45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090273806 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA FORMING METHOD, PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for forming print data to be print-processed by a printer is constructed by: designation receiving means for receiving designation of a duplex printing, discriminating means for discriminating the number of pages in the case where data to be printed has been arranged on a recording paper, and command adding means for receiving the designation of the duplex printing by the designation receiving means and, in the case where it is determined by the discriminating means that the number of pages of the recording paper on which the data to be printed has been arranged is equal to an odd number, adding a command to urge a forced paper ejection in the printer lest a blank page of the last page is logically counted in the printer. A print data forming method and a print control program for realizing such an apparatus and a memory medium which stores such a program are provided. When the last page is printed as a blank page in the printer in a duplex printing mode, the print data is formed lest the last blank page is counted up by a counter. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273807 | Method of Obtaining a Copy of a Previously Printed Document - A method of enabling a user to obtain a printed copy of a document previously printed by the user is provided. A history list of documents previously printed by the user is maintained. A list document is printed at a printer. The list document includes history items from the history list and a user interface element associated with each history item. The user interface element allow is the user to indicate a request for a copy of a previously printed document associated with the history item by sensing the interface element in the printed list document using a sensing device. When request data is received from the sensing device, the copy is retrieved and printed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273808 | RESUBMISSION TO ALTERNATE PRINTERS TO HELP EFFICIENT PRINTING AND SPACE PLANNING - A method starts when a print job is received from a workstation. The print job includes user printing options and an identification of an initial printer. The method ranks the abilities of the available printers to process the print job to identify the best printer for the print job according to, among other items, printer proximity. If the initial printer identification creates a print policy violation, the method presents a question/statement to the workstation (to the user through the workstation) regarding whether the print job should be redirected to the best printer and provides an automated resubmit option at the workstation. If the resubmit option is activated, the method automatically submits the print job to a different available printer, without requiring the user to manually input the printing options. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PORTRAITS - A system of producing digital portraits and associated methods are provided. One method includes capturing a plurality of images with a digital recording device and displaying the images in the predetermined groups, such as in groups of two or three images. The customer selects desired images, which can be digitally modified in a variety of ways, and the selected images are electronically transmitted to a digital printer. The digital printer is maintained by an unrelated and distinct third-party host. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273810 | INTEGRATING TARGETED ADS IN FAXES - A system and method for inserting an advertisement for a document to be faxed. In this embodiment, a processor may be configured to determine a category associated with content in a document being faxed. The processor may select at least one advertisement that is related to the associated category. A determination may be made for a location within the document being communicated for one or more advertisements to be positioned. The processor may be further configured to place one or more selected advertisement into the determined location in the document being communicated. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273811 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An image forming system includes an image forming device configured to form an image on a recording material using a color toner and a transparent toner, a fixing device, a glossing device that has a conveying device which conveys the recording material, a heating device heating the recording material, and a cooling device cooling the recording material, and a controller controlling said image forming device so that an amount of the transparent toner per unit area on the recording material in a first image forming mode in which the image is formed using said fixing device and said glossing device is smaller than the amount of the transparent toner per unit area on the recording material in a second image forming mode in which the image is formed using said fixing device without using said glossing device. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273812 | METHOD FOR HALFTONE IMAGE TRANSFORMATION, PRINTING AND HALFTONE MASK GENERATION - A printing method for printing an input image. Firstly, a halftone mask is generated. The input image is transformed into a halftone image through the halftone mask. The halftone image is then output for printing. The halftone mask is an array of N elements, and the following steps generate the halftone mask. An initial array of N elements is first provided. Thereafter, a first value is selectively assigned to an element in the initial array to generate a first array. The second to the N | 2009-11-05 |
20090273813 | METHOD OF CORRECTING STREAKS USING EXPOSURE MODULATION AND SPATIALLY VARYING TRCS - Systems and methods are provided for compensating for streak defects in images formed by an image forming device, such as a digital printer. The systems and methods include using both modulation of a raster output scanner (ROS actuation) and spatially varying tone reproduction curve (STRC actuation) in a common control system for improving streak correction. Low spatial frequency large amplitude streak defects are corrected using ROS actuation and high spatial frequency streak defects, as well as any residual low frequency defects, are corrected using STRC actuation. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273814 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus includes a first color determining device, a storage device, a second color determining device, an output image processing device, and a controller. The controller compares between a first area of input image data and a second area of the input image data to generate a comparison result. When the comparison result indicates that the second area of the input image data does not match the first area of the input image data, the controller causes the second color determining device to generate the second determination result and causes the output image data to be generated based on the second determination result. When the comparison result indicates that the second area of the input image data matches the first area of the input image data, the controller causes the output image processing device to apply image processing determined based on the first determination result. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273815 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a control method for a processing apparatus connected to an image reading apparatus, in a case where the processing apparatus receives a cancellation instruction while the image reading apparatus performs a reading step, the processing apparatus causes the image reading apparatus to terminate the reading step and deletes image data of a page being read, and in a case where the processing apparatus receives a cancellation instruction after the image reading apparatus has performed the reading step, the processing apparatus performs controlling processing for deleting image data that has been acquired in the last reading step and has yet to be stored. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273816 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A method for processing an image obtained by reading an original plate on which at least one original is placed includes a determining step of determining whether the image is corresponding to one original or a plurality of originals placed on the original plate, an extracting step of extracting, from the image, one original image component corresponding to the one original or a plurality of original image components corresponding to the plurality of originals, and a processing step of performing image processing on the one or the plurality of extracted original image components, the image processing being different in accordance with the result of the determining step. