43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140313547 | DEVICE HAVING AN INK ZONE OPERATING PANEL WITH A TOUCH SCREEN FOR OPERATING PRINTING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING MACHINES - A device for operating printing substrate processing machines includes a control panel having a deposition surface for receiving printing substrates and an operating element embodied as a touch screen for controlling the printing substrate processing machine by using a control computer. The touch screen is disposed at a front edge of the control panel in front of the deposition surface for receiving the printing substrate. The touch screen extends at least across the entire width of the deposition surface for receiving the printing substrate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313548 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A processor performs: receiving a print instruction including a designation of particular image data stored in a server; in response to reception of the print instruction, acquiring at least one of a property of the particular image data, a print setting of the particular image data, and a state of a printing apparatus; and based on the at least one, determining one of first and second processing modes; when the first processing mode is determined, receiving the particular image data until reaching a first unit of data; and controlling a printing device to print the particular image data of the first unit; and when the second processing mode is determined, receiving the particular image data until reaching a second unit of data; and controlling the printing device to print the particular image data of the second unit. The second unit of data is larger than the first unit of data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313549 | IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS - An image erasing apparatus includes an erasing unit, a reading unit, and a control unit. The erasing unit erases an image formed in a recording medium. The reading unit reads control information included in the image. The control unit determines whether or not to erase the image using the erasing unit on the basis of date information included in the control information. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313550 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device may execute a response process and a search process with a first operation being performed as a trigger in a first period after the first operation. The response process may include receiving a search signal from a specific external device and sending a response signal to the specific external device in response to the search signal. The search process may include sending the search signal to the specific external device and receiving the response signal from the specific external device. The wireless communication device may communicate a wireless profile with the specific external device so as to establish a wireless connection with the specific external device in a case where the first operation is performed. The wireless communication device may execute the response process in a second period before the first operation is performed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313551 | COVER FOR HANDHELD PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method displays a template, an HPED, and an image selector. The template is marked with zones to display selected images, and the HPED includes a cover that has surfaces to display the selected images. The image selector displays images that when selected appear as the selected images on the zones of the template and on the surfaces of the cover. The template is printed with the selected images and folded into the cover that has a form factor of the HPED. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313552 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CREATING EVALUATION DATA - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section which forms an image on a sheet, a reading section which reads the image formed on the sheet by the image forming section, and a control section. The control section allows the image forming section to form a reference image for evaluation of image quality, allows the reading section to read the reference image at a resolution lower than a resolution at which the reference image is formed, obtains read values of the reference image, the resolution of which has been made higher than the resolution of the reference image read by the reading section using the read reference image, and creates evaluation data based on the obtained read values. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313553 | MARK DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MARK - A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313554 | Image Reader - An image reader is provided, which includes a light guide unit forming an optical path to guide light emitted by a first light emitting portion of a first reading unit to a second light receiving portion of a second reading unit, which optical path passes across a feeding path in a detection position such that a document sheet passing through the detection position on the feeding path blocks the light on the optical path, and a controller determining that a leading end or a trailing end of the document sheet passes through the detection position in response to detecting a change in a light receiving state of the second light receiving portion when the document sheet passes through the detection position with the first light emitting portion emitting light and a second light emitting portion of the second reading unit not emitting light. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313555 | DIGITAL HOLOGRAM SYNTHESIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided are a digital hologram synthesis method and apparatus based on an angular spectrum. The digital hologram synthesis method includes representing an input digital hologram as at least one angular spectrum region by applying Fourier transformation to the input digital hologram, registering the at least one angular spectrum region by projecting the at least one angular spectrum region onto a spherical surface, and generating a synthesis digital hologram based on the registered at least one angular spectrum region. Accordingly, it is possible to generate a new digital hologram with a different orientation or at a different distance using an angular spectrum of a digital hologram generated in advance, without geometric information of an object. In addition, it is possible to readily and intuitively synthesize a new digital hologram while viewing an image visualized in a 3D space. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313556 | PORTABLE AUGMENTED VISION DEVICE - An optical unit ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313557 | MEMS Device with Multi-Segment Flexures - A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a scanning platform suspended from a fixed platform by two flexures that form a pivot axis. The two flexures may be symmetric or asymmetric about a centerline of the scanning platform. At least one flexure includes two segments that are not parallel to each other. A second flexure may include two segments with one segment being wider than the other. Flexure design reduces effects of mounting and thermal stresses when the MEMS device is mounted as part of an assembly. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313558 | MEMS Device with Asymmetric Flexures - A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a scanning platform suspended from a fixed platform by two flexures that form a pivot axis. The two flexures may be symmetric or asymmetric about a centerline of the scanning platform. At least one flexure includes two segments that are not parallel to each other. A second flexure may include two segments with one segment being wider than the other. Flexure design reduces effects of mounting and thermal stresses when the MEMS device is mounted as part of an assembly. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313559 | OPTOMECHANICAL OSCILLATOR NETWORK, CONTROL AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS - A synchronizable optomechanical oscillator (OMO) network including at least two dissimilar silicon nitride (Si | 2014-10-23 |
