resultant mixture is below 300 ppm and in other implementations, below 50 ppm. The electrode material may be attached to a current collector to obtain an electrode for use in various electrical devices, including a double layer capacitor. The electrode decreases current leakage of the capacitor. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097742 | Electrodes Synthesized from Carbon Nanostructures Coated with a Smooth and Conformal Metal Adlayer - High-surface-area carbon nanostructures coated with a smooth and conformal submonolayer-to-multilayer thin metal films and their method of manufacture are described. The preferred manufacturing process involves the initial oxidation of the carbon nanostructures followed by a surface preparation process involving immersion in a solution with the desired pH to create negative surface dipoles. The nanostructures are subsequently immersed in an alkaline solution containing a suitable quantity of non-noble metal ions which adsorb at surface reaction sites. The metal ions are then reduced via chemical or electrical means. The nanostructures are exposed to a solution containing a salt of one or more noble metals which replace adsorbed non-noble surface metal atoms by galvanic displacement. The process can be controlled and repeated to obtain a desired film coverage. The resulting coated nanostructures may be used, for example, as high-performance electrodes in supercapacitors, batteries, or other electric storage devices. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097743 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION VAND CONDUCTIVE CROSS-LINKED PRODUCT, CAPACITOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ANTISTATIC COATING MATERIAL, ANTISTATIC COATING, ANTISTATIC FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A conductive composition comprises a π conjugated conductive polymer, a dopant, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound. A capacitor comprises an anode composed of a porous material of valve metal, a dielectric layer formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode, and a cathode provided on the dielectric layer and having a solid electrolyte layer containing a π conjugated conductive polymer, which comprises an electron donor compound containing an electron donor element provided between the dielectric layer and the cathode. Another capacitor is based on the above-described capacitor, wherein the solid electrolyte layer further comprises a dopant and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound. An antistatic coating material comprises a π conjugated conductive polymer, a solubilizing polymer containing an anion group and/or an electron attractive group, a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, and a solvent. An antistatic coating is formed by applying the antistatic coating material. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097744 | TABLE TOP TOPIARY - This invention relates to a decorative assembly that is placed above a table to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the surrounding area. The present invention is an assembly that fits through the center hole of a garden or patio table designed to accommodate a center, pole supported umbrella. The invention comprises interchangeable, decorative elements that can be used year round in garden or patio table and has means to provide electricity to the decorative elements through any standard electrical outlet. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097745 | COVER CLOSER - A cover closer having a drive unit for electrically opening and closing a cover of a copying machine or the like is described. The cover closer can ease the burden of manipulation of the cover and minimize the constraints on designing the main body of the copying machine and the like. The cover closer is provided with a compact drive unit having a high reduction ratio by the use of planetary gears which reduce the input torque necessary for opening and closing the cover, so as to downsize an electric motor used in the drive unit. The drive unit can therefore be installed within the hinge structure of the cover closer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097746 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an image display device includes the step of forming a cured resin layer by interposing a photo-curable resin composition between a protection member and a display-side panel including an image display unit and a frame member and then photo-curing the photo-curable resin composition, with the photo-curable resin composition being disposed across between the image display unit and the frame member. In the manufacturing method, a high-viscosity resin composition having a viscosity of 3000 mPa·s or more and 12000 mPa·s or less is used as the photo-curable resin composition. Alternatively, after a gap between the image display unit and the frame member is sealed with a sealing film, a photo-curable resin composition is interposed between the display-side panel and the protection member. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097747 | ROTATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A rotation module includes a base and a rotation member rotatably positioned on the base. The base includes a resisting surface and a connecting surface opposite to the resisting surface. A cylindrical protrusion is formed on the resisting surface. A locking portion is formed at an end of the cylindrical protrusion. The cylindrical protrusion defines an opening through the locking portion. The rotation member includes a bottom surface and a supporting surface opposite to the bottom surface. The rotation member defines a circular through hole. The locking portion is deformable due to the opening so that the cylindrical protrusion is able to pass through the circular through hole. The locking portion releases after the locking portion passes through the circular through hole and resists the rotation member to prevent the rotation member from detaching from the base. