43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080259582 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus for fixing an expansion card to a circuit board, includes a mounting member fixed on the circuit board, and a locking member. The mounting member includes a pivot portion and a mounting portion formed on two ends thereof respectively. A hook extends from the pivot portion. The locking member includes a connecting portion and a latch portion formed on two ends thereof respectively. A notch is defined in the connecting portion. The locking member is pivotably connected to the mounting member via the connecting portion of the locking member connecting to the pivot portion of the mounting member. The latch portion is capable of being inserted in the mounting portion to fix the expansion card to the supporter. The hook is capable of engaging in the notch to confine the locking member relative to the mounting member. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259583 | Chip Module and Method for Producing a Chip Module - The invention pertains to a chip module for producing contactless chip cards with a chip carrier that is provided with inner and outer contacts on a substrate, wherein the inner contacts are bonded to terminal areas of a chip unit arranged on the chip carrier and the outer contacts serve for being bonded to an antenna, and wherein the chip unit is accommodated in a sandwich-like fashion between the substrate and a fiber-reinforced cover layer such that the cover layer is connected to the substrate adjacent to at least two opposite lateral edges of the chip unit, as well as to a method for producing a chip module. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259584 | SUPPORT AND EXTENSION RAIL ASSEMBLY - A housing assembly and a support rail and extension rail assembly for an electrical switching apparatus includes various components. The support rail assembly is, preferably, a cast plate-like body wherein selected components, such as a levering in mechanism lug and support rails are formed as part of the casting. The extension rail assembly includes a generally flat, elongated body having a finger notch that is sized to accommodate a gloved hand and a mounting slot. The extension rail assembly is coupled to the support rail assembly by a pivotal mounting that extends through the mounting slot. The extension rail further includes a lateral extension. The housing assembly includes an L-shaped cutout having a horizontal portion and a descending vertical portion. When the extension rail is in a storage, or first, position, the lateral extension is disposed in the L-shaped cutout. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259585 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate, an antenna mounted on the substrate, and a resin material containing a dielectric constant adjusting material added therein, and sealing the electronic components and the antenna. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259586 | Circuit Structure - There is provided a circuit structure in which a control circuit is formed on the upper surface of an insulating plate | 2008-10-23 |
20080259587 | Enclosure And Gasket Assembly For Reducing EMI - Enclosures and gasket assemblies for reducing EMI for computer systems and other electronic devices are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment a gasket assembly for reducing EMI may comprise a soft core sizable to extend along at least the length of an opening in an EMI housing. The gasket assembly may also comprise a plurality of fingers positionable at spaced-apart positions along the entire length of the opening in the EMI housing, the plurality of fingers maintaining conductivity between mating surfaces of the EMI housing. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259588 | PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHT DIFFUSER - A photographic light diffusing device is provided. A flexible, transparent cowl is adapted to be mounted on a photographic light source, the cowl including a plurality of ribs and an opening through which the photographic light source is visible when the cowl is mounted on the photographic light source. The cowl elastically deforms to fit onto the photographic light source. A removable, flexible cover is placed over the opening of the cowl. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259589 | LIGHTING DEVICES, METHODS OF LIGHTING, LIGHT FILTERS AND METHODS OF FILTERING LIGHT - A lighting device comprising a white light source, a filter which filters blue light from the white light, and a second light source which emits red light and/or reddish-orange light. In some embodiments, the white light source comprises a solid state light emitter. A method of lighting, comprising illuminating a white light source, illuminating a red and/or reddish-orange light source, the light sources being positioned and oriented such that the light mixes, and filtering blue light from the mixed light. A method of lighting, comprising illuminating a white light source, filtering blue light from the white light, and illuminating a red and/or reddish-orange light source. A light filter, comprising a first filter component which has a wall region and a window region, and a second filter component comprising two or more reflection regions. Also, methods of filtering. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259590 | Button Arrangement for Colored Lighting Controller - A user interface device ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259591 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS FOR CLOTHING HANDLER - Disclosed is a light emitting apparatus for a clothing handler. The light emitting apparatus for the clothing handler handling clothes received therein includes selection means for selecting processes for handling the clothes in a pressing manner, a plurality of light emitting devices arranged at a periphery of the selection means so as to emit light according to a selection by the selection means, and a transparent window covering the plurality of light emitting devices. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259592 | Lamp Socket - A lamp socket has a casing, a switching contact assembly, a stem assembly, an electric tab, a photo switch, a first electric connector and a second electric connector. The switching contact assembly is mounted in the casing and around the stem assembly. The stem assembly has a pawl. The pawl has multiple surfaces. The electric tab is mounted on two of the surfaces of the pawl and selectively contacts the switching contact assembly. The first electric connector and the second electric connector are connected electrically to the photo switch. The contact between the electric tab and the switching contact assembly switches via turning the stem assembly to turn on or off two lights. Furthermore, the lamp socket turns on one of the lights based on ambient light. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259593 | Refrigerated Case - A refrigerated display case has a body ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259594 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH VARIABLE LENGTH CONDUCTOR - An improved flashlight includes a barrel, a light source and a variable length conductor. The barrel contains a plurality of batteries which may be arranged end-to-end. The light source is held in a holder. The variable length conductor is interposed between the plurality of batteries and the light source. The variable length conductor is configured to selectively electrically couple or de-couple the light source and the batteries. The holder of the light source may further be configured to move the light source substantially laterally relative to an axis of the reflector. