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20100161084 | MAGNETIC SENSOR FOR USE WITH HAND-HELD DEVICES - The use of magnetic field sensing to perform sophisticated command control and data input into a portable device is disclosed. A magnetic field sensor is embedded or fixedly attached to a portable device to measure changes in the magnetic field strength and/or direction accompanying movement, motion or tilt of the device in one-, two- or three-dimensions when the portable device is used to air-write or make gestures. | 06-24-2010 |
20110227569 | MAGNETOMETER - A magnetometer with only a SET operation for initiating a magnetic orientation within a magnetic field sensor based on anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) technology. Within the magnetometer, the relative orientations of the respective X, Y and Z axes detectors are maintained by a package in which all detectors are mounted on a single assembly with the Z axis sensor displaced and held orthogonal to the other two sensors by potting material. Shorting bars on respective barber pole structures are provided with a geometry that allows for closer placement of adjacent barber poles to one another. The barber pole structures are deposited in a nested orientation which provides for balanced resistance legs in a Wheatstone bridge construction. | 09-22-2011 |
20120255357 | SENSOR PACKAGE HAVING INTEGRATED ACCELEROMETER AND MAGNETOMETER - A sensor package has integrated magnetic and acceleration sensor package structures, where a first wafer is bonded to a second wafer with a cavity defined between them. The magnetic sensor is bonded to the bottom of the first wafer and the acceleration sensor is provided within the cavity. Circuitry to drive the accelerometer and interface with the magnetic sensor is provided on the first wafer. | 10-11-2012 |
20130249542 | FOLDABLE SUBSTRATE - A foldable substrate is provided that includes a first substrate portion with a first upper surface and a second substrate portion with a second upper surface. A foldable bridge portion couples the first substrate portion to the second substrate portion. The foldable bridge portion includes a coupling strip that extends from the first substrate portion to the second substrate portion with a gap corresponding to a portion of the coupling strip where the gap is defined between the first and second substrate portions by removing portions of a starting wafer substrate. The first and second portions, in one embodiment, include magnetic field sensors and the foldable bridge portion can be bent to arrange the two portions at a predetermined angle to one another. Once bent, the sensor package can be incorporated into a magnetic field sensor assembly to be integrated with other control circuitry. | 09-26-2013 |
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20110082196 | THEAFLAVIN COMPOSITIONS, RELATED PROCESSES AND METHODS OF USE - A process for producing purified theaflavin extract is provided which comprises combining an organic solvent with tea leaves, extracting polyphenols from the tea leaves to produce an organic stock substrate solution; producing a second batch of tea leaves; grinding the second batch of tea leaves to produce stock fermentation enzyme; combining the stock substrate solution with the stock fermentation enzyme to produce a fermentation mixture; fermentation of the mixture to produce theaflavins; and, separating the theaflavins from the fermentation mixture to produce purified theaflavin extract. Oral dosage forms are provided which comprise an effective amount of the purified theaflavin extract. Methods of treatment of human physiological disorders are provided which comprise administering an oral dosage form. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082198 | THEAFLAVIN COMPOSITIONS, PRODUCTION, AND METHODS TO CONTROL PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN MAMMALS - A process for producing a purified extract comprising between about 40% and about 90% theaflavins is provided. Purified theaflavin extract produced by the disclosed process is provided which comprises less than about 5% TF1, between about 10% and about 60% TF2a, between about 5% and about 35% TF2b, and between about 10% and about 65% TF3. Individual dosage compositions are provided for the control of a physiological disorder comprising about 5% to about 95% theaflavins in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle or a dietary supplement vehicle. Further individual dosage compositions are provided which comprise an effective amount of substantially only one theaflavin species selected from the group consisting of TF1, TF2a, TF2b, and TF3. Individual dosage compositions are provided which comprise an effective amount of substantially only two theaflavin species selected from the group consisting of TF1 and TF2a, TF1 and TF2b, TF1 and TF3, TF2a and TF2b, TF2a and TF3, TF2b and TF3. Methods of treatment of human physiological disorders are provided which comprise administering oral dosage forms of the compositions. | 04-07-2011 |
20130023583 | Theaflavin Compositions, Related Processes and Methods of Use - A process for producing purified theaflavin extract is provided which comprises combining an organic solvent with tea leaves, extracting polyphenols from the tea leaves to produce an organic stock substrate solution; producing a second batch of tea leaves; grinding the second batch of tea leaves to produce stock fermentation enzyme; combining the stock substrate solution with the stock fermentation enzyme to produce a fermentation mixture; fermentation of the mixture to produce theaflavins; and, separating the theaflavins from the fermentation mixture to produce purified theaflavin extract. Oral dosage forms are provided which comprise an effective amount of the purified theaflavin extract. Methods of treatment of human physiological disorders are provided which comprise administering an oral dosage form. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023584 | Theaflavin Compositions, Related Processes and Methods of Use - A process for producing purified theaflavin extract is provided which comprises combining an organic solvent with tea leaves, extracting polyphenols from the tea leaves to produce an organic stock substrate solution; producing a second batch of tea leaves; grinding the second batch of tea leaves to produce stock fermentation enzyme; combining the stock substrate solution with the stock fermentation enzyme to produce a fermentation mixture; fermentation of the mixture to produce theaflavins; and, separating the theaflavins from the fermentation mixture to produce purified theaflavin extract. Oral dosage forms are provided which comprise an effective amount of the purified theaflavin extract. Methods of treatment of human physiological disorders are provided which comprise administering an oral dosage form. | 01-24-2013 |
