21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100128329 | IMAGE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - An object is to provide an imaging optical system having a very simple structure that can read image while maintaining excellent image quality without suffering from significant asymmetrical aberrations. An imaging optical system for image reading is adapted to form an image of image information on a surface of an original onto a line sensor while changing a relative position of the original surface and the line sensor to allow the line sensor to read the image information. The imaging optical system includes two off-axial reflecting surfaces, and the two off-axial surfaces are a plus deflecting surface and a minus deflecting surface, or a minus deflecting surface and a plus deflecting surface disposed in the mentioned order from the original surface side, where an off-axial reflecting surface that deflects a reference axis beam clockwise is defined as a minus deflecting surfaces and an off axial reflecting surface that deflects the reference axis beam anticlockwise is defined as a plus deflecting surface. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128330 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, AND IMAGE-READING APPARATUS - In a frame | 2010-05-27 |
20100128331 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - Prior to reading an original image, whether to read the original image in a monochrome image mode in which the image reading apparatus reads the original image in use of the monochrome line sensor or a multi color image mode in which the image reading apparatus reads the original image in use of the multi color line sensor is predicted. Preparation of reading an original image based on parameters corresponding to the predicted mode is completed before the start of reading the original image. This arrangement reduces a time loss arising from switching of a color mode associated with a user color setting at the start of a job, and thus shortens the FCOT. This arrangement can shorten the time until the first copy is output after designating the start of copying when reading an original image based on different parameters. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128332 | Image signal processing apparatus and method, and program - An image signal processing apparatus includes the following elements. A control unit determines a gradation correction characteristic representing a conversion characteristic for correcting brightness of an input frame. A separation unit separates the determined gradation correction characteristic into a representative gradation correction value representing an amount of correction for a representative value of a main subject and a remaining gradation correction characteristic obtained by removing the representative gradation correction value from the gradation correction characteristic. A gain processing unit uniformly applies the separated representative gradation correction value to the frame as a gain. A noise reduction processing unit performs noise reduction processing on the frame to which the representative gradation correction value is applied. A gradation correction processing unit performs gradation correction processing on the frame for which the noise reduction processing has been performed using the separated remaining gradation correction characteristic. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128333 | HOLOGRAM RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM - A hologram recording and reproducing system for recording information to or reproducing information from a recording medium which stores an optical interference pattern of a reference beam and a signal beam as a diffraction grating, the system comprising: a light source for generating a coherent beam; and a light generation section which is disposed on an optical axis, has a signal beam region and a reference beam region that are in a rotary inversion with respect to the optical axis in a cross-section of the coherent beam, and spatially splits the coherent beam into a signal beam and a reference beam which propagate in the signal beam region and the reference beam region respectively; a light interference section which is disposed on the optical axis, has a signal beam region and a reference beam region that are in a rotary inversion with respect to the optical axis, corresponding to the signal beam region and the reference beam region to transmit the reference beam and the signal beam respectively, and condenses the reference beam and the signal beam at different focal points on the optical axis so as to allow the reference beam and signal beam to interfere; a recording medium comprising a hologram recording layer at least positioned between the different focal points; and image detection means which is disposed on the optical axis and receives light returning from the hologram recording layer when the reference beam is irradiated on the hologram recording layer via an objective lens optical system. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128334 | Holographic recording apparatus, holographic reproduction apparatus, information encoding method, recording method, and information reproduction - A holographic recording and reproduction apparatus ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100128335 | Mirror device - A mirror device comprises: an electrode which is covered with a protective film made of a material containing a semiconductor material and is placed on a substrate; a mirror placed above the electrode; and an electrically conductive hinge placed between the mirror and the electrode, wherein an opening part is formed in a part of the protective film, and the hinge penetrates the protective film in the opening part thereof. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128336 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LASER AND MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER - An integrated control system for a laser and Mach-Zehnder interferometer are disclosed and may include configuring a bias point for low-speed control of an optical modulator utilizing control circuitry integrated on the same CMOS die. The optical modulator may be differentially monitored. A laser source for the modulator may be controlled utilizing monitor photodiodes via optical taps on outputs of the modulator, or utilizing a monitor photodiode on one output port of the modulator, which may comprise a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. An error signal may be generated by subtracting monitor photodiode signals from optical taps on output ports of the modulator. The bias point of the modulator may be adjusted by minimizing the error signal. Calibration time of the bias point may be reduced utilizing electronic data inversion. An output of the modulator may comprise a Y-junction and a single monitor photodiode may measure both branches of the modulator. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128337 | STICTION MITIGATION WITH INTEGRATED MECH MICRO-CANTILEVERS THROUGH VERTICAL STRESS GRADIENT CONTROL - The present disclosure relates to the mitigation of stiction in MEMS devices. In some embodiments, a MEMS device may be provided with one or more restoration features that provide an assisting mechanical force for mitigating stiction. The restoration feature may be implemented as one or more deflectable elements, where the deflectable elements may have various configurations or shapes, such as a chevron, cross, and the like. For example, the restoration feature can be a cantilever that deflects when at least one component comes into contact or proximity with another component. Multiple restoration features also may be employed and placed strategically within the MEMS device to maximize their effectiveness in mitigating stiction. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128338 | PLANARITY OF PIXEL MIRRORS - A method of forming an electronic device includes providing a patterned lower metal layer over a substrate and a first sacrificial layer there between. A second sacrificial layer is formed over the metal layer, and a portion thereof is removed. A third sacrificial layer is formed over the second sacrificial layer, and an upper metal layer is formed over the third sacrificial layer. A portion of the upper metal layer is removed, and the first, second and third sacrificial layers are removed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128339 | INTERFEROMETRIC OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH BROADBAND CHARACTERISTICS - Broad band white color can be achieved in MEMS display devices by incorporating a material having an extinction coefficient (k) below a threshold value for wavelength of light within an operative optical range of the interferometric modulator. One embodiment provides a method of making the MEMS display device comprising depositing said material over at least a portion of a transparent substrate, depositing a dielectric layer over the layer of material, forming a sacrificial layer over the dielectric, depositing an electrically conductive layer on the sacrificial layer, and forming a cavity by removing at least a portion of the sacrificial layer. The suitable material may comprise germanium, germanium alloy of various compositions, doped germanium or doped germanium-containing alloys, and may be deposited over the transparent substrate, incorporated within the transparent substrate or the dielectric layer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128340 | BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT BY FLUID INTERFACE DEFORMATION IN TIR-MODULATED DISPLAYS - A reflective display having a plurality of transparent hemi-beads ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100128341 | COLOR ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY (EWD) DEVICES - Electrowetting display devices are presented. The electrowetting display includes a first substrate and an opposing second substrate with a polar fluid layer and a color non-polar fluid layer interposed therebetween. A first transparent electrode is disposed on the first substrate. A second electrode is disposed on the second substrate. A hydrophilic partition structure is disposed on the second substrate, thereby defining a plurality of sub-pixels. The color electrowetting display further includes an array of color pixel regions. Each pixel region consists of a set of primary color sub-pixel. Each color sub-pixel corresponds to one of different color non-polar fluid layers, and each of the different color non-polar fluid layers is isolated from each other. The colors of non-polar fluid layer in the neighboring sub-pixels are different. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128342 | Coherent Demodulation with Reduced Latency Adapted for use in Scanning Probe Microscopes - A signal demodulator and the method of using the same in a scanning probe microscope or the like to provide a feedback path with reduced latency are disclosed. The demodulator includes an input port, a first mixer and a first integrator. The input port receives an input signal having a frequency component at a signal frequency. The input signal is characterized by a signal amplitude at that frequency. The first mixer mixes the input signal with a first local oscillator signal at the signal frequency to generate a first mixed signal. The first integrator integrates the first mixed signal for an integer number of periods of the signal frequency to provide a first output signal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128343 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION METHOD - A wavelength conversion light source apparatus includes a fundamental wave light source configured to emit a fundamental wave, a nonlinear crystal configured to convert a wavelength of the fundamental wave by being irradiated with the fundamental wave and making the fundamental wave pass therethrough, and a movement unit configured to place the nonlinear crystal thereon and continuously move the nonlinear crystal within a plane, where a phase matching condition is not violated, so that a passage path of the fundamental wave passing through the nonlinear crystal is changed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128344 | TECHNIQUE FOR COMPENSATING UNDESIRED EFFECTS IN OPTICAL LINKS OF AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A technique for compensating undesired effects in optical links of an optical communication network, using adjustment modules suitable for inserting into optical links, preferably into the links incoming network nodes. Each of the adjustment modules serves for compensating two or more different physical effects accumulated in the optical link when transmitting an optical signal there-along. The module comprises at least two controllable blocks respectively comprising a variable gain optical amplifier VGA for selectively compensating power loss and a tunable dispersion compensation module TDCM for selectively compensating chromatic dispersion. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128345 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A projection optical system having a magnification side and a reduction side for forming a magnified image on a magnification side image surface conjugate with a reduction side conjugate image surface includes, arranged in order from the reduction side, a first imaging system including a plurality of lens elements and lens components and a second imaging system including a mirror having a concave, aspheric reflecting surface. An intermediate image is formed between the first imaging system and the second imaging system. The projection optical system satisfies specified conditions related to the travel of principal rays through the projection optical system and related to the Abbe number of a lens element having positive refractive power of the first imaging system. A projection display device includes the projection optical system and may include a light valve for modulating a light beam for projection on a screen. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128346 | OPTICAL OCULAR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an optical ocular system having imaging optics that map an image generated in an object plane such that a user can perceive the same in an image plane, wherein the imaging optics comprise a first lens having negative refractive power, and a deflection element having positive refractive power, which is connected downstream of the first lens, effecting a folding of the optical path by means of a single reflection, wherein the first lens and the object plane form a first optical group, and a displacement unit is provided, which can change the distance between the first optical group and the displacement element for the correction of spherical ametropia of the user. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128347 | POLARIZING CUBE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A polarizing cube includes a pair of identical and symmetric triangular prisms which sandwich a thin optical composite plate containing a planner array of reflective straight wires spaced apart in parallel as a built-in wire grid polarizer. All of its subcomponents and the polarizing cube itself are physically and optically symmetrical to one of its diagonal planes so as to provide improved integration and robustness for projection display application. The cubic configuration of the disclosed polarizer can be readily produced through common means and sequences typically used in semiconductor wafer fabrication processes, including photolithographic patterning, gap dielectric filling and planarization, and wafer thinning, bonding and cutting among others. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128348 | WAVELENGTH SWEEP CONTROL - Methods and apparatus for the active control of a wavelength-swept light source used to interrogate optical elements having characteristic wavelengths distributed across a wavelength range are provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128349 | LIGHT-DIFFUSING GRATING - The invention relates to a transparent substrate comprising at its surface a grating of lines of at least 200 light-diffusing elements, said elements being separated by domains with a different refractive index from that of the elements, the distance d between centers of gravity of neighboring elements varying in a non-monotonic manner from one edge of the grating to the other, so that for any group of 50 successive elements, the distance d between the centers of gravity of neighboring elements of said group is at least once greater than and at least once less than the mean distance dm of distances d between centers of gravity of neighboring elements of said group, dm lying between 75 nm and 200 μm. This substrate is transparent in direct vision and redirects the light while diffusing it without iridescence in a daylighting application. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128350 | IMAGING ASSEMBLY - An image assembly may include a substrate having a face, a first optical layer and at least one spacer member. The imaging assembly may also include an anti-reflection structure. The at least one spacer member may be arranged between the substrate and the first optical layer to define an air gap therebetween. The anti-reflection structure may be coupled to at least part of the face and at least one of the first optical layer and the at least one spacer member. The anti-reflection structure may also include a plurality of projections having dimensions smaller than a wavelength of radiation to be imaged by the imaging assembly. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128351 | CURVED SIDED CONE STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING GAIN AND VIEWING ANGLE IN AN OPTICAL FILM - A method of making an optical film includes the steps of making a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first surface and forming a plurality of curved sided cone structures on the first surface. Each of the curved sided cone structures include a base located on the first surface, a vertex, and a curved side formed from an arc extending between the base and the vertex. The optical gain and viewing angle for the film can be controlled by adjusting angles representing a shape of each curved sided cone structure at its vertex and base. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128352 | LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a light-guiding plate and a manufacturing method thereof. The light-guiding plate includes a light-guiding substrate, a first shielding layer, and a second shielding layer. The light-guiding substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first shielding layer is disposed on the first surface and includes a first light-transmitting portion. The second shielding layer is disposed on the second surface and includes a second light-transmitting portion. Thereby, light emitted from a light source could pass through the first light-transmitting portion, the light-guiding substrate, and the second light-transmitting portion, so that a light-halo phenomenon does not occur on the light-guiding plate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128353 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An imaging optical system a high quality image may be implemented by determining the optimum design conditions for suppressing the generation of ghost while holding uniform and sufficient light using a simulation method. In the imaging optical system having a slit, the requirements for removing the stray light are the inclination of a lens arrangement direction, the slit width, the lens pitch, the view angle, and the height of the light-shielding wall. The slit location, the lens thickness, and the lens row width do not affect the stray light removal, but affect the brightness. In the imaging optical system having no slit, the essential requirements for removing the stray light are the height of the light-shielding wall and the lens pitch. The lens thickness and the lens row width do not affect the stray light removal, but affect the brightness. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128354 | BEAM SHAPER - A beam shaper including a reflection device and a plurality of reflectors. The reflection device is disposed on a transmission path of an incident light beam and has a plurality of reflection surfaces capable of reflecting the incident light beam. The reflection surfaces are capable of splitting the incident light beam into a plurality of reflected light beams. The reflectors are separately disposed on transmission paths of the reflected light beams. The reflectors are capable of reflecting the reflected light beams, so that a shaped light spot is formed by superimposing light spots of the reflected light beams. The reflection device is disposed between the shaped light spot and the reflectors. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128355 | FLAT FIELD EYEPIECE - A lens system includes a first lens axially aligned with a second lens, where the first and second lenses are configured to be sequentially positioned from a pupil image of a viewer. The second lens is formed as a triplet having three cemented elements. The second lens includes a convex surface facing the first lens, and a flat surface opposing the convex surface of the second lens. The first lens includes a concave surface opposing a flat surface of the first lens; the second lens includes a concave surface and a convex surface; and the concave surface of the first lens and the concave and convex surfaces of the second lens have equal radii of curvatures. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128356 | Beam Blocking and Combining Optic - A beam blocking and combining optic comprising a wedged optically transparent substrate with a hard dielectric coating applied to a beam combining side of the substrate. The coating has a high reflectance at a laser wavelength and high transmittance at visible wavelengths. The single optical component can combine laser beams into a viewing path and act as a laser safety filter to protect the viewer from reflected laser radiation while providing good colour balance and very low astigmatism in the viewing path and very low astigmatism in the reflected laser beam. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128357 | FLUIDIC STABILIZED FOCUS DEVICE - A fluidic stabilized focus device comprises a fluidic lens core and a first yoke. The fluidic lens core includes a support ring, a first surface that includes an elastic membrane, a second surface, and a volume of fluid enclosed within the boundaries of the first and second surfaces and support ring. The first yoke has an annular portion configured to engage the first surface. Engagement of the first surface by the first yoke results in a displacement of the fluid and a change in optical properties of the device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128358 | FLUIDIC VIEWFINDER DEVICE - A fluidic viewfinder device may include a support member having an opening forming an aperture and a fluidic lens disposed at least partially in communication with the aperture and support member. The fluidic lens may comprise a first optical surface and a second optical surface, one or more of which includes an elastic membrane. A fluid may be enclosed in at least a portion of the fluidic lens. The optical properties of the fluidic lens may be changed by displacement of the fluid, e.g., due to movement of a slide member or a rotating yoke. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128359 | VARIFOCAL LENS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a varifocal lens and method of manufacturing the varifocal lens. The varifocal lens includes a transparent substrate, a spacer frame arranged to form an inner space on the transparent substrate, wherein the inner space is to be filled with an optical fluid, a rigid frame disposed to be adjacent to the spacer frame, and an optical membrane and an actuator which are formed on a surface of the rigid frame. The rigid frame supports the actuator and the optical membrane, wherein the actuator applies a pressure to an optical fluid and the optical membrane is modified according to a flow of the optical fluid. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128360 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the zoom lens, an interval between the first and second lens units becomes smaller at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end during zooming. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, which is made of a plastic and has an aspheric lens surface, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the zoom lens, a refractive index and an Abbe number of the plastic (Nd, νd), a focal length of the second lens (fn), and a focal length of the first lens unit (f | 2010-05-27 |
20100128361 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side thereof, a first lens unit having a positive refracting power, a second lens unit having a negative refracting power, a third lens unit having a positive refracting power, a fourth lens unit having a positive refracting power, and a fifth lens unit having a negative refracting power. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first lens unit and the third lens unit are kept stationary with respect to the image plane, and at least the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit move. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side, a first sub unit having a negative refracting power, a reflecting optical element that bends an optical path by reflection, and a second sub unit having a positive refracting power. The second sub unit includes a cemented lens. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128362 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object of the present invention is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a high resolution, high capability of compensating curvature of field, a high zoom ratio of, for example, 3 or greater, a reduced weight, and a reduced overall optical length at the time of non-use; and an imaging device and a camera that employ this zoom lens system so as to have a reduced thickness and excellent portability as well as high performance. The zoom lens system forms an optical image of an object with variable magnification and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit that has positive optical power and that contains a bi-convex lens element composed of a resin material and serving as the most image side lens element; and a third lens unit having positive optical power. Then, the lens units move respectively along the optical axis in such a manner that intervals between the individual lens units should vary so that the variable magnification is achieved. Further, the condition |(R | 2010-05-27 |
20100128363 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus - A zoom lens includes: first, second and third lens groups having negative refracting power, positive refracting power and positive refracting power, respectively, disposed in the order listed from an object side to an image side, wherein during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens group is moved and the second lens group is moved toward the object such that an air space between the first and second lens groups decreases and an air space between the second and third lens groups increases; and the first lens group is formed by first and second lenses, the first and second lenses being disposed in the order listed from the object side to the image side, and the zoom lens satisfying the following Conditional Expressions (1) and (2) | 2010-05-27 |
