34th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140233117 | LENS ASSEMBLY, LENS BARREL AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A lens assembly includes a first lens holder that holds a first lens, a first guiding shaft that guides the first lens holder in a parallel direction to an optical axis of the first lens, a first driver that drives the first lens holder in an axial direction of the first guiding shaft, a second lens holder that holds a second lens that is different from the first lens, and a second driver that drives the second lens holder in a direction of the optical axis. Here, the first guiding shaft, the second driver, and the first driver are arranged in the stated order in a circumferential direction of a circle that is centered on the optical axis. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233118 | Camera Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle - A camera arrangement for a vehicle includes a camera and a prism. The camera is arranged behind a windshield of the vehicle. The prism is positioned between the windshield and the camera and is coupled to the windshield by a coupling medium. The prism has a light entry surface facing the windshield and a light exit surface facing an optical imaging component of the camera. The light entry surface and/or the light exit surface is non-flat by which the prism at least partially compensates for refraction resulting from curvature of the windshield. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233119 | MIRROR HAVING REFLECTIVE LAYER OF OR INCLUDING SILICON ALUMINUM - Embodiments relate to mirrors having a reflective layer of or including silicon aluminum (e.g., SiAl). The mirrors may be first surface mirrors, or second surface mirrors. The mirrors may be flat or bent in different instances, and may or may not be heat treated. In certain example instances, such mirrors may be used in interior residential, commercial, appliance, and/or other applications. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233120 | MIRROR HAVING REFLECTIVE LAYER OF OR INCLUDING SILICON ALUMINUM - Embodiments relate to mirrors having a reflective layer of or including silicon aluminum (e.g., SiAl). The mirrors may be first surface mirrors, or second surface mirrors. The SiAl layer may be provided between dielectric layers. The mirrors may be flat or bent in different instances, and may or may not be heat treated. In certain example instances, such mirrors may be used in interior residential, commercial, appliance, and/or other applications. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233121 | SANDWICH STRUCTURE UNIT FOR SOLAR COLLECTOR MIRRORS - The present invention discloses a solar panel mirror unit ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233122 | Left and right side view mirrors - Left and Right side view mirrors for a vehicle giving the driver a view outwardly to each side of the vehicle, to check lanes on each side, to ensure safe lane changes. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233123 | Low Drag Low Noise Devices Using Jet Flow Control - Low drag low noise devices are described herein that use passive jet flow control to reduce the drag and noise created by devices (e.g., motor vehicle side view mirrors) while the devices travel through fluid. The low drag low noise devices described herein comprise a lengthwise axis, an outer body, and an inner body. The outer body and the inner body cooperatively define a channel through which fluid can pass during use. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233124 | VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - The need for an O ring cover is eliminated when a gap between a shaft portion of a mover for mirror surface angle detection and a hole in a sensor case is sealed using an O ring. An O ring that allows a shaft portion of a slide block to be inserted therethrough is interposed between a sensor case and an actuator housing. The sensor case and the actuator housing are interconnected by means of screw-fastening via screws, and the O ring is brought into pressure contact with and held between the sensor case and the actuator housing by means of the screw fastening forces. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233125 | VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - Moving a mover for mirror surface angle detection following a nut member along a male thread member in such a manner that the mover is rotatable relative to the nut member and is non-rotatable relative to the male thread member, without biasing the mover by means of a spring. A communication hole is provided in a male thread member along a shaft axis of the male thread member. A mover is inserted through the communication hole so as to be movable in an axial direction. A front end of the mover is connected to a position in a back of a front end of a nut member so as to be rotatable relative to the nut member around the axis of the nut member. A position detection device detects a position of the mover relative to a base member in a direction along the male thread member. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233126 | REFLECTIVE COLOR FILTER - A reflective color filter comprises a medium grating layer ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233127 | SYSTEM WITH GRADUAL CHANGE OF LIGHT DISTRIBUTION OR SHADOW DISTRIBUTION ON A SURFACE COMPRISING LIGHT ELEMENTS OR PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENTS - The present invention refers to a system including light processing elements, arranged in a respective installation area and combined with a respective construction, at least partially above and/or next to an occupational or passage space, whereby said light processing elements or respective constructions produce a general light distribution over said occupational or passage space, that is more favorable in terms of visual performance and comfort, and that may assist and adjust to activities requiring different levels thereof. The inventive system is used for energy and/or information conversion and distribution, as part of one construction or clusters of constructions, for example disposed along traffic ways. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233128 | Systems and Methods For Burst Demodulation - A data processing circuit with flaw robust burst field demodulation includes a burst integration circuit operable to calculate burst integration results for a servo data burst field, a comparison circuit operable to determine whether an absolute value of the burst integration results falls outside a window, and an error indicating circuit operable to indicate that a media flaw has been detected when the absolute value of the burst integration results fall outside the window. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233129 | NOISE PREDICTIVE FILTER ADAPTATION FOR INTER-TRACK INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for adapting noise predictive filters for inter-track interference cancellation in a data processing system. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233130 | Systems and Methods for Determining Noise Components in a Signal Set - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for estimating noise components in a received signal set. For example, one embodiment of the present invention provides a noise estimation circuit that includes a data detector circuit and a noise component calculation circuit. The data detector circuit receives a series of data samples and provides a detected output, and the noise component calculation circuit provides an electronics noise power output and a media noise power output each calculated based at least in part on the detected output and the series of data samples. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233131 | PROTECTING INFORMATION WRITTEN TO RECORDING MEDIUM - A data storage device can include a recording medium; a controller unit to generate control signals in response to write information and write commands; and a transducer section coupled to receive the controls signals, and in response, write the write information into the recording medium and form a data protection pattern in the recording medium adjacent to the write information. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233132 | TEMPERATURE-DEFINED DATA-STORAGE POLICY FOR A HYBRID DISK DRIVE - Data is stored in a hybrid drive that includes a magnetic storage medium and a non-volatile solid-state device using a temperature-defined data-storage policy. According to the temperature-defined data storage policy, the drive can perform operations for modulating the temperature of the drive, minimizing increased wear on memory cells in the non-volatile solid-state device, and/or preventing data stored in the non-volatile solid-state device from being lost. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233133 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND RECORDING DISK DRIVING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - There is provided a spindle motor including a base member formed by firing processing a steel plate and provided with a cylindrical installation part, a shaft support part including a sleeve insertedly disposed in the installation part, a shaft rotatably supported by the shaft support part, a rotor hub fixed to an upper end of the shaft and provided with a driving magnet, and a stator core installation member disposed on the base member so as to be disposed outwardly of the installation part in a radial direction and having a stator core, wherein the stator core installation member includes a body part, an installation wall part extending from an upper surface of the body part and a support part, and the rotor hub is provided with an extending wall extending from a bottom surface thereof to form a labyrinth seal with the installation wall part. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233134 | Two Dimensional Magnetic Sensor Immune to Skew Angle Misalignment - Apparatus for two dimensional data reading. In accordance with some embodiments, a magnetic read element has a plurality of read sensors positioned symmetrically about a pivot point with at least two of the read sensors configured to concurrently read two dimensional user data while being immune to skew angle misalignment. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233135 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC HEAD, MAGNETIC HEAD ASSEMBLY, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistance effect element includes first and second shields, a stacked body and a hard bias unit. The stacked body includes first and second magnetic layers, an intermediate layer and a first Ru layer. A magnetization of the first magnetic layer is changeable. A magnetization of the second magnetic layer is changeable. The intermediate layer is nonmagnetic. The first Ru layer is provided between the first shield and the first magnetic layer. A thickness of the first Ru layer is not less than 1.5 nanometers and not more than 2.5 nanometers. The hard bias unit is provided between the first shield and the second shield. A first direction from the first shield toward the second shield intersects a second direction from the stacked body toward the hard bias unit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233136 | Electrical Protection Device And Method - A voltage measurement is made between two points in a circuit. If the measured voltage exceeds a predetermined amount, a switch is operated to electrically connect the two points. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233137 | DC-to-DC Converter - A DC-to-DC converter for transporting energy between two networks includes two or more converter circuits connected in parallel, wherein a first semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the first semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit or a second semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the second semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233138 | GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER - A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) includes a sense coil to determine a current flow in a power circuit coupled between a power source and a load. The GFCI also includes a switching device configured to disconnect the power source from the load. The GFCI further includes a controller that controls the switching device based on the current flow in the power circuit. The GFCI additionally includes an electrical power supply that provides electrical power to the switching device. The power supply is electrically separate and isolated from the power circuit. The GFCI may be used to monitor a power circuit connected to a tuned resonant circuit, such as a source or capture resonator of a wireless power transfer system, since inductive elements in the switching device, such as solenoids, are isolated from the power circuit and therefore cannot unbalance a tuned resonant circuit connected to the power circuit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233139 | CLAMPING CIRCUIT AND DEVICE FOR EOS/SURGE/IEC - This application discusses, among other things, protection methods and apparatus for integrated circuits. In an example, an apparatus to protect a circuit from transient electrical events can include a protection transistor configured to couple a terminal of the circuit to a reference potential during the transient events, and one or more diodes coupled in series between the terminal and a control node of the protection transistor, the one or more diodes configured to trigger the protection transistor at a predetermined voltage of the terminal. In some examples, the apparatus does not include a clamp diode coupled between the control node of the protection transistor and the reference potential. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233140 | DC VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER - A DC voltage circuit breaker includes a first to fourth nodes, a first interrupter disposed between the first node and the fourth node, a second interrupter disposed between the fourth node and the third node, a pulse generator circuit disposed between the fourth node and the second node, the pulse generator circuit having a capacitor connected in parallel with a series circuit of an inductor and a switch, and a first energy absorber disposed between the third node and the second node. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233141 | System to Protect from Unsafe Conditions in an Electrical Power System - A system for autonomous protection from fires and electrical shock of components used in construction of photovoltaic arrays is disclosed. The system detects conditions that left unattended will result in conflagration of combustible materials and unwanted electrification. The disclosed system provides an active control mechanism that operates to take defective components off line and thus provide protection from fire and electrification hazards that otherwise could arise. The system also provides means for annunciation and notification when actions are taken. The system can be used, for example, to determine that a photovoltaic (PV) module is at risk of conflagration of its flammable structural elements due to intense heat of plasma produced by a direct current (DC) arc at a point in the grid of conductors that collect and carry current from photovoltaic cells exposed to solar irradiation. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VOLTAGE UNBALANCE, AND POWER METER USING THE SAME - There are provided an apparatus and a method for detecting a voltage unbalance and a power meter using the same. The apparatus for detecting a voltage unbalance may a voltage unbalance detection unit including a plurality of voltage unbalance detectors that respectively receive a phase voltage from among a plurality of phase voltages included in input voltages and when the phase voltage is unbalanced, output interrupt signals, and a control unit determining a phase in which an interrupt has occurred, by using a plurality of pieces of accumulated voltage information regarding the plurality of phase voltages output from the plurality of respective voltage unbalance detectors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233143 | PROTECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM, PROTECTION AND CONTROL DEVICE, AND MERGING UNIT - A protection and control system includes a first merging unit which obtains an electric variable from a transformer, and digitally converts the obtained electric variable to output the converted electric variable as first electric variable information to a first network, a plurality of first protection and control devices, each of which obtains the first electric variable information from the first merging unit through the first network, judges whether or not a system fault occurs, and outputs main trip information to the first network when that the system fault occurs is judged, and a second protection and control device which obtains the first electric variable information from the first merging unit through the first network, judges whether or not the system fault occurs in the zone to be protected of the electric power system. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233144 | ROOT MEAN SQUARE DETECTOR AND CIRCUIT BREAKER USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a RMS detector for directly computing a signal detected through an analog circuit to measure its RMS value, and a circuit breaker using the same. For this purpose, a RMS detector according to the present disclosure may include a plurality of voltage/current sensing units configured to detect a voltage or current shaped analog signal for an arbitrary load; a plurality of square circuit units configured to compute square function units, respectively, based on a voltage output from the plurality of voltage/current sensing units; a summing circuit unit configured to sum a plurality of output voltages output from the plurality of square circuit units, respectively; and a root circuit unit configured to compute a RMS value based on a voltage output from the summing circuit unit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233145 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A circuit arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharges has a diverting structure, which includes a diverting element and a switchable element. The diverting element can be set up to drain off an electrostatic discharge between a first and a second terminal. The switchable element can take a first and a second switching state, where a function of the diverting element can be activated depending on the switching state of the switchable element. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233146 | Apparatus And Methods For A Wire-Tethered Electrode For An Electronic Weapon - An electronic weapon has an installed deployment unit from which an electrode is launched. The electrode is tethered to the deployment unit by a wire or filament. According to various aspects of the present invention, a wire-tethered electrode for launching from a weapon, for impacting clothing of a human target, and for conducting a stimulus signal through the target to inhibit locomotion by the target includes an insulated wire, a spear, and a body. The wire mechanically couples the electrode to the weapon. The spear lodges in the clothing. The body has an interior. The interior confines the wire against the spear so that the stimulus signal ionizes air in a gap between an uninsulated end of the wire and the spear, and ionizes air between the barb and tissue of the target to facilitate conducting the stimulus signal through the spear and through the target. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233147 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including a ceramic body including dielectric layers; a plurality of internal electrodes stacked within the ceramic body, and external electrodes formed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the external electrodes include a metal layer and a conductive resin layer formed on the metal layer, the conducive resin layer containing a copper powder and an epoxy resin, the copper powder including a first copper powder having a content of 10 wt % or more and a particle diameter of 2 μm or greater and a second copper powder having a content of 5 wt % or more and a particle diameter of 0.7 μm or smaller, the first copper powder being a mixture of spherical powder particles and flake type powder particles. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233148 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including: a ceramic body having internal electrodes formed therein; external electrodes formed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and connected to the internal electrodes; and buffer layers formed on contact surfaces between the internal electrodes and the external electrodes, among external surfaces of the ceramic body, in an interior direction of the ceramic body, wherein when a thickness of the internal electrode is denoted by Te, a number of laminated internal electrodes is denoted by N, a thickness of the buffer layer is denoted by t, and a width of a margin of the ceramic body in a length direction of the ceramic body is denoted by L, Te≦0.6 μm, N>200, and 3 μm≦t2014-08-21 | |
20140233149 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body having internal electrodes formed therein, external electrodes formed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and connected to the internal electrodes, and a buffer layer formed on surfaces of contact between the internal electrodes and the external electrodes among external surfaces of the ceramic body, in an interior direction of the ceramic body, wherein when a thickness of the external electrode is denoted by T, a thickness of the buffer layer is denoted by t, a thickness of an active region is denoted by T | 2014-08-21 |
20140233150 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a multilayer ceramic device including: a device body having side surfaces spaced apart from each other and circumferential surfaces connecting the side surfaces to each other; internal electrodes disposed in a length direction of the device body in the device body; external electrodes having a front surface portion covering the side surfaces and a band portion extended from the front surface portion and covering portions of the circumferential surfaces; and crack guide patterns disposed in the device body and guiding a progress direction of a crack generated from the circumferential surfaces so that the crack is directed toward the side surface, wherein the crack guide pattern includes: a first metal pattern; and a second metal pattern disposed to be closer to the circumferential surface as compared with the first metal pattern and having gaps. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233151 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FABRICATION METHOD USING REMOVABLE SPACERS - An electronic component and method for manufacture thereof is disclosed. A plurality of electrodes are positioned in stacked relation to form an electrode stack. The stack may include as few as two electrodes, but more may be used depending on the number of subcomponents desired. Spacing between adjacent electrodes is determined by removable spacers during fabrication. The resulting space between adjacent electrodes is substantially filled with gaseous matter, which may be an actual gaseous fill, air, or a reduced pressure gas formed through evacuation of the space. Further, adjacent electrodes are bonded together to maintain the spacing. A casing is formed to encapsulate the stack, with first and second conducting surfaces remaining exposed outside the casing. The first conducting surface is electrically coupled to a first of the electrodes, and the second conducting surface is electrically coupled to a second of the electrodes. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233152 | FABRICATION OF POROUS SILICON ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITORS - Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods may include forming an electrochemical capacitor device by forming pores in low-purity silicon materials. Various embodiments described herein enable the fabrication of high capacitive devices using low cost techniques. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233153 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE A CAPACITOR WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL HIGH SURFACE AREA ELECTRODES - A capacitor, and methods of its manufacture, having improved capacitance efficiency which results from increasing the effective area of an electrode surface are disclosed. An improved “three-dimensional” capacitor may be constructed with electrode layers having three-dimensional aspects at the point of interface with a dielectric such that portions of the electrode extend into the dielectric layer. Advantageously, embodiments of a three-dimensional capacitor drastically reduce the space footprint that is required in a circuit to accommodate the capacitor, when compared to current capacitor designs. Increased capacitance density may be realized without using high k (high constant) dielectric materials, additional “electrode—dielectric—electrode” arrangements in an ever increasing stack, or serially stringing together multiple capacitors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233154 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANODE BODY OF CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing an anode body of a capacitor. An anode body of a capacitor is obtained by sintering a molded body of tungsten powder, which includes sintering the molded body by exposing the molded body to silicon vapor so that at least a part of the surface of the obtained sintered body is made to be tungsten silicide. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233155 | CHIP-TYPE ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A chip-type electric double layer capacitor includes: a resin case having a housing space provided therein and formed of insulating resin; first and second external terminals inserted into the resin case by insert injection molding, each having a first portion exposed to an outer surface of the resin case for external contact and a second portion exposed to an inner surface of the housing space for internal contact; a sealing portion including a groove portion provided in the resin case along a circumference of at least one of the first and second external terminals and a resin filling the groove portion; and an electric double layer capacitor cell mounted in the housing space and electrically connected to the second portion of the first and second external terminals. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233156 | PRESSURE VALVE FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING SAME - A pressure valve is made of gas-permeable flexible material, and an actuation portion and a supporter are formed integrally with each other. The actuation portion includes a thin portion and a thick portion provided in an outer region of the thin portion and having a thickness greater than that of the thin portion. When viewed from the direction of the thickness of the actuation portion, the thin portion has a cross-like shape, and the outer edge of the thin portion is shaped to include a plurality of first arcs each protruding toward the inside of the thin portion, and a plurality of second arcs each protruding toward the outside of the thin portion. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233157 | Low ESR Capacitor - An improved capacitor is provided wherein the improved capacitor has improved ESR. The capacitor has a fluted anode and an anode wire extending from the fluted anode. A dielectric is on the fluted anode. A conformal cathode is on the dielectric and a plated metal layer is on the carbon layer. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233158 | DECOUPLING DEVICE - A decoupling device including a lead frame and at least one capacitor unit assembly is provided. The lead frame includes a cathode terminal portion and at least two opposite anode terminal portions located at two ends of the cathode terminal portion. The two anode terminal portions are electrically connected with each other through a conductive line. The capacitor unit assembly includes multiple capacitor elements. The multiple capacitor elements of the capacitor unit assembly is connected in parallel, arrayed on the same plane and disposed on the lead frame. Each capacitor element has a cathode portion and an anode portion opposite to each other. The cathode portion of the capacitor element is electrically connected with the cathode terminal portion. The anode portion of the capacitor element is electrically connected with the anode terminal portion. When multiple capacitor unit assemblies exists, the capacitor unit assemblies are arrayed in a stacked way. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233159 | MIXTURE OF HYDROFLUOROOLEFIN AND FLUOROKETONE FOR USE AS AN INSULATION AND/OR ARC EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM AND A GAS INSULATED MEDIUM-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The invention relates to the use of a mixture comprising a hydrofluoroolefin and a fluoroketone, optionally associated with a dilution gas, as an electric insulating and/or electric arc extinguishing medium in a medium-voltage electrical device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233160 | Load Centers Including Position Sensing Circuits and Related Systems and Sensing Circuits - Electrical distribution panels are provided that are configured to receive a smart breaker. The electrical distribution panel includes a frame; at least one bus line coupled to the frame; a position sensing circuit associated with a breaker position of the electrical distribution panel, the position sensing circuit being configured to provide a unique electrical parameter associated with the breaker position; and a communications circuit coupled to the position sensing circuit and configured to communicate information pertaining to the unique electrical parameter to an external recipient when the smart breaker is positioned in the electrical distribution panel to provide an address for a device associated with the breaker position. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233161 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, GLASS COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS COVER - A method for manufacturing a glass cover is provided, which includes following steps. A glass substrate is provided, wherein the glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region. The non-display region of the glass substrate is hazed. A glass cover and an electronic device are also provided. The glass cover is adapted to be disposed at an installation opening of a casing of the electronic device. The glass cover includes a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and the non-display region is hazed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233162 | OPERATING SECTION STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An operating section structure positioned forward of a document scanning unit. The operating section structure includes: an image display surface; and an authentication device placement surface for mounting a detachable authentication device at an angle different from the image display surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233163 | METAL STRUCTURES HAVING HARDENED SURFACES WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGIES - Forming a 3D topology by forming a monolayer of nano-particles on a stainless steel surface, masking the stainless steel surface forming at least one unmasked regions, the unmasked region having an average density of nano-particles less than a critical average density, and introducing a plurality of exogenous atoms into the stainless steel surface only in the unmasked regions, the exogenous atoms causing the associated metal lattice to expand and harden and have an increase corrosion resistance, thereby selectively forming a 3D topology on the stainless steel surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233164 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel which has a display surface; an apparatus base to which the display panel is attached; a detecting unit which has a detecting surface disposed so as to face a region to be inspected being a part of the display surface, the detecting unit detecting by means of the detecting surface, light emitted from the region to be inspected, and outputting a detection result; and a case which supports the detecting unit, and is attached to a peripheral area of the region to be inspected. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233165 | FLEX CIRCUIT - A flex circuit including a plurality of layers folded on a first fold line and folded on a second fold line is disclosed. The plurality of layers may include a first conductive layer, an insulating layer adjacent the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer adjacent the insulating layer. The flex circuit may include a plurality of slits extending through each layer of the plurality of layers, the plurality of slits disposed on the first fold line and the second fold line. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233166 | FLEXIBLE POWERED CARDS AND DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE POWERED CARDS AND DEVICES - A flexible device, such as a powered card or processor based system, may include a flexible assembly. The flexible assembly may include a die adhered to a flexible substrate (e.g., a PCB) by a flexible adhesive. The die may be stacked with other dies that may be adhered to each other with a flexible adhesive. A conductive pad may be between a flexible substrate and a flexible adhesive. Bond wires may interconnect one or more dies and the flexible substrate via bond pads. In a stacked die configuration, the dies may be thinned using a thinning and/or a polishing process. Such thinned dies may be flexible. The flexible assembly may be flexibly encapsulated. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233167 | HOUSING FOR ENCASING A TABLET COMPUTER - An apparatus and a system for housing a device are described. The apparatus includes a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member includes a perimeter portion. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members and may be configured for engaging a third clasping mechanism, such as a locking comb or wedge feature. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233168 | Handheld Electronic Device With Cable Grounding - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233169 | Handheld Electronic Device With Cable Grounding - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233170 | Handheld Electronic Device With Cable Grounding - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233171 | Sub-Membrane Keycap Indicator - Sub-membrane keycap indicators for keyboard assemblies may be implemented by positioning an indicator light element beneath a switch membrane circuit and within the baseplate of a key device. The indicator light element may be so positioned to direct light upward in a substantially narrow cone to an aperture or lightguide molded into a keycap in order to illuminate or light the indicator aperture or lightguide to indicate the current status of at least one component of an information handling system. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233172 | Universal Docking Station - A mobile device interface platform, often referred to as a ‘docking station’. The docking station is universal in that a variety of different types, sizes and configurations of mobile devices may be immobily retained by the same engagement mechanism of the station. Where wireless mobile devices are accommodated by the docking station, the latitudinal reception affords a user a degree of imprecise placement and allows any number of wireless device types to be employed without regard to precise pin configurations or other non-wireless communicative coupling features. Nevertheless, a physically secure unitary association of the mobile device and docking station is present allowing for a functional and user-friendly manner of employing them together. The docking station may be employed for wirelessly acquiring data from the secured mobile device, sending data thereto, or even for wirelessly providing a power supply thereto. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233173 | SERVER COOLING SYSTEM - In a server cooling device having a cold zone and a hot zone, a flow of cold air is determined depending on an air conditioner disposed in the hot zone and a size of a casing. A server cooling system is provided in which a chamber is substantially divided into two parts with a cold aisle formed in one part and a hot aisle formed in the other part, and a server rack is disposed on a boundary between the cold aisle and the hot aisle. The server cooling system includes: an air conditioner provided on the hot aisle side; a circulation path disposed so as to extend from the air conditioner to the cold aisle; and a shield provided on the boundary excluding the server rack. The shield is provided with a gallery capable of venting from the cold aisle to the hot aisle. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233174 | HEAT SINK FOR PROCESSOR - A heat sink for a processor includes: a main heat exchange zone that bears in contact with a processor; at least one peripheral heat exchange zone that bears in contact with a cooling source, and at least one heat pipe connecting the main heat exchange zone with the peripheral heat exchange zone, the heat pipe containing a cooling fluid. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233175 | ELECTRONIC BOARD PROVIDED WITH A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - An electronic board includes a support on which first electronic components are installed, the first electronic components having a height of less than a first threshold height h | 2014-08-21 |
20140233176 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a feedback controller and a comparator. The feedback controller may be configured to, based on a setpoint value and a measured process value calculate a first difference between the setpoint value and the measured process value and generate a controller driving signal based on the first difference. The comparator may be configured to compare a second difference between the setpoint value and a previous setpoint value to a predetermined threshold, determine if a magnitude of the second difference is greater than the predetermined threshold, output as an output driving signal the controller driving signal if the magnitude is not greater than the predetermined threshold, and output as the output driving signal a setpoint driving signal if the magnitude is greater than the predetermined threshold, the setpoint value based on the setpoint value independent of the measured process value. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233177 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR COOLING A SERVER - A server having a cuboid housing and having first heat-generating components arranged at a front face, system fans that generate an air flow from the front face of the server to the rear face and arranged downstream of the front face, and second heat-generating components arranged downstream of the system fans in a flow direction of the air flow, and a heat exchanger arranged upstream of the second heat generating components. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233178 | Fan Impeller with Multiple Blades Shaped and Disposed to Provide High Air-Power Efficiency - A fan impeller with multiple blades shaped and disposed to provide high air-power efficiency. The fan impeller includes a hub, a first plurality of primary blades and a second plurality of secondary blades. The leading edge of the first secondary blade is disposed proximately to the trailing edge of the first primary blade. A leading edge portion of the first secondary blade is also disposed in an inter-blade space between the first primary blade and a second primary blade. A trailing edge portion of the first secondary blade is disposed outside of the inter-blade space and towards a bottom of the hub. A cooling fan including the fan impeller, and an electrical apparatus including the cooling fan that includes the fan impeller are also provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233179 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF COOLING A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - A data storage system and a method of cooling the data storage system are presented. The data storage system includes: an enclosure; one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices; and one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure, wherein at least one of the temperature control elements is arranged in use to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233180 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A PISTOL GRIP - A pistol-grip module includes a handle and a coupling member that is configured to couple, mechanically and electrically, to a battery compartment of an active frame. The active frame, which includes at least one electrically powered device, is intended to receive a data-capture device, such as a smart phone. In versions of the pistol-grip module that include a trigger, the trigger can be used to actuate the electrically powered device of the active frame. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233181 | Protective Case Device with Interchangeable Faceplate System - A protective case is provided which is configured for a removable engagement with an electronic device such as a smartphone or pad computer. The case may have an auxiliary power source mounted thereon to increase electronic power reserves of the electronic device, or a supplemental antenna which increases the gain of the device antenna when the case is in operable removable engagement with the electronic device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233182 | COMPUTER BLADE FOR RACKABLE SERVER - A computer blade for a rackable server includes a chassis that can be inserted into the rackable server along a reference axis, the chassis including two longitudinal faces and at least one transverse face; two lever arms, each lever arm being fixed to the chassis through a pivot link such that each lever arm is capable of pivoting relative to the transverse face between a lock position in which the lever arm extends parallel to the transverse face and a release position in which the lever arm forms an angle from the transverse face, each lever arm including a first end with at least one transverse tab projecting from one of the longitudinal faces of the chassis when the lever arm is in its lock position, the two lever arms being fixed to each other through a sliding pivot link. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233183 | Hand-Held Electronic Device - A hand-held electronic device includes a casing having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. The casing includes an interior intermediate the first face and the second face of the casing. A first cover includes a thickness forming an annular periphery and abuts the first face of the casing. A joining area between the annular periphery of the first cover and the first face of the casing includes a junction section having at least one vent in communication with the interior of the casing. An electronic component is mounted in the interior of the casing. A cooling fan is mounted in the interior of the casing. The cooling fan guides air currents via the at least one vent to cool the electronic component. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233184 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL AS A DYNAMIC HEAT SINK FOR TRANCUTANEOUS ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A method and system for management of thermal energy produced during transcutaneous energy transmission to provide power to energize implanted medical devices. A phase changing material (PCM) acts as a heat sink to absorb thermal energy generated during the energy transfer process. The PCM can be thermally coupled to tissue proximate to an implanted medical device, enabling heat generated within the implantable device to be absorbed. The generation of heat during the energy transfer process is primarily caused by eddy currents induced in the implantable device by the magnetic flux produced by the energy transfer system. The PCM can also be used to absorb heat generated by the device producing the magnetic flux that is used to transcutaneously transfer electrical power to recharge a rechargeable power source or energize the implanted medical device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233185 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FANS - An electronic device includes a bottom wall, a board perpendicularly connected to the bottom wall, a fan, and a frame receiving the fan. The board defines a vent and two notches above the vent. Each notch extends through a top side of the board. A power connector is mounted to the bottom wall, adjacent to the vent. A switch is mounted to a side of the frame and is electrically connected to the fan. Two fixing members are mounted to the frame to engage in the notches in a vertical direction, therefore, the switch is electrically connected to the power connector. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233186 | COOLING DEVICE EQUIPED WITH A THERMOELECTRIC SENSOR - A cooling device of a component includes at least one channel in which a first cooling fluid flows designed to cool a hot area of the component. It further includes a thermoelectric module configured to measure a temperature difference between the hot area of the component and the channel, and a control circuit configured to modulate the flowrate of the first cooling fluid in the channel according to the temperature difference. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233187 | HOUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A housing is described which is configured to dissipate heat from one or more heat sources within the housing and which comprises and inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer comprises a material with a lower thermal conductivity than the inner layer. The outer layer is configured to have an overall thermal insulance of at least 2.5×10 | 2014-08-21 |
20140233188 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SUCH STRUCTURE - A mounting structure for a printed circuit board, includes a printed circuit board to which a heavy material is fixed; a fixing member fixed to the printed circuit board immediately below the heavy material; and a receiving member fixed to a main body. A bottom portion of the fixing member is disposed in the receiving member, and fixed to the receiving member by a resin adhesive. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233189 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY USING METAL PLATES AS CONDUCTING MEDIUM EMBEDDED THEREIN - A circuit board assembly includes metal plates to be used as conducting medium, an encapsulation enclosing therein the metal plates and provided with holes defined in the encapsulation to allow extension of the metal plates out of the encapsulation for electrical connection and electronic components securely mounted on the encapsulation and electrically connected to the metal plates to form a closed loop. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233190 | ELECTRONIC MODULE - An electronic module includes a substrate, a built-in electronic component and a surface mount electronic component. A suckable region is provided on a front surface of the substrate. When viewed in a see-through manner in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the substrate, the suckable region is inside of a region in which one built-in electronic component is built in and a center of gravity of the electronic module is located inside of the suckable region. A protective layer is not provided on the front surface of the substrate on which the surface mount electronic component is mounted. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233191 | MODULE BOARD - A module board includes a first board including a first surface and a second surface, a second board where its first surface faces the second surface of the first board, an external electrode formed on the exterior of the second board, and a joining member joining the external electrode and a terminal provided on the second surface of the first board. The external electrode includes a first surface part positioned on the first surface of the second board, a second surface part positioned on a second surface of the second board opposite to the first surface, and a connecting part connecting the first and second surface parts. The joining member includes a joining surface joining to the external electrode. The joining surface covers the first surface part and at least a portion of the connecting part that is closer to the first surface part than to the second surface part. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233192 | STORAGE EXPANSION SYSTEM - A storage expansion system includes an expansion apparatus and a serial advanced technology attachment dual in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) device. A memory slot, a SATA interface, and a first power interface are all arranged on the expansion apparatus. The memory slot includes a protrusion, first power pins connected to the power interface, first ground pins, and first signal pins connected to the SATA interfaces. A control chip, storage chips connected to the control chip, a power unit connected to the control chip and the storage chips are all arranged on the SATA DIMM device. An edge connector and a notch arranged along a bottom edge of the SATA DIMM device to be detachably engaged in the memory slot. The edge connector includes second power pins connected to the power unit, second ground pins, and second signal pins connected to the control chip. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233193 | FIELD REPLACEABLE POWER SUPPLY CARTRIDGE - A field replaceable power supply cartridge is provided for coupling with a socket. The cartridge has a latch mechanism that can be actuated by the user to couple the cartridge to the socket, such that latches of the cartridge releasably engage recessed portions in the socket. The cartridge has a key feature that corresponds to a key feature on the socket, allowing the cartridge to be coupled to the socket in only one orientation, thereby preventing the incorrect electrical connection between the cartridge and the socket. The cartridge can have a multi-pin electrical connector for coupling to a corresponding connector on the socket. The socket can be a relatively short socket, where the electrical wires are bottom fed, or can be a relatively tall socket, where the electrical wires are side fed via one or more openings in the body of the socket. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233194 | COVER WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH COVER WINDOW - In a display device, a cover window is capable of increasing transparency of a curved part to improve visibility of a screen and appearance quality of a product. The cover window for the display device includes at least one curved part. In addition, the curved part includes an outer surface formed in an arc having a curvature radius of r1 and an inner surface formed in an arc having a curvature radius of r2, where r1≦r2≦2r1. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233195 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a housing, a board in the housing, a semiconductor component on the board, a controller on the board, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal is exposed to an outside of the housing and electrically connected to the semiconductor component via the controller. The second terminal is on the board in the housing and is electrically connected to the semiconductor component. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233196 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device has an upper case, an operation part attached to the upper case, a lower case fitted in the upper case, a connector provided on a rear side of the lower case, the connector including a connector box and a connector terminal accommodated in the connector box, the connector box including an opening opened in a direction parallel to a lower surface of the lower case, a first wall portion that extends in a width direction of the connector box while being adjacent to a side surface on a side opposite to the opening of the connector box, and a second wall portion that extends in the same direction as the first wall portion while being opposed to the first wall portion with a gap interposed therebetween. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233197 | COVER ELEMENT AND HOUSING DEVICE FOR USE OF THE COVER ELEMENT - The invention concerns a cover element ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233198 | AUDIO AND VIDEO REPRODUCTION APPARATUS HAVING MAIN BOARD ON WHICH SURFACE MOUNT TYPE CONNECTORS ARE MOUNTED - Provided is a video and audio reproduction apparatus including a display unit; a speaker unit; a main board; and a power supply unit, and the main board includes a printed circuit board; a first connector area which is formed on a front side of the printed circuit board; a second connector area which is formed on the front side of the printed circuit board; and a main chip which is surface-mounted on a back side of the printed circuit board. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233199 | COMPONENT BUILT-IN BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MOUNTING BODY - A component built-in board of multi-layer structure that has a plurality of unit boards stacked therein and is configured having a plurality of electronic components built in thereto in a stacking direction, wherein the plurality of unit boards include: a double-sided board that includes a first insulating layer, a first wiring layer formed on both surfaces of the first insulating layer, and a first interlayer conductive layer that penetrates the first insulating layer and is connected to the first wiring layer, and that comprises an opening in which the electronic component is housed; and an intermediate board that includes a second insulating layer, a first adhesive layer provided on both surfaces of the second insulating layer, and a second interlayer conductive layer that penetrates the second insulating layer along with the first adhesive layer, and the double-sided board is disposed above and below the intermediate board. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233200 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit may include forming an electronic circuit in or above a carrier; forming at least one metallization layer structure configured to electrically connect the electronic circuit; and forming a solid state electrolyte battery at least partially in the at least one metallization layer structure, wherein the solid state electrolyte battery is electrically connected to the electronic circuit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233201 | CARRIER BOARD FOR ATTACHMENT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TO CIRCUIT BOARD - An electronics system includes a main circuit board; main circuitry located on the main circuit board; a carrier board located on top of the main circuit board; an integrated circuit (IC) located on the carrier board, wherein the IC is electrically connected to the main circuitry on the main circuit board; and a layer of adhesive located between the carrier board and the main circuit board. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233202 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BASE - A display apparatus has a friction surface which makes friction force between a base and a support surface on a lower surface of the base that supports the display body, in which the friction surface has a high friction surface having a relatively high friction coefficient and a low friction surface having a lower friction coefficient than that of the high friction surface, and the low friction surface protrudes further than the high friction surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233203 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The image display apparatus includes a display panel, a holding member that holds four sides of the display panel, and a cushioning member that is disposed between the display panel and the holding member and exerts pressing force corresponding to deformation amount on the display panel. In a state where the warp present in the display panel is smaller than the warp in its maximum warp state, the pressing force exerted on the display panel from the cushioning member in a region at each of both end portions of at least one of the four sides of the display panel is smaller than the pressing force exerted on the display panel from the cushioning member in a region at a central portion of the side. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233204 | Electric Circuit Device, Electric Circuit Module, and Power Converter - The present invention provides an electric circuit device in which it is possible to achieve simultaneously the improvement of cooling performance and reduction in operating loss due to line inductance. The above object can be attained by constructing multiple plate-like conductors so that each of these conductors electrically connected to multiple semiconductor chips is also thermally connected to both chip surfaces of each such semiconductor chip to release heat from the chip surfaces of each semiconductor chip, and so that among the above conductors, a DC positive-polarity plate-like conductor and a DC negative-polarity plate-like conductor are opposed to each other at the respective conductor surfaces. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233205 | MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus including a bracket ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233206 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT RADIATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233207 | STROBE DEVICE - A strobe device of the present invention includes a flash discharge tube having an anode electrode and a cathode electrode on both ends thereof, and a conductive reflector in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the flash discharge tube. The reflector houses a part of the flash discharge tube inside, and functions as an external trigger electrode. The reflector has a bottom that is in contact with a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flash discharge tube, the portion covering at least an area between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and a sintered metal of the cathode electrode. This can suppress variation in discharge path at every light emission from the flash discharge tube. As a result, variation in light quantity and variation in light distribution of light emitted from the strobe device can be suppressed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233208 | POINTER-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a pointer-type display device having a high degree of design freedom, with which a design can be efficiently illuminated. Said device is provided with a light guide letter board ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140233209 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a light emitting device with effectively improved color rendering properties. A light emitting device | 2014-08-21 |
20140233210 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A semiconductor light source apparatus can emit various color lights having high brightness. The light source apparatus can include a phosphor layer directly disposed on a reflective layer and metallic bumps located between the reflective layer and a radiating substrate. The phosphor layer can be composed of at least one of a glass phosphor and a phosphor ceramic and can include at least one of a yellow phosphor, a red phosphor, a green phosphor and a blue phosphor. The light source can be located adjacent the phosphor layer so that light having high brightness emitted from the light source can be reflected on the reflective layer and heat of the phosphor layer can radiate from the radiating substrate via the metallic bumps. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide semiconductor light source apparatuses that can emit various color lights having high brightness, and which can be used for headlight, etc. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233211 | LED LUMINAIRES BASED ON COLOR MIXING AND REMOTE PHOSPHOR ARRANGEMENT - In various embodiments, a luminaire may include: two or more groups of light emitting elements, each group of light emitting elements having respective wavelength range; and a fluorescence component being capable of generating fluorescence under excitation of the light emitted from said light emitting elements, wherein said fluorescence component is spaced apart from said light emitting elements in a light propagation direction of said light emitting elements, and the light of each group of said light emitting elements is combined with said fluorescence into white light. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233212 | OPTICAL MEMBER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical member and a display device. The display device includes a light source; a light conversion layer to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; and a display panel into which the light is incident from the light conversion layer, wherein the light conversion layer includes a plurality of concave surfaces. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233213 | LED LIGHT SYSTEM WITH VARIOUS LUMINESCENT MATERIALS - An LED light system may include a primary LED radiation source, in particular at least one blue- or UV-emitting semiconductor element, wherein a first dome of transparent or translucent material, which acts as a conversion element, is placed in front of the primary light source in the emission direction, wherein at least a part of the surface of the first dome is divided into at least two regions of different types, which comprise luminescent materials, the at least two regions including different luminescent materials for the conversion. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233214 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTING ELEMENT AND ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LICHT-EMITTING DIODE AND A WAVELENGTH CONVERTING ELEMENT - A converting element for converting emitted light from one or more light-emitting diodes is disclosed. The converting element may include a matrix material, and at least one phosphor, wherein the converting element further comprises a component, which is either a thermochromic dye or a phase change medium. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233215 | Orientation dependent illumination device a dispensing container - A dispensing container is equipped with a battery powered orientation dependent illumination device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140233216 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board, a light source disposed on a first plane of the circuit board, and at least one connection unit disposed on a second plane opposite to the first plane of the circuit board and electrically connected to the light source, a receiving container having a bottom plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom plate and receiving the light source unit, the bottom plate including at least one opening portion in which the connection unit is inserted and exposed to the outside, and at least one driving unit disposed at a rear surface of the receiving container and connected to the connection unit for driving the light source unit. | 2014-08-21 |