33rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100208316 | Holographic exposure apparatuses - A holographic exposure apparatus may include a main body, a mask stage supported by the body, a holographic mask supported by the mask stage, and a driving unit disposed between the body and mask stage. A holographic exposure apparatus may include an object supported by a substrate stage, a holographic mask spaced apart from the object and supported by a mask stage, a main body supported by the mask stage, and a driving unit disposed between the mask stage and body to control a gap between the mask stage and body. A holographic exposure apparatus may include a main body, a mask stage supported by the body, a holographic mask supported by the mask stage, and a piezoelectric element disposed between the body and mask stage. The body may include a support arm that supports the element. The mask stage may include a seat arm that supports the element. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208317 | ALL OPTICAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SWITCH CONFIGURATION IN A 2X2 OPTICAL NODE - An optical processing circuit, such as a combinatorial network, comprises an arrangement of optical logic gates suitable for use in combination with a switched optical node of the kind having at least first and second input ports and two output ports, the node being configurable into either a cross or a bar configuration, and in which the optical processing circuit is arranged so as to receive at least three optical input signals which respectively comprise a packet identifier signal PIH which identifies whether or not a first input signal is present at the first input port of the switched optical node, the first input port being assigned a higher priority than the second input port, a first destination address AH indicating the output port of the switched optical node to which a first information carrying signal, received at the first input port, is intended to be passed, and a second destination address AL indicating the output port of the switched optical node to which a second information carrying signal, received at the second input port, is intended to be passed, and in which the processing circuit is configured to generate from these three optical input signals the following optical output signals: a contention resolution control (CRC) signal which has a first value if a routing conflict is present and a second if it is not; and a switch control generation (SCG) signal indicating whether the associated switched optical node is to be set in a cross or bar configuration. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208318 | LASER SCANNER - A laser scanner for detecting spatial surroundings comprises a stator ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100208319 | CONCENTRIC AFOCAL BEAM RELAY - An afocal beam relay has a concave reflective surface having a first center of curvature and a first vertex that define an optical axis. A convex reflective surface has a second center of curvature that is substantially coincident with the first center of curvature and a second vertex that lies along the optical axis. The convex reflective surface faces toward the concave reflective surface to relay a decentered entrance pupil to a decentered exit pupil. An aspheric corrector element is disposed in the path of input light that is directed to the decentered entrance pupil and has correction values that are substantially centered on the first center of curvature. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208320 | OPTICAL BEAM SCANNING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL BEAM SCANNING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus according to the invention, an optical beam scanning apparatus of an overillumination scanning optical system includes a laser, a pre-deflection optical system, a polygon mirror, and a post-deflection optical system, wherein the post-deflection optical system includes at least one optical element configured by allowing a resin to flow into a molding die through a gate opening provided in advance to the molding die and then molding the resin into a prescribed shape; and in the optical element, a side corresponding to aside of the gate opening through which the resin flows is provided to a light incidence side where the luminous flux enters into the polygon mirror. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208323 | MULTI-PRIMARY COLOR PROJECTION DISPLAY - Embodiments of the present invention include a method, apparatus and/or system of producing a color image using four or more primary colors. The apparatus, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, may include an optical arrangement to selectively split polychromatic light into at least four primary-color light beams, and to direct the at least four primary-color light beams towards at least four reflective spatial light modulators, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208324 | PHOTOSENSITIVE ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - A photosensitive electrochromic device includes a transparent non-conductive substrate, a thin-film solar cell module and an electrochromic solution. The thin-film solar cell module is a monolithic series-connected module and includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of thin-film solar cells located on the transparent substrate, wherein all the thin-film solar cells in the thin-film solar cell module are connected in series, and the above-mentioned electrochromic solution is located between the transparent non-conductive substrate and the thin-film solar cell module. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208325 | ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS HAVING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REDOX ACTIVITIES RESPECTIVELY, PROCESS AND KIT FOR MANUFACTURING THIS MATERIAL, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE DEVICE AND GLAZING UNITS USING SUCH AN ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL - This electroactive material comprises a self-supporting polymer matrix, inserted into which is an electroactive system comprising or constituted by:
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20100208326 | Laminated Electrically Tintable Windows - A method of manufacturing electrically tintable window glass with a variety of sizes and functionalities is described. The method comprises: (a) providing a large format glass substrate; (b) fabricating a plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices on the large format glass substrate; (c) cutting the large format glass substrate into a plurality of electrically tintable pieces, each electrically tintable piece including one of the plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices; (d) providing a plurality of window glass pieces; (e) matching each one of the plurality of electrically tintable pieces with a corresponding one of the plurality of window glass pieces; and (f) laminating each of the matched electrically tintable pieces and window glass pieces. The lamination may result in the electrically tintable device either being sandwiched between the glass substrate and the window glass piece or on the surface of the laminated pieces. The electrically tintable device is an electrochromic device. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208335 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER DEVICE - An apparatus including a semiconductor optical amplifier configured to amplify an input optical signal, and a controller configured to supply preheat current to the semiconductor optical amplifier when the input optical signal is not input to the semiconductor optical amplifier. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208336 | Light conditioner - This invention pertains to the use of miniaturized filters and light conditioners to enable conventional basic optical equipment such as telescopes, microscope, otoscopes, to be converted to more advanced devices such as a conventional microscope to a metallurgical microscope, or an otoscope to be converted to a fingerprint or trace fluorescence identification device. Additionally this particular invention uniquely creates the means by which a UV light can be cheaply and portably deployed in a field setting without the use of larger or traditional bulky UV lights. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208337 | NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING FILM AND OPTICAL FILTER FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A near-infrared absorbing film which is excellent in heat resistance and moist-heat resistance and retains optical properties including satisfactory near-infrared absorbing ability. The near-infrared absorbing film comprises a transparent base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one side of the base from a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a near-infrared absorbing dye and a copolymer of a constituent monomer which is a (C5-C10) cycloalkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid. This near-infrared absorbing film may be laminated to other functional film(s) to give a laminate useful as an optical filter for PDPs. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208338 | Multilayer Photonic Structures - A multilayer photonic structure may include a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material of index of refraction n | 2010-08-19 |