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097748 | PANEL OPENING AND CLOSING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC OPERATION APPARATUS - An electric operation apparatus capable of opening interiors of front and rear portions of an apparatus main body frontward and rearward to make it easy to carry out assembly and maintenance inside the main body. Front and rear pivot shafts are provided on inner side surfaces of side plates of the main body so as to extend in the left-right direction of the main body. Front and rear panels are openable and closable relative to the main body by being pivoted about the pivot shafts, with their engagement recesses in engagement with the pivot shafts. The front and rear panels cover the main body when they are in closed states, and open the interior of the main body when they are in open states. The front panel is opened by being pivoted rearward, whereas the rear panel is opened by being pivoted forward. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097749 | INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT - An information processing unit of the present invention includes a display panel capable of displaying a video image; and a casing having a rear face panel that covers at least a back side of the display panel, the back side being opposite to a display face of the display panel. In the information processing unit, the rear face panel has an opposed face opposed to the display panel, and the opposed face includes a wall-thinned portion having a small thickness, and a wall-thickened portion that is a part of the wall-thinned portion having a thickness increased in a direction toward the display panel, and the wall-thickened portion is formed continuously from one side to an opposite side of the opposed face, the one side and the opposite side forming a perimeter of the opposed face and being opposite to each other. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097750 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal whose rigidity is ensured and that can be slimmed down is provided as the mobile terminal placed in an expansion state as opposed sides of a first housing and a second housing are moved in parallel from a mobile state in which the first housing and the second housing are stacked. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097751 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Computer systems with air cooling systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, a computer system can include a computer cabinet holding multiple computer modules, and an air mover positioned in the computer cabinet. The computer system can also include an airflow restrictor positioned proximate to an air outlet of the computer cabinet, and an overhead heat exchanger mated to the computer cabinet proximate to the air outlet. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097752 | AIRFLOW INTAKE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR USE WITH COMPUTER CABINETS - Airflow intake systems for use with computer cabinet air conditioning systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a plurality of computer modules and an associated air mover positioned in an interior portion of a computer cabinet. The computer cabinet includes an opening that provides access to the interior portion. In this embodiment, a door or other panel is positioned in front of the opening and is at least partially offset from the opening to define a gap between the panel and the cabinet. Operation of the air mover draws cooling air into the cabinet through the gap, and then drives the cooling air through the cabinet to cool the computer modules. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097753 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a fan in a chassis defining an exhaust opening in an end wall thereof. The mounting apparatus includes a frame adapted to receive the fan, and be inserted into or drawn out of the chassis via the exhaust opening. The frame includes at least one resilient lock plate. The at least one resilient lock plate releasably abuts against the end wall of the chassis to prevent the frame sliding out of the chassis. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097754 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH AIRFLOW GUIDE - A computer enclosure includes a chassis with a plurality of heat generating components installed therein and an airflow guide structure. The airflow guide structure includes a fan and a duct attached to the fan. A pair of airflow outlets aligned with the fan is defined in the duct. The duct includes a plurality of pivot panels pivotally attached at airflow outlets. The pivot panels are configured to guide airflow from the fan to different positions of heat generating components in the chassis. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097755 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY AND SLIDING APPARATUS THEREOF - An electronic device includes a main body, a pivoting member pivotably mounted to the main body, a display, a sliding piece fixed to the inner surface of the display and capable of sliding relative to the pivoting member, and a resilient member positioned at one side of the sliding piece opposite to the pivoting member for driving the sliding piece to slide relative to the pivoting member. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097756 | COMPUTER CHASSIS FOR MOUNTING MOTHERBOARD THEREIN - An apparatus includes a computer chassis and a motherboard. The motherboard defines a rotating hole, a clasp hole, and a through hole. The clasp hole has a clasp slot and an arcuate groove. The computer chassis includes a bottom plate, and a first, second, and third convex projections. A rotating shaft is formed on the first convex projection. A mounting hole is defined in the second convex projection. A clasp is formed on the third convex projection. The clasp includes a root connected with the third convex projection, and a bent portion. The motherboard is rotatable between a first and a second position. In the first position, the rotating shaft of the first convex projection is inserted in the rotating hole, and the bent portion of the clasp extends through the clasp slot. In the second position, the root of the clasp is located in the arcuate groove, and the though hole of the motherboard is aligned with the mounting hole of the second convex projection. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097757 | SHIELD CAN AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A shield can includes a frame having a hole in the top wall thereof, and an enclosure attached to the frame and covering the hole. The frame and the enclosure are formed by punching a metallic piece, the enclosure corresponds to the hole in shape and size, the enclosure is fixed to the upper surface of the top wall. The invention also discloses the method for fabricating the shield can. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097758 | FLEXIBLE AIRFLOW BAFFLE FOR AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A baffle manages airflow through optionally mounted electronic components by using flexible members formed to extend to empty connectors and flex away from the connectors to accommodate electronic components mounted to the connectors. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097759 | BLAST VENTING FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE - An electrical component may include a vent located in a mounting portion of a case to vent a blast from within the case. A chassis may have a mounting site for an electrical component, wherein the mounting site includes a passage to receive a blast from the electrical component. A system may include a chassis having a mounting site to engage a mounting portion of a case for an electrical component, wherein the mounting portion of the case includes a vent, and the chassis forms at least a portion of a blast chamber to receive a blast from the vent. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097760 | Impingement Cooling - An apparatus and a method for impingement cooling. The apparatus may include a plenum having a fluid. The plenum may be configured to contact a plate. A duct may be attached to the plate, wherein the duct may include a hole configured to pass the fluid, such as an air or a gas. A heat source, such as an electric or electronic component, may be located proximate to the hole, such as on a printed circuit board. The hole may be configured to make a contact between the fluid and the heat source. Methods to make the foregoing structure are also described. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097761 | MOTHERBOARD - A motherboard includes a mounting area, a number of first mounting holes, and a plurality of second mounting holes. The mounting area is configured to support an electronic component. The first mounting holes are configured to mate with a first fan. The second mounting holes are configured to mate with a second fan having a greater size than the first fan. The first and second mounting holes are located surrounding an exterior of the mounting area, a first distance between each of the first mounting holes and a center point of the mounting area is longer than a second distance between one of the second mounting holes and the center point of the mounting area. The first and second fans are configured to cool the electronic component. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097762 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat sink ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100097763 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device adapted for cooling an electronic device mounted on a printed circuited board includes a heat spreader thermally contacting the electronic device, a fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins, a first heat pipe interconnecting the fin assembly and the heat spreader and a plurality of supporting posts inserted in the fin assembly. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097764 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a cooling fan which is arranged in a case, a space being present between heat radiation fins and the cooling fan, and a case-contained member contained in the case. The case includes a second member which is detachably coupled to a first member and faces the space. The case-contained member faces the space on the side opposite to the second member. When the second member is coupled to the first member, the second member and the case-contained member cooperate to form a duct which guides air exhausted from the cooling fan to the heat radiation fins. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097765 | Power Conversion Apparatus and Power Module - Disclosed are a power conversion apparatus and a power module that can be downsized. Four corners of a power module are fastened to a cooling jacket from its front surface by a front surface side fastening apparatus. Thereafter, a top and a bottom of the housing are reversed, and nuts are screwed with bolts projecting from the rear face of the cooling jacket to fasten the power module. That is, on the top surface of the cooling jacket facing the bolts are arranged an AC terminal of the power module, a DC positive electrode terminal connection portion, and a DC negative electrode terminal. Accordingly, the power module can be downsized. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097766 | FIXING DEVICE FOR HEAT SINK - A fixing device fastens a heat sink having a base on one of motherboards with different specifications. Each motherboard with a corresponding specification defines a plurality of extending holes therethrough. The fixing device comprises a plurality of slats each having an end thereof pivotally connecting to the base of the heat sink and the other end thereof defining an elongated slot for corresponding to one of the extending holes of the one of the motherboards, a back plate defining a plurality of mounting holes corresponding to the extending holes of the motherboards, and a plurality of fixing units extending through the slots of the slats, the extending holes of the one of the motherboards and corresponding mounting holes of the back plate to mount the heat sink on the one of the motherboards. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097767 | Machine for passively removing heat generated by an electronic circuit board - A machine for passively removing heat generated by an electronic circuit board is disclosed. In a typical embodiment an electronic circuit board of any type or size is comprised of electronic components producing heat during operation. High thermal conductivity moldable pads applied to both sides of the electronic circuit board form a conductive pathway to transport heat away from electronic circuits and components. A two piece rigid heat sink having thin rigid conductive fins on its top base is coupled together forming a cavity into which the computer board/conductive pad assembly fits, thereby forming a second conductive pathway for heat transport away from board features. The thin rigid conductive fins collectively form yet a third conductive pathway for heat transport from the solid base of the two piece rigid heat sink. Exposure of the thin rigid conductive fins to cooler surrounding air provides convective transfer of heat from the fins to ambient air. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097768 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board contained in the housing, an integrated-circuit component mounted on the circuit board, a member for heat radiation opposed to the integrated-circuit component and thermally connected to the integrated-circuit component, a sheet metal member which fixes the member for heat radiation, and an electronic component mounted on the circuit board. The sheet metal member includes a main part opposed to the member for heat radiation, and a plurality of leg parts fixed to the circuit board. One leg part of the plurality of leg parts extends from the main part over the electronic component, and is fixed to the circuit board at a position which is farther from the integrated-circuit component than the electronic component is. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097769 | Heat-dissipating structure for expansion board architecture - A heat-dissipating structure for the expansion board architecture is provided. A fixing element disposed on the heat-absorbing substrate fixes the motherboard and the first expansion board. The heat-generating elements on the motherboard or the first expansion board are directly in touch with the heat-absorbing surface of the heat-absorbing substrate to absorb their heat. The heat-dissipating board extended from the side of the heat-absorbing substrate then dissipates the heat absorbed by the heat-absorbing substrate. The structure thus solves the problems that existing heat-dissipating structures occupy larger space and therefore cannot be effectively used in an expansion board architecture to dissipate heat produced by the heat-generating elements between the motherboard and the expansion board and that it is likely to have assembly tolerance. Using the structure can reduce the space and the assembly tolerance, but effectively enhance heat dissipation in the expansion board architecture. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097770 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of a printed circuit board includes: mounting an electronic device on an upper surface of an adhesive layer; laminating an insulator on an upper side of the electronic device and a lower side of the adhesive layer, respectively, such that the electronic device is buried; and forming a circuit pattern and a via on the insulator. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097771 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A circuit board assembly used in a portable electronic device includes a circuit board, a duplexer mounted on the circuit board, and a shielding member defining a hole corresponding to the duplexer therein. The shielding member is mounted on the circuit board and surrounds portions of the duplexer, and the hole exposes portions of the duplexer from the shielding. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097772 | Circuit board connecting structure and display device comprising the same - A display device includes a circuit board connecting structure. The circuit board connecting structure includes a first circuit board, a soldering layer, and a second circuit board. The first circuit board includes a baseboard and a plurality of parallel elongate first electrodes defined at a predetermined area. The second circuit board includes a plurality of parallel elongate second electrodes positioned at the predetermined area. The second electrodes are electrically connected to the corresponding first electrodes via the soldering layer. A space defined by the projection of the second electrodes to the baseboard of the first circuit board is filled in by the soldering layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097773 | One Piece Card Guide for a Printed Circuit Board - A one piece card guide for edge grounding a printed circuit board and guiding the board to a mounted position. The card guide is formed out of a single piece comprising an integrally formed pair of sidewalls facing each other and spaced apart to form a longitudinal slot into which the circuit board is inserted. At least one pair of grounding points is integrally formed into the side walls for contact with an inserted circuit board. The grounding points may be formed as integral spring fingers on opposite sides of the sidewalls to maximize the contact with the circuit board. The card guide allows for different numbers of grounding points in the card guide. The single piece construction of the card guide reduces intermittent contact with circuit cards by providing a guide that ensures continuous edge grounding. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097774 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COVER AND ARRANGEMENT - An electronic component cover comprises a plate having a first region adapted to substantially cover at least one side of a first electronic component. The plate is adapted to accommodate a second electronic component thereon, such as a SIM card or a SIM card reader. The plate may include a second region to accommodate the second electronic component therein. The electronic component cover may comprise one or more leads adapted to provide electrical communication between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The one or more leads are electrically isolated from the plate. The cover may further comprise a nonconductive mount adapted to accommodate the second electronic component thereon. The nonconductive mount secures the one or more leads to the plate while electrically isolating the one or more leads from the plate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097775 | Electronic control device - In an electronic control device, an electrically-conductive adhesive is arranged on an outer edge portion of a first surface of a circuit board as a stress reducing portion for reducing stress of the circuit board received by a molding resin. An elastic modulus of the electrically-conductive adhesive is lower than that of the circuit board. The electrically-conductive adhesive is covered by an adhesion improving member. When peeling stress is applied to the circuit board from the molding resin, the electrically-conductive adhesive and the adhesion improving member receive the peeling stress to be deformed. Therefore, the peeling stress to the circuit board is reduced. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097776 | Assembling Stacked Substrates That Can Form 3-D Structures - A system is described that can assemble substrates over one another to form a stacked substrate. The various layers of the stacked substrate can be separated from each other by using Coulomb forces. In addition, a beam substrate can be used to increase the separation. In addition, a first substrate can be flipped around and connected to the edge of a second substrate. The instructions for assembly and a FSM (Finite State Machine) can be included in the stacked substrate to pave the way for a self-constructing 3-D automaton. The beam substrate can be used to carry heat, fluids, electrical power or signals between the various layers of the stacked cells besides providing a mechanical support. A stacked substrate can be assembled into 3-D structures. These structures can have applications in antennas and RF circuits, for example. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097777 | Symbiotic Containment Enclosure - A package for, interacting symbiotically, integrally and exclusively with and for patent application number 11758760 electromagnetic circuit. Such package is comprised of one or more layers of materials moderating the circuits electromagnetic field within. Such a package has proximal inductors that are electromagnetic conduits for input and output of electromagnetic energy terminating proximally in relation to the circuit within. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097778 | Emergency light station with mechanically activated radio frequency signaling - A signaling system for an emergency light station containing chemiluminescent light sticks. The light station includes a cover that generates mechanical energy upon opening that is then transformed into electrical power. The electrical power is then utilized to transmit a radio frequency signal to a remote location is alert an observer to the fact that the light station has been opened. The alert provides an immediate indication that an emergency is in progress or that the safety emergency light station is being vandalized. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097779 | HIGH INTENSITY PULSED LIGHT SOURCE CONFIGURATIONS - A high-intensity light source configuration has a long lifetime and can be modulated at a high rate. The configuration includes a movable member mounted to an actuator; a light-emitting phosphor region associated with the movable member; an input light source that illuminates the light-emitting phosphor region at a spot that is fixed relative to an emitted light output region; and a light source controller controlling the movable member actuator and the input light source. The input light source (e.g., laser) provides high-intensity input light to the illuminated spot, causing the light-emitting phosphor region to emit high-intensity output light. The light-emitting phosphor region is moved relative to the illuminated spot so as to reduce optical quenching and photobleaching, to thereby extend the life of the light source configuration. The phosphor region may emit broadband light and/or may include respective sub-regions having phosphors that emit respective peak wavelengths. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097780 | Refrigerated led illumination system - A self-contained LED lighting assembly for use in a refrigerated cabinet contains a plurality of LEDs mounted upon a substrate, each using a refractive lens designed to evenly disperse the light emitted from each LED into a flat, wide pattern suitable for lighting the contents of the cabinet. Heat is effectively removed from each LED and transported to an interior air space within the LED lighting assembly housing. The system is designed to replace current lighting systems and is sized fit within the space provided for current lighting systems, without the need for substantial modification, cutting, or removal of the current lighting systems. The assembly may be composed of individual LED lighting modules wired end-to-end to provide a desired length of strip lighting. Upon complete installation, the system provides the same or better lighting using only a fraction of the power required by the system replaced. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097781 | SYSTEM FOR LIGHT SWITCH IDENTIFICATION - A light switch cover having a light switch identifier to identify light coupled to a particular light switch. To this end, the light switch identifier may be positioned adjacent the light switch and/or a designation (number, letter or both) may be established for the light switch identifier and the light switch. The light switch cover may include a small clear cover behind which a label is positioned which identifies the particular light (or other device) that the corresponding light switch is operable to control. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097782 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a flexible, looped strip. The light guide plate includes a light emitting surface for emitting light outwardly therefrom. The strip loop includes a brightness enhancement portion and a light-pervious base portion connected end to end. The strip loop is rotatable relative to the light guide plate such that the brightness enhancement portion and the light-pervious base portion can be selectively aligned with and face towards the light emitting surface. The light guide plate is positioned between the brightness enhancement portion and the light-pervious base portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097783 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - There is provided a light emitting device and the like that achieve efficient heat radiation while production cost is reduced. The backlight device includes a backlight frame, and LED substrates that each have plural LEDs and that are mounted on the backlight frame with mounting screws. In each LED substrate, heat transmission based circuits | 2010-04-22 |
20100097784 | Lamp Positioning Device and the Backlight Module Using the Same - The present invention provides a lamp positioning device and a backlight module using the lamp positioning device for holding lamps. The lamp positioning device includes an upper arm and a lower arm, wherein a holding space is formed between the upper arm and the lower arm for accommodating the lamp. Furthermore, at least one of the upper arm and the lower arm has elasticity and thus can provide the lamp with resistance against shock in order to avoid being cracked or shattered. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097785 | DISCHARGE TUBE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SUPPORTING MEMBER, DISCHARGE TUBE, FERRULE, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Discharge tubes, each of which includes a glass tube and a ferrule that has a substantially cylindrical shape and is fitted to each end portion of the glass tube, are supported by a plurality of pairs of relay connectors (or supporting members) provided on the front side of a chassis having substantially a plate-shaped configuration. When a discharge tube is supported by relay connectors, stoppers provided on the relay connectors lock the ferrules so that axial movement of the discharge tube relative to the relay connectors is restricted. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097786 | DISCHARGE TUBE, FERRULE, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A ferrule includes a body having a cylindrical shape. Elastic gripping portions are arranged on the body so as to bulge radially inwardly. The elastic gripping portions can have elastic contact with the outer circumferential surface of a glass tube. The body of the ferrule is mounted to the glass tube via the elastic gripping portions capable of elastic and radial deformation. Thereby, the variations in outer diameter of the glass tube can be absorbed, and therefore the dimensional control with high precision is not required for glass tubes at the time of manufacturing. This leads to cost reduction. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097787 | LAMP HOLDING TOOL, LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A lamp holding apparatus for mounting a lamp to a base member includes a mounting plate having a pair of locking portions protruding to a base side. The locking portion is inserted into a mounting hole provided at the base and capable of being locked to a peripheral edge on its back side. Abutting portions, which protrude to the base side and are capable of abutting the base at the time of mounting, are provided on a bottom surface of the mounting plate that is an opposing surface to the base. The abutting portions are provided at three spots with one of the locking portions interposed therebetween. At the time of mounting, each of the abutting portions abut the base, and the mounting plate is elastically deformed so as to be warped, whereby the locking surface of the locking portion is kept in the state in which it is locked to a peripheral edge of a back side of the mounting hole by its elastic force. | 2010-04-22 |
20100097788 | MOTION-RESPONSIVE ILLUMINATED STOCKING - A stocking is illuminated with flashing lights in response to movement by a wearer and is protected against water damage. | 2010-04-22 |