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259595 | LAMP ASSEMBLY - A lamp assembly includes an elongate source of radiation formed with end pieces and a mount connected to the end pieces for securing the radiation source in an irradiator. The mount is shaped for directing air drawn towards the mount to cause the air to flow around at least part of the radiation source and between the radiation source and the mount. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259596 | Color Adaptive Lighting System - A color adaptive lighting system for creating a mixture of light that lies on the Planck's radiation course, includes: a housing ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259597 | Lighting Fixture Adapter - A method of adapting an existing lighting fixture to provide selectively-energizable, turtle-friendly lighting includes interposing an adapter between a lighting fixture and an electrical box, providing a light source in the adapter and coupling an electrical power source to the adapter for selectively energizing either the light source or the lighting fixture. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259598 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The device includes a blue light emitting region having a first light emitting part and a yellow light emitting region having a second light emitting part and a wavelength converting member arranged to absorb light from the second light emitting part and to convert the wavelength thereof to emit yellow light. The second light emitting part has a higher output than that of the first light emitting part. With this arrangement, output of the yellow light can be increased, so that the device can be used in an image reading apparatus with a high sensitivity. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259599 | Low profile linear high bay fluorescent luminaire - A low profile linear high bay fluorescent luminaire with a downwardly facing and room side accessible ballast channel. The lighting fixture includes a housing assembly having a longitudinal axis with a first reflector located on a first side of the longitudinal axis. A second reflector is located on a second side of the longitudinal axis. The first and second reflectors are spaced apart with at least one ballast therebetween. At least one ballast is coupled to the housing assembly and extends downwardly from the housing assembly. A cover for the ballast is located below the ballast. The lighting fixture also includes a means for releasably coupling the cover to the housing assembly. The lighting fixture can be suspended from a ceiling or joist in a number of ways including mounting brackets, wire hangers, and ceiling assemblies, and can have an occupancy sensor attached thereto. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259600 | LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE LENSES OR FILTERS - A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. Lenses and/or filters are adjusted in distance from the light elements, by for example moving the lenses/filters into different slot positions of the frame, to alter characteristics of the emitted light. Focal lenses, diffusion lenses, and color filters may be used individually or in combination. A compound lens includes lens elements having different characteristics arranged in a pattern. Through groupwise control of the intensity of the light elements, the different characteristics are emphasized or de-emphasized. The light panel may have an integrated battery, and may be mounted on a stand. The panel may be modular, allowing larger panels to be constructed from smaller panels. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259601 | Warning light - A warning light and warning light assembly are disclosed. The warning light includes a housing including a base and a translucent cover. The warning light includes one or more light emitting diodes within the housing, each of the light emitting diodes operable to emit light substantially along an optical output axis. The warning light also includes a reflector within the housing, the reflector including a reflective surface having a curve section disposed substantially perpendicular to the optical output axis of at least one of the one or more light emitting diodes. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259602 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system for background lighting of displays or screens, including at least one lighting device including a glass envelope and a transparent element provided thereabove, at least one surface of the element being provided with a fluorescent layer on at least a portion of its surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259603 | LED-element - In an LED component comprising at least one LED ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259604 | Safety detachable lamp assembly - A detachable lamp assembly comprises a joint installed to an electric wire; one end of the joint having insertion holes; two sides of the insertion holes being formed with respective buckling grooves; a lamp body having a bulb therein; a periphery of the bulb being formed with a frame, a bottom end of the bulb being formed with a plug; two sides of the plug have respective buckle units; a lateral side of the lamp body having a switch and a receptacle with a plurality of receptacle holes; and two buckle units; each buckle being movably installed to the lamp body; a front end of each buckle unit having a buckle; when the buckle unit being combined to the buckling groove of the joint; and the buckle serving to fix the buckle unit to the joint. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259605 | Illumination light source and image display apparatus - An illumination light source includes a coherent light source in which a plurality of light emitting points that emit coherent light beams are arranged in a one-dimensional array; and a light magnifying unit that magnifies the coherent light beams that are emitted from the light emitting points so that a diameter of light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of arrangement of the light emitting points is larger than a diameter in the direction of arrangement of the light emitting points. The illumination light source also includes an optical fiber; and a light-converging optical system in which a magnification is set such that light emitted from the light magnifying unit is coupled to the optical fiber, based on a maximum diameter of the light emitted from the light magnifying unit. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259606 | Light fixture for house number plates - A light fixture for house number plates has a control circuit to automatically detect light in response the light intensity of sunshine to control timing of activation of the light fixture to illuminate a house number plate. It has a lamp which can be driven by electric power converted through a solar energy panel to meet environmental protection requirement. An overload protection circuit is provided to increase the life span of the light fixture. The light fixture is coupled with the house number plate to provide effective illumination and environmental protection. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259607 | LED illumination system - The present invention is achieved with the object of providing an illumination system formed of an LED light emitting body and a socket which can appropriately release heat from LED chips. This object is achieved in the following manner. A heat conducting layer | 2008-10-23 |