20100128364 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128365 | RETRACTABLE ZOOM LENS - A retractable zoom lens includes a holder, at least one movable barrel assembly received in the holder, a holding frame received in the movable barrel assembly, and a slide barrel engaged with the holding frame. The holding frame can move along the optical axis along with the movement of the movable barrel assembly. The movable barrel assembly is movable along an optical axis of the retractable zoom lens, and the slide barrel is slidable along a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis during an object image captured by an image pickup device of the retractable zoom lens. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128366 | Optical Accessory Holder - An optical accessory holder such as an adapter or a focuser drawtube having a passageway through the holder body defining a lengthwise central axis through the passageway. The holder body has an inner surface which includes two substantially linear inner edges parallel to the lengthwise central axis. The inner edges are fixed with respect to the holder body. The holder also includes a clamping member opposite the two inner edges which may be moved with respect to the holder body toward the two inner edges. The holder body may have a partially cylindrical exterior surface. The holder body may also include two substantially linear exterior edges parallel to the lengthwise central axis. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128367 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A projection objective for a microlithography apparatus with improved imaging properties is provided. A manipulator for a projection objective is provided. A microlithography apparatus including a projection objective of this type and/or a manipulator of this type is provided. A method for improving the imaging properties of a projection objective is provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128368 | Z-Translation Mechanics; the Z-translating optical electro-mechanical allignment system - A Method of assembling optical mounts for the formation of an optical-electronic circuit is disclosed herein. This Z-Translating Optical-Mechanical alignment system had been devised to solve the problem of building a transportable, shoulder mountable, holographic camera. This system allows for easy adjustment in the Z-direction (in Cartesian co-ordinates) with adjustment in the X & Y directions built into the discrete optical mounts forming the circuit and which are now standard components in the opto-electronics industry. This system allows for components such as Laser Mirrors, Laser crystals, Lenses, Beam-splitting cubes, Waveplates, Diffraction Gratings, Spatial Filters, to be assembled in a compact and flexible manner with near perfect alignment and with Electronically controlled fine adjustment in the Z-direction. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128369 | Optical Package Comprising an Adjustable Lens Component Coupled to a Multi-Directional Lens Flexure - An optical package is provided comprising a lens system, the lens system comprising an adjustable lens component, a plurality of magnetic elements, and a multi-directional lens flexure. The adjustable lens component is mechanically coupled to a lens mounting portion of the multi-directional lens flexure. The magnetic elements comprise at least one fixed magnetic element and at least one motive magnetic element. The arrangement of the fixed and motive magnetic elements relative to each other forms a first fixed/motive element pair and a second fixed/motive element pair. The motive magnetic element of each fixed/motive element pair is mechanically coupled to a motive portion of the multi-directional lens flexure. The structure of the multi-directional lens flexure and the arrangement of the fixed/motive element pairs is such that non-orthogonal repulsive or attractive magnetic force vectors generated between magnetic elements of the respective fixed/motive element pairs generate movement of the adjustable lens component through orthogonal components x, y along X and Y axes of the X-Y optical reference frame. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128370 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes an upper coupling element, a spring, a magnet yoke, a plurality of magnets, a coil, a lens holder and a lower coupling element. The magnet yoke is disposed under the spring and has a cylindrical inner wall, multiple extension slices and a top wall. The top wall is outwardly extended from an upper edge of the cylindrical inner wall. The extension slices are downwardly and axially extended from a periphery of the top wall and circumferentially arranged on the top wall at regular intervals. The magnets are attached on inner surfaces of respective extension slices of the magnet yoke. At least two raised structures are circumferentially arranged on the lower periphery of the lens holder. The lower coupling element includes at least two concave structures mating with the raised structures. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128371 | ACTUATOR, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR - An actuator used for a camera module and controlling a lens assembly to move along an optical axis, includes a magnet disposed on a side of the lens assembly, a coil part disposed within a magnetic field of the magnet and controlling an up-and-down movement of the lens assembly when an electric power is applied, and a yoke part disposed to horizontally move the magnet disposed on the side of the lens assembly. The lens assembly is provided with a friction-generating member generating a frictional force to the lens assembly in an opposite direction to a direction in which the lens assembly moves to the yoke part. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128372 | LENS ACTUATOR - An exemplary lens actuator includes a lens barrel, a plurality of convex stages and a plurality of stop mechanisms protruding out from a first end surface of the lens barrel, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, a plurality of magnets, a bracket, and a resilient plate. The resilient plate includes an outer frame, an inner frame substantially coaxial with the outer frame, and a plurality of spring portions interconnected between the outer frame and the inner frame. The outer frame of the resilient plate is fixed on the first side of the bracket. The inner frame of the resilient plate is fixed on the plurality of convex stages. The plurality of stop mechanisms faces a surface of the outer frame and is configured for limiting a maximum travel of the lens barrel. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128373 | SELF-ALIGNING SPOTTER MIRROR - A spotter mirror mountable to a reflector has a back, a front reflecting surface, and a locator. The locator facilitates locating the spotter mirror at a predetermined location on the reflector such that the back of the spotter mirror abuts the reflector. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128374 | Portable Mirror For Displaying An Unreversed Image - A portable mirror apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a first mirror portion having a first mirrored side and a second side, and a second mirror portion having a third mirrored side and a fourth side, configured to be coupled perpendicularly by an attachment mechanism to the first mirror portion. The first mirror portion and second mirror portion, when attached in the perpendicular arrangement, are configured to provide an unreversed image. A magnetic mirror is described also, and a method for manufacturing it. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128375 | DIOXAZINE SULFAMOYL COMPOUND, COLRING POWDER COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - The present invention relates to a pigment composition or pigment dispersion that is ideal for producing the blue pixel portion of a color filter for a liquid crystal display device, and a color filter. The invention has an object of providing a color filter having a blue pixel portion that yields a liquid crystal display device having a high degree of contrast that enables the display screen to be viewed with improved clarity, and a high level of brightness that produces a brighter display screen, as well as providing a pigment composition or dispersion that can be used to produce the color filter. The above object can be realized by using a dioxazine derivative that is substituted with a sulfamoyl group having a specific polyalkylene oxide group, and a pigment composition or dispersion for a color filter that includes this dioxazine derivative and a blue organic pigment or violet organic pigment. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128376 | MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE HAVING ASSISTED RECORDING AND METHODS OF RECORDING DATA THERETO - In one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive includes a magnetic disk, a head slider for flying above the spinning magnetic disk, a pattern analyzer for analyzing a data pattern of data to be recorded on the magnetic disk to determine a recording current reversal timing and a recording assistance area in accordance with the analysis so that the rear end of the determined recording assistance area is shifted forward if the determined recording current reversal timing is earlier than a criterion, or the rear end of the determined recording assistance area is shifted backward if the determined recording current reversal timing is later than the criterion, a recording assistance element on the slider for forming the determined recording assistance area on the magnetic disk, and a recording element for recording the data on the magnetic disk using the recording current in accordance with the determined recording current reversal timing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128377 | Electric field assisted magnetic recording - We describe a system for electric field assisted magnetic recording where a recordable magnetic medium includes a magnetic recording layer of high coercivity and vertical magnetic anisotropy that is adjacent to an electrostrictive layer which can be placed in a state of stress by a electric field or which is already pre-stressed and which pre-stress can be turned into strain by an electric field. When the magnetic medium is acted on simultaneously by a magnetic writing field and an electric field, the stress in the elctrostrictive layer is transferred to a magnetostrictive layer which is the magnetic recording layer by itself or is coupled to the magnetic recording layer, whereupon the magnetic recording layer is made more isotropic and more easily written upon. Residual stresses in the electrostrictive layer can then be removed by an additional electric field of opposite sign to the stress-producing field. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128378 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING-REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic recording medium which does not easily cause a material containing Fe or Co to corrode is disclosed. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium | 2010-05-27 |
