| 32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20120200896 | Method for Optimizing the Search for Trapping Regions - Methods disclosed permit the identification of frame buffer pixels for trapping. In some embodiments, flags associated with pixels in the frame buffer may be used to provide an indication of pixels for trapping. A first bit in a flag associated with a pixel may be set when the pixel is painted. In some embodiments, the method discloses a process for setting the value of a second bit in the flag to determine if the pixel associated with the flag lies on an object boundary. The pixel is identified as a candidate for trapping based on the value of the at least one flag. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200897 | CLUSTER MODEL FOR CONTROLLING COLOR IN A COLOR MARKING DEVICE - What is disclosed is a system and method for improving image quality of a color of interest using a cluster model in a color printing system involving the following. First, one or more image quality attributes are selected for a target color marking device. A cluster model is received which comprises a plurality of clusters with each cluster having an associated transform. The cluster model is used to estimate an image quality parameter. The image quality parameter is used to select colorant sets and thereby to improve the image quality in the marking device. Various embodiments of the use of cluster models are disclosed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200898 | FACSIMILE SERVICE SUPPORT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An exemplary method herein operates to help diagnose and correct facsimile transmission errors. The method detects a first facsimile transmission error using an arbitrarily named “first” facsimile machine (which can be a sending facsimile machine or a receiving facsimile machine). The facsimile transmission error occurs during a first facsimile transmission sent from the sending facsimile machine to the receiving facsimile machine. Upon detecting the first facsimile transmission error, the sending facsimile machine automatically contacts a service center computer. The service center computer automatically connects the sending facsimile machine to the receiving facsimile machine through the service center computer. Then, the sending facsimile machine sends a test facsimile transmission to the receiving facsimile machine through the service center computer. The method automatically records sounds sent by the sending facsimile machine and the receiving facsimile machine using the service center computer to produce an audio diagnostic file and automatically forwards the audio diagnostic file to a service engineer for diagnosis. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200899 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE WRITING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate comprises first and second lens array plates stacked on one another, a fourth surface light-shielding wall, and an intermediate light-shielding wall. An intermediate through hole formed in the intermediate light-shielding wall is formed such that the hole diameter is progressively smaller in a tapered fashion away from the first lens array plate toward the second lens array plate. An angle of inclination θ of an interior wall surface of the intermediate through hole with respect to a optical axis is given by | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200900 | Imaging Optical Array And Image Reading Device - An imaging optical array includes a plurality of imaging optical elements, which is arranged in a line in an arrangement direction, each including incidence lens to which light from an object is incident, an emission lens that emits light, and a light guiding portion that connects the incidence lens and the emission lens and that guides the light incident from the incidence lens to the emission lens, and which images an erect equal-magnification image of an object by the incidence lens and the emission lens, in which the plurality of imaging optical elements is integrally formed of a transparent medium in a state where the respective light guiding portions of the plurality of imaging optical elements are arranged in a line in the arrangement direction, and a void between the light guiding portions of the imaging optical elements adjacent to each other is empty in the transparent medium. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200901 | OFF-AXIS INTERFEROMETER - An Interferometer for off-axis digital holographic microscopy includes a recording plane, and a grating located in a plane optically conjugated with the recording plane. The grating defining a first and a second optical path, the optical path corresponding to different diffraction order. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200902 | VIBRATION-ACTUATED MICRO MIRROR DEVICE - The present invention provides a vibration-actuated micro mirror device comprising a substrate having a swinging frame and a reflection mirror, and a vibration part having a first and a second vibration structures coupled to the substrate, wherein the first vibration structure is driven to generate a first complex wave formed by a first and a second wave signals while the second vibration structure is driven to generate a second complex wave formed by a third and a fourth wave signals, and the first and the third wave signals are formed with the same frequency and phase while the second and the fourth wave signals are formed with the same frequency but opposite phases. The first and the second complex waves actuate the substrate such that the swinging frame is rotated about a first axis while the reflection mirror is rotated about a second axis. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200903 | PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR DEVICE, OPTICAL EQUIPMENT INCORPORATING THE SAME, AND PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR DEVICE FABRICATION PROCESS - A piezoelectric mirror device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200904 | ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A VIEWING PANEL - A viewing panel unit is disclosed, comprising: a first panel comprising one or more light transparent regions that are substantially transparent to visible light and one or more light hindering regions which substantially hinder transmission of visible light; a second panel comprising one or more light transparent regions that are substantially transparent to visible light and one or more light hindering regions which substantially hinder transmission of visible light; and an actuator ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200905 | TRANSILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A MICROSCOPE - A transillumination device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200906 | MEMS ANCHORS - The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for the design and manufacture of MEMS anchoring structures for light modulators in order to address the stresses of beams mounted on them. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200907 | PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS - A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200908 | ELECTROCHROMIC MULTI-LAYER DEVICES WITH SPATIALLY COORDINATED SWITCHING - A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate and a first electrically conductive layer on a surface thereof, the first electrically conductive layer having a sheet resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first electrically conductive layer that varies as a function of position. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200909 | STACKED-GRATING LIGHT MODULATOR - A “Stacked-Grating Light Modulator” (“SGLM”) comprises two diffraction grating elements, a reflection grating and a transmission grating, in close parallel proximity. An incident beam transmits through the transmission grating and is reflected by the reflection grating back through the transmission grating. The relative lateral position of the two gratings is varied to modulate the beam's zero-order reflectance. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200910 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An electrophoretic display sheet manufactured by forming on one surface of a first substrate partitions with an opening and applying and forming a binder layer on one surface of a second substrate, and then causing an electrophoretic dispersion liquid containing black particles and white particles dispersed in a dispersion medium to permeate into the binder layer and affixing the first substrate and the second substrate in a direction in which the surface of the binder layer with the electrophoretic dispersion liquid permeated therein and the surface of the partitions are opposite each other, and a method of manufacturing the electrophoretic display sheet are provided. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200911 | HIGH-POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC SUM FREQUENCY GENERATOR SYSTEM - A High-power sum frequency generator system including a first electromagnetic source for generating a first fundamental field and a second fundamental field emitted along a propagation path, and a first nonlinear component and a second nonlinear component arranged in series along the propagation path. The first nonlinear component generates a first sum frequency field from the first fundamental field and the second fundamental field, the first sum frequency field having a first polarization. The second nonlinear component generates a second sum frequency field from the first and second fundamental fields, the second sum frequency field having a second polarization. The system has an output that includes the first sum frequency field and the second sum frequency field, and a direction of the first polarization forms a mutual angle with a direction of the second polarization such that the two polarizations are non-parallel. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200912 | OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR PUMPED BY FEMTOSECOND THIN-DISK LASER - Pulses from a mode-locked Yb-doped laser are spectrally broadened, and temporally compressed, then frequency-doubled and used to pump an optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The OPO output is tunable over a wavelength range from about 600 nm to about 1100 nm. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200913 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IT - In order to limit the negative effect of metal contamination on reflectivity within an EUV lithography device, a reflective optical element is proposed for the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray wavelength range with a reflective surface with an uppermost layer, in which the uppermost layer comprises one or more organic silicon compounds with a carbon-silicon and/or silicon-oxygen bond. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200914 | TWO MIRROR UNOBSCURED TELESCOPES WITH TILTED FOCAL SURFACES - New families of two mirror unobscured telescopes with compact Schiefspiegler, eccentric pupil Cassegrain geometries, incorporating aspheres, tilted and decentered secondaries, and tilted decentered focal surfaces. These variables allow control of focal surface tilt. All embodiments, from f/5 to f/16, are totally reflecting, fully baffled systems, with wide diffraction limited FOVs and unobscured aperture MTFs. Systems optimized with the focal plane normal to the gut ray are well suited for visual and general use. They can incorporate a variable iris for f/number control and allow focusing along the gut ray with minimal field tilt. Systems optimized with a fixed focal plane tilt are well suited for high resolution, wide field collimators and IR scene generators. Any light reflected at focus can be trapped, eliminating Narcissus or “cats eye” effects. Additionally, this reflection can be used to provide a uniform “background” irradiance field. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200915 | SCREEN UNIT - A screen unit includes a flexible screen, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, a motor which shifts one end of the pantograph mechanism to stretch and contract the pantograph mechanism, and a wire. The screen unit further includes a housing which accommodates these components, and a cover which opens and closes at the time of expansion and storage of the screen. One end of the wire is held by the electric motor, and the other end of the wire is held by the cover, so that the cover can be closed in accordance with the contraction of the pantograph mechanism effected by the motor. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200916 | Multi-Stereoscopic Viewing Apparatus - A method for creating a three-dimensional multi-stereoscopic viewing apparatus includes determining characteristics of an electronically illuminating color matrix panel display having first a pixel arrangement. The method also includes determining a specification for a lenticular lens configured to convert the first pixel arrangement to a second pixel arrangement and placing the lenticular lens on the display panel. The specification for the lenticular lens is determined by calculating a viewing distance from a refraction index, a width of the display panel, and an average distance between human eyes. Determining the specification for the lenticular lens also includes determining a viewing angle that maximizes viewing characteristics and determining characteristics of the lenticular lens. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200917 | Binocular system - A binocular system includes a first monocular, a second monocular, a mounting bracket, a base plate, coupled to the mounting bracket, a first arm coupled to the base plate via a first hinge and coupled to the first monocular via a first guide rail, and a second arm coupled to the base plate via a second hinge and coupled to the second monocular via a second guide rail. The monoculars are independently moveable using the guide rails and the hinges. Collimation of the monoculars is maintained independently of movement of the monoculars side to side and fore and aft on the guiderails. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200918 | Binocular system - A binocular system includes a first monocular, a second monocular, a first arm coupled to a base plate via a first hinge and coupled to the first monocular, and a second arm coupled to the base plate via a second hinge and coupled to the second monocular. Each of the monoculars rotates about a corresponding one of the hinges along an axis of rotation that is not parallel to an axis of collimation of each of the monoculars. The monoculars are collimated when rotated into a deployed position. The binocular system may also include a mounting bracket coupled to the base plate, a tilt base, interposed between the mounting bracket and the base plate and a tilt lever, having a cam that is operatively engaged with the tilt base, where actuation of the lever causes the base plate to tilt with respect to the mounting bracket. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200919 | VOIDED DIFFUSER - A voided diffuser and an optical construction incorporating the voided diffuser are provided. The voided diffuser includes a plurality of beads and a binder composition in contact with the plurality of beads. The binder composition includes a binder and a plurality of interconnected voids. The optical construction includes the voided diffuser disposed on a substrate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200920 | SINGLE CRYSTAL, PRODUCTION PROCESS OF SAME, OPTICAL ISOLATOR, AND OPTICAL PROCESSOR USING SAME - The present invention provides a single crystal for an optical isolator having a Faraday rotation angle exceeding that of TGG single crystal in a wavelength region of 1064 nm or longer or in a wavelength region of shorter than 1064 nm, and is capable of realizing enlargement of crystal size, a production process thereof, an optical isolator, and an optical processor that uses the optical isolator. The single crystal according to the present invention is composed of a terbium aluminum garnet single crystal, and mainly a portion of the aluminum is replaced with lutetium. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200921 | PELLICLE FRAME - There is provided a pellicle which comprises a pellicle frame having eight or more jig holes in the outer wall for receiving jig pins of pellicle handling jigs; the jig holes are arranged such that the pellicle frame can be held by two or more pellicle handling jigs at the same time, and preferably the jigs holes are on the outer walls of the all frame bars so that the pellicle frame can be held by the jigs at both the longer frame bars and the shorter frame bars at the same time. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200922 | FOREIGN MATTER REMOVAL UNIT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A foreign matter removal unit includes a rectangular optical member disposed on an optical path, in which is set an optically effective region through which a light flux passes, a piezoelectric device provided to a side of the optical member on the outer side of the optically effective region, and a vibration suppression member provided to a side of the optical member where the piezoelectric device is not provided. The vibration suppression member is provided to the optical member such that an edge face of the side of the optical member does not protrude out from an edge face of the vibration suppression member. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200923 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMAGE - Providing a zoom lens system having a high zoom ratio being compact with high optical performance. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis, a first lens group G | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200924 | MONOLITHIC OR HYBRID INTEGRATED OPTICAL INFORMATION PROCESSOR EMPLOYING A PLURALITY OF CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS AT FRACTIONAL FOURIER PLANES - A monolithic or hybrid integrated optical information processor employing a plurality of controllable optical transfer functions at fractional Fourier planes between two optical imaging elements is described. The arrangement can be used to realize or closely approximate arbitrary non-positive-definite transfer functions of spatially-varying amplitude and phase. In various implementations, one or both of the optical imaging elements can comprise a lens or graded-index material. In some implementations, at least a portion of the arrangement is implemented in the form of a stack. Graded index material may lie between consecutive light modulating array elements. The controllable plurality of optical transfer functions are employed to create a controllable optical processor which can be used for image filtering and optical computations using complex-valued optical signal arithmetic. An image sensor may be included to transform the processed image into electrical output. Applications include optical computing systems and integrated optics. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200925 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE RESIN COMPOSITION, ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE RESIN MATERIAL, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND STACKED DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided are an organic-inorganic composite resin composition and an organic-inorganic composite resin material made of a cured product thereof, containing at least an organic compound having a polymerizable functional group, metal oxide fine particles, and a polymerization initiator. The cured product obtained by curing the organic-inorganic composite resin composition through application of an active energy has a refractive index nd of 1.61 or more and 1.65 or less, Abbe's number νd of 13 or more and 20 or less, and an anomalous dispersion characteristic θg,F of 0.42 or more and 0.54 or less. Further provided is an optical element comprising a transparent substrate and the organic-inorganic composite resin material formed on the transparent substrate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200926 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first reflective film that is disposed on the first substrate, a second reflective film that is disposed on the second substrate, first and second fixed electrodes that are disposed on the first substrate at positions located at the periphery of the first reflective film in plan view, and first and second variable electrodes that are disposed on the second substrate and face the first and second fixed electrodes. Slit portions of the second variable electrode are formed such that the first and second variable electrodes have a center symmetrical structure with the reflective film as its center. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200927 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING ANTI-REFLECTION FILM - An optical element having anti-reflection film includes an anti-reflection film having a reflection characteristic expressed by a function Fm(x), which is on an m | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200928 | Plate Member For Touch Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A plate member for touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The plate member for touch panel includes: a base substrate; a first intermediate layer disposed on a first side of the base substrate and having a first refractive index; a second intermediate layer disposed on the first intermediate layer and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index; and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the second intermediate layer. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200929 | LIGHT EXTRACTING SUBSTRATE FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A light extraction substrate includes a glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A first light extraction region can be defined on and/or adjacent the first surface. The first light extraction region includes nanoparticles. A second light extraction region can be defined on at least a part of the second surface. The second light extraction region has a surface roughness of at least 10 nm. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200930 | LIGHT DIFFUSION SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT DIFFUSION SHEET, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light diffusion sheet ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200931 | GRADIENT LOW INDEX ARTICLE AND METHOD - A gradient optical film and an optical construction including the gradient optical film are described. The gradient optical film includes a binder, a plurality of particles, and a plurality of interconnected voids having a local volume fraction. The local volume fraction of the plurality of interconnected voids varies along a thickness direction of the gradient optical film. The refractive index of the gradient optical film can also varies along a thickness direction of the gradient optical film, as the refractive index can also depend upon the local volume fraction of the plurality of interconnected voids. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200932 | DIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIE, AND ANTI-REFLECTION COATING - A mold includes an anodized porous alumina layer over its surface. The anodized porous alumina layer has a plurality of first and second recessed portions. The plurality of second recessed portions have a two-dimensional size of not less than 190 nm and not more than 50 μm when viewed in a direction normal to the mold surface and have a plurality of minute recessed portions over its inner surface. The plurality of minute recessed portions have a two-dimensional size of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm; and have a two-dimensional size of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm. The plurality of first recessed portions are provided between the plurality of second recessed portions. The average value of the two-dimensional size of the plurality of second recessed portions is greater than that of the plurality of first recessed portions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200933 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY PANEL - An optical film having an optically-transparent substrate, and a low refractive index layer having a thickness d on one side of the optically-transparent substrate, a polarizing plate and a display panel provided with the same, and a display provided with the same. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200934 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY - A virtual image display includes at least an image forming device, a pair of accommodating members at least one of which accommodates the image forming device, a light guide member which guides image light received from the image forming device toward a predetermined outside position, and a pair of temples one and the other of which are rotatably attached to one and the other of the pair of the accommodating members, respectively. Each of either the accommodating members or the temples has a contact member which regulates rotation of the temple, and a position control member which shifts the corresponding contact member in a first direction extending nearer to or away from the corresponding accommodating member or temple on which the contact member is not provided. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200935 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A support frame includes a light transmissive portion that is combined with a light guide member to form a see-through portion. The support frame assembled with the light guide member for image light observation therefore allows see-through observation of an outside-world object through the see-through portion. Further, providing the light transmissive portion in the support frame can increase the strength of the support frame while reducing the weight of the light guide member. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200936 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In regard to a second direction (combination direction) that is turned back by a reflection at the time of light-guiding, a projective optical system has an emission opening width larger than an opening width of a third reflective surface, such that it is possible to prevent a partial deficiency of image light when the image light emitted from the projective optical system is incident to the third reflective surface from occurring, and thereby it is possible to prevent the occurrence of deficiency of an image or a large variation in brightness. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200937 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A half mirror layer has an angle dependency in which when an angle of incidence becomes larger than the angle of incidence range of image light, reflectance increases, such that it is possible to prevent unintended light, which is emitted to a light transmitting member from a light guiding member and is reflected inside a light transmitting member, from being returned to a light emission portion of the light guiding member after passing through the half mirror layer as a reflective film at a relatively large angle of incidence. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the image light passed through the light transmitting member from becoming ghost light while mitigating the demand for increasing processing accuracy of the light transmitting member, and bonding accuracy between the light guiding member and the light transmitting member. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200938 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Image light reflected by a third reflective surface of a light incidence portion is propagated while being totally reflected by first and second reflective surfaces of a light guiding portion, is reflected by a fourth reflective surface of a light emission portion, and is incident to observer's eye as a virtual image. At this time, the number of times of reflection of first image light, which is emitted from a first partial region of an image display device, in the light guiding portion, and the number of times of reflection of second image light, which is emitted from a second partial region of the image display device in the light guiding portion are different from each other, such that it is possible to take in the image light beams from the different partial regions of the image display device with a relatively wide angle of view. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200939 | ELECTROWETTING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrowetting-on-dielectric device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200940 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear group including one or more lens units. An aperture stop is included on the image side of the second lens unit, and the second lens unit and at least one of the lens units included in the rear group move during zooming. The Abbe number νdj | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200941 | ZOOM TYPE LENS BARREL AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens barrel which can increase the relative movement interval of lens units in the direction of an optical axis without increasing the dimension of a translating cylinder, which inhibits the rotation of the lens units, in the direction of the optical axis. The movement of a second lens unit holding second group lenses is switched from linear guide by a first translating guide unit to linear guide by a second translating guide unit when the second lens unit moves in a direction relatively away from a first lens unit holding first group lenses. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200942 | Geometrically Shaped Ellipsoid Vehicular Mirror - Cross-view mirrors for buses and other vehicles which provide modified image sizes. The mirror assemblies have lens members created from the shape of a portion of an elliptical or circular toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical or circular cross-sectional shape. A first embodiment has an elliptical toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical cross-sectional shape. A second embodiment has an elliptical toroid volumetric shape with a circular cross-sectional shape. A third embodiment has a circular toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical cross-sectional shape. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200943 | Two-Stage Optical Object Molding Using Pre-Final Form - A lens, such as a lens for use in a wafer-level camera, is made by forming a polymeric material with at least one master to form a pre-final lens. The pre-final lens forms a majority of a final volume of the lens. The pre-final lens is allowed to harden, during which it may sag or shrink An aliquot of polymeric material is added to the lens and formed with the same master with a spacer, or with a second master, to form a first surface layer that provides correction between the pre-final lens shape and a final desired lens shape. In an embodiment, the surface layer has similar or identical index of refraction to the pre-final lens. In an embodiment the lens is formed on a substrate. In an embodiment, a send master, or master pair, are used to form a lens having upper and lower curvature, with a second aliquot of polymeric material forming a second surface layer on a surface of the lens opposite to the first surface layer. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200944 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes, from an object-side to an image-side: an aperture stop, a first lens of positive refractive power with two convex surfaces along the optical axis of the imaging lens, a meniscus second lens of negative refractive power with a convex surface on the object-side, a meniscus third lens of positive refractive power with a convex surface on the image-side, a meniscus fourth lens of negative refractive power with a convex surface on the object-side. Specified conditions are satisfied in order to reduce aberrations and an Fno (focal ratio number) and enhance wide-angle view. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200945 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having positive refractive power, arranged from an object side to an image plane side. In the first lens, a curvature radius on an object-side surface is positive and a curvature radius of an image-side surface is negative. In the second lens, curvature radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface are both positive. In the third lens, curvature radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are both negative. When the whole lens system has a focal length f and a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the fourth lens is L14, the imaging lens satisfies the following expression: | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200946 | OPTICAL LAYER STACK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical layer stack having a first layer, a second layer, a first spacer part associated with the first layer and a second spacer part associated with the second layer, wherein the two spacer parts have groove and tongue for an engagement in a stacking direction of the optical layer stack in order to provide a connection between the first and the second spacer part and a spacing of the first and the second layer in stacking direction. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200947 | Kinematic Optic Mount - A two-axis, optical mount provides two sets of flexural elements monolithically and homogeneously formed of a single material with, and interconnecting, three rigid segments. Between each pair of rigid segments. beginning with the first and second, a set of extensions is formed to have a cross section that permits simple, easy, independent adjustment therebetween. Likewise, a flexural set exists between the second and third rigid elements. Meanwhile, the rigid elements have section moduli sufficiently great as to be orders of magnitude larger than the flexural stiffness or section modulus of the flexures, thus providing flexures that operate in the elastic mode and introduce no joint type accuracy errors in adjustment. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200948 | DUAL SIDED MIRROR BOOK IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating the imaging of books are presented. A first transparent plate and a second transparent plate may be positioned at approximately a 45 degree angle to the first transparent plate. A dual-sided mirror may be configured to be positioned substantially parallel with the first transparent plate and to be positioned substantially parallel with the second transparent plate. The first side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a first image of a first page of a book, the first image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the first transparent plate. The second side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a second image of a second page of the book, the second image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the second transparent plate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SIDE MIRROR OF A VEHICLE - A system of a side mirror of a vehicle includes: a driving motor which is driven by input electric power and supplies a driving force for rotating the side mirror from a folding position to an unfolding position or rotating the side mirror from the unfolding position to the folding position; a switch selecting unfolding or folding of the side mirror; an electric power source supplying electric power to the driving motor; and a mirror driving unit supplying electric power to the driving motor from the electric power source according to a signal of the switch, and performing a blocking cancellation operation of reversing a rotation direction of the side mirror. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200950 | COMPOSITE FOR BLACK MATRIX RESIST, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLACK MATRIX RESIST, COLOR FILTER ARRAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A resist composition for a black matrix, the resist composition including carbon nanotubes, a halosulfonic acid, an alcohol, an ammonium hydroxide compound, and a fluorosilane. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200951 | CONTENT DUPLICATION DEVICE AND CONTENT DUPLICATION SYSTEM - A duplication device is provided. When content is duplicated by recording, in a recording medium of a recording destination, the same content as content recorded in a recording medium of a duplication source, even if a reading speed is slower than a writing speed, the duplication device can reduce a duplication time as much as possible. The duplication device | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200952 | Apparatus and Method to Transfer Data to and from a Sequential Information Storage Medium - A sequential information storage medium, comprising a plurality of servo patterns encoded lengthwise thereon, wherein each servo pattern encodes at least one LPOS bit and comprises a width less than 187 microns. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200953 | MAGNETIC DISC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic disc apparatus includes a magnetic head which reads information stored in a magnetic disc, an arm which supports the magnetic head, and a feedback controller which controls a coarse actuator to move the magnetic head above the magnetic disc by driving the arm, a fine actuator to hold a position of the magnetic head, and a feedback path which feeds back a displacement of the actuator to a target value of the coarse actuator. The feedback controller controls decoupling of a double actuator system which adds up the coarse actuator and the fine actuator. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200954 | Systems and Methods for Off Track Error Recovery - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for recovering data from a storage medium. As an example, a data recovery circuit is disclosed that includes: a controller circuit, a data processing circuit, a selector circuit, and a combining circuit. The controller circuit is operable to position a sensor over a track of the storage medium at a first distance from the center of the track to yield a first data set, and to position the sensor over the track of the storage medium at a second distance from the center of the track to yield a second data set. The data processing circuit is operable to process a processing data set, and the selector circuit is operable to select between the first data set and a combined data set as the processing data set. The combining circuit is operable to combine the first data set with at least the second data set to yield the combined data set. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200955 | USING A READ-WRITE DATA STORAGE DEVICE HAVING A DUAL ACTUATOR - A method of aligning read elements and write elements with a storage media in a data storage device includes determining a position of a data track associated with the storage media, shifting one of a first and second head module relative to the storage media. The first head module includes at least one of a read element and a write element and the second head module includes at least one of a read element and a write element operatively associated with the at least one of the read element and write element of the first head module. The first head module is selectively shiftable relative to the second head module. The method further includes aligning one of the at least one read element and write element of the one of the first and second head module that is shifted with the data track on the storage media. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200956 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE - A method for producing a magnetic recording medium which includes: forming a magnetic layer on a non-magnetic substrate; forming a dissolution layer on the magnetic layer; forming a mask layer on the dissolution layer; patterning the dissolution layer and the mask layer so as to have a pattern corresponding to a magnetic recording pattern; partially modifying or removing a part of the magnetic layer and the mask layer not covered with the dissolution layer; and dissolving the dissolution layer and removing the dissolution layer together with the mask layer which is on the dissolution layer from the surface of the magnetic layer. The dissolution layer is formed by coating a solution containing an organic silicon compound dissolved in an organic solvent on the magnetic layer, and solidifying the coated chemical solution in the step in which the dissolution layer is formed on the magnetic layer. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200957 | SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPINDLE MOTOR - In a spindle motor, a lead wire extending from a coil includes a first solder portion coated with a first solder. The lead wire is arranged to extend downward through a base hole portion and a board hole portion. The first solder portion is soldered to a circuit board through a second solder portion. An upper end portion of the first solder portion is arranged above an upper surface of the circuit board such that d | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200958 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the present invention comprises a non-magnetic substrate, and at least a backing layer, an under layer, an intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, which are sequentially laminated on the non-magnetic substrate, wherein the backing layer is formed of a soft magnetic film having an amorphous structure, the under layer contains a NiW alloy containing any one or both of Co and Fe, the W content of the NiW alloy is within a range from 3 to 10 atom %, the total of the Co and Fe contents of the NiW alloy is 5 atom % or more and less than 40 atom %, the saturation magnetic flux density Bs of the NiW alloy is 280 emu/cm | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200959 | FLEXURE BASED SHOCK AND VIBRATION SENSOR FOR HEAD SUSPENSIONS IN HARD DISK DRIVES - Systems and methods for flexure based shock and vibration sensor for head suspensions in hard disk drives. Specifically, this invention deals with operational shock and vibration management within a hard disk drive. In one implementation, the assembly includes a circuit embedded optical waveguide sensor that includes a flexible electrical circuit board with a configuration of either a single or multi layers of conductor traces, a thin flexure gimbal for carrying and flying a HDD slider, a consecutive sensing layer constructed by an optical core and by clad construction with a configuration of either a single core array or a plural core array, an optical loop formed by light input and an output core, optical grating disposed on the consecutive sensing layer forming an optical grating waveguide sensor, a light emitter for injecting light into the optical core, and a receiver receiving the output light from the optical core. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200960 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A CURRENT, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF A GROUNDING APPARATUS - The invention is a method and electric circuitry for measuring a grounding current of a photovoltaic power system incorporating a photovoltaic inverter, a measurement current being led through two shunts disposed at different points. The measurement current is a current that may flow alternatively at two different points at different electric potentials, the current flowing at a potential that differs by at least 50 V from the potential of the point of evaluation. The shunts are inserted in such a manner in a current mirror circuit that the voltage drop caused by the measurement in the shunts generates an asymmetry in the current mirror the magnitude of which is proportional to the measurement current. The measurement current is the grounding current of the photovoltaic power system with optional positive or negative pole grounding. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200961 | ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A LIQUID DETECTOR - Device for preventing the explosion of an electrical transformer provided with a tank which is filled with a coolant liquid. The device includes a rupture element provided with tear areas and folding areas at breaking. The rupture element is able to break when the internal tank pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. At least one flange for maintaining the rupture element, the said flange being arranged at side of the rupture element opposite the tank. The device comprises a liquid detector arranged at the side of the rupture element opposite the tank. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200962 | ESD CLAMP FOR MULTI-BONDED PINS - A circuit comprises a plurality of segments and a clamp circuit. Each of the plurality of segments comprises a bond pad coupled to a multi-bonded pin via a respective bond wire and a conductor coupling the bond pad to a respective internal connection. The bond pad from each of the plurality of segments is coupled to the same multi-bonded pin. The clamp circuit comprises a plurality of input pins and a plurality of clamp transistors. Each input pin is coupled to the bond pad of a respective one of the plurality of segments via the respective conductor. Each clamp transistor is coupled to a respective one of the input pins, wherein each of the plurality of clamp transistors is configured to prevent a voltage on the respective conductor from exceeding a respective voltage limit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A COMPUTING DEVICE USING VSD MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING SAME - Embodiments described herein provide for programmatic design or simulation of substrates carrying electrical elements to integrate voltage switchable dielectric (“VSD”) material as a protective feature. In particular, VSD material may be incorporated into the design of a substrate device for purpose of providing protection against transient electrical conditions, such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200964 | DIODE CHAIN WITH GUARD-BAND - The present invention provides an ESD protection device having at least one diode in a well of first conductivity type formed in a substrate of second conductivity type. The circuit further includes a guard-band of the first conductivity surrounding at least a portion of the diode, thus forming an NPN transistor between the diode cathode, the substrate and the guard-band. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200965 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE AND PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - In an electronic component device, an ESD protection element including a cavity portion and a pair of opposed discharge electrodes is disposed inside a package substrate. A composite portion made of a composite material including a metal material and an insulating material is disposed on a bottom of the cavity portion. The package substrate including the ESD protection element disposed therein reduces the size of the electronic component device and reliably prevents damage to and malfunctioning of the electronic component device. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200966 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORK - A protection system is provided for an electrical power network. The system has one or more circuit breaker arrangements which on activation isolate electrical faults within the network, and one or more fault detectors. The or each fault detector measures an inductance of a respective section of the network. The system is configured to activate one or more of the circuit breaker arrangements in response to measured inductances which are indicative of a fault. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200967 | INTEGRATED OVERDRIVE AND OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE - In one general aspect, an apparatus can include an overcurrent protection device. The apparatus can include an overvoltage protection device coupled to the overcurrent protection device and configured to cause the overcurrent protection device to decrease a current through the overvoltage protection device after a breakdown voltage of the overvoltage protection device increases in response to heat. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200968 | Battery Charge Protection System - A system comprises a battery including one or more cells, an energy source, a load, and a battery protection circuit coupled to the battery, the energy source and the load. The circuit determines if the charge of each cell is at/above a predetermined, band gap supplied threshold voltage, which results in disconnecting of the battery from the energy source. The circuit also may determine if the charge of any cell is at/below a second predetermined level, which may result in disconnecting of the battery from the load. The circuit may be radiation-hardened (e.g., via redundancy), through the use of two sets of field effect transistors, two logic gates, two groups of comparator circuits, and two relays. The circuit provides multiply redundant protection comprising: redundantly assessing the overvoltage determination; redundantly triggering battery isolation; and preventing inadvertent isolation and non-charging, occurring absent overvoltage, through redundant first and second relays. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200969 | Resistive Element, Infrared Light Sensor, and Electrical Device - A resistive element which includes an element body that contains, as its main constituent, an oxide conductor represented by RBaMn | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200970 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING INTERRUPT WIRE - An electronic control device includes a substrate, a plurality of component-mounted wires disposed on the substrate, a plurality of electronic components mounted on the respective component-mounted wires, a common wire disposed on the substrate and coupled with each of the electronic components, an interrupt wire coupled between one of the component-mounted wires and the common wire, a connection wire via which the interrupt wire is coupled with one of the common wire and the one of the component-mounted wires, and a solder disposed between each of the electronic components and a corresponding one of the component-mounted wires and having a lower melting point than the interrupt wire. The interrupt wire is configured to melt in accordance with heat generated by an overcurrent so as to interrupt a coupling between the one of the component-mounted wires and the common wire. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200971 | Fault Current Limiter with Shield and Adjacent Cores - In a fault current limiter (FCL) of a saturated core type having at least one coil wound around a high permeability material, a method of suppressing the time derivative of the fault current at the zero current point includes the following step: utilizing an electromagnetic screen or shield around the AC coil to suppress the time derivative current levels during zero current conditions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200972 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING INTERRRUPT WIRE - An electronic control device includes a substrate, a plurality of component-mounted wires disposed on the substrate, a plurality of electronic components mounted on the respective component-mounted wires, a common wire coupled with each of the electronic components, an interrupt wire coupled between one of the component-mounted wires and the common wire, and a heat release portion. The interrupt wire melts in accordance with heat generated by an overcurrent. The heat release portion is attached to the common wire and is disposed at a position where a wiring distance from the interrupt wire is shorter than a wiring distance between the interrupt wire and any of the electronic components except for one of the electronic components mounted on the one of the component-mounted wires. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200973 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING INTERRUPT WIRE - An electronic control device includes a substrate, component-mounted wires disposed on the substrate, electronic components mounted on the respective component-mounted wires, a common wire disposed on the substrate and coupled with each of the electronic components, and an interrupt wire coupled between one of the component-mounted wires and the common wire. The interrupt wire melts in accordance with heat generated by an overcurrent. The interrupt wire includes a first wire section and a second wire section shorter than the first wire section. The first wire section and the second wire section is coupled with each other at a predetermined angle that is determined so that one of the wire sections is coupled with the common wire and the other is coupled with the one of the component-mounted wires. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200974 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING INTERRUPT WIRE - An electronic control device includes a substrate, a plurality of component-mounted wires, a plurality of electronic components, a common wire, an interrupt wire and a protective layer. The component-mounted wires and the common wire are disposed on the substrate. The electronic components are mounted on the respective component-mounted wires and are coupled with the common wire. The interrupt wire is coupled between one component-mounted wire and the common wire, and is configured to melt in accordance with heat generated by an overcurrent to interrupt a coupling between the component-mounted wire and the common wire. The protective layer covers a surface of the substrate including the interrupt wire and defines an opening portion so that at least a portion of the interrupt wire is exposed. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200975 | LOW FORWARD VOLTAGE DROP TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING - A low forward voltage drop transient voltage suppressor utilizes a low-reverse-voltage-rated PN diode electrically connected in parallel to a high-reverse-voltage-rated Schottky rectifier in a single integrated circuit device. The transient voltage suppressor is ideally suited to fix the problem of high forward voltage drop of PN diodes and high leakage of low reverse breakdown of Schottky rectifiers. The low-reverse-voltage PN rectifier can be fabricated through methods such as 1) double layers of epi (with higher concentration layer epi in the bottom) or 2) punch through design of PN diode by base with compression. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200976 | SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is a surge protection device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200977 | Electronic Trip Unit For An Electrical Switch - An electronic trip unit for an electrical switch is disclosed which has at least one electrical connection, and which can be mounted in an electrical switch and in the mounted state interoperates with the latter for the purpose of tripping the switch and where, with the electrical switch in its built-in position, the mounted trip unit has at least one front surface facing towards the front, at least one rear surface facing towards the rear and side surfaces, and whereby with the trip unit in its mounted state at least one of the side surfaces is freely accessible, and where the electrical connection is located on one of the freely accessible side surfaces of the trip unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200978 | MODULAR AND WEATHER RESISTANT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A surge suppression system provides surge protection both locally within the radio station building were the power plant and telecommunication equipment are located and remotely next to the radios and antennas located outside of the building on the communication tower. An external surge suppression unit provides a waterproof enclosure for both surge suppression devices and fiber optic connectors. A rack mountable surge suppression unit provides local in-line surge suppression protection for the electrical equipment located in the communication station. A unique surge suppression tray is hot swappable so that multiple surge suppression devices can be replaced at the same time without disrupting radio operation. Pluggable surge suppression modules can be used in both the external surge suppression unit and the rack mountable surge suppression unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200979 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A surge suppression system provides surge protection both locally within the radio station building were the power plant and telecommunication equipment are located and remotely next to the radios and antennas located outside of the building on the communication tower. An external surge suppression unit provides a waterproof enclosure for both surge suppression devices and fiber optic connectors. A rack mountable surge suppression unit provides local in-line surge suppression protection for the electrical equipment located in the communication station. A unique surge suppression tray is hot swappable so that multiple surge suppression devices can be replaced at the same time without disrupting radio operation. Pluggable surge suppression modules can be used in both the external surge suppression unit and the rack mountable surge suppression unit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200980 | TRIBOELECTRIC CHARGE CONTROLLED ELECTROSTATIC CLAMP - An electrostatic clamp which more effectively removes built up charge from a substrate prior to removal is disclosed. Currently, the lift pins and the ground pins are the only mechanism used to remove charge from the substrate after implantation. The present discloses describes an electrostatic chuck in which the top dielectric surface has an embedded conductive region, such as a ring shaped conductive region in the sealing ring. Thus, regardless of the orientation of the substrate during release, at least a portion of the substrate will contain the conductive region on the dielectric layer of the workpiece support. This conductive region may be connected to ground through the use of conductive vias in the dielectric layer. In some embodiments, these conductive vias are the fluid conduits used to supply gas to the back side of the substrate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200981 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND METHOD FOR REMOVING REMAINING CHARGES THEREON - The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck, which includes a base ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200982 | MICROPULSE BIPOLAR CORONA IONIZER AND METHOD - A solution