20080259608 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLY - An exemplary LED lamp assembly includes a housing ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259609 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLY - An exemplary LED lamp assembly includes a housing ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259610 | Structure and manufacturing method for fluorescent paster - A fluorescent paster generally comprises a light-pervious layer, a fluorescent power layer, a bottom layer and an adhesive layer. The light-pervious layer is mounted in a topmost position to emit a light beam. The fluorescent power layer is mounted under the light-pervious layer to change the color of the light beam when the light beam passes through the fluorescent power layer. The bottom layer is mounted under the fluorescent power layer. The adhesive layer is mounted under the bottom layer. As a result, the color of the light is changeable by means of the fluorescent power layer and the fluorescent paster is attachable to an article by means of the adhesive layer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259611 | Multifunctional Ambient Lighting Compositions - An acrylic or other polymer composition, optionally containing aluminum trihydrate, and having undoped and/or doped titanium dioxide dispersed evenly throughout is disclosed. Said composition provides a sterile surface which can be renewed. Said composition provides a highly sterile surface upon photoactivation of the surface by at least either low-level ultraviolet irradiation or ambient/natural light (as when using doped titanium dioxide). A method of using such a surface material is also disclosed. Said acrylic or other polymer composition may be adhered onto a polycarbonate or other polymeric backing, optionally by an intervening layer of a third polymer. The resulting acrylic or other polymer/polycarbonate or other polymer combination is adapted to provide ambient lighting when exposed to a light source. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259612 | OPTICAL SHEET - A lens film with small warpage even when a transparent base is thin is provided. Pole prisms made of a hardening resin are arranged along the extending direction on a transparent base made of a flexible material. The transparent base has a depression according to a valley between the pole prisms adjacent to each other. The pole prism has a sloping face extending to an inner wall of the depression. The transparent base is in contact with the valley. A layer not functioning as a prism, that is, a so-called skirt layer does not exist between the transparent base and the pole prisms. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259613 | COLORED OUTDOOR LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING COVERS, LENSES, OR COLORED FIXTURE COVERS - A method for altering a color of a light source includes the acts of covering at least a portion of a light source with a flexible, colored material, and removably affixing the flexible, colored material adjacent the light source to alter the color of the light output from the light source. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259614 | Lighting Fixture Mounting Platform - A mounting platform for a lighting fixture comprising a substantially flat plate and an integral cutting guide. The integral cutting guide includes an aperture formed through the substantially flat plate and a flange formed around a perimeter of the aperture. The flange and the substantially flat plate preferably intersect in a curve and the flange forms an angle of less than (90) degrees with respect to the bottom surface. The mounting platform also includes elongated slots for securing the mounting platform to a ceiling support member. The elongated slots are preferably of a sufficient length to allow the mounting platform to be secured to the ceiling support member to allow placement of the integral cutting guide between the ceiling support member and a second ceiling support member wherein the span between the ceiling support member and the second ceiling support member is in the range of (16 to 24) inches. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259615 | Surface mounted device with LED light - The surface mounted device has LED light has build-in or added-on LED light fit within device with its preferred parts and accessories may selected from group combination from power source, circuit means, conductive means, switch means, sensor means, Integrated Circuit(IC), LED elements in variety specification, timer means, solar power, AC power and parts, DC power and parts to get the desired light effects, function, performance under pre-determined color, brightness, duration, function, light show to make desire area illumination by power saving LED light. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259616 | ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS FOR LIGHTING IN SUSPENDED CEILINGS - An acoustic housing, a light fixture, a suspended ceiling system, and a method of decreasing sound transfer from a light fixture in a suspended ceiling are disclosed. An acoustic hood for a light fixture in a suspended ceiling may include a partially enclosed space formed between a plurality of wall portions. A light fixture may include first and second layers that are coupled to one another and form a partially enclosed space. A suspended ceiling system may include the acoustic hood or light fixture. The method relates to disposing an acoustic housing spaced from the light fixture. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259617 | Transportation system and method or methods for the restoration,re-manufacturing and re-conditioning or any combination thereof,of a vehicle headlight fixture or headlight fixture lens or any combination thereof - A transportation system and method or methods for the restoration, re manufacturing, reconditioning or any combination thereof, a vehicle headlight fixture or vehicle headlight fixture lens; where the system is comprised of using any mode of transportation as a service, combined with or without the application of any method for the, restoration, re manufacturing, reconditioning or any combination thereof, on a vehicle headlight fixture or vehicle headlight fixture lens or any combination thereof, or any service for communicating the aforementioned system and method or methods or any combination thereof using any telecommunication configuration. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since the embodiments may deviate from any content. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259618 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exterior auxiliary lighting system is provided including a light source for generating a beam of visible light, the light source having an aperture through which the beam of light is projected. A cover can be detachably connected to the light source to overlay at least a portion of the aperture. A sensor is provided for detecting whether the cover is attached to the light source. A switch responsive to an output signal from the sensor is adapted to selectively decouple the light source from a power supply when the sensor detects that the cover is attached to the light source. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259619 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system controls an auxiliary light for a vehicle. The system includes a cockpit button to activate the auxiliary light, a Hall sensor operable to detect the installation and removal of a magnetized cover for the auxiliary light; a warning indicator; and a controller. The controller activates the warning indicator in response to the output of the sensor and the on/off state of the cockpit button. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259620 | Light emitting apparatus - A light guide unit which includes a front light emitting surface, a rear surface to which a light reflecting treatment is applied and a side end face which constitutes a light introducing plane and which is formed solid of a light transmissive material as a whole is divided by a vertical slit which reaches the rear reflecting surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259621 | ENHANCED VEHICLE SIDE SIGNAL LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a vehicle side light system for signaling an event that is directly connected to a vehicle's signaling system and power source. The system comprises at least one series of lights having multiple light emitting devices set in a row, a flexible circuit attached to at least one circuit of a vehicle and at least one digital shift register coupled to at least one schmitt trigger circuit. The lights in the system are automatically sequentially activated by the schmitt trigger circuits to signal the occurrence of an event. The light system may alternatively be attached to an independent power source to add instinctive awareness to an object or situation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259622 | Vehicle-mounted LED illumination device - An LED illumination device includes at least one LED plate including a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on an upper surface of a flat substrate and a device body having a mouth ring engageable with an illumination device socket disposed at a predetermined installation location, the LED plate and the device body being connected to each other by an electrical cable. The LED plate has an underside formed with an applying portion. The device body has an outer surface provided with a receiving portion. The applying portion of the LED plate is detachably applied to the receiving portion of the device body. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259623 | Light for the Passenger Compartment of a Motor Vehicle - An interior lamp is provided for illuminating an interior of a vehicle having a glass surface, particularly a glass roof. At least one such interior lamp is integrated in the laminated glass of the glass surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259624 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND DOOR MIRROR DEVICE - A lighting device for vehicle include a housing body, an outer lens provided on the housing body, a decorating wall provided between the housing body and the outer lens and a plurality of light emitting devices which are provided between the housing body and the decorating wall and disposed with intervals to each other. The decorating wall includes a plurality of light transmitting portions, each of which is disposed to face each of the plurality of light emitting devices. The light transmitting portion is disposed to set light emitted from the corresponding light emitting device within a range of a predetermined light distribution angle. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259625 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT DEVICE - A vehicle headlight device includes a lower beam unit for illuminating a lower beam, an upper beam/infrared ray switching unit for switching between illuminating an upper beam and an infrared ray, a low-beam abnormality detecting circuit for detecting an abnormality of the lower beam unit, a power-supply abnormality detecting circuit for detecting an abnormality of a power supply of the vehicle headlight, and a control circuit that inhibits the upper beam/infrared ray switching unit from illuminating the infrared ray when an abnormality is detected by either the low-beam abnormality detecting circuit or the power-supply abnormality detecting circuit. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259626 | Electric Lamp - The present invention relates to an electric lamp ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259627 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lighting system and method enables the generation of light in a manner that reduces the generation of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and/or radio frequency interference (RFI). In one embodiment, a light source emits light upon receiving a substantially linear signal that is generated in response to a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259628 | Modular light system for automobiles - An automotive modular light system, comprising a common base light device and a multitude of exchangeable lens cover means of which each has significantly distinct automotive light styling features, is invented here as a cost-effective way of customizing the exterior styling of motored vehicles. The common base light device of simple construction can be used for multiple vehicle models to provide the lighting function at a low cost. An exchangeable lens cover means, which provides the styling features of the modular light system, is removably installed to the common base light device. Each exchangeable lens cover means has a simple construction so that it can be cost-effectively manufactured. Therefore a multitude of exchangeable lens cover means of significantly distinct styling features may be offered to customers with different styling tastes at very affordable prices. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259629 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp can be designed to prevent troubles ascribable to handling during manufacturing, and to be capable of light distribution over a wide range while suppressing uneven light distribution in each individual lamp and suppressing light distribution variations between separate individual lamps, even at low cost. LED mounting substrates having a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon can be attached to an inner lens bracket made of a light-transmitting resin material so that the light sources can be accommodated in respective bracket portions of the inner lens bracket, having openings. The inner lens bracket to which the LED mounting substrates are attached can further be attached to the inner panel so that the bracket portions accommodating the LEDs protrude from the bracket portion insertion holes of the inner panel. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259630 | LENS ASSEMBLY - A lens assembly for use with a light source and including an inner lens and a light directing portion. The inner lens collects light rays from the light source through a light-collecting face and emits at least a portion of the light rays radially through a series of collimators. The light directing portion may be an outer lens having light-collecting faces and light-distributing faces. The light-collecting faces correspond with the collimators and distribute the light rays through light-distributing faces. The light direction portion may alternatively be an outer reflector. The reflector has a plurality of light-reflecting surfaces, corresponding to the collimators, and configured to reflect the light rays emitted from the collimators. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259631 | Led-Fiber Optic Combination for Simulating Neon Lit Signage - An improvement in LED lighting simulative of neon lighting comprises a light cable ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259632 | LED light device with changeable features of geometric dimension - The LED light device with changeable geometric dimension function which At least one of LED install within housing-unit in x-y-z axis and the said housing-units are connected by at least one of joint-means which delivery the electric signal from power source to desired LEDs incorporated with Integrated Circuit, circuit means, switch means, sensor means for illumination under pre-determined light performance. The LED light device's geometric dimension will be changed while any variable applied to original housing-unit or joint-mean. The LED light device incorporated with conventional attachment means to install on any main object. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259633 | Soft light-transportable tube - The invention relates to a soft light-transportable tube, which connect with a lighting apparatus at one end or both ends. The soft tube is made of light-transportable material, which has a lot of tiny apertures formed evenly therein to reflect ray emitted from the lighting apparatus again and again in order that the entire tube can lightened. Hence, the decoration formed by the tube display a perfect lighting effect with improvement and utilization. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259634 | DOUBLE-SIDED TURNING FILM - A backlight device for a display comprising (1) a side-lit light source, (2) a light guide plate and (3) a turning film comprising a light entry and a light exit surface comprising lenticular elements on the exit surface and prismatic structures on the entry surface, wherein the average values of the parameters of the features and the thickness of the film are selected to provide a peak output angle of ±10° from normal to the light exit surface of the light guide plate and an optical gain of at least 1.25. Also disclosed are methods of making the turning film and a display incorporating the backlight. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259635 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module has a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate contains a top plane, a bottom plane opposite to the top plane, a light entrance plane positioned between the top plane and the bottom plane, and a widened edge plane opposite to the light entrance plane. The widened edge plane is slanted relative to the light entrance plane. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259636 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate unit. The transparent plate unit includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of depressions and at least one lamp-receiving portion. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The depressions are formed at the bottom surface. The lamp-receiving portion is defined in the bottom surface. A backlight module using the present optical plate is also provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259637 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259638 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259639 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate section. The transparent plate section includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of depressions and at least one lamp-receiving portion. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The depressions are formed on the light output surface. The lamp-receiving portion is defined in the bottom surface. A backlight module using the present optical plate is also provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259640 | LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES - Edge lit light emitting assembly includes a panel member having a light input surface at one end of a greater width than thickness and an array of LEDs positioned in close proximity to the light input surface that emit light out of the side of the LEDs closest to the light input surface. At least one reflector around one or more of the LEDs collects light emitted by the LEDs and is shaped to reflect and focus the light at an acceptable angle for entering the light input surface, the focused light being shaped to have a greater cross-sectional width than height corresponding to the width and thickness of the light input surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259641 | Planar Illumination Device - Thinning of a planar illumination device using an LED is accelerated while higher and more uniform brightness is promoted. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259642 | LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES - A light emitting panel, film or substrate assembly includes an optically conductive panel, film or substrate having at least one light input surface defined by at least one edge of a slot, cavity, opening or hole in which at least one LED light source having a greater width than height is positioned adjacent to the light input surface for directing light into the panel, film or substrate. The LED light source is configured to generate light having an output distribution defined by a greater width component than height component, the height component substantially corresponding to or less than the thickness of the light input surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259643 | Backlight Arrangement - A backlight arrangement ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259644 | SURFACE ILLUMINANT EQUIPMENT - A plurality of convex strip portions are formed on a front surface (or a back surface) of a light guiding plate, extending in a direction from a light incidence plane to an opposite side surface. A concave portion is formed on a side surface of each convex strip portion. An inner wall of the concave portion is formed from at least two flat planes inclined with respect to three axial directions orthogonal to each other (X, Y and Z axial directions), respectively. Thereby, damage to the surface illuminant equipment such as a light guiding plate due to the interference between a back surface and units disposed on the back surface of the light guiding plate is prevented, while preventing a linear part with relatively low luminance from being viewed from the front surface of the light guiding plate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259645 | Converter for an Ion Propulsion System - A converter includes a converter for an ion propulsion system is provided. The converter includes a bridge circuit with a first and second bridge circuit connection and four switches. The converter also includes a storage inductance and a high voltage transformer with a primary and a secondary winding. The converter further includes a switch control unit, which opens or closes the fourth switch at a control time delayed in relation to the first switch. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259646 | DYNAMIC CONVERTER TOPOLOGY - Methods and apparatus of dynamic topology power converters are provided. One method includes monitoring at least one variable of the power converter and based on the at least one monitored variable, using a converter topology selected between at least a full-bridge converter topology and a half-bridge converter topology to achieve an efficient operation at a then current operational load. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259647 | Power Converter - A power converter comprises a series arrangement of a first main current path of a first controllable switch (M | 2008-10-23 |