20100128379 | GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING LATERAL TAPE MOTION IN A TAPE DRIVE - A guide assembly ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100128380 | SES ASSISTED WRITE FLY HEIGHT MONITOR AND CONTROL - A hard disk drive that includes a disk, and a head that is separated from the disk by a flying height. The disk drive also includes a circuit that determines the flying height from a signal read during a write operation of the drive. The circuit performs a calibration routine to determine a temperature dependent variable of the signal to offset any temperature effects on the signal used to determine the flying height. The calibration routine can be performed using a spacing error signal (“SES”) generated by the drive. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128381 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BY COMMAND SELECTION IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - A system and method for providing a command queue selection scheme by selecting commands by giving preference to commands based on the power consumption characteristics the command. In one embodiment the selection scheme involves calculating the value of the cost of energy saving associated with the access of a command by an evaluation function Costi=EAT+C×F1 (seek distance, latency). C is a dynamically adjustable power control function that determines how much power decreases with the selection of a particular command and F1 is a functional calculation of the power consumption value associated with the particular command. In one embodiment commands with low power consumption will be accessed in preference to commands with shorter seek distance. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128382 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic recording device according to one embodiment includes a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic recording layer; a recording element positioned on a head slider; an assistance element for supplying assistance energy to an area on the recording layer to which a recording magnetic field generated by the recording element is applied, the assistance element being positioned on the head slider; and a controller for controlling a size of an assistance area from the assistance element in accordance with a position of the head slider in a radial direction of the magnetic recording medium. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128383 | DISK DRIVE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEARANCE IN THE DISK DRIVE - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a disk configured to store data, a slider configured to fly in proximity to the disk, and a magnetic-recording head on the slider configured to access the disk. The disk drive also includes a moving mechanism configured to support and to move the head-slider, an adjustment portion configured to adjust clearance between the magnetic-recording head and the disk, and a controller configured to control the adjustment portion to control the clearance. The controller is configured to perform clearance control in a first mode in an operation selected from the group consisting of reading user data and writing user data according to a change in fly height of the slider after a load operation, and subsequently is configured to perform clearance control in a second mode in an operation selected from the group consisting of reading user data and writing user data. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128384 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium to which a signal is recorded by reversing magnetization of a magnetic body, includes: a servo region to which a servo signal is written; a data region configured to include a magnetic region of a track to which data is written, the magnetic region being separated from other magnetic region of other track; and a periodic magnetic pattern region configured to be provided at a head portion of the data region following the servo region, and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a circumferential direction of the magnetic recording medium, over a predetermined length in a radius direction of the magnetic recording medium. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128385 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an information storage device includes a recording/reproducing head, a positioning controller, a position detector, a storage module, and a position error detector. The position detector detects the position of the recording/reproducing head. The storage module stores servo control filters. The position error detector generates a new position error signal from a target position and the position of the recording/reproducing head when the positioning controller performs positioning control with control current obtained from a position error signal having passed through each servo control filter. Upon occurrence of a recording/reproducing error, learning to calculate a vibration amount from the position of the recording/reproducing head is sequentially performed for the servo control filters for a predetermined time. The positioning controller performs the positioning control with control current obtained from the position error signal having passed through one of the servo control filters where the vibration amount is smallest. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128386 | REDUCING EFFECT OF FREQUENCY ACQUISITION ERROR IN A POSITION ERROR SIGNAL RESPONSIVE TO SPLIT SERVO BURST PATTERNS - In a servo control loop, servo burst signals that are read from a plurality of servo burst patterns that include a split servo burst pattern contain frequency acquisition error. The frequency acquisition error is at least partially removed to generate a frequency acquisition error compensated position error signal (PES). | 2010-05-27 |
20100128387 | Hard Drive Temperature Control - A Hard Disk Drive (HDD) temperature control system includes an HDD including a temperature sensor. An Operating System (OS) driver is coupled to the temperature sensor and includes a temperature data retrieval engine that is operable to retrieve HDD temperature data from the temperature sensor and transmit the HDD temperature data. A shared data storage is coupled to the OS driver and operable to store the HDD temperature data transmitted from the temperature data retrieval engine. A fan speed controller is coupled to the shared data storage and operable to use the HDD temperature data stored in the shared data storage to adjust the speed of a fan. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128388 | MAGNETIC AND ENCAPSULATION CONTAMINATION CONTROL FOR DISK DRIVES - A disk device with disk contamination control having a spindle for rotating at least one disk. A spindle hub located on the spindle. A disk clamp for clamping the at least one disk on the hub. A magnetic clamp seal magnetically and removably attached to the disk clamp wherein the magnetic clamp seal encapsulates disk contaminants between the clamp and the clamp seal. The magnetic clamp seal magnetically collects metallic contaminants within a sealed housing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128389 | ROBOTIC END-EFFECTOR FOR COMPONENT CENTER ALIGNMENT AND ASSEMBLY - A robotic end-effector for high-speed precision alignment and assembly of components has a holding device operable for temporarily holding a second component. The second component is to be aligned and assembled to a first component. The robotic end-effector has a course alignment device operable for locating the holding device with respect to a locating feature that is coupled with the first component. The robotic end-effector has a retractor operable for disengaging the course alignment device from the locating feature. The robotic end-effector has a moveable base whereby lateral compliance is provided for the holding device, enabling motion of the second component with respect to the first component, thereby enabling fine alignment of the second component with the first component when the second component touches the first component. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128390 | METHOD FOR FORMING MAGNETIC LAYER, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The invention provides a method of forming a magnetic layer with stable magnetic properties and stable recording-and-reproducing properties, by uniformizing the distribution of oxygen radical concentration upon reactive sputtering, and thereby uniformizing the concentration of oxygen to be taken into the magnetic layer along the plane direction. That is, the invention relates to a method of forming a magnetic layer by reactive sputtering, which comprises: placing a substrate in a reaction container; arranging a pair of electrode units comprising sputtering electrodes and targets which are disposed on surfaces of the sputtering electrodes and which contain chromium other than the oxide thereof, so that the electrode units respectively face both sides of the substrate while the targets are on the substrate sides; feeding an argon-water mixture gas to vicinities of the respective surfaces on the substrate sides of the pair of electrode units; and applying reactive sputtering so that the chromium other than the oxide thereof contained in the targets can be made into chromium oxide as a constituent to form the magnetic layer having the granular structure. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128391 | Perpendicular Recording Media Having an Exchange-Spring Structure - A recording medium providing improved writeability in perpendicular recording applications includes a magnetic recording layer having an axis of magnetic anisotropy substantially perpendicular to the surface thereof, an exchange-spring layer ferromagnetically exchange coupled to the magnetic recording layer and having a coercivity less than the magnetic recording layer coercivity, and a coupling layer between the magnetic recording layer and the exchange-spring layer. The coupling layer regulates the ferromagnetic exchange coupling between the magnetic recording layer and the exchange-spring layer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128392 | PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD HAVING A STEPPED FLARE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A magnetic write head for data recording having a magnetic write pole with a stepped magnetic shell structure that defines a secondary flare point. The secondary flare point defined by the magnetic shell portion can be more tightly controlled with respect to its distance from the air bearing surface (ABS) of the write head than can a traditional flare point that is photolithographically on the main pole structure. This allows the effective flare point of the write head to be moved much closer to the ABS than would otherwise be possible using currently available tooling and photolithography techniques. The write head also includes a non-magnetic spacer layer formed over the magnetic shell structure and a trailing magnetic shield, a portion of which is formed over the non-magnetic spacer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128393 | SLIDER HAVING A LUBRICANT-ACCUMULATION BARRIER INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LUBRICANT-ACCUMULATION-BARRIER PORTIONS - A slider resistant to lubricant accumulation. The slider resistant to lubricant accumulation includes a positive-air-pressure portion of the slider configured to levitate the slider above a magnetic-recording disk and a negative-air-pressure portion of the slider configured to bring the slider into proximity with the magnetic-recording disk at a fly height sufficient for writing data to and reading data from the magnetic-recording disk. The slider resistant to lubricant accumulation also includes a lubricant-accumulation barrier disposed in proximity to a trailing edge of the slider. The lubricant-accumulation barrier is configured to reduce lubricant accumulation on the slider. The lubricant-accumulation barrier also includes a plurality of lubricant-accumulation-barrier portions disposed at a plurality of respective depths below an outer-most surface of a disk-facing side of the slider. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128394 | TOP BOND PAD BIAS AND VARIATION CONTROL - An assembly includes a slider and a suspension assembly. The slider includes an air bearing surface and a slider mounting surface opposite the air bearing surface. There are a plurality of slider pads on the slider mounting surface. The suspension assembly includes a plurality of suspension pads on a suspension mounting surface. Each of the suspension pads is connected to one of the slider pads with a solder joint so that the slider mounting surface has at least one of a pitch, roll, or yaw angle with respect to the suspension mounting. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128395 | SLIDER HAVING A LUBRICANT-ACCUMULATION BARRIER - A slider resistant to lubricant accumulation. The slider resistant to lubricant accumulation includes a positive-air-pressure portion of the slider configured to levitate the slider above a magnetic-recording disk and a negative-air-pressure portion of the slider configured to bring the slider into proximity with the magnetic-recording disk at a fly height sufficient for writing data to and reading data from the magnetic-recording disk. The slider resistant to lubricant accumulation also includes a lubricant-accumulation barrier disposed in proximity to a trailing edge of the slider. The lubricant-accumulation barrier is configured to reduce lubricant accumulation on the slider. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128396 | LOCATING FEATURE FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT TO A BASE - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for mounting an object to a base. In one example, the apparatus includes a base and a protuberant feature extending from the base. The protuberant feature includes a datum surface sized to matingly engage a corresponding surface of an object to precisely position the object with respect to the base. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128397 | FLEX CABLE AND METHOD FOR LOWERING FLEX CABLE IMPEDANCE - A flex cable comprises a base film, a first adhesive layer coupled with the base film, and at least two signal traces coupled with the first adhesive layer. The flex cable comprises a second adhesive layer coupled with the signal traces and the first adhesive layer, and a cover film coupled with the second adhesive layer. The flex cable comprises an electrically conductive layer adjacent to the signal traces, and parallel with the base film and the cover film. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128398 | CONNECTING A PREAMPLIFIER TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY ON A HARD DISK DRIVE - Connecting a preamplifier to a printed circuit board assembly on a hard disk drive. The disk includes a housing, a head stack assembly coupled with the housing, a printed circuit board assembly comprising via holes, a preamplifier coupled with the head stack assembly, and at least one deformable pogo pin configured to mechanically and communicatively connect the printed circuit board assembly to the preamplifier upon insertion into the via holes, further configured to comprise a tip and a shaft, and further configured to deform upon insertion into the via holes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128399 | HARMONIC MEASUREMENT FOR HEAD-DISK SPACING CONTROL USING USER DATA - A hard disk drive that determines a flying height from a ratio of a first harmonic transfer function and a third harmonic transfer function. The transfer functions can be determined from a response to an impulse function. The impulse function (also known as an impulse response) can be a playback waveform de-convolved by channel data sequence. Any change in the ratio of the first and third harmonic transfer functions corresponds to a change in the flying height. The disk drive may utilize the transfer function ratios in a feedback routine to control the flying height. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128400 | CURRENT-PERPENDICULAR-TO-PLANE (CPP) READ SENSOR WITH FERROMAGNETIC AMORPHOUS BUFFER AND POLYCRYSTALLINE SEED LAYERS - A current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) or giant magnetoresistance (GMR) read sensor with ferromagnetic amorphous buffer and polycrystalline seed layers is disclosed for reducing a read gap, in order to perform magnetic recording at higher linear densities. The ferromagnetic amorphous buffer and polycrystalline seed layers couples to a ferromagnetic lower shield, thus acting as part of the ferromagnetic lower shield and defining the upper surface of the ferromagnetic polycrystalline seed layer as the lower bound of the read gap. In addition, a CPP TMR or GMR read sensor with nonmagnetic and ferromagnetic cap layers is also disclosed for reducing the read gap, in order to perform magnetic recording at even higher linear densities. The ferromagnetic cap layer couples to a ferromagnetic upper shield, thus acting as part of the ferromagnetic upper shield and defining the lower surface of the ferromagnetic cap layer as the upper bound of the read gap. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128401 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND DEVICE - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes a first rail, a second rail, a first transistor and a resistance unit. The drain of the first transistor is electrically coupled to the first rail, and the source and gate of the first transistor are electrically coupled to the second rail. The resistance unit is electrically coupled between a body of the first transistor and the second rail. When ESD occurs, the resistance unit provides a resistance between the body of the first transistor and the second rail. An ESD protection device is also provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128402 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION THEREFOR - An integrated circuit comprises electro-static discharge (ESD) protection circuitry arranged to provide ESD protection to one or more external connector(s) of the integrated circuit. The ESD protection circuitry comprises at least one ESD protection component coupled to the one or more external connectors for providing ESD protection thereto. The ESD protection circuitry further comprises an ESD connector, coupled to the one or more external connector(s), arranged to couple supplementary ESD protection to the one or more external connector(s). | 2010-05-27 |
