11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090067087 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRE-ERASING DURING MANUFACTURE OF MAGNETIC TAPE - The present invention relates to direct current (“DC”) pre-erasing servo channels of a magnetic tape prior to writing servo data in a servo channel. The present invention particularly relates to those servo recordings which were written with a uni-polar current waveform. The DC pre-erase is performed using a uni-polar direct current of a polarity that is opposite to the polarity of the direct current used to write the servo data. This pre-erase may be done with one or more heads. Also, as will be described, the pre-erase of a servo channel and writing to a servo channel may be done by making two passes over a single head or by using two or more heads to perform both steps. Also, it is within the scope of the present invention to have the heads mounted on a single mount or have the heads on separate mounts and on separate tape decks. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067088 | RECORDING AND/OR PLAYBACK DEVICE COMPRISING MULTIPLE AZIMUTH MAGNETIC HEADS - A device for recording on and/or reading from a magnetic medium with magnetic tracks, including plural magnetic heads each including a pair of polar parts separated by an amagnetic head gap with a given azimuth angle. The pairs of polar parts are distributed on fixed supports, the head gaps of the pairs of polar parts on a particular support all having the same azimuth angle. At least two supports include pairs of polar parts with different azimuth angles, each support having a given tilt angle from the magnetic tracks. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067089 | FLEXIBLE CABLE COMPRISING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER - A tape drive system according to one general embodiment includes a magnetic head; a drive mechanism for passing a magnetic recording tape over the head; a cable coupled to the magnetic head, the cable comprising a first layer of liquid crystal polymer, and at least 16 electrically conductive leads operatively coupled to the first layer of liquid crystal polymer; and a controller coupled to the cable, and communicating with the head using the cable. A cable according to another general embodiment includes a first layer of liquid crystal polymer; and at least 16 electrically conductive leads operatively coupled to the first layer of liquid crystal polymer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067090 | NULL SERVO PATTERN FOR BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA - A patterned recording media comprises a segment and a null pattern formed in the segment. The segment comprises first and second rows of discrete magnetic elements separated by a non-magnetic material, and a row of non-magnetic material positioned between the first and second rows. The null pattern comprises consecutive groups of the discrete magnetic elements in the first and second rows of the segment. Each group in the first row has a magnetic polarity that is opposite the magnetic polarity of adjoining groups in the first row. Each group in the second row has a magnetic polarity that is opposite the magnetic polarity of adjoining groups in the second row. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067091 | Process for filling a patterned media of a hard disk with UV-cured lubricant - A patterned disk for a hard disk drive. The patterned disk includes a magnetic material over a substrate. The magnetic material includes a plurality of grooves. The grooves are filled with a lubricant that is hardened with UV exposure or some other hardening process. The lubricant provides a protective cover for the magnetic material exposed by the grooves. The use of lubricants in the fabrication of disks is known, thus the process does not introduce a process step that requires special equipment and/or process development. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067092 | Magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, and method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium - The magnetic recording medium includes: a recording layer formed over a substrate in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern, convex portions of the concavo-convex pattern constituting recording elements; a filler underlayer film formed on the bottoms of concave portions of the concavo-convex pattern; and a DLC filler formed on the filler underlayer film in contact with the filler underlayer film so as to fill the concave portions. The filler underlayer film is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a Si-containing material, a Ge-containing material, and a carbide material containing one or more metal elements selected from Ti, Ta, Nb, Mo, Zr, Cr, W, V, and Hf. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067093 | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Medium and Magnetic Recording Apparatus - A discrete track medium and a bit patterned medium with a high SNR are manufactured at low cost. A seed layer and a recoding layer are formed on a bottom surface and a side wall of a groove portion, which is formed between non-magnetic projected structures artificially patterned. Then, the recording layer on the projected portion is removed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AIR BEARING GAP DISTANCE - A method of determining the air gap distance between an air bearing pad and an apparatus floating on the air bearing pad comprises coupling a first probe to the air bearing pad; coupling a second probe to the apparatus floating on the air bearing pad, wherein the first and second probes provide the capacitance level between the air bearing pad and the apparatus; converting the capacitance level to a frequency; converting the frequency to a voltage level proportional to the air gap distance; and calculating the air gap distance based on the voltage level. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067095 | FLY HEIGHT COMPENSATION USING READ GAIN CONTROL LOOP - Apparatus and methods are disclosed that regulate head fly height so as to compensate for variation in height of a disk surface. An exemplary apparatus includes a circuit that detects disk height variation in response to variation in the gain of a variable gain amplifier, within an automatic gain control loop, that amplifies a read signal as the head reads from the disk surface. The circuit regulates the head fly height so as to compensate for the detected variation in disk height. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067096 | GIMBAL ASSEMBLY - The present invention includes a gimbal having a plurality of forwards struts extending from a central portion of a transducer-carrying apparatus and terminating in a forward suspension attachment portion. A plurality of rear struts also extend from a central portion of the transducer-carrying apparatus and terminate in a rear suspension attachment portion. The width of the gimbal is narrower than the width of the supporting suspension. A method of making the gimbal includes photo-patterning a foil substrate with an insulative material in the shape of struts. Bond pads are plated onto the foil substrate, which serve as the forward and rear attachment portions to the suspension, as well as attachment portions to the transducer-carrying apparatus. Supportive gimbal springs are etched onto the insulative undercoat of the foil substrate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067097 | TAPE DRIVE SYSTEM - A tape drive system according to one embodiment includes a support for engaging a tape; and a head directly opposing the support such that a tape engaging the support is positioned between the head and the support, the head being for performing at least one of reading from a tape and writing to a tape, wherein, during an operation period when the head is reading from or writing to a tape, the head is positioned such that at least one of the following occurs: the head does not contact the tape for a majority of the operation period; the head does not contact the tape for at least a portion of the operation period; and the head engages the tape for at least a portion of the operation period, the head pressing the tape towards the support when engaging the tape. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067098 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The PMR head includes: a main pole; a coil enclosing the main pole as a solenoid type to allow the main pole to generate a magnetic field required for recording data on a recording medium; and a return yoke forming a magnetic path of a magnetic field together with the main pole and having a throat disposed opposite the main pole with a gap between the return yoke and the main pole. One end of the gap disposed near an air bearing surface (ABS) is thinner than the other end of the gap, such that the throat tapers from the other end of the gap to the one end of the gap. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067099 | Magnetoresistive element including layered film touching periphery of spacer layer - An MR element includes an MR stack including a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first and the second ferromagnetic layer. The MR stack has an outer surface, and the spacer layer has a periphery located in the outer surface of the MR stack. The magnetoresistive element further includes a layered film that touches the periphery of the spacer layer. The spacer layer includes a semiconductor layer formed using an oxide semiconductor as a material. The layered film includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer stacked in this order. The first layer is formed of the same material as the semiconductor layer, and touches the periphery of the spacer layer. The second layer is a metal layer that forms a Schottky barrier at the interface between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer is an insulating layer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067100 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a magnetic head and a method of fabricating the same. The magnetic head includes a reading head having an acute or an obtuse inclined angle with respect to an air-bearing surface (ABS). In addition, the magnetic head includes a writing head having a magnetic coil that is formed in parallel with the reading head and the ABS. The method of fabricating the reading head includes forming a first shield layer, a reading sensor, and a second shield layer on an inclined surface of an insulating layer that is formed in a reading head area. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067101 | Method and System for Limiting a Current in an Alternating Current Generator - A method of connecting a superconducting fault current limiter to an alternating current generator to limit a current flowing in the generator is disclosed. A superconducting fault current limiter is connected in proximity with the generator to limit the current flowing in the generator. A system comprising a superconducting fault current limiter, a generator and a circuit is also disclosed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067102 | SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR POOL OR SPA - A control system for a bathing installation which has one or more electrically powered devices. A line voltage service is connected through a GFCI to power the electrically powered devices, the GFCI adapted to interrupt the service upon detection of a ground fault. A trip circuit may induce a ground fault and trip the GFCI in response to a trip signal, thereby disabling application of electrical power to the electrically powered devices. An electronic circuit is responsive to a fault condition for generating the trip signal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067103 | SIGNAL CIRCUIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A high-frequency appliance, which is allowed to have an ESD tolerance by using a small-sized and low-cost ESD protection circuit, and in particular, an antenna duplexer having a multi-band high-frequency switch function. There are provided a signal separation unit for separating a first frequency band signal from a second frequency band signal, the second frequency band being lower than the first frequency band, a first SAW filter for inputting the first frequency band signal outputted from the signal separation unit, a second SAW filter for inputting the second frequency band signal outputted from the signal separation unit, and a high-pass filter for permitting passing of the second frequency band signal, and limiting passing of a signal whose frequency band is lower than the second frequency band, the high-pass filter being located on a signal line connecting the signal separation unit and the second SAW filter to each other. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067104 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - Circuitry on integrated circuits usually includes protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) events. A second ESD current path may be provided in addition to a first ESD current path for shunting ESD current away from circuitry to be protected during an ESD event. In addition to the standard power and ground buses used to provide power and ground voltages to the protected circuitry, one or more extra power and/or ground buses and associated circuitry may be added for improved ESD protection. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067105 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A system includes a driving device operating at first supply voltage V | 2009-03-12 |
20090067106 | STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE CIRCUIT - A static electricity discharge circuit applied to a highly integrated semiconductor circuit includes a discharge unit connected with the input/output pad by a node and providing, in parallel to the node, a first discharge path connected with a power voltage line and a second discharge path connected with a ground voltage line, an electrostatic detection unit including a diode chain connected to the node and detecting a detection voltage corresponding to static electricity inputted to the node, and a clamp unit switching the discharge path between the power voltage line and the ground voltage line by the detection voltage of the electrostatic detection unit. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067107 | Electrostatic Discharge Protective Circuit and Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Using the Same - An electrostatic discharge protective circuit including an ESD protective circuit which has a trigger terminal and forms a discharge path from a first node to a second node when trigger signals are supplied to the trigger terminal, a trigger circuit included in a circuit to be protected which is connected between the first and second nodes, the trigger circuit having a first MOS device, and which functions as a part of the circuit to be protected at the time of normal operation when ESD voltage is not applied, and forms a conductive path between a drain and source of the MOS device when ESD voltage of a predetermined value or more is applied to the first node during a normal operation, and supplying the trigger signals to the trigger terminal of the ESD protective circuit when the first MOS device becomes conductive. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067108 | CLOSING RESISTOR FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS - A closing resistor arrangement for a high-voltage circuit breaker has a large number of resistor elements and a large number of cooling elements, the cooling elements being arranged in series with one another and being connected electrically in series with one another. The resistor elements, which electrically connect the electrical cooling elements to one another, are arranged between in each case two cooling elements which are arranged in series. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067109 | OPERATING AND CONTROLLING INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS IN HIGH SPEED FAILURE MODE SITUATIONS - A circuit and method to provide dynamic fault protection to transistors are disclosed. The fault protection may be particularly suited for protecting insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). | 2009-03-12 |