20080259648 | Switching Control in DC-DC-Converters - Implementations related to controlling of a switch in a DC-DC converter are presented herein. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259649 | Switched mode power supply comprising a rectifier circuit - The switched mode power supply comprises an inductor, a switching transistor coupled in series with the inductor, and a rectifier circuit. The rectifier circuit comprises a switch coupled with the inductor for a rectification of an output voltage and a control circuit operating in a monostable mode. The switch is operated in particular in a synchronous mode with the same switching frequency as the switching transistor. The rectifier circuit can be used advantageously with a switched mode power supply having a push-pull half-bridge configuration and operating as a resonant converter or a quasi-resonant converter with soft switching for an application within a plasma television set. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259650 | Changing switching frequency of a primary side power converter to compensate for inductance variation - A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls a switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the frequency and pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259651 | Constant current and voltage controller in a four-pin package with dual-use pin - A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls an inductor switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259652 | Compensating for base current in a primary side power converter that uses an NPN bipolar transistor - A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls a switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the frequency and pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONAL RESPONSE TO A FAULT CONDITION IN A SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - Techniques are disclosed to regulate an output of a power converter. One example power converter controller circuit includes a line sense input to be coupled to receive a signal representative of an input voltage of a power converter. A feedback input to be coupled to receive a feedback signal representative of an output of the power converter is also included. A drive signal generator is also included to generate a drive signal coupled to control switching of a switch to provide a regulated output parameter at the output of the power converter in response to the feedback signal. The drive signal generator is coupled to receive a plurality of inputs including the line sense input and the feedback input. The drive signal generator is coupled to latch the power converter into an off state in response to a detection of a fault condition in the power converter as detected by the plurality of inputs if the power converter input voltage is above a first threshold level. The drive signal generator to be unresponsive to the signal representative of the power converter input voltage while the controller is regulating the output parameter at the output of the power converter. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259654 | Compensating for cord resistance to maintain constant voltage at the end of a power converter cord - A cord correction circuit in a primary-side-controlled flyback converter compensates for the loss of output voltage caused by the resistance of the charger cord. In one embodiment, a correction voltage is subtracted from a feedback voltage received from a primary-side auxiliary inductor. A pre-amplifier then compares a reference voltage to the corrected feedback voltage. In another embodiment, the correction voltage is summed with the reference voltage, and the pre-amplifier compares the feedback voltage to the corrected reference voltage. The difference between the voltages on the input leads of the pre-amplifier is used to increase the output voltage to compensate for the voltage lost through the charger cord. The flyback converter also has a comparing circuit and a control loop that maintain the peak level of current flowing through the primary inductor of the converter. Adjusting the frequency and pulse width of an inductor switch signal controls the converter output current. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259655 | SWITCHING-MODE POWER CONVERTER AND PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATION CONTROL CIRCUIT WITH PRIMARY-SIDE FEEDBACK CONTROL - A pulse-width-modulation control circuit of a switching-mode power converter with a primary-side feedback control is disclosed. The switching-mode power converter includes a transformer, a power switch, a current sensing resistor and the pulse-width-modulation control circuit. The transformer includes a primary-side winding, a secondary-side winding and an auxiliary winding. The pulse-width-modulation control circuit includes a sample and hold circuit, a transconductor circuit, an error amplifier and a pulse-width-modulation generator. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259656 | Regulating output current from a primary side power converter by clamping an error signal - An inductor current flows through an inductor of a flyback converter. In a constant voltage mode, the pulse width of an inductor switch control signal is adjusted to maintain a constant output voltage of the flyback converter. The inductor switch control signal controls a switch through which the inductor current flows. In a constant current mode, a comparing circuit, a control loop and a clamp generator circuit are used to maintain the peak level of inductor current. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal based on the ramp-up rate of the inductor current. The control loop uses the timing signal and a feedback signal to generate a time error signal. The clamp generator circuit uses the time error signal to generate a clamp signal that adjusts the pulse width of the inductor switch control signal to clamp the peak current output by the flyback converter in the constant current mode. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259657 | Boosting Technique for a Bi-Directional Switch in a Power Converter - A bi-directional switch for a power converter comprises first and second transistors (SW | 2008-10-23 |
20080259658 | Limit for the harmonics of a current - A wiring arrangement and an appliance for limiting the harmonics of a current supplied to a frequency converter from an AC electricity supply network, which frequency converter can be connected to a three-phase AC electricity supply network, in which frequency converter is an uncontrolled network bridge ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259659 | Overload and short protected soft-start converter - A converter and a driving method thereof are provided. The converter can determine the output short state of the converter after the soft start is finished by using a detection signal that corresponds to an input signal while a switched is turned on and that corresponds to an output signal while the switch is turned off, so as to convert the input signal into the output signal according to a switching operation of the switch. The converter can determine the overload state of the converter by using a feedback voltage corresponding to the output signal, and terminate the switching operation when the converter is in an output short state or overload state. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259660 | POWER CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power conditioner for supplying controlled power generated from a power source such as a fuel cell or a solar battery to a load. The power conditioner includes a main converter converting the output voltage of the power source; an auxiliary converter converting the output voltage of the main converter to a voltage that is supplied to BOP elements; and a direct connecting line connecting the output voltage of the power source to the auxiliary converter bypassing the main converter. Accordingly, because the voltage for the power to be supplied to the BOP elements is converted only once, the power loss can be significantly reduced compared to the power loss from a conventional power conditioner. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259661 | Control Process for Redundancy Use in the Event of a Fault of a Polyphase Power Converter Having Distributed Energy Stores - The invention relates to a method for controlling a power converter having at least two phase modules, which each have an upper and a lower valve branch, each having at least three series-connected two-pole subsystems, in the event of failure of at least one subsystem of a valve branch of a phase module. According to the invention, the valve branch (TI, T | 2008-10-23 |
