39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080231976 | Security Device Based on Customized Microprism Film - A security device comprises at least two regions, each region comprising a prismatic surface structure defining an array of substantially planar facets. Each region forms a reflector due to total internal reflection when viewed at least one first viewing angle and is transparent when viewed at least one second viewing angle. The said at least one first viewing angle of one region is different from the at least one first viewing angle of the other region. Furthermore, a security device comprising an asymmetrical or truncated prismatic surface structure is located in a transparent area of an article. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231977 | Reflective Layer - A reflective layer for attenuating electromagnetic radiation, the layer comprising at least one reflective component, the latter being selected from the group containing the following substances: carbon particles or fibers, in particular carbon black and/or graphite and/or an electrically conductive graphite compound, metal particles and/or fibers, in particular copper, aluminum, steel, titanium and/or iron particles of fiber and metal alloy particles. The reflective layer is characterized in that it attenuates electromagnetic radiation in a 200 Hz to 10 Ghz range by more than 10 Db, that it is watertight and permeable to water vapor, in addition to being resistant to the elements and designed to produce a potential compensation. The invention also relates to a method for assembling the reflective layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231978 | Mirror and Representations - A mirror is combined with a mirror decoration. The mirror decoration may be secured to the mirror. The mirror decoration is comprised of one or more mirror decoration pieces. The one or more mirror decoration pieces are adapted to be assembled on the mirror to form one or more representations. A user in front of the mirror can view himself or herself within a composite image comprised of his or her reflected image in the mirror and a representation created by the mirror decoration. The one or more pieces of each mirror decoration may be used interchangeably with other pieces from the same mirror decoration or with other pieces from other mirror decorations, so as to form one or more representation. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231979 | LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS - A Low-E glass includes a glass substrate and a multilayer Low-E film formed on at least one surface of the glass substrate. The multilayer Low-E film includes a number of high refractive index layers and a number of low refractive index layers stacked on one another. An innermost layer contacting with the glass substrate is the high refractive index layer. A total number of layers of the multilayer Low-E film is in a range from 30 to 40. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231980 | Mirror system for a trucking rig having a tractor and an articulated trailer - A mirror system for a tractor with an articulated trailer includes a mirror housing. The mirror housing is attached to the front end of the tractor on the passenger side. The mirror housing has a planar mirror. The planar mirror is adapted to move. The planar mirror moves allowing continuous observation of the passenger side rear corner of the trailer by a driver. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231981 | Partial Curved On-Vehicle Rear View Mirror - A partial curved on-vehicle rear view mirror, wherein a center main portion ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080231982 | OPTICAL REFLECTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING IT - It is an object of the invention is to provide an optical reflector having a directivity of reflection and a display device using it. Depressions of a projection/depression forming member ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080231983 | MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER TESTING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER TESTING METHOD - In the present invention, a step portion for mounting a row bar is provided at a table stepping down from the face of the table, and by lowering a pair of hooks acrossing over the step portion in its width direction, a row bar held by the hooks is mounted on the step portion. Further, while interposing the row bar mounted on the step portion between a pair of hooks and a side face of the step portion, the side in longitudinal direction of the row bar and the bottom face thereof are butted to the bottom face and the standing up side face of the step portion to position two axes of the row bar among XYZ directions, successively, positioning of the row bar in one remaining direction along longitudinal direction of the row bar mounted on the step portion is performed by moving the table in the one remaining axial direction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231984 | Apparatus and method to minimize amplitude variations associated with media/head response characteristics in servo writing of perpendicular magnetic recording - A servo writer that writes servo information onto a disk of a hard disk drive. The writing of the servo can be synchronized by a clock track that contains a clock read back signal. The clock read back signal is differentiated by a differentiator circuit. A clamping circuit clamps the clock read back signal to minimize signal ringing, undershoot and overshoot phenomena in the signal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231985 | Magnetic head having two main magnetic poles, magnetic disk apparatus and magnetic head switching control circuit - A magnetic head structure is disclosed which can avoid the problem of side erasing regardless of whether the skew angle is assigned to the positive side or negative side while ensuring write magnetic field intensity. The magnetic head includes at least two main magnetic poles having a single taper shape as a plane shape of a tip thereof opposite to a recording medium and axially symmetrically disposed with respect to a longitudinal direction of a slider, a return yoke for returning a write magnetic field generated by the main magnetic poles, and thin-film coils assigned to each of the main magnetic poles. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231986 | INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - An information recording/reproducing device according to an example of the present invention includes a first head and a second head each having a conductive region formed of a conductive material, a recording medium having a data area from which data is read by the first head, and a servo burst area from which a servo burst signal is read by the second head, a driver for positioning the first head and the recording medium based on the servo burst signal, and a resistance element for covering a surface of the conductive region of the second head. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231987 | Disk Cartridge Having Centering Means - A disk cartridge comprises a disk ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080231988 | Retaining Gate for Deep Storage Slot Retention of Storage Cartridges - A storage cartridge retention device employs a deep storage slot for storing one or more storage cartridge(s) through its front opening and biases the stored storage cartridge(s) in a direction of its front opening. The storage cartridge retention device further employs a retaining gate external to the deep storage slot and movable relative to the front opening of the deep storage slot between a retaining position and a releasing position. The retaining position engages a front storage cartridge to retain the storage cartridge(s) within the deep storage slot based on the bias of the storage cartridge(s) in the direction of the front opening of the deep storage slot, and the releasing position disengages the front storage cartridge to facilitate movement of the one storage cartridge(s) within the deep storage slot based on the bias of the storage cartridge(s) in the direction of the front opening of the deep storage slot. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231989 | ROTOR MAGNET, SPINDLE MOTOR COMPRISING THE SAME, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND JIG FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a rotor magnet that is capable of adjusting attraction of magnet that is mounted in a spindle motor, a spindle motor including the same, a recording and reproducing apparatus, and a jig for manufacturing the same, with a simple configuration. A rotor magnet | 2008-09-25 |