20140313560 | OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY - An optical phased array ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313561 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer, which are in direct contact with one another. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices. In addition to the improved electrochromic devices and methods for fabrication, integrated deposition systems for forming such improved devices are also disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313562 | GRAPHENE/METAL NANOWIRE HYBRID TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS - A hybrid transparent conductive film, and methods for fabricating such hybrid transparent conductive films, involving the assembly of two-dimensional graphene-based materials with one-dimensional silver and/or copper nanowires with high optical transmittance and good electrical conductivity. The hybrid films are characterized by a good degree of control of the architecture at the nanoscale level, where the weakness(es) of each component are offset by the strengths of the other components. By rational design of the structure and using simple and locate-cost fabrication methods, hybrid films with sheet resistance of 26 ohm/sq and optical transmittance (at λ=550 nm) of 83% for reduced graphene oxide/silver nanowire films, and 64 ohm/sq and optical transmittance of 93.6% for monolayer graphene/silver nanowire films have been fabricated. These values are comparable to transparent conductive films based on indium tin oxide but are now able to be used in flexible electronics due to their good mechanical properties. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313563 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and an electro-optic reflective element assembly disposed at the mirror casing. A second surface of a front substrate of the reflective element assembly has a transparent conductive coating established thereat and a third surface of a rear substrate has a conductive coating established thereat. An electrical connector may be disposed at the fourth surface and in electrically conductive continuity with the transparent conductive coating and/or the conductive coating. The electrical connector may include a connector attaching portion for attaching at the fourth surface and a conductor attaching portion for soldering or welding an electrical conductor or wire to the electrical connector when the electrical connector is attached at the fourth surface. The conductor attaching portion is spaced from the plane of the connector attaching portion and the fourth surface of the rear substrate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313564 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a plurality of pixel units. The pixel units are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and each of the pixel units includes a reflective electrode disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of colored charged particles located between the reflective electrode and the second substrate and a lateral electrode disposed on the first substrate and extended towards the second substrate. When a first voltage is applied to the reflective electrode, the charged particles are repelled to the second substrate to display the color of the charged particles due to the affection of a first electric field, when a second voltage is applied to the lateral electrode, the charged particles are attracted to the lateral electrode due to the affection of a second electric field. Further, a driving method of a display panel is also provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313565 | ELECTRONIC PAPER AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE ON THE SAME - An electronic paper including an image control layer, the image control layer including a magnetic material and capable of forming a magnetic pattern therein, the electronic paper further including an image display layer on the image control layer, the image display layer including a plurality of image display units having magnetic properties. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313566 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a realistic solution for a highlight or multicolor display device which can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises four types of particles, having different levels of size, threshold voltage or charge intensity. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313567 | ELECTROPHORETIC FLUIDS - This invention relates to electrophoretic fluids, the use of these fluids for the preparation of an electrophoretic display device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such fluids. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313568 | HYPER-HEMISPHERICAL BEAM ANGLE MAGNIFIER - A beam director system configured to steer an optical beam over a hyper-hemispherical field of regard. In one example a beam director includes a pre-director configured to steer an optical beam over a first field of regard, and a beam angle magnifier that includes a beam directing apparatus and a field-of-regard switch, the beam angle magnifier configured to expand the first field of regard to a second field of regard larger than the first field of regard, wherein the beam directing apparatus is configured to receive the optical beam from the pre-director and to alter a pointing direction of the optical beam, and the field-of-regard switch configured to receive the optical beam from the beam directing apparatus, and to direct the optical beam into one of first and second bands of coverage within the second field of regard. The beam angle magnifier may be disposed within a rotatable housing. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313569 | Illumination Device and Method for Controlling the Illumination Device - An illumination device for illuminating a target to be combated includes a laser light source for emitting light along a beam path, a first modulator in the beam path and configured to manipulate a direction of the beam path in a first plane, a phase plate in the beam path having a variety of different optical thicknesses, and a control device connected to the light source and the first modulator and is configured to activate the first modulator using different frequencies, so that the beam path is deflected over a control period of time up to a first angle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313570 | TUNABLE OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER BASED ON AN AMPLITUDE MODULATOR - The present invention provides a tunable optical frequency converter based on an amplitude modulator, which comprises a laser, a first optical isolator, a circulating frequency conversion module. Said circulating frequency conversion module is composed of an optical coupler, an amplitude modulator, an optical amplifier, a second optical isolator, a first optical circulator, an optical fiber Bragg grating, a second optical circulator, a tunable filter and a tunable attenuator. Light outputted by said laser is inputted to said circulating frequency conversion module to conduct frequency converting repeatedly after passing through the first optical isolator, and then separated by a tunable filter and a second optical circulator, then the frequency converted light is outputted from the port of the circulating frequency conversion module. The frequency converter provided in the present invention has a compact volume and fewer optical components, which means it is easy to be integrated, a big frequency converting range, a high frequency converting efficiency and a high output power. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313571 | DURABLE, INORGANIC, ABSORPTIVE, ULTRA-VIOLET, GRID POLARIZER - An inorganic, dielectric grid polarizer device includes a stack of film layers disposed over a substrate. Each film layer is formed of a material that is both inorganic and dielectric. Adjacent film layers each have different refractive indices. At least one of the film layers is discontinuous to form a form-birefringent layer with an array of parallel ribs having a period less than 400 nm. Another layer, different than the form-birefringent layer, is formed of an optically absorptive material for the ultra-violet spectrum. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313572 | Multilayer Stack with Overlapping Harmonics for Wide Visible-Infrared Coverage - A broadband mirror, polarizer, or other reflector includes at least one stack of microlayers. Microlayers in the stack are arranged into optical repeat units. At a design angle of incidence such as normal incidence, the stack provides a 1 | 2014-10-23 |
