| 27th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20110164325 | HIGH VARIABLE POWER ZOOM LENS - A compact and lightweight, high variable power zoom lens especially suitable for single-lens reflex digital cameras, which is 75 degrees or even wider in field angle at the wide-angle end, approximately 3 to 4 in F-number at the wide-angle end and approximately 6 to 7 at the telephoto end, and about 15× in variable power ratio. The zoom lens of four groups of lens pieces respectively exerting positive, negative, positive, and positive refractivities varies the power from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end as a result of the 1st and 2nd lens groups being split more, the 2nd and 3rd lens groups coming closer to each other, and the 3rd and 4th lens groups also coming closer to each other. The 3rd lens group has the leading set of lens pieces of positive refractivity closer to objects and the trailing set of lens pieces of negative refractivity, and the trailing set alone are moved to be orthogonal to the optical axis to compensate for defocus in the imaging plane caused by a tremor of the user's hand(s). The 2nd lens group are displaced closer to objects for the focusing. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164326 | Miniature auto-focusing lens device - A miniature auto-focusing lens device includes a first casing, a second casing coupled to the first casing, a movable lens set disposed in the first casing, an electromagnetic driving module provided in the first casing and configured to drive the movable lens set to perform focusing and displacement, and a fixed lens set coupled to the second casing and corresponding in position to the movable lens set. The movable lens set and the fixed lens set together form an optical system of the miniature auto-focusing lens device to perform optical focusing and imaging. The fixed lens set includes a lens that outstrips any one of the lenses of the movable lens set in size. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164327 | IMAGING LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens includes, sequentially from an object side, a positive first lens; a negative second lens; a positive third lens having a convex surface on an image plan side; a fourth lens that is a meniscus lens having a convex surface on the image plane side; and a fifth lens having a refractive power that gradually changes from negative at the lens center to positive at the lens periphery, where the first lens and the second lens are disposed having an interval therebetween. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164328 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens includes a first lens, second lens, third lens, aperture stop, and fourth lens, sequentially arranged from the object-side. The first lens has negative power, and an object-side surface is convex and an image-side surface is concave. Both surfaces of the second lens are aspheric, and in the vicinity of the optical axis, the second lens has negative power, and the object-side surface is concave and the image-side surface is concave. Both surfaces of the third lens are aspheric, and in the vicinity of the optical axis, the third lens has positive power, and the object-side surface is convex, and the image-side surface is convex. Both surfaces of the fourth lens are aspheric, and in the vicinity of the optical axis, the fourth lens has positive power, and the object-side surface is concave, and the image-side surface is convex. Formula (1) about curvature radii is satisfied. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164329 | FRESNEL LENS COATING PROCESS - The present method for coating a Fresnel lens blank includes providing an uncoated Fresnel lens blank having a structure surface and a non-structured surface, providing a transparent mold part having molding surface substantially matching the base curvature of the Fresnel lens, depositing a metered quantity of coating resin between the molding surface and the structured surface of the Fresnel lens, applying pressure between the Fresnel lens and the mold part while maintaining the distance between the molding surface and the structure surface so that the thickness of the coating is greater than 1.5 times the Fresnel structural height of the structured surface and less than 5 times of the Fresnel structure height of the structured surface and curing the resin coating in situ by directing the incident UV radiation at the Fresnel lens. A double coating may be employed for obtaining both higher optical power and better mechanical properties. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164330 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING THERMAL EFFECTS IN COMPACT ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL LENSES - The present invention provides thermal compensation for a lens assembly comprising a polymer lens body. Polymers do have different thermal expansion coefficients which makes it necessary to compensate for thermal expansions to keep optical characteristics of such lenses within specifications when used under different environmental conditions. Also, it is necessary to provide thermal compensation during manufacturing of such lenses due to high temperatures during manufacturing steps. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164331 | OSCILLATING ACTUATOR DRIVE UNIT, LENS BARREL, OPTICAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VOLTAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An oscillating actuator drive unit includes an oscillator unit that generates an oscillating signal having a first frequency; an amplifier unit that amplifies the oscillating signal based on a first amplification factor and generates a first amplified oscillating signal as a driving signal for driving an oscillating actuator; a voltage detecting unit that detects a first voltage associated with the first amplified oscillating signal; and a signal control unit that receives the first voltage from the voltage detecting unit and computes a second amplification factor with reference to at least the first voltage, the signal control unit supplying the second amplification factor to the amplifier unit to allow the amplifier unit to amplify the oscillating signal based on the second amplification factor, the amplified oscillating signal having a second voltage, the second voltage being closer to a target voltage than the first voltage. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164332 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Low Frequency Loss in a Magnetic Storage Device - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for reducing low frequency loss in a magnetic storage device. For example, a data processing circuit is disclosed that includes an amplifier, two filters and a summation element. The amplifier provides an amplified output that is filtered using a first of the two filters to create a first filtered output. The first filtered output is then filtered using the second of the two filters to create a second filtered output. The summation element sums the first filtered output with the second filtered output to provide a pole altered output. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164333 | Thermally assisted magnetic head, method of manufacturing the same, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive - A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a main magnetic pole layer, a near-field light generating layer having a generating end part generating near-field light arranged within a medium-opposing surface, and an optical waveguide guiding light to the near-field light generating layer. The near-field light generating layer has a near-field light generating part in a triangle shape with the generating end part being one vertex, and is formed in a triangle pole shape. The optical waveguide is formed to be opposed to a ridge part of the near-field light generating layer via an interposed layer. The main magnetic pole layer is formed to be opposed to the generating end part via the interposed layer. The thermally assisted magnetic head further includes a heat radiating layer in contact with an opposite side of the near-field light generating layer from the optical waveguide. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164334 | Integrated focusing elements for TAMR light delivery system - A device to facilitate Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (TAMR), and a method for its manufacture, are described. One or more cylindrical lenses are used to focus light from a laser diode onto a wave-guide and a nearby plasmon antenna. Five embodiments of the invention are described, each one featuring a different way to couple the laser light to the optical wave-guide. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164335 | MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING A FREE LAYER HAVING PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE ANISOTROPY - A magnetic sensor includes a reference layer having a first magnetization direction and a free layer assembly having an effective magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the first magnetization direction and substantially perpendicular to a plane of each layer of the free layer assembly. A spacer layer is between the reference layer and the free layer, and a signal enhancement layer is exchange coupled to the free layer assembly on a side opposite the spacer layer. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164336 | PATTERNED MEDIA AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Since the surface roughness of a recording layer get larger in the process of fabricating a patterned medium, the spacing between a head and the medium is widened. As a result, the recording performance and corrosion resistance of the medium are degraded. In the patterned medium, a recording layer includes one layer of a crystalline magnetic film or plural layers of crystalline magnetic films, and a magnetic film of an amorphous structure located on the outermost surface of the crystalline magnetic films. The compositional elements of the magnetic film of the amorphous structure are identical to those of the crystalline magnetic film located immediately under the magnetic film. In a fabrication method thereof, the surface of the crystalline magnetic film is turned into amorphous in order to form the magnetic film of the amorphous structure. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164337 | SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - In an example magnetic recording medium substrate, a plurality of recording tracks are formed on a substrate, each recording track being formed of a magnetic material. Non-recording sections are formed on the substrate, each non-recording section separating adjacent recording tracks. Each recording track includes a plurality of recording sections and connecting sections for connecting the recording sections adjacent thereto in a track longitudinal direction, and each connecting section has a cross-sectional area in a track width direction that is smaller than a cross-sectional area in a track width direction of adjacent recording sections. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164338 | MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION TRANSISTOR DEVICE - A magnetic tunnel junction transistor (MTJT) device includes a source-drain region comprising a source electrode and a drain electrode, a double MTJ element formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a free magnetic layer at a center region thereof, and a gate region adjacent to the source-drain region and comprising an insulating barrier layer formed on an upper layer of the double MTJ element and a gate electrode formed on the insulating barrier layer. The MTJT device switches a magnetization orientation of the free magnetic layer by application of a gate voltage to the gate electrode, thereby changing a resistance of the source-drain region. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164339 | SURGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A surge protection circuit for a circuit having a rectification module. The surge protection circuit includes a first diode, a second diode, a capacitor and a discharge device. The anode of the first diode is connected to a first input of the rectification module, and the anode of the second diode is connected to a second input of the rectification module. The cathodes of the first and second diodes are both connected to the first plate of the capacitor. The second plate of the capacitor is connected to the negative output of the rectification module. The capacitor is configured such that it is consistently charged to substantially the peak value of a supply voltage during normal operation between surge events. The discharge device is connected to the first plate of the capacitor and is configured to discharge the capacitor when the voltage across the capacitor is in excess of the peak of the maximum value of the normal supply voltage and not discharge the capacitor when the voltage across the capacitor is not in excess of the peak of the maximum value of the normal supply voltage. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164340 | NORMAL-CONDITION-OFF-TYPE PROTECTION ELEMENT AND CONTROL UNIT HAVING THE NORMAL-CONDITION-OFF-TYPE PROTECTION ELEMENT - A first terminal of a protection element of a control unit is connected to a wire between a motor and a switching element, and a second terminal is directly connected to a ground-side wire shared by a controller and the switching element. The protection element has a normal-condition-OFF-type switch including a movable contact and a fixed contact. When an overheating caused by the switching element attains a predetermined temperature or higher, the movable contact and the fixed contact are closed to short-circuit the first terminal and the second terminal, and an electric current is branched to the protection element side to reduce an electric current flowing into the switching element, and the control unit is shifted to a temperature range safe from the overheating caused by the switching element without stopping a cooling system. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164341 | STATIC ELIMINATING SHEET, STATIC ELIMINATING SYSTEM FOR SHEETS, AND SIMULTANEOUS DESIGN MOLDING METHOD, PRINTING METHOD, AND DEPOSITION METHOD USING STATIC ELIMINATING SHEET - There are provided a substrate sheet, a plurality of design portions arranged independently from each other along a longitudinal direction of the substrate sheet and each including at least a conductive material portion, and a band-shaped static eliminating band portion extending continuously along the longitudinal direction of the substrate sheet and electrically connecting the conductive material portions in the plurality of design portions to each other. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164342 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BAND - There is provided an electrically conductive band wearable on a user. The band includes an extendable strap having first and second end portions and a contact surface. The strap is formed of electrically conductive threads distributed along the contact surface. The band further includes a buckle including a recessed notch having a conduction member disposed therein. The conduction member is electrically connected to the conductive threads when the conductive threads are in contact with the conduction member. The buckle also includes a fastening element that is in electrical communication with the conduction member and is electrically connectable to a grounding wire. The buckle further includes a locking member being pivotable to secure the conductive threads adjacent the conduction member. A primary connector is coupled to the second end portion of the strap and includes a primary attaching portion that is attachable to a buckle attaching element. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164343 | HYBRID ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164344 | CAPACITOR FOR APPLICATION IN HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS - A capacitor ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164345 | METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which includes: a substrate, a copper-based bottom electrode overlying the substrate, wherein the copper based bottom electrode is doped with rhenium nitride or ruthenium nitride, a top electrode overlying the copper based bottom electrode, and a capacitor insulator between and adjoining the copper based bottom electrode and the top electrode. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164346 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component composed of at least one selected from BaTiO | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164347 | Package for an Electrical Device - A generally prismatic package ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164348 | Method For Production Of Electrolyte Capacitors - The invention relates to a process for producing electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance, to electrolytic capacitors produced by this process and to the use of such electrolytic capacitors. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164349 | STRUCTURAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - A structural electrochemical capacitor that includes at least one pair of electrodes and a solid electrolytic material disposed between the electrodes which, taken collectively, have sufficient mechanical strength to allow the electrochemical capacitor to be used as a structural component of an article of manufacture is described. The present invention also describes a method of capacitively storing electrical energy and conserving mass and/or volume in a device that includes the steps of: fabricating portions of the structure of a device with high-strength structural electrochemical capacitor that includes at least one pair of electrodes and a body of solid electrolytic material disposed between said electrodes wherein the body of solid electrolytic material accounts for a majority of the mass of a structural element or a majority of the volume of a structural element in the device. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164350 | CONTROL UNIT SIDE BY SIDE - This disclosure discloses a control unit comprising a plurality of controllers, each controller having a bus bar portion having: a left and a right bus bar holder; an upper and an lower common bus bar; an upper and an lower rotating bus bar; a upper and a lower connecting body; wherein each bus bar holder has protrusions forming a gap, the upper and the lower rotating bus bar are configured to be changed between a first mode that the upper and the lower rotating bus bar engages rotatably with the left bus bar holder, and a second mode that the upper and the lower rotating bus bar are tightened and secured to the left bus bar holder, and the upper and the lower rotating bus bar of one controller in the second mode is connected in close contact with the upper and the lower common bus bar of another controller. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164351 | POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a power supplying apparatus including: a power supply section including a first power supply circuit, accommodated in a first cabinet with a box shape, for converting an alternative-current input into a direct-current output; an alternative-current power input section provided on the first cabinet; and a first connection section provided on the first cabinet; and an output section including a second power supply circuit accommodated in a second cabinet with a box shape, for converting the direct-current output into another direct-current output; a secondary battery accommodated in the second cabinet; a control section accommodated in the second cabinet; a direct-current power output section provided on the second cabinet; and a second connection section provided on the second cabinet to be joined to the first connection section. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164352 | DOUBLE SLIDING MECHANISM FOR USER DEVICES - A sliding mechanism including a first base member including a first slider mechanism having a first range of motion; a second base member including a second slider mechanism having a second range of motion; and a synchronization linker that links the first range of motion associated with the first slider mechanism during a sliding operation and the second range of motion associated with the second slider mechanism during the sliding operation, wherein a coupling of the first range of motion and the second range of motion during the sliding operation causes the first base member to gradually arc away and tilt from the second base member. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164353 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FUNCTION EXPANSION CAPABILITIES - An electronic device with function expansion capabilities includes a first connector, a second connector, and an expansion circuit. The first connector matches the second connector. The expansion circuit is connected between the first connector and the second connector. The expansion circuit of one electronic device communicates with the expansion circuit of another electronic device, in response to the first connector of one electronic device engaged with the second connector of another electronic device, so that the two expansion circuits are integrated together. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164354 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A sliding mechanism comprises a retaining board, a sliding board, a connecting element, a driving assembly. The connecting element is connected between the retaining board and the sliding board, the connecting element is configured for move a portion of the sliding board away from the retaining board. The driving assembly is mounted on the retaining board and the sliding board, the driving assembly being configured to exert attractive force between the retaining board and the sliding board so as to selectively orient the sliding board relative to the retaining board in a close position or an open position. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164355 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body and a sliding mechanism is provided. The first body includes a first frame and a first cover connected to each other. The second body includes a second frame and a second cover connected to each other. The second frame is stacked over the first frame and partially located between the first frame and the first cover. The first frame is partially located between the second frame and the second cover. The sliding mechanism is disposed between the first body and the second body and is covered by the first cover and the second cover. The first frame and the second frame are slidable relative to each other through the sliding mechanism so that the first frame and the second frame are exposed by the second cover and the first cover, respectively. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164356 | PAD FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS - A pad for portable electronics mounted on a housing of portable electronics is revealed. The pad includes a lower fastener, a buffer member arranged above the lower fastener, an upper fastener connected with the buffer member and mounted onto the housing, and a gripping member disposed above the upper fastener. The housing is arranged with an insertion hole. The gripping member penetrates the insertion hole and clips to a side wall of the housing. Thus there is no need to arrange the pad by adhesives or thermal fusion. Moreover, the height of the pad disposed is adjusted automatically by the buffer member. Therefore, the convenience of use of the pad is increased. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164357 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH STABLE SUPPORT MEMBER SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image; a cover unit which covers the display panel; and support system including a support member. The support member which includes a hinge unit which is rotably formed in the forward and backward directions in the rear side of the cover unit, a first support which is downwardly bent and extends from the hinge unit, and a second support which is upwardly bent and extends from the hinge unit. The configuration of the support system on the electronic apparatus permits a stable support at a variety of angles on an installation plane. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164358 | SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary support mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a seat, a button, a support member, and a hinge assembly. The seat defines a cavity. The button is received in the cavity. The support member includes a knuckle portion. The knuckle portion is received in the cavity. The button abuts against the support member. The hinge assembly connects the knuckle portion to the seat. When the button is pressed to force the hinge assembly to unlock, the hinge assembly drives the support member to rotate. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164359 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a host module and an input module. The input module includes a keyboard unit and a plurality of the touch units. The keyboard unit includes a plurality of keys which are electrically connected to the host module. The touch units are disposed adjacent to the keyboard unit and electrically connected to the host module. The electronic device as disclosed brings the convenience for the user to use the electronic device by a plurality of the touch units. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164360 | OPTICAL DISC REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - An optical disc reproduction apparatus includes a main body, a display unit, a two-axis hinge, and a battery pack. The two-axis hinge has a joint member to connect the two-axis hinge to the main body. The main body has not only a hinge mounting-housing portion to attach and house the joint member of the two-axis hinge but also a housing recess to house a battery housing of the battery pack on right and left sides of the hinge mounting-housing portion on a back end. The battery pack has a U-shaped recess in a center. The recess is located in a position corresponding to the hinge mounting-housing portion in the main body and has a width larger than that of the hinge mounting-housing portion in a rightward-leftward direction. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164361 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus including a case having an accessory installation region, a cover to cover the accessory installation region, and a locking member movably mounted to the case and adapted to be caught by the cover. The cover is moved to protrude outward from the accessory installation region as the locking member is moved to unlock the cover, thereby being more easily separated from the case. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164362 | Display Device, A Front Frame Used Therein, and A Method of Manufacture Thereof - A display device, a front frame used therein, and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel and the front frame. The display panel has a display surface which is partially covered by the front frame. The front frame includes a side wall corresponding to the sides of the display panel, a top plate extending from the side wall towards the center of the display panel, and cushion filler. The top plate has an inner surface featuring a groove distributed along the side wall. The cushion filler is contained within the groove while its top protrudes from the groove and contacts the display surface outside an active area. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164363 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a portable electronic device which can obtain good operability in the laterally opened state of the portable electronic device which can place a first housing and a second housing thereof in a longitudinally opened and the laterally opened state. In a portable terminal | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164364 | COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY WITH NETWORKING FUNCTIONS - Power supply, installed within a computer, for enabling signals to be transmitted and received between the computer and at least one electrical device external to the power supply, the power supply including an electrical interface, at least one power cable, a low pass filter, a power line modem, an AC to DC converter and a DC to DC converter, the low pass filter being coupled with the electrical interface via a first one of the power cables, the power line modem being coupled with the first one of the power cables via a second one of the power cables and with a motherboard of the computer, the AC to DC converter being coupled with the low pass filter and the DC to DC converter being coupled with the AC to DC converter, the power line modem and the motherboard, the electrical interface for coupling the power supply with an electrical socket and for receiving high voltage AC electricity, the power line modem for modulating and demodulating over power lines the signals to be transmitted and received between the computer and the electrical device, the AC to DC converter for transforming the high voltage AC electricity to DC electricity and the DC to DC converter for converting the DC electricity to low voltage DC electricity and for powering the power line modem, wherein the low pass filter is for substantially eliminating noise on the first one of the power cables and the second one of the power cables caused by the AC to DC converter and the DC to DC converter. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164365 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components to the housing. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164366 | Bag computer display panel support assemply - Disclosed is a pivoting computer equipment mount (PCEM) designed to pivotally hold a display panel to the outside of the bag. In particular, the PCEM is able to temporarily hold various angular positions relative to the bag front without the operator using his hands. The PCEM includes a free section which suspends the display panel while an extension of the display panel toward the bag front acts as a lever to hold the display panel in a desired angular position. The free section may be made of flexible fabric or may be rigid with hinged connections to the bag and to the display panel. There may be one sheet-like free section or there may be column-like free sections to the right and left of the display panel connection to the bag. In this latter case, the extension of the display panel may be eliminated. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164367 | Notebook Computer with Heating Function - The present invention relates to a notebook computer with a heating function, which comprises an operation unit; a display unit coupled to a first side of the operation unit; a main body coupled to a second side of the operation unit, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side. The main body has a platform, and the platform has an electromagnetic heating unit. The operation unit can be moved to a first position to enable food to be stably placed on the platform and heated by the heating unit. The operation unit can also be moved to a second position to contact the main body. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164368 | Computer with Projecting Device - A computer with a projecting device comprises: a base shell, disposed with a top face, the top face being disposed with an opening, the opening communicating an inner part of the base shell; an expansible structure, comprising a first unit, a second unit and a third unit, in which first bottom end of the first unit is pivotally coupled to the base shell through at least one first pivot unit, a second bottom of the second unit is pivotally coupled to the first unit through at least one second pivot unit and the third unit is pivotally coupled to the second unit through a pivot structure; a first face of the third unit is coupled to a projection lens module to allow a height of the projection lens module to be changed and a projection direction thereof to be adjusted. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164369 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical disc reproduction apparatus as an electronic apparatus comprises a display unit mounted on a main body unit via a hinge unit. The main body unit comprises a main body case and a hinge connecting portion provided in a hinge housing portion formed in the main body unit. The hinge housing portion is recessed downward from its periphery in the main body case, and has an opening facing outward from the main body case. A main body-side joint member of the hinge unit is introduced into the hinge housing portion from outside the main body case in a state where upper and lower cases of the main body case are connected to each other (state where the main body unit is already assembled). The main body-side joint member, while housed in the hinge housing portion, is connected to the hinge connecting portion. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164370 | ASSEMBLY OF DISPLAY MODULE - A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing and a display module. The display module can include a protective top glass cover that is bonded to a plastic display frame and surrounded by a seal frame. The display module can also include a display panel and its associated circuitry suspended from the display frame below the protective glass cover. The display module is coupled to the single piece housing mounting clips in a manner that allows the display module to move relative to the single piece housing during an impact event. The plastic display frame can include inserts that provide structural support near openings in the single piece housing. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164371 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A methodology for connecting device components with circuitry located at different levels and orientations relative to one another is described. First circuitry can be located on a multi-plane rigid circuit board where the multi-plane rigid circuit board can include at least one flexible member sharing a common substrate with the multi-plane rigid circuit board that extends from a body portion of the multi-plane rigid circuit board. The flexible member can include traces used to convey power and/or data and an interface coupled to the power and/or data traces. The flexible member can be deflected or twisted to connect first circuitry on the body portion of the multi-plane rigid circuit board to second circuitry associated with another device component. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164372 | DISPLAY MODULE - A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing and a display module. The display module can include a protective top glass cover that is bonded to a plastic display frame and surrounded by a seal frame. The display module can also include a display panel and its associated circuitry suspended from the display frame below the protective glass cover. The display module is coupled to the single piece housing mounting clips in a manner that allows the display module to move relative to the single piece housing during an impact event. The plastic display frame can include inserts that provide structural support near openings in the single piece housing. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164373 | Nautilus Self Pressurizing Equipment Enclosure System, Apparatus and Methods - The present invention relates to prohibiting water ingress in enclosures designed to protect electronics or other stored objects from damage that would occur if the protected stored objects were submerged in water or other liquids. More particularly the present invention, a water ingress prevention enclosure eliminates the need for watertight doors and other sealing gaskets by utilizing an opening in the lowest portion of the enclosure to allow rising water to pressurize the ambient gas trapped in the enclosure thus forming a pressurized chamber to which liquid cannot rise. Embodiments of the invention include a system, apparatus, method and computer implemented code to enable monitoring and storage of one or more stored objects in a liquid-free environment. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164374 | PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE - A portable storage device includes a body and a cable. The body has a receiving slot with an opening. The cable is received in the receiving slot and is electrically connected with the body. The cable has at least one bending portion with an included angle less than 90 degree, thereby flexibly extends the cable along a longitudinal extension axis and avoids non-linear twist or curl occurring on the cable, so as to allow a convenient folding and storing of the connecting cable. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164375 | DOCK WITH MOVEABLE CONNECTOR FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - Docking stations with a moveable connector that is more durable are provided. For example, when a portable electronic device, coupled with the connector, is pushed forward, the connector is designed to move (e.g. rotate), thereby reducing an impact of strain resulting from such a push. The rotatable connector may be biased to keep the portable electronic device in an upright position such that the electronic device is supported by a rear reference surface of the docking station, thereby preventing undue strain on the rotatable connector in the upright position and inhibiting movement forward. The rotatable connector may be partly below an outer shell of the docking station, and pivot at the outer shell, thereby reducing possible damage to parts below the outer shell. The rotatable connector may also retract when rotated, thereby removing a force that can break the connector at a position of full rotation forward. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164376 | Lapdesk with Retractable Touchpad - A lapdesk for use with a laptop computer includes a housing having a top configured to support the laptop computer. The housing is configured to block heat emitted from the laptop computer from passing through the housing. The lapdesk further includes a tray having a touchpad disposed thereon. The tray is configured to slide into the housing and slide out from the housing. The lapdesk further includes a circuit coupled to the touchpad where the circuit is configured to transmit control signals from the touchpad to the laptop computer. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164377 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT LEG - An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two support legs. The main body defines two receiving portions. The cover is rotatably connected to the main body. Two resisting portions are formed on the cover. The support legs are rotatably received in the receiving portions of the main body respectively. When the cover rotates relative to the main body, the resisting portions resist the support legs to rotate, thus driving the support legs protruding out from the main body. The at least one support leg is substantially rectangular shaped | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164378 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device enclosure comprising a chassis, the chassis comprises a chassis bottom wall and a chassis rear wall connected to the chassis bottom wall. The chassis bottom wall is capable of mounting a motherboard with a module. An elastic flange is located on the chassis rear wall. The elastic flange is engaged with the module of the motherboard, and the motherboard is located between the flange and the motherboard. The invention further offers an electronic device. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164379 | FASTENER FOR SECURING COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICE - A fastener for securing computer storage device is revealed. The fastener is arranged at a housing of computers and is hooked with a sliding member of a storage device so as to secure the storage device. The fastener includes a rotating shaft, a rotating fastening member arranged above the rotating shaft, an elastic element whose two ends are respectively arranged at the housing and the rotating fastening member, and a hook member disposed on the sliding member and hooked with the rotating fastening member. By the rotating fastening member and the hook member hooked with each other, the storage device is secured in the housing automatically and the convenience of assembling is enhanced. Moreover, an action force of the rotating fastening member on the hook member hooked is increased by the elastic member so as to reduce the releasing of the hooked rotating fastening member from the hook member. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164380 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A circuit board assembly is provided, includes a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A chip is connected to the first side of the circuit board. A first heat dissipating device is located on the first side of the circuit board. The chip is located between the first heat dissipating device and the first side of the circuit board. A second heat dissipating device abuts the second side of the circuit board, and the second heat dissipating device are secured to the first heat dissipating device to clamp the circuit board and the chip. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164381 | Assembly-supporting Spring Between Rigid Connectors - An assembly comprises a sub-assembly including a semiconductor package coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB). The assembly also comprises multiple rigid connectors that couple the sub-assembly to a support structure. The assembly further comprises a spring, coupled to the support structure and positioned between the multiple rigid connectors, that supports at least some of the sub-assembly. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164382 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - The present invention pertains to a cage for thermal management and housing an electric module comprising a cage housing and having a top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity and the side walls defining a width of the interior cavity. The top wall may have an air inlet port and an air outlet port and the air inlet and outlet ports spaced apart by a length. The length may be most or all of the width, so that air entering the inlet port will travel over a portion of a side of an electronic module mounted in the cavity prior to exiting the outlet port. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164383 | DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A GAP-LIKE SPACE AND A SYNTHETIC JET GENERATOR COUPLED THERE-TO | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164384 | TANDEM FAN ASSEMBLY WITH AIRFLOW-STRAIGHTENING HEAT EXCHANGER - A tandem fan system with an airflow-straightening heat exchanger removes heat from an airflow while providing optimal airflow pressure. The tandem fan system includes a first fan assembly and a second fan assembly, wherein each fan assembly has an inlet face and an outlet face, and includes at least one fan configured to propel a flow of air from the inlet face to the outlet face. The tandem fan system also includes a heat exchanger coupled between the first and second fan assemblies, wherein the heat exchanger includes at least one fin array and one or more heat pipes. The fin array and heat pipe combination is configured to draw heat from a flow of air that flows through the heat exchanger, and to straighten the flow of air so that the flow is perpendicular to the inlet face of the second fan assembly. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164385 | LIQUID COOLER AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURE - A liquid cooler including a heat sink. A hollow body is produced by extrusion having at least one flat outer surface between a first and a second end. At least one elongated cavity passes through the body from the first to the second end. The hollow body includes a plurality of parallel fins directed into and along the at least one cavity. An insert housed in the at least one cavity connects the tops of the fins in a fluid-tight manner thereby forming liquid channels for a coolant liquid between the insert and the hollow body. A lid is attached at both ends of the hollow body for forming a liquid cooling system. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164386 | HEAT-RELEASE CONFIGURATION, BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING HEAT-RELEASE PLATE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING HEAT-RELEASE CONFIGURATION - A heat-release configuration includes a printed board on which a semiconductor component is mounted, a heat-release plate which is mounted on the semiconductor component, and configured to diffuse heat generated by the semiconductor component; and a supporting clamp which is mounted on the heat-release plate, and configured to fix the heat-release plate to the printed board via a hole provided in the printed board, the supporting clamp including a sectional L-shape in a horizontal direction having two flat surfaces substantially orthogonal to each other, the supporting clamp having on a lower side of each of the flat surfaces a leading end portion which is inserted into the hole of the printed board and a locking claw which is formed in the leading end portion and projects outside the L-shape. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164387 | SWITCH CABINET CONNECTION AND COMBINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a switch cabinet connection and combination apparatus, wherein upper line-in/line-out terminals of a medium-voltage switch cabinet are connected to upper contact boxes via a conductor, and lower line-in/line-out terminals thereof are connected to lower contact boxes via the conductor, and remaining gaps to be insulated are filled with a solid insulating material. The present invention further discloses a method of manufacturing a switch cabinet connection and combination apparatus including the steps of: connecting upper line-in/line-out terminals of a medium-voltage switch cabinet via a conductor to upper contact boxes; connecting lower line-in/line-out terminals thereof via the conductor to lower contact boxes; and pouring a solid insulating material for molding. The present invention realizes high reliability, small volume, and no pollution of the medium-voltage switch cabinet. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164388 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A controller | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164389 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPOSING FLEXIBLE BOARD, METHOD OF CORRECTING CLOSING MANIPULATION, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING DAMAGE TO FLEXIBLE BOARD - Provided is a mobile terminal apparatus including: upper and lower cases; a sliding-rotation-mechanism fixed to the upper case, performing an opening-direction-sliding-movement on the upper case through a sliding-supporting plate at opening manipulation, allowing the upper case to stand up at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower case by performing an opening-direction-rotation-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the opening-direction-sliding-movement, performing closing-direction-rotation-movement opposite to the opening-direction-rotation-movement, standing up at the predetermined angle through the sliding-supporting plate at closing manipulation, and performing closing-direction-sliding-movement opposite to the opening-direction-sliding-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the closing-direction-rotation-movement; and a flexible board which is disposed between the upper and lower cases so that electrical parts of the upper and lower cases are electrically connected to each other and of which a portion corresponding to a predetermined length just after the portion exposed from the upper case is adhered to the sliding-supporting plate through an adhesive. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164390 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT - There is provided an electrical interconnect. The electrical interconnect is assembled by providing at least two elongated metallic strips, and joining each one of the at least two elongated metallic strips to an operative surface of an insulating layer. The electrical interconnect is provided for electrically connecting two electrical circuits. In this respect, an electrical assembly is also provided including the electrical interconnect and first and second electrical circuits. The first and second electrical circuits are electrically connected by the electrical interconnect. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164391 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT-EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an electronic component-embedded printed circuit board, including: a metal substrate including an anodic oxide film formed over the entire surface thereof; two electronic components disposed in a cavity formed in the metal substrate in two stages; an insulation layer formed on both sides of the metal substrate to bury the electronic components disposed in the cavity; and circuit layers including vias connected with connecting terminals of the electronic components and formed on the exposed surfaces of the insulation layer. The electronic component-embedded printed circuit board is advantageous in that its radiation performance of radiating the heat generated from an electronic component can be improved, and its production cost can be reduced, because a metal substrate is used instead of a conventional insulating material. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164392 | POWER INTEGRITY CIRCUITS WITH EMI BENEFITS - A stable power, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) apparatus and method for connecting electronic devices and circuit boards is disclosed. The apparatus involves a capacitor which includes a body member, a set of power terminals and a set of ground terminals connected to the top of the body member. The set of power terminals and the set of ground terminals alternate one with another. As a result of this configuration, a high inductance on the PCB side is achieved. The capacitor further includes a set of terminals connected to the bottom of the body member and includes metal planes within the body member. The metal planes are positioned to electrically connect either the set of power terminals or the set of ground terminals to the set of terminals. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164393 | MOUNTING AND FIXING APPARATUS FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - A mounting and fixing apparatus for analog-to-digital electrical equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a mounting rail ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164394 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device having a compact structure includes a main board and an inverter board of the display device connected to each other. A bracket supports the main board and the inverter board. The bracket includes a shielding part to block electromagnetic waves, an inverter board holding part to allow the inverter board to be easily seated on the bracket, and a support and fixing part to support and fix the bracket. Further, a front cover and a back cover are connected in a snap-fit manner, and a bottom chassis includes a cable receipt groove to organize the internal wiring of the display device. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164395 | Display Device, A Front Frame Used Therein, and A Method of Manufacture Thereof - A display device, a front frame used therein, and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel and the front frame. The display panel has a display surface which is partially covered by the front frame. The front frame includes a side wall corresponding to the sides of the display panel, a top plate extending from the side wall towards the center of the display panel, and cushion filler. The top plate has an inner surface featuring a groove distributed along the side wall. The cushion filler is contained within the groove while its top protrudes from the groove and contacts the display surface outside an active area. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164396 | POINTER TYPE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - Disclosed is a pointer type measuring instrument of a novel look, in which an indication portion detours the outer circumference of a display portion and can be visually confirmed as if the indication portion is floating above the display portion. The pointer type measuring instrument (M) comprises a display means ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164397 | LED PACKAGE USING PHOSPHOR CONTAINING ELEMENTS AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTAINING SAME - A light-emitting diode package is described comprising a body including a hollow having a rim that extends outwardly from an open end of the hollow. A light emitting diode is positioned in the hollow and opposite the open end. A nongaseous transparent optical medium fills the hollow and a phosphor-containing element (PCE) is disposed over the hollow sealing the open end. The PCE has a solid body and a lateral portion including a periphery and dividing a top and a bottom. The bottom of the PCE is convex and in contact with the nongaseous transparent optical medium and the periphery of the PCE is in contact with the rim. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164398 | LUMINAIRE AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a luminaire ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164399 | SHELF WITH LED ASSEMBLY - A shelving assembly ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164400 | LIGHTED FITTINGS FOR BATHING INSTALLATIONS - A fitting for through hole mounting to a panel of a bathing installation includes in one exemplary embodiment a flange structure fabricated of a transparent or translucent material, the flange structure including a hollow body portion adapted to extend through a mount hole in the panel and having an outer peripheral portion, and a transverse flange portion having an outer size larger than the hole opening, so that a peripheral flange portion overlaps the panel surrounding the hole when the flange structure is installed in the mount hole. A light source attachment portion is attached to the body portion of the flange structure and configured so that with the flange structure mounted to the panel, light emitted from one or more light sources mounted in the light source attachment portion is transmitted through the body portion and into the transverse flange structure to illuminate at least a portion of the transverse flange portion. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164401 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight apparatus includes a substrate which includes a plurality of layers. A plurality of light emitting modules are arranged on a top layer of the plurality of layers closest to a light guide panel, and a plurality of wires penetrates through the plurality of layers to electrically connect the light emitting modules and a plurality of driving units. Accordingly, the width of the substrate of an edge type backlight apparatus which can provide local dimming is reduced. Therefore, the display apparatus using the edge type backlight apparatus can be slim even if it is designed to provide local dimming. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164402 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a bottom cover; a light emitting module on the bottom cover and including a substrate and a plurality of light emitting devices, each light emitting device including a light emitting structure having a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer; and a light guide member on the light emitting module and including at least one insertion cavity into which at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices is inserted, wherein the at least one insertion cavity is opened only on one side. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164403 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - Provided is a backlight assembly which can be assembled with increased efficiency and has improved reliability. The backlight assembly includes a fluorescent lamp which includes a fluorescent lamp tube and a pair of lamp leads formed at each end of the fluorescent lamp tube, end caps which surround each end of the fluorescent lamp tube and fix the lamp leads in place, and a power supply terminal units which supply power to the lamp leads, wherein an end cap exposes at least part of each of the lamp leads corresponding thereto. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164404 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Each of first reflecting sheets ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164405 | Optical element for inducing a variation of light from a light source - An optical element ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164406 | WEARABLE ARTICLE CAPABLE OF ILLUMINATION - A bag includes a lamp device that includes a plurality of LED chips disposed spacedly in a tube body of a transparent tube and coupled in parallel between first and second conducting wires of a wire unit, and a power source for supplying electric power to the LED chips through the wire unit. The transparent tube has a connecting flange extending outwardly and radially from an outer surface of the tube body, and clamped and fixed between ends of flexible first and second outer sheets of a bag body such that the tube body is disposed at a junction of the first and second outer sheets. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164407 | LINEAR CONFIGURATION LIGHTING MODULE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A display case having end jamb lighting module and a center mullion lighting module is disclosed. The lighting modules include a shell and at least one substrate whereon lighting elements are mounted. The shell defines engagement slots used to affix the substrate to the shell. The shell defines an aperture allowing light from the lighting elements to be projected out. The lighting module may include a second substrate upon which electrical components are mounted, the electrical components for conditioning input power for the lighting elements. A reflective portion of the shell or a separate reflector mounted on the shell operates on the light to form a desired spatial distribution of light. An optical cover covers the aperture. The center mullion lighting module can include a third substrate for mounting of lighting elements. Alternatively, the center mullion lighting module can be formed by combining two end jamb lighting modules. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164408 | Railing Element and Method for the Making Thereof - The present invention relates to a railing element, and to a method for the manufacture thereof. A railing element according to the invention comprises a profile body substantially of a plastic composite and a decoration at the surface of the profile body. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of forming a profile body from a plastic composite and arranging a decoration at a surface of the profile body. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164409 | HIDEAWAY HOLIDAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS - Hideaway holiday lighting systems comprises a retractable bar for hanging holiday lights assembly. The retractable bar assembly includes a plurality of strings of holiday lights attached thereto; and at least one hinge mechanism coupled to the retractable bar permitting the retractable bar to be manipulated between concealed-up and display-down positions. The retractable bar is removably secured behind rain gutters and fascia boards of a building for automatically displaying of the plurality of strings of holiday lights when in the display-down position. The hinge mechanism is able to be repeatedly manipulated by a user between the display-down position, for at least one display-use during the holiday season thereby displaying the plurality of strings of holiday lights for illumination-decorative purposes, and the concealed-up position thereby concealing the retractable bar for the remainder of the season in a non-use environmentally-protected location. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164410 | Book Light for Electronic Book Reader Devices - A dedicated electronic book (“eBook”) reader device and a reading light are described. The reading light may be embedded in a cover for the eBook reader device. The cover may draw power from the eBook reader device and provide that power to the reading light. The reading light may be attached to the cover by a flexible connector that, when withdrawn from the cover, automatically positions the reading light to illuminate an electronic display of the eBook reader device. In one implementation, the flexible connector is made of shape-memory alloy. The reading light may be oriented within the cover such that the reading light extends from a corner of the cover at an approximately 45 degree angle from a spine of the cover. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164411 | MODULAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A modular illumination device having an electronics assembly, an inner body portion extending from a first end to a second end and defining an interior cavity, wherein the inner body portion is formed so as to accept the electronics assembly within the cavity; a head assembly removably attached or coupled to the first end of the inner body portion; a tail cap portion removably attached or coupled to the second end of the inner body portion, wherein the tail cap portion includes a button assembly having a depressible button; and at least one body sleeve extending from a first end to a second end and defining an interior cavity, wherein the body sleeve is formed so as to accept the inner body portion within the cavity of the body sleeve and to be assembled between the head assembly and the tail cap portion. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164412 | LED linear light source and reading apparatus - An LED linear light source includes an approximately rod-shaped light guiding member, at an end portion of which an LED is provided. The light guiding member is in an approximately arc shape in a cross sectional view taken perpendicular to an optical axis. The light guiding member has an upper face including a light emission face for emitting light and a lower face including a reflective face, which are arranged in parallel. A diffusing member diffuses light provided on part of an outer circumferential face adjacent to a light entering end face of the light guiding member. A light absorption member is provided in an outside of the light guiding member near at an end portion thereof. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164413 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An illuminating device ( | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164414 | FLUORESCENT LAMP SUPPORT - Apparatus and methods for supporting a fluorescent lamp. The apparatus may include a ballast and one or more lamp holders. The lamp holders may be in electrical communication with the ballast via a conductor. One or more lamp holders may be removably attachable to the ballast. When a lamp holder is attached to the ballast, it may be attached in a manner that places the lamp holder in electrical communication with the conductor. The apparatus may include a lamp holder module that may support one or more lamp holders. When a lamp holder is attached to the lamp holder module, it may be attached in a manner that places the lamp holder in electrical communication with a conductor that is configured to distribute power to lamp holders that are attached to the lamp holder module. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164415 | LED LIGHT HAS PINHOLE IMAGING - An LED light has a pinhole-imaging function for dark area use as a plug-in wall outlet light, direct current (DC) operated light, or interchangeable power source light to project a shaped image to a surrounding environment. Tiny shaped pinholes can create a fine image of desired message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, optics means surface or other desired surface. At least one pinhole-means may be incorporated with an LED and parts selected from a housing-member, plastic film openings, cut-outs, transparent material piece, translucent material piece, adjust-means, sealed-unit, battery-pack, paper material, plastic material, metal material, wood material, geometric shape substrate, AC adaptor and jack means, and/or solar power or wind power generator to project the desired image, message, data, logo, to the surrounding environment, which may include any combination of ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surfaces(s). The light may have an adjustable feature, interchangeable power source feature, dot-matrix geometric shape feature, and features to change position or orientation of the pinhole substrate or LED. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164416 | LED WHITE LIGHT LUMINAIRE WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - A reflector spotlight luminaire includes a housing defining an optical axis. The light source is provided that includes one or more white light emitting LEDs, the lights being arranged to direct a beam of white light along the axis of the housing, such as being reflected from an ellipsoidal reflector. An image engine in the form of an LCD panel intercepts the beam of white light traveling along the axis to modify and enhance the beam of white light with image data, such as color, shape, animation, etc. Conventional projection optics accumulates the image emitted by the image engine, projects the optically enhanced light beam through the housing onto a projection surface. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164417 | LAMP STRUCTURE - A lamp structure comprises an aluminum extrusion pipe, a light transmission cover, and a light emitting member. The aluminum extrusion pipe is axially provided with at least one first sidewall, one second sidewall and one opening, the first sidewall is formed with at least an engaging groove in communication with a through hole in the first sidewall, the second sidewall is provided with at a light reflection surface. The light transmission cover is mounted on the aluminum extrusion pipe to cover the opening. The light emitting member includes a flexible circuit board and plural light sources, the light sources are arranged spaced apart on the flexible circuit board, the light of the light sources of the light emitting member are focused on the light transmission cover through reflection by the light reflection surface, and finally projected out of the aluminum extrusion pipe after passing through the light transmission cover. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164418 | WASHING COUNTER - A washing counter of the invention is characterized by: a bowl portion having a concave configuration used for washing and the like; a counter portion supporting the bowl portion; and a light source portion disposed on a backside of the bowl portion to emit light toward the bowl portion, where the washing counter radiates the light from the light source portion to surroundings from a surface of the bowl portion, at least one portion of the bowl portion is formed of a transparent member obtained by dispersing a light diffusing member in a base member having a transparent raw material having a light-transmitting transparency, the light diffusing member is a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member, the light source portion is disposed to face an end face of a butt portion of the transparent member, and at least one portion of the transparent member is a light radiation portion where the light from the light source portion guided through the transparent member from the butt portion is radiated outside by the light radiation portion while being diffused by the light diffusing member due to the at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of the transparent member and the light source portion being disposed to face the end face. In a washing makeup stand having a light emission source using a transparent raw material, the overall external appearance quality affected by the transparency of the raw materials used including the light emission quality can be improved by the appropriate configuration of the transparent raw material and the light emission source. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164419 | CONDUCTIVE END CAPS FOR LED-BASED LINEAR LIGHTING APPARATUS - A conductive end cap for a linear lighting apparatus is disclosed. The first embodiment of the present invention comprises, among other things, an insulating cap for one end of the linear lighting apparatus, the cap including a first orifice extending from the exterior side of the cap to the interior side of the cap and a conducting shaft extending through the first orifice and protruding from the exterior side of the cap, such that the shaft may rotate about its central axis within the first orifice. The conductive end cap also includes a second orifice extending perpendicularly through a portion of the shaft for accepting a conductive line and a static conductive element protruding from the interior side of the cap so as to provide a conductive terminal for a lighting element located within the linear lighting apparatus. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164420 | DIFFUSION STRUCTURE FOR ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE - The present invention relates to a diffusion structure for illumination light source, comprises: a substrate installed with at least one light emitting diode; a heat dissipating base, the periphery thereof is installed with at least one heat dissipating fin; a lamp head; a lower cover installed with at least one heat dissipating hole; and an upper cover, one end thereof is processed with an etching treatment by a chemical agent so the surface thereof is formed to an irregular concave-convex shape thus the lamp head is provided with more projection angles so as to increase the brightness. With the rough surface of the upper cover, lights emitted by the light emitting diode is able to be diffused, and the heat dissipating fin is disposed in the lower cover so that air can be introduced into the lower cover through the heat dissipating hole for generating convection so as to process heat dissipation to the heat dissipating fin, and users are prevented from being hurt by touching the heat dissipating fin. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164421 | MODULAR LIGHTING FIXTURE SYSTEM - A modular lighting fixture system includes plural modular lighting segments, each modular lighting segment including a mating system for mechanically connecting the modular lighting segment to another modular lighting segment. The modular lighting segments fit together to create different shapes and designs, forming a larger overall fixture system. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164422 | HEAT DISSIPATING LIGHT REFLECTING DEVICE - A LED lamp with adjustable beam direction includes a housing, a lamp base attached to one end of the housing for insertion into a lamp socket, a heatsink shaft mounted within the housing, a LED attached to one end of the heatsink shaft, a parabolic or elliptical or multi-facet reflector having a light output front opening and an asymmetric elliptical shaped rear opening, a first actuator for rotating the reflector about the LED, and a second actuator for tilting the reflector about the LED. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164423 | INTERIOR LED LIGHTING APPARATUS ADAPTED TO GENERATE A FOCUSED LIGHT BEAM OR A SPREAD LIGHT - A LED lighting apparatus includes a flexible tubular support which houses an electric cable, a lighting head in which a light emitting diode (LED) is mounted, a sleeve fitted on the lighting head and composed of a material that permits it to serve as a heat-sink, a cap which houses said sleeve and said lighting head, the cap and the sleeve being rotatable with respect to the lighting head for movement between a first position in which a focused light beam is provided and a second position in which a diffused light is provided. | 2011-07-07 |
| 20110164424 | Electrical Socket, Apparatus and System - A socket assembly, electrical apparatus and system are disclosed. The socket assembly may incorporate wire push-in terminations or accept wire plug terminations. The socket assembly may be joined to or integrally formed with the electrical apparatus. A plurality of the apparatus incorporating the socket assemblies may be combined into a system. Particular embodiments illustrating various configurations of the socket assemblies, light fixtures including such socket assemblies and a lighting system including a plurality of such light fixtures are disclosed. The socket assemblies also may incorporate terminal assemblies that include two or more metal components to permit daisy chaining of a plurality of the electrical apparatus. | 2011-07-07 |