20080231990 | CLAMPS FOR SECURING A MEDIUM IN A MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE - A storage medium device in which one or more storage media used for storing data can be mounted includes a drive unit for rotating the storage medium, and a hub that permits stacking of multiple storage media, the hub being coupled to the drive unit. A clamp is secured by a load applied to the storage media which passes through the hub. The clamp includes an upper surface having a mechanism for fixture to the hub, a weld part for welding to the storage media and applying a load to the storage media, and a sidewall forming a cylinder around the hub. The sidewall having openings, and joining the upper surface and the weld part. The clamp is particularly useful when less than all of the media the storage device is designed to accommodate are provided in the storage device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231991 | Method of Manufacturing a Magneto-Optical Device - Method of manufacturing a magneto-optical device, wherein at least one coil ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080231992 | Metal oxynitride adhesion/corrosion barrier layer and a diamond-like carbon overcoat - A method for forming a protective bilayer on a magnetic read/write head or magnetic disk. The bilayer is formed as an adhesion enhancing and corrosion resistant underlayer and a protective diamond-like carbon (DLC) overlayer. The underlayer is formed of transition metal oxynitride, having the general formula MeO | 2008-09-25 |
20080231993 | Head slider having light emission device and optical absorption, method for controlling flying height thereof, and controlling circuit thereof - The present invention relates to a head slider used for a magnetic storage device. The head slider includes a light emission device, and an optical absorption device disposed at a position capable of absorbing energy of light emitted by the light emission device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231994 | Perpendicular recording magnetic head - Embodiments of the present invention provide a perpendicular recording magnetic head having a narrow track width, high recording magnetic field intensity, and a good recording magnetic field distribution. According to one embodiment, a perpendicular recording magnetic head includes a read section and a write section. The write section includes a main magnetic pole layer, a lower sub magnetic pole layer, an upper sub magnetic pole layer, a pedestal magnetic layer, and a coil conductor generating a magnetic flux in the main magnetic pole layer. The write section further includes lower and upper auxiliary magnetic pole layers disposed on a leading side and a trailing side, respectively, relative to a medium moving direction, adjacent to the main magnetic pole layer. The lower and upper auxiliary magnetic pole layers are retracted from an air bearing surface. The upper auxiliary magnetic pole layer is retracted from the air bearing surface less than the lower auxiliary magnetic pole layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231995 | Assembled Magnetic Energy Generator as Well as Its Magnetic Light - A wrapper type combined magnetic energy generator and a magnetic energy lamp of the present invention belong to the field of illumination. Especially, it is a magnetic energy generator used in the magnetic energy lamp that can produce the electromagnetic energy to excite the illuminative devices. The magnets of the magnetic energy generator are two split type combined magnets. More than one flute is provided on one side of one magnet and the flutes of the two magnets correspond to each other. The fixed spaces are produced between the two flutes of the two magnets. The spaces are communicated with the two flutes to be located exactly. The lamp body of the magnetic energy lamp is provided and fixed on the magnetic energy generator. These two split type combined magnets of the magnetic energy generator wrap the hollow lamp body of the magnetic energy lamp, respectively. The structure of the present invention is simple. It can be made easily and its cost is low. So it provides a reliable technique implementation project for the large-scale industrialization. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231996 | VOICE COIL MOTORS AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS THEREFOR - Two magnet pieces of rectangular prism or parallelepiped prism shape are disposed on a yoke in an angle array to construct a magnetic circuit for a voice coil motor. The magnetic circuits facilitate positioning and holding of a moving coil, and the voice coil motor is improved in positioning precision of a magnetic head. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231997 | VOICE COIL MOTORS AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS THEREFOR - A magnet of rectangular prism or parallelepiped prism shape is disposed on a yoke to construct a magnetic circuit for a voice coil motor. The magnetic circuits facilitate positioning and holding of a moving coil, and the voice coil motor is improved in positioning precision of a magnetic head. | 2008-09-25 |
20080231998 | MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY USING THE SAME - A magnetoresistive effect element includes a magnetization fixed layer having substantially fixed magnetization direction. A magnetization variable layer has a variable magnetization direction, consists of a magnetic alloy that has a BCC structure and is expressed by Fe | 2008-09-25 |
20080231999 | TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE AND MAGNETIC HEAD COMPRISING THE SAME - A tunneling magnetoresistive device and a magnetic head including the tunneling magnetoresistive device are provided. The tunneling magnetoresistive device includes a pinned layer and a free layer formed on either side of a tunneling barrier layer, wherein the tunneling barrier layer includes Te—O. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232000 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD WITH UPPER RETURN POLE OPTIMIZATION FOR REDUCED TRAILING SHIELD PROTRUSION - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording that is resistant to write pole and trailing shield protrusion. The write pole includes a magnetic return pole that is magnetically connected with the trailing shield, the return pole being resistant to deformation or recession such as from mechanically abrasive slider cleaning operations such as soda blast. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232001 | 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 may also include a magnetic trailing shield that wraps around the main pole portion. The trailing shield can have a hack edge defining a trailing shield throat height that is either between the secondary flare point or coincident or behind the secondary flare point, depending on design requirements | 2008-09-25 |