20090067110 | Switching Device and a System Comprising the Same - A switching device comprising switching means for switching at least one current phase between responsive current phase input and responsive current phase output, the switching device being suitable for switching electrical current of a power circuit of an electric motor, further comprises a first communication system interface for a first communication system, a second communication system interface for a second communication system, and a selecting unit adapted to select whether the switching device is a master or slave in relation to said second communication system. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067111 | Flexible soft x-ray ionizer - A flexible ionizer uses soft X-ray and has a head unit generating soft X-ray whose wavelength is 1.2˜1.5 Å, a soft X-ray protect unit shielding the leak of the soft X-ray from the head unit, and a power control unit supplying a control signal and control voltage to the head unit. The head unit is positioned outside of the soft X-ray protect unit with the flexible ionizer further having a flexible tube protecting a high voltage cable that connects the head unit and power control unit from external impact or vibration and letting the user bend the head of the head unit at an arbitrary angle toward a charged body if necessary, a connecting device letting the ions generated at the window positioned inside of the body of the ionizer emit toward the charged body by connecting one end of the flexible tube and the head unit, and a connecting device connecting the other end of the flexible tube and the body of the ionizer. The high voltage power lines in the flexible tube are molded to prevent short circuits occurring at a near distance between the high voltage power lines and mutual induction voltages occurring. The short circuit and the mutual induction voltage are caused by the mutual influence of the high voltage lines. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067112 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes a frame including a conduction part and a resin part, an electro-optical panel that is housed in the inner side of the resin part, and an exposure part that is formed by exposing the conduction part from the resin part. The exposure part is disposed to face at least a part of an end face of the electro-optical panel or protrude from a surface of the electro-optical panel over the end face. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067113 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE - An ESD protection device includes a ceramic multilayer board, a cavity disposed in the ceramic multilayer board, at least one pair of discharge electrodes having ends, edges of the ends being opposed to each other at a predetermined distance in the cavity, and external electrodes disposed on outer surfaces the ceramic multilayer board and connected to the discharge electrodes. The ceramic multilayer board includes a composite portion, which is disposed in the vicinity of the surface on which the discharge electrodes are disposed and is at least disposed adjacent to the opposed ends of the discharge electrodes and to a space between the opposed ends. The composite portion includes a metal material and a ceramic material. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067114 | Non Contact Substrate Chuck - A chuck for releasably retaining a substrate, where the chuck has a body with a substrate receiving surface disposed in an X-Y coordinate plane and adapted to receive the substrate. The body has gas pressure delivery channels and gas vacuum drawing channels, where the gas pressure delivery channels and gas vacuum drawing channels are mutually exclusive within the body. The substrate receiving surface has gas pressure delivery portions in communication with the gas pressure delivery channels, for delivering a gas pressure against the substrate while the substrate is retained by the chuck, and thereby keeping the substrate from contacting the substrate receiving surface. The substrate receiving surface also has gas vacuum drawing portions in communication with the gas vacuum drawing channels, for drawing a gas vacuum against the substrate while the substrate is retained by the chuck, and thereby retaining the substrate proximate the substrate receiving surface. Retaining means retain the substrate in X-Y directions from sliding off of the substrate receiving surface. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067115 | Micro electromechanical capacitive switch - A capacitive switch for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) comprises a topmost metal plate which extends across a bridge structure formed by a polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises poly-monochoro-para-xylene (parylene-C). The space below the polymer layer contains the second plate on a substrate. Using parylene as the primary bridge material makes the bridge of the MEMS device very flexible and requires a relatively low actuation voltage to pull the bridge down and lower power is required to control the MEMS device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067116 | CAPACITOR-EMBEDDED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A capacitor-embedded substrate includes a base material having a desired thickness, and a pair of conductors (feedthrough electrodes) each formed in a desired pattern to penetrate through the base material in the thickness direction thereof, and oppositely disposed with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. The pair of electrodes are formed in comb-shaped patterns, and are oppositely disposed in such a manner that respective comb-tooth portions are meshed with each other. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067117 | MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-layer ceramic capacitor, which has an internal electrode of good continuity and may be obtained at a relatively low cost, is disclosed. The internal electrode layer comprises metal particles, wherein the arithmetic mean particle diameter of the metal particles, which is determined based on the particle diameter in the direction parallel with the plane direction of the internal electrode layer, is made smaller than the thickness of the internal electrode layer. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor can be obtained by forming the internal electrode layer using a conductive paste containing a conductive power comprising Ni metal particles coated with particles of a base metal selected from Mn, Co, Fe, Cu, Nb, Ba, Ca, Sr, Ti, Zn, V, and rare earth metals, particles of an oxide thereof and applying a heat treatment in a reducing firing atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure from about 10 | 2009-03-12 |