20100208341 | DEVICE FOR FADING AN IMAGE INTO THE BEAM PATH OF AN AIMING OPTICS - The invention relates to a device for fading an image into the beam path of an aiming optics, having an at least partially transparent optical support element which is arranged in the beam path of the aiming optics and has at least one diffractive optical coupling element and at least one diffractive optical decoupling element, the at least one diffractive optical coupling element leading light of the image to be faded in, which light is incident on said coupling element and is to be coupled in, through the optical support element to the at least one diffractive optical decoupling element for the purpose of superposition with the beam path. The image to be faded in is imaged into the beam path of the aiming optics by the at least one diffractive optical coupling element and the least one diffractive optical decoupling element. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208342 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING PASSIVE STEREO 3D IMAGES - Methods and systems are provided for creating passive 3D images. A color modulator having at least six filters is used to send light to a single imager in respective RGB spectrums during successive time periods for a left-eye image and then in a different RGB spectrum for a right-eye image, or vice versa. Resulting 3D imaging systems can use a single projector and a single imaging chip without the need for specialized display surfaces, and thus are inexpensive to build and have a low maintenance cost. In addition, better color properties between the left and right images may be provided with a color spectrum of a first image having at least two peaks that surround a peak of the corresponding color for the second image. A color shift of the images may thus be decreased without a loss in other color properties. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208343 | Adhesive for Polarizing Plate and Polarizing Plate Having Adhesive Layer - An adhesive composition for polarizing plates in which an acrylic polymer, a tin compound having a dialkyl group and serving as a cross-linking accelerator and an isocyanate cross-linker are dissolved in an organic solvent, the acrylic polymer being formed by copolymerization of monomers containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, a hydroxyl group containing monomer and/or a carboxyl group containing monomer, wherein preferably, a solution containing 30% by weight of the acrylic polymer which constitutes the adhesive composition, dissolved in 70% by weight of ethyl acetate has a viscosity in the range of 0.5 to 10.0 Pa·s measured at 23° C., and the acrylic polymer has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 300,000 to 700,000. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208344 | OPTICAL SHEET PACKAGE - An optical sheet package is disclosed. The optical sheet package includes an optical sheet including an unstructured surface, and a first protective film at a location corresponding to the unstructured surface. The unstructured surface is attached to the first protective film, and a force between the unstructured surface and the first protective film is an electrostatic attraction. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208351 | SELECTIVE AND ORIENTED ASSEMBLY OF PLATELET MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES - A method of conforming non-ductile flakes to a surface is provided wherein a surface is coated with the non-ductile flakes. A first step of coating at least a portion of the surface with a coating of adhesive or a paint is required and subsequently before the coating cures a plurality of thin film flakes having a non-ductile insulating or semiconductor layer are sprinkled upon the adhesive or paint while it is still tacky. Typically the thin-film flakes have a thickness of between 50 nm and 2,000 nm, and have a length of between 2 microns and 200 microns. The flakes having a non-ductile layer are then burnished upon the surface so as to provide an active layer, which conforms to the surface. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208352 | GLARE-PROOFING AND LIGHT-TRANSMITTING HARD COAT FILM - The present invention provides a which comprises a cured resin layer (A) of a curable composition containing an active energy ray curable compound and a microparticle dispersed therein and a cured resin layer (B) of a curable composition containing an active energy ray curable compound and a microparticle dispersed therein, and the layer (A) and the layer (B) being laminated in order on at least one surface of a light-transmitting substrate film, wherein a total film thickness of the layer (A) and the layer (B) is 1 to 10 μm, a microparticle A having an average particle size of 0.5 to 10 μm is compounded in the layer (A) in an amount of 0.5 to 60 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of an active energy ray curable compound, and a microparticle B having an average particle size which is less than an average particle size of the microparticle A is compounded in the layer (B). The glare-proofing and light-transmitting hard coat film of the present invention can have a satisfactory level of a glare-proofing property and display a black color on an image more intensely. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208355 | OPTICAL SHEET, IMAGE SOURCE UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet is disposed on an observer side relative to an image source and includes a plurality of layers that control light emitted from the image source to emit the light on the observer side. At least one of the plurality of layers is a base material layer. One layer disposed on one side of the base material layer is an optical functional sheet layer which includes prisms arranged in parallel along the sheet surface of the optical sheet whereby light can be transmitted and light-absorbing parts are arranged in parallel between the prisms whereby light can be absorbed. One layer disposed on the other side of the base material layer is an adhesive layer. An adhesive layer is not provided on a side surface of the optical functional sheet layer facing the side disposed with the base material layer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208356 | ACHROMATIC FLAT TOP BEAM SHAPING - There is provided an optical system and method for shaping a polychromatic light into a substantially uniform profile beam along a first axis. A polychromatic divergent light with having multiple wavelength components is provided with a dispersion of divergence. A collimation optic collimates the polychromatic divergent light. A shaping lens shapes the collimated beam into a shaped beam with a nearly uniform profile along the first axis, the dispersion of divergence causing a deviation from uniformity of the nearly uniform profile. A focusing optic focuses the shaped beam. A combination of the collimation and focusing optics shows a chromatic focal shift that compensates for said dispersion of divergence, so as to reduce the deviation from uniformity to obtain a profile with a substantially uniform intensity along the first axis, for all of said multiple wavelength components. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208357 | FLUIDIC LENS WITH REDUCED OPTICAL ABERRATION - A fluidic lens device capable of providing variable focal power with reduced optical aberration is disclosed. The device includes a lens member and an actuator. The lens member comprises one or more elastic optical surfaces, a compliant support member in communication with the optical surfaces, and a fluid-filled chamber. The optical surfaces have a high value of elastic modulus, reducing coma and other aberrations associated gravity and acceleration. The support member may provide a compliant fluid seal and allow the edges of the optical surfaces to pivot, reducing spherical and other aberrations. One or more piezoelectric ring-bender actuators may provide the force required for compressing the support ring and deflecting the optical surfaces. The actuators may be configured to provide the fluidic lens device with reduced sensitivity to changes in temperature. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208358 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection zoom lens includes in order from an enlargement side: a first lens group with negative power; a second lens group with positive power; a third lens group with positive power; a fourth lens group with positive power; and a fifth lens group with positive power, wherein the first and fifth lens groups are fixed and the second, third, and fourth lens groups move when zooming from a wide angle side to a telescopic side, the second lens group includes only a positive lens which is convex toward the enlargement side, and assuming that the focal length at a wide angle end of a whole system including the first to fifth lens groups is F and the focal length of the second lens group is F | 2010-08-19 |