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273817 | Two-Dimensional CMOS Sensor Array to Image Documents and Other Flat Objects - A flatbed scanner includes a housing, a transparent platen atop the housing for receiving an object to be scanned, and a carriage operable to travel along a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The carriage includes a light source for illuminating the object and a rectangular photodetector array for simultaneously detecting light intensity of multiple scan lines. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273818 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND PROCESSING PROGRAM - Disclosed is an image processing method for processing an image obtained by reading a document plate on which at least one document is placed. The method includes a first detecting step of specifying a first rectangular region including all of objects included in the image to detect the coordinates of each vertex thereof, an identifying step of identifying on each object whether it is a document item, an eliminating step of eliminating the object which is not a document item from the image, a second detecting step of specifying a second rectangular region to detect the coordinates of each vertex thereof, the region including all of the objects after elimination and having a minimum area, a comparing step of comparing the coordinates of the vertices detected in the first and second detecting steps, and a determining step of determining a method of cropping the document based on the comparison result. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273819 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing method for displaying a simulation image of an image formed on a print medium under a first light-source color on a display device under a second light-source color comprises an acquisition step of acquiring image data to be simulated in a format according to the second light-source color, a reflective color calculation step of calculating a reflective color obtained when the acquired image data is located under an achromatic light-source color, a glossy color calculation step of converting the first light-source color into the format according to the second light-source color, and calculating a glossy color of the image data based on the converted first light-source color, and a generation step of generating an image to be displayed by adding the reflective color calculated in the reflective color calculation step and the glossy color calculated in the glossy color calculation step. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273820 | PLASMOSTOR: A-METAL-OXIDE-SI FIELD EFFECT PLASMONIC MODULATOR - The invention is a system and method for performing all-optical modulation. A semiconductor layer having a defined thickness has an insulator adjacent one surface of the semiconductor. Conductive layers are provided adjacent the semiconductor layer and the insulator. A photodetector is provided to generate an electric field across the conductive layers in response to an input optical gate signal. An input optical signal is modulated by interaction with a plasmon wave generated at the semiconductor/conductive layer interface. By defining the thickness of the semiconductor layer, a desired wavelength of light supports the plasmon waves. Operation of the all-optical modulator requires the provision of an input optical signal of a desired wavelength and the provision of a gate optical signal. An output optical signal is recovered and can be used to store, display or transmit information, for example over a fiber optic communication system, such as a telecommunication system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273821 | ALL-OPTICAL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - An all-optical modulation format converter for converting optical data signals modulated in an on-off-keying (OOK) format to a phase-shift-keying (PSK) format. The OOK-to-PSK converter can be coupled to a delay-line interferometer to provide an all-optical wavelength converter for differential PSK (DPSK). The OOK-to-PSK converter can also be used in all-optical implementations of various functions, including, for example, exclusive-OR (XOR/NXOR) and OR logic, shift registers, and pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) generators. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273822 | Retinal scanning display with exit pupil expanded by optics offset from intermediate image plane - A retinal scanning display device is disclosed which is configured to include: a light source emitting a light beam; a scanner scanning onto a viewer's retina the light beam emitted from the light source; a light exit at which the light beam scanned by the scanner exits the retinal scanning display device; and a pupil expanding element operable to expand an exit pupil of the retinal scanning display device. The pupil expanding element may be disposed at a position which is offset from an intermediate image plane occurring between the light source and the light exit, along and within an optical path defined between the light source and the light exit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273823 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMS DEVICES PROVIDING AIR GAP CONTROL - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a depth of a cavity between two layers of a light modulating device. A method of making a light modulating device includes providing a substrate, forming a sacrificial layer over at least a portion of the substrate, forming a reflective layer over at least a portion of the sacrificial layer, and forming one or more flexure controllers over the substrate, the flexure controllers configured so as to operably support the reflective layer and to form cavities, upon removal of the sacrificial layer, of a depth measurably different than the thickness of the sacrificial layer, wherein the depth is measured perpendicular to the substrate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273824 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM HAVING A DIELECTRIC MOVABLE MEMBRANE - An electromechanical device includes a partially reflective and partially transmissive layer and a movable functional element. The movable functional element includes a patterned flexible dielectric layer and a reflective layer mechanically coupled to the flexible dielectric layer. The patterned flexible dielectric layer is configured to flex in response to voltages applied to the partially reflective and partially transmissive layer to move the functional element in a direction generally perpendicular to the partially reflective and partially transmissive layer. The reflective layer is situated between the flexible dielectric layer and the partially reflective and partially transmissive layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273825 | Mirror device comprising micromirrors possessing a specific natural oscillation frequency - The present invention aims at providing a mirror device, comprising a plurality of mirror elements, wherein each of the mirror elements comprises a deflectable mirror, and an elastic member for deflectably supporting the mirror, wherein the mirror allows to be controlled under a first deflection control state in which incident light is reflected toward a first direction, a second deflection control state in which the incident light is reflected toward a second direction, and a third deflection control state in which the mirror oscillates between the first deflection control state and second deflection control state, wherein the mirror device reproduces gradations by combining the first through third deflection control states, and the natural oscillation cycle T of the oscillation system constituted by the mirror and elastic member satisfies: | 2009-11-05 |
20090273826 | Method of manufacturing information display panel - In a method of manufacturing an information display panel, in which at least one group of display media having light reflectance and charge characteristics, constituted by at least one group of particles, are sealed in a cell formed by partition walls between opposed two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a display media filling process for filling the display media in the cell includes: a display media charging and supporting process for supporting charged display media; a display media aligning process for aligning the supported display media corresponding to an electrostatic latent image; and a display media transferring and filling process for transferring and filling the aligned display media in the cell. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273827 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICES - The present invention is directed to color display devices in which each display cell is capable of displaying three color states. The display fluid filled in the display cells comprises two types of pigment particles. The color display device may further comprise a brightness enhancement structure on its viewing side. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273828 | High average power ultra-short pulsed laser based on an optical amplification system - The present invention includes an apparatus and the method to scale the average power from high power ultra-short pulsed lasers, while at the same time addressing the issue of effective beam delivery and ablation, by use of an optical amplification system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273829 | Observing Device - The observing apparatus is being equipped with an image-forming optical system which forms an image of light emitted from a specimen, an imaging unit which picks up the image of the specimen formed by the image-forming optical system, and an illuminating unit which illuminates the specimen with a surface illuminant in which bright areas and dark areas are arranged alternately in order to provide an observing apparatus suitable to observe a transparent specimen with a wide field of view. If the position of the surface illuminant and the pitch of contrasting are set properly, each partial area of the specimen is illuminated obliquely at a small angle by each bright area of the surface illuminant. Therefore, the imaging unit can acquire a dark-field observation image of each partial area. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273830 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, MICROSCOPE - A focus detection apparatus is provided with a light source | 2009-11-05 |