20080259662 | AC power supply and method for controlling output current thereof - An AC power supply and a method for dynamically controlling the output current thereof are disclosed. An output voltage stop signal is used to disable a DC/AC converter from outputting. During a period that the DC/AC converter stops its output, the output current of the DC/AC converter is measured and is fed back to a output current control device as an output current feedback signal to produce a deviation. Using the difference between the output current feedback signal of the DC/AC converter and the deviation, an approximate DC value of the output current of the DC/AC converter is calculated. With reference to the approximate DC value, the DC/AC converter can be controlled so that the DC current injection in the output current is approximately zero. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259663 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-PHASE RECTIFIER WITH LOWER VOLTAGE SWITCHES - Methods and apparatus to provide a rectifier having a high power factor not limited by voltage ratings of switching devices. Methods and apparatus can include pairs of series-coupled switches coupled to a respective phase signal to, along with respective diode pairs, apportion voltage over a series of load capacitors coupled across the rectifier DC output terminals. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259664 | NETWORK TRANSMIT/RECEIVE PORT - A network transmit/receive port, including transformers, a rectifying unit, a powered device controller unit, and a DC-DC converter controller, is provided. Each circuit unit is integrated in a network transmit/receive port of an Ethernet power sourcing/powered device, so as to reduce the volume of externally-connected circuits, which thus further satisfies the product design trend of being short, small, light, and thin. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259665 | Rectifier Circuit, Circuit Arrangement and Method for Manufactiring a Rectifier Circuit - One aspect of the invention relates to a rectifier circuit for providing a rectified voltage, with a first AC voltage terminal to which an AC voltage can be applied, with a first DC voltage terminal to which a DC voltage can be provided, and with a control switching element between the first AC voltage terminal and the first DC voltage terminal. The control switching element only couples the first AC voltage terminal to the first DC voltage terminal if the electrical potential at the first AC voltage terminal has a predeterminable polarity compared with a reference potential and if the amount of the electrical potential at the first DC voltage terminal is less than or equal to the amount of the electrical potential at the first AC voltage terminal. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259666 | Power Unit - The invention makes it possible to secure a maximum output within the capacity range of an electrical power source by preventing an output from being cut by a protective function of a converter at the time of a temporary overload. A bidirectional DC-DC converter | 2008-10-23 |
20080259667 | Content addressable memory - Systems, devices, and methods, including executable instructions are provided for content addressable memory (CAM). One method includes writing entries, including a type field, to a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). The method includes marking certain entries as valid. The method includes precharging match lines associated with the entries when an entry is valid and based on a type selection. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259668 | Layout structure of bit line sense amplifiers for a semiconductor memory device - A layout structure of bit line sense amplifiers for use in a semiconductor memory device includes first and second bit line sense amplifiers arranged to share and be electrically controlled by a first column selection line signal, and each including a plurality of transistors. In this layout structure, each of the plurality of transistors forming the first bit line sense amplifier is arranged so as not to share an active region with any transistors forming the second bit line sense amplifier. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259669 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF OPTIMIZING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION POWER AND POWER INITIALIZING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device can automatically control signal transmission power on-chip based on a wireless signal transmission. The semiconductor memory device can have a multi-chip stack structure. A power initializing method of the semiconductor memory device can comprise providing a test signal generated by a signal-providing chip to a first chip, checking whether the test signal provided to the first chip has an error, providing the checking result to the signal-providing chip, setting the power of a first signal provided to the first chip according to the checking result, and setting the power of a signal provided to a second chip adjacent to the first chip and close to the signal-providing chip using the power of the first signal. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259670 | Memory Module - A memory module having a board and a plurality of memory elements on the board which belong to different memory ranks, each memory rank being addressable via a respective selection signal. The memory module additionally includes a memory buffer having a memory rank interface coupled to the memory elements of each memory rank, and a selection signal output for the selection signal of each memory rank, the memory elements being arranged in rows on the board and the memory elements of a memory rank extending only over half of the rows. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259671 | 3-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF - An integrated circuit design, structure and method for fabrication thereof includes at least one logic device layer and at least two additional separate memory array layers. Each of the logic device layer and the at least two memory array layers is independently optimized for a particular type of logic device or memory device disposed therein. Preferably also disposed within the logic device layer are array sense amplifiers, memory array output drivers and like higher performance circuitry otherwise generally disposed within memory array layer substrates. All layers may be independently powered to provide additional performance enhancement. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259672 | 4F2 SELF ALIGN SIDE WALL ACTIVE PHASE CHANGE MEMORY - Arrays of memory cells are described along with devices thereof and method for manufacturing. Memory cells described herein include self-aligned side wall memory members comprising an active programmable resistive material. In preferred embodiments the area of the memory cell is 4F | 2008-10-23 |