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20090322235 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, LED DRIVING CONTROL UNIT AND TRANSISTOR SWITCH MODULE THEREOF - An LED driving circuit is used for dimming by switching between an operating current and a maintaining current or by voltage clamping of a source/drain of MOSFET that is coupled to the LED module. When the LED module is dimmed off, the voltage across the LED module can be kept at a value around a lighting threshold voltage of the LED module that is a minimum voltage for lighting the LED module. Therefore, a voltage difference between the drain and the source of MOSFET coupled to the LED module is smaller than that in the conventional arts. Hence, a withstand voltage of MOSFET can be reduced, and cost of the LED driving circuit as well as the power consumption of MOSFET can be lessened, thereby improving integral efficiency of the circuit. | 12-31-2009 |
20090322252 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND A MOSFET SWITCH MODULE THEREOF - An LED driving circuit and a MOSFET switch module thereof is disclosed, and the MOSFET switch module which is used to control a current of the LED driving circuit. The present invention employs a voltage clamping device to clamp the voltage level of the drain of transistor in the MOSFET switch module when being turned off. Via this way, the requirement for the withstand voltage of the transistor is lowered, and so the cost and power consumption thereof is reduced. | 12-31-2009 |
20110043139 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A driving controller for driving a load is disclosed. The driving circuit includes a driving power supply and the driving controller. The driving power supply provides a first power source to the load. The controller is coupled to a second power source to receive an electric power for operating. The controller controls the amount of the electric power to the load when operating in a first mode and stops the driving power supply from providing the electric power to the load when operating in a second mode. The controller operates exclusively in the first mode before the driving power supply provides the first power source to the load. | 02-24-2011 |
20130119895 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A driving controller for driving a load is disclosed. The driving circuit includes a driving power supply and the driving controller. The driving power supply provides a first power source to the load. The controller is coupled to a second power source to receive an electric power for operating. The controller controls the amount of the electric power to the load when operating in a first mode and stops the driving power supply from providing the electric power to the load when operating in a second mode. The controller operates exclusively in the first mode before the driving power supply provides the first power source to the load. | 05-16-2013 |
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20110018618 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A rectifying device is used to prevent any reverse current in a charge pump circuit. Accordingly, energy stored in the charge pump circuit is prevented from being transmitted back to an input voltage source, or energy stored in a capacitor coupled to an output end is prevented from being transmitted back to the charge pump circuit and the input voltage source. Besides, a current limiting unit coupled to the input voltage source or/and the output end is used to protect devices of the charge pump circuit from being burned out due to an overly large current provided by the input voltage source to the charge pump circuit or/and an overly large current provided by the charge pump circuit to the output end when a short circuit occurs. | 01-27-2011 |
20120112646 | CONVERTING CONTROL CIRCUIT - A converting control circuit, adapted to control a converting circuit to convert an input voltage into an output voltage for driving a load, is provided. The converting control circuit comprises a current control circuit, a first detecting circuit, a second detecting circuit, a feedback controller and a feedback circuit. The current control circuit comprises at least one control end coupled to the load to adjust a current flowing through the load. The first detecting circuit is coupled to the current control circuit and generates a first detecting signal according to the voltage at the least one control end. The second detecting signal is coupled to the converting circuit and generates a second detecting signal according to the output voltage. The feedback circuit is coupled to the first and second detecting circuit and modulates a level of the second signal according to the first detecting signal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120229050 | CONVERTING CONTROLLER - A converting controller is provided and comprises a first comparing unit, a second comparing unit, a duty cycle operating unit and a reference voltage supplying unit. The first comparing unit receives a detecting signal representing a state of the load and a first reference signal, and generates a first comparing signal accordingly. The duty cycle operating unit controls power conversion of the converting circuit according to the first comparing signal. The second comparing unit receives the detecting signal and a second reference signal, and generates a second comparing signal accordingly. The reference voltage supplying unit supplies the first reference signal and adjusts a level of the first reference signal in response to the second comparing signal. | 09-13-2012 |