20090273831 | LIGHT MODULE, OPTICAL TWEEZERS GENERATOR AND DARK FIELD MICROSCOPE - A light module is provided. The light module applied to a dark field microscope is used for illuminating an object. The light module includes a light beam, a reflection component and a condensing component. The light beam has several lights. The reflection component is used for converting the lights radiating along a beginning direction to a circular beam substantially radiating along the beginning direction. The circular beam passes through the condensing component and is focused on the object. A part of the circular beam passing through the condensing component is scattered by the object. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273832 | BINOCULARS - Providing a pair of binoculars that is able to prevent diopter from being changed after adjusting diopter difference by pushing down the focus knob after adjusting diopter difference so as not to touch the operating knob, and able to prevent the focus position from being changed after adjusting focus position by pulling out the focus knob to create a focus lock state after adjusting focus position. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273833 | Single manufacturing process for great writable and erasable functional projecting screen with developing performance - This is a projecting board combined the function of being a white board and developer, this invention use acrylic resin, polyester, epoxy resin combined to be a bake lacquer by mixed with dayglo, hardener and silver powder, extinction powder . . . etc materials to complete this invention that can be spread on hard or soft boards by rolling or spray after baking, it also can be wrote on the surface by erasable marker and clean it properly, the effect of the light diffusion on the surface do not cause the light faint while projecting, it do not be affected by irradiation while turn on the light indoor or sunlight downpour, the developing effect on the surface can advance the function of projection, to raise the definition, brightness and contrast of projecting reflection, to use the single baking lacquer spray can reach the great value developing effect of writing on the surface, do not need to use multi-layers to save the producing cost. This product can be made projecting screen, white board, wall coverings, plank building material, or metal building material to satisfied any kind of demands. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273834 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a synthetic image ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090273835 | Three-Dimensional Display Apparatus with Diffractive Optical Elements - A three-dimensional display apparatus includes a case, illuminators, a first mirror, a diffractive optical element and a second mirror. The case can contain an object for display, and includes a movable leaf operable to open and close the case. The illuminators are located around the case for emitting light onto the object. The first mirror is disposed in the case for carrying the weight of the displayed object and reflecting light reflected by the object. The diffractive optical element is located on the case and formed with cells each including portions of regularly changing thicknesses for diffracting the light reflected by the first mirror. The second mirror is located on the diffractive optical element for reflecting the light diffracted by the diffractive optical element, thus forming an image of the displayed object between itself and the diffractive optical element. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273836 | OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING BIREFRINGENT NAPHTHALATE COPOLYESTER HAVING BRANCHED OR CYCLIC C4-C10 ALKYL UNITS - The present invention relates to multilayer optical films and birefringent copolyester films. The birefringent copolyester optical layer or birefringent copolyester film comprises a major amount of naphthalate units, ethylene units, and a minor amount of branched or cyclic C4 to C10 alkyl units. Also described are certain copolyester polymeric materials further comprising subunits of a phthalate ionomer such as dimethyl sulfosodium isophthtalate ionomer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273837 | RETARDATION OF FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is to provide a retardation film having excellent durability against temperature change or the like and a production method of the retardation film. Particularly, the present invention is to provide a retardation film which realizes both reverse wavelength dispersion and durability and a production method of the retardation film. This is achieved by a retardation film including: a component (A) which is specific cellulose acylate; and a component (B) which is cellulose acylate or cellulose ether having a molecular weight different from a molecular weight of the component (A) and whose residual degree of hydroxyl group is 0.30 or more. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273838 | Optical film and information technology apparatus comprising the same - The present invention relates to an optical film comprising an aromatic based unit having chain having the hydroxy group containing portion and aromatic moiety; and a styrene-based unit comprising one or more styrene-based derivatives, and has absolute values of in-plane retardation (R | 2009-11-05 |
20090273839 | Method for constructing a phase conjugate mirror - A method that provides for a phase conjugate mirror | 2009-11-05 |
20090273840 | WAVELENGTH DISPERSING DEVICE - A compact wavelength dispersing device and a wavelength selective optical switch based on the wavelength dispersing device is described. The wavelength dispersing device has a folding mirror that folds the optical path at least three times. A focal length of a focusing coupler of the device is reduced and the NA is increased, while the increased optical aberrations are mitigated by using an optional coma-compensating wedge. A double-pass arrangement for a transmission diffraction grating allows further focal length and overall size reduction due to increased angular dispersion. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273841 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A diffractive optical element includes at least a first diffractive element and a second diffractive element. The conditional expression 0.5≦D/DS≦0.9 is preferably satisfied where DS denotes the summation of the optimum designed groove height of the first diffractive element d | 2009-11-05 |
20090273842 | Method and System for Tunable Optical Filtering - An optical device includes an optical splitter having an input port, a first output port and a second output port and is adapted to receive at said input port a WDM optical signal including a plurality of channels equally spaced by a frequency spacing and occupying an optical bandwidth, and wherein the optical splitter is adapted to output at the first and second output ports, respectively, a first and a second portion of the optical signal; an optical combiner having a respective first and second input ports and a respective output port; a first optical path optically connecting the first output port of the optical splitter to the first input port of the optical combiner; a second optical path optically connecting the second output port of the optical splitter to the second input port of the optical combiner, a first optical filter optically coupled along the first optical path, and a second optical filter optically coupled to the second optical path and the free spectral range of both the first and the second optical filter is equal to an odd multiple of the frequency spacing and greater than half of the optical bandwidth. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273843 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing Glare in Images - Glare is reduced by acquiring an input image with a camera having a lens and a sensor, in which a pin-hole mask is placed in close proximity to the sensor. The mask localizes the glare at readily identifiable pixels, which can then be filtered to produce a glare reduce output image. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273844 | Privacy Filter With Rounded Optically Opaque Regions - A privacy filter comprises a first light transmissive film having a first plurality of rounded, optically opaque regions extending into a surface thereof. The first plurality of rounded, optically opaque regions are positioned to allow a viewer to view an image through the privacy filter within a range of viewing angles and to block viewing of the image through the privacy filter outside the range of viewing angles. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273845 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is an optical system in which chromatic aberrations can be excellently corrected in spite of environmental changes, to thereby maintain high optical performance. The optical system includes: a plurality of optical elements each having refractive surfaces located in a light incident side and a light exit side; and an aperture stop. A focal length, an Abbe number of a material, and an extraordinary partial dispersion ratio of each of an l-th optical element and an r-th optical element which satisfy a condition related to the extraordinary partial dispersion ratio are suitably set. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273846 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A positive first lens group G | 2009-11-05 |
20090273847 | ZOOM LENS - The invention provides a zoom lens, including a plurality of lens groups. When the zoom lens is in operation, the plurality of lens groups are aligned on a common optic axis, and the zoom lens forms a first plane and a second plane conjugated with the first plane. To retract the zoom lens, at least one of the lens groups is rotated around an axis perpendicular to the common optical axis and toward the first plane, and at least one of the rest of the lens groups is moved toward the second plane along the common optical axis. As a result, overall length of the zoom lens is shortened when it is retracted to obtain the miniaturization. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273848 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to fourth lens groups respectively having positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers. When zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first and third lens groups move to the object side and the second lens group moves to the image side, whereby a spacing between the first and second lens groups and a spacing between the third and fourth lens groups are increased and a spacing between the second and third lens groups is decreased. The fourth lens group moves for focusing. The following condition is satisfied: | 2009-11-05 |
20090273849 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A focus adjustment method of a zoom lens system is provided for correcting a focal point shift caused by manufacturing error. The zoom lens system includes three movable lens groups in which at least two of said lens groups are moved to perform zooming to form an image onto an imaging device. In the zoom lens system, a finite number of focal length positions at which a focus adjustment is performed is provided. The lens group closest to the imaging device out of the three lens groups includes a focusing lens group. A position of the focusing lens group is controlled via pulses of a stepping motor. The focus adjustment method includes the combination of performing the above control of the focusing lens group to determine a position of the focusing lens group via pulses of the stepping motor and determining an amount of adjustment of the imaging device. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273850 | TECHNIQUES FOR STEERING AN OPTICAL BEAM - Reflectors having concave reflecting surfaces (e.g., parabolic reflectors) and electronically controlled beam steering elements are used for rapid, low-diversion, wide-angle, and precision steering of optical beams, including laser beams. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273851 | LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LENS SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS SYSTEM - A lens system comprises, on a side closest to an object, a first lens component having a positive refractive power and a second lens component having a positive refractive power in order from the object; and on a side closest to an image, a cemented lens constructed by cementing together a positive lens and a negative lens in order from the object; wherein the lens system satisfies the following conditional expressions: | 2009-11-05 |
20090273852 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH MICRO-SCALE OPTICAL STRUCTURES - An imaging device with micro-scale optical structures comprises a plurality of display units, where each display unit comprises a plurality of micro-scale optical structures, and each micro-scale optical structure comprises a convex part, a planar part, and base part. The convex part is positioned on the base part and has an arc surface, where the arc surface comprises a left side arc face and a right side arc face for reflecting oblique incident lights from the left or the right to form a reflected light toward the front. And different arrangements of micro-scale optical structures are used for reflecting left side and right side incident lights to display different characters or images. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273853 | Film for Improving Contrast and Preventing Moire Pattern, PDP Filter and Display Device Comprising the Same - The present invention relates to a film for improving contrast, a plasma display panel (PDP) filter including the film, and a PDP apparatus, and more particularly, to a film for improving contrast, the film capable of reducing a decrease of the contrast by shielding light from an external light source and of preventing an occurrence of moire when attached to a display apparatus, and a PDP apparatus including the film. The film included in the filter for improving contrast includes a pattern of a plurality of stripes with a section in the shape of one of being narrowed from a surface to an inner portion of the film such as a trapezoid and triangle and having a uniform width such as a rectangle and a parallelogram, wherein an angle formed by the stripe pattern and a horizontal line is 0 to 5° when staring at the film in front. According to an aspect of the present invention, there are provided a film capable of improving contrast ratio of a screen without decreasing a brightness of light emitted from a PDP, a PDP filter including the film, and a display apparatus. The provided PDP filter and the display apparatus provide a screen having a high quality preventing moire. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273854 | METHOD FOR SCREENING MAGNETIC-RECORDING HEADS - A method for screening a magnetic-recording head utilizing a simulated-cross-track-gain profile of the magnetic-recording head to provide a manufacturing-qualified, magnetic-recording head. The method includes measuring a track profile of the magnetic-recording head, and providing the simulated-cross-track-gain profile of the magnetic-recording head synthesized utilizing the track profile of the magnetic-recording head. The method also includes calculating a peak-to-peak value of the simulated-cross-track-gain profile, and applying a selection criterion based on the peak-to-peak value of the simulated-cross-track-gain profile to screen the magnetic-recording head for use as the manufacturing-qualified, magnetic-recording head. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273855 | Method for measuring pole width of a slider of a disk drive device - A method for measuring pole width of a slider of a disk drive includes steps of: getting an original image of the pole surface; calculating the light intensity distribution profile of the original image and determining maximum and minimum light intensity data points of the profile; setting average of the maximum and minimum light intensity data points as a threshold; carrying out quadratic differentiation of the profile to obtain a quadratic differential asymptote; determining cross points between the quadratic differential asymptote and the threshold; calculating the distance between the cross points to obtain an initial pole width; and performing data compensation to the initial pole width to obtain a compensated pole width. The method may also measure the distance between edges of other micro-objects. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273856 | Timing insensitive method and apparatus for spectral analysis in a disk recording system - A hard disk drive that includes a disk that contains at least one signal and a head that is coupled to the disk. The disk drive also contains a circuit that includes a data sampler that-generates a plurality of data samples from the signal, a harmonic sensor coupled to the data sampler and a spectral power accumulator coupled to the harmonic sensor. The harmonic sensor accumulates the data samples. The circuit includes a window generator that determines a window length of the data samples accumulated by the harmonic sensor. The spectral power accumulator accumulates the windows of sample data accumulated by the harmonic sensor. The sample data accumulated by the spectral power accumulator can be accessed by a processor that performs a spectral analysis of the data. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING A SENSITIVE DEVICE FROM CORROSION - A method for protecting a magnetic head according to one embodiment includes reducing a relative humidity in a vicinity of a magnetic head by passing an elevated bias current through a sensor of the head during at least some time periods when the sensor is not in use for reading data, the elevated bias current being chosen to be sufficient to heat the sensor to a level which will reduce the local relative humidity to below a threshold level for reducing or eliminating corrosion of the sensor. Additional methods are also presented. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273858 | SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - It is possible to improve the recording and reproducing S/N ratio, the reproduction signal intensity, and the degree of high density recording. There are provided a plurality of recording tracks formed on a substrate, each recording track being formed of a magnetic material, and non-recording sections formed on the substrate, each non-recording section separating adjacent recording tracks, each recording track including a plurality of recording sections and connecting sections for connecting the recording sections adjacent thereto in a track longitudinal direction, and each connecting section having a cross-sectional area in a track width direction that is smaller than a cross-sectional area in a track width direction of adjacent recording sections. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273859 | FORMING A POLE TIP TOPOGRAPHY - A method of forming a pole tip topography associated with an air bearing surface (ABS) of a hard disk drive slider is disclosed. The method etches an exposed pole tip region of an ABS at a first angle with respect to the ABS to remove an irregularity from the exposed pole tip region and to flatten the exposed pole tip region. The exposed pole tip region lacks a photo-resist layer. The method also includes etching the flattened exposed pole tip region of the ABS at a second angle with respect to the ABS to form a recession with reference to the ABS. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273860 | CONTACT HEAD SLIDER AND STORAGE APPARATUS - A contact surface of a contact head slider is received on a film of a lubricant on a storage medium. The rotation of the storage medium allows the contact surface to slide on the surface of the storage medium. The lubricant adheres to the contact surface. The groove is formed on the rear rail between the contact surface and an air bearing surface. The lubricant on the contact surface is forced to flow into the groove based on so-called meniscus effect. Since the air bearing surface extends at a level lower than that of the contact surface, the air bearing surface is prevented from adhesion of the lubricant. A positive pressure is thus reliably generated at the air bearing surface. The contact head slider is allowed to slide on the surface of the storage medium with a high stability. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273861 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; and a recording film formed on the substrate and including a main magnetic film, the main magnetic film where a recording area and a guard area are formed by local ion doping, the guard area having saturation magnetization smaller than saturation magnetization of the recording area. A primary layer is provided at a substrate side of the main magnetic film. A main ingredient of the primary layer is at least one kind of atom selected from a group consisting of Cr, B, Mo, Al, Si, and C. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273862 | FLAT E-YOKE FOR CUSP WRITE HEAD - A magnetic write pole structure that is configured to greatly simplify the manufacture of a perpendicular magnetic write head. The write head has a magnetic yoke that is oriented along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of the data track. This allows the entire yoke to be formed in a single electroplating step, rather than being built up in several plated layers. The yoke can also be formed with magnetic side shields, or with a trailing or wrap around shield, which can be integral with the rest of the yoke and can be advantageously formed in the same, single electroplating step. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273863 | Thin-film magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of making the same - A perpendicular recording thin-film magnetic head comprises a main magnetic pole having a tip main magnetic pole part extending in a height direction from a medium-opposing surface and a base main magnetic pole part connected to the tip main magnetic pole part on a side opposite from the medium-opposing surface side and wider than the tip main magnetic pole part in a track width direction; a return yoke extending in the height direction from the medium-opposing surface and magnetically coupling with the base main magnetic pole part at a position distanced from the medium-opposing surface in the height direction, while opposing the tip main magnetic pole part through a write gap layer in a bit length direction in the medium-opposing surface; and a main magnetic pole adjacent magnetic shield layer extending along at least part of side faces of the main magnetic pole other than the medium-opposing surface as seen in a laminating direction, while holding a nonmagnetic layer between the main magnetic pole and the main magnetic pole adjacent magnetic shield layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273864 | Magnetoresistive element including two ferromagnetic layers - A magnetoresistive element includes a first and a second shield, and an MR stack disposed between the shields. The MR stack includes a first and a second ferromagnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic spacer layer disposed between the ferromagnetic layers. The first and second ferromagnetic layers have magnetizations that are in directions antiparallel to each other when no external magnetic field is applied to the layers, and that change directions in response to an external magnetic field. An insulating layer is formed to touch a rear end face of the MR stack and the first shield, and a bias magnetic field applying layer is formed above the insulating layer with a buffer layer disposed in between. The bias magnetic field applying layer includes a hard magnetic layer and a high saturation magnetization layer. The high saturation magnetization layer is located between the rear end face and the hard magnetic layer, but not located between the first shield and the hard magnetic layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273865 | POWER SUPPLY WITH ADJUSTABLE OUTPUTTED VOLTAGE - A power supply with adjustable outputted voltage includes an AC power input processing circuit and a DC power input processing circuit. The AC power input processing circuit has at least one voltage adjuster that is electrically connected with the DC power input processing circuit for adjusting the outputted voltage. The DC power input processing circuit includes a current sensor, a DC/DC converter, a ripple filter, and a DC/DC self-drive switch. When an extremely large inputted current is detected by the current sensor and the DC/DC converter stops actions, the DC/DC self-drive switch is turned off to protect the circuit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273866 | FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL SENSING - A bi-directional fault circuit interrupter system having mis-wiring protection via numerous different poles. There are at least three different transformers wherein at least two of the transformers are differential transformers and at least one transformer is a neutral transformer. There is also at least one actuator which is used to switch the switches back and forth to selectively connect the electrical current to the fault circuit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273867 | MULTI-VOLTAGE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090273868 | TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR AND METHOD - A transient voltage suppressor and a method for protecting against surge and electrostatic discharge events. A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type has gate and anode regions of a second conductivity type formed therein. A PN junction diode is formed from a portion of the gate region and the semiconductor substrate. A cathode is formed adjacent to another portion of the gate region. A thyristor is formed from the cathode, the gate region, the substrate, and the anode region. Zener diodes are formed from other portions of the gate region and the semiconductor substrate. A second Zener diode has a breakdown voltage that is greater than a breakdown voltage of a first Zener diode and that is greater than a breakover voltage of the thyristor. The first Zener diode protects against a surge event and the second Zener diode protects against an electrostatic discharge event. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273869 | Electrostatic discharge protection diode - Provided is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diode including: a well formed of a first conductivity in a semiconductor substrate; an active region that is formed of a second conductivity in the well and includes a plurality of first active lines extending in a first direction; a sub-region of the first conductivity including a plurality of first sub-lines extending in the first direction, the first sub lines being formed in the well, arranged to surround an outer region of the first active lines, and arranged in alternation with the first active lines; a device isolation region separating the active regions and the sub-regions; a plurality of active contacts arranged in a row in the active regions; and a plurality of sub-contacts arranged in a row in the sub-region. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273870 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The present invention is provided to suppress occurrence of an erroneous operation in a protection circuit due to a relatively small power source fluctuation such as a power source noise. The protection circuit has a first resistor and a capacitor connected in series between a power source line and a ground line, an inverter whose input is connected between the first resistor and the capacitor, and a MOS transistor whose gate electrode receives an output of the inverter and whose drain electrode and source electrode are connected to the power source line and the ground line. When a high voltage fluctuation occurs in the power source line, a level change at a connection point between the first resistor and the capacitor is delayed according to a time constant. By the delay, the MOS transistor that receives an output of the inverter is temporarily turned on and discharges a high voltage to the ground line. Since an output of the inverter is pulled down to the ground line via a second resistor, even if an output of the inverter fluctuates undesirably, fluctuations in a gate input of the MOS transistor are suppressed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273871 | Virtual Closed Loop Power Distribution System and Method - A virtual closed loop power distribution system couples a parallel source to a feeder upon an initial indication of a fault existing on a distribution feeder If the fault is persistent, a fault protection system including fault protection devices segmenting the distribution feeder operates to isolate the fault segment of the distribution feeder from each of the coupled sources. The coupled sources provide substantially uninterrupted service to the non-faulted segments of the distribution feeder until a circuit reconfiguration and return-to-normal function operates to restore the system upon repair of the fault. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273872 | FAULT DETECTION FOR BATTERY CHARGERS - A method of fault detection for battery chargers includes sensing a charge current applied to a battery with a resistive element. The method includes measuring a voltage across the resistive element. The method includes generating a trigger signal when the measured voltage across the resistive element exceeds a predetermined value. The method includes generating from the trigger signal an interrupt signal for a microprocessor. The method includes initiating an over-current handling routine in the microprocessor. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273873 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE THREE STATES OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A device for detecting three states, namely ‘on’, ‘off’ and ‘triggered’ of an electric circuit breaker. The device includes a mobile magnetic device, movable between three positions corresponding to the three states of the circuit breaker, and at least one permanent magnet generating a magnetic field provided with magnetic field lines for driving two DIP switches via the magnetic effect. In each of the magnetic device's positions, the two DIP switches are controlled in either an open or closed position to form a specific combination representing one of the three states of the circuit breaker. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273874 | POWER SWITCH CIRCUIT EXHIBITING OVER CURRENT AND SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND METHOD FOR LIMITING THE OUTPUT CURRENT THEREOF - A power switch circuit exhibiting over current and short circuit protections comprises a power-driving unit, a sense unit and a feedback controller circuit. The power-driving unit provides power to a load circuit from a power supply. The sense unit senses the output current of the power-driving unit. The feedback controller circuit controls the power-driving unit and the sense unit. When the output current of the power-driving unit exceeds a threshold, the output current is limited to an over current protection current level. When the resistance of the load circuit is approximately zero, the output current of the power-driving unit is limited to a short circuit protection current level. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273875 | Apparatus for decreasing inrush current using SFCL and method for deciding optimal insertion resistance - There is provided an apparatus for decreasing an inrush current which comprises a power system including a transformer, and a superconducting fault current limiter electrically connected to the transformer. A resistance value of the superconducting fault current limiter is calculated by using a variation of the inrush current and a variation of the voltage drop of the power system according to a value of insertion resistance. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273876 | TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR AND METHOD - A transient voltage suppressor and a method for protecting against surge and electrostatic discharge events. A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type has gate and anode regions of a second conductivity type formed therein. A PN junction diode is formed from a portion of the gate region and the semiconductor substrate. A cathode is formed adjacent to another portion of the gate region. A thyristor is formed from the cathode, the gate region, the substrate, and the anode region. Zener diodes are formed from other portions of the gate region and the semiconductor substrate. A second Zener diode has a breakdown voltage that is greater than a breakdown voltage of a first Zener diode and that is greater than a breakover voltage of the thyristor. The first Zener diode protects against a surge event and the second Zener diode protects against an electrostatic discharge event. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273877 | Electrostatic Chuck - The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck in which the surface can be kept smooth after being exposed to plasma, so as to protect a material to be clamped such as a silicon wafer from being contaminated with particles, and which is excellent in clamping and releasing a material to be clamped and easy to manufacture by low-temperature firing. The electrostatic chuck includes a dielectric material in which alumina is 99.4 wt % or more, and titanium oxide is more than 0.2 wt % and equal to or less than 0.6 wt %, wherein the electrostatic chuck's volume resistivity is 10 | 2009-11-05 |
20090273878 | GAS BEARING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic clamp is provided having a clamping plate, wherein the clamping plate has a central region and an annulus region. A plurality of gas supply orifices are defined in the central region of the clamping plate, wherein the plurality of gas supply orifices are in fluid communication with a pressurized gas supply, and wherein the pressurized gas supply is configured to provide a cushion of gas between the clamping surface and the workpiece in the central region of the clamping plate via the plurality of gas supply orifices. One or more gas return orifices defined in one or more of the central region and annulus region of the clamping plate, wherein the one or more gas return orifices are in fluid communication with a vacuum source, therein generally defining an exhaust path for the cushion of gas. A seal is disposed in the annulus region of the clamping plate, wherein the seal is configured to generally prevent a leakage of the cushion of gas from the central region to an environment external to the annulus region. One or more electrodes are further electrically connected to a first voltage potential to provide a first clamping force. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273879 | Electrostatic Attraction Apparatus for Glass Substrate and Method of Attracting and Releasing the Same - An object is providing an electrostatic attraction apparatus and an attracting/releasing method capable of reliably attracting and quickly releasing a glass substrate. An attraction force for attracting a glass substrate is obtained according to the physical properties of the glass substrate. In addition to obtaining an attraction voltage (V | 2009-11-05 |