20080232002 | MRAM TUNNEL BARRIER STRUCTURE AND METHODS - A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure is of the type having a tunnel barrier positioned between a fixed ferromagnetic layer and a free ferromagnetic layer, the tunnel barrier includes a first barrier layer contacting either the fixed ferromagnetic layer or the free ferromagnetic layer. The first barrier layer transmits a high spin polarization and is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal nitrides, and metal oxynitrides. The second barrier layer, which contacts the first barrier layer, has a low barrier height and is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal nitrides, and metal oxynitrides. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232003 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT DEVICE, MAGNETIC LAMINATION STRUCTURAL BODY, AND MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR MAGNETIC LAMINATION STRUCTURAL BODY - An underlying layer ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232004 | Circuit For Effective Quench Heating in Superconducting Magnets - An assembly comprising a number of superconductive coils, at least one quench heater arranged to heat the superconductive coil(s) in the event that at least part of at least one of the coils enters a quenched state; means for transferring energy from the coil(s) to the heater(s) in the event that at least part of at least one of the coils enters a quenched state; wherein the means for transferring energy from the coil(s) to the heater(s) includes a series capacitance, through which the energy transferred must pass. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232005 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A method for protecting an electrical generator which includes providing an electrical generator which is normally synchronously operated with an electrical power grid; providing a synchronizing signal from the electrical generator; establishing a reference signal; and electrically isolating the electrical generator from the electrical power grid if the synchronizing signal is not in phase with the reference signal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232006 | GIC reducer - A device for reducing Geomagnetically-Induced Currents (GIC) in transformer apparatus of an AC power system that comprises a resistor (R | 2008-09-25 |
20080232007 | LEAKAGE CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE - A leakage current protection device with a single laminated magnetic core transformer that is formed by punch pressing an amorphous metal material, or a nanocrystalline soft metal material, in a high punch velocity press to form the ring laminations for the magnetic core. In a ground fault circuit interrupter, the single laminated magnetic core transformer serves as the input sensor for both the current imbalance detection circuitry and the low impedance ground fault protection circuitry. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232008 | Electrostatic discharge safe under conveyor antenna - An antenna for use in a conveyor system in which items on which radio frequency identification tags are disposed are moved on a conveyor along a path of travel, includes a ground plane, a substrate having a bottom surface received adjacent the ground plane, at least one patch element disposed on a top surface of the substrate, a cover received adjacent the top surface of the substrate, and a front static conductive strip disposed along a front edge of the cover. The antenna is disposed beneath the conveyor and a front edge of the antenna is transverse to the path of travel. The front static conductive strip is electrically connected to the ground plane such that an electrostatic discharge event adjacent the front static conductive strip is discharged to the ground plane. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232009 | Semiconductor device having an ESD protection circuit - When a manufacturing process becomes finer and a threshold value drops, a leakage current generates in a MOS transistor that is normally in an off-state. In order to suppress an influence of a leakage current that is generated in a protection transistor that constitutes a protection circuit on the internal circuit, an adjustor circuit that forms a transit path of the leakage current is disposed within the protection circuit, and a monitor circuit having the same circuit configuration as a configuration of the protection circuit is disposed to control an impedance of the transit path in the protection circuit and the monitor circuit so as to allow the leakage current to flow through the transit path. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232010 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and method thereof is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes two clamping circuits, an inductor, a diode and a diode string. In addition to a voltage swing of an output voltage able to get rid of the influence of the ESD protection circuit, the invention reduces an ESD conduction path length and dissipates an ESD current swiftly by installing at least two clamping circuits, which significantly increases the effectiveness of the protection for large-signal circuits. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232011 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DEVICES WITH BODY CONTACT AND DEVICES WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION - An integrated circuit (IC) includes one or more silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors. Each SOI transistor includes a first source region, a second source region, a drain region, a body contact region, a gate, and first and second isolation regions. The body contact region couples electrically to a body of the SOI transistor. The gate controls current flow between the first and second source regions and a drain region of the transistor. The first isolation region is disposed between the first source region and the body contact region. The second isolation region is disposed between the second source region and the body contact region. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232012 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED TRIGGERING AND OSCILLATION SUPRESSION OF ESD CLAMPING DEVICES - An apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit from electrostatic discharge (ESD) includes an RC trigger device configured between a pair of power rails, a first control path coupled to the RC trigger device, and a second control path coupled to the RC trigger device. A power clamp is configured between the power rails for discharging current from an ESD event, the power clamp having an input coupled to outputs of the first and second control paths, the power clamp independently controllable by the first and second control paths. The first and second control paths are further configured to prevent the power clamp from reactivating following an initial deactivation of the power clamp. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232013 | High-Voltage Tolerant Power-Rail ESD Clamp Circuit for Mixed-Voltage I/O Interface - A circuit for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection includes a resistor a capacitor connected in series with the resistor, a first transistor including a gate, the gate being connected to a first power supply providing a first voltage to the gate via the resistor and a first terminal connected to the first power supply, a second transistor including a gate, the gate being connected to a second power supply, the second power supply providing a second voltage smaller than the first voltage, the second transistor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the first transistor, and a third transistor including a gate, the gate being connected to the second power supply, a first terminal of the third transistor being connected to a second terminal of the second transistor, and a second terminal being connected to a reference voltage different from the first voltage and the second voltage. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232014 | Electric fault current limiter having superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit - Electric fault current limiter has superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit. The electric fault current limiter ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232015 | CIRCUIT ABNORMALITY DETERMINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In circuit abnormality determining apparatus and method applicable to a brake control apparatus, an abnormality determining section determines at least one of an abnormality location of the electric circuit and an abnormality kind of the electric circuit on a basis of monitoring results of a current state in the electric circuit detected by a current detection section, a voltage state of the electric circuit detected by a open circuit detection section, and a power supply voltage. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232016 | Power control circuit with alarm - A power control circuit with alarm, comprising a MCU control circuit, wherein further comprising a step down commute circuit, a power detecting circuit, a voltage regulate circuit, a complementary comparison circuit and a feedback compensating circuit, a cut-off control circuit. Said power detecting circuit and said step down commute circuit are connected in parallel. The input ends of power complementary comparing circuit and temperature negative feedback compensating circuit are connected to the output end of the power detecting circuit. The output ends of power complementary comparison circuit and temperature negative feed back compensating circuit are connected to the input end of MCU control circuit. Said step down commute circuit, voltage regulate circuit, MCU control circuit are connected in turn and in cascade. The output end of MCU control circuit is connected to the input end of power cut-off control circuit. The power cut-off control circuit are connected to the control switch on the power supply loop of the electrical equipment. It is a small power control circuit with alarm, which is easy to install, able to control the rated power below 190W. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232017 | Overcurrent detecting circuit and semiconductor device - A highly precise temperature compensation is applied in the detection of overcurrent. A control circuit detects a potential difference produced across a wire owing to the resistance of the wire and a load current that flows into the wire, which connects an NMOS transistor and an output terminal, and controls the NMOS transistor so as to limit the load current if the potential difference exceeds a prescribed value. The control circuit | 2008-09-25 |