20140313573 | OPTICAL REFLECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are an optical reflection film that uses an aqueous coating liquid for generating at refractive index, has a low production cost, is able to have a large area, and has a high coating film thermal stability, a method of manufacturing the optical reflection film, and an optical reflection body provided with the optical reflection film. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313574 | NANOPARTICLE FILMS FOR USE AS SOLAR CELL BACK REFLECTORS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are methods for forming nanoparticle films using electrophoretic deposition. The methods comprise exposing a substrate to a solution, the solution comprising substantially dispersed nanoparticles, an organic solvent, and a polymer characterized by a backbone comprising Si—O groups. The methods further comprise applying an electric field to the solution, whereby a nanoparticle film is deposited on the substrate. Suitable polymers include polysiloxanes, polysilsesquioxanes and polysilicates. Coated glass windows and methods of forming the coated glass windows using the solutions are also disclosed. The methods may be adapted to form nanoparticle films suitable for use as back reflectors in solar cells, where such nanoparticle-based back reflectors exhibit high reflection and light scattering properties, including use of such back reflectors to fabricate solar cells and other photovoltaic-based and light dependent devices such as television screens, computer monitors, portable systems such as mobile phones, handheld games consoles and PDAs. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313575 | MICROSCOPE ADAPTER UNIT - A microscope adapter unit disposed on an optical path of illumination light between a light source unit including a light source and a sample surface includes a first lens group having at least one lens and a second lens group having at least one lens. The first lens group converts the illumination light into roughly parallel luminous fluxes, and makes the illumination light enter the second lens group. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313576 | Microscope Device - A microscope has an objective, a light source illuminating a sample over an illumination beam path, an arrangement producing a flat illumination pattern which is structured in both spatial directions on the sample, a surface detector detecting light coming over one picture beam path, an arrangement shifting the illumination pattern on the sample in one displacement direction, and a control unit taking one picture at a time of the light which was detected by the detector as phase picture in different positions of the pattern along the displacement direction and to computationally reconstruct from these phase pictures an overall picture of the illuminated sample region. The displacement direction is oblique to the main axes of symmetry of the illumination pattern and depending on the illumination pattern is chosen such that the number of phase pictures which is necessary for the picture reconstruction corresponds to the theoretically minimally required value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313577 | METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING AN OBJECT IN A DIGITAL LIGHT MICROSCOPE, DIGITAL LIGHT MICROSCOPE AND BRIGHT FIELD REFLECTED-LIGHT ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A DIGITAL LIGHT MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a method for illuminating an object in a digital light microscope, to a digital light microscope, and to a bright field reflected-light illumination device for a digital light microscope. According to the invention, the bright field reflected-light illumination and the dark field reflected-light illumination are configured with light-emitting diodes as light sources and are individually or jointly drivable via a control unit. Both the bright field reflected-light illumination and the dark field reflected-light illumination are configured as “critical” illumination, in which the light source is imaged into the object plane. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313578 | RELAY SET FOR AN ENDOSCOPE AND AN ENDOSCOPE - The invention relates to a relay set for an endoscope that includes a plurality of relay sets of the same type, having two plano-convex rod lenses which face one another with their planar end surfaces, and an achromat that is arranged between these rod lenses, particularly in a central aperture plane of said relay set. Said achromat takes the form of an arrangement of at least two lenses which have different refractive indices and Abbe numbers, and is located at a distance from the rod lenses. The invention also relates to a corresponding endoscope. The claimed relay set is improved in that one lens of said achromat consists of ED glass that has an Abbe number of at least 75, in particular at least 77. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313579 | HIGH CONTRAST PROJECTION SCREEN - The present disclosure describes a front projection system. The front projection system includes a light absorbing layer having an absorbance in a visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum of at least 80% and a light diffusing layer disposed on the light absorbing layer between the light absorbing layer and the projector. The light diffusing layer includes a plurality of metal flakes uniformly distributed in a host material, an average size of the plurality of metal flakes being in a range from about 0.5 microns to about 20 microns, at concentration of in a range from about 3% to about 30% by weight. A plurality of light absorbing particles uniformly distributed in the host material at a concentration of less than about 7% by weight, and a major front surface facing the projector having an average surface roughness in a range from about 0.5 microns to about 10 microns. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313580 | IMMERSIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In various embodiments, a hand-held, desktop, boom, or mechanical arm-mounted apparatus including wide field-of-view (greater than 60-degrees measured diagonally) collimating optics and using either a stereoscopic or offset biocular assembly to remove parallax due to the position of the display can be configured to augment the display on a computer, laptop, tablet, or other image-generating device for the purposes of enhancing its immersive properties. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313581 | LONG PATTERNED ALIGNMENT FILM, AND LONG PATTERNED RETARDATION FILM USING SAME - A long patterned alignment film is provided, from which a large number of patterned retardation films can easily be produced, having an alignment layer which is in a long form and comprises an optical alignment material, wherein the alignment layer includes a first alignment region for causing a rodlike compound having a refractive index anisotropy to be arranged in a certain direction, and a second alignment region for causing the rodlike compound to be arranged in a direction different from the certain direction of the first alignment region. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313582 | NOVEL LENS MOVING APPARATUS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging module comprising an electromagnetic actuator to provide focus-related and image stabilization-related functionality. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313583 | BLUR COMPENSATION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND CAMERA DEVICE - A blur compensation device ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313584 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE USING SAME - To provide a highly workable diffractive optical element which realizes a high refractive index and a low wavelength dispersiveness well balanced with each other and which exhibits high heat resistance and high endurance against temperature changes, a diffractive optical element includes a base member including a diffraction grating formed on a surface thereof and a protective film provided on the surface of the base member where the diffraction grating is formed, wherein the base member is composed of a silsesquioxane resin material or a dendrimer material which has a first refractive index and a first Abbe number and wherein the protective film is composed of a silicone resin material which has a second refractive index smaller than the first refractive index and a second Abbe number smaller than the first Abbe number. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313585 | Method and Apparatus for View Recovery - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member, an optical engine, and a light guide. The member is configured to be placed proximate a face of a user. The optical engine is connected to the member. The optical engine is configured to provide an image viewable by the user. The light guide is connected to the member. The light guide includes an output section and an input section. The light guide is configured to transfer an image corresponding to a visual field of the user blocked by a substantially opaque portion of the apparatus. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313586 | HEAD-UP PROJECTION SYSTEM - A head-up projection system is disclosed. The head-up projection system comprises a mounting member and a portable projector. The mounting member has a receptacle, and the mounting member is mounted on a roof of a vehicle. The portable projector is detachably installed in the receptacle of the mounting member and configured to connect with a mobile communication and computing device with a navigation function for displaying a navigation information image in the vehicle from the mobile communication and computing device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313587 | LIGHT REDIRECTING FILM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - Light redirecting film is disclosed. The light redirecting film includes a first major surface that includes a plurality of first microstructures that extend along a first direction. The light redirecting film also includes a second major surface that is opposite to the first major surface and includes a plurality of second microstructures. The second major surface has an optical haze that is not greater than about 3% and an optical clarity that is not greater than about 85%. The light redirecting film has an average effective transmission that is not less than about 1.75. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313588 | VARIABLE FOCUS LENS, AND PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a variable focus lens containing graphene, a preparing method of the variable focus lens, a focus controlling method of the variable focus lens, and a display device including the variable focus lens. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313589 | TELECENTRIC MODULAR ZOOM SYSTEM - The invention relates to a telecentric modular zoom system for mapping an object plane on a sensor, in particular in a digital transmitted light microscope or incident light microscope having interchangeable lenses, comprising a fixed tube lens unit (LG | 2014-10-23 |
20140313590 | FLUIDIC LENS WITH MANUALLY-ADJUSTABLE FOCUS - A fluidic lens may have a reservoir at least partially bounded by a first optical surface and a second optical surface. A fluid fills a volume of the reservoir. A piston is configured to contact a portion of the first or second optical surface from outside the reservoir. One or more of the first optical surface or second optical surface is configured to deform as a result of a change in a pressure applied to the fluid or a change in contact between the piston and the first or second optical surface. A rim is configured to contact a portion of the first or second optical surface from outside the reservoir. One or more of the first optical surface or second optical surface is configured to deform as a result of a change in a pressure applied to the fluid or a change in contact between the rim and the first or second optical surface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313591 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to fourth lens units having positive, negative, positive and positive refractive powers, respectively. The intervals between adjacent lens units vary during zooming. The first lens is disposed nearer to an object at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. Each of the first lens unit to the fourth lens unit includes at least one negative lens. The lens total length Lt, the focal length ft, the mean value N2an of the refractive indices of materials of negative lenses of the second lens unit, the mean value NAan of the refractive indices of materials of the negative lenses included in the entire system, and the mean value NAap of the refractive indices of materials of the positive lenses included in the entire system are appropriately configured. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313592 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens including a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative reflective power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units in this order from an object side to an image side, wherein distances between the respective lens units vary during the zooming operation, wherein the first lens unit consists of three lenses including one negative lens, and a partial dispersion ratio of a material for the negative lens of the first lens unit, an Abbe number of the same, a focal length of the entire system at a wide angle end and a focal length of the first lens unit are set individually and adequately. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313593 | LENS HOLDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS HOLDING STRUCTURE - The lens holding structure of the disclosure includes a lens; and a holding frame including a seat surface and holding the lens, wherein an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is brought into contact with the seat surface are substantially equal to an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is held by the holding frame, and a clearance is formed between the lens and the seat surface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313594 | WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY WITH FIVE LENSES - An imaging lens assembly comprises a fixing diaphragm and an optical set including five lenses. An arranging order from an object side to an image side is: a first lens; the fixing diaphragm; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; and a fifth lens. At least one surface of the five lenses is aspheric. By the concatenation between the lenses and the adapted curvature radius, thickness/interval, refractivity, and Abbe numbers, the assembly attains a big diaphragm with wide-angle, a shorter height, and a better optical aberration. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313595 | THIN-TYPE WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY WITH FIVE LENSES - A thin-type wide-angle imaging lens assembly comprises a fixing diaphragm and an optical set including five lenses. An arranging order from an object side to an image side is: a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and the fixing diaphragm disposed between an object and the third lens. At least one surface of the first, second, and third lenses is aspheric. At least one surface of the fourth and fifth lenses is aspheric. By the concatenation between the lenses and the adapted curvature radius, thickness, interval, refractivity, and Abbe numbers, the assembly attains a shorter height and a better optical aberration. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313596 | IMAGING LENS - A low-cost, compact and low-profile imaging lens with relatively high brightness, which provides a wide field of view (full field of view: about 90 degrees) and corrects aberrations properly. Designed for a solid-state image sensor, it includes elements arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: an aperture stop, a first positive (refractive power) lens, a second negative lens having a concave image-side surface, a third positive lens having a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens as a meniscus double-sided aspheric lens having a convex object-side surface near an optical axis, a fifth negative lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface near the optical axis, and a conditional expression (1) below is satisfied: | 2014-10-23 |
20140313597 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE IMAGE CAPTURING LENS - An image capturing lens which substantially consists of five lenses, composed of a first aspherical lens having a convex surface on the object side and a positive refractive power; a second aspherical lens having a concave surface on the image side and a negative refractive power; a third aspherical lens having a positive refractive power near the optical axis; a fourth aspherical lens having a negative refractive power; and a fifth aspherical lens which is a meniscus lens having a concave surface on the image side and a negative refractive power, arranged in this order from the object side, and satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313598 | THIN-TYPE WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY WITH FOUR LENSES - A thin-type wide-angle imaging lens assembly comprises a fixing diaphragm and an optical set including four lenses. An arranging order from an object side to an image side is: a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; and the fixing diaphragm disposed between an object and the second lens. By the concatenation between the lenses and the adapted curvature radius, thickness/interval, refractivity, and Abbe numbers, the assembly attains a big diaphragm with ultra-wide-angle, a shorter height, and a better optical aberration. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313599 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE IMAGE CAPTURING LENS - An image capturing lens which substantially consists of five lenses, composed of a first lens having a positive refractive power with the object side surface being formed in a convex shape toward the object side, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power with the object side surface being formed in a concave shape toward the object side, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power with a region in which the negative refractive power is gradually reduced outwardly in a radial direction from the optical axis, arranged in this order from the object side, and satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313600 | LENS DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE MOUNTED WITH THE LENS DEVICE - A lens device for an imaging device having a imaging-lens and an aperture stop device that adjusts an aperture-area, the lens device including: a lens barrel that houses the imaging-lens and the aperture stop device; a first operation ring that is provided on an outer circumferential portion of the lens barrel at a desired position and is provided to be rotatable in a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential portion about an axis line of the lens barrel as a rotation axis in order to adjust the aperture-area of the aperture stop device; a second operation ring that is provided in parallel with the first operation ring and provided to be rotatable in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential portion about the axis line of the lens barrel as the rotation axis in order to adjust a transmittance of a variable light transmission filter; and a mechanism section. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313601 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an optical device for a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus include a display surface having a pixel area composed of a plurality of pixels, and a frame area that surrounds the pixel area. The optical device includes a lens array facing a plurality of pixels adjacent to at least a part of the frame area; and a lens facing at least a part of the frame area and a plurality of pixels adjacent to the lens array. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313602 | LENS BARREL HAVING RETRACTABLE LENS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens barrel which is capable of retracting a retractable lens group by a simple construction and realizing stable image quality. The lens barrel has a lens, a first lens holding member that holds the lens, a second lens holding member that holds the first lens holding member and moves in a direction of an optical axis in conjunction with the first lens holding member, a drive mechanism that moves the first lens holding member between a shooting position on the optical axis and a retracted position outside the optical axis, and a first guide bar and a second guide bar. The drive mechanism retracts the first lens holding member from the shooting position to the retracted position while holding the second lens holding member on the optical axis. The first and second guide bars guide the second lens holding member in the direction of the optical axis. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313603 | OBJECTIVE LENS MOUNT - The invention relates to an objective lens mount ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313604 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel of the disclosure includes: a first frame which has a lens and an adhesive reservoir which is provided at a position projecting from the lens in a radial direction of the lens with an indentation formed between the lens and the adhesive reservoir, the first frame holding the lens by injection of an adhesive into the adhesive reservoir; and a second frame which is movable relative to the first frame in an optical axis direction of the lens, the second frame having a through hole formed at a place corresponding to the adhesive reservoir as viewed in the optical axis direction. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313605 | REFLECTOR ARRANGEMENT, LIGHT CURTAIN, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE REFLECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE REFLECTOR ARRANGEMENT - Disclosed is a reflector arrangement including a mirror system for reflecting incident light. The mirror system includes a V-mirror unit with a V-shaped mirror having two mirror reflection surfaces, and a plane mirror unit arranged at a distance from the V-mirror unit. The V-mirror unit includes a V-mirror adjustment mechanism for adjusting an angle between the two mirror reflection surfaces of the V-shaped mirror. A method for adjusting the reflector arrangement and a method for assembling the reflector arrangement are also disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313606 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT WITH AUXILIARY REFLECTOR PORTION - A mirror reflector sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate. A principal reflector portion has a first radius of curvature and an auxiliary reflector portion includes a curved recess having a second radius of curvature smaller than the first radius of curvature. The curved recess is established at the second surface of the glass substrate by physical removal of glass from a portion of the substrate. The mirror reflective element is supported at a side of a mirror back plate and an opposing side of the mirror back plate is adapted for attaching the mirror back plate to a mirror actuator of an exterior rearview mirror assembly equipped with the mirror reflector sub-assembly. A heater pad is disposed at the second surface of the glass substrate between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313607 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAME - A display panel and a liquid crystal display device, in which one of a plurality of color filters is a net-shaped color filter and the other color filters are island-shaped color filters, are provided. According to this approach, a thickness uniformity of the display panel may be achieved. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313608 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - Each of unit blocks (UB | 2014-10-23 |
20140313609 | DATA WRITING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR TAPE DRIVE - One embodiment includes a method for writing data to a tape in a tape drive while data successively accumulated in the buffer of a file system is transferred to the tape drive. The method includes detecting a wrap turn when data is being written to the tape; allocating buffer space including a storage capacity exceeding the amount of data to be stored in the buffer during the wrap turn; successively accumulating write data in the buffer space instead of the buffer during the wrap turn; resuming the accumulation of write data in the buffer after the wrap turn has been completed; and releasing the buffer space after the write data accumulated in the buffer space has been transferred to the tape drive. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313610 | Systems and Methods Selective Complexity Data Decoding - The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing data decoding including selective complexity data decoding. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313611 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A control circuit for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a control chip, a connector connected between the control chip and a motherboard, and a function transform circuit connected between the control chip and the connector. A status pin of the control chip is connected to a status receiving pin of the connector through the function transform circuit, to send a working state signal of the hard disk drive to the status receiving pin of the connector. The status receiving pin shows a normal operation of the HDD through a light emitting diode connected to the status receiving pin. The function transform circuit provides a high level signal to a staggered spin-up pin of the control chip, to make the control chip control the hard disk drive to execute staggered spin-up function. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313612 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes: a sleeve supporting a shaft so that an upper end of the shaft protrudes upwardly in an axial direction and a bearing clearance filled with a lubricating fluid formed between the sleeve and the shaft; a housing provided so as to enclose an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and forming a circulation hole between the housing and the sleeve in the axial direction; and a rotor hub fixedly installed on an upper end portion of the shaft in the axial direction, wherein a connection part is formed between the housing and the rotor hub so as to allow a sealing part on which a liquid-vapor interface is disposed and the circulation hole to be in communication with each other. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313613 | Magnetic Write Head Having A Coil Adjacent To The Main Pole - Approaches for a magnetic write head having an adjacent coil architecture, wherein a coil turn is fabricated immediately adjacent to the writer main pole. The adjacent portion essentially lies on the main pole, except for a very thin layer of insulation atomically layered in between. The adjacent coil portion is also substantially closer o the wrap-around shield in comparison with conventional coil configurations. Further, the other upper coil portions may be fabricated to essentially lie on the stitch pole, again except for a very thin atomic layer deposited layer of insulation layered between. This adjacent coil configuration provides a writer coil configuration that concentrates the coil structure significantly closer to the main pole surface, as well as concentrates more of the coil structure closer to the main pole tip, providing for a more efficient and faster write head. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313614 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A STACKED COIL ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH DATA RATE PERFORMANCE - Approaches for a magnetic write head having a stacked coil architecture. Embodiments utilize the better process control capability available with thin films' thicknesses, compared to the control capability of vertical gap-filling processes, which provides for better scalability to shorter yoke length magnetic write heads, which are faster at writing data bits than are magnetic write heads having a longer yoke length. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313615 | APPARATUS COMPRISING MAGNETICALLY SOFT UNDERLAYER - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a magnetically soft underlayer (SUL); an interlayer stack overlying the SUL, wherein the interlayer stack comprises a seed layer of an fcc material; and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer overlying the interlayer stack, wherein a thickness of the SUL in combination with a distance of the SUL from the perpendicular recording layer is sufficient to orient a total magnetic field corresponding to a magnetic transducer head at an angle of about 45°. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313616 | HIGH FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided are a structure of a high frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head in which the positional relationship of a main magnetic pole and a spin torque oscillator in a cross-track direction is accurately determined, and in which variations are not caused in high frequency magnetic field assist characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the structure. The high frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head includes a main magnetic pole, a spin torque oscillator disposed on the main magnetic pole, and an insulating side gap covering a side surface of the main magnetic pole and a side surface of the spin torque oscillator. The main magnetic pole and the spin torque oscillator are formed between both side surfaces of the side gap. Thus, a self-alignment structure of the high frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head is obtained. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313617 | METHOD FOR MAKING A TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTIVE (TMR) SENSOR - A tunneling magnetoresistive sensor has an extended pinned layer wherein both the MgO spacer layer and the underlying ferromagnetic pinned layer extend beyond the back edge of the ferromagnetic free layer in the stripe height direction and optionally also beyond the side edges of the free layer in the trackwidth direction. A patterned photoresist layer with a back edge is formed on the sensor stack and a methanol (CH | 2014-10-23 |
20140313618 | TOLERANCE RING - A tolerance ring is formed of a plate member, in a ring shape that is substantially circular along a predetermined direction, and provided with a plurality of protrusions projected radially in a circumferential direction, wherein an even number of the protrusions are arranged along the circumferential direction, and a plurality of straight lines that pass through a central portion of the plurality of protrusions and a center of a circle that circumscribes the tolerance ring cross one another. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313619 | SUSPENSION BOARD WITH CIRCUIT AND SUSPENSION BOARD ASSEMBLY SHEET WITH CIRCUIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - First and second laminated structures are respectively formed at one surface and the other surface of an insulating layer. A laminate is formed of the first laminated structure, the insulating layer and the second laminated structure. A heat-assisted wiring trace is included in the first laminated structure, and a support substrate and a connection terminal are included in the second laminated structure. The surface of the connection terminal is exposed at the other surface of the insulating layer. A first portion of the laminate including the connection terminal has a thickness smaller than the thickness of second and third portions of the laminate including portions on both sides of the connection terminal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313620 | VOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - Voltage protection circuit connected between a current protection circuit and a load. The voltage protection circuit includes a comparator, an inverter, and an electronic switch. The current protection circuit is connected between the load and a power supply circuit for protecting the load from over-current. When an output voltage of the power supply circuit is less than a rated voltage of the load, the load receives the output voltage of the power supply circuit as normal. The power supply circuit stops outputting the output voltage to the load for protection, when the output voltage of the power supply circuit is greater than the rated voltage of the load. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313621 | SELF PROTECTED DYNAMIC BRAKING - An apparatus for dynamic braking is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first switch connected to a first connection of a dynamic braking resistor and to a first power bus of a motor controller. The apparatus includes a second switch connected to a second connection of the dynamic braking resistor and to a second power bus of the motor controller. The motor controller provides power to and controls a motor. The apparatus includes a switch control module that controls the first and second switches to connect the dynamic braking resistor to the first and second power buses. The switch control module controls the first and second switches in response to a signal from the motor controller. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313622 | SAFETY CONTROL APPARATUS, SAFETY CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A safety control apparatus includes: control means that controls a control object; control monitoring means that monitors the control means, and upon determination that the control means is abnormal, outputs an abnormal signal; delay means that generates a delay signal and outputs the delay signal, the delay signal being obtained by delaying the abnormal signal output from the control monitoring means for a predetermined period of time; and stop means that stops the control object according to the delay signal output from the delay means. The control monitoring means may output the abnormal signal of pulse form to the delay means upon determination that the control means is abnormal, and the delay means may output the delay signal with pulse interval wider than that of the abnormal signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313623 | GROUND AUGMENTATION FOR MACHINES WITH FLOATING GROUNDS - An electrical equalization system for use with an electric drive train, and at least one critical component within an electric machine, is disclosed. The electric drive train includes a generator with a generator neutral and a motor with a motor neutral. Additionally, the electric machine includes a ground that is subject to an external charge. The electrical equalization system includes a first capacitor positioned between the generator neutral and the ground, and a second capacitor positioned between the motor neutral and the ground. Both the first and second capacitors are structured and arranged to cause a voltage equalization between at least one of the motor and/or the generator and the at least one critical component in response to an external charge event directed to the system. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313624 | SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS - A solar energy conversion apparatus includes a solar energy conversion unit and a ground fault detection and interruption unit. The ground fault detection and interruption unit includes a switch subunit, a control subunit, and a leakage current sensing subunit. The control subunit is configured to turn off the switch subunit when the leakage current sensing subunit senses that a leakage current passing through the leakage current sensing subunit exceeds a predetermined leakage current threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313625 | VOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A voltage protection circuit includes a first power source, a power circuit, a comparator, and a electronic switch. The power circuit provides an output voltage to the comparator. The comparator compares the output voltage with a reference voltage. The electronic switch controls the power circuit according to the comparison. When the output voltage is larger than the reference voltage, the electronic switch controls the power circuit to stop providing the output voltage. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313626 | PROGRAMMABLE HIGH VOLTAGE ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM - A programmable system includes a first level protection circuit comprised of discharge tube CR | 2014-10-23 |
20140313627 | ACTIVE SNUBBER TOPOLOGY - Exemplary embodiments are directed to an snubber circuit and a power converter having an active circuit. The snubber circuit includes a series connection of a first diode and a first inductor connected between a first interfacing point and a first connection point, a second diode connected between a second connection point and a second interfacing point, a series connection of a third diode and a second inductor between a third interfacing point and the second connection point, a switching device connected between the first connection point and the third interfacing point, and a first capacitor connected between the first connection point and the second connection point. The first, the second, and the third diode are forward-biased along a path between the first interfacing point and the second interfacing point and through the third interfacing point. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313628 | HVDC HYBRID CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH SNUBBER CIRCUIT - A high voltage direct current (HVDC) hybrid circuit breaker is provided. The circuit breaker includes a solid-state main breaker, a mechanical fast disconnector and a solid-state auxiliary breaker connected in series, the series-connection of the disconnector and the auxiliary breaker being connected in parallel to the main breaker, a snubber circuit including a capacitor, and a switching device being arranged for disconnecting the snubber capacitor in response to the auxiliary breaker being opened. By disconnecting the snubber capacitor, an uncontrolled discharging of the capacitor through the disconnector and the main breaker, and the resulting non-zero current flowing through the disconnector during the breaking action, may be avoided. Further, a method of an HVDC hybrid circuit breaker is provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313629 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION TO A DATA NETWORK - Methods, systems, and a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module cover assembly for enabling communication between an aircraft and a ground-based network are provided. The BPL module cover assembly includes a connection interface configured to be coupled to and receive power from a stringer connector and a BPL network interface coupled to and configured to receive power from said connection interface. The BPL module cover assembly also includes a fuse interface including a plurality of fuses coupled between the connection interface and the BPL network interface. The fuse interface is configured to prevent power provided by the connection interface from damaging the BPL network interface in the event of an electrical fault. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313630 | INTELLIGENT MAGNETIC LATCHING MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - This invention discloses a type of intelligent magnetic-hold miniature circuit breaker and its control method, comprising a casing, a magnetic-hold relay, and a drive circuit, wherein said drive circuit receives control signal and then drives operation of said magnetic-hold relay; said magnetic-hold relay comprises a dynamic spring assembly, a static spring assembly, a deflector rod, a pushing piece, and a magnetic steel assembly; rotation of said magnetic steel assembly drives said deflector rod and then closing or opening of contacts of said dynamic spring assembly and said static spring assembly via said pushing piece; said miniature circuit breaker also includes a central processor, a communication chip, and a voltage state circuit; and said deflector rod extends out through a hole on said casing to allow manual operation. This invention breaks through traditional miniature circuit breaker design concept, and in terms of functions, realizes manual operation with priority and coordination between manual operation and remote operation in normal state, as well as protection in abnormal state, i.e. in case of interruption of commercial power supply followed by its restoration, clearing and addition of manual opening record. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313631 | BASE ELEMENT AND SURGE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A base element and a surge protection system incorporating the base element are provided. The base element includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. Apertures in the rear portion provide access to contacts secured within the housing, and a receiving portion extending from the front portion includes at least one receiving section for receiving a surge protection cartridge. Plug receptacles in the receiving portion are in electrical communication with the contacts to incorporate the surge protection device in a circuit when the surge protection cartridge is inserted. The base element is configured to mount orthogonally to a case such that conductors secured to the contacts extend through the apertures and into an enclosure defined by the case in a substantially linear direction. The system includes a case configured to be attached to a rack mount system and a plurality of base elements secured to the case. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313632 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SURGE ARRESTER - The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device, comprising at least one surge arrester and one switchgear assembly, which is connected in series to the surge arrester and which can be triggered thermally, wherein the aforementioned components form a structural unit, and the thermal tripping means is arranged in the area of the expected heating up of the surge arrester when overloaded. According to the invention, the thermal tripping unit is configured as a stop element through which operating current or surge current does not flow. In the event of thermal overload, the stop element opens a releasing device of the switchgear assembly, wherein said switchgear assembly has an increased self-extinguishing capacity. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313633 | ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION DEVICE - An electrostatic protection device with an improved durability with repeated use and an excellent discharging property is provided. The electrostatic protection device | 2014-10-23 |