20090273880 | VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND FILTER CIRCUIT WITH BIAS VOLTAGE - A variable capacitor includes a metal oxide film having a perovskite structure, first and second electrode films having the metal oxide film placed therebetween and to be coupled to an external voltage source, and a bias voltage source configured to provide a bias voltage that is applied in series or parallel to a capacitance of a capacitor including the metal oxide film and the first and second electrode films, wherein the bias voltage applied by the bias voltage source to the capacitance is adapted to maximize a voltage dependency of a relative permittivity of the metal oxide film. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273881 | Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitor - The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and an insulation trench and two metal trenches all running through the interlayer dielectric layer and allowing the semiconductor substrate to be exposed; wherein the metal trenches being located on each side of the insulation trench and sharing a trench wall with the insulation trench respectively, the insulation trench being filled with insulation material as an insulation structure, the metal trenches being filled with metal material as electrodes of the capacitor. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273882 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A capacitor includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer, and a second electrode. The capacitor also includes a buffer layer formed over at least one of an interface between the first electrode and the dielectric layer and an interface between the dielectric layer and the second electrode, wherein the buffer layer includes a compound of a metal element from electrode materials of one of the first and second electrodes and a metal element from materials included in the dielectric layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273883 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCORPORATING HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICES IN AN EEPROM - A method and system for fabricating a stacked capacitor and a DMOS transistor are disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing a bottom plate, an insulator, and an additional layer including first and second plates. The insulator covers at least a portion of the bottom plate and resides between the first and second top plates and the bottom plate. The first and second top plates are electrically coupled through the bottom plate. In another aspect, the method and system include forming a gate oxide. The method and system also include providing SV well(s) after the gate oxide is provided. A portion of the SV well(s) resides under a field oxide region of the device. Each SV well includes first, second, and third implants having a sufficient energy to provide the portion of the SV well at a desired depth under the field oxide region without significant additional thermal processing. A gate, source, and drain are also provided. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273884 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - There are provided an upper electrode 18 and a lower electrode which are formed like flat plates, a dielectric layer interposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a covering portion which covers an external surface of at least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode and is formed by an insulating resin. At least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode is provided with at least one of opening holes having larger diameters than a via formed in a connection to a wiring pattern when a capacitor component is to be included in a substrate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273885 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH ETCH GAINS FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING - Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a sulfate and a halide, such as sodium chloride. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a charge through the bath. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273886 | CAPACITOR - The capacitor has a capacitor element, a tubular metallic case, an electrolyte, and a terminal plate. The case contains the capacitor element and is joined to a first electrode of the capacitor element at its inner bottom surface. The terminal plate is joined to the second electrode of the capacitor element and seals the opening of the case. At least one of the terminal plate and the case is provided with a through hole, into which a hermetic plug made of a rubber-like elastic body and having an external diameter larger than a diameter of the through hole is inserted. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273887 | Memory Device, Electronic Device, and Method for Producing a Memory Device - A memory device has a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes separated from the first electrodes, and an electrolyte located between the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes and the second electrodes include lithium. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273888 | MOBILE DEVICE - One end portion of a connecting member | 2009-11-05 |
20090273889 | Bookfriend electronic bookmark - A portable electronic multiple book and multiple page referencing device may be releasably secured to a book cover by spring clips. A thin planar case houses a programmable electronic device accessed by an alphanumeric keypad and other operational keys. References to printed works and related page references are shown on one or two digital displays. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273890 | Coupling unit and electronic apparatus - A second enclosure defines the backside superposed on a first enclosure for relative rotation around a rotation axis set perpendicular to the front surface of the first enclosure in an electronic apparatus. First, second and third flat surfaces are defined on the backside of the second enclosure at positions inside the contour of the second enclosure. The receiving pieces receive the first flat surface when the second enclosure is set in the reference attitude. When the second enclosure is set in the lateral attitude by rotation by plus or minus 90 degrees, the second flat surface or the third flat surface is received on the receiving pieces behind the second enclosure. Even if friction resulting from the contact roughens the first, second and third surfaces, the asperity and scratches on the surfaces are hidden behind the second enclosure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273891 | RECEIVING DEVICE - The invention relates to a receiving device for integrating therein a portable, electronic appliance, especially a mobile phone in a vehicle, said receiving device having a receiving zone for the portable, electronic appliance and the receiving device having an interface to the portable, electronic appliance and an interface to electrical or electronic components that are arranged in the vehicle. The receiving device can be physically separated into an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being specifically adapted to a certain model of a portable, electronic appliance, and the lower part being specifically adapted to a product family and/or a specific range of portable, electronic appliances. The lower part can be combined and assembled with a plurality of different upper parts to give specific receiving devices or the upper part can be combined and assembled with a plurality of different lower parts to give additional specific receiving devices. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273892 | COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR MICROCOMPUTER CASES - A coupling structure for microcomputer cases includes at least two microcomputer cases and at least two coupling units for coupling the two cases together. Each of the cases is provided along four longitudinal outer corners with a slide channel each. The coupling units each include a longitudinally extended body portion and two insertion ribs separately extended along and from two longitudinal sides of the body portion. The insertion ribs are configured corresponding to the slide channels on the cases to be slidably fitted in the slide channels on two adjoining sides of the two cases that are juxtaposed or stacked, so as to firmly couple the two cases together. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273893 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WITH TILTING KEYBOARD VENT - A notebook computer with a tilting keyboard, which opens a vent when tilted, solves multiple problems and may further materially contribute to countering terrorism. A tilted position of the keyboard allows the vent to open when the notebook lid is open, thereby providing extra cooling capacity during periods of computer use when there is a lessened need for compactness. The vent is it least partially closed when the keyboard is in the stowed position and the lid is closed, thereby reducing the possibility of debris ingestion when air flow needs are reduced and the need for compactness is increased. A security inspection position of the keyboard enables inspection of the inside of the computer, for example as part of a security checkpoint procedure. A negative tilt can reduce wrist strain and repetitive motion injuries for some users. Some embodiments tilt the keyboard automatically in response to the lid opening, and stow the keyboard automatically in response to the lid being closed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273894 | TORSION SPRING ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TORSION SPRING ASSEMBLY - A torsion spring assembly includes a torsion spring body and a fixed base. The torsion spring body has a first coil part and a second coil part. The first coil part connects to the second coil part. The fixed base has a first fixed arm and a second fixed arm. The first coil part is wound around the first fixed arm and the second coil part is wound around the second fixed arm. The winding direction of the first coil part is perpendicular to the winding direction of the second coil part. A portable electronic device with the torsion spring assembly is also disclosed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273895 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A portable terminal device includes first input receiving unit provided in a first casing receiving input if the device is opened to expose the first input receiving unit, first displaying unit provided in a second casing turning-on if the device is opened to expose the first displaying unit, second input receiving unit receiving input if the device is closed to expose the second input receiving unit, turning-on lock unit for controlling the first displaying unit in a turning-on impossible state on the basis of a lock set instruction input received by the first input receiving unit or the second input receiving unit, and lock canceling unit for controlling the first displaying unit in a turning-on possible state on the basis of a lock cancel instruction input received by the second input receiving unit if the first displaying unit is controlled in a turning-on impossible state by the turning-on lock unit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273896 | INCORPORATION OF TWO OR MORE HARD DISK DRIVES INTO A SINGLE DRIVE CARRIER WITH A SINGLE MIDPLANE CONNECTOR - Carrier for the rack mounting of two or more data storage devices into a chassis. The carrier includes support members along the length of the carrier, to receive and retain the two or more data storage devices. The carrier further includes a single electrical communication connector to provide an electrical communication interface for all of the data storage devices in the carrier, to and from a mating connector on a board of the chassis. The carrier further includes an interposer to adapt electrical signals from the single electrical communication connector into a form that is usable by the data storage devices. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273897 | REAR BOARD OF BLADE SERVER, BLADE SERVER AND SUBRACK - A rear board of a blade server, a blade server and a subrack are provided. The blade server includes a front board and a back board, the rear board includes a standard ATCA interface, and the rear board is connected to the front board by the standard ATCA interface. The blade server also includes a connector configured to connect hard disks which is set on the rear board, and a portion of the rear board on which the connector is set is extended outward so as to accommodate at least two hard disks, and the at least two hard disks are connected to the connector. The blade server increases the ability of the heat dissipation ability of the front board, and the rear board supports data backup between the two hard disks and hot plug. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273898 | Removable Hard Drive Module for a Computer with Improved Thermal Performance - A removable hard drive magazine for a computer with improved thermal performance has been developed. The invention includes a hot pluggable magazine module for organizing multiple hard drives in a computer that includes multiple of hard drives and a sleeve with a plurality of rail slots in the side of the sleeve. A slide rail is attached to the side of each hard drive, where the slide rail is inserted into a rail slot of the sleeve so that the slide rail is exposed externally to the sleeve and is in contact with a thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. A hard drive receptacle that is mounted in the computer is included. The receptacle includes guide slots that mate with the exposed slide rails of the hard drives. A heat sink is mounted on the receptacle that receives heat transferred from the plurality of hard drives through the thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. Finally, a backplane located in rear of the hard drive receptacle, where the backplane attaches the module to the computer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273899 | COMPUTER LOCK SYSTEM - A computing device including a first computer portion pivotally connected to a second computer portion by a hinge. The computing device further includes an element moveable between a first position, in which the hinge is free to rotate, and a second position, in which the hinge is substantially prevented from rotating. A lock selectively controls movement of the element between the first and second positions. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273900 | Computer Card Retention Device - A computer card retention device ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090273901 | Electrical Coupler Mating System - An electrical coupler mating system includes a chassis having a plurality of walls, wherein a chassis housing is defined between the plurality of walls. At least one of the plurality of walls defines a first guide channel and houses a cam member that is located adjacent the first guide channel. A first electrical coupler is located in the chassis housing. An enclosure includes a second electrical coupler and a cam follower that is moveably coupled to the enclosure, wherein with the cam follower located in the first guide channel, the second electrical coupler is aligned with the first electrical coupler and the movement of the cam follower mates the first electrical coupler and the second electrical coupler. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273902 | OUTDOOR APPARATUS - An outdoor apparatus that incorporates a heat sink and has a box-shaped casing, having a plurality of aligned ventilation holes formed on an upper plate and a lower plate so as to oppose the heat sink, and wherein inter-hole portions that are portions of the upper plate between adjacent ventilation holes are recessed downward with respect to other portions of the upper plate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273903 | Installation structure for a fan - An installation structure for a fan includes a housing, a fastening frame, and a protection structure. The housing has an opening. The fastening frame is combined with the housing and has a fan receiving area. The fan receiving area links to the opening. The protection structure is combined with the fastening frame. Thereby, after the user disassembled the fan from the fastening frame, it can prevent the electronic components in the housing from being damaged due to external force. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273904 | HEAT-DISSIPATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a circuit board having multiple heat generating elements and a heat-dissipation module is provided. The heat-dissipation module includes a heat-dissipation plate and a heat pipe set. The heat-dissipation plate having a first surface and a second surface is disposed on the circuit board and having multiple contacting portions and at least one heat pipe protecting portion connecting the contacting portions. The contacting portions are used for receiving heat from the heat generating elements. A heat pipe accommodating groove passing through the heat pipe protecting portion is set on the first surface. The heat pipe set is disposed in the heat pipe accommodating groove of the heat-dissipation plate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090273905 | Integrated circuit package and integrated circuit module - An integrated circuit package may include a board that may support an integrated circuit chip. A post pin may be provided on a surface of the board. The post pin may be electrically connected to the integrated circuit chip. A land pin may be provided on the other surface of the board. The land pin may be electrically connected to the integrated circuit chip. | 2009-11-05 |