20100208359 | IMAGING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides an imaging optical lens assembly including, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens group comprising a first lens element with positive refractive power, no lens element with refractive power being disposed between the first lens element and an imaged object, the first lens element being the only lens element with refractive power in the first lens group; and a second lens group comprising, in order from the object side to the image side: a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third lens element; and a fourth lens element; wherein focusing adjustment is performed by moving the first lens element along an optical axis, such that as a distance between the imaged object and the imaging optical lens assembly changes from far to near, a distance between the first lens element and an image plane changes from near to far; and wherein the number of the lens elements with refractive power in the imaging optical lens assembly is N, and it satisfies the relation: 4≦N≦5. The abovementioned arrangement of optical elements and focusing adjustment method enable the imaging optical lens assembly to obtain good image quality and consume less power. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208360 | WATERPROOF AND EXTERNALLY MODULATED ZOOM STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a waterproof and externally modulated zoom structure, which comprises a module, on which there are a first adjusting section and a second adjusting section; the first adjusting section and second adjusting section are covered and affixed inside a housing; several adjusting shafts, which are installed on the first adjusting section and second adjusting section, so as to adjust the zoom of the first adjusting section and second adjusting section; several knobs, which are installed outside of the housing, and connected to a revolving axle that passes through the housing; a driving linkage is affixed on the revolving axle, so that the driving linkage can sleeve over the adjusting shaft; when the knob is turned, it can indirectly drive the adjusting shaft, thus adjusting the zoom of the first adjusting section and second adjusting section, in order to make the images more clear; the structure has advantages of simple structure, few components, low production, and feasibility for mass production. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208361 | ZOOM LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a zoom lens barrel assembly for an imaging apparatus are provided. The zoom lens barrel has a simple structure and allows efficient space utilization in order to realize a compact size, which is currently required for a mobile imaging apparatus. The zoom lens barrel assembly can stably endure external impacts, provide more precise zoom operations, and stably operate for a long time without a malfunction of a zoom motor, which acts as a drive source. The zoom lens barrel assembly can increase the rotation gain of a driving source and improve space utilization inside a basic skeletal structure of a frame by modifying the structure of a gear train, which cooperatively connects the driving source and a rotary cam member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208362 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens apparatus includes a first lens unit and a second lens unit each of which is configured to move in an optical axis direction, a first cam tube that includes a first cam part and a second cam part respectively on an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface and moves the first and second lens units respectively in the optical axis direction using the first and second cam parts as the first cam tube rotates around an optical axis, and a linearly moving guide tube that is arranged on an inner circumferential side of the first cam tube and configured to guide the first and second lens units in the optical axis direction. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208369 | CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a camera lens assembly that enables a lens assembly mounted in a digital camera, a mobile communication terminal or the like to be supported in an initial position and to be movable in the direction of an optical axis when the lens assembly is driven. The camera lens assembly includes a lens assembly, a housing for receiving the lens assembly, a driving part retained in the housing for driving the lens assembly in the direction of the optical axis, and one or more resilient supporting parts coupled with the lens assembly for supporting the lens assembly in the housing, wherein the supporting part is elastically deformed when the lens assembly moves in the direction of the optical axis, and wherein the resilient supporting part restores the lens assembly to its initial position. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208370 | CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY - A camera lens assembly mainly includes the following components. A lens cylinder is installed in a light sensing set. The lens cylinder has at least one lens. A light sensing set includes a frame arranged on a circuit substrate. The frame serves to connect the lens cylinder. The circuit substrate is soldered to a main frame through soldering points. A digital light sensing element is arranged on the circuit substrate and is connected to the circuit substrate so as to receive the light projected from the lens. Through the components mentioned above, the lens cylinder and the light sensing set are assembled together as one simple electronic unit. Thus, the precision of the unit will not be influenced by the further simple installation and the cost of the manufacturing process can be lowered. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208371 | STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL ZOOM DISTANCE VIA MAGNETIC LINES OF FORCE - A structure for controlling optical zoom distance via magnetic lines of force, which is applied in electric torches, lighting lamps and so on, includes a closed shell, a controlled member, a controlling member, a zoom device, a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element. The controlled member is movably disposed in the closed shell. The controlling member is movable disposed outside the closed shell. The zoom device is disposed on the controlled member. The first magnetic element is disposed on the controlled member and the second magnetic element is disposed on the controlling member. Based on the structure, the present invention can achieve optical zoom. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208372 | Compact Objective Lens Assembly for Simultaneously Imaging Multiple Spectral Bands - An objective lens assembly suitable for use in helmet-mounted applications. The objective lens assembly comprises two prisms that collectively are configured, oriented and bonded relative to each other to separate and allow simultaneous imaging of two separate spectral bands (such as VNIR and LWIR bands) received from the same object scene via a common window such that the object scene may be viewed from the same perspective without the effects of parallax. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208373 | Vehicle Side View Mirror System - A mirror assembly for a vehicle that has a double curved mirror positioned next to a vehicle side view mirror and said double curved mirror along with said side view mirror allows a user to view the lower perimeter of the vehicle in the side view mirror while operating the vehicle. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208374 | Mirror for Improved Visibility of Danger Zone Area on Right Side of School Buses - The present invention relates to a mirror and mirror system which can be used in connection with large vehicles, such as school buses, to provide the driver of such vehicles with the ability to view the entire side of the vehicle. While such vehicles currently include side view mirrors attached to the front of the vehicle, these mirrors contain blind spots, such as the area immediately in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle. The current invention overcomes such blind spots by attaching a second mirror to the rear portion of the vehicle that provides a forward view from the rear of the vehicle, including a view of such blind spots. Such front and rear mirrors may be aligned so that the view of the rear mirror is portrayed within the view of the front mirror. As such, the present invention provides the driver with a complete view of the passenger side of the vehicle. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208383 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data storage apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a mounting structure, a motor mechanically attached to mounting structure, and a data storage platter mechanically attached to the motor. The apparatus additionally comprises a single actuator arm comprising a first and second read/write data head or multiple radial movement mechanisms each comprising a read/write data head. The single actuator arm is configured to move axially along an arc and across a top surface of the data storage platter such that the first read/write data head has access to a first section and a second section of the data storage platter and the second read/write data head only has access to the second section of data storage platter. Each radial movement mechanism moves a different read/write data head radially all along a radius of the data storage platter and over and across different sections of the data storage platter. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208384 | Multi-head array hard drive - A multiple head array hard drive comprises a multiple fixed head array. The multiple fixed head array has multiple rows of read write heads. The read write heads of a row are fixed relative to each other on the multiple fixed head array. The heads of the multiple fixed head array are arranged in a staggered pattern. The staggered pattern can be a zigzag pattern or a diagonal pattern. The disk has data encoded on the disk. The multiple fixed head array is positioned to read data over a surface of the disk. The disc rotates relative to the multiple fixed head array. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208385 | STORAGE DEVICE WITH READ-AHEAD FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a link information creation module and a read-ahead process module. The link information creation module creates link information for associating storage regions on a storage medium, which store a plurality of data included in a single file, in an order according to continuity of the plurality of data. The read-ahead process module performs a read-ahead of data stored in a storage region on the basis of the link information, the storage region being associated with a storage region of the storage medium which is designated by the data read request. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208386 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH ANTI-FERROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED MAGNETIC LAYERS AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS - A disk for a hard disk drive. The disk includes a recording layer that is supported by a substrate and a stabilization layer that is anti-ferromagnetically coupled to the recording layer. Because the recording and stabilization layers are anti-ferromagnetically coupled the net magnetization is the difference in magnetization of the two layers. The stabilization layer has a Curie temperature that is lower than a Curie temperature of the recording layer. As temperature increases the magnetization properties of the stabilization layer will have a greater change than the same properties of the recording layer. The net magnetization, coercively and nucleation field of the recording and stabilization layers can be designed to vary less with increasing temperature than disk of the prior art. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208391 | Lapping Guides For Magnetic Recording Heads - A method includes: fabricating a wafer having a plurality of layers, each including a feature of interest and a lapping guide positioned at a known location relative to the feature of interest, wherein the feature of interest and the lapping guide cross a common plane; lapping the wafer to the common plane to expose portions of the lapping guides; and measuring dimensions of the lapping guides and an offset of the lapping guides with respect to each other. An apparatus constructed using the method is also included. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208392 | COMMUTATION TYPE DC BREAKER - A commutation type DC breaker comprising a main switch inserted in series into a main circuit for connecting a DC source and a load, a commutation capacitor, a reactor, and a commutation switch for supplying charges stored in the commutation capacitor to the main switch in an opposite direction to a main circuit current, producing a current zero point, thereby breaking the main switch,
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20100208397 | SWITCHED SAFETY PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR AN AIMD SYSTEM DURING EXPOSURE TO HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - An energy management system that facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy induced on an implanted lead or a leadwire includes an energy dissipating surface associated with the implanted lead or the leadwire, a diversion or diverter circuit associated with the energy dissipating surface, and at least one switch disposed between the diversion circuit and the AIMD electronics for diverting energy in the implanted lead or the leadwire through the diversion circuit to the energy dissipating surface. The switch may comprise a single or multi-pole double or single throw switch. The diversion circuit may be either a high pass filter or a low pass filter. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208398 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND INTEFRATED CIRCUIT UTILIZING THE SAME - An ESD protection circuit coupled between a first power line and a second power line to avoid damage to an integrated circuit by an ESD event is disclosed. The ESD protection circuit includes a detection unit, a trigger unit, and a discharging unit. The detection unit asserts a detection signal when the ESD event occurs. The trigger unit asserts a first trigger signal and a second trigger signal when the detection is asserted. The discharging unit provides a discharge path to release an ESD current caused by the ESD event when the first and the second trigger signals are asserted. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208403 | Method and system for through fault detection in electrical devices - The present invention is directed to a method and a system for fault detection analysis in a power device which is operatively associated with a differential protection unit. The power device has one input side and one output side through which an input current and an output current flows into and out from it, respectively. Signals representative of the input and output currents are processed in order to verify if an occurring fault is external to the power device. Under a condition of an external fault, the differential protection unit is disabled for a determined interval of time. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208404 | Power supply control apparatus including overcurrent detection circuit - Provided is a power supply control apparatus including an overcurrent detection circuit having an overcurrent detection accuracy improved. The power supply control apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transistor Q | 2010-08-19 |
20100208405 | Semiconductor ESD Device and Method of Making Same - A semiconductor device includes an ESD device region disposed within a semiconductor body of a first semiconductor type, an isolation region surrounding the ESD device region, a first doped region of a second conductivity type disposed at a surface of the semiconductor body within the ESD region, and a second doped region of the first conductivity type disposed between the semiconductor body within the ESD region and at least a portion of the first doped region, where the doping concentration of the second doped region is higher than the semiconductor body. A third doped region of the second semiconductor type is disposed on the semiconductor body and a fourth region of the first conductivity type is disposed over the third doped region. A fifth doped region of the second conductivity type is disposed on the semiconductor body. A trigger device and an SCR is formed therefrom. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208406 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE - There is provided a circuit protection device that increases the possibility of enabling a circuit to be protected. The circuit protection device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100208407 | 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. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208408 | Light-Activated Switch and Circuit for Select-Fire Perforating Guns - Apparatus and method are provided for selectively firing apparatus in a well when the apparatus is fired by an electrical voltage and produces light upon firing. A photoresistor or other device changes in an electrical property when the light from firing of a section of the apparatus impinges on the photoresistor or other electronic device. The change in electrical property shifts the state of a relay such that the following section of the device can be fired with a voltage of the opposite polarity to that used in firing the preceding section. A test and resetting apparatus for the select-fire apparatus is also provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208409 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED REMOVAL OF WAFER FROM ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - Systems and methods for optimally dechucking a wafer from an electrostatic chuck are described. The force on a lift-pin mechanism is monitored and a dechuck voltage is determined based on the force. The wafer is dechucked at the determined dechuck voltage. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208410 | NICKEL POWDER OR ALLOY POWDER HAVING NICKEL AS MAIN COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POWDER, CONDUCTIVE PASTE AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a multi-layered ceramic capacitor including an internal electrode, the surface of which is smoothened and in which electrode breakage can be reliably prevented. Also provided are a conductive paste and a nickel powder or an alloy powder containing nickel as a main component, which are used in the multi-layered ceramic capacitor, and a method for manufacturing the powder. The nickel powder or the alloy powder containing nickel as a main component of the present invention has a spherical shape, a mean particle diameter D | 2010-08-19 |