20080232018 | Control Circuit with Short-circuit Protection for Current Sense Terminal of Power Converters - A control circuit includes a detection circuit to detect the short-circuited of a current sense terminal of the power converter. It includes a comparator, a verification circuit and a timer circuit. The comparator receives an input signal for generating a sense signal. The input signal represents the switching current of a power switch. The sense signal is enabled when the input signal is lower than a threshold. The verification circuit generates a protection signal in response to the sense signal or/and -a delay signal. The protection signal is generated when the current sense terminal is short-circuited, in which the power switch and the sense signal are enabled after the time delay of the delay signal. The protection signal turns off the power switch for the protection. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232019 | Decoupling capacitor control circuit and method for enhanced ESD performance - A decoupling capacitor control circuit is configured to be coupled between supply voltage and reference voltage planes. The control circuit includes a decoupling capacitor having a first node configured to be coupled to the supply voltage plane and having a second node. A first switching element has a first signal node coupled to the second node of the decoupling capacitor and has a second signal node and a control node. A second switching element has a first signal node coupled to the first node of the decoupling capacitor and has a second signal node coupled to the control node of the first switching element, and has a control node. A biasing circuit is coupled to the control nodes of the first and second switching elements. The biasing circuit activates both switching elements when the decoupling capacitor is not defective and deactivates both switching elements when the decoupling capacitor is defective. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232020 | Lightning Diverter for Conducting a Lightning-Induced Electrical Current and a Method of Producing the Same - The present invention concerns a method of producing a lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced electrical current, which is to be placed on structures such as wings on wind turbines, aircraft components, radomes and the like with the purpose of lightning protection. The method comprises the steps of making a plurality of holes in a plate of an electrically conductive material, filling said holes at least partly with one or more electrically non-conductive materials, and then finally dividing the plate—preferably into strips. The lightning diverter obtained hereby consists of a layer of electrically non-conductive material with a plurality of isolated segments of electrically conductive material. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232021 | Low Maintenance AC Gas Flow Driven Static Neutralizer and Method - A low maintenance AC gas-flow driven static neutralizer, comprising at least one emitter and at least one reference electrode; a power supply having an output electrically coupled to the emitter(s) and a reference terminal electrically coupled to the reference electrode(s) with the power supply disposed to produce an output waveform that creates ions by corona discharge and to produce an electrical field when this output waveform is applied to the emitter(s); a gas flow source disposed to produce a gas flow across a first region that includes these generated ions and the emitter(s), the gas flow including a flow velocity; and wherein, during a first time duration, the output waveform decreases an electrical force created by the electrical field, enabling the gas flow to carry away from the emitter(s) a contamination particle that may be located within a second region surrounding the emitter(s), and to minimize a likelihood of the contamination particle from accumulating on the emitter(s). The first region may include the second region. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232022 | Method and Device for Electrostatic Fixing of Substrates With Polarizable Molecules - Method for handling a substrate with polarizable molecules including providing a carrier with a first junction electrode and disposing the substrate between the first junction electrode and a second junction electrode. Fixing the substrate on the carrier is achieved by applying a voltage between the first junction electrode and the second junction electrode, so that the polarizable molecules are polarized. After removing the second junction electrode, the substrate remains fixed on the carrier. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232023 | Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation - An embodiment of the present invention provides a device, comprising a multilayered tunable dielectric capacitor, wherein said multilayers of tunable dielectric are adapted to be DC biased to reduce the dielectric constant; and wherein the DC bias is arranged so that the number of layers of tunable dielectric biased positively is equal to the number of layers of tunable dielectric biased negatively. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232024 | METALIZED PLASTIC FILM FOR FILM CAPACITOR AND FILM CAPACITOR - A metalized plastic film for a rolled film capacitor or a laminated film capacitor and a film capacitor are disclosed. The metalized plastic film having a plastic film and an electrode metal deposited on the plastic film and patterned for a film capacitor includes rectangular split electrodes extending from a margin region defined at one side of the plastic film as a region free of the deposited electrode metal toward an opposite side of the plastic film, to have a length corresponding to about one fourth to four fifth of a width of the plastic film, the split electrodes being continuously arranged at specified intervals in a longitudinal direction of the plastic film, fuse portions each formed in an associated one of the split electrodes between the margin region and an electrode metal contacting region of the associated split electrode. Therefore, it is possible to reduce self-heating of the film capacitor and prevent capacitance of the film capacitor from decreasing due to an operation of the fuse portions, thereby ensuring safety of the capacitor, scaling down the capacitor and using the capacitor at a high temperature. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232025 | MIM CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A MIM capacitor device and method of making the device. The device includes an upper plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layers, a dielectric block comprising one or more dielectric layers, a lower plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layer; and a spreader plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layers. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232026 | THIN FILM CAPACITOR AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A thin film capacitor and methods of making the capacitor are provided. The capacitor includes a first and a second conductive layer and a dielectric layer disposed therebetween. The dielectric layer includes a first polymer and a second polymer cross-linked to the first polymer. The capacitor may be made by forming a layer comprising a dielectric material including first and second polymers, each polymer capable of being cross-linked, and irradiating the layer to cross-link the first and second polymers and form the dielectric layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232027 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Cathode electrode part | 2008-09-25 |