20090067118 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - There is disclosed an electric double layer capacitor, wherein an active material for the positive electrode is a graphite or a graphitic material, and an active material for the negative electrode is a graphite or graphitic material different from the active material for the positive electrode, and wherein the capacitor is capable of charging/discharging at a voltage of 2.5 V or higher. The capacitor provides an electric storage system with a high voltage operation, a high capacity and a high energy while retaining the feature of high-speed charge/discharge. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067119 | Separator for electrochemical device and method for producing the same, and electrochemical device and method for producing the same - An electrochemical device having excellent safety at a high temperature is provided by using a separator for an electrochemical device, which is made of a porous film including a first separator layer and a second separator layer. The first separator layer includes, as a main ingredient, at least one kind of resin selected from the group consisting of resin A that has a melting point in a range of 80° C. to 130° C., and resin B that absorbs a nonaqueous electrolyte and swells due to heating and whose swelling degree is increased as the temperature rises, the second separator layer includes, as a main ingredient, a filler that has a heat-resistant temperature of not lower than 150° C., and at least one of the first separator layer and the second separator layer includes flakes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067120 | MULTI-LAYERED SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - [Problem] A multi-layered solid electrolytic capacitor and a method of manufacturing the capacitor are provided that achieve an improved production yield as well as improved welding strength and product reliability by preventing sparks and welding burrs that develop during resistance welding. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067121 | Tantalum Powder and Methods Of Manufacturing Same - Tantalum powder capable of providing a small-sized tantalum electrolytic capacitor while maintaining capacity is described. Tantalum powder in the present invention can be characterized in that the CV value is from 200,000 to 800,000 μFV/g, when measured by the following measuring method. Pellets are produced by forming tantalum powder such that the density is 4.5 g/cm | 2009-03-12 |
20090067122 | POWER DISTRIBUTION BUS BAR - In one aspect of the present invention, a power distribution bus bar that includes a first conductive bus bar configured to receive power from a power source. A plurality of stamped finger-like clamping members are integrally formed to the first conductive bus bar and configured to distribute power to a secondary high power bus bar within a power distribution box. The plurality of stamped finger-like clamping members apply a compression force to the secondary high power bus bar for securing the secondary high power bus bar within the power distribution box. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067123 | BAGGED ROLLABLE DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME - A flexible display has barrier or other protective layers which are attached to the display only along a seam, rather than being attached to a surface of the display. The protective layers form an envelope or bag, which may have different properties on each side of the display surface and may be filled with an inert gas or inert and optically compensating liquid. The durability and lifetime of the display are increased. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067124 | Display Device with Bended Signal Transmission Structure and Method for Manufacture Thereof - This invention provides a display device and the assembly method thereof. The display device includes a first electronic module and a second electronic module partly overlapping each other. The first electronic module includes a first signal transmission unit with one side extending to form a first extension section. The second electronic module includes a second signal transmission unit partly overlapping the first signal transmission unit and having a side extending to form a first connection section. The first extension section overlaps and is electrically connected to the first connection section. Part of the overlapping first extension section and first connection section are bent to partly overlap the second signal transmission unit. Thus the second signal transmission unit is able to accept and to transmit signals via the first signal transmission unit of the first electronic device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067125 | SCREEN OF LAPTOP COMPUTER AND LAPTOP COMPUTER HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a screen of a laptop computer and a laptop computer having the same. And the laptop computer comprises: a back cover; a fixing body mounted on the back cover; a liquid crystal screen mounted on the fixing body; and a cover plate received on the fixing body, wherein the cover plate covers the liquid crystal screen and the fixing unit, and the area of the cover plate corresponding to the liquid crystal screen is transparent. The fixing body comprises a fixing frame and/or supporting member. Each supporting member is connected to a side of the liquid crystal screen. The screen for a laptop computer having a configuration described above has an integral appearance, which not only protects the screen but also makes the screen appear more neat enhancing visual effect of the screen. The present invention also proposes a laptop computer having the above screen so that the computer has an excellent visual appearance in usage, which is more adapted to practical use. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067126 | COMPUTER HOUSING WITH PLUG-IN CARD MODULE - A computer housing ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067127 | DISK ARRAY SYSTEM - A disk array system capable of efficiently cooling the canisters and achieving the high-density mounting of the canisters without reducing the number of canisters is provided. In the disk array system having a HDD box which stores a plurality of canisters, a canister on an upstream side of cooling air and a canister on a downstream side of the cooling air both standing upright are arranged with a difference in level therebetween in the HDD box. The canister on the upstream side has a reliability assurance temperature lower than that on the downstream side, and a disk size of the canister on the upstream side is smaller than that on the downstream side. Also, the canister on the downstream side is arranged higher than that on the upstream side so that an alarm indicator LED and a ready indicator LED can be checked visually. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067128 | PASSIVELY COOLED COMPUTER - A passively cooled computer includes two or more components arranged in a housing frame | 2009-03-12 |
20090067129 | CONSTANT TEMPERATURE BURST-ISOLATION CABINET - A constant-temperature burst-isolation cabinet includes body of cabinet ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067130 | Arrangement for heat dissipation - The invention relates to an arrangement for heat dissipation. The arrangement comprises a printed circuit board and at least one electrical and/or electronic component, with a power supply unit supplying electrical power to the electrical and/or electronic component ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067131 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An electronic device mounting structure includes a thermally conductive base, a busbar located on the base, an electronic device mounted on the busbar, a thermally conductive wall standing on the base and having first and second portions located opposite each other across the electronic device, and a plate spring supported by the first and second portions of the wall. The plate spring presses the electronic device against the base so that thermal resistance between the electronic device and the base is reduced. The plate spring has a thermal conductivity so that heat in the electronic device is transferred to the wall through the plate spring. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067132 | Heat spreader and method of making the same - A heat spreader having at least two adjoining strips of pyrolytic graphite material is made by cutting a strip from a sheet of pyrolytic graphite in the z direction. Thermal conductivity in the xy plane of the graphite sheet is greater than in the z direction. The z direction cut provides strips which are then each individually oriented 90 degrees such that the thickness direction of the original pyrolytic graphite sheet becomes the width or length of the cut strip. A face on the side of a first strip adjoins a face on the side of a second strip. Due to the greater thermal conductivity in the xy plane of the strips as compared to in the z direction heat transfers more rapidly in the length and thickness direction of the strips than across adjoining sides of the oriented strips. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067133 | HEAT SINK HAVING PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL SPREAD THEREON - A protective device ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067134 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a heat sink includes an extended end screwed to a printed circuit board. The extended end includes a screw hole and an engagement projection. A notch is formed by cutting the side of the printed circuit board to a position at which the notch does not interfere with signal lines. The notch is engaged with an engagement projection extending from the extended end, thereby preventing the heat sink from rotating when the heat sink is screwed to the printed circuit board. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067135 | Semiconductor Package Having Socket Function, Semiconductor Module, Electronic Circuit Module and Circuit Board with Socket - Disclosed is a semiconductor package | 2009-03-12 |