20100208411 | Co-Doped Nickel Oxide - A nickel oxide co-doped with a first alkali metal dopant and a second metal dopant selected from the group consisting of at least one of tin, antimony, indium, tungsten, iridium, scandium, gallium, vanadium, chromium, gold, yttrium, lanthanum, ruthenium, rhodium, molybdenum, and niobium. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208412 | FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND FERROELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided are a ferroelectric material having good ferroelectricity and good insulation property, and a ferroelectric device using the ferroelectric material. In the present invention, the ferroelectric material includes a metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystal structure, in which: the metal oxide contains bismuth ferrite whose iron is substituted by manganese, and at least one of a copper oxide and a nickel oxide; the bismuth ferrite is substituted by manganese at a substitution ratio of 0.5 at. % or more to 20 at. % or less with respect to a total amount of iron and manganese; and at least one of the copper oxide and the nickel oxide is added in an amount of 0.5 mol % or more to 20 mol % or less with respect to the bismuth ferrite whose iron is substituted by manganese. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208415 | CAPACITOR ARRANGED IN A HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT - An electronic component ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100208416 | EARTHING EQUIPMENT FOR SWITCHGEAR - Arthing equipment for a switchgear is comprised of a movable carrying cart, a switch portion, a manipulating portion, and a voltage detecting device. The earthing equipment is provided with: an upper conductor connected to any one of the movable electrode and the stationary electrode; a lower conductor connected to the other of the movable electrode and the stationary electrode, an earthing wire connecting the lower conductor to a terminal used for earthing of the switchgear; and an adaptor conductor being selectively connected to either a disconnection portion at a bus bar side or a disconnection portion at a cable side of the switchgear and is permitted to be selectively replaced on either upper or lower face of the upper conductor. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208427 | SEMICONDUCTOR POWER MODULE, INVERTER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POWER MODULE - A semiconductor power module includes an insulated substrate mounting with a plurality of power semiconductor devices and a heat sink for radiating a heat generated from the plurality of power semiconductor devices, wherein the heat sink is integrally molded with a plurality of radiation fins on one surface of a planate base by forging work such that a metallic material filled into a female die of a predetermined shape is pressed by a male die of a predetermined shape, and the heat sink and the insulated substrate are bonded in metallic bonding with another surface opposite of one surface on which the radiation fins are formed with the base of the heat sink. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208428 | COMMUNICATION CHASSIS HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE - A communication chassis heat dissipation structure includes a chassis body defining an inner receiving space. The chassis body is divided into at least one heat concentration portion and at least one heat dissipation portion. A first heat pipe set is arranged in the receiving space to extend between and connect to the heat concentration portion and the heat dissipation portion, so that heat absorbed by the heat concentration portion is quickly transferred via the first heat pipe set to the heat dissipation portion and then dissipates from the heat dissipation portion into ambient air. Therefore, heat inside the chassis body can be quickly dissipated outward, enabling a communication chassis to have excellent heat dissipation effect. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208429 | Thermally Conductive Composition - A composition for use as a thermally conductive composition in a heat-generating electronic device is provided. The composition comprises physically treated fillers modified with a surface area modifying agent and one or more resins. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208430 | HEAT DISSIPATION ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION CHASSIS - A heat dissipation arrangement for communication chassis includes a chassis body defining an inner receiving space and being divided into at least one heat receiving portion and at least one heat dissipation portion; a first heat pipe set arranged in the receiving space to connect the heat receiving portion to the heat dissipation portion, so that heat absorbed by the heat receiving portion can be quickly transferred via the first heat pipe set to the heat dissipation portion; and at least one thermal module including a plurality of radiating fins and at least one second heat pipe, which is connected to the heat dissipation portion and extended through the radiating fins, allowing part of the heat transferred to the heat dissipation portion to be transferred to the radiating fins. The thermal module provides additional heat dissipating area, so that the communication chassis can provide excellent heat dissipation effect. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208435 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE INCLUDING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION AND ASSEMBLIES - Described herein are various embodiments of a power distribution unit having modular components. For example, according to one embodiment, a power distribution unit can include a component portion that comprises at least two modules including outlet modules, circuit protection modules, power input modules, communications I/O modules, and display modules. Each of the at least two modules of the component portion can comprise at least one connection element and can be removably secured to one or more other of the at least two modules via the connection elements. The power distribution unit can also include a housing that defines an interior cavity. The component portion can be removably secured to the housing at least partially within the interior cavity. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208436 | Multilayer Circuit Board and Use of a Multilayer Circuit Board - A multilayer circuit board having a security cell having security-related electronic components disposed thereon. The security cell is covered by a circuit path arrangement having circuit path segments disposed close to one another, and by an insulation layer. Penetration and thus manipulation of the security-related components is thus largely prevented. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208437 | MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer wiring substrate of the present invention has a laminated structure composed of conductor layers and resin insulating layers stacked alternately. A plurality of surface connection terminals to which terminals of a chip component are to be surface-connected are formed on a main face of the laminated structure. A plurality of via conductors connected to the plurality of surface connection terminals are formed in the resin insulating layers. Each of the plurality of surface connection terminals has a structure in which a copper layer, a nickel layer, and a gold layer are stacked in this sequence. The gold layer is larger in diameter than at least the copper layer. The gold layer has an overhanging portion which extends radially outward from a circumference of the copper layer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208438 | Method for the Production and Contacting of Electronic Components by Means of a Substrate Plate, Particularly a DCB Ceramic Substrate Plate - One unhoused electronic component, e.g., a semiconductor power component, has at least one connecting surface disposed on a top side and/or on a bottom side for fastening and/or for electric contacting. One side of the component is attached to and/or electrically contacts a direct copper bonding ceramic substrate, at an opposing connecting surface in the region of the connecting surface. An electrically insulating carrier film is created on the substrate on the side facing the component outside the region of the connecting surface and extending beyond the bottom side. An electrically conducting conductor part is attached to and/or electrically contacts the connecting surface on the top side. A pre-formed, three dimensional structure is formed extending beyond the area of the top side, thus creating an electrically insulating mass between the carrier film and the three-dimensional structure of the conductor part. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208439 | WIRING BOARD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, TUNER MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a wiring board including: a shield layer; and n layers (n is an integer of two or more) of inductor wiring formed above the shield layer and forming an inductor; wherein of the n layers of inductor wiring, the inductor wiring closest to the shield layer has a smallest wiring area. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208440 | PASSIVE ELECTRICAL ARTICLE - A passive electrical article includes a first electrically conductive substrate having a major surface and a second electrically conductive substrate having a major surface. The major surface of the second substrate faces the major surface of the first substrate. An electrically resistive layer is on at least one of the major surface of the first substrate and the major surface of the second substrate. An electrically insulative layer is between the first and second substrates and in contact with the electrically resistive layer. The insulative layer is a polymer having a thickness ranging from about 1 μm to about 20 μm. The insulative layer has a substantially constant thickness. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208443 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device reduces the impedance of a wiring for supplying the circuit excluding a data output circuit with a power source voltage or a ground voltage and of speedup of data signal transmission in the data output circuit. Additional substrates | 2010-08-19 |
20100208444 | CIRCUIT CONNECTION MATERIAL, CIRCUIT MEMBER CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CIRCUIT MEMBER - The circuit-connecting material for connection between circuit members each having a board and a circuit electrode formed on the primary surface of the board, comprising an adhesive composition that cures in response to light or heat and an organic compound containing a urethane group and an ester group. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208445 | MULTI-LAYER WOVEN FABRIC DISPLAY - The present invention relates to textiles for photonic and electronic applications, particularly to multilayer textiles made of electrically conductive yarns for driving electrical components such as light emitting diodes connected to the textile. The light emitting diodes may be arranged in the form of an array in order to realize a flexible and foldable display. In the textile according to the present invention, insulating weft yarns are interwoven in a multilayer wrap ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100208446 | ELECTRONIC POWER CONVERTER - An electronic power converter is provided. The electronic power converter includes at least one DC capacitor bank and one voltage inverter. The voltage inverter includes at least three phase modules connected to one another, each one specifically for the shaping of the current on one phase at the output of the voltage inverter. The DC capacitor bank is connected to the phase modules. The phase modules of the voltage inverter are distributed angularly around an axis in order to delimit between them a cylindrical space. The phase modules are interconnected by connection elements arranged inside the cylindrical space delimited by the phase modules. The DC capacitor bank is connected to the phase modules by the connection elements arranged inside the cylindrical space delimited by the phase modules. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208451 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND METHOD OF ARRANGEMENT OF LAMPS - A backlight module includes a housing and a plurality of U-type lamps and a plurality of straight-type lamps. The U-type lamps and the straight-type lamps are arranged in an alternate way so that the pitches between the U-type lamps and the straight-type lamps may be various to provide a variation of brightness of the backlight module. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208452 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, AND LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light emitting module and a light unit having the same are provided. The light emitting module may include a substrate including a body and a plurality of branches that extend from the body. A plurality of light emitting devices may be provided on the branches. A connector may be coupled to the body, and may be electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting devices. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208457 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP - Disclosed is an LED lamp, which has a water cooling-type radiating structure of a high brightness LED lamp so as to allow heat generated according to operation of the LED to be effectively emitted so that superior intensity of radiation can be secured. The LED lamp includes: a refrigerant storage member, which has a predetermined space part formed in an airtight interior of the refrigerant storage member and stores refrigerant for radiation in the space part, the refrigerant storage member having a cylindrical shape; and PCB substrates, which have a plurality of high brightness LEDs installed at each upper surface of the PCB substrates and are attached onto an outer circumferential surface of the refrigerant storage member by means of a radiating tape in such a manner that the PCB substrates surround the outer circumferential surface in a state where the LEDs are designed to be supplied with power. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208458 | LED LIGHTING FIXTURE - The present invention relates generally to a light emitting diode lighting fixture. In one embodiment, the light fixture includes an extrusion, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a lens coupled to the. The plurality of LEDs has a uniform spacing between each one of the plurality of LEDs along the extrusion. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208459 | DIFFUSING ELEMENT AND LIGHT MODULE - A diffusing element including a bar shape body and a plurality of light incident portions is provided. The bar shape body has a bottom part and a top part opposite thereto. The light incident portion is disposed on the bottom part and exposes a part of the bottom part. Each of the light incident portions has a light incident surface and a part of the bottom part is located between the light incident surface and the top part. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208460 | LUMINAIRE WITH LED ILLUMINATION CORE - A luminaire includes a housing, at least one core member coupled to the housing, at least one LED positioned on the core member, and at least one heat sink thermally coupled to the LEDs. The core member includes a first end, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end. The body's outer surface includes one or more receiving surfaces spaced apart and operable to receive one or more LEDs. LEDs can be added, removed, or repositioned on the receiving surfaces to change the light distribution. The cooling system includes either an integral heat sink, an external heat sink, or both. The core member is designed to increase lighting efficiency by directing more light away from a direction opposite the intended area of illumination. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208465 | LAMP ASSEMBLY AND HEAT DISSIPATING LAMPSHADE - A lamp assembly includes a bottom seat and a lampshade. The lampshade includes a lamp cover holding a light emitting element therein, and a connecting arm having a first end connected to the lamp cover and a second end connected pivotally to the bottom seat at a pivot point thereof. The lamp cover and the connecting arm are integrally formed with each other as one-piece unit. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208466 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a base, a reflector arranged on a top of the base, an LED module attached to the top of the base and surrounding the reflector, an envelope arranged on the top of the base and enclosing the LED module and the reflector, a shield secured on the envelope and covering the reflector and the LED module, and an inserting post fixed on a bottom of the base for facilitating inserting into a foundation to secure the LED lamp thereon. A bottom surface of the shield is coated with a reflecting coating for reflecting light emitted by the LED module. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208467 | FREE-FORM REFLECTOR ARRAY TRANSFORMING A COLLIMATED BEAM INTO PRESCRIBED ILLUMINATION - An array of reflectors that transform a collimated beam into one that uniformly illuminates a specific patch of target surface, in particular obliquely presented rectangles, such as billboards. Each reflector is square, with a concave shape that uniformly illuminates a rectangular target. An algorithm is disclosed for producing a shape appropriate for any given illumination geometry. An array of such reflectors can be utilized with a nonuniform collimated beam and still produce uniform illumination. Hexagonal reflectors could also be arrayed to illuminate a hexagon, or an obliquely presented circle in the case of a collimated input beam with some divergence, which causes a blurring of the cutoff at the edges of the target. Non-tiling shapes such as alphanumeric characters will require some of the light of the collimated beam to be discarded. Reflector shapes and methods of calculating such shapes are also disclosed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208468 | Light emitting diode packge, method for manufacturing the same and light source unit having the LED package - Disclosed are a high efficiency LED package with reduced production costs, a method for manufacturing the same, and a light source unit having the LED package. The method for manufacturing the LED package includes preparing a mold frame on which an LED is mounted, forming a hemi-spherical lens having a reverse-conical top part and a lateral part with haze formed by sanding or bead treatment, and fixing the lens to the mold frame to enclose the LED. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208469 | ILLUMINATION SURFACES WITH REDUCED LINEAR ARTIFACTS - Illumination surfaces according to the present invention eliminate or at least reduce linear “stitch” artifacts at edges between tiled illumination devices. As a result, light of substantially uniform intensity is emitted across the entire illumination system. This is achieved, in various embodiments, by reflecting, through the gaps between adjacent light-guide elements, light directed through the bottom surfaces of the elements. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208470 | OVERLAPPING ILLUMINATION SURFACES WITH REDUCED LINEAR ARTIFACTS - Illumination surfaces according to the present invention eliminate or at least reduce linear “stitch” artifacts at edges between tiled illumination devices. As a result, light of substantially uniform intensity is emitted across the entire illumination system. This is achieved, in various embodiments, overlapping the illumination surfaces of adjacent light-guide elements. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208477 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR GLASS LIGHT FIXTURES - An attachment for light fixture lenses is provided that includes a support member having at least one elongate extension with a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a distal tip; a first retaining member mounted on the distal end of the at least one elongate extension for selective positioning along a longitudinal axis of the at least one elongate extension; and a second retaining member mounted on the distal tip of the at least one elongate extension for selective positioning along the longitudinal axis of the at least one elongate extension, the second retaining member cooperating with the first retaining member to clamp the lens at a selected location on the distal end of the support member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208478 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND ADAPTIVE AUTOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM WITH INSTANT CONTROL AND COMPENSATION - An automotive headlight system and an adaptive automotive headlight system with instant compensation control are provided. The automotive headlight system includes a light source, a total internal reflection prism, a digital reflecting element, a freeform lens, and a multi-curve-reflector. The total internal reflection prism is used for redirecting and reflecting light beams from the light source. The digital reflecting element is controlled to switch to a plurality of states with regard to reflected light beams from the total internal reflection prism then compensation patterns will be promptly given during different states. The freeform lens is used for controlling directions of the light beams from the digital reflecting element. The multi-curve-reflector has a plurality of radii of curvature for reflecting the light beams from the freeform lens. As the automotive headlight system merely uses optical refractive and reflecting elements so that the number of components and cost is greatly reduced as compared with the prior art. Furthermore, the most important is that this invention proposes a new design and instant and personalized compensation solution to reduce more driver's risks. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208479 | REAR ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A LIGHTING UNIT - The present invention relates to a rear-end element ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100208480 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND VEHICLE LAMP - A light source module includes: a light emitting diode; a circuit board configured to be mounted on a base plate, the circuit board having a top face on which a circuit pattern is formed; and a power feeding attachment including a resin member and a conductive member, wherein the circuit pattern includes: a pair of power feeding portions; and a light source connecting portion on which the light emitting diode is placed and electrically connecting the pair of power feeding portions and the light emitting diode, and wherein the conductive member includes: a pair of connecting terminals being exposed from the resin member and respectively connected to the pair of power feeding portions; and a pressing piece being exposed from the resin member and configured to press the circuit board against the base plate at an outer peripheral portion of the circuit board. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208481 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, VEHICULAR LIGHTING FIXTURE COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND HEAD LAMP - A light-emitting device comprising a light source which emits excitation light and a fluorescent substance which absorbs the excitation light to emit light in combination, wherein a fluorescent substance comprising an α type SiAlON represented by the general formula: (Ca | 2010-08-19 |
20100208482 | Illuminating lamp - An illuminating lamp which can be easily assembled is provided. The illuminating lamp includes a decorative component including a mounting member mountable to an opening provided to a roof trim of a vehicle and a lens mounted on a compartment side of the mounting member, and a functional component including a light source and a holder which holds the light source and is mounted to the mounting member. The mounting member includes a flat plate to which the holder is mounted, an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light into the compartment, and a cover portion receiving the light source and reflecting the light of the light source into the compartment. The cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208483 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A vehicle lighting system according to the present invention is provided, and includes: a pivot portion for optical axis adjustment; an optical axis adjustment mechanism mounting portion for vertical direction; and an optical axis adjustment mounting portion for horizontal direction, which are integrally provided at a heat sink member having a semiconductor-type light source mounted thereon. As a result, the vehicle lighting system becomes capable of efficiently radiating a heat generated in the semiconductor-type light source by means of the pivot portion for optical axis adjustment and the optical axis adjustment mechanism mounting portions for vertical and horizontal directions, which are integrally provided at the heat sink member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208484 | TRIBAR LIGHTING - Apparatus and methods of tribar headlights with removable/replaceable tribar elements are presented. In accordance with an embodiment, a tribar element assembly comprising a dot element and a retaining plug is removably coupled in a tribar hub allowing replacement and change out of the dot element through the bulb aperture of the lamp envelope. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208493 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A light guide plate includes a plurality of quantum dots on at least one of a surface of the light guide plate and inside the light guide plate, wherein the plurality of quantum dots emit light having a different wavelength than a light incident thereto. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208494 | Light Guiding Device and Thin Display Comprising the Same - A light guiding device and a thin display comprising the same are disclosed. The thin display comprises a light guiding device, a panel, and a frame. The frame comprises two arc-shaped frames opposite each other and two side frames opposite each other. The light guiding device comprises a light guiding plate and a light source device. The light guiding plate comprises an upper curve surface, a lower curve surface, a first arc-shaped plane, and a second arc-shaped plane. Two edges of each of the upper and the lower curve surfaces are connected with the first arc-shaped plane and the second arc-shaped plane respectively. The light source device is disposed between one of the first and the second arc-shaped planes and one of two arc-shaped frames. The panel is disposed in the frame and above the light guiding device. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208495 | LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display device including a light unit is provided. The light unit may include a light guide plate, a light emitting module, and a color coordinate conversion sheet. The light emitting module may include a plurality of light emitting diodes configured to emit light to a side of the light guide plate. The color coordinate conversion sheet may be positioned on the light guide plate to convert a color coordinate distribution of the light emitted by the light emitting module to a color coordinate distribution that falls within a target distribution range. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208496 | Backlight Assembly and Method of Manufacturing Light Guide Plate Therefor - A backlight assembly and a manufacturing method of light guide plate of the backlight assembly is provided. The light guide plate includes an incident surface to which light is incident, an exiting surface from which the light exits, and a reflection surface facing the exiting surface. The light guide plate includes recesses provided on the reflection surface recessed toward the exiting surface to scatter the light. Each of the recesses has a depth-to-width ratio of about 0.2 to about 0.33. Two prism sheets are disposed on the light guide plate. Light exits from the light guide plate at an angle of about 25 degrees to about 30 degrees. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208501 | POWER TRANSFER MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL POWER SOURCES OF A GRID-TIED LOAD - A power transfer system provides power factor conditioning of the generated power. Power is received from a local power source, converted to usable AC power, and the power factor is conditioned to a desired value. The desired value may be a power factor at or near unity, or the desired power factor may be in response to conditions of the power grid, a tariff established, and/or determinations made remotely to the local power source. Many sources and power transfer systems can be put together and controlled as a power source farm to deliver power to the grid having a specific power factor characteristic. The farm may be a grouping of multiple local customer premises. AC power can also be conditioned prior to use by an AC to DC power supply for more efficient DC power conversion. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208502 | SWITCHING POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF - A switching power source device includes current control pulse generating means configured of a target value setting module, which outputs a changeable value which is a predetermined target value relating to a control of an output current, a computing module, which carries out a computing process relating to the control of the output current based on the target value, and outputs a computation result, and a pulse generating module, which generates a current control pulse voltage for controlling the output current based on the computation result. The switching power source device includes a current detecting circuit, which detects the output current or a current flowing in a switching element TR | 2010-08-19 |
20100208505 | ANTI-CROSS-TALK CIRCUITRY FOR ROM ARRAYS - A circuit and method precharge a selected bit-line in a read only memory (ROM) array during a precharge period of a read cycle. At least one bit-line adjacent to the selected bit-line is discharged during the precharge period. After the precharge period, the selected bit-line is read such that parasitic capacitance effects on the selected bit-line are reduced. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208506 | READ ONLY MEMORY AND METHOD OF READING SAME - A Read Only Memory (ROM) device includes a ROM array, a row address decoder, a column address decoder, a column multiplexer, and a control circuit. Data is stored in bit cells in the ROM array. The control circuit generates control signals for reading the ROM. The row address decoder selects a word line. The column address decoder enables a bit line. The data is sensed from a bit cell corresponding to the selected word line and the enabled bit line by a corresponding sense amplifier and delivered on a data output pin of the ROM. The control signals for enabling the bit line and the sense amplifier operate at a higher voltage than supply voltage of the ROM. This reduces the ROM read time. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208507 | LUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a luminescent device and a method of manufacturing the same. The luminescent device includes a charge trapping layer having bistable conductance and negative differential resistance (NDR) characteristics, and an organic luminescent layer electrically connected to the charge trapping layer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208508 | Multi-level nonvolatile memory devices using variable resistive elements - Multi-level nonvolatile memory devices using variable resistive elements, the multi-level nonvolatile memory devices including a word line, a bit line, and a multi-level memory cell coupled between the word line and the bit line, the multi-level memory cell having first resistance level and a second resistance level higher than the first resistance level when the first and second write biases having the same polarity are applied thereto, and a third resistance level and a fourth resistance level ranging between the first and second resistance levels, when third and fourth write biases having different polarities from each other are applied thereto. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208511 | Memory Devices and Wireless Devices Including the Same - A memory device includes a plurality of memory bit lines connected to a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of reference bit lines connected to a plurality of reference cells and a reference bit line selection circuit. The memory bit lines has a first pattern and a second pattern, and the first pattern has a first critical dimension (CD) distribution, and the second pattern has a second CD distribution. The reference bit lines have the first pattern and the second pattern. The reference bit line selection circuit provides a reference signal by selecting a reference bit line having a same pattern as a selected memory bit line connected to a memory cell to be read. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208512 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH RESISTANCE CHANGE ELEMENT - A latch circuit is connected to a first common node, a first, second output node, and a first, second connection node. A first resistance change element is connected to the first connection node, and a second common node. A second resistance change element is connected to the second connection node, and the second common node. When a first data is stored, voltages of the first common node, second common node, and first output node are set at a first reference voltage, and a voltage of the second output node is set at a second reference voltage. When a second data is stored, voltages of the first common node, second common node, and second output node are set at the first reference voltage, and a voltage of the first output node is set at the second reference voltage. | 2010-08-19 |
20100208515 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - The spin torque transfer magnetic random access memory includes a magnetic tunnel junction element including a pinned layer, a free layer, and a tunnel insulating film formed between the pinned layer and the free layer, and a memory cell select transistor having one diffused region electrically connected to a side of the fee layer of the magnetic tunnel junction element. | 2010-08-19 |