20080232028 | Supercapacitor using carbon nanosheets as electrode - A supercapacitor comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator. The electrodes are created with carbon nanosheets in various configurations. The electrodes are impregnated with an electrolyte. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232029 | Neutral electrolyte for a wet electrolytic capacitor - A working electrolyte for use in a wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. The electrolyte is relatively neutral and has a pH of from about 5.0 to about 8.0, in some embodiments from about 5.5 to about 7.5, and in some embodiments, from about 6.0 to about 7.5. Despite possessing a neutral pH level, the electrolyte is nevertheless electrically conductive. For instance, the electrolyte may have an electrical conductivity of about 10 milliSiemens per centimeter (“mS/cm”) or more, in some embodiments about 30 mS/cm or more, and in some embodiments, from about 40 mS/cm to about 100 mS/cm, determined at a temperature of 25° C. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232030 | Wet electrolytic capacitor containing a plurality of thin powder-formed anodes - A wet electrolytic capacitor that includes a plurality of anodes, cathode, and working electrolyte that is disposed in electrical contact with the anodes and current collector is provided. Any number of anodes may generally be employed, such as from 2 to 40, in some embodiments from 3 to 30, and in some embodiments, from 4 to 20. The anodes are thin and typically have a thickness of about 1500 micrometers or less, in some embodiments about 1000 micrometers or less, and in some embodiments, from about 50 to about 500 micrometers. By employing a plurality of anodes that are relatively thin in nature, the resulting wet electrolytic capacitor is able to achieve excellent electrical properties. For example, the equivalent series resistance (“ESR”)—the extent that the capacitor acts like a resistor when charging and discharging in an electronic circuit—may be less than about 1500 milliohms, in some embodiments less than about 1000 milliohms, and in some embodiments, less than about 500 milliohms, measured with a 2-volt bias and 1-volt signal at a frequency of 1000 Hz. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232031 | Cathode coating for a wet electrolytic capacitor - A wet electrolytic capacitor that comprises an anode, cathode, and working electrolyte is provided. The cathode contains a coating disposed over a surface of a current collector, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of electrochemically-active particles and a binder. The binder is formed from an amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature of about 100° C. or more. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232032 | Anode for use in electrolytic capacitors - A capacitor anode that is formed from ceramic particles (e.g., Nb | 2008-09-25 |
20080232033 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINING A BARRIER LAYER - An electrolytic capacitor containing an anode and solid electrolyte overlying the anode is provided. The capacitor may also include a barrier layer that overlies the solid electrolyte to help protect the capacitor from its working environment. More specifically, the barrier layer may include a three-dimensional crosslinked network that provides excellent adhesion to the underlying layers, and also improved barrier properties to moisture. In this manner, the barrier layer can enable the electrolytic capacitor to increase it performance in relatively high humidity and/or high temperature environments. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232034 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes: rolling an anode foil, a cathode foil and a separator together, the separator being a mixed fiber composed of a chemical fiber and a natural fiber and being between the anode foil and the cathode foil; degrading and removing the natural fiber with enzyme; and forming an electrolytic layer composed of solid polymer between the anode foil and the cathode foil after degrading and removing the natural fiber. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232035 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINING A PROTECTIVE ADHESIVE LAYER - An electrolytic capacitor containing a protective adhesive layer positioned between the dielectric layer and the solid electrolyte layer (e.g., a conductive polymer layer, manganese dioxide) is generally disclosed. The protective adhesive layer can include a polymer having a repeating unit with a functional hydroxyl group, such as poly(vinyl alcohol). For instance, the polymer can be at least 90 mole % hydrolyzed. The polyvinyl alcohol can be a co-polymer of vinyl alcohol and a monomer, such as an acrylic ester like a methacrylic ester (e.g., methyl methacrylate). | 2008-09-25 |
20080232036 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor provided with a anode made of a metal or an alloy having valve action, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and an electrolyte layer consisting of a conductive polymer layer formed so as to have contact with a portion of the region on the dielectric layer surface and a manganese dioxide layer formed so as to have contact with the other portion of the region on the dielectric layer surface. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232037 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINING A CONDUCTIVE POLYMER - A method for forming an electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. The method includes forming a conductive polymer coating by polymerizing a monomer in the presence of less than a stoichiometric amount of an oxidative polymerization catalyst. The present inventor has found that the use of less than the stoichiometric amount of the oxidative polymerization catalyst per mole of monomer can slow the polymerization of the monomer, creating oligomers that are shorter in length than if fully polymerized into a polymer. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that these shorter oligomers provide better penetration into the porous anode. Thus, the resulting conductive polymer layer can be more intimately positioned with respect to the anode. As a result, the formed capacitor can exhibit better performance. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232038 | Method For Electrophoretic Deposition Of Conductive Polymer Into Porous Solid Anodes For Electrolyte Capacitor - The invention discloses a method for forming a conductive polymer with an electrophoretic deposition cell, into porous anode for electrolytic capacitors. The conductive polymer is directly deposited on the oxide layer of the anode body. The electrolytic polymerized conductive polymer material form the cathode in solid electrolyte capacitors. The method allows low ESR capacitors to be produced. The invention provides a high yield and low cost industrial process with efficient materials utilization. The present invention successfully deposits particles from dispersion on continuous, highly insulating dielectric layers using electrophoretic deposition by use of EPD voltage near or above the anode dielectric formation voltage, where the anode body is positively biased relative to the EPD counter electrode, thereby allowing a current to be driven through the dielectric layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232039 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing same - A solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor component comprises a porous anode body | 2008-09-25 |
