20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120120506 | LENS ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a lens actuator and a camera module having the lens actuator. The lens actuator, which includes: a housing; a magnet installed in the housing; a lens holder supporting a lens and installed to ascend and descend in the housing; a spring coupled to the lens holder and supported by the housing to elastically support the lens holder; and a coil coupled to the lens holder in such a way that the coil faces the magnet, a lead line of the coil being interposed between the lens holder and the spring, forms an electric connection structure between the coil and the spring that durable against shocks and humidity, improving the reliability of electric connection, and simplifies the connection structure between the spring and the coil, making it easier to manufacture the lens actuator. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120507 | MOUNTING FLEXURE CONTACTS - A device may comprise a flexure formed of a first semiconductor material. A first trench may be formed in the flexure. The first trench may separate the first semiconductor material into a first portion and a second portion thereof. An oxide layer may be formed in the first trench. The oxide layer may extend over a top portion of the first semiconductor material. A second semiconductor material may be formed on the oxide layer. The first trench and the oxide layer may cooperate to electrically isolate the first portion and the second portion from one another. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120508 | ROTATIONAL COMB DRIVE Z-STAGE - A device may have an outer frame, a platform, and a plurality of actuators configured to move the platform with respect to the outer frame. Each of the actuators may have a movable frame and a fixed frame. A motion control mechanism may be configured to permit movement of the platform in a desired direction with respect to the outer frame and inhibit rotation of the platform with respect to the outer frame. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120509 | Apparatus Of Auto-Focus Module And Assembly Method Thereof - An apparatus of auto-focus module and the related assembly method are provided. The module includes a focus-driving module and a photo-sensor module. The focus-driving module includes a lens set and a focus-driving device. The outer circumference of the lens is a smooth surface and the inner circumference of the lens holder is also a smooth surface. The assembly method includes the steps of: sheathing the lens into the lens holder of the focus-driving device and fastening the lens to the lens holder to form a focus-driving module; maintaining a gap as the space for adjusting the locations of the focus-driving module and the photo-sensor module, and after adjustment, fastening the focus-driving module and the photo-sensor module. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120510 | MAGNET HOLDING STRUCTURE OF AUTO-FOCUS MODULE - A magnet holding structure of auto-focus module includes an outer frame for holding four magnets to four inner wall surfaces of the outer frame; a lens holder for holding a lens thereto and being assembled to the outer frame via at least one spring member; and a winding fitted around the lens holder for driving the lens holder to axially move forward or rearward to focus automatically. The outer frame is provided at each of four inner corners with an inverted L-shaped plate extending downward from a top of the outer frame to locate between the lens holder and the winding, so as to face toward four spaces respectively existing between two adjacent magnets outside the winding. With these arrangements, the electromagnetic field produced by the winding can have enhanced magnetic efficiency and increased driving force at the corners of the winding to achieve the purpose of power saving. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120511 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - A voice coil motor includes a stationary member, a moveable member, a base, and two guide posts. The stationary member includes a stationary frame and a number of magnets fixed on the stationary frame. The stationary frame defines a first receiving room. The moveable member is received in the first receiving room and includes a barrel holder and a coil. The barrel holder defines a second receiving room for receiving a lens barrel. The coil wraps around the barrel holder. Two through holes extend from a top surface to a bottom surface of the barrel holder. The base supports the stationary member and the moveable member. The guide posts are perpendicularly fixed on the base and pass through the through holes of the moveable member. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120512 | LENS DRIVE DEVICE - A lens drive device may include a front side spring member which is connected between a movable body having a lens and a support body. The front side spring member includes a support body side connecting part, a movable body side connecting part and a arm part connected between the support body side connecting part and the movable body side connecting part. The support body includes a yoke having a yoke front plate part and the yoke front plate part is formed with a yoke opening part which is overlapped with at least a part of the front side spring member. Damper material having viscoelasticity is provided, for example, on a portion extending over the movable body side connecting part and the arm part and overlapped with the yoke opening part in the lens optical axis direction. Therefore, the damper material can be applied to the front side spring member through the yoke opening part in the final stage of assembling steps. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120513 | Drive module and electronic apparatus - A drive module includes a drive unit having a cylindrical supporting member, a driven member accommodated inside the supporting member, and a driving unit configured to reciprocally move the driven member along the axial direction of the supporting member. A top-covered cylindrical cover is attached to the drive unit and covers the drive unit. The cover includes a metallic exterior packaging member configured to cover at least an outer periphery of the drive unit to shield the drive unit from external electromagnetic fields, and a resin spacer attached to the exterior packaging member, the spacer having engaging portions engageable with the drive unit to achieve positioning of the cover. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120514 | STRUCTURE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE REFLECTING THIN-FILM ON A SURFACE OF A MACROSCOPIC OBJECT, METHOD FOR FABRICATING A STRUCTURE, AND USES FOR THE SAME - A structure comprising at least one reflecting thin-film on a surface of a macroscopic object is disclosed. The surface of the macroscopic object, without the at least one thin-film, reflects less than 50% of incident light in the visible wavelength band and is opaque, and reflection of visible light from the surface of the macroscopic object, with the at least one thin-film on the surface of the macroscopic object, is essentially spectrally uniform and flat over available viewing angles. The at least one thin-film is dielectric and essentially transparent to visible light, and the at least one thin-film is fabricated by exposing the surface of the macroscopic object to alternately repeating, essentially self-limiting, surface reactions of two or more precursors, for increasing the reflectance of specularly reflected visible light in the visible wavelength band from the surface. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120515 | High Performance Selective Light Wavelength Filtering - A system may be provided that comprises a substrate and a selective light wavelength filter that selectively blocks between 5 and 50% of light having a wavelength at or near 400-460 nm. The system may comprise any one of, or some combination of: a window, automotive glass, a light bulb, a flash bulb, fluorescent lighting, LED lighting, instrumentation, a display system, a visual system, a television, or a computer monitor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120516 | OPTICAL ELEMENT SWITCHING SYSTEM USING A HALBACH ARRAY - Various embodiments provide a system for moving optical elements. The system includes a first rotor and a second rotor configured to rotate in opposite directions. The system further includes a first plurality of paddles coupled to the first rotor, each of the plurality of paddles having an aperture configured to receive a first optical element, and a second plurality of paddles coupled to the second rotor, each of the plurality of paddles having an aperture configured to receive a second optical element. The first rotor and the second rotor are configured to move the first optical element between a retracted position and a desired position and to move the second optical element between the desired position and a retracted position substantially simultaneously such that a reaction torque of the first rotor cancels a reaction torque of the second rotor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120517 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING DATA REPRODUCTION INDEPENDENT OF DATA PROCESSING - A processing unit performs a method including controlling a reading-out of data from a first storage medium at a predetermined read-out data rate to produce inputted data, and controlling a compression of the inputted data to produce first compressed data of a first compressed format. The method includes controlling a storage of the first compressed data in a second storage medium at a faster writing data rate than the predetermined read-out data rate, controlling a reading-out of second compressed data of a second compressed format from the second storage medium, and controlling a decompression of the second compressed data to produce decompressed data. The method also includes controlling simultaneously the storage of the first compressed data in the second storage medium, the reading-out of the second compressed data from the second storage medium, and audibly reproducing the decompressed data. The first compressed format is different from the second compressed format. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120518 | SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR FOR MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING - In a conventional type magnetic head that performs microwave assisted recording, since a difference in a demagnetizing field between an end and the center of a field generation layer (FGL) grows larger when saturation magnetization of the FGL grows larger, the FGL that generates a microwave is not oscillated in a state of a single domain. Then, a spin-torque oscillator according to the present invention used for a magnetic head for microwave assisted recording is provided with at least one fixed layer, one non-magnetic intermediate layer and one alternating-current magnetic field generation layer respectively and is provided with a structure where saturation magnetization at ends of a film except an end in a direction from an air bearing surface to a surface opposite to it is made smaller than saturation magnetization in the center of the film of the alternating-current magnetic field generation layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120519 | Resistance Temperature Sensors for Head-Media and Asperity Detection - A temperature sensor of a head transducer measures temperature near or at the close point. The measured temperature varies in response to changes in spacing between the head transducer and a magnetic recording medium. A detector is coupled to the temperature sensor and is configured to detect a change in a DC component of the measured temperature indicative of onset of contact between the head transducer and the medium. Another head transducer configuration includes a sensor having a sensing element with a high temperature coefficient of resistance to interact with asperities of the medium. Electrically conductive leads are connected to the sensing element and have a low temperature coefficient of resistance relative to that of the sensing element, such thermally induced resistance changes in the leads have a negligible effect on a response of the sensing element to contact with the asperities. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120520 | CPP-TMR SENSOR WITH NON-ORTHOGONAL FREE AND REFERENCE LAYER MAGNETIZATION ORIENTATION - A CPP spin-valve magnetic head, according to one embodiment includes a ferromagnetic free layer having a bias-point magnetization nominally oriented in a first direction; a ferromagnetic reference layer film having a bias-point magnetization nominally oriented in a second direction that is not orthogonal to the said first direction; and a tunnel barrier layer between the free and reference layers. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120521 | CONTACT DETECTION BETWEEN A DISK AND MAGNETIC HEAD - A HDD including a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, an embedded contact sensor embedded in the magnetic head and configured to detect a contact between the magnetic disk and the magnetic head, and TFC embedded in the magnetic head and configured to facilitate in detecting the contact between the magnetic disk and said magnetic head. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120522 | Head Transducer with Multiple Resistance Temperature Sensors for Head-Medium Spacing and Contact Detection - A head transducer, configured to interact with a magnetic recording medium, includes a first sensor having a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and configured to produce a first sensor signal, and a second sensor having a TCR and configured to produce a second sensor signal. One of the first and second sensors is situated at or near a close point of the head transducer in relation to the magnetic recording medium, and the other of the first and second sensors spaced away from the close point. Circuitry is configured to combine the first and second sensor signals and produce a combined sensor signal indicative of one or both of a change in head-medium spacing and head-medium contact. Each of the sensors may have a TCR with the same sign (positive or negative) or each sensor may have a TCR with a different sign. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120523 | COMMAND SUSPENSION IN RESPONSE, AT LEAST IN PART, TO DETECTED ACCELERATION AND/OR ORIENTATION CHANGE - In an embodiment, an apparatus is provided that may include circuitry to, in response at least in part to detected change in at least one of acceleration and orientation of storage, request suspension of at least one command currently stored in at least one pending command queue that is intended for execution, at least in part, by the storage. The at least one command having been previously issued by the circuitry but being currently unexecuted, at least in part, by the storage. The circuitry also being to store, in response at least in part to the detected change, at least one copy of the at least one command for later re-issuance by the circuitry, and to request replacement of at least one command in the at least one queue with at least one other command to park at least one head of the storage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120524 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HARD DISK DRIVE AND A METHOD OF VARYING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HARD DISK DRIVE - A temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive includes: a thermal chamber for receiving a hard disk drive; and an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a region between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive when received in the thermal chamber, thereby to facilitate heat transfer between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120525 | Motor and recording disk drive device - There is provided a motor allowing for an increase in the rigidity of a hydrodynamic bearing by controlling a gap between a shaft and a sleeve as well as minimizing power consumption and a recording disk derive device including the motor. The motor includes a sleeve having a cylindrical shape and including a hole whose inner circumferential surface has at least one dynamic pressure groove therein; and a shaft rotatably inserted into the hole of the sleeve and having at least one rigidity reinforcing portion protruding in an outer diameter direction from an outer circumferential surface thereof corresponding to the dynamic pressure groove. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120526 | Fluid Dynamic Bearing Unit and Disk Drive Device Including The Same - A first sleeve rotatably extends around a shaft. First and second flanges are fixed to the shaft. A second sleeve extending around the first sleeve is fixed thereto. A first annular member fixed to the second sleeve surrounds the first flange. A second annular member fixed to the second flange surrounds a portion of the second sleeve. A first capillary seal includes a clearance between the first flange and the first annular member. A second capillary seal includes a clearance between the second annular member and the second sleeve. Lubricant is provided in the clearances in the first and second capillary seals. The second annular member and the second sleeve are designed so that the lubricant in the clearance in the second capillary seal can be viewed from a point in a radial position which is outward of the second sleeve as seen in an axial direction. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120527 | Asperity and Head-Media Contact Detection Using Multi-Stage Temperature Coefficient of Resistance Sensor - A multi-stage sensor is situated on the head transducer and configured to interact with a magnetic recording medium. A first sensor stage of the multi-stage sensor has a temperature coefficient of resistance. A second sensor stage of the multi-stage sensor is coupled to the first sensor and has a temperature coefficient of resistance. The first sensor stage is configured to preferentially sense asperities of the media relative to the second sensor stage, and the second sensor stage configured to preferentially sense proximity to, and contact with, a surface of the media relative to the first sensor stage. The first and second sensor stages may be connected in series or in parallel. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120528 | NOISE AND PARTICLE SHIELD FOR CONTACT SENSOR IN A SLIDER - A slider comprising a contact sensor element configured to respond to a change in resistance due to a change in temperature, and a shield structure. The shield structure comprises a lower thermal conductivity than the contact sensor element and a greater hardness than the contact sensor element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120529 | VOICE-COIL MOTOR WITH FLUX GUIDE CONFIGURED TO REDUCE HEAD VIBRATIONS IN A DISK DRIVE - A voice-coil motor (VCM) with a flux guide configured to reduce vibrations of a head when accessing data in a disk drive. The VCM includes at least one VCM magnet, a voice coil, and at least one flux guide. The voice coil is disposed in proximity to a magnetic pole of the VCM magnet. The flux guide is coupled to the voice coil; and, the flux guide is configured to reduce vibrations of the head when accessing data in the disk drive. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120530 | GROUND FAULT DETECTING AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR PARALLEL-STRUCTURED HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a ground fault detecting and controlling method for a parallel-structured high voltage system, and more particularly, such a ground fault detecting and controlling method for a parallel-structured high voltage system, in which it can be more precisely determined whether or not the system operation is emergently stopped based on individual insulation resistance values for respective items of the system, and it can be determined whether there is the possibility of temporary operation of the system in the emergency stop situation of the system operation. According to the present invention, a combined insulation resistance ground fault reference value is calculated based on individual insulation resistance values for respective items of the system, and the entire system is controlled by using the calculated combined insulation resistance ground fault reference value such that a high-accuracy ground fault detecting and controlling method can be provided. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120531 | LOW LEAKAGE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A circuit and method for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The ESD protection circuit includes: a silicon control rectifier (SCR) connected between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail; one or more diodes connected in series in a forward conduction direction between the first voltage rail and a source of a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET); a drain of the PFET connected to the SCR and connected to ground through a current trigger device; and a control circuit connected to the gate of the PFET. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120532 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes: an anode pattern electrically connected to an anode of a laser diode; and a cathode pattern arranged to oppose the anode pattern and electrically connected to a cathode of the laser diode, the anode pattern and the cathode pattern being in shapes having such parts that a distance between the anode pattern and the cathode pattern opposed to each other is a first distance, and such parts that a distance between the anode pattern and the cathode pattern opposed to each other is a second distance shorter than the first distance, at least such parts that the distance between the anode pattern and the cathode pattern opposed to each other is the second distance being short-circuited by solder in a case where the laser diode is protected from an electrostatic discharge. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120533 | CONTROLLERS, POWER SUPPLIES AND CONTROL METHODS - Power supplies together with related over voltage protection methods and apparatuses. A power supply has a transformer including a primary winding and an auxiliary winding. A power switch is coupled to the primary winding and a sensing resistor coupled between the power switch and a grounding line. A multi-function terminal of a controller is coupled to the sensing resistor. A diode and a first resistor is coupled between the auxiliary winding and the multi-function terminal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120534 | Three-Phase Detection Module - A method includes receiving N power signals, each having a different one of N phases, over N power supply lines, where N is an integer greater than two. The method further includes selectively activating a first switch to allow a first current to flow from a first one of the N power supply lines to a second one of the N power supply lines. The method includes generating a signal based on the first current, and selectively generating a phase failure signal when the signal is less than a predetermined threshold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120535 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120120536 | SHARED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE FOR PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT - A power equipment protection system includes a plurality of trip units including at least a first trip unit and a second trip unit, wherein each of the plurality of trip units is configured to monitor operation data. The system also includes a shared memory device coupled to the plurality of trip units via a network, wherein the shared memory device is configured to transmit a synchronization request to at least the second trip unit, receive a response from the second trip unit, including operation data associated with the second trip unit, receive a data request from the first trip unit, and transmit the operation data associated with the second trip unit to the first trip unit via the network. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120537 | CURRENT FAULT LIMITER WITH LIVE TANK - An apparatus for limiting fault current in a power distribution system. Such an apparatus includes a tank for containing a cryogenic fluid; and a winding supported in the tank, the winding being electrically connected to the tank. The winding and the tank are at the same electrical potential. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120538 | Circuit Protection Device - There is provided a circuit protection device with further improved possibility of protecting the circuit. In the circuit protection device ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120120539 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONDUCTING PATHWAY HAVING A NOISE FILTER SPARK GAP - A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an AC source. The primary region also includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) conducting pathway to redirect current to the AC source that crosses the isolation region. A spark gap is included in the ESD conducting pathway. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120540 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A LIFTING MAGNET OF A MATERIALS HANDLING MACHINE - A magnet controller supplied by a DC generator controls a lifting magnet. Four transistors, forming an H bridge, allow DC current to flow in both directions in the lifting magnet. During “Lift”, full voltage is applied to the lifting magnet. During “Drop”, reverse voltage is applied briefly to demagnetize the lifting magnet. At the end of the “Lift” and the “Drop”, most of the lifting magnet energy is returned to the DC generator. A transient voltage suppressor protects against voltage spike generated when current reverses in the generator. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120541 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL WITH PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES - The present invention relates to an outer wall for electronic control ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120120542 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM CHANGEABLE TO ACCOMMODATE AN EHD AIR MOVER OR MECHANICAL AIR MOVER - An electronic system is configurable to accommodate either of a mechanical air mover and an EHD air mover within an enclosure. At least one of a plurality of electronic components is selectively configurable to alternately accommodate the mechanical air mover or the EHD air mover within the enclosure. The mechanical fan or EHD is positioned to motivate air flow along a air flow path between inlet and outlet ventilation boundaries of the enclosure. A connector for a respective one of the electronic components allows for selective configuration in an alternate orientation of the respective one of the electronic components to accommodate a difference in geometry between the EHD air mover and the mechanical air mover. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120543 | ION PROTECTION TECHNIQUE FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH FLOW BETWEEN INTERNAL AIR PLENUM AND AN EHD DEVICE - Techniques are described for integration of EHD-type air movers with electronic systems, and in particular, for limiting infiltration of ions and/or charged particulates into an internal air plenum. In some designs, it may be desirable to allow or even encourage EHD motivated air flow (whether drawn or forced) through the internal air plenum while providing a barrier to transit of ions and/or charged particulates that may be generated during EHD operation. Such a barrier may employ electrostatic forces to impede transit of ions and/or charged particulate across a vent positioned to allow air flow from or into the internal air plenum. In some cases, an electrostatic barrier may include a fluid permeable mesh or grill that spans a substantial cross-section of the vent. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120544 | ELECTROADHESIVE DEVICES - Described herein is electroadhesion technology that permits controllable adherence between two objects. Electroadhesion uses electrostatic forces of attraction produced by an electrostatic adhesion voltage, which is applied using electrodes in an electroadhesive device. The electrostatic adhesion voltage produces an electric field and electrostatic adherence forces. When the electroadhesive device and electrodes are positioned near a surface of an object such as a vertical wall, the electrostatic adherence forces hold the electroadhesive device in position relative to the surface and object. This can be used to increase traction or maintain the position of the electroadhesive device relative to a surface. Electric control of the electrostatic adhesion voltage permits the adhesion to be controllably and readily turned on and off. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120545 | ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTING STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are an electrostatic attracting structure which allows a strongly integrated structure to be maintained when used, and also allows the structure to be changed freely in configuration after the use, and a method of fabricating the same. The electrostatic attracting structure includes: a plurality of sheet members each having an electrode which is sandwiched between two dielectric materials; and at least one attraction power source, in which the plurality of sheet members are stacked, and by applying a voltage between the electrodes of facing sheet members, the facing sheet members are electrically attracted and fixed, when the electrostatic attracting structure is used, the dielectric material of any one of or both of outermost sheet members attracts the object to be attracted, and after the use, the stacked plurality of sheet members are made separable from one another by canceling the application of the voltage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120546 | FEED-THROUGH CAPACITOR AND FEED-THROUGH CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a feed-through capacitor, a conduction unit having a plurality of conduction inner electrodes can fully secure a tolerable level of DC. A capacitor unit is formed on the mount surface side in a capacitor body, so that high-frequency noise components can be removed by the capacitor unit before reaching the conduction unit. The distance between the grounding inner electrode located closest to the conduction unit and the conduction inner electrode in the conduction unit is greater than that between the signal inner electrode and grounding inner electrode in the capacitor unit. This enhances the impedance between the capacitor unit and the conduction unit, so as to inhibit the high-frequency noise components from flowing into the conduction unit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120547 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a ceramic electronic component and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing the ceramic electronic component includes: forming a fluorine coating layer on a ceramic sintered body, the fluorine coating layer having wettability of an external electrode paste lower than that of the external electrode paste on the ceramic sintered body and including carbon; and forming an external electrode by applying the external electrode paste on a surface of the ceramic sintered body. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120548 | CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY - A capacitor apparatus includes eight capacitor elements connected in parallel to an alternating-current current source. The impedance of a bus bar between the (j+1)th (j is 1 to 6) capacitor element and the (j+2)th capacitor element from a connecting terminal is (j+1) times the impedance of the bus bar between the first capacitor element and the second capacitor element from the connecting terminal. The impedance of the bus bar between the (j+1)th capacitor element and the (j+2)th capacitor element from a connecting terminal is (j+1) times the impedance of the bus bar between the first capacitor element and the second capacitor element from the connecting terminal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120549 | Mixed Composition Interface Layer and Method of Forming - An interface forming method includes forming a first layer containing a first chemical element and chemisorbing on the first layer an interface layer containing at least one monolayer of the first chemical element intermixed with a second chemical element different from the first chemical element. A second layer comprising the second chemical element can be formed on the interface layer. The first layer might not substantially contain the second chemical element, the second layer might not substantially contain the first chemical element, or both. An apparatus can include a first layer containing a first chemical element, an interface layer chemisorbed on the first layer, and a second layer containing a second element on the interface layer. The interface layer can contain at least one monolayer of the first chemical element intermixed with a second chemical element different from the first chemical element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120550 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A capacitor includes a capacitor element, a collector plate joined to an electrode of the capacitor element, and a case accommodating the capacitor element and the collector plate. An inner surface of a bottom plate of the case has a contacting portion contacting the collector plate and a junction portion facing the collector plate. The junction portion of the inner surface of the bottom plate has a joining point joined to the collector plate and a separation part facing the collector plate around the joining point by a gap between the junction portion and the collector plate. The collector plate is located away from the contacting portion. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120551 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a device is disclosed. The method comprises coating a solid structure by nanostructures selected from the group consisting of peptides and amino acids, under conditions that at least partially prevent assembly of the nanostructures into supramolecular structures. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120552 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electrochemical capacitor capable of improving discharge characteristics is provided. A cathode and an anode are laminated with a separator in between. The cathode includes a cathode active material layer on one surface of a cathode current collector, and the anode includes an anode active material layer on one surface of an anode current collector. Both of the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer include both of an ionic liquid and a polymer compound together with the active materials. Since the ionic liquid is retained by the polymer compound in the cathode and the anode, discharge capacity is less likely to be reduced. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120553 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a solid electrolytic capacitor, including: a condenser element including a positive electrode wire inserted and mounted to be biased from a center of a chip body; a positive electrode terminal including a pattern layer extendedly formed to the positive electrode wire to be bonded to the positive electrode wire; and a negative electrode terminal electrically connected to the condenser element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120554 | CONDENSER ELEMENT, SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a solid electrolytic capacitor, including: a condenser element including a chip body molded by sintering, a positive electrode terminal contact layer formed on one area of the chip body to be exposed to the outside, an insulating layer formed in the entire area or some area other than one area in which the positive electrode terminal contact layer is formed, and a negative electrode layer stacked on the insulating layer; a negative electrode extracting layer stacked to be electrically connected with the negative electrode layer; a negative electrode terminal stacked on the negative electrode extracting layer; a positive electrode terminal stacked on the positive electrode terminal contact layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120555 | CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A capacitor includes an electrode and a dielectric layer over the electrode. The dielectric layer includes plural metal oxide particles which are spread, and have an aperture constituted by a space provided between the metal oxide particles. The capacitor further includes an insulating portion on a portion of the electrode facing an opening of the aperture of the dielectric layer. The insulating portion covers the opening of the aperture. This capacitor prevents short-circuiting between the electrodes, thus being highly reliable. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120556 | Solid Electrolytic Capacitor Element - A solid electrolytic capacitor element that is capable of withstanding laser welding without a significant deterioration in its electrical performance is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body, dielectric, and solid electrolyte. To help shield the solid electrolyte from damage that might otherwise occur during manufacture of the capacitor, a multi-layered protective coating is employed in the present invention that overlies at least a portion of the solid electrolyte. More particularly, the protective coating includes a light reflective layer overlying the solid electrolyte and a stress dissipation layer overlying the light reflective layer. The light reflective layer can help reflect any light that inadvertently travels toward the capacitor during, for example, laser welding. This results in reduced contact of the solid electrolyte with the laser and thus minimizes defects in the electrolyte that would have otherwise been formed by carbonization. The stress dissipation layer can likewise help to dissipate stresses experienced by the capacitor (e.g., during encapsulation, reflow, etc.) so that they are not as likely to cause damage to the solid electrolyte. The stress dissipation layer can also be relatively porous in nature so that humidity trapped in the capacitor can escape and diminish the pressure that might otherwise be transferred to the solid electrolyte. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120557 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION - An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides an electroconductive polymer composition having high electroconductivity which is suitable for a solid electrolytic capacitor, and provides a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR as well as low leakage current (LC). In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an electroconductive polymer composition having high electroconductivity is formed by drying an electroconductive polymer suspension solution which comprises a polyanion having a cross-linked structure, an electroconductive polymer, and a solvent. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR as well as low LC is obtained by using the electroconductive polymer composition for a solid electrolyte layer that is an electroconductive polymer layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120558 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH CONTROLLED EXHAUST - A circuit breaker assembly includes a housing, a trip mechanism, a vent channel, and a chamber. The trip mechanism is positioned within the housing can causes a movable contact to separate from a second contact in response to detection by the circuit breaker assembly of an electrical fault. The vent channel is formed in the housing and positioned to exhaust gas and debris produced as the movable contact separates from the second contact during the electrical fault to an aperture in the housing. The chamber has a chamber housing coupled to the housing adjacent the aperture such that the chamber receives the gas and debris exiting the aperture. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120559 | EQUIPMENT-RACK POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH COOLING - An equipment-rack power distribution system is described which includes a PDU housing, a power input penetrating the housing, a plurality of power outlets disposed on a surface of the housing, circuitry enclosed in the housing interconnecting the power input and the power outlets, one or more air inlets associated with the housing, one or more air outlets associated with the housing, and an air flow device in fluid communication with one or more of the air inlets and the air outlets. An environmental sensor may activate the air flow device upon detection of predetermined environmental conditions, such as a temperature that is above a defined limit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120560 | METAL-ENCAPSULATED, POLYPHASE, GAS-INSULATED BUSBAR SWITCH DISCONNECTOR AND EARTHING SWITCH - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a metal-encapsulated, polyphase busbar switch disconnector and earthing switch, including a housing which, on each of opposite sides has three flanges that lie on a plane. Each flange being connected to one busbar and, on a third side, a flange is connected to a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker having conductor elements arranged in an interior of the housing. First conductor elements are connected to the busbars, and second conductor elements are connected to circuit breaker poles. The second conductor elements are aligned at right angles to the first conductor elements, which connect the busbars to one another, such that the first conductor elements are substantially U-shaped and are passed around the second conductor elements. A switch disconnector and earthing switch contact arrangement is provided between an inner housing wall and the first and second conductor elements. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120561 | HINGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The hinge in accordance with the present invention is made with a metal injection molding process from an alloy having at least: from 4 to 32 wt % Mn, from 16 to 37 wt % Cr and Fe that fills up the rest percentage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120562 | UNITARY HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device having a unitary housing is disclosed. The device can include a first housing component having an open cavity, an internal electronic part disposed within the cavity, a second housing component disposed across the cavity, and a support feature disposed within the cavity and arranged to support the second housing component. The first housing component can be formed from metal, while the second housing component can be formed from a plurality of laminated foil metal layers. The second housing component can be attached to the first housing component via one or more ultrasonic welds, such that a fully enclosed housing is created. The fully enclosed housing can be hermetically sealed, and the outside surfaces thereof can be machined or otherwise finished after the ultrasonic welding. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120563 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE SUPPORTER - An electronic device includes a main body and a rotatable supporter. The main body includes a housing and an elastic element fixed to the inner surface of the housing. One end of the rotatable supporter connects to the housing. The rotatable supporter includes a shaft and a positioning element. The positioning element passes through the housing to contact the elastic element and includes at least two engaging surfaces. The rotatable supporter is connected to the housing through the shaft. When one of the engaging surfaces contacts the elastic element in parallel, the rotatable supporter is maintained at a position. When the rotatable supporter is rotated to deform the elastic element and make another engaging surfaces contacts the elastic element in parallel, the rotatable supporter is maintained at another position. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120564 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a shell body, an input component, a backlight board, and a transparent cover. The shell body has a top surface and a bearing tank located on the top surface. The input component is disposed in the bearing tank, and the backlight board is superposed on the input component and is located in the bearing tank. The bearing tank exposes the backlight board. In addition, the transparent cover is superposed on the backlight board, so as to achieve the waterproof effect. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120565 | COVER LATCHING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An electronic device includes a housing defining a latching hole, a cover, and an operating element slidably mounted to the cover. The operating element includes a latching body and a key protruding from the latching body. The latching body is latched in the latching hole to latch the cover to the housing. When the key is slid in a first direction, the latching body slides out of the latching hole and releases the cover from the housing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120566 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a first base member, a second base member detachably connected to the first base member and a connection structure. The connection structure includes an assembling latch and a magnetic piece. The assembling latch is located in the first base member. The magnetic piece is located in the second base member and provides a driving force. The magnetic piece attracts the assembling latch, the assembling latch partially moves out the first base member and is partially received in the second base member to connect and assemble the first base member and the second base member side by side. When the first base member and the second base member are detached, the assembling latch moves back to and is received in the first base member. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120567 | WRIST WORN DEVICE - A wrist worn device is provided. The wrist worn device includes a cover, a case, and a rotatable ring. The case is coupled to the cover. The case includes a switch. The rotatable ring is rotatably arranged between the cover and the case. A number of protrusions protrude from the surface of the rotatable ring. Each protrusion can move together with the rotatable ring to a position to actuate the switch. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120568 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An electronic device includes a front cover and a back cover. A number of first connecting members are fixed to the back cover, and each of the plurality of first connecting members is made of elastically deformable material and defines a first hole. A number of second connecting members are fixed to the front cover, and each of the plurality of second connecting members includes a protruding post. The protruding post engages the first hole to connect the front cover to the back cover. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120569 | BATTERY CASE - A battery case having an anti-reverse insertion locking device is provided. A locking device includes a latch, a first case and a knob. The latch has one end at which a fixing projection is formed and the other end at which an elastic portion is formed. The latch has a first coupling groove formed therein. In the latch, the first coupling groove is asymmetric with respect to a length or width direction thereof. The first case has first and second through-holes formed therein. In the first case, the fixing projection enters/exits the second through-hole. The knob has a first coupling projection formed thereon. In the knob, the first coupling projection is inserted into the first coupling groove by passing through the first through-hole. Accordingly, it is possible to a knob and a latch, which have a directional property, from being in a reserve or wrong direction in a manufacturing process. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120570 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A portable terminal includes a first metallic layer formed of a metallic material and having a through hole on one surface thereof, a second metallic layer laminated on another surface of the first metallic layer and formed of a different material from the first metallic layer, and an exposed portion protruding from one surface of the second metallic layer and arranged at the through hole so as to be exposed to outside of the first metallic layer via the through hole. Under this configuration, a unique pattern may be implemented on the appearance. This may implement a personalized design and a sophisticated appearance. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120571 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY SECURITY DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR RETAINING POWER ADAPTER CORD - A merchandise display security device for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise includes means for retaining a power adapter cord on a sensor housing when the article of merchandise is attached to the sensor housing. The sensor housing includes a body configured for attachment to the article of merchandise and a power output port. A shelf adjacent the power output port includes an outer wall that defines a groove for receiving and retaining a portion of the power adapter cord. The portion of the power adapter cord is disposed within the groove and rotatable between an engaged, but uncoupled position in which the article of merchandise cannot be readily attached to the sensor housing and an engaged and coupled position in which the article of merchandise can be attached to the sensor housing and the power adapter cord is retained on the sensor housing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120572 | MOTION CAPTURE ELEMENT MOUNT - Enablescoupling or retrofitting a golf club with active motion capture electronics that are battery powered, passive or active shot count components, for example a passive RFID, and/or a visual marker on the cap for use with visual motion capture cameras. Does not require modifying the golf club. Electronics package and battery can be easily removed and replaced, without any tools. May utilize a weight that is removed when inserting the electronic package, wherein the weight element may have the same weight as an electronics package, for no net change or minimal change in club weight. May be implemented with a shaft enclosure and expander that may be coupled with a screw aligned along an axis parallel to the axis of the golf club shaft. May utilize non-permanently and/or friction coupling between the mount and golf club shaft. Cap may include a visual marker and/or logo. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120573 | HANDLE INTEGRATED MOTION CAPTURE ELEMENT MOUNT - Handle integrated motion capture element mount that enables coupling or retrofitting a golf club with active motion capture electronics that are battery powered, passive or active shot count components, for example a passive RFID, and/or a visual marker on the cap for use with visual motion capture cameras. Does not require modifying the golf club. Electronics package and battery can be easily removed and replaced, for example without any tools. May utilize a weight that is removed when inserting the electronic package in the mount, wherein the weight element may have the same weight as an electronics package, for no net change or minimal change in club weight. May be implemented with a handle without electronics for future upgrading. May utilize non-permanently and/or friction coupling between the mount and equipment. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120574 | SLIDING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A device providing sliding and/or rotating motions for electronic devices or various structures is provided. The device includes a sliding step installed in a first body, a rail installed in a second body corresponding to the first body and for sliding the sliding step engaging the sliding step, a guide groove formed along a sliding direction on one of the first body and the second body, and a guide protrusion installed on the other of the first and second bodies, protruding toward the guide groove, engaging the guide groove, and moving along the guide groove in a mutual sliding motion between the first and second bodies. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120575 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device of the present application includes a case ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120120576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-APPLICATION SOCKET - A processor module socket accommodates processor modules of different sizes with adapters that align smaller-sized modules so that module pins align with desired contact points. The largest supported processor module engages with the socket in a conventional manner without the use of an adapter. Smaller processor modules engage within an adapter that in turn engages in the socket in a manner similar to the largest supported processor module. The contact points of the socket support different sized processor modules by keying logical functions based upon the type of processor module installed in the socket. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120577 | REDUNDANT CLOCK CHANNEL FOR HIGH RELIABILITY CONNECTORS - A memory module configured to connect to a slot of a data processing system. A set of tabs is connected to the module and configured to electrically connect the module to the slot and to electrically connect the module to a clock of the data processing system. The set of tabs includes a first tab, a second tab, a third tab, and a fourth tab. The first tab and the second tab are opposite the third tab and the fourth tab. The first tab comprises a positive type tab, the second tab comprises a negative type tab, the third tab comprises a positive type tab, and the fourth tab comprises a negative type tab. The first and third tabs are configured to provide a first electrical connection to the clock. The second and fourth tabs are configured to provide a second electrical connection to the clock. Together, the first, second, third, and fourth tabs comprise two dual tabs. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120578 | Rail Including a Shelf for Supporting an Information Handling System - A rack system for supporting one or more information handling systems is provided. The rack system may include a rack and one or more rails coupled to the rack and configured to support one or more information handling systems. At least one of the rails may include an upper support structure, a lower support structure, a slot defined between the upper and lower support structures and configured to receive a guide structure of the information handling system, and a shelf. The slot may have a front end opening proximate to a front end of the rail, and extend toward a back end of the rail. The shelf may extend forward from the front end opening of the slot, and can support a portion of the information handling system when the guide structure is not received in the slot. The shelf may also not be coupled to any other rail. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120579 | SERVER - A server includes two opposite brackets and a keyboard module. The keyboard module includes a supporting board fixed between the brackets and a keyboard slidably mounted on the supporting board. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120580 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section of said base chassis; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis; and a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis and configured to cover said control circuit board. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120581 | DOCKING DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A docking device mounting system ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120120582 | MEMORY SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A memory support structure includes a base for physically and electrically connecting to a substrate. When so connected, the memory support structure extends orthogonal to the substrate to a height of at least 2.5 cm. The memory support structure provides at least three sockets for receiving and engaging memory modules so that they extend parallel to the substrate. The memory support structure also includes electrical pathways for electrically connecting the sockets and the base so that a memory module inserted into one of said sockets is electrically connected to the substrate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120583 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a casing, a cap, a data storage unit and an ejecting module. The casing has an accommodation space formed by the enclosure of two sidewalls of the casing. The accommodation space is further configured with an opening that can be covered by the cap so as to seal the accommodation space. The ejecting module is comprised of: a holder, pivotally coupled to one of the two sidewalls while clamping the data storage unit; and a first elastic element, disposed at a position for allowing the same to be compress when the opening is covered by the cap, and consequently, enabling the first elastic element to be released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening, and thus bringing along the holder to rotate in a specific direction for lifting and exposing the data storage unit out of the accommodation space. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120584 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - An information processing apparatus may include a housing, a board accommodated inside the housing, a plurality of memories mounted on the board, a temperature sensor mounted on the board to be adjacent to one of the memories, and a memory controller mounted on the board to be adjacent to the temperature sensor and configured to acquire temperature information detected by the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor may be mounted on a central portion of the board so as to be positioned between one side of the memory controller and one side of the one of the memories. Other embodiments are also described. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120585 | Screen storage device - The present invention is to provide a screen storage device comprising at least an integrated circuit module and a carrier plate folded to be at least two folding sections in which the height of the integrated circuit module plus the heights of folding sections is not more than the height unit of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) male connector to embody the height of the integrated circuit module in the present invention effectively reduced and the present invention extensively employed, conveniently used, and properly accommodated with the folding section and the integrated circuit module oppositely stacked. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120586 | DEVICE, AND DEVICE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A device, and a device mounting apparatus providing ease of use similar to an optical disc, and a protection against erroneous ejection, while reducing cost, are provided. A memory device mounting apparatus, includes a memory device mounting unit in which a memory device can be mounted, the memory device including a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a controller for controlling the writing and reading of data in and from the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a host interface unit for the controller to communicate with a host computer, and a connection unit which is electrically connected to the controller. The device mounting apparatus includes a connection unit which is electrically connected to the connection unit of the memory device, an operation unit which receives an ejecting instruction of the memory device from a user, and an ejecting unit which includes an ejecting mechanism which ejects the memory device from the memory device mounting unit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120587 | LATCHING MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM - An information handling system (IHS) chassis defines a component housing. An IHS component is located in the component housing. The IHS component defines a module channel, a module chassis locating slot adjacent the module channel, and a pair of module chassis securing apertures adjacent the module channel. The IHS component includes a module chassis retaining surface that is spaced apart from the module channel. A module chassis is located in the module channel, includes a retaining wall that engages the module chassis retaining surface and a locating member that extends into the module chassis locating slot, and defines a module housing. The module chassis is secured to the component through the pair of module chassis securing apertures. A latching module is located in the module housing and secured to the module chassis. The latching module engages the IHS chassis to resist removal of the IHS component from the component housing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120588 | DETECTION OF FILLER MODULE PRESENCE - An A filler module may include, but is not limited to: a body portion; and at least one conductive portion receivable within a component port of a computing device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120589 | DISK DRIVE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A disk drive mounting apparatus includes a tray for receiving a disk drive, and a flexible retaining member. The retaining member has two ends mounted to the tray. The flexible retaining member is to sandwich the disk drive together with the tray. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120590 | HARD DISK DRIVE MOUNT AND HARD DISK DRIVE ASSEMBLY USING SAME - An exemplary hard disk drive mount includes a casing and a fixing plate. The casing defines a receiving space configured for receiving hard disk drives therein. The casing defines through holes at one side thereof. The fixing plate includes bulges corresponding to the through holes. The fixing plate is attached to the side of the casing with the bulges respectively traversing through the through holes into the receiving space of the casing. The bulges are elastically deformable such that when a given one of the hard disk drives is received in the receiving space, corresponding ones of the bulges resiliently abut a side of the hard disk drive and exert a compressing force on the hard disk drive whereby the hard disk drive is fixed in the casing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120591 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND HARD DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a case, a printed circuit board contained in the case and having a through-hole, and a fixing member including a shaft portion inserted in the through-hole and a head portion located at one end of the shaft portion. The electronic apparatus also includes copper foil provided on the printed circuit board, and a cover film including an opening portion configured to expose part of the copper foil. The opening portion is located at a position which is to be covered with the head portion, and the cover film covers the copper foil at positions other than the position where the opening portion is located. The electronic apparatus further includes a conductive material provided on the copper foil inside the opening portion and configured to electrically connect the head portion and the copper foil to each other. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120592 | DISK DRIVE MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A disk drive mechanism includes a bracket and a tray slidably received in the bracket. The bracket includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls protruding from the bottom wall, two guiding rails fixed to the sidewalls respectively, and two sliding rails slidably coupled to the guiding rails respectively. The bottom wall and the sidewalls cooperatively define an entrance. Each guiding rail includes an end maintaining a distance from the entrance. The tray is slidably coupled to the sliding rails and is capable of being inserted into and ejected out of the bracket from the entrance via the sliding rails. A supporting member is arranged between the end of each guiding rail and the entrance. The supporting member is used to support the sliding rails in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the tray inserted into the bracket. An electronic device using the disk drive mechanism is also provided. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120593 | APPARATUS AND ARTICLE FOR SEPARATING INTAKE AIR FROM EXHAUST AIR - An apparatus and article is disclosed for separating intake air from exhaust air. The apparatus discloses an intake port, coupled to conduct intake air; an exhaust port, coupled to conduct exhaust air; and an air-curtain port, coupled to conduct air-curtain air to separate at least a portion of the intake air conducted by the intake port from the exhaust air conducted by the exhaust port. The article discloses a ductwork shell article, having an intake vent, an intake chamber, an exhaust vent, an exhaust chamber, an air-curtain vent, and an air-curtain chamber; wherein: the air-curtain vent is in part located between the exhaust vent and the intake vent. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120594 | HEAT DISSIPATING CASING STRUCTURE FOR MAIN BOARD - The heat dissipating casing structure contains a metallic casing, a metallic heat conducting block, and a heat conducting paste. The heat conducting block is positioned inside and attached to the casing. The heat conducting paste is disposed on the heat conducting block. When a main board is positioned inside the casing, the heat conducting paste is behind a heat source of the main board and is attached to the main board. The heat produced by the heat source therefore could be conducted to the casing through the heat conducting paste and the heat conducting block. By the large exposure area of the casing to the outside atmosphere, the heat could be easily dissipated, even after power is turned off. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120595 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH AIRFLOW GUIDING DUCT - A computer system includes a computer case and a heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device includes a heat sink, a fan and an airflow guiding duct. The fan is attached to the heat sink, and the airflow guiding duct covers on the fan. The airflow guiding duct includes a bottom panel, two side panels and a blocking panel. Each side panel includes a first panel and a second panel connected to the first panel. The blocking panel is slanted and connected to the bottom panel and the second panel of each side panel, the blocking panel is adapted to allow the air to pass through the airflow guiding duct, and an inward direction of the airflows generated by the fan is substantially perpendicular or oblique to an outward direction of the airflow. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120596 | Air cooling architecture for network switch chassis with orthogonal midplane - A network switch chassis provides a linear, front-to-rear air flow path for cooling first and second orthogonally oriented arrays of parallel circuit boards connected by a midplane. Air is drawn into the front of the chassis and passes in a straight path over the first array of circuit boards, through air openings in the midplane, over the second array of circuit boards, and out the rear of the chassis. Resilience against service interruption due to fan failure is achieved with multiple fans cooling each circuit board. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120597 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A notebook computer comprises a first machinery, a first latch, a second machinery, a slider, a second elastic element and a push element. The second machinery has one side pivotally connected to the first machinery, and the other side formed with at least one latching hole. The slider comprises a body, a second latch and a first elastic element. The body is slidably disposed in the second machinery along a first moving path. The second latch disposed on the body latches or unlatches the first latch disposed on the first machinery. The first elastic element has one end connected to the body, and the other end pressing the first latch. The second elastic element has one end connected to the slider, and the other end connected to the second machinery. The push element, slidably disposed in the second machinery along a second moving path, pushes the first elastic element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120598 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A notebook computer comprises a first machinery, a first latch, a second machinery, a slider, an elastic element and a push element. The first latch is disposed on an edge of the first machinery. The second machinery has one side pivotally connected to the first machinery, and the other side formed with at least one latching hole. When the computer is closed, the first latch is inserted into the latching hole. The slider includes a body and a second latch. The body is slidably disposed in the second machinery along a first moving path. The second latch, disposed on the body, suits to latch or unlatch the first latch. The elastic element has one end connected to the slider, and the other end connected to the second machinery. The push element, slidably disposed in the second machinery along a second moving path, suits to push the body. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120599 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus and method for cooling a semiconductor device. The apparatus comprises a chamber configured for receiving a cooling fluid; and a plurality of contact elements comprising respective first ends disposed within the chamber; wherein, during operation, respective second ends of contact elements contact a surface of the semiconductor device for transferring heat generated in the semiconductor device to the cooling fluid. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120600 | HORIZONTAL SUBRACK AND COMMUNICATION CABINET - A horizontal subrack includes a ventilation box, a fan box and a board area. The ventilation box is located on the top and/or at the bottom of the board area, and includes an air partition plate, an air inlet, and a first air outlet; the air partition plate is set inside the ventilation box, and divides the ventilation box into an air-in chamber and an air-out chamber; the fan box is installed in the air-in chamber, and a fan is installed on the fan box; the air inlet is set on the front wall of the ventilation box; and the first air outlet is set on the rear wall of the ventilation box. The board area includes board slots, an air-in duct and an air-out duct. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120601 | FAN MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for fixing a fan defining fixing notches in an exterior surface of the fan to a chassis includes a frame. The frame includes a base panel fixed to the chassis, two side panels respectively extending up from opposite ends of the base panel, and two elastic fixing portions respectively extending up from the side panels away from the base panel. When the fan is disposed in the frame, the base panel, the side panels, and the locking portions of the frame resist the exterior surface of the fan and the fixing portions are received in the corresponding fixing notches of the fan. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120602 | SERVER - A server including a rack, at least one chassis, a plurality of electronic modules, and a cable module is provided. The rack has an opening. The chassis is movably disposed in the rack along a first axis, and moves in and out the rack through the opening. The electronic modules are vertically and detachably disposed in the chassis. A plurality of channels parallel to a second axis and each of the channels is disposed between two adjacent electronic modules, and the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis. The cable module is disposed at a side of the chassis. The cable module is connected to at least one of the electronic modules. When the chassis is moved out from the rack, the electronic module connected to the cable module is next to the opening of the rack. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120603 | AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURABLE LIQUID-COOLING APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONICS RACK - An apparatus is provided for cooling an electronics rack, which includes an electronic subsystem across which air passing through the rack flows. A cooling unit provides, via system coolant supply and return manifolds, system coolant in parallel to the electronic subsystem and an air-to-liquid heat exchanger disposed to cool, in normal-mode, air passing through the rack. A controller monitors coolant associated with the cooling unit and automatically transitions the cooling apparatus from normal-mode to failure-mode responsive to detecting a failure of the coolant. In transitioning to failure-mode, multiple isolation valves are employed in switching to a serial flow of system coolant from the electronic subsystem to the heat exchanger for rejecting, via the system coolant, heat from the electronic subsystem to air passing across the heat exchanger. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120604 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device is provided in the present disclosure, where the heat dissipation device includes a hollow heat-sink base and a set of fluid tube. The fluid tube is inserted in the heat-sink base, and a cooling medium circulates in the fluid tube. The heat-sink base includes a heat absorption area configured to absorb heat. A cooling fluid, received in the heat-sink base, may be vaporized at the heat absorption area to absorb the heat taken by the heat absorption area, and condensed at a position that is inside the heat-sink base and away from the heat absorption area and on the fluid tube to release the absorbed heat. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120605 | IN-LINE MEMORY AND CIRCUIT BOARD COOLING SYSTEM - A system to remove heat from an in-line memory module and/or circuit board may include a cold-rail to engage each end of an in-line memory module adjacent to where the in-line memory module is attachable to a circuit board, the cold-rail to remove heat from the in-line memory module. The system may also include a cold-plate connected to the cold-rail with the circuit board between the cold-plate and the cold-rail, the cold-plate to remove heat from the circuit board. | 2012-05-17 |