20090067136 | Track-Based Support System for Electronic Cards - An apparatus and method provide supplemental support to an electronic card from above, such as along a longitudinal edge of a PCI card opposite an edge connector on the motherboard. The supplemental support may be provided at any of a plurality of locations along the edge of the card, to avoid interference with certain features on the card and to accommodate cards of a variety of shapes and sizes. One embodiment provides a support apparatus that includes a track secured to the computer chassis over the card, and is generally aligned with a longitudinal edge of the electronic card. A collar is disposed on the track and is moveable to any of a plurality of positions along the track. A plunger is inserted through the collar and is movable with respect to the collar into engagement with the longitudinal edge of the electronic card. A first locking member is activated in response to inserting the plunger into the collar to prevent relative movement of the collar and the plunger with respect to the track. A second locking member locks the plunger with respect to the collar when the plunger engages the card. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067137 | High Density In-Package Microelectronic Amplifier - A sensor module having a package substrate, a sensor disposed within and electrically connected to the package substrate, an amplifier disposed within and electrically connected to the package substrate, and electrical traces within the package substrate for routing sensor signals from the sensor to the amplifier, and then from the amplifier to external electrical connectors on the package substrate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067138 | SLIDER TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, which includes first housing, a first electronic element incorporated into the first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, and a second electronic element incorporated into the second housing. A connective member couples the first electronic element to the second electronic element. The connective member includes a rolling flexible segment contained substantially within the first housing. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067139 | Large electronic component dampening fixation - An electronic assembly having a large or massive electronic component mounted to a circuit substrate is stabilized against movement due to shock and/or vibration by an elastic dampening member disposed between the large electronic component and a clamping member that compresses the dampening member between the clamping member and the electronic component and urges opposite end walls of the dampening member against opposite sidewalls of the electronic component to securely grip the electronic component between the opposite end walls of the dampening member. The arrangement is effective for reducing and/or eliminating damage and subsequent failure due to exposure of the electronic assembly to shock and/or vibration. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067140 | STIFFENING PLATE FOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY - This invention is directed to a support plate for reinforcing a portion of a circuit board. The support plate may be coupled to a portion of the circuit board that is subject to forces (e.g., portions of the circuit board having switches) to prevent flexing of the board. The support plate may be coupled to the circuit board. This invention is also directed to a switch constructed from a button, a label plate, and a backer plate. The label plate and the backer plate may include apertures operative to receive a protrusion extending from the button, where the protrusion is welded to the backer plate. Labels may be printed or attached to the bottom surface of the label plate to protect the labels. In some embodiments, the protrusion may be welded to the backer plate. The protrusion may be operative to engage an electrical switch of an electronic device in which the switch is placed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067141 | ASSEMBLY OF A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention is directed to several mechanical features of an electronic device. The electronic device may include a spring for simultaneously grounding several components. The electronic device may include several interlocking fences for protecting electronic device components from RF radiation. The electronic device may include an antenna assembly that includes distinct components for functional and aesthetic purposes. The electronic device may include a window for permitting RF transmissions. The electronic device may include a metal frame for stiffening the electronic device. The electronic device may include a bezel used for aesthetic purposes and to support numerous electronic device components. The electronic device may include a flexible housing operative to elastically deform to assemble the electronic device. The electronic device may include an unsupported button. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067142 | RETAINING MECHANISM FOR CIRCUIT CARD - A retaining mechanism for retaining a circuit card includes a chassis ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067143 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING STACK-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a lower electronic part including a lower substrate, a lower chip structure disposed on the lower substrate, and a lower molding layer covering the lower chip structure and having a recessed region in an upper surface of the lower molding layer, and an upper electronic part including an upper substrate disposed on the lower electronic part, and an upper chip structure projecting from the upper substrate, wherein the recessed region of the lower molding layer receives the upper chip structure. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067144 | FLEXIBLE NETWORK - An integrated circuit connector is extendable for a variety of applications. In connection with various embodiments, an electrical connector has first and second ends connected to respective circuit nodes in an integrated circuit device. The connector is bundled between the circuit nodes (e.g., substantially all of the connector is located between nodes), and is extended from such a bundled state in which the first and second connected ends are separated by a first proximate distance. The connector is applied in an extended state in which the first and second connected ends are separated by a second distance that is greater than the first proximate distance by at least two orders of magnitude. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067145 | CIRCUIT PATTERN DESIGNING METHOD, WHEREIN AN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE COATING MATERIAL IS USED, AND A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - In a method of preparing a circuit pattern on a printed circuit board, reflow wiring is performed by printing the circuit pattern on an insulative board with an electroconductive coating material and printing a cream solder in a wiring pattern portion of the circuit pattern to form a metal conductor. Other portions of the printed, electroconductive coating material are arranged to function as any one of a resistor (R), a capacitor (C), and a coil (L), by taking advantage of the resistance and electrostatic capacitance of the electroconductive coating material. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067146 | Electronic Board Arrangement and Electronic Interconnect Board of an Electronic Board Arrangement - The invention relates to an electronic-board arrangement, comprising at least two electronic boards ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067147 | CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTION METHOD - A circuit board connection structure and a circuit board connection method, which can extend an area for mounting electronic components and can simplify the manufacturing process, are provided. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067148 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE RECEIVER - A portable electronic device ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067149 | Electronic shielding apparatus and methods - A shielding apparatus useful in the attenuation of electronic noise or spurious electric signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, the shielding apparatus is encapsulated with an electronic component such as an integrated circuit. At least parts of the apparatus are formed using a selective metal deposition process (e.g., electroforming) that increases manufacturing efficiency and provides enhanced mechanical and structural features, as well as reduced cost. In another embodiment, the shielding apparatus comprises an array. Methods of manufacturing and utilizing the shielding apparatus are also disclosed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067150 | Protection Film for Preventing Leakage of Information, Portable Pouch, Card Case, and Information-Leakage Preventing Plate - A laminated film (protection film for preventing leakage of information) is laminated on each of base clothes of a portable pouch. The laminated film is formed by lamination of an aluminum foil layer and a resin layer. The portable pouch has the laminated film over the inner surface thereof, whereby electromagnetic wave does not leak outside. That avoids skimming. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067151 | LIGHT GUIDE WITH FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY - A flexible light guide including a material having a tensile modulus of about 1 MPa to about 70 MPa, a T | 2009-03-12 |
20090067152 | ROTATING LAMP - The inventive rotating lamp comprises a substrate, a translucent globe mounted on the substrate, a shaft portion set in the substrate, a rotatable member rotatably supported by the shaft portion, a main reflecting mirror, arranged on the upper surface of the rotatable member, having a light reflecting surface constituted of a paraboloid, a light-emitting diode and a drive portion rotating/driving the rotatable member, and the optical axis of the light-emitting diode and the reflecting surface of the main reflecting mirror intersect with each other. Thus, a rotating lamp employing a light-emitting diode capable of delivering light emitted from the rotating lamp to a distance place by improving reflection efficiency can be obtained. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067153 | BACKLIGHTED KEYBOARD AND METHOD USING PATTERNED LIGHT GUIDE - A keyboard apparatus. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of key pads, including at least twenty six key pads spatially disposed within the housing. Each of the key pads is depressible upon touch by a user. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. The apparatus has a light guide characterized by a planar optically transparent material having a surface region, a width, a length, and a backside region, and a thickness provided between the surface region and the backside region. The apparatus has a plurality of patterns disposed on the surface region and optically coupled respectively to each of the twenty six key members. In a specific embodiment, the apparatus has a light emitting diode provided within a center region of the surface region to emit electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation propagates from the light emitting diode through a portion of the thickness of the light guide to one or more of the plurality of patterns to direct one or more portions of the electromagnetic radiation to respective key pads for lighting the respective key pads. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067154 | ILLUMINATED TOY BALLOON - An apparatus for illuminating the interior of a balloon includes a cylindrical plug with an integrally-formed radially extending integral flange insertable within the balloon neck. A light element is affixed to the plug and disposed within the neck. A battery is electrically connected to the light element and is typically mounted next to the light element, or includes the light element in a single assembly. Switching is provided to turn the lighting element on and off which, in the preferred embodiment is effected by inflating the balloon with the apparatus inserted into the balloon neck. The light element may be affixed to the head of the apparatus by magnetic means, by means of a screw-on cap, or by other well-known techniques. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL SUBSTRATES - In one embodiment, an optical substrate that includes a prism structure modulated along a path in a lateral direction. The path is in the nature of a mathematical function defined over a segment, C, of a coordinate system and characterized by a set of nonrandom, random or pseudorandom parameters selected from the group consisting of amplitude, phase and frequency. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067156 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination system ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067157 | OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ASYMMETRIC VIEWING AREA - The present disclosure provides optical devices having an asymmetric viewing area imparting improved optical properties to the device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067158 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING SAME - In a direct backlight, a substrate on which LEDs are provided includes a plurality of module substrates. Each module substrates can be reduced in warping or deformation after a blanking process. In addition, each module substrate can be formed thin since bending due to its own weight is small. Consequently, the substrate as a whole and the backlight can be formed thin. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067159 | SAFETY HARNESS - A novel safety harness is disclosed. The safety harness has straps for securing upon a subject. Arranged around the straps are several light emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs are driven by pulses of current that exceed the power rating of the LED, but the current is driven for a very short period of time, such that the LEDs are not destroyed. These LEDs blink when turned on and emit substantially more light than is typically found in LEDs, such that the subject is visible from a distance of up to two thousand feet. Multiple safety harnesses may be strapped together, allowing the safety device to be used in a variety of settings, both for human and non-human subjects. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067160 | ELECTRIC LIGHT BODY - An electric light body ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067161 | Cosmetic mirror - A cosmetic mirror is provided with light-emitting elements between an upper cover or lower cover and a mirror body, so that a light source can be illuminated uniformly and concentrated on the mirror surface. The cosmetic mirror is provided with a USB port terminal. When the USB port terminal is connected to an electronic apparatus which is capable of providing a power supply, the electricity is obtained and transmitted to the light-emitting element, thereby causing the emission of light. Further, the upper cover or lower cover can be provided with a USB insertion slot terminal for being connected with other digital elements. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067162 | PEOPLE CONVEYOR GLASS BASTUSTRADE LIGHTING - People conveyor ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067163 | Inflatable light stick - An inflatable light stick includes an inflatable bag body, an inflation inlet provided at a first end of the bag body, and a light emitting circuit provided in the bag body at a second end thereof. The light emitting circuit includes a controller, which has a front end extended into the bag body, and a rear end outward projected from the bag body to serve as a power-on control. Air can be blown via the inflation inlet to inflate the bag body, and the controller can be pulled to supply power from batteries to the light-emitting diode, making the inflated bag body firm and upright while showing colorful lights, and suitable for use as an eye-catching light stick for waving to create joyful and exciting atmosphere and achieve enhanced entertaining effect. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067164 | LANTERN CANDLE WITH TRANSLUCENT CASING - A lantern candle comprises a candle and a cup for receiving it, wherein the cup comprises a casing made of absorbent material such as paper or cardboard or a multi-layer laminate based thereon, which is soaked with a wax so that the casing is substantially immediately translucent upon lighting the candle. A method for making a lantern candle comprises the steps of forming a casing by preparing an absorbent material such as paper or cardboard or a multi-layer laminate based thereon, forming a cup for receiving a candle by joining a bottom to the casing, introducing a candle wax and a wick into the prepared cup, and soaking the absorbent material or the paper or cardboard with wax, so as to render it substantially immediately translucent upon lighting the candle. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067165 | CANOPY LIGHT - A canopy lighting device comprising a body having a light source and a base that magnetically couples to the body. The body and the base can be located on opposite sides of a fabric sheet to magnetically clamp the lighting device to the fabric sheet. The base may have an energy source, first electrical connection features coupled electrically to the energy source, and first magnetic connection features. The body may have a light source, second magnetic connection features for cooperating with the first magnetic connection features to clamp the body to the base, and second electrical connection features. The second electrical connection features cooperate with the first electrical connection features of the base when the body and the base are clamped together. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067166 | WIRELESS BATTERY COMPARTMENT ADAPTER CAP FOR CONTROL OF ELECTRIC POWER AND DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A signalling device comprising an emission module operative on the application of battery power from a battery pack for the emission of a signal from at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting element, a battery compartment and a cap for retaining said battery pack in said battery compartment. The cap comprises a wireless receiver operationally connected to a switch for controlling the application of battery power. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067167 | BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE - A backlight structure comprises a frame, a circuit board, and a connector. The frame has an opening. The circuit board is located below the frame and has a through hole, wherein the through hole aligns with the opening. The connector passes through the opening and the through hole, protrudes from a surface of the frame, and is electrically connected to the circuit board. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067168 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EMITTING MIXED LIGHT COLORS - In order to avoid firstly decidedly periodic loading of an output-buffered constant current power supply unit ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067169 | Luminous module and method for producing it - A luminous module is specified comprising luminous units and a carrier body, wherein the luminous units are connected and/or contact-connected in at least two planes and/or orientations on the carrier body with conductor tracks. A method for producing the luminous module is furthermore specified. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067170 | Compact Optical System and Lenses for Producing Uniform Collimated Light - An optical system includes a cylindrical side emitter lens, a reflector and a cylindrical Fresnel lens to produce a substantially uniformly illuminated exit plane with well collimated light in the forward direction. The cylindrical side emitter lens redirects light from a light source, such as a number of light emitting diodes placed in a straight line, into side emitted light along an optical axis that is parallel with the exit plane. The reflector may be a stepped multi-focal length reflector that includes multiple reflector surfaces with different focal lengths based on the surfaces distance to the light source and height to redirect light from the cylindrical side emitter lens to illuminate the exit plane and collimate the light along one axis in the forward direction. The cylindrical Fresnel lens is used to collimate the light along an orthogonal axis in the forward direction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067171 | Led illuminating device - An LED illuminating device includes a column-shaped thermally conductive member having a taper-shaped portion at a front end thereof and being electrically conductive; a first insulating layer partially covered on the taper-shaped portion; a taper-shaped member sleeved onto the first insulating layer, covered above the taper-shaped portion, and spaced from the taper-shaped portion by the first insulating layer having a plurality of through holes and being electrically conductive; and a plurality of LED units mounted to the taper-shaped portion, passing through the through holes respectively, and exposed outside the taper-shaped member. Each of the LED units includes at least one LED chip having two electrodes electrically connected with the thermally conductive member and the taper-shaped member respectively. Therefore, the LED illuminating device has preferable efficiency of thermal dissipation for LEDs and provides larger area for mounting LED units thereto. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067172 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises a housing, a light source comprising a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and allocated in the housing so as that the semiconductor light emitting devices are directed downward, a first reflector, which is mounted beneath the light source and formed in a convex body gradually thinning down toward upward, comprising a plurality of segmental reflectors having on its top a installation hole for arranging the semiconductor light emitting device and on its bottom opened wider than the installation hole, and a second reflector allocated beneath the first reflector, wherein the height of the second reflector is defined to secure that a first light shielding angle specified by a straight line passing through the semiconductor light emitting device and the bottom edge of the segmental reflector of the first reflector is larger than a second light shielding angle specified by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmental reflector of the first reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067173 | Metal mesh, arrangement of a metal mesh and method for illumination - An improved metal mesh with lights and an arrangement of such a mesh on a building are proposed. A light carrier receptacle is integrated in a mesh and thereby allow a light carrier to be removed from the mesh and reinserted without disintegrating the light carrier receptacle. Alternatively, a light carrier receptacle is attached to a mesh or other hanging, to which the light carrier is then attached. Clips can be preferably used. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067174 | MULTI-FUNCTION LIGHTING AND WARNING MOSQUITO EXPELLER - The present creation relates to a method and a device for multi-function lighting and warning mosquito expeller. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067175 | LENS FOR USE WITH A LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE INCLUDING THE LENS - A lens for use with a light-emitting element includes a lens body that has a bottom surface for receiving light from the light-emitting element, a top surface opposite to the bottom surface along an optical axis, a peripheral surface extending and converging from the bottom surface to the top surface such that a projection of a perimeter of the top surface onto a plane of the bottom surface is surrounded by a perimeter of the bottom surface, and a textured structure formed on the top surface for scattering light that exits the top surface at angles relative to the optical axis. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067176 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIGHT GUIDE PLATE THEREOF - A backlight module ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067177 | Manufacturing Method of Optical Film with Focusing Function and Backlight Module using the Optical Film - An optical film with focusing function is applicable to a backlight module for adjusting an optical property thereof. A manufacturing method of the optical film includes the steps of: (a) providing a transparent base including a light incident surface and a light output surface, the light output surface having a plurality of focusing microstructures formed thereon; (b) forming a reflective layer on the light incident surface; and (c) providing a laser beam incident on the reflective layer from at least one of the focusing microstructures, the laser beam being focused on the reflective layer by the at least one of the focusing microstructures and forming at least one aperture in the reflective layer, the at least one aperture being corresponding to the at least one of the focusing microstructures. A backlight module using the manufactured optical film is also described. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067178 | Method of forming light-scattering dots inside the diffusion plate and light guide plate by laser engraving - The present invention discloses a method of forming internal scattering pattern in the diffusion plate and light guide plate used in backlight module by laser engraving. In the present invention, the distribution and density of the engraved dots can be controlled and modulated depending on the position of the light source and the distribution of luminance to obtain higher luminance and better luminance uniformity. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067179 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR LED-BASED LAMP - An optical device for coupling the luminous output of a light-emitting diode (LED) to a predominantly spherical pattern comprises a transfer section that receives the LED's light within it and an ejector positioned adjacent the transfer section to receive light from the transfer section and spread the light generally spherically. A base of the transfer section is optically aligned and/or coupled to the LED so that the LED's light enters the transfer section. The transfer section can comprises a compound elliptic concentrator operating via total internal reflection. The ejector section can have a variety of shapes, and can have diffusive features on its surface as well, including a phosphor coating. The transfer section can in some implementations be polygonal, V-grooved, faceted and other configurations. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067180 | LENS ASSEMBLY - A lens assembly ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067181 | Optical Signaling Device For Electrical Monitoring Devices - A signaling device for electrical monitoring devices, in particular for short circuit and/or ground fault indicators, and for optical, visually perceptible signaling with at least one luminous element is provided. The signaling device has a housing having a housing wall and a region formed in the housing wall so as to cover the luminous element. A printed circuit board is disposed in the housing. The luminous element is arranged within the housing and directly on the printed circuit board. The housing wall is formed such that it is at least light-transmissive in the region. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067182 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS WITH EFFICIENT HEAT DISSIPATION CAPABILITY - An illuminating apparatus ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090067183 | Vehicular Room Illuminating Lamp - A vehicular room illuminating lamp includes: a plurality of illumination units applying voltages through courtesy wires thereof to lamps which irradiate positions in a vehicle cabin, the positions corresponding to four doors; a mode switch capable of selecting an all-lights-on mode, a door mode and a light-off mode; and a controller that individually receives a mode selection signal of the mode switch and respective door open/close signals of the four doors. The controller applies the voltages to all of the courtesy wires in the all-lights-on mode, applies the voltage only to the courtesy wire of the illumination unit corresponding to the door indicated to be open by the door open/close signal in the door mode, and doe not apply the voltage to any of the courtesy wires irrespective of states of the door open/close signals in the light-off mode. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067184 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SWIVEL ANGLES OF ON-VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS - An apparatus is provided to control an angle of a light axis of light from headlights mounted on a vehicle. In the apparatus, images of a field of view in front of the vehicle are captured, and the captured images are used to detect taillights of a preceding vehicle. A illumination target position is set by using, as a positional reference, a position of the detected taillights in the captured images, and the angle of the light axis so that the light axis is directed to the illumination target position. The command is provided to an angle changing device, where the provided command depends on the angle calculated. The angle changing device changes the direction of the light axis of the light at an angle commanded by the command. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067185 | Lamp Assembly for Motorcycle - A lamp assembly for a vehicle including a passing lamp and a turn signal. A passing lamp is mounted within one portion of a housing of the lamp assembly, and a turn signal is mounted within another portion of the housing. A controller turns the passing lamp OFF when the turn signal is turned ON. The turn signal comprises a plurality of LED lamps that may be operated at a relatively high brightness to operate as a turn signal, and at a relatively low brightness to operate as running lamps. A male spline in the lamp assembly received with a female spline of a lamp mount allows adjustment of a horizontal alignment of the lamp assembly. | 2009-03-12 |
20090067186 | VEHICLE LAMP UNIT - In a vehicle lamp unit that is configured to be mounted on a vehicle, a semiconductor light source can be substantially covered with a first reflector and, therefore, the semiconductor light source is not visually observable (or, is difficult to see) from outside the lamp unit even when a projection lens is disposed in front of the opening of the first reflector and spaced from the first reflector so as not to contact the first reflector. Thus, a vehicle lamp unit having a novel design can be provided in which the projection lens appears as if it is floating in air and in which the semiconductor light source is not visually seen or is difficult to be seen from the outside. | 2009-03-12 |