20080259673 | SPACE AND PROCESS EFFICIENT MRAM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided for magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) bits ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259674 | Scalable Magnetic Memory Devices - A magnetic memory cell is provided. The magnetic memory cell includes at least one fixed magnetic layer, and a plurality of free magnetic layers, separated from the at least one fixed magnetic layer by at least one barrier layer. The free magnetic layers include a first free magnetic layer adjacent to the barrier layer, a second free magnetic layer separated from the first free magnetic layer by at least one first parallel coupling layer, and a third free magnetic layer separated from the second free magnetic layer by at least one second parallel coupling layer. A magnetic moment of the second free magnetic layer is greater than both a magnetic moment of the first free magnetic layer and a magnetic moment of the third free magnetic layer. The magnetic memory cell may be used in conjunction with a magnetic random access memory device. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259675 | Data Writing to Scalable Magnetic Memory Devices - A method is provided for writing data to an MRAM device having a plurality of magnetic memory cells configured in an array between a plurality of word lines and bit lines. At least one of the magnetic memory cells includes at least one fixed magnetic layer and a plurality of free magnetic layers, separated from the fixed magnetic layer by at least one barrier layer. The free magnetic layers include a first free magnetic layer adjacent to the barrier layer, a second free magnetic layer separated from the first free magnetic layer by at least one first parallel coupling layer, and a third free magnetic layer separated from the second free magnetic layer by at least one second parallel coupling layer. A magnetic moment of the second free magnetic layer is greater than both a magnetic moment of the first free magnetic layer and the third free magnetic layer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259676 | Integrated Circuit, Memory Module, Method of Operating an Integrated Circuit, Method of Manufacturing an Integrated Circuit, and Computer Program Product - According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated circuit is provided which includes a plurality of resistivity changing cells. At least two resistance ranges are assigned to each resistivity changing cell, each resistance range defining a possible state of the resistivity changing cell. The integrated circuit is operable in a cell initializing mode in which initializing signals are applied to the resistivity changing cells. The strengths and durations of the initializing signals are chosen such that the resistance of each resistivity changing cell is shifted into one of the resistance ranges assigned to the resistivity changing cell. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259677 | Memory including bipolar junction transistor select devices - An array is formed by a plurality of cells, wherein each cell is formed by a bipolar junction selection transistor having a first, a second, and a control region. The cell includes a common region, forming the second regions of the selection transistors, and a plurality of shared control regions overlying the common region. Each shared control region forms the control regions of a plurality of adjacent selection transistors and accommodates the first regions of the plurality of adjacent selection transistors as well as contact portions of the shared control region. Blocks of adjacent selection transistors of the plurality of selection transistors share a contact portion and the first regions of a block of adjacent selection transistors are arranged along the shared control region between two contact portions. A plurality of biasing structures are formed between pairs of first regions of adjacent selection transistors, for modifying a charge distribution in the shared control region below the biasing structures. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259678 | Method for initializing resistance-variable material, memory device containing a resistance-variable material, and method for initializing nonvolatile memory circuit including variable resistor - An initialization method of the present invention is a method for initializing a material (variable-resistance material) ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259679 | Programming method of magnetic random access memory - A programming method of a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is provided. The magnetic random access memory includes a first magnetic pinned layer, a second magnetic pinned layer and a magnetic free layer. The first magnetic pinned layer is pinned at a first magnetic direction. The second magnetic pinned layer is pinned at a second magnetic direction. The magnetic free layer is magnetized into the first magnetic direction or the second magnetic direction. The programming method includes the following the steps. In the step (a), an additional magnetic field is applied onto the magnetic free layer. In the step (b), a first electron current is emitted through the magnetic free layer to magnetize the magnetic free layer into the first magnetic direction or the second magnetic direction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259680 | Memory Element and Method for Manufacturing Same - A novel nonvolatile memory element, which can be manufactured by a simple and high yield process by using an organic material and has a high on/off ratio, and a method for manufacturing such nonvolatile memory element. A switching layer ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259681 | Systems and Devices for Implementing Sub-Threshold Memory Devices - Various systems and methods for implementing memory devices are disclosed. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide sub-threshold memory devices that include a differential bit cell. Such a differential bit cell includes two PMOS transistors, two NMOS transistors, and two inverters. The source of the first PMOS transistor and the source of the second PMOS transistor are electrically coupled to a bit line input, and the source of the first NMOS transistor and the source of the second NMOS transistor are electrically coupled to the bit line input. The gate of the first NMOS transistor and the gate of the second NMOS transistor are electrically coupled to a word line input. The gate of the first PMOS transistor and the gate of the second PMOS transistor are electrically coupled to an inverted version of the word line input. The drain of the first PMOS transistor is electrically coupled to the drain of the first NMOS transistor, and the drain of the second PMOS transistor is electrically coupled to the drain of the second NMOS transistor. In addition, the drain of the first PMOS transistor is electrically coupled to the drain of the second PMOS transistor by the first inverter, and the drain of the second PMOS transistor is electrically coupled to the drain of the first PMOS transistor by the second inverter. | 2008-10-23 |