for static charge neutralization that includes providing at least one pulse train pair to an emitter of an ionizer is disclosed. The pulse train pair is disposed to include a positive pulse train and a negative pulse train that alternate in sequence. The positive pulse train includes an ionizing positive voltage waveform, while the negative pulse train includes an ionizing negative voltage waveform. These ionizing positive and negative voltage waveforms alternately create voltage gradients across the emitter and a reference electrode of the ionizer, generating by corona discharge an ion cloud that includes positive and negative ions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200983 | Multilayer Capacitor - A first inner electrode is integrally provided with a first terminal connection part connected to a first terminal electrode and a first linking connection part connected to a first linking electrode. A second inner electrode is integrally provided with a second terminal connection part connected to a second terminal electrode and a second linking connection part connected to a second linking electrode. A third inner electrode is integrally provided with a third linking connection part connected to the first linking electrode. A fourth inner electrode is integrally provided with a fourth linking connection part connected to the second linking electrode. The third inner electrode is adjacent to the first and fourth inner electrodes in a laminating direction of the plurality of dielectric layers. The first and fourth inner electrodes overlap the third inner electrode as seen in the laminating direction of the plurality of dielectric layers. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200984 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIN/TA2O5/TIN CAPACITOR - A method for manufacturing a TiN/Ta | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200985 | ELECTRODE FOIL AND CAPACITOR USING SAME - Electrode foil includes an aluminum alloy having a composition in a region at least 10 μm deep from a surface of the foil. The composition includes aluminum as a main component and zirconium of at least 0.03 at % and at most 0.5 at %. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200986 | Side Accessible Circuit Breaker to Bus Connections - A load center assembly comprising a main circuit breaker configured to be connected with bus plates through side openings in the main circuit breaker is described. The openings in the main circuit breaker comprise plug-on clips by which the bus plates connect. The plug-on clips are configured to use friction to grasp the bus plates as the bus plates are slidably inserted between the jaws of the plug-on clips. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL, MODULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A MODULAR DATA CENTER - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for structural power distribution in a modular data center. In particular, the present application describes a modular data center with a modular structural frame. The modular structural frame defines an enclosure, and a plurality of information handling systems may be located in the enclosure. The modular data center may also include a power distribution pathway that is at least partially disposed within the modular structural frame of the modular data center. The modular data center may also include a plurality of power distribution elements disposed within the power distribution pathway, which power the information handling systems located in the enclosure. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200988 | INTERNAL CIRCUIT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX USING THE SAME - An internal circuit structural element including a bus bar circuit structural element formed by a bus bar having a selectively cuttable portion that is formed into different types of routing configurations as a bus bar circuit by selectively cutting the portion, and a printed wire circuit structural element formed by a printed-circuit board having a selective energization portion obtained by dividing a printed wire that is formed into different types of routing configurations as a printed wire circuit by selectively attaching a jumper member that bridges across a divided portion of the printed wire to the selective energization portion. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200989 | Retractable power tap with low voltage cordless capability - A retractable power tap apparatus ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200990 | Magnetic Slider Mechanism For Electronic Devices and Methods of Use - A portable processing device that includes a base portion and a main portion. The base portion includes a magnet and guides. The main portion includes a magnetic area. The base portion and the main portion are separable and configured to be held together by a magnetic force between the magnetic area and the magnet. The main portion is configured to be slideably movable with respect to the base portion in a sliding direction defined by the guides. The base portion may further include a cavity adjacent to the top end of the base portion, with a second magnet disposed proximate the cavity. At the end of a sliding motion, the bottom of the main portion is pulled into the cavity by magnetic attraction between the second magnet and the magnetic area. In some embodiments the main portion may be capable of a flip with respect to the base portion. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200991 | VARIABLE DISPLAY AREA TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a variable display area type display device having a structure which can selectively extend or reduce a display area. The present invention comprises: a base plate having a foldable body; a display unit which is installed on one surface of the base plate and in which the display area is folded and changed by the folding of the base plate; and a plate supporting member for supporting the base plate before or after the folding of the base plate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCURRENT MANUFACTURING, TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF A MODULAR DATA CENTER - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for concurrent manufacturing, testing, and integration of a modular data center is presented. According to the disclosure, a first component of a modular data center and a second component of a modular data center may be separately and concurrently manufactured. The first component may include a first pre-designed integration element, and the second component may include a second pre-designed integration element. The manufactured first component and the manufactured second component are then integrated, using an integration process which utilizes the first pre-designed integration element and the second pre-designed integration element. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200993 | INTEGRATED TRANSLATIONAL LAND-GRID ARRAY SOCKETS AND LOADING MECHANISMS FOR SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES - A land-grid array die package socket is configured for low- or zero insertion-force assembly with a land-grid array die package. For zero insertion-force assembly, a motion plate applies a force on a land-grid array contact that causes a contact tip to move into protective cover while the die package is inserted into the socket. After zero insertion-force assembly, the motion plate applies a force on the land-grid array contact that causes the contact tip to deflect in a positive-Z direction until a useful contact is made at the contact tip with a land-grid array pad. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200994 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY WITH A CONTOURED KEYPAD FACADE FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is disclosed. The mobile computing device comprises a housing that includes a section to retain a keypad assembly. The keypad assembly includes at least a keypad façade that carries a plurality of keys. The keypad façade of the keypad assembly is contoured to adjoin and be substantially flush with the section of the housing. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120200995 | DISPLAY DEVICE HOLDING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH SAME - Even when the total length of a display device is increased, the strength of a case is sufficiently ensured without increasing the total length of the case itself. | 2012-08-09 |