20100128403 | System for ESD Protection with Extra Headroom in Relatively Low Supply Voltage Integrated Circuits - An ESD protection system providing extra headroom at an integrated circuit (IC) terminal pad. The system includes an ESD protection circuit having one or more first diodes coupled in series between the supply voltage and terminal pad, and a second diode coupled to ground. One or more third diodes are coupled in series between the terminal pad and second diode, and are configured to permit a voltage on the interconnection nodes between the one or more third diodes and second diode different from ground. The one or more third diodes include an n+ on an area of P-substrate. A deep N-well separates the area of P-substrate from a common area of P-substrate, which is coupled to ground. The allowable signal swing at the terminal pad is increased to greater than supply voltage plus | 2010-05-27 |
20100128404 | Improper Voltage Detection for Electronic Circuit Breaker - A method of tripping a circuit breaker including sampling an AC line voltage at regular intervals during a first time period to generate a plurality of AC line voltage samples. Each sample of the set of AC line voltage samples is summed to generate a voltage area value. A controller determines whether the voltage area value exceeds a threshold. In response to the voltage area value exceeding the threshold, an amount determined as a function of the voltage area value is added to a count value. The circuit breaker is caused to trip in response to the count value equaling or exceeding a maximum count value. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128405 | DUAL PROTECTION DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT - A dual protection device for a circuit includes a first protection unit and a second protection unit functioning independently. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece which has a first contact point. A first conductive member has a second contact point to contact with the first contact point. The elastic contact piece is deformed and bent toward an opposite direction to separate the first contact point from the second contact point when overloaded. A second protection unit has a second conductive member which is connected between the second terminal and the first conductive member. A fuse member and a biasing member are disposed at two opposite sides of the second conductive member. When the fuse member melts due to high temperature, the second conductive member is pushed by the biasing member to be separated from the second terminal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128406 | POWER SUPPLIES - The present invention provides a power supply ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100128407 | Capacitor Sharing Surge Protection Circuit - A capacitor sharing surge protection circuit for protecting multiple ports from harmful energy surges, such as electrostatic discharge (ESD) and cable discharge events (CDE), is provided. The protection circuit includes a plurality of diodes with respective cathodes and anodes. Each anode of the plurality of diodes is coupled to one of the plurality of ports. A bypass capacitor is coupled between the cathodes of the plurality of diodes and ground. In an embodiment, a bulk capacitor is further coupled between the cathodes of the plurality of diodes and ground. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128408 | OZONE-LESS STATIC ELIMINATOR - A static eliminator comprises an electric discharge portion, and a case in which the discharge portion for emitting ions in front thereof is disposed. The case includes an ion emitting opening and an ozone, etc suction opening. The ozone, etc generated in the discharge portion is sucked through the ozone, etc suction opening resulting in sucking air from the ion emitting opening in a direction opposite to that of ion emission through the ion emitting opening. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128409 | ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINTERED PRODUCT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK INCLUDING THE SAME - A method for producing an aluminum nitride sintered product according to the present invention includes the steps of (a) preparing a powder mixture that contains AlN, 2 to 10 parts by weight of Eu | 2010-05-27 |
20100128410 | FILM CAPACITOR - A film capacitor comprises a case in which a film cell is incorporated and a heat radiating plate including a heat absorption unit being positioned adjacent to the film cell while not being in contact with the film cell for absorbing heat and a heat radiating unit being exposed to the outside of the case. The film capacitor can perform a stable operation and has durable lifespan, even when an inverter adopting the film capacitor is mounted on a trunk room and an engine room, by effectively cooling heat generated from a film cell of the film capacitor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128411 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BUILT-IN SUBSTRATE - An electronic component includes an electronic component main body including opposed first and second main surfaces, opposed first and second side surfaces, and opposed first and second end surfaces and also includes first and second external terminal electrodes disposed on the first main surface. The first and second external terminal electrodes are spaced apart by a gap region. When a dimension in a longitudinal direction being a direction linking the first and second end surfaces of the electronic component main body is L, a dimension in a width direction being a direction linking the first and second side surfaces is W, and a dimension of the gap region along the longitudinal direction is g, W2010-05-27 | |
20100128412 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a laminated ceramic electronic component in which, by directly carrying out a plating process on an outer surface of a component main body, an external electrode is formed thereon, an attempt is made to improve the adhesion strength between a plated film forming the external electrode and the component main body. A brazing material containing Ti is applied to at least one portion of a surface on which external electrodes of a component main body is formed, and by baking this brazing material, a metal layer containing Ti is formed. Moreover, the external electrodes are formed by a plating process so as to coat at least the metal layer, and a heating process is then carried out so as to cause counter diffusion between the metal layer and the plated film that is to form the external electrodes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128413 | MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - In a capacitor body, a single second capacitor unit is interposed between two first capacitor units. The width direction dimension of each of extended portions of first and second internal electrodes included in the first capacitor unit is larger than the width direction dimension of each of extended portions of third and fourth internal electrodes included in the second capacitor unit. The area of each of the respective portions of a first opposed portion of the first internal electrode and a second opposed portion of the second internal electrode, the respective portions being opposed to each other, is smaller than the area of each of respective portions of opposed portions of the third and fourth internal electrodes, the respective portions being opposed to each other. Thus, a multilayer capacitor has a characteristic that is a combination of a low-ESL characteristic of the first capacitor unit and a high-ESR characteristic of the second capacitor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128414 | Dielectric Ceramics and Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor - To provide a dielectric ceramics achieving a high insulation resistance even at a low applied voltage, and minimizing insulation resistance drop when the voltage is increased, and also provide a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the dielectric ceramics as a dielectric layer, and having excellent life characteristics in a high temperature load test. The dielectric ceramics has crystal grains composed mainly of barium titanate and containing vanadium, and a grain boundary phase existing between the crystal grains. The dielectric ceramics contains 0.0005 to 0.03 moles of vanadium in terms of V | 2010-05-27 |