20080232040 | FAST TERMINAL BOX - A fast terminal box includes a casing, a cover, plural wiring sockets, plural metal connection components and a plurality of wiring terminals. The wiring sockets are placed and distributed on a bottom plate of the casing one by one. The metal connection component is provided on the wiring socket for connection purpose. The casing and the cover are combined to each other. The wiring terminals are distributed at sidewall of the casing for receiving corresponding wiring plugs therein. The fast terminal box is characterized in heat sink metal fins are contained in a space around the wiring socket, and heat sink metal fins contact pins of a diode and the metal connection component respectively through corresponding connection portions thereof. Wiring apertures are defined in an outer surface of the heat sink metal fins, thereby improving heat dissipating effect and especially by utilization of heat sink metal fins of covering construction, heat dissipation effect being more effectively improved, and also the heat sink metal fins capable of being mounted conveniently and quickly. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232041 | HOUSING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A housing mechanism ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232042 | Attaching/Detaching Apparatus Of Electronic Device - The attaching/detaching apparatus of an electronic device of this invention comprises; a unit part | 2008-09-25 |
20080232043 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A COVER TURNABLE 360 DEGREES RELATIVE TO A BODY THEREOF - A handheld electronic device ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232044 | Apparatus and Method For Adding a Monitor To a Display System - A kit for adding a monitor to a display system configured to support multiple monitors is described, where the display system has at least one support member, and at least one electrical port associated with each support member. The kit includes a mounting bracket adapted to secure the monitor to one of the at least one support member, and an electrical connector adapted to electrically connect the monitor to one of the at least one electrical port corresponding to the one support member. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232045 | Multimedia module in switch case - A multimedia device is located in a case of a switch. There is an electric device of the multimedia device set on a panel of the case. By doing so, the multimedia device is used with variety and flexibility. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232046 | Support for a Display Screen - A support for a flat display screen, such as the screen of a computer, a television set or similar, is disclosed. The support includes at least one base ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232047 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A mounting structure includes a substrate, a first terminal, a first flexible circuit board, and a second terminal. The first terminal is arranged in a first region of a first face of the substrate. The first flexible circuit board is connected to the first terminal through an anisotropic conductive film. The second terminal is arranged in a second region of a second face, which is a rear face relative to the first face of the substrate, wherein the second region does not overlap the first region in plan view. A region of the second face of the substrate, which overlaps the first region in plan view, is formed to be a smooth face. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232048 | FOLDING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a folding mobile phone (folding portable electronic device), a cam mechanism (support mechanism) includes a first guide groove, a second guide groove, a first guide pin engaged into the first guide groove, a second guide pin engaged into the second guide groove, and a link member connecting the first and second guide pins. The cam mechanism supports a liquid crystal display part to allow the liquid crystal display part to turn clockwise and counterclockwise as viewed from the front, thereby allowing the liquid crystal display part to be changed between a vertical position and a horizontal position. Furthermore, the cam mechanism includes an urging mechanism urging the second guide pin to allow the liquid crystal display part to reach the vertical or horizontal position in either turning direction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232049 | CONNECTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SYSTEM - A connecting device for detachably holding an electronic apparatus having a housing formed in a plate shape and serving as an interface for a signal input/output between the electronic apparatus and at least one external device. The connecting device includes a base portion and a support plate coupled with the base portion. The device includes a connector that can be provided on the surface of the support plate and to which the signal input/output terminal is connected and a guide member that is supported by the lower end of the support plate so as to freely turn in the direction of moving close to and away from the support plate with the lower end as the axis and that is in contact with both of a part of the lower end surface and a part of the back surface of the electronic apparatus when the electronic apparatus is attached. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232050 | DISPLAY DEVICES AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A display device includes a rotary member having an eccentric cam formed therein, and a display panel unit including a shaft which engages a surface of the eccentric cam. The shaft is configured to selectively move within the eccentric cam, and the display panel unit is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation when the shaft moves within the eccentric cam. Moreover, the shaft is offset from the axis of rotation. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232051 | Coupling mechanism and display device using the same - A coupling mechanism and a display device using the same are provided. The display device comprises a casing of the display panel, a holding arm, a coupling mechanism and a base. The holding arm is for holding the casing of the display panel. The coupling mechanism is for coupling or separating the holding arm and the casing of the display panel. The coupling mechanism comprises a positioning element, a fixing element and a pushing pillar. The positioning element having a fixing hole is disposed on the holding arm. The fixing element is for fixing at the fixing hole to connect to the holding arm and the casing of the display panel. The pushing pillar is for pressing the fixing element to separate the fixing element and the fixing hole, such that the holding arm and the casing of the display panel are separated. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232052 | Plasma display device - A plasma display device includes: a Plasma Display Panel (PDP); a chassis base adapted to support the PDP attached to one surface thereof; a plurality of Integrated Circuit (IC) modules respectively included on driving circuit boards attached to another surface of the chassis base and adapted to control the PDP; and a reinforcing member arranged on the chassis base, one surface of each of the IC modules being in contact with the reinforcing member. The integrated circuit module is attached to the reinforcing member which reinforces the mechanical strength of the chassis base, so that a heat sink is not needed. The thickness of a plasma display device is thereby reduced and the appearance of the plasma display device is improved. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232053 | Writing surface with removable portable electronic device - A system for removably mounting a consumer electronic device to a vertical surface, an adapter, as well as adapters and appliance for use with the system. The system has a writing surface which is at least partially coverable by a removable consumer electronic device. The adapter has a writing surface and an interface for removably mounting an electronic device to at least partially cover the writing surface. The appliance has a writing surface and interface on surface of the appliance, such as, for example, the surface of a door of a refrigeration appliance. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232054 | Multi-sectioned arms for portable electronic devices - Multi-sectioned arms are used as a basic mechanism for coupling the display and the base of a portable electronic device. With this mechanism, one single portable electronic device can support all of the following capabilities. The display can move continuously, relative to the back edge of the base, along any combination of up and down, left and right, and forward and backward directions. The display can be tilted up and down as well as sideways and also set to portrait and landscape orientations. The base can be tilted forward for typing comfort and better heat dispersion. There is also an anti-tipping mechanism. When the display is in conventional open or close positions, each arm can be folded and parked alongside, parallel to, and away from the edge of the base. The arms can be detached from the computer. The base and the display can overlay each other in four ways. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232055 | Cabinet for Storing Rack Mount Computer - A cabinet for storing a plurality of rack mount computers is described. The rack mount computers respectively include a plurality of hosts each having a hard disk. The cabinet includes a plurality of drawer-shaped chassis. They are arranged side by side, for respectively contain the hosts. At least one of the rack mount computers can be pulled out by pulling out the drawer-shaped chassis containing the one of the rack mount computers. The pulled drawer-shaped chassis has an L-shaped cap on the hard disk of the host of the pulled rack mount computer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232056 | FRONT BEZEL WITH LIGHT-DIRECTING DEVICE - A front bezel includes a main body ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232057 | Method For Docking An Electronic Circuit Board - A method of docking an electronic circuit board. The method includes securing the electronic circuit board to a mounting plate that is mechanically linked to a rigid guide plate, wherein the electronic circuit board has a first connector. The rigid guide plate is inserted in a linear insertion direction between guides that are positioned adjacent a second connector configured to receive the first connector. The rigid guide plate insertion stops in a position where the first connector of the electronic circuit board is aligned with the second connector. Actuating a positioning handle that is accessible from a trailing edge of the guide plate causes rotation of a rotatable plate relative to the guide plate. Accordingly, rotation of the rotatable plate causes linear movement of the mounting plate in a second linear direction that is substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, wherein the linear movement of the mounting plate causes the first connector of the electronic circuit board to be received into the second connector. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232058 | Apparatus for Reducing Weight and Thickness of a Portable Computer - An apparatus for reducing weight and thickness of portable computers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lower housing, an upper housing and a cosmetic cover. The lower housing is configured to accommodate electronic elements therein. The upper housing, which has an opening inside, includes a periphery connected to the lower housing and a main bridge structure connected from one edge of the periphery to another edge of the periphery for providing structural support to the upper housing in the opening and for accommodating a display module therein. The cosmetic cover is configured to cover the upper housing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232059 | Protruding lock for notebook computer or other personal electronic device - A notebook/laptop computer or other personal electronic device locking assembly includes a locking base secured to a working surface. The locking base locks the notebook computer or other personal electronic device securely in place to a work surface such as a desk top or table top. The lock is adapted to engage the notebook computer or other personal electronic device screen in the open position, leaving a front surface of the screen viewable. The lock includes a locking member which prevents removal of the notebook computer or other personal electronic device from the work surface. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232060 | Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Rotate Flash Memory Device - A portable USB device is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices and an MLC flash controller disposed therein. The device further includes a housing for enclosing the core unit. The device further includes a swivel cap having a top surface and a bottom surface by bending a flat panel into a U-shape block having an opening end, a close end, and two side-openings, where the top and bottom surfaces of the swivel cap include a rivet opening align with each other. The housing having the core unit therein is sandwiched by the swivel cap using a set of rivets through the rivet openings of the housings and the swivel cap. The core unit can be rotated with respect to the rivet set in and out of the swivel cap. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232061 | Portable Electronic System - A portable electronic system including a body and a dock is described. The body has a waterproof first connector and a first attracting portion, wherein the first connector has a plurality of electrical terminals. The dock has a second connector and a second attracting portion, wherein the second connector has a plurality of retractable pogo pins. When the body is placed on the dock to make the first connector connected to the second connector, the magnetic force between the second attracting portion and the first attracting portion makes the electrical terminals compress the retractable pogo pins to a critical distance to achieve the electrical connection between the body and the dock. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232062 | Vibration-isolating fixing mechanism for fan frame - A vibration-isolating fixing mechanism for a fan frame. The mechanism, configured to couple the fan frame to first fastening portions of a casing, includes: coupling portions protrudingly disposed on two installation surfaces of the fan frame; positioning brackets each having second fastening portions and through-holes; resilient elements each circumferentially disposed between each coupling portion and each through-hole and extending to two through-hole-corresponding sides of each positioning bracket; and coupling elements coupled to the coupling portions respectively, positioned on one side of each resilient element facing away from the fan frame, and configured to position the positioning brackets and the fan frame relative to one another. Axial vibration isolation is achieved by insertion of the coupling portions into the through-holes circumferentially disposed with the resilient elements and by resilient contact between each resilient element and each coupling element. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232063 | COMPUTER - A computer includes a casing in which an opening is formed, a heat generating element which is provided inside of the casing, a main cooling unit which is disposed between the opening of the casing and the heat generating element and cools heat which is generated from the heat generating element, and an auxiliary cooling unit which is provided inside of the casing and additionally cools inside air directed to the main cooling unit. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232064 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION DEVICE - To cool a blade type server disposed in an air-conditioned room, the following arrangements are made. The first is at least one shell having a ventilation passage disposed in the air-conditioned room. The second is, the following are disposed in a ventilation passage: racks, in which blade type servers each composed of a case with slim boards housed therein are stacked; cooling coils each having a coolant passage and a cooling fin and cooling a passing air; and at least one fan unit having axial-flow fans placed therein and producing air currents in one direction. The third is the fan unit forces a cooling air to flow in one direction in the ventilation passage thereby to cool the servers in the racks. The cooling coils and racks are disposed alternately so that warmed cooling air after passing through the rack is cooled by the cooling coil and then cools the next rack. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232065 | Mounting Plate for Electronic Components - A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, and a fixing device for mounting the electronic components being located on the plate body. The fixing device includes at least one retaining piece and a first recessed groove or channel that extends in a linear manner in the direction of extension of the mounting plate. A retaining piece, which includes a fixing thread, for securing the component can be inserted into the groove or channel. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232066 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIRFLOW GUIDING DUCT - An electronic device with an airflow guiding duct includes a chassis, an airflow guiding duct, and a top cover. The chassis includes a bottom wall and a sidewall perpendicular to the bottom wall. A circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall. A pair of securing members protrudes from a top of the sidewall. The airflow guiding duct includes a top wall and a plurality of securing slots defined in the top wall corresponding to the securing members, for the securing members being lockingly engaging in the securing slots, thereby limiting movement of the airflow guiding duct in directions parallel to the circuit board. The cover is mounted on the chassis and abuts against the top wall of the airflow guiding duct, for limiting movement of the airflow guiding duct in a direction perpendicular to the circuit board. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232067 | MECHANISMS FOR HEAT TRANSFER IN AN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE AND CARD CAGE SYSTEM - Mechanisms and systems for dissipating heat from an optical transceiver module to a module card cage system. In one embodiment, a thermal conductive label having at least one raised portion is attached to a surface of the module. The raised portion is configured to contact at least a portion of the card cage to dissipate heat from the module to the card cage. In another embodiment, the card cage has a protruding depression formed on a part of its surface that is above a slot configured to receive an optical transceiver module. The protruding depression is configured to contact at least a portion of the module to dissipate heat from the module to the card cage. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232068 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING A FIXING BASE - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a fixing base for securing the heat sink to a heat-generating device. The heat sink includes a base and a pair of flanges formed on two opposite sides of the base. The fixing base includes a pair of side plates formed on a first set of two opposite sides thereof. A pair of resilient barbs extends inwards from an end portion of each side plate. The fixing base is placed on the heat sink and the resilient barbs tightly clasp first two opposite sides of the heat-generating device to press the base of the heat sink towards the heat-generating device. The flanges of the base of the heat sink abut second two opposite sides of the heat-generating device to avoid movement of the heat sink along a direction perpendicular to the flanges. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232069 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COOLING OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK EMPLOYING A HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY MOUNTED TO AN OUTLET DOOR COVER OF THE ELECTRONICS RACK - An apparatus is provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a heat exchange assembly mounted to an outlet door cover hingedly affixed to an air outlet side of the rack. The heat exchange assembly includes a support frame, an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, and first and second perforated planar surfaces covering first and second main sides, respectively, of the air-to-liquid heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is supported by the support frame and includes inlet and outlet plenums disposed adjacent to the edge of the outlet door cover hingedly mounted to the rack. Each plenum is in fluid communication with a respective connect coupling, and the heat exchanger further includes multiple horizontally-oriented heat exchange tube sections each having serpentine cooling channel with an inlet and an outlet coupled to the inlet plenum and outlet plenum, respectively. Fins extend from the heat exchange tube sections. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232070 | OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE - An opening and closing device in which a movable gear is movably disposed on a fixed plate, and a fixed gear engaged with the movable gear is secured to a right end of a spring member applying a force to a movable plate in a moving direction. This right end of the spring member is installed in an L-shaped guide hole and a left end of the spring member is attached to the movable plate. With this structure, the opening and closing device offers combined operations in an up-and-down direction and a right-and-left direction orthogonal to the up-and-down direction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232071 | Hinged Device with Rotational Hinge Actuation | 2008-09-25 |
20080232072 | CIRCUIT BOARD CAM-ACTION STANDOFF CONNECTOR - A cam-action expanding standoff connector and related method are disclosed for mounting a circuit board. The standoff connector includes a body and a plurality of mounting members having interior longitudinally-extending camming portions for engagement by a cam. A cam is configured to be positioned within the mounting members in a first position in which the mounting members are not expanded against the interior of a mounting opening and in a second position in which the cam engages the camming portions to expand the plurality of mounting members against the interior of the mounting opening. Since the camming action is horizontal only (purely radial), practically no vertical forces are applied to the circuit board and a best-fit alignment between a circuit board and heatsink can be established and maintained. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232073 | INVERTER APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR BATTERY VEHICLE - An inverter apparatus is composed of an insulated metal substrate, a conductive stud, a printed circuit board, a conductive spacer, and a bus bar. An inverter output stage is mounted on the insulated metal substrate. The conductive stud is coupled to a main surface of the insulated metal substrate, and electrically connected with the inverter output stage. The printed circuit board is supported by the stud. The stud is coupled on the rear surface of the printed circuit board. Provided on the main surface of the printed circuit board is a circuit connected to the inverter output stage. The conductive spacer is coupled on the main surface of the printed circuit board, and electrically connected with the stud. The bus bar is coupled to the spacer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232074 | Circuit Card Assembly Including Individually Testable Layers - A method for assembling a circuit card assembly includes populating a plurality of components on a top side of a component layer, performing component-level testing on at least one component of the plurality of components populated on the component layer, adhering a bonding layer to a bottom side of the component layer, the bonding layer to facilitate bonding the component layer to an interconnect layer and to provide connectivity between the plurality of components and the interconnect layer, and forming a single-sided circuit card assembly by adhering the interconnect layer to the bonding layer, the interconnect layer having a top side and a bottom side, the bonding layer adhered to the top side of the interconnect layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232075 | Electronic Component and Manufacturing the Same - The present invention is to provide an electronic component where positional accuracy for arranging members constituting a circuit element such as a resister element and the like is mitigated and corrosion of a terminal electrode caused by sulfur in the atmosphere is reduced. The four-chips connected resister device | 2008-09-25 |