04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110019338 | CAPACITOR - A capacitor has a capacitor element, an open-topped case on which terminals joined to a pair of electrode lead sections of the capacitor element are disposed facing each other, and a cover combined with the open surface of the case. Each terminal has a pair of intermediate conductive sections and a pair of terminal sections. The joint has a joint surface to which one of the electrode lead sections of the capacitor element is joined. The intermediate conductive sections are L-shaped, and are extendedly disposed in directions opposite to each other from both ends of the joint. The terminal sections are disposed further extendedly from the intermediate conductive sections and placed symmetrically about the joint. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019339 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTE CAPACITORS WITH POLYMER INTERMEDIATE LAYER - The invention relates to a method for producing electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance and low residual current, consisting of a solid electrolyte and an intermediate layer and an outer layer comprising conductive polymers, to electrolytic capacitors produced using this method and also to the use of electrolytic capacitors of this type. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019340 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER SUSPENSION, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrically conductive polymer composition has high electrical conductivity, excellent water resistance, high density, and excellent smoothness. Also disclosed is a solid electrolyte capacitor which is prevented from the reduction in electrical conductivity, has low ESR, and also has excellent reliability. Further disclosed is a method for producing the solid electrolyte capacitor. The electrically conductive polymer composition is produced by removing a dispersion medium from an electrically conductive polymer suspension, wherein the electrically conductive polymer suspension includes: an electrically conductive polymer material including a dopant composed of a polyacid or a salt thereof and an electrically conductive polymer; at least one compound (A) selected from erythritol, xylitol and pentaerythritol; and the dispersion medium. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019341 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolytic capacitor having reduced leakage current and a manufacturing method thereof. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes a capacitor element including: an anode | 2011-01-27 |
20110019342 | REMOTE CONTROL - A remote control barrier operating device that is attachable to a handlebar steered vehicle, such as a motorcycle, bicycle or all terrain vehicle, is described and claimed. The remote control device includes a power source and a remote control barrier operating circuit for transmitting a radio frequency enclosed within a device housing. At least one attachment ear extends from the device housing, for attachment of the device housing to the vehicle. In one embodiment the remote control device is attachable as an accessory to the bar clamp for a handlebar of the vehicle. The remote control device is configured having a pair of attachment ears extending from the device housing, the attachment ears configured for alignment with and attachment to the bar clamp by a pair of screws that pass through the attachment ear apertures to engage one of a pair of threaded apertures of the bar clamp. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019343 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a front cover, a keyboard, and a sliding apparatus. The sliding apparatus is slidably coupled to the front cover. The keyboard is pivotally coupled to the sliding apparatus. By pulling the sliding apparatus and rotating the keyboard, the keyboard is foldable on the front cover. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019344 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MOUNT - A mounting system for a flat panel display includes a back assembly, a pair of arm assemblies, and a mounting assembly. Back assembly can include a slide plate connected to arm assemblies allowing arm assemblies and mount assembly to be horizontally shifted without the need to remove the mount from the wall and reattach it. Arm assemblies can include substantially hollow arms having removable covers for storing wires connected to display therein. Mounting assembly can include a tilt head that provides a path of rotation about a substantially horizontal axis that extends proximate the center of gravity of the mount and a flat panel display mounted thereon, allowing for easy adjustment and rotation of display, Mounting assembly can also include a pair of brace arms each comprised of two members configured to allow mount assembly to be expanded to mount various sized displays without extending beyond the width of the display. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019345 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | 2011-01-27 |
20110019346 | Display with Slide Structure - The present invention is related to a display with slide structure. The display comprises a rear casing, a stand, a fixing unit, a movable unit and at least one spring. The stand has an arc structure disposed beneath. The fixing unit is firmly disposed at the rear casing and contains at least one first holding part and at least one rail. The movable unit connects with the stand and contains at least one second holding part; wherein the movable unit is repeatedly movable by means of the rail. The spring is respectively connected to the first holding part and the second holding part with two ends. Whereby, the stand could be repeatedly movable against the rear casing by means of the movable unit and touch a flat surface by distinct sites of the arc structure, so that the display might maximize its inclined angle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019347 | TILT PANEL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A tilt panel apparatus includes a tilt panel capable of pivoting between a first orientation and a second orientation, and an apparatus main body that supports the tilt panel in a pivotable state. The tilt panel has an external housing surface around the pivot center of the tilt panel, the external housing surface being exposed on the outer side of an apparatus when the tilt panel is in the first orientation and entering into a gap formed between the tilt panel and the apparatus main body as the tilt panel pivots from the first orientation toward the second orientation; and a stepped portion is formed in the apparatus main body adjacent to an edge portion that forms the opening of the gap, the stepped portion being a step higher than the edge portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019348 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MOUNTING SYSTEM - An electronic sign having slotted frame cabinets whereby each slotted frame cabinet can conveniently be attached to one or more vertically or horizontally positioned adjacent slotted frame cabinets by using connecting components which are generally located around the periphery of one or more slotted frame cabinets. Connecting components, including splice bars, splice plates, and mounting clamps, are aligned in, positioned along and secured to backing bars which are co-located in backing bar slots in one or more of the slotted frame cabinets. Lift eyes can be variably located in one or more lift eye slots. The use of externally located connecting components, which do not extend through the cabinetry, minimize the entry of environmental elements into the interior of the electronic sign. Multiple slotted frame cabinets can be connected without the removal of LED display panels. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019349 | Junction Box for Solar Modules and Method for the Mounting thereof on said Modules - A junction box for mounting on solar modules is disclosed. The junction box enables fully automatic mounting on the solar module, and also automated assembly of the components in the box. The box has a housing with cover. The housing encloses electrical components, such as bypass diodes, and includes connectors that connect to ribbon conductors from the solar module. Within the housing is a positioning block with slots for receiving the ribbon conductors. A hold-down device is also provided in the housing and, when the junction box is mounted on the solar module, the hold-down device presses the ribbon conductors into the slots. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019350 | AL ALLOY FILM FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SPUTTERING TARGET - Disclosed is an Al alloy film for a display device that, even when low-temperature heat treatment is applied, can realize satisfactorily low electric resistance, can realize a satisfactory reduction in contact resistance between the Al alloy film and a transparent pixel electrode connected directly to the Al alloy film, and has excellent corrosion resistance. The Al alloy film is connected directly to a transparent electroconductive film on the substrate in the display device. The Al alloy film comprises 0.05 to 0.5 atomic % of Co and 0.2 to 1.0 atomic % of Ge and satisfies the requirement that the content of Co and the content of Ge in the Al alloy film have a relationship represented by formula (1): [Ge]≧−0.25×[Co]+0.2 (1) In formula (1), [Ge] represents the content of Ge in the Al alloy film, atomic %; and [Co] represents the content of Co in the Al alloy film, atomic %. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019351 | BEZEL PACKAGING FOR SEALED GLASS ASSEMBLIES AND A GLASS ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - Methods and assemblies related to frame or bezel packaging of a sealed glass assembly, such as a fit-sealed OLED device, such as an OLED display panel. The frame or bezel packaging may have one or more of (a) rounded or chamfered corners, (a) a cover, (b) a reinforced lead edge, (c) openings or cutouts in the back panel to conserve material and lighten the bezel, and (d) a shock absorbent intermediate layer of low modulus of elasticity material applied between the sealed glass assembly and the back and/or sides of the frame or bezel. The frame or bezel design may include a gap between the sealed glass assembly and the back panel of the bezel. The gap may be filled at least in part with low modulus of elasticity backing material. The glass package may have one or more of (a) rounded or chamfered corners, (b) rounded or chamfered edges, (c) a low modulus of elasticity material applied around its periphery or portions of its periphery, such as on the corners only, (d) a shortened lead end, and (e) a thickened lead end. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019352 | RACK-MOUNT COMPUTER - A rack-mount computer mounted in a rack system connected to multiple terminals, includes: a power distribution board (PDB) for supplying each power load with DC power; a storage device connected to a backplane for receiving power from the PDB in a hotplug manner; a mainboard for receiving power from the PDB to execute computing; and an input/output card, connected to the mainboard, for processing specific input/output data. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019353 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers the electronic component housed in the electronic component housing section that is movable between a locked position in which its attachment is not allowed and an unlocked position in which its attachment is allowed. The electronic-component housing section cover is prohibited from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is housed in the battery housing section and is allowed to move from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is removed from the battery housing section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019354 | Techniques for Strengthening Glass Covers for Portable Electronic Devices - Apparatus, systems and methods for improving strength of a thin glass cover for an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the glass member can have improved strength by chemical strengthening in a series of stages. The stages can, for example, have a first ion exchange stage where larger ions are exchanged into the glass cover, and a second ion exchange stage where some of the larger ions are exchanged out from the glass cover. Optionally, in one embodiment, the glass cover can improve its strength by forming its edges with a predetermined geometry. Advantageously, the glass cover can be not only thin but also adequately strong to limit susceptibility to damage. In one embodiment, the glass member can pertain to a glass cover for a housing for an electronic device. The glass cover can be provided over or integrated with a display, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019355 | Fire Resistant Enclosure for a Data Storage Device Having Heat Sink Capabilities and Method for Making the Same - A fire resistant enclosure for a data storage device is provided. The enclosure includes an enclosure base comprising a base cap and a base body. The base body includes a bottom wall having a side wall extending upwardly therefrom defining a base cavity. The data storage device is positioned within the cavity. A fire resistant insulation material is positioned within the base cavity to encapsulate the data storage device. The base cap is coupled with the base body to enclose the data storage device within the enclosure base. The insulation material may be in intimate contact with the data storage device, or in contact with a moisture barrier surrounding the data storage device, wherein the insulation material acts as a heat sink for said data storage device to draw heat away from the data storage device to maintain a temperature of the data storage device within an acceptable operating range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019356 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, coupling capacitance in a state in which a first heat radiation member is arranged between parallel flat plates of a first capacitor formed by a surface of a housing opposed to one surface of a printed circuit board and the printed circuit board is smaller than coupling capacitance in a state in which an object having a relative dielectric constant of 5.8 is arranged solid between the parallel flat plates of the first capacitor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019357 | SLIDE RAIL MECHANISM AND HARD DISK DEVICE HAVING THE SLIDE RAIL MECHANISM - A hard disk device includes a hard disk having two opposite first sides, a second side interconnecting the first sides, and two corner portions defined by the first and second sides, and a slide rail mechanism including two first plates to be disposed slidably in a housing, and a second plate. Each first plate has a first section connected to the second plate, and a second section connected to the first section. The first section is spaced apart from the respective first side and is provided with a first support element for abutting against the corresponding corner portion. The second section abuts against the corresponding first side and is provided with positioning pins for engaging positioning holes in the corresponding first side. The second plate is spaced apart from the second side and is provided with second support elements for abutting against the second side. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019358 | ALL-IN-ONE COMPUTER - An all-in-one computer includes a front enclosure and a rear enclosure fixed together. The front enclosure includes a rear piece opposite to the front enclosure, and two side pieces extending forwards from left and right ends, respectively. The rear piece defines an air outlet including a number of first holes each having a width or diameter between 1 mm and 2 mm. Each side piece defines an air intake including a number of vertically spaced elongated second holes. The front enclosure and the rear enclosure cooperatively bound an airtight space except communicating with outside via the air intakes and the air outlet. Each second hole is slanted lengthwise down towards the front enclosure with a first slanting angle of not less than 15 degrees. A bottom wall of each second hole is slanted down outwards with a second slanting angle of not less than 30 degrees. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019359 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a heat radiation block is pressed in contact with a heat receiving plate of an apparatus body, a heat receiving block receives its reaction force via a heat pipe and thus moves. A drawer section and the heat radiation block are fixed and held in the apparatus body after the movement of the heat receiving block. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019360 | LAPTOP ACCESSORY HOLDER - An accessory system for a laptop computer is disclosed which includes a framework adapted to be attached to a top display system of a laptop computer. The accessory system includes an extendable device-carrying arrangement having laterally adjustable holders that retract into the framework when not in use and can be extended beyond the framework to hold items when desired. An auxiliary electronic power port connection provides an auxiliary power source for lighting and battery charging device. The system includes an attachment arrangement capable of attaching the system to the display screen section of a laptop computer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019361 | Method To Prevent Access Cover Actuation During Shock Load - A latch apparatus includes a first portion having a first latch member maintained in a latched position by a first and a second resilient member. A second portion includes a second latch member maintained in a latched position by only the second resilient member. The second portion is movable both simultaneously with and independently of the first portion. An actuator is connected to move the first and second portions simultaneously. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019362 | DUCTED EXHAUST EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE - An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019363 | FIELD SERVICEABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic display panel is ruggedized by optically bonding optically transparent plates to the front and back of the display panel. Electronic devices associated with the display panel, such as drivers, may be encased in a resin or other material to provide environmental and mechanical protection for the electronic devices. An outdoor display device includes a two part housing with a weatherized electronic display panel mounted in one part and a back light mounted in the second part. The housing is easily opened at the display device location to provide access to the back light components and the back of the weatherized electronic display panel for maintenance or other purposes. Fans and air passages may be provided to circulate air through the housing to help cool the display device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019364 | System And Method For Attaching Liquid Cooling Apparatus To A Chassis - A system for attaching liquid cooling apparatus includes a fan, a chassis and a grill. The chassis is configured to house electronic components in an interior volume and has an air flow opening large enough to receive the fan. The grill is configured to be fastened to the fan and to the chassis such that, when the grill is so fastened, the fan is disposed at least partially in the interior volume and the grill substantially covers the air flow opening. At least one recess is formed either in the chassis or the grill such that a coolant conduit may be inserted into the recess when the grill is not fastened to the chassis and the coolant conduit is confined within the recess when the grill is fastened to the chassis. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019365 | Transfer Switch With Easily Removable Weatherproof Door and Hood - Disclosed herein is a transfer switch having an easily removable weatherproof door and hood, allowing a user to optionally mount the switch on the interior or exterior of a structure. The weatherproof door and hood work together to protect the transfer switch from exposure to rain and other unwanted substances that would otherwise harm the components within the switch if mounted on the exterior of a structure. Removable fasteners corresponding to pre-drilled holes in the main compartment of the switch are used to secure the door and hood to the main compartment of the switch, permitting a user to easily remove them if the switch is to be mounted on the interior of a structure. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019366 | EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION ENCLOSURE - Disclosed is an embedded communication enclosure for housing and supporting communication devices and communication cables, comprising: an enclosure body; a cable connecting member, provided within said enclosure body to connect communication cables, where an input cable from the exterior of the enclosure body is connected to a plurality of distribution cables to be brought out of the enclosure body; and a first door connected with the enclosure body, for opening and closing the front of the enclosure body, said first door comprising a second door embedded therein to provide access to the cable connecting member; wherein said cable connecting member is arranged to correspond to said second door in such a manner that said cable connecting member is exposed to outside when said second door is opened. With the embedded communication enclosure, a two-stage stage operating interface is achieved, so that communication devices and cables housed in the embedded communication enclosure will not be undesirably influenced or accessed during frequently changing and maintaining terminal jumpers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019367 | Method for Manufacturing a Plurality of Plug-In Cards from a Card Body - A method for manufacturing a plurality of plug-in cards ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019368 | Silicon Carrier Structure and Method of Forming Same - A silicon carrier structure for electronic packaging includes a base substrate, a silicon carrier substrate disposed on the base substrate, a memory chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, a microprocessor chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, an input/output chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, and a clocking chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019369 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE WITH GOOD HEAT DISSIPATION - An electronic circuit module includes a circuit board provided with the connector section, electronic parts provided on a mounting surface of the circuit board, a metallic board provided with a bonding section, which is superimposed on a part of the mounting surface of the circuit board, and an extension section which extends from the circuit board and is formed with the fixing through holes, a connection member that connects the circuit board to the metallic board, and a shim member superimposed at the same side as the circuit board with respect to the extension section of the metallic board, and having a thickness substantially identical to a thickness of the circuit board. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019370 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT MODULE - This disclosure pertains to a flexible circuit module and related methods of manufacturing and applications for such a flexible circuit module. In one exemplary embodiment, the flexible circuit module comprises a flexible substrate, at least one flexible chip element, and a flexible top layer disposed over the flexible substrate and the flexible chip element. According to an aspect, a flexible circuit module is used in flexible electronic devices. According to another aspect, a flexible circuit module is attached to the inner surface of an electronic device and connected to the device main board. According to another aspect, a flexible circuit module is used in the place of a current PCB in a PCBA. According to another aspect, a flexible circuit module is rolled up and used inside an electronic device. According to another aspect, a flexible circuit module is molded. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019371 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A flexible printed circuit board includes a differential pair arranged in a signal layer and two sheets defined in a ground layer. The two sheets are apart from each other by a void defined in the ground layer opposite to the differential pair. The differential pair includes a number of section pairs, each of which includes two sections arranged in two transmission lines of the differential pair respectively. The differential pair is equivalent to a low pass filter which includes several capacitors and several inductors. Each of the plurality of section pairs can achieve a desired characteristic impedance by adjusting a distance between each section and a corresponding nearest sheet, and a distance between the two sections of each of the plurality of section pairs. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019372 | PARTITIONED THROUGH-LAYER VIA AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Partitioned vias, interconnects, and substrates that include such vias and interconnects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate has a non-conductive layer and a partitioned via formed in a portion of the non-conductive layer. The non-conductive layer includes a top side, a bottom side, and a via hole extending between the top and bottom sides and including a sidewall having a first section a second section. The partitioned via includes a first metal interconnect within the via on the first section of the sidewall and a second metal interconnect within the via hole on the second section of the sidewall and electrically isolated from the first metal interconnect. In another embodiment, the first metal interconnect is separated from the second metal interconnect by a gap within the via hole. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019373 | Sensing Arrangement - The invention relates to an arrangement for sensing ambient conditions in electric equipment. These conditions may include verification of the user, the location of the equipment and various properties of the environment. The invention is preferably applied in mobile terminals. One idea of the invention is to provide a sensor arrangement with a substrate ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019374 | Z-Directed Delay Line Components for Printed Circuit Boards - A Z-directed signal delay line component for insertion into a printed circuit board while allowing electrical connection to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB. In one embodiment the Z-directed delay line component is housed within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The delay line embodiments include a W-like line and a plurality of spaced apart, semi-circular line segment connected such that current flow direction alternates in direction between adjacent semi-circular line segments, each of which in other embodiments can be varied by use of shorting bars. Several Z-directed delay line components may be mounted into a PCB and serially connected to provide for longer delays. The body may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. Methods for mounting Z-directed components are also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019375 | Z-DIRECTED PASS-THROUGH COMPONENTS FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A Z-directed signal pass-through component for insertion into a printed circuit board while allowing electrical connection from external surface conductors to internal conductive planes or between internal conductive planes. The Z-directed pass-through component is mounted within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The body may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019376 | Z-Directed Filter Components for Printed Circuit Boards - A Z-directed filter component for insertion into a printed circuit board while allowing electrical connection to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB. In one embodiment the Z-directed filter component is mounted within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The filter may be T-filter or a Pi-filter within the body of the Z-directed component. The body may also contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. Methods for mounting Z-directed components are also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019377 | Modular Integrated Circuit Chip Carrier - An apparatus and method is disclosed that allows for the arranging in a three dimensional array semiconductor chips on a circuit board. A unique chip carrier is disclosed on which any IC chip can be positioned on above the other on a circuit board. Additionally, the carrier allows for the testing of IC chips on the carrier and underneath it without having to remove the carrier and chips from the system even if they are of the BGA or CSP type. The carrier includes exposed test points to allow an on site test. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019378 | COMPOSITE MICRO-CONTACTS - Composite microelectronic contacts are provided in embodiments. These may include one or more arrays of isolated conductive tines coupled to and by isolation carriers. These carriers may serve to space the conductive tines apart and to couple the isolated tines together after the tines are no longer ganged together. The isolation carriers may comprise injection molded polymers as well as stamped materials. The isolation carriers may also contain locking tabs and recesses and seating plane stops. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019379 | Printed wiring board, semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing printed wiring board - A printed wiring board includes a plurality of lands arranged in a mounting area allowing therein mounting of an electronic component; and an wiring respectively connected to a specific land which is at least one of the outermost lands arranged outermostly out of all lands, wherein a connection portion of the specific land and the wiring connected to the specific land is positioned inside a closed curve which collectively surrounds, by the shortest path, all of the outermost lands formed in the mounting area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019380 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODULATING LIGHT - Improvements in an interferometric modulator that has a cavity defined by two walls. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019381 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING IT - A highly reliable electronic circuit board for suppressing propagation of noise and a power line communication apparatus using it are provided. An electronic circuit board of the invention is connected to a different electronic circuit board and including a first board having a first face and a second face opposed to the first face and a second board having a third face and a fourth face opposed to the third face. The electronic circuit board includes a first circuit mounted on one end of the first face for performing analog signal processing; a second circuit mounted on another end of the first face for performing digital signal processing; a junction layer provided between the second face and the third face for jointing the first board and the second board; a built-in electronic component built into the junction layer; a connection part mounted on the fourth face and to be connected to the different electronic circuit board; and a first conducting path for electrically connecting the second circuit and the connection part, wherein the connection part is mounted at a position overlapping projection projecting the second circuit onto the fourth face from a vertical direction relative to the first face. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019382 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - an electronic apparatus includes a flexible printed circuit having a first surface on which a switch is mounted, a reinforcement plate having a first surface arranged to face a second surface of the flexible printed circuit opposite to the first surface of the flexible printed circuit on which the switch is mounted, and a spacer arranged to face a second surface of the reinforcement plate opposite to the first surface of the reinforcement plate that faces the second surface of the flexible printed circuit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019383 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a first rigid wiring board having an accommodation section, a second rigid wiring board to be accommodated in the accommodation section, and an insulation layer formed on the first rigid wiring board and the second rigid wiring board. Here, a conductor of the first rigid wiring board and a conductor of the second rigid wiring board are electrically connected to each other, and at least either a side surface of the second rigid wiring board or a wall surface of the accommodation section has a concave-convex portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019384 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A printed circuit board assembly includes a central board and a peripheral board. The central board comprises a first connector, and is mounted with one or more of a CPU, memory, a north bridge chipset, and a south bridge chipset. The peripheral board is separated from the central board. The peripheral board comprises a second connector, and is mounted with a power source connector, a video chipset, an audio chipset, and a network card. The second connector is connected to the first connector to achieve communication between the central board and the peripheral board. The first connector and the second connector transmits one or more of DVP signals, VGA signals, SATA signals, LCD controlling signals, audio signals, speaker output signals, PCIE signals, LPC signals, PCI signals, video general input/output signals, USB signals between the central board and the peripheral board. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019385 | Arrangement System - An arrangement system composed of a plurality of electrical/electronic components particularly of a voltage converter device of a power supply system for use in oil/natural gas production composed of at least one support member that is provided on at least one side with a surrounded accommodating recess, a circuit carrier which is arranged in the accommodating recess and electrically connected to the components, and a holding member fixing the circuit carrier and/or the components in the accommodating recess. An insulating material is arranged at least in part between the circuit carrier and/or components and the support member. Such an arrangement system permits an adequate electrical insulation of the corresponding components and optionally also of the circuit carrier in relation to the support member together with an adequately high heat conduction. At the same time an arrangement system for components is provided that is mechanically stable and permits a good electrical insulation of the components with heat transfer to the outside with respect to the arrangement system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019386 | Multimode Signaling on Decoupled Input/Output and Power Channels - A multimode system with at least two end points may include a multimode signaling path that, in some embodiments, is a multimode cable or a multimode board and is pluggably connectable to packages at each end point. Each end point may include a processor die package coupled to a socket. The socket may also receive a connector that couples the cable to the package. Power supply signals and input/output signals may be decoupled at each end point. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019387 | EXTERNAL NEUTRAL CURRENT SENSOR MATCHED TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A highly accurate current sensing transformer, such as an external neutral current transformer (ENCT), accommodates a wide range of loads. The ENCT includes a housing, first and second terminals each having an end portion extending from and external to the housing, a conductor for carrying a current to be measured, and a current sensor having an aperture for receiving the conductor and having a central axis. The conductor joins the first and second terminals to form a current path that passes through the aperture. Increased accuracy is achieved by arranging the conductor such that a portion thereof passing through the aperture forms a substantial angle relative to the central axis, such that the entry angle of the current path via the conductor through the aperture of the current sensor of the ENCT matches an entry angle of a conductor through an aperture of a current sensor in the electronic trip unit to which the ENCT is attached. Other features resist rotation of the terminals during attachment of the ENCT and allow the ENCT to receive any of a variety of different lugs or terminal nuts, enabling easy attachment. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019388 | Solar simulator for flexible solar modules - A solar cell simulator that is cylindrically symmetrical to test photovoltaic devices that are flexible. A particular embodiment would be made from plexiglass or similar acrylic material. The present invention produces a spectrum that simulates the spectral distribution of solar light that we observe on the Earth's surface. The simulator would be comprised of a tubular pulsed light source, a pulsed power supply, a tubular light spectrum filter, an IV electrical measurement station, a cylinder-shaped module holder to place the flexible large-area module during the measurement. All cylinders share the same central axis. This maintains radial uniformity of all light intensity and can be used for electrical measurements (IV curves under illumination) of flexible large-area PV modules. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019389 | Backlight Module - An exemplary backlight module is disclosed in the present invention. The backlight module includes a light source module, a main circuit board, a flexible printed circuit board and a bracket. The bracket is made of a conductive material and used for fixing the light source module. The light source module includes at least a light source circuit substrate and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least a light source circuit substrate. The light source circuit substrate includes a plurality of grounding pads. A part of the grounding pads are electrically contacted to the bracket. The main circuit board includes a grounding terminal. The grounding terminal is electrically connected to another part of the grounding pads through the flexible printed circuit board. The backlight module facilitate the static electricity on the light source module to be grounded, and avoids the light source module being damaged by electro-static discharge. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019390 | REFLECTING SHEET - A reflecting sheet of the invention is comprised of at least two, a surface layer portion and an inner layer portion, or more layers, and is characterized in that the surface layer portion contains at least a thermoplastic resin (C), the inner layer portion contains a thermoplastic resin (A), and at least one kind of thermoplastic resin (B) incompatible with the thermoplastic resin (A), reflected light intensity in a vertical direction has anisotropy by an incident direction when light is incident at an incident angle of 60 degrees with respect to the vertical direction of a plane of the reflecting sheet in the entire reflecting sheet including the surface layer portion and the inner layer portion, and that a ratio L | 2011-01-27 |
20110019391 | SUN VISOR WITH LIGHTING DEVICE - Sun visor body with a light source and a mirror, wherein a surface facing the mirror is reflectively configured. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019392 | CLAMP WITH LAMP - A clamp with lamp, particularly useful for attaching to an automobile battery, or similar rechargeable battery, when charging or otherwise working with the battery, is disclosed. The clamp with lamp is configured to provide a convenient source of light during nighttime or other low-light conditions and to provide an automated means for turning the light on and off during use. The clamp with lamp includes an LED lamp disposed on the upper jaw of the clamp, a battery disposed in a battery case inside the handle and a switching mechanism. A switching mechanism is actuated when the jaws of the clamp open, thereby providing power to the LED lamp. When the clamp is engaged with the automobile battery, and when the jaws are closed, the switching mechanism turns off the LED lamp to save electricity. The clamp is small, handy, elegant, and durable. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019393 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus for lighting a road surface includes a light source mounted on the road surface, an electrical power storage device, a solar cell, and a transparent package. The light source includes at least one light emitting diode and an optical element optically coupled to the light emitting diode. The optical element deflects the light from the light emitting diode to opposite sides of the light source along the road surface. The included angles between the light from the optical element and the road surface are asymmetric at the opposite sides of the light source. The light source and the solar cell are encapsulated in the transparent packing. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019394 | FLOATING LAMP SYSTEM - A floating lamp system is provided. The system includes an object having a first inner wall and a second inner wall. A first conductive element is mounted on the first sidewall and electrically connected to the anode of a power source. A second conductive element is mounted on the second wall and electrically connected to the cathode of the power source. The system further includes a floating lamp having a balloon and a lighting element mounted in the balloon. An anode contact point is mounted on the top of the balloon and a cathode contact point is mounted on the bottom of the balloon. The lighting element is electrically connected to the anode contact point and the cathode contact point. When the floating lamp floats, causing the anode contact point to contact with the first conductive element, the lighting element is lit up. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019395 | Drop-In Light Emitting Diode (LED) Module, Reflector, and Flashlight Including Same - A drop-in light emitting diode (LED) module that can be used to increase the light output of a conventional flashlight includes a heat sink, a high power LED mounted on the heat sink, and an LED driver circuit. The driver circuit is designed to supply the LED with its maximum rated current so that its light output is brighter than the light output of conventional flashlights. The heat sink channels heat generated by the LED when receiving its maximum rated current into the body of the flashlight so the LED does not overheat and fail. The module is designed to be easily inserted into a conventional flashlight to increase its light output and removed when desired. The module can be used to create a modified flashlight by using the module with a conventional reflector that has been modified for use with the module. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019396 | FIXTURE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A luminaire comprising a first hub comprising a first fixed portion rotatably coupled to a first rotor portion, said hub having an internal chamber, accessible through openings on the first fixed portion and the first rotor portion; a first lamp socket coupled to the first rotor portion of the first hub; a light rail affixed to the first rotor portion, said light rail having a bore the length of the light rail; a second hub comprising a second fixed portion rotatably coupled to a second rotor portion; and a second lamp socket coupled to the second rotor portion of the second hub, wherein a first set of one or more power wires is coupled to the first lamp socket, wherein a second set of power wires is disposed in the opening on the first fixed portion and further into the bore and is coupled to the second socket. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019397 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, BACKLIGHT MODULE, AND LIGHT TUBE - A light emitting diode includes: a base with a concave portion; a light emitting chip disposed in the concave portion; an encapsulating layer filled in the concave portion; and an optical adjusting element disposed on the light emitting chip. Herein, the light emitting diode has a batwing distribution in a horizontal view angle, and the light emitting diode has a Lambertian distribution in a vertical view angle thereof. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019398 | TWO-PART LOADING CARD EDGE CONNECTOR AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An LED light assembly includes a plurality of LED printed circuit boards (PCB), with each LED PCB having at least one LED bulb and electrical connector pads configured at each opposite end of the boards. A top loading two-component surface mount electrical connector is configured to connect one end of a first LED PCB to an end of a second said LED PCB such that the first and second LED PCBs are electrically connected in an abutting end-to-end configuration. The connected LED PCBs may be configured in a light tube that includes connector end caps for mounting the light tube in a light fixture. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019399 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm, and first and second groups of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of lumiphors would have a correlated color temperature which differs by at least 50 K from a correlated color temperature which would be emitted by a combination of (3) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of emitters, and (4) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of lumiphors. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019400 | LENS, LED MODULE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS UTILIZING THE SAME - An LED module includes an LED and a lens combined with the LED. The lens includes a light input face for light from the LED entering into the lens and a light output face refracting the light from the light input face. The light output face includes a first light output face continuously distributed thereon and a plurality of second light output faces inwardly recessed from the first light output face. The first light output face is a spheric face. The second light output faces can deflect the light extending therethrough toward a predefined area where the light extending through the first light output face is focused. An illumination apparatus utilizing the LED module is also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019401 | LED ILLUMINATION MODULE WITH LARGE LIGHT EMITTING ANGLE - An LED illumination module comprises a plurality of supporters each comprising a bottom plate and a lateral plate extending upwardly and slantwise from the bottom plate, an LED mounted on an outer surface of each of the lateral plates of the supporters, and a lens covering the LED. An inclined angle θ of the lateral plate relative to the bottom plate and a light emitting angle φ of the LED adjusted by the lens covering thereon meet a formula: θ+φ>90°. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019402 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a heat sink including a supporting plate, a light-reflecting member mounted on a bottom face of the supporting plate, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the bottom face of the supporting plate. The light-reflecting member defines a plurality of concave portions recessed inwardly from an outer face thereof. The LEDs include a plurality of first LEDs arranged within the light-reflecting member and a plurality of second LEDs arranged outside the light-reflecting member. The second LEDs are located corresponding to the concave portions, respectively, whereby light generated by the second LEDs can be reflected by the light-reflecting member to illuminate a large area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019403 | WATERTIGHT ROPE LIGHT - A watertight rope light of the present invention includes two parallel wires, a plurality of light emitting diodes and a transparent enclosing layer. The light emitting diodes are substantially parallel to the wires. Each light emitting diode has a semiconductor die, a lens, an anode leg and a cathode leg. The lens has a distal end, which is formed with an awl-shaped concave surface, and the semiconductor die is adapted to emit light toward the concave surface. As such, the light emitted from the semiconductor die can be reflected radially outward to illuminate the surrounding uniformly. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019404 | REFLECTIVE HOUSING AND LED ILLUMINATOR USING SAME - An exemplary reflective housing for a LED illuminator is provided. The reflective housing includes a plurality of side walls cooperatively forming a hollow shell. The hollow shell has a first opening and a second opening opposite to the first opening. The hollow shell tapers from the first opening to the second opening. Inner surfaces of the side walls are light reflective surfaces. The first opening has a polygonal shape having more than four sides. The first opening includes two parallel sides. Four endpoints of the first opening cooperatively form an imaginary quadrangle. Remaining sides are located at an exterior of the imaginary quadrangle. A line segment obtained by intersecting any straight lines parallel to the parallel sides is shorter than a distance between the two parallel sides. The second opening is configured for accommodating an LED light source therein. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019405 | STREET LAMP - An exemplary street lamp includes a solid-state light source and a light guiding plate. The light source is used to emit light to illuminate a portion of the traffic lane. The illuminated portion includes a first section and a second section at opposite sides of the projection of the light source on the traffic lane. The solid-state light source defines a central axis perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the traffic lane. The plate includes a light incident surface and a light output surface at opposite sides thereof. The plate is used to deviate the light from the light source. In this manner, a maximum light intensity in the first section is less than or equal to 60 percent of a maximum light intensity in the second section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019406 | REFLECTING COVER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A reflecting cover includes a substrate and a reflecting ring. The substrate is configured for receiving an LED. The reflecting ring is mounted on the substrate. The reflecting ring includes a plurality of reflecting units. The reflecting units are configured for reflecting light of the LED. The angles of the reflecting units relative to the substrate increase in turn along a direction away from the substrate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019407 | REFLECTING COVER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A reflecting cover includes a first reflective plate, a second reflective plate and a plurality of side reflective plates. The first reflective plate and the second reflective plate are perpendicular to the X-Z plane. The side reflective plates are perpendicular to the X-Y plane. The side reflective plates are located between the first reflective plate and the second reflective plate. The first reflective plate and the second reflective plate inclined toward each other. A plurality of LEDs is received in the reflecting cover and adjacent to the first reflective plate and the second reflective plate. A part of the emission of the LEDs is blocked and reflected by the first reflective plate and the second reflective plate and portions of the side reflective plates adjacent to the first and second reflective plates. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019408 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes: a frame having an opening; at least one light emitting diode disposed on the frame; a reflector which reflects light irradiated from the light emitting diode and emits the light through the opening; and a reflective protrusion which is formed on an inner surface of the reflector and determines an orientation angle of the light emitted through the opening. Since a light source is disposed on the frame of the light emitting device according to the embodiment, it is possible to easily exchange the light source of the light emitting diode by removing and attaching the frame without disassembling the entire lighting device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019409 | Interfacing a Light Emitting Diode (LED) Module to a Heat Sink Assembly, a Light Reflector and Electrical Circuits - A light emitting diode (LED) module is in thermal communication with front and back heat sinks for dissipation of heat therefrom. The LED module is physically held in place with at least the back heat sink. A mounting ring and locking ring can also be used to hold the LED module in place and in thermal communication with the back heat sink. Key pins and key holes are used to prevent using a high power LED module with a back heat sink having insufficient heat dissipation capabilities required for the high power LED module. The key pins and key holes allow lower heat generating (power) LED modules to be used with higher heat dissipating heat sinks, but higher heat generating (power) LED modules cannot be used with lower heat dissipating heat sinks. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019410 | LED Luminaire for Display Cases - A lighting luminaire for use in a refrigerated display case includes an LED mounting portion comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) mounted thereon, a reflector, and a lens. The LED mounting portion and reflector are sized and arranged to form a reflective cavity for diffusing and directing light from the plurality of LEDs through the lens and out of the luminaire. The LED mounting portion and reflector are either attached to each other as separate components or are integrally formed. The lens is held in place in the luminaire between the LED mounting portion and reflector. The LED mounting portion and/or reflector have a reflective surface for reflecting light emitted by the LEDs. Methods for retrofitting an existing luminaire in a refrigerated display with an LED luminaire are also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019411 | Optoelectronic Module and Projection Apparatus Comprising the Optoelectronic Module - An optoelectronic module for emitting monochromatic radiation in the visible wavelength range is specified. The module has a plurality of light emitting diode chips which generate UV radiation. The UV radiation is converted into light in the visible range, for example, into green light, by a wavelength converter. The coupling-out of light from the module is optimized by the use of two selectively reflecting and transmitting filters. This module can be used as a light source in a projection apparatus. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019412 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An LED display with a reduced thickness is described. In one embodiment, the LED display includes a second support plate between a front support plate and a back support plate. The second support plate enables the front support plate to be thinner than if the second support plate was not included. The second support plate increases the distance between an LED chip and a light exit surface thereby allowing the front support plate thickness to be reduced by about the thickness of the second support plate. In one embodiment, the second support plate allows the thickness of an LED display to be thinner. The second support plate adds structural integrity to a back support plate. Therefore, the back support plate can be thinner, and thickness of the LED display can be reduced. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019413 | LED retrofit for fluorescent backlit signs - The present invention relates to an LED assembly designed to supplant fluorescent tubes, comprising: an array of standardized LED modules affixed to a lightweight frame resulting in a uniform two dimensional array of LEDs casting their light directly onto a translucent sign panel or, alternatively, a light defusing panel for area lighting. When the application is to retrofit a fixture with fluorescent tubes, the assembly is provided with adapters that attach to the fluorescent tube receptacles. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019414 | LED DISPLAY DEVICE - A LED display device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019415 | HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A LED heat dissipating module includes a plurality of flat light emitting diodes, a circuit board having a plurality of perforations, a plurality of thermally-conductive structures, and a thermally-conductive metallic slice disposed on the backside of the circuit board. The thermally-conductive structures are penetrated through the perforations and in contact with the flat light emitting diodes and the thermally-conductive metallic slice. The heat energy generated from the flat light emitting diodes is conducted from the thermally-conductive structures to the thermally-conductive metallic slice, and then exhausted out of the LED heat dissipating module from the thermally-conductive metallic slice. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019416 | MODULAR LAMP FOR ILLUMINATING A HAZARDOUS UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT - A modular light unit for illuminating a hazardous underwater environment includes a housing having a front portion with a light transmissive window and a back shell portion which enclose a layered lighting assembly. The layered lighting assembly includes a PCB with an array of LEDs mounted thereon with the LEDs in thermal communication with a bottom surface of the PCB. A thermal bridge abuts the bottom surface of the PCB on one side and a heat sink on the other. A thermally conductive potting material fills spaces between the heat sink and the back shell portion. An underwater connector provides releasable connection to an electrical cable for providing power to drive the plurality of LEDs. A quick-release mechanical fastener is attached to the housing for releasably attaching the modular light unit to a support structure installed within the hazardous underwater environment. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019417 | Thermal Management Of LED-Based Lighting Systems - An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through the conductors and the structural element. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED-based lighting system includes configuring a PCB with conductors on a front-side of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors. The method also includes integrating a structural element such that at least portions of the conductors face the structural element, and the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019418 | Lighting System With Removable Light Modules - A lighting system with removable light modules mounted on a frame by an attractive force between magnetic material of the light module and magnetic material of the frame such that a light module may be installed on, removed from, or relocated on the frame manually without tools or permanent electrical connection. The frame may be one-, two-, or three-dimensional, and it may provide an aesthetic appearance even when the lighting system is not illuminated. The light modules may employ incandescent, quartz-halogen, LED, or fluorescent light sources. Particularly, in LED embodiments, the magnetic materials serve the dual functions of mounting and heat sinking. The lighting system may be utilized as a sign, signaling device, or a building block in larger lighting systems. The lighting system has a wide variety of applications and provides a user with improved ability to control the quantity, direction, and characteristics of the emitted light. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019419 | LIGHT FIXTURE - An LED light fixture includes a post having a fixing bar at a top end thereof, a first lamp mounted on the fixing bar, and a second lamp rotatably mounted on the fixing bar. The first and second lamps are capable of rotating with respect to the fixing bar to change an angle between the first and second lamps, to thereby change an illumination area and intensity distribution of the LED light fixture. In one position, the second lamp overlaps the first lamp, and LED light sources in the first lamp are alternate with those of the second lamp. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019420 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE APPARATUS - An LED light source apparatus comprises a circular base having thermal conductivity, an insulative substrate concentric with the base and including a pass-through hole provided to pass through an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate, at least one mounting area formed having a central portion of an upper surface of the base exposed from the pass-through hole of the substrate, and a plurality of LED elements mounted on the mounting area and electrically connected to electrodes provided on the upper surface of the substrate, the pass-through hole being formed in a circular shape concentric with the base and the substrate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019421 | TUBULAR LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE WITH 360-DEGREE RADIATION - A tubular LED illuminating device comprises a tubular shell, a supporting frame and a plurality of light emitting units. An inner surface of the shell forms a plurality of elongate protrusions extending along a direction parallel to an axial direction of the shell. Each of the protrusions defines at least one elongate recess extending along the axial direction of the shell. The supporting frame is received in the shell and comprises at least three supporting plates. Two opposite edges of each supporting plate are respectively embedded in the adjacent recesses of different protrusions. The light emitting units are arranged on the at least three supporting plates, and light emitted from the light emitting units emits out through the shell and has a radiation angle of 360 degrees. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019422 | KINETIC FLAME DEVICE - An apparatus creating a flickering flame effect. The apparatus includes a housing with an interior space with first and second stages. A drive mechanism generates a time varying electromagnetic field extending into the first stage. A first pendulum member is pivotally mounted in the interior space of the first stage and includes first and second magnets on first and second ends, with the first end proximate to the drive mechanism such that the first magnet interacts with the varying electromagnetic field to cause movement of the pendulum member. The apparatus includes a second pendulum member pivotally mounted in the second stage with a magnet on a first end proximate to the second end of the first pendulum member. A flame silhouette element extends from the second pendulum member, and a light source transmits light onto the flame silhouette, which is moving due to the magnetic coupling of the pendulum members. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019423 | ADJUSTABLE LUMINAIRE - An adjustable luminaire includes a base, a tubular arm movably connected to the base, and a light assembly connected to the tubular arm and simultaneously moved with the movement of the tubular arm. The light assembly has at least two light shades pivoted relative to each other and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least two light shades. The adjustable luminaire further includes a driving assembly mounted in the tubular arm and the base. The driving assembly movably connected to the light assembly. The driving assembly is simultaneously moved with the movement of the tubular arm to drive the light assembly for adjusting a pivoting angle between the at least two light shades so as to vary an illuminated area which is illuminated by the light sources. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019424 | High Contrast Light Pattern Projection Mechanism - A high contrast light pattern projection mechanism includes a first reflecting body and a second reflecting body installed at upper and lower portions of an open end of a reflecting cavity respectively. If a light bulb module in the reflecting cavity emits a light source, a large-angle light and a small-angle light of the light source will be reflected from the first reflecting surface in the reflecting cavity and the second and third reflecting surfaces of the reflecting bodies respectively, such that the large-angle light and the small-angle light form a high contrast light pattern to be emitted to the outside, so as to enhance both contrast and illumination efficiency of the projection mechanism. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019425 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes an LED having an optical axis and an elongated lens covering the LED. The lens has an incident face for incidence of the light of the LED and an opposite emitting face for retracting the light of the LED out of the lens. The optical axis of the LED extends through the incident face. A first plane on which the optical axis of the LED is located intersects the emitting face. In the first plane, an intensity I | 2011-01-27 |
20110019426 | SURFACE LIGHT EMITTER - A front luminance of light emitted from a surface light emitting apparatus having a surface light emitting element is greatly improved. The surface light emitting apparatus is provided with a surface light emitting element ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019427 | LUMINOUS LIGHT APPARATUS - A luminous light apparatus includes a housing structure formed with a cradle and a light source, a luminous body movable between a first position removably held by the cradle, and a second position removed with respect to the cradle, the luminous body light coupled for exposure to light from the light source in the first position of the luminous body held by the cradle, and the luminous body to emit visible light for some time after exposure of the luminous body to light from the light source. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019428 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light source and a heat dissipation device. The light source includes a base and at least a light emitting diode on the base. The heat dissipation device is located on the base opposite to the light emitting diode, and includes an air pump and a hollow shell. The hollow shell is detachably fixed on the base, and has a first opening and a second opening. The air pump is detachably fixed in the hollow shell. In operation, motion of the air pump generates airflow from the first opening toward the second opening to evacuate heat from the light source. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019429 | COVER AND LIGHTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE COVER - A decorative frame for covering a space formed between a mounted body mounted in a mounting hole formed in a member and an inner face of the mounting hole has a flangespaced from and opposing to the edge of the mounting hole; and a projecting part provided to extend over the whole outer edge of the flange, and therefore, a space formed between the mounted body and the inner face of the mounting hole and a space formed between the mounted body and the member due to an irregularity such as burr caused in the vicinity of the edge of the mounting hole may be covered by the flange | 2011-01-27 |
20110019430 | Aircraft Navigation Light - An aircraft navigation light comprises a base and circuit board in thermal contact with the base. White and colored LEDs mount on the circuit board. A reflector-shade placed adjacent the LEDs reflects light from the LEDs in desired directions and shades other directions from view of selected LEDs. A light transmissive cover sealed to the base, encloses the circuit board, LEDs and reflector-shade. Temperature responsive circuitry on the circuit board regulates the current through the LEDs and reduces the LED current under high temperature conditions. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019431 | VEHICLE LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSPARENT ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp has at least one transparent element ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019432 | PROJECTION MODULE FOR A HEADLAMP - The invention relates to a projection module for a headlamp, in particular a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a light source, which is arranged inside a reflector housing, and which illuminates a projection lens, wherein means are arranged to display a sharp light-dark boundary. The means are integrated into the reflector ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019433 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-emitting diode lighting device may include a plurality of light-emitting diodes fastened on a flexible substrate, the flexible substrate being applied on a surface of a rod-shaped carrier. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019434 | SIDELIGHT-TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE - A sidelight-type backlight module includes a casing body, a light-guiding plate, a reflector plate, a light-emitting unit, and a reflector component. The reflector plate is disposed at a surface of the light-guiding plate, and has an extension part extending beyond a side edge of the light-guiding plate that faces toward the light-emitting unit. The reflector component has a light-reflecting face spaced apart from the reflector plate. The light-emitting unit is disposed between the extension part and the light-reflecting face. The extension part and the light-reflecting face reflect light of the light-emitting unit into the light-guiding plate so that a lamp reflector can be omitted. Preferably, the reflector component is formed integrally with the casing body. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019435 | Brightness enhancement film and backlight module - A brightness enhancement film (BEF) includes a substrate, a prism layer, a connection structure layer, and a micro lens layer. The prism layer is disposed on the substrate, the micro lens layer is disposed above the prism layer, and the connection structure layer is disposed between the prism layer and the micro lens layer. The prism layer includes a plurality of prisms. Each of the prisms includes a plurality of prism units. The micro lens layer includes a plurality of micro lens units. The connection structure layer includes a plurality of connection structure units. Each of the connection structure units connects the prism unit and the micro lens unit. A side surface of each of the connection structure units is a curved surface, and the curved surface extends from the micro lens unit to the prism unit. A backlight module including the brightness enhancement film is also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019436 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE LIGHT EXTRACTING MEMBER - The present invention relates to a lighting system ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019437 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND DISPLAY MODULE - A light source module including a light guide plate and a light source is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting region, and the light guide plate has a plurality of grooves or protruding patterns thereon. The length of the grooves or the protruding patterns is smaller than the length of the light guide plate. The light source is disposed on the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the grooves or the protruding patterns of the light guide plate are disposed beside the light incident surface. | 2011-01-27 |