20100128415 | LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR - A lithium ion capacitor includes a positive electrode made of a material capable of reversibly carrying either one or both of a lithium ion and an anion, a negative electrode made of a material capable of reversibly carrying a lithium ion, and an electrolytic solution made of a non-protonic organic solvent electrolytic solution of a lithium salt. A negative electrode active material is non-graphitizable carbon having a ratio of number of hydrogen atoms to number of carbon atoms of zero or more and less than 0.05. The lithium ion is doped in advance to either one or both of the negative electrode and the positive electrode so that a negative electrode potential when a cell is discharged to a voltage one half a charging voltage of the cell is 0.15 V or less relative to a lithium ion potential. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128416 | COMPOSITE CATHODE FOILS AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS COMPRISING THE SAME - A composite cathode foil is provided. The composite cathode foil includes an aluminum substrate, a metal layer formed thereon, a metal carbide layer formed on the metal layer, and a carbon layer formed on the metal carbide layer, wherein the metal of the metal layer is selected from the group consisting of IVB, VB and VIB groups. The invention also provides a solid electrolytic capacitor including the composite cathode foil. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128417 | PLUG-IN UNIT - A plug-in unit includes a breaker electrically connected with a busbar at a power supply side and an electric device electrically connected with the breaker. Joint surfaces making contact with each other are formed at the breaker and the electric device, respectively. The breaker includes a terminal metal fitting connecting the busbar thereto and a plug-in terminal metal fitting installed at the joint surface of the breaker, and the electric device includes a plug terminal, which is installed at the joint surface thereof and capable of being connected with the plug-in terminal metal fitting. The breaker is detachably joined with the electric device by an engaging member including an engaging unit and an engagement receiving unit. The engaging unit and the engagement receiving unit are installed at the joint surfaces of the breaker and the electric device, respectively, and detachably engaged with each other. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128418 | WATTHOUR METER SOCKET WITH SECURED ACCESS HIGH VOLTAGE SECTION - An electrical watthour meter socket includes a first sub-enclosure receiving high voltage components and a second sub-enclosure receiving lower voltage components. The first and second sub-enclosures are electrically isolated from each other access control components to allow independent access to lower voltage components in the second sub-enclosure without the use of personal protective equipment required for exposure to components carrying high voltage. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128419 | COVER ASSEMBLY - A cover assembly used in a portable electronic device is described. The cover assembly includes a body member defining a hole and a cover member defining at least one latching block. The hole is surrounded by an inner peripheral wall. The inner peripheral wall is defined at least one L-shaped slot. The latching block is releasably received in the L-shaped slot, while the cover member cover is rotatably connected to the body member to expose or close off the hole. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128420 | COVER ASSEMBLY - A cover assembly used in a portable electronic device is described. The cover assembly includes a body member defining an earphone hole and a cover member defining a through hole. The cover member is rotatably mounted to the body member to cover or expose the earphone hole. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128421 | Electronic Equipment - An electronic equipment having a mechanism which, when a display unit side housing and an operation unit side housing are closed together, holds the housings without rattle. The electronic equipment has a first housing, a second housing provided on the first housing so as to be rotatable about a first pivot axis, and a third housing provided on the second housing so as to be rotatable about a second pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the first pivot axis. In order that the third housing tilts toward the first housing when the third housing is closed on the first housing, a flat surface perpendicular to the second pivot axis is constructed so as to form a predetermined angle relative to a flat surface of the first housing facing the third housing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128422 | Sliding Module, a Sliding Apparatus and an Electronic Device Using the Same - The present invention provides a sliding module comprising a plurality of guiding rods; a plurality of elastic members; a first component having a first fastener and a plurality of guiding apertures; and a second component having a second fastener and a plurality of fastening holes that correspond to the plurality of guiding apertures of the first component; wherein the first component and the second component are configured to slide with respect to each other; each of the elastic members is configured to shield a respective guiding rod; each of the guiding rods is configured to be fastened in a respective fastening hole at the second component, and traverse through a respective guiding aperture at the first component; and a longitudinal axis across the respective centers of the first fastener and the second fastener is configured to be parallel to each of the guiding rods. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128423 | Stand for a Plurality of Electronic Devices - A multi-display stand is described having a base structure for supporting N displays. The base structure includes a base, a support column connected to the base, and an extensions receptor connected to the support column. The multi-display stand further includes a first extension removably connected to one end of the extensions receptor, and a second extension removably connected to another end of the extensions receptor. The first extension, the extensions receptor and the second extension together can support N displays, where a) the first extension supports at least one display from among the N displays and the second extension supports at least one other display from among the N displays, and b) the first extension and the second extension can be removed to allow the extensions receptor to support M displays where 02010-05-27 | |
20100128424 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR USE WITH A COMPUTER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A COMPUTER - A mounting bracket for securing a mezzanine card in a stacked single board computer includes a main body that includes a first end, an opposite second end, a first side surface, and an opposite second side surface. The main body is sized to be positioned along a side surface of the mezzanine card, wherein the first side surface or the second side surface contacts the side surface of the mezzanine card to facilitate securing the side surface of the mezzanine card with respect to a top PCB. The mounting bracket also includes a first arm formed at the first end of the main body, a second arm formed at the second end of the main body, and at least one top rail coupled to the main body, wherein the top rail is configured to secure a top surface of the mezzanine card with respect to a top PCB. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128425 | DISPLAY STRUCTURE - A display structure includes a base, a stand pivotably attached to the base and rotatable along a first axis, an elastic connecting member, and a display unit pivotably engaged with ends of the connecting member and rotatable along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The connecting member includes a pair of arm sections slidably engaged with the stand for adjusting a height of the display unit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128426 | FLIP TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention discloses a flip type portable electronic device which includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes a hinged end. The cover includes an assembling end that hinged with the hinged end of the main body. The assembling end of the cover defines a notch allowing for deformation of the assembling end. The flip type potable electronic device has simple structure and is easy to be assembled and detached that enhances the assembling efficiency and lowers the maintenance cost. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128427 | Keyboard, Lighting Module for Keyboard and Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a keyboard includes keytops supported on a substrate and a membrane switch placed between the keytops and the substrate. The membrane switch has an electrically insulating membrane sheet on which a plurality of contacts operated by the keytops are formed. A light source is mounted on the membrane sheet. A conductor pattern configured to supply an electric current to the light source is formed on the membrane sheet. Further, a lightguide plate configured to lead light emitted by the light source to the keytops is stacked on the membrane sheet. | 2010-05-27 |
20100128428 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER WITH WRITING TABLET - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a display and a writing tablet. The display pivotally connects to a rear wall of the main body to selectively locate in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the display covers a top wall of the main body. In the second state, the display rotates away from the top wall and is arranged on a rear side of the main body. The writing tablet pivotally connects to the main body to selectively locate at a first position and a third position. In the first position, the writing tablet is arranged between the display and the main body and covers the top wall of the main body, and electrically connected with the main body for receiving input signals. In the third position, the writing tablet is arranged on a front side of the main body. | 2010-05-27 |