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20090013731 | FIXING/RELEASING MECHANISM AND THE BASE USING SUCH MECHANISM - The present invention provides a base for placement of a medical apparatus, comprising: a base body provided with a platform for carrying said medical apparatus, and a fixing/releasing mechanism for fixing and releasing said medical apparatus, the fixing/releasing mechanism comprising a lock hook for fixing/releasing the medical apparatus; the fixing/releasing mechanism further comprising: a press-fit button including an operation key exposed above the base body; the operation key is protrudably and retractably received in a key through hole in the base body, the operation key moving in the direction of the force when being subjected to a pressure to be received in the key through hole; when the applied force disappears, the operation key automatically returns to the original position and protrudes out of the key through hole; a snap catch mechanism comprising said lock hook protrudably and retractably received in a lock hook receiving portion in the base body; a transmission mechanism connected to said press-fit button and transmitting the pressure applied to the press-fit button to said snap catch mechanism so that the lock hook of the snap catch mechanism generates a protrudable and retractable movement and protrudes out of the lock hook receiving portion to lock said medical apparatus or retract in the lock hook receiving portion and release said medical apparatus. | 01-15-2009 |
20090270727 | DOCKING STATION AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - An ultrasonic diagnostic system has a tablet type electronic device for ultrasonic diagnosis and a docking station for mounting thereto the electronic device removably. The docking station includes a receptacle section against which one side of the electronic device comes into abutment when mounting the electronic device, and a hold-down section for holding down the electronic device releasably on the side opposite to the one side when mounting the electronic device. | 10-29-2009 |
20100309130 | CAPACITIVE DATA INPUT DEVICE WITH MECHANICAL TOUCH FEELING - A capacitive data input device with mechanical touch feeling includes a mechanical part and a capacitive sensing part, wherein the mechanical part lies above the capacitive sensing part, the keys in the mechanical part have a one-to-one corresponding relationship with the keypads in the capacitive sensing part, so that the respective keypads in the capacitive sensing part can be triggered by mechanically operating the keys in the mechanical part. | 12-09-2010 |
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20100066441 | MOS with reverse current limiting function and a voltage conversion circuit using the same - A MOS with reverse current limiting function and a voltage conversion circuit using the same is disclosed which employs a resistance unit coupled between a base and a first source/drain of a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS). When a reverse current occurs, a reverse current passing through a body diode of the MOS is limited to prevent the MOS from being burned out due to overheating. Moreover, the voltage level of the base is equal to the voltage level of the first source/drain, such that the Rds (on) of the MOS can be reduced. Therefore, a converter with the disclosed MOS may provide a higher conversion efficiency. | 03-18-2010 |
20100327828 | MOSFET CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT, LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND VOLTAGE CONVERTING CIRCUIT - A MOSFET current limiting circuit, a linear voltage regulator, and a voltage converting circuit are provided. A current limiting value of the MOSFET is adjusted with the temperature or the voltage drop across the drain and the source of the MOSFET. Accordingly, it is ensured that the MOSFET operates in the safe operating area in any situation. Therefore, the MOSFET is prevented from being burnt out, and the reliability thereof is also increased. | 12-30-2010 |
20110113397 | LAYOUT STRUCTURE OF MOSFET AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A layout structure of a MOSFET is provided. The layout structure of the MOSFET includes a plurality of MOSFET cells, a first source/drain metal bus structure and a second source/drain metal bus structure. The first source/drain metal bus structure is electrically connected to first sources/drains of the MOSFET cells, and a width thereof is gradually decreased in a predetermined direction. The second source/drain metal bus structure is electrically connected to second sources/drains of the MOSFET cells, and a width thereof is gradually increased in the predetermined direction. | 05-12-2011 |
20130175869 | POWER-GOOD SIGNAL GENERATOR AND CONTROLLER WITH POWER SEQUENCING FREE - A power-good signal generator generates a power-good signal according to a control signal of a controller, and comprises an impedance element, a controlled transistor and a power sequencing free circuit. An end of the impedance element is coupled to a second voltage source. The controlled transistor has first and second input/output ends and a controlled end, wherein the first input/output end is coupled to the other end of the impedance element to generate the power-good signal. An operating state of the controlled transistor is changed in response to the control signal. The power sequencing free circuit is coupled to the controlled end and one of the first input/output end and the second voltage source. When the second voltage source is supplied before the first voltage source, the power sequencing free circuit turns on the controlled transistor to clamp the power-good signal to be lower than a predetermined voltage level. | 07-11-2013 |
20160048148 | LOW-DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR - The invention is directed to a low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO), including a power transistor, a driving stage circuit, a feedback circuit, a bias power source and an auxiliary reference current generation circuit. The power transistor is controlled by a driving signal to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The feedback circuit generates a feedback voltage according to the output voltage. The driving stage circuit generates the driving signal according to the feedback voltage and the reference voltage. The bias power source provides a bias current. The auxiliary reference current generation circuit is configured to sample an output current, adjust the sampled output current to generate an adjustment current by means of mapping and superpose the adjustment current onto the bias current to generate a reference current to control drive capability of the driving stage circuit. | 02-18-2016 |