20140313634 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION, MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric composition includes a base main component including Ba and Ti and an accessory component, wherein a ratio of domain width/grain size of the dielectric composition is in the range of 0 to 0.2, a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same, and a method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor. It is possible to provide a dielectric composition that can implement a higher dielectric constant and good high temperature withstand voltage characteristics in the same grain size condition. It is expected that this effect can be effectively applied to the development of ultra high capacity MLCCs having a thin dielectric by implementing the same capacity while increasing the thickness of the dielectric than the case of applying the conventional dielectric material. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313635 | HYBRID CAPACITOR - Embodiments of the invention provide a hybrid capacitor that includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and an electrolyte solution. The hybrid capacitor includes a first structure including a cathode containing activated carbon and an anode containing lithium, and a second structure including activated carbon layers formed on both surfaces of a current collector. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313636 | GRAPHENE-CARBON NANOTUBE HYBRID MATERIALS AND USE AS ELECTRODES - In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of making graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid materials. In some embodiments, such methods generally include: (1) associating a graphene film with a substrate; (2) applying a catalyst and a carbon source to the graphene film; and (3) growing carbon nanotubes on the graphene film. In some embodiments, the grown carbon nanotubes become covalently linked to the graphene film through carbon-carbon bonds that are located at one or more junctions between the carbon nanotubes and the graphene film. In some embodiments, the grown carbon nanotubes are in ohmic contact with the graphene film through the carbon-carbon bonds at the one or more junctions. In some embodiments, the one or more junctions may include seven-membered carbon rings. Additional embodiments of the present invention pertain to graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid materials that are formed in accordance with the methods of the present invention. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313637 | Magnetic Capacitor - One embodiment of an apparatus to store electrical energy comprises at least: a first multilayer section, a second multilayer section disposed above the first multilayer section; and an electrical battery comprising a first terminal having a positive polarity and a second terminal having a negative polarity, wherein each of the first and second multilayer sections comprises at least a first magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having a reversible magnetization, and an isolative layer disposed between the first and second magnetic layers, the first and second magnetic layers are substantially anti-ferromagnetically coupled to each other through the isolative layer, and wherein the first multilayer section and the section multilayer sections are coupled to the first and second terminals of the electrically battery. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313638 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - [Problem] To obtain a solid electrolytic capacitor capable of suppressing leakage current and a method for manufacturing the solid electrolytic capacitor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313639 | METHODS FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE FORMATION AND ANODE PRE-LITHIATION OF LITHIUM ION CAPACITORS - A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant current between the anode and the dopant source. A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant voltage across the anode and the dopant source. An energy storage device can include an anode having a lithium ion pre-doping level of about 60% to about 90%. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313640 | INTEGRATED SAFETY DISCONNECTS FOR POWER SYSTEMS - Various embodiments provide safety disconnect systems for a power system. In one aspect, a safety disconnect system includes an enclosure operative to receive a plurality of input power lines into the enclosure and provide a plurality of output power lines out of the enclosure. Each input power line is coupled to and paired with a corresponding one of the output power lines, where each input power line and output power line is operative to provide power from a power source. A plurality of switches are provided in the enclosure, each of these switches coupled between an associated one of the pairs of input power line and output power line, and each switch operative to disconnect the associated input power line from the corresponding output power line. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313641 | USING THE TRANSFER SWITCH OF A HYBRID CIRCUIT BREAKER AS SELECTOR SWITCH - A high voltage direct current (HVDC) switchyard is provided. The switchyard is arranged for interconnecting three or more sections of an HVDC power network, such as transmission lines, converters, or any other type of HVDC equipment. The switchyard comprises at least one main circuit breaker and at least four transfer switches. The at least one main circuit breaker and the at least four transfer switches are arranged so as to enable to individually disconnect any one of the at least three sections of the HVDC power distribution network. In an embodiment of the invention, the transfer switches which usually are comprised in direct current (DC) hybrid circuit breakers are used as selector switches, thereby reducing the number of main breakers in the switchyard. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313642 | POWER STACK STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A power conversion apparatus includes plural press-pack power semiconductor devices; plural thermal and electric conducting blocks provided among the plural press-pack power semiconductor devices; and plural bus bars provided among the plural press-pack power semiconductor devices and the plural thermal and electric conducting blocks to form a first column that is clamped under a predetermined mechanical force. The plural bus bars are directly pressed in the first or more columns for electrical connection, at least one of the press-pack power semiconductor devices is sandwiched between two thermal and electrical conducting blocks, and at least one of the bus bars is sandwiched between two thermal and electric conducting blocks. A method for assembling the power conversion apparatus is also provided. The apparatus and the method can provide optimum heat transfer for press-pack power semiconductor devices and minimum commutation loss and stress. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313643 | Universal Load Control Cabinet - A universal load control module may include a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range, a microcontroller, and one or more functional control blocks. A functional control block may include a dimmer circuit for controlling a lighting load that provides reverse phase cut mode dimming, forward phase cut mode dimming, and hybrid phase cut mode dimming, as well as thermal protection. One or more universal control modules may be housed in a cabinet that include a cabinet control module. The cabinet may include additional thermal protection measures. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313644 | RETAINING INSERT FOR AN ELECTRICAL PANELBOARD ASSEMBLY - A retaining insert coupleable to an enclosure for a primary circuit breaker and a pair of opposing circuit breakers arranged to define a recess. The retaining insert includes a base portion configured to be disposed between the primary circuit breaker and the pair of opposing circuit breakers, the base portion configured to be operatively coupled to the enclosure. Also included is a tab portion extending from the base portion and configured to retain the pair of opposing circuit breakers. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313645 | VIDEO WALL AND FIXING APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed is a fixing apparatus for a video wall to fix a plurality of display panels disposed in a lattice pattern, including a plurality of top case units each positioned between neighboring ones of the display panels, each of the top case units comprising a middle frame inserted between the neighboring ones of the display panels to extend to rear surfaces of the display panels, and a bezel frame extending from the middle frame to opposite sides in a perpendicular direction to the middle frame to cover ends of front surfaces of neighboring display panels, and a fastening member fastened to the middle frame extending to the rear surfaces of the display panels to fix the display panels. In the fixing apparatus, neighboring display panels share one top case, and thus the gap between the display panels for a video wall may be reduced. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313646 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR FASTENING EXPANSION CARD - An attachment mechanism for fastening an expansion card includes a bracket and a bar. The bracket is fastened to a first end of the expansion card. The bar abuts a side of the expansion card adjoining the first end, and is fastened to both of the first end of the expansion card and a second end of the expansion card opposite to the first end. | 2014-10-23 |